Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-15

wishes OF q host OF friends here.
Archie Floran was down from
Huron Tuesday.
Rev. Henry Preston will attend a
ministerial conference at Redfield
Tuesday of next week.
-TheINDEPENDENr family acknowl-
edges the receipt of two messes of
nice ducks the past week, one from
o. V. Munger, the other from Herb
Rehfeld.
1t is reported that Archie White
was married to a young lady at Sioux
City last week. Report also has it
that they will make their home in De
Smet. Congratulations.
State Supt, Ustrud will commence
a tour of the state December 3rd for
the purpose of meeting teachers and
school officers. Unless his schedule
should be changed he will be in De
Smet Thursday, January 9th, 1908.
All members of the order of the
Eastern Star are urged to be present
at the next regular meeting Nov. 18th
at eight o'clock for the purpose of
electing the officers for the ensuing
| year. By order of w. NJ, Mrs. G.. Full
Ter. Gladdus Hall. Secy.
"A reception was held at the Thos.
Ii. Ruth home Friday evening of last
week in honor of Rev. Henry Preston,
pastor of the NJ. E. church. A large
company composed of members of
his church and other friends we're
present and greatly enjoyed the even
ing.
The teachers meeting held at the
court house last Saturday was attend
ed by more than one hundred. The
program as published was rendered
in full with the exception of the mum
Der to be given by Mr.. Chamberlain.
The meeting was a success in every
particular. The attendance was larg
er than might have been expected
considering the weather.
B. j. Herrick and wife, of Math-
ews township, departed Saturday for
st. Paul where they intended to stop
a short time and then go east, their
destination being Fillmore, n. Y, Mr.
Herrick's boyhood home, and the
present home of his brother Arthur.
They will be absent several weeks, it
being their intention only to return
in time to spend Christmas at home.
Lumber was hauled from here
this week for a store building at Nor
den, a new town on the Dakota Cen
trail some sixteen or more miles north
of here. We learn that the town is
taking on quite a growth. Mr.. John
son, the Dolph merchant, has moved
there and other lines of business have
gone in. The place is far enough
away from other towns so that it
oughtto make quite a place. -Hetland
New Era.
Miss Eva Mccoy arrived from
Texas, where she had been spending
the summer and fall, last Saturday
evening and will teach the school in
what is known as the Half district i'm
Hartland township. She taught in
that locality last winter and gave
general satisfaction. On account of
contracting a severe cold on the way
up here, she is visiting friends near
Hetland this week IN hopes of recov
ering quickly.-Times.
The first snow of winter fell Sat
urday night, Nov. 9th. The past sea
son has been all that farmers could
ask for in the way of giving time for
fall work, And they have generally
taken advantage of it. Our farmers
are going into winter much better
prepared than for many years past.
Threshing was completed in good
season, a good amount of blowing
has been done, and feed for stock Sc
cured. The marketing of grain is
also further advanced than for many
seasons past.
e. j Mathews, of Mathews town
swip, has sold his personal property
and rented his farm to Frank PLANT.
E. j. has secured a job in the car re-
pair shops of the Great Northern R'y.
at Kalispil, Mont, and expects to de
part for that place in a few days. The
family will follow a few weeks later.
Mr.. Mathews does the right thing in
retaining his farm SO that he may re
turn If he does not like the new loca