The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-05-01
EOL.II.
pME THREE.

lhe t1sa itas OF tue ADVOCATE IS
completed thts number. Tts brief
career has somewhat cheqnercd
hr., starred May, 1875. by Skinner +
. altman il only conducted by this
Am for sixsys, when the latter gentle
rasn purehaskinner's inreres, and as
sa!aesi sole Igeuens until september
following, wsSouth i Martin became
tae owners. Inrsrv, 1878, We venture,i
apon It's pubhon, which n our feeble
manner h<s econtinued 20 The present
time
Our asstsr.l neTer know the trials
and enoarrasats the management of
Sd little 3 p9aron As the ADVOCATE
snc lu1.ers, twill we burden them
with 3 rec-taf our efIrts have been
appreciated "A sufficient -enompense
sud sncouraent for the commence
uent Of 3 asaume.
4 slish, im,ement will be at,e mpted
in thst the ia volume will be COM
uleacsd as sned 70 an eightco!umn
sheet, and xsuld be gratiheI if cir
cunsance< VI warrant its entire pub
llcation 81 hoI
We Irus. oia.rols will remem Der
raa. wheB .hed times and local em-
har-sssgnen,s sundei them We did not
snnoy them b,icitasions for dues, but
have consinusur publication to our
own pecarisietriIn-nt, and having
iou-neyed within in the gloomy period
We hope % enFith them the prosperity
which This sesforsshadows.
Three yearsing SOME periods Of
peoples histoioes not witness many
changes. but incoln county the change
Is marked.
When ve treated here three years
ago there was niversal feeling of de-
preston over Successive failure Of
crops, and equent derangemen. of
business. Mem had lsbored hoped and
struggled wererly disheartened; many
had lost their and abandoning their
claims left. resate was 3 drug, it was
valueless IS fanny sale was concerned.
|: Emigration hI had ceased, and the
majority who red remained, because
| they were uns.o change. Merchants
were crippled ieir transactions. credi,
became United double burden was
imposed upnnm by being forced to
, cA.ry cussomeSon the uncertain pros
poets Of a cog crop; improvements
were at s stanil; the old sod house
and dug-out, ELI only for temporary
purpose, had ,,thstched and plastered
for further prom from the elements,
and the ;hrure clothes carefully
brushed and ped for another Sc .son
Village properts unstable, rents nom
| inal, and new tings were not thought
Of. new-comerse only looked for in
the far future, in short everyone was
taue.
| To day a her people ':would bv
hard TO fnd. railroad completed to
the borders, thss brought fuel, lum Der
and other indisables 10 the customers
| door at one-hats than he could pur-
/ chase before, aae farmer has received
within reas:le transportation rate
Chicago and ysukee quotations for
his grain. Aer road, AMI the one
long looked f approaching US at the
| rate Of nearly .ile day, and already
has its induencen telt to the extent of
enhancing thee of both village and
farm properiyAdditlons have been
platteh 10 the ve Of Canton, and nd
rnsfous pu-chaaeen made OF business
and residence. Men from abroad
are investing soming to unite their
interests with |, here 4 young city
Ii looming up the old Canton town
siie, and strangre soon to people and
tara .hs grass-tn into busy streets.
| Nor - this lg change to be confined
10 The town pc, the entire length ef
/ Lincoln couniio be trayersed by the
rosd, and the 10 along and adjacent
10 is line wilh be the recipients nf
its benefits. Ity not be our lot TO-,
among the ctcs that will occurr,
be t.ss fortnnases that will continue
IN receive tn; s,r. we so heartily ap-
precfate, but oforts will he to merit
our share, and forget the kind treat
meni 10 many given us.