Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-29
Callahan, Nels Nelson, Mrs. John

The INDEPENDENT is printed a
day early this week so as to give the
Office force an opportunity to observe
Thanksgiving Day.
Tim Harmon will visit friends at
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, next week. w. w.
Pratt will take his place with the rail
road during his absence,
The W. H. Wheat home has
has been placed under quarantine for
small pox a second time. We have
not learned what member of the fam
lily has the disease.
Rev. W. M. Grafton, superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League of S.
d., will deliver an address at the opera
house Sunday evening, December LIST.
This will be a union meeting of all
the city churches.
At the invitation of Mrs. Douglas
the teachers of our city schools and a
few friends met at her home Friday
evening and then proceeded to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. War.
rem to give them a little surprise. The
surprise vas complete, which fact
added to the pleasure of the evening,
both to Mr.. and Mrs. Warren and to
the guests. The evening was spent
in social conversation. Mrs. Douglas
served elegant refreshments at about
II O'Clock to which the company did
full justice. Mr.. and Mrs Warren
were presented with a handsome sill
yer knives and forks and some hand
painted china as mementoes of the
occasion.
w. G.. Anderson has favored the
INDEPENDENT with post cards giving
different views of the town of Norden
which is building on the Dakota Cen
trail in Hamlin county. Within a
month quite town has sprung into
existence. The traction engine has
played quite a part in the upbuilding
of Norden as it was by that means
that some of the buildings formerly at
Dolph were hauled over to Norden.
The new town should play an impor.
tant part in the affairs of Hamlin
county. 1t is located in a very rich
agricultural locality, and will, owing
to location, probably develope into a
successful candidate for the county
seat of Hamlin county.
Thunder Butte, the prairie peak
which gives it's name to the region
where the little band of Obstreperous
Utes are being herded by the military
is one of the unique natural curiosities
of South Dakota SAYS the Pierre Oak
otan. 1t standsa short distance north
of the Moreau, upon a level plateau
and rises almost sheer from its prairie
base to a height of six hundred feet.
It's top is almost inaccessible. The
butte is fiat topped and indicates to
what extent the surrounding region
has been eroded from its former alti-
tude. The shale and rock strata OF
which the butte is composed are tx
posed upon its sides. 1t is reputed to
be the home of countless numbers OF
rattlesnekes and the Indians have a
superstitious dread of the locality.
AT a meeting OF the Bethlehem
Chapter, O. E. S., Monday evening,
Nov. 25th, the following officers were
elected and appointed:
w. M.-Mrs. Chloe Fuller.
w. P.-W. II. Warren.
A. M.-Mrs, G. L. Dawley.
Sec'y.-Gladdus Hall.
Treas.-Mrs. w. H. Henney.
Con.-Mrs. Walter Andrews.
A. C.-Mrs. l.. Krumvieda.
Ada Miss Mattson.
Ruth-Miss Hieby.
Ester-Mrs. F. w. Wright,
Electa-Carrie Ingalls,.
Martha-Mrs d. Dwight.
Warder Mrs. Douglass.
SentineI-Don A. Crawford.
Chaplain-Mrs. Z. H. Smith.
Organist-Mrs. q. H. Sheets.
Marshall-F. w. Wright.
Rev. j. f. Booths city and coun-
try congregations stole a march on
him Tuesday. One of his congrega-
ton asked him to take a ride, which
he gladly accepted. When he return