The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-03-12
Gov. Howard and Wife.

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The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Times, in a gossipy letter Of Feb.
9th, writes as follows regarding Dakota's
new governor and his wife:
Te the land of the Dakotas, we are soon
to send new governor. The one appoint,
ed by the President is ex-Congressnan
Howard, of Michigan, the stsnnch old rs.
publican who turned the tide for Hayes at
theiconyention. He has money enough,
and has no need to steal as most governors
have to; and he is settled and past the age
Of Irritation, and is altogether suitable
person. The first time saw Gen. How
ard, he walked slowly, few months ago,
into the dining room, leaning heavily on
his staff His hair is snowy white and
his neck so stiff he has to turn his whole
body when he turns his head He looks
like solemn, cross old old man given TO
severe religion and liniment. Day by day
as I knew him better he became funny,
witty, reasonable, and altogether one of
most companionable Of men. When his
eve lights up in conversation, full twenty
years falls away from his white head, he
seems quite a young man, and one thinks
the crutch and stiff neck sort of stage
effects, OF the kind the youag, 1.-THE Booth
puts on when Richeleu appears before us
in his stead. Gen. Howard, or "Goyern-
or" as Judge Davis persists in calling
him whenever they meet, just3 10 get Iii nj
familiar with his new title before he leaves
has one of the dearest little angelic dunn p
lings of a wife. She is small and plump,
and has round baby face, big blue eyes,
and hair as white and fine as frost. She
wears it in a low coil, and curled about
her face, and sAes is always knitting on
things, ull sort of soft socks, blankets, and
hoods conc like magic from her dimpled
fat hands. She has string Of poor peo.
pie always on hand, and although SHE is
always doing, the string is never shorten
ed. and rain or shine, church and prayer
meeting, temperance, or bible readings
are attended so first. III waterproof, gum
shoes, and umbrella, she has faced the
tempest this winter, when in whole
house full not one, young or old thought
they could venture out to see the sick; !;
among the savages of, and Wild people Of
the territory, Mrs. Howard will be in her
element. Nursing sick papposes, making
the savage lords wear fannels for possible
rheumatism, seeing that the squaws bathe
three times q day il cold water, and wear
thick shoes, WILDE the small part Of her la
bors; and in intelligence, beauty, and re-
finement, sympathy and gcntleness, no
gouernor's wife in he whold land will
stand higher lhau lhe beautiful of wife of
the new governor Of Dakota. P.ess e.
DohetD5dn.
The bill authorizing the WortLington
& Sioux Falls Railroad Company to ex-
tend its road into the Territory of Dakota
to Sioux Falls, passed ths Senate the 9th
inst
The vaults Of the Treasury at WASH
ingten are being arranged to receive $780,.
900 Of silver fem the mint at Philadel-
phia.
Gen Miles expedition against the In
dians has been relinqulshed at the order Of
Gen. Terry who commanded the Depart
ment.
The annual conYention OF the Nation
al butter, cheese and egg association con-
vened at the Grand Pacific Hotel, on Wed
nesday the 9th, a large attendance was sx-
pected. a statistical report by one Of the
officers shows that the product Of the dal-
~ and poultry and eggs per annum was
s9,OOO,oOO.
The House committee on public lands
agreed to report bill, that notices Of con
test now printed by law under the home
stead, pre-emption AID tree culture laws
ofthe United States shall hereafter be
printed IN some newspaper printed III the
county where the land in contest lies, and
if no newspaper be printed in such coun-
ty. then in The newspaper printed in the
county nearest to such lands.
The enlargement or deepening the chan.
nels ofthe Mississippi, has already turned
a good deal Of traffic that way. Wheat is
carried from st. Louis to New Orleans for
8 cts bushel in barges, and it is thought
this summer will see that price reduced,
to 4 cts. 1t is as sure as time lasts, that
the products Of the two great rivers Of
North America and their tributaries, will
ultimately seek outlets down their cur
rents. They are the natural and most
profitable tramways of commerce, and
will soon bear the rich surplus that is
yearly increasing in these fast developing
regions. n 2s 559t ~
There is now in the Treasury vault
$6,00O,0OO subsidiary coin, and orders
haye been issued to suspend further com
age at present. And they also haye on
hand $20,00o,o00 silver bullion. Trade
dollars will not be coined at present The
San Francisco and Carson mints are or
dered to get ready at once for coming the
new dollar, the coinage at the Philadel
pkia mint is TO commence at once.
The Bill to.repeal the edious railway
tariff law rassed The Houss Of the iowa
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