Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

Get the laughing habit by ee-
ing the Girl and the Gauk at the
osera house, Oct. 2nd.
JAS. A. Fife moved his family into
the new home on Second street Tues
day. The inside finishing is not all
completed, but Mr.. Fife will be COM
PEELED to leave the balance of the work
until he can find the time in the winter.
The house is large and well arranged
and will make the family a nice home.
John Pierce will hold an auction
sale at the old Greenman farm five
miles southeast of this city Thursday,
Oct. 9Th. John has a claim west of the
river and will sell off all his personal
property except such as be will take
with him. Everything enumerated
on the bills will go at whatever figure
is bid.
-Chas. Huse, living on the Mike
Lotus farm in Mathews township,
has been marketing grain the past
few days. He has for his share of
the crop over 5000 bushels of all
kinds. To the income from grain
should be added that of stock for Mr..
Huse keeps several head of cattle as
well as raising a few colts each year.
Says he has no complaint to make.
i. l.. Noggle, of Sioux Falls,
manager of the Noggle Amusement
Co., arrived in the city Saturday morn
ing to attend to matters connected
with his case against the state which
will be carried before a higher court.
In his first lawsuit before Justice
Geddis Mr.. Noggle was found guilty
of obstructing the street with his
ocean wave but the city council and
Mr.. Noggle will appeal the case to a
higher court. Huron Herald Demo
crat.
De Smet people, and the people
of the county generally, will be inter
ested in knowing that j. Y. Murphy.
superintendent of schools in this coun-
ty for four years, is now a candidate
for that office iu Charles Mix county,
and all will be glad If he should be
successful in his aspirations for that
office. Mr.. Murphy is "a K~ingsbury
county product. He came to this
county in the early days of its settle
ment, 1880, as a boy. He took the
full teachers course At the Madison
normal, was elected superintendent
of schools for this county and made
a first-class official. He has followed
school work eve since. 1t is a life
work with him, and one in which he
is very prominent. His conduct of
the educational affairs of this county
warrant us in saying that the people
of Charles Mix will make no mistake
if they elect j V. Murphy to that Of
fee.
The electric storm which preced-
ed the rain last Friday evening was
the most severe Of the season. A bolt
of lightning struck the telephone line
running iuto the Robinson Co., office
at the lumber yard and came very
lear setting the building on fire.
In two places where the insulated
wires crossed the insulating vas burn
ed off and one Of the wires burned
through, the heat scorching calendar
pads hanging on the wall near the
point where the lines crossed. But
still more wonderful is the fact hat
where n of the insulated wires
touched the gas pipe the insulating
was burned off the wire and a hole
burned in the gas pipe just as if it
had been sawed with a hack saw. The
hole was deep enough to go through
the pipe and allow the gas to escape
sufficient to fill the two Office rooms
to the danger point within a short
time. Fortunately NJ matches were
lighted npon entering the rooms and
a serious fire thus averted.
Following are the names of those
who have paid subscription since our
last mention: John A. Fields, A. r.
Lindsay, 6. A. Pulls, Frank E. Rice,
III. G.. McMillen, Ben Loken, j. E..
Ryan, S. T. Derry, A. H. DAWSON, M.
G. Meeker, A. w. Bowes, Paul Jur-
censor, Mrs. p. ID. Andrews, r. p.
Meyer, Frank Milks, j. P. Hardy, w.
III. Smith, Fred Rusch, c. N. Rostad,
T. Fl. Ruth, r. A. Boast, Ole Roni
gan, Chas. Huse, A. Johnson, l.. F..
Collins. l. w. Crane, Jake Stauden-