Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-27

relatives with a big Christmas tree
and luncheon Christmas night.
Miss Clara Peterson came down
from lea Tea. where she is teaching
school to spend Christmas at home.
Miss Annabud Kinsley arrived home
Saturday to spend the vacation with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Kin
sley.
Ed. Juel and Alden Hauge, students
at the Northwestern university in
Chicago, are home to spend the holi-
days.
Mr.. Charles Goetz of Sioux City
spent Christmay at the Thorson
home. He returned to Sioux City
Thursday.
DR.. Eveleth and wife came down
from Sioux Falls to eat Christmas
dinner with his brother-in-law, DR..
Charles Morrison.
On Saturday p. m. Mrs. Norman
Rogers gave a shower at her home for
Miss Gala Tucker who was married
Christmas Day.
Asher Anderson came over from
Mitchell to spend Christmas at home.
Asher has a very good position with
the Milwaukee.
w. J.. Byrnes and family entertain
ed the Kundert, Smidt and T. T.
Smith families with a Christmas tree
Christmas night.
Miss Pearl Peterson arrived from
C%hillicothe, Mo-, where she is an in
structor of music in the public schools
of that place.
Arthur Geotz gladden. the hearts of
his many friends by coming down
from Breckenridge, Minnesota, to spend
Christmas in Canton.
Mr.. ard Mrs. B. S. Summerwill and
son William ate Christmas dinner in
Mapleton, Iowa, at the home Of Mrs.
Summerwill's parents.
The members of the Philathea class
gave Miss Sylvia Larson a miscelan-
eous shower on last Friday evening at
ner nOme IN CnlS Guy.
Misses Mile Chraft, Alma Thorn
pson and Ed. Hervig, who are attend
ing school at St. Olaf college, North
field, Mimi, are home for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Arnold are
down from Madison to spend the
Christmas holidays at the home of
| Dornu,c - ororfc Mr. or1 Mrc EranG
Arnold.
Mrs. E. E. Suebert and Mrs. Geo.
Peterson came down from the Falls
last Saturday to attend the shower
given Miss Gala Tucker by her sister
Mrs. Norman Rogers.
David Tetlie, Otis Knudtson and
Mozart Skartvedt, students at St.
Olaf college, Mortified, Mimi, arriv-
ed in Canton to spend the holidays
with their parents.
The Congregational Sunday School
put on their program Sunday p. m.
for the business men and clerks and
those who could not attend the re-
gular exercises on Christmas eve
Ed. Benz left Tuesday for Lawler,
Iowa, tt spend Christmas with his
parents. Ed has decided to become a
farmer and after the first of the year
will be on a farm down there.
Miss Caroline Gilbertson Of Mitch
ell is spending the holiday eason
with her parents in this city. She
called at the LEADER office Tuesday
and renewed her subscription.
Asher Anderson departed for
Mitchell, being in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
where he will spend a couple of weeks
looking after that company's work.
Harry Stems delivery pony ran off
the first OF the week and Harry tried
to over take the pony in his autOmo-
bile but failed to take the as
fast as the pony, consequently ne had
to give the chase up.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Overseth enter
tertained, Henry Overseth of Lake
Andes, Anton Overseth of Fairview,
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jacobson of Canton with a very elabo-
rate Christmas dinner at their beauti-
full home on the hill.
On Friday evening of this week ar
rangements have been made for a re-
ception to be held at the home of J.
J.. Jones, five miles west of the city, in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. e E. Hunt of
the Methodist church. A merry time
may be anticipated and everyone is
invited to come,
The many friends in Lincoln county
Of Gilbert Gudmunson will be sorry to
hear that he recently had a very bad
injury to his knee and broke his left
leg. Mr.. Gudmunson who lives at
Barley, Montana, was recently marri-
ed and was hauling lumber to build a
new home on his ranch for his bride.
The accident happened while he was
unloading lumber.
j. M. Moe, the ink man who visited
Canton last week, %purporting to be a
representative of the Phoenix Ink
company Of Omaha, peddled ink with