Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-07

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benefit.
The Augustana Art Exhibition "a
a great success.
Fishermen are GREETING all the fish
they can carry home.
Ed. Warner was a Sioux City visit
or the first Of the week.
Wanted -Matron at Hospital, In
quire OF sherman & Roche,
Many beautiful new homes will be
built this summer in Canton.
Q. II. Lybarger's 9 cent sale is
still running and he has some very
good articles for that price.
Carl Moe, Hudson's popular young
druggist and Louie Dokken of Hud-
son spent Sunday in Canton.
B. S. Summerwill came home from
Mapleton, Iowa Wednesday night af-
ter a few days visit with his family.
According to the late returns a new
black cloud was seen meandern' "a
round the streets Of Canton Thursday.
viii Tank is in Chicagoon business.
The b. M. T.. G. Club met with La
Val Byrnes last Monday night. The
boys had a great time.
The Eastern Star met last Wednes
day night and held imitation for new
members. A most excellent luncheon
was served and an all around good time
had by all present.
Mrs. Montgomery is in Chicago
this week preparing for her spring
Millinery trade. Mrs. Montgomery
always gets the best styles the city
affords for her customers.
j. A. Benz's delivery pony viii run
away no more. Last Monday in a run
away the pony suffered a fall and died
of internal injuries. John will have
to look up a new pony with not quite
so much ambition to runaway.
B. S. Summerwill left Sunday for
Mapleton, Iowa where Mrs. Summer
will and son William are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Summerwill's par
ents. Little William is quite i'll.
Mr.. Hans. Hanson and family Of
Meckling, S. D. arrived last Thursday
for a visit with his father II. Hanson
and sister Carrie of this city, and al
so friends and relatives in and around
Canton.
P. S. Pickett and brother Of Rock
Rapids left for points in Texas and
the south to be absent for a few weeks.
Messrs. Pickett plan some on visiting
Panama and viewing the great canal
before returning.
Mayor Tank and Charles Seely left
Sunday for Chicago where they will
buy their Spring goods" These
gentlemen have one of the best cloth
ing stores in South Dakota and their
goods are always the latest in models
for the good dresser.
"kindling" that played at the
Kennedy Opera House last Saturday
night was an attraction worth going
miles to see. The acting OF Miss
Sarah Padden was most excellent and
a treat to Canton Theatre goers.
The firm of Anderson & Skorheim
are having the inside Of their fruit
store remodeled. The room will be
much larger and will have a steel
ceiling with many other improve
meDts. 1t is good to see these two
young gentlemen push along in the
progressive line.
Otis Knutson and David Tetlie, two
Canton boys who are attending St.
Olaf's college at Mortified, Minnesota
are with the St. Olaf Band that is
touring this part of the country. The
boys left the band at Lennox Monday
and came to Canton to visit a day
and joined the band here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Adams, par
ents of Express Agent S. P. Adams of
this city. departed for their home In
Missouri, after several weeks visit
with their son and wife here. Mrs. S.
P. Adams accompanied the old folks
as far as Council Bluffs, where she
will remain for a short while visiting
her parents.
William Corson was the most dis
tressed man in all the world last Sun
day. William or "Billy'' you know
is city weighmaster and last Sunday
morning he was found raving and
walking the street In front of his
office, calling all the Gods for succor.
M. A. Johnson happened along and
offered to assist Billy in his search for
something. They both searched high
and in fact broke up some expensive
furniture In their search, but with no
avail. Finally giving up they went
into the city scales Office and NJ. A..
johnson found what Billy had been
looking for in Billy own coat pocket.
They were Billy's keys.
A quorum Of the city dads assemb-
led on Saturday evening for the tran
saction of regular business, In view of
the fact that 1t would be impossible e
to meet with the necessary number
on Tuesday evening Of this week, tn e
regular night. Routine business was
gone over, bills allowed, and monthly
reports examined and approved. Mes
Sis. DOkken and Morgan Of the Sioux