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

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| mile heat for SO aside; the strange; go
$, left almost quarter of the distance ane
/ drew rein. Mr.. s. raked in the purse.
BENZ. Kennedy's brother. G. B., va
married at bis home In Colcsbnrg, Iowa
or the evening of the 23th Of last month
4 This gentleman expects soon'to leave hi
! Iowa home ard take UP his abode in Can
ton, where he will form co-partnershi,
With his brother Ben.
i IS. G. Madole lately returned from
trip to Alexandra, snd no tells rs I'll
towns along the LING of the Milwaukee arr
as we'll provided With groceries and pro-
visions as Canton. But the scarcity of sue
in some OF tl,etowns is heavy burden
and one which the people cannot over
come, hejpg miles from timber
Those desiring costumes for the mas
querdde of the 18th, should notify A. F
Bddolph or f. NJ Miles at the earlies
convenience, that time may be given these
gentlemen III sending for them No one
must consider themselves slig.lted in The
least, If they were at any time overlooked
| by the committee, while canvassing the
city for orders
The Beloit school visited the Canton
school Tuesday afternoon, and after few
hours the four grades prepared to the
Court House, where declamat1ons,
speeches, music, etc, occupied the re
mairder of the day. The recitations by
the scholars are highly spoken Of as
being rich and racy.
Col. Campbell Of Mitchcll, arrived in
Canton Monday afternoon bound for
Washington, d. G., expecting to make
connections with trains here aud get to
Washington III time to watch the inargu-
raj ceremonies of Mr. Garfield, which
occur Tomorrow, but as no trains were
in operation on the Pembina line the Col.
postponed his trip for some time in the
future when Garfield will make his sec.
ond address.
Erik Rasmussen farmer living a
short distance from Canton, brought 10
town Tuesday an elegan, speciman of art
in the shape of small bucket about Ten
inches high by four in diameter, made
from solid piece of maple wood, nicely
trimmed and bound with tionrishes, all
completed with pen knife. 1t is an in>
genious article Of workmanship and dis
plays wanderful credit on the part Of s..r.
Rasmussen.
Our sidewalks aud streets are in a
good condition for u person to slip, slode.
slide, slue, around like q bark in IN eddy,
not kno wing wha, harborsile will cast an
Choir at; he feels uncomfortable while
whirling, curling, twiriing around III the
provoking naels.rom; lie is unprcten ling
but not modest; unreserved but not free;
unmannered yet not ra.ie; restless but
would be satisfied with qMeuda; by aud
by tie tumut ceases aai lie Sis down
and-s,l, lies!
The ih,es:e. aailsof Walt @5orson1s
saloon is beiag beautifully decorated
with oil paint!nSs, W. A. Mansfield
welding The brush. The painting $ repre-
ssnting, storm off the coast Of Maine,
The Critics, ST. Johns river Florida,
with the view of the ruins of St. John
presenting Itself in the distance, Hunt
ing scene on the Roanoke ri7er, Moth
Carolina are extremely elegant, end Mr..
Mansfield has established. for him self an
enyiaoie reputation as an artist Of the first
degree.
This Il how the Sioux City Journal
puts 1t: "a great many people besides
newspaper people scan the columns of
the local newspaper to form an opinion
as to the character Of the place and the
men who do business in it. 1t is com
monty accepted as CONCLUSIVE that liber.
on the part of the business
men of any town indicates a lively town;
and it is {. simple and safe rule to 90 by
Union county protests against being
united with Lincoln county i'll council
and legislative district. Two petitions
were presented in the council on the 10Th
from the citizens of Union praying that
Clay be added instead OF this county.
The petitions are now under consinera.
ton Union county evidently has an eye
for the future, knowing that should Clay
be adnitted in its district it would have a
big advantage aud thus send members to
both the council and house. In either
case Lincoln county will send its council
man s.jnst the same" Let 'er pass!
3. G. Journal: Sheriff Jackson says
that up along the line of the st Paul road
the snow first drlfted over the snow
fences, then blocks of snow were built
above tile fence as the drifts deepened un.
til this snow wall was over thirty feet
high iii places. Groves that were planted
by The railroad company to keep the
drifts out of cuts. are drifted over. Pho
Iographs are being taken by order Of the
company of some Of this snow scenery
cuts, station houses and cars on side track
nearly drifted under, and that sort OF
thing, 50 lhak.he general pnblic may see
why there has been blockade along the
ST. Paul road
The Hoods il Holland have caused
widespr rad devastation and suffering.
Dykes at Nieuwknyk that resisted storm
and waYe for eighty years succunbed to
tempests IT this wild winter, ard vast
area containing hundreds Of thousands Of
acres and population of 80, 600 persons,