Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-30

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Our city schools will open next
Monday.
Remember the state fairat Huron
Sept. 9th to 18th, inclusive.
Mrs. Severt johnson came down
from Erwin Wednesday for a visit of
a few days with De Smet friends.
-Mesdames Thos. Reed and David
Crandall, of Arlington, were guests
at the A. HI. Seymour home Thursday.
Monday, Sept. End, will be OBJ
served as Labor Day, and on that day
the post Office will be closed from 10
a. m. to Z p. m.
"A young man named Griffith,
who lived neal Hetland, is reported
to have drowned in Lake Poinsette
last Sunday while in bathing,
Mrs. A. McCarty gave an after
noon tea TO a number of lady friends
Wednesday in honor of her guest,
Mrs. Severt johnson, of Erwin.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid will meet
at the church next Wednesday after
noon at two o'clock. All members
are requested to be present as there
will be special work. Secretary.
Cyril Coolidge arrived from Rapid
City Tuesday for a short visit with
his mother and friends. Cyril is at
tending the school of mines and has
one years work before completing the
course.
R. A. Boast returned Thursday
morning from his visit to the old
home at Richmond, Canada. He
says he had asplendid visit and found
his aged father and mother enjoying
good health and strength.
Rev. r. w. Teichman, presiding
elder, will preach at the Evangelical
church next Sunday at l0:45 and s p.
m. The sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be observed at the morn
ing service. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The first day of September, the
opening of the hunting season, falls
upon Sunday. Judginu from the
preparations being made we have rea-
son to believe the ducks and chickens
need not expect immunity the first
day of the season because of the day
of the week.
The Young Peoples Alliance of
the Evangelical church will have a
market day sale at Rehfeld's meat
market, on Saturday, Aug. 2lst.
Cakes, pies and candies and many
other good things to eat will be on
sale all day. Proceeds to help pro-
cure a bell for the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Wing and
Mrs. Geo. Reed, of Arlington, were
guests of Nj. and Mrs. j. w. Burdick
from Friday until Sunday night. 1t
is not often that Mr.. Wing visits De
Smet as his work in the mill re quires
his presence every day. A shut down
of IA week for repairs in the engine
room allowed him to make this visit.
Ole Knudson went to Arlington
Wednesday to assist in operating the
new mill for a couple of months. Ole
has had considerable experience in
mill work and is competent to oper-
ate a mill but does not like the work.
He takes the place of Harry Wing,
who has been his fathers assistant for
two or three years and is taking a va
| cation.
One of the fair Divorces Of this
town was not long in Jumping from
the frying pan into the fire." says a
WATERFOWL dispath Of the 23rd. Agus-
ia Clean on Wednesday was granted
a divorce from Frank q. Clean, of
Bryant, and in less than one hour
from the signing the decree by Judge
Geo. II. Marquis she became the wife
of Henry j. Behrene, also of Bryant.
Clint Paddock has secured the
position of buyer and local manager
of the Van Dusen elevator and fuel
business at De Smet and went to that
place to assume his duties Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Paddock is
thoroughly competent to perform the
duties of the position and his friends
will be pleased to know that he
secured an elevator in such a desir-
able place, although the departure of
himself and wife will be sincerely re-
GREETED by all their friends -Volga
Tribune.
Clint came up, but took the first