Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31


Osdel, Lieutenant Governor.
Miss Ella Larson OF Beloit who un-
derwent an operation recently at
Sioux Falls is now at her home in
Beloit and is able to greet some of her
many friends.
Secretary of State S. c. Policy of
Deadwood republican candidate at
the June primaries for judge of the
supreme court, spent a little time in
the Gate city in the interest Of his
campaign.
Miss Nellie Guam has severed her
connections with Berry Bros. dry
goods store and has returned to her
home neal Emmetsburg, la. Her
position in this store has been filled
by Miss Selma Knutson.
Tore Riarson, John RiarSOn, and
Mrs. Rood of Mitchell arrived In Can
ton to be at the bedside of their
father, Riar Riarson who has been Ill
for some time at his'daughter's home,
Mrs. DR.. Mold.
Ex-senator Beveridge, the Indiana
orator will be in Canton on Thursday
evening of this week, at the opera
house to deliver a so-called patriotic
address under the auspices of the La
Follette-R Roosevelt campaign commit
tee.
The Augustana college base ball
team played a game with Harrisburg
Monday. Hvoda and Nelson COM
posed the battery for the college.
Gimmer and Ellington for Harris
burg. Both teams plays well, but
Augustana was to much for the
neighboring team and won the game
by a score of seven to four.
Memorial services were held at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning. The church was beautifully
decorated with flowers. Special music
was furnished by the choir, and by a
male quartette composed of members
of the choir. The G. A. Il. and w.
r. G. marched in procession to the
church and were guests Of honor dur
ing the services. Rev. Hunt deliver
ed a very appropriate and eloquent
sermon to a large and attentive audi
ence.
10. Fitzgerald Of Rapid City is in
Canton visiting at the home of his
nephew, W. A. Menor. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid came to South Dakota in 1867 and
is one of the men who laid out the
TOWNSHIP of Canton. Mr.. Fitzgerald
is we'll advanced in years, but is as
spry as many man not half his age.
He still calls Canton his home though
at the present he is making his home
with his children in Rapid CiGy and
we are glad that we can have the
pleasure of calling such a grand old
man one Of our C%antonites.
Mr.. Frank S. Beck, who has been
instructor in typewriting for the past
three years, has been unusually sue
~cessful in that department of work.
Himself a good operator, and a genius
gether with his adapta bility as a
teacher has made him much appre-
ciated in that work which he has car
ried along with his college studies.
Mr.. Beck graduates from the college
this year. He will sail from New
York for Bolivia in June, where he
has accepted a position as a mission
airy teacher at Cochabamba, Bolivia,
in the government school located at
that place. He will be a o worker
with J. Ernest Washburn.
Filing Ellingson the shop manager
of The Bragstad Concrete Machinery
Company left Tuesday for Chicago for
the purpose of purchasing additional
machinery which will fully equip the
factory and in about n month they
will be ready for business. The Com
panyiwhich so f%avorably regarded by
Canton people vas recently reorganiz-
ed on sound business principles. The
stock holders and officers being Thos.
Thorson, Presidents; A. N. Bragstad,
Secretary; A. B. Carlson, Treasurer
and Attorney, Filing Ellingson Man
| aver VIII WlUu UllD6TU duO VIC OdU-
rum, j. B. Roche and j. E. Quien
constitute the board of directors. We
shall have more to say about this
meritorous plant in the near future.
The Sad news from Lennox Monday
tells of the untimely death Of Harm
Pool, a we'll known young farmer
living near Lennox, this county. His
body was found early in the morning
by Bruce Talcott and Grant Shipley,
telegraph linemen, who were journey.
ing west from Lennox on their motor
car. The body was horribly mutilat.
ed the head being entirely severed
from the body, as was also the right
arm. The young man had spent the
afternoon in Lennox and when last
seen was walking on the tracks TO
ward home. 1t is supposed the west
bound passenger Sunday evening
either struck him or ran over him a:
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