Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-05

18th.
Henry Sturgeon came down from
Blunt Saturday and remained over
Sunday.
--Thos. Mears and wife went to
their farm near Bancroft last week to
superintend putting in the crop.
Adds Kelly and Arthur Lindsey
went out west of Pierre Sunday. The
latter has a claim in hal locality.
For Singer and Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machines, call on or write,
Mrs. Jessie E. Kelly, B~rookings, S. D
Mrs. McCarty, assisted by Misses
Heiby and Mattson, entertained a
company of lady friends Saturday
afternoon.
Sheriff Goodwin has appointed
Peter S. Larson as his deputy in Lake
Preston IT'S well to keep on the
good side of Peter from and after this
date. Times.
DIR. Stevenson, the we'll known
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of
Sioux Falls, and assistant will be in
De Smet Tuesday, April 10th, al New
Syndicate hotel. Glasses also fitted
correctly.
The county com nissioners have
appointed A. McCarty. of this city,
to the office of cattle inspector. Wal
ter Brown, of Esmond, was appoint
ed sheep Inspector. Both men are
practical menin their respective lines.
Jake Porter started for Eldridge,
n. D., Thursday evening of last week,
intending tospend the summer. When
there last year he suffered from rheu-
matism a great deal, but we hope he
will get through this season without
an attack. While Jake is away Rock
Roberts will take his place as section
foreman.
At least one office in this county,
that of cattle Inspector, has been fore
ed to go begging. At a meeting of
cattle owners called for last Saturday
to recommend a man for appointment
to that position, only four men re-
sponded. None of them had a man
to recommend and the matter was
left entirely to the county commits
sioners.
"A Texan claims that a dog, no
matter how fierce he is, will not bite
a man who is drunk on whiskey. The
Texans are certainly deteriorating if
they need new excuses for getting
drunk.-Ex.
The above is net to be considered an
argument in favor of saloons in De
Smet. If we were to have booze in
this town as a protection against dogs
it would require a distillery to do us
any good.
A peculiar situation is said to ex-
ist OF Erwin. At the late election
license carried by a good majority,
but the village board is composed of
three members, two of whom are anti
|licence men. According TO the rul-
ing of our supreme court the board
granting license is the sole Judge as
to the fitness of an applicant for
license, and the application can be
granted or refused upon their own
Judgment. In case of refusal the
board is not obliged to give reasons
for so doing.
R. W. Levitt was up from Airing
ton Tuesday to ask the county com
missioners to make an appropriation
for an exhibit for the state fair. The
board took favorable action and APP
propriated $500 for that purpose,
also making Levitt superintendent of
the work. In this connection we
want to state that the appropriation
made by the board last year for the
same purpose was returned to the
county treasury from the premium
awarded for this county's exhibit. 1t
is proposed to start in good season
this year and put up an exhibit that
will be a credit to our county.
The large green worms which
feed on the box elder trees and some
other foliage, and which got to be
such a nuisance last year are likely
to be more numerous than ever this
season. Nearly every tree along the
| streets contains from one TO ten CO.
coons. The last stage through which
the worm passes before emerging in
the form of one of those handsome
large butterflies is nearly completed.
Two or three weeks from now the