Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-01

Monday.
20. V. Munger has his Leader Bar
Der Shop newly papered and other
wise fixed up.
Julius Arndt has leased the Krug-
er farm in Mathews township for a
term of years.
The NJ. Z. aid society will meet
with Mrs. A. McCarty next Wednes-
day afternoon.
Miss Mary Wright went to Brook.
ings the latter part of last week for a
visit with friends.
Geo. Anderson, of Owatonna,
| Mimi, visited his sister Mrs. August
Kruger last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Brown came
down from Pierre Wednesday morn
ing to attend the Eckersley. Kruse-
mark wedding. They went on to
st. Paul the next day.
Rev. Z. II. Smith, who holds ser
vices at Lake Henry church every
Sunday afternoon, held two special
evening meetings in that church this
week. Four united with the church,
and two received the rite of baptism.
Miss Annabelle Aaron, teacher in
the Moody school, together with the
pupils, gave a basket social last Fri
day evening. A good program was
rendered and all enjoyed the evening
greatly. The proceeds from the sale
of baskets amounted to S26.30.
August Gehm and wife returned
Saturday from Fenwood, Wis, where
they had been called by the death OF
Mrs. Gehm's mother. The many
friends of Mrs. Gehm sympathize
with her in this double affection, heI
father having died two months ago
AT high noon Wednesday occur
| red the marriage of Miss Alice Smith
to MI. Simon j. Vogue, at the home
/ of the brides parents at Lake Henry
Rev. z. H.. Smith officiating. Boil
contracting parties are highly esteem
ed and among the prominent young
people of Lake Henry vicinity. Con
gratulations.
The parties who took the stove
that formerly belonged to X. Williar
which is now the property of 81. A
Poppen, of Spirit Lake township, arr
informed that they had better return
the property at once tothe place from
which it was taken, or settle with Nh
Poppen. Mr.. Floto says that thu
stove was taken without permission
from his granary. Mr. Poppen wishes
us to say that the stove must be re
turned or settled for within ten day.
or the matter will be put into thu
hands of the law.
Oldham promises to godry agar
for a year. A petition having 33 sig
natures and asking that a vote be haC
on the question of selling liquors a
retail was filed with the village boarc
in due season. Before action wa,
taken by the authorities, eight of the
signers got together and decided tC
withdraw their names from the peti
ton. Accordingly they appeared be
fore the board at a meeting held e
days before the date of election and
withdrew their names from the petit
ton. The withdrawal of the eight
left 25 names, but it was generally
conceded that three or four of the re-
naming names were not qualified for
ouCn a DctltlOu. luiS Clb Vic pCbl
ton short the required number of
signers, and as it was then only 20
days before election a new petition or
additional signatures could not be
filed. The village board was up against
a new proposition involving a question
that was hard to decide. The opinion
of three attorneys, n from Sioux
Falls, one from Madison, and one
from De Smet were secured. The
two first mentioned held that those
who desired to withdraw had no right
to do SO at that late date while the
third held that withdrawal could take
place at any time before the board
took official action in the matter. At
the meeting of the board held Mon
day of this week action was take in
accordance with the opinion of the
De Smet attorney and the vote on the
question was refused. lie no further