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The Washington times., 1906-09-08
FINAL TOURNAMENT
AMONG CHILDREN
Playground Work of Col
Ored Children Proved
Satisfactory.
GOOD SHOWINGS MADE
Associated Charities rendered Number
of Prizes to the Winners of
Many Events,

The final tournament and exhibition
OF playground work of colored children
was held Yesterday afternoon at Van
Ness Park, Seventeenth and j streets
northwest. The events were run of IN
good order and the management voted
the tournament a great success. The
Associated Charities rendered various
prizes 10 the winners. among which
were medals, banners etc.
The winners of the events We're:
Running Races.
25-yard dash-fo- girls under ten.
Mary Colbert, Magruder School. first
Helen Smith. Garrison School. second ,
Margaret Hail Phillips School. third
25-yard dash-fOT boys under ten.
Morris Dates. Bell school, FIRST Geo &c
James. Northwest ColOred Playground,
56-yard dash-girls under thirteen.
Carrie Warield Northwest Colored
Playground, FIRST; Sophronia Lawson,
Julia Wheeler. Northwest Playground
third
5G-yard dash-Boys under thirteen.
James PurueH, Magruder School, first;
Andrew Hinton. second. James Kent,
northwest colored playground, third
tO-yard dash-Boys under sixteen. NIL
ton James. southwest c1iOTed play
ground first. Fleming James, northwest
E
NiSou, northwest colored playground.
third
I05-yard dash-Roys under sixteen.
Theodore Mathews. southwest Colored
playground, FIRST. II a-5 seconds; Dorsey
l;oane- southwest colofed playground;
second Ottie Brown. northwest cOlored
playground. third.
Potato Races.
Potato racc-Girls under sixteen. Mary
a. dor -. f-
seconds. Beetrlce TiNey Northwest
CoI-red Playground. second. SOpLrouIa
Lawson, Southwest ColOTeI Playground.
third.
Potato race-Hoys under thirteen.
Herman Winters, NOrthv est Culored
Playground FIRST, 40 seconds, James
Pumcu Maeruder School second. Ar
thur Marshall Southwest ColOTed Play
ground. t-lTd-
Potato race-Boys under sixteen.
George Thomas. MagrudeT School. hrst.
2> seconds. Sylvester. --- James Davis.
Southwest Colored Playground, third.
Standing broad jump; boys under six
teeH-Bcujamin Hall, Southwest Colored
Playground won s feet Hcles- Ed
ward $. Eiuker. Northwest c5lorsd play
ground. second. s feet 3 inches.
Standing broad jump boys under thir-
teen-SHar Johnson Northwest coIored
playground. won. g feet. Clinton Nick
ems Southwest colored playground. sec
ond. g feet inches
Running high jump, boys under six
teeu-EdwaTd s. kinker. Northwest coll
ored playground. won Z feet inches ;
Clarence Nixon. Northwest colored play
EroZld second. { feet inches; VIII
liam Eduuuds. Southwest cOlOrrd play
ground third. & feet inches
Running broad jump; BOYS under thir-
teeu-Clintou Eickeus Southwest col0Ted
playground won. u feet 3 inches. Suas
Johnson, Northwest colored playground
second. II feet l0 inches
Running broad jump, boys under six
teeu-TEeOdorg Matthews Southwest
coloTed playground. won. Is feet inch
es; Otue Brown. Northwest CoIored play
ground second. j. feet 9 inches
Games Of School Teams.
team.
Tether hau-For girls under sixteen.
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Trains are crowded with people
going west after land.
Four girls wanted at the Rudolph
hotel at Once.
Mrs. A. r. Jameson went down to
Hudson to visit old friends.
Miss Mona Reynolds is visiting
friends at Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Herman Richter came home
Tuesday evening from her Nebraska
visit.
Arthur Lewis came up from Fort
Dodge, Iowa. for a brief visit at
home.
Hon. J. G. Laxson went up to Sphinx
county Wednesday to sell a big block
of land.
DR.. Lewis went yer to Scotland
Wednesday to look after some pro-
perty.
Hon. L. G. Campbell of Sioux Falls
accompanied by H. E. Aldrich of Des
Moines, were Canton visitors We'd
nesday.
Comrade Trip was a welcome cal
Ter at this office Monday and made
the office force happy with a supply
of beautiful red checked Duchess
apples.
julie North arrived from Sioux
City Tuesday to visit his old Canton
friends. He is living in Rockford,
Illinois, and was at the Minneapolis
encampment.
Wilbur Kinsley as manager of the
sprinkling department of the comfort
program, has given very general salts
faction. A man who was able to keep
the dust down on the business streets
during the dog day period is a public
b~enefactOr.
Miss Ruth Gemmill returned from
her Chicago visit last week accomp-
anied by II. G. Rice of Havana, H.
linois, an uncle of Mrs. Gemmill, who
returned to Havana Tuesday. Cap
tain Rice is one of the old time Mis-
sissppi River Steamboat command
ers, who has retired from active bust
ness. He is a very pleasant gentle
man and enjoyed his first visit to
Canton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

County Commissioners Smith anC
Cuppett went to Omaha on otticia
business.
The Gate City ball team went down
to Hudson Monday to play a game
with the Hudson club. 1t was a good
game the boys played and both sides
worked hard. The score resulted !
to 5 in favor Of the I~Iudsonites. A
return game will be played at Canton
next Tuesday.
Miss Derva IIawn, the sweet little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hawn, was seven years old Tuesday,
and to make the event a happy one,
some twenty little playmates were
invited to join Derva in celebrating
the event. They played and romped
and enjoyed childish amusements to
their hearts content and then came
refreshments.
Ern Madden of Worthing returned
Wednesday from the big Minneapolis
encampment, and he had a glorious
good time Of it. He saw the old
| veterans march, Of which his father
is a member, while he represents the
| Philippine veterans and is n of the
best of that splendid body of young
men.
William Ham and wife who have
been guests of Josiah Straw and wife,
loft Mnr1ou for fhnir hnnpn in iii.
nois. Mr.. Ham is a brother Of Mrs.
Straw, and the recent meeting was
the first in AZ years. In their youth
they were separated and Mrs. Straw
decided that she wanted to see her
brother and the recent happy reunion
was the result.
Miss Palma Anderson left Thurs
day for Chicago, where she will teach
music in the Fine Arts Building. in
connection with Rudolp GAM and
Glen Gum, who enjoy a high posi-
ton in the Chicago musical world.
Miss Anderson won fame az a teacher
in Stanley Hall last year, hence her
promotion to n Of the leading
music studios in Chicago, where her
success will be watched with pride by
all her Canton friends.
Peter Clement, who lives in the
southwest corner of Lincoln town.
ship, down in that neighborhood so
famous for good Christians and
pleasant church picnics, writes the
the editor and wants the Leader sent
to him for a period covering prosper
ity and progress. Bro. Clement shall
have the Leader and all the other
good things due a progressive Lincoln
county farmer, and a progressive
Lincoln county farmer ought to be
one of the happest men on earth, be-
cause of big crops, healthful atmos-
phere, pure water, good schools, high
prices, good children and handsome
lOveable wives.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
DR.. Lewis Sells Out.

DR.. J. M. Lewis has sold his drug
business to a gentleman from Armour
and gives possession September first.
DR.. Lewis will not leave Canton how
ever, where he has successfully con-
Quoted a drug business for % years.
He is retiring from active business
and will enjoy the fruits Of his tinan-
cial success, having a sufficient in
come to make him comfortable as
long as he lives, and everybody in
Canton wishes him and his family
success and happiness.
The Doctor and family will spend
the coming winter in Arizona, where
it is expected that Napoleon will re-
gain his former vigor and health.
DR.. Lewis is one of the best known
business men in Lincoln county, and
has a host of friends who will miss his
continuous joke and jest and political
representations.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
DR.. Veo O'Neil is kept busy in his
LennOX dental office.

DR.. Veo O'Neil is kept busy in his
Lennox dental office.
Judge Clifford reports a most enjoy
able time at the Minneapolis encamp-
mCnt.
G. S. Kelsey, the Springfield cattle
seller, vas in Canton last week. lie
expects to have a big sale during the
Mitchell corn palace week.
Cashier Ed CasSill Of the Hudson
State bank was in Canton Friday for
half a day. Ed is a very genial gentle
mar and a careful progressive banker.
O. L. Campbell of the Taylor fur
niture company, was one of the prom
inent funeral directors at the annual
meeting at Sioux Falls.
A shower of rain Monday night and
a cloud bank in the east Tuesday
morning made life worth. living.
Eight days of torrid heat made every
body welcome a change.
Hon. G. II. Cassill returned from
Big Stone Monday, where he left
Mrs. Cassill and her sweet little
daughter, who will enjoy 4 quiet rest
for a few weeks.
Mrs. II. w. Gurnsey of Steele, N.
d., arrived in the city Wednesday
and will be the guest Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ainsworth, for
a couple of months.
Miss Blanche Grace returned We'd
nesday from Il two weeks vacation
with her parents at SanbOrn, and has
again resumed her duties as "hello-
girl" in the telephone exchange.
John Sandvig returned Sunday
from Minneapolis, where he took in
the grand army encampment, and the
sights around the lakes. He had a
glorious time and he said the veter-
ans marched with a wonderful steady
step for men who hung up their
swords over 40 years ago. The South
Dakota men looked a trife younger
than those from eastern states, and
they marched proudly under the old
banner. 1t was a grand encampment
and, while many suffered from heat,
none seemed willing to miss the
march.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
An
Agent

According TO Webster an agent is
"a substitute; one who acts for anOth-
err We are not agents for anything,
in any sense of the word. No million
dollar corporation can dictate to us
at what price we shall sell our pianos.
We buy for cash and pay no profit to
middlemen, S O we al sell the genu-
inc Baldwin piano, the largest size,
for the same price you are asked to
pay for second grade Instruments.
Always please remember when you
are thinking of buying any musical
instrument that you can get the
same goods for less money at TIE
OLD RELIABLE JEW ELERS,
SYNERUD & MOE, than you can
from any one else in Canton.
Take down your dictionary and see
what Webster calls a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Pin Becbe is visiting friends in the
city.
Ex-President Isaac NJ. Helmey is at
Sioux Falls attending the annual
meeting of the druggists association.
Jean Linn came home from Parker
Wednesday where she had been the
guest of the Misses Hackett.
Philip Kennedy arrived from Beloit,
Wis, Wednesday, for a visit with
Judge and Mrs. Kennedy.
The Gate City and Hudson ball
clubs will play a return game in Can
ton on Tuesday afternoon Aug. %.
Frank Alexander and AL. Chris
topherson departed for North Dakota
Wednesday.
Misses Bertha and Isabel Wilson
of Norway, were rec ent visitors at
this office
Charles II. Cassill went over to Hull
Wednesday to see his boys who are
visiting with Grandma Brown.
Mrs. Sanborn of Lime Springs,
Iowa, mother of Mrs: George Searles,
is visiting at the Searles home.
Hotter Bros. advertise winter
wheat for sale In this issue, in the
bargain column. Prepare for winter
wheat.
President James Lewis of the Drug
gistS Mutual Insurance company,
went to Sioux Falls to attend the an
nual meeting Of the Druggists Asso-
citation.
Judge Kennedy left for Greeley,
Iowa, Tuesday morning where he
owns considerable real estate and farm
land, and will look after his crops
while down there.
Mrs. Riser, sister of Capt. Dunlap,
and her daughter, Marjorie, left for
Mitchell Tuesday, and from there go
to Aberdeen where they expect to
meet Mr.. Riser.
Comrade Joe Warner of Eden ar
rived in Canton Tuesday OIL his way
home from the Minneapolis encamp-
ment. Joe had a royal time of it and
comes home ready for a rest.
Ben Kennedy is organizing a COM
pany of boys as soldiers and the
youthful patriots are drilled with
energy. The martial spirit in young
America is strong.
Misses Ethel and Maple Bennett
returned last week from their visit to
Elgin and Aurora and Chicago, &C
companied by Miss Nina Sasse, of
DeSmet, who is a guest of the Misses
Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Storie and Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Jones composed an
auto party that made a trip to Ha-
warden last Sunday for the purpose
of visiting friends. MI. Storie was
at the throttle. s
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Larson and
daughter, Anna, were Canton visitors
Wednesday. Nels reports crops down
in good old Norway as very fine, and
corn so high that Tom Ulrickson will
need a step ladder.
Editor and Mrs. Hackett of Parker,
accompanied by their three beautiful
daughters, went over to Okoboji
Wednesday to take part in the editor
ial outing. Bro. Hackett is fat,
happy, contented and always ready
for a little fun with the "moulders."
Mrs. Montgomery, who recently
bought Miss Hayes millinery bust
ness, has gone to St. Paul and Chica-
go to purchase a very large and ele-
CANT stock Of fall millinery goods.
She will be home next week and the
ladies will have something beautiful
to look at and admire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan OF Sioux City
and Miss Bessie Watson of sMinneapo-
lis, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. I. A.
Van Fleet. They returned home
Monday. Mr.. Bryan has accepted
the position as engineer on Christie's
old train. The organs will live in
the house formerly occupied by
/ Franz Grace
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Farms For Rent or Sale.

One h~alf-section farm-the N. e.
quarter of section 80, and the S. E.
quarter of section %, 81, 40, and also
a farm of 100 acres, all In Highland
township, Lincoln county, S. d.
Good improvements on each farm.
Also the south half Of section 6,
and the N. w. quarter sec. 7, Ill, So,
in Beadle county, South Dakota are
for rent or sale, apply to
O. A. HELVIG,
sw 3. Canton, S. D.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

He says "it's a gainful and satisfac-
tory transaction" According TO that
our whole store must be made up Of
Webster bargains.
p. S.-Give that boy of yours a
watch. We can sell you good one
for $l.OO, $3.50 and So so
SYNERUD & MOE.
The Old Reliable jewelers..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Read the bargain column for good
things.
Read the political announcements
in this issue.
The Canton and Lennox ball clubs
will play ball at Canton on Thursday
August 30, and Canton goes to Len
o Sept. 2.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Auto lamp Lost.

Martin Overseth lost the lamp that
belongs on the hind end Of his auto,
somewhere between Canton and a
point down in Highland. Finder
please leave at Leader office.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

A good hunting boat for sale cheap.
This is a bargain for some one, as the
boat is in good condition and will be
sold at a bargain. Inquire Of Chas.
Sand.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Furnished rooms for rent cheap.
Inquire of Mrs. S. H. Elton, first
house south of the old Harlan house,
or phone IL.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Miss Elsie Nylen has gone to Devils
Lake, where she has accepted a posi-
ton as stenographer. Miss Nylen is
a charming young lady and has a
host of friends in Canton who wish
her success.
Our LaValley correspondent is a
welcome addition to the Leader fam
lily of correspondents, and the Leader
would be very glad to hear from some
one in every township in the county.
We shall be pleased to elect our new
LaValley correspondent a life mem
Der to the Leader staff. :
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Wood For Sale.

John Lee, who owns the Gus
Linderman farm in Highland, has
some good sound dry wood for sale,
cut to stove length. $4.5Oto $3.50 per
cord.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Lost.

Lost a dark gray coat Monday even
ing between the fair grounds and
Thorson's farm. Suitable reward for
return to ThOS. ThOrSOn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Oak Posts For Sale.

Good oak posts from 4 to 8 inches
in diameter from 1910 Is cents apiece.
Stiff. John G.. Lee, Highland.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Mrs. William Robinson desires to
rent her restaurant building, all
furnished, for $35 a month. A fine
opportunity for a hustler. -3.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
For Rent.

Eight room house with 8 acres Of
land for rent. Apply to
G. B. KENNEDY.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

If you have a watch or clock to
be repaired and desire first class work
at reasonable prices, call on
j. S. K~irstein, Jeweler.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Winter Wheat.

Have a quantity of winter wheat
for sale, free from rye and other
foreign or foul seeds. Send in your
order by phone or address.
Hotter Bros,
Canton, S. D.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

House for sale or rent. Apply to
L. e. Tillotson at the court house.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Residence Property For Sale.
The residence and lots Of the late
Rev. Soule, opposite the Assembly
grounds, is offered for sale. Cash
will secure a great bargain.
w. e. SOULE.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Farm For Rent.

The Dean farm containing 76O
acres in Lyon county, four miles east
of Canton. Apply to Perrien Dean,
Beloit, Iowa. ST..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
WANTS, FOR SALE, RENTS, ETC.
For Sale.

l Good second hand spring wagon,
l Good second hand surry,
l Good second hand single buggy.
CLOUD Bros. & JOHNSON Co.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
For Sale.

One 3 horse power Marine gas n
CINE. Apply to J.. G. Juel, Route 3,
Canton. 45tf
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24

Eight room house for sale or rent.
to E. S. O'NEIL.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-08-24
Four Girls Wanted.

Four girls wanted at the Rudolph
Hotel at once
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-08-09

tomatoes in a similar manner. Dress
the potatoes with the egg mixture
and arrange them neatly in a salad
bowl. Place the slices of tomato
among them, and, if desired, garn-
ish the salad here and there with
pieces of fresh watercress. This is
better il kept in the icebox a number
of hours before serving.
Egg and Cress Sandwiches. Pass
the yolks of four or more eggs
through a sieve and pound them to
a paste with two tablespoonsful of
butter. Season with salt, pepper, a
dust of curry powder and teaspoon
full of vinegar. Add two tablespoon
fuls of finely chopped cress. Spread
some buttered slices of thin bread
with the paste, make into sandwiches.
roll in damp napkin and place in a
tin box until dinner time. These can
be served in place of the regular
bread and butter
Tomato and Cucumber Salad.-Cut
some thin slices from a fresh cucum-
Der, and also cut some tomatoes into
thin slices. Spread all on soft
cloth before they are required for
short time. Put some fresh butter
into a basin and beat with a wooden
spoon until it is quite white and soft.
Season with celery salt, pepper, a
dust Of curry powder and little vim
egar. Have ready some moderately
thin slices of white bread Spread
them rather thickly with the prepared
butter place slice of cucumber and
one of tomato on each am form the
SANDWICHES. Keep fresh ID the same
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on the cover. Cook in a moderate
oven for three-quarters of an hour.
Then place the chicken on pieces
OF toast on hot platter Stir two
egs into the sauce which remains
in the dish, and, if handy, two table
spoonfuls of cream. When thick re-
move from the stove, add one tea
spoonful of lemon juice, few drops
at time, and pour over the chicken
and toast.
No. Chop the pieces of cold
chicken meat into fine morsels. Make
a thin white sauce, using the liquor
in which the chicken was cooked, and
stir the morsels of meat into it. Now
prepare thick pieces of toast. put the
meat on it, pour over the gravy, and
with ring of cooked rice about
the edge serve at once, piping hot.
Potato and Tomato Salad-Pass
the yolks of three hard-boiled egs
through a sieve into a basin. Season
with celery salt, pepper, dust of cur
ry powder and a little sugar. Add
two tablespoonfuls of oil, working it
into the yolks of the eggs by degrees
with wooden spoon. AS soon as a
perfectly smooth paste is formed pour
in dessertspoonful of vinegar. When
the ingredients are thoroughly mixed
add very gradually three tablespoons
fuls of thick cream and sufficient
chopped parsley to give the dressing
speckled appearance. Remove the
skin from some new potatoes which
have been boiled and allowed to get
cold Then cut them into moderate
ly thick slices. Cut up some peeled
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Suggestions for Housewives

Here are some delicious viands
which will meet with hearty appro-
val, and which can be prepared with
very little difficulty:
Two ways of serving cold boiled
chicken.-Have a fowl or chicken
cooked until tender, the water being
favored with onion, parsley and a
slice of ham, and allow it when done
to cool in the liquor An hour before
dinner remove the chicken from the
liquor, take off the skin and pick
every bit of light and dark meat
from the bones. Then there are two
methods of preparing these we'll
seasoned scraps.
No. En- Casserole: Make one
pint of thick white sauce, using one
cup of the liquor in which the chicken
was cooked and one cup of milk.
Thicker with two tablespoonful of
flour and one tablespoonful of butter
Season with salt, pepper and mace.
Should the sauce not be perfectly
smooth strain through a hair sieve.
Now place the chicken in the cas-
serole or baking dish and cover with
the sauce. Spread over the top of
this piece of buttered paper and put
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-08-09
way as the cress sandwiches.

way as the creSS sandwiches.
Raspberry Cream Cake-Make
plain cake in the usual way, flavor
ing 1t with lemon peel and vanilla,
and bake in a deep cake tin. AS soon
as the cake is done turn out on a rack.
and when cold carefully remove the
middle of the cake to within rather
more than an inch of the sides and
top, and put it aside for several hours
Stew two pounds of raspberries with
plenty of sugar and rub through a
fine sieve. Measure this PURGE and
make it hot, thicking it with gela-
tine in the proportion of an ounce to
each pint of PURGE. Be sure that the
gelatine is quite melted before taking
from the stove. Then pour into a
basin to cool. When cold, but not
set, add an equal quantity of whipped
cream which has been sweetened,
whisk the mixture for a few moments
and pour into the hollow cake Place
on ice until ready to serve as des-
sert.
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preparation are produced On the farm
1t is one of the most economical foods
that can be used. At 2 cents per
quart for skim milk and 35 cents per
quart for cream, cottage cheese COM
pares favorably with meats at II cents
per pound.-Bulletin 80, Minnesota
Station.
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