Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

returns safe and sound.
Mrs. a. f.. Denevan came down
from the farm south OF Highmole
Saturday last to renew acquaintance
with the head of the family. A. e.
has been here for three months or
more, operating his t~hreshing rig.
Nearly all of our republican ex-
changes brought US d copy of the
same picture OF Roosevelt as that
sent out by the INDEPENDENT last
week. The pictures were partly
paid for by the national COMMITTEES
and it is understood that three mill
lion copies were circulated last
week by the press of the country.
Martin Abrahamson and Miss
Mary Torkslson were married We'd
nesday, October 18th, 1904, at the
Lutheran church west of town, Rev.
Evason officiating. The bride is
a daughter of MI. and Mrs. Torkel-
son, of Whitewood township, and a
young woman with many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Abrahamson will reside
in Lake Perston.-Oldham Register.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Kelly start
ed Monday for st Louis where they
will spend several days at the expo
sition, Mr.. and Mrs. X. have bsen
here about ~ years, have accumulat-
ed a nice home and a considerable
farm property and now intend to
enjoy it by taking a little trip every
year before they reach that age
where they would care nothing for
what might be seen off the farm.
The Lake Preston Times reports
the organization of a retail drug
gists' association IN this county.
The meeting was held Tuesday OF
last week aud the following officers
elected: II. l.. Tubbs, of Iroquois,
president: Mrs. Bradley, of Dc Smet,
yice-presidsnt; and III. A. Keith, OF
this place, secretary. We presume
the idsa is to have occasional meet
ings OF the druggists of the county to
look after their own interests.
AT the convention Saturday
the democrats placed in nomination
the following candidates for county
offices:
Ssnator-John Hasche.
Representatives. +. Collins and
Fred M. Wolfe.
Sheriff-Peter S. Larson.
Auditorium. Murphy.
Treasurer-Ed Whalen.
Register of Deeds-John Loesch
Clerk of Courts-Thos. Munkler,
Coroner-Wm. Bulow.
Commissioner, End district
George Carey.
Peter Hoffman, of Spirit Lake
township, is one out of ten thousand
of those who settled in this country
in the early days. Mr.. Hoffman has
been here twenty-five years, and dur
ing that time has paid out for inter
est the aggregate sum of6O cents,
and what is more he has paid all
that eyer accrued. MIR. Hoffman
has accumulated a property easily
worth $4,000 during that time. He
is one of the solid men of that com
munity and has made his little fort
une right there in Spirit Lake town
ship. Such a record could not be
made outside of South Dakota.
H. S. Smith, of Arlington, was
in the city Tuesday morning for the
purpose OF procuring a marriage
license which was to permit him to
we'd Miss Olive May Clinganschmidt,
of Pierre. The ceremony was to
take place Tuesday evening at Het-
at the home of the brides sister,
Mrs. Frank Harrison. For the most
part the bride is a stranger to the
people of the east end of the county,
but she will be given a hearty vel
come by the people among whom
the groom has grown to manhood,
AID 81 whoH hs is highly respected.
The INDEPENDENT writer is an old
acquaintance of Mr.. Smith and we
know him to be a young man worthy
of a good woman. We extend our
best wishes for future happiness and
prosperity for the happy couple.
AT the Methodist conference at
Mitchell last week the various re-
ports showed the church in this
to be in a very hourishing state.
The total amount of cash expsndi-
ture reached the sum of $4,000
the conference year ending
the first of this month. Of this
amount 100000 has been paid on
salaries of pastors and presiding el-
ders, $4,000 for buildings, improve
ments and liquidation of debts on
same, and $35 900 for the various
~beneyoiences. The Methodist
church in South Dakota during the
past conference year has reached a
membership Of 1900. 1t has
l76 church buildings valued at
$428, 900, 104 parsonages of the value
of Sl32 900, 239 Sunday schools with
2,100 officers aud teachers and a
enrichment Of 1900 members.
In the west end of this county
we lind two of it's most representative
men pltted against each other TOT