Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31

enter the contest, parting with q
piece Of money for one chance in
several hundred Of winning a prize
that is of doubtful value. The INDIE
PENDENT will not entertain such a
proposition at all.
The Hetland New Era reports
that FL. Nj. Griffin, former register Of
deeds of this county, but for six years
past a resident Of Henry, this state,
has moved his family to Hetland and
will make that town his future home.
Mr.. G. and l.. Crandall are forming
a partnership for the purpose OF car.
rying on the hardware and imple-
ment business heretofore operated
by Mr.. Crandall.
Peter Hoffman, of Spirit Lake
township, has commenced the foun
dation for a fine farm residence.
The house will be of good size, with
aheating plant in the basement and
all the modern conveniences. Peter
is one of the old settlers of that
locality. He came in the early days,
saw all the ups and downs OF pio-
neers, and has been a successful bust
ness farmer. By reason of bis in
dustry and thrift Peter has accumu
lated a suficiency of this worlds
goods to allow him and his estim-
able wife to take the remainder of
life at comparative ease and in some
degree of luxury. The new house
is the first step in this direction.
We are glad of it, as will be all their
friends and acquai ntances.
The new census and vital stats
tics law is of particular interest to
assessors, as the cheif work of taking
the census must be performed by
them. The law was passed with the
emergency clause, and is in effect
now. The following sections of the
law tell clearly what is expected of
the assessors in the way Of getting in
formation, /. The enumeration of
all the inhabitants of the state by
name, age, sex, color and nationality;
occupation, ability to read and write,
and whether deaf and dumb, idiotic
or insane. 2. The number Of farms,
the acres of each crop produced dur
ing the preceding year. 3 The
number Of mich COWS and quantity
of butter produced and milk sold
during the preceding year. 4.
Number of all other live stock, in
such Glasses as the superintent of
census may require.
Last week the INDEPENDENT
printed a long article on the wheat
situation as it appeared to US, and
advised our farmer readers not to in
crease their acreage of this crop with
the hope of receiving an abnormal
price next fall. As a general PROPOSE
ton a prediction as to the price of
wheat a few months ahead is u~sIafe,
and perhaps our readers gave our
item little thought. However, they
should remember that the wheat
situation the past season, both as to
price, quality and amount was out
Of the ordinary. Our prediction was,
and is now, that our next crop will
be harvested and marketed under
normal conditions. The price Of
wheat the past week has been "slop-
py," the decline has not been great,
but the continual tendency has been
downward. To show why this is SO,
and also to make good to our read.
ers the article Of last week we give a
few figures on the situation as we
find them complied by the Market
Record, and these figures are always
based upon facts and are those that
govern the fluctuations in price. The
amount ia store and afoat for the
importing countries of the Old World
on March LIST exceeded the supply
of last year at the same time by g.
100000 bushels, while that wheat
| classed as "afioat for orders" was
nearly 100000 bushels in excess
over that Of same day one year ago,
The available stocks of wheat and
-four in the United States and Can
ada on the same date exceeded that
Of a year ago by 3,227 600 bushels. On
top of the above conditions comes
the report from all winter wheat
districts that crop conditions are ex
cellent. Also il must be remember
ed that we are now entering a crop
season in the spring wheat dis
tricts under very favorable circum.
stances. Nothing but a great crop
failure will put our next crop price
on the level with that of the past