The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-04-17
VOL. III.
BELi0lT ITEMS,

Tim Fosdicks new goods are ARRIVING
-Four thousand bushels of wheat went
down the road one day last week.
John NJ. Carpenter has not completed
the grading Of the side track at the Depot
Fred Barrows purchased Otto Ru.
dolphs interest in some Beloit lots last
week.
An extra coach came down from the
Falls Sunday with passengers for Mon
days train.
Miss Kate Tupper is spending her va.
cation with her sister, Mrs. Wilkes, a,
Sioux Falls.
AN sorts Of rurnors are afoat Us to
whether the Pembina will be extended to
Sioux Falls or not.
Fred Keep is over again from Rock
Rapids. He can not be easy outside Of q
Railroad town any more.
Engineer Nash came up from Sioux
City Friday. for the purpose of establish
ing the side-track at Beloit.
Men and teams are going over onto
the railroad works. Laborers get $125
teams with driver, $3.50 per day.
"A large lot of agricultural implements
for Sioux Falls and Finley, were landed
at the depot at Beloit Wednesday.
Mike Nelson will still venture a hat
or nickel on Railroad matters. Coulter
will not bet, but keeps busy thinking.
-Rey. Mr.. Williams, Presiding Elder
will hold service at the Beloit Schoo!
House Oh Sunday at Z O'Clock =. m.
e. E. Carpenter left for Milwaukee
Monday morning with the profile Of SUI
vey made by Mr.. Oberholzer of Nelson
Creek.
The little ones were entertained by
Miss Sophia Bergstrom, at calico party
at the residence of her father, on Saturday
evening.
Will Soule has ordered an exten sive
addition to his stock OF confectionaries
and groceries, which will be sold at the
Post Office builling
Lumber is arriving by every train
Three large yards are now we'll stocked
Lanes, at Belo:.; st. Croix Co., at lowe,
Canton, and Mr.. Ross's, at upper Canton
The first arrival Of a Milwaukee Cal
was on Saturday last at Beloit over the
Pemblna line. 1t was freight car loaded
with lumber for Mr.. Ross who is to start q
lumber yard at upper Canton.
The Ho.e! formerly occupied by
Chas. Varalstine, is being thoroughly re-
paired, and its proprietor, Mrs. Morse
has already as many guests as the acccmo
dation will admit of.
Rev. DR.. Hoyt has been confined to
his house for some weeks, being troubled
with q Bronchial affection. He IS improv.
ing and expects to be able to meet his ap
pointment at Beloit the fourth Sunday OF
this month.
q. W. Oberholtzer of Sioux City has
surveyed Nelson Creek, for the purpose
of ascertaining if practicable line could
be obtained for the Railroad. He reports
q 50 foot grade as the highest found, and
only two curves of 4 and 80, the double
reverse one formerly reported not being
! found necessary. ..-..
Billy Arlington performed before
crowded house at Beloit, Friday evening
As promised he kept the audience in 8
roar Of laughter, with his peculiar per
formances. His personations of the Pres
ident of the indignation meeting, and o.
Messrs Snipe, Fury, Weazel and Others
who were discussing the necessity of sup
pressing newspapers and railroads wa
complete, but only excelled by the WON
ans suffrage convention. The entertain
ment was diversified with song and speecf
which would be hard to duplicate.