The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-11-27
DAKOTA ITE MS.
Sprin gfield wants a bank.

| "A new paper IS talked OF at Bon
! Homme
Parties from the east talk Of starting
d"i!y paper at Sioux Falls.
Springfield improvements during the
year 1879 will aggregate $4,000.
I The Hnm"stake company at Dealwond
cleans rp S!0l)00 every :wo weeks.
l'h.' Universalist ladies have public
dinner Thanksgiving day at Yankton
Dcadwood young ladies wear black silk
velvet riding habits and seal skin caps.
The improvements put down in Spring
field during the year 1878 will aggregate
100000
TIL, First National bank at Deadwood
has four gold bricks worth $4,000 apiece
on exhibition.
There are 700 Chicago people in the
Black Hills, and about the same number
in the Leadville district.
Tho Milwaukee company has opened
an Office at Yankton and is selling tickets
via Scotland connecting by stage with that
point.
Yaukton seems to be a dangerous place
for strangers. Last week a man by name
of w. r. Sm.th was knocked down, and
robbed of $l30
The Dcadwood News wants to bet $50
that it has the largest circulation Of any
paper in the Territory: and the News isn't
six months old yet.
One hundred and lit'S buildings have
been erected in Fargo this season, at n
total cost of 237 COO. This is Il tattering
index to Fargos prosperity.
A Dakota editor makes the statement
that his children are crying to go barefoot
ed. We suspect The truth is that his Child
rem are barcloo'ed to 30 crying.
Tie people were in such hurry to gel
their business under way again after the
Deadwood rire that the buildings will not
be as substantial as before the fire.
that the engineers Of he Milwaukee read
have finally located the line to that place
and the crossing .t the Missouri at Brulc
is now an assured fact
Y.nkton Herald, 22 J, Brinkerhotf
has been IN Milwaukee this week III con
sutation with the managers Of the Chi"a-
go Mil and s, P road concerning the run
ming of stages to make crrtain connections
with the road.
A dam and lock will be put in the Red
river near the mouth Of Goose river next
spring, which will greatly assist in the
navigation Of that steam. The improve
mcnts are paid for out Of government
appropriation.
John Grib5on, the man who murdered
young Bell at W.nnepig year ago last
summer and who broke Jail q few nights
since, at Winnepeg, was arrested at Grand
Forks on the 10Th by Marshal Ryan and
Michial Callainghan. He is now in jail
awaiting the arrival of the chief of police
of Wipnepig.
The Fargo Argus acknowledges the re
with posts and legs twelve inches thick
arm rests eighteen inches wide and
weight of 500 pounds. 1t was present
FRI m Marshall Raymond. Maj. Edwards
Il e rcc.ipie; t of this gift, Is the largest
man in Dakota.
Black Hills Pioneer: A huge grizzly
bear vas decorated ine front oi Butterflies
meat hop the last week. One party of
hnIt,rs brought in sixtyfnur black-taiied
deer and antelope, jack rabbits, grouse
and Wild ducks are common as black birds
around a Missouri barn lot Game Is
abundent, including keno, faro and draw
poker.
Yankton Press, 90: 'In the United
States court this afternoon John s. Ian
ming, convicted of introducing liquor in
to the Indian country, was seutenced to 6
months imprisonment in the county Jail
and fine of 500 Previous to the SEN
tence the prisoner made a statement in
open court in which he said he was a
married man with family of five smal
children, who depended upon him for
support, that he had no property, and wss
unable TO advance anything towards the
the support of his little flock. Consider
ing the size of his offense, Mr.. Lanning
received very light sentence.
Mason City White Lime.
Have just received car load Of the Mas
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