Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

team they played against, but would
like to have another chance at
Artesian's team.
The Carthage team crossed bats
with the De Smet boys in this city
Tuesday and walked off with the
honors by a score of 4 to 0.
The Iroquois Sport Day com
mittee has secured Miss Clement, of
Yankton, the female umpire, to Of
ficiate at the ball games at that place
on Sport Day, July 22nd.
The annual teachers institute is
being held in this city this week un-
der the direction of Supt. A. III.
Seymour, who is assisted by Prof. f.
III. Hoff, of Mitchell, DR.. Ira. w.
Howerth, of Chicago, Miss Bdah M.
Jandt, of Sioux City, and Prof. j. S.
Ellis, of Lake Preston. There are
l40 teachers enrolled and they seem
to take a deep interest in the work.
Thursday morning a short address
was delivered before the institute by
Judge Whiting.
Tom Kelly's bay horse Dandy"
is missing. Last Friday one of the
boys'rode the horse to De Smet and
started out Of town with him and
then turned him loose to go home
alone as they had often done in the
past, but the horse has not shown up
at home yet. Dandy" is a bay
gelding with white star in forehead,
twenty-three years old. If anyone
has taken the horse up, he should
notify Mr., Kelly at De Smet.
Tuesday afternoon Gully 2nd) the
Chief received "A telegram from Los
Angeles, Cal, stating that Mrs. I'll. HI.
Sheets had passed away that morn
ing. This is indeed sad news to the
many old time friends of the Horace
Sheets family of whom there are
hundreds yet remaining in South Da
kota. Mr.. and Mrs Sheets were resi-
dents of Kingsbury county for many
years and every acquaintance was a
friend. Deceased was a christian
woman of lovely disposition and her
loss is a sad blow indeed to the be-
reaved family, -Iroquois Chief.
The professional tramp is with
us once more. Last week one appli-
ed at a home in this city for something
to eat. The lady offered some sand
wiches and cake, but the tramp re-
fused the sandwiches unless the lady
would make him coffe. Our advice
is never to feed tramps. Better let
the city authorities take them in
charge. Those who will work can
easily take care of themselves, and
those who will not work should starve.
The police should gather in every va
grant that strikes the town and put
him to work. If he will not work,
put him on stale bread and water.
Make it so hot for them that they
will spread the glorious tidings and
cause others to pass us up.
H. j. Theodore and family, living
on II of A. n. Waters farms south
west of the city, lost their entire house
hald goods Friday by fire which con-
sumed the building. The fire evident
ly started from a can of paint which
had been placed on the floor some
feet from a gasoline stove. 1t was
discovered by the little girl almost
Immediately. The girl called her
mother at once, but the fire gathered
Roadway very fast, and was probably
helped in spreading by Mrs. Theo-
DORIS attempt to extinguish the
flames with water. The building was
insured in the Farmers Mutual ms.
Co., of De Smet. Mr.. Theodore also
carried a policy for S223.OO on his
household goods. That amount will
help him to replace his household eff.
fects, but will still leave him a loser,
! besides the inconvenience caused.