The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-11-25
VALLEY ECHOINGS,
What are the wild winds saying

V0c1II IOll SiINNd
What are the wild winds saying:
Performance tonight at court house.
Read the interesting communication
on 4th page.
The ADVOCATE is few hours ahead
Of time this week.
Smallpox is said to be raging at an
alarming extent in Sioux City.
Miss Dolly Dixon will spend Thanks
giving with friends in Sioux Falls.
&C. W. Palmer of Lennox, was "swing-
ing around the circle" of Canton, Mon
day.
DR. Moody came In from Lennox
Monday of this week, remaining several
hours.
For downright novelty and curiosi-
,y E. NJ. Miles striking watch caps the
laurels. 1t is an object of wonder.
The abstersive power which hung for
so long oyer the streets has at last disap-
peared. Goodbye, sweetheart, good bye!
You will find the Commissioners
proceedings and Trea surer's report which
we publish in another column, valuable
reading.
Mrs. Wilkes who was to deliver
a temperance lecture at Beloit on last
Tuesday evening, failed to make her ap-
pearance at the appointed time.
Mr.. Carol has lately moved build
ing from the south part of town onto his
business lot on Main street, and is repair
ing the same for Meat Market.
what do you think of our new head :"
-Lennox Dem ocrat, 18th.
Everything, but say, Bro, which one do
you mean, Democratic or Republican:
The cold weather of late has some
what retarded farmers in their fall work.
Scarcely any corn has been gathered SO
far, and but very little fall blowing done.
AT depth of $50 feet coal was struck
IN the coal mine at Ponca, Neb, on late
date A vein AZ feet in thickness will
solve the coal problem for southern Da-
kate no doubt.
Two more of A. Hanscheigel's child
reu are very low with diphtheria. One IS
In rrecarious condition with no hopes
of its recovery, while the other is in
fair way to regain its health.
&C. A. and W. Smith came over from
Rock Rapids, Tuesday. G.. A. is working
in the interest of the Lyon County Bank,
and was attending to some flax business
for the Linseed Oil Company, of MINI.
The Pembina depot will soon be re-
moved from its present location, south to
the junction of the two raods. This fea-
lure of the railroad company will be
greatly appreciated by frcigh:ers, as much
time in transferring goods will be saved.
H. C.. Marsh and Johnny ColoneY left
the first Of the week for Chicago, on
business, the former taking to eastern
markets three car loads Of cattle and one
Ut hogs. On return trip both gents will
visit friends for short time in Hampton,
lava.
No musical talent is allowed to waste
IN Canton. A minstrelsy or something of
this nature, consisting of the bones and
harmonlca, appears to have been organ
'Zed among scholars Of the public schools.
rare performance will be given publici
" soon, perhapss
MIR. J. Straw brought some common
heid corn into our Office few days ago,
an ear of which measured 10 inches in
length and inches around, solid and
compact, containing $50 large developed
Kernels. 1t is good sample Of corn
growing in Lincoln county.
f. II. Wilson, Of Williamspsrt,
fehn, arrived in town last week and ex-
poets to make this county his home for
the winter. Mr.. Wilson is graduate of
unlon College, Ohio, and comes westward
% mud new home. He is pleasant
conversationalist and seems a gentleman.
Miss Hattie Taylor late from Lansing,
Ia, daughter of DR.. Taylor Of this city,
mas been employed as teacher of the Eden
SCHOOL, for the winter months. The cit
'.ehs at that place needs congratulate
themselves as Miss Taylor bears the tes-
''nionials of being an accomplished and
competent teacher.
Inc northern bound passenger train
VAS somewhat delayed on last Thursday
''cning by landslide. While roun ding
curve short distance this side of Eden
NC engineer saw the debris COVERING the
rack, and merely had tine to stop his
'a'n' thus avoiding, an accident. Men
we're procured who soon effected a pas
age for the cars.
he weather during the last few days
mas shown itselfin mauy different shape,
handing in the variations at each change
"m perfect ease, gracefully tossing back
'au ITO the bow of its instrument. It |
as*' blew, thew, froze, snoze, bloze, con-
, ula.ing and congealing everything, not
ss"uag even to play in and among
s''ow's missatting habiliments, and send |
qa''er OF intense agony through his
~. ssuc form; thermometer away down |
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