The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-01-23
VOL. III.
BEloIT ITEMS.

MOnuay.
NO. wheat sold on Tuesday at 50 to
90 cents. No. 8, 40 to As cents per bushel
-Four car loads of coal came in Tues
day and were disposed of before arrival.
Carpenter Bros have received a new
invoice of Fish Bros wagons and buggies
Monday down train took out four cars
of freight from Beloit.
MIR. Illingsworth is filling up his new
warehouse rapidly. He has a large
amount in store at the Hegerson building
Willie, son of c. 8. Soule, came up
from Sioux City Friday to take in the
sights.
The train on the Beloit extension
leaves Sioux City at 7:3O a. m, arriving
here at 1910 p. m, leaving at 1 10 p. m,
and arrivingin at Sioux City at 6 80 p. m
Fred Keep has removed his family
from Rock Rapids, who will occupy a
portion of his residence with DR.. Clark
Fred will attend personally to the duties
of his office at the Rapids.
The Round House is being put up
first, as the new site tor the Depot has
been changed 800 feet towards the river,
involving some grading that the frost rem.
ders it slow work to prepare.
Engineer Nash ordered the building
of the Depot upon the site first selected
upon the grounds that the new location
would not admit of platform Of sufficient
width for side track purposes.
Several table articles were exchang
ed through mistake, on the day of the ex-
cursion. If all articles will be returned
to Mr.. Coulter at his store in Beloit, that
were 50 taken the rightful owners can
there obtain them. There are several un.
claimed articles there now awaiting own
erS.
Agent Soule informs us that rate,
have been established on the Pembina
that will not fail to give general satisfact-
ion to the people He seems untiring in
his efforts to advance the interests Of the
company. and to gain the confidence of
the business community, which he is GER
tainly doing.
The flooring Of 1llingsworth's ware.
house gave way Wednesday morning,
dumping some 1900 bushels of wheat to
the ground. The building has just been
completed Except an outside plato rm,>
but one end of the floor was broken, the
joice 2x10 breaking in the center. The
principle outlay will be for the labor Of
re-hauling, and cost of new flooring.
1T is nothing new, but rather novel for
these parts, and brings to mind the reality
and magnitude Of the Telegraph. AZ we
dropped into the office this morning, the
rapid click of the instrument induced the
remark that some fluent writer was at
work. Mr. Soule said that the morning
report from Paris was being sent by the
Associated Press, which was cabled from
across the waters since we have breakfast
ed. SO the genius of man has utilized the
clements that here in the American Desert
we are in line of hourly converse with
the gay nation Of France, thousands OF
miles away.
The "Monday Night Club" that holds
its weekly sessions et the School House
is not only Interesting but instructive. Il
originated with Miss Kate Tuppers pupils
although all are invited to join. The at
tendance at their last session was mat
ter of pleasure to US. The exercises were
varied, consisting Of dec.amations, selec
readings from Dickens, impromptu speech
es upon subjects designated and drawn
from the question box, debates and mus
ic. Next Monday evening contest recita
tions and defamation for prize will
form part Of the evenings entertainment
and we assure all people who will attend
very agreeable pastime. The citizens
should encourage this commendable en-
terprlse and give the members a fnl
house. 1t is worthy Of and will we'll pay
for your visitation.