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

Tho winter Of 1sS0-8i will long be
remembered - one Of length. strength
and severity, and the amount Of wretch
sdness brought to tho people.
w. Peters started first Of the week
for Yankton, his mode CT travel being ths
snow.shoe-a. safe yet unusual way oil
progress In America wherc the summers
should be perpetual.
Frank Winsor, If Mitchell, reached
Canton last week Friday by team for the
purpose OF proving up on his homestead.
The distance was accomplished In five
days without mishap, being obliged to
travel through the binding storm.
..-Cantou's charter OF Incorporation WAS
forwarded to Ysnkton over land the first
of the week to be presented to the legisla-
ture. This may meet with opposition as
did other presentations relative to the in
terests Of this town.
--Snow.shocs have been numerous on
our streets lately bringing TO the mind
pictured scenes Of some foreign shore.
To gain and keep your equilibrium while
sAtlating or the snow on these shippers"
is not "a easy task, as our friend Captain
Harlan, can testify. us like learning to
push the chair sgain-ia Infancy.
by parties from Marion junction We
learn the citizens Of thai town are in rsth-
er SERIOUS cIrcumstsncsr - tc pros isions.
there being but very little flour or grocer
les left 10 the market. 1t has been several
weeks since traias have passed that city.
Surely the mills al the gods grind slow
Int exceedingly fine for the people Of
Marion.
"A farmer residing near Sioux Pals
was lrlely "hoeced" GU. Of $50 by
spruce, nubby looking young "hsrpooncr
WHO persuaded The old gentleman 10 attach
his name to Blue Ribbon pledge. but
which sflerward proved to be pledge OF
different hue-sn iron clad note. An
other warning to farmers who thought.
lessly sign themselves 10 a coutrac, TO
pay out several hundred dollars In money
for that which profit them not. Farmers
Of Lincoln county be wise.
Charley Himers arrived home 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 a tsdiou, time Of 1t in encouutering
the mountainous snow drifts which cross
the track in numerous places, and also In
crossing streams and culvc-ts with his
horses. Out Fear Wor,hing he had
The misfortune to break down his cutler
but ~ assistance WAS near bv he soon had
8 sleigh for completing tho remaining
distance to Canton.
AT . meeting held at the court house
last Saturday afternoon BY the business
raen and property owners. it was then
decided that Canton be incorporated.
The extra tax for city purposes will not
exceed ono aud a half per cent. and two
per cent for school purposes, but no tax
will perhaps be levied upon property for
the present, or not more tiisn half per
cent. AT least, 90 tie Gigs machinery will
not demand it. Ii the tcwn can meet the
demand for leveurc and avoid acons.ant
drainage Of its treasury, it will be beau
tifai plume III It's favor.
The whole country has bean Visited BY
q severe cold spell. In the Northwest
there has been no severe cold since 1854
Al Tie south such weather has seldom
been experienced. Fears are entertained
OF injury to the orange trees in Fiorids.
Small fruit and peaches Ia he swa,i are
greatly injured. Itis likely that lie wias
ter wheat crop, where snow is Fight has
been hurt. At Stevens Point, Wis, tho
mercury indicated IS degrees below zero.
Heavy SHOWS are reg os.ed 10 the Nav En'
gland States.
-Tho.c having The care Of plaa:s aai
will fnd the following rseelp,
valuable IN case of mildcw accommodating
upon vines. Il was discovered by Dr.,
Blake who highly recommends the pro-
cess: A solution of bluestrnc. a table
spoon to bucket OF water, makes wash
that will destroy mildew upon roscbushes
and other plants, without injurins them
in the slightest. The bluestone wash has
been successfully used for Destroying the
smut fungus on wheat, snd it was this
fact which lead to the same substance be-
ing used on rosebushes wita marked
result.
Seven teams loaded with bread stuff
arrived in town last evening bolnd for
Mitchell. A telegram from the ci,izsns
Of that town was received b. Iselin il Co.
OF Sheldon, stating th,t no -four wss in
the market lselin Bros, the proprie-
tors of the popular Sheldon FIGURING
Mills, generously sen, out the teams for
the four-fsmiue district. This party of
steamsters lett Sheldon last Monday and
expect to reach Mitchell by next Monday
night. A portion of the hnur will DO de-
posted at Marion Junction. Team travel
10 unO&e siAV to"n VIC Po"eihui ssSSaA GA
glne.
OF all ,hings which at this particular
writing would bring music 10 the public
ear is the whistle OF the friendly locoro>
tive coming from The Sunny South. Its
steam voice no matter how hoarse, deep
or un. leasant lat any other time) coming
IN contact with the frosty air, would re-
semble many harmonicas or the harp of
a thousand strings" esch string an iIslru.
men: in itself. Yes, more. Ii would
create momentary feeling in many that
they had been OIL on tour 10 the snow
capped mountains esthe northpole CLINE,
and were just returning 10 old familiar
scenes In fact the sound might be sweet
er still were 1t bringing intelligence from
tho ssemin CIV far Off .hers of she snsArss,
Inhabited world where i: is supposed
dwells active, snxious, embarSosd people
the same as '.we'uns." Hope deferred