Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-14

The militia will give another dance
Friday night, June Is.
Roy Smith went u to Alexandria
Monday to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Seely and son
Merit left Thursday for st. Louis.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
E. church met Wednesday with Mrs.
Gardner.
Ansgar Skartvedt arrived from st.
Olaf's college Tuesday, where he is a
student.
The "Crawford Cigar" made by
E. G. Becker, is the finest 5 cent cigar
on the market.
DR.. Turner left Wednesday for In.,
dian Territory to secure another in
mate for the Asylum.
Prof. and Mrs. DeVries came down
from Hartford last week to visit at
the l.. L. Redfeld he sc.
The Rebekah circle met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Gardner a very
pleasant time is reported.
Mrs. DR.. Hetlesater is at YanktOn
attending the college exercises. She
was a graduate of that college some
years ago.
w. A. Ducher returned from Hud-
son Wednesday and reports that the
farmers are blowing corn around
there.
A postal card from James M. Wahl
states that his brother, Peter, is nigh
unto death. The doctors say he can't
live many days more.
The Columbia Rebekah lodge initi-
ated Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas B. Gray and
DR.. A. E. Jennings into the mystery
of the degree Tuesday evening.
Il am greatly bothered with rheum-
atism," said Mrs. Slipem. "Where
do you suffer?:' said Mrs. Gossip. 81
don't suffer, my husband has it,
Carpet and rug weaving. Bring
in your rags and get a nice rug or
carpet.
44-4 Mrs. @. E. Morris.
Mrs. Roy Millage found a gray over
coat onlthe highway Wednesday west
Of town. A flight bill in a pocket
would indicate that it belongs to
Chris Torberson. The coat is at the
Leader office.
B. f. Opsal of Oklahoma, a nephew
of Sheriff Opsal, after a pleasant visit
with Lincoln County friends, left for
Wisconsin Wednesday where he will
visit for a time before returning to
his southern home.
Eugene Spicer of Hover, Washing
ton arrived in Canton Tuesday even
ing from st. Paul. He came down to
pScif N1rc (in1 prNypp and tho Inn
family, being a son-in-law Of Mrs.
Brown.
Miss Clara Pimlott of Des Moines,
is a guest at the Rudolph. She is a
friend of DR.. Morrison, and the doctor
takes great pleasure in showing his
charming young friend the beautiful
scenery around Canton.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church will give a Is cent
supper Wednesday June 26 in the
old Congregational church building.
The public cordially invited to at
tend.
John Ingebritson is building a fine
residence just south Of the stand pipe,
the most slightly spot in the city,
from which one has a magnificent
view Of the surrounding country for
many miles.
The Mutual Lumber Company is
building their new office with Brag-
stad's cement blocks, and Adolph
Bragstad will oon begin the erection
Of a stable, barn and carriage house
out of cement blocks.
Mrs. DR.. Jennings and children left
for Artesian Wednesday on a visit to
her brother, Ben Willard and family.
She was accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Hill of Litchfeld, Mimi, who
has been here on a visit for some
time.
Wilson Ostrander vas in town We'd
neSday. He came in to investigate
drainage matters. Wilson says that
he had ridden no broncos since the
Leader exposed his horsemanship.
He belonged to the dough boys in
the army and is too stiff to play caval-
ryman now.
Joe Bragstad is engaged in the man
ufacture of cement blocks and is meet
ing with success, although the utility
and value of cement blocks for build
ing purposes Is not fully appreciated,
but in time their value will be recOg-
nized. He has manufactured and
sold about 5000 blocks and the demand
is increasing.
O. E. Hotter, who owns one of the
finest farms in Canton township, was
a visitor and a renewal subscriber
Wednesday, advancing the date or
his paper up to October 1909. Mr..
Hotter has forty acres of winter
wheat which he believes will go 30
bushels to the acre, If nothing hap
pens to it, and he is likely to sell it
for a dollar a bushel. Mr.. Hotter
and his. son, Martin, are very careful
farmers and therefore successful.
Miss Lena Ende of Davis, Illinois,
kindly favored the Leader with a re-
newal subscription which was received
Monday and with the money order
came a postal card for acknowledge
ment of same. Now this is what we call
perfection in business methods, and
we thank her for this reminder of
promptness in acknowledgements, and
the postal carried the young lady's
name. and all we had to do was to ac-
knowledge and mail.
At the Baptist church morning SER
vice at II. Subject: "The Nearness
of the Kingdom of Heaven" Sunday
School at noon. Young Peoples
Meeting at 7:15 p. m. Subject: "Who
are slaves and who are free men?':
(Temperance.) Evening service at 8.
Subject: "Christian Citizenship"
Bright singing by the choir. The
Pastor will preach. The public is
cordially invited to these services.
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