The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-02-28
more lively than ever. Graded stock are

more lively than ever. Graded stock are
expected.
Miss Emma Nettletons school in dis
trict forty-four will not close as soon as
the majority, as she started later, conse-
quently will be longer on the home stretch.
Geo. Putrah and Fred Nichols started
for Dell Rapids last week, and ere they
return will endeavor to extract a few of
the fnny tribe from Lake Madison and its
tributaries.
The dance at the residence of Geo.
Brown, Esq. On the 18th inst was we'll
attended, and good time is reported
George is quite popular among the terpsi-
choreans. H.
Miss Ida Kits school in Mnnehaha
county closed last week, and we presume
she will return home, which will be good
news for the young folks for girls are quite
scarce On the raging Nine Mile.
The school in district thirty-three,
taught by Miss Laura Gil.en,. closed on
the 22nd. She will be missed by many,
and we trust she may be happy in what
ever vocation she may undertake.
Miss Emma Sabin has been visiting
the past week with her grand parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nichols, ST., and her
Aunt Dora, but returned to her home in
La Valley township on the 18th.
The assessor having found that wading
through the snow was rather tedious will
use part of his stipend for transportation.
Mr. York likes to take time by the fore
lock, but in this case it is rice rerso.
The old soldiers are counting the notch
er on the stick prior to the 22nd, and as
the affair will be over before this is in
print l suppose that in the battles fought
over and yarns related there will be many
a lapsus !iag,ae.
Saturday the 18th inst a large number
OF teams went to Canton and broke the
roads nicely, but alas, on the night of the
18th ''Old Boreas" sent blast from the
north and dash of the ''beautiful'' with
it, filing the roads full again, but Dakota
grit opened them at once
DELAPRE DOINGS
Election begins to be the hobby.
Good slcighing bat extremely pleasant
now -a-days.
Most of our farmers here are holding
their grain tor higher prices Glad they
are able to do So
Mr.. Cook, our assessor, passed this way
yesterday taking the assessment for 1884.
Think he is the right man in the right
place.
Our school, as being taught by Mrs.
Waldo, of Lennox, will close the last of
this month. Indeed, we feel that our
young gsters have been much benefited by
Ter diligent training.
We understand that most Of the people
who come to Dakota last spring from
Michigan have gone back there to winter,
on account of the extreme cold weather
in Dakota, but [ think they have fooled
themselves badly as the state mercury has !
registered $40 to SO several times. Think
they had better stay at home.
A social hop was enjoyed at the house
of our congenial postmaster, Ira Soule,
at which place goodlv number whiled
away few hours tripping the fantastic
toe. Ali went as merry as the marriage
bells. Another good time is anticipated
on the eve of March 9, at the house of
Mr. Peters this township, on the birth
day of his son Johnny. A grand time is
expected Music by Reed and Soules
quadrille band.
Another solid farmer By the name of
" L. Cary has bought farm here and
will be here some time in March. He is
from Michigan and a number more are ex-
pected also. We expect a great boom
here the coming spring. Already six or
eight quarter sections have been bought
here this winter by parties who intend
building and opening up farms the com.
ing spring by men from near Omaha, Ne
bras ka. . .
Old settlers say this has been a hard
winter, but US eastern people think it very
fine. By taking and reading home pa
pers from Michigan we understand that
they are completely blockadel with snow,
all north and soaJ Esaass filed above the
fences and insfaae esss nearly suspend
cd from the effect, fet tbese eastern edit
ors will Sit there in ssssnctum or sane
toriums, OF holy of holies and keep con-
stantIy howling Of those Dakota blizzards.
Would to the most high they would give
us a rest.
Will someone through your able paper
please tell me what ails my pigs They
were taken crazy, going around snufing
the ground in circle, occasionally pressing
their nose against the pen. Both have
died. What is the cause and the remedy.
if any? Also, what ails the COWS; shortly
after calving they commenced to hold up
their head and stick out their nose with a
continual tapping of the tongue, and lick
ing their fore legs, and frothing at the
mouth. had two in the same condition
and brought them out all right by bleed
ing and drenching with hot teas from red
pepper and ginger. What is the cause.
also the remedy?
EROM PLEASANT.
Mr.. EDITOR: An article in the Beres-
ford News disclaiming an unusual amount
of sickness at and near that place this
year has aroused the just indignation of
people in that vicinity. People who rely
on the News for advice as to the sanitary
condition Of the town take their children
there and expose them to diphtheria.
There can be no doubt that if the first