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PUBLISHED STEKT THTOSDAT, AT

CANTON, LINCOLN COUNTY, DAKOTA. EXECUTED IN THE]

HIGHEST STYLE OF THE ART. Terms of Subscription: COPT, ONE TEAR,

OXK corr, SIX MONTHS ON* COVY, TORES JIOSTHB,

We have adopted the cash in advance ty»-m, believing it much better lor It e ^'-Thi'l'sher

itnowing it to be more desirable for the p

CorrMpondanee. Correspondence soUelUfl from all part* of thi

county, on all matter pertaining to local news. All communications must be accompanied by the writer • name, not &ecaiiirll]r for pulloAttM|b9t NO. 3/, CANTON, DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1882. VOL. VII. as a guarantee of good tilth.

C. W. HAKJIOX I*r<>|».

Special Lofals

A. GALE 1,AUK WARD

Canto. Banking House.

i

Banking: Houses C:\nton, I). T. Parker, 1). T

ScDthin J, I). T. . pertaining to

Banking Promptly "Attended to . Banking hours from 1> n. ™. to 4. p. iu.

SALE & WARD,. . GALE & STONE, . GALE & BOC.F.KT,.

All busint

e. s.

RESIDENT DENTIST, tnnton, Dakota.

Will perfot

Gold filhi Gtle's block, Main -Street

ill svorl: in dentistry workm n like lu.tu-anu t-s suti-tarU'ju. siM -iaity. Onu-r in

Official Directory. TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.

•-<. R. V. PETTIGEEW, Delegate to Congress, Sioux Fallt», T)ak.

J. P. KIDDER, District Judpe, Vermillion, Dak. J. W. CARTER, District Attorney. Canton, u

G. n. WIGOIN, Councilman, Canton, " D. F. THOMPSON, Representative, Canton, '*

COUNTY OFFICERS. W. M. CCPPETT, Clerk of District Court. ELLIN<» OPHAL., Register of Deedsand SxOfficio

Count) Clerk. A HUKTROK, Treasurer. A R DIXON, Sheriff. J. ALLIIJONE Superintendent of Schools. RZ DENNETT Judge of Probate. O. T LILLANDHAFCEN |

f G. S. MIL LETT, P. O. PAB-K.K, Ch'in.

Co. fiom'r,

WW. II. DULLER.

D r y G o o d s

iROCERlES. Stations* Crookor.v. f; Jnsswat <>. !•!»«

Highest Cash price paid fo^ com'tr;; produce. Opposite Gale & Ward* Bank, Ciu rou.

* " P. \V. i)V FF1E. -y\ J?

CITY OFFICERS. O. S. GIKFORH, Mayor. JOHN KAT.DE, Jr. City clerk. M. E. UVDOLPH, Treasurer. WM. M. CUPPETT, ) A R. Brown, | .JOSEPH HORN, ^ALDERMEN. S. O. MADOLE, | J. W. IIEWITT. j

Civic SociolifH. fcLt'E LODGE, A. F, A A. M.

SIL\ERSTAR LODOF. No. 4, A. F. & A. M. Regu­lar Communication Wednesday on orbeforethefnll moon.

Sj>eelal meeting every second Wednesday afteT ke^ular.

O. S. GIFFORD, W. M. JAS LEWIS, Secre:.iry.

CHAPTER OF R. A. M Siroc Chapter. No. 4, K. A. M. Stated convoca­

tions on the first and third Tuesday eveuinps of »*ach nxtnMi. Visiting companions cordially invit­ed to attend.

L. HENSLEY, M. Kn»"Lru, High Priest.

Seciutary.

CENTENNIAL LODGE NO. 10, I, O. O, F. fleets t*wry Monday eve. W. I. MARSH, N. <H X. C. NASH, Secretary.

\v. REV. L. KI :

i;di-

SCASI)INAVtA> SCCIPTT. rv U ••dueMtlay ev«*. P. M. Luud, Tros. iZr, Vice Piesidrnt. M. L. Hyv.«rud,

N M. Jacob-on, Secretary. G. Skart-

JOBL HEWITT. HEWITT & 1)

Architects, Contractors and Euiltiers. The Building cf Grain Elevator* :i K^f-ciuUy.

an business in our line attend*'. to promptly nurt j ow„ e]1. (< satisfaction guaranteed. Correspradeur' SO:K!!.-<! ' * OB any of the above. Canton, Dakota

THOMAS TH- BSCS. «i. SK AKT »• F I)T, •W.tary

THOMAS TH0HS0K' & CO.,

Eeal Estate Dealers. ABSTRACTORS, LOAN, and INSURANCE A^t.^.

Land bocffhi and sold on comnjissioi. and private lecount. Parties having iiusiness in th; ir liiiewouM 4o well to write or give tliem a call. \Y^ have t);e •gency for the leading ocean Sreamshi:* lines.

Church Diioi'trtrv. CON(»REGA - Srrsi evrry Sunday u)orn-

i:i!» tvvl fv.'iiitm IA Rev. E. Kingsbury. MKTHonisT — S( rv;ce ovcrv Suudav rnoruiu^ and

evi-n-nc hy K,n. L. \Y. Miller. EI-I^'.'OPAL. —Ser\ ico eveiy other Sunday by Rev,

Thcmas s::iiVor.'. E VAN«?ELICAL LUTHERAN "NORWEGIAS."-By

Rev, !•:. oUkv.i A". US RAN IiETHLKHF.M *' N c>R WEd 1A N. " *Bv . U, E. J loi'-tad, 'I lie :I'KIVO ('icnuniinations ;I!L have thci1;

>5. A SJ. 8*. Itni5wn> Time Tabic.

Ti-AINS (H)I\(i EAST.

WM. 31. CUPPETT,

Real Estate Office ^ And Cierlt of the Court.

Will pay taxes for non-residents. Office at the r Court House, Canton, D. T

J. CO LONE Y, Proprietor

Merchants Hotel. I CANTON. DAK.

Free'bus to and from all trains. Newly fur fttebed throughout.

M. E. RUDOLPH,

LAW, LOAN & COLLECTION. CANTON, DAKOTA.

"Will practico in all the Courts, and attend to bus-less before the United Stated Lauc office; will

|ifc and sell Real Estate, pay tav.-s for non-resi-P#Nit8f furnish Abstracts cl' Title, ai d negotiate I^Sbans at reasonable rate?.

O. S. GI1FOKI),

^Attornev & Counselor AT LAW,

ou, Dak. - - Office on Fifth St;

[BAKOTA LOAN & TRUST CO. .1 CAVrOX. - DAKOTA.

I. Transact a General Banking B iniuess. 0. RUSSELL, J. M. ZELLER,

side nt. I CIJAS. E. JUDD, Can

Secretary.

M. 31. CLARK, 31. D„

Mivsiciati & Surgeon. ^Acd TT. S. Examining Surgeon of Pensions, Can-tt. Dak. Office in HoodN Block .

\KENNEDY. * EKENNEDY KENNEDY BIIOS. ,

ittornevs, Counselors AT LAW.

inters cf Th. .Vostem CL "-y. tion Aiiency, Land and Loan urti-1'

jBt Mortgage J oaus negotiated for any length of iiedeMretl and at rates* us iuw a-* a; \ in U»e t»-r-Ibryjwe hive a large list of lirds, both im-Iwed and unimproved, and for sale; parties de-

Dg a loan, a sale, or a purchase, should call on ujd get the very best terms. ce in Gale's brick block, up stairs, ('anton, I>. T,

Pas I.K."

Frei.^h' p. ii. and 4 *. GOING \NESr.

I>a«. n;'t-r l'i :00 ii. Freight 10:Js R. M. and 11:5"* A. M.

CUAS. I:. ( IOKTZ, Atreut on I. & D. Division. GOING NORTH.

LEAVE CANTON. Passenger (i:30 P. M. Freight y:lo A M.

GOING SOUTH. Passenger 8:25 A. M. Freight '2:10 p. M, J. C. FF.TTERM.VN, Agent on S. C. & D. Division Trains run on Minneapolis liine.

I*o.*»t Oflicc Honrs. TIME FOR THE CLOSING OF MAILS.

Going Soir h 7 :U0 A. M. Going Easi 8:uu P. m. Going North 7:00 P. m. Goiug West 8:00 P. M. Richland ir.ail Tuesdays and Saturdays.. .7:00 A. M. South to Portlandville Tues and Fri. . . .8:00 A. M.

Post-office elopes* promj'tly at H:oO P. V. MA»<SIE BAILEY, P. M.

< . «t N. W\ Uathvay Tinui Table. Time of departure of Passenger Trains from

Sious City, iu effect. Leave for Chicago and the Eaf-:, 2:30 p. m.

" •' 44 <4 u 4:50 A.M.

N

DK. J. I. TAYLOR,

sieiaii & Surgeon. O.nlon. Dak.

I profeSBlonal calls atten<lcd to. Office inSyv-l*s -Jffwely store.

F. P. SMITH, M. D.

lysician & Sorgeon. Rce over Hood's drug store, corc.er ^lain and \ streets, Canton, D. T.

C. H. AVINSOR,

|ttorney at Law. Sioux Falls. !)uk.

•pecial attention paid to Business in the t Land Office. Is also a Land and Collecting

fit*

MARTIN BROS., —Proprietors—

Y MEAT MARKET. MAIN ST.. CANTON.

ah and Salt meats always on liaud. Highest t pricc paid for Green, I'resh niul Baited

;\v Meat Market! By C. A. Milliman & Co.,

i St., 2 doors east of Postofliee, Canton.

FFresh and salted meat always on baud, and |[tn season.

Casli Paid tor Hides.

M. L. SYVERUD,

(ishmaker and Jeweler, and Dealer in

batches Clocks,

ft on Fifth St., one d€K>r west of Postoffice. tort*oUo«r my ̂ afctendrd to promply

CHAS. SLACK,

"•> BACK OP JEEaoHANTS HOTEL.

II nt!' AM> IIKUEAItOl'TS.

ilaitpy New Year! Bo sure ami close the <loor after you.

The Kendall combination is heading this way.

Now is the time to '"swear off' and form good resolutions.

Shall we have a board of trade or a chamber of commerce ?

The latent i-> that there will be one or two weddinjrs here lately.

Win. Grace and family are now occupy­ing the ( Id Robert Lannint; building dur­ing the winter.

This paper will have something to say to our fanners in a few weeks concerning the raisinir of sheep lor profit.

Walter D, Thomas has accepted a situ­ation with Prof". 3Ioore, our totisorial ar­tist, and thctvo make a ?ood team.

For your furniture, of any style or price go to the store of Herman Woerz. Ilis stuck is the largest of any dealer in Dakota.

We expect the botvrd of county coru missioners will have to allow a few dollars on wolf scalps as a bounty at its approach- | inLT session.

The board of county commissioners did a wise thing when they fenced in the court house square and erected hitching-posts around the square. This was dem­onstrated to good advantage all last week and this.

.Mr. and 3Irs. Alex. IIinklcy, of Alex­andria. cuuie down to spend the Holidays with the old folks, Mr. and Mrs. .]. I. Taylor, calling and receiving calls with her old friends. Mrs. H. will remain a few days.

Judge J. W. Carter returned home Saturday night from Grant county, where he has been for the past 10 days. He leaves again Monday for Elk Point, Un­ion county. The J udge, as attorney, has his hands full.

We understand that our Dixon, sheriff for the past six years, has his application on file with the board of penitentiary commissioners, and wishes the warden-sLip. Mr. Dixon's petition is signed by all his friends in this town and county, and would be a good man for the place.

W. II. Williams, ol St. Paul, was a guest of the Merchants Monday. Mr. Will iams is traveling salesman for the St. Paul II; irvester Works and an old friend of our C. W. McC'rone. The two gentle­men had not met each other for six years and it was a surprise to both *o meet each other in Dakota as they last met at Ilar-risburg, Pa.

Hon. Geo. D. Perkins,.the live editor­ial writer and proprietor of the Sioux City Journal, lias been appointed United States Marshal of the Eleventh Iowa dis­trict, just created by congress. George, as we familiarly call him, having known him and his excellent family since May 1S69—and who does not know him and his good Journal, is to be congratulated. The Eleventh district has a capable officer in the person of George D. Perkins.

The change of officers occurs Tuesday, and will be as follows: Millett, the old member of the board of county commis­sioners, becomes Judge of Probate, in place of Mr. Bennett, Mr. Edgar Dean taking his place. Willis Bennedict takes the place of Mr. John Allibone, John M. North takes the place of our A. P. Dixon, who ha& been the sheriff for the past three terms. Seeing that Mr. Dean is an old settler, and the Messrs. Parke and Brand-hagen hold over, there is no fear that any job3 can be put up on the board, but that they will lobor as before, to keep warrants at par. This paper wishes all a happy New Year, smooth and safe sailing for the next two years.

Iiegular preaching service in the Meth­odist church next Sabbath morning.

Our Mr. McCrone and Miss Marie Wil­son are out west on the Milwaukee road this week.

The W. C. T. V. will meet at the resi­dence of Mrs. Dean Tuesday, .January 2d, a t 2 : 3 0 P . M .

The public schools have closed tor the holida3T vacation, and will open again next Tuesday, January 2d.

Mrs. Hull has rented the building ad joining this office, and expects to open a restaurant in a few days.

MAUIUED—John Keen of Eden, to Li-dia Johnson of Canton, Dee. 21, ]Ss2, Rev. L. W. Miller officiating.

This office is iu receipt of a fine invoice of New Year cards, and all wishing some should leave their orders early.

R. E. Dean, operator at Lennox, spent I Christmas with mother and sisters here, j returning to his post of duty Tuesday,

j Miss Amanda Babba, of Montiecllo | Iowa, sister of Mrs. A. F. Rudolph and ! Mrs. J. Horn, is here on a visit of a few

weeks duration.

j The total number of people converted j or reclaimed during the revival in the | Methodist clnirch is fifty. Thirty-two I have united with the church.

Mrs. ami Mrs. George Thatcher, of | Worthing, rei irned home Wednesday, af-: tcr spending a few davs in town, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury.

Fmnk Itoduay left on Thursday morn­ing's tiain for Prairie du Chien, Milwau­kee and other points. Frank deserves a rest, it being almost, a year now that he '"has not seen the scenes of' his youth."

Mr. Skillerud, our merchant tailor, has invested over sTUO in new patterns. Re­member Mr. Skillerud i:i our home tailor, and if you mu.-t have a home-made suit, do not send away from home.

Mr. and M:>. Yroman gave a Cliri-t-Uu'.s dinner Monday, to which were invit­ed Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Zeller and ye edi­tor and family. The dinner was excellent. All enjoyed the turkey and side-dishes. i

On Mrs, Ila.-tsough's departure home1

she was pre>enu d l->v the people with the

sum of Si:., IK.- in j.ayiue.i; for her ser­vice here, lor-he makes no charges, but i as an appreciation of ln r labors in Can- | ton.

Mr. Gerbcr. the jolly old Worthing: landlord, vas in town Tuesday evening j with a car-load of live hogs for the eastern | market. We met him at Mr. Robinson's j restaurant and made our first bow to him. He is one of mo- progressive Germans.

Mrs. Lund wishes to announce to her many lady friends that she has a larg-assortment of trimmed and untrimmcd hats and bonnets, feathers, plumes, rib­bons, fichues, velvets, plush and all the latest novelties. She also has a large as­sortment of"children's caps and bonnets.

The Ladies Aid Society, of the M. E. church, will give an oyster supper on the evening of next Wednesday, Jan. 3d, at Bedford Hall. The object being to pay up the obligation on the church debt. Supper from (• to lo I>. M. Let all .ome and help the ladies who have worked nobly in the enterprise.

We hope all our farmers will not forget us, but that they will call the first of the week and settle up. Pan Hawn will give you a receipt if you cannot find us, as he has the accounts. This will enable us to give you a better paper, will enable us to pay our debts, and all will be so much the- j better off. I

Dr. J. T. Taylor returned oil Saturday j from a visit to his brother. Hon. J. A. I Taylor of Chippewa Falls, Wis. The : doctor reports that a "life among the ; pi.:cs" is somewhat different at this sea-| son of the year than on our prairies. Miss j Hattie is enjoying hersalf' in that lively 1

burg, and will go with her uncle to Ma.li- J son. on the 7th .,f next month, to witness , the .gathering of the Wisconsin solons and j visit with her friends, among whom are 1

the daughters of Gov Rusk. (

On last Sunday was the L'.jth annivcr- I sary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. A. | G. \ l'omaii. Being a neighbor of this | excellent family we know the esteem in. which it is held by all our people. Mrs. A roman was the recipient of an excellent silver service, troin her husband, furnished by our jeweler, .Air. .M.- L. Syvcrud, and consisted of a butter dish, cake basket, sugar howl, snoon holder, and creamer. This present was seen at church on Mon­day evening, and know it was in honor of the silver wedding. 31 ay they live to cele­brate the goiden wedding.

Returned. .Hon. Mr. Cuppett re'urned home

Tuesday morning from a holiday visit to his old home at Cedar Rapids and Coles-burg, Iowa. On his return home, having been wrongly informed as to the leaving of trains, he was compelled to lay at Du­buque over Sunday.

We find 'he fowllowing in the Dubuque Hearld of that day:

W. 51. Cuppett, clerk of the courts of Lincoln countv, I). T., is in the city, and called.on his old comrade, Supervisor Faust, He is one of the leading citizens of Canton, the county seat of Lincoln county.

The Daily Democrat also contains the following:

Mr. Wm. Cuppett, clerk of the court and also alderman of Canton, D. T., is in the city on a visit to his old friend ;\nd eomradc, Supervisor Faust.

Miss Marie Wilson.

The entertainment given at Bedford Hall last Monday evening by this talented and accomplished young lady was quite well attended and highly enjoyed by all.

Of course, those who can't appreciate an entertainment unless there is a good deal of burnt cork and bare legs about it, may not have found this one to their liking; but citizens of culture and refinement found it an evening of exquisite enjoy­ment. Mis Wilson captivates her audi­ence at once, and entertains them through­out Her rendition of "Eugene Aram's Dream'' was most admirable, and showed her wonderful command of the pathetic in human nature, while her recitation of "My Big Sister's Beau," brought down the house with laughter. Space forbids a more extended notice of this rising and brilliant yourig elocutionist, and we can assure her of a large audience should she ever favor Canton with another visit.

" :'Sy • • ; - v ' JBl

Acorn stoves at T. P. Thompson & Cc.

Mtsllilf . my

EDEN ITEMS.

j An Interesting Batch Of News From

• That Point. ! A happ new year to everybody. j The tree gotten .up by the ladies of ! Eden was a decided success. Everything | passed off according to programme. It was

I a pleasure to see how happy the young, as ! well as the old, were. " i Miss Sadie Hunt came home from Can­

ton on Saturday last, where she has been attending school the past term. She will

I resume her studies in otic week. One or two of Eden's batchelors were

! not forgotten by their lady friends on the j X mas tree. ! .'Mrs. S. B. Culbertson did not return j home as was expected, so S. B. kept open | house on Xmas day, and had numerous

I callers. | Mrs. T. II. Law has disposed of her | stock of.millinery goods to a party residing j a lew miles south of hire. Her health will | not admit of her continuing in business. [ The merchants report a lively trade last ; week, the principal articles sold being hol-! idav goods.

Owing to the change in the administra-! t-ion of the affairs of the Sioux City and

St. Paul and Omaha railroad, and W. H. t Vanderbilt getting control of the same, we ; look for the long-talked of extension over I from Poop. If so this will make Eden, in i a business point of view, one of the rail-| road centers in the territory. We have the

I location, gentlemen, which cannot be de­nied.

Mr. L. B. Harris has been appointed as an assistant to M. 15. Jeffries, princi­pal o: our high school. Mr. Harris will make an excellent assistant.

Frank Odell has been quite busy the past week getting the upper room iv.uly, painting bhick-bi.ardfl, erecting a platform - -hanging the large bell. etc.. before put­ting in the new desks. Frank does his v.-ork well.

The Norwrgians heid services in the school house on Xmas day. The congre­gation was quite large: the text we did not quite catch on to: however the sermon w;.s quite impressive.

Dr. Osgood is workhg tip a very good practice.

On'1 townsman, Mr. (^uint. entertain.d his relations, and all his wife':-relations, on Xmas Jjiy. to the number id'34.

Last week Mr. and 3Irs. W. H. Finley, of Elk Horn, Wis,, arrived in Ivlen. Their furniture and household goods came some weeks ago. directed in care of Geo. Pierce, who very thoughtfully had their house fixed up in apple pie order. They are now very comfortably located in the .Mrs. Gove house, close to town. Mr. and Mrs. F. have come to Dakota to stay. They will make a valuable addition to our social cir­cle this winter.

Mr. E. Patcher. a brakesman on the Milwaukee road, got the middle finger of his right hand smashed coupling cars here one day last week. Dr. Osgood am'putatcd „ the same at the* second joint, and by the way did an excellent" joK"' Patcher huS" been somewhat unfortunate of late, this making the third accident he has had with­in a short space of time. We think he had better look out or there may not be-enough of him left to Patch up the next time.

On Friday night a jolly party of six couples took advantage of the sleighing and drove up from f 'alliope, when a good supper was prepared lor them at the Com­mercial house, after which they retired to the ball room of the hotel and tipped the light fantastic toe until 2o'clock, Mine host Farley did everything in his power to make it pleasant for the young folks, who on retiring thanked liiin very much.

The Odell brothers have had a splendid display oi'beef, pork, mutton, oysters, and poultry in their market the past week.

The new desks, seats, etc,, for the up­stairs room of tho school house, have ar-rive l. They were purchased of Myron Od.dl. who is agent for the Michigan School Furnishing company, and are very much of an improvement on the furniture ofthe lower room and much cheaper.

Mr- Jackson, the wide-awake superin­tendent ofthe Milwaukee road, has a gang of men putting in a water tank and will be worked by a large wind mill. This is a want long felt at this station, and learn that he contemplates other valuable im­provements in the near future.

The Snyder house is full to overflowing; both of our hotels are doing an immense business.

'The Star is gaining friends here. Mr. Robert McLain of Settler township

has contracted a car-load of wheat at 92cts. per bushel and has been busy hauling the satue to market the past week. Mr. McL. is one of our ent -rprising young farmei-s; we have many of these and wish them all success.

Eden has been flooded with book agents the past two weeks.

Henry Clement is taking a vacation from railroading and will remain here.

Several of our business men got togctli er some time since and formed a kind of trappers' association; they wanted some­thing exciting to while the monotonous hours away this long and dreary winter. They started out with two dozen traps, so many wolf traps, so many beaver, so many mink and so many rat traps. ;Qn tbe~first round to the traps the catch' was three field mice and one skunk, which was caught by the fore leg, and which gave the animal an apportunity to defend himself. The party who managed the skunk has disposed of his interests, ordered a new suit of clothes and will not appear in society until they arrive; the younsj man is modest and hence no name is mentioned.

MARRIED—At the residence of the brides sistor, on Christmas, Mr. Geort e

Stebbins to Miss Urica Tetzloffs, Just ce Myron Odell tying the knot. The happy couple are well and favorably kuown to us all; mav the voyage through life be smooth and serene, is the wish of many friends.

Capt. A. B. Wheelock and W. K. Slade were at Canton yesterday.

Orson Rice left for Parker yesterday.

ADVANCEMENT.

Tlie Street Oars to Run Between This Placc and Beloit.

It was our good fortune one day last week, just as Mr. E. E. Carpenter left for Minneapolis with a car-load of horses and dressed beef designed for the northern piueries, to have a few words with that gentleman.In a conversation with him we weve^iven the privilege to say that our city council would be asked, as also the legislature, to grant the right of way to a stock company that proposes to lav a track between this placc and Beloit and place thereon a number of cars, and be operated by this corporation.

Canton Public Schooi. The following general report is for the fourth

sehool month ending Dec. 22, 1882. Number of days taught, 19.

Department.

Grammar

Intermediate

Primary.

C. B. Isham.

Anna Rowley.

Nona Miller.

Total,

s Cu ? 3 O 26 81

82 12

36 18

94 54

ROLL OF IIONOn.

Perfect in attendance and deportment, good in scholarship.

GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT. •Edwena Nelson *Anna Bailey *M;.ud Ruesel! Luella Wendt Clara Nash Jomve Thornton Lee Russell Eddie Wemit

1NTERMKDIATK. Cyrus Wendt Norman Luther Minnie Ramsdel l Fred Hawn

Mark Cuppett Amelia Sutuly Arthur Hawn Callie Horn

For Sale at this Office. Wo keey in stock for sale at this office the follow­

ing legal blanks. Summons—Relief—complaint served. Summons—Belief—complaint filed.

.Summons—Money Demand—complaint filed. Chattel Mortgages. Assignment of Mortg&gs. Marriage Certificates for Jns^e of j&e Peace* Criminal Subpoenas. y 5 Subpoenas in Distriet court."'*' M ' * / ' v. Snbpoenaabefore^Jnstices. These blaiVks are &irgott*n up in good style, on?

good paper, ruled^aiidrwill be old as cheap as liBV' Where elsd,%

I PRIMARY.

j Orris Smith *Hobhard Reed j Leon Ramsdell A-ia Ramsdell | Kmma Woriey Mattie (itotz

Sidney Carter Alfred Bergen I •Daisev Ramsdell Teddv Surdy

John Fosdirk *Jus:e Sundy, •On the Roll of Honor every month since the

term be trail The attendance ha*, been -ess regului as the hol­

idays have approached but we hope to see a change for the better after they have passed, and most respectfully urbe parents .o give us their as­sistance to bring it about.

C. L'. ISHAM, Principal.

Card of Thanks. Among the gifts at the Congregational

church on Christmas evening was a letter which read as follows:

Mr. KINGS^UUV:—Please accept the enclosed draft as an'expression of our love and regard for you.

CANTOX DRAMATIC CO. Knowing as I do from not a little ex­

perience in the past what this has cost the young people in hard work and experi­ence, and flattered by the thoughtful and delicate regard they have shown, I can find no words to express my appreciation of this gift. I desire to use it, and I know it will be the wish of every member of the company that I should use it to advance the moral and religious interests of this place. Such has been their pmv posefrom the beginning. • I hope God will give me wisdom to use it well.

They will please accept my sincere thanks for this testimonial of respect, my best wishes for themselves personally, and the assurance that I most cordially recip­rocate the affectionate regard which this action has expressed.

Many a long and successful career be g anted the new organization, full of in­terest, and profit'to themselves and com­manding the just appreciation ofthe com-' niunity.

The amount of the draft was Thirty-nine Dollars, the disposition of which I will report to them at some further time.

L. KLXOSTIFRY, Pastor Cong. Church.

A Presentation. Uncle Robert Lanning was the recipi­

ent of a fine gift Monday, it being the complete works of Robert Burns.the poet. On the fly-leaf is the following: "To Uncle Robert Lanning, a merry Christmas, 18S2 From two well wishing friends, who arc awaie that in this volume, as in 'dark unfathomed caves of ocean,' full many a gem of purest ray serene, lies. To the fer­vent friend of Scotia. Canton, Dak.

This present is like the gentle rains that fall from heaven, it blesseth twice they who give or they who receive.—Shakes-pmr<'.

WIT AND HUMOR,

"This is a base insinuation," said the tramp, as he sallied out of the front gate on the bow of a No. 13 double-soleil toot.

When a physician has cured a singer of hoarseness, he sends in a bill of in­voice. The bill being worded: To cur­ing one in-growing tone ail.

Said Mr. Moriarity, in explanation of his battered appearance, "Ye see the horse I was dhriving waz a mule." And Mr. Finnegau replied: "Ye need say no more, Dennis."

The "sermonotte," spoken of so fre­quently in the West, is not a full ser­mon. It is a nice little new bonnet talk, sufficient to call a congregation of hearers together, but not powerful enough to wear them out.

Professor George Bristow aims to be the most honest of critics, and on being asked by the father of an animated foghorn how lie liked his daughter's voice, ho- replied: "She sings like a Patti (under his breath) gonian!"

A Scotch lawyer was so short in stat­ure that it was necessary for him to stand on a stool when addressing the court. "Well," said a wit, on seeing him thus elevated, "this is one way of rising at the bar."

"Whar's the man that's going up in that balloon?" inquired a countryman. "That's the fellow standing on the left of it." "Rather thin, isn't he, though?" returned country. "Yes," answered the other; "he's thin in purse as well as in person. He's the heir o'naught."

Fritz to Miller—"To-day is pay birth­day." Emma—"And mine, too." Karl —"Mine, too!" Bertha—"Mine, too!" Miller—"Why, what a remarkable coin­cidence, neighbor!" Mother — "Ah, yes you see, wo celebrate them all on tho same day, because it's cheaper."

Heard at a doorstep: "Why, Mr. Milkman, you said your cows were drying up and you could only let me have a pint for the baby, but here are two quarts." "Yes,,mum; I can spare more now; some of the other babies have died."

"Gentlemen, you may not think it, but I have stood on the top round of the ladder." said an inebriated individ­ual who was haranguing the crowd. "Troth, thin," exclaimed one of his hearers, "That same ladther must a been lyin' flat on the ground."

"HeavensP'shrieked an excited moth­er, as the nurse let the babv fail over the second floor banister. "Two inches nearer the walL ahd that child would have smashed a fifty dotlar statuette and the hall lamp!" And then they picked no the babv.

An old Irish soldier who prided him­self on his bravery, said he had fought in the battle of Bull Run. When asked if he had retreated and made his es­cape as others did on that occasion, he replied, "Be jabers, those that didn't run are there yet!"

"Mr. Brown, do you eat mush?'' asked a four-year old fiend of his sis­ter's beau. "Why, Johnnie?" "Be­cause sister says she wishes you would n't talk like you had a mouthful ol mush." Sister faints, and Brown re­members that he has an engagement iu Australia.

Irritated mamma— "No, it doesn't fit as if he had been bora to it—is does n't lit at all." "But s'help me—!" Ir­ritated mamma—"Your advertisement says,'Money returned if not approved.'" Mr. Moses—"So they do, ma tear, so they do; but your money vas approved, it vas very goot money,"

The president of a little Southern railroad boasts that they have not had an accident for five years. We traveled over that line once. A trusty flagman walks ahead of every train, and when he becomes tired the train stops and the passengers go fishing until he gets rested.

"Well, Tom," said a blacksmith tc his apprentice, "you have been with mc now three months, and have seen all the different points in our trade; 1 wish to give you your choice of work for a while." "Thank'ee,sir." "Well,now,what part of the business do you like best?" "Shuttin' up shop and goin'to dinner."

Professor—"Now, Mr. Snodkins, you may criticise the theme I have just read." Snodkins—"I'd rather write a criticism, sir. I can't talk as well as I can write." Professor—(who had wad­ed through Snodkins' last theme with great difficulty)—"Then, sir, I am sor­ry for you."

"Ma," howled a boj' running into the house and approaching his mother, "ma, little brother hit me with a stick." "Well, I'll whip your little brother," said the mother, abstractedly tucking together a pair of stockings she had been darning. "No, don't whip him; don't let him have any supper. I whipped him before he hit me."

One day towards nightfall, and in an uncertain light, a man bought an over­coat of pretended plum-color. The next morning it proved to be of a quite too unmistakable green. .Returning it to the storekeeper, that worthy regard­ed the buyer calmly and said, "You must have a little patience with it, my dear sir; it isn't ripe yet."

A Boston editor bounced the cook, culled two children, left his wife in tears and made a bee line for the office and wrote: "If you want to make the world brighter and better, begin by being kind and loving to those in the small circle of your own family, and from that as a center work out as you are permitted to go."

When we see the young mail of the period with the cutaway coat, his ears sheltered from the cold north wind blasts by the broad expanse of collar, his two watch chains, but no watch, his pointed shoes and intellectual eye­glass, his tootsey-wootsey cane and pan­cake hat, wo realize that the $84,000,-000 annual]}7 expended in educating the American youth is little enough.

A short time ago, at a sehool in the north of England, during a lesson on the animal kingdom, the teacher put the following question: "Can any boy name to me an animal of the order edenlclu; that is, a front-tooth toothless animal?" ! A boy, whose face beamed with pleasure at the prospect of a good mark, replied: "I can." "Well, what is the animal?" "My grandmother!" replied the boy, in great glee.

Art and Mammon. One day Alexander T. Stewart gave

a commission to a celebrated artist in Paris to paint a little Parisienne, and offered to pay treble the ordinary price if the painter would put a heap of bead work in the little lady's costume. "That is a strange fancy," said the painter. "It is not a fancy at all," replied Mr. Stewart. "That picture will be exhib­ited at. New York. All the elegant wo­men will look at it, ami if they see that the Parisiennes wear bead ornaments they will buy beads. Now, niv house— A. T. Stewart & Co.—has a big stock of these articles, and by that means, you understand——," and the artist un­derstood enough to refuse the commis­sion.

A DANGER SIGNAL.—Nature warns us of approaching dangers in many ways, but none more sure or unmistakable than hoarseness in a child. Every mother must know that croup with all its terrors is sure to follow unless prompt measures are used to avert the disease. Chamber­lain's Cough Remedy has never yet failed. Hundreds of children have been saved by its timely use. Sold by

JAS. LEWIS. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is just

the medicine that every family should be provided with for Coughs, Colds, Croup and Sore Throat, so common dur­ing the winter months. It is pleasant to take, can always be relied upon and is unquestionably the best made. Sold by

JAS. LEWIS. The preparation long known and ad­

vertised as O & C's Cough Remedy, has received a new title and new wrapper. It is now put up under the name of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with di­rections for use in six languages. This splendid medicine, so highly esteemed by many of our readers, has always been, and is yet, prepared by Mr. Chamber­lain, who originated the preparation. He has made pharmacy a special study, hay­ing received instructions in the art from the most noted pharmacists in America, and had over fourteen years of practical experience, which partially accounts for the great popularity of the medicine _ No other preparation lias ever come into such general use on so little advertising as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has no equal tor coughs, colds or croup. Prepared only by Chamberlain & Co., Des Moines, la. Sold by

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KICK I BRICK j A No. 1 article of Red Brisk, better than ever, for

sale at bed rock prices, at my kiln one aud a half j mile from Beloit, Iowa, in any quantity. Letters

addressed to me at Beloit will receive prompt at­tention.

E. Smith, Prop.

Land Office at Yankton, D. T., Dec. 16th, 1882 Notice is hereby given that the followiug-named settler has liled notice of bis ini ution to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proofwill be made before clerk district court Lincoln county, D.T., at Canton the county seat, on Thurs­day, January 25th, 1P83, 10 A.M. viz : Irgebor Lorenson, D. S. No. 5515, for lots 4 and f», Paction 2, township 96 range 4S. Ee names the following witnesses to prove liis continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Kels Torkel-

j son, Ole Torkelsou, Herman Hermanson, Peter ; Guttereon, all of Edeu, Liucoln county, D, T. I O. A. WETTER, Register.

Land Oiliee at Yankton, Dalcota, Nov. 28, 1S?2. — Notice is lierefty given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of hisclaim, and that said proo/will be made before Wa, M. Cuppett, clerk of court for Liucoln county, D. T., at Canton, tho county seat, on Thursday, January 4th, 1883, 10 A. M. viz: KittellO. Gedstad, homestead Jso. 7170 (8ioux Falls series) for the northwest quarter of section 2, township 97, range 51. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Angrin Crunder-sou of Lennox and Lewis T. Larson, Ole K. Fod ners, Gilbert Gilbertson all of Worthing, Dak.

5 G. A. WETTER, Register.

The \"r. dome of t said to be. every day night. A titie pers- • alone.

i sta!no .of J,il erty on the .e Capitol at Wellington is •1 si\ hu-httoward !ee M: n r:• i ;•< s :i!ie iis position at )it:I t: r.'.-oe," nn LI.MI scii'li-

Canton

Land olhce ar Yankton, Dak., Nov. 28th, 1882.--Notice is hereby given that the folio *ing named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will Ue made before Wm. M. Cuppett, clerk of court for Lincoln county Dak., at Cauton, the county seat, on Weduesday, January 31, 1883, 10 A.M. viz: Mary Moland, formerly Mary Hansen, homestead No. 785* for the southeast qunrter sec­tion 7, township, 90 range 50. Ue names the follow­ing witnesses o prove his continuous residence up-uo Mid cultivation of said land, viz: Anstiu Olson, of Canton, Nels Audersou, James Larson, James Jofauson itli of Stivfr-jbqke, —

5 G. A. WRITER, Register.

Land Oftice at Yankton, Dak. Nov., I7th# 1882.— Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his incentiou to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before N. A. Kirk, the clerk of Union county distriet court at Elk Point, the coun­ty scat, on Saturday, December 2-Jrd, 1S82, 10 A. M. viz: Pardon C. Slocum, homestead No. G630 for the northeast quarter section 34 township 93 range 4P. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upou, and cultivation of, said laud, viz: Edgar P. Bartlett of Calliope, Iowa and C. A. Frost of Linden and J. P Lontzenheiser and A. C. Fwemnn of Calliope, Iowa

G. A. WETTER, Register.

Land Office at Yankton, l)ak.t Nov., 17, 1882.— Notice is herepy given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final pr»of in support of hisclaim, and that said proof will be made bnfpre N. A. Kirk, clerk of Union county district court at Elk Point, Dak. the county seat, ou Saturday, Dccmber 23rd, iS82, lo A. M. viz: Edgar P. Harriett, homestead No. 6883 for tho south half northeast quarter, and north half southeast quarter section 15 township 95 range 40. He names the followiug wituesses to prove his continuous residence. upon, and^mltivatiou of, said land viz: (J. A. Frost of Linden and 1. C. Freeman, J. P. Loutzenheiser, P. C. Slocum of Calliope, Iowa.

G. A*. WETTER, Register.

Laud Office at Yaukton, Dak., Nov. 21, 1882.— Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has liled notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim, and that said proof will be made before Wm. M. Cuppett, clerk of tha district court of Lincoln county, Dakota, a* Cantou, the county seat thereof, ou Friday, Jan­uary 5th, ISfti, at 10 o'clock A. M. viz: Mahnda Hatter, under her declaratory statement No. 5234 for the northwest quarter of southwest quarter section 35 township 100 range 49. She names the following witnesses to prove her continuous resi­dence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: Andrew Gallaghan Joseph Coppler, Austin Orista, and Henry Wood, all of Canton, Lincoln county, Dakota. G, A. WETTER, Resister.

Having removed my Restaurant from Belost to Canton, this in to notify all my frinds that I have opened my restaurant at the Mrs. Wallace's old stand, on Main street, \Uiere all can find

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Cakes) Candies, Nuts, Etc-

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Canned goods, etc, Oyeters aeirved in all style All games in their season.

C. A. SUMNER.

Land Office at Yankton, Date., December 20,1882. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his Intention to make final proof in snpport of his claim, and that said proof wiU te made before Wm. M. Cuppett, the clerk of the District court for Lincoln county, Dakota, at Canton, the county-seat thereof, on Saturday, January 27th, 1883, at 11 A. X., viz: Sidney J. Pierce, under his homestead entry. No. 6332, for the northwest % section 3, township 96, rang* 50. He names the following witnesses lo prove his con­tinuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Stephen Savey, Saul Stoner, Oscar Mil-ligan, and B. Z. Bennett, ail of Silver Lake, Lin­coln county, Dakota. G. A. WETTER, Begistei.

Land Oflice, Yankton, Dak., December. lPth 1882. Notice is hereby given that' the follovfcg-named settler has filed noUce of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof wUl be made before Wm. M. Ouppett, clerk district court Lincoln county, D. X., at Canton, the county seat, on Tussday, January :S0,1883,10 a in. viz: Jtns Johnson, homestead No.,6343, for the s w qr, 6-96-50. He names the following witnesses to prove his contiiiuous residence ujion, and calUva-tion of said land viz r Ole Moland, Nils Anderson, James Lanon, Andrew Johnsoo, all of Silver Lake, Dak.

. < G. A. WxxfflUf Begiettr,

Right of Way Notice. TERBITOUY or DAKOTA, I Fourth Judicial Dist. COUNTY OF LINCOLN, F for Lincoln County. The Dakota Central Kailw.iy Company vs T. B.

Spear, of Jfadison University, Gorman Wlieelock, John A. Hinsey, John Heglin, Betsy Opland, C. H. Haish, Henry E. Palmer, Jane Lowrie, Lars Lar­son, Mattie Thompson, adniii.istratrii of the estate of Louis Thompson, diseased.

And to all other persons unkuown having or claiming any interest in the following deftcribed

:al estate, situated iu said Lincoln county, to wit:

The 8 of sec 31, the sw ii of sec 32 in town­ship UG, ranfre 50, also tho ue Vi of sec 35, the nw H of sec 35, the sw H of sec 27, the ee M of sec 28, the sw % of see 28, the sw X of sec 2il, the se % of sec 30, the s y3 .of the inv sec 30 all in township No.96 range 51.

You and each of yon are hereby notified that the Dakota Central Railway Company, a corpor­ation existing and doing business under and by virtue of the iaws of Dakota Territory, has com­menced the construction of a railroad, and said Company has located said railroad, and desires the right of way over and across the foregoing described real estate owned, occupied or

"claimed by you, or any of you, who are owners, non-resident owners, occupants or cliim&nts of said described real estate, or some part thereof, or who have not been Informed by said railway com­pany of the location dt said road over said real estate.

Said right of way so desired, consists of a strip or belt of land one hundred (100) feet wide, being fifty (50) feet on each side of the center line of said railroad as now located over the foregoing described real estate, and also; all necessary widths for extra right of way. for the purpose of cutting embankments, depositing waste earth, obtaining gravel, or other material as may be necessary for the proper construction, operation, and security of said road as may be desired and as provided by law.

That unless you and each of you apply to the District Judge of said district within thirty days from tho date of the publication of this notice to have your damages assessed as provided by Article 11 of the Civil Code of said Territory, said railway company will on the 8sh day of January, 1883, at 10 o'clock M. or as soon thereafter as council can bo heard from, the Hon. J. P. Kidder, Pre­siding Judge of the 4th Judicial District of said

erriLorry aud of tho District Court of said Lin-oln county, at his chambers, in th? village of lk Point, to direct the sheriff of said Lincoln ounty to summon their disinterested freeholders s commissioners, to be selected by said Judge,

who will inspect said real estate under outh end consider the injury which you and each of you will sustain by such appropriation of land as aboire set forth, and also, to asaesn all damages to other owners of Baid real estate in said county across whicn itaid company desires th. right of way. Said companies to forthwith make report of their doings by virtue of said order and summons In writing to the clerk of the District Court of said county, according to law, setting fourth the quan-ity boundaries and value of property taken, or amount of injury to the jlroperty which they should across, by reason of the appropriation of the property as aforesaid for railroad purposes.

THE DAKOTA CENTRAL RAILWAY COM­PANY.

TBOUAB S. FBBK, Attorney, Dated, November 82, 1882.

WASHINOTOX, December 2nd, 1882. WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence presented

to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. OF CAN­TON," in the City of Canton, in the Clounty of Lincoln, and Territory of Dukota, has complied with nil the provislous of the Revised 8tatutei< of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be authorized to com­mence the business of Banking.

NOW THEREFORE I, JOHN JAY KNOX, Comp roller of the Currency,do hereby certify that 'THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CANTON" in the City of Canton, in the County of Lincoln, and Territory of Dakota, is authorized, to com­mence the business of Banking as provided iu Section, Fitty one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness, my hand aid Seal of office this 2nd day of December, 1882.

JOHN JAY KNoX, Comptroller .of the ̂ Currency. .

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