Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-23


j. r. Bunker has gone to Castle
wood to engage in the saloon business.
DIR. Dyre, of St. Charles, Mimi,
was a guest of l.. E. Sasse over Sun.
day.
DR.. Broadway is driving a nice
horse recently purchased of T. H.
Ruth.
Geo, Moody, Jr,, went to Water.
town Wednesday on a matter of
business.
-Lost-A raincoat between De
Smet and Lake Preston. E. F. Rusk.
ell, De Smet, S. D.
Misses May Smith and Florence
Hanson went to Huron Thursday
for avisit with fIi9nds.
Mrs. Harding, of Brookings,
visited with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, j. Whaley, this week,
Bert Van Hook is learning to
master the violin under the able in.
structions of Mrs, Dell Beach.
John Andrews come up from
Mason City, Iowa, Tuesday for a
short visit with De Smet friends.
p. A. Randklev found it neces,
sary to receive treatment at a hospi.
tai and departed Tuesday for Chicago
Mrs, Frank Payn returned Tues,
day from Worthwhile, this state,
where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Jennie Maxield.
T. p. Goodwin, who has been on
the sick list since June 10th, is able
to be around the house aud expects
soon to be out of doors.
Miss Hilda Swanson arrived
Tuesday morning from Chesterton,
Ind, and will spend several weeks
with her brother, G. E. Swanson.
George Moody, Jr., returned
Monday from VermiIlion where he
graduated from the law department
Of the university last week. We
have not had an opportunity to talk
with him and do not know where
he expects to locate. De Smet peo.
pie will all wish him success in his
chosen profession, wherever his field
Of operations may be.
"A part of the lumber for the new
VanDusen elevator was unloaded
Wednesday. The location of the
new building will be west of the
Robinson Co. elevator.
The Iroquois "kids" came down
Monday to play a like ball team in
this city. The De Smet youngsters
trimmed the visitors to the tune of
Il to 2, They just had 70 do it in
order to maintain De Smet's reputa,
ton in the base ball line.
The Congregational ladies have
arranged to give a concert at the
Opera House Wednesday evening,
June 2Sth. The affair is by home
talent assisted by Miss Blanche
Mallery, of Pierre, who will stop in
this city on her way home from the
Oberlin conservatory of music where
she has studied for three years. Miss
Mallery is highly recommended by
the 0beriin faculty and is certainty
a musician of great ability.
The census as completed by the
assessor shows De Smet to have. an
actual population of $50. Owing to
the peculiar shape of the ely. as de-
fined by the boundaries adopted
several years ago, a considerable
number of families, all living south
of Fifth street and west of Poinsette
avenue, are enumerated by the as.
SCISSOR and appear in the census re-
turns of De Smet township. By this
some twenty families are cut off
from the city enumeration, and yet
they ali claim to be living in De
Smes. The returns should be in
creased by at least 100 to give a cor
rect idea of u population,
AT the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Watson, of Arlington,
Monday afternoon occurred the mar
riage of Miss Flora Heitcamp to Rev.
Harry Poston, formerly pastor of
the Methodist church at that place,
Rev. Hardman, of Brookings perform
ing the Episcopal service. The wed
ding was a quiet affair, only the
brides relatives and a few intimate
friends being present, The bride is
we'll known in this city, having
taught in our city schools two years,
and is a young lady of many good
qualities and held in high esteem by
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