Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-09

Rev. Henry Preston expects to
return the latter part of this weekfrom
his vacation and to preach at the M.
E. church next Sunday, both morning
and evening.
Mayor Goodwin asks that all
property owners or occupants cut the
weeds on property owned or occupied
by them. The mayor states, also
that the city will again clear the
streets from weeds.
The White Sox thirsted for more
blood and Friday last a team was
cotton up among the men to accomo
date the boys. The Doctors" (most
of the men were taken from that pro-
fession) made it mighty hot for the
boys and at the end of the ninth in
ming the score stood 2 to l in favor
of the White Sox. 1t was one of the
interesting games of the season.
The games at Madison between
the ball team of that city and the De
Smet team Thursday and Friday re-
suited in a victory for the Madison
team. The Thursday game was play
ed after supper, and the evening was
cold. The boys did not warm up to
the work and were beaten by a score
of s to 0. The Friday game was diff
%ferent, it being 5 tod, which is no dis
credit to the loser.
Mrs. j. H.. Hall and Clifford, ac-
companied by Scott Hall, returned
Tuesday evening from their visit to
relatives in Wisconsin. j. H., having
sold his gasoline launch at Portage,
Wis, stopped over a day longer to
buy the necessary machinery for the
new boat built just before starting on
this trip. They report having had a
fine trip from Winona down the Mis-
sissippi and up the Wisconsin rivers.
The west end of the county was
visited by a severe wind storm We'd
nesday night of last week. 1t is re-
ported that some hail fell
and some damage was done
to buildings, although we have heard
of no loss of life or limb. A carload
of cement billed for De Smet stood
on the siding at Iroquois and was I'M
rooted by the wind. The car was
forwarded to this city the next day,
and, as some of the cement had been
wet by the rain accompanying the
wind storm, the cement was transfer
red to another car to await develop
ments before the amount of damage
could be ascertained. As the pro-
lection of the roof of a box car over
the side of the car is very slight, the
unroofing Of a car requires force
than is ordinarily exhibited by IA cy-
clone; it was a windy freak.
The city authorities contemplate
putting in a drain to carry off the
water which a~ccumulates in the north
part of town from melting SHOWS in
in the spring, and from heavy sum
mer rains. The city counsel has bad
a survey made and finds such a plan
is feasible. The survey as made,
starts from the intersection of first
street and Calumet avenue and runs
east to the original alley in block No.
2, east of the Lark restaurant, thence
south to the alley between the j. II.
Hall residence property and the bust
ness lots facing Second street, thence
east to toilette avenue, thence south
to Second street, thence east to alley
between the r. II. Richardson and
the Ely residence, thence south and
east, making a total distance of about
1900 feet. A committe was appoint
ed to consider the matter and is ex-
pected to report to the council at an
early date. Such an improvement
will fill a long felt need.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the financial statement Of the
school clerk of the city. As will be
seen by that statement the school dis
trict is practically out of debt. Some
have wondered what has made taxes
high in this city the past few years.
A glance at the statement will explain
the high taxes in part 100000 was
last year paid on bonds, which, it
would seem to us, should have been
cared for by a sufficient levy for a
sinking fund years ago. But it was
a situation and not a theory that has
confronted the board in recent years