Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

Niland & Hanson are at work on
the excavation for the new Lutheran
church.
Ed McCatfery came down from
Salem Saturday to visit with Canton
friends.
Mrs. John Bertrand of Alexandria,
is in the city visiting with her numer'
Gus friends.
B. b. Wright vas yer from Beres,
ford Thursday among his many old
Canton friends.
Attorney A. Brady Beck came
down from Sioux Falls to visit his
many friends over Sunday
Miss Agnes Conlin returned to San
born Friday morning after a short
stay with Miss Sadie Arnold.
Ole Hegge one of the big Highland
Fairview farmers was in town Sat
urday and as usual full of business.
Earl Boyce has just purchased a
steam power auto and this new mem
Der of the auto family makes the
seventh in Canton.
George Skinner the big genial Lin
coin township boomer, was in town
Saturday, giving Sam Kellar and
other old timers a few pointers on
prosperity.
AT the annual meeting of the Can
ton telephone company held in this
city last week, the usual amount OF
routine business was transacted and
the old officers and directors were re-
elected.
Geo. B. Skinner will sOOn leave for
his new home about 40 miles south
east of Rapid City, where he has a
fine homestead neal the south fork of
the Cheyenne river and close to both
railroads.
Misses Eta Anderson and Bertha
the SpinSter convention in the kins-
ley district Saturday evening. they
returned home Sunday reporting a
very pleasant time.
ID. l.. Williams, one of the Lynn
township boomers and a lover of song
birds, was in town Saturday to inter
view DR.. Lewis on Dakota robins.
ID. L. says that all the robin stories
true.
Rev. G.. S. Evans returned from Fps
wich Tuesday where he attended the
ordination of his brother Harry, and
his father, Mr.. Thomas Evans, who
accompanied him remained with his
son at Ipswich for an extended visit.
Morning service at the Baptist
church at II a. M. subject: The
meaning of the Lords Supper" Com
munion service at the close of morn
ing service. Sunday school at II.
Young Peoples meeting at 7 p. m.
Evening service at 8 O'Clock. Every
body welcome. Frank Davis,
Pastor.
Ed Hvattum purchased the north
half of the old Geo. Williams quarter
last Saturday from Messrs. Clifford
and Cuppett for S62.5 80 per acre. This
land joins Mr.. Hvattum'S farm and
gives him one of the best farms in the
township. The land in question lies
west of the Indian Asylum and is
half a mile east Of the city limits.
The price paid was very reasonable.
Nels Nelson, son of n. B. Nelson,
one of the Dayton township pioneers,
called Saturday and ordered the
LEADER sent to his address on Route
3, and Peter S. Hanson, who recently
purchased the Arne ArneSon place,
also had the LEADER sent to his adj
dress on the Fred Smith route. Mr..
Hanson was a resident of Sioux Coun-
ny. Iowa, eleven years, before coming
here. He is a first class farmer and
will make the ArneSon homestead one
of the handSomeSt farms in the coun-
try.
Ernest AxelSon received a telegram
Tuesday from Grand Island, Nebraska
announcing the death of his brother
Carl, aged 20 years and four months.
Pneumonia was the cause of his sud
den death. Carl left Canton about
the first of this month and died on
Sunday the 18th. The funeral was
held on Wednesday at Grand Island.
Carl was a tall robust young man and
his brother was greatly surprised at
his death and only received notice
of it on Tuesday. 1t will be sad news
for Carts father and mother who are
living at the old home i'm Sweden.
Their three children came to this
country and one has been called by
the Master. Ernest and his sister
Helga who resides with him, are the
chief mourners on this side of the At
iapfir RI whom tho Sincara Sympatbv