Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-15

John K. Tlmm was over from Els
mond vicinity Wednesday.
"A. HI. Dawson, of Des Moines
Iowa, spent Monday night in this city
al johnson and Geo. NEEDED, OF
Iroquois, were De Smet visitors Wed.
nesday.
IS. B. Myers returned Saturday
last from a six weeks visit at points
in Iowa.
Hon. and Mrs. j. III. Carroll re-
turned from Pierre Friday evening OF
last week.
Frank M. Roseberry, of LIE Mars,
Iowa, was tr~ansacting business il this
city Monday.
The M. E. Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. VIM. Ruskell Wednesday
afternoon of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Bankert, south
of Manchester are the happy parents
of a boy who arrived Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Ely have our
thanks for a remembrance in the form
of a box of chocolates from their fine
stock.
james Healy came from Blunt
Wednesday in response to a message
telling of the serious illness of his
father.
Mrs. l.. E. Sasse was called to
st. Charles, Mimi, last week by the
illness of her father. She returned
Monday.
On account of the meeting oil
teachers and school officers of the
county Thursday the pupils of on
city schools were given a holiday.
Mrs. III. Cleveland, from Iowa
who is visiting at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ranney, be
came the mother Of a girl Tuesday.
IT. X. Dokken, of Brookings, has
opened the Palace Shooting Gallery
in the Gehm building formerly oc.
cupied by l.. p. Miller as a pool hall
Carl Barry, the fireman on the
way freight, slipped from the tender
of the engine and fell to the ground
while attempting to take water at the
tank. The fall resulted in breaking
an arm.
ID. l.. Mowbray, of Rec Heights
this state, arrived last week with his
family and is located in the Glenn.
denning house on Second street. He
has purchased the dray line of j. w
Tackaberry and will become a perma-
nent resident of this city.
The department of horticulture
at the college at Brookings has sent
us a circular regarding some of the
small fruits that have been develop
ed and which are especially adapted
to This climate. If you are interest
ed, write to Srof. Hanson, Brookings,
S. d., for the circular.
AT the M. T.. parsonage Wednes-
day morning occurred the marriage
of Mrs. Mary E. Kline, of this city,
to VIM. I'll. Stonefield, of Oldham
Rev. Henry Preston officiating. The
happy couple will make their home
on the farm owned by the groom
southwest Of Oldham. Their many
friends extend congratulations.
This week is somewhat of an an
niyersary for Oldham, for twenty year,
ago the first building aside from til,
house occupied by the section fore
man and two flat houses was being
erected. Twenty years ago this week
G. b. Jensen and Andrew Anderson
were erecting a blacksmith shop. The
building was 22x26, the lumber being
hauled from Madison. Hans Bloom
was the carpenter. The fall before
the Cargill and Hyde fat houses were
erected, A. X. Houk buyer in the for
mer and A Koehne buyer in the latter
A small depot l0xl2 was erected and
the foremans residence. The follow
ing May lots we're sold and a numbel
Of buildings erected. Andrew Ander
now owns a fine farm east Of towl
while g. B. Jenson long since CAV,
up blacksmithing and now has a fin,
building and does q large business ii
farm lmplements.-0ldham Register