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


Simon Ulrikson who has been quite
sick is improving rapidly under Dr.
LewiSon'S care.
Miss Ruth Bray of Kimball, niece
Of w. J. Byrnes is a guest at the
Byrnes home.
Thomas Thorson returned from
Chicago and Mrs. Thorson from Spirit
Lake last Friday.
II. o. Strand and wife left Monday
for an extended visit with relatives
and friends in Wisconsin,.
Try a strip of that nice home cured
bacon. Nothing finer.
s If. j. A BENZ
Miss Marie Wilkinson is home from
her Marshalltown, Iowa, visit. She
will teach in the Fairview school this
fall.
j. l. Sheldon, one of the prominent
Highland township farmers, was a
visitor and a renewal subscriber
Wednesday.
Sam Thorson telephOned this Office
that his oat crop represented 80
bushels to the acre, and if nothing
happens his corn will go IS.
John J. Chraft purchased the Even
Hanson house and lots north of the
Lutheran church. Mr.. Hanson in
tends to build soon.
Miss Hannah NOrdvedt left for Hot
Spri ngs Thursday. She goes out for
the enjoyment Of the famous baths
and mountain air. She will be alb
sent until her college work calls her
back.
The fourth division Of the Congre-
gational ladies aid society will give
an ice cream social on the court
house square Wednesday evening,
August 18th. Everyone is cordially
invited.
Rev. V. B. Conklin loves agood gar
den and takes delight in raising choice
varieties of garden sass all of which
the LEADER can vOuch for from gen.
erous samples supplied for the editor
ial table.
Lewis Syverud presented the LEAD
Err with a supply Of the sweetest of
sweet honey the other day. Mr.. Syv-
erud is the honey man of this section
and is bee inspector for the east side
of the state.
Rev. w. W. Fowler and wife are
e. enjoying camp experience in a hand
some outfit near his farm home in
Dayton township. Two young lady
friends from Rochester, Mimi, are
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Fowler.
The stenographic field offer rs great
err opportunities than any other.
You a become a good stenogra pher
by attending Mankato CONNIE rcial
College, Mankato, Mimi. 1t will pay
you to send for their yearbook.
p. S.. Pickett, j. G.. Laxson and
Herman Richer returned from Meyer
county last Saturday evening where
all bought land. Meyer county is
west of Trip and Mr.. Pickett reports
crops good and a splendid growth Of
grass. The CantoniteS travelled over.
that part OF the state for several days
and come home satisfied that Trip
and Meyer are just as good as Gregory
DR.. Lewis says he never had such
fun in his long experience as a fisher
man as he had up at Leech lake where
lo md Mrs. 7 o,u;c how Honr For ovor
a month. "When we caught great
big handsome pickerel we threw them
back in the lake. said the doctor,
"they are not fine enough for Leech
lake fishermen" Doc said that with
a boat and spoon hook he could catch
100 lbs. before dinner any day. He
says there is no summer resort in the
country that will com pare with Walk
err, MINI.
A farmer who helps other farmers
was in town Monday and ran up
against too much "redeye'' and be-
came joyful and full of antics to the
annoyance of timid women on a mar
row sidewalk. Special officer Shaft
hooked onto the joyful youth and
moved towards the SOLDERING up ward,
but the other fellow baked and got
away. A crowd collected to see the
circus and express opinion and much
mirth escaped during the trial of law
VS.. rum. The man landed in cold
storage and plead guilty and paid his
fine the next morning, convinced of
the fact that it don't pay to saturate
ones hide with bug juice in dog days.
Mrs. Fred Smith started out with
the rural mail on route 3 Tuesday
morning and when about a mile east
of town a part Of .the harness broke
letting the buggy shafts down. Mrs.
Smith held the lines tight and went
over the dashboard. Her arm got a
bad twist but no bones were broken.
The horse did not run. Mrs. Smith
was brought to town and received
prompt attention from DR.. Wendt.
Fred Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith,
is carrying mail on route 2 during the
absence Of Geo. Pulver at Seattle.
Postmaster Smith took out the mail
himself and made a successful de-
livery.