The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24

I love to see the trains sweep by,
And hear them grandly humm' ng;
The thunder Of the rolling wheels
Proclaims the good time coming,
when iron hands that never tire,
And feet of light that compass night,
Make human hears beat higher.
Tho blockade continuing, the noE>arriv>
al of paper again obliges us to issue :
column halt sheet.
No snow within nine days.
See herd notice in another column.
Read the Territorial laws on fourth
page.
-Hurrh for spring! Wild geese flying
north.
No train from any direction for TWEEN.
ty-three days.
DIR. Brown OF Eden, is sojourner in
town this week.
Harry Smith, of Algona was at the
Harlan, Saturday.
Frank Sheppard went over to Rock
Rapids yesterday.
-Vroman has rig at Mitchell, and
one at Elk Point.
II. R. Bradley, Of Eden, dined at the
Merchants, Monday.
-Jud Conklin's form was visible on
our streets Monday.
--Skewe's meat market, on Fifth street,
is now in operation.
The ADVOCATE is few hours late this
week. Cause, no paper.
-Liverymen report lively trade in
their line, the past week.
This week the Canton schools close
for few weeks vacation.
MIR. Atwater, Parker merchant, was
taking in Canton Tuescsy.
BRO. Matthews of the Eden Sun, paid
Canton short visit Saturday.
Flour from the Beloit mills Is sent
west in large quantities, daily.
The Dakota Herald came out last
week printed on yellow paper.
Painter Shufelt has just completed a
neat sign for the Harlan House.
"A load of flour from the Beloit mills
was taken out to Parker, Thursday.
-Messrs G. A. South, and Henry Gray,
Of Eden, were doing Canton, Tuesday.
Coal oil is becoming very scarce
article in this vicinity. Likewise, sugar.
Only eight weeks since the last train
pulled into Canton, on the Milwaukee
road.
Tuesday was the busiest day that
Canton has witnessed for many long
weeks.
The mail from Sioux Falls passed
through Canton Monday morning, going
south.
-Thos Thorson, of tho Sioux City
journal, worked his way up to Beloit,
Tuesday.
Lewis Mann again went to Mitchell
with several passengers. the first Of the
week.
MIR. Forester, runner for boot and
shoe house, went to Eden, by team, yes
.erdaY.
w. Graves and S. Figge, formerly of
the News force, have left the case for a
short time.
The name Of J. II. Holsey is men
toned among the candidates for the city
assessorship.
H. 81. Carol expects to discard his
cane, and open up his meat market in a
few days,
Charley Hymers, took load of pas
sengers oyer to Sheldon, Sunday, return
ing Monday.
The Sioux Falls Paragraph, during
the blockade, were obliged to cut down to
six column folio.
Our merchants report great call for
rubber boots and overshoes, but none to
supply the demand.
1t being almost impossible to procure
hay, at any price, most Of the liverymen
are using straw to feed.
Will. Bradshaw is having neat
dwelling house put up on his farm nine
miles west of town.
j. N. Churchill, of the Marsh Har
vtster Co., and w. W. Palmer left for
Vermillion, Tuesday.
The front of Werz furniture store has
been adorned with neat and hobby sign,
representing the chair line.
John, Hammer started for Sioux City
tuesday morning, going after load OF
goods for his store at Lennon.
"A large force OF shovelers are at work
On every section OF the Pembina road.
The amount paid per day is s1.1O.
j. L. Dahl left with his team Thursday
BOUND for Sioux City. He will bring up
load of goods for Chas Christopher.
"A small amount of mail matter arrlv-
cd from Sioux City Saturday evening,
coming as far as Portlandville, by train
The Canton schools will close Fri
oay the 18th inst. An exhibition will be
1 gwen by the schools next Tuesday even
Ing Admission for adults, ten cents.
-Johnson's crew of shovelers upoh the
iembina branch look like an advance Of
brigade skirmish, as they file in and out
oftown.
Episcopal services services were held