Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-01-02
Henry c. Ward
Office over Telephone Office
Canton, So. Oak.

Willie Wendt is visiting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Dean.
Mrs. ChaS. Hackett of Parker visit
ed with Canton friends between trains
Tuesday.
Gladys Cooper and Miss Bulah Elder
of Sioux City, were Sioux Falls Visi-
tors Monday.
Special court was held Monday and
Tuesday. A divorce case was the
center OF attraction for court follow
erS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aloaugh and
Mr.. and Mrs Charley Haas were Sioux
Falls visitors Monday making the
"Trip in FRANKS car.
The Girls Club of the Augustana
College will serve a l5c lunch in the
parIors Of the Lutheran Church Wed.
neSday Jan 7, beginning at 4:3O p. NJ.
The proceeds will go towards furnish
ing the girls reading room at the
college. All are cordially invited to
come.
Evan Hanson and family came
down from Oldham TO spend the oil
days with their families and many
Canton friends. The great Christmas
dOingS were at the home Of DR.. Gull
brandsen and needless to add it was
one Of the happiest gatherings in the
city,
Mr.. Will Kennison and brother
Rheuben made a short business trip
to Wits farm north west Of Canton
on Monday. Someone had informed
VIII that Santa had established head
quarters in his new barn so Will went
to Investigates, aud we believe with
hopes of finding "a real live doll"
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Dahl left or
Christmas day for Grafton, N. D.,
where they will visit a few days, then
on to their new home in the far
northwest. Their present address is
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and
thither many fond and loving
thoughts will go TO Vera from her
Canton friends.
Next weeks issue Of the LEADER
will contain the program for the Of
fetal dedication of Canton's Public
Library. The program will be given
in the Lutheran church and 1T is sim
cerely hoped by the LEADER hat all
the citizens of Canton who possibly
can will be present at this notable
event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Baysore enter
tanned Mr.. and is Millage and Mr..
and Mrs Albert Kinsley and family
at a Christmas dinner. 1t was a most
ENJOYABLE family party The Kinsleys
started Tuesday for California where
they will spend the remainder OF the
winter.
Mrs. John Johnson entertained a
few friends to a lutefSk supper on
Monday evening Of this week. After
the lutefSk course a feast Of season.
able good things was served to her
guests. The rest of the evening was
spent enjoying music and playing
games On leaving all wished for
another occasion just like the n
Just ended.
Theodore Torberson, our genial and
popular county auditor, has been
working night and day revising the
books as so called for by the new law.
TlnoInro Ing hnor q ha ri yy0rRinu
office holder and MS efforts TO please
all are highly satisfactory to the
voters who placed him in office. Their
judgment was we'll placed.
The Majority Committee met at
the Court house last Friday. Hon.
Ole Hockenstad was elected chairman
and M. MOen secretary: The state
administration and congressman were
endorsed. No report of the minutes
of the meeting have reached us, and
as we &c to press n day earlier than
usual this week our readers will have
to wait.
The L. e. Club met 1t the home of
Mrs. Frank Arnold, Tuesday after
noon The rooms were decorated
nicely with Christmas decorations.
After spending a few pleasant hours
visiting and in fancy work a delicious
luncheon was served and gifts ex-
changed by the members. All pres
ent report and enjoyable time.
Joe Opperud with his usual fore
sight in seeing a good business propo-
sitiou, will open a shoe shining parlor
in the Tossini building, partly occu-
pied by Ford & Cleveland, for ladies
and gen tlemen. Joe will also have a
telephone installed for the purpose OF
receiving all calls in connection with
his transfer line. He hopes to be able
to have a ne VS. stand in connection.
Miss Jennie Reamer became the
wife of Mr.. William Warren Berg
strom last Saturday evening at the
Congregational parsonage, Rev. Geo