Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
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afternoon.
Mrs. B. f. Brown of Raymond, SD.
daughter of Mrs. Anna Bucheistel
arrived Monday for ! visit with
Canton relatives.
Miss Alice Ringheim is home from
Rock Island, Illinois where she ha.
been attending college and was among
the graduates this year.
Mrs. II. X. Rice left for Rapid City
and other Black Hills points Tuesday
She may conclude to invest in some
farm lands before returning.
Rev. ]. A. Quello of Beresford. A.
J. Rommereim and G. N. Kirkland
of Pleasant township left Tuesday
morning for Red Wing, Minnesota, tc
attend the annual meeting of the
Hauge Lutheran Synod.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. II. Slettin entertain.
ed a large party last Saturday evening
in honor of Miss Mary Anderson, and
the young lady was presented with a
handsome rocking chair.
The Grant township correspondent
says he is going to catch all the fish
in Swan Lake or some other inland
sea. We hope the supply will not
last long and that his supply Of bait
will get lost if the fish hold out.
Hon. George w. Egan delivered an
address at the graduating exercises of
the commercial department of Angus
tana college Wednesday evening.
The chapel was crowded and the dis
tinguished orator enjoyed an ovation
from the faculty, students and citi-
ZenS.
Gus Ahlquist has opened a fruit
and confectionery business in the
Connell building corner of Main and
9th street. Ice cream and soda water
will be special lines. He will also
keep cigars and tobacco. He will
deliver fruit or ice cream to all parts
of the city. Phone 375. See ad in
the Leader.
June 25th is the time set for the
''old Settlers" celebration in Canton
this year, and the committee in
charge of the finances and program
assure the Leader that this years
celebration will be a record breaker.
Several hundred dollars is pledged to
provide amusements and attractions
that will be worth seeing. Keep your
eye on Canton and don't forget the
date.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press of May
3lSt contains a fine picture of the
graduates of the St. Peter, Minnesota
State Hospital Nurses class and the
second class to graduate. There are
ten in the class and Canton claims
three of them Caroline NJ. Stadem,
Alma Nordseth and Caroline Gilbert
son, the latter being valedictorian of
the class. The young ladies have
taken a three years course in that
institution and are now thoroughly
qualified as trained nurses with
diplomas to prove there qualifications.
The Leader congratulates them over
their success, because the duty Of a
trained nurse in the sick O is now
recognized as second only in impor-
lance to the physician, and in the
absence Of the physician they are the
ministering angels who watch and
work and anticipate every wish Of
the patient, cheering and soothing
with word and smile and tender care.
Joe Chopper, INT of the handsomest,
jolliest, genial grain buyers on the
Canton board of trade, who represents
the South Dakota grain company,
halted the editor Tuesday evening
saying: "When 1 see a handsome
mar 1 always feel like opening my
pocket-book and giving him a dona-
tion because handsome men are rare"
Joe. looked at Bro. Shaft first and
then at us and-well we thought Bill
was to be awarded the beauty money,
but Joe smiled as he noticed u
anxiety and said: "No good brother,
let not thy anxiety deepen the doubt
to whom l referreth. William Is
not in the beauty class when it comes
editors, and as l though the
Leaders strong box might be made
stronger, l herewith and now pass
over a years subscription, and if you
want more call on me-" The cigars
we're on the editor but he vas so over
come by Joe's compliments that he
forgot to do a plain duty, but the
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