Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
Two good rooms for rent over the

Inquire OF Hannah Nordtvedt.
Spring cometh and the sun warm
eth and the birds singeth and the
seeder rattles along.
Rev. Newell of Lennox occupied
Rev. Loveall's pulpit last Sunday
morning and evening.
L. f. Tillitson is making some i'm
provements on the Chaplin cottage
recently purchased by him.
The County Commissioners finished
up the county business for the past
quarter on Friday evening last.
Alb Wells and Bert Root were in
town Friday. They came in to see il
the town was i'm place. Alb remarked
that he had 20 acres sown TO wheat.
The Sioux Falls basket ball team
has ''sguaked." The a refuses TO
play a return game here to complete
the series. This leaves the Canton
team the champions.
Jerry Reamer was in town Saturday
hunting for something he lost but
didn't find. We suggested economy
for a week or two to make good the
loss. He said he wouldn't buy any
cigars for a month.
Mrs. Reamer of Lincoln township
has 120 young chicks running around
and $50 coming along by the artificial
| route. There is lots of money in
| chickens and lots of money in eggs.
| There is never an o~versupply of poul-
try or eggs.
Prof. Clendennen and wife and son
| Harry came down from Worthing last
| Friday to spend Saturday and Sunday
| with Canton friends and the Profess
sor was a caller at this office. We en-
| loved a pleasant chat with him Owe
old times and conditions.
Master Bert Reynolds returned
from Sioux Falls last Friday evening
| where he went to visit Master Robert
| Fuller. Bert is one of the SteadieSt
boys in town, and always a little
gentleman. Such boys are a moth
er'S delight.
Mrs. Harrison J. Brown and Miss
Agnes Syyerud gave q 5 O'Clock tea at
the home of Mrs. Brown last week,
which was one of the most pleasant
social events of the season. Mrs.
Brown and Miss Syyerud are charm
ing entertainers.
Seyert Hanson, who is a prominent
| Young farmer on the west j oil
| Lynn township, was a visitor Friday
and a renewal subscriber. Severt was
In search of some extra fine seed corn,
as he intends to get into the prize
winning class in the next contest.
O. T. Brandhagen and wife are
home from their California trip and
both are feeling in excellent health,
Mrs. Brandhagen having gained some
thing like ten pounds while absent,
and o. r. looks as if he had been
touring among the orange groves in a
$4,000 automobile. The Leader is glad
to see them home again.
l JOIlI -. IAoililiCIClhl VI SSoSN';
writes the Leader inclosing a three
dollar money order and says: 1--WE
are well and like Charles Mix first
rate. ] moved out here from Canton
three years ago and have raised bet
ter crops than was raised in Lincoln
county the same years. / am glad to
note that the Leader is fighting for a
square deal and everybody ought to
back the president and put the ma
chine politicians out of business"
Fancy dress skirts at a bargain,
for sale by Martin Oyerseth, formerly
IOpland's store, Main street.
P. A. Paulson is M of the most
successful farmers in Fairview town.
ship, and the owner of 1915 acre farm
bordering along the beautiful Sioux
river, with plenty of timber and pas
ure. 1t is an ideal stock farm and
Mr.. Paulson is a successful stock rails
er. He was in town Monday On bust
ness and called to extend his subscrip-
tion into 1907. After leaving Hudson
on the railroad and making that two
mile run through Iowa, you cross the
Sioux into Fairview township close to
Mr.. Paulson's home, n Of the most
attractive spots on the river. Mr..
Paulson is proud of his beautiful
home and farm.
John Mcdonald of Sioux City, the
genial and accomplished adjusting
agent OF the Milwaukee railroad was
In the city Friday on his way home.
John told county commissioner
Schiager and Smith and the writer
how he got away from Sheriff Dixon
once who wanted John as a witness,
before the grand jury. John wanted
to go hunting and Sheriff Dixon was
hot on his trail. John had crossed
the river and came back and was in
the Naylor House when down came
tile Sheriff. John went to one Of the
girls' rooms, put on a night cap,
crawled into the bed and pulled the
clothes over him and was SOC sound
asleep, or played that he was. The
Sheriff hunted the house all over, saw
the sick girl In bed and left badly
discouraged. AS soon as John found
out what he was wanted for he app
peared In Court and District Attorney
Carter and Judge Kiddcr let him Off.