The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-10-19
Miss Corlie Farley, of Eden, commenc-
ed Monday to teach the Dave Bellesfeld
school in Settler township, Sioux county.

school in Settler township, Sioux county
Ed. Rowley and DR.. Clark have car
peted their respective Offices in the Hooe
building and are now nicely and pleasant
ly situated.
Supervisor Robert Mclean, of Siou,
county, commenced Tuesday morning t(
drive the piling to the Eden bridge, or
the Iowa side of the river.
The Messrs. Bartlett Tripp and Alex
Hughes are advertising some of the Nay
lor property for sale, to satisfy the judg
ment the county received, in the suit VOL
at Swan Lake some time ago.
One hundred and forty-eight persons
sat down to meals at Mrs Soule's restau
rant on Tuesday. The delegates were sent
to supper by the successful candidates and
did ample justice to the same.
The Messrs. Heard & Son, formerly Of
Sioux City, intend to open up then
grocery store in the building vacated by
the Messrs. Madole & Hinkley, about
Nov. LIST, with a large stock of groceries,
crockcry, etc.
Rev. Miller, who has been stationed at
Parker for the past two years, has been
appointed by the conference of the NJ. f..
church to Canton, and will fill the pulpit
next Sabbath, at II o'clock A. NJ, and
hope he will be greeted by full house.
There were three contested delegations
at the convention Tuesday, one from Lynn,
one from Pleasant and one from Lincoln.
The committee admitted the delgates as
elected where cancusses were proper Y
called and admitted the Bushnell delega-
tes from Linn.
Town and county is healthy. So far
there has been but one case of smallpox
and one Of malarial fever in the history of
the town, and the patients have recovered
in both cases. This is very creditable to
the heslthfulness of this section and to
the ability and learning of our home doc
tors.
What would we do if we were without
our Cuppett and Russell We mean
when any hard and enterprising work is
to be done, such as the getting up OF
meetings or where it il proper that Canton
should show spirit of enterprise We
refer our business men to the article on
Canton's future importance.
Mr.. Searles, of Wisconsin, large and
extensive cattle dealer, is here for the
purpose of buying more fat cattle for ship
ment He brought in carload of Wis
oonsin winter apples which he sold to Mr..
S. G. Madole. We have known Mr..
Searles for some time and all his dealings
ano transactions are honorable.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs.
Maggie Bailey has purchased the lot adj
joining the Lincoln County bank, corner
of Fifth and Broadway. We believe the
consideration was 81 900, and Mrs. Bailey
will erect 2-story brick thereon next
spring. The property was purchased
from Hon. A. r. Brown, of the firm OF
Brown Bros.
Mrs. 0. D. Hymers returned home last
week from a five weeks visit to her old
home, Monroe, Wis, where she went to
convey Mrs. K. German, who was sick
with consumption. Mrs Hymers reports
having enjoyed a good visit among her
relatives and friends, and that she visited
several of the county fairs in and around
her old home Mrs. H. is now ready to
welcome all her old and new customers at
the Star laundry.
Mrs. c.. A. Wheelock, of Silver Lake,
was in town Tuesday and welcome caller
at this Office. Her husband has taken a
flock Of sheep to raise on shares from a
large flock owned by our townsman, Mr.
Gale, and believe the sheep have fallen
in good care. Mr. Wheelock is well aware
OF the money there is in sheep. They
need good warm shelter and healthy food
about the latter part of February and
March and this is the principal secret in
the management of sheep.