Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-02-07

Miss Bertha Purintun is another
who entertained the grip a few days
this week.
IT. Franson was called to Ackley,
Iowa, Monday by the serious illness
of relatives.
Miss Ella May Crane came up
from Vermillion the first of the week
for a short vacation.
Miss Ruth Eastman, of Miller,
arrived Wednesday for a few days
visit with Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Booth.
Rev. j. Leonard Smith will hold
the usual Episcopal service at st.
Stephens on next Wednesday evening
at 7:30. E~vensong and sermon.
John Alton came up from Brook
ings Wednesday to check up the
years work at the court house as per
order of the county commissioners.
A. w. Mullen arrived from Mus
kogee, Oklahoma, Wednesday even
ing for a visit with his mother who
has been ailing for a few days past.
X. Knudson, the county treasur-
er, is one to entertain more than an
ordinary attack of the grip, He spent
the greater part of a week in bed and
is not yet able to be out of the
house.
The Lyceum bureau got into a
mixup as to the date the Lyceum
Stars were 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 are for the evening of Saturday,
February 9Th. Rememberthis change
in the date. The Lyceum Stars are
| fine entertainers and no one should
miss this last entertainment of the
| series.
Mrs. VIM. McCaskell was the
victim of well planned surprise Mon
day noon, it being her 63rd birthday
anniversary. At the invitation of her
children some thirty of old friends
and neighbors of the family gathered
at the home and partook of an elegant
dinner prepared by those who planned
the affair. The surprise was CON
plete but that lady recovered herself
in time to enjoy the event to the great
est extent. 1t was a very happy
occasion for all. The guests left some
articles as mementos of the occasion
and tokens of esteem and good will
of the friends present that day.
George Leach, of Manchester,
was a visitor to Lake Preston a few
days ago to consider the proposition
of engaging in the blacksmith bust
ness wirh Ct. 4. Lance. We under
stand that a deal was made and the
| firm of Lance Il Leach will be doing
business in this place from Feb. LIST.
| The new member of the firm is said
to be a blacksmith of experience and
be is certainly engaging in an estab-
lished business with a gentleman
whom he will find to be all that any
man could ask of a partner. Mr..
Leach and family will arrive in Lake
Preston about Feb. lst.-Times.
L. W. Brin kley, of Manchester,
remarked to us Monday that he had
read so much about higher taxes in
some of the machine papers that he
made it a point to find out just what
the 1907 tax was on the half section
and the personal property owned by
himself and brother. The total tax
on a half section worth S10,000.O0,
horses, cattle, hogs, farm machinery,
and a threshing rig was just 1883.
Mr.. Brinkley thinks that isn't high
enough to kick about, especially in a
Legislative year when there is a de
iciency levy for the purpose of pay
ing old debts, and a tax for a Irvine
plant, the two special taxes being over
half of the state tax.
Friday forenoon, January 3lst, a,
st. Thomas Catholic church occurred
the funeral of Mrs. Charles Mathews,
of Mathews township, n of the first
settlers of that vicinity. Death was
due to lung trouble. She was Il years
of age and her last illness was of
twelve days duration. The deceased
came from Rice comfy, Mimi, with
her husband and family in 1880, loo It,
ing in what was later organized as
Mathews township. She was a lady
of excellent qualities and highly re-
spected by all. She was "A faithful
wife to the husband who preceded