Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-07
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sheep.
Most of the students attending col
leges got away Tuesday afternoon on
belated trains.
w. G. Greene of ..Worthing was
among the Canton visitors just be.
fore the New Year rolled in,npon us.
Miss Title Niland went down tC
lretOn, Monday, to act as bridesmaid
at the wedding of a cousin in that
city.
Oscar SOgn, son of John Sogn OF
Lyon county, left for AmeS Monday
to take a course in the Iowa State
college.
Miss Eva Conklin, teacher III the
second primary at BroukingS, spent
the holidays in Canton with Judge
and Mrs. Conklin.
Henry Brandon was a visitor and a
renewal subscriber Monday. Henry
is always prompt to call Oh the editor
January ,, but this year he couldn't
well avoid making it the third.
Martin .Overseth Of the hard ware
firm Of Overseth Bros. at Fairview.
was in town last Friday afternoon
greeting his many friends and wish
ing them all kinds Of good luck for
the coming year.
O. H. %.Lybarger returned from
Chicago Sunday where he went to
purchase more goods for his big
dollar saving store. Mr.. Lybarger's
holiday trade for 1909 was double
what it was in 1908.
Mr.. Nindal of the firm of Rise x
Vindal of Moe, was in town last
Friday getting ,-out bills for al
auction sale of their stock of general
merchandise. They are going out Of
business hence the sale.
Our old friend +. G. Berney Hanson,
now of Saltwater, North Dakota, re-
membered the LEADER with a renew
al subscription on the last day of the
old year that puts him nearly two
years ahead Of the game.
Arthur Sogn of Norway was in
town last Friday. He is secretary Of
the Norway Pleasant township
telephone company and has called a
meeting of the board of directors for
Saturday January Sth at | p. m at
the town hall in BereSford.
Elmer Anderson got home for New
Years dinner with his parents and
left for Chicago Monday where he
holds a responsible position witch the
Northwestern Telephone company.
Elmer is making a fine record as a
telephone expert.
Remember the Braithwaite and
Richardson auction on Wednesday
January IL at the Ketchum farm II
miles north of Canton. Horses, cattle,
sheep, farm tools, household furni-
trre, and the home farm of }. }.
Richardson, l6O acres, y miles from
business center of Canton.
Charles Sand returned Monday to
Hancock, Minnesota, alter a very
enjoyable visit with Canton relatives
and friends. Charlie is climbing the
ladder Of business progress and has
charge of a lumber yard at Hancock.
The LEADER is pleased with his
success.
w. J. Roderick is at home for a
short vacation from a busy years
work. He and Mr.. Jones finished up
several big and ditch contracts
during the yearand have others ready
for spring. Roderick & Jones are
among the most successful contractors
in the state and are never idle
because their work is always done as
well or better than the contract
called for. They are hard workers
and making money as they deserve.
May 1910 be a banner year for them.
Edgar Hervig, a st. Olaf student,
arrived home for a New Years greet
ing from his many friends in Canton.
Edgar spent a week with his brother,
Prof. Hervig of the Mankato Com
mercial college, and then came to
oduUOL U " NlolU llo oCIiCl ollu oSO
Edgar is a graduate of Augustana
and is finishing his college education
at St. Olaf. He is a splendid young
man-level headed and progressive,
and the LEADER wishes him all kinds
of good luck and success.
If you have a friend who is not
reading the LEADER, have him begin
the New Year right by getting his
name enrolled as a LEADER reader.
No man in the county can afford to
be without the LEADER. Every
farmer will find much that will
interest him and aid him in his work
for farm and crop improvement. The
boys and girls should have the LEAD.
Err because the LEADER will aiC
them in their work for the big con,
test next fall. The LEADER should
be in\ every home in the county
because the LEADER is working fol
the improvement of every home ir
the county.
Major Arthur F. Rudolph Of Wash
ington, remembered the editor with
q very handsome New Year card
which represents all the element: