The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-03-23
EDEN ITEMS.
Delayed Items from That Burg.-COal
Observation-Disclosures GOod.-Land
improvements. Etc.

with his family, left for Omaha to fnisl
up his last year 5 contract.
J. ?. Nreeland, former dry good
merchant of this place, but now of Kim
ball, is dangerously sick with congestion
of the lungs. His family were telegraphet
for
John Struble has rented the Fairviev
mill at So per month, including 24O acre:
of land
Our young friend, Ben Harris, who
has been studiously attending school fo1
| the past three years, intends to take an
academic course the coming winter at
Minneapolis.
| Homer Fritts and family, who have
been spending the winter with his father,
leaves for his home in northern Dakota
this week.
James Verrier, of Iowa, who purchased
fine farm from James Parkers, is haul
ing the lumber needed for his barn, 24x4S.
Wells Crane has disposed of his busi-
ness interests in Calliope and has returned
to his farm to prepare for spring work.
Eden is to have round house, turn
table, and water tank.
School closes Friday of this week. The
board meets early in April and it is hoped
that arrangements will be made to extend
the term two months.
The building boom has started ON the
addition to town, across the track from
the depot. A gentleman from Norway
has just completed residence Last
week he laid the foundation to his barn.
Several other residence lots have been
purchased in the same locality, principally
by railroad men. We hope to see the
addition well settled up by fall
Who has the pipe owned by Theodore
Frame The party is suspected.
DR.. Goughner performed very difficult
surgical operation out on the Brule last
week. He cut out a tumor weighing
nearly twelve pounds from the face of
young gentleman, and the patient is going
to recover.
Miss Van Meter, who taught school
here last summer, but now teaching in
Illinois, is expected to return shortly and
remain
1t is reported the gravel train will make
Eden its headquarters for some months
to come, as the gravel pit here is the only
one on this line Of theroad
Jeery Warner, of Edesr township, in-
formed us that last fall he dug from one
acre and quarter of ground, 500 bushels
of fine cary rose potatoes. He sold the
lot at s. cents per bushel, realizing the
sum of $3.50, and still farmers will insist
on going to the Red River country and
leaving the best land behind them Lin
coin county has by far the best soil of any
county in the territory The shrewd,
practical farmers are just beginning to
find that out we should judge, from the
way they are flocking in and the number
of fine farms they are buying Subscribe
for the CANTON ADVOCATE # you want to
keep posted in what is going on in Lin
coin county.
Mr. J. W. Taylor of Canton, visited
Eden last week. Mr. Taylor evinced con-
siderable surprise at the valuable improve
ments made since his last visit The firm
have made some valuable investments
here within the past year.
The Rev. j. NJ. Mcbride is about to
purchase a mate for his bay trotter IF
he can match the one he now has, he will
have one of the best teams in the county.
The gravel train and section men were
on a strike yesterday. AS usual they will
go to work again in few days at reduced
wages.
Mr.. George Pierce has leased the farm
of Mr.. Gilman and is now located at his
house, it being much nearer than his
brothers. Mr.. p is an experienced
farmer from Wisconsin.
COAL DISCOVERED Thomas
Knight while out hunting last week on
the river bluffs, made discovery in the
shape of valuable coal vein, about two
miles from town and about one mile from
the Sioux City e. Dakota R. r. Mr..
Knight has already purchased the claim at
$40 per acre. On Monday joint stock
company was formed to start the mine
Two hundred shares were sold out of 800,
when very modest and unassuming gen.
tleman came forward saying he would
take the balance. As soon as the proper
machinery can be shipped the gentlemen
who own the mine will push it through
with vigor.
Orson Rice starts for the jim River
country shortly to locate on section of
land Orson has worked long and faith
fully here for couple of years, and has
laid by snug little sum which he propos-
es to invest III cheap Dakota lands.
DR.. r. s. O'Neill done considerable
business here last week. He pronounced
Eden the liveliest town he has been in for
some time.
The Hon. Ira Ellis of Gothland, Union
county, D. T., on Wednesday last was
married to Mrs. Mary Palmer of same
county. The Rev. j NJ. Mcbride per-
formed the ceremony at the Commercial
hotel Mr.. Ellis has a number of warm
friends in Eden. They left on the morn
ing train east to enjoy their honeymoon.
The married people talk of giving
German at the close of Lenten season,
which we presume will be a grand affair
The Christian Society talk of giving
neck-tice party next week
j. H. Bridgman' 5 two car loads of hogs
shipped to Chicago last week brought the
highest price of any shipped from here
this season.
School closes OH Friday next.