The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-06-12
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Notes Gathered in by our Wandering
Reporters and Township Cores
pOndentS.

LENNON
School will soon close.
Lennox will celebrate
Durand las gone to Sioux Falls to at
tend the races.
D. S. Waldo's house is nearly COM
pleted.
Mr.. Wimpkcs is erecting a residence in
Lcnnox.
Mr.. Souls, our grind stone man is back
hale and hearty.
Elder Allen has gone north to attend
grand rally Of the church of Christ.
B. II. Minton has got the blues, but is
chuck full Of business nevertheless.
The weather has been hotter than
blazes. What does your indicator say
G. E, Groeneveld has new partner
and the firm name is Groeneyeld & VIM
kes. They make a strong team.
An ignoramus wanted to know ''whose
musical voice is that?" \ bystander an
swered, "Why, that is Treats cook
B. G. Jacobs has moved into his new
building, where you will find him at all
times awaiting business or transacting the
same.
Warren Dick of Worthing supplies us
with fresh fish once a week. Warren
knows what tickles the palate of Lennox
citizens.
NJ. Huisman of Ackley, Iowa, is here
visiting A. \. Freseman. Mr.. Huisman
is erecting fine residence on the W.
Harb farm.
Land seekers are getting as thick as
hasty pudding. Well, let them come
Dakota is like "'bus,: always room for
one more.
Ed. Rodgers has started dray on his
own hook. AS the saying is, Ed. is a
jolly, good-hearted fellow and we rejoice
in his prosperity.
a professional runner got away with the
best we had in town. Some one send for
that patent right man and we will give
that chap whirl
DR.. Sage of Parker has been counciling
with Dr. Whitney for the past week on
the Hurley diphtheria cases. They are
both hopeful Of saving the children.
Mrs. Gilmore cools the weary wander
cr with ice cream. By the way she jus
knows how to make that article If you
don't believe go there yourself and try
it.
There will be millions of wild ducks
hatchcd out this season in the ponds of
Dakota. Won't the nimrods have a bo-
nanza though, and the saloon keepers the
same.
A nice job Of grading is being done on
the street in front ofthe harness shop
and new bank. That patch ofroad was
the worst place to hatch mosquitoes I ev-
er saw.
The fellows that come from Iowa look
sad. Twill be worse with you fellows af-
ter the 4th of July, you will look down
your nose, not for the blossom, but for
''sumthin.''
Roadmaster Quigley is around warning
out everybody to ''soldier' on the road,
| (work is out of place you know and it is
amusing to hear the number Of young
neil who have been casting sleeps eyes
at young ladiez for the last ten years
swear ''pon honor I aint q.
The creamery is just booming. On
the Sd of June they churned 1868 pounds.
They are now churning about 900 pounds
per day. The shipment last week was
1000 pounds. There are seven teams
constantly employed gathering cream
The treasurer pays every two weeks ST.
500 in cash. This is quite help to the
farmers who get the ready money, and
our merchants do not handle so much
butter through the summer season when
every shipment means loss to them.
DAYTON.
Weather tip top.
The prairie pigeons have come.
The cream wagon is as regular as the
train.
! The majority are fearing that the seed
corn planted was not genuine.
hrs. Hart, whom we reported i'll in our
last correspondence is improving.