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Festival.

A Festival will be held at the Belolt
School House Friday evening, April 18th,
for the benefit of Mr.. Peterson. All citi-
zens and friends are urged to attend.
Soliciting Committee.-Mrs Harlan and
Mrs. Dixon for upper Canton, Mrs Carter,
Mrs Adee for lower Canton, Mrs. Mead
and Mrs. Pigott for Beloit.
Committee on Stove, Ice. cream and Ia.
bles-Mr. Boyce, Geo. Sherman, Ed. Mise.
ner, Frank Carpenter, Arthur Rowley, Mrs.
Reynolds, Mrs Boyce and Mrs Rowley
Dish, Spoon and Table-cloth Committe
Mrs. Tattershall, Eva Rowley, Mrs
Wendt and Dollie Dixon.
Committees will meet and report Tues.
day evening next, at Mrs. Reynolds.
Admission 10 cts.
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An English party haye bought 10000
acres of land in Woodbury. and Plymouth
Co, Iowa and ara preparing to purchase
more. ......-
There is an unusually large acreage of
flax being sown in the country round.
about Sheldon this season. Farmers have
found it profitable and comparatively sure
crop.
Fairfield, Iowa, has an infant that only
weighed 211a lbs at her birth, and although
ten weeks old at present only weighs three
pounds The little one is said to be very
pretty.
There was big break up of the Mis-.
sourl this week. AT Sioux City there was
considerable excitement, caused by the
rise of the river, and by the mass Of float.
ing ice and drift wood. One huge chunk
was topped of with the carcass of COW.
The St. Paul & Pacific are getting ready
for heavy business at st. Vincent IN con
nection with the boats on the Red Riyer
A track will be built down to the river
bank and large depot put up. After the
opening Of navigation on the Red River
st. Vincent will be a lively town.
The Chinese seem to be the OILY draw
back to Washington Territory. A cores
pondcnt from there predicts war unless
immigration of that race is put stop to
soon.
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VOL. III.
BELlOlT ITEMS,

Arlington, tomorrow night.
| The Beloit depot is crowded with
Sioux Falls freight.
March winds, and April showers arc
the latest thing out.
Next Sabbath is Easter Sunday. Now
you can get your colored eggs ready.
The old depot building in Beloit is be.
ing repaired for dwelling house purposes
Miss Redding returned to Sioux City
Saturday to resume her position in the
public school.
"A great many strangers arrive daily,
but all are waiting to see the location of
the Milwaukee road.
Il 100000 pounds of freight was re.
ceived at Beloit station during the month
of March. Passenger traffic was ten
times greater than during the month OF
February.
Phillips & Skews have opened their
new Meat shop on Bridge St. 1t is neat
and tastey shop, and its proprietors are
gentlemen who have proved themselves
masters OF ther business.
There is a lady in Beloit who offers a
challenge to any one that wishes to walk
any distance they may decide upon. Now
is the time TO show your skill ye walkists.
For further particulars cali at this office
Go and hear Billy Arlington to NOR.
row night. He has the reputation of be.
ing the greatest humor;st Of the west.
Rember at the Beloit school house. You
have only one chance TO be entertained by
an expert Friday night. The Sioux City
Journal, gives the following sketch in
regard 10 the entert ainment given d: that
place,
"Billy Arlington appeard before good
audience last nj ght both in point OF nun
bers and in character of those present. 1t
is hard to tttlngly describe the entertain
ment which this celebrated ex.minstrel
gives, for it Is q medley of speech, song,
banjo music, Carricature, and laughter
provoking tunnyisms, extending though
an hour and three quarters. Much of the
performance is very laughable, while now
and then comes a CLEAN Of sensible senti-
ment which gives, ones rislbles a rest. A
good laugh is health promoting, and from
this standpoint Billy may be pronounced
public beEefactor who should live long
and prosper.
Miss Clara Rowley and Alice Eos
dick were tempted by the smooth surface
Of the pond, to test their skill at boating
on Friday last, losing one of their oars,
the current was rendering their craft un-
manageable, when some OF the people
passing on the bridge undertook to throw
them rope by which the boat could be
pulled ashor The rope failed t. reach
them, and IN their efforts to paddle ashore,
they were capsized into the deepest part of
the pond. Fred Barrows plunged in and
swimming to them towed the boat bottom
upwards, to which they fortunately clung
ashore. The escape was narrow one,
and the preservation Of their lives is due
the prompt humane act of Mr. Barrows,
as but few men are experts enough to ven.
ture into the water under such clrcum.
stances and at this season of the year
Such tottlish pea pod crafts should not be
ventured in only by good swimmers.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-04-10

A ludicrous incident transpired on Tire
Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad about
three weeks ago, as distinguished MEM
Der of the territorial house from the min.
eral district was on his way to Chicago. =
The member occupied Sleeping car, and
in the morning, when near Chicago, called
aloud to the conductor, and taking from
his pocket silver quarter passed it into
his hand. The astonished conductor
looked up and exclaimed, whats this
fors" "Oh, that's all right" said the
traveller, "Didn't you black my boots, this
morning.' The conductor blushed and
passed on.-YankfoN Herald.
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Fourth judicial District,
FULL TEXT OF THE LAW WHICH GIVES DA.
kOTA A FOURTH JUDGE.
Press l. Dakotaian.

|
Chief Justice Shannon received last
night certified copy of the Congression.
al enactment giving Dakota an additional
associate justice of the supreme court and
creating from the second district the
fourth judicial district. The law reads as
| follows:
An act providing for an additional associ-
| ate justice of the supreme court of the
Territory Of Dakota.
| BE ii enacted by the senate and house of
representatives. Of the United States of
A'aeraca congress assembled. That herenf-
ter the supreme court of the Territory of
Dakota shall consist of chief justice and
three associate justices, and three Of whom
shall constitute quorum.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the ddty of the presi.
dent to appoint an additional associate
justice of said supreme court, in the man
ncr now provided by law, who shall hold
his Office for u term of four years and un-
til his successor is appointed and quail
fed.
Sec 3. The said territory shall be di
vided into four judicial districts and a
district court shall be held in each dis.
trict court shall be held in each district
by one of the Justices of the supreme
court a: such time and place rs may be
prescribed by law; each judge after as
signm'.nt shall reside in the district to
which he is assigned. -....-
Sec, 4. Until changed by the legislative
assembly of said territory, the fourth dis
trict of said territory shall consist Of the
following counties, to wit; Clay, Union,
Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Brookings,
Deuel., Grant, Codington, Lake, Wood,
Hamilton, Clark, Greedy, Stone, Turner
and McCook, and the Sisseton and Waph-
ton Indian reservation. And the second
district shall consist of the remainder Of
the territory which now constitutes said
district, as defined by the statutes of sad
territory.
Section 5. Temporarily, and until 9th
crwise provided by law, the additional as
soclate juitice to be appointed under tins
act is hereby assigned to said fourth dis.
trlct. ard the times and places now fixed
by the statutes of said territory for holding
court therein shall remain until changed
by law.
Sec 6. The district court of said fourth
judicial district shall have no jurisdiction
to try, hear. or determine any matter or
cause wherein the United States grand or
petit jury shall be summoned in said
court; but said fourth district is hereby
attached to- and made a part Of the second
judicial district for the purpose Of hearing
and determining all matters and causes
arising within sald fourth district il which
the United States is /, party.
Approved March 3, 1879.
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Correspondence ST. Pau. Dispatch.

Judge Bennett, Dakota's delegate, is
alone at the National. / had quite long
talk with him, and found him thorough
ly brainy man, whose mental force win
make him apower IN the house. Eastern
congressman have an idea that our terry
tories are only semi civilized, and there.
fore, though they have sufficient popufa
tion for states, a little longer probation
will not hurt them. When they note tIat
delegates, like Bennett, are their mental
equals, they may conclude it is time to ad
nit them into full fellowship. Few things
80 soon lift and keep a state or territory
into prominence as able public men
imagine Ohio without her Garfield, Yer
mont without her Edmunds, Maine with
out Blaine, and noble desolats Indiana
without her Morton,
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Winter Yellow Fever

Bosom, April 4.-The United States steamer Ply
mouth, from this port, March 18th, for cruise to
the West Indies, has returned, yellow fever havin
broken out when three hundred miles sonth of
Bermuda, Egan boatswain, died of the disease. The
ship came from the West Indias last autumn with
yellow fever board and it thought funigation
and the frosts Of the winter here had destroyed all
germs.
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On the 10Th of this month an excursion

On the 10th of this month an excursion
train will leave Chicago over the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad for Pat
tersoville. Round trip tickets will be sold
for SIS, and tickets will be sold at half
rates from Chicago to any point along the
line Of the road. Excursion tickets good
for thirty days. The North western Iowa
Real Estate association have made ar
rangements with the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Pauld railroad to carry passengers
from Chicago west during the season tor
two cents pc; mile, the condition being
that the party who desires to travel a. this
rate is to satisfy any member of the above
association that he is dcsrous of seeing g
the country, and buying land if it pleases
him, when this member who will be pro-
vided with tickets for that purpose. will
sell him one at the rate Of two cents pei
mile This is a move in the right direct
ION, one that will very materially conduce
to the rapid settlement Of this magnificent
country, fair as the garden of the Lord. -
Sheldon Neaos, April 3.
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Black Hills Journals: The Black Hills
silver belt is growing in importance. Rich
silver ores have been discovered about the
head Of Spring creek, in the northwestern
part Of Custer county, some OF them going
81 900 fo the ton by actual assay. The
discovery is creating intense excitement.
The new mines are % or 30 miles south of
Rockford, Undoubtedly on the Rockford
silver belD. and near the Wyoming boun-
dary. Our informant is a reliable man,
not eas ly excited over flying rumors, and
we have no doubt the discoveries have
been made ~ reported
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Now She Knows What Kissing Is.

AT country party the other night a hr,.
morist was called upon to get up a new
style of amusement. Seeing an electric
battery he started it, and taking one of the
handles himself he gave the other handle
to the prettiest girl in the room, propos-
ing that they kiss each other. AS their
lips met, two million needles seemed to
break in all their effulgence upon the
startled beauty, and now she knows what
kissing is.
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TERRITORIAL JoTTlNCS.

A Womans Christian Temperance Union
has been organized in Vermilhon.
A project is or foot for the erection in
Yankton, during The coming summer, of
a Touring mill with ten run of stone.
A. o. Hubbard 'of Fairvicw, Lincoln
county, spent Sunday in this city visiting
friend.-Union Co. Courier.
President Hayes has ordered the remov
al of one of the Dakota land offices to
Watertown, Codington county. Which
one Is not yet known Yankton Press.
The citizens of Deadwood are " itating
the question OF narrow guage railroad
from Dcadwood to the coal banks, dis.
teace of about thirty miles.
Mandan the new town on the N. p. II
X. seems to be rushing business. Over
forty buildings arc being put up at once
and the prospect looks very encouraging.
Massachusetts people are seeking homes
in Dakota. A great number arc arriving
this spring, through the influence of res
ident OF this promising country.
G. X. Howard of Sioux Falls is probab.
ly the most extensive farmer in the south
ern part Of the territory. This year he
will cultivate 500 acres Of wheat and 400
acres Of flax.
Black Hills Jsurnay: We do not feel
at all alarmed out here over the the tiying
rumors Of general Indian war all the
Indians we fear are the stragglers passing
through trom the Missouri agencies to the
Big Horn and Yellowstone valleys, and
with post in the lower Rapid valley they
would be harmless.
Moody County Entsranrtse: We have
it upon the most reliable authority, that
the tracy branch OF the Winona & St. Pet.
er railroad will not change the line of the
Southern Minnesota, but that It vii! come
along just the same.-The Southern Min.
nesota engineers are now surveying line
running northwest from Jackson. They
evidently intend to reach the center Of
Murray county, before starting west.
J. W. Forney in Washington Sunday Chronicle.
Judge J. P. Kiddcr, the delegate in con.
gress from Dakota for the last four years
and judge for ten years previous Of the
United States court FOR that territory leaves
for home in few days. He. has done
more for that Territory than all other del.
egates eyer sent to congress, as matter of
record No retiring delegate leaves a
better record or more friends in Washing.
ton than Judge Kldder does. We have
known Judge Kidder for the past four
years, and know that he is true man in
every sense of the word.
| Moody county ENTERPRIsR.: We glad to see
that so many of the settlers who are moving In this
| spring, are bringing bundles of fruit trees with
them. There is nothing that condnces more to the
health and enjoyment of the farming community,
than an abundance of fruit. That small fruits of all
kinds will do well here, Ia already demonstrated
fRc'. The numerous varieties OF crab app'es, som
Of which are very fine, will thrive in this region,
and hardy varieties of grapes and apples can un-
doubtedly be successfully raised.
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Mrs. J. Andrews & Mrs. T. W Tattershal
RELOI1, Iowa. Would announce to the public
:. that they are pre- pared to do Dress and Cloak
Making in all the latest styles. We will also do
plain sewing. Rooms over Madole 4 Hinkleys
Store. Give us a cali
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MISCELLANEOUS
q, w. NAYLOR,

(1oUNTY TREASURER, Canton, D. T. Real
~ Estate ard tax paying business promptly at
.endedt to. Office at Court House. 1f
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A. +. & A. m.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
CANTON p. o. DIRECTORY.

Southern daily mail arrives every day except Sun
..yat7 A. N. Departs every day except Sunday
Northern daily mail arrives every day except Sun
Await 7:OOP. N. Departs every day except Sun
G.nton and Milltown mail arrives every Tuesday
md Friday NJ l2 M. Departs same days at l P. NJ.
Canton l. Richland mail arrives every Friday, at
arM, Departs every Saturday, at 6 A. NJ.
of6ce oven from A. M. to sP. NJ. On Sundays
,,on to P. NJ, and one hour after the mail ar
,iyes from the North.
'"S JOHN FAT,DE Postmaster
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[McGregor Times.

From reliable sources we learn that the
officers of the C. M. & st. 2. r. r Co.
have put on two sets of engineers in the
survey and location of the extension Of the
A!gona branch We understand it is the
intention to build at least one hundred
miles further west this season, All Wes-
tern bound trains are now packed with
e.aigrants and home-seekers, who branch
off at Calmer for the Dakota country.
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Any kind Of Machinery. o.
Al l only Aesp the BEET, sua ssiI
CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST.
f. Barrow.
Herd Notice.

The undersigned will take stock 70 nerd
in his herd on the Rock River in Sioux
County, Iowa, at Is cts. per head for the
season for cattle Cattle will be salted
once week and a good bull will bo kept
in the Herd P.O. address,
s. BEIIsFIELD,
Irene, Sioux Co.. lows.
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De EWEY HARVESTER.
Meadow Lark Mower,

full line OF Furst h Bradley Goods, consisting II
Sulky Plows, Corn Plows Hay RAkes and
GultIvators. klso the celebrated Waef
Goods, consulting OF all kinds OF
Breakers, corn plows, hsy
fakes, &c. 10. kc. N
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CONSISTING OF

The Nicliol s. Sheppard Steam and Hor,j
power Thresher.
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M. T.. SYVERUD.

MATCHMAKER h JEWELER, and dealer In
~ Clocks, Jewelry, ETC.. at Gilberts store,
Canton, D. T. Allkinds of work in my line attended
topromptly An on short notice.
EREFERENCE-MY WORK.
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Estrayed.

One dark brown mare, with cut in fore
head. One bay horse, blind in one eye.
!. NJ CARPENTER.
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MRS. e. M. WELLS.

MILLINERY FANCY GOODS DEALER has
4sA Just received new stock Of the latest styles
y 81 summer Goods also supply of most fashionable
Patterns. Orders for Dress and Cloak making will
received prompt attention.
Usll early, and see my goods, and learn my prices
BEFORE leaving orders elswhere. (26-tf)
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WESTERN HOTEL,

7 EMARS, IOWA. corner 9Th and Washington
IL streets. C. II. Dingemans, Proprietor, (suc-
cessor to NJ. Thiltgen) well-furnished table, cnd
clean airy sleeping rooms. Ample Feed and Liv-
sry Stables attached. Excellent hotel for farmers
Terms moderate.
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Money to Loan.

Farmers Of Lincoln and adjoining coun.
ties can secure Real Estate loans on from
one to five years time at reasonable rates
by applying to NJ Grigsby, at Sioux Falls.
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RAILWAY EXTENSION
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad.

This Company is showing grert energy
in pushing forward feeders into the fertile
west. On April I'd it will let the contract
for grading from Pattersonville, Ia, west
to Beloit or Canton, on the Big Sioux Riv,
er, twenty five miles. Within two weeks
it will let the contract for extending the
Hastings and Dakota line from Montevi-
deo, Minn., west torty-hve miles, to the
foot f Big Stone Lake. Within a week
it will let the contract for building the
short line from ST. Paul to Minneapolis.
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NANTON, D. T.. west end Bridge ST.; A. P. Dix
~ On, Proprietor. commodious, well-arrang-
ID hotel. Reasonable charges. Good stabling.
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G. III. WfNSOR

.. II. " "INOVR,
A TTORNEY AT LAW, Sioux Falls, D. T. Of
"A flee in Gilbert's building, opposite Cataract
House. Especial attention paid to Business in the
q. s. Land Office. Is also Land and Collecting
Agent.
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AUDITORS OFFICE Io~
Yankton, d. r. March IA, 1879 ."
J. L. NJ. Purdy, Deputy Auditor OF the Territory
of Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing u
true and correct copy Of the statement OF the con-
diion OF the Continental Insurance. co., on the lst
day Of January, 1879, end now on file In this ONE.
(-l u. N. PURDY.
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HOTELS.
HARLAN HOUSE,
DIXON HOUSE.

(NANTON, d. T., Main ST., G. w. Harlan Prop'r
~ Splendid accommodations for all travellers
and good Stables in connection with the House.
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Business Cards.

0. s. CLIFFORD,
4 TTORNEY Il COUNSELOR AT LAW,
"A Canton, D. T. Office on Main st.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-08

CHICAGO. Feb. The Blodgett inves-
tlgatlon had +. A. Drummond recalled.
lie identified the pages of the minute
DOCK wherein the orders of 1.-THE court are
recorded, awarding Winston $4,000 in
the Blgelow block case. Witness entered
the order. Rlodgett was presiding and
Drummond 10 the Chambers, but not on
the bench, Remember Drummond was
indignant that the order was made and
entered.
Cooper, for the memoriaIists, said it
was proposed to show that the proceedings
IN Judge Blodgetts court favored com
blnatiou Of insurance officials ia buying up
claims
Witness contained: The Garden City
conpaDy's liabilities we're $3.50, 900, and
FITS Secretary told him claims were not
worth over five per cent. In 1871 bought
claims at ten to IL per cent: Ia 1872, by
| arrangement which vas concealed from
| the public, the price finally rose to thirty
per ceat. Had schedules been filed it
would have shown a large connection of
| State Savings and Fidelity banks with the
affairs OF the Garden City, and caused q
run on the banks.
| It was understood that Homer Cook
and II. B. Smith could get the proceed
lngs IN bankruptcy stopped, through in
tiuence with Blodgett. About halt mil
lion of claims were bougt at from ave to
ten per cent. When the aankruptc,
proceedings were pressed they brought
more. Mttoess said on cross examination
that ae had difficulty with the ATTORNEY
Eon the part CT the estate regarding com
ipensatlon.
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SPECIAL n TTcEs.


Every moment of delay makes your case more
hopeless, and much depends on the judicious
choice OF a remedy. The amount OF testimony in
favor Of DR.. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, as a cure
for Consumption, far exceeds all that can be
brought to support the pretentions Of any other
medicine. see Dr. schenck's Almanac, containing
the certificates of many persons OF the highest
responsibility, who have been restored to health
after being pronounced incu-&1le by physicians OF
acknowledged ability. Soheuck's Fulmonic Syrup
alone has cured many, as these evidences will
show; but the cure is often promoted by the en-
ploy ment of two other remedies which Dr.Schenp&
provides for the purpose. These additional RENE
dies are Scheuckls Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake
Pills By the timely use of these medicines, &C
cording to directions, DR.. Schenck certihes tina
most any case of Consumption may be cured,
DR.. schenck is professionally at his principa
Office corner Sixth and Arch SITS Philadelphia
every Monday, where all letters for advice must b
addressed.