Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
LOCAL

last Friday that was worth seeing.
Mrs. Maud Lewis Reid Of Alcester,
came up last Saturday for a Sunday
visit at home.
Will EllingSOn was a Sunday visitor
at home. He returned to Harrisburg
to his work Monday.
Mrs. Will Piggott of Burke, is home
for a visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Forrest senior.
Mrs. viii Tank, and Mrs. DR..
Wendt and daughter, Lucille, were
Sioux Falls visitors last Saturday.
Rev. S. H. Shurtlef of Sioux Falls,
came down to address the boys and
girls during their contest last Friday.
Miss lmilda Larson who tea ches
visitor With her parents Of this city.
Joe Olsen came down from Minnea-
polls Sunday for a short visit with his
brothers and a little visit on the
side.
Il. S. Summerwill and wife and
baby left Sunday for a visit at Maple
ton, Iowa with Mrs. Summerwill's
parents.
The Goetz 4 Martin Box Ball
parIor is getting to be a cry favorable
place for young people 10 enjoy a
little healthy exercise.
Mrs. Fannie GrIswold who owns a
homestead near Faith, arrived in
Canton last Friday to spend the
winter with her mother, Mrs. Gehon.
A light fury of snow last Friday
made it seem a little like winter, but
the weather was fine during the big
rush last Saturday.
Mrs. Ben and Mrs. Joe Olsen, Of
Minneapolis, came down to antOn
last week and will remain until after
the holidays. Joe and Ben will also
come down for the holidays.
knute Thorson, who lives on the
old VanHouten farm, north west of
town, was a LEADER visitor and a
renewal subscriber last Saturday.
knute likes to read his own paper and
had the date changed to March 1913.
O. T. Odegaard Of Highland, form
erly register of deeds, was d LEADER
visitor last Saturday. He called to
pay $3.50 on subscription for his son,
Mckinley Odegaard, a bright young
republican who thinks a great deal of
his LEADER.
Last Saturday was a busy day in
town. The stores were full Of shop
pers all the afternoon and the clerks
were rushed. 1t was the beginning
of real Christmas buying. and the
youngsters were hunting for Santa
Claus.
The High School Girls Glee Club
will give a concert in the Kennedy
Opera House January %. Mrs. Gull
grandson will render a few selections
on the violin and Miss Baldwin will
sing. Admission %, 30 and so cents.
Seats on sale and reserved at the Cor
ner Drug Store.
Nels Larson of Norway township, |
has a small deer park on his farm.
He was in town last Saturday with a
handsome four year old deer which
he had sold to Harry Stein for the
benefit of his meat market customers,
and this one with four others Mr..
Stein purchased will furnish venison
for a good many customers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. J. Wimple came
over from Brooklyn township last
Friday, to take part in the boys and
girls contest and note the exhibits
and visit with friends. Mr.. Wimple |
was a LEADER visitor and a renewal
subscriber while in the city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wimple were guests of Miss
Mckenzie while in the city. They
returned home Sunday.
Mr.. A. J, Wimple, while in the city
last week taking in the contest, was
present at the cattle Judging contest,
and said he was not only pleased but
surprised at the fine work of the boys
in Judging cattle. A number of girls
we're also present and showed that
they knew something about judging
CATTLE The cattle judged were from
Mr.. Skartvedt's short horn herd, and
the youthful judges picked the
fine points of the animals with sur
prising accuracy.
Mrs. Roy Millage, Mrs. Jacob Haas
and Mrs. J. j. Jones were LEADER
visitors last Saturday. They called
to announce the Union Aid Society
social and supper at the home OF Mrs.
j. Jones west of town. Mrs. Millage
still takes a sisterly interest in the
Union Aid Society of which she was
formerly a member, although she now
is President of the Dayton Aid Society.
The supper at the home of Mrs. Jones
promises to be something especially
nice.
Charles L. Kundert, late County
auditor and for the past year repre-
senting Brown & Saenger Of Sioux
Falls. will leave the road" January
first and become identified with the
Harrisburg State Bank OF which
w. H. Wasem is president, M. A.