Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-29

out a quantity of corn in this neigh
borhood with their new ten horse
shelter.
The families of Hans and Sander
Brynjulson enjoyed Christmas eve
around a private Christmas tree at
the old homestead with Grandpa
BrynjulsOn.
Olaf Lorenson and Martin Hotter
spent Sunday with Thorsten and Carl
Hotter of Grand Valley.
l.. f. Knowlton is building a large
barn on his stock farm south of Can
ton.
The swine plague has reduced the
sum total of Riverside porkers to a
mere fraction of their former num-
Der.
Everybody got their corr picked
before the holidays.
Thorsten Hotter has a sample of
corn raised on his Lyman county
ranch that compares very well with
our Lincoln county product.
Ole Dahlen is spending the winter
at the home of Hans Brynjulson.
j. II. Ovre and family entertained
relatives on Christmas day.
Engebret and Carl Hotter returned
last week from a trip to the northern
part of the state where they secured
a nice chunk of farm land. Engebret
left again Friday for Lyman county
to take charge Of their stock ranch
there and expects to remain all win
ter.
Oscar Torland who will be remem-
bered as a former resident here, is
down from north Dakota to spend
the winter. Oscar has several times
crossed the broad waters of the At
lantic to visit his parental home in
old Norway and on his last trip, they
tell us, Norway yielded one of her
fair daughters to the adventurous
| North Dakotan. We are further in
formed that Mrs. Torland will join
her husband there in the spring and
that North Dakota will be their
future home. Here's to Oscar and
his northern bride.
T. Thorstenson. also of North
Dakota, and a son of Mere Thorsten-
son of Highland, is visiting his folks
here. Mr.. Thorstenson has accumu-
lated a large fortune from the abund-
ant of our sister state and
by the charming company in which
he arrived, well, a bachelors
trials are manifold and over Jordan
are joys untold.
Some of our young folks attended
the party at Strands Tuesday night.
We enjoyed a brief chat with our
old friend Gilbert Gudmunson the
other day. Gilbert arrived last week
from North Dakota to visit relatives
here, and gives a glowing account of
the country and it's future industrial
possibilities.
Lars Knudson invited his neigh
bors over for an evenings visit Tues
day and proved himself a very pleas
ant entertainer.
Hans B%rynjulson marketed a guam
tity Of wheat this week.
The Grand Valley Chris tmas pro-
gram at the school house Monday
night was well rendered and on the
beautiful Christmas tree were pres
ents for old and young.
Faith In God.
Grandpa Sears called at the Leader
office Tuesday, December 26, and
handed the following expressive bit
of blank verse, composed by him that
morning and dictated to his grand
daughter, Mrs. Smith. Grandpa
Sears was 100 years old last June
and the grand old man seemed as
as a boy when he handed the
little envelope to the editor. He
wants a few copies printed to send to
friends to prove his faith in Re
leemer at the age of 100 years:
SENTIMENTS OF Z. C. SEARS
I'm coins home. I'm going home
To a city that's out OF sight.
hen viii I tell to Others round
What q dear Saviour I have found.
viii pclnt them to the Lamb OF God
And say behold the way to God.