Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-08
Local Items
H.. d. Fitch returned to Hudson

L ucSud. VII DuSlilcSs.
Mrs. Mark Cuppett returned.to. San
born Tuesday afternoon.
A. b. Andrew is back from his
Wisconsin visit of a month.
Mrs. Shufelt and Mrs. o. f. Lee
were Sioux Falls visitors Tuesday.
Tuesdays bright warm sun reduced
the blanket of snow over n half.
Mrs. Myron Rood came up from
Fairview Tuesday to visit her par
entS.
Chas. Collins manager of the Ber-
ney Hanson farm. returned from Len
nox Tuesday.
The A. O. u. w. held a meeting
Tuesday evening and several candi-
dates were initiated.
Miss Caroline Hage came down
from Dell Rapids Tuesday for Il visit
with Canton friends.
Rev. DR.. Nicholson, President Of
the Wesleyan College, was in Canton
between trains Tuesday.
Clerk OF Courts Beck says that a
''duck deal'' is all right if the owner
of the ducks isn't primed.
Heckmaster & Reynolds are doing a
fine business in poultry and are pay
ing the highest market price.
Arthur Lewis is at Inwood this
week in charge of the drug store dur
ing the absence of the proprietor.
Ladies aid society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs.
Cooper next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Benz entertained a num-
Der of lady friends at a 5 O'Clock tea
Monday and she entertains charm
ingly. .
Postmaster Max of Inwood, the
handsomest "Nasby" in the state,
was visiting friends in Canton Tues
day.
Mrs. A. d. Smith has returned from
the east and will spend the winter
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Shields.
Mrs. Duncan Of Danbury, Conn,
who has been visiting Mrs. VanFleet
went to Hawarden Tuesday to visit
friends.
Miss Theodore Orphus, who has
been visiting Miss Alice Ringheim
returned to her Nebraska home Tues
day.
Bert Hewlett of Inwood, who has
been visiting at the home of MI. and
Mrs. James Lewis, returned to In
wood Tuesday.
The ladies society of the Congrega-
tional church SEN Mrs. Charles HI.
Cassill now at Sioux City, a beautiful
bouquet of flowers.
The New Bakery will supply you
with the finest Pumkin Pies. Leave
your orders and you will be sup
piled with fresh pies.
Rev. G.. S. Evans is holding revival
meetings at Worthing, and Rev.
Thompson will preach in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday.
Pure kettle rendered lard-guaran-
teed first class, 10 cents a pound,
pounds for % cents, at the Peoples
Meat Market, Syndicate Block. 3tf.
John johnson shipped one a Of
hogs and and a car Of cattle to Sioux
City Tuesday night, and Perry Juel
and Henry Knowlton each had a cal
Of cattle in the same train
A Good Citizenship Meeting will be
held in the Lutheran church next
Sunday evening. Judge Asa Forrest
Jr. will deliver an address and the
Griegs will furnish the music.
Lou Hecker with a couple of Hi
nois friends, w. II. Hoffman Of War
rem, and E. +. Crawford, OF Polo
were visitors Tuesday. The latter
Igentleman is local editor of the Polo
Semi-weekly Visitor.
The Canton stores are making pre-
| parations for a big holiday trade and
the indications are very good for the
heaviest trade for years. The variety
and quality of goods displayed were
never more attractive.
Mr.. VIM Trip living on the Coop
er farm north town, had the misfor.
tune to have his leg broken a week
ago Saturday. A COW did the dam
age and he suffered from the cold be-
fore he aroused the family, to help
him in the house.
At the annual election of Columbia
Rebekah lodge the following officers
were elected: Noble Grand, Mrs.
Florence Rood: Vice Grand, Miss
Sadie A. Arnold: Secretary, Mrs
Sylvia Neyhart; Financial Secretary
Mrs. Phoebe J. Arnold; Treasurer, J
&c. Neyhart.
The proprietors and clerks in the
Puckett-Pidcoe store have beer
rushed for the past week. New shelly
ing has been put in on the dry goods
side which holds about twice as much
as the old shelves, and the opening o.
new goods and the preparation for q
big trade during the holidays has
kept everybody moving lively. The
new addition will be ready for bust.