Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19

GU On AT AGuleIlc Idrk oaVurudy
afternoon, May, Goth. Both teams
are said to be first class and it is ex,
pected that the game will be a
warm one.
Mrs. Jake Hopp arrived from
Whatcom, Washington, Tuesday
evening for a visit with her mother
Mrs. Powers, aud her sister, Mrs
+. z. Sanford. She was accompanied
by a niece, a daughter Of a sister
De Smet friends are pleased to see
Mrs. Hopp once more.
F, B. Danley, II. G. Durham.
L. F. Straight, and r. O.. Broadway
attended a meeting of the Elks al
Huron Tuesday evening. DR.. Broad.
way was one of the fifteen victims
to ride the goat, sit on a metal bot
tom chair over a gas stove and per
form various stunts in acquir ing
the mysteries of that order.
Mrs. r. p. Squires wishes
through the columns of the ~INDEPEND
DENT to acknowledge her apprecia-
ton Of the great kindness of the
people in DeSmet in offering assist
ance during her weeks of illness ia
the spring, and to those who contrib
buted so literally to the fund raised
for the purpose Of freeing her home
from debt.
The mission held by the Jesuit
Fathers at st. Thomas Catholic
church this week has been attended
by large numbers every day and
great interest manifested. Both
gentleman ara fine speakers, such as
it is a pleasure to hear. Several
priests from neighboring parishes
have been the guests of Very Rev.
j. f. Hogan and the Jesuit Fathers
at different times during the week.
Postmaster Wilmarth will on
Saturday conduct an examination of
applicants for Uncle Sans service
in the capacity Of rural mail carrier.
The department has certified to him
five applicants entitled to to take the
examination at that time, three from
De Smet and two from other parts
of the county. From the fact that
the examination is called at DeSmet
we take it that the department is
preparing to put the proposed new
route into operation as Don as pos
sible.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the proceedings of the board
of commissioners for the short session
held Thursday of last week. The
purpose of this meeting was to take
regarding the locating Of
dipping stations. The special
committee reported in favor of four
locations, at lroquois, De Smet, Lake
Preston, and one midway between
Arlington and Holland. Only one
dipping tank, that at Iroquois, will
be constructed at present, which will
be of steel,
De Smet playgoers are to be
treated to a performance by the Bob
and Eva McGui Comedy Co., the
Chicago favorltes, at tle opera house
May 18th. This company is only
making a few of the smaller cities of
the state this season and DeSmet
are to be congratulated on
having an opportunity to witness a
performance, They ave with them
the famous vaudeville star, Miss Lee
Hoskins, the novelty rag time
musician who carries her own piano
and will introduce her novelty spec
Remember the date May
Miss Beatrice Patterson, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Patterson,
living east of this city, has been
elected teacher in the second primary
department of the Lake Preston
Miss Patterson graduated
the DeSmet high school, taught
a year lin the country schools, and
then took a course at the Madison
normal school, fitting herself for
teaching as a profession. Miss Pat
terson has accomplished this by her
own efforts, for the most part. She
is a hustling South Dakota young
tdy whose example might we'll be
followed by others.
Preparations are now well under
way for a lizard Winter Reunion"
in this city Tuesday evening of next
week. Invitations have been issued
and covers laid for sixty-one at the
banquet at the opera house that
evening. The committee has endeav-
ored to include all now living in the
VINO spent the the winter 1SS0-Sl
in De Smet or Kingsbury county.
We understand the menu will be
printed in only such terms as an old
veteran OF the hard winter can
understand, suck as "coffee- mill