The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-10-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

Extra copies Of the ADVOCATE can b.
had at this office.
Very little grain has been brought in
to the Canton market
John Falde is repairing the hous
cast of Thonstad's for tenement purposes
E Haraldson is lone invidusl now ,
days, his better half being in Minnesot'
for the winter.
Mr.. Nash has removed the building
that was on his farm northeast of town or
to lots adjoining Dan Hawn's.
Saturday was busy day at Wendt'i
and Opsal's. The two clerks at Wendt's
were kept busy,Iand Tom Hood and Ell
ling were as active as if working for extrs
pay.
Rudolph and Behlmer, partners in tht
duck and chicken business have made the
feathers fly during their fall campaign
and have only suspended business fol
want of material to work upon.
-Homesteaders, vote for the nominee OF
the party That passed the Homestead act
and gave you all an opportunity to secure
homes
Joel Hewitt has the outer wood work
of the School House nearly ready for put
ting together. Joel evidently intends to
do his best upon this job and make it one
that will tell for him Us a mechanic.
BY consulting the card of Mrs Wells
in another column the ladies can not fail
Of finding early nevery article wanted in
the line Of millinery and fancy ar!icles.-
1t is the most complete and best selected
assortment ever brought to Canton.
Mark Bailey and wife left for the east
Sunday. Marks recovery will be anxious
ly looked for by the many friends his gen
ial nature has made hun. This gentlemen
WAS one of the bright and rising men Of
Dakota Territory and his illness has been
the occasion Of & general regret.
DO not give your support to that party
who assailed the nations life, but stick tc
the grand army of Republicans who saved
the nation
NJ. N7..>-o- y,,l>~co M,11;,or,- fo1>
lishment is over the store Of E. Wendt, ir
Lower Canton, has inst received large
stock Of Dress and Millinery goods, which
she offers at low rates.
Who caused the enormous debt that
the nation is now groaning under' And
who is striving to get into power to double
that debt by the payment for property los
during the war, and to pension their rebel
soldiers and familiess Ifyou are in favor
Of this then vote fer the democratic nomi-
nee and help defeat the Rupiican party
that is striving to pay debt that the wick
ed and trcachery Of southern democrats
occassioned.
AT the county convention to-day the
Republicans put in nomination for Co
Commissioner O. T., Brandhagen; to1
Sheriff, A. P. Dixon, Treasurer, G. "
Naylor; Register of Deeds, r. J. Thon
stad; Sup't, B. G. Jacobs; Surveyor E. s.
Peck; Coroner, E. Y. Brown; The con
yention also voted upon the question Of
ro,, ,;I,,,n :, f,r,~ re W., r,nro+t
For member of House, A. B. Fockler and
Ole Helvig.
Stick to the party that has reduced
the taxes in nine years upwards of $3.50,
O00,000, and do not run after false gods
and help put into power party that in.
creased this years appropriation over thai
oflast year nearly s3o,0oo,00o.
--Greenbackers can you support the
party that defeated one Of your pet
schemes, that of paying government dues
in greenbacks. The Republican Senate
attempted to effect this but the demo ocratic
house defeated it.
You that are advocates Of enlighten
ment, Of education, and of the dissenima
ton Of christian principles, do not aid tina,
party into power whose southern allies
have burned and destroyed shool houses
and churches to prevent the education Of
the masses to know their rights.
A FARMER fixed gun in his melon
patch, in Iowa, in such way that the
person who stirred certain large, ripe
melon would receive a charge Of beans
He meant to remove the gun in the morn
ing If no thief was caught in the night
but before daylight his mother.in.law went
out to get melon, and got the beans She
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