Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-03
Shoe Auction beginning at 1
p. IN. Saturday, May 4, at Lybar-
gers.
1t was a beautiful May Gay.

1t was a beautiful May Gay.
Judge and Mrs. Kennedy were al
Sioux City Tuesday.
Mrs. A. b. Carlson is getting along
nicely at Sioux Falls.
Good work team with harness
and wagon for sale cheap. Enquire
Of G. S. Hanson. A If.
Charlie Sand left for Madison,
Mimi. Thursday, to visit his aunt,
M ISIS Hannah Nordvedt.
w. II. Turner of Gordon. Nebraska,
arrived Wednesday for a visit with
his brother, Dr.. Turner of the asylum
DR.. e. r. Buck of Hudson visited
with Rev. Evans over night Wednes-
day and returned to Hudson Thurs,
day morning.
Those who took dishes away from
the l. O. O. f. hall Friday evening
not belonging to them will kindly re,
turn them to the hall, as soon as pos
sible.
l.. T. Sletten is grading and filling
in for a cement walk, and NelS
Thompson, Mrs. Stadem, Lars Ram
berg, Erwin Walrath and Matthias
tGrevlos are also preparing to put in
cement walks.
Services as usual next Sunday in
the Presbyterian church. Morning
| at l0:45. Sunday School at II noon.
Young Peoples meeting at 7 o'clock.
Leader Miss Marie Engen. Evening
service at usual hour.
Arne ArneSOn, one Of the old Can
ton pioneers, came down from High
more Wednesday, where he and his
family have located. He has a host
of friends here who wish him and
Mrs. ArneSon all kinds Of succesS in
their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Carpenter
of Beloit are rejoicing we the arrival
OF a handsome ten pound boy at their
home on Tuesday, April 30. Mr.. Car
penter was in the city Wednesday and
you could tell half a block away that
he is the happiest nan in Lyon coun-
ty.
William Henry Pelton is back
again. We heard a laugh Wednesday,
but the Laughter was nowhere in sight,
but we were willing to bet a straw
hat against a winter cap that Bro.
Pelton was in town, and he vas
smiling and happy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Evans are very
happy I'VE the arrival of a little
daughter at their home Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Evans is the popular
and accom- plished chef at the Rud-
olph, and some of the early patrons of
the dining room wondering what
made breakfast a little late.
The Ladies' Aid Society entertain
ed the choir to lunch at their regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon in the
old Congregational church building.
Mrs DR.. Hetlesater was also presented
with a souvenir silver spoon which
bore an engraving of the old church
on it. About IS were prtsent.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
morning service at II. Subject-''Life
Attained Through Death" Bright
singing by the choir. The pastor will
preach. A cordial invitation given
to the public. No evening service
owing to the special meetings of the
Methodist church. Frank Davis,
Pastor. .
Weather Observer Holsey reports
April as one Of the coolest for several
years. The government register in
dictated freezing point or below for 23
days, cloudy and partly 20 II days,
clear ID days. Highest 70, and lowest,
mean temperature was "a on the 18th.
Mean temperature for April 1906 was
SOP and for 1907 it got down to 3S.
Ole Nicholson, son of M. o. Nickel
son of Grand Valley, returned We'd
nesday from Grand Island, Nebraska,
where he has been a student in a bust
ness college at that place. He has
completed q six months term and will
another term of six months. Ole is
looking fine and says he enjoyed him
self while absent.
Mayor Gemmill has a notice in this
issue that will be of special interest
to all who sweep or throw paper on
the streets, and it's time something
nuisance. There is little use in try
ing to keep lawns clean when the
business streets are Uttered with
dirty paper that blows all over the
whole town. We are glad the mayor
has decided to enforce the ordinance.
Public receptacles should be placed on
several corners for convenience to be
cared for by the street commissioner.
The school board held a meeting
Tuesday evening for the purpose of
selecting teachers for the city schools.
Miss COnklin, teacher of Latin, re-
signed and Miss Miller of the seventh
grade also resigned to accept a posi-
ton at H%awarden. With these ex-
ceptions the entire staff from superin-
tendent WOODBURY. down were reap
pointed. Miss Maude Lewis was
elected to the position of Latin teach
Ell. and Miss Nora Oliver was changed
from the 9Th to the 18th room, and
Miss Edna Sandven was assigned to
room six. The entire force of teach
ers have given excellent satisfaction
and have the hearty support Of the
board.
A big red auto came in from the
west Wednesday afternoon and pas
Sed down Fifth street at a 40 mile
speed-Some say more-sOme say less.
A horse belonging to j. A. Carpenter,
tied in front of the telephone office,
was so frightened at the red machine
that it jumped and broke loose while
Mr.. Eastcott was trying to hold it,
and then ran away leaving the buggy
behind in a few jumps. When the
auto passed this office it looked like a
streak of fire in a gale of wind. 1t
cost the driver $40 and costs and he
got hot besides, but when he departed
he recognized the fact that scorching
is not allowed in Canton. Six miles
an hour is the limit between eros
sings and four miles over crossings.
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