The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-08-10
Caught on the Fly.
Oats will be an immense yield.

Oats will be an immense yield.
You can shoot prairie chickens next
Tuesday,
Cut down the weeds Even in the
court house square.
Our band boys are making good prog
ress. Only the weather is a little hot
Read the card of Dentist O'Neil. Our
dentist is meeting with the success he de-
serves
We hope our farmers viii exercise great
care with their farm machinery and thus
prevent accidents.
Treasurer Huetson has levied on the
ware house belonging to Sedgwick Bros
of Eden for payment of last year taxes
Our popular liveryman, A. G. Nro-
man, returned home last Friday and says
he is well satisfied with our town and
county
Mr.. Chas Gillespie has returned fiom
his trip to Nebraska. He owns a farm a
short distance from town and believes
Lincoln county the best in the world.
The ladies aid society of the Congrega
tional church met yesterday at Mrs. Nlilli
mans and the ladies aid society Of the
NJ f. church at Mrs. n j. House
Carpenter Thornton is putting on the
finishing touches to DR.. Taylor fine resi-
dence. Thornton is master mechanic
and pusher in all his undertakings.
Our different road masters should see
to it tha, the roads leading to town are
kept i'll good repair Heavy loads will
soon be the order.of the day that come to
| town.
Our farmers are receiving credit in our
different exchanges on the strength of an
item that appeared in these columns
sometime ago in regard to improving
their stock
Mr. Wendt, our popular merchant, has
found it necessary to add another addition
to his already over-stocked store. MIR.
| w. will have his hands full when farmers
sell their grain.
DR.. Smith has had the carpenters at
work on barn which is located in the
rear of Mr. Bertrand's residence The
doctor believes good team Of horses de-
serve comfortable quarters.
The Rock Rapids Review says: "We
have been informed that a match game of
oase ball is to be played at hardwood the
last of the week. The home nine and the
Canton boys run the field.
Business in town is very good consider
ing the season of the year, Our mer-
chants report sales lively, and as a general
| thing the farmers are paying cash for
their supplies Goods continue to arri1e
in great quantities.
From all accounts there will be but
little if any No. . 2wheat-it will be most
ly No. | and undoubtedly the finest quail
itv ever grown in this section and in a
few weeks it will begin to roll into market.
Then look out for big business boom
with big B.
Major A, B, Whelock, of Eden, was a
welcome caller at this Office one day last
week. He has returned home from
Council Bluffs where he has been engaged
building railroad for the Milwaukee com
pany. The major looks a, natural as
ever.
The Calliope Independent has these
two items of interest u. +. Nash has
his store building completed and will open
up next week with complete stock Of
groceries and ready made clothing. Ed.
Mcrydith, who is we'll known in this Vi
cinty as one of the parties that helped
erect the bridge here last summer, has
arrived from Marietta, Ohio. His father
has the contract for putting up the Eden
bridge and Ed, has come to sec about the
matter
The News has this item: Last Mon
day was the Goth birthday OF Mrs +.
York and some Of her relatives and
friends, under the lead of her daughter,
Mrs. D. II. Hawn, planned q surprise
party. which assembled in the afternoon
at the residence Of MIR. and Mrs York,
three miles northwest Of Canton. n
large number of old acquantanccs were
present and the party was as complete a
sunrise ia Mrs, York as it was enjoyable
to all who participated.
I.ennox Star: ''Some time last fall a
COW was stolen from Mr.. Madole, Of Can
ton, and tracked near Parker Last week
Mr.. Davis, below Canton, had one stolen
and diligent search is rewaded by finding
his own and with it the one stolen from
Mr.. Madolc. Also steer belonging tc
some other party. They were found nea,
Parker in herd and the thief captured
His name is Cunningham, who it appears
) is not very cunning after ALL Doubtless
he has been collecting and tattening ;
: herd for market. 1t is hoped full justice
will be meted out to him.
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