Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-06-14

lTOu SlOuAE ais last WEEK uuu W6Ie
guests at the Rudolph.
Miss Emma Byrnes came home Sat
urday from Cedar Falls where she at
tended school the past winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Overseth are the
proud parents of a new baby girl that
came to gladden. their home Sunday.
There is 10 such a word as cant-a-
Ford. The Ford can do anything says
our genial law shark, A. B. Carlson.
Claud Hamilton better known as
"Hienie" is in Canton visiting friends.
He came from Roundup Friday morn
ing.
Horace Ringheim, left Monday for
Boise City, Idaho, and will spend the
summer in Uncle Sans forest reserve
in the western country.
Inwood's band came over Tuesday
night and gave a concert on the
streets of Canton. They were boost
ing for Inwood's big sport day.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Mckinney and
Mrs. J. W. Jones accompanied the
judge to Canton and spent the day
admiring the beauties of the Gate
City on the Sioux, returning via auto
in the evening
Undertaken Campbell was called to
Worthing late Monday afternoon on
the sad intelligence Of the death OF
Mrs. Henry Bradshaw. This will
come as a shock to her many friends
in this vicinity.
DR.. EveleJh and party, consisting
of Drs Mold, Mark Brown, and james
Morrison, returned Saturday via auto
from Okoboji, where they have spent
the past ten days fishing. They re-
ported fine fishing with the exception
of a couple of days when it was too
cold and rainy to 60 out.
Judge j. w. Jones and Court Re-
porter Highly spent Saturday after
noon in the local court roc hearing
the evidence in the Hudson liquor
election contest case. A large num-
Der were up from Hudson to give
their testimony and the matter was
taken under ad visement by the court.
The Baraca and Philathea Sunday
school classes held their annual picnic
last Friday and about thirty members
went down to Boyce's pasture and
spent a very pleasant day. There
were games. races and base ball games
L., ~, ~;rlc no "o1la no thu hNuc oftnr
which all we're ready for the big pic
mic dinner and supper, returning
home in the evening we'll pleased
with the day spent.
The Canton "Red Tops had the
pleasure of shutting u Inwood's
fast baseball team at Fairview last
Friday 2 to O. Fast fielding behind
Juel of Canton made the game air
tight all the way. Wenig of Inwood
pitched a splendid game, allowing two
hits and hitting two men. Juel OF
Canton played his usual strong game
allowing 2 hits and striking out 10.
Hon. O. S. Clifford of this city had
the distinction and the high honor to
be chosen department commander Of
the G.. A. r. for the state of South
Dakota, at the annual meeting in
Mitchell last week. Among those
who attended the convention from
Canton the following have returned:
| VIM. Cuppett, w. f. Durham, Frank
Van Fleet, J. II. Holsey, w. A.
HH~~~. Tol- D1Iircar Glib nprr
Com. Mechanics, VIM. Shaft and Ell.
Fl. belong. The w. R. C's we're al
so we'll represented from this city,
and all report a fine time during the
three days meeting together this
year.
For some time it has been known
that Canton was in the 'horse-shoe
belt" and the horseshoe enthusiasts
have been numbered by the dozens.
For some time H. e. Thayer had a
ringer on them all and was conceded
TO be the best horseshoe pitcher in
this vicinity, until last week John
Feldman, who by no means Is an
amateur, challenged Mr.. Thayer for a
series of a hundred games. These
games have been played off day after
day until at the close of the series
Mr.. Feldman is winner by the narrow
margin of two games, thus he must
be acknowledged horseshoe champion
of Canton district.
Attorney A. B. Carlson has placed
his nam high and dry on the tip top
pinnacle of fame. Dan Bragstad who
was the original dust burner around
these parts met defeat at the Fair
view celebration when he began
''kick inn A. B. Carlson's dog around
or in other words his Ford car. Mr..
Carlson in his quiet like way challeng-
ed Dan to mortal combat, 3 mile race
by autos to a finish. Dan smiled real
slow like and started for the track
closely followed by A. B. the law
shark. The rae was soon on and it
didn't take long to figure u the
winner. Mr.. Carlson's wiskers were
parted in the middle like "Teddy's"
teeth and his grunt wagon was fairly
flying around the turns, sometimes on
two wheels sometimes On one but
,oyor moro then thrpp at a time II,