Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. II. V. Foxton we're
Huron visitors Tuesday.
While at Pierre last week Miss
Carrie ingalls, filed on a piece of land.
Fred McCaskell is walking with
the aid of a crutch as the result of a
sprained ankle.
w. j. Ryan was ~transacting bust
ness in Drakola vicinity one day the
latter part of last week.
The Iroquois basket ball team
will play the De Smet team in this
city Saturday afternoon.
-Baumann brothers and Knudson
will hold an auction sale at the farm
of E. H. Baumann, in Spirit Lake
township, Tuesday Oct. Sth.
Rev. A. G. Miller, of Willow
Lakes, will exchange pulpits with
z. III. Smith at the Congregational
chgrch next Sunday, both morning
evening.
Without a doubt Tuesday was
the banner day in the grain business
in the history of De Smet. On that
day N elevator in this city paid out
out over $1,000 for grain.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Green, of
Little Rock, Iowa, arrived Saturday
last for a visit with the family of their
son, Judge E. f. Green. They in
tended to remain until Thursday.
The west bound passenger train
was derailed two miles west of Tracy,
Mimi, Saturday evening. The acct
dent was caused by a defective draw
bar. The train was delayed three
hours. No one was injured.
The firm of Lewis Bros. & Lind
ner, of Lake Preston, one of the old
established mercantile houses of the
county, last week sold stock and bust
ness good will to S. j. Scofield,
a former merchant of Lake Preston,
"A daughter of H. ID. Davis is
suffering an attack of scarlet fever in
a very light form. The family was
placed under quarantine Saturday
last. The girl is getting along nicely
and the family is suffering no incon,
venience other than that occasioned
by the quarantine.
Once more we urge consul ners
to lay in their winters supply of
fuel as o o as possible. Freight traffic
is already congested, and it will prob
ably be much worse later, especially
if there is much snow in the early
winter. Coal that arrived this week
had been rs days on the road.
F. Schaub is now nicely locoted
with his stock of merchandise in the
F, G. Bradley building which he re-
Gently purchased. The new location
gives him a much better opportunity
to display his stock and give it a neat
appearance. He has o room, bet
ter light and many other conveniences.
This week for the first time in
four years the elevators in De Smet
were obliged to turn away customers
on account of lack of room. Cars are
scarce and what few have been fur
nished the last few weeks have not
met with the requirements, nor even
equalled the receipts during that
time. The G.. q n. w. seems to be
having more difficulty in moving
freight this year than last.
"A large delegation was present
from Mathews and Whitewood town
ships Tuesday to demonstrate against
a pcbillOl HlCu Will TIC GUILTY. cOIJ-
missioners asking to have a part of
School Districts 26 and As set over
to Whitewood school township. After
considering the matter the commits
sioners refused to grant the petition
but recommended that Whitewood
school township establish a school in
the west part of the township just
south of Lake Thompson.
The deal between Currirr & Cur
rier and Chas. Hopp was closed Mon
day and Mr.. Hopp took possession of
the livery barn and dray line while
the Currier boys become the owners
of $50 acres of land two miles west
of town. The latter firm have work
ed up from practically nothing one
of the best livery business in this sec
ton, and their withdrawal from bust
ness is regretted. Mr.. Hopp is cor
daily welcomed by the citizens and
best wishes extended for his success.