The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-12-28
EDEN ITEMS.
An Interesting Batch Of News From
That Point,

A happ new year to everybody.
The tree gotten up by the ladies of
Eden was decided success. Everything
passed off according to programme. It was
pleasure to see how happy the young, as
we'll as the old, WERE
Miss Sadie Hunt came home from Can
ton on Saturday last, where she has been
attending school the past term. She will
resume her studies in one week.
One or two of Eden bachelors were
not forgotten by their lady friends On the
X mas tree.
Mrs. S. B. Culbertson did not return
home as was expected, 80 S. B. kept open
house on Xmas day, and had Numerous
callers
Mrs. T. R. Law has disposed of her
stock of.milincry goods to party residing
a few miles south of here. Her health will
not admit of her continuing in business
The merchants report lively trade last
week, the principal articles sold being hol-
iday goods
Owing to the change in the alministra-
ton of the affairs Of the Sioux City and
st. Paul and Omaha railroad, and W. Il.
Vanderbilt getting control OF the same, We
look for the long talked of extension over
from Doom. Ifso this will make Eden, in
a business point of view, one of the rail
road ccntcrs in the territory. We have the
location. gentlemen, which cannot be de-
! nicd
Mr.. L. B. Harris has been appointed
as an assistant to VI. B. Jcffries, princ-
pal oi our high school. Mr. Harris will
make an excellent assistant
Frank Odcl has been quite busy the
past week getting the upper room ready,
painting bllcll-b"ards. erecting platform
hanging the large bell etc, before put
ting in the new desks Frank does his
work we'll
The Norwceians held services in the
school house on Nmas day. The congrc-
CATION was quite large; the text we did not
quite catch on to: however the sermon WIS
quite impressive.
Dr. OSgood is working up very good
practice
Ou" townSman, Mr. Quint, entertained
his relations, and all his wife relations, on
NnaS day. to the number of 81.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs W. II. Finley,
of Fix Horn, Wis, arrived in Eden Their
furniture and household goods came some
weeks ago, directed intarc Of Geo. Pierce,
who very thoughtfuly hal their house
fixed upin apple pie order. They are now
very comfortably located in the Mrs. Cove
house, close to town. Mr. and Mrs. F. have
come to Dakota to stay. They will
make Il valuable addition to our social cir
Gle this wintcr
Mr.. 4. Patcher, brakesman on the
Milwaukee road, got the middle finger Of
his right hand smashed coupling cars here
one day last week. DR.. Osgood amiputatcd
the same at the second joint, and by the
way did all excellent Job Pitcher has
been somewhat unfortunate Of late, this
making the third accident he has had with
III short space Of time We think he
had better look out or there may not be-
enough Of him left to Patch mp the next
time.
On Friday night Il jolly party OF six
,1, h.n c1aIo o.1,
and drove up from CalIiopc, when a good
supper was prepared for them at the Com
mcrcia house after which they retired to
the ball room Of the hotel and tipped the
light fantastic toe until 2o'clock Mine
host Farley did everything in his power to
make it pleasant for the young folks, who
on retiring thanked him very much.
The Odcll brothers have hada splendid
display Object, pork, mutton, oysters, and
poultry in their market the past week.
The new desks, seats, etc, for the up
stairs room Of the school house, have az
rived. They were purchased of Myron
Odcll. who is agent for the Michigan
School Furnishing company, and are very
much Of an Improvement on the furniture
OF the lower room and much cheaper
Mr. Jackson, the wide-awake superin-
tendent Of the Nilwauh &C road, has gang
of men putting in water tank and will be
worked by large wind mill. This is
want long felt at this station, and learn
that he contcmplates other valuable i'm
provements in the near future.
The Snyder house is full to overhowing;
both of our hotels are doing an immense
business.
The Star is gaining friends here.
Mr.. Robert McLan Of Settler township
has contracted carload OF wheat at 90 cts.
per bushel and has been busy hauling the
same to market the past week. Mr. Mel
is one of our ent>rpriang young farmers
we have many of these and wish them all
success.
Eden has been hoodel with book agents
the past two weeks
Henry Clement is taking a vacation
from rairoading and Will remain here.
Several of our business men cot togcth
er some time since and formed kind of
trappers' association; they wanted some
thing exciting to while the monotonous
hours away this long and dreary winter
They started out with two dozen traps, so
many wolf traps SO many beaver, so many
mink and so many rat traps. On the first
round to the traps the catch was three
field mice and one skunk, which was
caught by the fore leg, and which gave the
animal an opportunity to defend himself
The party who managed the skunk has
disposed of his interests, ordered new suit
of clothes and will not appear in society
until they arrive; the young man is modest
and hence no name is mentioned
MARRIED-At the residence of the
brides sister, on Christmas, Mr.. George
Stebbins to Miss Urica Tetzlohs. Just ce
Myron Odell tying the knot. The happy
couple are well and favorably known to us
all; NAV the voyage through life be