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V.'«k
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muffjp ITMJ
pap^o*, f'lncoln County, p. T.
4vi"'l|rwi»l':|l-~-+i•
ffiui or SVBSCMPTIOX:
,*M»y*6f.... uf
|IAaX W. BAILBT'.
E. Y. RROWN, M. D.,
& SURGEON.
fpHYSICIAN
ua oaua rioami atranaB ro, man on
taromoz -KILLIB'S
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r&r
«.«
trV«MllKMIki(W|I.^MWi tM|
*H»ta«tt ssasbfcsttarfot the patrons, aad ho*,
ly ft UMtn ll*iH« lot thy fafcUshsr.
nyfy1 *ffuj
1
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CARTER BRU'g«
Pttstxsaass..
^VwgW*!^
A. P. ft A. HP
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•W-J*Wl W#M»r (Off
IT. H. MlLtBB, Sa. W, M,
lbCefv*»j: Qecntety. 1-
OFFICERS.
lAttoraey.
of Distriot Oowt,
••fStsr of SiiU Md Ix
W. Oaawa. I)
W.M.Ovrr«n,
lion #,
TSIQIW
jHUlo Cowto CM.
jtM. W. H4TLOB, iNMINb
J. a rmnuiD, Judge of Probate.
a F.r
DUOV, Sheriff.
M, Supertax
Chairman,
WtTft
k.
*.&'&, |«,
MwMmAiM
w'*
"%mct
teatan,)
fos»
Co. Commissioners.
(CANTON "POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY
•eatfcera daily mall arrlvea every day except Sun
fay^atfcl? D4Mtwff ligrexceptSunday
'Hoitkern d«Wy mall arrivee erery day exoept lit
ftS#®?*:-
fltolwulmpirm mall inifw uin lMUT
^dSat»rdayjU| m. Departa every Ifohday aad
Canton li •all arrives every Friday, at
IK
II.
Departs awry Thursday, at 8 a.
O0aa ovm from 7
K.
Caatctt* Vermillion mail departa erary Thura
dayatTA *. Arrivee every Friday at
A.
m.
A.M.
to fr. u. OuBnndaya
froKl to'rv.v^* and"(mw birar after tha mail ar
ftraaflttai thaMorlh.
JOSS fALDE. Poatmaatar.
Business Cards.
o. a. airroao
BAILEY & GIFFORD,
^Hlorneyt & Counselors at LaW,
tfnp *a OANTON. D. T.
J.W.CARTER,
and Counselor at Law,
D.T.
J. W. TAYLOR,
At$«irfi«y and Counselor at Layy,
n: AMD VOTARY PUBLIO.
Omnttn, LineolnVountjf, D. T.
,^BAaa WaataadSaloU Brtdca.
/'•ttrf
W:
P. J. MURRAY,
^TTOMIT AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, AHD
COLLBCTINCt A0BNT.
Btloit, Lyon County, Iowa.
WUlpnotioaiotheeonrta of Iowa aad Dakota.
Mil bay and aall land, make aoUaatioaa k»., Baat
9i wCawioai glrta.
MRS. E. H. WELLS,
.Millinery and Fancy Goods.
Jaat raaatrad, aaav atook of the latcat atylaa of
.viatar Oooda, alao a naw aupply of moat faahonabla
Vattena. Ordan for Draaa and Oloak makbif wfll
raaaiTad prompt attanUon.
OaUaarly, and aaa my gooda, and learn
kef ore leaving ordan elairhere.
ay prlcea
A***)
CHARLEY OSS,
AltTrar -TIT'- piromxM^urp,
,(t —One door Ifortk of tUa Poatofflea—
AMTON, P- T.
j. c.
HEWITT, T::Y,.
Carpenter apd Builder,
Ii aa» •ceaarad t* do aQ kind of wort InMa
MM. niM aotlea. Can be found at hla fara
tt*«a aad oae half nilra narih of Canton.
BIT
DRUG ITOBI.
Omnton, &• T-
H. SOUTHARD, M, P.,
aSte I Canton,- Lincoln Co., D.T.
M- WM. M. CUPPETT,
Real Estate and Abstract Office.
Will say taxaa for non-reeldeata.
i«llt Hoaae. Canton. D. T.
OSaa at tha
T«.
G.W.NAYLOR,
County Treasurer,
OAHTOlf, D.T.
Baal Katat* aad tax paying Vurineae yromptty a*.
aded la. Olio* at Oouri Houae.
y-
M. M. JDLARK, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
!j —And—
*J. S. Examining Surgtea for P«n»lon»,
Bll^OIT, IOWA.
3
HARLAN HOUSE,
'•0AltT0*,'D.,#^:'(.
I im nil r—^ jjUbiMMm
—*v it eupper at thie^Houa^
and
O. gtnr.Al. Proprietor.
HEW
HARKCSS SHOPS
(IMore'eold etaad.)
JOE ST W BXWrTT,5
-lUantetiiNraadDaaMr****•%$$&
•unH, hal™% £(LL1B*'
Il,,,,,0
laeail.
M* L.
m-
SYVBRW).
MATCHMAKER & JEWELER
And[lealerlii '$S\
plocks, Jewelry, &c.,
jtf Qilberft 8*on, Cmnton, D,T.
U|kM( of «otkliiiHyliBaatt«Bded topafi^f^r
PHENIX
FlRfUtySU RANCE COMPANY
$600,000,00
OA.*} CAPITAL
?«rZ••••jj*1253^808^8
W*--,
1 ie,
«|wuj IS,
via
..., WrkY'
It
taal4el
ii»MM
'•seikai&Sjsii
fi
Turkey,
Not Al«a»Turtc^ ia Aj»i«, but the old
gotib}er and associate? tyat liitre b««o strut
tliig arouod the gfaia slacks and eori
fields, are |w topics frequently broached
it the farmers fireside, but the ^itors can
only iMmugi,te as to whether one stu&id
with oysMrs weuld really be more pre
ferable than one with the usual br£sd and
•age mixture for to-uiorjcoivs dinner. He
finaiy concludes yf^. Definite, ain't it?
fout as muchso the probabiirty of tasU
ing either, ae an invoice of our brute pos:
sessions terminate with a hostile. Indian
poney and colt, heifer, and a spotted dog,
(appropriate in tjwfjr plaai, bat unayailAble
to give thanks o\rer,j W(f cjaw or.
web foot scratches grarel or 4frt ground
these di*giBgg„. Aisilent yard, without
Chanticleer, but- our good neighbor re
ceires no more benefit from the. morning
crow ol his fancy Poland, as the sound
reaches us as cheerfully aa though we
were the owner. Imagination goes lar
at times to alleviate, as well as to aggra
vate, aed Were it not for the reminiscences
that are suugested by surroundings, the
put pleasures we have all experienced,
would be rt^fyed of their vitality that doea
not cease with their occurrence. Who
with years behind, some marked with sor
row and jagged with the roijgtji struggles
that pQyptty Cfe^tes, and others lllUmihed
With the bright atmosphere that plenty or
affluence Sheds can forget the day of days
that Q9t only signaled tt»e skill of the mat
ron iq the culinary line, but the welcome
gathering around the family table of all
the household, who were within the call
of home.. Although time with its attend
ant careaand burdens, may have numbered
«any cjrcjes. The one reared in tl hos
pitable land of New England, wherever
he may be, does not witness the approach
of Thanksgivfbg day without thoughts of
the ones he welcomed with a boyish de
light And when-in after years we have
left the mother's fireside, and found one of
our own, around which gather our little
ones, their youthful anticipations brings
to mind many, many of its festivities
scattered way back along our pathway
fust growing dim. Reader, would you
forget these annual festivities if you
could However humble may have been
your home, or limited the enjoyment, they
have left bright spots that will sparkle to
your mind's eye as long as reason remains.
The bountiful feast that the handiwork of
of Ood and man had provided, the merry
gHlUCf'lUg mi«t
Grand parent to grand child surrround
ed, the hearthstone, when the old felt
young, and young werp hijaiiou?, noisy and
happy, the if: bright lives unclouded by
the storm that soqner or later will 'purst
upon them. And now when you have
passed over the hill and arc slowly going
down the other slope, these gay scenes
are revived iq mind to those who would
not bury them if they could. No! we do
not want to forget those cleartjiiy.j of youth,
the faces, the forms, the voices, that were
endeared to us by the goldei^ t}e? of affec
tion. Some are.dwellers in strange lands,
others have crossed the river, aad the head
ftone in tl^e silent city marks the spot
where they were laid f?r their last sleep
but memory's pencil sketches them anew
upon the ennvas oi fmagintitlon, though
tinged with the sadness alfd sombre hue
of a broken and never-to-be united circle.
PttTIUli! ui^v fwm tU« jgrttilolllMJWf
the dispenser of all our posses,
sions
enjoyments, w# should so ob'-
serve the day designated by the National,
State & Territorial executives, that those
pqr flesh w^o stay after us, will as we do
i|ow, receive tha pleasant impression that
even time will not efface. I
..4
Continued Report ol Proceed'
ingvof County Commis
siouers.
u'iM tit
Nov.20tu.
The Board reconvened in th^ m^fjajng.
members of the Board present.
The examination of the delinquent tax
list continued for. part of the day, and on
motion the Board proceeded to examine
the Books and accounts of. the County
Treaeurer the balance of the day at hiii of
fice.
Adjourned in the evening, til.^9
„*MNor-
The Board convened in tha njorning.
All members of the Board present
On ipotion an examination of the Treas
urers Books and accounts, and the delln
tax list continued the whole day.—
Adjourned at 10 o'clock, p. m,,
o'clock a. m,i aext day. S -fH
Nov. aw.
Re-coavetted in the morntit^ 'All memr
bers of the board present.
The examination of the Treasurers
Ij^oks and aci^Qunta and the.delinquent tax
list
~UMZcompel. U- Cf"
AX
W
continued during the whole day, till
'o'clock p, m. at which time the Board
l^journad tiil pJqck a m., next day.
Noy. 28d.,
Thai
Sff».
Justices of thft Pwce W
Oau»tablea
Assessors.
•Pmasttiere
IP
•IL
^/»y/2flh.
Board re-convened, all members preaeat.
The work from yesterday resumed. On
B#otiW9f^yfpfy.^^ Pafeisr,'seconded by G.
P. Rolff, ClikiraiattA:. t,' Am
Lincoln Oounty, Dakota Territory, from
elutits:
1177
Wy y^TaamtlaTreyatlMt report
rwnouu was.
WOT. oatasea VttM
Or.
by antpaldloTar T*eeeatperree ptS86J0
ft ronohara
Bonds
Br diaboraemaat aa
amt of Treaa
aUowsd
HOT. 14 to balance.
July 1. to amt in Treasury at laat report
Nov. 14. reodvad on taxes in oaah
reoelpta
il II 41
Nov.
14
,, to balance
July 1. to amt in Treasury at the time of
last report,
Nov. 14. to amt received on Uzea
1
f-
MOD
Dr. 1SSS.1S Or. uasjf
*ev.,M »»J|^aBce»a'«Mae^^
Otttn^|y'ri(rir^.
July Xat.
Vov. 14.
July
kov.
To ant
reieired
14. toamt
tot, 18Vf
If. To ami
A-j[«r KMSi
wai
authorized to .fix tip'the room in the Court
House a^oining the'vault for the keeping
ofpflsoners. ....
I VT. Nay lor Treasurer presented
bib bond, tie same-was approved, and alio
pi^eehted Jli» Haport^ Which ii as followa
Report W. 2fa§lor, Treaturer of
Dr
|tU(
U27.8J
BM
taxaa ainea
amt received aa Court fees
Or
S04.7S
4845
(14S@aSe) MM
Nov. 14. By amt of balanof iq tha Treaanry SOS.OS
Pr. U9S.4a Or. 1193.43
HOT.14, To amt of balance
K&06,,.
Oo'vazT Bikuao rnan.
July 1. To amt in T^oaa'y laat raport
NOT. 14 ''received oa taxaa
for Bonda
Nov.
14.
Dr.
$ S79.41
1133.SS
Or.
am pa id E a oK a A O
by amt paid Intent on bonds
of Treaa Oommiasioa
cash in the Traaaniy
8S.2S
$140.00
44.90
14SLS9
Dr. 1701.04 Or. 1703.04
1431^8
tn
Boas rr«D.' Dr.
Nov. 14. to amount received on Usee oaah S479.006
reo'pta 80.774
Or
by amt 0T«rpaidJnly.lataaper reportft S.SO0
diaburaed tjy receipti 80.774
Warrants 4&S00
of Treaa Oommlaaiou 31.759
V. •'.ofCMh.^Ireaaury 40SJM
i, Dr.#59.780 Or. SS0.78O
NOT. 14. to balanoe -V v»Tw': 4M^5S.i?
r'
p«.ib roWo.
Dr
$3041
91.80
131.35
•Os"
"J-M
4544
b^ disboreed on reoelpta
of Treaa Commlaaion
cash In the Treaanry
Dr 183.16
'i:l Kg'J11^
Cr 183.16
Nor.'14 to ami of balanoe M/l'j 45.401'
/./!*»•
CojDNtrt6pP9(. rrXD.
Jnlyl. to amt in TTewury at laat report
Nov. 14. reo'aon tasea
if x)iqnbr Lloeuee
Dr
$478.07
701 as
WOO
xjy .?5
il
freaBOrere Commiaaion 1SH
to balance caah in the Treasury 96fM
Dr
1354.43
Or
1354^3
$ 5.04
388 03
by amt diabnrsed warranta redeemed
of Treasurers, Commiaaion
Nov. 14 to balanoe 305.70
fV-
or
75 30
1117
305 70
393.(rf
of eaah in the Treasury
Dr 393.07 Cr
^'DiBTmroT SCHOOL FUSO.
July 1st. to amt in the Treasury
Nov. 14. received on taxes
T:
Nov
'li. ^to bsSne
Dr.
"S:
$ 533.83
3344.48
by amt disbursed to School Dls't
J.
1780.08
V48.88
1061.34
ofTreasnrere Ooinnission
of caah l& reasury
rOKD.
NOT. 14. to amt recelve4 on taxes
••WUXMti
aig
Nov.
3-
8»
time ociaatntno.1.
on Warracta., 88.86
of Trsaauwra Commiaaion A- 3.64
of oaah in'Treasury 33.31
if^f'-pr 65.89 Or 65.89
*1
MOT. 14 to balance 33.31
nit'rf"Dr.
JtnMaifMi t'biiD.'.
NOT. 14 to amt received on taxes
1 :p
Cr
By amt overpaid July lat 1877
u- it. of Treaaurars OommlMMa
Family Newspaper can be had for one
cent a day, it should be taken by every
tnmUy id the futtiiy.
45
'3.64
63.80
of Caah la Treasury
1 DrSM»
Or M.8S
ii
83.80
l»
iMtamfr A,*S'Pa*Ai.T* Fw*i.
97:01
M.03
Julvlst. to ami iii.'^e 'l'r«snry $
by sm? dlii^
•ttrswl warrinti^rodt'«emedT?4.87
1
olcasU in the Treasury
5-* a«»- Tk. ivM
NOT. 14*.
Nov. 14.
1
ad as
coin County
1
®®®-®11
iCSaia aiournad' triti to-morrow
Dr 1398.04
-|o kaianeaip
1
#66.64
^TowmaxF Ftnra.
July let.
Nov. 14.
0
qafh In tbe Treaanry 49.23
•, ^ts^Dr. 3S1.S4 Or361.«4
j^smm. rvm,: ». *®r*
July 14th. *o amount to tlMTreasmfy $g^
Nov. 14. ". '/Traaaived on taxea .1 fcp 8S.30
i. a ami paid for ad*ertlstn^ 133-86
a if ^ii Treasurers Commiaaion S.w
if, j( •.« ,,« Cash in the Treaaury U.80
P?'.t'iv i,Dr 188.83 Cr 138.03
tol^oeasm^/': fili:«
ftov.lt
Such a Family Newspaper, ia every re
spect, we dnd in the New Tork Obuntr,
now commencing its "flfty-slxth volume.
Progressive, compi^hensive, sound, relia
ble, pure, it iajnat wftat ia needed in yonr
househould. Send *f8.15 for a par toThe.
New York Observer, ^Park Row, New
7 *5L
95S.99
Banxjit CKD.
.Mai
On the
Dr
residence of John O. Qdegard, Canton, by
Kev. B- Olson, John (Q. Odegard to Miss
Carolina A. Stone.
5-^
fiar
Evil N*w$ Ride* fa# While Good N#*» Bitt#
T.f WEift£i|i&%fttOVEMBKB 2$, 1077
The wlt^fpd foregoijBigrepojt ts up.
on motion bmlqr accepted sad ^pnnd
the 34th day of of N oveasber, I D. 1877.'
By the Board of Co. CommUeioaers.
it.
ARKKSOX,^Chairman
(J P. ROLVB,
WW. PALMEB.
Attett
THOK*J.THOJISTAD,
t!
County Clerk
The Revenue Ledger obtaiagd for use of
Couuty .Clerk wis also approvi], and* af
ter psasiag upon some minor liiatters of
which we hkrt» npi the record, the Rdard
Pa- iUouraed?,sta«dU. -L p£
fh a Day.
Efionomir'1is the orderof the hour, and
eveiy expeftdiftre fc0wj»fv sn^ll, la ex
pected to give awturn iafull raluo. Er
are family requires one good, reliable
family iewepaper. If such an' artjcle can
b® procured for less than one cenit fbr each
wording day of the year, we are not aware
of it. 4. Family Ifewipaper should con
tain a carefully-prepared sqipmary 01' all
the news of the day, both religious and se
cular and if arranged so that t|e twq |e
partmeats may be sepe^ted and read by
two individuals at the same time, sojnuch
the better. The Family Newspaper should
have attractive reading and informagoij
for the various members of the household
Some portion of the paper should be de
voted, every week, to religious and moral
improvement, to cuirent secular news to
agriculture commeise, markets, finance,
to general literature, fce., with a special
department for the young. AIoye all, the
Family Newspaper ihoald b« perfectly
pure, and free from any o»ntaminatmg in
fluences in its reading natter or in its ad
vertisements. Too much attention cannot
be paid to this featiirsF,-when" the press is
flooding the country With so much that is
Tile and pernicious. To crown all, the
Family Newspaper should be untramell
ed by any affliction wiUi sect or party,
and should be free to giya ail the good
news fronj »nd about tl»S world. If such
Jw'
^eth day of November, at the
Notice to Tax Pavers. C^-'S
Under the present law the taxes "levied
for tiie year 1877, ar« now due, and will
become delinquent on the first day ei Jan
uary, 1878. -^Sfj -5,g
-t.. •0$§i$-:-r$!pr, W- NATLOB,
5 a-
i-1
•S'.-iif
Dr 3858.30 Or 8.30
1061.34
po. .Treasurer.
Sioux City and pembiui.
Special DUpatch to tfm Chicago Tribune
SIODX Crrr, la., Nov.
20.—The
until April 15th,1878,
Dr.
To' amt to the Treaaurt
ff j^+eo'4 io Cash u*t
57.18
30S.11
Or.
By aait disbursed to Town Treasurer* 30447
~of Treaaurere Commiaaiou 8.14
a
Dr.
nrui^knoif.
$3945.450
Toamt&TreaaV last repMt
received on aU fund*
alnce JUlj ls^
iiiT7
•w
NOT. 14. By MAT diaburaed on aU funds
aluoe July let, 1877
1
Kov. 14. Total aash la
Tmsa'y to katawi*
TERRITORt O? dWOTA
In the morn-
ing acco»j*ing to adjournipen^ fld all
ipembera of the Board present.
Work resumed on aocounts »nd delin
quent tax list and fcontiaued ontll evening
On motion the Beard decided the amount
of bonils tP be given ^^ownship ofljeers
to be as follows
S047.8S4
Nov. 14. By atot^f Cash In tha Treaaury
Hov. 14th, 1W7" !53 6345 90?
Dr 11393.77 Cr^l3»3 T7
$6348.908
COONX*
3
TLRCOUI.
I,George
,vlor, Treasurer of Lin
ia Territory, '.do here-
th'at the Within and fore
antf correct report of aU'
th« thoiieyi oy tfia collected for said Ooun
W, and the disborsatients therein mentioa
«d have been made therein stated.
In Pitiless wheiwof I have hereuut» set
i*y hihid'tltls 24th day of Nov. A. D. 18?7
G. W. NATLOR,
County Treasurer,
Lincoln Caunty, D. T.
Direct-
jors of :he Sioux City A Pembina
Railroad hefd their/ianual meeting here
general ofllcers^A,, ,W. HuPbai'f!. pmf
dent T. J. fltone. Vice President, Sioux
Cityj C. O. -Ifieker, Chipago, Treasurer
A. H. Morrison, St Joseph, Mich., Secre
tary Gv E. MerehHnt, Sioux City, Superin
tendent It is probable the road will be
extended to Cantok, Dak., before spring.
Illinois Ceitral Railroad.
I—
4 &ioatCfflff Nov. 98d
1878.
Eorioit
ADTOCITB:
March 1st.
OoiuuiUsioa 51.83
From Nov. 32d, to
1878,
will sell excursion tick
ets, Hion* Oitv to Naw Orleans and return
for
$90.00,
good U. return to Sionx City
W. H. HAMILTOH.
Notice. 5-
I have decide^ to remain in Canton
about thirty days'longer before going to
LuVerne. I slill be again ready to ceim
mence businesn'An Monday, Nov. 19th.
Foss,
Artiab
Masltial Information
Ninety thousand copies have already
been sold of Will L. Thompson's famous
song "Gfa&urihg Shellt from Me Sea
Shore*" It is thought that "Drifting with
tiie Tide," this authors last composition,
will aveta eclipse -'Gathering Shells," in
dtibuiarlty. Aay music dealer will mail
siither of these beautifhl pieces to your ad
'dreSa on receipt of price, 40 cents.
Send ord|rl to M. toy's Masic Store,
d^Kearny St Sm Franoisco^f
It# -.-n.'.:- t"
%*4»A rjunubnm-Yiiam PBOPLB.—TM
of Boston employ
tha sam^wnVin aatho best English and
American marines, and no other puUi
aslVon for the/amily ftirnishea so maelf
enMrtainsaen^ aad instruction of a ««peri
pr order, ibt'so low a price. Among i|»
oontr|bQhirs spa.Dia^i Muloch Cnsik,
Miss, tigiqgrri- T.tTro#bridgc, Loftisi
Alcot* Cullen
Bryant. John G. Whittier, and nearly fifty
of the beat story^writera.
»•.
—One of the medtbera of the Naw Jwr»
sey Uehate rafted the' past season, 18,000
fbwktL
i.^T!Brswsfi'i3r
BE
Enquire at thta
/Avi'
5^"
iSl
$K bUt/th ftutl
•/_ Lo«*l IteiflGi.
—j
—MB. Ctrrsm baa been siding tha W»GR
jlde of his fcouse,
—FOB
SAI.S
—A
^l ir-HtOHBaT market price paid in csah
or trade for wheat at
RowuBT'f, Belolt, Iof*.
—JOB HOBX is improving the appear
ance of hia ahop as well as comfort
Sliding the entire building.
—Mas. KBBMU* has r«cov«red from her.
loug aad severe illnees, so liar as'to vtfbture
oocasionaly into the open jiir.
—HA*, WOBAT, OATS, POTAXOBS, WOOD
BOTTBB, and COBN taken .en subscriDtion
at this office. m*R
—WABRBN
OF
—'TOM HOOD'S phii illuminated the fes
tival at Keller's Hall l^st Thursday eve
ning. His tarry among the Vermillionites
evidently is agreeable as he seeded festive
and more than jolly.
—COL, ROOT is the Landlord pro Um at
the Harlan House during tiie Capt's ab
sence at Yankton He is at home with
strangers, aad woul| {}ass for the original
proprietor.
HIBAM BBHXDIOT drove on to J., S.
Benedict's Scales Saturday, with a load of
Oats that weighed 5400, wagon and all.—•
It is the heaviest load ever hanled into
r.^, ...
—KiutD BABROWB hiiSr qnatitteu
tlce of the Peace for Ciintoij Township"
he being the person decided by lot by the
Town Clerk as such Justice, there being a
tie between Mr. Barrow and .[ohn %rtrand
at tha election just past.
—Josr as we were going £0 press, a
team dashed down Main street that could
no be controlled by the driver it ran in
to tbe porch of Rudolph's clothing store,
eo the roof.
—THK Weekly Record comes to our ta
ble from Detroit, Becker Co. Minnesota.—
The I^tbcr of Arthur Liun Is plainly im
pressed in its columns, ?hlc) t^a heading
announces as Editor, and Geo. Johnston
at proprietor. It ia a fine paper and ihe
well known ability of Arthur presagas a
lively and influential sl e^t.
—A SABBATH School was Organised at
the School: House on Sunday afternoon bar
the election of Rev. Mr. Newell as Super
intendent, Mm. Wells as assistant Wm.
Miller. Jr.. Treasurer Henry Conklin,
"Secretary Mrs. Fitzgerald Librarian.—
Some forty scholars were enrolled and the
first session was an interesting one to those
in attendance.
—DBPCTT SHtiit&F SitKii), desires Us to
state that if any boy repeats the act of
throwing stones at him wlpn passing
along the street, a* was done Monday eve
ning, ha will Reciprocate the compliment
with the contents of his revolver. It is
an enrage that people can not walk the
street# of Canton without being insulted
il tikis way. Alike occurrence happened
b«t a short tithe ago, when a .stranger waa
tha victim, and since
a
M*** 1 rf*M
Mf'.rii-*
DiCK carriesVis1 arm in
sliBg,.but doea notattnd to the duties of
Deputy Sheriff single fcaadttd nevertheless.
—Rev. M. Horr, of Yankton, will hold
service at the School House, iu Canton,
Sunday evening* Dec. 2d.
JTJSn?
naw Sewing ^aehine
'J'
—THOMPSON'S new building is being
christened by a Dance this evening, a fine
pu*t)r being in attendance.
—THK Mr. Barrows spoken of in the
Newt of Saturday as having acted so out
rageously,, and liayinr bsen arrested, was
not .FVed l^qt Edutard Harrows.
•S-PRBIQQTBRB report the condition of
the roads between here and Lemars as bad,
and on one
two dajrs last week almost
impassable.
'V.
—THE 26th of November and farmers
still ploaaching, they begin to think winter
has forgotten thetp, apd wilL hold iu icy
revels elsewhere^'
i? 4
Whew! this morning has changed mat
tars. It seems as it some Arctic wind cloud
had burst, and its freezing tingling breath
is sweeping down from the north-west,
cold enough to freese up plongh, horse
and man in the furrow. ,,
fl
R- RICHABD JOIISSTUN,"now anilda "citi
zen, is visiting his friends in Canton, He
speaks well of Ida anh its 'busineaa, and
feels satisfied with the change he has
made.. .„ ,, ,v„,
,2 -J, I i,}^!
—EVKBY
person indebted ^o ma mnat
call and settle before the first day of Dec.
Wheat,* Oats, Barley, or Cora will be taken
in payment, ai
..
... 3 .DB. H. SOOTKABD.
•Tn* weddl«j§t(p»rty given by Mr.
and Mrs. Odegard, at their residence south
of town, jvaa 9 lively and pleasant aftift.
—ARHSTHONO'S
California Minstrels are
to perform in Cauton to-morrow ey^ning,
the 29th inst This troupe has been highly
spoken of by'the press, which is sufficient
indorsement to entitle them to a full house.
ed.
AM
tot#
the Board, at the priest aearip, aa the
law required him to qaalifr fortb-wltli.
ceeda ofthe entertainment
offence some
of the parties engaged hire boasted of it
that matter is,not ended. But boys had
better take warning befara
result ensues, aa men wilt qot
many npetitiona of theee aatl.
v-h '-midA'SlS-
WTHK QO-ColnmisaioafKs
(The
bushels ot sranbsrrlas whiah purs worth $l [^act was Wected toiJIll the TKtocy aocaa^
fisct that Mr. Naytor ^pa Traesoreri
asmt
which he could aot do withnsn the in
ilonemeat on his Until by tbe Commiss
ioners, that they oouid only make after an
examination of theTreaetirsr's bMks and
lists. The Commissioners worked ea rap
idly as mca coold work, aad until )ata
hows at'night, aad for their industry are and is a wr laHIUtaWt lifa.
entitled to endit This satdnmant will al
shorten that of the Januaiy sesaioa, aa
that wigofiy be reqqlreit^ the Treas
urers tranaactiona from the data to Jan.
1st 1878, a little over month. Wtth this
Session, ends the -enrice of Coasaifciocer
Rolf, who will be succeeded by Mr. Hog
oboom Jannry 1st Mr. Rolf made a good
commissioner, aJw^ysosttee, aad prostpt
to express his views Qpoa questions that
came before the Board, and evidencing in
atlhts offtela}acfsaa«flbrt todowbatMs
betteir judgment prompted. We hv
had sufficient experienqi in county matters
to feci warranted in aaying that Dakota
Territory, has few if any superiors, in the
affices these gentleman have so ably filled.
TftanjMgirlng
—Tn Nacktic festival proved a profit-1 financially, as, a dividend »f par
able one., The lady managers all deserve I has been dcnland hy its directors,
great credit for their effort in making it a I —John Walsh, the newly ippnatsi
success, as they. bore
UM
disagreeable
1
part of assuming tha responsibility from delphia on Than^a^iving day.
its origin to the cloee. Thaakfhl for the
unexpected liberality manifested by the
people of Lincoln county aad lfeloit,
these ladies regret that their accoanioda.
dations wan not equal to the •f'Htyt
Preparations wen made for bat about fifty
meals, but nearly four timaa that number 1
were served. The last table
Isst tablea, or their oc
K'More
would have been received, bnt^ohe of the
ladies very judiciottsly towards the close I •toIB
of votug requested Mr. lienor, the aoc.
tioneer to limit the time to two ipsntttMi I
The health of the poople has been bUght
ed by no prevalent or widespread disease.
No greit disastera of shipwrsck upon our
coasts Or to our coBftmerob on the seat
have brought Ions as^ hardship to mer
chantior marinen and clouded the happi
aeaa of the-community with ^mpathetic
BWIOT In ail that caaoems qur
and peace and greatness aa a nation, in all
thid touches permaneuoe and security to
our governmeat and tha beneficent instL
tutions oa wtu$h it nsta, in all that arawta
pie and tests our capacity to iqjt} andiip.
hold an equal and free oondition-of socie
ty,'hour permaoeat»advuiitvki«u throwh
out tha land, thcrftxperieace of the last
year is copspicaius^ markOi by the pro.
tecting providence ot God ahd is full of
promise aad
Under a seMe of these teflnit
to tbegreatn
eveats, let ua humMy ascribe it to our'owa
fiult^ tajjties tt ia any degrel that
perfiict cmscoHi aivd ha^piness, peace and
justice Which such great mercies should
diffuse, through the heart* and livee of our
peopla do not altogether, aad alwaya and
everywhere preyaQ. Let in with one
lint and one voiue lift up proiaa and,
toGodforHlsmauifoldcare
for the'naboa. Now, tharefore,
I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the
United Htates. da appoint Thursdav, tha
88th day of November next, as a day of
natlonsil thanksgiving aad prayer, and I
earneetly reoomead that, withdrawing
themselves from secular cares and labors,
the peobla of the Uaited States do mest
tagMher aa that day ia their respacava
placet of worship, then to givMhaaks
aad praisa to Almighty God nr Hia wr
cies aad to devoutly basaach thelr coatia
auce.
Ia witness wheretrf I have hereunto aet
my kaad aad caused tha
eral ot ttejJMled States to
be aMill Jlahtl st tha.
year oto^r
red and
CSigpSd)
C|oee4 the la
'bor ofthe specid se^sioa pa Saturday.—
ft J*,
'i%%
Miniater to Englaq^, ''^l aail from Philn-
—The Institute at Ft Idwnrd, N. Y,
that was buriw^i* had aboat lOp todants
In ette^ance. HU los»' tk eat\nam| it
$185,000, iasnnd far $80,000.
the Africaa esqlesar, iaoa^ia
way home «r ta Englaad, ta rnoit aa t»
hU labors in the lMd left try tlr Living.
stan'a death.
cupants could not hf aa well .supplied as. ...
the first, or sa the managersJtslred. The UslEKllS
voting for the vaaea gave rise to an excit-1 givee as taa oiactal MHaer 01
kiflea
ing contest.
gave
The yotes trere principally
centered upon Mks Hattie Loomis and
Miss Kilts, the one of whom who received
the highest number of votes, shottfd be pre
sented with tbe rases. Forty dollars waa
realised upon the content, and Miss Kilts
was the recipient ot tha vnsss
andwooadad,8vB0D anaGsnsralaad anal.
Lieat Cnl.
—It ia rumetnd ttat Tiltaa la dasiiaW*
of living with Mrs. Tiltoa again, bat th*.f
she says she netsrwill ooaeeat willa «h»-'
is ia bar right miad.
—A reetriudoa haa
providing for the appointment of fiye •eai^.
10
I
ticipate near the amount that waa realised frifthtening womea, saen aad aMMina^fei
or more expenrive otm thaa those first I teariag up shraba, walkaaad fiawer-bada
purchased would have beea proenrad as it] tnmbied lato oaa of On lakaa aad um*
is thajr purchased other vaaaa, aad the bast 1
drowaad.
that could be found either ia «PP^[ -^Anua Ity tha aaatef HlaasWtNaw
will doumesa ap
Misa Kilts, who will 'dodbtleas ap*
preciate tha vote and award, aa much as I
the yalua vested the articles present-1
was equal to the amount One hun-1 stating that ha .waa aDva aad walL
-Tl«. MUM SM
I changea ia paoplei airenmetaaose, fM*
I haa received as earniagathrangh her aoa-
I
PBBSDXNT'S PROCLAMATIOBr. ,.
certs $2^00^)00, aad her father waa obllg.
m_„T
Thecomplete circie of summer sndTwSi. I ,,
ter, seed time aad harvest has broujght us I food for them to live upon.
the accustomed eeaaon at which ralig- —Attorney General Fairehild srnsntail
tous people celebrate with praise «d La aron^on af TawdV3Z
ihankagiving the enduring mercy of Al:
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SSmSSBSS^^.
—Wattww. cfths tenlsvflla Jtwmrt,
has lactam! ia Ifew Tork C#.
—Bob Iagi—iM wifr »ot a
mission to Bsriin, but dacidaa
hisatfatioa ta tSapmettaaof is
-Mia. PresldMt Bvaa ia mt
wril peslsd in the pdUtfos of (he
-Was. Wirt Hcwy, a grandaen of
rick Hestiy ssaibar of tha Virginia
Lefislatam this wiaisr.
-San Fraampao has three whHaLspsia,
one of wtoib' san that ha caa^t the dl.'^
seaee by ssaaking Ohlnsaa eigaw.
Depaty dty Owi, wheae tax flat Hid
ta be the beet ever made ia that city.v
Messrs. Moody aad Sanky are drawiag
i» MaaahaalK.. Ma
UsSipM^
—Tha Oincinatti Oommmiml soggasls
Gan. Grant fbr the fiartia atisaloB, ia
placa of Iageiaoll,who deellaed.
-Tha Chicago expoeitioa has proved a
*r
nuBMrofkMPlEo
DISCN9PM0M
anticipating that improper feelings might I
arise, as some indicattoaa of earnastneee I —A wild Tnfa Mil Jtwpad tiM ants of-
became manifest Tha ladies did pot aa-1 the
C^abal
...
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mighty God This devout and public con-1 jidgemeat on the anm of $(^80^00 md.
feasion of tha constant dependence of man
upon the divine Father for ail goad gifts
or life and health and peace and hnpi
ness, so early in our histoTynade the hab
it ot our people, finds in the survey of tha
past year new groonda for its joyfkl aad
grateful manifeetation in all thablcwniga
which depend upon benignant seasons,***
This haa indeed been a memorable year.
judgemsat
the Caaaty (Mi ofi
which winds op fl^a
Tweed.
4
Slliiliia
%*.
aartalB
k*7« Aat aia ^aag.
^ark la aHf 1^*kt 'jjad* ater
1M
beard a word of his whsrsabaots uatil a
letter reached them from Kair
t.*2
•aa mmmmm
Be, New Tack aity,
civil £J|$B afriast
—$38,000^900, ^tfteld aor'^^T'lIM fas*
on hogs that died with tha cholera last
A aw» ^asOaatap, mnoflaia
to onreaay hag aitneked, that win drink
hired by tha school boa^Jat®tyaagaOo^. Tv
N. Y, remained alone la flM eshool house
durln| her term without any pupils. Tha
people did jsot llka lM- and would aot
sead «chalaia« «ha aslsblishad a laaal
'7'i"':f t"' -"''liiiiS''7 w- '"''M
—Irelaad nosi
vss cargo imparta fraM
th» United States, of corn. wbeat, P*%
Wee, plougha, stoyea,
bacon and baif, aqd the Amarieaa Coaeul
thinks if our mnaufceturers would coa|
biaa and aend men tkm fa psbHA Jbeir
warn, a large trade might ba built up.
boysaaspleyed la tha Prm 6 Qukitmiun
job ro«m% aaataoad avsry paia^l Injury
to bia kaad jutwt#, IrWglilB
be caught ia thaw* of« larga Mas
jobber Pr.ysaiwlwla, who lijiiilfls
braised hand, states ftat 90 ba^t
brakeu. aad tta lufwy v!H pravu^lkia^
morethaa atampanury diaahUity.—IVussi
hi finasiaf tha Oaa
amptathat would la
byour Amerlcaal
Unversltleathayt
$8,500,000
Toar 0.
aloaa. -IaHartkdstmsaj thsiu
la Aasttia, ailita of«r
ty»
lathe
ei^it hun-
Mtlain to^ttf fl