The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-10

falrs to attend to. These gentlemen left
Mason City last Friday noon with a sleigh
completing the distance Of $50 miles to
this city in just four days.
The Congregational sociabie at Mr..
l. N. Martins residence last Friday even
ing was q very social affair, large num-
Der being present. Miss Lizzie Steel hon
ored the company with select reading
which did not fail to add to tho evenings
entertainment.
"A surprise party was given Mrs.
Arms at the residence of DR. Clark on
Thursday evening of last week, by her
acquaintance and friends of Beloit. A
large company was present and it was
really a pleasant surprise both to this es-
Unable lady and those attending.
The following named gentlemen are
a portion Of President Garfeld's new cab.
met officers as received here by telegraph.
James g. Blaine Secretary of State; VIM.
Window, Secretary of the Treasury; Rob
ert Lincoln, Secretary of War; Wayne
McVeigh, Attorney General; Thos. L..
James, Post Master General.
The closing exercises of the Belolt
school which was to have occurred to-
morrow, will be postponed until Monda,
and Tuesday Of next week when these
two days will be devoted to classical ex-
animation. The drama Of Cricket on the
Hearth" will also be deferred until the
evening Of the 18th.
Necessity again co mpel us to issue q
half sheet on colored paper. The non ar.
rival of trains put a,dsmper on our ardent
desire, hence the seQualA Expectation
was our boon companion for a time but
she "few to the woodland away" Our
friends will please bear with us in this
emergency for it is The best we have.
M. II. Herman has had a beautiful
and nicely lettered sign painted by Mr.. E.
Shutelt 1t is painted in different colors
with portion Of the letters bronzed with
gold, there being 1876 letters on the board
AS sign painter Mr.. Shufelt has no gu
periors and but few equals as this one
will prove. It's a beauty!
This is the way an exchange de-
scribcs the Newport dance: "Two steps
TO the right, two to the left, one turn and
graceful kick to the right and two to
the left. The taller tho party, and the
more he bends over, the more graceful it
1872 1t is not expected Of a new beginner
that lie will make very graceful curves
as the art OF bending Is ''tor-in" to him.
"Wednesday afternoon several teams
loaded with logs came into town on the
'scoot." One gent stood proudly erect
es his team sped along and by sudden
motion Of the horses he was sent recling
to the ground, without the privilege Of
picking soft place to light save only
where the mud and snow was "satt." The
horses ran for short distance and were
stopped.
The pancake sociable at residence of
Mrs. Bell Carpenter in Beloit, Wcdnes-
Cay evening passed off quietly and pleas.
antIy. A large number attended and were
favored with excellent rccitations from
Misses Kate and Milla Upper who deliv-
cred them III their usual pleasing style.
Tie proceeds amounted to about $25,
some seventy five persons taking supper
and many fancy articles being sold
There will no doubt be several tickets
brought forward on the day Of municipal
election, and through the solicitations
of friends Oscar Z. ,Iiea has consented to
place his name upon The peoples ticket as
Il candidate for the Office of Police Justice
on the new city charter. Mr.. Rca is
known to be q young man of sterling
ability, and will wake as good an officer
as eyer gracci the chair of Justice. we
hope to see Inn set therein.
"A great deal of struggling was in
du)gcd in by our people last Thursday
evening, but the occasion was unusual
not resembling such events as trans
pire when the air IS filed with the fra
GRANGE of ncw-blown roses. 1t was
Venus in all her brilliancy walking
through the heavens in an easterly direc-
ton and coming in close proximity to
| the moon, which presented a strange aid
beautiful phenomena. The star has re-
turned to its natural color and sphere. but
will be plainly discernible by its peculiar
brightness on June 9th.
One would naturally suppose from
the mildness of the weather within few
days past that "spring time had come
indeed, gentle Anna!" Old Sol having
put forth all his Illuminating powers, re
freshing and giving new life TO every
thing generally-falrly filing the heart OF
man with feeling equal to that exper-
fenced after being rescued from despcr.
ate struggle will, the surging tide. But
this calmness may yet be followed by an
other d~fashioned "nor' western which
will cause a feeling Of awe to steal over
all, and if a storm. cometh it will, might,
could, would or should, be thu death knell
Of winter.
I'm last weeks issue mention was
| made of young man of Hanson county
haying his feet so badly frozen while LOST
out in a recent SNOW storm that amputa~
ton was necessary. The operation was
not performed as explained by the Alex
| andria Herald: t'Frank Zelensky, whoss
feet were so badly frozen two weeks ago
is at the present writing sinking slowly
Gangrene lad worked so high up, and