The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-02-09

T. s. SiIvis with q car of cattle ard
Valentine Bros. with a car of hogs
were the shippers from Ravinia Tues
day on that bag stock train
Charles Ahreus, who generally a
kets his hogs by the carload, brought
in a punch the first of the week which
are still in the yard because the Mil
waukee has more busit ass than it can
handle.
DIR. Stevenson the well-k5own eye,
ear, nose and throat specialist of
! Sioux Falls will be in Wagner, FEB.
18TH, at the 'iajestic Hotel Glasses
/, also fitted correctly.
j III. Jordan VINO has a sale ad7er-
tised in this issue made this office a
pleasant call Friday. Mr.. Jordan is
going to quit farming but has not yet
decided what he will do.
Theodore Nelson, Peter Nels1u and
Hans Jespersen had hogs i'm the yards
here since the first of the week
awaiting a stock car which they or.
Gered over a week ago.. WHAT is the
matter with the Saint Paul line.
ID. G. Scott, who was formerly a
well known carpenter of Wagner, re-
turned Friday from a two years alb
sence. He tells US he has been over
much Of the western country having
put in considerable time in Colorado.
He will make his son, VINO lives east
or town, an extended visit.
1t you want to buy anything see
lowing.
Joseph Byers, vino farmed the w.
C. Kirkpatrick place for a couple of
years, has moved onto the Linkhart
320 acre farm, one mile east of Ra-
vinia. Joseph is a good farmer and
we are glad that he secured a No. l
farm for the coming year.
o. Fl. Moe was in our city the first
of the week for the first time since
his return from California where he
spent about two months of the Finter.
Mr.. Moe is well pleased with his trip.
He speaks of the scenery ard climate
of the Pacific coast in the nest glow
ing terms.
Jens Clausen. who was on one of G..
M. Babcock's farms. southwest of
town. moved to Wagner the first OF
the week. He is going to 1--we in s.
NJ 0vargaard's house. Mr.. Clausen
expects to take d layof from agricui-
tural pursuits for a year and may be-
come an employee of Uncle Sam. car
ryiug mail OF a rural route
Last Friday was grounding day
and, according to tradition, he did
not see his shadow, and we are now
due for six weeks of good weather. 1t
maybe that this wise animal is a true
weather forecaster, but we car
only hope the fact that ne could not
see his shadow on Feb. q is a sure
sign that We are to have pleasant
weather.
IL you are not carrying Life In
surance or Acciden, let the Wagner
Real Estate Co. send in your appfIca-
tion for Health Insurace. Rates are
very reasonable.
r. s. Steele IS vintering a large
bunch of cattle on his ranches down
near the river On the two places he
has about 900 head which he says are
holding their own during the severe
cold weather and will come out in the
spring in good order. Last summer be
put up 600 tons of hay, and could
have disosed of the entire lot at 81
per ton in the stackand realized a neat
profit, but the future prospects on
cattle looked good to him and he
bought up q large number and feed
the hay to them and thinks he will
realize more than he would had be
sold the hay on the market.
Editor Beemer of the Lake Front
Booster wa shaking hands with
Wagner friends on Monday of this
week. This office Acknowledges a
pleasant call, and we are sure glad,
always, to see Roy invade our sane
tum-
have some fine Duroc Jersey gifts
for sale, also some Velvet Cnaff seed
wheat, and about two hundred bushel