The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-02-13
LOCAL MATTERS.

j. w. Taylor has gone to Yankton to
interview the Legislative solons
Saturday was a windy day, the dust
was eddying around in flying clouds.
Fresh arrival of Cranbcr"es at E.
Wendts.
A SUIT OF CLOTHES for $3.50 at
Dawson Bros, Fairvicw.
j Ohm NJ Carpenter has sent to Wis
consin for another car load Of buygies,
from Fish Bros, Racine.
John Holsey has surrounded some Of
his fancy poultry and stock with a picket
fence back of j. s. Bonedicts store.
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries, Cloth
ing and Crockery, at Dawson BroS., Fair
| view.
Capt Harlan and some others went
up to the Falls Friday last upon visit TO
the ODD Fellows lie reports pleas.
ant time.
Another joint discussion will take
| place between the BclOit Monday Night
Club and the Canton Athcneum, soon, at
the Court House.
The depot at Fairvicw will be finished
in about ten days. Mr.. Flye has all of his
| force al work there except one man, who
| Is trimming up the depot at Beloit
Dawson Bros. pay the Highest Market
Price for Butter, Eggs, Hides, Furs, anG
ali Kinds OF Produce at Fairvicw.
-Pattersonvlle is to have a newspaper
the material Eaving been purchased and
shipped. 1t is to be conducted under the
supervision of one OF Iowa's able young
men.
Mr.. Lane, Of Sheldon, was in town
Tuesday lnQulrlng ior lois upon Viii
to establish lumber yard Il portion of
the lumber having arrived lie look
cd over both Beloit and Lower Canton.
--Jhe ladies are holding so3lables ia
Beoit and Lower Canton on Friday even
lngs. The last one was at Mrs. Adees,
this week it will be held a, the Reynolds
House Beloit.
The Sioux City J0nrtsS thinks indi-
cations are that the Milwaukee road will
not ae extended beyond Paltersonville
this season as no preparations are yet
made for 80 doing
"A couple of Italian minstr1ls with q
harp and violin. "altcrnally' between
towns the part week. Tneir music was
plendld, and some OF tie yoGuy people
tipped the toe 20 their melodies at the
Dixon House Friday evening.
--Genune New Orleans Syrup to be
had at Wendrs
$. L. Dunham sold his farm and sle-
daded for Wisconsin, leaving several debts
unpaid. Sheriff Dixon stopped him on
matters and settled up what claims were
in his hands. He had 5000 in money
when he left.
Considerable dragging was done dur
ing the warm spell, and some wheat sown
This freezc-up was unexpected, and if the
grain sown should prove more forward
than hat of later planting, the general be
lief that winter sowing is not advisable,
will be changed.
TUESDAY evening snow commenced
falllng, and during TIC night the wind blew
I,n 4 ll
snow fell but it WAS drittcd, piled up in
some localities, and the ground being
blown bare in many places. Wednesday
morning was cold one, reminding US Of
the cold snap Of January last.
D. A. ". Perkins and +. Piper Of
Sheldon, favored US with call Tuesday
1t was our first view Of the gentlemen who
is becoming identified with the prominent
men of the 9th Iowa District; the brief in
tervcw we were permitted satisfied US
that his popularity is merited. Mr., Piper
IS brother of the spicy Majj editor and
will be connected with the new paper at
! Patlcrsonvliic.
Green grass ard clover! A bunch
gathered by our boy but a few days since
on the banks Of the Columbia in Wash
ington Territory, is upon our table. There
(he wrltes,) flowers are IN bloom, warm
hreezes are blowing, aud the vallieS are
clothed IN their spring garments, and this
| iittle souvenoir he sends us rs evidence
| of the advanced stage Of vegetation in
mid winter Whew! think OF the lon Q
weeks, spring blizzards and binding
snow falls, that we must witness here be
fore the beautiful green Of our Dakota
rralries can rank with this little cluster
gatherd in that far off country.
The Fargo Times has issued an extrail
Illustrated, exhibiting !. "ThreshinS scene
on the Cass, Cheny and Dalrymple farm
in Cass county, Dakota. 1t is an attract
i've picture Of a harvest scene, with its i'm
mcnse fields Of 5000 acres Of VIII eat il
shocks, 8 steam threshing machines a
work, loads Of grain passing from til,
fields. This celebrated farm is owned by
Cass of New York, 3. Cheney Of Boston
and Oliver Dalrymple Of st. Paul. The
publication is not only interesting bu
valuable In its statistical information of
the country on the Northern Pacific, and
the valley of the Red River OF the North
FOR the next 80 days Rowley will sci
Gents Underware, Shawls, Scarfs and M
bias at Cost.
MOingOna COai.