Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-29

-"The First Dance" Friday night,
April 9Th, at Healy's hall.
There will be Easter services at
the M. E. church Sunday at l0:45 a.
M.
The Methodist Aid will meet
with Mrs. III. Perry next Wednesday
afternoon.
The Farmers Club will give the
"First Dance" after Lent at Healy's
hall Friday night, April 9Th.
On March 9th Guy O. Weiden-
kopf, of Hetland, was married to Miss
Alice l.. Martiny, of Baraboo, Wis.
H. j. Hamilton will move his
family into the Arson Wright house
on the hill as soon as it is vacated by
the latter.
If you want a loan with which to
buy that adjoining quarter, get it at
a low rate and favorable terms of the
State Bank of Manchester.
Two cars of potatoes were loaded
and shipped from this city the last of
last week. The potato crop is quite
an item for a side issue in this local
ity.
The M. f. Sunday school party
at the home of Mrs. Douglas last Fri
day evening vas a very pleasant af-
fair which was attended by nearly
the entire school.
C. E. Newell has taken the agency
for Clinton Falls Nursery Co, of
Owatonna, Mimi, and will anvass
Kingsbury county, Mr.. Newell is
representing an old and well tried
firm.
L. L. Bancroft departed Monday
morning for Princeville, H., in re.
Spouse to a message stating that his
mother was dead. The lady was
known to many old timers in this To-
cality, all of whom unite in extending
their sympathy to the bereaved.
j. d. Pierson and family, former
lly Of this city, who have lived in st.
Paul for several years last past, will,
we understand, next week move to
Dickinson, n. ID. Mr.. Persons work
takes him to that section of the coun-
try most of the time. Bert is also
there and engaged in the land bust
ness, being one of the firm of Dodge
Bros. q Person.
On Wednesday of next week Mr..
and Mrs. j. o. Hodgson will depart
for Ocean Park, Cal, where they will
remain for a year. They retain their
property in this city and if they do
not find that country as much to their
liking as they anticipate they will re-
turn and take up their residence in
this city. Miss Mabel Bennett will
accompany them to Los Angeles
where she will visit with her sister,
Mrs. Tarter.
The following item from the Al
exandria, Virginia) Recorder refers
to a former resident of this city, a
brother of the O'Hora's of this city
and Mathews township:
The Rev. Father O'Hora, of the
Apostolic Nilsson House, Washington,
d. c., will deliver a sermon at vespers
at Z 30 tomorrow in st. Mary's church.
Father O'Hora is an eloquent speaker
holding a very high position today
amongst pulpit orators in America.
Both Catholics and non-Catholics will
be edited tomorrow in St. Mary's by
this gifted preacher.
The "brain storm" is an exprss-
sion that is given us out of the Thaw
trial. The expression is a handy one
and will no doubt be made use of to
a considerable extent. 1t originated
from the attempt to prove that Thaw
was suffering from some kind of in
sanity; the experts had to earn their
money and the "brain storm was the
result. Already it is being applied
to all sorts, who from one cause or
another, are, or want to be. considered
a little "groggy" in their thought
works.
"A good practical farmer tells us
that a sure way to kill wild oats is to
disc the ground and drag well early
the spring. This gives the wild oats
and other foul stuff a good start. The
latter part of May the land should
be plowed well, although not neces-
sarily very deep and sown to millet.
Cut the millet for hay, which will
take with it every stalk of wild oats
before it can seed. There should not
be a wild oat on the ground SO treat
ed next year. The wild oats is quite