The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-08-06
DAKOTA. DOTS.


Sioux FALLS has just received its frs,
church bell.
THE locomotive gave its first .oot in
Sioux Falls last Tuesday.
DsADwwooeaED has has o51i1e ss1ut1tttui aud two
whisky saloons.
Elk are said TO be pienty<in the western
part Of the Territory. N.
SENATOR SPENCER of Alabama, is look.
ing up land in Dakota.
ONE man advertises for 500 harves,
hands in the st. Paul papers,
HARVEST hands are scarce at $3 per
day up around Fargo.
The first residence was built at Dell
Rapids in August, 1871, for Dennis Rice.
! THEY are operating rs bsrvesters and
selfbinders on the Dsl.ymple farm, in
Northern Dakota.
TaE train Ies+es lear Nzszsi; ::
6:45 in the morning, arriving at Sioux
Fails at ii :45. Leaves Sioux Falls at
1:15 p. m, arriving at Worthington at 6 p.
m, as heretofore e.--Independent.
GEN SHERIDAN, who has been in the
Black Hills looking up site for new
military post, has decided upon Camp J..
G. Sturgis, at Bear Butte.
! ONE hundred and twenty. six applica.
tions for patents Iof mining property in
the Black Hills have been lied in the Sur
veyor Generals Office at Yankton.
THE epicures of Rapid City indulge
their voracious appetites with frog legs at
fifty cents the dozen pair.
SWAN LAKE Press: A prominent Fin
lay merchant passed through here few
days since, In the stage, happy in the pos
session of a young jack rabbit which he
had caught and was taking home under
the impression that it was one of Dan
Rice's escaped mules.
THERE is an organization at Yankton
known as 1.-The Dakota Scientific sssocia-
ton" which the Press says is constantly
increasing in membership, an d the rapid
growth of its collections of natures won.
ders encourages the belief that its mission
will some day become an important one
Already considerable collection of min
erals, fossils and rare specimens have
been brought together.
FARGO Times "One Of our farmers
who has Travelled over large part OF the
county within the last two weeks, estimates
tho average yield of the wheat in Cass
county this season at thirty bushels to the
acre."
YANKToN Press: "Thc three girls be-
longing to the Caring family, who, with
their mother, were drowned In the food
caused by the upper Vermllion cloudburst
were,blind. The mother lost her life in her
efforts to direct the escapeof her sightless
daughters. The four we're together over
whelmed in the rush of water, and occupy
common grave. Maternal devotion can
60 thus far,
Ex-Governor PENNINGTON has receiv.
ed the appointment of collector of internal
revenue for the Territory of Dakota 1t Is
an appointment that has Leen we'll bestow-
ed, and the numerous friends of the Gov.
heartily congratulate him upon his sue,
cess.
PoLITICAL matters in the Black Hills
are not such unanimous things as nigh t
be. The regular convention elected 20
delegates, the number allotted by the Ter
torial committee. Afterwards resolution
was passed declaring that they were enti.
tied to ten more and elected them. Then
y resolution was added declaring Judge
Bennett to be their first choice After this
proceeding, the dlssfec:ed delegates with
drew and nominated twenty delegates ard
reciting that Bennett was not their choice
aud that frauds had been perpetrated in
the other convention.
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