Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

he had a good time from beginning
to end.
AT st. Louis the week beginning
Sept. 26, will be South Dakota
week, and Thursday Sept. 10Th, is
South Dakota day at the great fair.
1t is said that special features will
mark this week as one of the most
interesting in the history Of the
exposition.
The death of Mr.. Thos. Morgan
which occurred Saturday last was not
entirely unexpected. He had suffer
ed from paralysis for several months
and at no time did there seem to be
prospects of a full recovery. That
death came to him in the nature of a
relief does not lessen the grief of
those who were near and dear to him
and who had done all in their power
to care for and make pleasant the
closing days of a long and useful life,
The wife who survives and the
daughter, Mrs. f. B. Danley, were
constant in their care and attention
during the months Of illness. Mr..
Morgan was a resident of this city
only about two years, but during
that time made many friends and
secured the respect of all acquaint
ances. There survive him a wife
and daughter to whom is extended
the heartfelt sympathy of all ac-
quaintances.
j. M. Parry finished tnreshing
on his farm near Bancroft Saturday.
j. M. has felt rather discouraged
over his prospects since it was known
that rust had damaged the wheat.
But when you talk to him about o
Kingsbury county farm since thresh-
ing { here is anything but a discour.
aged look on his face. j. NJ. owns three
quarters of land in that locality.
The crop of small grain consisted OF
20 acres of oats that threshed out L.
900 bushels; 40 acres of barley that
turned out 1000 bushels, and LIE
acres of wheat that yielded 2,l0C
bushels. The wheat sold at 90 cents
a bushel. The balance of his pillow
land is corn, and the balance of the
farm in hay land and pasture. Mr.,
Parry moved his family into De
Smet four years ago, and he says
that his share of the crops from the
farm has netted him an average of
500 a month since the day he NOV
cd off the farm. j. M. says that the
farm is all right. While the thresh-
ing machine was at work on the
wheat crop a party of landseekers
from Illinois drove up and watched
the grain go into the wagon box,
Finally one of them asked for the
owner of the land, and finding Mr.
Parry asked what price was put
on the farm. Parry replied that nc
price had been set, but it certainly
could not be bought for less than
$50 an acre. "Will you take $50 an
acre acre9 if you will, we will take
the three quarters at that pr ce," re-
piled the seeker of Dakota soil. Ii
was sprung on j. M. SO quickly that
il nearly took his breath but he re-
covered sufficient to say that "the
farm is not for sale to-day" j. NJ
knows a good thing-and its name
is a south Dakota farm.
Attorney Chas. 2. Warren. of
the firm of Warren g. Warren, went
to Pierre Tuesday where be argued
the Hetland license case before the
supreme court. This case had been
advanced on the calendar for several
months 40 that a decision could bt
handed down as soon as possible
The decision in this case will be an
important one as it will affect a
great many localities in the state, in
Guiding such towns as Sioux Falls
Pierre, and many smaller towns ant
villages. Should Attorney WarreI
be sustained in his position by the
supreme court there will be parties
affected in nearly every county il
the state; either they must discon
tinue business or suffer prosecution
il anyone cares to enter a complaint
In any event it will settle the ques
tion as to whether or not a vote must
be taken on the license question eacl
year in order to keep saloons out 0
a community. We have stated thi
case before. Warren g. Warren TO
the plaintiffs contend that che towr
board of Hetland n entirely with
out jurisdiction over the petition ant
Have you returned from you
vacation tired out with too mncl
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