The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-02-09
hospitality and everyone is assured of a
warm reception at their pleasant home.

hospitality and everyone is assured of ;
warm reception at their pleasant home.
Mrs. S. S. Martin lately from Mitchell
has taken rooms at the Harlan House anc
invites the ladies to give her call, Sh,
is prepared to teach dress cutting by thu
French method, and also is prepared to dt
dress and cloak making in all the lates
styles.
The parlors at the Merchants Hote
were well filled last evening, the Congre
gational social being the event, which
brought out so many of our society going
people. Tableaux, recitations and fine
music filed up the gap which were made
between the buzz of many voices 1t was
I decidedly a fine affair.
Some miscreant poisoned Mr.. O. A.
Rudolph's fine bird dog Monday night
A bird dog belonging to one of the Brown
Bros. was poisoned the night previous,
while tied up in the coal shed near the
house. Should the guilty party be detect
ed it will 90 hard with him. Better poi
son some of the useless c,lrs that infest the
town, and leave an innocent and harmless
game dog alone.
A series Of revival meetings will com
mence in the court house Sabbath morn
ing next. These meetings will be held as
union meetings. All ministers and chris
tan people will find welcome at all times
during the meetings The object to glori-
fly God and see our neighbors and friends
converted to God Hope all will come
and take part. H. L. SoULE
The Messrs. T. J. Fosdick, N. J..
House, 0. N. Russell, E. NJ Miles,
Edward Shufelt, and Filing Opsall, Ma
sons in good standing, drove over to Rock
Rapids last Saturday on visit to mem
bers Of the society, returning home the
same day. Mr.. Russell reports having
had good time and that they were treated
in the best of style and good fellowship.
Thirteen miles were made without the aid
of road; but you can never lose pioneer
on the prairies.
Sheriff Dixon on Monday sold the bar
fixtures and articles kept for sale by Adam
Hoffman, proprietor of the Dew Drop Inn
saloon. The articles were purchased by
Mr., Grace of Chicago, and Walt Corson,
when they were turned over to Adam and
he started up his saloon in the afternoon
Of the same day, Walt also helped Adam
in opening up by furnishing him the nee
essary cigars, ETC., and the saloon is again
well patronized by the friends of the pro-
prietor.
Farmers in Lincoln county raise good
quantity of flax and it seems to us that
profitable investment would be the estab-
lishment at Canton of machine to
prepare for market the straw of the
immense crop. Suitable machinery for
breaking the fax straw and removing the
fibre can be procured for six or seven
hundred dollars, and would, we are salts
fed, be a paying investment. Tow is now
worth in the neighborhood of $40 per ton,
and would at much less price pay good
profit for breaking, haling and shipping
it. Here is an opening for profitable
business. Who will take advantage of it?
Bank er T. A. Gale has sold the building
and lot formerly occupied by G. A De
Long to the St Croix Lumber company.
The building has been moved to the rear
of the lot, to make room for the present
Office, just south, moved onto the lot va
Gated by the photograph building. Mr..
Iverson, late Of Yankton, has taken
charge Of the company's interests and
hope Mr.. [. will become so pleased with
Canton that he may consider it to his
interests to remain with us He is a
pleasant gentleman to do business with
and this paper halls his arrival with joy.
Mr.. J. B. Pattee had the contract of re-
moving the buildings,
A very pleasant evening was spent at
the Naylor House on Friday last, the
event being the Episcopal sociable. The
parlors were well filled, exquisite music
being furnished by Mr.. McCrone The
principal attraction was the recitation Of
Jean Ingelow' beautiful "Song ofSeven. "
The characters were finely represented,
portraying the different stages Of life in
affecting manner. Bee Carter, Maud
Russell, Dollie Dixon, Verne Fosdick,
Hattie Taylor, Mona Miller, Mrs. Bailey,
and Miss Carrie Taylor taking the princi-
pal parts Another sociable will be given
next week, the Ladies Aid Society for
that church being held on Friday after
noon of this week at Mrs. G. Judd's. The
society is earnest in its endeavor to finish
| the church and invite other denominations
to assist in the work All friends are in
vited to attend.
A Christian Temperance Union was
organized during the visit of Miss Cleve-
| land. A few weeks ago Mrs. j. Taylor,
Mrs. Milliman, Mrs Nash and others
being appointed as officers in this place
The first Tuesday Of each month was
appointed for regular meeting, conse-
quently number OF ladies met at the
residence of Mrs. Kingsbury this week,
and considerable enthusiasm was mani
tested for the work. 1t was decided to
establish temperance reading room at
once, and Mrs. Milliman and Mrs Skille-
rud were appointed as a committee to
procure suitable place. A business
meeting will be held at Mrs. Russell S
on Tuesday next and every one interested
in the cause is invited. The women of
our land are constantly working for the
cause of temperance and they know no
such word as fail, and we have no doubt
that the ladies Of this vicinity will prosper
in their cause. We hope that all will
assist in keeping up pleasant reading
room for the benefit of those who have no
social ties or home circle.
/ Tho M;cSncs' Ctrary's wiSb to t.Lo :,