Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-03-01

BEST hand made cigars at Becker's
Cigar Store.
Hon. Thomas Thorson left for
p ierre Tuesday on business.
o. r. England, j. G. Anderson and
other land hunters went north Mon
day.
Miss Ellen Rowland of Madison,
came down Saturday to visit with MI.
and Mrs. +. S. KRISTEN, Mrs. KRISTEN
being her sister.
Rudolph Steensland of Highland,
was among our welcome visitors Sat
urday, and Rudolph got credit for
three big dollars.
The article on life insurance in this
issue is a fair and reasonable presen-
tatiOn of the case and no one will dis
pute the benefit OF life insurance,
p. b. Peterson, one Of the old pio-
neers In Dayton township, and n OF
the best men in the county, called Sat
urday and renewed his subscription.
Theodore Guhrnd, one OF the pro-
gressiye young farmers In Norway,
called Saturday and paid for his
LEADER up to 1909. Theodore be-
lieves In keeping his paper paid in adj
vance.
John Overseth has rented two Of
his farms in Eden township to his
brothers James and Henry and keeps
m farm for pasture for his cattle.
MI. Overseth will soon nov to Can
ton and build a fine home in the city.
Miss Anna Mason and Miss Mollie
Coleman, Of Westfield, Iowa, are
guests 1t the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. N. Mason Of this city. Miss Mason
Is q sister Of Mr.. Mason and Miss Cole
man Is q sister OF Mrs. Mason. The
young ladies' will remain for some
Lime.
The Gate City Cigar is q winner.
lisa favorite and makes . delightful
smoke.
Charles Prinslow Of Brooklyn town
ship, remembered the LEADER with a
renewal subscription last week. Mr..
Prinslow Is one OF the most extensive
land owners in that township, having
500 acres Of as fine land as o man evs
farmed. His nearest neighbor, Philip
Foy, has . splendid 800 acre farm, and
when 1t comes to rugged honesty and
stealing manhood there are no better
men In the state than Charles Prins-
low and Philip Foy and we regret
they live 50 far from Canton.
William Mason, who has charge Of
the Milwaukee railroad pumping sta
tt0n down e the river, has had q
busy time Of IL lately owing to the
transfer Of ali traffic from the Yank-
tOnb branch via Canton. Many trains
from the west we're forced to make
Canton for water and the demand has
been enormous, almost double the
average supply has been used. Mr..
Mason pumps about II hours q day
and can supply all demands.
Judge Clifford returned last Friday
from Walker, Minnesota, with a de-
mented Chippewa Indian and this ad-
ed TO the number Of male patients
Ills the last bit OF room IN the asy-
lum for men In fact the wards as
signed to males are now oyercrowded
and the entire ward room Of the asy-
lum Il full. Three are So patients la
the building. The female wards are
Al occupied, and while three or four
moro females could be taken care Of,
the capacity OF the building has been
reached, and an addition must be
built that will accommodate from so
tot more patients.
Judge Kennedy arrived home from
Pierre Sunday after : visit with the
lawmakers for nearly two weeks. He
says the railroad companies are max
Ing desperate effort to have the an
stt-poas law include telephone compan-
les, or In other words that no IN can
use : phone but his own and that .
phone owner could not use q phone
belonging to his friend II he happened
70 BE- Ia his friends house or ofiice.
The railroads are striking back and
hope 70 involve the telephone COM
paniesa 30 IS 70 make the whole busi-
1neas 70 obnoxious that the people will
demand the repeal Of the antf-pass
lAW. There Is no doubt but the anti
paeslAw Will be constructed % in
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