The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-02-09

ing properly, eIc.
Don't forget the masquerade ball o.
the eve of February 22d. Ladies unac
companied by gentlemen, fifty cents
Tickets to be obtained Of A. G.. Mold, a
Hoods drug store.
The suits for the masquerade to be Civ
en- on Washington birthday, will be her
in time. Apply early. This will be on
Of the grandest events of the season. AID
ply at Hoods drug store.
Good music has been engaged for tn,
masquerade ball to be given on evening O
February 22d. Quite number of peopl,
from adjoining towns will be in attend
ance and a good time can be expected.
The exhibition or concert at the Con
gregational church Sunday eve attracted
a good audience. The little folks die
well, but there is plenty room for improve
ment in making these concerts attractive
entertaining and for the good of the cause
I'd. Fosdlck has several thousand dol
lars worth of clothing on the road. He
received several boxes filled with goods
the past few das, which goes to show that
ne is wlde-aEake. Look out for his adj
vertisement.
Elsewhere appears the card of NJ. f.
Rudolph, attorney at law. Mr. R. is
pleasantly located in his brothers building
over the hardware store, where he can
be found ready and willing to serve his
clients.
CarrollS. Gregory, of Rockford, ILL.,
has been engaged by the Dakota Loan and
Trust company to take charge of it's Eden
branch of business We congratulate this
institution in securing the services of Mr..
Gregory.
Among the arrivals at the Merchants
Hotel for the past few days we notice the
names of H. H. W. Sketch and Frank X.
Broadway, of Milwaukee, Wis; J. D..
Farr, the butter and egg man of Sioux
City, and Frank Roadway, of Chicago.
The Messrs Thomas Thorson G. Co.,
real estate dealers, ETC., have opened up
an Office in the building next door to Fos-
dick clothing store on Fifth street, where
they can be found bysall wanting anything
in their line See their card found in
another column Of this paper.
Seven quarter sections of land were sold
by the Messrs. Taylor & Russell Monday
to an Iowa gentleman. The same firm
issued II insurance policies on the same
day. The same firm also sold the Ole
Munsen farm, three miles north of town.
to Mrs. b. j. Holsen, consideration,
$4,000.
The Sheldon, Iowa, Mail of last week
says tom Thorson was in town Wednes-
day and called at these headquarters. A
mighty fine fellow is that same Tom
Although quite extensively engaged in
the land business at Canton he is still in
the employ OF the Journal y
Among the arrivals for the past week
at the Naylor House are the following
parties: John D. Cameron, C. W. Hub
bard, Gilderseve and c. 3. Martin,
Sioux Falls; II. W, Whitney, Chicago;
J. NJ. Churchill, Lincoln, Neb.; w. II.
Davenport and A. Hansen, Dubuque :;
and NJ. c. Lyons OF Lennox.
Il. Il. May, secretary of the Union
Cemetery Association, announces that
there will be meeting at the school
house in district No. %, on the evening
Of the 18th of February, for the purpose
Of electing officers, deciding lots, and the
transaction Of any other business, that may
properly come before the meeting.
We would call especial attention to the
advertisements Of our merchants and
business men of Canton, found elsewhere
in the columns of this paper, and hope
all wanting anything in their line will
patronize them literally and keep the
money at home. There is no sense of
sending away orders that can be filled and
remain here.
Caldwell, of theSioux Falls Paragraph,
was the best dancer on the floor last
Saturday night, and it was an easy matter
to know that Cal is married man. 1t
was an easy matter to distinguish the
visitor from our home people from the
peculiar gait and the tender embraces that
were indulgedi in
The Harlan House is noted for its
many good qualities, but the item Mr..
Harlan gives this week is clincher.
Among the many notable guests that sat
down to their meals last week were five
ladies, heavy weights, whose average
net weight was l91 pounds. Their weight
was as follows: $50, 100, 1S5, 1913 and
2lO The house still exists.
A late copy of the Washington Repub-
Gcan has this item of news ga delega-
ton from Southeastern Dakota and the
Black Hills, headed by Representative
Pettigrew, had an interview with the
President Monday in reference to the
admission and division of that Territory.
1t is understood that they also urged the
removalof Gov Ordway'
The Madison Iake county, Leader
says "a Canton girl wants to know how
long girls should be courted. Our opinion
may not be worth much but we should
think long girls should be courted in the
same manner that short girls are courted.
If young man can't court girl without
step ladder when he goes to see her he
had better resign in favor of some one
who can
The district Sunday School convention
of the district comprising Lincoln and
| Turner counties will be held at Canton,
February IA and 15,, 1882 All are
invited to attend, especially those interes-
ted in Sunday school work. Entertain
ment will be furnished to those who come
from abroad.
Charley Graham, now conductor OF
the Yankton and Sioux City train, was
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