Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-09

ing with her brother, f. B. Danley,
and family.
Miss Flora Heitkamp, of Airing
ton, is spending the week with her
friend Mrs Frank Andrews.
Arrangements are completed for
the best celebration Of Old Settlers
Day eve attempted in the county
Everybody come and have a good
time.
Mrs. A. r, Able, of Lake Pres
ton spent the first part of the week
with her sister, Mrs. Il, S. Johnson,
while Judge Able attended circuit
court.
w. H. Henney is continually
adding to his stock of farm machin.
cry. Two carloads are now on the
way. He has set up for exhibition
purposes a hay stacker that seems to
be just the thing in every respect.
He willtake pleasure liz showing the
machine aud explaining how to oper-
ate it.
"A large crew Of Austrians, oc-
cupying six or more boarding cars
are quartered on the mill side track
The crew is at work widening the
roadbed and placing asmall embank
ment at each side Of the track to hold
the gravel in place. 1t is expected
that the gravel trains will be in
operation within a short time.
IT. G. Blackney and family de-
parted overland Monday for their
government claim so miles west OF
Pierre. t. G. will build a log house
within the next two months and
leave his family there while he re.
turns about August 1st to take
charge of the Farmers Elevator
I. G. says that his claim is right in
line for the Milwaukee extension
which may make it more valuable
than the average.
The Manchester ball nine cross.
ed bats with the DeSmet team al
Athletic park Monday afternoon
1t was a we'll played game so the
spectators report. The De Smet
boys feel good over the victory and
they can play ball some, but the
Manchester team have plenty Of
sand and think they ear put De
Smet out of business at the next
game. The De Smet team had the
advantage in having had the great,
er amount of practice.
The Milwaukee and the Illinois
Central railroads have a little scrap
on hand and, as a result, have cut
passenger rates for Chicago during
the meeting of the Woodmen at
Milwaukee, from the 18th to 18th oil
this month. The Milwaukee made
a rate of $500 for the round trip
from Sioux Falls, aud the /. G, to
meet the rate and not having a line
into Milwaukee, made a rate of $500
from Sioux Falls to Chicago, which
will allow a boat trip to and from
Milwaukee within the $500 limit OF
the Milwaukee road.
p. E Ohling VS.. John Fay, both
OF the west end, was a case that oc.
cupied the attention of Judge Dun
hams court Monday afternoon. The
plaintiff claimed that defendent had
taken up al estray from the plain.
tif's herd of cattle and upon inquiry
and search by plaintiff, had BY
statements and acts mislead plain
tiff and caused him to believe the
steer was not in defendants posses
sion, which belief proved tc
be contrary to the facts, al
least so plaintiff claimed. The mat
ter was tried and defendant won out
Surveyors were here Wednesday
and staked out the site for the new
depot which is to be on the south
side OF the main track between Calu.
met avenue and Joliet avenues. The
west end of the depot will be 80 fee
east Of Calumet avenue. The build
ing, we understand, is to be 90 feet
long which will bring the east ent
a little east of the center OF the block
1t is said a platform will be pu
from venue to venue A carload oil
cement to be used in the foundation
has arrived, which probably means
that work on the structure will com,
mence very soon. We understand
the structure to be entirely of wood
The banquet by the DeSme
Pioneers Association at the Syn
dictate Hotel Thursday evening o