Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-06-15
De SMET, S. D., June Is, 1906.

IN. E. Tackaberry has added to
his cigar store a nice line of confec-
tionary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Yeaman rejoice
over the arrival of a boy at their
home Tuesday.
IF you have anything to sell, tell
the people about it through the INDIE
PENDENT Snaps"
The marriage of Miss Kittie Har-
mon to Mr.. j. w. Sturgeon, which is
to occur Monday next, has been an
nounced.
Services at st. Stephens Episco.
pal church Sunday, both morning
and evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public.
w. w. Miller, who visited this
city in the interests of the Winona
Brewery for the past ten years or
more, died in Winona on the 18th
inst.
VIII Henney graduates at the
university in Lincoln, Neb., this
week, We presume it will now be
in order to address him as Doctor"
Henney.
The NJ. w. Stiles residence prop
erty on First street was this week
sold to G. II. Booth, of Iroquois, who
will move to this city and take pos
session of the property September lst.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson departed
Thursday morning for Benton, Wis,
to take care of Mrs. NJ. Robinson
during her illness. 1t is expected that
Mrs. Robinson will be able to return
in few weeks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong de-
parted Monday morning for st. Paul
to attend the marriage of her son to
Miss HELEN Elliot, which occurred
Thursday. Mrs. Armstrong will then
go east and visit friends at the old
home in Canada. She intends to be
absent several months aud perhaps
all of next winter.
After the first heat of the run
ming race, j. r. Andrews came out
with Coxcomb, Andrews Bros pac-
ing stallion, hitched to a bike, and
after warming him up, scored him a
few times, then worked him a half
mile. As the big fellow swung into
the home stretch Tip" gave him his
head aud the way he shot under the
wire was certainly a close imitation
of a race horse.
On and after July |, patrons of
the rural delivery service will be re-
quired to display signals on their
boxes when they leave mail in them
for carriers to collect, for after that
date, carriers, when serving their
routes, will not be required to open
and examine any mail boxes except
those to which they have mail to de-
liver and those on which signals are
displayed to indicate there is mail
for carriers to collect, Those patrons
whose boxes are not provided with
signals must attach some device which,
when displayed, viii plainly show
passing carriers there is mail to be
collected.
Elsewhere will be found a notice
addressed to the alderman of the
city Of De Smet. 1t refers to the CON
dition Of what is known as the Wild
er building on Calumet avenue. The
INDEPENDENT as called the attention
of the authorities to the condition of
this property before. 1t is open and
allows the collection of rubbish and
offers a convenient refuge for tramps
and DRINKS. On Wednesday it was
occupied by an individual who lit
his pipe and threw a burning match
into a pile Of rubbish, starting a blaze
that would have been serious but for
the fact that Il was seen in time by
4. r.. Miller who went in and extin-
guished the flames, The danger
arising from the condition Of the
property will be greater than ever
alter July LIST whsn the saloons 60
out Of business. After that date there
will be more or less sskeg" drinking