The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-09-25
ROUND THE CIRCLE.
Happenings of Seven Days in the Sew
eral Districts ON Both Sides Of the
Ripping Sioux, ahd News From the
Live Interior Towns.

| DA11ON. VI
Mr.. Treat of Leinox was looking oyer
the township few days ago in order to
ascertain the feeling Of the people on the
council. We presume that, he would
consider it great Treat to represent
this district in the harangne at Bismarck
| or where yer it is to be next winter.
Sam Cousins, one of Daytons boys who
has been on the fly for the past five Or
six wears, returned home last week. Sam
looks emaciated from spell of sickness
which he went through short time ago.
He. will no doubt travel again as soon as
he recuperates.
Mr. Z. S. Beck is determined to try to
see how we'll the people like him by Of
tefils himself as candidate for county
Superintendent of schools. He has the
goSa' Will of his own township, Dayton.
Mr.: Benedict however is not unpopular
herea
Mrs. Keidle called upon her neighbors
innhis vicinity few days ago making an
endeyor to collect something for the phys
ical support of the ministry. We pre-
sumo and hope that her demands were
met with kindly demonstrations.
Miss Rogers, sister Of Miss Aaly, who
is teaching in the York distriatt and
disciple of Faust who has been 1ticking
type at Mitchell for some time, paid avis
it to her sister here short time ago.
Mrs. Thibeau of Flandrau, accompanied
by Mrs. j. B. Bertrand Of Canton, paid
our township flying visit short time
ago, and were the guests of Mr.. and Mis-.
John Nichols, Jr for few hours.
Chas. Stanley of Canton has been
around here for the past week corailng
hay on his farm. Charlie is single yet,
and would make good catch for some
fair one. Catch on girls.
The convention for the third Sunday
school district will convene at the school
house in district No. % at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
Sunday, Oct 9TH. A large turn out is an
ticipated.
Mrs. Thos. L. Parke, who has been
quite sick for several weeks, is on her feet
again ready and willing to perform her
part OF the duty of the farm and house
hold.
The destructive prairie fire will soon
pay it's annual visit, and as ''stitch in
time, saves nine," fix your fire break at
once and thus BATTLE the enemy, - r.
Miss Ida Kiltz paid a visit to Canton
on the 18th inst. She was not delegate,
but her pater .fami7ias was, consequently
Barney had to keep straight.
Miss Nellie Fee is now resident of
Sioux Falls. She can be seen in the
dressmaking establishment of Miss Rice
hereafter.
Ole Hokkenstad, Clay Parke, Z. Root
and Barney Kiltz were delegates to the
Canton convention on the 18th, from this
township.
j. d. Chapman is running with Dan.
Slack threshing machine. Joe is boss
fellow, consequently can command jobs.
Our farmers are taking time by the
forclock by preparing fire. breaks in sea-
son. All should do it.
Miss Amy j. Rogers, Of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, is teaching her second term in the
York district.
Mr.. Elster has ono hundred tons Of hay
secured for his winter fodder.
The popular roasting ear is no more.
The cattle disease has succumbed.
Jack Frost is here.
Weather-0 k
LYNN.
The Mahaney boys are the boss thresh-
ors. In four hours run they threshed 407
bushels of oats and 100 bushels of wheat.
In the days work they tkreshed 1915
bushels of oats and 100 bushels of wheat,
and set three times, on the farm Of G. D.
Morris, one of Lynn's solid farmers.
Farmers busy threshing.