The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-03-23

every day
St. Patrick day was not very generally
observed here
Attorney C. B. Kennedy is home again
from his trip to Iowa.
Henry Loomis has returned home from
his trip to Plankington.
Frank R. Aiken made his many friends
at Eden a visit Wednesday.
The gravel train is doing some work
near the freight depot in town.
The Canton school closes next week
and will take a vacation of one week.
John Murphy. attorney of Swan Lake,
was an arrival at the Harlan Monday
The Scandinavian Literary Society met
on last evening, and enjoyed good time.
Monday and Tuesday were very stormy
days. But then you know this is March,
Mrs Herman Woez is expected back
home this week from her extended trip
east
Chairman Park, of the Lincoln county
board of commissioners, was in town Sat
uriay
Mr. ConLling, editor of the Lennox
Star, was in town Saturday on his way to
Sioux Falls.
Next Thursday is April lst Lookout
for the small, active boys It is also col
| lection day
Messrs T. P Thompson & Co. expect
their goods from the east the latter part
of the week
Gus. Lindeman viii quit the saloon
business and expects to devote his time to
outside work
n Greenwood, representing the house
of Kramer & Harvey, Chicago, was in
town Friday
J. VI Wahl is building house On the
lot owned by Capt Harlan, near the pas
senger depot.
c. 0. Satrang father of the gentleman
ly clerk with the Messrs Taylor < Russell,
was in town last week.
Agent Charley Goetz expects to move
his family from Beloit to Canton the lat
ter part of the week.
Go and hear the Swedish Lady Quart
cite, with Emile Gavin, Bedford Hall,
Tuesday, March 2Sth.
Twelve carloads of cattle were on one
freight train last Thursday bound for
Mitchell and points beyond.
DR.. Taylor was summoned to the bed
side of Mrs Durkee one night this week.
1t was stroke of paralysis.
A. NJ Clapp, of Sioux Falls, an old set
tier we'll known iii these parts, was regis
tered at the Harlan Tuesday.
VIII H. Clark has purchased the Port
landville Record We know what VIII
intends to do with the paper
The next VI. E. sociable will be held at
the residence of Mrs. Keller, and will take
place on Wednesday evening.
DR.. Taylor was lucky enough to recover
his medicine satchel which he lost while
going to visit patient last week.
Our three blacksmith shops in town are
having all the work they can do nowadays,
attending to the wants of the farmers.
c. B. Dick, of Mason City, was in town
Saturday on his way to Chamberlain with
three carloads of horses and carriages.
| G.. B. Harlan took in the Sanborn party
Friday night, and returned home Satur
day. He reports having had good time.
Mr.. Opsall's office in the court house
represents regular bee hive. His clerks
are busy and very obliging to the public.
The Messrs. Taylor & Russell cannot
give the different losses in time for this
week issue They represent good COM
paniss.
Mrs. P. NJ. Lund, wife of our mer-
chant will embark in the millinery trade
next week in the front part of her hus-
band store.
The grain market has taken jump all
the way from two to FIVE cents. Wheat
No =, 90 cents, fax %, oats 80, corn, so,
and barley As.
J. c. ODonnell, of Sheldon, Iowa, for
merly deputy sheriff, was in town We'd
nesday, buying old iron from the fire,
from Mr.. Thompson.
Our real estate offices are crowded with
parties making inquiries for land. Ifthis is
so at this early date what will it be after
corn planting time.
P. NJ. Lund, our merchant, has just
received the glass for the front of his
store The original front was damaged
by the late fire.
We would advise everybody in Canton
and the adjoining country to go and hear