Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-11
will be very glad to know that he
intends to remain in this field.


will be very glad to know that he
intends to remain in this field.
Wanted at once-Two dining
room girls, good wages. c. E. New
ell Restaurant.
The family of j. G. Breuning
was placed under quarantine Tuesday
for scarlet fever, the patient being
one of the boys.
Henry and Frank Grotjohn, of
Spirit Lake township, intended this
week to move to the vicinity of Elan
dreau where they have rented a farm.
The Theo. F. Thompson family
are enjoying a visit from Mrs. Thomp-
sons brother and wife who live at
Canton, this state. The gentlemen
are putting in the week at hunting.
"A. j. Sipher, of Spirit Lake town
ship, last summer sold his farm and
now an auction sale of
personal property to be held at the
old farm on Wednesday, Oct. 18th.
1t is Mr.. Sipher's intention to move
into De Smet to make their future
home.
Donald Swanson and his son Ed
started this week for the country
north of Minneapolis where Mr.. S.
purchased a 40 acre farm last sum-
mer. A canning factory is located a
short distance from his land. The
entire locality is given over to a great
extent to truck farming.
"A. H. Corn we'll and daughter
Madge went to Minneapolis TIL ursday
of last week. A. H. reached home
yesterday morning, Miss Cornwell
remaining to take a course in music
and painting at Stanley Hall, She
will be much missed in young peo-
| pies social circles bryant News.
Another teachers examination
next week Thursday and Friday, Oct.
18th and 18th. There are several
vacancies yet in the rural schools and
these places offer good wages. All
those who are at all disposed to try
teaching are urged to take this exam
ination. A. H. Seymour.
Rev. Z. H. Smith and son Noble
departed Tuesday evening for Cleve.
land, Ohio, to attend the national
Congregational convention. From
there they go to different points in
the east to visit friends and will prob
ably be absent three Or four weeks.
During the absence of Rev. Smith,
Rev. A. H. Seymour will preach at
the Congregational church.
John F. Sasse, of st. Charles
Mimi, father of our late fellow towns
man. l.. E. Sasse, died at his home at
st. Charles, Monday, Sept. 30th, at
the age of "a years. Death was due
entirely to a breaking down of the
system due to his advanced age. A
number of De Smet people were ac-
quainted with the old gentleman and
all unite in extending sympathy to
the bereaved.
The INDEPENDENTS late this week
because of the tax list which appears
elsewhere in this issue. The list is
not large for a county like Kingsbury
but the treasurer was delayed because
of the great number Of tax receipts
which had to be written after Oct. LIST.
The different banks over the county
which receive tax money waited until
the last day of grace and then flood
ed the treasurer with thousands of
dollars, calling for the writing of sew
eral hundred receipts before the copy
for the delinquent list could be pre-
pared.
%. B. Nordland is again making
his home in Spirit Lake township, af-
ter having spent nine years at rail
reading. His first railroad experience
was upon the G. & n. w, next the
Great Northern, last with the North
ern Pacific. Before he left the G. d
n. w. he secured the position of con
ductor, and served in that capacity on
the other roads. He says he has had
enough railroading, at least until the
conditions change somewhat. His
last run was west from Missoula,
Montana. Many a time he was OBJ
liged to put in as high as rs hours in