The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-08-28
ROUND THE CIRCLE.
Happenings of Seven Days in the Sew.
eral Districts on Both Sides OF the
Ripping Sioux, and News From the
Live Interior Towns.

| DAYTON.
Gus. Gandran and his sister Ada came
up from Berseford on the 18th after
their sister Lousie, who has been visiting
friends here for the past four weeks, but
Louise has become enamored of this
country to such an extent that they re-
turned on the 18th, without her. She
will stay few days longer. Hymen will
no doubt bind her with his chain soon.
Louie, how is it?
Something new in Sunday schools is
progressing finely in District 9. The
young folks of the district met together
some time ago for the purpose OF organ
izing Sabbath school, and finding no lady
or gentlemen who were willing to
act as superintendent, they just quietly ap,
pointed one Of their own number as lead
er and organized Sabbath school, which
is running in good shape Dakota grit.
Mr.. Orrin Wardell, who purchased the
Nichols place. has been lying quite ill
for the past three or four weeks. Mr.. w.
received tall from a building some years
ago, and contractedinjun from which he
has never fully recovered, and is also
suffer from dyspepsia. We hope to see
him about soon.
Quite number of our young folks at
tended harvest dance at the residence of
Geo. Sabin, in LaValley township, on
Friday evening, August Is. A large
crowd and an enjoyable time was the re-
suit.
MIR. j. killenbeck, an old time resident
of this vicinity, after an absence of two or
three years has returned and will stop
with US. He will move on the place just
south of &. B. Brown in Lavalley town.
ship, which is known as the Smith farm. |
Gilbert Dunn, one of Dayton's old time
residents, has been visiting with old ac-
quaintances here the past week. Glib.
don't like idleness, and is here in search
OF employment. He now lives on the
Missouri below Sioux City.
Several of our farmers are manufactur-
ing ''go-deyils" with which to stack their
hay. 'Tis fun to see the hay fly, and
stack of hay can be erected as quick
one load can be loaded by the ancient
process.
Fred Keidle lost a fine horse day or
two ago by sickness. Mr.. Keidle has
been rather unfortunate in this line, and
deserves the sympathy of friends and
neighbors
Caucus time is here, and the average
voter is reading every piece Of paper he
sees posted up in order to ascertain if it is
a notice Of meeting. Each one has his
preferred man.
Miss Lizzie Spooner, one of Daytons
popular school ma ans, has been visiting
With friends hereaway of late. Lizzie is
we'll liked by scholar and parent.
As the evenings begin to lengthen, ly-
,eum talk begins to strengthen, and soon
The literary will be all the go. Get your
ou giles. in order.
Jim Golden was up from Canton on the
18th, and returned on the day following.
He had a couple OF Canton's fair ones as
passengers.
Chicken hunters and rumors of them
has succumbed, and the war has actually
begun Have you had fry yet?
The miniature dampness of a day or two
last week retarded fax threshing for
lew days, but is all right again.
All kinds of grain are of the No. l cal
bre.
Stacking nearly finished.
Weather awful nice.