The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-08-10
HERE AND GIEREABOJTs.

PUBLISHER 5 ANNOUNCEMENT
Having purchased the Carter Bros. halt
interest in the ADVOCATE, the underslgn-
ed gives notice that all accounts due the
ADVOCATE since its existance must be
paid to {. W. HARMON
S. G.. Madolc is out west on a business
trip.
Mr.. Woodruff returned home last week
from his visit to New York state.
Rev. S. Wakefield will preach at court
house next Sunday eve at o clock.
Mrs. C. Majerus returned home Tu es
day from three week visit to friends IN
Minnesota.
Geo. Knott, the popular Sioux Falls
brewer, passed through town Tuesday on
his way west,
The Rev. Mr.. Kingsbury returned
home Wednesday from a two weeks visit
to Sioux Falls.
Secretary Hand passed through town
Tuesday on his way home from a trip to
northern Dakota.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. ). W.
Taylor is suffering from severe attack OF
erysipelas in the face.
Beedle & Prindle's Pleasure Party
stopped at the Merchants hotel Tuesday
night on their way to Lemars.
There will be service in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday at l | o clock A,
NJ, but none in the evening,
John NJ. Mcdonald passed through
town on his way west Tuesday and board
ed the pay car that came up from the
south,
We are pleased to notice the firm Of P
NJ Lund & Co., our general merchants
placing new fire and burglar proof safe
in their store
Mrs. n. C. Nash took a run down t(
Calliope Tuesday on visit to friends anc
Miss Millie Kingsbury on the same day t(
friends at Eden.
VIM. Hufsmith, of the firm of Boyn
ton & Hufsmith, Lennox, was in tow
Tuesday morning on his way to Sioux Git,
after three carloads of threshers whicl
tbn firm sold this season.
Fosdick, the clothier, believes in havln!
more light and therefore has placed il
position in his store three elegant chande
liers, each containing four lamps, and Sc
off the store to good advantage.
Oscar Rea, who has been confined t
his room at the Naylor house for the pas
10 days from an attack of bilious fever
was able to take short ride on our street
Tuesday. We hope to see him around
The following Lyon Cormtyites wer
in town last Friday night on their re
turn home from attending the Sioux Cit
convention: H D Rice, of Doom, the Messl
Shepherd, Wagner, Ecclesop and Georg
Martin all of Rock Rapids.
T. J. Fosdick expects to leave on {
about the 18th inst. for Eastern cltlt
after his fall and winter stock Of good
Tim is close buyer and will order
immense amount of ready-made clothln
as well as the latest novelties.
T. W. Trindle, the jolly and Who'll
souled general merchant of Westfel'
Iowa, was in town Monday evening. NJ
Trindle reports everything booming in tt
Sioux Valley, especially in his live lit
town. He also sells town lots and ;
wanting one will find him ''at home.
We are glad to learn that Charley NJ
ierus has decided to become Cantonit
and has therefore purchased lot near tt
residence of j W Taylor and will erect
house 2Ox24, square, II foot posts. L
house will be built Of rock from Mr. Ia
lor's quarry near town.
MrLH Norem, of Eu Clare, Wis, h
purchased an acre Of ground from t
Messrs Thorson & Co on Pleasant sire
and has erected a large and commodio
residence thereon, andyesterday his fam
took possession of the same. Mr. More
has also purchased the lot formerly own
by Mr. Gale, adjoining the Gilbert stol
on Main street, 25xl32, will remove t
photograph gallery therefrom and erect
brick store. Mr. Gale also sold the pro
erty formerly leased by Mrs Wallace to n
Annie L Hollinger, of Mt Carroll, Ill.
John H. Holsey, the big farmer, l
). Just completed an addition to his barn
his farm near the passenger depot, a
has painted the same red color. T
gives Mr.. Holsey the largest barn in
county, it being 4oxS0, with a lean-to
, each side Of the barn proper: In it he {
store Is tons ofhay, 1000 bushels ofgra
keep IS head of horses and 25 he
Of COWS. His harvesting is well ,
der way and the small grain mostly il
secured condition. Counting in f
). carpenters he has had nine hired men