Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-01-11

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next Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Purintun Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
Patrick Flemming, Frank Hyde,
and Clarence Hetland, of Oldham,
plead guilty before Judge Whiting
Friday last to the charge of selling
intoxicating liquors contrary to law.
The first was fined $50 and the other
two 500 each. In addition to the
fine it was ordered by the court that
each of the individuals be forever
barred from engaging in the business
of selling intoxicating liquors in this
state either with or without license.
A dispatch in the Sioux Falls
Press from Arlington states that Mrs.
Inez Hall Blackstone, now in Sioux
City, has applied for a divorce from
her husband. The whereabouts of
Blackstone is not known. This is the
young man who robbed Judge Cor
son, of the supreme bench, while act
ing as his stenographer. His later
transactions were also reported to
have been of a shady character. Ar
lington people generally commend
the action of Mrs. Blackstone. 1t
will be remembered that Blackstone.
when a youth, attended the high
school in this city for a time.
Newman, the famous hypnotist,
is to be here on January IA and Is.
This is the best opportunity our read
ers will have to shake off the blues
and enjoy a hearty laugh. Everyone
comes away from Prof. Newman's en-
tertainment completely satisfi d as
there is nothing low and coarse in it
making the spectators laugh genuine.
In his own domain Prof. Newman is
unequaled, but he does not appeal to
nor support superstition, as his
lectures make his demonstrations very
easily understood. Though every
thing is scientific, the situations are
SO funny that the spectator simply
roars with laughter and delight for
two solid hours.
L. p. Miller, who operates the
lower pool hall and bowling alley
was arrested last week on the charges
of keeping a gambling house and the
unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors.
The preliminary hearing was set for
Friday, but Mr.. Miller waived exam
nation and gave bonds for his APP
p%earance at the next term of court
As to the charge of selling intoxicat-l
ing liquor, we understand the ques-
will rest upon the test of some cider
he had been selling. 1t is not claim
ed that he had either sold or offered
for sale either whiskey, wines, or beer.
OF course, cider, if powerful enough,
can accomplish the same end as the
liquors named above.
The joke is on some of r. p. Hay
enga's neighbors up in Spirit Lake
township. Eight of them went over
to make him a visit New Years night
but could not get him to acknowledge
their pres nee. The visitors then pro
ceeded to play all sorts of pranks
usually got of on Halloween, but
nothing they did could bring II. z
out of the house he and family were
visiting a relative in the west part of
the township. One of the tricks came
very near resul ing seriously. They
had stuffed the top of the chimney
full of hay and when the family re-
turned and started up the fire the hay
iglited and set fire to the roof. The
blaze was soon discovered and ex-
tinguished, but it was a close call.
"A golden wedding is not a com
nor occurrence in Iroquois, but
Tuesday was the fftieth anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Little and their many friends, learn
ing of the fact, took the opportunity
to celebrate the event. At high noon
people from every direction began
to appear loaded with eatables and
when the ladiee had prepared the
food there was a feast fits for a king,
with a jolly company of friends and
neighbors to help the good old peo-
pie remember their fiftieth anniver-
sary dinner. Before departing the
guests presenting Mr.. and Mrs. Lid
die with some gold coin as a fitting
present for a golden wedding cele-
bration. Mr.. and Mrs. Liddle are
among our oldest and most respected