The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-04-16
Local Items.

| M4 Local Items.
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ANY kind of Job Printing desired car
bo obtained at this Office. saR tr
Green Apples at the Restaurant.
MARX BAILEY is again i'll and confn
ed to his house. aa&
MRs NJ. KELLER is improving slowly
but is confined to her bed
/, IT. J. THoNsTAD is on his way home
from Norway where he has spent the win
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-JUDGE CLIFFORD has got the tree fever
and several fine looking trees are planted
around his premises on Broadway.
TIE rush and inquiry for land is un.
abated, every claim contestable is being
jumped. zrab
Fresh Oranges and Lemons al
RoBNsoN's REsTAURANT
THE Good Tenplars Of Canton are
now in quite a furnishing condition
The exercises are SO interesting that it
takes several hours Ito get through.
w. D. PARKS has sold out and is ar.
ranging for migrating to Washington Ter
ritory. D. Keller, and Chas .Ritchey are
also intending to accompany him there.
-PosTMAsTER FALDE informs us that
the amount Of money orders issued at the
Canton Post Office during the month Of
March last, including fees, was $4,04S,N.
Amount Of orders paid $47S.4S. g.
CHOICE AND SELECTED CoNFEcT1oN-
ARIES, fresh arrival at
.., ..l.,.... Y RoBINsoN's RESTAURANT
SEVERAL cattle were driven ahead of
the storm of Tuesday, from no one knows
where, and in the Pate slough six head
were found deau, having mired and perish
ed with cold. f...u - 44.= r.
--MRs. EMMA WELLS returned from
her visit east Sunday Morning. While
absent she purchased the most extensive
stock oe-MiIllnery and dress goods ever
brought to Canton. . Ill aataug5.
FRED P. DEAN, whose advertisement
of Lands in Lyon and Sioux
County appears in. this paper has
removed from Upton, Iowa, to Sioux City,
where any communication relative to the
lands will reach him. s3Et &S#
-Qu1TE blizzardy blizzard came off
last Tuesday. The Clerk of the weather
made mistake and commenced another
winter, but concluded to chink in little
sunshine We must take some bitter with
the sweets of this life.
e SATURDAY another attempt to get up
q Blizzard was made, and after sleetlng
and splitting, about two inches of snow
the storm ceased. but a raw wind kept up
from the North east for two days, making
it as cherries as gloomy fall.
4-WM. NJ CUPPETT il preparing to
build an addition te his residence on Main
street. Railroad or no Railroad. Bill is
fixture and Is bound to have his surround
ings as cheerful and comfortable as mon
REV. W W. FOWLER has been ap-
pointed missionary at the Santee Agency,
where be removes from Elk Point the ~
inst. As successor to the Rev. Mr.. Hin
man we predict that the energy and efh-
cheney he brings to the position will make
him useful and popular Missionary.
is considerable sickness
around town, colds and lung Diseases
Why are we all so careless, these sudden
changes should remind people that they
need warmer clothing than in the sunny
days. People are in toe great hurry hurry
generally to leave of winter clothing.
4 TIE Plant mania has broken out IN
Canton, it is contagious and we warn all
that are not plant proof to abstain from
looking over the choice collection that
several ladies have recently purchased
from Henderson's and Vick's green house.
The firms are reliable and send such large
nice plants. See advertisements in this
paper. I'll 5
Sc -RRey. n II i. BBryon, Of Sheldon, win be
present on saturday evening and Sunday
next, and will conduct the exercises Of the
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Quarterly meeting at the School House sci IN
Cant on. Preaching will be given At n
past seven O'Clock, Saturday evening, and
at 10 A. NJ Sunday morning,
u. L. DAHL has moved into DIR. South
ards building, where he will manufacture
Boots and Shoes to order, and keep full
assortment Of Sewing machines for sale.
Dahl has the reputation Of being an ex-
cellent workman, and makes fine boots
specially. E8
s TIM report OF the narrow escape OF
the Vermillion Stage driver in crossing
Saddle Creek should call the attention Of
the authorities to the necessity Of bu ilding
that stream. 1t may prove net only
great cenYenlence and Of benefit to the.
public, but neglect to construct proper
is more than likely 70 be the.
means Of causing the COLLECTION Of damag-
es for so me serious injury to persons OF
their property. In high water Saddle
Creek is dreaded by all travellers who
knew its treacherous nature and il isa
wonder that the County has escaped 50
long without being amercsd or obliged to
respond to Some heavy claim for damage.
Notice. y
Contractors are respectfully invited TO con-
fer with the underslgded, respecting fur