Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-07-13

to hope for a full recovery. At the
the time of writing the letter she was
doing nicely.
Rev. Carhart, of the Anti Saloon
League, occupied the pulpit of M. +.
Church Sunday last.
There will be no services at the
M. E. Church next Sunday evening
on account of the G. +. county con
vention which holds its closing
session at the Congregational church
at that time.
Mrs. Tom Gilbertson came down
from Erwin to consult DR.. Fruden-
field, the specialist, in regard to the
progress of her eye from which the
soreness has entirely disappeared.
Some weeks ago a tack penetrated
the eyebali. Madison Sentinel.
The annual convention of the
Kingsbnry County Christian Endea-
vor Union will be held in this city to-
day and to morrow, Friday and Sat
urday, July IA and Is, at the Con
gregational church. A good program
has been prepared for the occasion.
A special invitation is extended to all
members of other Young peoples
societies.
C. III. Booth, who recently pur-
chased De Smet residence property
and expected to move his family to
that place, has been away on a pros
pecting tour for two or three weeks
and as a result has about concluded
to change his plans and move to
Clearwater, Minnesota.-Chief
The gentleman referred to in the
above is the one who purchased the
NJ. w. Stiles property on First street
about a month ago.
There were 1877 enrolled at the
teachers institute Thursday. OF
this number some have never taught
school but aspire to the work. The
interest taken in the institute this
year seems to be greater than usual
which may possibly be accounted for
by the departure in the plan of on
Quoting The work. As mentioned
elsewhere, ii is more along the lire
OF a lecture course upon topics bear
ing directly upon school work. Supt.
Swanson secured the services of a
very able corps of instructors, which
is appreciated not only by the teach
ers but by many of our citizens who
have attended quite regularly.
At the home of Judge Chas. S.
Whiting and wife on Friday last C
CURED a family gathering that will
long be remembered by those present
who were: Fred E. Whiting and wife,
of Fargo; w. S. and Clayton and
Mrs. Louis Whiting, of Balaton; Annie
and Earl Whiting, of Sioux Falls; U
r. Whiting and family, of this city,
Miss Blanche, of this city, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Wurtzler, of Minneapo-
lis, and Mrs. A. n. Whiting, of De
Smet. For the reunion dinner served
that day plates were laid for twenty
eight. 1t was the largest gathering
of the family that has occurred in a
number of years and was a happy
event for all.
The papers over the state are
just now containing items about a
bumper" crop. This writer has not
seen enough of the crop in this Sec
ton to warrant a positive assertion in
that respect. From what we have
een we believe the barley crop here
will prove nearer a bumper" than
any other. Oats look as if there
would be a good strong crop, Wheat
at this time does not look to us bet
ter than an average. The season is
one which shows up poor farming in
great shape, and there will certainly
be some poor crops to cut down the
the general average. But the stand
of straw is only one thing on which
to base an estimate. 1t is the filling
that tells the tale, and that is all
in the future. Favorable weather in
every respect could make a bumper
crop; unfavorable weather would be
another story. An ordinary season
from this time until harvest will give
us a good crop and leave us no reason
to complain.
We are a peculiar people. This
fact struck this writer very forcibly
Friday morning at about one o'clock
as we lay in bed wide awake waiting
for something like fifty dogs to close
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