The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-10-20
Floating Facts.

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Two cases of typhoid fever reported
last week
Miss Hattie LOOMS is on the sick
list, having been threatened with typhoid
fever,
M. H. Herman has commenced the
erection of a residence north of the Epis-
copal church.
&C. A. Milliman 4 Co., proprieters OF
the new meat market, make an announce.
ment in another column.
Tom Hood has been adding greatly to
the appearance of his store, by giving the
building fresh coat of paint.
Duck shooting is now almost mania
with sportsmen, the sloughs and surface
water ponds are full, affording fine sport
for gunners,
The methodist sabbath school will be
held in the church on Sunday next at &c
o'clock a. M, and preaching at 7 p m,
in the same place,
What are we going to do for potatoes
if our local dealers continue to hoard them
for shipment. and refuse to sell them fol
home consumption.
DR. Southland has fitted up the rooms
on the corner of Main and Fifth streets,
for firm from Sioux Falls, who intend tc
put in a stock of groceries.
-Madole & Huxley will occupy the
large building being finished by Mr.. Gil
liam, as grocery department, using his
present place for the dry goods depart.
ment.
Republican county convention next
Saturday to place in nomination com
missioner for the I'd district, in place of
O. 7. Brandhagen, whose term expires
January LIST, 1882.
Several buildings are on the move
this week. 1t is nothing uncommon to
awake and discover that one has new
neighbors, so rapidly do changes occur,
buildings are going up on all sides.
Il. Simmons, our enterprising furni-
ure dealer will remove to DR.. Southland S
building, it being a better location. He
has a new stock and will sell it at reason
able prices See "ad'' in another column
and then give him call.
Rev. J. FL. Grace, lately from Clar-
ion, Iowa, has been placed in charge Of
the Methodist church at Canton and Be-
lott. He will be of great assistance to-
wards increasing the growth of the church
which is already in Aourishing condition.
Mike McMann has obtained hay
press and is bailing large quantities fol
Chicago market This bushes will soon
become an important one for Dakota, as
we have and will have for some time an
inexhaustible quantity for export.
The Eden Sun is thing of the past,
Brother Mathews having decided to re,
move to Memo, and forsaAe Lincoln
county We wish him good luck. Ar
editors life is not an enviable one, now up,
now down with every wind that blows.
Since the occupation of Dakota by
white men the immense amount OF rair
fall has not been known to equal that Of
this season The streams are bank full
meadow and bottom lands are covered
with water, and the roads in many places
are impossible
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Pau
railroad company employs 1920 men tt
which it pays in the aggregate -, $50, s55
The earning of the company for june, the
heaviest months work done by the compa'
nv was 81. 659, 1923. 40. This is splendid
showing one Of the great northwestern
trunk lines
amy good shooting on your farm 2
asked the hunter Of the farmer. "Splen.
did replied the agriculturist; there's 9
drive well man down in the grove, cloth
pedder in the house, seven candidates out
at the barn and two tramps down in the
cattle she'd Climb right over the fence
young man, load both barrels and sail in.
! The euterprising proprietors Of the
Cataract House, Sioux Falls, Corson
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