Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13


Hage were Sioux Falls visitors Tues
day.
w. II. Warren of DeSmet has been
in Canton visiting friends the past
week.
Let us make the closing days of the
Assembly record breakers for attend
anCe.
There was a nice 4th of July party
at the home of e. Kittleson in Lin.
coin township.
Puckett-Pidcoe white waist sale
continues with increasing interest
among the ladies.
Miss Lily johnson of Highland is
attending the Assembly and is a guest
of Miss Atha Anderson.
Ole knutson of Wagner, an old
Lincoln county boy, is in Canton
visiting Ole Hilman.
M ISIS Jessie Hoffman returned to
her home at Elk Point after Il visit
with Miss Mary Cooper.
Syverud & Moe have IN ad in this
issue which will interest musicians
and lovers of good pianos.
Ladies' White Skirts formerly
s :. 80 now $l.75, 81. so skirt now $l.OO
at the Dollar Saving Store.
DR.. Swickard returned from Ruskin
Park Monday, pleased to get back
among those who love him SO we'll.
Going to press II day ahead of our
regular time this week, cuts u sew
eral reports from u correspondents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baumgartner arrived
from White Lake Tuesday and are
the guests Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NAL
lOry.
HalvOr Martin lost a black coat 2
miles east of Canton on Sunday, July
8. Finder please leave at Leader
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar G. Olson of
Highland township are rejoicing Over
the arrival of a fine ten pound boy at
their home on Saturday July It'll.
The Sioux Falls Press has just put
in a new duplex Perfecting Press,
and now it will shine in a new dress
and put on evidence of prosperity.
Mrs. Manwering of Inwood, and
Mrs, Keggy of Waterloo, were in Can
ton Tuesday enronte home from
III 1r.r affair USCtf trf h1ir
brother.
Small grain where ground was in,
proper condition and seed enough
sown is very fine. 1t is quite evident
that many farms need better drain
age. No use in waiting.
Everybody wants to hear one of the
heroes of the battle of Gettysburg.
1t is an opportunity and a privilege
none should miss. Gen. Howard is
the last of those brave commanders
who carried the flag to victory on
that bloody field, .
The Union Tabernacle. meetings
that will begin with the close of the
Assembly, promise to be very interest
ing. Rev. Loyeall will have the spec
ial direction of these meetings. The
evangelistS are men of national re-
pute.
Rev. w. o. Redfeld, wife and
daughter came over from Beresford
Tuesday. and was a guest of his
brother. L. L. Redfield while in the
city. Rev. Redfield~ is the M. E..
pastor at Beresford, and an active
loyal friend Of the Assembly.
Three burglars were captured in
Sioux City Tuesday for breaking into
Northwestern cars, and it is more
than likely they are the ducks who
escaped from Canton last Sunday
morning. They are in jail down there
for ten days for tramp vagrancy, and
Sheriff Opsal will have a chance to
look them ove
Andrew p. Dixon, Jr., arrived in
Canton Tuesday for a visit with his
father and mother, Major and Mrs.
Dixon. Andrew is with the Burling-
ton railroad in the Chicago Office,
and has not been home for thirteen
years. His old friends we're glad to
see him. st.,
The overflow from heavy rains that
came down the railroad ditch and
made a mud hole and a lake out of
the west part of the city near the
Lutheran church, and flooded cellars,
and made the rams horn canal a
terror, will SOOn be shut out. Mayor
Gemmill solicited the aid OF Superin-
tendent Beardsley of the Milwaukee
who came to Canton and in company
with Mr.. Gemmill looked the ground
over. The vcstigation resulted in
Mr.. B~eardsley ordering a new four by
four foot culvert under the track at
the west end of First street, where
the ditch will be banked up. This
will carry off all the water that comes
down the right Of way as well as the
overflow that has heretofore come
down Cedar street from the country.
The ditch at the head of Cedar street
has been deepened and widened and a
new bridge put in. The city drainage
system will take care of all water
falling within the city limits, but.
when nine mile began to flood our
modest little rams horn, all we could
do was to swear in silence and hunt
for driftwood. Those who have been
flooded for years will rise up and bless