The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-16

talC expects C!Clk llUn the east very
soon.
AS will be seen by change in ''ad, j.
c, Easton has withdrawn from the banking
house Of Easton, Mckinney 4 Scougal,
Sioux Falls, the firm now consisting OF
Mckinney & Scougal
Frank 7. Sheppard formerly of the
ADVOCATE, has gone into the newspaper
business at Por;landvillt. Mr. Sheppard
is worthy young man, and will give good
satisfaction to his patrons
The following gentlemen have been
elected trustees ofthc Congregational col
legc to be built at Yankton: Rev. Joseph
Ward, Rev. Stewart, and +. p. Wilcox of
lmkton, L Kingsbury Of Canton, and J.
II. Jacksonof Valley Springs
Tomorrow night, if trains don't fail
and fair weather permits, the episcopal
ladies will receive their friends and enter
tain them at the residence Of J. ". Car
ter. The public are respcc fully invited
] to attend
Dan Culney had almost smash up
| last week. His horses became unmanagc-
| able and ran into a post near Herman
restaurant breaking it down. The damage
was slight howcvc', only Dan shouIdn' t
| trust to hiob EfnI horsos
The machinery is all packed and ready
to be shipped, for the new Steam grist mill
to be put up in Canton It would be a
great advantage to our country, and it is
earncstl Y hoped our citizens will use every
means in their power to encourage the en-
lcrpriSc
Filing Opsall, 7. J. Foslic1, Chas.
Christopher, Oscar Rea, Tim Eos lex and
Dr. Taylor went to Sioux Falls yesterday,
to attend the gran 10 lee OF the Masonic
order. MeSsrS King,bury, Van Tasscll
and Hardy, OF Yankton, passed up Sun
day to be in attendance.
The Sioux City Journal is our fayortc
paper, and yet we have to wait till the
third day after its issue before we are
allowed the ncwsy daily. Railroad and
mail facilities are rather uncertainties at
present, but we hope there may be a
change ere long.
The contract for building a bridge
across the Sioux at Bcloit has been let,
and soon communication between the
towns viii be convenient. The will 1e Il
substantial structure, and will cost 81, 100,
of which Lincoln county, we understand
pays 81, 400
DE- Southland appeared Tuesday, this
week, for new trial After great deal
Of legal talk court adjourned The dcciS-
ion will be given hereafter The Dr., no
doubt had good Intentions but was tried
for selling property Illegally. law is a
very convenient process, You can make it
fit most any case satisfactory.
Eden Sun: The pile driver at work
here for the pasttw weeks. began work on
the bridge north Of town last Saturday. On
Monday the driver WAS ordered 10 Milwuu-
kce to repair bridge that had given out
near that city. 1t is not known when work
will be resumed The festival on WclncS-
day evening was Quitca SUCCESS, though the
failure to procure Strawberries in measure
intcytcrel with the receipts. The amount
ncttcl will almost reach $50.
A blacker cloud was nevo. seen than
lowered over Canton last Sunday evening
Such shutting Of windows and slamming
Of doors for a few moments never was
known. There was every appearance of
a terrible tornado, bat The thunder
roarcd. the clouds grew big. the tighten
ing flashed and-didn't kill anybody"
except some young men pcrchancc that
went to meeting to perform the arduous
duty of going home with some lonely
maiden. THEY might have got, slightly
damp.
Last Saturday morning was ushcrcl in
with very many forebodinas ofconling rain
by the little folks. Notwithstanding the
clouds and the prospect Of disappointment,
about forty children assembled at Dahl S
Hail, and after short exercises were formed
into procession and marched to the grove.
where the day was to be spent, by the Schol-
ars of the Methodist Sabbath School. The
little folks all looked charming, dressed in
white with baskets Of flowers upon their
arms. The rain caused slight change in
the programme, but the children will long
remembcrthc May party, although itcame
in June thisyear) and to Mrs Wells is due
the credit of planning the day of pleasure
for the children, Grown people love to
look back to their childhood pleasures, 50
will on little ones at some future day. and
we should all take more pains to make a
holiday for the children. We all take up
the burden of life with more courage, after
a little liails,ilillg, So viii children stitjy
with more patience, and work with greater
energy aftera little encouragement showing
them that parentsand teachers are interest
ed in their happiness. e.1
. Elem and Teams Wanted. ,..n
Workuntil November for 600 Teams at
SO. 80 per day, ana 500. men at Sl.'75 per,
day Station work for men and teams at
oeol prices 1,Don the line of the Chicago,