Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

a treat Christmas.
The M. E. Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. WIN Ruth Wednesday
Dec. 9th.
Mrs. III. Perry and daughter
Laura returned Saturday from a
visit to relatives at Lake Crystal,
MINI.
Lewis p. Miller, of Fruitvale,
Cal, has purchased the Barnes bowl
ing alley. He took possession Thurs
day of last week.
L. Ranny's family came down
from Cavour Tuesday and are now
nicely located in the G. Z. Ely resi-
dence GU Second street.
Mrs. s. n. Readel. neice Of Mr..
and Mrs, A. G. Beev-rs, from Sum
NIT this state. arrived Friday last for
a two weeks visit at the Beevers
home.
R. j. Armstrong reports seeing
two meadow larks while coming in
from the farm Thursday. We don't
know whether spring liz coming or
whether II. j. "sees things"
AS we go to press we learn of
the death of Mrs. Martin Brislin, of
Mathews township, who has been i'll
for several weeks of pneumonia.
Death occurred Wednesday evening.
The funeral will be held this friday
morning at st. Thomas church. The
bereaved family have the sympathy
of a host of friends.
w. j. Nolan, the humorist, will
lecture on "Hyphenated Americans"
at the opera house Wednesday
ing, Dec. 10Th, under the auspices
of the high school. Mr.. Nolan is
undoubtedly the funniest" man in
the west, and, if you enjoy a good
wholesome laugh, don't miss the OPP
portunity of hearing him. Tickets
on sale at Miller's Com.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bishop were
called to Hetland Monday night by
the death Of Mrs. S. j. Nelson,
mother of Mrs. Bishop. Mrs, Nelson
was born in Norway and died Dec. 1st
Il day after her fifty.eight birthday.
She first lived in Illinois, after com
ing to America, and twenty seven
years ago moved to Kingsbury
County. She has been an Invalid for
several years and has lived on one of
her farms north of Hetland. She is
survived by three sons and one
daughter. = rookings Individual.
The little town of Worthwhile, in
Sphinx county, can make a better
showing than any other town of its
size in the northwest. Its bank has
deposits amounting to $l12,564,24
Northyille's population according to
the state census is 304, and it's de-
posts therefore are over $3.50 per
capita,
Worthwhile makes Il showing of
which she eau well be proud but
Iroquois can go her one better. The
bank deposits of Iroquois, as shown
by the bank statements recently
published amounted to Sl67,762,S3
and with a populaiioa of 40 this
would give US a per capita of S409.
-Iroquois Chief.
If matters continue TO run as
favorably from now until January
LIST as they have during the previous
months this year, the farmers Mu-
tual Ins. Co. of De Smet, viii iind
the year 1905 the most successful
since its organization. At the be
ginning of the year there was some.
thing like SIPS ia the treasury and
losses to date amount to less than
$3.50, so liver Grotta, the treasurer,
informs the INDEPENDENT. To save
the necessity of borrowing money
or making assessment for very small
losses, which usually occur at a
time of the year when money is
scarce and the farmers time is taken
up with important farm work, it is
very likely that the board Of direc-
tors will levy an assessent of me
Mill on the dollar oil insurance to
provide for the payment of small
losses next season Of course, the
necessity might arise for a larger
levy at the beginning of the year,
but it is not probable, The company
is carrying very near S30O,000.00 of
Insurance on farm buildings aud
personal property. The Insurance
in this has cost the farmer