Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24

large than are shot by men who have
no respect for the law.
Mrs. j. N. Cook and three chill
dren, of Mitchell, arrived Friday even
ing for a visit at the l.. Krumvieda
home.
Sisters Lawrence and Vincent ar
rived Tuesday evening from Elkton
for a visit with friends in this city
and vicinity.
ALBERT Anderson, of Shelswig,
iowa, arrived Friday for a visit with
his cousin, Mrs. l.. Krumvieda. He
returned to his home Tuesday.
The Womans' Guild of the Epis-
copal church will hold an ice cream
and lawn social at the homes of l.. E.
Sasse and H. c. Durham Saturday
afternoon of this week at from three
o'clock in the afternoon until all are
served. They will serve ice cream,
sherbert, and cakes. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all.
Frank E. Rice of Stillman Val
ley, Ill, arrived Wednesday to spend
a week or ten days in this vicinity.
Mr.. Rice owns a h~alf-section south
of Manchester. He has no, seen his
farm this year, but is well pleased
with what he has seen of the country.
Only half of his farm is under cult
walton but it pays him 7 per cent. on
the entire investment, which he thinks
is good enough for anyone.
j. M. Parry is. building cement
walk for n. E. Tackaberry and Theo,
F. Thompson on Mathews avenue
and it is reported that property own
ers on the east side up to and includ-
ing E. S. Johnson will put in hat
kind of walk. This will make a great
improvement for that part of the city
The location is good, but without
walks it has been rather in~convenient
in the rainy season, which is almost
all the time here in South Dakota.
-Threshing has been completed
by G.. Rettig on the f. p. Hardy
farm east of town and shows a yield
worthy of special mention. Oats
weighed out 2l06 bushels to II acre
This crop overrun machine measure,
which was about 60 bushels to the
acre. Barley threshed 40 bushels
TO the acre. A rs inch wagon box
weighed 2760 pounds or SO bushels
and 80 pounds, as against So bushels
by measure. If there is any state in
the union that can put up anything
better, let them show it.
DO not forget to do what you can
in the way of helping to collect al ex-
hibit for Kingsbury county at the
state fair. Arrangements have been
made for tae following to receive and
care for exhibits. j. E. Bowel, Old.
ham; j. T. Christensen, Lake Preston;
j. 0. Purintun, De Smet; Henry
Mauch, Hetland; Robinson Co., Erwin,
and r. w. Levitt, Arlington r w.
Levitt, j. 0. Purintun and w. K.
Peterman, are the committee having
this matter in charge and they will
appreciate whatever help is offered.
The many friends of Rev. Preston
extend their deepest sympathy to
him in his sad bereavement caused by
the death of his mother in New York
city Saturday, the 18th inst. BY
reason of some fault in the telegraph
service he did not learn of her death
as soon as he should and therefore
could not reach that city in time fol
the funeral services. The lady re-
tired the Friday night before in APP
parent good health and was found
dead in her bed the next morning
Heart disease was given as the cause
Senator Gamble was a passenger
through this city bound for Huron
Thursday of last week. The senator
is out looking over the political situa-
ton. He is interested in seeing a
a legislature selected that will be in
full accord with the policies advocat-
ed by Hon. Coe L. Crawford, and en-.
dorsed by the republicans in conven.
ton assembled. OF course, he is also
interested in having a Legislature that
will support him for senator and there.
by comply with the endorsement OF
recommendation of the state conven-
ton. As to either proposition there
should be. no question. The republi.
can party in this state has declared
for both and no good republican will
oppose either in secret or the open.
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