Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-31

greater than estimated in the fall.
The Farmers Club will give a
dance this friday evening. This
will be the last dance for several
weeks. Everybody go and have a
good time.
-Halsten Knudson writes from
Everdell, Mimi, that they are enjoy
ing the finest kind of weather and
have had no snow so far this season.
The family are all in good health and
wish to be remembered to all old
friends in De Smet and vicinity.
A great many have responded to
our notice of the new ruling of the
post office department by sending in
remittances. To all such we extend
our sincere thanks and assure them
we appreciate their prompt action.
There are still a great many accounts
that are in arrears and to all such we
again urge that they take prompt
steps to place themselves in good
standing on our books.
AT a meeting of the Denver
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. held re-
Gently H.. B. johnson was elected
president; Leon E. Johnson, secre-
tary and F. w. Cleveland, treasurer,
j. l.. Crothers was elected a director.
The company is in excellent shape.
1t now has almost two million dollars
in risks. All losses were paid the
last year without making an assess
ment. -Hetland New Era.
The Lyceum bureau got into a
mixup as to the date the Lyceum
Stars we're to appear in De Smet for
the last number of the entertainment
course. 1t was first announced for
Saturday the lst, but latter arrange
ments ale for the evening of Saturday,
February Sth. Remember this change
in the date. The Lyceum Stars are
fine entertainers and no one should
miss this last entertainment of the
series.
Work has been begun this week
on the Masonic temple, the cement
block work above the ground line
being laid. If the favorable weather
continues it is expected that the SUI
p~erstructure can be gone on with and
the building finished before the time
set for it earlier in the season. The
mildness of the present winter is
allowing a large amount of building
to be done, which will relieve the
usual rush in the spring months. =
Arlington Sun.
The Evangelical people are start
ing in on an improvement to their
church of considerable magnitude.
1t is planned to raise the church build
ing and to construct a basement under
the entire structure. This basement
will be finished for a dining room
l5x38 feet, and a kitchen l6x25 feet,
the balance of the basement to be
used for the furnace and coal bins.
This improvement will require o
siderable work and money. All who
can do so are invited to contribute a
day or two in labor, and doutless an
opportunity will be given those who
desire to contribute in cash. The
rooms to be thus constructed are for
the use of the ladies' aid society in
their work in helping to maintain the
church. The enterprise is commend
able and should receive the approval
and aid of all.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the De Smet Creamery Co.
was held Saturday, January 18th.
The old board of directors, consisting
of A. n. Waters, r. A. Boast, George
Moody, F. NJ. Andrews and Thos.
Kelley, was reelected. The board
later organized by the reelection of
the old officers: A. n. Waters, presi-
dent; George Moody, vice president;
G. p. Sherwood, secretary aud mana
ger; and A. S. ADJUST, treasurer. The
business of the past year is as salts
factory as it could be considering the
light run of milk. There has been
some talk of renting the creamery to
a private individual but the board re-
solved to continue to operate it as be-
fore. The run has been light for the
past year, still the creamery was oper-
ated in a successful manner and paid
patrons a good price. There is a con
siderable quantity of cream shipped
from this station, which, if it was