The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-08-17
EDEN ITEMS.
Personal Gossip, Crops, and Politics.
Corn is booming this hot weather..
Willie Ball will be rewarded with the

Personal Gossip, Crops, and Politics
Corn is booming this hot weather.
Willie Ball will be rewarded with the
postonice if Hand is successful.
| There has been several changes in con-
ductors of freight trains on the Sioux City
and Dakota division the past month.
The wheat, oats, rye, and barley has
been harvested and some threshed, yield
ing the heaviest crop ever gathered, which
makes our farmers smile.
On Sunday last R. d. Miller. of Eden,
married the widow Miller, Of Iowa. The
wedding was a private affair." none but
members of the family being present. The
combined weight Of the happy couple was
| 494 pounds Since the wedding the mer-
curry has been nearly 100 degrees in the
shade. Justice Myron Odell otficiated.
There has been a force of men at work
on the Eden bridge the past ten days.
The contractor says he will have it COM
pleted on time, September |. This will
| be quite a convenience to the travelling
| public.
Several fine farm residences have been
erected in the vicinity of Eden the past
| will 60 up before winter sets in.
Mr.. Gilman intends going east soon to
attend to property LETT him ten years ago
by the death of his mother, and will be
gone about six weeks.
Mrs Dystic returned home this week
from an extended visit to relatives and
friends in St. Paul, and the trip has done
her much good.
Hand received quite an ovation while
swinging round the circle, says the News.
The ovation he received here was rather
slim affair. As he stepped off the train
he gracefully slid into the arms of Will
am, who we presume turned over Eden
township to him. Hand, i'll exchange for
his magnanimity, it is said, gave him
roll The train started and thus ended the
ovation at Eden.
Mrs. SIade, mother of W. K, returned
to her home in kenosha county, Wis, on
last week She speaks in glowing terms
of southern Dakota
For some reason unknown to us the
call for the town caucus to be held at the
St. Croix lumber office on Saturday was
not posted until last Monday. 1t don't
make any difference, gentlemen, we will
The new 4O0-lb bell placed in the cupola
of the school-house is attracting considera-
bic attention.
1t is now understood here that the letter
signed voter and published in the
News, giving Pettigrew's history the past
few years, was written by Hand himself
and turned over to William one evening
last week, when Nash, Ball & Hand met
at the depot We failed to see any point
made in the letter and considered it very
thin, even if Hand did write it himself
Oh, say, have you heard Of all thecounties
that have gone for Pettisrew since his re-
turn from Washington.
w X Slade sold pair of 3-year old
hambletonians tor 500 last week. 1t is
said they can make mile inside of three
minutes
To the voters of Eden township. Don't
fail to attend the caucus on Saturday next
Every man who is a voter should be on
hand, as Sin delegates are to be elected
to attend the county convention to
be held at Canton September 9Th. This
little ring that is buzzng around here must
be squelched as ef1ectually as it was two
years ago.
Mr. Kupp lost very valuable COW last
week some say she was sun struck.
The voters of Eden township will bear
in mind that the combined efforts of the |
railroad company is being braught to bear
in favor of George Hand. This is one of
the best of reasons why they should sup
port Pettigrew, and they will do it.
Yours in haste, BILL.