Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

Day, and W. A. Clark, of Sphinx. The
last named gentleman is the republi-
can nominee for attorney general and
was added to the committee to look
after the legal end of the business.
Chief.
The work of harvesting has been
pushed to the limit the past week. In
this locality the cutting is about
finished. To the north of us, in
Spirit Lake township, the harvest
is some later. In that section there
was considerable still to be cut Sum
day last. The end of this week should
see it about all in the shock, however.
Somebody broke a window in
Kelley's music store Tuesday night
and distracted a case containing a
cornet out of the window. The thief
plastered the window with mud for
the purpose of deadening the sound,
and then pushed the glass in. 1t is
supposed that it was the work of some
of the "harvest hands hanging around
town. Brookings Press.
Thursday of last week a couple
buns attempted to gain an entrance
to the home of E. A. Geringer on the
east side. 1t was after dark but the
Geringer girl and a girl friend were
the only occupants of the house at
that time. The girls were frightened
and ran out the front door to the
neighbors for help. This evidently
frightened the buns and caused them
to give up the attempt. Two Or three
days before the above occuranca two
girls were going to a pasture after a
cow when they were met by two buns
who made indecent proposals to them
and offered some money as an in
ducement. With such characters
hanging around, it stands everyone
in hand to keep a sharp lookout.
Lester Hanson, who operates a
chicken works on quite a large scale,
is prepared to tell YOU how TO cure
chicken cholera. That disease APP
peared among his flock and Lester
was at a loss to know what to do. He
had heard of a half dozen different
representatives. and cures and thought
if one was good several would be
better Accordingly he mixed a dose.
using every remedy he ever heard of
in equal parts. With this connection
he doped every chicken that showed
so much as a ruffled feather. Those
that didn't die were cured. 1t did
stop the disease, however, and he
only lost twenty-six out of his flock
Lester went on the plan hat when
cholera appears you want to go after
it, even if you have to go armed with
an AK.
One of the Madison papers print,
ed a cock and bull story to explain
the defeat of their baseball team by
De Smet. The story was to the effect
that the Madison boys run up against
a team composed for the most part of
professional players secured from the
Watertown salaried team, which had
just gone to the wall. The story may
sound good to the Madison boys and
their hackers. but the fact is that a
majority of the De Smet team were
born in this town and and vicinity
and have always lived here, while
others were brought here when "year-
lings." Shafer is the newest man i'm
the bunch and he is now spending
his second summer in De Smet. The
Madison boys simply cannot play
ball equal to our team.
Clerk of Courts ADJUST informs
us that the new naturalization laws
enacted by the last congress go into
effect September 9th. Those who
declare their intention to become citi-
zens of the United States under this
new law will be required to answer a
long list of questions, their height,
weight, complexion, etc, will be re-
quired, as will also the certificate re-
ceived at the time of landing, which
will contain name, date, description
of the party, and the name of the
boat and the country from which the
party came. There are a number in
this county who will be interested
in the matter of second papers. I'm
der the new law the fee will be 500
inSta4d of Cd O0 &c at the nreSant time