Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28

49, $50
many places where Mr.. Farrell is an
important factor in keeping transport
alton facilities up to the high standard
maintained by the G. & N. w.
The ladies of the Womans' Study
Club held their annual picnic dinner
at E. s. Johnson's grove Friday.
They kindly invited the gentlemen on
that occasion and served an elegant
spread, providing enough for about
four times the number. All voted the
dinner a grand success. Mrs. McCarty
invited the ladies to her home and
entertained them during the after
noon and evening.
Il. l.. Bancroft thinks he has a
hen that is entitled to some notoriety.
She is of the Speckled Wyndott brand.
During the season of 1908 she laid
So eggs. Matched and raised twelve
chicks from a setting of twelve eggs,
went to laying again and laid 81 eggs
and then wanted to set and is now
covering the second setting. The
eggs weigh 70 TO the pound. That's
a pretty good record.
Louisa, the three-years-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hurt, living south
east of Manchester, got hold of a bot
tie of strychnine Friday and swallow
ed a fatal dose. DR.. Haberman was
called but as his automobile was not
in first-class condition DR.. Dyar took
him in his auto and made the run of
ten miles in less than twenty-five
minutes, only to find that the little
one was beyond help and she passed
away ten minutes after they arrived.
The child had gone into the first con-
vulsion before aid was summoned
and before the parents discovered
that the child had taken poison. The
affair is very sad and the parents have
the sympathy of all.
j. T. Griswold came out from
Illinois last week to look after his
land in this vicinity. He owns the
old Remington half-section east Of
town. Hail practically took all the
crop on the farm, except the flax.
From his share of the fax crop he will
have a small income. The loss of a
crop is always discouraging but he
tak,s it as cool as any man could.
Says the land has paid earring charges
for the two years he has owned it and
since he came he has been offered an
advance of $40 per acre over what he
paid for it. But Mr.. Griswold does
not have to sell and will not sell un-
less at a price that suits him. In fact
he doesn't seem to care if he never
sells. South Dakota looks good to.
him and a farm like his he considers
good as the 500 an acre land in
his home state.
LATER Mr.. Griswold sold the farm
Tuesday to w. j. Ryan for a report
ed consideration of $50 per acre.
We are informed by our physi-
clans that at least one case of anthrax
in a human being developed in this
locality a short time ago. The party
suffering the attack evidently became
inoculated from dressing a bad sore
on a horses foot. He did not know
what allied the horse and was likely
very careless in the matter. Luckily
for the patient the anthrax was of the
external from and became localized
probably from the fact that the physi
clan lanced the swelling early in the
development of the case. A micro
scopic Investigation of the serum
showed anthrax germs SO there can
be no doubt AS to the nature of the
case. The symptoms of the patient
also Indicate anthrax. This is the
only case heard of in this section. but
great care should be exercised by all
as the disease exists in almost cpl
denic form in the southeast part of
the state. Anthrax is no light matter
when existing in either man or beast.
The patient referred to above has
practically recovered.
The opening of the Trip county
lands has been set for October 5th.
The registration will take place at
Dallas, The lands opened to settle
ment comprise 100000 acres. The
lands which are to be opened under
an order from the department are
now comprised within the limits of
the Rosebud reservation and lie
to the west of the northern part of