The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-03-20
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Notes Gathered i'm by Our Wandering
Reporters and Township Corre-
spOndents.

Reporters and Township Corre-
spondsnts.
DAYTON.
Weather sloppy.
Nine Mile creek is booming.
Farmers are uncovering seeders, har-
rows, etc.
John Warner has returned and brought
number of others with him.
Miss Emma Shriner, who taught the
school in district twenty-five this winter,
started for her home in Wisconsin Friday,
March ID.
Mr. John Warner is contemplating a
trip to Nebraska, in order to add his land
ed interests. Oh! stay on the farm; the
rolling stone, etc.
The town board met on Friday, March
l3, at the residence of F. A. York, for
the transaction Of any business that might
properly come before it.
A number of farmers in this direction,
are complaining that their wells are gong
dry. From the looks of things now, how
ever,, this complaint will get short stop.
Mr.. James Fee and Mr.. Grin Ward
we'll are contemplating an extensive farm
ing business this season. We wish them
every success, and full purse in the fall.
The dancing season about being over,
Mr.. George Brown has taken up his usu-
al programme, and is now bustling and
hustling about getting ready for his NAM
moth crop of 1884. George is good
one.
All the school marms vii. be at home
for short interval, with the exception Of
our Prot. Z. S. Beck, who from the pres
ent situation cannot say when he viii be
his own boss. After this week however
the rest of them will be with their Ma.
Rumor has It that a party connected
with the Milwaukee railroad is anxious to
purchase thousand acres of land in vi
cinity of Nine Mile creek. If the land is
purchased the depot at Harrisburg will
no doubt be moved south of the creek.
We had the pleasure OF hearty hand
shake with County Commissioner Hokcn-
stad and &. B. Peterson the other day.
These gentlemen represent the east side
OF this township, and are worthy repre-
sentatives of the same. Mr.. Peterson has
been treasurer of Dayton township for a
great many successive terms.
March 13 was the last day of school in
district number eighteen, Miss Christie,
teacher An exhibition in the evening
as the finale, was very largely attended,
giving appreciation to the teachers efforts.
Miss Christie has proved herself a quail
fed manipulation Of the ''young idea and
vii carry with her the love of her schol-
ars.
A number Of old soldiers in this town
ship have ] cen invited number of times
to Join the G. A. r. at Canton, but have
persistentIy refused on the ground that if
there was no benefit to be derived from
the act it would be unnecessary for them
to pay an initiatory fee and the due. con-
sequent, and no one receive any benefit
from the same; but the action Of that in
stitution short time ago in the case of
one Of their members who had met with,
an accident has aispelled al these doubts,
and several more will no doubt attach
themselves to the order.
Quite an excitement prevailed in this
part of our town few days ago, over a
report by correspondent Of the News
that two pair of twins had beeen added to
our population. One of our most worthy
citizens was accosted the other day with,
"How's the folks?' In answer he replied
"all well, except my wife; she's a little
under the weather. The parties began
to look at one another and snicker little
and finally they told him that report was
rife that he was tho paternal anccs tor of
one of the duets. He took the affair cool,
only wishing it wa. him, but it seems that
said correspondent beirg little indispos-
ed got the drift OF a certain social chat in
the wrong direction, for the whole matter
can be summed up in two pairs of lambs
that had lost their sheep mothers, and
were being cared for by the worthy house
wives of two Of our most respected fami-
lies.