Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1892-12-09

where you will always find a splendid as
sortment Of general merchandise. This
firm enjoys a large and growing trade.
E. H. Lytle is among the new and en-
terprising merchants that shave selected
Hudson for business prosperity. He
deals in clothing. dry goods. notions and
other good things, and if business integ-
rity and social good qualities countin the
commercial struggle, Mr.. Lytle will be a
merchant prince like Pete Overseth, in a
few years.
We meandered up the street rs far as
Fowlers livery barn, but we found him
absent on business, and we crossed the
street to Patterson Bros. big blacksmith
shop, where we,found everybody pound
ing away, and as they seemed too busy to
talk we continued down to
p. H. Halls hardware and machinery
headquarters. We found the rustling
and genial Otto Lokke at home playing
the part Of surgeon on big slove belong
ing to Comrade McVay. We asked if
friend Hall had gone to Kansas. "What
in the name Of seven wonders would take
him to Kansas, said Otto. why" said
we, "Mrs. Lease is candidate for u. S.
Senator aud he might have gone down to
help elect her Friend Hall had not
gone to Kansas, but wss up at Canton in
terviewing Dr.. Smith on democratic pros
poets. Comrade McVay said he would
try the LEADER for six months, and if it
did not kill him before that time, he was
to lnvite us down to eat strawberries next
lsummer.
| Moe & Sorenson have a big general
| blacksmthing trade, and possess a fine
two story building with all modern i'm
provements for blacksmithing and wagon
making. The second story Of the build
ing is being fitted up for their wagon and
plow works, and will be handy and COM
plete when finished.
Our next stop was in the hardware
store Of w. A. Winette, a gentleman with
a large and varied experience from
Sunday School work in the east
TO setting up big power press
es in Helena, Montana. He went to the
mountains in early days, when printers
were getting $50 per week Mr.. Winette
is very interesting when he gets to telling
his frontier experience. He is doing a
nice hardware business and is happy.
The Hudson state bank is new money
center since we were in Hudson last
summer, but it is neverless solid insti-
tuition and managed by successful busi-
ness men. F. NJ. Bunting is president,
! whom we found in charge of the strong
hex. w. X. Slade, vice president, and
G.. H. Casslll. cashier were both IN Can
ton.
Away down on the next corner we saw
two familiar figures. One was Dan Cud-
ney of Canton and the other Dave Thorpe.
We caught them in the middle of big
trade. but Dan said he was hungry and
went over to Odells drug store to buy
some candy. Most everybody in Dakota
from Sitting Bull down to Buck Whee-
lock knows Dave Thorpe. He helped to
bring the first railroad into Sioux City
when it was a frontier town. He and
Buck Wheelock, Andrew Cove and thir-
teen others conceived the idea of explor-
ing the Big Sioux Valley. They got as
far as the famous valley where they loca-
ted and named it Eden, and Hudson is
the business center. Dave is the only
one of the sixteen that sticks to his first
love. Buck Wheelock is dispensing law
and Justice at Sioux Falls, Andrew Cove
lives on fine farm near Fairview, and
the other thirteen are scattered. Comradc
Thorpe is a veteran of the late war and
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