The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-05-25
NJ. & 81. II. Railway Time Table
HERE AND HEREABOUTs.


Miss Cleveland was in town last evening
on her way west.
Mayor Clifford has returned from his
trip to Milwaukee.
Mrs. O. S. Clifford has gone to Brook
lyn, Ohio, on visit.
Peter Gallaas has accepted asituation in
James Kellar's drug store.
Tom Hood is preparing to place his
new soda fountain in position.
Attorney Cone, of Parker, was in town
Monday on his way to Sioux Falls
1t is reported that we are to have new
harness maker and he halls from Iowa.
J. 4. Sketch, of Milwaukee, was in
town Monday selling goods to our grocers.
John Ford, proprietor Of the Ford
house, Sioux Falls, was in town Wednes
day.
Uncle Benedict is laying down plank
sidewalk on his lot north of the Merchants
hotel.
Mrs. T. A. Gale has cactus that has
several blossoms, that are as beautiful as
rare.
The Episcopal aid society will meet at
| the residence of Mrs Carter tomorrow at
ternOOn.
L. NJ. Bergen has the carpenters at
work upon his house, north of town. 1t
is to be l4x22.
J. E. Tillotson, of the firm of Fosdick
& Tillotson, clothiers at Mitchell, was in
town Wenesday.
Jack McGee, Sioux City's fashionable
merchant tailor, was in town Tuesday on
his way west.
Judge Kidder will hold term Of court
at Madison, Lake county, commencing
next Tuesday
There may and there may not be a two
story building erected on the corner Of
Fifth and Cedar streets.
Again have the bridges on the lower
Saddle creek been washed out by Friday S
deluge. 1t is ever thus.
Mr. E. E. Carpenter arrived home
Wednesday evening. He expresses no
anxiety as to his acquittal.
John Grace was in town long enough
Tuesday to say how to his friends. He
was on his way to st. Paul.
The walks leading up to the courthouse
are of gravel. They will become a benefit
after packed hard by constant usage.
The Messrs Jessie and Nellie Christy,
from Moline, ILL.,, are here on visit to
their sister, Mrs. G. A. Milliman.
Several of the little folks are down with
the measles, and we hope that each and
everyone will be able to pull through.
Charley Hymers has grading contract
from the Northwestern company in Spink
county. His postoffice address is Union.
There will be preaching next Sunday in
the Episcopal church, at 10 clock A. NJ.
by the Rev. j. NJ. Mcbride, of Sioux
Falls.
The Sioux Falls Argus says, Sheriff
Dickson has ten boarders. One will be
worked off at the end of rope before
long
Justice of the Peace Dan Hawn is sup
erintending the laying down OF an S-foot
plank sidewalk around the courthouse
square.
Our old friend, A. D. Hymers has a
good job, he having accepted the position
of driving the express wagon in town for
Mr. Dahl
Don't forget the usual Thursday eve
ming prayer meeting at the Congregation
al church, commencing at s O'Clock. Let
all who can, attend
Carpenter Pattee expects to commence
work next week on new school house to
90 up about four miles north of town, in
the Curley neighborhood.
Mrs. Corson, mother of ". S., leaves
to-day for Orange City, Sioux county, in
company with Mrs. Walt Corson, on a
visit to relatives and friends.
T. W. Hood went to Sioux City Thurs
day as committee on the purchasing OF
the necessary machinery for the manutac-
ture of brick at this place.
x. and Theodore Lam, of Elkader,
Iowa, old friends of n j. House, were
in town Wednesday looking this country
over with view of locating.
The ladies of the Congregational aid So
ciety will give strawberry festival at Bed
ford Hall, next Wednesday eve, May 81,
to which all are cordially invited.
NJ. c. Woodruff, ex-editor of the Du,
buque Times, is looking over portions Of
Dakota with view to investments dc
should visit Canton by all means
The dead canary bird killed by lightning
at the time it struck the house OF Mr.. A,
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