The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-20
Dakota OoiugS,


Of frequent occurrences in Dead
wood
Sixty babies have been born in the little
town of Lead City, during the past two
weeks.
Thomas II. Brown has purchased half
interest in the Sioux Falls Times, Il. O.
Kimberly retaining the other half
Paul Boyton has reached Pierre, on the
Missouri. 1t would be novel experience
if he should be frozen in, rubber suit, ten
der and all.
A chicken show will occur in Deadwood
sometime in November. All the fine
breed of fancy fowl that the Hills contain
will be on exhibition.
President Arthur is fifty-one years old,
weighs two hundred and fifteen pounds, is
widower and member Of the Episco-
pal church.
Some of the Yankton people are NOV
ing in the matter of of establishing an ex-
tensive pork house. 1t would doubtless
be good investment and fine thing for
the Capitol.
Heavy rains since September lst have
swelled the Upper Mississippi and its
tributaries enormously, which is some
thing unusual at this season of the year.
Dell Rapids Exponent: The tracklay-
ers have got about half way to the Falls
with the ties and rails. With good wealth
er and plenty of material they would reach
Sioux Falls in about two weeks They
were reinforced Saturday with an invoice
of upwards of fifty Germans, just over
from the Faderland
Some Of the Yankton business mer
have organized railroad company anc
filed the necessary articles of incorporation
with Secretary Hand, for the purpose o.
building road from LeMars to Yankton
The course Of the Northwestern beyond
Calliope being unsettled as to making
Yankton point, has probably led to the
step.
The Mitchell Capital states that the re.
suit of the election upon the consolidation
of Hanson and Dawson counties decided
against the consolidation proposition. In
Dawson county the vote stood seventy-six
for consolidation and 22l against it. The
Hanson county majority was also opposed
to consolidation.
Yankton Press A telegram from Far.
go states that the republican territorial
committee met in that city on the 18th
inst, and organized by electing c. 7. Nc
coy, secretary, and D. c. Thomas treasu.
rer. The committee then adopted resolu-
tons inviting the democrats to unite in a
call for two conventions, one north and
one south, to consider the subject Of divis-
ion of the territory. The telegram then
announces that the convention for north
ern Dakota had been called to meet at
Fargo on the first Tuesday in December,
ant that the southern Dakota convention
would meet a few weeks later. We are
not informed as to the manner of securing
representation in these two conventions,
but the plan will undoubtedly be develop
ed later. Delegates should be selected
with care and men chosen who can strong
ly present the claims of southern Dakota
to statehood.
Southern Dakota has no time to lose
in bringing about It's admission as a state.
Fortunately for our interests we now have
q republican majority in congress and this
condition may not last. With = democrat.
10 majority there would DO very little hope
of affecting the admission of a state which
will be strongly republican Now is the
time to act and prompt vigorous action ID
needed. 80 long as Dakota remains a
territory there will be neither political
peace nor material prosperity. To secure
these things people must govern them
selves. A dependency upon the general
government will not prosper 1t is moi
In the nature of things that it should
Southern Dakota Is now prepared to ente,
Into system Of strong and effective self
government, but should II happen that
tho change is postponed beyond the ten.
ure Of the present republican majority in
congress it may DO compelled to wait many
years for another opportunity, -Yauktou
Press.