The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-10-19
EDEN ITEMS.
Items as Gathered i'm From n Live
Town for the week by u Live
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Items as Gathered I'm From n Live
Town for the week by Live
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Ell Wilson arrived here one day last week to
pay off the hands employed on his residence near
Eden, and to somewhat change the plan Of his din
ing room. He intends to have it as near like the
dining room Of the Hon. S. J. Tilden as possible.
The cost of said room is over 900. When the
judges residence is completed it will enhance the
value of property in that vicinity very much.
James Rosell returned from the Niobrara coun-
try, where he has taken up two claims. He says
that he saw no lands good as that around Eden
on the round trip.
The railroad company intends building round
house and turn table here right away. We think
it il about time the company did something for
Eden. Captain Wheelock gave the company every
alternate lot in the town site to the railroad,
and since that time have not invested dollar out
side of their depot, switches, etc. There is no
town on the Sioux river that has as many natural
advantages as Eden. We have one of the best of
water powers, the choicest of a-cabe lands sur
rounding the Iowa side, and in addition thereto
sn intelligent and wide awake class of citizens We
trust the company will that it is to their inter-
est to give Eden q good send off Immediately.
Charley Smith, of Virginia, Union county, lost
valuable COW by Lightning.
Mrs. Geo. W. Shelter, wife of our popular drug
giSt, arrived in Eden on Monday of last week. We
trust she will like thriving little town They
will board at the Commercial hotel this winter
Miss Sadie Hunt, who has been attending school
.. Canton the past summer, arrived here on Satur-
day morning last !; she returned on Monday. The
young people were all glad to see her.
Thomas knight was called on last week by Mr.,
Montee to follow up party who moving
mortgaged team out of the county. He overlook
the party at Swan Lake and effected compromise
satisfactorily to both parties. Tom is terror to
evil-doers in this end OF the county.
Since the rain the farmers have pitched into the
plowing in earnest. If this pleasant weather
continues for few weeks longer there will be an
immense amount of fall plowing done.
, The ADVOCATE is chock full of news.
s. P. hartzell bought carload OF fat steers
from one farmer last week. Raising stock and corn
pays in the Sioux valley.
aartzell & Co. will feed over 500 head of steers
at Eden this winter. They will consume an inn
mense amount OF corn.
Mr.. Armason has secured the position Of brakes
man for his Henry on the Milwaukee st.
Paul railroad. We wish the young man success.
They tell us here that Calliope is booming. We
cannot see it makes any difference to Eden. Our
grain buyers report much grain received IS ever
and all kinds of business is lively ever. Never
mind. Eden will have boom of these days
and it won'l be mushroom affair." either.
The boys were all ont to Sunday school and be-
hayed remarkably well. We heard one of the class
remark, Il guess our teacher must have swallowed
the New Testament" He is we'll posted on holy
writ,
Two Of our stock men had some hard words on
Monday week, over steer. We opine before the
matter s finally adjudicated the courts will have to
decide who is who.
Wild geese and ducks are beginning to ay south
Get Your hard coal base burner ready.
The Odell boys are butchering once more.
Mr.. P. Cunningham returned from a weeks
visit to his old home in Kenosha county, Wis, on
last Saturday week. He commenced buying
stock Immediately and says this is the best stock
country he yet heard of and he is a good judge.
Mr.. J. L. Lockey has returned from Grand Forks
and Fargo, where he has been the past two weeks
examining the national banks of those towns. He
returned to Washington, D. c., imme dately.
Work was commenced on the approach on the
Iowa side on Monday last. Before many days one
of the best iron bridges the Sioux river will be
thrown open to the public.
The wild geese fly high.
The dance at the Commercial hotel on last Thurs
day night was q success in every particular. Wish
they would have them oftener.
George E. PSsace is looking sOr young friend
OF his from Kenosha county, Wisconsin, every day.
He will remain all winter.
j. B. Bradley has purchased Mr.. Taylor's Ham
bletonian colt, Bay Dick We did not learn the
amount; it must be considerable, he is the most
promising thoroughbred colt in this section Of the
country. He thinks by next county far time he
will be able to show little faster time than WAS
shown this fall.
Mr.. James Hopkins proposes to give the Eden
folks frst-class hop at the school house, on Fri
day night, October n. The music will be frst-cass,
and of the best of callers will be on hand. An
are cordially invited. Tickets only so cents.
Candidates were very thick here last week.
Capt. A. b. Wheelock speaks very highly OF the
speech delivered by the Hon. r. F. Pettigrew in
Canton last week.
The hotels report full houses the past two weeks.
s. P. Hartzell shipped two car loads OF fat steers
to Chicago Tuesday last.
The grain market has been quite brisk the past
week.
Fall plowing has commenced in earnest since the
recent rains.
There will be district school meeting at tho
school house at Eden Saturday, October % inst,
at2P. NJ.
Quilp sends the following Eden items to the CAL
liope Commercial; "Mrs. w. X. Slade has gone
east with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Pierce.
A. B. Wheelock is on the war path, and under
stand the railroad company has offered him po-
sition he can we'll be proud of.
The Brown boys haye finished threshing-oats
going so bushels to the acre and rye20.
J. A. Pierce IL building large horse stable 36x2O
T. Knight is doing the work.
Mrs. George Knights expected home from Can
ton soon, where she has been doctoring under the
care of Dr.. Clark.
We are .o have a new harness shop IN few days,