Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-05-21
Mrs. a. j. Minor was among our
Subscribers Monday

renewal SUBSCRIBERS Monday.
Lewis Jacobs OF Lennox joined tn,
LEADERS big family of readers Tues
day while in Canton.
Hans. Enstad a prominent youns
farmer in Southern Highland, was j.:
new subscriber Monday.
Lewis Jacobs, a prominent LennO,
banker and w. II. Gericke a leading
Lennox druggist. were in Canton Oh
business Tuesday forenoon.
Under the new railroad time table
mail going west and north closes al
1870. a. m. The morning train leaves
Canton for Sioux City at 7:35 instead
of Sis as formerly.
Claus Keynes the Baltic banker
and his brother Albert, the Beresford
banker, went to Sioux City Monday to
purchase a couple of the best autos
for sale in that city.
The rumor that Sam Artz was
vas stricken with paralysis proved to
be only a rumor, and a similar report
got in circulation about E. Permission.
Sam Artz tainted but Mr.. Permission
didn't even do that.
A poor unfortunate devil who had
followed the booze route until taken
with jim jams was run in and kept
until the snakes had all gone into the
river. He was from Sioux City and
will return thither where snakes are
less harmless.
Ed. Berigan left Tuesday for Des-
MoineS and from there went to his
old home at Fox Lake, Wisconsin,, to
spend the summer with his mother.
Ed is a mighty good hoy" and has
friends all over the state.
Henry p. Jefferson writes the
LEADER from Lennon that his post
office is now at Meadow near which
place Henry has a fine home
stead. He says Perkins county is
booming.
A hail storm ragged in Sioux Falls
Monday evening leaving drifts like a
blizzard. Here in Canton the ther-
mometer was 70 above and the atmos-
phere a summer gem in warmth.
The storm looked ugly from a Canton
view but it vent north or busted.
The entertainment given in the
Opera House last Saturday evening
by the pupils of the sixth grade was a
very enjoyable affair. The little
scholars did we'll in farce and comedy
and showed remarkable talent for
boys and girls of their age. Miss Hol-
sey had charge Of the entertainment
and proved her ability to arrange and
conduct the entire program to a sue
ceSSful finish.
Henry Hvattum is an early riser
and believes in doing business while
most lazy people are in bed Or getting
up. The LEADER house phone jingled
merrily at $50 Tuesday morning
while the editor was engaged in writ
ing up DR.. Noid's fishing trip for a
little mental exercise before swallow
ing our orange juice as al appetizer.
"Hello," said Henry. "Hello,' said
the editor. "Didn't think you would
be up for an hour yet" said Henry.
"You must have a poor opinion of
the editorial fraternity but how's
your corn?" we continued, and Henry
was in too big a hurry to talk corn
for he came back with ''corn be
blow'd. It's somebody's steers that's
me trouble. Advertise the
measly brutes and find an owner or
there'll be fresh'-Then central got
and Henry was gone.
A Bohemian named Joe, who was
out from Chicago to work on
the Milwaukee road near Beloit, went
crazy and wandered up into the tim
Der on the banks of the Sioux river.
He vas discovered by some boys eat
ing grass and as naked as the day he
was born. The boys frightened him
md he made a run for the river into
which he jumped and swan across
ike an eel. He frightened all who
Jaw this wild man from Chicago"
md an alarm went out. He was
inally captured and reclothed and
to the county Jail for safe
Keeping. Tuesday forenoon Marshal
Olson started with him for the depot
buy a ticket for the unfortunate
nan and send him to Sioux City.
But he became thoroughly frightened
nd made d break getting away from
he marshal and broke away twice
gain in a frenzie of fright. The
,oor fellow begged and plead for free
lom, believing through insane fancy
hat he was going TO be abused. He
vas finally taken back to the county
all and it took three men to get him
here. He will be turned over to the !
are of the railroad authorities and
emit back to Chicago. !
DR.. Eveleth, DR.. Morrison and
Colonel Freeman occupied the Eveleth
launch on a fishing excursion ;
p the Sioux the other day. DR.. Mold
n his fine launch followed with Judge
JAMESON and Amos Harris as fish
xperts. The run up the river was
asst and exciting. The Eveleth
aunch struck a sandbar and went
asst. DR.. Mold loaned them the end