The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-03-13
TERRITORIAL iTeMS.
The Missouri is open a. fur north a
Yankton agency.

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Yankton agency.
Sioux Falls Ttm.s: L. c. Hitchcock
has resigned from the editorial staff of the
Independent, and will hereafter devote
his time exclusively to the land business
! Yankton Press: Although months
! have passed since this portion Of Dakota
received enough moisture To lay the dust
now being sown.
Indians are committing dcpreda,ions
dear Rapid City Two freight trains were
attacked, and in another instance two
miners were killed only few miles from
that place.
Delegate Bennett will leave Yankton
next Wednesday or Thurs ny for Wash
ingron, which will give him a few days
time in which to get the hang of capital
I ways before ttc extra S, ssiOu begins
Sioux Falls Times VIM. Luce, of Her,
man, was IN town yesterday. He says If
Sioux Fails does not want any of Lake
county gold she can let it alone, but he
! proposes before two months passes to
show the people that there is wealth in
that section He intends 10 sink 4 shat.
or the gold fields.
Yankt"n Press: Two small children
! from Il family just arrived from Russin
! died day or two ago in the lower part Of
! town, after a very shot illness, the symp-
tons of which were of peculiar kind.
! The ATTENDING physicians fearing cnntag
ious disease, had them buried within three
h purs after death.
Moody County County Ente prts.i } /,
NJ Egan, superintendent and Chef Engl.
necr OF the Southern Minnesota Railroad,
will visit Fandrcau next week while view
ing line from Pipcsionc into Lake coun
| iy, Recent advises are very cheering, and
| render our prospects for early rail wnv
communication a great deal more solid
than ever before.
! Sioux Falls Independent: An impromp.
tu reception was given Mr.. aud Mrs Il
+, Pcttigrew ut the Catract House last
Tuesday evening The band sercnadcd
The couple and the many friends welcom
ed Mrs. Pettigrew to her new home. 'The
freedom of the city" was 5tendercd the
happy couple by q. II. Winsor when due
attention was paid to the table, spread as
Harry knows SO well how to arrange on
such occasions The evening was one
long to be remembered by all in attend
ance.
The detachment ordered out in pursuit
Of Lone VOLTS band of Cheyennes were
not able to effect Il crossing Of the Yellow.
stone, as the animals and men would haze
perlshcd in the food. The scouting par.
iss were intending, at the date of]ast nd.
wees, TO follow the yellow stone down to
its mouth and cross the Missouri on the
/ ice. There has been very heavy ell af
snow along the Yellowstone, and in the
Big Horn mountains, and the trails were
not passable for animals.
Sioux Falls Pantagraph: The follow
ing are the figures showing the business
of the United States land office for the
month Of February: Homesteads, 40,
1863: timber culture. 81 4,653 acres; final
proof, "a, S,456 acres; pre.emptions, 20,
5000 acres; soldiers declaratory state.
mants, Ii, 1900 acres; cash entries, Is,
$40 acres.
Emerson, Sherman & Co. of the Cascade
mill have received returns from ship.
ment OF flour to Liverpool, and express
themselves well satisfied with their ven.
,Ure. Parker house rolls from Dakota
hard wheat patent -four Is just what the
Liverpoolers knead.
Sioux City, urnal: A gentleman rom
the east, who possesses considerable
means, went up to Yank,on yesterday tor
the purpose of, making arrangements for
the construction of an elevator with a
storing capacity Of 100000, bushels
John Oliver, q prominent wheat buyer
Of fankton went over the Pembina road
with view Of establishing wheat markets
at all tha stations on that road