The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-06-26
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Notes Gathered In by our wandering
Reporters and Township Cor1es'
pOndents.

Weather, fine.
Crops look elegant
Wire fences are becoming popular.
Farmers are using new mown hay.
Several farmers have sowed their pan
cakes for next winter.
One of Dayton's fair ones is visiting
with one of Canton's ditto. Tit for tat.
The township pounsd, two in number,
are now completed. Who will be first?
The voice Of the road supervisor is now
heard in the land, and old men as we'll as
young obey his call.
Frank Hughart is building a pasture.
Frank is bound to keep within reason
able limit of the advancing age.
4 picnic in belongs grove was billed
for June II, and we presume it was large
ly attended for it was a beautiful day.
That wedding which dame rumor re-
ported some time ago was hoe-ax.
Hereafter the dame will not have eur con-
fidence.
One of Canton's fair ones Las been Wis
iting with Nine Mile friends for a few
days. The air of the creek is very salu-
brious.
Professor Beck wishes lovers of fancy
stock to stop and look at his thoroughbred
Durham calf, aswhite as the drifting snow
and winter.
johnny Robinson has embellished his
yard with a set of field croquet so that his
growing sons may exercise. Johnny
handles the mallet too.
George Brown and others went on
fishing lark up to the lakes a short time
ago. They had fair luck, but George
says they didn't get all Of them.
Nine Mile creek has made itself profit
able to the farmers of late in the produc-
ton of some very fine specimens of pick
erel. Catfish are predominant at present
We had an invitation to eat fish last
week, but as fish is brain food, and we
already wear a Z hat, we concluded the
food was too high up. Thanks, howsv-
er.
Mr. Barney kits furnished his table
with home grown peas and new potatoes
Sunday, June o. We had the honor to
partake. How is this for frozen Dako-
ia?
After mature deliberation, Miss Ida
kits has decided to teach the school in
district %. Ida received her education in
this district or, at least, the greater por
ton of it.
A trip down in the southwest corner of
the township the other day convinces us
that they are alive and good workers, for
crops arc looking better than they do in
the northern part
A large drove of cattle belonging to G.
X. Howard passed through our town the
other day en- QUITE to Sioux Falls, where
they will join another lot and be forward
ed to the Black Hills.
A baseball club has been organized,
composed Of the young men of Dayton
and Springdac townships. They meet
every Saturday afternoon at Mr.. Hug
harts. Challenges for Chicago and 9th
er small towus will soon be III order.
George Brown has taken advantage of
the short respite given him until harvest
time, and will visit friends and relatives
in Illinois in the vicinity of OF Thornville,
Iroquois county, and Washington county,
Vermont.
Mr.. Eyaps, who rented the Sam Har-
per place last spring, having found
piece of government land in Nebraska
will throw up the contract in order to OBJ
tain something more permanent. Sam
will move on the place.
sPRINGDALE.
Mr. Fandever has got his house COM
pleted and has moved in.
School has commenced in district 35,
with George Benedict as pedagogue.
Miss Jennie Myrick of Sioux Falls was
visiting with Miss Exa Hobson last week.
Mr., A. C. Callahan is contemplating
removal to Canton or Sioux Falls in the
near future.
Charley Shindler has some Of last years $
crop on hand and for sale yet, if he is an
old bach. Girls, catch on.
The Scandinavians in the eastern part
of the township are making some valu-
able improvements in buildings etc.