Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-12

IrlenuS can come up d near the
whistle blow. Chief. Well, it's liz
eral to let us hear the whistle with
out charge.
Another rain Thursday. The
fact is ithasn't done much of any
thing else this week.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Evan
gelical church will meet with Mrs.
w. M. Robinson Wednesday of next
week.
IS. E. Davis writes from Big
Lake, MINI, that he is we'll and
working hard. He is now engaged
in breaking on the farm recently pur-
chased in that vicinity.
Those who have paid subscrip-
ton since u last mention are G. G.
Spear, M. H. Whaley, j. Whaley,
L. W. Ellington, James Milks, John
yogeli, Gunder Bergerson, Coke
PoppeH, Kemler, Newton, g. Bishop,
Nj. w. Nancy, and j. B. Nelson.
While burning the dead grass
from a part of the De Smet Gene
terry Saturday the fire got away from
Clarence Williams and Jesse Warner
and burned over a part of the Cath
Ollie Cemetery and for half a mile
east. Several men arrived early and
the fire was got under control with
out any damage having been done.
Tuesday afternoon brought one
of the heaviest rains witnessed in
years. 1t was accompanied by a
heavy wind from the southeast which
carried the water in great sheets.
Tightening in localities was also
destructive to stock, reports being
to the effect that a number of head
were killed. Several windmills were
wrecked, but no buildings so far as
we have heard.
The De Smet Cemetery Associa
tion is fixing up their grounds aud
making improvements. A small
building has been erected, fences
repaired, gates ordered, and a
large number Of trees set out. The
location of the cemetery will prevent
identifying the ground to the extent
some would like to see done, but with
a little money invested our GENE
terry can be made to look respect
able, which will be a great improve
ment over the condition at any time
since it was first plated.
"A meeting of the board of edu
cation was held Thursday evening
of last week, and teachers elected
for the ensuing year as follows:
Principal-L. E. Bunker.
Asst Principal--Miss Arbour.
Grammar-Mrs. A. McCarty.
First Intermediate-Mrs. g. H.
Sheets.
Second Intermediate-Miss Flora
Spicer, of Gary.
First Primary Miss Bennett.
Second Primary-Miss Barker.
From the above it will be seen
that there were two changes in the
corps Of teachers.
The Iroquois Chief says of
those who were struck by tightening
in that town Wednesday of last
week, mention of which was made in
these columns in our last issue:
The victims of the lightening's
deadly freaks of last Wednesday,
when Mrs. Harris cottage was struck.
are still in a precarious condition
Aunt Cassie Mcintosh, "a years old,
who was severely burned, is lying
very low at the home of Il. S. War
uer. Retaiiicks burns are likewise
extremely serious and the shock also
seems to have disastrously affected
the young man. He is at. the home
of F. L. Stratton. Mrs. Harris and
daughter Irene, recovered in a short
time from the shock and are physical
ly none the worse for the sad expert
ence."
Parties in this vicinity who own
dogs should take good care of them
in the future, if they place any value
upon the animals. Numerous com
plants have come to our notice re-
Gently regarding depredations by
dogs. Stock in the pa d res are run
until exhausted, sheep killed, colts
run into wire fences, and chickens
destroyed, Every man has a right
TO keep a dog or " a dog, and the
law does not compel the owner to
keep the dog from running at large.
On the other band, there are many
lawless stock owners who do not dare
to oyerstep the laws to the extent of
allowing their stock to run at large,
a.