Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

The Carpenters are rushing work
OF the new opera house.
Ed. Wendt and Lloyd Rising went
to Sioux City Monday morning.
James A. Carpenter and wife of
Beloit, went down to Sioux City Mon
day.
Arne Exile and daughter of Norway
township, were Sioux City visitors
Monday.
A. M. Nelson, a prominent Lyon
county farmer, was a Leader visitor
last Saturday.
Farmers In town last Saturday wore
a smile that was pleasant to gaze up
on. Rain did it.
1t cost fifty dollars to make record
of the 5000, 900, 900 Great northern
mortage In this county.
Arthur Goetz, and Ernest Rudolph
left for the Yellowstone Park Mon
day where they have positions for the
summer.
Ray Fowles went down to Hudson
Monday with his little niece and
nephew who had been visiting grand
pa and grandma Fowles.
Hardin Olson, son of Halvor Olson
of Highland township, called last
Saturday and had the date OF the
LEADER put ahead two years.
The Sioux City Journal of Saturday
June 10, states that Alfred Twedt
and Milda Gilbertson of Hudson, S. d.
secured a marriage license In that
city.
Martin Abbott is enjoying splendid
health and feels as happy and on
tented as any of the young men, al
though he has had more than his
share Of sickness In the past.
Col. McDermott gave the band boys
a special supper entertainment last
week, aid from the amount of sweet
music that followed, the supper must
have been a Delmonica affair.
The Canton band went to Harris
burg last Friday and helped the boys
up there celebrate. Quite a number
of Cantonites went along, and all
report a big time with plenty Of fun.
Judge Clifford, Past Grand Master,
and A. r. Jameson, W. M, we're at
Chamberlain this week attending the
masonic grand lodge sessions, and
Mrs. A. r. Jameson was also a dele
gate to the Eastern star grand lodge.
Many Canton students who attend
ed college in other places are home
for the summer, and others have
finished their college work to begin
the battle of life backed with a good
education.
Andrew Sandvig, who attended the
big celebration at Webster on June 7,
says that the gallant Sons of Norway
defeated all corners in the celebrated
tug of "a which was contested by,
Irishmen, Swedes, Yanks and Polan-
ders, and they all went down before
the sons of the Northland.
The ladies of the Romsdal church
will hold a sale at Lutte Villages Fri
day, June 23rd, beginning at l:3O
p. m. Ice cream and cake will be
served during the afternoon and sup
per at six o'clock. Music will also be
furnished by the Lukken orchestra.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Mrs. H. K. Rise and son John, ar
rived from Rapid City last Friday for
a visit with Canton relatives, and her
many Canton friends we're very glad
to see her. She reports her son Carl as
being quite successful in his business
as an Optician and dealer in general
stationery.
w. j. Byrnes bought the five acre
alfalfa crop on Eric Loe's farm down
in Highland and got 8 tons, not a bad
yield for the first cutting In a dry
season, and with plenty of moisture
two more cuttings can be expected.
Mr.. Byrnes is quite enthusiastic over
alfalfa as a sure and paying crop ever
III d uIJ oCdoOLS 0uN III OOCuCI cNlu-
ence of this can be found than the
statement above.
William Wallace Goble, a resident
of Fairview for something like 10
years, passed away on Thursday June
8, at IL p. M, and was Is years old
last September. The funeral took
place last Sunday at 3 p. M, Rev.
Krewel officiating, with Undertaken
W. j. Byrnes In charge of the ar
rangements. The deceased was high
ly esteemed by all who knew him and
he had a fine business reputation.
1t Is said that Cole Younger, one Of
the famous Mortified, Mimi, bank
| robbers away back in the 7O's. is going
to lecture here soon. Cole was among
the captured, while the James bro
theirs escaped, and during their race
for life stopped at the Ficklin house
In Dayton township over night and
said they were officers hunting the
James brothers. When the news of
their location was received In Canton
In the morning by a boy who rode a
horse with a bullet In It's neck fired
by one of the bandits, the Canton
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