The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-10-11
D0INGs AT EDEN.

VII ldsG CdIuIudy IleICuIy SlUOu oV Ill
the shade. -
Old Mother Hubbard struck Eden
some time since.
Mr.. Richardson has been laying off sick
here the past week.
The fall term of our school closes one
week from tomorrow.
The prairie grass in this vicinity is be-
ginning to show rusty hue
Canton had but one hard citizen, named
Perry. They fired him out recently.
Several car loads of hard coal were
shipped in here this week by private par
ties.
The different herds of cattle in this Vi
cinity broke camp the fore part of this
week.
Mr.. S. P Hartzell wants several hun
dred steers for which he will pay the
market price.
The death of Judge Kidder has cast a
gloom over this village. He had many
warm and true friends here
Chas E. Judd, cashier of the Dakota
Loan & Trust Co., visited with friends
here between trains last week
The pay car of the Milwaukee railroad
paid the boys visit here on last Satur
day, which made them smile.
The church quoir were somewhat dis
turbed in their practice on last Saturday
evening by brace of bad boys on the out
side.
The way lumber has been hauled into
the county by the farmers this fall is truly
surprising Everything is on the boom
here.
Prof: Zera, who gave slight -of-hand
performance here last week, is pronounc-
ed a frst-class fraud by the Calliope Inde-
pendent.
The correspondent of the Canton Star
from Eden signs his name incog, Omega.
We are all we'll acquainted with Alpha,
but have never met Omega
A large building is being erected imme-
dately west of the Commercial hotel
Next week we are in hopes of chroni-
cling new enterprise in our thriving VII
age.
A special train passed through here on
last Saturday evening containing relatives
and friends who We're on their way to St.
Paul to attend the funeral of Judge Kid
der.
The dam OF the Fairview mill has been
repaired some weeks since, and is prepar
ed to do all kinds of grinding. You will
find Mr.. A. Weston, the manager, an
honest miller.
The political pot of Sioux county boiled
hotter and hotter each week, as the
day of election approached. Il took place
on last Tuesday with disastrous results to
the Orange ring, we learn.
Mrs. Hunt, who has been visiting her
daughter Mrs. Lotzeniser at St. Taul the
past week, returned home on last Wednes-
day, looking much improved In health
and spirits by her long visit. ...
Lay in your years supply of matches
while they are selling sixteen boxes for
twenty-five cents. Tobacco is going to be
the next commodity that will take tum-
bic, since the tax has been removed.
Capt. A. B. Wheelock let the contract
to Mr.. Annason to paint his large new
barn, which improves its looks very much.
Mr. Wheelock has added several choice
mich COWS to his already extensive herd.
The Rev. W. S. Bell returned here last
Saturday after an absence of four weeks
attending Sunday school convention at
Watertown, Dakota. His discourse on
last Sunday morning was eloquent and
very impressive.
While we in the big Sioux valley are
enjoying the most delightful fall weather,
east and north they have been having
chilly, wet and disagl eeab.e weather, with
some snow. Truly this is the gar
| don spot of Dakota.
The private party given at the Snyder
house on last Friday evening was very
enjoyable affair. Mr.. Frame, the propri-
etor is ever ready to entertain the guests,
and that is why his house is always crowd
ed.
We were informed by the general agent
of Bassett, Hunting & Co. that more
grain 50 far this season has been shipped
from this station than during the whole of
last year. This speaks well for this sec
ton Of the Sioux valley.
L. C. Taylor, the station agent, visited
Sioux City on business last Friday He
has got his brother-in-law from Vermill-
ion to attend to the coal business for him
this winter For the benefit of the town
we trust the coal NIL now be sold on
closer margin.
Mr.. Frazier Gilman commenced work
on his mill property here on last Mon
day morning. with men and teams repair
ing the dam and putting in the fume
The river now being very low is favorable
for the work He is in hopes of complet-
ing both this fall He will commence the
erection of large mill in the spring
The elephant that escaped from trav-
cling circus some ten days ago has Leen
captured. This elephant is not named
Jumbo, as presumed by several rural
papers 1--WE presume from his roaming
disposition who have mentioned his name
in connection with Dakotas governor,
when they are separate and distinct
breed of animals. We presume the peo-
pie in that vicinity wish they were both
extinct,
In one of the Canton papers some weeks
since we noticed an item in regard to
corn stalk raised in that vicinity which was
something over nine feet long. Oh shaw.
we have one on exhibition at the store of
Bradley & Clemen. which measures twelve
feet and nine inches. with two mammoth