Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-02

Falls, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Wendt last week.
Wallace Mitchell came down from
: his Dayton home Sunday for a visi,
= with his old farm neighbor, Joel
Chapman.
Mrs. William Shields entertained
party of friends last week in honor OF
her daughter, Mrs. Serb of Brooklyn
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dean enter.
tanned a party of friends last week in
honor of their guest, Miss Nettie
Mccoy.
Mrs. San Thorson returned from
Wisconsin last week after an absence
Of several weeks, on account of her
mother being sick.
Joel Chapman is home from his
Minneapolis visit and was accom- pani-
ed by his daughter Mrs. Jacobs of
North Dakota, who went to Minnea-
polls TO meet him.
A pleasant social event took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
Dean last week. The party was given
in honor of Miss Nettie Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. D. Cloud returned
from the Pacific coast last week after
an absence of five months. They were
accompanied by their daughter Mrs.
Lillian Cloud Crowell wife of q Chats
worth banker.
Remember that the Old Settlers
annual picnic will be held on June 20,
in Canton, and a fine program will be
prepared for this interesting event.
Twelve Members of the association
have died during the past eleven
months.
Sam ThorSon had his residence in
Canton painted last week in M work
ing day, but it took eight men to do
the job in that time. This handsome
home Is occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Boot, aud when the Professor got
home from school he was much sur
prised.
Capt. Bert Thompson OF Mott,
North Dakota, came down to Canton
last week and visited with his numer-
GUS friends until Monday when he
departed for Spirit Lake to take COM
mand Of one of the lake steamers for
the summer. Capt. Thompson was
very popular ass lake skipper and old
timers at the lake will be glad to have
him back.
Elling Strand who lives east of the
Cornelius Falde farm, two miles
north of town, has a large cement
block foundation in place and is gett-
ing ready to erect a fine large resid-
ence. He and Chris. Cruise owned the
half section together, but Mr.. Cruise
sold his interest to Mr.. Strand and
bought the David Thompson farm in
Dayton township.
Mrs. Major A. p. Dixon returned to
her Canton home last week after an
absence of several months. She visit
ed friends at Ames, Iowa, and her
sons In Chicago, and spent the win
ter with her son Robert at Waleetka,
Uni DIX 1 oPCuu ULlC ouLl-
mer here and expects a visit from her
sons this month, who generally spend
their vacation in Canton, so long
their home.
Mr. John L. Sletten and his charm
ing bride returned from Harrington,
Nebraska, last Thursday evening, and
are now enjoying their honeymoon on
the Sletten farm at Lincoln center,
Miss Ellen NJ. Sletten, who went
down to the wedding, returned with
the bride and groom aud is back with
the LEADEB, pleased with her trip
but glad to get home.
IA letter from Harold Nygaard of
Twin Falls, Idaho, tells of his meet
ing Silas Millage of Lincoln township,
and Joe kuch Of Beresford, who went
out to that country to hunt up real
reported as buying a farm near Twin
Falls. Mr.. Nygaard says land is high
out there and going higher, but he
has lots Of faith In that country. He
wishes to be remembered to all old
friends in Lincoln county.
Roy Warner, a former Canton boy,
now a resident of Grandview, Wash
ington, favored the LEADER with a
copy of the Grandview Sun this week.
1t is a boom edition for a booming
town in the center OF a fruit paradise.
Among the many portraits OF Grand,
view boomers we found one of A. w.
Hawn, another Canton boy, who is
cashier of the state bank, and a little
farther down the page we noticed the
familiar face OF Charlie Moulton,
another former Cantonite. The Can.
ton boys are headliners wherever they
go because they are energetic and
deal OF the square.
. F. S. Rexford, els New York Life
Bldg, Kansas City, Mo-, says: 81 had
a covare attach Of q enid which Spf,-