Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-13
Local..


the LEADER office.
Carl Wiggin and family are getting
ready for Il trip to the Seattle fair.
Rev. w. O. Redtield of Hurley, was
among our renewal subscribers this
week.
Oscar B%randhagen of Grant, accord.
ing to the Enterprise, has tinishd
hauling his last years crop of corn to
the Worthing market.
= The old congregational church
passed down 18th street Tuesday
bound for a new location on the south
side of 9TH street east of Lincoln ave-
nue.. Mr.. Lee will use it for a tin
ners shop.
Mrs. Thornton's little daughter lost
a nice little beaded purse during the
carnival. A notice in the LEADER
found it. Mrs. A. II. Sigrud, wife of
photographer Sigrud found it and the
owner has it.
Homer DeNewer, one Of the most
prominent farmers in Lincoln town
ship, was a visitor and a renewal sub
scriber Monday. He called TO adver-
tise a fine fresh miIch COW. See no
tice elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stanley and
daughter, Mrs. Riley, are going to
Hot Springs. Mrs. Riley's health is
not good and a season at the Springs
it is hoped, will DO her good.
Miss Mary Anderson and her brother
John Sletten returned last week from
a trip that included Denver and
Seattle. Miss Anderson has an inter-
esting letter in this issue telling of
the "trip,
Lew Tive and his little sister Rose
mond, returned last week from a Wis
it with grandma Larson at Ridgeway,
Iowa, who eco panied them home
and after a short visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Tuve, she returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Milliman, Mr..
and Mrs. Sherman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gunnison Of Sioux Falls are
camped down at the old Boyce place
and having a good time. Mr.. Milf
man sent DR.. Rogers a fine catfish
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. w. S. Ingham has rented the
Robinson building and restaurant
fixtures from Mrs. VIM. II. Miller,
who now owns the popular eating
house. Billy Robinson made a great
deal of money III that building and
his restaurant was famous all over
the Sioux Valley. Mrs. Ingham has
furnished rooms to rent for %transientS
and will run an uptodate restaurant.
The Normal Institute opened Mon
day, with DR.. Warren of the Yankton
college as conductor. The other in
= stitute instructors are Prof. Filing
son of Red Wing, Prof. WOODBURY. of
this city, Prof. L~oudenslager Of Len
nox, Mrs. Ida Nolan Reynolds Of
Sioux City and Prof. Tjaden of Can
ton. There were Is teachers regis
tered Monday and the number was
increased to SO Wednesday. County
Superintendent Lawrence is highly
pleased with the outlook for a very |
SuCCcSSlul lliSUlUuUc.
Rev. w. O. Redtield of Hurley one
of the prominent ministers present
at the Camp Meeting departed for
home Monday highly pleased with the
meeting md the splendid results.
He was a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Redtield while in this
city. He is an old time Lincoln county
pioneer having filed on a homestead
yer on Saddle Creek in the fall of
1872, while his brother, L. L. Redteld
Redtield is one Of the leading ministers
in the Sioux Falls district, and has a
host of friends wherever he has preach
ed. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Redield and daughter.
j. M. VAIL, a Lincoln county
pioneer, and a boomer for the old
territory, one who did as much as any
other man In the territory to induce
immigration, was among our renewal
subscribers this week. He owns a
fine farm north of Worthing and has
just built a handsome home. No mar
in the territory In the los spent more
time or money to boom this glorious
country than Mr.. Wahl, and was COM
missioner of immigration when the
treasurer was empty, but he went on
booming the country. There is moth
ing too good for Jim Wahl.
Captain N. J. House and Judge
Kennedy we're discussing the early
history of the original Congregational
church Tuesday as the workmen were
moving it down the street. This
church was first erected on Broadway
by J. S. Benedict and others in 1876.
1t was moved over to Main street
and finally to the corner Of Cedar and
Third street where it remained for
many years. After discussing the re-
ligious features of early day christian
ity in Canton, Captain House grew
reminiscent and told Of n preacher
whose love for Christ was overbal-
anced by his love for other things,
o,d than tho editor loft the hOVS