Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-05-20


transacted business at Sioux Falls
Friday last.
Rev. c. f. Strutz, of Madison,
has been assigned to the Evangelical
church in this city.
Miss Kittie Strong has been
elected to the second intermediate
department of the city schools.
The annual meeting of the
Guild will be held next Tuesday
afternoon at Mrs. Warnings. All
members are -eauested to be pre-
sent.
Will Latin will depart today
for Chicago where he expects to re-
main a few days and then go down
to st, Louis and take in the sights
at the exposition.
C. G. Johns has rented a room
in the basement of Bank of De Smet
block for a dray office. Orders will
be received by telephone or may be
left upon the board in the Office.
We are informed that there will
be no Relief Corps organization to
attend to the decoration of the Opera
House for Memorial Sunday and
Decoration Day this year. If any
thing is done in this line it will have
to be by private individuals.
Mrs. Henry Coulson, living
just west of Lake Preston, died
Tuesday of cancer of the stomach.
The funeral will be held this Fri
day. afternoon. Until a few months
ago Mrs. Coulson was thought to be
in a state of perfect health, but so
rapid were the workings of the
cancer that from the time the cause
was known the best medical and sur
gical treatment to be secured could
afford no relief. Mrs. Coulson was a
lady held in very great esteem by all
who knew her and, having been one
of the early settlers of that part of
the county, she enjoyed a large &C
q~uaintance. To the bereaved family
and relatives 10 extended the sincere
sympathy of all ia this sad hour.
Mrs. P. G. Paulson, after an i'll
ness of but a few hours, passed
away at her home at half-past nine
o'clock Tuesday evening of this week,
Mrs. Paulson was seemingly in her
usual health in the morning, and
had done her ordinary work about
the house, finishing by scrubbing
the floor in the kitchen. Just as she
had finished this she was taken sud
denly i'll, and dropped to the floor
in a state of insensibility. Her hus-
band, who had been gone from the
room only a few minutes, found her
lying on the floor, and got her into
the bed, going Immediately after as
~sistance. Nothing however could be
done for her, and she fingered in the
same condition until the evening,
when she passed away. The trouble
was diagnosed to be the bursting of
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ton Sun.
Rev. Bonner, who has been the
pastor of the Evangelical church in
this city for the past three pears, re-
turned from the general conference
and reports that he has been as
signed to a church at Kidder, this
state, 2 small town east of Aberdeen
The field is a very desirable one,
there being a large membership in
the village and surrounding coun-
try. He will preach in the English
language in the town and in Ger
man at a country appointment.
Next Sunday morning he will preach
his farewell sermon, there being no
services in the evening. Their
household FURNITURE will be packed
this week. Next week the family
will visit friends in Hutchinson
county and the following week will
60 to the new home. Rev. Bonner
and wife have made many friends
in De Smet who will regret this move
but wish them we'll in their new
home.
Plant Sale.