The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-03-27
BELlOlT ITEMS.

p,,-!1 Mrs pig'1 j. building residence in
A large stock of Boots & Shoes lust ar
rived at RowLEYs.
Another new side walk in front of the
Reynolds House
Another runaway Monday smashed
up things, and made a local.
"A new dwelling house has Just been
completed north of the depot.
All kinds of Goods sold at Bottom
Prices at RowLEYs.
MIR. Hamilton the artist is still IN Be
lott. Now is your time to secure good
picture.
Mllburn Wagons, manufactured at Tole
do, Ohio, for sale by f. NJ RowLEy.
"A new building will be soon be erect
Cd in Bcloit, to be used as furniture cs-
tabiishment, by Mr.. Wprz.
A new stock of prnts, Dry Goods, No.
tons, etc. just arrvck at +. NJ. RowLEYs.
We congratulate The people of Bcloit
upon the prospect of securing the services
OF Miss. Kate Tuppcr, for the spring term
commencing after q weeks vacation.
New Wagon e Blacksmith Shop, near
the Depot, Beloit BE sure and give us
call
J. P HOWE & Co.
Willie Soule has opened con lection
ary and fruit stand in the post office. He
is an entcrprising boy and we hope he will
do we'll.
The Rock Rapids Recielc has the ap-
pcarancc Of having lively Editor. He
has succeeded in finding locals, which are
as scarce as hens teeth
The PantagrapA says, "The travel to
Sioux Falls from Belo;t, the terminus of
the Pembna road, is so large that trcqu cnt,
ly an extra coach has to be run
&C. X. Howard of Sioux Falls, has
lately received large stock of goods at
Beloit, shipped oyer the Pembina road,
and taken by teams to Sioux Falls. The
rates being cheaper this way.
"Wednesday six lots were sold IN Low
cr Canton for building purposes, also sew
eral parties arc. about to build IN Beloil
We notice the Vanalstine House is being
finished, and painting is going On 50
plenty on both sides of the river that we
look like Iran new towns ......
Iowa has AL newspapers and periodi.
I Gals.
Sioux County Independent: Val. Stang
returned Sunday from trip to Beioit
Canton, Eden and Portlandville. He
found several old acquaintances while
gone, but struck no place that suits him as
well as East Orange.
The young folks Of Iowa City, Iowa en-.
joycd a "hard tines party the other
night, everybody going in the Oldest and
most dilapidateG clothes they had. Some
of them we imagine could hardly have
been prescntablc. But then it's universi-
ty town. -ES ....r
Pattersonville Inder Despite the fact
that oar farmers are turning their attention
to spring work, the town continues to be
quite lively. Some of our merchants in
form us that their trade is increasing,
while shipments Of grain end live stock
remains about the same.
Sioux City Journa1, IS: a telegram
was received IN this CITY yesterday, by G.
G. Wicker, from New York, stating that it
was reported that the Chicago Milwaukee
& s.. Paul railroad company has sold
| s 600 900 in bonds for the purpose of
| building an extension of their road from
| Pattcrsonville .. ..
What is said to be the largest bill ever
| introduced Eto a Legislative assembly was
| the new code submitted to the Ohio SEN
ate 1t contained 5000 pages, and, rs 1t
was insisted that it should be read in full,
the senate sat up till midnight to hear it
through; even at that hundreds oc pages,
it is reported, were slyly skipped.
Young ladies who wear their hair chang
cd" will doubtless be proud to know that
the fashion was first introduced into the
New York Girls Reform schoo! as mod
ification of the prison custom Of shaving
one side Of the prisoners head, in order
that that they might he recognized in the
event OF their escape from the institution
A horrible suicide occurred in Kansas
City on the 18th, Mrs, Ferguson, wife of
| a paper hanger, being the victim. She
committed the deed with common case
| knife, drawing it across her throat and
serving the jugular vein. That act was
committed in the presence of her two small
children, and is is supposed to have been
caused by unhappy domestic relation,
neglect, etc. Her husband was absent at
the time, but was called in time to witness
his dying wife lying weltering in her
own blood. The scene presented by the
two children clinging to their dead mother
was heart rendlng.
Immigration TO Dakota IS daily in
creasing. Every through train coming
west is crowded with this class Of passen-
gers, and the conductor on the Illinois
Central informed us that the majority of
them are ticketcd for Dakota. Nearly all
are intelligent persons from the middle
and eastern states. The regular passenger
train running through from Chicago has
recently added another car, and the au-
thorties are making arrangcmentsto add
two more. A few years ago one could
visit states east Of here and hardly hear
Dakota mentioned except bv inquiring
friends, while now the name is in the
mouth of all who are looking for new
locations. We predict that within two
years Dakota will poll fifty thousand votes
|-Ve7miNion Standard.
Bon Hommc Cittzen The mortality
among the children in this county from