Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-07-03
DIR. J. M. EvELETH, DENTIST,
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Crown and Bridge Work a speciality
Becker, the cigar man, wants to see
the lucky youth who has No. 7458.
e. G. Becker, the cigar man, was on
the sick list Sunday and Monday.
The Lincoln County bank is being
handsomely painted and the colors
are attractive.
S. A. Rommereim and Jacob Ur-
dahl of Norway were in Canton last
Saturday IN their way to Sioux Falls.
John Overseth and wife drove down
to Norway township Tuesday morn
ing to attend the Dale-O verseth we'd
ding.
Our democratic friends are going
to hold a county mass convention on
July 7th. See notice in this issue for
the call.
A number of Canton citizens, who
still enjoy a circus went up to Sioux
Fails Monday to see the new stunts
under canvas.
Mr.. Kjerstad's residence on the hill
just south Of John Overseth's new
home, Is under roof and the carpen-
ters are pushing the work rapidly.
The Klondikers are preparing for a
big time on the 4th. A ball game in
the afternoon and a bowery dance in
the evening are among the attrac-
tionS.
Mrs. Baysore and daughter, Mrs.
Ida Norgaard, arrived from Milwau
kee last Saturday. Mrs. Baysore had
been at Milwaukee on a visit to her
daughter who returned with her.
The new officers of the Farmers
Elevator Co., are: Knut Ulrikson,
president, Homer DeNewer, vice pre-.
sident, p. A. Overseth, treasurer and
Chris Sandvig, secretary and manager.
Thomas Thorson went down to
Sioux City last Saturday to meet Mrs.
ThOrSon, who remained a week in
Chicago after the Convention to visit
a sick friend. MI. and Mrs. Thorson
returned home Sunday.
Thorson Park, which surrounds the
standpipe, looks beautiful with it's
variety of Towering shrubs and orna-
mental trees, and Mr.. Thorson has
given much of his time and spent a
good deal of money to make the park
so attractive. .
Mrs. Dale and daughter came down
from Northfield, Mimi, Sunday, and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Gudmund
Skartvedt until Monday when they
left for Norway township where
they attended the wedding of Prof.
Dale and Miss Anna Overseth.
John Overseth's new cement block
residence up on the hill across the
street from Thorson Park, will have
the roof on this week. Mr.. Overseth
is building a fine home and it will be
the first cement block residence in
the city, and when finished will be
both handsome and convenient.
Math I,srson came in from Worth
ing Saturday for a short visit with
Canton friends. He returned last
week from a visit with friends at
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Saltwater,
MINI. He enjoys travelling and gets
lots of pleasure out of his trips, in
fact no M in the county does
travelling. His big farm near Worth
ing Is managed by his son John, one
of the best men In the county, and
the LEADER is pleased to know that
the genial old pioneer is able to take
life SO easy. While at Saltwater he
was a guest OF Peter Gaalaas, who
married a sister of Arne Arneson.
A tornado hit the town of Clinton,
in Minnesota, near Big Stone Lake,
last Saturday and destroyed owe half
of the town. Five persons were killed
and oyer twenty-five were injured,
and one person is missing. Another
torando accompanied by hail and rain
struck Pukwana, east of Chamberlain
Saturday night about Ii O'Clock, de-
stroying houses and crops and flood
ing the country. This storm as we'll
as the Minnesota storm came from
the northwest. Southern Minnesota
has suffered greatly in the past two
weeks from tornados, hail and cloud
bursts, representing a loss of nearly
one million dollars.