Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-03-22
Dayton.
March 10, 1907.

March 10, 1907.
Everybody is settled again after the
spring moving and Dayton township
has had its share this year.
John Wetzel and family left for
Mercer county, North Dakota, last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Hendricks and family left for
Benson county, North Dakota, Mon
day.
John and Martin Jacobson and fam
lilies left for Morton county North
Dakota. Monday and there will be
several others going as soon as they
get accommodations from the rail-
road.
Mr.. and NJ rs. John Robinson were
shopping in Canton last Saturday,
ana wherever John goeth goes hap
piness.
Roy Leffert is down at Hawarden
trying to purchase a horse.
Julius Egge came down to attend
the ''phone" meeting at the Hall last
Friday evening and while down this
way spent some time at the Olsen
home. Judging from appearances the
"tinpan'' orchestra may be called out
any time.
Mr.. Thornton has moved onto Joe
Chapman's place and we are all glad
to welcome him to our neighborhood.
Mrs. w. e. Potter left for Sioux
Falls Wednesday, where she is going
to have her shoulder joint set. 1t is
about two months ago that the joint
was partly thrown out Of place and
she has been suffering eversince. We
all hope for her speedy recovery.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Grace visited
at Wallace Mitchell's last week.
viii Abbott has been on the sick
list for a few weeks but he is better
now and all ready to begin springs
work.
Mr.. Leffert sowed 40 acres of clover
last week. He means to be among
the first if not the first in the field.
Our boys who are bound for North
Dakota were given a surprise in the
form of a SHOWER of articles useful
to bachelors. The event took place
at the Hall a week ago last Friday
night and everybody thoroughly en-
joyed the evening.
Wallace Mitchell and George Alb
bott shipped cattle to Sioux City
Tuesday.
Ernest Olsen returned from Run
ming Water a week ago last Sunday,
where he had been visiting his sister
and brother-in-law.
Miss Minnie johnson has been visit
ing her parents ear Canton for a
few days.
John Husman from Kimball visited
at Dick Husman's last week. John
used to live ner here so he visited sew
eral of his old time neighbors.
The Luther League Band of Canton
will give a shadow social at the Hall
next Saturday night for the purpose
of raising money for the band. The
ladies are all invited to bring full
baskets and the gentlemen full pock-
et-books.
Die. Husman visited with Mr..
HeAdrick's last Sunday.
Spring is come at last. The robins
and meadowlarks and ducks and geese
are all here in great numbers, as we'll
as the mud and water.
A number of u farmers are talk
ing of doing considerable ditching
and any ane wishing a job of that
kind would do we'll to take a trip
through Dayton.
Ed Scion has been working at the
well business lately.
Will Williams and family of Lynn
township, has moved onto the South
place.
Mickey Hall came home Wednesday
from Shindler where she has been as
sisting Mrs. Chas Hanna for the past
two weeks.
The genial handsome face OF the
county superintendent was seen in
these parts last week.
Mr.. Nelson has moved onto his
place recently vacated by John Wet
eel. He seems to be just the kind of
a man that any neighborhood is glad
to welcome to it's numbers.
This scribe was greatly pleased to
learn that "Uno" and Highlander"
we're trudging along peacefully hand
finland in sweet contemplation of the
future. Amt it just too lovely for