Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-20

M. o. Nicholson was a Sioux Falls
visitor Saturday.
Joe Opperud is in Canton visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. A. j. Files was a Sioux Falls
visitor Tuesday.
Roy Warner went over to Mitchell
Monday to attend the Corn Show.
Sheriff Quien was among our renew
al subscribers last Saturday.
S. j. Lukken and O. j.. Rommereim
were renewal subscribers last Friday.
Ex-County Treasurer Hokenstad
was among renewal subscribers
last Saturday.
Ben Summerwill and Eugene Car.
hart left for northern points Monday
on business.
Prof. Boot was unable to attend to
his school duties Monday, being on
the sick list.
Mrs. Kennedy Friday afternoon, jan
uary 20, at four O'Clock.
Frank Larson who lives across the
river in'Lyon county, was a new sub
Scriber last Saturday.
Mark Cuppett vas we from San
bourn, Iowa, the last Of the week
renewing old acquaintance.
S. J. Lukken, who lives over in
Highland township, will have a big
auction sale on Thursday, February
10Th. 3l-34.
Mrs. Judge Clifford held her class
in Bible Research at the home Of
Miss Rebecca Gehon last Friday even
ing.
Professor Nordgaard went down to
Sioux county, Iowa, last Saturday, to
oficiate at the funeral of Mrs. Bor-
den.
The Catholic church will hold ser
vices at 1920 am. Sunday morning.
Father Fitzgerald of Lennox will pre-
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sherman were
Sioux Falls visitors Sunday and In
the evening took in the Newly Weds
and their Baby"
Marie A. Lunder returned from
Fairview township yesterday, having
been down there caring for the sick
the last few days.
VIM Thompson of Beresford writes
| thar ho uuiShoc fn no uof tho IMAM IT'D
sent to him, that he may know the
news Of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Blackwell of
Waukesha, Wis, are in the city the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Abbott
Mr.. Blackwell is a brother Of Mrs.
Abbott.
Filing Opsal, the popular land man
left for Washlo, Texas, Tuesday with
a party of land seekers. Filing can
sell the land and give a man the kind
of land he wants for any purpose.
Frank Minis has some oil paintings
that were painted by himself that are
hard to beat. Frank has natural
talent and his pictures show a class
that is hard to find out side of an art
gallery.
Mrs. G. G. Lawrence was a Sioux
Falls visitor Saturday. Mrs. Law
renee is making preparations to move
to Pierre where her husband is at
the present time holding the Office of
State Superintendent of Public In
%struction.
William Shaft got word Tuesday
morning that his step-mother, who
lives in Oklahoma died January Ii.
Mr.. Shaft recently lost his wife, and
this new brings him a double sorrow.
The LEADER with many friends ex-
tends deepest sympathies to Mr..
Shaft In his hour Of bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Schaffer who live
near Quincy, Illinois, arrived in Can
ton last Tuesday for a visit with Mrs.
Schatfer's sister, Mrs. David Bremen.
This Tuesday they went down to
Fairview where they will visit with
Mrs. A. N. Helder, another sister.
They expect to return to Canton be-
fore leaving for Illinois.
Last Friday morning Geo. Searles
received a message saying that his
sister, Mrs. DR.. Chas. Seaman was
dangerously i'll at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Warren Swift at
Sioux Falls. Late Saturday evening
another message announcing her
death vas received. Mr.. Searles left
Monday Sfor Cherokee, where the
funeral was held Tuesday, that be-
ing the home of the deceased.
Some how a rumor gained circula-
tion that the Kennedy opera house
had been condemned by somebody,
and many have repeated that rumor
without considering the fact that
there is nothing to condemn only
solid brick walls and a first class roof.
The walls and foundation of this
building will stand for a thousand
years, if the earth crust holds out,
but a rumor will find favor when
truth is denied.
Frank P. Brown Of st. Paul, brother