The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-10-04
DOINGS AT EDEN.
A Live Correspondent Dishes Up Ev-
erything OF Importance from South
Lincoln County.

Clty Idlr last week.
Considerable grain of all kinds are now
hauled to this place.
Ollie Parkin has commenced brakine
on the Milwaukee railroad.
S. P. Hartzell and boys attended thu
last two days of the Sioux City races.
The Milwaukee railroad company is do
ing an immense business at this station.
There will be fifty per cent. more fal
plowing done in this township than last
fall.
James Parkins, R. D. Miller and John
Dooley are all digging wells on their prop
ertv the past week.
Mr.. w. f. Jones is going to move som:
time this week into the house formerly oc
cupied by R. D. Miller.
E. S. O'Neil, the we'll known dentist
from Canton, is in town to-day, and i:
rushed with business.
The dance given by Orson Rice last week
was largely attended. The music was
furnished by Snyder's string band
The railroad crossing war going on at
Sioux City for the past week is to be am
cably settled in a few days.
Mr.. Shoemaker, the boss carpenter Of
this division, with his bridge gang hal
been at work in this vicinity the pas
week.
The Hon. Wm NJ. Cuppett of Cantor
was in Eden one day last week, looking
over a very valuable sheep ranch he owns
in this vicinity
The Canton papers were mum on the
county fair business. We have been reli
ably informed that it has been postponed
until September s, 9 and 10, 1884.
Since the tax has been reduced on the
various kinds of tobacco the consumers
have to pay the same price for the same
quality. Merchants please explain
r. D. Miller has been employed by the
Calliope people to superintend the con.
struction Of the new ice breaks to the Cal
Hope wagon bridge, at 81. 90 per day.
Dave Thorp will move his family tc
town this week. Mr.. Taylor, the station
agent, moves into the Cyrus NJ. Quin'
house, now the property of Patrick Casey
Mr., r. Thorson. the wide-awake reaI
estate man from Canton, passed through
here last week to Elk Point, to close out
large land deal he made in Union coun
ty some time since.
Hartley & Go. sold four car loads OF
steers, and shipped two cars of fat hogs to
Chicago last week. They are going to
ship in about four hundred head of fsteers
to feed this winter.
Dave Thorp says if the corn will war;
rant he will run his grist mill this winter,
which will be quite convenience, as he
grinds all kinds of feed and makes excel
lent graham -four and No. corn meal.
Mr.. Al. Hartley, who has been away
from here all summer, returned last week.
He will remain here all winter, and man.
age the vast herd of cattle the company
intend feeding at this place the coming
winter.
George Sanborn, general sunerintend-
ent, from Mason City, passed through
here from Sioux City last week. He can
cross railroad quicker, and in better
shape, than any railroad man in the north
west
Mrs. Bowen, wife OF road master John
Bowen of Mason City, who has been quite
dangerously i'll for several months this
summer, we are glad to learn is now much
better. MIR. and Mrs. Bowen are old time
Edcnites.
For the politicians only: On Wcdnes.
day, October II, convention will be held
for the purpose of nominating the follow
ing: One county commissioner for the
third district and one county auditor, each
township to hold caucuses and send dele
gates. This township, casting at last gen,
eral election III votes, is entitled to sew
en- delegates to said convention.
Hard and soft coal is sold cheaper a,
Calliope and Hawarden than it is here.
Gentleman, If you want to build up oul
town and compete for the trade, coal and
all other commodities must be sold a.
cheap as in the neighboring towns. W.
are sure our railroad facilities are equal t.
any town in the valley.
We learn $40, 900 steam grist mill vii
shortly be erected at Calliope. For fa1
less than that amount you can erect a fine
mill on one of the best water powers OF
the Sioux river; said mill site containing
about 200 acres of choice land, two yer!
nice houses, and about a sixty-Gve acr'
pasture, fenced. Mill men before invest
ing in this valley should visit the Edel
mill site and be convinced.
Zera, the magician, gave two entertain
ments here on last Friday and Saturda
evenings. The first night was free and o
course the house was crowded, but on Sat
urday night the admission was twenty
FIVE cents, and his receipts barely paid HI
expenses. He was the best slight ofhan
performer that has been this way for man
years, and deserved full house.
The elegant school house is in very sa
condition. All the outbuildings are in
deplorable state, doors torn off, holes Gu
through the buildings and all being co,
cred with obscene writing The window
are daily broken wantonly. by few OF tn
larger boys. Is there no way this wanto
destruction of property can be stopped
There should be law compelling the d
rectors to visit and inspect the schools a
least once week.
Southern Dakota will need for mex
springs planting in the neighborhood {
1000 bushels Of seed corn. There
practically not a bushel Of old seed cor
in the territory, and thousands of farm
ers will have no sound seed corn by REL
son Of the frost. Those SO unfortuna1
should lose no time, but should select goo
seed from the fields OF their more fort,