The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-12

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, and lot in Canton, this week, to W. "
Palmer. who will move shortly into hi
new home.
"A. F. Rudolph has fine specimen Q
an irish setter. il acts about the same G.
an ordinary dog, but can't be bought for
small sum.
The paymaster OF the Iowa & Dakot
division Of the c. NJ. Il ST. P, made III
hearts light and the purses heavy arount
this vicinity within the past week.
"A party came off at the Naylor Hous
last night in honor Of c.. Rutan. 1t was
pleasant gathering, and the music fur
nIshed by the Loutzenheser band wa
fine
The highway bridge over the Beaver
just south Of the Bennett place, has been
condemned by the town board of Canton
This bridge was damaged by the high
water.
| DR.. L. N Bedford, dentist, has arriy~
ed and is stopping at the Harlan House
He will remain in town until the 18th
inst, and may be found Dr.. NJ n. Clark g
| office.
| -Supt. Sanborn has been here The past
week superiatending the rebuilding Of the
railroad brdges. We shall soon be on
firm footing in regard to regular trains
! from the east.
MIR Rutan has had brother visiting
him the past week, from Colorado. The
Yankton Press speaks hlghly Of the gen
(leman, who is also rother to Mrs. Mc>
way Of Yankton.
! Plumb trees are in blossom, birds are
singing merrily, and nature begins to took
green. Seeds yegetate wonderfully quick
l. N. Martin says his wheat came up in
! four days after planting.
In Scandinavian settlement about
eleven miles from town, Dr.. Taylor visit
ed seven families who were down with
dphtheria, on Tuesday. In one family
three had died Of the disease.
Seal" Rutan, who was considered al
most fixture in this city, has left with
his brother He will visit tbs West, and
we hope return at some future day. lie
will be missed in the social and business
circles.
F. B. Burdicls from Boscobel, Wis ;,
is back again. He is far seeing man
and is strorg 10 the belief Of our prosper
ity in this locality. We welcome such
sound men among us, as they are worth
m ore than dozen croakers.
-Chas. Christopher will soon reno
his stock Of groceries to the building
formerly occupied by JOHN II. Holscy
In connection with his present stock he
will add a large supply Of dry goods and
fancy notions, boots, shoes, etc.
THE dam at Bcloit ave way last Sun
day, about sixty feet tloutcd Oft L. L.
Carpenter has sent to Sioux Falls for
stone, with which 10 rebuild the entire
dam. 1t has been quite a loss 10 Messrs
Rowley and Carpenter, bu. as this is the
year for losses we must make the best Of
things.
H. G. Gilbert is selling out his stock
of goods, preparatory TO Withdrawing
L. succeeded by Lunl & Christensen, Gu
terpr;sing men of Chicago, who will open
an eight thousand dollar stock Of general
merchandise in the rooms occupied by
GLIDER
Little Nora Harlan, a general favorite
and one of those sweet spiritual little ones
that seems only born for q brighter world,
is Dangerously i'll. Her parents hearts
are wrung with anxiety, and all dread to
hear that Nora is no better May the
ft Their that watches over all spare her to
her friends, is our heartfelt wish.
Last Saturday the ADVOCATE received
about two bushels Of mail matter. Since
then we have vainly endeavored to wade
through papers, some at eas. three months
old, several dated January &c. 1t is TX,
being ovcrfed, to receive so much mail at
one dose. We hope hereafter to have
news more regularly, for our patrons sake
as we'll as our own
-"Golden Days. that bri shtcst and
best illustrated Of all the Juvenile publica
tons, has more than fulfilled the promise
with which il started. With such con-
tributors as Harry Castlemon, Horat;o A. |
ger, Jr., Edward S Ellis, Frank Converse
and others, cannot fail to maintain its po-
sition as the leading juvenile paper of the
country.
Last Saturday was very busy day in
Canton, although it raincd by spells, and |
was muddy and lisagreeabls. Farmers
business, time is money now for them,
and as it was too bad a day to seed, no
doubt they thought they could make it
profitable to visit. Our city merchants
were forced to work lively.
Saturday the Rock Valley bridge on
the Milwaukee road was completed, and
NE large lJTCt OIL men moved On 10 The
Sioux, two miles east of town. A night
and day gang with a steam pile driver
make quick work, and to day tic bridge
over the Sioux was flashed The entire
Inc is expected to be open to Milhen
within ten days, Work has alredy been
commenced On the J i'm river bridge
Mr.. Stone, Of the firm of Gale e. Stone
il Parker, was married at Des Moines on
he 20th Of April TO Miss Jennie Grant,
laughter of l.. 7. Grant, Pies of the
New England Loan and Trust company
If Des 5loines. They arrived in Canton
N Tuesday en- route for;Parkcr. Another
;ouple are launched upon the sea of
natrlmony. May their voyage be a hap
" one. ..
John York, son of A, York, was bur
ed last Thursday, another victim to the
errible disease that has carried off four of
ON Parks children, who since our last
ssue has buried two more nearly grown
ilildrcn. There are no more scvnrn Gao