The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-06-07
DOINGs AT EDEN.
A Live Correspondent Dishes Up Ev-
erythins of Importance from South
Lincoln County.

Judge Milett has been holding probate
court in Canton this week.
Dr. Brown was in Eden most of last
week OH professional business.
The recent heavy rains have again rails
ed the Sioux and the Rock rivers.
Major Philip Coon Of Chicago, visited
with J. H. Bridgeman on Decoration
day.
| Miss Elsie Wheelock has entirely re-
covered from slig ght attack of the chicken
pox.
The pay car passed through here on
Friday last, making the railroad boys mis-
eable
S. p. Hartzell has ordered cars to
ship his herd of 2OOO corn fed steers to
Chicago.
John Dooley, the section boss, has
painted his house very neat but not
gaudy color.
Last Saturday was beautiful day, and
our young men and maidens seemed to
enjoy it hugely.
John Schoen of the Fairview bottom,
is building another quite extensive barn.
L. r. Law has the contract
Don't fail to subscribe for the Canton
ADVOCATE, if you want to keep posted on
what is going on in the county.
We look for further developments at
the next term of district court, when the
! hog stealing case comes up for trial.
Andy Wcndt received a letter from his
girl last week. She recently moved to
Salt Lake. He says he still has great
hopes.
A large number of our patriotic farm
ers were in Eden on decoration day.
Many were astonshed at the eyolutions
and drill of the vets.
S. H. Waterbury was telegraphed to
come home to Portlandville, where his
family resides, as he had a sick daughter.
He left here on last Saturday morning.
In last weeks issue we forgot to men
ton that our Norwegian fellew citizens
celebrated their national day, May II, in
very becoming and appropriate man.
ner
Old Fuzzy Guzzy of Yankton, is always
within hailing distance Of Alex and his
boys. We know he has perfect conf
dence in them but thinks it best to watch |
them as it were.
Mrs Gilman little boy, Preston, was
taken suddenly ill with indigestion on
Sunday morning last. DR.. Avery attend
ed the little sufferer, and soon brought
him out all right.
Quite a number OF our farmers are SOW
ing flax, where they intended to plant
corn, inasmuch as the spring is so back
ward while some insist we will still have
Il fine yield of corn.
S. p. Hartzell and Hartley & Co.
bought large number of fine hogs last
week They report the fat hogs about
cleaned out. They are paying 6 cents per
pound for stock hogs
a trip to Alaska's capital, and Pekin,
China, our heroes of the capital intend to
take before they can decide to locate the
capital. So we learn, but the trip is
l., f,r rn.uootion ~ wara
Our enterprising livery man last week
purchased a handsome Elliptic spring,
three seated wagon, by the way just the
thing to take a family airing. He also
purchased two fine csrriage horses.
The capita, commission at last reports
were rusticating at Lake MinetOnka.
Several of them are suffering with the
lock jaw and are complaining bitterly of
their leader Aleck, who does not allow
them to give their jaws the necessary ex-
erciSe.
. The Rev. J. r. Bell preached an elo-
quent sermon principally to the young
men Of Eden, on last Sabbath morning.
His text was taken from the 3lst chapter
of Duteronomy, and 9th verse. In two
weeks he will preach here again, and
preach a short sermon to the sabbath
school scholars. All children are expect
ed to be present.
Hartley & Co. had special artist ar
rive here from the east last week, to take
sketch of their vast camp and large herd
of cattle, now grazing in the vicinity of
Eden. Several of our citizens took ad
vantage ofthe occasion and took promi-
nent positions and fantastic attitudes,
within the scope of the artist.
The letter from c. B. Ingham, Jr.
published in the Eden Times of last week,
giving and account of his trip from here
to Gold Park, Colorado, is very interest
ing We are promised some More of the
same sort. We have been over the
ground several years ago, and it certainly
very picturesque country to travel in.
Where is the man who said our school
was closed, caused by scarlet fever. Up
to this writing there is but one case, and
that in very mild and not even in con-
tagious form, while there was a wee bit
Of panic among few timid parents.
| The Eden school has not been q osed only
on Saturdays and Sundays since the COM
mencement of the term, up to this writ
ing.
1t Is reported that Orson Rice, who has
charge of large herd of cattle on the
other side Of the Rock river, had some
trouble the other day. 1t seems the river
raised suddenly in the night and flooded
his camp, which is in a low spot, to the
depth of four feet or more. Mr.. Rice
had the presence of mind to jump on the
back Of the bay steer, heading him for
bluff 800 yards distance, the balance of
the herd following close in their wake.
Talk about Washington crossing the Della
ware, it was nowhere in comparison to
this exploit. Mr. Rice succee ded in saw
, ing every head in the herd, through his
heroic efforts, and we trust will be suitable