The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-04-03
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Notes Gathered in by Our Wandering
Reporters and Township Corre.
SpOndents.

Reporters and Township Core.
spOndents.
Croquet lively.
, eather-Balmy.
School boys are now farmers.
Seed grain is in active demand.
Charley Stanley is in search of tenant
for his model farm.
There will be no school in district thirty
ty-three this summer.
Miss Ida Kits is at home at last, her
school in Minnehaha cou nty having closed
last week
Zeke Brown has so far recovered from
his injuries as to be able to ride horse
and herd cattle in the corn field.
Wild geese and ducks have been very
plentiful this spring, and hunters have
been plenty alth ough but little game has
been bagged
Mrs. George Brown has large assort-
ment Of Canary birds which she will dis
pose of reasonably to those desiring to OBJ
tain that kind Of luxury.
Barney kits sowed wheat March "a,
and If we are not mistaken number can
tally one or two days better than this
How is that TOR frozen Dakota?
Will Nichols has purchased the fancy
span Of bays of his father. This is nice
team, and it seems proverbial that the
Nichols always have fine horses.
Mr.. Rolla Engles having rented the
Benedict place undertook to go to work
upon it last week, but it was little too
soon and he began again on the 2sth inst.
The farmers hereabouts are anxious for
the creameries to operate, in order that
they may get hold of little cash to ope-
crate with until the mammoth crop of
1884 is secured.
Mr.. James Fee is digging a stock vel,
on his farm He is getting along finely
with ii, and bids fair to accomplish the
desired result. Uncle Jimmy is bound TO
have things right.
Deck Dumont, of Salem, formerly of
Dayton township, is here arranging mat
tcrs with the Milwauwec railroad for dam
age in destroying grove on the old home
stead by prairie fire.
Rumor has it that there is to be we'd
ding hereabouts soon. Who the parties
are, or when a consummation will take
place we have not been informed, but con-
lecture gives us a fair idea.
Will Nichols and George Putrah have
rented the Shepherd and Harris places Of
G. X. Howard, and will make strenuous
efforts this summer to get start in the
world. We wish them every success.
Very loud talk is being indulged in con-
corning the moving OF the depot at ssEIar-
risburg to the Elster farm on the south
side of Nine Mile creek. We have moth
ing to say as to why or why not. Time
will tell.
There is one corner OF this township
that it seems impossible to itemize-that
is the south-w west corner. We are not ac-
acquainted there much, and as we seldom
get there, cannot say MUCH concerning it,
but when the weather gets iittIe warmer
we will sneak over and see the folks.
The school in district number nine
taught by T. $. Becl; has finally succumb-
ed on account Of spring work having COM
meneed Mr.. Beck has had long siege,
and if he manipulates the farm as sue
cessfully as he did the young idea, he will
come out 80. K"
Mr. John Nichols, Sr. and family, ere
this is in print, will no doubt be in the
Black Hills Mr. Nichols bought the
Shepherd place, intending to make it his
final home, but he could not get deed
satisfactorily so turned it over to Mr.
Howard again. He will 60 into the hotel
business in Deadwood.
SADDLE CREEK.
O. Redfeld is buying cows
Dogs and prairie wolves make the nights
hideous,
Persons holding timber claims had bet
ter be looking after their trees to see if
they are all right
Mr.. Julian Case, of Waverly, Iowa,
has closed bis school in DaneviIe, Turner
county, and is visiting his many friends in
this locality.
Saddle creek must he on q hendar If wa |