The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-03-06
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The Elk Point Courier says that the
Dakota Southern Is to have two new en-.
gines and two passenger coaches.
Our Dakota Legislature has conferred
the right of suffrage upon women to the
extent that they can vote at school district
meetings.
The Bill introduced by Delegate Kidder
for the appointment Of hn additional
Judge for Dakota passed the Senate las,
wednesday,
Miss Nellie Blanch paid the Puntagruph
the compliment Of representing 1t at the
masquerade, in costume made from cop
les Of the Paatagraph.
The Vermillion Standard says Lee 4
Prentis are to build butter factory nea,
their store, and that they are buying as
much butter as any firm in Southern Da.
kOta.
The Fargo Times Is receiving congratu.
latinns from all quarters tor its able extra
issues of 10000 copies wherein the sur
rounding region aud portions of that mag
nilicent valley Of the Red River of the
North was so finely portrayed.
The track of the N. P. Railroad is com.
pleted aud cars running miles beyond
Bismarck Quite town has sprung up
called Manaen. Railroad shops are TO be
built across the river from Bismarck and
! and Sheridan city will soon be one of
life instead Of Imagination.
Pioneer Press. The editor Of the Ma
della Times mentions n CONVEX
sation with Gov. Miller, in which the lat
ter spoke assuredly Of the Worthington s.
Sioux Falls railroad to James River, 65
miles beyond Sioux Falls, the present
season.
Press 6 Dukotaian: Delegate Kidde
desire us to say that he has sent garden
vegetable seeds, &c. into ali the counties
in the territory which have settlements
in all, he has sent them 10 over one hun
dred and fifty different persons, for distri
button to the most needy; and having
sent them to Sc many, he has not the i,ne
to note each one, therefore he respectfully
asks each publisher Of a paper in the ter
| rilory to give this notice an insertion.
Fargo Republican: "Mandan" is the
name given by the n P to their platted
city at the crossing of the Little Hear,
River, about three miles west of the Mis-
souri, This town has a population OF
| about s3o and is auglIlcn;ing very fast
Stores, dwellings, hotels and building OF
every description are going up on ali
sides, and this lis no longer paper
| city, but is an active, wide-awake western
town, with full realization Of the impor.
| tance 1t can assume in the business world
| if the efforts are put forward.
AS expected California people are or
the rampage over the Presidential veto, O
the Chinese Immigration bill. Indigna
ton meetings are being held, and the ex
ccutiye generally denounced. Let Cali
fornia people howl as usually they do II
they can't control things their own way
The rest Of the country can stand it. Th.
government has done more in the shape
Of bonds and subsidies towards developing
that State and giving them facilities fol
progress than any other State an! still
they are uneasy, let them squirm.
Yankton Herald: Gov Edmunds re
ceived letter from Supt Carey, Of til.
! Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul road q
| few days ago in which lie expressed graft
fications for the railroad legislation Of tho
late session and says that the company la!
fully concluded to extend their line into
the Territory during the coming spring
The route, he says. has not yet been decided
upon, but gives it as his individual opin
ion that Yankton will be made the objec
tive point, and that the road will be com
pleted to this place before the end of tht
present year.
Yankton Press: During the closing
days of the legislative session, the name
of Gen. w. II. Beadle was sent to the coun
Gil by Gov Howard for confirmation u
Territorial superintendent Of instruction
In executive session confirmation WA
made, but for some unexplainec reason
the matter was kept secret until after sd
journmcnt. The Injunction Of secrecy ex
pireod with the adjournment, but in th'
press ot other matters the appointment FOL
the time was forgotten. This much w
say by way of explanation for not soone
congratuiatlng the territory Of Dakota ov
er the choice of the appointment and con
firming powers. They haye given to Da
kota an educational director who is il
every way qualified for, aud peculiarly
adapted to- the important duties Of his pO
sition. Under his dirccuon SO tar as tn
law will permit, the educational affairs 0
the territory will be faithfully attended to
No better man for the place could hay
been found in all Of Dakota.