The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-09-05
Local Items.
SEVERAL STRANGERS are in attendance
At the opening oftts tax sale.
Fourteen boxes Axle Gresse for 81 90
At GfLBEkTs.

At the opening Of TEL tax sale.
! Fourteen boxes Axle Gresse for so
at GfLBEkTs.
ON account OF the, sickness Of SOM
Of our citizens, the Festival by the ladic
of the Congregational Church has beel
postponed until the 10th inst
--M1ssEs MONA and Anna Miller left OF
Monday morning Mona for Brownel
Hall, Omaha, and Anna for Ft. Atkinson
Wis.
Mn. HANSON, our worthy Tailor, i
preparing TO leave Cantcn for LuVerne
The numerous friends of himself and esti
mable lady will regret his departure.
Cart. HAnLAN is continually maxim g
items for paper; while doing chores tht
other day, he let horse kick his knee
cap nearly of. He limps little now.
-THos. THoRsoN, representing the
Journal, and Mr.. Welchman of the Press
q Dakssaian, are in town in the Interest
Of their respective firms.
Mn KELLER has sold his brick res;
dence to Geo. W. Nayior, which looks as
if we are to have George as citizen o.
| Canton.
| -CHAKLEY Foss, the artist, is in the
occupancy of his new gallery on Main
street, where he is ready to furnish photo.
graphs to such as will patronize him. His
card appears in another column.
-SHERrFF DIXON and Mr.. Sutton return
ed on Saturday from a successful search
after span of mortgaged horses that a
former resident of Lincoln county had
traded 10 Russian on the Jim river.
liz you want more than your moneys
worth step in to MAYORS sale and buy
land. He has any qusntity to sell pur.
chasers; village lots or farms improved or
not, as you choose. &
Mas. w. W.~FowLER ls the guest OF
Mrs Judge Clifford, where she is receiving
The calls Of large circle Of acquaintances
and friends, acquired during her former
residence here -.,z S.-5
THE wife of D. e, Doty, of Eden
township, was severely hurt one day last
week; while taking care Of the stock, one
angry brute pitched at her and almost
hooked her to death before she could &c,
out Of reach of the animal.
| MARK BAILEY has arrived. Marx
looks as if another trip to the Hills woult
be one too many. Under the heath inspir
ling atmosphere of the Sioux valley, it il
hoped by his many friends that "Richart
| will soon be himself again"
I LOWER CANTON is to lose one of it
live merchants, Tom Hood, who goes t
! Vermilllon in partnership with W. P. Car
Tom has made many friends since his re;
idence here. and will doubtless win man
| in his new field of operations.
4. The familiar face Of the Eeloit an
Canton Times greets us once more afte
its long respite, but under the lively an
lspicy pens of J. W. Taylor and Franz
Murray. These new brothers will be We
coined to the fraternity, and their excellen
paper equally so. Shake Boys.
| Bro. CHAFFEE, Of the Swan Lake Era
las sold his press and outfit to some par
ties at Sioux Falls. His spicy paper will
be missed from our exchange list, and W.
regret that he has forsaken the nectara
sweets he 50 temptingly held out to us a
preferable to the humdrum of lawyer
life.
-1HE hearing before the Commission
ers on Monday occassioned quite a respec
able audience in the court room; bot
townspeople and residents Of the District
that were involved in the matter ofappeal
The decision Of the Commissioners wa
to the effect that the new district number
ed Sc was legally established.
4 MICHAEL COSTELLO, of Lynn town
ship, feels his loss that he sustained b.
the fire, and informs US of a succession y
misfortunes that appear to have befalle
him. One season hail destroyed his cror
last year the hoppers; he also lost valu
able mare that cost him $3.50, and the
his hnuse and almost the entire conten,
were burnt.
The County Commissioners were i
session on Monday, upon hearing upo
an appeal from the Co. Sup't, relative t
the formation of 4 School District in Da,
ton township. Judge Clifford presente
the case on the part of tile petitioners fo
1.-THE new District. aud Prof. Jacobs an,
other gentlemen also argued the matter j
reply.
: SAD Acc1DENT.J. Fl Coulter, til
Druggist at Beloit, while out driving q
, Monday evening last, was thrown fror
his buggy while crossing the little bridg
I near Reynolds and had one leg broke
below the knee. Drs. Clark and Hay
were called and set the broken limb, an
..,I today lie is as comfortable as could
expected under the circumstances. NJ
Coulter has the sympathy Of large circl
of friends. in this his sad misfortune.