Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29
Grant OwnShiD

Sept. 70, 1911.
Last Saturday was the date set for
the annual picnic party of the LEADER
correspondents so we scribe and better
half started for Canton to attend,
driving as far as Carl Virgins home
where we were invited to stop and go
with them in their auto, which we
were more than willing to do and
then we had a joy ride all right.
found a larger number present than
ever before at any picnic, and a good
jolly bunch at that. In due time din
ner was served to the guests present,
20 in number, and we certainly had a
fine dinner and the way the Worth
ing and FairvieW Scribes could pile up
the plates and have it disappear was
a caution to the Dutch. We can al
ways hold our own when it NJ to
coffee but nobody is going to find
this time how many cups we drank as
the good scribes promised not to tell.
Mrs. Linn serves fine coffee and such
fruit as She passed around, raised
right here in Lincoln county, would
make New York and California take
a back seat.
Photographer Muma vas on hand
and took a shot at US. He was for a
time at a loss where to place the
Grant scribe SO as not to spoil the
photograph. but finally got US ar
ranged. We we're a little nervous as
it seemed he was setting his machine
so as to leave US out, but he called us
up at the Linn home and told us we
looked all right on the negative and
we felt better.
Mr.. Linn had a good supply of cigars
on hand and a majority of the gentle
y, a - On loved q cronlyo on1 nVnrVfhinU
was made pleasant for the co%rreSpOn-
dents. The scribes sent a committee
down town and on their return pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Linn with a
painting as a remembrance of the
event and the first thing we knew Mr.
Linn iined US up n Mrs. Linn pre-
sented each scribe with a silver SOuv-
enir spoon as a remembrance of the
occasion and we think it was the pro-
per thing as we heard hints right
away that a couple wanted to go l.
%Spooning, and the results of such
games are generally f~orerunners Of
matrimony.
The Merry Widower was there aud
brought a large watermelon along,
more than enough to go round, also
one Of the largest musk melons we
have seen grown in Lincoln county
and both were fine. Miss Perkins
County was there with her %overcoat
and it fitted the Merry Widower like
a II.
AS the ~spooning season is coming on
there is nc reason why congratula-
tionS should not be in order a year
hence.
We we're royalty entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Linn and all kinds of good
things to eat were provided in abun-
dance. Time passed so fast that we
were not more than half through Wis
iting with the scribes when it was
time TO go home and we had to bid
the folks goodbye after the best pic
mic ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Alnes of High
land came we Sunday for a couple of
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lier.
Mrs. Klingler and Mrs. Benson OF
Parker came over this way Saturday
to visit for a few days with the fami-
ly of II. Stubstein,
Frank Neauman and wife were tax
ing in the sights at Sioux Falls Tues
day.
Miss May and Ella Slocombe were
callers at l.. Larson'S Friday and at
several places to say goodbye to their
friends and schoolmates as they will
soon leave for .Kalispell, Montana,
where they expect to make their fu-
ture home.
Wedding Bells will ring in Grant
this week.
Ed Johnson was at Canton Satur-
day taking in the sale.
The young folks from the Elcocks
and liver Lukken homes attended the
interstate fair at Sioux City last Fri.
day but part of the company missed
the train at Canton and was DELAYED