The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-11-23
The railroad builders have the track
graded to the county line from Calliope

Grand View is now. the county seat O.
Douglas county and Salem the shiretow1
of McCook county.
Look over the columns of the ADvo
CATE and see who advertise. Our mer
chants are ready to give bargains.
!. N. Martin, one of our solid ant
substantial farmers, flashed husking hi;
corn on last Thursday. All the Martin
arc No. | workmen This accounts for it
Fresh cr,nberries to be had at n. u
Houses.
The ladies of the Episcopal society vii
meet at the residence Of Mrs Dean. op
posite the post office, on tomorrow eve
ming Friday, Nov. a. All are cordially
invited.
The northern lights were very brillian
on Friday night, and the electricity gay,
the telegraph operators great inconven
ience. Even England suffered tiom the
strange freaks.
A. G. Vroman is buying hogs on oul
streets for D. w Reed, for shipment tc
Bogue. the Sioux City packer. The
price paid is IS a. S.. 25, and are arriy-
ing in small lots.
Mr.. Savey, Of Pleasant township, is at
work upon his new house. When com.
pleted it will be model of convenience:
and comfort. Thus do our farmers pros
per and grow rich.
Mr.. j. Hewitt, father Of our John w.
and Joel, left on Tuesday for Earlyille,
| Delaware county. Iowa, on visit to his
two daughters, to spend the winter. We
hope to see Mr.. Hewitt with us again at
some future time
| Mathew Keller, father of our James,
left on Monday night for Dodge county,
Mimi, after his wife, who is on a visit to
relatives. We hope Mr. Keller will en-
joy his trip very much, for it is so seldom
that he gets away from home.
Thanksgiving is coming and for your
syrup, apples, raisons. ETC., to make your
mlnce pies, go to n j. Houses.
Charles F. Mccoy of Bon Homme
county, was registered at the Naylor
house on Friday, being on his way to
Sioux Falls. Mccoy is on deck this
year, having won in the recent elections
held in Bon Homme and Douglas coun-
ties
We acknowledge pleasant call from
Mrs e. A. Wheelock, of Pleasant town
ship, on Tuesday. The lady informs us
that they have taken possession of their
new house, although not quite completed.
Mr.. Edgar Dean was the builder and did
a good job.
A. &. Rudolph met with a slight acci
dent Saturday night, brick striking him
on the top OF the head while taking down
the scatfolding in front of his store. The
loose brick made hole in his head but
never cut his hat. Rudolph has these
same hats for sale. Make "a note Of this
Don't fail to examine our large line of
pocket and table cutlery which will be
sold lower than ever for the next thirty
days T. P. THOMPSON & Co.'S
The gold headed cane presented to
Mayor Clifford is an elegant one and bears
the following inscription: 20. s. Clifford
from Canton trends, 4Oth birthday,
1882. . The Judges only fear is to keep
it. He is afraid he may lose it and that
he will be advertising for it inside of ten
months.
The protracted meeting, which com
nenced Monday night in the M. E.
church, was well attended by our people.
The beginning augurs well and hope all
our people will take deep interest there
in. The Revs. Miller and Kingsbury
are deserving OF full church every eve
ming.
The council sometime ago. it will be
recol]ected, ordered the widening of the
street at the residence of Mr.. VIM. Cup
petit and the Merchants hotel. This is
now being done, the Job having been let
to MIR. Nike McMahon, who has force of
men engaged in filling the street with
dirt taken out of the water course or
drench, into the street.
A good maple syrup can be had at Ma
dole & Hinkley's.
We are in receipt OF another lot of
stationery for commercial letter printing,
such as note heads, letter heads, state
ments, folders, advertising cards, ETC.
Also Holiday goods in great variety. Also
line line of ladies gilt edge visiting cards,
which will be printed neatly and reasona-
bly,, making much better appearance
than those made with rubber stamp.
We call the attention of our readers to
the proclamation found on the fourth
page Of this issue of the Messrs H.
Woertz and I. P. Thompson & Co., our
furniture and hardware dealers These
gentlemen are determined to sell good
goods at low prices and their many friends
will take advantage ofthe fact. They are
old and reliable business men and mean
what they say. Call and be convinced.
War, war, and fun in the camp when the
bosses dig up the hatchet.
No use to go away from home now fol
a photograph. Mr. Locke is first class
artist and will give satisfaction.
/ James Andrews, of Mitchell, Iowa, in
writing to this paper and remitting the
Wherewlth to continue as a subscriber
uses this language; please continue tn.
paper until order it stopped as am in
tcrested in the prosperity of the town ant
county. yet own l60 acres of lane
two and half or three miles northwest o
Canton, that am holding at $40 pc
acre, which hope may be able to sell be
fore many months. / like your pape
much, as it is full of items of interest O
home news and in politics it strikes, M
fayorably'
.s King S quick rising buckwheat -four, a
Heard & Sons.
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