Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-07

snow melted, while Spirit Lake has
raised about the same amount.
Miss Alvina Rehfeld went to
Aberdeen Wednesday for a visit with
friends.
j. r. Weddell, the sheep inspect
or, visited some of the focks in the
west end Thursday.
Miss Madge Cornwell, of Bryant,
visited relatives in De Smet the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. S. n. Stewart, of Huron,
was a guest at the home of Judge
and Mrs. Chas. S. Whiting Wednes-
day.
Robert Thompson, Of Esmond
vicinity, was brought before the board
of insanity Wednesday on the charge
being of unsound mind. After con
sidering the ease the board decided
that Thompson was not in a condition
requiring treatment at the hospital.
H. l.. Jolly and wife and child,
Of Darlington, Wis, are visiting at
the Ed. Walen home in Spirit Lale
township. Mrs. j. is a brother Of
Mrs. Whalen. Mrs. Dan Mcconnell,
Of the same place is also a guest of
her sister, Mrs. Whalen. In speak
ing of conditions in Wisconsin and
South Dakota, MIR. jolly said that
small grain here was equal to any
thing he had seer in the former state
and that corn looked better here.
The Ladies of the Luthern Aid
Society will serve a Norwegian
dinner at the old Wilder Building
on Saturday, July Sth. Ice cream
and lunches will be served through
the afternoon and evening. They
will also offer for sale a number of
useful and fancy articles at the
same place. The dinner and sales
will begin at loon and continue
during afternoon and evening.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend dinner, sale and lunches. An
effort being is made to raise money
enough to pay the balance of debt
yet due on the church, which must
be paid during the month of July.
Mrs. NJ. LARSON, Secy.
The management of the Madison
Chautauqua believe in patronizing
home talent and therefore arranged
to have Sybil Sammis, of Pierre, en-
terrain the crowds this week with
vocal selections. Sybil Sammis is a
lady of world wide reputation as a
singer. She is one of the favorites
of America and Europe. Her home
as a girl was at Ft. Pierre, at which
place her her parents still live, and
where she is spending the summer.
1t will be a treat for those ate nding
the ~chautauqua. No other vocalist
Of SO great ability eve sang before a
South Dakota audience, and few, if
any, who hear her at Madison this
week will ever have an opportunity of
hearing another SO good.
The fourth was a quiet day in
De Smet. About one hundred Of
our people went to Lake Preston for
the day, a few to Huron, and a few
others to different points. The Lake
Preston people were unable to put
up much of a celebration on account
of the heavy rains, which put their
streets in such bad condition, their
race track under water, aud the bail
grounds too soft for a good game
The Lake Preston and Hetland boys
pulled off game of ball in the after
loon and did the best they could
under the circumstances. The De
Smet band furnished music for the
Lake Preston people. At Huron
their celebration program was carried
although the muddy streets and
ball ground were great disadvan
tages.
This week p. r. Crothers and
family move to Brookings, says the
last issue of the Hetland New Era.
We much dislike TO see this family
go from our midst. Mr.. Crothers has
been a resident OF this county since
a very early day and has been a
prime factor in the building up and
the development of this county.
Mr.. Crothers has been connected
with a number of enterprises in
Hetland and did much toward
making a succes Of them. Mr..
and Mrs. Crothers will be much
missed in the church and social