The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-05-18
G. VI. & st. p. Railway Time Table.
HERE AND HEREABOUTs.


of Mrs. E. NJ Miles, is here on visit.
L. T. Hill is off this week on a visit to
his former home, Ionia, Neb.
The bounty on five wolf scslps was paid
by County Clerk Filing Opsal.
Potatoes retail at our stores at 81. .25
per bushel and are scarce at that.
Rev A. J. Benjamin will preach in the
Methodist church next Sunday at II A. NJ
j. NJ. Wood, of Hutchinson county has
found vein of bituminous shale under
his farm.
Mrs H. L. Soule made visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Berg, at Marion Junction,
last week.
B. c. Jacobs e1-county treasurer was
caller at this office Tuesday on his way to
Sioux Falls.
Mrs Harrington. mother of Mrs. Chas
E. Judd, leaves Friday for her home,
Charles city.
DR.. J. I. Taylor is expected back this
week or the first of next from his visit to
Lansing, Iowa.
j. W. Taylor Of firm of Taylor g. Rus
| sell is absent this week on business trip
to Davenport, Iowa.
John NJ. McDonold, deputy United
States marshal, made this office pleasant
call on last Saturday.
Filing Opsal, register of deeds, made a
flying visit to Sioux Falls Monday night
returning home in the morning
John Miles is assisting A. F. Rudolph
while he is sick with an attack Of dumb
ague John makes good salesman.
J. R. Gardner, of Sioux City, general
agent of the New York Life Insurance
company, was a caller at this Office Mon
| day.
Messrs F A Gale, A G Vroman, Geo
Rea and E Wendt, left yesterday for
| Yankton to serve as United States petit
jurors.
Dorsen Reed is absent on visit to his
home in the eastern part of Iowa and will
visit McGregor and Chicago before his
return.
We regret to learn of the death Of the
little one year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Christensen, of measles, last
Thursday.
Sheriff NJ. A. Baker, of Yankton coun
ty was in town Wednesday summoning
a host of witnesses, who left this morning
for Yankton.
The Haywood minstrels performed to
| good sized audience in Bedford hall Mon
day night. The band was the best ever
listened to in Canton.
E. Parliman, Of Sioux Falls, was call
er at this Office, Wednesday morning, on
his way home from an attendance upon
the Supreme Court at Yankton.
John Wood, an aged person. was
brought to town yesterday and was taken
to Yankton this morning by Sheriff Dixon
to be confined in the insane asylum.
Four bridges on Long and two on Sad
die creeks were washed out by the recent
rains but have been repaired again. All
this damage occurred inside of one hour
Better late than never is the motto of
Capt. Harlan, and the long delayed bus
arrived which Is to convey passengers
to and from all trains to the Harlan house
The masons have begun work on the
second story of Mr.. F. A. Gales brick
stores. The stores command an imposing
appearance as they approach completion.
Young America has been heard from
again and this time not to their credit be
it said, for they very maliciously broke
some of the window lights in the Episco-
pal church.
Two immense pelicans now grace the
counters of the already fine equipped
drug store of T. W. Hood. DR.. Mold
did Justice to the birds and has them ap-
pearing as natural as life.
Some of our people find fault at the
company's delay in furnishing enough
coal for home consumption. This should
not be so. 1t Injuries town and often
drives trade to other localities.
Attorney c. B. Kennedy is GONZALES
cling, he having taken notion Monday
to 20 to the Office. This pleasant weather
is having good effect upon him and we
hope to see him fully recovered soon.
VIM. Valentine Harcourt, special cor
respondent of the Dubuque Telegraph, is
in town for the purpose of taking birds
eve view thereof. He will call upon our
merchants and hope he may receive a
good reception.
We are under obligations to Miss NJ. E.
Madole for assistance in getting out this
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