The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
New Advertiser ents.
Uostetters Btters.

Floating Facts.
Canton will celebrate.
Corrected time table in this ISSUE
Dick Edwards runs the sprinkler
E Wendt was at Sioux Falls last
week
Canton will soon have its fourth drug
store.
See change in ''ad' of Frank W.
Farwell
Jerry Gehon's family are slowly i'm
proving.
Read the time f5,: closing the mails,
! at head of the local column.
Rev. Mcbride will hold service at
the school house Sunday at II a. m.
M. Grigsby, from Sioux Falls, walk
ed the streets of Canton last Saturday.
-Rev. Wakefield preached to full
house morning and evening last Sabbath.
Buck Wheelock cast shadow, and
long one too, over Canton's sidewalks
last week
II. Brown and A. w. Shaw, of Sioux
Falls were at the Harlan House the first
Of the week.
Martin Lybarber will open harness
shop in the rooms opposite Martin Bro 5,
meat market.
Mr.. McCrone from Alexandria has
taken a stand behind the counters at Ma
dole & Hinkley's.
-Edwena Nelson is the happy owner
of bran new, grand square piano, pres
ent from her father.
-Chas. Christopher has gone and done
likewise. A handsome sign adorns the
front of his large store
D. W. Reed, one of Canton's grain
buyers. is building handsome residence
west of the school house.
The new saloon was enclosed two
days after the lot was purchased, and is
now ready for the finishing touches.
Saturday was booming day Such
lam as was seen on the business streets
made one imagine 4th of July had begun.
A woman from Vermilion, that lost
all by the food, will start bakery in the
building formerly occupied by Hutchinson,
Hon. r. F. Pettigrew has left Wash
ton for Dakota. He will stop at Chicago
few days, and then go direct to Sioux
Falls.
Prank Aiken's sign ATTORNEY at
law" swings to the breeze in front Of the
Lincoln county bank. Long may it
wave.
i. D. i. Tosh, general agent for the
Western Farm Mortgage company, has
made Canton his headquarters for the
present.
Don't you forget it the Methodist
festival tonight. A fine lot of articles,
useful and ornamental for sale tonight at
the Court House.
Mrs. Wells will visit Eden next
Wednesday with all the late styles OF mil
linery, etc. Headquarters at the parlors
of Gray's Hotel
Jerome Tillottson has moved into the
Beloit House, and he and his estimable
lady will make pleasant home for the
travelling public
The Episcopal ladies will have a
number party at the residence OF j.
W. Carter, on the 18th inst Particulars
next week. All are invited.
C. A. Bedford is building an addition
to his lumber office, and putting in scales.
Business has increased amazingly in the
lumber trade the past few days.
The train now going north to Sioux
Falls, leves Canton at six in the morning,
arriving here on the return trip about six
p. m. Through trains to Sioux City have
not yet been put on.
The Congregational dime sociable,
on Tuesdyay evening, was not attended
by the usual large gathering owing to the
prospect of rain. 1t was pleasant affair
for those that ventured out.
The building next to Nelson's shoe
shop has been moved next to Miller $
store on Main street, and VIM Robinson
will open his restaurant there In short
time. Our town will soon be the head
quarters for all branches of business.
Half dozen new firms week is the rule
now.