Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-30

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Wednesday
Minneapolis Sunday Journal
is for sale at N. e. Tackaberry's
cigar store Sunday mornings.
-An item on the fourth page
of this issue states that Rev. jenkins
"will preach his farewell sermon next
Sunday when it should have stated
that he preached the sermon last
Sunday evening.
S. j. Hofma will hold an auction
sale OF personal property at his old
farm five miles northeast of De Smet
on Monday, October 10th. The
property consists of five head Of
horses, eight head of cattle, wagons
harnesses, buggies, farm machinery,
thirty tons Of hay, and some house
hold goods.
The iroquois Chief predicts 1000
majority for the republican ticket
nominated this week. With the
popularity Of the individuals
and the fact rhat the general cleo
ton will be likely to draw out a very
large percentage of the vote, IT would
not be surprising if the Chiefs pre-
diction would prove a little low.
e. X. Foregard was brought
home from Iowa last week to recup-
crate from his recent accident. He
traded his farm for a store in Iowa
along last winter and has been down
there in charge of the same. An ac-
cidental explosion of a gasoline
lamp burned Mr.. Foregard badly
and he has been in bed several weeks.
Was able to be brought home last
week and is slowly improving, w are
glad to state. 1t is reported that be
is well satisfied with his business
venture.-Times
In the death of Issac Greene, of
Esprit Lake, which occurred at 8
o'clock Wednesday evening OF this
week, Kingsbury loses n of its
pioneer settlers. Mr.. Green would
have reached the age of 80 years
had he lived until the 22nd day Of
next March. Up to the week prior
to his death he had been in good
health, active and energetic Tor mar
of his advanced years. While death
was largely due to old age, Bright's
disease and pneumonia were the i'm
mediate s For several years
he has made his home with his son
A. II. Greene, in Spirit Lake, and it
was there that his life journey came
to ar end. The funeral is to be
he'd Saturday at 10 o'clock at the
McCaskell school house and the
burial will take place at the Spirit
Lake cemste ry. The many friends
and old acquaintance of the Greene
family extend their heartfelt sym
pathy to the bereaved.
The u. s. Bureau Of Forester il
becoming interested in the cultivita
ton Of timber in South Dakota. TX
the end that our people may know
the better kinds OF trees to plant anc
how best TO care for them the depart
ment has decided to make an investi
CATION by a force Of six experts. The,
will divide into two parties and be
gin in the southern part OF Soutl
Dakota and work northward, cover
ing both states east of the ninety
llnanth merid.an-AA ne.seas i. -:
area owning specially thrifty groves
and also those who are experiencing
difficulties in growing trees, vii
obtain the advice and assistance Q
the bureau by communicating wit
j. M. Fetherolf at Sioux Falls, S. ID,
who is in charge of the force. TIL
topography and climate Of the Da
kotas make tree plantations e~ssentia
to the highest development Of th
rich agricultural lands. We believe
this work will result in much good
E
: our people viii take hold of the mat
ter as they should. From this tim'
/. forward every individual who has tn
welfare of the state at heart shoult
take an active part in urging a ire
! planting compaign. VIZ would lik
: ID see 1000 acres Of trees planted il
I'll Kinrehn cnnnfv naxt enrinQ.