Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-09

George Sipher is very ill of ty-
phoid fever at his home in the south
part of the city.
Mrs. Fred Cox concluded her
visit in this city Monday and depart
ed for her home at Sioux Falls.
WANTED To rent a five or seven
room dwelling in De Smet by Sept. |.
Call at or address Independent Office,
De Smet, S. d.
j. III. Carroll returned Wednes-
day from his trip to Illinois and was
accompanied by a number of intend
ing purchasers of Kingsbury county
lands.
1T is reported that the barn on
the l. V. Larson farm near Iroquois
was struck by lightning Wednesday
evening and totally destroyed by the
fire which followed.
Little Ruby Foxton was seven
years old Tuesday of this week. The
little lady gavea party that afternoon.
to a large number of friends, They
all had a good time.
Lee Stanford, who has been en-
ployed on this division of the Central
Telephone lines for some time, went
to Madison Wednesday where he ex-
poets TO make his headquarters, hav-
ing been transferred,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Heating re-
turned Tuesday evening from their
trip to Ireland. We have not had an
an opportunity to talk with them
since their return, but take it for
granted they had a good time, and
still are glad to get home.
AT the Evangelical parsonage
Wednesday evening occurred the
marriage of Fred Friedbauer to Miss
Nellie Hedley, both of this city, Rev.
j.. L. Booth officiating. The happy
couple have the best wishes of a host
Of friends. They will make their
home on a farm south of this city.
= Conductor Vernon Meacham met
with an accident at Harold Wednes.
day which resulted in death three
hours later. He stepped onto the
track near the end of the car and was
knocked over by the train backing w
cutting of both lower limbs. Meachan
was quite well known to the public
and was held in high regard.
MIR. and Mrs. p. Smeallie MacNee
who spent a week visiting with Mr.
MacNee's sister, Mrs. l.. L. Bancroft,
concluded their visit Thursday morn
ing and departed for Omaha. They
will then go to New Mexico, back tC
Colorado, then to California and uI
the coast to Seattle. II is their inten
f ton to locate permanently either il
Colorado or in the coast country.
Those who enjoy horse racing
were treated to two good single dasl
races at the driving park Saturda,
: afternoon. The first was between z
j. Mausb4ch's horse Half Dollar ano
a horse belonging to Schneider, of Iro
qsois. 1t was a single quarter mile
dash for $50 purse put up by thu
owners. The second race was between
Half Dollar and a strange horse, one
half mile dash for $40. Half Dolla.
took both purses.
The Madison ball team came NJ
and played De Smet Monday anC
Tuesday of tlGs week. The first game
was Ii TO 8 i'm favor of Madison at til,
end of the 10th inning. Both team,
did some poor ball playing that day
J The De Smet boys really put up tn,
best game, but two unfavorable. and
what seemed absolutely unjust deci
sions by the umpire, at critical point:
lost them the game. Tuesdays game
went to De Smet by a of 4 to 3
AT Arlington Sunday last occurred
the funeral of John r.. Jones, an ole
and highly respected citizen of Ar
lington and vicinity. Mr.. Jones and
his wife moved to South Dakota TWEEN
ty-three years ago and located on ;
farm in Winsor township, Brookings
county, where they lived until taking
up their residence in Arlington som,
twelve years ago. His wife died il
May, and Mr.. Jones was buried just
eleven weeks after. They had lived to
gether fifty nine years.
WANTED FOR NURSES TRAINING
SCHOOL.
Young ladies between the ages 81
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