Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-01
Calumet
Baking
Powder
peTfocs In quality.
Moderate In price.
THE ODD FELLOWS EXCURSION.
A Leader Reporter Was Among
Those Who Enjoyed the Trip
to Hot Spings.
porfocs In quality.
In price.

Monday afternoon May IL abou
Is Odd Fellows and Rebekahs boarded
the Milwaukee at Canton bound for
Hot Springs to attend the annual con-
ventions- Arrived at Sioux City
about 4:45 where we had the pleasure
of visiting with Leigh Milliman m
Francis Coon, two Canton boys Left
Sioux City about $50 in the ven
ing over the Northwestern with six
teen coachs full of jolly excursionists-
When about All hour of Sioux
City it was found that one engine was
insufficient u manage the load and
we rolled into Norfolk in coed shape.
From Long Pine TO Hot Springs
the scenery was beautiful, especially
at Buffalo Gap. We arrived AT Hot
Springs 5 hours late, tired and hungry
but nevertheless happy. We were
received by large delegation of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs with a band
In the evening a grand reception was
held on the veranda of the Evans,
where we had the pleasure of meeting
the Assembly Grand officers of which
Canton was represented by Vice-Pres-
ident Jennie E. Nash.
Wednesday we visited the National
Sanitarium for old soldiers. There
are nine buildings radiating from a
center, forming a perfect circle and
the center mag be used foT an atti-
fetal lake The buildings are Of stone
quarrel near Battle Mountain and
the sand is from the Cheyenne river
The roofing is corduroy tiling- The
main ward will have $50 cot and
under each cot is : heating jet
There Is not 10 be a stair in any OF
the buildings as the cor ridoEs are
built on the incline 1t is truly 3
magnificent aggregation of buildings
as Uncle Sam never does anything b.
halves for the old soldiers Sam Ode
|gaard and Michael Kearns old Canton
boys are doing the plumbing
Wednesday afternoon we visited
the soldiers home, where We we're
greeted BIZ the old soldiers all eager to
learn of Col. Linn, their old command
ler. To much praise cannot be said
about his orchard and work done dur
ing his term of Office Every year the
orchard bears hpuntifully, last year it
bore large quantity of nlnms and
Icherries, and one pear tree had a
half bushel OF pears last fall
/ At the home we met Oliver Bur
SHIN, a former Canton boy who has
charge of the power house. It's an
ideal spot for a soldiers home and the
veterans appreciate it.
Later in the afternoon we visited
Battle Mountain 1900 feet above
Main street. where we picked up sew
eral fine specimens of rock and cones.
On returning We were glad to find
the dinning room doors open 1t was
a busy day a sight seeing for all. In
the evening there was a dance for the
visitors which all enjoyed.
Friday we visited Wind Cave, the
pride of the West 1t took four hours
to make the round trip, known as the
! Peariy Gates route. 1t was a scenic
wonder from start to finish. There
were IS in our party, and I got lost or
were stolen by the mysterious nymphs
of the region, and were mo- found for
an hour and a half after we were
landed.
We returned to the Gillispie, where
the walters were kind enough to wait
supper for us
WI left Hot Springs at $40 Friday
evening for Dear Old Canton, feeling
delighted over the scenery of the
Southern Hills and well paid for our
trip.
The Northwestern railroad render
ed royal service and the officials were
ll~Srd ord aftnpt;nr,