The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-02-28
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Notes Gathered In by Our Wandering |
Reporters and Township Corre.
spOndents. |


Reporters and Township Core
LENNOX.
Freseman's building is enclosed.
The revival meetings have closed.
Henry Smith was at Canton Sunday.
Our stock markets are second to none
Did you see Meier auctioneer? Wash
it picnic?
Sleighlng has played out and is nj,
/ kome rous
j. +. Ferguson returned from Mime
apolis Monday.
The thaw of Monday caught a bad colo
on Wednesday.
y new Campbelite church will soon bt
built at this point.
Two Or three families of emigrants are
expected here on Saturday.
G. H. Taylor tells us that his father
died in Minnesota last week.
They say that johnnie Miller has beer
off somewhere, but Johnnie denies it.
The runaway cripple is doing well ac
cording to Doctor Rogers report. So mote
lie be.
Perry township is entirely out of debt,
and has $3.50 in the treasury upon fnal
settlement
Miss Minnie Cook, sister of Mrs. S. NJ.
Durand, was married to doctor Brown,
Of Plankinton, last week.
The wretch that is poisoning dogs about
town should get dose of his own medi-
cine. 1fyou have grudge against dog
shoot him and be done with it.
4 friend of ou~s in the east wants to
know if cattle thrive and live long in
Dakota. We should smile they did.
Why man, we have TO tie long poles to
their horns for the wrinkles to run out
on
B. c. jacobs, of the Exchange Bank,
will erect building for banking purposes
this spring. The building will be situated
south of the Merchants hotel and will be
l6x24 in size.
John Sundback, R. r. Briggs, S. E.
Blauve.t and others, enough to make up
two sleigh-loads came down srom Sioux
Falls last Wednesday and organized an
Odd Fellows lodge. The Sioux Falls
Press says the party was royalty treated
by the Lennox brethern.'
L. NJ. Douglass, who purchased stock
of general merchandise of F. H. Treat
about a year ago, made an assignment
last Saturday. Mr. Douglass has been
unable to attend to business for the past
year, on account Of failing health, and a
suspension was necessary. Assets, about
$4,000; liabilities about 50, 100. The
creditors will receive between fifty and
seventy-fve per cent, there being no pre-
ferred creditors Mr.. Douglass has an
excellent reputation for honest dealing,
and will receive no censure, the assign
ment being the result of adverses over
which he had no control
Word comes from Sioux City that the
Dakota and Great Southern company is
preparing for the opening OF spring and
the renewal of work on the gaading. A
number of contractors, both grading and
bridging, have been in the city recently,
and everything is fixed for pushing the
work as soon as the frost is out of the
ground. DR.. Squire, the right-of way
and town site agent, has lett for the north
end Of the lne to get things ready for the
graders. The grading from the Northern
Pacific clear through to the Sioux is light.
1t is expected to begin at the Sioux City
end Of the line some time in April Col.
Britton, the general manager OF the road,
is in the city. Gen Herman Haupt, the
president, is in New York on business
connected with the company.
The G. A. R. social and dance en- the
22nd was a decided success. The way
the old VETS presented arms balanc-
Ell and marched to the music through the
intricate mysteries Of the figures withou:
hesitation or disobedicnce of ord ers, re-
minded US of the old time gallantry, with
here and there a compliment sand
w!ched in between smiles CT welcome and
good will toward ALL That every body was
determined to have good time is putting
the attempts TO vie with one and all in
rather tame light, FOR joy was unbounded
and everyboay's countenance beamng
with delight No one would have
thought to look upon the scene that these
old gray haired defenders were once COM
PEELED to suffer all sorts of privations, so
that we and they could enjoy that privl-
ege called liberty, equal rights, etc. Col
onel Ellsworth Post, as it is called, started
with ten members. There are now twen-
ty-three comrades banded together by
that tie called brotherly love, in the post.
A great deal of credit is due to o. B.
Gray, commander, and to others that this
organization is such a success. Every
soldier within seven miles of Lennox be.
longs to this posi-. We are sorry that
the old soldiers are passing away, getting
fewer in numbers and at the final roll call
there will be none left to respond. But
being used to camp fires, ETC., you will
find them together, waiting for orders,
when they will report for duty.
DAYTON AND sPRINcDALE.
Weather cold and blizzardy.
Winter frivolities are slackening.
Breaking roads is the business now.
Miss Exa Hobson, who went to Fayette
county, Iowa last fall on visit, is expect
ed soon.
To-day, February 20, the sun shines as
warm as summer, causing the caves to drip
in streams
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