Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-09

telegraph.
How is your seed corn and mach
inery. Don't wait until the last min
ute to find out.
The city treasurer has over $4,000 of
registered warrants without funds to
pay. Where are we drifting?
The ducks and geese are flying
north and the robin is here with his
song. We embrace thee gentle spring
come along.
f. W. Grinnell came over Wednes-
day from his Brooklyn home and
found he had won the Lybarger towel
prize in the corn contest.
The w. r. G. will have a campfire
in the post hall Saturday night
March 10. A fine supper will be serv-
ed for Is cents beginning at 5 O'Clock.
Everybody cordially invited.
Paul Bankson and John Cederstrom
of Dayton were visitors Tuesday after
noon. There are few better men
living than Paul and John and they
are Dayton pioneers and respected
by all.
Adolph and Joseph Bragstad, &C
companied by their wives, returned
from Minnesota last week where they
had been visiting. While absent
they visited with friends at Raymond,
St. Paul and Minneapolis. and had a
delightful time of it.
Chris Strand sold 81 ten months old
pigs the other day, bringing him the
sum of $3.50. 30. The average weight
of the pigs was 256 pounds and they
sold for 5674 per hundred. This was
the top OF the market and the pigs
were the best on the market that
day.
L. Chesley who was cutting timber
and posts for John G.. Lee had the
misfortune to slip while trimming a
post Tuesday, the axe in someway
coming in contact with his left wrist,
cutting through to the bone. Mr..
Lee drove him to town and DR..
Brastad dressed and sewed up the
ugly wound.
The Rajah OF Altara is a musical
comedy with a good sensible plot, full
of clever comedy, dainty dancing,
pretty girls who wear bewitching cos
tunes, brim full of catchy musical
numbers that cal be hummed and
whistled the day after. The Rajah
of Altara will play Canton on Mon
day, March II. Mr.. William Glover
who for many seasons was conductor
with the Sultan of Sulu, and with
David Henderson at the Chicago
Opera House, is the musical director
OF The Rajah of Altara.
Beautiful spring must 5e near be-
cause the patent men are around. The
first one had a little doctored saw
dust which he wanted to sell for a
floor cleaner. We told him that we
never cleaned the floor and didn't
need it. The next fellow had a pants
pressing-stretcher. He was awful
nice and wanted us to think it was a
blessed privilege for him to even
show his novelty, we told him we had
only pair of pants and were in no
shape to go painless at this season Of
the year, and he tried the force in the
office, but fonnd them unwilling to go
naked while their pants were being
pressed by his ne e miss always do it
while you look. He retired with
thanks. The armless and legless
heroes will be along soon, and the
fellow who wants to get home is due.
On Monday evening about fifteen
rebekahs met at the home OF Mrs.
Eugene Neyhart and marched to
Miss Eneboe's office in the Farmers
State bank building where the ladies
had masks and sheets ready. After
adjoining themselves as. dear little
ghosts they marched up stairs to the
outer door of the Odd Fellow hall,
and in the usual way demanded admis-
sion. Whenthe sentry-D. S. Waldo
opened the door and saw the visit
ors he almost tainted but a brother
helped him out Of the trouble and
the specters were admitted, and as
they marched past the piano, n of
them. Miss Arnold, sat down and
played a lively march. BY this time
some of the older members had reach
ed the outer door and were ready
for immediate flight. After the
march the white robed visitors ad-
journed to the banquet hall and
laid away their masks and robes and
arranged a sumptuous feast, which
was followed by games, music and
speeches. 1t was a pleasant evening
for all, and the three link men think
thesrebecahs are just charming mask
ed or unmasked.
H. o. Strand m of the earliest
settlers in the county a resident
of the city, was - years old last Fri
day. Some of his old friends found
out the date of his birthday anG de-
cided to give him a surprise. Miss
Lena Sundvold, who is YER doing
something nice for her friends, quiet
ly notified a number of Mr.. and Mrs.
Strands old friends and at the APP
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