Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-29

Parry, Tom Forkes, Sam Forbes.
j. III. Carroll made a business
trip to Iowa the first of the week.
The Carl Schultz family is under
quarantine on account of scarlet
fever,
Miss Ella May Crane is among
the number of students home for the
the holiday vacation.
Friday of last week Rev. Star
ring and family entertained Mrs.
L. E. Goodell, of Huron.
Guy Morrison was up from
Bookings the first of the week to
visit a few days with friends.
Arrangements have been made
by the pastors Of our city to observe
the week Of prayer. The program
will be given next week.
Next Sunday the vested choir
of the Episcopal church will sing the
beautiful Christmas music. Among
the selections is a LULLABY" by A. F.
M. Custance.
On Christmas Eve Mr.. j. H.
Carroll was presented with a hand
some desk clock by the boys of the
vested choir of the Episcopal church.
Mr.. Carroll's gift to the boys was a
small circulating library containing
books of especial interest to the
young people.
The Epworth League of the M.
E church will hold a New Years re-
ception at the church Monday at
from 3 to 9 p. m. An invitation is
extended to all, wheather attendants
of that church, some other church, or
no church at all. Everyone will be
welcomed and is urged to call.
Themes of discourse at the Con.
gregational Church Sunday, Dec. 81:
Morning, "The Word OF God Wise
ly Adapted to Meet the Souls
Needs" Evening, "a Look Back
ward and a Look Forward" or it will
be a New Years sermon. Let us
see another crowded house. Let the
old year go out with pleasant mem
cries of a large congregation.
Pastor.
AT a meeting of Harvey Post, G..
A. r. last Saturday afternoon the
following officers were elected:
Commander-W. S. Bowes.
$. V. CON-. o Hodgson.
j. V. Com.-Tim Harmon.
Adiutant-Wm. McCaskell.
Quartermaster-E. II. Couse.
Surgeon-Newton Vaughn.
Chaplain-R. j. Ross.
Officer of ~Day-Chas. E. Ely.
Officer OF Guard--J. S. Roberts.
Delegate-Wm. McCaskell.
Alternate-B. c. BENEDICT.
e. A. Nelson, of Spirit Lake
township, received his probable feed
mill Saturday and has been busy
this week getting it in shape for
business. He expects to be ready to
grind today friday or Saturday.
The outfit consists of a seven inch
burr mill, capacity 80 to 40 bushels
per hour driven by a six horse. power
gasoline engine. Two elevators will
supply the grain to the mill and de-
liver the ground feed to the wagon
or bin. Mr. Nelson will take orders
and go to the farmers granary with
his mill, thus eaving the time and
expense Of hauling to and from
town.
The advice of the INDEPENDENT
to any who may be approached by
agents of eastern catalogue houses
with a proposition to take a share in
such concern upon the smooth story
that it is to be a cooperative institu-
ton, is to let the thing alone. A
little here and a little there will
make a big sum for the promoters u
handle. They will simply be doing
a large business upon a capital fur
nished by hundreds of people, who
have SO small an interest az individ-
uals that they cannot enter into the
management of the concern, aud
eventually the small investments
will be absorbed by the promoter.
We understand agents are working
the Northwest with just such a
scheme.
At the home of A. Still, in this
city, on Christmas afternoon occurr-
Ell a pretty double wedding when his
two daughters were united to two
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