Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16

has no desire to GO back.
Mrs. Thos. Ruth, Jr., arrived
Wednesday from Chicago
Mrs. j. Fl. Hall returned Tues
day from a months visit with friends
in Chicago.
Ike S~tekelenburg and M. Van
Drimmelen were over from Esmond
vicinity Wednesday.
Miss Blanche Whiting returned
Sunday morning from a stay of six
weeks in the Twin Cities.
Miss Nellie Richardson enter
tanned a number of friends at a Val.
antine party Wednesday evening.
DIR. Fl. II. Frudenfeld, the eye
specialist, was up from Madison
Thursd y to look after his growing
practice.
March 2nd, we are informed, is
the date on which the lroquois Ora.
matte company will present Down
in Dixie" in De Smet.
Mays Orchestra will he at the
opera house 10 De Smet Monday
night and will deliver the goods" in
their same old pleasing way. Go
and be convinced. Music up to date
time perfect, and they are not afraid
to play.
II. p. Norman returned Friday
from a trip to the northern part of
Minnesota. After looking over that
section he has about concluded to
buy some land. He has sold his
farm near this city and we are
afraid that there is nothing here to
hold T. P. We hope, however, that
he will decide to reinvest so that we
can retain him as a citizen of this
community.
Themes for next Sunday at the
Congregational church are Morn
ing, Burden Bearings" evening.
present and imperfect knowledge
giving way to more perfect knowl-
edge" Every n come prepared
in the morning for the home mission
offering. Fill the envelopes given
you last Sunday and come. If you
have no H. NJ. envelope with you,
you can get one next Sunday at the
church.
The degree team and memb ers
of the De Smet Camp, NJ. w. A., to
the number Of thirty went to lro-
quois Monday evening to confer the
degrees on the IroGuois candidates.
The degree team is uniformed and
drilled to perfection. They did
some fine work aud received the
highest kind of praise from the lro-
quois people. The Esmond camp
was also well represented. The lro.
quois lodge put up an oyster supper
and treated the visiting brethren in
royal shape.
james Milligan was down from
Manchester vicinity Friday. Jim"
had only returned a few days before
from a visit TO his old "sidekickers" t.
Kelly aud Tom Kelly, who now live
ia the northern part of Minnesota.
Both the boys in Minnesota are mar
ried and it evidently set Jim to
thinking when he saw T. p. dancing
a little Kelly on his knee. We b.
lieve that Jim might be LANDED" if
the right kind of a girl came along
before be forgets his visit up 10 The
north timber We had about given up
hopes for jim, but if be will make
the same trip every winter be may
soften up.
ALBERT Henney arrived last week
from Golden Valley, y. D., which is
in the extreme western part Of that
state. Albert has a claim there
which he thinks is all right. He
will combine business with pleasure
and endeavor to interest in his sue
ton some who desire to seek a new
location. Albert il quite "A real rs
tate mar for one Of his years. He
has all the enthusiasm of a veteran
and can talk about the richness oil
the soil, and tell you all about the
great quantities of Ignite coal to be
had for the digging. Ii this section
is to lose any OF its citizens, we don't
know of anyone we would rather see
have the benefit of it than Albert.