The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-10-05
Eden Items.

No rain to speak OF yet.
L. T. Farley has added new sign to his hotel
Commercial HOTEL" in large letters, across tn;
| front Of his building.
| The piles and timbers have arrived for the ap
| proach on the Iowa end of the new bridge here.
Work will be commenced Immediately, under the
supervision of Supervisor McLain, Of Sioux Co.
! ]. H. Bridgeman sold in the past week three
claims, two in Sioux county, and one In Lincoln
county.
Misses Fosdick l. Gray, of Canton. have opened
! . millinery and dress making establishment over
| T. ". Hoods drug store. We called on them
when in Canton and.left our order for new wlnte,
bonnet and various other articles. They will be
we'll patronized from this end of the county. Call
! and see them when in Canton.
George Pierce returned from Wisconsin last
| Saturday. He looked quite fatigued We think
| he remained too long in Milwaukee.
Judge Wilson let tho contract Of erecting his
| sumer residence to T. ". Knight to be completed
January 1st, 1888.
BertIe Knight, who has been quite sick with
material fever. the past three weeks is able to
beabout.
Madam Rumor says there will be two very stylish
weddings here this fall. The names Of the high
contracting parties cannot give at this writing.
Wild geese have been flying south the past few
days, which reminds us that winter Is fast apprch-
ing.
P. A. Overseth was cut on collecting tour last
week, through Union and Lincoln counties, all of
which he reports fsvorably. Mr.. Overseth reports
meeting the surveying party OF the Sioux City and
st. Paul Railroad company, coming from Ysakton
east and working through Eden to Rock Valley.
This road will help Eden very much and give US q
competing line which we have needed very much.
Hurah for Eden.
Austin Il Bradley had to enlarge their cellar, pre-
paratory to laying in their winter stock OF vegeta-
bios. They report their trade increasing daily.
We learn that Thos. vansickle is going to move
his livery stable to Calliope.
Mr.. Peter Wheelock says his health never WAS
b stter than this summer.
/ DIED:-At the residence Of Mr.. Armason, on
Friday, September 3Oth. Mrs. Mary Henderson,
Of old age. She WAS buried on Saturday. The
funeral Was quite large.
The population of Eden has increased consider
able the past two weeks.
The new drug store reports trade brisk the past
week.
The Rev. Oliver Miller preached in Belsit last
sunday. Ha will prhach in Eden next Sabbath.
The Union Sabbath school organized last
Sunday e!eciing Mrs. Frazier Gilman, superintend-
ant nd Capt. A. B, Wheelock assistant superin-
tendent,
P. II. Fritts says bis crops are the best he has
raised since he came to Dakots. He is one of the
substantial, practical farmers of Lincoln county
They tell a remarkable wolf story on one of our
leading business men but we don't believe it,
know show II is, we have been there ourself.
W. X. slade, T. ". Knight, P. 4. Overseth,
Bradley, julius Austin and J. II. Bridgeman have
signifsd their willingness to join A. B. Wheeock's
class in the Union Sunday school. pretty noisy
crowd, We think, but the Captain will be equal to
the emergency.
Corn IL now selling for 80 cents per. bushel
We think it will be twice that amount by spring.
Hard coal sells for $12:2 per- ton.
DR.. Osborne, from Iowa, arrived in town last
week. He has his sign out at the Merchants hotel
He says he has come to stay. If We anything
Of q judge OF human nature would say he is >
good ono.