The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-02-20
Che Canton aDbocatf
THURSDAY FEB 20, 1870.
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Aue NOV. Is one o. DdkOlAs Uest CltlLcus,
and one who has the advancement and
welfare Of the Territory at heart
The County Commissioners of Clay Co.
paid A. Hughes $3.50 for services in assist.
ing in prosecuting the case against the
Treasurer.
Moody County Enterprise: 1t is cur.
rently reported that the Southern Mime
sota will be extended 100 miles the present
season. This distance will bring it to the
raging Sioux, in this county, and that's
ar enough for one year.
1t would be bright move to hcave this
county into the Northern Judicial Dis
trict, Might about as well attach ms to
Sweden for jucicial purposes, as far as
practical benefits are concerned
The rumor that the Chicago & North.
western Railroad Company will this sea.
son shove out branch from Tracy 70
some point in the territory is creating
quite breeze along the Sioux As far as
we can ascertain the company at yet has
no definite course mapped out.
Yankton Press: The Chicago, St. Paul
and Milwaukee railroad company has sue
ceeded in getting all the property relea sed
en- route to the Jim river. Their attorney
has been b1sily engaged in the business
for two weeks past. Knowing ones say
that this road will reach the Missouri bv
the first Of November.
Sioux Falls Independent: E. F. Winsor
q younger brother Of Curtis has been EN-.
ployed as clerk in the U. s. Land Office
in place Of Ed. Bryant resigned. We have
found HIM very pleasant and obliging
young gentleman.
Vermillion Republicans: The railroad
piling at the washout is about completed.
II extends about 1900 feet. The piles are
TO be tied together by timbers bolted to
the piles and securely bolted together
Behind this water break willows are to be
filled in. They are being cut on the isl.
End.
Fargo is to have new hotel, to be built
by G. S. Hartley, aud is to be three stories
high, l02 feet frontage and 9S feet exten.
sion on Broadway. The building to be
built solidly of timber and then veneered
with brick.
The Rapid City Jsurnal has news of
fresh gold excitement on French Creek
Four Dollars to the pan is reported of
coarse gold. II is about miles and 10
half above Custer City, and rich prospcc,
have been discovered in the main chan.
mel below town The local rush has not
been equaled since the stampede for Dead.
wood diggings in 1876.
Rockford Central, o: There was live.
ly time in the Deadwood public school
on the 9th, caused by Mrs. Brennan, pis-
tol in one hand aud cowhide in the other
making q cash into it to wrcak vengeance
upon some one for causing the expulsion
of her son-who had drawn knife on
another pupil. The principal after
hard struggle, succeeded in disarmng the
woman.
Vermlllion Standard: A few farmers
in the eastern portion Of the county have
been sowing wheat this week Although
this may appear as though they were fore
ing the season little, last year a farmer
living north of here sowed wheat the first
of January.
The modest citizens Of Yankton are pc.
tltioning The city council 10 close the va.
riety theatre. Its days are numbered
with those of the Legislature doubtless.
The Press Of the 10 inst gives notice of
the celebration of the first anniversary of
the 4ankton temperance reform club for
Wednesday evening Oct. 10. The commit
tee will forget their duties before that
time.
Horse thieves have succeeded in runnin
some 80 horses and mules into the Yves
sington hills; the robbers escaped but
some OF the stolen animals were recover.
ed
Bismarck Tribune: Next week the
Tribune Will publish list of of the Terri.
iorial newspapers having patent sides,
Mlth comparative statement of the Jour- |
nalistic value Of each. Such papers as
are too modest to admit the wearing Of
these patent corsets, will be left out of the
list if they will indicate such desire by
mail
The nfiicatians AZ. thai q 1, exira sassian