The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-03-16

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town.
There will be brisk demand this spring
for work horses.
Capt. Harlan is having some improve
ments made on his hotel
The Congregational church building is
undergoing some minor repairs.
Dr. McCoid is absent this week and can
be addressed at Rock Rapids, Iowa.
The Methodist church was filled Tues
day night with an interesting audience
II. Soger, of Yankton, grocer, was in
town last evening on his way to Parker
Mr.. Simmons, the ex-furniture dealer,
has again taken up the hammer and saw.
Mr.. G. Lindeman caught a burglar at
tempting to break into his saloon Monday
night.
f d. Mead, of Beloit, was in town on
Monday on business connected with his
house
Vroman, the liveryman, left Monday
night on cattle buying trip to Sioux
Fails and vicinity
Prof. Mold expects to meet his many
friends at the drug store OF Mr.. Hood, in
the Miles building.
Our butchers report great scarcity of
cattle fit for butchering purposes. Farm
ers, raise more stock.
DR.. Brown, who has returned from west
Of Mitchell, reports snow banks five feet
high near Chamberlain.
?. T. Haas has had some business this
week with Sheriff Dixon 1t was all
about safe. Ask Peter.
The Messrs Davis & Co. arrived here
with drove of cattle from Minnesota,
and the same are for sale.
The Messrs O. D. Hinkley and J.
Stephenson, Of Delaware township were
in town Wednesday on business.
We call attention to the new advertise =
ment of the Anderson Bros, furniture
dealers, of Beloit Patronize them.
Mr. J. Fl. Torenus, the superintendent
of outside lumber yards for the ST. Croix
Lumber Co., is expected here to-day
The whistle on the steam grist mill now
announces the hours of seven, twelve, one
and SIX o'clock Thank you, Mr.. Hill.
c. B. Kennedy, our good looking and
rising attorney, is absent courtng this
week at Manchester, Delaware county, Ia
Mr.. McCrone is as busy as before he
left for Washington waiting ON his many
friends in the store of Madole & Hinkley.
Mr.. Webb, who has just closed his
school, in this county, has accepted stu
alton with Mr.. Rudolph, the hardware
man.
Z. E. Carpenter, esq, has sold his
quarter section of land lying one half
mile north of town to gentleman from
Illinois.
Mrs. Anna Larson and Mrs Storey, of
this county, were adjudged insane by the
commissioners to-day and will be taken to
the asylum at Yanton.
We understand that the Swedish La
dies Singers have signifed their willing
ness to appear before Canton audience
The date is March 2Sth.
Our Eden correspondents get in their
news too late for this issue. We regret
the same, but news must reach this Office
by Wednesday morning.
We are pleased to learn that Canton has
secured another good citizen in the person
of Charley Goetz, who has just purchased
the 0. Wetlaufer property.
Saturday brought slight snow fall of
about one inch Atthis writing, Tuesday,
it has melted, but the heavens are again
clouded and indicates snow or rain.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young lectured before
good sized Canton audience on last
Monday night, subject, Mormonism. The
receipts netted something like sos.
The Rock Rapids Review learns that
the Beloit West continues to gain in pop
ular favor. We have since learned that
Mr.. Z. E. Carpenter is now editor.
The postoffice is undergoing some radi-
cal changes, Mrs Bailey, our obliging
postmistress, will receive the thanks of
our citizens for this piece of enterprise.
The Naylor House has received its new
bus. This will be appreciated by the
many patrons of the house The bus was
furnished by P. P. Peck. of Sioux Falls.
II. j. SENS, of Pierre, was in town yes
terdsy on his way home from the Mitch
ell Republican convention. The conven-
ton appointed one member from each
county, II counties in the district, as a
central committee.