Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23

mo- let announcer IOur years go ny
without making our city a short visit.
Raymond Bliss, of Huron, visited
friends in De Smet Saturday,
R. p. Meyer transacted business
at Brookings the first of the week.
p. j. Langlie and Thos. w. Mills
were up from Lake Preston Monday.
Mrs. I. j. Miller spent Sunday at
Iroquois, a guest at the d. f. Will
marth home.
Miss Matte Sleeper was down
from Erwin for a couple days the
latter part of last week.
Mrs E. M. Savage, Miss Lulu
Whitehead and Arleigh Stewart
spent Saturday at Huron.
e. F. Anderson, of Lake Preston,
was a guest at the w. E. Peterman
home the first of the week.
Mrs. c. Fuller went to Manchester
Saturday evening to spend Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. S. III. Howard.
"A meeting of the organization"
leaders were held in this city Satur-
day evening. We are not informed
as to what was done.
The Royal Neighbors served a
public supper at the F. G. Bradley
building Saturday evening from
which they cleared $500.
A card from E. p. Sanford, UNI
der date of March 18th, stated that he
and Mrs. S. were at San Diego, Cal,
where they were taking in the sights.
Monday, the 18th, was spent at Cor
anado Beach where they could hear
the old Pacific roar. They were hav-
ing a fine time. A later card from
E. P. was mailed from Tijuna, Mexico.
Mrs. II. w. Montross and Mrs.
j. M. Callahan returned from the
Rochester hospital Tuesday morning
where each received surgical treat
ment. Mrs. Montross is still very
weak and will remain at the |. j..
Miller home for a few days, but is
happy in the prospect of a complete
recovery from a trouble of long stand
ing. Mrs. Callahan has recovered
from her operation and says she is as
good as new. They report that Mrs.
E. S. Johnson was operated upon and
that she will be able to come home
some time next week.
Election returns from different
points in the county indicate that
Kingsbury will be on the water wagon
the coming year to a greater extent
than at any time for several years
past. Lake Preston went dry by 80
majority; Oldham, dry by 2majority;
Hetland is dry by virtue of insuffici-
ent preliminary proceedings; Airing
ton, Manchester, Esmond, and Ban
croft are always dry towns. The
towns in the county, voting license
Tuesday were Erwin with "a majority
of 8, and Iroquois, with a majority of
80. OF other towns in this section
Carthage and Hazel went dry; How
ard, Vienna, Estelline and Castle
wood are wet.
There are several from this city
and vicinity who expect to go, or
have already gone, to Canada to take
up land, or rather to look at land
already filed npon through agents.
Those having such claims in the
Saskatchewan country are Geo.
Langdon, l.. Krumvieda, j. w. Allen,
Frank Webster, A. w. Bowes, Paul
Jurgenson, Martin Kopperud, Jess
Warner, and A. Still. OF these
Martin Kopperud, Jess Warner,
and started for Canada Monday.
A. w. Bowes departed last week.
A. Still has been in eastern Canada
during the winter and intended to
visit his claim before returning to De
Smet. George Langdon will leave
about the 18th of April. John Lark
also has a claim in that section of the
country and expects to leave in a few
days.
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