The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-05-04
Caught On The Fly.
Canton is healthy.

Canton is healthy.
Let the alleys and streets be kept clean.
Cattle can now just about get their owr
living.
Canton will make her guests, June 7th
feel at home.
Sample copies of this paper can Away:
be had on application.
Canton will soon have to be styled ''the
city Of sidewalks and trees y
DR.. Taylor is absent this week on visit
to his old home, Lansing, Iowa.
The tall hat mania in Canton is spread
ing. Now let us have the white vest
Mrs. John Herrington, mother of Mrs.
c. E. Judd, from Charles City, Iowa, is
here on an extended visit.
The enterprising farmers are planting
large numbers of fruit and shade trees,
also groves and windbreaks
We know of several Cantonites who
mad, the remark that ''they are glad that
that case is over at Sioux Falls
W. D. Balch and c. d. Ellis, of Charles
City, Iowa, made our city a short visit
Friday on their return home from trip
west.
l.. p. Helmeycr, the Nasty of Linden,
this county, called Saturday. He intends
to commence assessing his township this
week.
Our farmers are preparing their corn
ground sowing flax, etc. We know of
farmers who will plant over 100 acres in a
single field.
The different assessors in the county
are calling on the proper officer who is
distributing to them their books. They
depart happy.
If anyone wishes to know the amount
of merchandise received and sold by our
merchants, let them make a visit to the
freight depot.
They have all kinds of stories about
that fish caught last Saturday in the
Sioux River. Be that as it may, Oscar
Brown caught it for 81
Take care of your stock. Now is the
time when man s temper will be tested
if he finds anything has gone wrong with
his garden during the night
We are told that farmer. residing II
miles from here in Sioux county, Iowa,
trade at Canton because they can save Is
per cent. on their purchases.
Call in and look at the new stock of
stationery, cards, ETC., at this office With
new job type we are better prepared than
ever to do fine printing of all kinds.
Our approaching term of the District
court will have case sent up from Justice
Gulnter # Lennox, who bids over a
Norwegian by the name of Lander OLE
son.
Herman Jackish, of Prairie du Chen,
Wis, was in town the other day on his
way west. He thinks very favoraLly of
locating in Lincoln county and embarking
in stock raising.
AS soon as the warm evenings arrive
there will be lawn parties, croquet, etc.
The average boy is getting ready to play
marbles, fly kite, and play base ball, while
the little miss will skip the rope.
We have still a large number of the
immigration edition which can be had at
5 cents per copy. Let every farmer in
the county send few to friend and in
duce him to locate in Lincoln county.
Herman Woerz has shown us the inte-
rior plan of his new store, to be built by
MIR. Bedford, and can say it will be finely
arranged. Mr.. W. intends to stock the
same with furniture about August lst.
We have received numerous calls this
and last week from many old and new
settlers of the county. That is right.
Drop in whenever IN town, give us the
news and help us get up first class news
paper.
1t is to the interest of every business
man in Canton to advertise in the ADvo-
CATE. 1t has good and constantly in
creasing circulation. 1t reaches farmers
residing in all portions of the county and
homes i'll adjoining counties
The Norwegian Literary Society has
decided to hold meetings every other
Wednesday evening. This is to give the
members an opportunity to practice on
their several pieces which they intend to
give before an audience shortly.