The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-11-10

business at Rock Valley, and has fine
house and drug store there We hope to
see them again at Canton.
The admission Of the Territory of Da-
kota as a State is almost an assured fact,
as it is to be made a political question
The Senate needs a couple more members
for the transaction of executive business
from Republican point of view, and it is
proposed to admit Dakota as state.
An exchange says: Men who ad-
vcrtse in home papers are the men who
do the business every time You can pick
up a newspaper, and in five minutes tell
who the men are that do the buying and
selling and keep alive the interests Of the
place. A newspaper invariably reflects
the worth, enterprise and Intelligence Of
the community in which it is published.
Yesterday was quite a lively day in
Canton. The band belonging to Ogles-
by S troupe played about town, the streets
were filed with farmer teams, sidewalks
were being built in various locations,
streets being graded, drays unloading at
different stores, trains rushing in and
pulling out, and the sound of the ham
mer could be heard everywhere, and
does mt Canton boom?
The Chicago Times of the 22d Of Dc
tobcr says Comparing the figures of the
last five years it appears that Dakota takes
the lead in the estimation of those who 90
west to grow up with the country The
public lands disposed Of in five years
amount to more than 100000 acres. In
| 1857 the amount was small. The next
year it increased six fold and has increas-
rapidly every year until the last year the
acres taken amounts to $2,673, 63S.
The Episcopal sociab'e was a success
financially and socially, last Friday night.
NJ +. Rudolph gave the audience some
choice reading, Mr. McCronea fine instru.
mental piece, Mss Carrie Taylor a rccita-
ton, Miss Mona Miller and others some
choice singing. Supper was served, after
which dancing was kept up until a late
hour, the music was pronounced good for
dancing. Much credit is due to the ladies
for the efforts made to make the affair a
success.
Mr. f. Shufelt, and a Mr.. Coles from
Switzerland, are doing some fine painting
for the scenery curtains in Bedford's new
hall. There is to be eight scenes, includ-
the drop and back curtains. This hall,
when completed will be one Of the finest
in the Sioux valley, and great attraction
to our home entertainments as well as for
eign troupes that will visit us in the flu
tuIe.
The party of surveyors from this
place, consisting of O. +. Rea, Geo. Rea,
H. Webb, Willis Benedict, Walt Fosdick,
L. Mann and several others, who lett here
sometime last August, arrived home last
week Friday they have been absent
nearl y three months, and look weather
beaten and hardy. They have been sur
veying for Uncle Sam as far north as Bis
marck, and'rather enjoyed the novelty Of
camping out.
From the below, taken from the
Yankton Press, it looks as though we are
to be favored with change OF time in the
outgoing and coming in of trains at this
place, which is satisfactory way to please
us: 1t is given ont in an unofficial way
that there is to be another change in time
on the Milwaukee road, the company con-
Guiding to abandon its attempt to run
through to and from Chicago in twenty
six hours. Thus far the fast train has
been several hours behind time nearly ev-
cry day, and Yankton' s mail has, in con-
sequence, been twenty-fours late The
new time table is being prepared and will
60 into effect soon. ....
An exchange says: A mild winter is
predicted by some mcterologists. As the
excessive heat Of this summer is attribut-
ed the increase of solor radiation, but that
increase is due to violent disturbances in
the sun 5 atmosphere, where spots of vast
magnitude, following period ofquiesence
began to show themselves in May and
have continued since It is argued that
the temperature is and will continue to be
above the average, and that comparatively
mild currents of air will be waited down
upon us during the winter months, But
what are to look forward to in the summer
Of 1880 if the return Of the spot period
now develops 50 much solar energy?
The Sioux Falls Paragraph has the
following in It's last issue, relative to the
difficulty Of ministers obtaining half fare
tickets Of agent Reyes at this place:
'The Dakota Yale Band, comprising
seven young Congregational preachers who
recently came to Dakota from Yale col
lege are fine set of gentlemen and are
sensible enough to be men among men
and aot anything too utterly utter in the
way of sacerodicaI dignity, The o.her
day the whole seven We're in Canton on
their way to attend the Congregational
ASSOCIATION at Nermillion and expecting
also to visit Sioux Falls On the way to
Canton and while there they met a mum
Der of travelling men, ami the party had a
real pleasant jolly time at the depot wait
ing for the train. When it came to buy
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