Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-24
and can be called from his Office or
from Mallery & Cos drug store.

interesting evening III you attenu q
Maggie lecture next Thursday even.
ing. Be sure to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. VanHook re-
turned Friday last from Rochester
where Mrs. VanHook was operated
upon. The many acquaintances of
the family will be glad to know that
the treatment was successful and that
the lady is now enjoying better health
than for some time past.
Henry Blackburn comm itted
suicide in a field near his home adj
joining Howard one day last week.
He killed himself by blowing the
top of his head off with a shot. gun.
He also had in his pocket a loaded
revolver, a bottle of strychnine, and
a bottle of poisoned whiskey Old
ham Register.
Barney Austad was up from the
east end Monday to transact business
befor Judge Able in the probate
court. By the will Of the late Ole
Lomerud, who died Thursday Of
last week at Hetiand, Mr.. Austed is
made executor. MI. Lomerud left
an estate consisting of a quater
section of land fairly well improved,
together with a quantity of personal
property. The liabilities are not
great. We understand that two
sisters in the old country are heirs to
the estate.
"A disasterous fire occurred at
Bryant Friday morning at 2
O'Clock. The entire block on the
south side of the principal part of
Main street was destroyed, except
the bank building on the east side.
The losses were a jewellery store,
drug store, two general stores, one
hardware store, two barber shops,
one hotel, and one restaurant. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 or more.
As to amount of insurance we are
not informed. 1t was fortunate for
the town that no change in the di-
~rection of the wind occurred during
the fire, Had a change taken place,
or had the wind been in the east or
west, it is probable the whole of the
business portion Of the town would
have gone up in smoke.
Miss Hanson, who taught in our
city schools up to the holidays, is now
at Mason City Iowa. In a recent
letter to the G.. E. Mallory family
Miss Hanson tells of the wonderful
work of the r~evivalist known as
"Billy" Sunday. The gentleman
held meetings for about four weeks
and caused something like LOO
conversions ia that time. 1t seems
that all tn. compensation Sunday
asks for his labors is a free will offer
ing on the last night of his stay in a
community. At least that is what
the lady reports from Mason City.
The collections at the last meeting
in that town only amounted to a trifle
over 100000. At that rate Billy"
may hope some day to W a railroad
or a kerosene oil plant.
The change of pr~oprietorship of
the Bradley pharmacy, which occur
red Monday, removes from the bust
ness directory of De Smet a name
that has been a land mark for a quar-
ter of a century. On that day Mrs.
6. G. Bradley transferred the drug
stock and good will to Mallory & Co,
the parties comprising the firm being
G. E. Mallery aud w Ellwyn White
both we'll known to the De Smet
people. MI. Mallery will have charge
of the drug department and Mr..
White will look after the jewelry and
repairing business. The new firm
start out with the best wishes of all
for uccess They have rented the
Bradley building and will therefore
conduct their business at the old
stand.
Nine cars of emigiant goods ar
rived in this county Friday last from
Tama, Iowa. These were G. Fl. Clay
and family who now own the G. J..
Anderson farm south of Manchester
Morris Farmer. a single man, who
will rent in that vicinity; O.. e. Stod-
dard and family who go onto the old
Peter Ferguson farm, south half of
section 8-ll1-57; Burdett Potts will
rent in the same locality, Eman
Maset moves onto a farm purchased
two miles west of this city; Chas.
Shumaker ..ren.s the ,Stankey farm
south of Spirit Lake, Will Shumaker
who rents the Hollister farm south
of Manchester. A special train
brought the parties from Tama. The
party was conducted by f. H. Art,