The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-08-13
LOCAL MATTERS.

Tom Hood jauntsd to- Sioux Fail,
Wednesday.
MIR. Wendt keeps up his large stock
and will be prepared u TO flll all demands
that the approaching season promises.
considerable hay will be cut this sea.
son, many farmers are purchasing new
mowers. frcd 6arrow soiii toaF f MMeade#'
LARK mowers Saturday last. ..
Uncle Lahing is good shot and es.
pecially in briyh, sun light when sundry
pigs are inspecting his garden and testing
the merits Of garden truck.
j. W. Taylor is quite i'll. His sickness
was brought on by too close attention, in
his office ard unceasing labor upon his
Statute Index.
Many of our farmers are happily dis.
appointed at the yield of their wheat
which when threshel proves almost uni,
versally, greater than they anticipated.
Clay County people are talking Of orga.
niZing a county Agricultural society,"
Why do not our Lincoln county farmers
do thusly likewise.
The last hot spell though, not as long
as the first, was ferocious while it lasted.
Turner County seemed to he in the midst
Of heated belt, several cattle pershed from
the effects Of the heat
AT the Teachers Institute to be held in
Sioux Falls, during the week commencing
Sept "a, Superintendent Cation requests all
Co. Superintendents and district school
officers to be in attendance.
Boys, who are effected with the camp
Ing mania if you want bright light, take
\ common BRICK and soak it in kerosene
for the space of ten minutes, suspend the
brick with a wire, light and you will have
bright light for half an hour.
-Eling Opsal has abandoned the gran
ger life and returned to the counter where
Tom Hood has been the sole presiding
dignitary during his absence. Both boys
are confident Of good fall trade.
-Guinter's merry whistle IS about the
only attractive noise heard these dull,
hot days, but at night when the bright
moon and twlnkling stars cmblematlze
peace and serenity, that whistle fails to
protect him from night animal prowers,
that leave their musk behind.
Rev Mr.. Bachelor, the Methodist
Preacher in charge of the Madison divis.
ion kota, called on Tuesday when on
his way to LcMars. He says the country
il rapidly developing and a thrifty class
of people are settling in the new counties
above US. This gentleman manifests a
great intcie"t in the development Of wha.
the appropriately terms this 6 orious
country" The services Of these itinerant
missionaries are rarely appreciated by
men and few know the hardships they un.
dergo and the embarrassments they are
subjected TO in the cause of their master,
and helping hand should be extended to
them in their efforts to build foundations
for the church Of their calling.
- The Buiord Sulky Plow is undoubted.
ly a success. The agen; Mr.. Barrow was
testing it in Wertor Smiths field south Of
town Tuesday. The field WAS covered
with heavy growth of flax, that was so
full of weeds of all description that he
could not harvest the flax. Sun-fiower
stalks 10 feet in height while buckwheat
and tall rank weeds Of every description
were no impedinent to the plow, which
drawn 10y three horses turned deep, wide
turrnw, covering Mp the weeds entirely as
the 2low passed through. 1t is beyond u
question superior instrument.
Mr.. Bergan the contractor upon the
Pembina extension called upon US yester-
day. He has 8 miles Of grading under
contract ald is instructed to forward the
work rs rapidly rs possible. Next week
he crosses ,ato Iowa above Strubles mill
and expects to complete the three miles
grading upon tt, at side of the river within
three weeks. He says there Is no question
in his mind but that the road will he COM
pleted at an early day this fall Every
movement OF the officers Of the road
indicate this. With 2O) teams and mer
he can complete the grade here in 80 days.
Monday he will start east for men.