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

Jeweler and Optician.
DIR. and Mrs. Lewis and son Leo ar
rived from Walker, Minnesota, last
Friday. Miss Maud remains at the
lake.
Wonder how the campers got along
Monday night? We expect all were
thoroughly soaked and hope nothing
more serious happened.
Mrs. Wallace Mitchell lost q Hight
gray jacket between her home north
OF town and Canton. Finder please
leave at LEADER Office.
A splendid rain Sunday night made
the farmers happy. About half an
inch OF water was the result, and its
enough to finish up the corn crop.
Tom Ulrikson said the other day
that when the editor wants to see
corn that is corn 'just come down to
my place. and Tom never falls to
make good.
Roy Warner drove in from the west
this week with six horses. Mrs. Roy
Warner is back from Nebraska and is
stopping with Roy's parents out on
the farm.
1t rained and Numbered and thund.
cred and rained for six hours Monday
night, and the electric display was
brilliant at times. We had some
thing over three inches of water In
four days.
Grandpa Kerley still carries his arm
In q sling. He was circulating among
the Carnival boomers last Saturday
and had his eye on the merry-go-round
with u smile on his face that told Of
other days.
A very large crowd Of people came
In from the country to see the Carni-
val last Saturday afternoon. The
shower Of Friday night forced the
farmers to take q half holiday, and
the strong man proved a drawing
cafd.
Jos. Warner came up from Eden
township last Friday to e how the
Carnival was getting along, but
denied that he had any special inter-
est In the attractions. Bro. Warner
found time to call and new his sub
scription to the LEADER.
Henry johnson OF Delaware town
ship, was a new subscriber who called
last Saturday. He is a o OF Andrew
johnson who was a pioneer In that
part of the county, and one of the
best and most successful farmers in
that township, famed for its fine
farms and fine homes. Henry is look
Ing after the old homestead and has
been very successful in his manage
ment.
Sir Knight A. G. Mold returned
Saturday from Chicago where he took
part In the Templar conclave. He
Witnessed the killing OF a Sir Knight
who was caught between the ends Of
two cars. DR.. Mold was In the third
story OF q building at the time and
was locking down upon the human
mass when the unfortunate brother
tried to pass betweens the cars. It
was the only fatal accident during
the conclaye.
"A. ]. Rommereim Of Pleasant and
John TOllefson and John J. Rommer-
elm OF Norway were Canton visitors
last Friday. John J. said he came
along TO keep a. J.. and John Toilet
son from danger among the Carnival
boomers. He said the gypsy fortune
teller and the crazy house and the
snake charmer had no charms for him
but q good cigar and . rocking chair
in the osaos fitted him
nicely.
A note from Mrs. Iowa Trindle,
t0Fd, Nebraska, enclosing . renewal
subscription, states that she had just
returned from q ten weeks trip
through Iowa and Wisconsin, and
had the pleasure of q visit with Mrs,
Stowell and daughters at Madison,
whore they are very-comfortAbly To-
Gated. She also visited relatives At
Superior and Duluth, and now sends
kind regards 60 all Canton friends.