Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-14

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Gold Medal -four at the Farmers
Elevator.
Mrs. e. F. Green recovered from
her illness sufficient to be able to re-
turn from Sibley last Friday evening.
The town of Bisbee, Ariz.. where
DR.. Wilkinson, formerly of this place,
is located, was almost entirely destroy
ed by a cloud burst. No word has
yet been received by relatives here
and it is not known whether the doc.
tor suffered any loss or not.-Oidham
Register.
e A. Morrison, formerly of this
city now living west of the river on a
stock ranch, passed through De Smet
Tuesday on his way home from Chi
cago where he had been with sheep
for the market. E. A. seems to be
doing well OUT there and satisfied
with conditions.
Mrs. Chloe Fuller and son Jack
returned Saturday from their trip to
the Pacific coast. They had a fine
visit with friends and relatives but do
not like it well enough to want to
leave South Dakota.
IN. w. Dow and wife, of Man
chester, who went to the coast coun-
try in company with Mrs. Fuller.
returned Saturday last. We have
had no opportunity to talk with Mr..
Dow, but understand he was mighty
glad 20 get back to South Dakota,
that he does not like the coast coun-
try at all. 1t was his original inten-
tion to remain on the coast a year or
two, and possibly locate there perma-
nently with a view of securing relief
from asthma, but wen that did not
seem to hold him there.
Our old friend j. Thornber, one
of the early settlers of the west end of
the county, but nov of Brookings,
has sold the fine farm he owned adioin-
ing the limits on the east side of that
city for S75 90 per acre, and has built
and moved into a home in the city.
Mr.. Thornber is taking life easily, and
we know of no man more entitled to
such a satisfactory condition than he.
A large family has been raisedand all
the children given a good education.
Some are holding high positions in
different colleges. Mr.. Thornber has
lived an Industrious and useful life,
and rest in his declining years is but
fitting to such a man.
Frank Webster was in Monday
inquiring for a place to buy sheep.
Frank wants to put a car ofvsheep on
his farm to harvest the crop pounded
down by hail. Since he was in Mon
day we have learned through E. A.
Morrison that sheep, yearlings, can be
bought at about So 90 per head west
of Pierre, or lambs at about $3.50 per
head. The freight on a car from
that section to De Smet, we under.
stand, is about $500, depending, Of
cours upon the size of the load Mr..
Morrison says that it might bea good
plan to run sheep in the hailed out
district but it is his opinion that the
sheep should be well finished on corn
to get best results. There may be
others besides Mr.. Webster interested
in this matter.
"A dispatch from Vermillion, dat
ed August 18th, says the dreaded
anthrax has broken out afresh in
Norway and Meckling townships,
Clay county, and several deaths of
horses and cattle have occurred there.
Around Meckling the residents have
ceased to use the milk and cream ex
cept the condensed variety, and many
will not even use the butter made in
that section. Little fresh meat is being
consumed, as the residents do not pro-
pose TO take chances. lit is said that
human beings are also subject to an
thrax. There seems only one way to
prevent a serious anthrax epidemic,
and that is for the farmers all over
Clay county to get busy with a whole
sale vaccination. This they are doing,
and thousands of dollars have already
been expended for this purpose.
FL. V. Foxton last week purchas-
ed a five passenger Jackson auto car
of % b. p. The machine is complete
IN every particular with top, front
glass, lamps and all trimmings. Ell,
V. thinks the Jackson is one of the
best machines on the market, and says
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