Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-23
A LEADER DINNER PARTY.
Annual Reunion OF the Leader
Correspondents and a Very
Enjoyable Time.


liable county correspondents as
sembled at the home of the editor
last Saturday at 1870 and at 10 min
utes past one o'clock, the entire par
ty, twelve in all, marched into the
handsome dining room of the Ru-
dolph where preparations for the
feast had been made and around one
big table the genial and jolly crowd
were seated. The party was COM
posed Of Lewis Larson Of Grant, dean
of the staff, Miss Ellen Erickson, Miss
Marie Wilkinson, Miss Carrie Han
son, M iss Gunda Rikansrud, Martin
Hotter, Mrs. Thornton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Millage.
The Merry Widower" Of FairvieW,
and clayton Dots" and Mrs. Arnold,
the Norway, LaValley and 1nwood
correspondents were unable to be pres
ent. The editor and Mrs. Linn and
daughter Jean we're of the party.
The first course consisted Of soup a
la reporter and it was good. During
this course the gentleman from Grant
entertained the staff with a graphic
description of the drowning OF a calf
by d big fish during d spring focd.
This story went all over the United
States and was translated into
French, German and Norwegian.
After soup and the fish story came
a course of Grant grouse and Dayton
duck garnished with Norway nuts
and Fairview frilI, and the hotel chef
did his best to make this course fit
for epicureS. The dean of the staff had
to stand his share of the lively ex-
change of pun and jest that enliv-
ened the dinner hour, but as a story
writer none dare dispute his title so
far.
Some wanted to know if the snuff
and %jackrabbit story in the LEADER
was gospel. The editor said that
Charlie Freeman was willing to back
the authors veracity against Harriet
Beecher Stowe or any other man and
the question was passed.
BY the time the ice cream and cake
was served, the entire staff was ready
to affirm that the Rudolph was the
best hotel in the state and that Col.
McDermott had the handsomest and
best dining room force that ever
whisked ! napkin or presented a per-
fumed menu card.
After dinner the entire party re-
turned to the home Of the editor
where a business meeting was held
which closed with fun, frolic and
music. The after dinner free for all
discussion was the liveliest event in
the history of the LEADER staff.
"Riversider," Grand Valley" the
"Fairview Bachelor" and "Dayton'
were closely pressed by those who
could read their title to ''matrimon-
ial experience" but they held their
own and blushed.
The editor announced that he
would have two prizes for the next
annual reunion, one for a lady and
one for a gent, to be decided by vote,
for those who wrote the best story
during the coming year based on
eternal truth, imagination or dreams.
dayton Gleamings' said that she
had marvellous dreams one in awhile
and felt confident of victory. "River-
slider" said matrimony and love
stories we're favorite themes while
Clayton" and the "Fairview Rache-
lor'' and "Grand Valley" were trying
to think of something that would
even up with "West Canton" and
Grants fish story. Photographer
Muma hurled a few choice express
sions through the screen door and
everybody hurried out into the gar
den where the entire party had their
pictures taken, the single members of
the staff standing with their backs
against a handsome bridal wreath
bush for a background. The snap
shooter said: "Don't smile SO loud"
and he letter 60. He says it's the
handsomest picture he ever took and
it ought to be. Half an hour later
the party disbanded at the LEADER