Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-06-14
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Grant Township.


June IL, 1907.
Several of the ladies in this vicinity
met at X. Gedstad's place last Thurs
day to organize a ladies aid society.
We haven't heard how many charter
members there were but think there
were enough present to start the or
ga~nization in good working order.
Hilda Stubstein, who has been
working at Worthing for some time,
has been quite sick for a week with
the measles, but is up and around
again. Hilda has escaped this disease
until now. 1t is better to be through
with 1t than to have it coming.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Johnson received a
| telephone message Friday from Woon-
socket with the sad news that their
daughter, Mrs. A. Strand was sick
and not expected to live. Mrs. John
son left the same day for Woonsocket.
The Worthing correspondent, who
kindly made mention OF a sheep
deal is entitled to a smoke and we
are willing to set them up. Take
what you want, a cigar or q soft
drink; nothing but soft drinks go in
this kind of weather. The next sheep
goat we get we will have the Worth
ing correspondent examine it with
a glass.
Oliver Opsal had a brother from
Oklahoma out last week for a visit
with him and other relatives in this
county. He reports that frost had
not done as much damage to fruit as
reported in the papers, but the green
bug was playing havoc with small
grain.
Mrs. A.. Skie has been very prov
oked at her web footed poultry late
ly. All her young ducks went over
to a pond the other day and were
drowned, and her young geese have
been dropping off n after another
IN account Of catching cold wading
in the cold water. The last one was
found dead one morning. Mrs. Skie
thinks it got disguised and commit
ted suicide.
Sather & Neuman have been doing
considerable ri Smelling lately.
The old corn is mostly all good. The
coming crop-well, we will tell about
it later. We will not contest for the
LEADER corr prize until fall.
One of Knudt Fodness' little girls
has not been feeling we'll for some
time. 1t was thought best to call a
doctor and DR.. Slaman of Lennox, is
now giving her treatment.
Ole Strand is at work laying a
foundation for a large barn for Rob
Elcock. Rob believes in having every
thing handy about the place.
o. II. Lier and wife gave a party
Tuesday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorson, who left the next morning
l f~r flnir L 1Nnn,n of JIvnrnn Mimi
Those present report a very pleasant
time at Mr.. Lier's. Mr.. Thorson is
is one OF the county commissioners of
Rock county.
Quite a number from around here
went to Canton last week to be pres
emit at the letting of the proposed
ditch contract, but as the commits
Sioners did not receive any bids the
contract was not let at that time.
Tina Lier went to Canton a week
ago to get relief for some trouble with
her tonsils. DIR. Stevenson cut them
out, and she is feeling well at pres
emit.
We heard a steamboat whistle to-
ward Worthing this morning. 1t is
probably some boat in service be-
tween WortiIing and Sioux City, OF it
might have been the Leader CORE
spondent blowing off steam.
N. o. Nelson expects to leave for
Northfeld, Mimi, Tuesday, June II.
He Is a delegate to the U. N. Synod.
We are out of material and the
roads are too bad to go to town. Peo-
pie are slow in giving any Jews and
our pencil is about gone. We would
like to see Grant township represent
ed in the LEADER, but are willing to
leave the field open for anybody who
has more time than we have. We
have had lots Of amusement out of it.
L. L.
Supplies are on the way, Brother,
by steamboat. Don't be discouraged.
Keep pegging away. You can't afford
to take a vacation until you present
the Worthing correspondent with a
goat. Ed.