Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-08
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: Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Skartvedt left
Tuesday for their home at Mott, N. d.
They were accomp panied by Gudnund
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Crowell OF
Chatsworth, came up to enjoy a family
Thanksgiving dinner at the home OF
Mrs. Crowell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. ID. Cloud.
Miss Ingborg Hanson, a student at
Augustana, anG daughter of FL. P.
Hanson Of Moe, was a LEADER visitor
last Saturday, calling to renew the
family subscription. She vas accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Ellen.
Miss Bessie Tucker, who has just
completed a very successful season as
trimmer in one OF the leading millin-
cry stores in CasSelton, n. D., arrived
home in time to eat Thanksgiving
dinner under the parental roof.
Superintendent Boot OF the City
schools and the teachers got back
Thursday from the state Teachers
Meeting at Pierre lin time to enjoy
their Thanksgiving dinner at home.
Prof. Boot is quite enthusiastic over
meeting and has written a brief re-
view for the LEADER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bailey, Mr., and
Mrs. Bruce Holten and Mrs. Taylor
came up from Ireton, Iowa, last Fri
day by auto and spent the day With
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. ID. Morris, returning
in the evening. Mr.. Bailey is a nephew
OF Mr.. Morris and lives in Barney,
n. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Herman and
children, Robert and Dorothy, came
down from Sioux Falls to complete
the family circle and partake OF u
sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner. Fred
returned to Sioux Falls in The even
ing and Mrs. Herman and children
returned Saturday evening.
Hon. Thomas ThOrs0n received a
very pressing invitation from Presid-
emit Taft'S private secretary, requeS-
ting him to attend President Taft'S
private dinner party at the White
House On the evening Of December II,
and also an invitation to attend the
first Annual dinner Of the South
Dakota Association in Washington
December T..
Frank Norton was a LEADER visit
or last Saturday. He said he has
plenty of corn from the 1910 crop
that he believes will be better for
seed than the 1911 crop, Of which he
has also plenty. Some of the agricul-
tural papers are inclined TO the opin-
ion that the 1911 corn is not as good
as it might be, hence it is very i'm
portant that farmers should deter
At the election OF officers Of the w.
r. G. last Saturday the following Of
ticers were elected: Pres, Minnie
Spicer; Sr. V. P. Ella McMannis: Jr.
V. p, Mrs. Geo. Woodley; Chap, Mrs.
HELEN Gardner; Treas, Mrs. Melinda
Bremen; Sec, Mrs. Emma Bremen;
Guard, Mrs. Augusta Shaft; First del
egate to Dept. convention, Mrs. Luella
Tucker; Second delegate to Dept. SON.
vention, Mrs. Jessie Wendt.
Hjalmer G. Jacobsen, who has been
employed on the Perry Juel farm for
the past year, left Tuesday for Abel
var, Namdal, Norway. where he will
spend the winter and return next
June, and the indications are that he
will o return alone. He is a fine
young man and the LEADER wishes
lates him in advance. He ordered
the LEADER sent &c him while in
Norway.
A recen note from Frazier Gilman,
who will spend the winter in Brooklyn,
New York, reports all well with that
gentleman and family. Mr.. Gilman
was a Lincoln county pioneer and
presided over q of the most hospi-
He had a host of friends and was re-
cognized and known as one OF the
most genial gentleman in the county.
He Is a son of Admiral Gilman of the
old navy and represents the best fight
Ing stock OF the nation, and he never
turned his back on friend or foe. His
old friends in Lincoln county remem-
Der him with brotherly affection.
Mrs. Thomas Thorson who went up
to Dodge Center, Minnesota, to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents, Judge
and Mrs. Hunt, was taken suddenly
i'll with liver trouble and was taken
at once to the hospital at Winona,
where she found prompt treatment
from the old family physician DR..
Stewart. Hamlin Hunt, brother of
Mrs. Thorson, and his wife fastened
to the bedside OF the sufferer and Mr..
Thorson left Wednesday morning for
Winona and from there he will pro-
coed to Washington, as Mrs. Thorson's
condition is greatly improved and will
soon be able to come home.
A. e. Torkelson of Grand Valley
lost a robe one Saturday evening not
long ago. The robe and a pair Of
Queen Quality shoes went away to-