Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-12

per pound for hides.
Frank Woodley of Worthing was a
pleasant visitor Thursday morning.
Filing Ellingson has just put up two
fine fire escape on the college dormi-
tory.
E. J. Straw went out to Hand
county Tuesday on real estate BUSH
ness.
II. A. Skle and Henry Fodness of
Grant township Were visitors Mon
day.
Ed. l.. Wendt left for Huron Tues
day to take part in a meeting Of state
real estate dealers.
% Among the many new subscribers
this week comes from New York
City. Mr.. Chr. Flick.
Anyone wishing Hair Switches
made. call on Mrs. ii. p. Sanford, LIST
door west of Bruce divers.
Miss Florence McDermott and sister
Marguerite arrived home Monday
from their Minnesota visit.
Miss Nesta Winter returned from
Gam Valley Wednesday, where she
went to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Y. r.. Hill, n of the big farmers
and veterans Of Grant township, is
among the Leaders new subscribers
this week.
The w. G. II. Z. will meet with
Mrs. Shields on Tuesday January
sixteenth, at three o'clock. All are
requested to be present.
win Hoffman n of the prOprietOrS
of the Canton Steam Laundry, vas
suddenly called to Warren, Illinois,
by the death of his mother. He left
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Sarah Thompson completed
her vacation last Saturday and re-
turned to her school duties at Sioux
Center, Iowa, where she has wOn a
high reputation as a teacher.
NJ. O. Nicholson the popular and
successful Grand Valley farmer and
stock raiser was a visitor Wednesday
and handed the editor $3.50 to help
keep the Leader booming along in
the interest of the people.
Miss Judith Anderson entertained
a number of her young lady friends to
a delicious dinner last Friday. and
MIC, krl,r,nr3c rilncfS W ora nnfnr-
tanned at a like function last Satur-
day by Miss Alice Ringheim.
Every member Of the M. E. church
of this city is specially invited to at
tend the morning service next Sun
day, as matters of great Importance
are to be considered. Rev. Loveall
hopes to see every member present.
The NJ. e. ladies will give a fifteen
cent tea at the home of E. J.. Straw
next Wednesday afternoon, January
18th. Lunch will be served from 4:3O
until 7 O'Clock. Everybody cordially
invited. A special invitation to
ladies of other societies.-Mrs Moul-
ton, secretary.
NJ. O. Nicholson road overseer for
district No. 5, Canton township.
wants to notify those parties who
have carried away the railing of the
Beaver Creek bridge south of town
that they had better return the tim
bers taken or they will hear from
the district attorney, and other
parties taking away timber will be
prosecuted. Mr.. Nicholson is sur
prised to think that any nan would
pull down a county bridge and thus
endanger the lives of travellers at
night.
The annual business meeting of the
Baptist church Of Canton was held on
Monday January eighth, at the home
of e. NJ. and Mrs. Boyce, and an
interesting session was held as there
was much to be attended to, looking
toward the New Year. All the Of
ticers serving last year were continu-
ed. The reports from the various
departments showed an increased
III uIe WOTk. INclIcSlllilcilCS
were served and a pleasant time fol-
lowed. Mrs. Shields.
The ladies' aid society Of the Con-
gregational church elected Office rs
for the ensuing year. The meeting
was held at the home of Mrs. Orlando
Alexander Wednesday aft ernoon.
Mrs. B. E. Ketchum was elected pres
ident, for the third time, Mrs. Alex
ander vice president, Mrs. A. A.
Arnold, secretary, Mrs. Searls, treas
urer, Mrs. John Benz, Mrs. N. G.
Nash and Mrs. Fred Whitehead, work
directors. Mrs. Alexander entertain
ed the ladies with a delicious lunch.
Stockholders of the Canton Milling
Co. held their annual meeting at the
office of Sec. H. N. Cooper on Tuesday
January 8. The old board OF direct
ors were reelected, as follows: Geo.
E. Henderson, E. E. Carpenter, j.. A.
Carpenter, c. H. Cassill and II. n.
Cooper. The board of directors were
authorized to procure suitable real
estate upon which to build a power
house, and to take the necessary steps
to procure a Franchise to distribute