Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-04

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estate in that locality.
DIR. B. A. Dyar went to Yankton
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
State Medical Association.
misunderstanding. Mrs. Milo
Billings, at the Arson Wright house,
west Third street, De Smet.
Mrs. Hilton departed the first of
the week for Onawa, Iowa, where she
will visit with her daughter.
Miss Louise lesson arrived We'd
nesday from spending her summer
vacation 1T her home in Minnesota.
L. E. Callahan came down from
Midland Tuesday for a visit with
friends and to have a shot at the
ducks.
Mrs. A. McCarty departed Thurs.
day for Lincoln, Neb., for a visit
with relatives and old friends until
school opens ia this city.
S. f. Strobe and family came up
from Canova Sunday by auto and
stopped in this city for a few hours.
They were on their way to Lake Pres.
ton for a visit with Mrs. Strobls rela-
tives.
Otto Meyer, who operated a bill
lizard room in the basement of the
Germania Bank building a few years
ago, was a visitor in De Smet Satur-
day. He is now making his home in
Salt Lake City and is on a visit to
relatives at lroquois.
Judge and Mrs. G. S, Whiting
will depart Saturday for Hot Springs,
this state. Mrs. Whiting will remain
at that place for a couple of weeks
hoping to secure relief from a very
severe attack of hay fever The Judge
will go to Deadwood the first of next
week where he has been asked to hold
a term of circuit court.
d. ii. LOTUS attended a special
meeting of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION at Sioux Falls Tuesday,
which was held for the purpose of
electing a new secretary 10 fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr..
Tyler, who held that position for a
number of years. n. G. Tyler, son of
the deceased, was. elected to fill the
uneXpired term.
The home of G A. Mathews YVES
quartntined for scarlet fever Satur-
day morning, Miss Marjorie being the
victim. The attack is reported as not
being a very violent one, and it is
hoped that the young Indy will soon
recover. This is the second time the
house has been ~quarantined this year,
the siege in the spring lasting five
weeks. Mr.. Mathews and Knox were
fortunate enough to escape the man
date of the health officer and are stay.
ing with friends. Brookings Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. A. Taylor de
parted Tuesday evening for st. Paul
from which city they will continue on
to Wapato, Wash, near which town
they will make their home on a fruit
ranch. Mr.. Taylor has the position
of manager of the ranch at a good
salary. He will try it for a year and
will then continue the work if he
likes it and the country. If the coun-
try and climate do not meet his ex
pectations, he will return to De Smet
at the end Of the first year. They
take with them the good wishes of
their many De Smet friends.
During the past week this city
was visited by a number of landseek-
ers. In the course of their sightsee-
ing about the town they would visit
the court house and grounds, and
invariable come away with words of
praise for the handsome court house
and the nicely kept trees and lawn.
To those coming from drouth stricken
sections of Illinois the court house
grounds looked mighty good. The
handsome appearance of the place is
largely due to the intelligent and
faithful care of Paul Cooper and he
deserves a word of praise forit. Kings
bury county is second to none in the
state so far as its public building and
grounds are concerned.
Judge Whiting last week gave
his decision in the matter of the APP
pointment of an administrator for the
estate of John Mcclellan, who died
at Sioux Falls some years ago. We
gave an extended account of this case