Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
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u. E. Nusbaum went to Huron on
business Tuesday.
IS. E. Strobel was answering to
the sick call the first of the week.
Found "A string Of gold beads.
Call at Mallery & Whites drug store.
Henry Close went to st. Paul
Wednesday for a short business visit.
Tim Harmon went to Minnesota
Tuesday evening for a visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. w. Il. Ruskelll and daugh-
Ter Grace departed Tuesday for Min
neapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lind return
cd Tuesday from a visit with relatives
at Emery, this state.
Mrs. l.. f. Altfllisch entertained
a number of lady friends at an after
noon party Wednesday.
George, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Buck, now living south of Lake
Preston, is in a very critical condition
from Bright's disease.
Mrs. A. Steward and Mrs. r. j.
Armstrong expect to go Rochester,
Mimi, this week for the purpose of
receiving surgical treatment.
VIM. Wheeler, of Springfield, ILL.,,
arrived Tuesday and remained over
night at the l.. l.. Bancroft home. He
was on his way to Highmore.
Roy Cary has returned from
Rockford, ILL.,, where he went during
the holidays to enter a machine shop
Guess Roy became homesick.
III. A. Poppen returned Thursday
of last week from northern Illinois
where he spent several weeks among
relatives and old friends. He says
there will be quite a movement Of
Illinois people to this section in the
spring.
Fred Colwell is installing a gas
oline engine in his blacksmith shop
He will also put in some machinery
which will make his shop up-to-date
and prepare it for any kind of work
that may be presented.
The Iroquois creamery had a re-
markably good run during the year
1906, considering the tendency on the
part of farmers to neglect the cream
cry and turn their attention to other
lines of farming. During the year
that institution paid to patrons $685.
S26.68.
The board of county commission.
ers were in session Thursday for the
purpose of making an appointment
to fill the vacancy caused by thedeath
of Z. A. Wigton, of Esmond, who was
elected last fall, but was unable to
meet with the board in january on
account of illness which later proved
fatal. A. N. Barber, of Esmond was
appointed
MIR. and Mrs. L. f. Altfillisch and
MI. and Mrs. III. G. Durham gave a
masque dancing party at the home OF
the former last Friday evening. Those
who entertained were masked as well
as the guests. Mrs. G. Fuller receiv-
ed the guests as they came. 1t was
a very pleasant party, one enjoyed by
every guest. Refreshments we're serv-
ed and the dancers departed at two
o'clock in the morning.
Tim Harmon had a close call Fri
day. He was at work in the elevated
coal house and was pushing a hopper
out on the track when his foot slipped
and he fell with his head between
the hopper and a post. Luckily the
snow prevented the hopper from NOV
ing very far and Tim escaped with
only q bad cut on the head. Had it
not been for the snow his head might
have been crushed. As it is he was
able to be out the next day and back
at work the first of the week.
Herbert Il. Tubbs died at his
home in this city last Sunday morn
ing after an illness of ten days, SUR
BY the members Of his I'M
mediate family. He was taken SER
Iously iii on January 23rd and while
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