The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-11-06
LOCAL DOTS.
election day last Tuesday.

Election day last Tuesday
Why don't our people start literary
society.
Several car loads of stock were ship
ped east Tuesday.
Read the Thanksgiving proclaim ation
in another column.
The survey Of the addition is compile
ted on the grounds OF the Pembina road
The Farlan House Is travelling up the
street How unsettled people are this
fall
Ole Thomspon ls building an addi-
tion to the barn, back Of his hotel on
Main street.
"A train Of fifteen cars, composed en-
tirely of iron passed through, going west
yesterday.
An addition IS being built to the resi-
Gence south Of the coal house, on the
Milwaukee track
Track laying is progressing *t the
rate Of mile and a quarter Il day on the
Pembine extension
Arthur Rudolph returned from Chi
cagO This week, where lie las purchased
an immense stock OF clothing, which will
soon arrive.
Winter is approaching At last TIL"
ice begins to form IN the SIOUX a,l 'hose
lovely plants begin to droop after nights
siege with Jack Frost
There will be sociabe. 70: the bene
fit of the Presbyterian Church al Jas. A.
Carpenters this evening. All are cordial
iy invited to attend.
-Messrs Clifford and Dixon went up
to the Falls Tuesday, but found it necess
ary to leave one Of their horses under tue
care of Il Vetenary Surgeon.
Everybody is getting ready for winter
We hope somebody IS getting =: turkey
ready for Thanks giving, and will remem
Der those that have none TO fatten.
Our gatherings begin to be composed
of many strangers Let us all extend a
hearty welcome and make them feel that
Canton is good place to emigrate to.
The new livery barn Of Lane & Fris-
bee on Fifth street is being pushed as fast
rs men can work 1t will be the largest
in town. being 80 feet long by SO feet
wide.
= Mr. Bedford at tue st. C.oix lumber
yard, has purchased large amount OF
dry cotton wood. Of the railroad company
at Beloit. Hc ls having tn" wood hauled
TO upper Canton and will sell cheap.
Joe Horn and Dan Bawn have added
to the hlscksmith shop Of Horn, fee
mill which is to he run by steam. Capt
Hnwn can run an engine, as well As man
age n gun.
The depot of the Sioux City & Dsko.
IA road is going to be when compIet ID the
!, most attractive of any on either of it1 line.
Il, is pleasantly located jnst west Of the
Fitzgerald grove and but a few minutes
walk from the Cnur. House.
Yesterday while MIR. Pattee was tear
} ing up q corn CRIB back of his house
: preparatory to building barn. no came
upon nest of rats, and killed seventy
Rats are thick since the railroads rsAoiiet
here.
Large quantities Of freight arrive.
daily over the Milwaukee road for Sioux
Falls, aud is transported by team from
, here A wagon and nay rack ioaded witt
sewing machines was among the Load
/ la, wen, up yesterday.
On Sunday an extra train came ul
ever the siouA City & Dako's, bringing
: he cs1pf f,ers md Their "u fiji for III
: Can ton depo, Me.srs Moult"n and FL
accom- panied the men, Fly remaining I
!, supcrinteud the work.
Swan Lake Era: We extend ou'
/. youn. friend Willis c. Bowers Of Finla
our hearty congratulate MS upon his ap
poin,m-nt mail agent on the c. q
P railroad wesi nf Canton. The posts
department will have a trns,y anl etnci len
handler OF mails in Willis.
The track layers ON the Pemhina cro
!. eed the Milwaukee track Monday after
{ neon with their train. They have bee
. delayed by the non arrival Of the castine
. but further delay was obyiated BY ten
, orary arrangement beng mads, uDsil Z
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