Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-03-07

SCatlOn agent lnayer Is on duty
again.
G. E. Moen is the proud daddy of a
bouncing baby boy that arrived few
days ago.
DIR. Kelman reports II pound boy
, who came to gladden. the family of
Ole Hokenstad Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Rudolph gave a
card party to q number of their lady
and gentleman friends last Tuesday
evening.
Pastor d. Rifenbark will conduct
service as usual next Sabbath The
morning discourse Will be the first of
a series of sermons on the Lords S
Prayer"
Chas. Johnson, who has lived near
Lennox for l3 years, had his first ride
on the railroad last Saturday, when
he came to Canton to attend the
Demorest medal contest.
Ole Thorson is down from Worth
ing, it is said, for the purpose Of haul
ing wood for NJ. o. Nicholson, but it
is the opinion of the writer that a
certain young lady at that place is
of more Importance to Ole than a few
days work.
"A. J. Wimple informed the LEADER
when here last Saturday, of the loss
by fire of Bartletts Minots house in
Brooklyn township, last Friday after
noon. 1t was occupied by John lnmey.
Nearly everything in the building
was lost. including fine library.
Stephen Jones met George Wash
ington Webb on the Case corner We'd
nesday noon and remarked to the
writer, 1.-The difference between
George Washington and George Webb
is: One always told the truth and the
other always -" The finish was
lost in Webb's old fashioned laugh.
G. Skartvedt got home Sunday from
his business trip to Chicago. He re-
pores a splendid time and says that
the fat cattle banner on the cattle
train attracted unusual attention all
along the route, and so did the cattle.
Eric Rice aud Eric Jacobson were al
so among the gentlsmen who went
with the train.
Christian Strand has procured a
large specinan of a photograph, TAX
en- in his earlier days, and when look
ing at this picture, 1t at first seems
strange how persons appearance
can change In the course of four or
five years, but when considering it a
little more closely we see that the
change Is only between the lips and
the nose.
The election in Canton township on
Tuesday resulted in the election Of
the following officers for the year:
Supervisors, j. e. Hotter, chairman,
Matt DeLong and F. M. Beck; Trea-
surer, f. NJ. Boyce: Clerk, L. C. Pax
ton; Assessor, Math Hanson: Justices
Of Peace, Math Hanson and Henry
Brandon; Constables, Gunder Schaiger
and Fl. Q. Strand; Overseers OF High
way, lst district P. Schaiger; 2nd dis
trict A. A. Arnold; 3rd district A. Fl.
Zinner, 4th district H. o. Strand, 5th
district Geo. Byers; Poundmasters
P. Schaiger; M. DeLong and II. O.
Strand.
Mabel Shows spectacular burlesque
company Of town ticklers gave tan
talizing exhibition in Bedford Hall
last week Thursday night The fam
ing and highly colored bills which
had been posted around conspicuously
led many to believe that 1t was to be
New York model artist show, which
caused many to remain at home after
supper, least the communicating in
huence might be catching. 'Tis said
that bald d-headed men fear nothing,
not even the danger of squatting on a
front seat when a grand array of stuff
ted tights are to pass In review. The
editor Of the LEADER went to the
hail to see what sort of a skin game
the dashing Mabel was going to play
on the unsuspecting bald-heads and
old bachelors. The first man we met
at the head of the stairs, piously In
clined gentleman assured us that
everything was square, and we re.
clined gently against an upholstered
stove In the back end of the hall, as
nearly all the seats were occupied.
We did not remain long, however, as
we saw no tights or anything else
that could offend or create enthusi-
asm, and consider the outfit as more
sensational in name than in fact. No
one objects to big circus show and
when it comes down to tights and
gaudy spangles, there is where il
abounds. Some parts OF Mabel Snow
show was decidedly rich, we are in
formed, so far as muscular display
of padding goes, and as men alone
formed the audience. we presume no.
body suffered, as no serious results
are reported Had the Rev. Dewitt
Talmadge been in town, he would
have attended A strong sermon
followed denouncing the folly of man
| In gazing at the human form divine
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