Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12
SPECIAL MEETING

Smet next Sunday evening in the
opera house, on the subject, sour
Civic Duty" The meeting will be-
gin promptly at s o'clock. The
churches will be closed and every.
one is invited aud urged to attend,
especially voters. There will be APP
propriate music. Come and bring
your friends. Rev. II. Preston.
of Lake Preston, but now of Gary,
was elected president.
Vernon Kelly, first class piano
tuner. Address, Brookings Music Store
There will be service in the Luth-
eran church next Sunday forenoon at
1870.
Mrs. Shelstead, of Madison, is
visiting with Misses Marie and Olive
Hofstead.
The III. A. Olson family intend
to move to Red Wood Falls, Mimi,
within a few days. Their household
goods are to be shipped the latter
part of this week or the first of next.
Mr.. Olson, we understand, will re-
main a resident of De Smet until next
August, his connection with the Ban
ner Grain Co. making this city the
most convenient headquarters in the
territory he covers in the interests of
that firm.
"A. n. Barber was over from Es-
mond Monday to act with f. z. Hardy
as a committee representing the board
of county commissioners to make a
contract for putting a new roof on the
court house. |. j. Miller has the con
tract. The material will be galvan-
lied iron shingles such as are used
quite extensively on government bull
dings. 1t was at first intended to put
on cedar shingles, but there seems tc
be a famine in that line. Mr.. Miller
will go to st. Paul this week to pur-
chase the material for the job.
- Miss Grace Baldridge, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Baldridge, who is
attending Yankton college, has a de.
lightful trip in prospect for this sum.
mer. On June 30, in company with
friends and some of the teachers at
the college, Miss Grace will leave for
a tour of Europe, the trip to last about
ninety days. The itinerary is plan
ned in advance by a Chicago firm that
conducts excursions of this kind, and
the party knows before starting ex-
actly what they will see, where they
will be every day and the cost of the
trip to a cent. Chief.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kary start
ed Sunday evening for Chicago where
they will spend a week at the home
of Capt. and Mrs. j. G.. Hurlbert and
with other relatives and friends.
They will then go to Gasport, Lock
port, Buffalo and other points in
New York for an extended visit among
the old friends and scenes of Georges
boyhood days. 1t has been twenty
five years since George left that coun-
try. Mr.. and Mrs. X. both deserve
their vacation and the genuine good
time of their lives and their many
friends hope that the expectations
may be more than realized. Times.
This community was shocked
Friday afternoon TO learn of the death
of Mrs. Uri r. Whiting, although The
lady had been in poor health for
some time. The funeral was held at
the Episcopal church Monday after
noon and the body taken to Roches-
ter, Mimi, for burial. Mr.. Whiting
was at Antlers, n. d., at the time and
was only able to reach home Monday
morning. Three brothers of Mr..
Whiting from outside the city, Ami,
of Sioux Falls, Fred, of Fargo, n. d.,
and Clayton, of Balaton, Mimi, were
present at the funeral. Mr.. Whiting
was accompanied on his sad errand
to Rochester by his son Eugene and
by his brother Judge Chas. S. Whit
ing. The bereaved family have the
heartfelt sympathy of all. Elsewhere
we print the memoriam by Rev. r.
HI. Hardman, rector of the Episcopal
church.
-Brookings at last has a modern
hospital, complete in all it appoint
ments and conducted by two we'll
known and competent physicians and
surgeons. De Smet people will be
interested in the success of the in
stitution from the fact that both ply.
sicians are known in this city. The
DIR. Green spoken of being a brother