Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-03-14
TWENTY-ONE YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK
Interesting Items Taken From the Files OF
the LEADER for the Year 1899.

duulUAOl W his IldClliuCiy WdIcllOuSc.
Miss Nora Harlan who is attending
school at Sioux Falls, was visiting at
home over Sunday.
Geo. Luther went fishing Tuesday.
He promised his friends every thing
from a shark down to bullhead.
Miss Bud Averill made her regular
trip to Sioux Falls last Saturday to
receive Instructions on the piano.
Chas. Christopher Is expected home
Saturday from New Orleans, with
big chunk OF the Mardi Gras in his
pocket.
Four young lady students at the
college. called last Thu. .sday evening
to see the big power press work, and
have the mysteries OF the art preser-
vative" explained.
Perry Juel OF hardwood, called
Monday, and stated that Juel broth
ers and Mr. Paulson, would soon be-
gin the manufacture OF the Juel i'm
proved self feed and band cutting
machine.
James Madden: "There goes Bill
Cuppett; often when l see him can't
help thinking how Bill used to stand
by the grasshopper sufferers, and al
ways seemed to have dollar when
the boys were hard up"
Mike Nelson has not forgotten how
to tell good story yet. He is get
ting up patent that will make Edi-
son ancient In progress. When Mike
gets under head-way he will pass a
bolt of lightning.
Rev. d. S. Guinter closed his pro-
tracted meeting at East Sioux Falls
last Friday and called on the LEADER
Saturday. He stated that his labors
had resulted in great good aud that
his meetings we're well attended and
pronounced the best ever held there.
He left for Sioux City Saturday after
noon. where he began revival meet
ing Monday night.
Itmust have been Geo. Luther and
his fish pole on Tuesday, that called
down the wrath OF old boreas, whu,
rather than not carry out the ground
hogs predictions. ssia give sweet
spring slap in her charming sweet
face, mustered his waning powers and
came down from his ice bound home
to sweep budding spring backward
and proclaim his evil power 1t was
terrible gale. The storm had passed
by Tuesday morning and the wind
had gone to it's pent up aeolian home
to dance in glee over the wreck and
ruin caused by Its mighty power.
Anderson Bros. have com menced
the erection of second story to their
large furniture warerooms OH Main
street. The second story will be 22x75,
same size as the first. An elevator
and other modern improvements will
be added. The building when COM
pleted will be one of the finest furni-
ture establishments in the valley, and
the LEADER is happy in recording the
prosperity of Anderson Brothers, who
are among our most progressive citi-
zens. Messrs Langmo and Majerus
are doing the joiner and mason nary
work.
0. NJ. IVerson, of Worthing, speak
ing Of Gid Thompson, reminds me of
the time that he and John Isackson
wJre sleeping in shack on the prair-
lie. 1t commenced to rain hard during
the night and the water finely began
to run through the SOD roof. Gid said
to John, ;'lets nail the table oil cloth
to the rafters and that will keep our
bed dry" They did it. Each corner
OF the big oil cloth had nail In it,
and when about half barrel Of water
had collected In the oil cloth and 1t
had bulge on 1t like half moon
the oil cloth pulled through the nails
and scene followed. Gid never drank
any water after that.
Henry Cooper handed us new ad
vertisement this week and said he
wanted to get his business more thor
oughly before the people. We told
| lliuA VlloU WdS hAuu VI OuSlaCos
the LEADER was engaged in, and that
a handsome man with handsome
office and a handsome letter head
must have a handsome new ad, anG
he's got it. Read it and remem bel
that Henry Cooper Is occupying {
room in the old court house in Canton
a building that many Clipped in tt
help build, and when 1t was finished
the good people of Canton felt might.
proud, and never thought that IT.
, then handsome proportions would
ever be disfgured with men droppin,
out of the windows during an unusual
ly heated political debate inside
when presiding officers were nailed u
their chairs TO keep them from leav
ing. Since Mr.. Cooper located within
its classic shades, neace reigneth ant
a sweet spirit OF christian grace ez
, tends throughout this ancient hall O
I Justice. Mr.. Cooper will please ex
, cuse us from mixing up politics an,
religion with his abstract, insuranc
ard money loaning business, but "
can't help thinking Of the good oil,