Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-01-23
or Sale by John Andersen & Sons

1ne ladleS AID society OF u NJ. n.
church gave Of their enjoyable,
satisfactory teas at the parsonage or
Wednesday evening. 1t was we'll at
tended and the receipts were over
Sl4.OO.
The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet
with Mrs. Thos. Rood on Friday after
noon which fact in itself is proof
positive that twill be a much enjoyed
event as are all similar occasions at
the Rood home. .
The local Rebekahs to the number
OF a dozen persons took the north
bound passenger on Thursday to be
in attendance at the district meeting
of that organization which is being
held at Sioux Falls.
The Y. l.. T. Cs. will meet in regu-
lar session on Monday evening in the
parlors Of the Congregational church.
All members are urged to be present.
The Misses Stephansen vii! enter
tain the club at this meeting.
The Canton boys high school basket
ball team was defeated at Mitchell
last Friday night by a score of % to
Is. From all reports the game was
rough and Canton getting the short
end Of all decisions. Better luck
some other time boys.
Mrs. M. r. Osborn of Washington,
d. c., is a guest at the @. B. Ken
nedy home this week. With her is
little Onika Osborn three months old,
whose mother, a neice of Mrs. Ken
nedy's, recently died. Mrs. Osborn is
taking the little one home with her
to Washington.
The Canton Band boys will give a
concert Thursday evening, February
9Th, and in connection with the event
Manager Campbell will show two
feature films of moving pictures. The
price is rs cents to all and everyone
is cordially invited to come and hear
our home boys in band concert.
The Canton girls basket ball team
played at Alexandria last Saturday
night with the girls Of that little city
and were defeated by a score of 10 to
8. The Canton girls were Handicapped
by the fact that the Alexandria girls
would play without a running center.
This is the first defeat of the Canton
girls this year.
The public sale Of Christ Herbert
held at Rock Rapids Monday was a
big success. $57 per head was the
average on pasture bred hogs while
the best grades brought an even 800
per head. A good many South Da-
kota farmers were in attendance.
The hogs were of the Duroc Jersey
variety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Reynolds leave
today, Friday, for a trip. Mr.. Reyn-
olds first going to Omaha on business.
Mrs. Reynolds. will visit at EVERY,
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs, Smith
and later they will meet at Ames,
Iowa, where they will be guests at
the home of Prof. and Mrs. Roy
Smith.
Judge Cooper IF. J.) is a regular
Home James, Judge now as he is
the distinguished as well as proud
possessor Of a five passenger automo-
bile of the Overland tribe. Floyd
says there isn't room to give all his
friends a ride but he thinks he can
haul them ten at a time until all are
satisfied that he is a proficient ''chof-
fer" and his choice of the many
brands of cars the best.
Pitcher Cy Parkin departed for
Oakland, California, yesterday. He
intends playing ball out in the Coast
league again this season and goes
early to be on the ground, he says.
We rather think there is a stronger
attraction out there for Cy however,
for he has beer uneasy for some time
and we looked for him t. hit the long
overland trail at any time.-Hudson-
lite.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
Ladies Aid Society was held Jan. 9th
at the home of Mrs. Bruce Oliver and
the following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. E, M. Keller,
President; Mrs. Della Ward, Vice
President; Mrs. G. W. Foster, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; Mrs. j. w. Field
man, Chairman of the Work Com
mittee. The next meeting will be
lNoiI +, = 81, $780,. 80 A. ~ "a -
Friday, Jan. %.