Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-05-21
A delightful rain Sunday night.

mou Ill CIlc COuHUy, WAo A.
Canton on business last Friday
Mrs. Henry Simmons Of Cherokee.
Iowa, who had been a guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. j. Minor for a couple Of
weeks departed for Minnesota Mon
day.
Hon. w. II. Durham left Monday
for Vermillion to attend the district
conference OF the M. e. church as
district steward OF the Beresford Cir
cult. The session will last for three
days.
Mrs. d. L. Williams, Miss Anna
budd Kinsley, Miss Mamie Cooper
and Miss Elya Kennison accompanied
Marion Cloud and Miss Bernice Will
liams to Yankton last Friday where
Mr.. Cloud and Miss Williams took
part In the annual contest for high
school students.
John S. Steensland of Lincoln town.
ship, a believer in the Dan Sullivan
idea of keeping his subscription paid
up, but goes Dan n better by run
ming his date up to 1911. John owns a
fine farm over on the town line just
north Of old homestead and Is prosper
ing.
Father Twohig, the brilliant young
priest who breaches in the Catholic
church in Canton, will preach a spec
ial Memorial sermon In this city on
Sunday, May 30, at 1870 in the fore
noon. Father Twohig is the son Of a
veteran, his father having served his
country faithfully for four years dur
ing the civil war. All are cordially
invited to attend.
d. /. Whitlow was down from
Mitchell last Friday on business and
between times found time to call at
this Office and renew his subscription.
Mr.. Whitlow says Mitchell is a good
town, a boom town, and is growing,
but" said he " when / speak In glow
ing terms OF Mitchell, never forget
that I think Canton is Of the best
and the cleanest towns in the State.
and old Lincoln, why no state in the
Union has anything better" Mr..
Whitlow returned to Mitchell In the
evening.
Miss Mabel Minor will prove up on
her homestead near Interior In Stan
ley county this month and return
home q royal Dakota land owner.
The young lady has fully complied
with the law and will continue to
cultivate her farm and thus show
what q genuine Dakota queen can do.
The young lady has the hearty con-
CALCULATIONS OF the LEADER and many
friends who admire her for the grit,
courage and progressive spirit dis
played In thus settling upon q home
stead and living there In full compli-
ance with the law. That Is the spirit
you Ard among the fair daughters Of
the Sunshine state.
John Miner, one of the Fairview
s'old guard" was liz Canton last Fri
day on business. John looks as pros
porous and solid as Pierpont Morgan,
and we would be willing to put up
the biggest pickerel Ole Hegge or
Tom Collins aver caught in the Sioux,
that John enjoys life better than
Pierpont has ever done since he got
tied up In Wall street. John enjoys
the pure ozone Of the bounding west,
che independence OF q Persian mon
arch, the freedom Of the great Amer
lean bird, the happiness Of a Dakota
and the wealth that nature
provides for an honest, industrious
who owns a fine home in Lin
,oln county, and he don't wear patent
feathers or q silk hat either, and
there are several more down In Fair
view that. can he measured IN Johns
class.
The body OF Peter Peterson who
HE'D 90 suddenly Ia Canton last week
was suitably prepared for interment
md forwarded TO Marshall, Minnesota
asst Friday morning by Undertaken
Campbell. where the body was buried
under the direction OF his fatherin-
Canton friends and the Sioux
Falls tailors union paid the undertake
And shipping expenses, and the
voung ladies' Of the Hotel Rudolph
room where the deceased
boarded for about ! year, bought four
worth Of roses and cut flowers
were placed In the casket.
Peter Peterson was what the LEADER
Terms agood man, always q gentleman
ID department, . good friend but suf-
lerod from q weakness that has
brought many agood man to an UNI
end.
Notice to Bank Patrons.
BY agreement, Canton Banks will
cl0se ~ 3 o'clock p. N. each day on
md after May 18th. 100 to Sept. 18th.
20. except Saturdays, when they will
remain open until 4 O'clock p. M.
THos. THoRsoN, President,
a. b. Brown,
"A. OYERsETH
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