The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-10-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

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The School House is up to the roo
with the ceiling. and its tall structure will
be beacon for miles.
j. A. Nelson, having removed the ole
school building on to one of his lots OF
Main ST., is fitting it up for shoe shop.
Major Millers has had his pants ant
pocket-book returned, that were take;
from his room one night last week, bu
the money was non est
| This week in town is not as lively last
The 2 conventions and the Teachers Instl
tute brought many from abroad, but the
farmers arc busy with their fall work and
spend no useless time in town.
The Campaign opens up lively ir
Lincoln county, for thisevening Messrs
Sphinx, Miller and Brookings are advertis
ed to speak at the Court House, and al
Eden and Lincoln Center on the 25th and
Goth.
Brook lyn township promises almost a
solid vote for the straight Republican
ticket,
AS election day approaches, the usual
amount of personal abuse and vilitication
is heard, and then when candidates sue
ceeds, the smoothing over process ensues
and they finally console themselves with
the saying that "nll is fair in politics.
Mrs F. D. Morse, of Linn township
will commence canvassing tor Ridpath' s
History of the United States, and also for
an illustrated family Bible. The former
work is one of the finest works of the kind
published, and the latter is complete edi-
ton of the bible, beautifully illustrated
and is sold at prices varying from $500
to $1,000 according to the binding. This
lady is entitled to the confidence Of the
people, and is highly respected in this
community and proved very successful
canvasser last winter with the history
above referred to.
-McSSlS. W lCNci hill MclClaut Chiuo
up the line Thursday and spent the light
at the Harlan House
e. W. Miller, S. l.. Sphinx, J. Brook
ings and G. Ii. Winsor, spoke at the Court
H0"se Thursday evening. The chairman
Jerry Gchon, stated that the only issue
to be discussed was "Whc,her we were 10
be represented in congress by an Iowan or
resident Of Dakota" We suppose the
matter was settled 10 their satisfaction.
-G. H. Virgins, the Republican nomi-
nee for Probate Judge, requests rs to state
that if his name is retained upon the DEM
Ocratic ticket it is against his will, and
that he discountCnances the move.
Coroner Hubbard, authorizes US to
state that NJ E. Hotter declines to allow
the use Of his name for member or any
other place upon the SO called Peoples
ticket.
Dixon, Naylor, Jacobs and Thonstad
will have an easy walk over, rs it is puz-
zling the squealers to find men to accept a
place on the mongrcl ticket against them :.
The attempted raid on Councilman
Cuppett only seems to wake the gentleman
up, and from present appe: RANGES it will
he no easy let down on his part, for those
who use unfair means to accomplish his
defeat! If the gentleman is to be falsified
the attempt will prove disastrous to the
laovers, but under any circumstance the
people are evidently bound to see fair play
before discarding one so well Known as
this old resident
The nominees ofthe Peoples conven-
ton or several of them fail to recogniz
the distinction attempted to bestow upon
them by the uneasy gentlemen who placed
them upon their ticket The candidates for
Sheriff, Treasurer, Member, and Register
of Deeds, Messrs. Wheelock, Naylor, Hol-
ter, and Skie have positively declined to
run, and denouncc thu move as one that
will not receive their support or approval.
With all respect due those gentlemen who
are seeking to defeat the regular Republi.
can Ticket, we must express our surprise
at finding them allying themselves with
move that originated with the Democrats
and who, as the only means Of of securing
any aid outside Of their own party, have
thrown out their bait for disappointed and
some of them chronic Office seekers. Tne
pretence that they are still Republicans
and at the same time are heart and nand
with the chief Of the Democrats in this
county in tn cir plans to defeat the regular
Republican nominees ,s too shallow for
good effect, and if they persist in their ef-
forts the Republican party will IN the
hereafter coDsign them to the political OBJ
livan that surely is the fate Of descrters.
Those that have the interest Of the Re
publican party at heart now, will not leave
it in the hour of peril under the thin guise
of peoples movement when the cunning
If democratic manlpuiators is so patent.
The Convention at Lincoln Center on
Saturday, put in nomination the following
named gentleman for the offices designat-
ed:
For Members Of Council, V. B. Conklin,
of Lincoln county, J. A. Childs, of Turner
county. For House Of Representatives,
w. H. Harrison, of Turner county, Oscar
Rea, of Lincoln county, NJ. E. Hotter, of
Lincoln county. For Sheriff, A. 3
Wheelock. For County Treasurer, Geo
W. Naylor. For Register Of Deeds, II. A.
Skie. CO. Commissioner, 0. T. Brandha.
gen. Probate yndgeG H. Wiggin Su-