The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08


seventyfive cents half dollars at thirty
flve cents; quarters at fifteen cents
dimes at five cents; and five and three
cent pieces will not be received
--Lennox Independent: D. S. Guintel
is partitioning off twenty feet from
the rear end of store and will be used as
residence. He will remove his family
now in Canton, to this town, as soon as
the room is finished.
Last Sabbath the Episcopal church
was opened to the public for the first time
quite fair congregation being present
"A discourse on confirmation was listened
to, the benefit of being a churchmau
being made quite plain by Rev. Mcbride.
-Vennor don't seem to pan out in re-
gard to weather prophecies, and some crit
ics &C. giving hin iii;t. CT Iii.
hard to be popular humbug long, as one
has to be constantly changing his opinion
to suit our American people.
The railroad company are putting on
an addition 100 feet to the coal house at
this place, and will be able to supply all
the country with coal this winter. Let
the blockade commence as soon as we get
plenty of fuel, it has no terrors for us now
after one winters experience.
The 5th, 9th and 9TH of October are
the days days fixed for holding the county
fair at Lennox. The rainy season will be
over and few good frosts will have occur
red, and if we are a weather prophet, in
dian summer in all its glory will be here,
SO prepare to visit your county fair
During the rain 0. A. Rudolph Gel
lar got several feet of water poured into it
by the elements, and several pumps have
been put to work to keep the machinery
stored there from being drowned out. It
was damaged some from being wet. Otto
is absent after goods
George Dancy, former clerk for G.
B. Dyke, wholesale liqur dealer with Walt
Corson, left very suddenly for Sioux City
last week, taking the key to the safe and
a small sum OF money. His wife who was
living here, started the day before, and
they have left for parts unknown.
; Sunday is quite holiday with many
of our people. In the afternoon various
turnouts are seen upon our streets, and in
the suberbs Of our city. 1t is all right
that we should have rest from our tur-
MOL of business life-but take care that
too much of holiday is not made of Sun
day.
The Augustana Academy and Theo-
logical Seminary of Beloit, begins it's fall
term September 10th, 1881. Tuition,
5000 per term of twelve weeks. Ar
rangements will be made for convenient
rooms and cheap board Address W. d.
Miller, A. B. principal, or Rev D. Ly-
sup, Prof of Theology, Beloit, Lyon Co.,
Iowa.
An Iowa dispatch gives some instruct
i've statistics on the corn crop shortage
1t seems clear enough that the deficiency
in that state will be large, both in the old
crop and the new A great deal of the
former has been cornered by spectators
and farmers will hold the new crop for
high prices. Corn is good property just
now.
A special meeting of the voters of
school district No. |, (Canton) will be held
at the school house on the 26th Of Sep
tember 1881, at 8 o clock P. NJ, to issue
bonds to pay the debt of school district
No. |, to the amount of $500, said bonds
to be made payable five years from date,
and to elect school district clerk in place
of D. II. fiawn. resigned"
The Milwaukee company are selling
excursion tickets from Canton to Chicago
for $lS2 good until the next Tuesday
after date of sale, and to Milwaukee for
about SIG on the same terms. The usual
fare to Chicago is SIG, and as the excur-
sion tickets are good for the round trip, it
enables one to see the sights and transact
business for a small sum.
j. NJ Cellar has accepted a position
as collector with the firm of Taylor & Rus
sell. He has taken full charge of the col
lection department. Debtors may expect
now polite and perfumed, yet firm, no.
tice or call from him. Creditors having
notes, mortgages or accounts can now
have special attention shown to their col
lections.
Now comes the season when the lad,
with mischiefin his eye, steals forth these
"moony' nights to coon watermelons.
Sometimes he gets his fill of melons, and
more often his fill of peas or salt, as the
case may be. We know of several young
bloods of this hourishing berg, who
started this kind Of night work, but now
have ended it, as watoh-dogs and shot
guns have more soothing influence over
them than they anticipated.
-Yankton Herald: G. A. Bedford,
Canton's worthy and wealthy lumber mer-
chant, is building a fine town hall, with
stores on the first floor, in that lively
town. The Harlan House at Canton, is
also the centre of building operations
The addition % by 40 to the older struct-
ure already % by so will give them room
to accommodate many more guests. As
court was in progress last week in Canton