The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-02-17

Suo severity, ana the amount OF wretch
edness brought to the people.
! wv. Peters started first of the wee
for Yankton, his mode of travel being Ii
snow.shoe-a cafe yet unusual way ,
progress in America where the summer
should be perpetual.
Frank Winsor, of Mitchell, resche
Canton last week Friday by team for th
purpose of proving up on his Homestead
The distance was accomplished in fiv
days without a mishap, being obliged t
travel through the binding storm.
..-Canton's charter of Incorporation wa
forwarded TO Yankton over land the frs
of the week to be presented to the lcgisla
ture. This may meet with opposition a!
did other presentations relative to the in
terests of this town.
--Snow.shoes have been numerous on
our streets lately bringing to tho mine
pictured scenes Of some foreign shore
TO gain and keep your equilibrium while
satiatins or the snow on these "skippers'
is not IA easy task, as our friend Captain
Harlan, can testify. IPs like learning te
push the chair ,again.-in infancy.
by parties from Marion Junction W.
learn the citizens of that town are in rath-
er serious circumstance as to provisions
there being but very little flour or grocer
les left in the market. 1t has been several
weeks since trains have passed that City
Surely the mills OF the gods grind slow
but exceedingly fine for tho people of
Marion.
"A farmer residing near Sioux Falls
was lately "heeced" out Of $50 BY a
spruce, nobby looking young "hsrpooner u
WHO persuaded the old gentleman to attach
his name to Blue Ribbon pledge, bu,
which afterward proved 10 be pledge OF
q different hue-sn iron clad note. An.
other warning to farmers who thoughts
lessly sign themselves to-a contract to
pay out several hundred dollars in money
for that which profit them not. Farmers
of Lincoln county be wise.
Charley Himers arrived homo from
Parker the latter part Of last week where
he had been snow bound for some time
He followed the railroad track and met
with tedious timeof it in encountering
the mountainous snow drifts which cross
the track in numerous places, and also in
crossing streams and culverts with his
horses. Out Fear Worthlng he had
The misfortune to break down his cutter
but as assistance was near bv he soon had
3 sleigh for completing the remaining
distance 10 Canton.
AT a meeting held at the court house
asst Saturday afternoon by the business
men and property owners. it was then
decided that Canton be incorporated.
The extra tax for city purposes will not
exceed one and a half per cent. and two
per cent. for school purposes, but no tax
will perhaps be levied upon property for
he present, or not more than a half per
cent. at least, as tie city's machinery will
not demand it. If the town can meet the
demand for revenue and avoid a constant
drainage of its treasury, it will be a beau
iful plume in its favor.
The whole country has been visited by
severe cold spell. In the Northwest
here has been no severe cold since 1864.
1t the south such weather has seldom
)een experienced. Fears are entertained
If injury to the orange trees in Florida.
small fruit and peaches in tho west are
greatly injured. 1t is likely that the win
er wheat crop, where snow is Ugh: has
,cen hurt At Stevens Point, WIS, the
mercury indicated Sc degrees below zero.
Heavy SHOWS are req orted in tho Nsw En-.
,land States.
Those having tho care OF plants and
osebushes will find the following receipt
valuable IN case Of mildew accommodating
Upon yines. II was discovered by DR..
Blake who highly recommends the pro-
;css: A solution Of bluestcne, table
5DOOu ~ II uuCACA VI "NlCl AANnSo - "$A5A
hat will destroy mildew upon rosebushes
md other plants, without injuring them
n the slightest. The bluestone wash has
,een successfully used for destroying the
NUT fungus on wheat, and it WAS this
act which lead 10 the same substance be-
ng used on roscbushes with marked
'csult
Seven teams loaded with bread stuff
lrrived in town last evening bound tor
Mitchell. A telegram from the citizens
If that town was received BY 1selin d 90,
If Sheldon, stating that no flour was in
he market lseliu Bros, the proprie-
ors Of the popular Sheldon FIGURING
Mills, generously sent out the teams for
he tlour-famine district. This party Of
,teamstcrs lett Sheldon last Monday and
expect to reach Mitchell by next Monday
light. A portion of the four will be de-
posted at Marion Junction Team travel
9 more sure than tho powerful! steam en-
gino..
of all things which q. this particular
writing would bring mus to the public
,ar is the whistle Of the friendly locomo>
i've coming from the Sunny SOUTH. Its
steam voice no matter how hoarsc, deep
" un., leasant (at any other time) coming
n contact with the frosty air, would re-
'emble many harmonicas or the harp Of
. thousand strings" each string an insiru-
men: in itself. Yes, more. 1t would
create a momentary feeling in many that
hey had been Oft on tour to the snow
capped mountains Of the nOrthpole cline,
md were just returning to old familiar
scenes In fact the sound might be sweet
,r still were 1t bringing Intelligence from
he seemingly far off shore of the,nearest
Inhabited world where it is supposed
lwells active, anxious, enlarged people
lie same as "we'uns.' Hope deferred
naketh the heart faint but joy long cons
ing Bring with il more pleasant reality.
I'VE all live in fond anticipation that