The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-12-23
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j Merry ChIi,tmas!
j -Plcnry of fuel now DAYS.
Jolly sounds the sleigh bells!
! -Beprt Gillespie OF Niobra1a, is il
town.
The public schools closed last Friday
D for two weeks vacation.
i Freight trains from the east arc by
1 no means numerous Of late.
! Filing Opssl returned iron, hi' Wis
consin trim last THU sday night
The Beloit school commenced las'
] Monday, with a full attendance.
Miss Anna Rowley, OF Niles, Michi-
Gan, is In town visiting her mother.
Court ~ in session at Sioux Falls,
commencing at that place, Monday.
"A Christmas tree will be given al
Beoil on Friday evening of this week.
The Paragraph of Sioux Falls, ex-
poets soon TO issue from power press
BRO Fuller, Of the Lennox DemOcral
took in the beauties of Canton last night
Wood has been coming in r'.ulcl
brisk, CT late furnishing plenty of the ar
ticle.
-Slcighing is better al the present
writing, thar it has been fer several win
ters past.
Another of Mr. CulbertsOn's littis
children died of diphtheria few days
/ since. ct Eden.
Don't forget to leave your name fo-
TIE ADVOCATE for 1881. Coed time to
commence it.
4 --"Aunty" Tiliotson expects to spent
the winter visiting with relatives and
friends in Iowa,
"A mum sociable took place at the
! residence OF D J Carpenter, last Tuesday
night A good time is reported
Rev Wakefield will deliver sermon
at the school house in Canton, on mex
! Sabbath at II O'Clock u III and ,. IN.
-Maltin Bros have purchased fine
lot Of Turkeys for Christmas time. Go
/ cary and leave orders before lis too lat,
g. B. Harlan, Dolle Dixon an [ds
Nell Bonney, went 10 Mitchell, Saturday
! to visit their esteemed friend, Joe i!!lOt
s0a.
Mr.. Gidden left the tore part of ths
week with his family, TO spend severA
months with friends aud acq alnlances l.
Michigan
We acknowledge large piece of the
wedding cake OF NJ. l.. Syverud, whose
Thanks NJ L.
--lsro Matthews of the Eden Sun ha:
)teen appointed postmaster at that I lace
"phar' take, and the Sun will no"
shine brighter lnan ever
%. n. Russell, Frank Aiken and G. y
Bedford, were among The number Of Can
tohiies VINO attended the Kendall tNrHlI,
al Sioux Falls, Monday night last.
What a good time to take your cir
riding. The slcighiug is Just splendid.
and she wonIl enjoy it $50 much. Blu
The cruel lads DON'T seem to think of this
The Board Of County Commiss Toner
s"ourned Yesterday, after a two weeks se=
sion The time WAS devoted to invcstiga
ing bills and settling with the Treasurer
Hereafter the Episcopal services vii
ID held at I'ah's Hall, instead OF at lib
sthoo! house Arrangements have becl
made to this effect by the church society
If you wish to make friend Il beau
aihl Christmas present, just call at L. NJ
hiieS Jewelry store, and take Cholc
from his fine selections of JewcrY. Chca
aud handsome, too.
For several days past our streets Eav
presented lively scene, AID the mercn
ants Kept busy, by attending 10 the wani
"i The people from the rur.l districts, LAY
ing in holiday supplies.
1.-The Canton Dramatic Troupe vislte
Eden last Friday night. We understan
mey were greeted with u full house, aa
aeood sum was Melted, which WAS pre-
sented to Rev Mcbride.
Capt Alexander Hughes, Of FL
foint has been appointed receiver Of ii
ianktOn land office. The many frlcnt
oi the Capt. in this vicinity will be gla
70 learn Of his good fortune
The Episcopal Sunday school fesliy
eh Frid ay Christmas eve) at Dahl's Ha
" efclses to- commence at nalf past sevs
III the evening. All are cordially invite
70 attend. Il good time expected.
An exchange truthfully says:
newspaper and Il newspaper editor tn
pee pie don't talk about, and sometim
aoase, are rather poor concerns The m'
and business that an editor sometim
feels 1t u duty to defend, at the risk
making enemies of another class. are oft
he very first to show their ingratiude.
me editor who expects tc receive mu
enari " or gratitude will go on and s
And do wha. he conscientiously thin
light " ilhcut regard to frowns and smil