The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
Dakota Doings,
The small towns throut the territory
are nearly all preparing to celebrate.

pOsals To erect flag staff at least lOO'1eet
high.
The Queen Bee company expect to
erect 100 buildinnS on their Sioux Falls
property this summer.
Fargo is considering bids for the paving
Broadway, its principal business street,
The estimated cost is about $4,000.
An army of over 1900 men draw pay
from the c. NJ 4 st. p. railway com
pany. This is an increase Of 2,l02 since
last June.
The first supplies received at Nolga
when the blockade was raised were two
barrels Of whisky-an the citizens seemed
perfectly satisfied.
The Washington Hills have been a sort
of horse thieves paradise Recently an
underground stable with room for eighty
horses was discovered.
At Dca.lwool, miners raised 500 and
divided it between Mrs. Green and Mrs.
Bcakcy, whose husbands were killed in
the late Terra mine disaster.
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side OF buildings Inc haIi"tohcS were
very large.
Among re2cHt important discoveries IN
the Black iiliiS Is "A large BODY OF ASBESTOS,
mineral that is unaffected by flre, and
one that is extensively used IL the manu-
ia:tu!c OF ire bEick, proof paint, pack
ing safes, roofing, etc
In Montana they work off murderers on
IA flying tra5czo ope.ar22l! on a new pr;nci-
pie. The sheriff. or man in chars2, as the
case may be, stands them on the ground
AMI 5J' $pringiig trap, JERKS them up
ward instead Of springlng trap from I'M
der them.
Madison Sentinel: A lady nincty-one
wears of age was assisted from the train
here last Wednesday afternoon. She
has been an invalid and bed ridden. we
understand for ten wears Our Dakota
climate will soon put her on her feet
again, we trust, and enable her to live out
the remaing years Of her life in the full
enjoyment Of wontcd health.
Elan lrau Entcr2fi.,c: The first train
after the blockade reached Flandrau on
the 18th Of April. and within one month
of That date DDS trains had registered
here. This gives some idea of the bust
ness the railroad has been transacting on
this end Of the line 1t is also fact that
nearly every freight train that came here
brought a fall train load at this place.
The ony;nccr in cboroo of the Northorn
Pacific survey. has RIM an governmental
line over the nummel Of the Rocky moun-
talns' The line II adopted, Will be built
on 'GcStio WORK io0 1ee' hisher 'iiah the
summit. The singular tact that trcstie
or bridge loo feet higher than the sum
mt OF the Rocky Mountains to get over,
Is not found elsewhere IN the whole world
and, II oa!it, VIII always be a wonder
Rapid City Journal: We have rcceiv-
ed from Charlie Collins copies of papers
wubliShcl in Ireland, in which country
Mr.. Collins is at present sojourning.
Charley is fairly enlisted in the cause of
immigration to Dakota, and is delivering
lectures Tor the information Of those antici-
pating leaving the old sod for free Amer
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Capt, Willard of the Boone May hunt
ing party, which spent the winter on the
Little Missouri, has returned to Dead
wood. The captain says the country is
alive with game of all kinds, including
large herds Of stampeded cattle from the
ranges, which are as wild as deer They