Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

AASS >oaaty ~ )RSh~ 'ONS
March Is and is.
Eggs brings the highest prices at
Heckmaster & Reynolds. 3Stf.
Prof. Boot returned Sunday from
Sioux City where he was attending
Teachers Meeting.
Henry Bradshaw, President of the
Bergstrom Plow Co, was in Canton on
business Wednesday.
Do you want all you can get out OF
your Cream and Eggs If so sell them
to the Farmers Produce Co. 39tf
Will Kundert Of Beresford and
family were visitors at the home of
Charles Kundert of this city over
Sunday.
j. Il. Hansen of Chraft & Hansen
is in Chicago buying spring and sum.
mer goods, and getting ready for a
big trade at home.
Hon. Edgar Dean left Monday on a
tour of inspections, being assigned a
mum Der of Odd Fellow lodges to in
spect by the Grand Master.
Misses Carrie Hanson and Lizzie
Hanseth went down to Hudson Sat-
urday for a short visit with relatives
and friends, returning home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bixby of Harting-
ton, Nebr., came up for a short visit
with their daughter, Mrs. John l.
Sletten Of Lincoln Oenter, and also
to see their first grand-child.
The Lincoln County Fair Friday
and Saturday night at the Opera
House. 1t is going to be a fat pro-
Queer, if laughing helps. And this on
ly applies to lean people.
Eric Halden was a LEADER visitor
and a renewal subscriber Wednesday.
He expected to get away Wednesday
night with his stock and far m suppl
es for his new home at Viking, Mar
shall county, Minnesota, and the
LEADER wishes him good luck.
Mrs. A. Brady Beck is over from
Charles Mix, visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Flory. Mr.. Beck
is states attorney over inl that big
county, and keeps the bad men quiet
and gives the Indians a square deal
and altogether is proving a very
efficient officer.
Peter Anderson was down town
Tuesday for the first time since the
Goth of December Peter had a hard
siege Of sickness, but grit, courage
and good nurseing brought him
through. Mr.. Anderson is one of the
popular clerks in the Chraft & Hansen
store, and his friends are much pleas
ed to know he is picking up SO fast
and will be ready for work in a couple
of weeks.
The deafmutes and other delight
fui insists are coming around, a sure
sign Of spring. One dear little wo-
mar with a baby and husband dead,
was selling soap at % cents q box.
That's better than the fellow who
was around a few days ago, deafmute
OF course, who wanted to raise a little
money to start a bootblack stand. He
was a modest liar, but he got some
thing just the same. A modest liar
is hard to turn down.
Dan Sullivan came over from Iowa
last Saturday on business and found
time to Call on the LEADER and re-
new his subscription. Dan said he
failed to make Canton on March 2,
this year, because he was tied up at
couldn't make it, preferring to fine
himself half a dollar, which fine, of
course, he paid into the Editors cigar
fund, and Dan hadn't time to wait
for us to set lem up" Dan says he
is ready for spring work and expects
a big crop year. We asked him if he
had seen a robin yet. I'm like Geo.
Washington" said Dan, "when it
comes TO reporting the first robin"
and he smiled.
DR.. Morrison and Harry Stein had
an unlucky week last week, as both
are now suffering with broken legs.
DR.. Morrison broke his leg last Wed.
nesday. He was walking back of the
Post Office and slipped on a piece of
ice and fell, breaking a small bone in
his right leg. Harry Stein was at the
Homandburg and Hill sale last
Thursday when his accident happened.
He was standing back of some young
horses when for some unknown reason
one Of the horses, a broncho, suddenly
kicked Harry On the left leg, breaking
both bones below til knee. Both
gentlemen are doing as well as could
be expected but it will be some time
before they are out again.