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:-:. %-mw' THE CHHTON LEADER ARTHUR LINN, Editor and Proprietor Tbe state Is growing pretty fast but not as fast as the increased demands for appropriations for public Institu tions. Taxes are high enough, too blgh in fact, and it will be wise to go slow. B. O. Scbaber, editor of the Hud sonite, has been elected second vice president of tbe State Press Associa tion. The selection is a good one and no newspaper man in tbe state is more deserving of recognition than Bro. Schaber. Bro. Sturges of the Beresford Republic was elected treas urer and will keep tbe funds safe for the boya There is no more use for a ''bug house" in this state than tbere is for any other scheme to bleed the tax payers. Cut out the rum curse and "bug house" candidates will disap pear. There are not many anyway and when one grows up from the sa loon send him to the Insane Asylum, where a "bug house" ward can be provided at small expense. §k* Post Department Commander T. C. ff^DeJean has kindly furnished the pMpS LEADER JfYom Information It seems that the legislature is about to divide the state Into two congressional districts, and It Is a sensible move on the part of the lawmakers. Tbe proposed di vision would include Pierre in the western or second district and thus bring Martin and Mr. Burke Into the same district. What if it does? No man has a patent right on a seat °in congress from South Dakota, and un der the primary every man who so desires can jump Into the ring and proclaim his desires. With two con gresslonal districts all interests would receive fair play and no man should objeet to a division. Divide the state by all means. ,, President Elect Taft- has accom plished a great work in tbe Southern S 8tates through his social visits among -!"a people who thought that the South had no olalm upon a republican ad ministration. The big, genial, broad minded Taft has shown in many ways that the people of the south have just much share in the government un der a republican as under a democra tic administration, and the old de mocratic—slavery prejudice will grad ually disappear until the R6M south will no longer be counted a unit before election. Those~*possum dinners did much to convince the south that President Taft was big enough, to represent them all. Representative Cable of this county /has a bill before the legislature "Pro %hlbitlng and making it a misde meanor for any offioer to create a de- flclency." Such a law will save thou sands of dollars to the state every §Jjjrear and It should be passed. Every §g£hs«d of a state Institution should realize that to go beyond his appro priation is a violation oftbe spirit of the law that made the appropriation. ^Creating or permitting a deficiency k&M* heads of institutions or boards of loontrol should be stopped. Such of- Octal-misconduct means an open door to waste and extravagance and a string to bleed the state. Mr. Cable's Mil Is one of the most important be fbre the law makers and its passage ^and approval will save the taxpayers 'thousands of dollars every year. iin iliiuBii ,'jyy i*W with a report of the proceed- SfCr-n »g» of the 25th annual encampment VVr* of the G. A. R. held at Hot Springs last June. The volume contains fine portrait* of Comrades Clark. DeJean, Paokard, Howard and Andrews. The proceedings vyere officially reported MP by Mn. Alice B. Muller of Sioux Falls one of the most competent steno graphers in tbe .state. Even Senator Kittrede's best friends must admit that he was not big enough to retire from the senate without showing bitterness over de feat and a lack of manly consideration for the rights of others more fortu nate and more favored of the people. When any public official forgets the power of tbe people and neglects their rights In defense of corporate Interests, his days are numbered. Not only is this true of Kittredge but every other official who follows him must remember the lesson. National Committeeman Thomas Thorson and Mrs. Thorson leave next Sunday for Washington to take part in the grand inaugural ceremonies which will culminate in the retire ment of President Roosevelt and the beginning of President Taft's term. It will be the greatest popular de mnnstration ever witnessed In Wash ington and the blue and the gray are to march with their old battle flags, a glorious evidence that there is no longer a north or a south in the broad est meaning of national union. Sows For Sale* On acoocmt of the storm J. J. fan has postponed his pedigree .land China brood sow sale, to Feb. S a a a 1 1 a D.« commencing at 1:30 ,v*.: 1«... P«bUc Sale. ttie public sale of |B. O. 41 miles southwest of sArfrrlssr, ft miles northwest of Hud Tniilsj, ltfe, 2S, '09. 14 and all term ssessesHsssr. [»«SS33^ ICorrespondence Lincoln. Feb. 16, 1909. Chauncy and John Lukken, two of our handsome, progressive young farmers, shipped a car of cattle to Chicago last week and got a good price for them. Knute Lenna, who was one of the earliest settlers out this way, but moved to Tennesee years ago, is back in good old Lincoln county and will make his future home here. Mrs. KafTar will build a tine ham in the spring and together with other improvements will make the KafTar farm one of the most desirable in the county. Mrs. Kaffar is a woman of fine Judgment and has managed her farm with great ability for years. The genial and always happy Tom Renli visited Canton Saturday. Miss Emma Selom, one of Lincoln county's best teachers, visited at the family home Sunday. Silas Millage and Ole Tuntland went down to Beresford for the mail Saturday, as the rural route carriers have been unable to show up since the blizzard. Uncle Sam ought to furnish his mail men witli snow shoes. Alma Nelson returned from Meres ford where she had been visiting with her cousin. The stork visited the home of Mr. Rusteu and left a tine boy recently. Josephine Wallem is visiting her brother Osmund in Lake county. Lewis Mlllage sold a nice bunch of young cattle to Will Sorenson last Wednesday for $3.26. Mrs. Sanford and children, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mlllage, visited at her brother-in-law's near Beresford last week and then departed for her home In Washington. Ole'Tuntland's buggy was mixed up with a blizzard or some other sort of trouble breeder and his groceries were badly demoralized but he tixed things up and went home whistling the "Sweet Time to Come." Gilbert Thompson was one of the first daring youths to venture out over the snow drifts from this section and get some mail at Canton. When Gilbert has to stay at home on ac count of storms you can mark it down ID the family prayer book that no one is moving in the county, not even Austin Tuntland. John Kaffar was over at Worthing tbe first of the week on business. I am going to send these items by wireless to Worthing and if they get through you may expect to hear from me again. Fall-view. February 11, 1909. [Too late for last week.] Ole Peterson is home from his trip to Minneapolis. A large crowd attended the concert and basket social given by tbe band boys Wednesday evening. The pro ceeds amounted to $47.90, and tbis of course made the band boys smile. Mr. Kenison and daughter Nora were Hudson visitors Saturday. A. G. Pond, who has been so ser iously sick during tbe past week is much better at this writing. L. E. Brant went up to Harrisburg Friday. Misses Elsie Knutson, Frances Ver milya, Marie Wilkinson and Marie and Alfa Hanson attended tbe teach ers' meeting in Hudson Saturday. Mr. Stoughten whose home is in Iowa, has been visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Manning. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Peterson are Re joicing over the arrival of a baby boy who gladdened their home last Thurs day. Tilton Hanson, Henry Amunson and Floyd Schoen were Canton visi tor last Sunday. During the sickness of Mr. Pond Mr. Harris of Sioux Falls has charge of tbe FairvleW drug store. Mr. Benz of Canton was in Fair view on business Monday. We, of Fairview, are all rejoicing over the nice weather after tbe re cent blizzard which kept all of us in doors. In wood. Feb- 14th' 1909- Rev. J. H. Bohen from Canton preached in the Lutheran church Sunday morning. Miss Kate Flanagan from Chicago is here visiting her brother M. J. Flanagan. Miss Nellie May Brown and Mr. Guy E. Smith were married at the home of the bride's parents last Wed nesday. Tina and Sam Ulrickson who drove over from Canton on the 5th of Feb ruary to visit with L. Sivesind and family, returned home the following Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Iverson went to Chicago last week. F. Foes'returned home last Thurs day from Colorado where he had been visiting bis sister, Mrs. George Lar son. The Lutheran Mission band, held a basket social the sixth of February and they served lunch before and after thf baskets were sold. O. J. was' the auctioneer. 874.00 and a large crowd was psesent. after the bai Erlckson was wsawcen in The snow storm we bad last Tues day left many big snow drifts around farm buildings and it looks as If we *&* .. '"U U'll'i.," had moved to^laska. Lars Lofsgaard has sold his farm to D. Bahnson for #98 per acre. Mr. Lofsgaard and family go to Clayton county where he has purchased a big ger farm. They leave this month for their new home. The Farmers' Institute last week wa» not what it should have bten on account of the snow fall, because the farmers had too much shoveling to do at home to attend the Institute. We hope the LEADER will arrive by the rural mail carrier the next time he comes this way, or perhaps we will have to travel afoot to Can ton to get it. It's hard to tell now adays what will happen. Fairview. Feb. 9, to 15, 1909. The snow storm of Monday evening the eigth was a bad one. Every body got caught In the blizzard going home from the sale at George Johnson's Monday evening. Tuesday morning the paths between dwelling houses and barns had to be shoveled, the snow being 8 feet in places. The wind sent the snow Hying through the air and it was an all day's strug gle for people to get their chores done and get in fuel for the stoves. Wed nesday was a clear cold day and peo ple started to talk over the phones again and wonder about the mall carriers. Thursday was a mild day and the water was running from the roofs which helped to shrink and sink the immense snow drifts. Towards evening our boys started the phones to enquire if the mail carriers had come. The second important ques tion was "Tobak laus-"' Eg og "To bak laus" er du. Friday was a cold still day and as it was reported that mail carriers could not get through, Some of our Doy3 made up their minds that they could and must get the mail. David Sorum cut across the hills passing by the snow drifts, evi dently making a turn now and then to escape them. He boarded the noon train at Fairview for Canton, returning in the afternoon with both his own mail and his neighbors, which was both a brave and kind act. Louis Dokken was also brave enough to go down to Hudson on horseback on Friday evening for the mail. Louis and the broncho made tbe snow drifts pretty well, only in one place where the snow nerly cov ered the animal in struggling to get out. Then he got one of his hind feet up in the stirrup. Louis moved as though to get off and he said to the broncho, if you're going to get on I guess I'll get off," but Louis stayed in spite of everything, and brought the mail home bright and early. Jimmy Hanson from Fairview, was shoveling his way out to the Falde school house Friday evening. He got through O. K. and the school ma'am got to town safely. On Saturday the roads were so that people could drive to town and the mail carriers also came. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Erikson of In wood visited at Torkel Rikansrud's all week during the storm, being snow bound until Friday. Andrew Marken is under the doc tor's care at a Sioux City hospital. J. A. Beu/^nd Sam Ulrikson of Canton attended the sale at George Johnson's Monday. Andrew Quien'sbaby who has been quite ill is improving. Ivar Rise while in company with Pete Holmes returning home from Fairview Saturday evening fell out of the wagon and broke bis arm above the elbow. Dr, Wendt of Canton was calledx Anton Bakke has accepted a posi tion as cook for the Overseth Bros, at Fairview. Anton is handy and can mix anything from pancakes to 'Tom and Jerry." Mrs. George Johnson spent three days at Hudson having dental work by Dr. Kline. If the corn husking machine which has been under construction for some time should turn out to be an air ship, an expedition will be fitted out to experiment with. The inventor will not go along as he is over in Nor way and wouldn't like to see his name in print yet. Tbe expedition crew will consist of the following: Miner, as manager the Merry Wid ower, marshal Anton, cook and waiter the Fairview Bachelor, scribe and reported Edwin, local photo grapher Gunnel as soloist Emma as accompanist Gust will blow the slide trombone, and Lewis will scrape the fiddle. A few other passengers will be admitted and won't there be a jolly time on board? Quite a nutaber of the young peo ple from here went down to Hudson Thursday. Some went down to have Dr. Kline pull their wisdom teeth, some took in the masqurade, others tried to put out the elevator fire down there as the grain was still on The sewing society which was to have met with Mrs. Rosen Engebret son last Wednesday, was postponed on account of the weather and roads. Miss Elsie Knutson spent Sunday in Canton. St. Valentine's day was not much observed here as we could not get to town after valentines and we didn't get our mail or have any way to send it so we will try to make use of the last day in February which is just as appropriate for sending them as the fourteenth of the month. Now don't forget you have the rest of the month to reoeive in and it you send any hideous ones, you will surely get »»&*»•*»»»*** WP'-J Clarence Oliver marketed several loads of hogs last week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Warner were visitors at Roy Millage's recently. Mrs. C. D. Moore retnrned from Yankton, Friday. We understand she got as far as Halvor Lee's and was snow bound there for a couple of days until the road was opened. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallace are at Hot Springs for a while. The basket social at the school house was well attended Friday night and was a success in every way. The program was well rendered and then Ed Zinner took charge. The bidding was lively and the baskets sold well. Abovt $24 was realized which will be used for some much needed furniture for the school house. Miss Anderson, the teacher, desires to thank Ed Zinner, the accomplished auctioneer, a(fd all who helped to make the affair so pleasant and profitable. Wonder whats the matter with the gallant young men of West Canton. A lonely young lady at the basket social Friday night waited in vain for some nice young man to escort her home. We have been getting our mail in the old fashioned way The storm last week piled up snow around groves and yards so that in places the drifts looked like the Rocky mountains and made a lot of work shoveling to open up for the stock to get around. For several days men and teams have been at work opening up the roads and in places it is im passable yet. The mail was blockaded last week and the mail carrier was only able to get half way around on his route once and some of the boys met him and helped to deliver the mail the other half of the route. Haldan Odegaard and Elling John son boarded the train at Worthing Friday bound for Lennox the roads were impassable. Some of the young people were un able to make good their appointments Saturday evening. We feel sorry for them but the other party ought to take impossibilities in consideration. Gilbert Johnson has been doing considerable watch repairing of late and enjoys the work and in order to be prepared for all emergencies re cently ordered and has just received a full set of tools and a fine cabinet. The cabinet and tools cost something like $75. Here is success to you Gil bert. A new. member has been added to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skie. Andrew claims he is a Taft re publican. A young miss h&s just been enrolled in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Fodnes. Miss Thea Gedstad has been stay ing at Sioux Falls for a week. Ole Strand has been busy of late re pairing broken wind mills. Ole has made himself a pair of skies and he gets around on top of the snow quite lively. We haven't heard of any one seeing the ground hog lately. A card from George Randolph says he is having a good time and the weather is tine and it looks like the month of April tbere in Bridgeport, Conn. Melvin Sundvold has invested in a small bunch of thoroughbred Short Horn cattle. We send best regards to George Randolph from the young folks out here. They are looking for a wedding (notation from the east. Some of the boys hare their corn ready to be sent to the County Super intendent to be scored and of course are anxious about results. The boys can't expect to be experts in corn raising the first year, but the boys have taken great pains in raising their corn and are keeping an ey& open for a prize. Here is good luck artsss?^:.- Royetl Baking Powder Ibsolutely Ture Renders the food more wholesome and su perior in lightness and flavor. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. them back by return mail if you send them to THE JOKER. West Canton. Feb. 17. Shoveling snow Is in order at the present time. Mrs. Hilton of Hudson, v^ited at E. E. Osvog's and YV. L. Millage's last week. since the storm, by going after it. Miss Mary Knutson is visiting her brother K. L. Grant Township. February 17, 1909. Bob Crusoe of Lynn deserves credit for being the only one able to get news items sent in for last week's LEADER. Oscar Gedstad was one of the many who were snow bound in fianton for two days last week. to you boys. Last Sunday the snow drifted bad ly and tilled in the roads which had been opened and Monday we had to get out and plunge through the snow again. Some of the tenants around here expect to move the first of March and have considerable hauling to do—a difficult proposition. Miss Teressa Noethlich has been at Andrew Skie's place for some time helping with some extra work. It must be long days for some who expect a bushel of heartbreaking val entines and the mail carrier not able to get around. Miss Anna Gunderson has taken a vacation from her duties in the hotel at Worthing and is at present visit ing with Mrs. H. Odegaard. Our mail was shipped to Worthing in big bundles Monday and Tapper Brothers went up and secured it. Everybody was willing to help dis tribute it. K. O. Gedstad sold a bunch of cat tle recently and was lucky enough to get them delivered just before the storm. Miss Blanche Larson is helping Mrs. Emil Aulwes for a few days. Pete Peterson, one of our dashing young bachelors who did not yield to the matrimonial chances last year, was out Thursday to help open the roads and stopped at Lewis Larson's to rest up before taking another dive at the snow drifts. Miss Minnie Stubstein was a pas senger on the train from Worthing to Canton Wednesday returning the same day. Tapper Brothers are getting things in shape to move to Grant county. Fairview. M«s. M. B. Thomas of Vermillion was a guest at the King home last week. A. G. Pond is able to be down town again after a two weeks' severe ill ness. On account of bad roads Rev. Figles found it impossible to drive from Hudson to Fairview Sunday, so there wasn't any church but Sunday school was held as usual. Dr. Wendt of Canton was in Fair view on professional business Tues day. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Hillesland of In wood visited at the Johnson home a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Harris have re turned td their home in Sioux Falls after a two weeks' stay in Fairview, Mr. Harris having had charge of the drug store during the sickness of Mr. Pond. Misses Ollie and Nora Kenison went down to Hudson last week. Miss Ollie is clerking in Waterbury's store there. The Ladies Aid society met at the home of Mrs. Lien last Thursday afternoon. Gail Bartholomew has tbe mumps. The entertainment and basket social which was given by the Fair view school Friday evening was a de cided success. Everyone seemed to enjoy the program after which Ira Grunibum auctioned off the baskets. The proceeds amounted to fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents and tbe patron age given was highly appreciated. Canton Township. Feb. 18, 1909. We have been snowed in, with the rest of the people, and have just dug out. F. L. Nims is mourning the loss of his terrier "Trixie," who was run ov er by the cars a week ago. Every one thought her too quick to get caught, but the smartest sometimes goes that way. This District is having a vacation owing to the deep snow, and sickness in some ot the families who have children going to school. Richard and Mable Zimmerlie, were quite sick the last of the week but was feeling bet ter Wednesday. G. W. Dixon, shipped his cattle to Sioux City Monday night, and helped to make up a big train of fat c4ttle. Johnson, Glaetlie and Skartvedt, were the others who shipped at the same time. F. L. Nims attended the Johnson sale near Fairview Monday, and pur chased one of the horses weighing over sixteen hundred. The price paid for the animal compared with its weight. F. Nims and A. Arnold went to Harrisburg on the noon train Tues day to attend a farm sale near that city. The train was an hour late go ing up and two hours late in the eve ning, so they, were late all around. Dell Arnold had a strenuous time of It, taking Miss Bucheister out to .. her school Sunday afternoon. The roads were drifted all the way, and when he got near Selom's he got Into adrift the horses couldn't pull him through, so he left Miss Uuchelster at Selom's and Henry Johnson came af ter her. G. W. Dixon returned from his trip to Sioux City, Tuesday evening, tired, but relieved to think his cattle were disposed of before another storm came Little Walter Ellis was quite sick for a few days last week with a bad cold, but a doctor couldn't get to him, so home remedies cured him. If you have house.to trade for some good land see II. A. WILKINSON. io t.f. Don't forget the great Inaugural home talent entertainment at the opera house March. Miss Florence Searles returned home Tuesday after a visit of several weeks at Sioux Falls and Crooks. Miss Nora Oliver went to Sioux Falls Tuesday to spend a few days. State Treasurer Johnson returned to Pierre Thursday, after attending to considerable business in Canton and down at Fairview. The editor of the LEADER left for PiCrre Thursday to attend a meeting of the Soldiers Home board, called to select a new commandant for the Home, vice Dudley deceased. The G. G. C. club was entertained by Miss Marjorie Clark Tuesday even ing. Miss Ora Laxson of Earlville, Iowa, was a guest of the club. Miss Laxson is a cousin of Miss Maude Lewis. Thursday noon at the Congrega tional parsonage Rev. Geo. S. Evans officiating, Mr. Orlin B. Peters of Cherokee, Iowa, and Miss Irma Straw of Canton were married. QAt the Methodist Episcopal Church next Sabbath the subject of the Pas tor's morning sermon will be "Christ ianity the Religion of the Spirit." In the evening the sermon will be upon Rom. 8:9. A most cordial invitation to attend is extended to all who do not worship elsewhere. Morning worship at 10:30 evening at 7:30. Sunday School at 12 noon. Epworth League at ti:30 p. m. inaugural Kiiturtaiuinent. A tine entertainment will be given at the opera house in this city on the evening- of March 4th, under the management of Company E, 4tli Regt. Inft., S. D. N. G. The Apollo orches tra will furnish the leading musical parts. There will also be solos by Miss Bergstrom and others, and reci tations by Mrs. Hattie Hood and others. A complete program has not been arranged but the entertainment will be one of the best ever presented In this city. The program will be published later. Auction Sale. Ole Grevlos will have an Auction Sale of personal property on the Ole Nordlie farm near Moe on Thursday, March 4. Sale begins at 1 p. m. He will sell horses, cattle, hogs, machin ery, chickens, and other things.- J. .T. Steensland will be the auctioneer and K. E. Jacobson, clerk. Auction Sale Postponed. The Auction of Richard Ainsworth, announced for Feby. lltli, hasf been postponed to February 22. Bills will be issued giving particulars. Auction Sale. W. E. Potter of Dayton township, will hold a Public Auction at his farm one and a half miles south of Dayton Hall and one half mile west and five and one half miles north of Canton on Friday February 26, 1909, sale beginning at 10 a. m. He will sell horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, ma cbinery and household goods. Free lunch at noon. Auction Sale. Owing to the big storm on Feby. 10, the Auction Sale announced by An ton Nakling and Peter Johnson was postponed from Feby. 10 to Saturday Feby. 20, when the sale will begin at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, with free lunch at noon. The sale takes place at the old Dayton Hall farm. There will be sold 7 head of horses, 31 head of cattle, 17 hogs, a large quantity of machinery, seed corn, potatoes, 130 chickens and household goods. Cols. Repp and Bodie will be the auction eers. J. V. Conklin, clerk. Remem ber the date, Saturday Feby. 20, at 10 a. m. A pill in time that will save nine is Rings Little Liver Pill. For bilious ness, sick headache constipation. They do not gripe. Price 25c. Sold by Sherman & Roche. A Tbe Youth's Companion in 190tt The amount of good readiug given to subscribers to The Youth's Com panion during the year is indicated by the following summary of contents for this year: 2000 ONE-MINUTE STORIES Inimitable Domestic Sketches, Anec dotes, Bits of Humor, and Selected Miscellany. The Weekly Health Article, the Weekly Woman's Article, Timely Editorials, etc. A full description of the current fblume will be sent with sample cop ies of the paper to any address on re quest. The new subscriber .who at once sends $1.75 for a year's subscrip tion will receive free Tbe Companion's new Calendar for 1909, "In Grand mother's Garden," lithographed in thirteen colors. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION. 144 Berkeley St. Boston, Mass. The LZADCB only S1.50 a year. mmms. BERRY BROS. SUIT AND SKIRT Will be Held 25.26, 27. During this sale we will have the largest line of tailor made suits and skirts shown in Canton. .: t£S22SS2 After the sale we return all suits not sold, so there will be no big profit prices, and you will have a chance to see a large assortment.