Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-08-26

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DR.. Jennings Dentist. Knowlton
Block. 10
c. D. Moore returned Monday from
a trip in Iowa.
For Crown and B%ridgework. See
DR.. jennings 10
Circuit Court convenes at Canton,
Monday September 5.
For any kind of Dental work call on
DR.. Jennings. Knowlton Block. 10
John Roche departed Tuesday noon
for an extended trip in the western
part Of the state. ;
Dan Bragstad and Charles kundert
drove down to Hudson Tuesday in
Dams a to take in the shoot held at
that place.
S. B. Averill found a ladies cuff
button on the sidewalk last week.
The owner can find it by calling or
Mr.. Averill.
Mrs. Griswold of Sioux City, was in
Canton last week visiting her mother
Mrs. Gehon and other relatives. Mrs.
Griswold has many friends here.
Ole Skyraasen, the genial clerk in
the "White Front" clothing store, is
suffering from an old foot ball scar
and finds it rather inconvient to
attend to his duties.
The Mothers Club will meet at the
home OF Mrs. G. b. Kennedy, Friday
of this week at 4 P. M. All mothers,
young ladies and teachers are extend
ed a cordial invitation to be present.
Miss Marie Wilkinson came down
from Sioux Falls Wednesday to visit
relatives. She will probably teach in
this county this fall, and the LEADER
hopes she will, as good teachers
are hard to find.
Rudolph EnebOe vas among GU
renewal subscribers last Saturday,
He was in town attending a meeting
of the stockholders of the Bull River
properties. Rudolph is one of Lincoln
county'S most progressive farmers.
Terrible forest fires are sweeping
over Montana, Idaho and Washington
and hundreds OF fire fighters are re"
ported burned to death. The smoke
that has filled the air for several days
is attributed to the great forest fires
of the west.
Work on the Kennedy Opera House
is being pushed and the west and
rear walls are going up fast. Judge
Kennedy will have the satisfaction OF
saying when the opera house is com
pleted, that he laid as many bricks as
any one on the job.
Miss Susie I}ragstad arrived from
Roundup, Montana, Tuesday where
she went when her parents moved
there. She is employed as bookkeepel
for a big coal company at Roundup
and states that crops were good out
there this season, and that all the
Cantonites are prospecting.
X. N. Anderson, who used to run a
general store in Hudson until 1896
when he moved to Sioux Falls where
he is now engaged in the grocery
business, was in Canton last Saturday
to attend a meeting of the stock
holders of the Bull River Power anG
Mining Company. He and Anthony
Myhre favored the LEADER with
visit before the meeting began.
Rev. e. Olson of Highland was
LEADER visitor and a renewal sub
scriber Tuesday. He called to leave
the Grape veil his son found. 1t is
seldom that Bro. Olson and the editor
have a chat over early days that the
location of the line for the Milwaukee
railroad into Canton is not discussed,
The writer enjoyed a trip over into
Lyon county in the summer of 1876.
with Rev. Olson when everybody was
figuring themselves tired over the
advent Of the Milwaukee road. Rev
Olson and the writer went out to fine
a natural line for the rails into Can
ton, and We found it, and proclaimed
the fact three years In ad of the
actual survey. Rev. Olson said In
1876 that if the Milwaukee railroad
came to Canton from the east II
would have to come down the schoo.
section creek. Some agreed with us.
some didn't, but time proved that
the Preacher and the Editor were
good surveyors, and that was "a years
ago.
Edwin Haugen, one of the pro
gressive young farmers down il
Highland, was a visitor and a re
newal subscriber Wednesday,. He
and his brother Severt are running
the old home farm of 800 acres anC
are doing we'll. 1t is one of the best
farms in highland township. Edwin
reports small grain good this yea
and the corn crop of 12O acres promises
to be the best ever raised on thai
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