Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-06-04
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Grant Township.
June 2, 1909.

Grant Township.
June 2, 1909.
Anon Peterson sold and delivered
a fine horse Friday.
Sam Ness, Andrew Skie and Adolph
Rrand!agen were elected some time
ago to look after the fence around the
church property. They ordered new
material and Friday a large number
of men donated a days work and
helped put the fence up and the
ladies aid furnished the money. The
ladies are doing a grand work.
Henry Lier left Thursday for Min
nesota, where he expects to LOOK
around for a few days.
Since the late rains the drainage
ditch has been running bank full and
quite a few carp came up the canal.
We are reliably informed that a Ger
tain boy in this neighborhood while
doing some fencing the other day got
down in the ditch while trying to
straighten out some wires, when q
monstrous carp came along and tried
to pass between the boys legs. The
boy grabbed the big fellow but was
unable to hold him and In the m1xup
the fish got its big sharp fins fastened
in the seat of the boys pants and
struck out with the boy as a rider.
The boy screamed murder every time
he got his head above the water, and
neighbors came running to find out
the trouble. They saw the big fish
rushing up the canal and the boy on
it's back and they ran along hoping to
save the boys life. The fish evident
ly struck its snout against a rock for
It suddedly stopped It's mad dash to
wards Lennox and stuck it's head up
for air. The boy had q hammer In
his hand when he first encountered
the fish but was too frightened to
drop it during the struggle In the
water and when the fish needed
air the boy just hit the big scaly head
a belt with the hammer and his life
was saved just as Henry Hanson, Sam
Ness, Lewis Larson and Ole Gedstad
came rushing upon the scene with
lasso and shot guns. The boy said 1T
was the hardest ride he ever had.
H. II. Stubstein and Miss Alma
were Canton shoppers Friday.
We are in receipt of an invitation
from Theodore K. Gedstad to be pres
ent at the commencement exercises
OF the graduating class OF the com
mercial department OF Augustana
college. Mr.. Gedstad will graduate
June End.
Ole Nelson and family from Perry
township, were down at the Gilbert
FOdnes home Saturday.
Gilbert G.. Fodnes' chickens have
been down with the wh0oping cough
z-l t. <~,b 11~cSIor hln NJ hiS time
looking after them and as a conSe
quence, made him late getting his
corn In.
The following class was confirmed
Sunday: Oscar Gedstad, Gust Ness,
Curtis Ness, Elmer Hill, Kelmer Ged-
stad, Helmer Stubstein, Andrew Des-
tad, Melvin Ulberg, George Carlson.
Blanche Larson, Thea Larson, Alma
Stubstein, Betsy Lier, Marthena
Hanson, Martha Lee, Cora Wall.
Berthena Lukken and Jennie Groen-
void.
Oscar Sather sports a new buggy.
Autos are not fashionable down this
way yet.
Mrs. Sam Ness was over at the
cemetery Sunday, decorating the
kEdtcS Vi UllS uCdl OuCSs
Filing, Gilbert and Albert johnson
made a flying trip to Lennox Satur-
day morning.
A temperance lecturer with moving
pictures has been holding forth In
the different school houses around
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulrik Ulrikson from
Highland township came out Satur'
day to visit with the family Of Mrs.
A. K. Fodnes.
The families of Ole Lier and Sam
Ness we're callers at Lewis Larson's
Sunday afternoon.
The families of Melvin Sundvold
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Skie Sunday.
Haldan Odegard and family took
dinner at Frank Neauman's Sunday.
Miss Traisie and Lilly Noethlich
we're visiting with the daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Larson Sunday.
Bert Ostrander was out with a gun
Sunday to see II any fish were dam
aging the corn fields, but we think
Bert was looking for a different kind
Of game.
John Redpath and family were
callers at Lewis Larson's Sunday
evening.
Andrew Wasgard and family from
Turner county, attended church and
took dinner at X. 0. Gedstad's.
The young folks at Slocumb's at
tended church in Grant Sunday.
Miss Josie Eneboe of Highland, at.
tended church in Grant Sunday.
We expect to put in our time next
week hunting angle worms for an ex'
tended fishing trip and II you don't
hear from the Grant scribe for some
time you will know what he Is doing.
We expect to take a few months va.
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Brandhagen at
tended church In Grant Sunday.
Miss Olga Lier has not been feeling
we'll for q few days.
Quite a large delegation from Grant
went to Canton Monday to see the
Campbell Bros. circus.
Melvin Sundvold and Tilman Lar
son were among those who went te
Canton to see the elephant dance
with the wild kangaroo.
Henry Hanson and sister Marie
were callers on Mrs. O. X. Fodnes