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


Everybody is praising the Assem-
bly,.
Gen. Grigsby was in Canton Tues
day on his way west.
DR.. A. e. Jennings arrived hom'
Tuesday from Artcsian.
The County Commissioners finished
up their work Monday and adjourned
Landlord McDermott went up tt
Luverne, Minnesota, Monday OF
business.
! DR.. Lewis went u to llighmOrt
Tuesday to look after his real estate
interests.
Editor Peterson of the Alcestel
Union, was a welcome caller at this
office Tuesday.
Col. John Mcdonald of the claim
department. of the Milwaukee, was in
Canton Tuesday.
Ladies' Oxfords, 49, so now only
$3.50, $3.50 Oxfords for $3.50 at the
Dollar Saving Store.
Mrs. Maud Bancroft, wife of Editor
Bancroft, of washington Springs, was
a contestant for the diamond medal.
Miss Alma Daley came down from
Lennox Saturday to visit her friend,
Alice Hannah and attend the Assem-.
bly,.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Day of Ireton,
Iowa, are guests at the home of N.
| N. Coon, and will remain during the
Assembly.
Mrs. William Robinson desires tc
rent her restaurant building, all
furnished, for $35 a month. A fine
opportunity for a hustler. )
William Neff of Chicago, is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorson.
Mr.. Neff is a Princeton student anG
an exceeding pleasant young gentle
man.
Mr.. Fred @. Wagner and Miss Ruby
B. Work both of Boyden, Iowa, were
married last Thursday afternoon by
Rev. G. S. Evans at the Congrega'
tional parsonage.
Miss Vera, the little daughter of II,
e. Thayer, fell out of a swing last
Friday and fractured an arm. We
hope the little lady will SOC be able
to enjoy herself again.
Last Saturday evening at the Con
gregational parsonage Mr.. William
U. Dillon and Miss Edna Collins both
of Hudson were united in marriage
by Rev. Geo. S. Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Bragstad re-
turned Tuesday morning from the
great musical festival at Lacrosse.
John and Ole Isackson also returned
from Lacrosse Tuesday. Mr.. Brag-
stad was n of the marshals, and all
of Canton's delegates took a promi-
nent part in the proceedings.
F. A. Hathaway of Tyndall, and
Walter Seaman of Mitchell, while
not successful in the diamond medal
contest, won the admiration of the
audience by their splendid ability as
orators. Mr.. Seaman has reason to
be proud of his success and the splen-
did reception given him after the
contest.
Ladies' $3.50 Shirt Waists now
75c at the Dollar Saving Store.
Almer Helgerson and Ralph Dean
have formed a partnership in the
abstract and real estate business, and
the firm as now constituted is able to
handle a large volume of business.
Mr.. Helgerson's growing business has
called for so much outside work that
the office work was in part neglected,
hence the necessity for a partner. In
securing Mr.. Dean as a partner Mr.,
Helgerson has been very fortunate,
and the new firm is a strong one.
Oscar Brown: Twenty-six years ago
today, July 10, 1880, l marched down
fifth street, Canton, viewing the
promised land and wondering of the
future. The first thing l tried to dc
III IL DuSiIIcSS way was W puICIldSt
the corne now occupied by the Farm
ers State bank. The title was not
clear and / failed to get it. EYES,
said James Lewis, 81 remember the
time. l was called an old settler
then. / reached Canton April 20,
the same year."
The recent wedding of Mr.. Torber-
son and Miss Sundvold. was one OF
the largest ever held in the county,
and for presents and tokens Of love
the bride and groom were generously
remembered, in fact the array was a
delightful evidence of the high es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Torberson and
his bride are held. Money, silverware,
china, glassware, furniture, every
thing that would charm the heart OF
a queen was there, and the Leader
fao1c ploaco1 IN EpOU that Mr. Tor.