Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-06-12
The Moe Rally.

LiSu SATURDAY WAS d = IcSlu uay Iol
Moe, a trading point down in Norway
township, where Rise & Vindal own
a nice general store and are doing a
good business and the young men de-
accommodating young gentlemen.
Kittredge was advertised to speak
there in the afternoon and Hon. A.
r. Brown in the evening. There
were great many candidates for Of
flee present and all had a good social
visit. Kittredge during his speech
attacked State Superintendent Ust-
rud and in critiSing State Treasurer
Cassill told two deliberate lies s-one
that Mr.. Cassill had promised when
elected that he would turn the inter-
est on state funds over to the state
and the oth9r that he was an officer
of a Sioux Falls bank drawing a
salary. Mr.. Cassill asked the speak
er's permission to make statement
which he did stating that the speaker
had been making false statements in
public speeches throughout the state
and that he knew it. Kittredge grew
red in the face with anger and de-
nounced Mr.. Cassill severely on the
general question of interest on state
funds. Kittredge was surprised that
any man would question his lies.
Mr.. Cassill proved Kittredge a liar
and Kttredge foamed at the mouth
with rage and abuse. The outcome
developed later on and it proved dur
ing the evening meeting that Kit
made some votes for Mr.. CaSSill.
There were just Sc men in the room
counting 20 from Canton and IL from
Hudson. -.. .a
The evening meeting was addressed
by Hon. John L. Erickson of Pierre.
The crowd was small because it be-
gan raining before the hour for the
meeting, and it rained hard for two
hours, Notwithstanding the rain
there Was just as many Norwayites
at the evening meeting as there was
at the afternoon meeting. Mr.. Erick-
son spoke in Norwegian and he just
skinned Kittredge and proved his
statements of the afternoon to be
false. He made a splendid address
and proved his charges with docu-
mentary proof. The thunder made
| the building tremble at times and
the rain was very heavy, yet in the
midst of this the gallant sons Of Nor
way turned out walking in darkness
and in mud and water ankle deep,
Such was their desire to hear the
truth. Those who heard Mr.. Erick
son were convinced that even Unit
ed States Senator can be a miserable
pettifogger of the lowest order.
In the evening at supper time Mr.
H. p. Hanson invited five hungry
Cantonites over to his splendid home
half a mile from Moe, where they en-
joyed a real feast prepared by Mrs
Hanson and her charming daughter
Mr.. Hanson's guests were Charles II
Cassill, John Quien, Attorneys Carl
son and Brown and the writer. Th
party had two teams and Mr.. Hanson
provided and housed them safely un
til the storm was over. Mr. Hanson
has splendid home and one of tht
best farms in that booming township
The trip home was anything but ;
picnic. The roads were in terrible
condition but the careful driving o
Mr.. Quien landed us safe in Cantor
at 2:30 a. m.
Dan Bragstad and his big auto fol
lowed US out OF Moe and then turned
a mile west at the JenSvold schoo
house. We could occasionally catch {
gleam from Dams auto lamps as WI
houndered on through mud ant
water. We do not believe there II
another auto driver in this country
who would have braved trip or
such a night or over such roads, bu,
Dan made coed until he halted at tht
Charley Anderson home two miles
from town where he and his party
we're cared for until morning. 1t wa!
SO dark at times that you couldn't
see the road only when the distant
lightning flash pierced. the gloom
We cheerfully award to Mr.. Bragstat
the championship for fast and care
full driving and for courage that Bar
ney Oldfeld can not surpass.