Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Grand Valley.

Mother Earth has again had a thor
ough soaking and the farmers OF
Grand Valley are wearing a smile
that won't come of as they go about
their business.
John A. Wallquist is sporting a
cane these days. He jumped a fence
with the above result.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson, Miss Larson
and Miss Hover from near Inwood,
came over to attend The children's
program at the church Sunday.
Andrew Sandvig and family drove
out from Canton Sunday In time for
dinner at Syvertson's and attended
the exercises at the church in the
afternoon.
Hans Robertson and Miss Ingara
Making dined with the Mickelsonis
Sunday.
Geo. Thinglum visited at M. Mick
elson's Saturday afternoon.
Ole Nicholson and Richard Refer
son called at Syvertson's Sunday
night.
Bertha Nicholson and Pauline
Strand spent Saturday and Sunday
with the home folks. The above
named young ladies are attending
| high school In Canton.
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Hanson visited the pa
rochial school Tuesday OF last week.
The threshers will finish their work
In Grand Valley this week.
Mrs. Torberson and daughter Belle
attended the table shower given in
honor Of Miss Ella Jackson last Sat-
urday.
Andrew Syvertson marketed a load
of porkers Monday.
Fl. M. Hanson helped Ole Strand
install his water works last week.
Ole certainly has had more than his
share of trouble for want OF water but
now he can just give the crank a turn
and then stand by and look at the
water iow. Good for you Ole.
Richard Brynjulson returned by the
wagon route from Perkins county Fri
day. He has Just proved up IN a fine
homestead out there and has come
back to anchor for a time at least In
good old Lincoln. He visited In
Michel . month OF his way back.
Gladys Johnson left Monday for her
home In Scotland, S. D. She has been
STAYING with her aunt Mrs. SyVertson
while attending parochial school here.
Rose Reierson left for Mt. Vernon
| week before last where she began a
term of school Oct. 2. Her brother
Carl accompanied her as far as Mitch
ell, where both took In the sights OF
| the Corn Palace and called on friends
and relatives. Rose Is one of our
brightest girls and we wish her sue
Cess in her new work.
Riverside school opened Monday
with Miss KOol as teacher.
Theo. Torberson spent Sunday at
his old home.
Henry Hanson assisted his brother
inlaw, Alert Helvig, put up the foun-
dation for a large new poultry house
the first OF the week.
The Grand Valley Sewing Club met
with Mrs. Ole Steensland Thursday.
Miss Alma Scion visited at H. M.
Hanson's Tuesday.
Parochial school closed last Satur-
| day and the teacher Miss Ingara Max
ling and her pupils from both River
| side and Grand Valley gave a program
In the church Sunday afternoon.
Every number on the program was
we'll rendered and showed careful pre-
paration and training, A collection
was taken which amounted to $28. 73.
This amount is to be given to the Be-
lott Orphan Home. Miss Making Is
the best parochial teacher Grand Val
ley has had and we all feel grateful to
her for the good influence she has left
with US.
Miss Making spent the first part Of
this week visiting in Grand Valley
add the latter part In Riverside dis
trict and while there she visited the
school.