Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-22

for him. He has suffered much from
inhamatory rheumatism from which
all hope he will soon get permanent
relief.-Hetland New Era.
Sam Stockwell. and family, of
Hartford, this state, visited friends
and relatives in this city this week
from Monday until to-day. They
were former residents of De Smet.
Prof. John S. Thornber went to
Iroquois Tuesday night for a short
visit with old friends. Prof. W. S.
Thornber accompanied them and
visited there until today, when he
left for Yankton. Mr.. Thorber will
spend the next six weeks at Yankton
and vicinity in a study of the horti-
cultural conditions of the southern
part of the state.-BookiEgs Press.
DIR. and Mrs. j. E. Coulter en-.
tertained about twenty-five young
people Monday evening in honor of
their guests, Helene Coulter, of
Winnipeg, sister of the doctor, and
Mr.. Ray Suffron, cousin of Mrs.
Coulter. Progressive cinche and
dancing were the amusement
features of the evening. Some ele-
giant refreshments were served at
the close. 1t was one of the very en-
joyable affairs of the season.
The ladies of the Eastern Star
and the De Smet Masons held a re-
ception at Society Hall Monday eve
ming in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c..
Gipson, who have been faithful and
active members of the orders for
years, and who were soon to depart
for Idaho to make their future home.
The evening was spent in social con.
~versation, vocal and instrumental
music. Ice cream and other dainties
were served as refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Anderson,
from northeast of Erwin, were in De
Smet Monday with their children to
have a picture taken Of the family
group. The Andersons are among
the prosperous and substantial peo-
pie of that locality. They report
crop conditions in their locality to
be irst-class, but then crop prospects
are almost always good in South Da,
kota with such progressive and
thorough farmers as John Anderson.
The ladies of the Congregation
al aid society met at Mrs. Helen
Remington's home Tuesday after.
noon for a social time and a farewell
visit with Mrs. j. c. Gipson, who for
years has been one of the society's
most active workers. At six o'clock
a picnic supper was served. After
the supper a photograph vas takan
The affair vas a pleasant one in all
respects, except for the fact that it
was to be the last meeting at which
Mrs. Gipson will be present for
some time to come.
-"It'si an i'll wind that blows no.
body good so thinks Lampe, the
proprietor of Huron's popular meat
market. The Ringing people make
a practice of buying their meat to
feed their army OF men and women
direct from the Chicago packing
houses. The strike of the Chicago
butchers caused them much anxiety,
and it was with fear and doubt writ
ten on his face that their purchasing
agent entered Lampe's market and
asked if he could buy enough for
dinner. Now, it is a 'cold day
when Mr.. Lampe is caught mapping.
The purchasing agent was taken in
to the great cooler and shown enough
fine Dakota corn fed beef to last his
crowd a week. The smile that spread
over the face Of that purchasing
agent vas good to see, and Mr..
Lampe did not look altogether UNI
happy whom be rang up something