The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-30

line conclusions AT tne Cambridge o.
servatory are that the comet is now NOV
ing away from the earth at the rate of
500, 900 miles per day. 1t will probably
be visible for several months and will,
without doubt, be conspicuous during this
time to the naked eye. It reached its
maximum Of brightness Thursday night
last. The tail OF the comet is 100000
long
Sioux Falls Paragraph: Several of
our citizens are thinking of visiting Valley
Springs and Dell Rapids on the Fourth.
Extensive preparations have been made in
both towns for celebrations. Canton also
sends very pressing invitation for our
people to join in the celebration down
there. The fare for the round trip will be
about 81, and train will leave here at s
A. NJ, ndreturn att p NJ.
The Sioux Falls Times says: H. H.
Carroll formerly of Emmettsburgh, Iowa,
and L. F. Pattee, of Canton, D. IT,, have
taken the building formerly occupied by
A. 7. Holly e. Co., as meat market, and
will engage in the same business. There
are miles of railroad between Scotland and
Marion which are barely passable. The
road has been lifted up few feet and sup
ported by ties. Canton exhibited great
many indications Of progress, it has grown
considerably and will continue to spread.
The Journal says: ''The Yankton
straight passenger train is to come and go
on, or about, schedule time, Monday and
thereafter. This will be a great improve
ment on the mixed train that has been
running, and will likewise allow the over
worked train men to rest occasionally.
The Sioux Falls train will continue to run
badly mixed, and with wild connections
until the bridges are.in between Eden and
Canton.
An emigrant outfit travelling in prai-
ri schooner style, made their appearance
unannounced on Monday last, and in the
evening gave very interesting and COM
mendable musical entertainment at the
Court House. The troupe consisted of
the father, mother, four girls and little
boy three years old, who proved to be a
lively clog dancer. The girls exhibited re-
markable musical skill and training, by the
fine manner in which they played their
horns.
Eden Sun: The pile driver and crew
returned last Saturday, and resumed work
on the bridge north of town. The bridge
will probably be completed this week.
There will still remain three bridges to
build and several miles of track to lay be-
fore the road will be open to Canton.
Trains will begin to run with some regu-
larity again next Monday. A train will
leave Rock Valley every night at l0:l5 for
Yankton, and a train from the south will
arrive here at $50 in the afternoon.
-Yankton Press: Captain Alexander
Hughes has been continued President of
the sellers and sailors veteran association
of Dakota territory. He has always taken
an active part in past soldier reunions in
territory, and is DESTROYS Of holding grand
reunion in southern Dakota the present
summer or autumn, at which three, days
encampment will be conspicuous feature,
to conclude with sham battle on the third
day. He has outlined other interesting
features of the occasion and hopes the old
veterans all over the territory will take an
active interest in the project. He expects
the use of $50 stand of needle guns which
will be given to the militia of the terrific
ny and hopes the military men of Yankton
will speedily organize company 'Fall in
boys; fall in