Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-21

Obel Ulrikson of Norway was ! n
town Monday.
Rev. J. w. Dibble was a renewal
subscriber Monday.
1t snow'd and drifted Monday night
and Tuesday was blustery.
Charles Kuhns and his brother A.
j. were Canton visitors Wednesday.
Miss Edith Goodroad spent Sunday
in Hawarden visiting with relatives.
The Gate City Cigar is a winner.
It's a favorite and makes a delightful
smoke.
The union temperance meeting will
be held at the Lutheran church next
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Tossini was out at William
Bells Tuesday after a supply Of cream
for his Ice cream trade.
The various voting precincts in the
county have filed the names of candi-
dates to be voted for at the March
primary.
Capt. N. j. House was able to get
out and down town among his old
friends last week and he found a
hearty welcome from all.
Mr.. Tossini says he has a few ice
cream cans out yet and he preSumes
the parties who have them have for
gotten who they belong to.
Mrs. Ed Benedict is able to be out
again after being confined to the
house for nearly a month with grippe
and complications arising therefrom.
Fresh graham -four and corn
meal at the mill at all times. Try a
sack of the Fancy Patent. 30
The Athenian Forensic Club will
hold it's ninth annual banquet at the
Hotel Rudolph at s o'clock on Friday
evening February 81. Judge Forrest
be will the toastmaster.
O.. T.. England traded off his cloth
ing stock in the Feldman store for
an interest in a farm near Forest
City, Iowa. He also traded the An
derburg stock for a farm out in Brule
county.
Andrew Thompson of Madison, a
brother of Obey Thompson Of this
city, joined Messrs. Cuppett, Olson
and Hustel on their health seeking
trip to Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. S. G. Thornton and Miss Dec.
line Keynes were LEADER visitors
last Saturday. They called for the
poetic inspiration that leads one to
admire a sock social.
George D., Freeman of Elk Point
has accepted the position of book
keeper in the First National bank.
He is a son of Charles Freeman, one
of the pioneer settlers of Elk Point,
and prominent in business circles for
many years.
u. S. civil service examinations will
be held at the Indian asylum on
March 3rd, 1908, for positions of en-
gineer, s72O; matron, 5000; cook, $3.50
1aundress, $3.50; dining oom girl, $3.50
Examination blanks will be furnished
by Superintendent Clifford, secretary
of the board.
Mrs. S. A. Todd vas a visitor last
Saturday. She called for MI. Todd's
score cards in the single ear, 10 cal
and 80 ear class in the recent contest
Mrs. Todd is considerably interested
In corn and when the ladies join ir
this great work it is an evidence thai
good results will follow.
George w. Egan of Sioux Falls, the
eloquent orator, will deliver an ad'
dress on the issues of the day, in the
Court House at Canton on Tuesday
~evening February 25. The address
will begin at 8. Mr.. Egan is recog
nized as one of the most brilliant ora
tors in the state. Everybody invited
to attend.
The genial, handsome and accom-
modating Dwight Slade is discharginl
the duties Of clerk of courts during
the absence of Geo. Olson at Hot
Springs. Now is the time to get mar
ried girls, for we have nc idea that
Dwight would charge any sweet rosy
checked maid anything for a license
and he might be willing to help the
young men out at half price because
he loves TO see young people happy.
When you want first class flour cal
for Fancy Patent, made out Of home
grown wheat, and take no other. II
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