The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-04-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

Hohse during the week.
Mr.. Payne is building a, residence
north of the Dixon House.
| "A welcome sprinkle mois:ened the
ground Monday morning.
! Bishop Hare passed through on bis
way to Sioux Falls, Friday,
M. McMackiu is building residence
at upper Canton, south Of A, Sutton.
Engineer Wa,tles, of the Dakota
Southern, came up over the read Friday.
S. Scaley leit with family and three
teams for work upon the Milwaukee road,
yesterday.
cards have been presented for a wed
ding at the Congregational church, MAY
| J, at II An.
General Beadlc, Territorial, Superin-
tendent, arrived Monday evening to attend
the Teachers institute
-"Black Hills or Bust" is tho sign on
the canvas Of a prairie schooner that
biyouacked in the rear Of our office.
Billy Robinson is enlarging his Res
taurant building, for the purpose of at.
tachlog Bakery to his present business.
| Ira mps are among US in eArnest--a
couple of them called at Dan Carpenters
Friday morning, rousing him up fof
| fvn O'..1nou krao |. c,s
we have had some busy Saturdays
since the railroad gave us grain market
but the number of farmers in town last
Saturday exce!led that OF any previous
day.
The Sioux Falls Stage Company are
now running spacious covered coach,
with Bob Guthrie handling the ribbons,
and good horses. 1t is getting to be a
popular route,
&C. Dingman cf LeMars and Mr..
Smith Of Cleveland registered st the Dix.
on House Saturday evening. They were
en- route to Firestcel where Mr.. Smith in
tends to locate colony from the east.
Gus Linderman has leased the Lam
ing saloon, formerly occupied by Ed Alex
ander. He is the only one that has taken
out license under the late regulations of
the Commissioners, fixing the license at
$500.
-Messrs. Huffsmi'h & Boynton, of Lin
coin Center, as will be sec Y by their ad in
another column, are prepared to furnish
any kind of agricultural implement want
ed. They are we'll known to be reliable
men to dea, with.
1t is rumored that Mr. Brown of
Sheldon. while mere a. few days since,
bargained for a lot upon which to erect a
hotel. Such men as Mr. Brown will be
welcomed here as his aid in building up
the town would be appreciated.
The Banking firm Of Gale & Ward
| whose card appears in another col umn,
have established themselves at Canton for
permanent business, and those who ia
vor them with their patronage will find
hem prompt and relia BILE.
The streets are thronged with men
VINO nave come to work upon the rail
road. Some come from the eastern part
OF Iowa, having leased their farms-and
the most of them are disappointed at the
wages being lower than they anticipated
-Tramps tramps, infest~ our village
the only ann ,yance thus far we have been
subjected to is tf.eir begging f,r food or
money. With the approach Of work upon
the railroad we Will doubtless be annoyed
worse than ever As we understand more
men are offered to contractors than are
| wanted
MIR. Kimball, engineer OF the Milw.u
kee Co, was in town Sunday. He examin.
ed the profile Of the line made by Mr.
Oberholtz"r down Nelson Creek, which
was in the hands of <. f. Carpenter. Mr..
Kmba|l stated that he would exam inc the
line upon his return from Mason CITY,
Thursday. tz.-.af
The Canton Cornet Band will give
concert at KtllaT's Hall on Tuesday even
ing, April 20. Or citizens ought to A.
tend their concert. as it is for the purpose
OF obtaining money to purchase some ad-
di'ional instruments The Band boys
have been to great expense in ting
themselves and their efforts sh ould be ap.
preciated
The Teachers Institute bsing held at the
School House in upper Canton is very in.
teresting and ably conducted by Professor
Jacobs, our popular County Superntend.
ent. General Beadle, Territorial Superin
tendent, Is in attendance rendering valua-
BILE assistance The General is an untiring
worker and evidently at home in his Off
cia! position.
w Huffsmjth of Deleware, burnt
around his place on Tuesday the 18th, and
as he supposed the flre was entirely extin
gnished, but as it proved fire was smoul
dering IN an old straw stack that under
the high wind of Sunday morning last
spread into flames and in spite of Mr..
Huffsmith and his family the fire was
communicated to the grass and running
northwesterly burnt 40 tons Of hay belong
ing to G. W. Hinckley, also the stable Of