The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-11-14
LOCAL MATTERS.

Will Hyde has been successful in his
trapping expedition on tho Rock this fall
The school in lower Canton is pros
pering under the excellent management Of
Miss Peters, its teacher.
Mrs. Fergeson, daughter Of Sheriff
Dixon returned home to Plano, H., last
Sunday.
The Co. Board completed their bust
ness late Saturday night, and adjourned
sine die.
-Seventy-dve dollars was the receipts
Of the Calico party. and bell will be or
dered at once.
An Episcopal Sociable will be held
at the residence of G. P. Keeler, Tuesday
evening next.
VIII. Raymer is fitting up the room
in Ed Barrows building on Bridge st., for
a Restaurant.
Mrs. Leon Bertrand has commenced
her winter term of school in the Menor
district where she taught last summer.
John Bertrand has concluded that a
commodious and tasty house is more
pleasant FOR a winter residence, than cot
tonwood granary, and has built accord.
ingly upon his farm south OF town. ..s
Mr.. Hurds residence south Of Lincoln
Center was burnt on Saturday last, none
Of the amily were At home, and the house
and entire contents were consumed. No
Insurance.
j. l. Dahl is reported as arranging
for his departure for Washington Terri
tory. May success attend him wherever
he goes.
Tom Sargent, one Of our early and
highly respected citizens, is going soon to
look for stock farm In Kansas. Toms
welfare will always be looked for with IN
terest by his numerous friends in Dakota.
"A wrestling match took place in pres
ence of large number Of spectators at
lower Canton last Saturday. The contest
ants we're SANDY" Allen, and Jim Van
Horn. Allen WAS the v,clor.
Il. Herman has gone to Shannon, ILL.,,
for u ca;' load Of horses, buggies and cut
ters The business of Herman s. Go. has
increase largely since they opened at the
old Livery barn of J. NJ. Carpenters.
MIR. Lane, brother in law of Fred
Barrow has gone down the road to seek
a location for going into business, at some
one of the stations on the Railroad
between here and Calliope.
The Fargo ReDublican, spicy (and
printed all at honey six column folio,
comes to our table as an exchange. 1t
bristles with mirth, and shows vim and
spirit that will soon foist it into an inhu-
ential position.
The Preliminary line Of the McGreg-
or road as ru1 through town, has occas
stoned many smiles, smirks and knowing
looks and mods. tit is never built, the
good feeling it has given rise to is worth
almost as much IS All advance in the price
of wheat.
Sioux Falls has sent a delegation into
Milwaukee to interview the McGregor Co.
relative to turning the western extension
of their road, via Sioux Falls. These en-
terprising people are apprehensivc that
the building of that route through Lincoln
county west will initiate seriously against
their interest.
In Turner county Chllds received 300
majority over Valentine; Conklin recciv-
200 majority over Cuppett; Rea, 200 over
Focklcr; Hotter 202 over Helvig; Harri-
son 20l over Stewart "Distance lends en-
chancement to the view."
Arnold & Laning have become part
ners in the meat business at Lanings old
stand, and have arranged their market in
an attractive manner That new sausage
machine that Uncle Bob manipulates IN
the rear room, caused US to hang onto our
dog while inspecting it, for the only thing
we would be afraid to trust him with
would be "Dick" alone with him while
that machine was operating. -: ..
THAT new buggy of Otto Rudolphs'
received some mementoes of what al ac
celerated rate Of spsed will some times &c,
complish, especially when the propelling
power becomes anmanagable, and causes
the buggy to assume positions other than
it was built for. We have endeavored to
spare Otto's feelings in referring to this
tender subject, and will only whisper that
it was runaway. -E
Jesse Bean came near sounding the
depth of the Sioux above the dam near
Handshingles, Tuesday. He had backed
hts wagon into the stream for the purpose
of filling somo barrels with water, and
when he endeavored to pull out, one Of the
horses preferred backing to going ahead,
which fact caused the hind wheels to drop
into the water some feet, and beyond the
power of the teams rescue. Men and teams
went to his assistance and Jesse was re-
lieved from his fall bath, wiser but high
ly .ncensed individual.
The Calico party at the School House
at Canton on Thursday evening, was an