Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13

itude to the Ancient Order United
Workmen and kind friends who as
sisted us in our recent bereavement.
j. G. LITTLE M FAMILY.
John A. Wallquist won a box of
cigars at Becker's last week, but he
never showed up at the LEADER Of
flee.
Judge Kennedy will begin an action
against the Hudson saloons and their
bondsmen for "a, 900 in behalf of Mrs.
Leslie Lowell.
Mesdames Linn and Thorson, at
the home of the former, entertained
a company of their friends on Tues
day afternoon of this week.
The ladies' aid society of the M. e.
church gave a delightful social at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Straw
Wednesday evening.
That big doll and sewing machine
in Chraft & Hansen's window is a de-
lightful attraction for the little girls,
and how they admire it and then
think.
.Halvor Helgerson of Lyon county,
was among our welcome visitors this
week and advanced his subscription
three years. Mr.. Helgerson reports
prosperity and peace on his side OF the
river.
Grain is moving again and the cat
tie and the hog market is looking up,
but prices are not steady yet. The
grain market must remain reasonably
firm as there is no surplus grain in
this country.
Freeman MadoIe came in from Ly-
man county last Sunday as n Of the
escort to the remains of his old friend,
Richard Edwards. Freeman is doing
well out in Lyman and his Canton
friends will be glad to know it.
A. g. Larson of Colman dropped in
to see the editor before returning
home and advanced his subscription a
couple of years. Mr.. Larson is a very
successful contractor and builder at
Colman and owns a fine farm close to
that town.
Judge and Mrs. H. H. belong leave
for Wetmore, Kansas, this week, and
will be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Parcels for sometime, and will also
visit other relatives down there.
They expect to be absent until the
first Of March.
DR.. and Mrs. Payson-Broad of Bos-
ton, Mass, spoke on Home Missions
at the Congregational church last
Monday afternoon and evening. Fine
audiences turned out and all we're
pleased. Rev. Thrall, state superin-
tendent of Home Missions presided.
The 6remen and their friends to
the number of nearly four hundred
filled the armory Wednesday night
and danced and made merry and had
a glorious time, 1t was one of the
most successful balls. ever given by
the firemen and every fireman did his
best to make their guests feel at
home.
The hard times social given by the
Epworth League at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. W. J.. Byrnes Wednesday
evening, was a pleasant and a very
enjoyable affair. Mrs. Van Fleet won
first prize, for ladies, a fine candle
stick, and Myron Dunlep, first prize
for gentlemen, a beautiful hammer.
Receipts were S7.l5.
The LEADER would like to see the
Hotchkiss orchestra furnish music
for all home dances because our
home orchestra is equal to any that
comes here, and many of the best dan
GERS say the HotchkiSs orchestra is
really better and furnished better
music than any high priced outfit
that comes here.
The regular services will be held at
the Methodist Episcopal Church next
Sunday. Preaching in the morning
at 1890 followed by Sunday School at
IL m In the evening at 7:30 the
fourth and last of the sermons in the
series on Christian Socialism will be
given. The subject will be "IS Christ
ian Socialism Practicable?" Epworth
League at $50 and Junior League at
3 p. M. You are most cordially vel
coined at all services.
The Diligent Dozen and G. G. C's.
were guests of the G. G. Club last Sat
urday% afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Linn. They were welcomed by a
graceful speech by the president,
Mrs. Kennedy, after which she an
nOunced the program would consist of
selections from Robert Burns, music,
r%ecitations and sketches from life, all
of which were beautifully rendered
and greatly enjoyed. Later a lunch
was served. Mesdames Bennett, Ru-
dolph, Cassill, Pickett and Linn be-
ing hostesses on this occasion.
D. F. Frame will leave for Oklahoma
next Tuesday and will be accompan-
led by his brother, John. of Cooper,
Iowa, and his brother David of Blue
Mound, Wisconsin, who D. F. has not
seen for "a years. The brothers go to
Jennings, where they will visit and
spend Christmas with a brother-in-
law, Isaac Reinhart, and later visit IN
other brother-in-law, David Green, in
the same state. There are two other
brothers in California, but they will
not be in Oklahoma during the visit
of the Canton member OF the family
and his brothers. The LEADER
wishes Mr.. Frame a very pleasant