Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

purchased 10 a "gces" soms-about
2:4O-and is as fine a driver as any
man wants to pull a rein over.
Word has been received by n.
Dennamur that his brother Frank,
who lives in Tacome, Wash, mar
ried March Both to Mrs. Henry Kar.
be. Both contracting parties were
former residents Of the west end of
the county and are well known to all
the old timers in that section.
Memorial services were held at
the opera house Sunday morning,
Rev. jenkins preaching the sermon
Appropriate music was furnished by
a choir consisting of Mrs. &C Brad
ley, Mrs. G. FL, Sheets, and Messrs.
Hanson and Hubbard. The sermon
was very appropriate to the occasion
and was the best memorial sermon
we ever had the pleasure of listening
to in De Smet.
AT the home of the brides par
ents in Carthage Wednesday of this
week occurred the marriage of Miss
Laura Olson to Mr.. Clyde Albright
and the marriage of Miss Lufa Olson
to Mr.. Murphy, of Hitchcock. De-
Smet people are more particularly
interested In the first couple named.
The bride is quite we'll known to
many De Smet people and the groom
grew from boyhood to manhood here
in De Smet, being the son of Mr.. and
Mrs, w. II. Albright. Clyde has held
the position of station agent at Car
thage for the past two years and is a
and reliable young man of
good habits and ability. The many
friends of the happy couple extend
congratulations.
Following are the state officers
elected by the grand lodge |. Q. 0.
f., and the Rebekah state assembly:
Grand master, V. G. Ross of Cen
terville; deputy grand master, j. M.
Burgess of Spearfsh; grand warden,
j. H. Mclaughlin, of Ft. Randall;
grand secretary, Harvey j. Rice of
Huron; grand treasurer, G. w. Snow,
Springfield.
The Rebekah assembly elected the
following officers;
President Maude Patterson, of
Gettysburg; vice president, Emily
Grippen of Hot Springs; warden,
Blanche Spaudling of Huron; secre-
tary, May Billinghurst, Pierre; treas
urer, Jennie Nash of Canton.
Redfeld was chosen as the next
meeting place.
&C. HI. Tinkham celebrated his
50th birthday anniversary Saturday
last. In the evening some of his
friends, to the number of about
gathered at Society Hall to
put the finishing touches on the
For an hour or more cinche
was INDUCED in, after which refresh
ments were served. Meantime the
was thoroughly Investigated
and the conclusion was reached that
Tjnkham was guilty of several things
and that be ought to undergo some
thing in the way Of atonement for
some of his short aud long comings.
After due deliberation Tinkham was
sentenced to wear a handsome gold
and charm and also given a
handsome silver smoking set which
be is supposed to keep polished like
a mirror and we'll filled with choice
Havanas for the entertainment of his
friends. The latter is a heavy penalty
for the number Of Tinkham's friends
is large enough 10 keep a whole cigar
factory at work. 1t was a pleasant
evening for those in attendance and
one that Tinkham will long remem
Der. The mindight hour saw the
end of festivities and the affair ended
by each and everyone giving "Tink"
a hearty handshake and wishing
him future happiness and the pleas
ure of meeting all present just fifty
years from that time at the same
On Thursday morning Of this
week the Feast Of Corpus Christi,
the first holy commu MON, was adj
ministered to a class o. twenty-eight
boys and girls by Rev. j. +. Hogan
of St. Thomas Catholic church. The
children were prepared for this most
holy and solemn occasion by careful
instructions by Father Hogan. All
appeared to a great advantage; the
girls were arrayed in white and the