Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17
-Whooping cough is prevalent in
Mathews township SO W. are told.

-Whooping cough is prevalent in
Mathews township so we are told.
John Kane was down from Blunt
to spend Sunday with his uncle, Rev
j. +. Hogan.
Mrs. Bridges, of Waseca, Mimi,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Beev-
ers and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Funk, of Lake
Preston, visited the |. j.. Miller fam
lily Wednesday.
Mrs. HAYES, of Iroquois, was a
guest of Mrs. Purintun and daughter
Monday of this week.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson entertained
a company of lady friends Wednesday
in honor Of Mrs. j. T. Cooley.
j. Z. Compton arrived from III
inois Tuesday and is getting his
t~hreshing rig ready for business. He
intends to start up Monday.
Mrs. r. A. Gleason, of Otranto
Station. Iowa, arrived Saturday and
visited with her brother Fl. H. Plow-
man and family until Tuesday.
DR.. r. w. Whitehead and wife
Of Youngstown, Ohio, arrived We'd
nesday morning for a visit with his
brother, d. w. Whitehead, and family.
Gas we go to press Thursday af-
ternoon the government thermome
ter in John Halls observatory stands
at 81 degrees in the shade. It's warm
and getting hotter.
Mrs Geo. Belknap and daughter
Mrs. Regain, Of Madison, mother and
sister Of Mrs. HI. Fl. Plowman are
visiting the latter, having arrived
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Patrick Kildee took advan-
tage of the excursion to Minneapolis
to visit friends in that city and at
other points in Minnesota. She will
be absent about two weeks.
The first load of new grain was
brought to this market by Henry
Muser. II was barley and tested AZ
pounds to the bushel but was badly
colored from the rain of a week ago.
-Knud Knudson was down from
Erwin Wednesday. Knud is carrier
on the rural route out from Erwin
and is now taking his twelve days
yacstion allowed by the department
During that time he will push his
candidacy for the Office of county
treasurer.
The home Of w. e. Peterman
has been under quarantine since Sat
urday evening on account of scarlet
fever, their little daughter suffering
an attack of that disease, 1t is in a
very light form, We are told, and the
little girl is doing nicely. MI. Peter
man was caught away from home and
is boarding out, which allows him to
attend to the duties of his Office as
usual.
Last week we printed an item
from the Oldham Register in which
il was stated that the business of the
Farmers Elevator had been good for
the past year, but there were some
conditions existing which were not
entirely satisfactory. 1t is reported
andsthe report seems quite reliable,
that the company is nearly $1,000 in
the hole. As to how such a state of
a~ffairs:came about we are not inform
ed.
For some time past Mrs. d. W..
Wilmarth has noticed that her chick
ems were disappearing during the
night, A lock ON the gate of the
chicken yard helped mattets for a few
nights and then the chickens began
to disappear again. Wednesday night
the neighbors happened to hear a
4 noise at the chicken yard and call
ed Wilmarths up by phone. p. w.
got out with his gun and took d pot
shot at the noise hut failed to land
on the theft. These petty thefts have
been going on until some people are
getting desperate and II will 60
mighty hard with the thieves II