The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-10-10
LOCAL. MATTERS.


-.Lo, the beautiful Indian summer.
Social hop this eve ming at Ed Bar
rows hsll.
Extra copies Of the ADVOCATE can b
mad q, this office.
Election dav in Dakota Territory lhi:
year Genes on Monday. Nov 5th.
-Jchn Bertrand is building a fin,
dwelling on his farm west Of town.
Come 10 Dakots, a country b'"sset
with healthy climate and fertile soil.
Most of the wheat IN the western par
OF the county is turning out trst.rst'
yield.
A lady in this village recently extract
Ell thirt! two teeth from her own moull
in one day.
A s,rnllinc band Of Italians musician.
hsv" keen picking up few dimes i:
town his week.
r.. Wcndt is giving the public ,ht
Nimb,e N,rhel. humorous publication
Like his store, it is full Of good things
81. W, T.l'man, former publisher and
editor " the ADvnC\TE is now publisher
hf the Davis (!ll) Rerie,c.
A lndy friend assures us that the place
10 buy dry goods, and have ladies' ,lresse,
made in the latest style is at Wm. II. Mil
l"r's
On Monday II hig prairie !lrr destroy
ell several honSos and mnch farm proper
ty in Turner and in the country northwcs,
Of it.
Mas nnliir Dixon mas returned
from an extended visit east. accompanied
by her sister Mrs. Ferguson, rf Plano
III.
tn" old school house ~ upper Canton
has been moved 70 the lut south ci Mel
sons shoe store. Work IN the new school
house is progressing tinclv.
From Pnin, Prominence. east nt town
it is said that exact Y 1.iH,44t yellow
can b" s""n dnt.!ng the field,
Of Lincoln and Lyon cruHties.
Any man, women or youth, with h.'l
sense, any s"nS" nr cnmN,hn sense, can
have t'.n ADy ,rArsG sent f. ihotn ; moathS
for fifty cents: don't you forge, it.
There are fewer mosquitoes and flies
hut srratcr demand fnr fuel "Thnts the
WY il goes" ssys old grumhirr, "yor
"a T ret things down just right no way
You CAP fix IT,
There is no way Of improving place
so much as hy encouraging good schools
good merchants, and good people 10 settle
among ynr. ani this csnnnt be t,ra un
less yon Sp"n'l your money at home.
Mir. Skewes Inns gone to L"mars tc
bring cut his family. Wm. Wilson, O
Water rt0wn, Wis, who is out here on
tour of observation, occupies Nv SKewes
place at the city meat market during his
absence
Fred Barrow has put into his well ,
new style of force pump, which will with
a hose attached lie able to "rqnelch" an,
fire the; may break Out al, und his prem
scs. besides Icing great convenience
otherwise.
1t wouldn't be a had idea to throw ,
4 wagon load Of dirt on the road va,
a, the wcst erd of bridge. There il a tre
mrndous jag there over which loaded
team usn hardly pass. Where 10 the roat
Mr. W-ndt. rapidly increasing trade
hiss ncccs.it..ed the cmpl"ymen, of anoth
pr clerk. srd IN consrq"cnce Mr Johr
Peterson Of Beloit ,s occupying position
behind the counters Of that woll.stocket
establishment.
Lower Canton has new tonsorial ar
list; Charley Bovee is the individual. BY
close attention to business and good skill
he IS working up large custom. HI:
room is in Bsrrow's billiard parlnr.
Lon. Wright, Jim Moore and W. E,k
ridge nf Belmont, lows, and F, E. Thomp
son and otlers cf Webster City. Iowa
were in town last week enjoying the in
climate Of Dakota. Mr. Esk
-idge is an attorney and was admitted to
'lc Dakota bar at THIS term of the Lincol;
county District Court, and intends locst
ng al swan Lake.
by consulting the column. of the AD
vUcA9L YOU r.n discover nj glance "hr
'he live business men Of this locality art,
Men that advertise literally are not close
tislcd men to deal With by any means, bu
.n'ra'Iy give cus.u:ner & fair, squar.
teal. Buy of them in preference to any
Otncrs.
There caanJt b. too n icl care 2xer
,iseI in regard 10 .lIrs. an.l nov is the
l;ne To look after them. II anyone has
nuy suspiciDu that his tiucs are not u.
hey .hon!l be, he should not delay in the
.xanlnati N, end pllcc them in : sui;,btc
condition 1t will not d, to take risks
The dangers are great, even after paiu:
iv g,
-Cias Lutt who vas committed under
charge Of manning gave bail in the sum
,f $1,000, jacob Schae,zel and j. G,lber
Of Sioux halls signing his bond.
The School House Is nearly ready tt
raise. Messrs. N.ylor and Rudolph art
evidently fulfilling their part of the con
raGt in . cnmnendabic manner.