The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-03-06
CANTON D. T., THURSDAY, MARCH 6. 1879
LOCAL MATTERS.

@SSHI MA 6NS'
The sister of Tom Hood arrived on
Tuesdays train,
Some Of the Canton scholars visited
the Beloit School on Thursday last.
Mr.. Gray and lady, of Eden, came up
Tuesday, and were registered at the Dixon
House.
-Mr. Gale has rented the house of. s.
Benedict and is to moYe in rs soon as his
family can reach here.
Mr.. Bren, of Elk Point, was Ia town
representing Mr.. Wood of the Point, who
desires to rent the Dixon House.
w. D. Percival intends to return to
Canton soon and try his hand at the legal
profession.
Engineer Kimball of the Milwaukee
road passed through Canton Friday on
his way to the Niobrara country
Tho proprietor Of the Dixon House
has had applications to rent his hotel for
series of years by parties from abroad
Treasurer MAYORS Office was thronged
with delinquents the 29th inst, who were
paying up before the penalty would at
tach.
w. Raymer has bought the Restaurant
west Of Wendrs store, which he intends to
stock up equal to ary like establishment
north of Sioux City
Hon r. +. Pettgrcw, of Sioux Falls
returned from the east with AIRS. r. f.
We had supposed Frank was far from the
Benedictine period, but he has yielded to
the inevitable.
Mir. Bedford in charge Of the ST. Croix
Lumber Yard has commenced the erection
OF their Office opposite that Of the ADyc-
CATE. 1t is to be occupied also by the
Banking firm for the present
-Tramps are beginning to infect Sioux
City. We here are having an invoice of
the pesky stragger. Thus far they have
only annoyed Us BY begging for som cthing
to eat.
The new lumber yard in Lower Can.
ton is receiving car loads of stock daily
The owners are to erect shells for storing
seasoned lumber, also spacious Off ce
for counting room.
Inquiries and arrivals are incrcas;n 9
from, and of gentlemen who desire to 10.
cate among us. Those who are in posi-
ton to know, prophecy q large migration
when spring opens.
Sioux Falls people wound up the last
day before Lent with masquerade parties
One by the Eightto twelve club at Glen
denings Hall, and one by the $. F F. g. B.
at FanEpps Opera House.
Superintendent Merrill intends to
personally inspect the country beyond
Pattersonyille, as soon as the weather will
permit and upon his report the location
Of the line Of the Milwaukee road will be
N ade.
Geo. Hinkley, of Delaware township,
was in town Tuesday. He has just return
ed from trip to Wisconsin, where he
says times are dull, and many from Fon.
dulac county intend to migrate to Dakota
this summer.
The Sheriff tumbled stalwart man
out OF Reyners saloon Tuesday, This rep
resentatlve from the rural region imagined
himself master of ceremonies and was
highly indignant that he couldn't run
things to suit him. ..
Letters received from some Of our
Washington Territory friends indicate that
they are we'll pleased with the change, and
are doing we'll. They intend to locate in
the Spokane country, where governmen
land can be found.
A party of gentleman from Iowa passed
thraugh Canton ahead of engineer Kim.
ball, who were also headed for the Mo.
brara country with tie intention Of select.
ing site for town upon the contem
plated line OF the Milwaukee railroad
A. Spencer, OF Fairview, and Matt
Finch, Of Rock Mills, have gone up the
jim River country to look up mill prive-
lege. Their intention is to go about 300
miles north of here. They must have had
some cold weather, but they were we'll
prepared.
w. NJ. Cupoett secured an excellent
modification Of the Township law at the
session Just closed. The old law WAS eX
ceedingly imperfect but fortunately TIL c
people OF the different towns did not seek
to embarass matters, and the new law Will
right matters.
Exchanges throughout the Territory arc
! suggesting the propriety of calling an edi
torls, convention at an early day. 1t is
time this was done, and as Sioux Falls is
men tiloned as the place, we heartily sec
ond that suggestion. Ye ancient brother:
| of the Faber set the time and make the
call
Made glad again, another cake. We
felt after the elegant repast we were favor
ed with at the wedding party at J, II Hol
sey's that something was needed to taper
off gradually before coming down to pork
corn bread, the printers diet, and Monday
one Of the huge cakes that helped to adorr
the table of the wedding supper was de