The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1877-09-12
Local Items.

johnson building west of Mr.. Sutton's
and is to put it in complete repairs.
Our Hunters have subsidized in tn
chicken liLe, and are waiting for geese
and ducks to appear.
-Orro RUDOLPH is IN receipt of a larg,
stock of stoves and other Hardware, pre-
paratory to the tall and winter trade.
CLAIMS that were abandoned last fall
are being re-taken by new comers, ant
lockers for land are on the increase.
| ALL the Canton merchants are reciev
ing fresh invoices of goods for the fal
trade that opens lively.
Mn. Foss, the Photographer, IS occu
pied his entire time in his line, and is re
cieving greater patronage than he ex
| pected
-MEssRs. Haraldson & Behlmer have
the material on the ground for the cree
| tion Of grain warehouse, back Of their
establishment
Our neighbor, the Times. is doing
Beloit and Canton in fine style. The editors
seem to comprehend the wants ofthe com.
munity, and leave none unnoticed
The funeral of of Mrs. Isaac Coles
was attended by large concourse of peo-
pie, to listen to the able discourse of the
Rev. Chase.
-NlR. J. Fl. BROOKS, formerly of Lower
Canton, with two other gentlemen of Lu-
Verne, Minn, were quartered at the Dixon
House the first OF the week.
Died AT Canton, Sept. 9th, 1877,
Cornelia, wife of The Rev. Isaac Coles, af:
ter protraeted illness, in the Gath year of
her age.
The Tax Sale has proved profitable
for the county; the entire list being dispos-
ed Of; the greater part to Mr.. Treat of Rock.
ford, ILL.,, and ]. D. Cameron of Sioux
Falls.
-PRoF. JACOBS, our County Superin-
tcndcut was in attendance at the Territor-
al Institute held at Yankton, under the
supervision Of the Territorial Superintend-
ent.
From the advertisement in the Times,
Arthur Rudolph seems to have secured
his expected stock Of clothing, which
from his reputation for selling will be
sold at low figures
Mn. Treat, who has been stopping
few days here, looking after his interests
in this section. started for his home at
Rockford, ILL.,, the first of the week, Mr..
Root taking him as far as Sheldon:
The wife of Mr. Nelson arrived from
Janesville, Wis, on Friday last; she ex-
poets to remain this winter and keep
things in order for G A., who has lived
in Canton three or four years by himself
FOREST RowLEY dispenscs pills and
ipecac at the Beloit drug store during Mr.
Coulter's inability to attend to business.
For" is all atfable young man and will
deal fairly with his customers
GEO GAGE, of Lynn township left
a stalk of corn at the store Of ]. s. >Bene:
dict, which measured IL feet in hight, and
on which hung good ear of corn: WHO
says Dakota is not corn country?
canton needs graded school. AT
least two teachers are necessary for the
winter term, and the best Of male teachers
should be employed. A school house is
actually needed tor the comfort of schol-
arS.
We arc informed by Thos. Thorson
that the President and Superintendent of
the Pembina branch informed him that
they were coming up the valley soon, to
look over matters relative to an extension
of their road to Beloit.
THE big crop does not elevate the
farmers above work, for they never were
more busy than now. They only visit
town when absolutely necessary, and then
at evening and tarry only to make purchas-
es. -" 1i,- ..' --.
s.. s. MARTIN lost valuable OK in
Beaver creek on Sunday last. 1t was
driven into the creek to drink and by
some means its head became fastened uu-
der the water, and before it could be extri-
Gated was drowned. .. es-
REGISTER THoNsTAD visited Rock
Rapids, where he paid some $500 taxes
for E. b. Peterson upon his Iowa lands.
The latter gentleman is one of our wealth.
lest and most thrifty farmers in Lincoln
county.
MIR. F. NJ. RowLEY, of Beloit, and
his daughter, Miss Clara F., started East
this morning. Mr., r., goes to Chicago
to purchase his fall stock of goods; Clara,
| 10 Niles, Mich. where she will remain in
school for year or two. r.s.
Mn JOHNSON HARRIS, who went to
the Black Hills last spring, with a load
of goods for J. L. johnson, returned on
Saturday. He reports the boys who went
from here as feeling in good spirits, but
not making great deal out of their min,
ing operations.
-JoHN NJ, is getting to be the star mul
list; he has affection for them beyond words
We saw John in silent contemplation ol
! an of mule last Saturday. We commenc
ed to suggest but John suppressed our sug
gestion with gesture, and We left him
| smiling, oh! so placidly, and the mule