The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-12-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
Leroy Straw and family have emoved
to California.

Leroy Straw and family have removed
to California
The edit Or being absent, the make up
O ( this paper must be excused
VIII some of our subscribers bring US
corn, We will pay the highest market
price.
Holiday Goods just received at kel-
ler's Drug Store, a larger variety and
cheaper than ever.
Geo, P. Keelcr has been employed as
teacher for the winter term, and ia good
school will doubtless be the result.
john NJ, Carpenter returned from
Sioux City Tuesday evening He thinks
from the progress now being made tn at
the cars will reach Beloit by the 25th inst.
j. W. Zellers has opened a Carpenter
and Repair shop, over Smiths Furniture
Store, on Bridge St.. and will execute any
work in his linz on hort notice,
The Ladies OF the Episcopal society
will give Fancy Fair and Festival at the
School House in upper Canton, which
viii! doubtless prove an enjoyable affair
d. s. Gulnter limps under the support
OF big cane, endeavoring to display agili-
ty in leapng from his buggy the usual
result was attained, he lepaed, but at the
cost of n spraincd ankle.
Esquire Barrows performed m a1Tiagc
ceremony Thanksgiving evening; the
names Of the parties we have not learned,
but are informed that they were from the
vicinity of Sioux Falls.
AS sean by the letter of J D. Chap
ian the Milwaukee c.. intend to extend
their road to this vicinity as soon As the
season will permit. Mr.. Chapman has
interests in this locality, both in Lyon and
Lincoln counties and will be as gratifled
over the changes the construction Of that
road viii make as those who reside here.
The Canton people have received a
proposition from the milwaukee, Railroad
company to locate their depot within one
nalf mile of the Court House, upon the
consideration of q subsidy of $4,000.
This is reported by Mr.. Warren. Also it
is said that the line will be located this
winter if the weather will permit.
New Eden now tlourishes as a Rail
frv y 4I,n >c tI,o
mail and passenger trains, we would like
to sec the new prodigy. Wonder if May
or Buck has completed his cabinet ana if
reporters would be granted the freedom of
the city.
Tom Sargent Is preparing to absant
himself for a trip into southern Kansas.
We wish him no worse luck than that the
winds from the stakcd plains would &c,
up an extra touch while he is there and
watt him homcwalds, confirmed in the be-
lief that the Sioux Valley is n better place
than the bleak boundless plains of the
Kaw country.
The Lamberton Commercial, neat
spicy and ably edited four column quarto
published by ". v. Iarllam, al Lam Der.
ton, Redwood Co.. Mimi, comes as an ex-
change. Its publisher, date foreman in
this Office is 4 worthy gentleman and q
practical printer Of long experience. If
there is a local within reaching distance,
Yarham will scent it, and the Lam berton.
ians will have it dished up in modern
style. We epredict successful career for
the Commercial under his IN: nagement
The following letter to the Sioux Falls
Committe published in the Pantagraph
again adds to the perpleyity Of the qucs-
ton rs TO where the Milwaukee road will
strike for when 1t moves from the present
terminus.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 90, lS78.--E A. Sher-
man, Sioux Falls, d. T.: Your favor OF
the 10Th inst. to the president has been
handed to me. 1t is impossible for US to
state at this time to whist point we shall
extend our road west of the point to which
it is now built, We have parties in the
field examining there, but pres me they
will not efficiently examine this fall, 80
that we can decide before spring the route
the route that we shall adopt west Of the
point above menlioned-fiftecn miles west
of Sheldon. Truly yours,
SIS. MERRILL.