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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
Female BARRIERS.
TOll Oity Derrick

I'm wy AoIIlSAJ
There is a female barber in Bradford,
and we are not surprised that she has the
heft of trade; that men shave who never
shaved before, and those who always shay.
ed now shave the more. Why, they just
tumble over each other to get her chair,
and the lucky man just stra ightens him
self out and puts himself under the in
hue nee of her hands as if she were a
female doctor.
When she runs her finger around his
face and tickles him under the chin with
the lathcr brush it makes his blood grow
hot and his toes tingle, while his scalp
prickles like an electric brush. Then
when she slips one arm around his head
and grabs hold of his off ear, and draws
the razor to starboard, he feels like para
regained. It's bad on the nerves, but it,
nice. Then she hauls his face over toward
her, and leans forward, bringing his nose
up against her and proceeds to clean the
off side of his head.
That is the time the man calls up all
his patriotism, and his courage, recites
the Declaration of independence, and
dreams OF houris and the Old Man Of the
Mountain, and gets so weak that he takes
hair oil, bay rum, and a shampoo, and
has his hair cut twice.
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Attention Ladies.

Mrs. Haraldson has received during the
past week large and select stock of fancy
goods, consisting Of Java canvass, turkey
red, black white and other colors. Wor-
steds in all all colors, Zeyphers, double
single and split Crewels and Germanton
wool, turkish towing for embroidering.
All kinds of cardboard, beads of every
description; ornamental articles, such as
air castles, vases, baskets etc, Nottingham
lace tides. A new style of bracelets, very
handsome. Ladies please call and exam
inc goods. l will order any article not on
hand, shall increase my stock every few
weeks and intend :o SCI Z :. a small profit.
Will also keep good stock of millinery
on hand.
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The Uses Of Straw.
Fargo Republican


While in conversation with very in
telligent gentleman from the east day or
two since, we we're informed that a ma
chine for converting straw into valuable
building material can be procured for
about 81 900. The straw is boiled in large
watts containing a PREPARATION of lime, and
then pressed into moulds under pressure
of about 500 pounds to the square inch.
these can be made oblong, or square, of
any size. Moulded into blocks Of about
twelve inches square and "a inahes long,
and dried, this prepared straw makes the
very best building material if properly
protected from wet at root and foundation,
and the walls made of it can be painted
the same as wooden walls. In this coun-
try where straw is SO plenty it would seem
to he economy to utilize it if possible, for
building purposes and for fuel,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
The President at Long Branch.

The president has been successfully re,
moved to Long Branch, being taken there
Tuesday, and is now sleeping quietly in a
cool airy cottage whiting 100 feet of the
Salt sea. The hopes that were built up,
on his removal are more than justified by
its effects upon the president. The trans,
fer to the cars was made without the
smallest difficulty; the railroad journey
was apparently beneficial in its effects,
and the president arrived at Long Branch
better than when he left Washington
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
Proceedings of the Board Of County
Commissioners.
SEPT. 5, 1881.

The Board of County Commiss toners 0
Lincoln county, d. II. met in special ses
sion at the county Clerks Office on Monda,
the 5th day of September, A. D. 1881, il
the forenoon acc",r.!.ag to published %: -.
Members present were O. 7. Brandhagen
Nathan Noble and the Clerk.
After due consideration the board upcr
motion made the following levy of take.
for the year 1881 as follows, to-wit:
For general county purposes, including
support Of the poor, a tax Of four a.
mills shall be levied on each dollar of the
assessed valuation for the year 1881.
For county sinking fund purposes tax
of one ~ mill shall be levied on each dol
lar of the assessed valuation for the ycal
1881,
For county bridge fund tax of one (l)
mill shall be levied on each dollar of the
year 1881, which taxes the county clerk,
is hereby ordered to carry out on the tax
list for the year 1881.
The report of a 37-l0 mills tax for terri
tOrial fund reported by the territorial
auditor to the county clerk is upon motion
hereby adopted.
Adjourded one hour for dinner. Re
convened after dinner. P. C. Parks hay
ing then arrived members were then all
present.
The following places are upon motion
hereby appointed as the places at which the
elections shall be held in the different
election precincts until further ordered by
the board.
In Eden twp, at the store building of S
B Culbertson, in said twp.
Norway twp. residence of Andrew
Ladstrom. Pleasant twp, residence of
Robert Pierce Brooklyn twp, school
house in district No. AZ. Fairview twp,
Fairview postotfice. Highland twp, resi-
dence Of John O. Steensland Lincoln
twp. school house in district No. 80
Delaware twp, 8 81.
Canton twp, court house, city of Canton
Lynn twp, school house in the village of
Worthing. Grant twp, residence of O T
Brandhagen. Dayton ~wp, school house
district No. SO. LaValley twp, school
house in district No. As. Perry twp,
school house in village of Lennox. Spring
dale twp, school house in district No. "A.
Delapre, residence of Ira Soule.
n. J. House, surety on excise bond of
Simmons & Hoffman, having filed his
withdrawal from said bond of date July |,
1881, the commissioners notified Mr.. Hof-
man, the present principal that new
bond was required, whereupon Said Adam
Hoffman produced the required bond with
James Kellar and A. F. Rudolpha as sure
ties, which said bond was accepted and
approved, and N. j. House released from
any further responsibility for anything
happening from and after this date.
The MINUS were read and upon. motion
approved. The board then adjourned
sine die.
Approved: O. T. BRANDHAGEN,
Attest ELLING OpsAL, Chairman
County Clerk.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

Manager Merrill was at Yankson last
week and offered to build line from that
place to Scotland, provided the right of
way is furnished. An extensive meeting
was held Saturday night, and the Yank-
tonites pledged themselves to procure the
right of way Twelve prominent citizens
subscribed 800 apiece at once. A telegram
was set to Merrill asking him to commence
work Immediately on the Scotland extern
sion.
Marshal Raymond of this territory owns
farm twelve miles northwest of Fargo,
that contains 5000 acres Last fall he
had 1000 acres broke for seeding, and put
up buildings. This year he will average
twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre,
or $4,000 bushels. He expended the first
year $4,000, including land, buildings,
stock and machinery, seed and labor, also
an elevator that will hold 10000 bushels
of grain. This fall he will have 1000
more acres broke He has fifty horses and
mules, and forty-fve men at work. Mr..
Raymond intends to build private track
to tt',c Northern Pacific railroad six miles
away, so that the cars can be brought to
the elevator and load without sacking or
carriage. Surely Dakota has some grand
old farms. What will they be in the tu-
ture, as more land is Cultivated, and as
emigration continues to pom in, ne pros
pect of wealthy state lays before I'D.
Come to the Northwest, all ye people
in the east who are struggling for an ex-
istence in that overcrowded country, and
put forth the same exertions here that you
have to there, and you will in few years
be raised above the slough of want. Here
is a vast country that is calling for indus
trous people. You can now get it for the
taking Of it. In few years every quarter
section will be small fortune in itself.
This is no experiment gentlemen, 1t has
been demonstrated by the whole country
east Of us for the past century. All that
come now can smile at the laggards who
will in few years come driving through
here with their prairie schooners, finding
fault for having hundreds of miles yet to
drive, when, had they shook the ennui off
few years sooner they might have been
smiling and happy neigilbors Of ours. Let
us say again, come west now.
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Floating Facts.

| - AS~SAA~9 - S~~SS'
"A good laundress wanted at the Har-
Ian House
-Chas Christopher has gone to Chi
cago after goods.
Judge Wiggin has been dangerously
i'll the past week.
S. G. Madole is in Chicago buying his
fall stock of goods.
A. J. Mold went to Minneapolis on
Monday to witness the show.
Mrs. Harlan left for Minneapolis on
Monday, intending to take in the fair.
J. W. Carter and Frazier Gilman left
for trip into northern Dakota, last Fri
day.
School Books every kind used in Lin
coin county, just received by Lewis &
House.
Three candidates received the rites of
baptism of the Episcopal church last Sab
bath.
two converts to the Congregational
church will be immersed next Sunday at
3P. NJ
MIR. and Mrs. T. A. Gale and Miss
Kittie Pendexter went to Parker Saturday
night for short visit.
The premium list for the Lincoln Co.
fair is out 1t is a neat job, executed at
the Sioux City journal office.
A new millinery store is to be opened
in the store room owned by DR.. Southland,
corner Main and Fifth streets.
j. S. Benedict has just returned
from a trip through southern Canada,
New York and other eastern points.
The Canton schools opened this week
with a good attendance, considering the
almost impossible streets and the wet
weather.
The Misses Crazy deserve the pat
ronage of the people of this locality. They
warrant their work to be frst-class, and
terms fair
Rev. Bishop Clarkson will hold ser
vice at the Episcopal church on Wednes-
day September l4th, at half past seven in
the evening.
1t is said that the winters snow and
the springs floods cost the Milwaukee
company So, 100000 on lines running west
ward from Milwaukee.
Your attention is called to the card of
Lawrence Mallory, our new hardware
merchant. He is young man of energy,
and deserves patronage.
DIR. j. NJ. Lewis of Export, Iowa,
and w. G. Lewis of Elkader, Iowa. broth
ers of James Lewis, arrived in town last
night for few days visit.
The bridge across the Sioux between
Canton ond Beloit is already commenced,
the frame work is up, and it will be push
ed forward as fast as possible.
Last Saturday night Canton was visit
ed by the London Comedy troupe, but
owing the non-appreciation of our citizens
they did not draw full house.
Sheriff Dixon and wife are made hap
ply by the arrival Of their daughter and
grandchildren from Chicago. Miss Matte
Goss is also visitor at the Dixon House.
d. N. Richardson of Beloit, has just
completed his fine new store, 22x70, and
is well stocked with goods Of every de-
scription. The post-oAice is also within
the building.
-Sirroc Chapter No. l, composed OF
chapter masons was organized last Mon
day night. Regular meetings will be held
the second Tuesday in every month, at
the Masonic Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Coloney left Canton
Mon lay for Saratoga and other points in
New York. where they will remain about
a month. John Colony will tax aharge
of the Merchants during their absence.
Thompson the hardware man, has
commenced receiving stoves, of which he
has large stock bought for winter trade.
He has recently enlarged his store, and
intends to do heavier business than ever
before
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
Mrs. L. HARALDsoN
Special Premiums.

Mr. G.. J. Skinner, the Secretary of
our Agricultural Society, has been author
lied by the publishers of the Iowa Home
stead to announce three Special Premiums
which will be awarded at the coming fair.
First. For the best two pounds of but
ter, the Homestead one year.
Second. For the heaviest six ears Of
corn, the Homestead one year.
Third. For the best looking baby from
the country, copy of the Farm, Garden
and Household Manual.
The prizes are very equally divided
among three of the leading industries Of
the country, and competition will be great,
especially on the last item. 1t is not like
ly that any one family will carry off more
than one of of the premiums. Make your
entry at the Secretary's office, and he will
direct you where to leave your exhibit.
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Interesting to Ladies.

Mrs. P. NJ. Lund, q graduate Of Mrs.
Deinbolls Institute, Mode, Norway, in all
kinds of needle work, which is attracting
a great deal Of attention, as among the
fine arts at the present day, desires to in
form the ladies and Misses of Canton and
vicinity, that she has opened school at
her residence over Lund & Christensen
store, and solicits the patronage of those
wishing to becoming proficient in useful
and ornamental work Specimens of
crochet, embroidery knitting and many
useful and ornamental articles, can be
seen upon application Terms reasonable
Hours arranged to suit the convenience Of
pupils. A fine opportunity for the young
to learn habits of industry which should
be a part of their education Main St.
Mrs. P. NJ. LUND.
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Salem Register. Selfshness kills

Salem Register: Selfshness kills
more towns than any other cause. When
you find town where its business men
look only to their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
look for the writing on the wall, for it is
doomed. No place yet ever prospored
unless its citizens went to work upon a
universal platform of the greatest good to
the greatest number One-oycd ideas
won't win, neither will selfish desire to
monopolize some line of business. Work
together for the common good, for unless
your town prospers you cannot prosper.
An exchange very truthfully says:
The season of the year is near at hand
when prairie fires can be loook for, and the
greatest care should be exercised to guard
AGAINST them. Campers-out and hunters
cannot exercise too great care in leaving
BEND them smoking embers or burning
wads by which these fearful conhagrations
PIX, %&r:.4 n,'t}y started. g.: .t'!y' 81. II:,.
pie in Dakota suffer great loss of property
through these prairie fires that might be
saved if proper precaution was taken to
guard against them. The time for their
appearance is near at hand and renewed
watchtulness apd care should be the order
of the day.
-Yankton Press: Though the efforts
at fruit culture in Dakota have been slight
and the results CORRESPONDENCE small the
present season has developed enough in
that species of products to render it GER
tain that our climate and soil are adapted
to their growth. Experiments in the old
er settled portions of the territory render
it certain that apples, plums, grapes and
berries of all kinds can be produced in
large quantities and of excellent quality.
Peaches have also been made a success in
the southern tier of counties. 1t will take
time to adapt the most desirable varieties
to the change but few years Of patient
labor will effect the result.
Rain! rain! rain! Oh how it did
rain, how it has rained, and did it not rain
some? what? vest it did though, it just
poured on Monday and Tuesday, We
cannot estimate the damage done yet, bat
some damage must have been done to late
vegetation. Still we are better off than in
many localities, where six weeks earlier it
has been almost food. In the Red riv-
er country grain is damaged greatly, and
also in some parts of Iowa. In England
almost a famine is feared, caused by fail
ure of crops. At any rate nothing will
dishearten Dakota farmers, they rather
enjoy the floods, drouth and grasshoppers,
and try the harder another season. #
one thing fails, something else always
turns up for Dakota. We know that seed
time and harvest always comes, and faith
in our country is our watchword.
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Dakota Doings.

The two prisoners whe escaped from the
BonHomme county jail, recently were
recaptured on the lst near St. Helena
Neb.
The rains in the Red river valley for the
last few days made it very unpleasant fol
the threshes, and may reduce the yield Of
wheat.
The contract for building the peniten-
tiary at Sioux Falls has been awarded to
r. D. Silver of Lincoln, Nebraska, at
$34,Sl3.
Gov. Pennington sent some Dakota
specimens to the Minneapolis fair in the
shape of beets, egg plants, potatoes etc,
raised near Yankton. The Missouri val
ley beats the world for big vegetation.
Deadwood Pioneer: Sunday morning
couple of young men had desperate
i lit iliti Org .s',ud from <.; s,:la.t -: e
made respecting young lady. One of
the parties had lip bitten off and the
other all the flesh loosened from his ribs,
shoulder dislocated and al eye put in
mourning.
"Rebel George knowlton, the i4@a
arrested in Chicago the other day for a
murder at TT. Pierre three years ago, has
led stirring life of it since, doubling and
lodging, with the detectives upon his
track. He was caught once in Rochelle,
Ill.,, but escaped by tearing up he.'Aoor
of the Jail, taking another prisoner with
him. Marshall Raymond has gone to
Chicago after him.
Sioux Falls Argus: VIM. Smith, the
man who ''linked' VIM. Vassor on the
railroad track last Sunday week, was tax
en- before Justice Henry on Wednesday
for examination, on the charge of assault
with intent to commit murder NJ. Grigs-
by appeared for defendent and G. H.
Wynn has been retained by Vassar's faith
er to prosecute the prisoner. The priso-
ner was held in 81 900 bail to await the
grand jury, and in default of bail now eats
and sleeps at the expense of the county.
The following is a careful measurement
of the snow fall of last winter as made by
Rev. John Morris of Morristown, Dawson
col1ntu d r..
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What an Old Farmer Says.
Exchanged

Exchange.
I am an old man, upward of three score
years, during two score of which have
been rich, and have all need, donot owe
dollar, have given my children a good
education and when l am called away
shall leave them enough to keep the wolf
from the door. My experience has taught
me that
One acre of land well prepared and well
titled produced more than two which re-
ceived only the same amount oflabor used
on one.
One cow, horse, mule, sheep, or hog
well fed is more profitable than two kept
on the same tmonnt necessary to keep
one we'll
The farmer who never reads the paper,
sneers at book farming and improvements
always has leaky roof, poor stock, brok-
en- down fences, and complains of bad
seasons.
The farmer who is above his business
and entrusts it to another to manage, soon
has no bushes to attend to.
The farmer whose habitual beverage is
cold water is healthier, Weather and wiser
than he who does not refuse to drink,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

IL is now said that that the loss on the.
steamer Terton, wrecked near Cape Town
is greater than vas first supposed. The
thirty passengers supposed to have escap-
ed in Il boat do not turn up, and it is now
said 244 passengers were lost 1t seems
hard to get at this matter, in spite of the
boasted system ofthe British ocean mail
service.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

Land Office at iankton, Oak, August 18th, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim, and tccurs
hna lentry thereof, and that said proof will be
Court in and for Lincoln county Oak. at Canton,
d T. on Saturday Sept. "a, 1881, viz: W. friedrich
Ladwig, under his Homestead entry No. G3o2, Sioux
Falls series, for the North West or, section IA town
loo, range 81, He names the following Witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Herman liable, Peter Gilman,
Antioch, and Herman Gilbert, O. X. Howard, OF
Sioux Falls, Oak.
10 GA wErrER, Register.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

Land office at Yankton, OAK, August Is, 1881.
Notice Ia hereby given that the following set
tier has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and secure final
entry thereof, and that said proof will be made
before VIM. M. Cuppett, Esq, Clerk Of the Dis,
trict Court in and for Lincoln county, at Canton,
D. T., on Thursday Oct. l. 1881. p. n. viz: Ru-
dolph Calmeyer hnder his HID entry No. 1884, Sioux
Falls series for the South n 8 W u, Section l, and
W u n-wk Section II, Town %, Range 40. He names
the following witnesses to prove his COZ tinuous
residence upon and cultivation OF said land viz:
Joseph Chapman, ). W. Gilbert, Vim, N. Parks,
O. 3. Wells, Gil Of Cation, Dakota.
20 G. A. WETrIR Register.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

The firm of Simmons & Hoffman, one
door east of the post-office, has been dis
solved. Adam Hoffman has taken charge
Of the saloon, and has generally renovated
and re-flrnished the room Shufelt &
Mansfield have done some excellent paint
ing both on the wood work and counters.
A free lunch is served up every morning
between ten and eleven. 4. HOFFMAN.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

A party of northern men visiting Vir-
ginia bought a poor, WORKOUT deserted
farm in Amelia county, and began pros
pccting for gold The washed spots on
the land, brought their findings home for
examination, add soon returned properly
prepared for digging They are said to
be taking ont almost fabulous quantities of
gold
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Land Office at Yaukton, Oak. August IL, $751;
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
proof will be made before VIM NJ. Ouppett, clerk
Of Dist. court for Lincoln county, at Cant on on
Friday September &c. 1884,, p. M, viz: Gilbert
Mikkelson. under his Homestead entry No. 6l82,
Sioux Falls series, for the northwest # u, Sec
town SO, range 40. He names the following witt
nesses to prove his continuous residence upon al d
cultivation of said land viz: Austen Odegsrd,
Nels Larson, Juel Hegge, Canton, and Ole Oyerset,
Eden, Oak.
Is G.. A, WETrER Receiyer
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Eacms to Rent.

Three convenient rooms, on the first
floor, in good location. For particulars
apply as this Office.
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Land Office at Yankton, OAK, August 9th, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before VIM N. Cuppstt, Clerk
OF dist. court for Lincoln county, d. r. at Can,
ton, d. 7. the county seat ssturdy Sep II, 1881
p m, viz: Jacob Els, under his Homestead en-
tryNo. 6845, Sioux Falls SERIES for the Lots and
and X EN-, ll-l00-bl. He names the follow
ingwtnesses to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation Of said land, viz: W. +. Lad
wig, Joseph Louselle, of Antioch P. o., and Peter
Gilman, Herm, Gilbert, of Sioux Falls, Oak.
10 &. A. WETTER, Register.
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Peoples FavOrite Route.
From Sioux CITY to

Passengers taking this line make direct connec-
tons in Chicago with all fast trains for all princi-
pal points east. and u p, transfer, Council Bluffs,
with all trains for points south and west. Baggage
checked through to all principal points.
p. E. ROBINSON, &c. HILLS,
Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt. Gen'l Traffic Manager,
Missouri Valley, Iowa.
W. WELLS tfenl Agt. Sioux City
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Photograph Gallery !
BY THE MISS CRARY's.

Combings and Gut Hair taken In exchange for
pictures Switches Puffs, Fringes ETC., made to
order. Also copying, charging and stamping
done. Gallery Third door east OF Gales bank, on
Fifth street. 600