The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-01-26
FACTS
Concerning Canton People. and Terri.
tory, or, Logical Truths to Digest.

Has Lincoln county an Old Settler
Association?
The near future promises many i'm
portant improvements for our little pros
porous city.
Canton has been comparatively free
fiom sickness this winter, barring an
occasional case of cold Or another mild
disease. Dakota is healthy.
Lincoln county has an honest set of
officers and the immigrant need not be
afraid Of locating here on account of ex-
trayagance or recklessness.
The days are now lengthening and a
little more daylight is added to either end
The long evenings will now gradually
disappear and the earl riser must be
earlier still.
We advise our farmer readers to be
sure and have their seeds, machinery, ETC.
needed to put in the spring crop in readi-
ness. Now is the time to see to this AS
it is likely to be windy spring, it would
be well to put every grain down deep.
The Manchester Gowa) Democrat is
afraid Of losing some of her people and
for this reason has the following fling on
Dakota, as good land as God ever let
sun shine upon: "a few persons in this
vicinity have got the Dakota fever bad.
If they go there they will return poorer
but more contented than they now are. -
The quiet efficient manner in which our
agent, Charley Goetz, performs the duties
of his Office is certainly commendahle.
Too many in his position are often grabbed
and perpendicular when travellers or pat
rons seek information, but from the gen
tleman above named none need fear any
thing but kind treatment and courteous
replies.
An eastern paper which no doubt sees
the hand writing on the wall, is alarmed
at the marvellous growth Dakota has
made within the past two years and takes
occasion, because there has been some
crookedness in one or two counties in a
newly settled district by a few unprinci-
pied scoundrels, to throw dirt at the
Territory at large The item reads, and
would say we give it the lie direct:
'Dakota Territory is undergoing the
usual ordeal of all new countries, that is
the discovery of thieving operations and
shrewd and cunning maneuvers on the
part of many who take the opportunity of
plundering.'
The ADVOCATE is proud of her Gif
ford, Cuppett, Russell & Taylor, Aiken,
DR.. Clarke, Harlan, Wilson, and other
shining lights. Either of the above
named gentlemen could fill honorable
positions or delegated abroad where the
interests of Canton were concerned as
regards brains, eloquence, etc. The
sentiments expressed by these gentlemen
at the Saturday nights meeting had the
true ring of a loyal citizen and if we are
not mistaken a vast amount of good will
be the result ere many months roll round.
Canton is young and needs just such men
and action as was made manifest, and the
hearty cooperation of this paper will be
given to further this good work. We
need capitalists, factories, etc., and these
must be secured by our own efforts and
hard work.
The ADVOCATE intends to issue, at an
early day, an immigration edition of 5000
copies, for circulation abroad, setting
forth the advantages of Canton and county,
provided the citizens will encourage the
project. This can be done by each party
interested taking a certain amount of
space in this one issue, giving his business,
which will entitle him to so many free
copies of the ADVOCATE, which he is to
distribute abroad where they, in his esti
nation will do the most good. This
edition will contain the Improvements of
Canton for the past year, and county as
well, financial condition, taxation, des-
cription of the county and advantages,
and in fact will be just what homeseekcr
in the east would like to know about us
or what is asked by letter received by
our real estate dealers every day.