Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-17
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs,
q. ". Foxton is seriously i'll.

-Earl runs, o Lake PRESTON
is the new assistant operator at the
telephone central office.
Mrs. George Birthold, of Spokane,
Wash, arrived Sunday and will
spend several weeks with her mother
Mrs. CarIigan.
Walter Moody expects to 60 to
work on the telephone lines as soon
as the work of repairing and string
ing new wire commences, which will
be about April LIST.
The latest reports regarding DR.. f.
G.. Clark are to the effect that he has
improved greatly since last week,
and has ultimate recovery is now
confidently expacted.
Attorney Chas. p. Warren went
to Pierre Tuesday to appear in court
as the attorney for Frank Harrison
of Arlington, who seems to be in
some trouble arising from the sale oil
property claimed to have been cover
ed by a chattel mortgage.
LATER-Attorney Warren reports
that Mr.. Harrison was discharged
and fully exonerated.
Robinson Company evidently
have plenty of faith as to the happy
result of the coming season in .
business way. They have establish
ed a hardware store in this city, and
later put in three carloads u wagons
buggies and machinery at the OLD
stand for the early trade. Their dis.
play of wagons and buggies is especi
ally worthy of mention.
Those who have paid subscrip-
ton since our last mention are W
Fl. Mack, VIM. Jansen, John Erick-
son, w. I'll. Ross, I. M. Wade, G. A.
Van Vranken, G.. III. Sheets. Jacob
johnson, A. g. Bankert, E. e. Hall
M. Evans, j. III. Bouchie, f. A. Lar
son, Jens Jepson, Sever Gunderson
f. F. nemming, David Leak, W
Richards, Rolla Clendenning, Geo.
e. Gardner, G. w. Bonsall.
&C. G. Patterson, living north
west of this city, is a prominent can
didate for the Office of cattle inspect.
or, which position is to be filled by
recommendation of the cattle mems
meeting to be held at the court hous,
to- morrow Saturday. MI. Patter
son is an old resident of this locality
for years has held large cattle in
trests, and is a practical stock nan
He is certainly completent for the
position aud will look we'll to his
duties if he shall be slected.
Last week some person, or per
sons, made an extra effort to make
themselves obnoxious by deliberate,
ly throwing stones through each OIL
the four panes of glass in one of the
windows of Robinson Company's
elevator. 1t is hard to find words to
express proper contempt for an indi-
vidual who displays such devilish
meanness. The man who deliberat.
ly destroys property is the next
thing to one who would take human
life for a trife. Ii may be that the
guilty party does not like the owner
OF the elevator, OF some member of
the company. We care not for that.
Personal spite is no excuse, and the
man who vents his spite in that
manner is a sneak. He is a danger.
Gus element in society and should
be punished severely. Robinson
Company will give $500 for infor-
nation as to the guilty party and
not ask to have the window replaced
We hope they find the
"A. HI. Cornwell writes to C. T..
Dawlsy from Magnolia Springs, AL
ALBANIA, that the family is we'll and
enjoying the south. Taking it all
in all it appears that A. FL. is not
particularly struck on the South land
The winter, SO the old inhabitants
claim has been the coolest since 1895
and with that exception the memory
of the said o. b. does not bring forth
anything to equal it; mercury went
down to Ia degrees above zero. It's
a little cold for A. Fl. as there are no
hard coal fires. Mr. Cornwell says:
II don't think so all fired much Of
this country to make a living in,
though the people make a living,
such as it is, the easiest of any body
| ever knew. Three or four acres of
cleared land seems to furnish support
for a family Of Is or 20 children with
even some few luxuries, such as a
piece of sugar cane for company to
chew. They say, Don't you'ns like
it stranger" We'uns sure like it pow
erful WELL" There are other means