Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
Out Among the Farmers.

Out Among the Farmers.
Otto Hervig is an excellent driver,
a delightful companion and a great
lover of coffee as we shall demonstrate
before closing this item. He and the
writer took a trip out into Grant
township the other day for a visit
| with the old timers.
One of the handsomest homes we
saw on the trip, was the old Wiggin
homestead. Everything indicated a
love for the beautiful. We saw Frank
| Wiggin for a moment and then drove
west. That section of Lynn town
ship indicates that nearly all the
farmers are enjoying the comforts OF
men who have been very successful
in the business of farming.
The Osborn, Todd, Knowlton, Will
liams, Boutwell,, Wood, and Kuhns'
| farms are all under thorough cultiva-
tion. We found the genial AL Kuhns
at home and with him was Yves
Wood. We set up the cigars as AL
said he hadn't had a smoke that
morning. We drove south and west
passing the comfortable homes OF
Sam, Ole and John Ness, and a little
farther we came to the fine farms OF
Ole Nelson, Severt Hanson, Knut
Nelson and FL. II. Stubstein, and just
across the road from the Stubstein
farm, comes the 400 acre farm OF A.
X. Fodness in Grant township. Then
turning south we stopped for a mo-
ment at the cosy home of Louis Lar
son, one Of the early settlers OF Grant,
who joins farms with Ole Gedsted.
! Across the road we strike the cor ner
of Delaware township, n OF The best
in the county.
The first house we came to was
that of Melvin Sundvold, a bright,
pleasant and agreeable young gentle
man, who was recently married to
Miss Tilda Skie. We journeyed south
observing with pride the handsome
homes along that township line. Elk
Sheriff Smoker has n of the most
pleasant of the many nice homes in
that section, and the homes OF An
drew, Lewis and Ne!s Johnson are
among the best. w. Sorenson has a
fine home and he is also a genial
gentleman. Comrade Smoker Is one
of the standbys of the township. lie
got an ugly wound in the civil war,
still he is as vigorous and active as
any man of so. After leaving Com
rade Smokers we continued south
and west until we halted in front of
the handsome home of John Stephen
son. 1t was about dinner time and
we knew Mrs. Stephenson always
kept lots of nice things for hungry
guests and John himself is n Of the
best entertainers in the township.
An hours rest and a good dinner and
the splendid hospitality of the Steph-
enson home was highly appreciated.
John has one of the best half section
farms in the township and a charm
ing family. His home has all the
comforts that any man car have on
the farm, including a daily mail and
telephone connection with the out
side world.
Time went fast and our road home
was a long one, so we were compelled
to say good by and we started on the
way back. We wanted to call on our
friends Ferd Drey and Luther Whit
low, but got 0n the wrong section
line, and thus missed them. Mr..
Whitlow has of the finest homes
in the county.
Just as we reached the home OF
Melvin Sundvold, Bro. Hervig re-
marked that it was just his time OF
day for a few extra cups Of coffee. We
stopped OF. course, and Mrs. Sundvold
being his niece, he felt at home
enough to say he was hungry for cot
fee. That was enough, and It was
not long until a splendid mid after
noon dinner was on the table. In
the meantime MI. and Mrs. Louis
Larson and Ole Gorder came In and
We all sat down to a feast. Mrs. Sund-
void Is q charming entertainer and
Melvin saw that his guests we're pro-
perly cared for. After Bro. Heryig
had enjoyed his second dinner with
four or five cups OF coffee he conclud-
ed that the trip home would be
pleasant and we started.
II was a very enjoyable outing and
the evidence Of rural wealth and