Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-01-10

w. G. GemmilI went to Sioux City
with stock Sunday night.
Mrs. G. X. Clark and daughter,
Louisa, returned to Mankato last Sat
urday.
Herman Nagel returned to Brook
ings last Friday to resume his studies
at the Agricultural College.
s. A. Todd arrived home Sunday.
He had been visiting in Minnesota
and came around by the way Of Red
field.
Miss Maud Stearns returned to her
home in Wisconsin last Sunday after
paying a visit to her friend, Miss Jes-
sic Roderick.
II. e. Phelps OF Dayton, raj a visit
or and a renewal subscriber Tuesday.
Bro. Phelps reports north Dayton in
good shape and already casting an
eye toward spring.
Miss Cora Juel, who is a student at
Iowa City State University, came
home during her holiday vacation
and had a pleasant time with her
friends. She returned to her college
studies last Sunday.
Hon. Willis Benedict of Belle
Fourche, was in Canton on his way
home last week. He reports Butte
county booming from one end to the
other and it embraces more territory
than ten counties the size of Lincoln.
Richard James, one of the success
full and modest farmers, who lives
just five miles west of Canton, was a
visitor and a renewal subscriber last
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. James are
among the most popular and most
genial residents Of Lynn township.
Tom Lunder and John Robinson
we're down from Dayton Saturday.
John remarked that Tom was the
happiest young man in the township
and Tom said John was one of the
best. 1t was a stand off and the ed
itor felt like treating both of them
but they were in a hurry.
Anton Overseth came up from
Omaha to enjoy a visit with his
mother and brothers and relatives
here. Anton is growing tall and
handsome and is now one of the re-
sponsible clerks in the gents furnish
ing department of the Nebraska
Clothing Company, one the biggest
clothing houses in the state.
We found the following personal in
the Lincoln County, Nevada, Search
light of December 81: w. Kennison
is registered at the Hotel S~earchlight
from Canton, S. D. He represents
capital from that section. Locally he
is Investigating the Good Hope mine,
owned by the Homestead M. & M.
Co.
Pipes, pipes, the finest assortment
of pipes you could desire to see at
Becker's cigar store.
w. B. Hyndman who lives n
mile south and two miles east of
Worthing, was a visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. Hyndman came out from Iowa
last spring and took possession Of the
farm which was purchased by his
father about 1890. Mr.. Hyndman is a
progressive up to-date farmer and
finds Lynn township a progressive
community.
w -5~e
Prof. Travaillie of the Worthing
high school has purchased the Wor-
thing Enterprise from Editor Hattie
stad, and will devote his spare time
to the management Of the paper.
We extend the Professor a hearty
welcome to the journalistic profession
and we hope he may find his new
duties pleasant and the work profit
able.
]. W.. Bremen received an order
last week for six bushels Of corn from
Bookings college for use in class
work, andtthe cor was promptly for
warded by express. The value Of
Lincoln county corn keeps going up.
1t pays to raise good corn as a num-
Der of our farmers know by expert
enCe.
s. S. Westly, a former Augustana
College student, and for a time after
q teacher In Worth county, Iowa, is
now a student in the State Univers-
ity at Iowa City. He spent part of
his holiday vacation with friends in
and near Canton. He has a brother
who is a student in Augustana col
lege, who was down at the train Sun
day to see him of.
Mrs. Thomas Thorson received a
message Tuesday morning from Oma-
ha, that her mother, Mrs. T. j. Hunt,
had a hemorrhage OF the brain and
dangerously i'll. Mrs. Thorson
and her sister, Mrs. Miller Of Mime
sofa, left on the afternoon Milwaukee
for Omaha. Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt are
visiting q grand daughter, Mrs. Otto
ltngui. The friends Of the family
sincerely hope Mrs. Hunt will recover.
A number Of farmers down near
Akron, Iowa, below Hawarden, have
been arrested for Illegal fishing. The
leading violator had a big tank at his
house in which the officers found 664
cat fsh, some Weighing from u to Ia
lbs. The lowest fine under the Iowa