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

Read the new advertisement Of Tom
Sundy.
Mrs. C. A. Eaton is visiting friends
and relatives in Mason City.
Patronise home industry by buying
your -four at Exchange Mill.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Thorson made a
trip to Rock Rapids Monday.
The winter term of the Beloit college
opens on the 5th inst. Prot. Miller prin,
cipal.
Mrs. Boyce will teach school in the
Syverud district east of town, this fall
and winter.
Thompson has just fixed out Christie.
pher in tip top shape. Call on him and
see the boss heating stove.
Attorney C. B. Kennedy was at Rock
Rapids this week expounding Blackstone
to the court and citizens of Lyon county.
J. H. Holsey only asks $40 from the
Lincoln County Agricultural Society,
whereas he i. entitled to $2l as premiums
secured on what he exhibited.
Christopher, to be up with the times,
has put a free delivery wagon on the
streets. All city patrons will have their
purchased goods delivered free of charge
Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Chapman, of Niles,
| Mich. were here last week visiting Mrs
8. j. Rowley and family. They also
went As far west As Mitchell.
The Messrs. Duffe & Hewitt finish
ed two more warehouses at Moscow last
week We are indebted to Joel Hewitt
who came in Friday night, for the above
item.
NJ. B. Dean, our new dry goods mer-
chant, was in town Monday accompanied
by his brother. His store not being ready
he left in the evening to attend we'd
ding at Whiting.
The grain warehouse at Finley, the
first town from Marion Junction, burned
one day last week. The warehouse for
merly At Portlandville has been removed
to a new place, miles from Rock Valley.
Col. Steele, the democrat nominated at
Mitchell last week to run for congress,
has declined to accept We also learn
that banquet was given in honor of the
delegates, and also ball, and that every
one present had good time
Stephen Oliver and Mrs. Mary Oliver,
relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Boycc, who
have been here on visit, took last
Thursdays morning train for their home.
They were we'll pleased with the country,
especially with Lincoln county, and will
return next spring.
For the benefit of those who love tur-
key meat we would say that Mrs. Lund
has two fine kt ones to replace the two
stolen from her premises 4 few nights
ago. The party who gobbled the gobblers
will please make note of this. If the
turkeys were palatable please advise the
former owner.
T. j. Fosdiek, the mammoth clothier,
has his annual proclamation in this issue
of the ADVOCATE. Tim has one of the
largest stscks of rsady-made clothing, of
all styles and colors, gents furnishing
goods, hats and caps, ever brought to this
section Of country. Call early and select
while the stock is complete. Tim means
business and now is the time 70 strike him
Mrs. Julia Straube invites her many
customers to call on her at her store, the
the old Christopher stand, as she has
just received new invoice of knit goods,
comprising nubias, jackets, hoods. leg
gings and other useful and warm wearing
apparel. Her different counters are piled
full Of useful articles, as we'll as her
shelves, and her store is wonderful
sight
There will BE- an entertainment at Bed
ford hall on next Monday evening, Octo-
Der 9th, for the benefit of the Episcopal
church, at which time the Misses Hattie
Taylor, of this place, and Minnie Todd
OF Yankton, will read and recite, and
vocal and instrumental music will be plen-
ty. Miss Todd is highly spoken of by the
press and we all know what Miss Taylor
can do.
o. D. Hinkley informs us that Major
Free, of Sioux Falls, attorney for the
Northwestern road, was at his place one
day last week securing right Of way.
The road enters the southeastern part of
this county, passes on and runs on the
edges Of Brooklyn and Pleasanttownships,
through Delaware south of the creamery
one mile, and on to Parker. This is the
latest news az regards this road.
Mrs. Nelson bad fae collection of
house plants in the hall, and among 9TH
ers, one styled Hoya Carnosa, or Wax
Plant. Another was a climbing plant,
With thick hsshy leaves, bearing umbels
of beautifel flesh colored star-shaped
flowers. On each flower there is always
drop of water. Mrs. Nelson and daugh-
ter tako great pride in their collection, as
they brought them from GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The excursion advertised to pass
through this place Wednesday noon did
SO on time The train contained land
seekers from Iowa, Wisconsin and Hi
nois, and when it left Freeport there
were eight coaches, but these dropped
off as the train came west on its way to
this point and Mitchell. A soodly num-
Der of land seekers got of at this place,
who were met at the depot by our band
boys. Thomas Thorson went east last
night to meet the train and pilot them to
this place.
The admirers of art in attendance up
on our fair while in the floral hall noticed
two beautiful landscape paintings. They
were the production Of Gen. Pattee, Of
this city, and represented Hill Top and
Valley, and are especially worthy of note,
as being fit ornamentation in the draw
ing room of any Celestian. We learn
that Mr.. Pattee painted these beautiful