Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
DIR. ]. M. EvELETH, successor
to DR.. jennings, makes a speciality
of Crown and Bridge Work.

Dakota on business.
Mrs. ID. S. Guinter was in Canton
Tuesday visiting friends.
\ Clyde Otto was in Canton this
week. He sold out in Idaho.
John Evenson was up from Norway
Friday visiting Canton relatives.
Flowers are still blooming in Can
ton gardens, evidence Of little or no
frost so iar-Oct. ID.
! The South Dakota Grain Company
} and w. c. Gemmill will erect new
} elevators on their old locations.
Ben Wood has bought the hand
some pop corn wagon and will here
after run hat popular and profitable
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ID. IIoisington of
Lynn township are very happy over
the arrival of a little girl at their
home on October Sth.
+. ii. Thomas Of Delaware town.
ship, is teaching in district Al Laval
ley township, and from all reports is
meeting with splendid success.
The Corner Drug Store has been
elegantly finished in oak grain and is
a Thing of beauty on the inside.
Sherman & Roche are doing a fine
business and they deserve their pat
rOnape.
Judge Clifford has opened up his old
office in the Syverud block, where he
is closing up his affairs with the gov
eminent. but does not expect to re-
sumo his law business during the
winter as he intends taking a good
rest.
D. l.. Whitlow of Lincoln township,
was a Canton visitor Saturday. Mr..
WhitloW is one of the most success
full farmers in the county, and his
beautiful home and fine out.buildingS
have been the admiration of all for
years.
John Overseth has purchased II
acres just north Of the standpipe for
81 1900, a little over $lOS. an acre.
John has recently erected a fine &C.
ment block residence across the street
from ThOrSon Park, and he needs a
little addition for pasture.
William Soper is the able and &C
tive travelling representative of Baker
& Co., the big proprietary medicine
house of Keokuk, Iowa. Mr.. Soper
has been a resident of Canton for a
year or more and has been very sue
ceSsful as a salesman.
Alfred Payne is here from Wiscon-
sin visiting his brother Albert. Every
body took Alfred for Albert and to
see them apart you couldn't tell
which of the brothers you were talk
ing to. DR.. O'Neil said to the editor,
"You know AL Payne?' ~''Certainly"
and we looked at Al wondering what
Doc was driving at. 81 guess you
DON'T" said the Doctor, and we look
ed him over again, and Alfred was
smiling. They are twin brothers and
which from 'tother. John Solem
went to school with Alfred but he
didn't know him from Albert. The
similarity of face, features, eyes,
everything, is remarkable. The only
difference is in weight but you could
MT discover it only when together.
Col. McDermott's Sunday dinners
are gaining for the Rudolph a repu-
tation that is highly iattering. The
service is perfect and everything in
that big dining room moves like
clock work under the direction of
Miss Ruth Goldsmith and her able
corps of walters. A splendid menu
elegantly served is a combination
that is n of the joys of life and is
winning for the Rudolph a state wide
reputation.
D. II. Richards of Ladysmith, Wis
consin, brotherinlaw Of Steve Jones,
was in Canton Tuesday on his return
from Cham berlain, where he regis
tered for a bit Of Trip county,
While at Chamberlain he slept in a
church and he comes back full of re-
ligion and happiness. He thinks
South Dakota is one of the most pros
porous states in the Union and is
pleased with all ne has seen. He is a
newspaper nan having recently sold
his plant in Wisconsin.
A man who intended to take up a
homestead claim, but did not know
how to do it, sought information of a
friend about it. mike" said he,
"you have taken up a homestead, and
l want to know what you had to do
to prove up and earn your title to the
land" "Well. Jerry, l don't know
the law, word for word. concerning
homesteading, but it seemed to me
like this: The government is willing
to bet We n hundred and sixty acres
of land agin fourteen dollars that We
can't live on it five years without
starving to DEATH"
The Annual Conference of the M.
E. Church will be held at Sioux Falls
next week commencing on Wednes-
day, and the Canton Church desires
to retain Rev. Cave, and have him
cOntinue his Splendid work aS naStOr