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History of Canova ShowsTUiri’J tKCanoya, S. D., Jan. 24.“(Spec-ial)—Canova was established iu i882 wheu the North Western railroad extended its line from Ha-warden to Huron. The townvyafe probably, named for the Italian sculptor by that name and is so far as known the only town bearing this name in the United States. Italy has a Canova which is perhaps the on loylher Canova in 'lho world.Canova although one of the sniailer‘towns in the gtate j? l»e£-liaps one of the best' lihown because. U ots many .notable achievements and accomplishments iu the years gone by. Canova' has fhe ^nvj^bli? reputation ' pf being one of tbe; very »cw towns in*the state that has never Iqst in population. Each census has shown a ‘ gain, however slight', over the preceding count'. Th$ towtl has never had 'to recover from a boom period followed by the inevitable decline which follows ariy uunatural growth. Canqva's growth has been of a substantial nature.For seyeral years the iosvn has shown some substantial improvement each year in the way' of accomplishment or buildings. The community hospital, twp story brick hotel building, the Herald's modern ptau't, large three story implement establishment, public library building, blacksmith shop, garage, feed mill, and other new structures are improvements which have been made in recent years. A*, mjw creamery plant is in prospect Cor 192S.’f* '» .• «Canova 'the tfsua'i;’ 'Ijftje uf businesses represented with exceptional stocks, of goodsforatown or this sizti. It may well* be said qC.',Ciuova:lt;. All 5ihat I needWill* lt;v live commercial club which’ lias backed ’all of the substantial improvements niatlc in tlie^.lpwii 'during I he -past fifteenV c? / *0 »wn/o I\ozj n n n v;».i f imisored the hospital, fostered tho graveling of th6 lt;C£nova streets as Bell as'an eight niilo stretch of adjoining county road, built a community ice’’house,' and ' 'issues community calendar each year aifld lias many p^e’n^worth^hile projects to its credit. Tho club holds monthly meetings during the greater part of the year which consists of dinners followed by entertainments. Usually outside speakers of note are brought in to address the members at fhese meetings.“’Canova has full t^onty-four hour electric light service, municipal water system, volunteer fhe department of twenty members, who the past yeaphave, motorized the departqiqnf. by adding a fire truck to their 'equipment.Itl town there is a Congregational (duirch with German and ’Swedish^ Catholic,’ Swedish Baptist, Presbyteriau and Methodist churches located iu the nearby vi-ciiiity. Canova luis a full' twelve year state aecvedH?.1! school. A school orchestra of about twenty members is' one of the activities of the'school which’ is a soiirce of pride to the people: of the com-muyity. • The high school also maintains a basketball team which this yoai1 has lost but one game and it considered a' strong contender tor district, region and perhaps state championship honors. The team is coached by a veteran school man, A. F. Voigt, who is at present iu his eleventh year as head of the local school.The Canova hospital, organized as a community project, is one of the Itig things of the town, in it are all the modern facilities of at; i.-*__sx*J * ' ' 1'•all t^ie time and patients are now coming hero form a distance J,of Uveniy vo thirty miles. !The town has active AmericanT A •« rt /l I ! I !n .... . _. J . 1 1.
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Huron Evening Huronite
Huron, South Dakota, US
Tue, Jan 24, 1928
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