The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-11-14
VOL. III.
BELolT ITEMS.

Engineer Nssh was at the Revnoldt
House Sunday
Tom Rood has been plastering the
Carpenter block, Che old Times building
The Presbyterans will hold thei1
Sunday services in the new dining room
Of the Reynolds House at its completion n
The Depot lumber for Eden depot wa.
ordered stopped Al the County line until
further orders.
A telegraph line is to be established al
once on the Pembina road, the poles
and wire having arrived in Sioux City fol
the entire distance.
The light grade between Beioit ane
Fairview is complete, leaving only th'
heavy fill near Keeps place, which cs1
be worked should the weather turn cold
"A. D. Gallupp & Son, of Iowa, have
bought out the Carpenter interest in the
Stage line. They have brought over some
of their coaches from Algona and will run
them between here and Sioux Falls. Car
penter will carry the mail from here to
the end of the Railroad until it is COM
pleted to Belot.
DR.. Hoyt's service at X past a. IN.
last Sabbath proved too early for gener-
al attendance. Hereafter meeting will be
held in the evening, the first in the oven
ing of the I'd Sunday of December
Mike Nelson, vino has been doiu <
business here nearly nine years, sent out a
Justices Greeting to one of his delinquent
debtors, the first suit brought by him. If
Mike gets his irish Up something will
drap sure.
The Stage now runs from the end Of
the track below Eden, through to Sioux
Falls the same day passing through here
at half pas four ,. m returning the next
morning at 5 a m, reaching the cars in
time to connect for Sioux City and the east.
These mornings are like sprir G, clear
beautiful, and just cool enough to be brac
ing, and the days are perfect counterparts
of Indian summer. The farmers and rail
road men are improving it; great many
acres have been plougbe,l within the last
three weeks, placing the farmers ahead
with their fal! work that was far behind,
owing to the late harvest.
Lynch & Debron, bridge builders on
the Pembina extension, have commenced
the bridge at Strubles mills and will have
the one at Pattee crossing completed
this week. These gentleman say they will
keep out Of the way Of the track layers
with all the bridges The timber has been
ordered for all the bridges including the
one at Fairview. Coz. Wicker has tele.
graphed from the cas-: TO push the work
as rapidly rs it can be done on the whole
length of the line. If the weather will on.
ly permit, we can be assured of the
completion of the road to Beloit within 6
weeks.
Capt. Harlan's ponies are on the run,
at least one of them AS Forest Rowley
was untying them from the post iu front
Of Rowley's Store, preparatory to
assisting some ladies into the bug
gy, the ponies sprang aud after an unsuc-
ccssful effort Of Forest and others who
ran to his assistance to stop them, one got
loose and ran over into Dakota some three
miles, circling round finally reaching the
Harlan House. Electioneering seems to
have demoralized horses as we'll rs men.
The latest addition to our exchange
list is the Firn,ers Re vieso, Chicago, III.
and most welcome addition it proves
1t is full Of departments as the govern
ment at Washington, and they all bear ev
idence of unusual skill and industry in
their management. It is ernpha;icsl!y
model farm and family monthly. 1t is,
withal, the neatest and cheapest jorunal
of the kind in the world. s...
TO sny new subscriber or one renewing
their subscription we will furnish the lie
,ie,c with the ADVOCATE for $2CO.
The School House on Wednesday ev.
ening was we'll filled, the receipts amouat-
ed to $1,000. Tom Allen is beautiful
dancer and performed the feat of carrying
a tambler of water upon his head through
the movements successfully. Dick Rogers
is certainly a comic end man and his ex-
hibition Of Acrobatic efforts, although up
on hard and cramped stage, evidenced a
skilled performer. The clog dancing was
one of the fine features of the evening. A
sister of the Wood Bros was expected,
who has An eastern reputation as singer,
hui did not arrive, which fact was source
OF embarrassment to the managers at their
first exhibition since coming together.
The gentlemen we're at some expense and
time in arranging for this performance,
which they kindly gave gratutiously al
lowing the proceeds t" go towards the
pur chase of bell for the School House.
When their corps is complete as it is in
tended to be, their performance will doubt
less prove successful on their anticipated
travels.
Married.