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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-16
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY,
LOCAL NEWS.
from an Around the Town and
County.

Harry briggs, of Bryant, spent
Sunday in De Smet.
Miss Anna Keller came up from
Tracy for the calculation Saturday
Mast.
Ga-Gene Whiting has been elected
70 the principalship of the Erwin
schools.
Mrs. H. G.. Durham went to LIE
Mars, Iowa, Monday for a short visit
with her parents.
frank Kittredge, druggist at
don'ts Pharmacy, was on the sick
the ke first of the week.
sayW. E. White has purchased two
.lence lots on the corner south
!, E. Mallery's corner.
u- Mrs. r. d. Wakeman, of Airing
was a guest of her sister, Miss
title Strong Saturday and Sunday
s-Geo. Smith, Of Erwin vicinity,
Yent to Chicago the latter part of
last week with two cars Of Hereford
@tock.
It. p. Goodwin was taken quite
seriously i'll of stomach trouble Sun
Hday. He is much improved at this
NJ WRITING, however.
Mrs. w. III. Henney, worthy ma
Mon of Bethlehem Chapter, 0. f. S.,
y of'tbis city, is at Aberdeen attend
ing the grand lodge.
The Young Peoples Club, of the
Lake Henry church, will hold an ice
cream social, at the David Patterson
home Friday, June 23rd.
Mrs. M. G.. Carlisle came up
from Brookings Friday evening and
remained until Monday evening, the
uest Of Mrs. G. S. G. Fuller.
- Miss Pierce, of Oldham, was a
4 guest at the J.. HI. Hall home over
Sunday, as was also Mrs. George
Buck, of Lake Preston vicinity.
VIII Heaaeyy arrived from Lin
coin, Neb., Saturday for the summer
4 vacation. On Monday he went to
JRedfeld to work for the Internation-
IWi Harvester Co. Will takes his va
'NN1ion by stepping from n kind of
work into another.
Miss Christina Amble commenc-
ed a term of Norwegian parochial
school in District No. II, Monday
June 18th. 81 will have a vacation
the week during the teachers insti-
tutsso as to be able to attend it, and
prepare for teaching again next fall.
A carload of window farmes
flooring, and paint arrived for the
Ew depot Monday. Stone for the
I foundation was expected Wednesday
Fend workman on Thursday. The
Company made a mistake-they
should have sent the eavespout first
\ and had them up for Tuesday even
Vg's showers.
IF. w. Warning and . Arthur
were up from Yankton and spent
Tuesday with old De Smet friends,
The people here were glad to see
them, but regretted they could re-
main for only so short a time. Z. w
reports that he likes Yankton very
much, but when he compares the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-16

location with De Smet we motto
that he is not very enthusiastic.
&C. G. Spear and wife were owe
from Manchester Tuesday,
Jake Van Hook came down from
Pierre to help celebrate on the 10th
Mrs. Geo. Burd's Home Made
Ice Cream is fine. Try it. Water
town Pop is the best.
Mrs. Kirk Ely and sister depart
ed Sunday evening for a visit at their
old home in Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Wilmartt
were down from Iroquois to spend
Saturday and Sunday with friends
-ChaS. Miller. of Woodstock
MINI. visited his cousin, w. G. White
the latter part of last week and the
first of this.
DR.. Foxton, of Huron. was in the
city Tuesday to consult with DR.. r
0. Broadway in regard to James
Milks' little boy, who was hurt al
the ball game Saturday.
VIII jolly came up from Yank
ton to help old Kipgsbury friends
celebrate Old Settlers Day. He also
went out to see how affairs were run
ming at his farm in Spirit Lake
township.
John Werner. w. F. Brennan
aud p. E. Murphy, Of the EAST end
went to Garretson recently and at
tended a sale of blooded stock. Each
of the gentlemen mentioned brought
home some fine Shorthorns.
Miss Marie Smith has moved hel
dressmaking parlors into the lower
rooms of the Latin building on
Second street. The former location
of the INDEPENDENT. Miss Smith
has enjoyed a good buiness hereto
fore and hopes to meet all former
and many new partons in her new
location.
The ladies Of the Evangelical.
church served a dinner at the Latin
building Saturday and cleared $7(
for their trouble. Ii they had made
the necessary arrangements they
could have fed several hundred
more. The call for supper was ever
louder and more lei that a
the dinner hour.
Since our last mention the fol
lowing subscribers have remembered
the printer with their yearly install
ments on subscription: B. Garland,
Fred Nuttall, M. c. Toft, VIM Chris.
Jensen, John F. Timm, G. B. Abbott,
Will Sinkler, A. G. Pattee, G. B. Leis
r. ID. Hannah, Sidney Mann, Free
Wolf and Ole Larson.
The De Smet lodges of Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs met at Society
Hall Sunday evening and marched
in a body to the Episcopal Church
where Rev. Hardman preached tht
memorial sermon for those orders
For the benefit of those present who
were not members of the orders Rev
Hartman devoted a few minutes be.
fore his sermon to statistics Of thu
orders. Notwithstanding the fact
that the Odd Fellows have beer
organized in this county only about
eighty-six years, that organization
has expened owe 100000 900 90 In
charity, caring for widows, educat
ing orphans, burying the dead anG
maintaining homes in many OF the
older jurisdictions for helpless
members of the order. Some wht
belong to the order we're SURPRISED
at the magnitude Of the work il
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-16

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bags. A great many people have q ike
alternative before them. Business men
come to a point where the doctor tells
them that they must rlet go or de-
Probably he advised a sea voyage or
mountain air. There's an obstinate
cough that won't be shaken off. The
lungs are weak and perhaps bleeding.
There Is cancellation and other symptoms
of disease, which If unskilfully or improp-
erly treated terminate in consumption.
Thousands Of men and women In a like
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Chronic bronchial trubles and
su m coughs can be quickly re-
lieyed and cured by Foley's Honey
and Tar For sale by L. K. Sasse,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
DERBY.

NJ. \. Adams went last week tn Port
land. Me-, to visit friends. and from,
there he will visit ais son, Carlton, who
Is in the employ Of Prouty a. Miller in
Rigelow Mr.-'rhc Willing Workers mot
With Miss liza S"arlrs last Tuesday after
noon Helen SchoOlcraft was at home
from Newport over last Sunday. --rne
congregational Ladies' Circle gave II
poem social at Mrs. Fred IIamblcts last
Wednesday rNonng.-iettcrs from Miss
Spear announce the safe arrival OF her
party of invalds at San Diego. Cal,
although much fatiGucd by the journey
they found Mrs. Hollis Moran in very
poor health though much better than dur
ing the summer.--Thc winter term of
the academy opened last Tuesday with
g. good attendance. The graded school CON-
nicnccs December lS,-Inc school in dis
trict No. II commenced November q
Miss Eliza Morrill, of Stanstead. Que,
teacher.-Miss Nellie Rust returned t.
her school in the Lyon district last Mon
day. Miss Daisy kittridee teaches in
the Waterman district. Miss Saunders
having accepted position in West
Derby graded school.
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LOWELL.

Rosetta Kelly. wife OF john McAllister.
died December ). at her home after an
illness of II weeks. aged 30 years and
four months. The funeral was held FRI
day morning from the St. Tgnatius
Cnurch. the Rev. Fr. Turcott of Barton
oniciating.-F. II. Sanhorn has been
appointed school superintendent by the
directors In supply the vacancy CAUSED
by the resignation of Mrs. Ethel Dun
bar.-Miss Jane McAllster is home from,
bakersfield after an absence OF a year.
H.. ~. Sanborn has been appointed sex
ton ny the selcctmen for the remainder
of the year to take the riacc of George
tlirtw"ll resigned. Parker has
sold his box machinery to parties in
carton -Cenrgc IIartwell has decided his
house to Warren Crafts OF picrmont, y.
H.. for a hfc support. Mr.. Hartweli goes
to Picrmunt newt Wcck.R. W. Kennson
has vacated Harmon Aliens farm-Alrs.
Forest Day has returned to her nome in
Barre.
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

William T.. Lawrence ana Miss Flora
Ellis were married Wednesday Dec. &
by the Rev. +. l.. Bullard at the Consrc-
gational parsonaeo. After Il two weeks
trip in Boston and New York. Mr. and
Mrs. I.awren e will reside in town.
The engag mcnt OF Arthur w. liendry
and Miss Matte Mcmoc has been an
nounccd
Ernest Leach went 20 the home of Jul
Illus Bride Thursday evening to SGT a
sleigh which, it is claimed, he had bar
gained for recently. He WIS told by
Bride that IT, could not have the sleigh
and would shoot HIM if he attempted TO
take it. Leach made the attempt but in
stead of shooting him Bride struck
him across the forehead with "A gun. cut
ting Il deep cash three inches long
\ son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Powers of Swampscott, Mass, Sunday.
December 3. Mrs. Powers was formerly
Miss Flora carr of this town.
Albert G. Farr Of Chicago, ILL.,. has
presented the Brandon Free Library
with fun set, ten volumes Of the Cen
fury Encyclopedia dictionary.
The annual meeting of Phil sheridan
court No. 81. G. O. T.. WIS held Friday
Chief Rangcr j. T.. Dolpha; Vice-chief
ranger, John Reynolds; past chief ranger.
Leon Shamho, treasurer. Gcorg" \. Bash
aw; recording secretary, i. C. Lockwood: .
financial secretary. T. Mctluude; trustee.
james Condor, j. J. Welch, Fred Bros
soau spiritual director. the Rev. j. j.
Boyle.
At the monthly business meeting of the
Christian Endcavor society held Tuesday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs II. W. Ferris
the following officers and committees were
elected for the ensuing six months: Pres
ident, VI. W. Ferris; Nlce-presdent chas
Latham; recording secretary, Mrs. II. W.
Ferris: corresponding secretary, Mrs. T.
II. sumner; treasurer. A. II. GipsOn plan
list. Miss Ruth Burnham: lookout commit
tee. Mrs. o. \. Durgy. Miss I.ottie Car
Isle. Miss Ruth Griswold, c. H. Robin
son. Miss Alice Buttles. prayer meeting
committee, Albert Druey, Miss Alice Rls-
ingf. Rev l.. Bullard. Frank Cook.
Mrs. w. C. Buskey: social committee.
Mrs. james Woodruff. Miss Marion
Mead, Miss May Williams Arthur H.
Gipson. Mrs J. Dow; missionary COM
mttcc. Miss Roxy Sumner, Mrs. r. c.
Sanders, Wilson Bacon. Miss Ellen Resse-
grill. Miss Ruth Durham flower commit
tee. Mrs. w. H. Wright. Stuart Hawley.
Miss Marion Kingsley, Miss Grace Mound.
Miss Avis Ives.
Mrs. Rert Sherman OF Ticoneroga, n.
V. is the guest Of Mrs, W. NJ. Yell.
r. \. Palmer is spending few days
in Boston.
Mrs. IL. Perry has gone TO her home
in Crown Point NJ V, after a week q
stay in town.
The young ladies of the Ban'ist Church
Will serve a hot supper in the vestry OF
IN" church Tomorrow evening from SIX
TO eight o'clock. An old fashioned spell
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WARREN.

DIR. aud Mrs Dunn nave LEFT for then
new home in Wilmington. where the
doctor H. practisin Edward Hemcn'
way of Granville was in town Thurs.
day-l'rank Martin and Mrs. Bertha tooh
Of Waterbury came Friday aS guests Of
j. Griffin and wife. saturday night Mrs
Cook WAS taken suddenly i'll and died
sunday at u "A. m. An autopsy was held
Monday morning by Drs Dodge and
Howe and disclosed rupture of a
cyst which BLEED internally causing hei
death. The body was taken Tuesday Ia.
Waterbury for interment, AS Warren il
without Il minister one of the d"acous.
q. i. Stealns. made short PRAYER at
the home of Mr., Griffin previous to th,|
taking of the body TO Waterbury. Pearl
Han is soon to move to williamsburg,
whore he has employment in store
George Camp and wife have returned
from Randolph where they hav" boer
caring for Mr.. Camps hr"'hrr.-G
Roardman has closed his meat market
and moved into the down stairs tene'
wcnt of Frcd Cdrdell'S house.
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WESTTIELD.

The Congregational Sunday school il
arranging short and simple union
Christmas entertainment at this church
for Monday evening December %. After
the exercises there will he the usual tree
gifts.-Thc Congregational Ladies' Aid
society held their annual chicken pie
supper and sale at the town hall Friday
evening. at which over so was cleared 49,
William BenWare. who has been sufferii <
from chronic stomach trouble, went tn
Knowlton. Canada sanitarium last We'd
nesday. Root Of MONTPELIER re-
Gently visited his father, Napoleon
Root. On his return Mr.. and George Root
went with him to Newport for two
days visit to their sister. Mrs. Robbins =
Miss Bessie Root began school in Derby
last Monday.--Mr Balch. taxiderm;st,
from Concord came to town last Friday
TO set UP the specimens bought OF him
for tho Hitchcock Memorial museum. -
Mrs. NJ. H. Dodge returned from, Lunen-
hurgh Tuesday where she has been for
two weeks with her parents.-C. w.
Scarf OF Burlington was in town last
week getting loyal right for way for the
Western Union Telegraph and Telephone
company to set their poles back to the
village instead OF through it as was first
planned William Wright was called to
Hyde Park last week as witness in n land
and lumber casc.--Wlllinm Wright has
sold his express team to Bert l.. Percy
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nr. NJ. T. Hamilton has invented q novel
as well as a handy contri"ance in the
shape Of Il milking stool, which will no
doubt prove n great convenience to dairy
men. Among its points OF merit is n
pail holder. giving the mixer the free use
of both hands and legs The pail is held
in position ny an iron grip top and bot
tom and is released when one arises from
the seat.
Thursday evening on the event of their
10th anniversary OF their marriage. Mr..
and Mrs. o. G. Miller were presented with
an elegant cut glass pitcher by their many
friends. Mr. Miller is connected with one
of the largest lumber concerns in tho
state that of Prouty d Miller. and has
successfully managed its business inter-
ests for II number of years.
Miss Laura l.. Sturtevant of this place,
and Roderic r. McLeay OF Calgary.
Alberta. were united in marriage ycster-
day afternoon at the Episcopal Church,
the Rev. a. a. Murch officiating. The
bride was one Of the most popular young
ladies of the town and a niece of Robert
III. Wright. cashier of the National bank
The groom is wealthy young ranch own
Ter IN the Canadian Northwest and "A
brother of Or. Ia l.. McIeay OF this place.
The couple left on the $50 train for Mon
treaI and will visit Quebec and other
points of interest in Canada. leaving for
their western home about January I.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
NoRTHFIELD.

The death of Mrs Eliza Graves oc-
Cured on Wednesday December at
one o'clock at the home of l.. y. Stev-
ems in the Bull Run district. Mrs
Graves was ca years old and died Of
pneumonia after an illness of only
three days. The funeral took place
Saturday at 1T the Stevens home
at one o'clock, the Rev. u. w. Sharpe
officiating Burial WAS made in the Cen
ter cemetery.
The marriage of Clifford j. Love-
land and Miss Helen Maude Smith
both of this village, took place
Wednesday Dec. at eight o'clock
at the rniversalist parsonage. the
Rev. Walter Dole performing the ccre-
mony. The ceremony was Witnessed
by the very near relatives of the con-
tracing parties.
The heating plant at Norwich univcr-
sity in the process OF construction was
slightly damaged by IRE ON Saturday
afternoon. A pail of tar was being
heated ON stove i'm tho building. aud
when removed by one OF ihe carpenters
the bottom fell out and the tariff isnit.d
starting II lively blaze, which was soon
eXtingushed. In attcmuptins To put
out the blaze. r. NJ. kcmpton. the fore
man. received several burns about ihr
head and arms.
On Friday the entire police force of tho
village sent in their designations To the
trustees. because of some personal mat
tcrs The designations We're not accepted.
and the force is still on duty. The rcsg-
nation of Officer Plunkett was partly due
to his physical condition, and he will
be relieved OF his duties during the week.
The annual meeting OF the Bald
Eagle Lodge, Knights Of Birmingham.
was held in Masonic hall on Tue sdav.
The degree was worked on II candi'
dates from this village and Montpclier,
Waterbury, Randolph and West Berlin
The work was followed by "A banquet.
The following officers were elected:
|T. |. NJ. T.. Is. $. Prof. II. r. Roberts;
q. s. W.. Major +. l.. Howe; q. H., ".
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IRAsBURGH.

Louise lite. aged So years. died at the
town farm Tuesday Dec. ;. with heart dis.
ease and was buried in the Irasburgi,
cemetery Thursday.-Miss Ellison May
ard of Enosburgh has been spendng
the past week with her sister. Mrs {.
w. Wheeler.-Mr. and Mrs. Horace - y, $.
celebrated their golden wedding Tues
day December .. quite large COM
pany of friends being present. The Rev
j. r.. Knapp remains very critically ill., So.
Louise n. Nichols. wife Of the Hon.
Charles w. Wheeler. died Sunday nigh,
little before four o'clock aged 81
years. Mrs Wheeler had been in failing
health for several years. Wednesday
night Nov. %. She was taken suddenly
worse and remained in an unconscious;
condition most of the time until she
passed peacefully away December 10
She leaves a husband and two daught"rs
who will deeply mourn the loss of de-
voted wife and mother. also one sstel
Mrs. Helen Maynard of Enosburgh -
Mrs. Wheeler was born in F.nosburgh.
the daughter Of Levi Nichols. She spent
several years with her uncle, DR.. Ben
JanlR- Nichols in Burlington and since
her marriage to Charles W. Wheeler
their home has been in lraslursh. Mrs
Wheeler was a remarkably bright active
woman, a loyal friend with a keen per
ception of justice and good judgment
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BRoWNINoToN.

The school is postponed another week
on account of the teacher being ill.-Mar-
guerite Marshall is home from Stowe
where she has been with her grandmother
attending school-Mrs. Orne was called
to Barton Landing this morning as her
daughter. Mrs. Hudson is very ill.-Mrs.
Stephen Burrows is quite feeble With
grip and neurale ia.-Clayton Burrows and
Miss Powell of Barton spent Sunday with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Bur-
rows.-Harold Burrows is quite sick at
Barton Landing. Porter is in
Montpelier attending the State Grange
a. II. Drown and family spent ThanksSiv-
ing in Charleston.-t.lsic Skinner, who
has been at home for Il two weeks vaca-
ton. has returned TO her school in Iras,
burCh
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granite field is at least one half mile
IN length but as yet the width has not
been accurately 8scertained. Charles
Dodge, Boston contractor, Is also In.
terested In the quarries. The people of
Randolph are very enthusiastic over the
prospects and are anxious to learn the
exact extent Of the duarries az there Is no
doubt about the quality of the granite.
AT the last regular meeting of the u.
>. Grant Post. @. A. H., the following Of
hccrs were elected for the year ensuing
commander, John Manncy; senior vice.
w. u. Rumrill: junior vice. J. d. Laport;
chaplain. L. N. Rising; quartermaster, j..
Y. Sault; officer OF the day, w. w.
Tyler: officer of the guard. @. w. Clark
Adiutant, T. IT. Kctcham; surgeon, r..
Il. Lille.
While chopping In the woods Saturday
in Brantrec, Ira Luce was very ser-
o''sly injured by being cut with an axe.
The axe glanced and struck Luce in the
ankle cutting an ugly cash. Luce was,
at the time, alone and unable to reac h
the house. A physician dressed the
wound but owing to the nature and seri-
BUSINESS of the cut Luce will be confined
to the house for several months.
AT the Grange meeting held in Grange
hall Saturday evening there was a very
good attendance. Three candidates were
instructed in the third and fourth degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. u. Howe were elected
as delegates to attend the State Grange
meeting to be held in Montpelier this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Howe left this morn
ing for Montpelier
Clinton D. Dunnam, who was taken
to Chelsea last week on a writ Of close
jail execution. executed by Chief OF Po-
lice Eugene $. Abbott. returned home
saturday, Abbott having voluntarily re-
leased Durham Saturday afternoon.
John Haskins. who recently purchased
the John Morton and adjoining farm
south OF the Green Mountain stock farm
has sold his interests there to ". w.
FISK and ALBERT Freeman of Barre. Mr.
FISK will take possession about April I.
1905. Mr. iaskins has purchased the Pearl
Perrin house on Central street and has
taken immediate possession OF his latest
purchase.
Mrs. Sheldon died Wednesday night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Byron
Goodwin Mrs. Sheldon was 20 years old
and since the death of her husband four
years ago, has made her home with her
daughter. Mrs. Goodwin. The funeral ar
engagements have not been completed.
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MARSHFIELD.

Mrs. Evans McCrllis died at her HON
Monday. December Il. Funeral service.
were held last Thursday and intcrmen,
was made in the village cemctery.-C. :
Adams 4 CO., have moved into thei
now storc.-A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sergeant Tuesday, De
cember 5.-Work on the new Congrcga
tional Church is being pushed as rapid,
as possible .--Berns Cameron's little
child and ID. II. Browns little child are
both quite sick with pneumonia.