The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-04-27

SIerA JOnn falue at his residence.
Mr. Bedford has men at work upon his
new store to be built adjoining this office.
Attorney Kennedy is slowly recovering
again since his relapse of last Monday and
Tuesday.
Carpenter George Sherman put on the
finishing touches yesterday to Mr.. Oscar
Brown residence.
Carpenter Wahl is building residence
south Of Mr. Reeds, for rental purposes,
and has the same inclosed.
Mr.. n G. Nash is absent at Iankton.
He is foreman of the United States Grand
Jury. What next, Bro. Nash.
Strawberries and cream made its ap-
pearan:e At the Merchants hotel Sunday
April 10th Mr. Coloney knows how TO
keep house
MesSrs T. P Thompson & Co. and W
S. Corson are the first TO have their base
ments ready for the stone maSons, Rock
viii be hauled for the same to-day.
Mr. E. E. Carpenter. of Canton, Be
lott and this whole northwest, gave this
office several pleasant calls this week We
wish We had him confined at Canton.
George B. Armstrong, of Chicago, has
been appointed receiver of public money
for the new land office at Aberdeen, and
Robert Lowrey, Of Iowa, receiver Of the
office at Huron.
We learn that old gentleman Hewitt
has purchased piece of ground south Of
the railroad track and intends to plant
the same TO vegetables with view Of
supplying the market.
Treasurer HuetSon returned from Sioux
Falls Thursday forenoon but was sum-
moned back again and lett on the last
nights train, From this we can infer
that the case viii be stubborn and hotly
contested one.
D. W. Reed has beautifed his grounds
in town by planting shade and evergreen
trees A neat fence is to surround his
premises, as also that of Mr. Charles +.
GoSz.
Our enterprising druggists, the Messrs
Lewis 4 House. received on last Saturday
a mammoth stuffed pelican. This bird,
or whatever it may be, stands on the show
case and guards the collection Of perfum-
cry, soaps, pomades, etc.
Mr.. Hannah. son-in-law of l.. T. Hill,
the miller, moved his family ont of his
old place of residence Wednesday. The
property was sold to gentleman who
intends to 90 largely in the cattle raising
business in the Sioux bottom.
The CongregationalistS held one OF
their ever pleasant socables on last eve
ming at the residence Of Mr.. Hewitt, south
of the railroad track The sociable was OF
the dime order, and the fun consisted OF
essays, singing and dialogues. 1t was
well attended.
Miss Hattie Loomis has opened mil
insry store at Worthing this week. Miss
LOOMS, young LADY,, Of merit and having
had some experience in that branch OF
business, will no doubt succeed in the en-
terprise We heartily recommend her to
the people Of Worthing and vicinity.
There has been a change made N the
rnnning time Of freight trains on the Sioux
City 4 Dakota division of the {. VI. 4
St. Paul railroad The train going south
arrives at Canton at 3 P. NJ, and going
north at II NJ.
Attorney Steiner, of Watertown, Wis.
who was out here last week, and person
al friend of the Messrs Stack and +. Gil
man, of Eden, will locate at Canton and
practice his profession Mr.. Steiner will
be the means of his locating several OF his
Wisconsin friends in and around Canton.
H. O. Berg, son-in-law of the Rev. H.
L. Soule, and so long the Winchester OF
the c. NJ. i St P railroad at this place,
left last week to accept a similar situation
at Marion Junction The JunctioniteS
will find Mr.. and Mrs. Burg valuable ac-
QUESTION.
Rev. j. NJ Mcbride having decided to
accept the call unanimously rendered him
by the Calvary parish, Sioux Falls, is
about to move his family to that town.
We are glad to know that he will contin-
lie to hold service in Canton, once in two
weeks during the summer.
J. NJ. Way, of the firm of Way, Seifert
& Co.. land agents at Marion Junction,
who was tried at Sioux Falls for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, was
found guilty by the court, but sentence
has not yet been pronounced up to the
hour of going to tpress. Several parties
from Canton were summoned as witnesses.
The Oldest son of Mr.. George Webb
our barber, was, while playing, in com
pany with several other small boys around
the old Tom Hood safe, on last Sunday,
locked up therein by one of his playmates
The prompt arrival of help liberated the
little prisoner He was soundly spanked
and taken home by his father.
Prof. D. H. Perkins and lady have beer
retained for another year by the Beloi1
school board as teacher in the public
school at that place. School will com
mence on Monday the lst of May. The
Professor and wife have established a vel
earned reputation, and the citizens of Be
lott are to be favored by their service:
another year.
Services were held in the Lutheran
church last Sabbath. There was preach
ing in the Norwegian language in the fore
noon by the Rev. Mr. E. Olson, residen
pastor, and in the afternoon by the Rev
Mr. Chris. Essett, of Rock county. Minn.
in the English language. Both services
were largely attended.
Mrs. Hankins, the milliner, is receiving
her stock daily and is now prepared tt
receive her lady friends at her new stor,
on Fifth street adjoining Mr.. Robinson
bakery and restaurant. All the lates