Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1903-02-06
PROSPEROUS CITY OF HUDSON.
A Visit Among Business Men In
One of the Oldest Towns
In the County.

Hudson lS prosperous anu tne
Merchants Are Busy and
All Making Money.
The editor of the LEADER was down
at Hudson last week enjoying Mason
ice banquet with the boys and II
was a banquet worth attending. Next
we called on q number Of old
friends, and found them all enjoying
the blessings Of peace and prosperity
In the Office Of Wilson & Buck, We
found both doctors busy with visitors,
and DR. Wilson seems to grow young az
he grows older. Dr. Buck is not 80 old
as his partner, but both are az spry a.
Herb Fitch when he dances. We al.
ways make it point to call on Squire
Jones, as the boys love to call him, and
we found him as usual modestly but
successfully selling furniture and. he
carries q big stock. Andrew Jackson
Waterbury, tho booming harness deal
or was as he usually is full of business,
and occasionally casting an eye over at
a little workbench, where q four year
old hopeful son sat with . little apron
on and as important as any of the other
workmen. Mrs. Waterbury is the
daughter of our old friend Hon. 8. l..
Sphinx, one of the greatest men the ter.
ritory ever called q citizen and con.
gressman. Mrs. s. L. Sphinx resides
with her daughter and we regretted
very much In not having the time and
pleasure to call on her.
Will Pigott is conducting splendid
drug store and doing q big business
Postmaster Cout,s is always busy and
gives splendid satisfaction as a male
representative of Uncle Sam. Charlie
LaBar and Ike Grabill are in the eleva-
tor business, and according to their at:
torney's in the Kangaroo court the night
before, buy as high as 25, 900 bushels of
grain in a day, and their attorneys were
ladies, and the truth of their statements
cannot be questioned.
O. H. Parkin is the handsome and
genial and accommodating manager of
the St. James Hotel, house noted for
it's excellent menu and home like enter
tainment. Mr. Parkin is very popular
with the travelling public. G. c. Hass
is the accomplished and sociable cash
ier of the Sioux Valley Bank, of which
James Toy of Sioux City is president:
Mr.. Hass is popular and has the conf
dence of the people. Mayor 1verson
was absent looking up information re-
lative to putting in a system for city
lights electricity or gae. P. H. Hall
We couldn't find and we looked for him
He is not easily skipped in
> crowd He weighs about $50, is al
ways happy and is considered the best
looking man in Hudson since Senator
Overseth came to Canton. We will
,ay for the information Of the ladies
who don't happen to know him-that
he is married and has q lovely home
and family. We didn't see Grandpa
Fitch, one of the best and most genial
gentleman in Hudson, but we met
Herb Fitch and saw him dance-attend.
snce at the Kangaroo court, and we
want to say that he can Guidance any.
hing in the county, with Prof. Calder.
wood G. G. Haas close seconds. Editors
Jameson and Osborn of the Tribune and
he Hudeonite were at home. The
Tribune editor is a lawyer, . decided
advantage over the rest of us poor
prints, and he was grinding ont law
md editorial in about equal doses. but,
'hucks, he can do anything from rails.
ng man out of trouble and bring him
nto the lifelight of freedom from the
darkness which surrounds man hood |
vinked with the belief that he knows
t all. Osborn amt no lawyer, he is
ust plain printer and he is . good
me like-us. Andrew Austin is al
ways busy and we found him in the
midst of a revision Of the famous
Austin-Haas commercial discussion.
Andrew Austin is a bright brainy
7oung gentleman. We met two of the
eading farmers-Tom Burke and An.
lrew Cove. Andrew Cove was q civil
var veteran and Tom Burke wasn't old
'nough by 10 years to take part in that
contest, but when it comes
% squar toed politics Tom Is veteran
md fighter, but he says there is moth
ng in politics but encouragement and
expenses. Dave Thorpe, another war
is aliye and not very we'll. He
links of going out to the Soldiers
Home for rest, and we advised him to
70. We met P. H. Austin. one of the
zig Sioux County farmers in town. He
9 one of the most genial gentlemen in
he Sioux Valley, a very successful
armer and stock raiser, and an old
riend and reader of the LEADER.
Oscar G. Olson, Hudson's newest
merchant, and successor to Fitch &
Miner, is in full possession of his new
and by the way he was rush.
ng things and selling goods, it was
asy to believe that he had sold goods
or See & Prentis at Vermillion Tor five
'ears. He is pleasant gentleman and
las secured possession Of splendid
We enjoyed meeting Frank
1artzell, who is considered one of the
most successful stock men in the