The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-22


9th The management intend to make
their fair the best ever held in southern
Dakota, and ask for liberal attendance
from residents of the neig hboring county
of Turner.
Major Carrier passed through Canton
Tuesday on his way to the Crow Greek
agency, where he has been assigned post
trader his many friends congratulate him
upon his merited preferment.
Correspondence Yankton Press: Can
ton has grown considerably since it got its
second railroad There are many good
buildings in Canton, and the town has
quite a fair future Lincoln county is
rich in agricultural lands, and is getting a
fair immigration.
-Orrin Wctlaufer, young man in the
employ Of Ross lumber yard, is building
tasty and commodious dwelling house
west of the school house. 1t is whispered
that two pair of young housekeepers will
occuljy'it as ssouiiii, as completed. ''*"'" ''
A cold blast swept over part of our
western country last week On the Rock
Island road the train men were snowfall
ling on the 10th Snow fell two inches at
Algona, Iowa, and at Hartford, D. IT,,
and at Adrian, Mimi, snow fell also.
Truly our seasons are changing so rapidly
one can scarcely know which to prepare
for, summer or winter.
MIR. Corson, father of Walter and
VIM. Corson of this place, died last week
in Wisconsin. His sons in Dakota receiv-
ed the announcement by telegram, and
have left upon the sad GRAND of attending
the funeral of their parent. Mr.. Corson
has been resident of Canton for the past
year, and was in Wisconsin on business
when he died.
-Chas. Judd, who has won the esteem
of our citizens the past year, left Monday
for Mason City, Iowa, for the most i'm
portant event in his life-a fate that over
takes nine-t enths of the people upon this
globe We wish the happy pair much
JOY.
The Timber Culture act requires that
the claimant shall plant not less than 270O
trees, tree seeds or cuttings on each of
the ten acres to be cultivated in trees, and
that at the time of making final proof on
the land there shall be not less than CTS
trees and growing on each acre. The law
then requires four trees, tree seeds or cut
tings to be planted for every one expected
to be living and growing when the final
proof is made.
Sioux City journal: A lady tenn
perance lecturer, to-wit: Mrs. Matte A.
Bridge of Milwaukee, was in the city, en-
route from Canton to Yankton. This la
dy complains that trunk checked at
Sheldon for Fairbault has not come to
hand, and says that the dunnage box
contained gold watches, diamonds and 9TH
er necessities worth $4,000 In this con-
nection it may be mentioned that trunk
is a good place to deposit jewelry when
travelling, and that temperance lecturer
who can sport a $4,000 outfit of dresses
and diamonds must have eloquence beyond
the average professional in that line.
Washington dispatch, l3.-Secrctary
Kirkwood is minded to break up the sys-
tenn of absenteeism inaugurated by East
ern Governors of Western Territories.
Two fragrant cases have forced themselves
upon his attention, Fremont, of Arizona
and Ordway, of Dakota, have been absent
from their respective capitals, furthering
their interests at the East, for many
weeks. Fremont has just returned to Ar
izona, in obediance to sharply imperative
orders. Like orders will be issued in like
cases in the future, and something will
probably be done to prevent the appoint
ment of Eastern politicians to territorial
positions which they unlawfully convert
into sinecures.