Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-08

wealthiest class of farmers in this
part of the state.
%. V. Munger got back to his
barber shop Friday after an attack
of blood poisoning which laid him
up for nearly three weeks.
Sam Griffin departed Friday
last for his home in Pennsylvania,
after visiting with his brother Leland
for about six months. The latter
accompanied him as far as Chicago.
g. G. Hortman came down from
Ortonville, MINI, Wednesday to re
new old acquaintance and transact
a little business. He left his family
at home in good health. His young
est son, Armour, who was a small
lad when the family left De Smet
is now at Lennox, this state, in IA
drug store. Armour is getting the
p%ratical experience and Intends soon
to enter a school of pharmacy. G. G..
is the same old boy as in former years.
"A marriage was solemnized at the
Catholic church Wednesday, when
Miss Mamie Downs, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Downs, of Willow
Lakes, was united in marriage TO Mr..
Kline of the same place. Both con
tracing parties are young people
who have many friends to wish them
well. An afternoon reception was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Downs in Willow Lakes and the
young people were given IA social
at the hall in the evening. Bryant
News.
Those "ho have paid subScrip.
ton since our last mention are
Frank Rhine, B. Lahore, O. H.
Olson, Lynn Mudgett. G. F. Waeck-
esle, John Mahony, j. H. Brown,
Mile Weeder, r. Walker, Memo
Baumann, John Pagan, j. H. Carroll,
G. W. Mutt, Casper Geyer, Fred
Gehm, Della Whiting, @. B. Jenson,
Paul Anderson, S. p. Jenson. p. G.
Murphy, X. Lewis, Henry Peck, B.
Gldnville, Joseph Collins, r. Nord-
land, j. Donaldson, G. Abrahamson,
Peleg Jones, Fred Rusch, G.. w.
Everest, John Fagrilious, j. Doner,
n. Kelly, Mrs. H. Bullock, Phil
Hand, John Smith, Andrew Peter
son, Maggie WEIGH, Henry Bradley,
John 'Tobey, Mrs. Jennie Nixon,
Frank Rumsey, F. S. Wasem, Ed
Berry. John Coughlin, Dale Mudgett,
A. Solan. G. B. Bender, A. Goodell,
j. Fl. Engle, w. A. Matthouse, B.
Loken, John Rodney, Cnas. Pelghrin,
Chas. Fredericksdorf, August Gehm,
John Foss, Christ Nelson, George
Sneesby, Patrick Callahan, John
Milks, r. G. Decker, E. NJ. Nelson,
Peter Hoffman, George Brooks.
The winter Of 1866 came upon
us more suddenly than any winter
in the past twenty years, although
it was late in arriving. Monday
aud Tuesday, Nov. u and %, wit.
messed a storm Of rain which .urned
to sleet and everything was covered
with a thick coat Of ice. The follow
ing day, Wednesday. Nov. 20, open
ed at six degrees below zero. Prior
to that time all kinds Of farm work
were carried on and the week before
the freeze up IA considerable plow-
ing done. 1t vas so warm that trees
and shrubbery were budding and
another week of the same kind of
weather would have seen the second
crop of leaves. At the present time
the shrubbery in the court house
yard can be seen with buds swollen
to the point of bursting but GOV
cred with a thick coat of ice as clear
as a crystal. If you happen to pass
the court house grounds, enter the
south gate and examine the lilac
bushes at the side of the walk. 1t
is one of natures freaks that is worth
seeing.
LArER-The thdw of Wednesday
took the ice off the buds.
The annual meeting of the South
Dakota Educational association will
be held at Bookings December n
to 20, inclusive. There are in this
state some 5000 teachers, but the
attendance at TIE meeting of the as
ISOLATION has never run over 400
which iS less than one ont of Ten