Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-08

the demand must be great and the
need urgent.
C. e. Lucas has bought two lots
on Mathews avenue and intends tG
build a house for rent this fall.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
Society will meet with Mrs. Frank
Andrews, Wednesday March ID.
Kirk Ely departed Monday even.
ing for Nebraska where he will again
take up the work of travelling for a
book concern.
AT the Swine Breeders conven.
tion at Mitchell last week p. E. Muir
ply, of Oldham vicinity, was elected
vice president.
Mrs. HELEN Remington came
home from Brookings after spending
three months with her daughter, Mrs,
Aubrey Lawrence.
At the swine sale at Mitchell last
week the Poland China stock sold at
an average of $47.0O per head, and
the Duroe-Jersey at $3.50 per head
The number of Poland Chinas sold
was about five to one of the Duroc-
Jersey.
&C. E.. Ely has opened up a con-
dictionary store in his building on
Calumet avenue. The furnishings
are all rich in material and design.
He has it arranged in the most attrac-
tive style and will cater to the wants
of all customers in that line.
The sportsmen of this vicinity are
raising a fund for the purpose of Sc
curing a stock of fish to put ia Spirit
Lake and Lake Henry. 1t is intend
ed to secure a part of the stock at
Poinsette and the balance at Bigstone.
If the present stage of water shall
hold fish will thrive in both lakes.
On March 1st a rural route was
established from De Smet south, a
route covering territory both north
and south from Manchester, and a
route out from Iroquois. This gives
Kingsbury county quite complete
rural delivery. Esmond and Bancroft
vicinities yet remain to be supplied
but it is probably only a question of
a short time when it will be accom-
plished.
Henry Aust came up from Wi
mona the latter part of last week and
will stop at Manchester for a time.
Henry says that his father, VIM.
Aust, who is well known in De Smet
and Manchester vicinities, and went
to Germany about two years ago, has
bought a 80 acre farm in the old coun-
try and intends to remain there for
a time. Mr. Aust writes that he hires
a man to drive the team and do farm
work at what isequivalent to so cents
a day. He has ordered a carriage
shipped to him from Winona, and a
catalogue from a seed house in this
country. 1t looks as if VIM. intend
ed to show our Dutch cousins in the
Faderland "some dings."
-Chas. Greenman, carrier on rural
route No. 2, expects to receive in a
few days a motor cycle which he will
use in earring the mail. The machine
is a five h. p, capable of carrying a
man and 100 pounds of mail. For the
latter there are two large sacks or
pockets, one on each side of the wheel.
When the roads are good Nh. Green
man will be able to make his trip in
about three hours with this machine
after he learns to ride and control
it. The department prescribes GER
tain rules for carriers who use a ma
chine in the delivery of rural mail.
One is that the carrier must carry a
horn, and when within a half-mile of
a mail box he must give one long blast
on the horn; when at the box he must
give three blasts. The carrier is first
required to file a description of his
machine and give the length of time
he will take in making the trip. If
satisfied, the department will issue a
permit to use such machine. By such
an arrangement Mr.. Greenman will
be able to give the patrons ON his
route better service, inasmuch as he
will be able to deliver the mail along
the entire route in the forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Ross met with
a severe accident Saturday when driv-
ing up from Drakola. Mr.. Ross had
sold a cow and loaded the animal in
to the sleigh for the purpose of bring
ing it to the city. When opposite