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

VALLEY ECHOINGS.
Judge Clifford went over to Yankton
.st Tuesday on legal business.
The business boom is rapidly asum -
hg its customary huge proportions.
Rabbits are very plenty and rabbit
Lun.ing is tayorilc amusement with
many.
Yesterday was one of the warmest
lays of the month. To-day is one of the
collest
1t is estimated that at least one-th ird
IF the grain in this county is yet to be
shreshed.
The public schools of this place COM
nenced last Monday with 3 good atten
lance in all departments.
Owing to the cold and stormy 1Teath-
* of last evening all the trains on the
milwaukee, road were suspended.
The severity of the weather to-day
has pnt temporary stop to business, and
The streets and stores are nearly deserted
Mr. Gray is now fairly located in his
new restaurant on Main street, and is anx-
ious to see all of his friends. Read his
= card in this issue.
Mr.. George W. Naylor, who has been
quite unwell for the past few days, is rap
ldly recovering, aud will be about rs usu-
u in day or two.
We are much pleased to learn that
Mrs. W. VI. Cuppett, who has been so
long and so seriously i'll is recovering and
is now out of danger.
The county officers, both new and
|oid, have settled down 70 bushes for the
new year. and are turning of work with
no little rapidly.
Last Sunday tho thermometer indi-
Gated SO degrees below and even the old
Get inhabitant was forced to acknowledge
that it was cold.
Travel on all the railroads il rapidly
Increasing, and nearly every train on both
he Milwaukee and Pembina roads carries
ii full quota of passengers.
Court adjourned last Friday to Jan
uary 25th. after three days session.
Owing to the absence Of attorneys but lit
| tie business was transacted.
] The genial Tom Sunday who has so
long held position behind the counters
at I. Fosdick's now occupies similar po-
sition at Mado!e & Hinkley's.
The board of commissioners is still
industriously grinding away at the county
business. Their proceedings will proba-
bly, be published next week.
Billy Robinson, who for a long time
has been in the restaurant trade in this
place, has pulled up stakes and gone to
f'eloit to engage in business there.
There has been wonderful death of
police items during the past two weeks, a
fact tk"t speaks we'll for the general good
Behaviour OF thi: community.
Judge Clifford has promised to be at
every Court hereafter, blizzard or no
b!izzard-rreferring the home bar to that
OF Algcna and Scotch barristers.
Hard coal has been received in con-
siderable quantities during the past week,
| but the famine in soft coal continues with
no immediate prospect of "let up"
The County Commissioners were Wis
lied BY delegation urging the reduction
OF the liquor license rate. But the same
hgurcs are retained, $500 year.
1t Is said that game in some parts of
Tue county is becoming quite tame owing
10 the snow and cold weather which COM
pels it to approach houses for food
Martin Bros. have moved small
building from their slaughter yards t. the
rear Of their meat market on Main street,
aud will use the building as a lard house.
Treasurer Heutson was enstalied on
saturday. He handles the ducats rs if it
was familiar business. He will move his
family into town as soon as the cold
sbates
After considerable interruption occas-
Toned by snow and wind storms, the
freight business Of the Milwaukee road, is
now booming along in greater proper
ton than ever.
"A. q. Ross returned yesterday from
ZIP "out west," whittier he went for the
purpose If ''taking stock" in his various
lumber yards scattered along tho Milwau-
kee railroad.
Killing Opsal, the newly elected
COUNTY recorder, IS now fairly established
IL his new Office With Filing at the
aetn the county business will certainly
receive careful attention.
H. G.. Marsh. who has been quite
seriously i'll for the past three or forr
weeks is, We are pleased to note. rapidly
recovering, and hopes to entirely regain
nes health al an early day.