The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-09-06
DOINGs AT EDEN.

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a view to hunting up location.
Abraham Fritz bought the Finley farm
three miles west of Eden. What next
Abe?
Hartley 4 Co. are going to put up a
large amount of hay for the stock they in
tend to winter here.
The past week has been lovely for the
backward corn, only few days more and
it will all be out of danger fthe frost.
Mr.. Len Hartley, who has been taking
rest at his home in Iowa the past three
weeks, returned to the ranch on Monday
last
DR.. W. E. Osgood was quite busy last
week. His successfully swimming the
rapids here short time ago has made
HIM unusually popular
Bassett & Hunting have a man here
already to buy grain Last Saturday a
triAe less than 1000 bushels of the various
kinds we're taken in by him.
A. B. Wheelock left here for Sioux
Falls last Monday as 4 delegate to the
convention. AS 4 legislator Capt. Whee-
lock has had considerable experience
Mr.. B. Quint has leased for one year
Myron Odell's meat market, we'll supplied
with all kinds of meats vegetables, etc
He took possession on last Monday morn
ing
Gen John A. Logan and other United
States senator's who we're appointed last
winter to investigate the Indian affairs Of
this vast territory, passed through here
last week on their way home.
E. E. Carpenter done business in Eden
last Saturday. He took to Beloit and
Canton large supply of sweet corn, it
5ding too early for that commodity in his
section. Truly this is the garden spot of
Dakota
Frank Odell and family visited Canton
last week Friday. They are the joint
owners of one of the sweetest baby girls in
Dakota, and Canton's best artist struck
off two dozen photographs. We expect
one when completed.
Mr. Theo Frame has leased the Sny-
der house for a term of years. The house
will be still known as the Snyder house
Mr.. Frame so far has given universal sat
isfaction to the travelling public. He in
tends to keep irst-class house and it has
been well patronized since he opened.
The Rev. Father Hines being cast the
past two weeks, did not preach here
last Sunday. The object Of his visit is to
procure aid from charitable people to buy
a bell for the Episcopal chapel, and other
wise improve the building, He is looked
for home shortly.
Boom in Eden. The township super
visor had SIX teams working several days
on the main thoroughfare last week, and
it will take several days more before the
grading is completed. About ten days
more of such work would be of vast i'm
por,ance to the village.
No mistake this time. George VI.
Shelter, one OF our druggists, will leave in
few days for Centerville, D. T. Three
drug stores in village of this size is
enough to make any druggist sick. Mrs
Shelter will visit her sister in Wipona,
Mimi, until spring.
Mr. Joseph E. Fisher, the genial and
wide-awake music man of Vermillion,
made Eden his headquarters last week.
The few days he was here he sold five Or
gans, one in Virginia township, three in
Eden township and one in Norway.
Mr. Fisher is becoming very popular in
this vicinity-he being something on the
George Washington order. He can, but
he WON'T
A word to the parents who allow their
boys to go to the depot and assist the
brakeman mako up the freight trains: 1t
is extremely dangerous and should not
be allowed by the railroad company. We
would not be surprised any day to hear of
one being manned for life, Or cut in two.
The agent should instruct the conduct
ors not to allow boys on the cars under
any circumstances. A word to the wise is
sufficient
The farmers Of the township this sea-
son are taking advantage of the beautiful
weather and all who can are having their
grain thrcshcd Immediately, hauling Or
storing the same in some secure and dry
place. They receive much higher price
under such circumstances, as grain thus
taken care of most invariably will class
No. |. Heretofore the threshing ma
chine might be heard far late in the fall
to away in the spring We are certain it
will be greater saving of grain ifnothing
more
Two sharpers have been dong this sec
ton in fine shape the past week. They
sell nothing less than $75 worth to any in
lividuaE the bundle consisting of a pat
tern for suit of clothes, each piece being
from half to a quarter yards short, terri
BILE shoddy at that. They claim it was
smuggled through the Canadian lines to
avoid duty, and that is the reason why
they can sell SO cheap. They of course
have something in the way of shoddy
shawl or two, snide dress pattern and
several other unmentionable articles which
catches the unsophisticated eye, the whole
outfit not costing over $40 They should
be promptly arrested, We are sorry to
say several of our citizens were deceived