The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-09-28
Luan Items.

Mcssrs Oversetb & Dystee have COM
menced the warehouse at the rear OF
their store.
Mr.. A. Snyder visited Sioux City on
Saturday last, relative to the purchase Of
several more teams and carriages which
he intends adding to his stable,
The high wind of last Sunday laid low
the summer residence of Judge Wilson of
Canton, on his plantation near Eden.
Myron and Frank Odell are GONZALES
cent, after some spell of sickness We
trust will be able to attend to their busi-
ness in a few days.
Mr.. w. Fl. Ball visited Calliope on
Saturday last. Professional business call
ed him.
James Jackson traded a horse last week
said to be 80 years old with a band of
travelling horse traders, got in exchange
an Arkansas colt of 81 years. We always
thought Brother Jackson was a good judge
of horse flesh.
Its astonishing the amount of agricul-
tural implements, hardware, etc. W. IL.
Slade sells in the course of a week. Call
and see them when you want anything in
their line, as they sell cheaper than any
store of the kind on the Sioux River.
We trust the south wind which has
been blowing so fresh the past few days,
will blow up good soaking rain.
The Rev. j. NJ. Mcbride, of Sioux
Falls held divine service here on last Sun
day morning. And the Rev. Oliver
Miller of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, preached
in the evening, on both occasions the
church was we'll filled.
Mr.. John Stack, a prominent lawyer
of Water,own, Wis, accompanied by his
brother c. D. Stack and Mr.. A. &.
Steines5Sf Canton, visited Eden on Fri
day last. At 10 A. NJ. the party accom-
panied by J. FL. Bridgeman started on
chicken hunt On reaching Mr. T. Gill
man s one of the best dinners was served
to the party. Shortly after they started for
the chickens which fell as fast as they
came up from the unerring aim Of one
or two who we considered almost profess
ionals. At halt past four they returned
| . Eden and left on the six o clock train
for Canton saving they had the best days
sport of the season, and all the game
| thev could carry. Come again gentle
men.
The pony driven by L. I. Farley at
the county fair on last Thursday trots
against time for purse of $50 on the
Canton track on Saturday next. We
would ike to see the winning. horse and
owned by \. G. Vroman on the track on
that day, simply to satisfy our judgment
as to the relative speed of the two horses.
There seems to be considerable dissatis-
faction in this end of the county. in re-
gard to the decisions of. the judges in the
green trotting race and also on the merits
of the stations exhibited in the morning.
Gentlemen. you must do the fair thing by
all, if YOU wish your future tair. TO be
success.
Mrs. S. B. Culbertson has been confn-
cd to the house the past week with
quite afseyese cold. We, are pleased to- !;
state she is now able to be about again.
Mrs. A. Snyder has rented suit of
rooms over the millinery OF Mrs L. R.
Law. She will spend the winter in
Eden.
The late frosts has had a damaging
effect on all kinds of vegetation. So you
had better be on the watch for prairie
fires.
Mrs. J. H. Bridgeman returned from
Canton and Beloit on Saturday last where
she had been spending the past week
with Mrs A. G. Steiner, of Canton and
Mrs. Sheriff Dixon, Of Beloit. She reports
splendid time.
c. W. Harmon, proprietor of the Can
ton ADVOCATE spent the day in Eden on
Saturday last, adding a goodly number of
new subscribers to his already large list
in this end of the county, besides nice
lot of job work.
The corn crop will be short, owing to
the early frosts. Corn in this neighbor-
hood will command high price.
A new grain buyer from Iowa arrived
in town this week and will commence
buying all kinds of grain as soon as he
arranges about warehouse.
S. p. Hartzcll shipped three car loads
of fat steers to Chicago last week.
George Pierce left here on two weeks
visit to his old home in Kenosha Co.,
l.. i.