Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08

isaac M. I1olulcy, NAel.
Phone rs Canton, s. D.
Farm for sale or rent. Inquire at
FARMERS state Bank. 29tf.
Mrs. Judge Kennedy has entirely
recovered from her severe cold.
Old st. Valentine will be honored
In due and ancient form next Thurs
day.
Judge Kennedy was attending to
legal matters in Sioux Falls last
week,
r.. G. Becker, the cigar man, says
that lo2 has a box Of cigars At his
shop.
Ole Ostraat left for Colorado last
week and expects to make his home
in the Centennial state.
II. f. McKillips Of Brooklyn town
ship, left his prize sample OF corn at
the Leader Office last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Rosecrans are
rejoicing over the arrival Of a sweet
little baby boy at their home on jan
uary 81, 1907.
Lou Hecker has beer. visiting with
Canton friends for a few days. He Is
located It Sheldon, Iowa, and came
over to attend to some business mat
ters.
MI. and Mrs. Adolph Bragstad and
Mr.. and.Mrs. Joe Bragstad returned
last week from their eastern trip,
which combined business and plea
sure.
Gus Hanson returned to Plankinton
last week after visiting for Z time
with his mother, who has been sick
Tor some time with rheumatism and
heart trouble.
@. IN. Collins. who manages the
Berney Hanson stock farm south OF
town. va ! new subscriber Monday.
MI. Collins reports the loss Of some
valuable pigs during the winter.
The northwest gale that came
swO0ping down on the just and I'M
just last Friday afternoon continued
"a blow fresh until Saturday evening.
IL was 40 above In the shade Friday
80 noon and Saturday at noon It
wasn't.
Senator Larson left for Pierre Tues
day, after q hard campaign with
rheumatism, In which he seems to
have come out ahead, although he Is
not entirely free OF pain, but he
deemed 1t necessary TO b at Pierre.
Jerry Reamer was In town Monday
looking IS fresh ~ . school ma'am In
June. He reports moderate winter
weather out his way, and he said he
saw = man husking corn as he came
to town.
Wilbur S. Steele, one Of the Thaw
jurors Id New York, was formerly q
resident 81 North Dakota and q mem
her OF the territorial legislature. He
located and built up the town Of
Steele III Kidder county about Is
miles east OF Bismarck. Col. Steele
was q j0vial, big hearted boomer, but
when the boom passed westward he
returned TO Minneapolis, and finally
to New York. Il IS claimed he IS q
friend Of the Thaw family.
w. w. Rowland state organizer
for the "American Society Of Equity
and Farmers Union" will hold an
other meeting at Canton on Thurs
day February IA III the afternoon.
Every farmer IN the county should
attend this meeting. 32-2
Olaf Anderson, who was = visitor
Monday, remarked that Canton has
the oldest horse In the country that
= able TO do duty. The mail delivery
horse owned BY w. Fl. Shan, Mr..
Anderson believes to be IS years old.
~ have known him, = said Mr.. Ander-
ron, .asfor shout twenty years, and he
Wa said to be 18 years old when I
first ~ him. He deserves to Be re-
tired on : pension
jerry Rsamer says his sons, Charlie
and Eugene, and daughter, Nellie,
are I'll we'll and have not found any
trouble with winter conditions in
their northern home. They are To-
Gated III Ward county, about Is miles
west of Minot. The Reamer brothers
laid tna supply Of ignite coal last
fAll from : local mine and have