Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-07-31
DIR. J. II. EvELETH, DENTIST,
Crown and Bridge Work q speciality

Attorney q. o. Knudson was called
to Day county Tuesday on important
legal business.
Smoke the Gate City cigar it beats
the Davenport or any other cheap
cigar. S.
f. H. Treat is back from an extend
! ed visit In Bowman county, North
| Dakota, and at Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carlson return
| ed last Saturday from a months out
ing which included the Yellowstone
Park.
Rev. Fred Davis has resigned as
pastor of the Baptist Church and goes
to Chicago to continue his theological
studies.
Capt. Sessions was down from Sioux
Falls Monday looking up a foundation
for an illustrated souvenir booklet
for Canton.
Dan Sullivan, the Lyon county
boomer and successful corn grower
was in Canton Saturday on business.
Dan said his corn never looked ore
promising.
John j. Rommereim was up from
Norway township last week. He re-
marked that his brother O. j. was
down in Norway doing two mems
work in the hay field.
Misses Jennie and Nellie Reamer of
Lincoln Township, returned last week
from a three weeks sojourn at Mime
tonka lake where they enjoyed all the
pleasures and amuSements' OF that
magnificent resort not the least OF
which are the delightful trips by
steamboat.
A sneak thief was at work last Sat-
urday night and succeeded in forcing
an entrance into DR.. Noid's drug
store and into the butcher shop of
John Benz. He took nothing of val
outside of a little change left In
the money drawers. This petty lar
ceny business is getting altogether to
frequent for the good name of the
city, and it Is hoped the city authori-
ties will catch this local crook and
put him where he won't do any mere
till tapping.
Edgar Van Camp in coming up
from Sioux City last week in his big
auto ran into a bad hole
coming down a steep grade and the
jar cracked the hind axle of the ma
chine. He reached Canton all right
and had the crack brazed but it
wouldn't stand as the axle gave out
Monday forenoon in front of the post
office. He had ordered a new axle
by telegraph which he fortunately
received Monday and was put in po-
sition. He left for his home at
Monday evening. MI. Van
Camp had promised the editor a spin
Monday forenoon and If the accident
had taken place after we had gotten
up a so mile gait in the country,
somebody's cornfield would have suf-
Tered from flying humanity.
Tony Borobasky, a recent arrival
from Chicago, n Of the Milwaukee
steel crew between Canton and
was badly injured in a
hand car accident Sunday night. 1t
seems that two hand cars came to
for provisions or supplies,
md Tony was footing it out to the
work train when the hand cars came
along. He got on the head car and
vas pumping back to the front when
ne fell off. The "a he fell from and
the one behind passed over his body
Injuring him badly on the head and
spine, p~aralyzing other parts of his
body. He is In very bad shape. DR..
Morrison was summoned and the sick
nan given attention. County Com
missioner Cuppett secured a room for
;he unfortunate man over the S. V.
Il. & L. Co.'S store where the patient
s receiving every care possible. DR..
Morrison rays the man is In a very
,erious condition and suffers much.
No explanation is given Of how he
anne to fall off the car, unless as
ONO one said "his appetite had come
n contact with a bootleg of crime"
Col. John Mcdonald of Sioux City,
he genial and able head of the ad-
ustment department. Of the Milwau-
ZEE railroad was a visitor last week
N his return from the Black Hills,
md no man In this western country
5 so well qualified to handle the deli
ate and responsible matters he is
allied upon to adjust. Thirty-eight
ummers have passed since he and the
writer attended the lynching Of a mo-
orious murderer near Yankton which
le, as sheriff at Sioux City, captured
fter q nice bit of detective work.
lie and County Treasurer Hokenstad
complimenting each other
n their good looks and youth
i'll appearance. I'm the Oldest"
aid John; perhaps not" said the
nan of finance. "When were you
,orn, John?'' said the custodian of
he county cash. "In March 1885,"
aid John. $50 was l." said Bro.
ION what date?"
March 49," so was 1" said Mr..
1okenstad, and thus 1t turned out
hat they we're born on the same date
md year. John then presented Ole
With Z good luck penny coined In 1916,
-La.x - N-A---.4-l 49, = L