The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-08-03
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HERE AND IIEREABOUTx.

HERE AND IIEREABOUTS.
Potatoes are falling in price and are no
longer a luxurg
T. W. Hood is expected back to-day
from tri p to Huron,
Our boys are lonesome at Iankton.
They are anxious to return home.
The Royal Circus and English Manag
erie will show here on August 18th.
Carpenter Simmons proposes fixing up
his residence south of the railroad track
in fine order
c. A. Damon, travelling agent for the
Chicago Inter Ocean, the best paper pub
lished for general purposes, was in town
Friday taking subscriptions from our mer
chants.
A teachers normal institute has been
called to be held at this place by the Ter
rito1ial Superintendent of schools, W. H.
H. Beadle. 1t is to commence August
2Sth and is to last till September 2nd.
X. c. Staback, an attorney from Free
port, ILL.,, was in town several days last
week attending to some real estate bust
ness of his father. The Messrs Thorson
& Co. did the fair thing by him.
G.J Barker, representing the house of
j, W. Cole & Co., Black River Falls,
Wis, originators of that celebrated Car
bolic salve which has got to be a standard
remedy, was in town Friday and made
this office welcome call.
We acknowledge a pleasant call from
Mr. Hubbard, of Fairview, and also one
from Mr.. Helmy, of Linden, all of this
county. Both gentlemen are Nasbys in
their respective localities; good farmers
and good citizens, and they are invited to
call whenever in town.
George Rea returned home Saturday
night from three week. visit with the
old folks at home and while there did
some solid work on the farm assisting a
brother who was taken with the rheuma-
tism. George speaks in glowing terms of
Dakota crops as far ahead of any he has
noticed on his return trip and think he
would do for an immigration agent.
The premium list for our forthcoming
county fair are in the hands of the Off
GERS, on whom all should call wanting one
We have few for distribution at this
Office. Be sure and make preparations in
time if you intend to exhibit something,
which will give us a good fair and will en-
courage the officers having the fair in
charge.
Mr.. w. W. Smith, who held the posi-
ton of cashier in Mr.. Gales bank for over
year, severed his connection and left
Tuesday for Mankato, Mimi, where he
will spend couple of weeks, when he will
return and probably 60 into the banking
business in some new. town west OF us.
We regret to lose Mr.. Smith and wish
him well wherever he settles and in what
ever undertaking.
Mr. Gale has purchased the Clinton
property, two doors west Of the residence
of DR.. Clark, and has fixed up the same
and rented it to Mr.. G. A. Eaton, who
has accepted the position of assistant
cashier and teller in Mr.. Gales bank.
Mr.. Eaton and family come from Mason
City, Iowa, where Mr. E. held the posi-
ton of cashier in the City Bank. We
hope Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton will like their
future home and our society.
We had the good fortune one day last
week to meet one of the Kruger brothers,
there being four of them, who are engaged
in the milling business seven miles from
here up the Sioux River This grist
mill is giving good satisfaction and learn
that over 200 bushels of wheat can be
ground daily. The name of the mill is
Osceola and has three burrs A Leffle
water wheel was put in this spring which
has greatly added to the mills grinding
capacity.
| j. V. Hollinger, brother-in-law of Mrs.
Soule, who was out here couple of weeks
ago in company with his family, from Mt
Carroll ILL.,, has purchased the Mrs, Wal
lace property, four doors south Of this
office, on Main street, the purchasing
price being $780, Mr.. H. c. Soule o.
Perry county Pa, has leased the building
and will attend to the restaurant unit
Mr.. Hollinger and family arrive mex
spring Mrs. Wallace, we are glad tt
state, will not leave Canton but will en-
; gage in business this coming October.
The ADVOCATE is printed on Camp
bell power press, around the cylinder bein!
an elastic rubber blanket. The power i
given the press by an elastic Anglo Saxon
either in cold or hot weather. The cop,
is written with an elastic pencil, whicl
insures of its (the copy) being lonl
drawn out, as the case may be. Every
thing in fact is now elastic. This insure
to our friends who may favor us witt
their patronage good work promptly de
livered. There is nothing in our line bu
what we are prepared to execute prompt
ly and hope to merit share of the orders
!, ANYTHING from calling card TO full-pap