The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-03-12
Local Items.
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Green Apples at the Restaurant.

Local Items.
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(. Green Apples at the Restaurant.
OSCAR REA closes his school mex
Friday.
-PLoUGH1Na aud seeding!rrhas com
menced in earnest.
No more Liquor sold at the
Restaurant.
EVERY day brings some new face, the
owner Of which is enquiring for land.
ED. CARPENTER has returned from,
Washington, and is not an ardent admirer
Of Hayes. ,ssE ISL. s.
JUICE FITZGERALD lost anoth~ r horse
Tuesday by the distempcr that is preva
lent here ....
Y THE proposed entertainment by the
Good Tcmplars is postponed for three
weeks. .,.
a CHOICE AND SELECTED CONNECTION
ARIES, a fresh arrival at
RuBINsoN's RESTAURANT
Spring has apparently made no mis-
take this time. as it keeps as warm us in
April, and the frost is entirely out of the
ground.
-IF you are judge of "a GOOD CIGAR
call at Robinson's and test, one of his best
brands. a@, '-
The Sioux is free from ice which rot
ted out, the water is lower than known for
years at this season. and there is no snow
above to melt and replenish it.
DO not fail to call at the tent Of S. j
Morrow when he arrives, and examine his
specimens of work which are superior to
any pictures taken ia Sioux Valley.
!. A. No. 1 Drag Timber, just re-
ceived from Wis, at
Joe Horns Shop.
-MR HARRIS, the gentleman who lost
his household goods at the burning of the
Mckay house received quite a donation
from some of the Canton citizens towards
replacing his loss.
F. %. ALEXANDER escorted Thos. Hurd
to the st. Peters Insane Asylum last Fri
day. Hurd was rapidly growing unman.
agablc, and his commitment came none
too soon. :.F .l... p
-DUsT, wind and more wind is the
weather report today, and if all signs did
not fail in dry weather, and particularly
in Dakota Territory, we should think it
more than probable that it possibly may
he more 80, continuously, yes. -s II
PRESIDENT WICKER, and Supcrlntend.
ent Merchant Of the Dakota Southern are
expected in Canton this week to consult
with the citizsns about the Pemblna ex-
tension. 1t is hoped their visit will prove
successful and cause definite arrangements
to be made that will secure the building
of the road, this season.
--THE Domestic Monthly comes with
regularity, and not only is 1t welcome but
is more interesting with each number.
Its fashion plates are beautiful and Its des-
criptivc articles complete. Its cheapness
bring it within the reach of all, the price
is only $3.50 year, published by Black
s. Co., New York e
THAT weather comment of ours for
Wednesday would be appropriate for Fri
day. How it did rain, it poured and kept
pouring until late at night, and in the eve
ming the wind blew from the east worse
than "great guns" Saturday the rain had
ceased but it was a raw, uncomfortable
day, and mud was plenty.
-..BUReLARs are scattering around the
Rural regions. Orange City, Iowa, and
Ponca, Neb, have been visited by them
and the County safes Of those places have
been Investigated but with small results.
Our County Treasurer has no objections
to their trying his safe if they wan: to, as
the County fund s are fortunately beyond
the find Of burglar.
THE Jim Bennett buildings south Of
town were called for loudly by the fire
fiend. The wind blew almost gale from
the north west and the tall grass in the
bottom of the valley furnished food fol
the flames, The fire was by strenuous eff
forts kept TO the west of the creek and for
tunately did not cross. The comical sight
was the lightning ploughing that John
Bertrand then!andthere did, with prudence
aforethought, but it was labor lost and
John looked martyr to misspeat toll.
"A PRAIRIE Fire swept down from the
northwest lastl Wednesday, doing consider
able damage in the destruction of hay
stacks and stables. The Mckay house
just west of town was burnt and new
barn that was being built The house
was occupied BY the families Of Mr.. Har-
is and Midget, aud the fire came so sud.
denly that only trifle Of furniture was
saved. The buildings Of the Steele farm
were seriously threatened but owing to
the efforts Of Messrs Fitzgerald, Martin,
and others who reached there in time, the
fire was stayed, without loss other than q
straw stable.
-GEo. W. NAYLoR returned from his
eastern trip Saturday evening. He reports
Illinois q sea Of mud, the roads in the
country being almost impossible. Times
axe really hard also, that nortion which
he visited although long and we'll settled,