The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-13
Dakota Sizzorinctum

Sioux Falls charges 500 per annum for /
a saloon license. |
Yanktnn is excited over the prospect of !.
az artesian we'll !.
Alaska has population of 10000 in |
Guiding the Indian babies.
Pennington county is indulging in .
sharp fight over its division.
The Black Hills Journal closed the Ord
year of its existence on the 25th ult.
A big blaze at For. Pierre on the oath
ult, destroyed property 10 the amount of
$4,000.
A railroad is to be built soon from
Crooks City to Central City, IN the Black
Hills region.
Lawrence county certificates are worth
bot 10 cents, bu, the Times thinks their
value about par.
Freeman Bros of Elk Pint started out
two wagon loads of butter, $500 pounds,
10 Deadwood on the Sd inst
A few day ago Dr.. L. Haston of Wahpe'
ton, had his jaw broken and several teeth
knocked down his throat, by the kick of
horse.
A stage driver by the name of Rooney
was fatally frozen on the 1st irst., while
on the road between Cheyenne river and
Pinos HILL
The eleventh districts contest election
case, leaves Wallace maste. Of the field.
illegal voting was unearthed in that dis
trict, which turned the tide OF affairs.
Deadwood is making extensive prepa-
rations for putting down pipes for heat
Ing the city by gas. The town will be
illuminated with electricity in the near
| future.
! The democrats seem TO have got con-
| troll Of the Tennessee Legislature, Wher eby
they will elect the United States senator
| to succeed Senator Bailey. The republi-
cans will contest.
At the present writing the North Amer
lean continent is frozen from the North
| pole TO Florida. If the old world is anx-
| ious to make favorable contracts tor ice
now is her opportunity.
| A new land district comprising the fol-
lowing counties, is being pe,'ioned tor
Brookings. Moody, Bead.e, Kinpsbury
| Lake, Sphinx, Brown and a portion of Mi
ner. The office will be located at Huron.
Miss Lena johnson, one of Fargo's
maidens, shot her sire in the left shoulder
3 few days since lust for fun" inficting
| painful though not fatal wound. She
didn't think the weapon was loaded.
They do quick work at Fargo. A few
DAYS ago a man committed forgery, and
| so minutes after the act, he was n the
power of the law, an less than three days
was indicted, tried, convicted, sentenced
and sent on trip to Detroit.
Mr. c. n. Taylor a member Of the
Board of County Commissioners Of Clay
+! county, was attacked not long since al
Vermillion, by one Ainsworth, and severe
| " beaten. An old sore was the cause oil
the onslaught. Ain worth was arrested
and fined $50 and costs.
Hon. Alexander Hughes is max ing
preparations 10 remove to Yankton as
soon as possible. During his incumbency
| of the Receivers Office his law Office his
law business at Elk Point will be left in
charge of Mr.. CAeever -Eermillion
Standard.
A contest at wood chopping will take
place sometime the present month, at a
point near Running Water, between W
g. Grant, of Sorinfeld, who was a candi-
date for council at the last election, and J
H. Stephens, of the same town, who has
been member of the Legislature. Dir.
Grant wagers fifteen dollars that he can
cut twelve cord of wood in SIX days.
The Fargo Republican says that about
tEenty-four miles north west of Fargo lies
region IN which it is difficult to sink a
we'll without, striking gas, which rushes
| up with great force and burns with clear
steady flame wien ignited. -Four wells
were sunk last fall on the Willard farm
ard gass was struck every time at depth
| Of about forty feet What extent of coun-
| try there Is underlaid with this combustl-
| ble material is not known. A gentleman
who is familiar with the oil regions in
Canada says that the region above alluded
to is vey like the country there. There
| may be oil, but If there is al inexhaus,i-
BILE supply of gas it might be utilized for
mills and for other purposes
| The champion shot Of England HIS