Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-09

Mrs. M. S. Cary is viz ting with
the R. j. Ross family, of Drakola,
this week.
The Congregational Aid will
meet with Mrs f. M. Andrews next
Wednesday afternoon.
w. j. Ryan went to Seneca. this
state, Monday evening for a visit with
the j. H. Newell family.
N. Vaughn departed Tuesday
evening for Rochester, Mimi, where
he will visit for a few days with his
sister.
w. A. Williams came home for
the Fourth. He started out on the
road the first of the week for the In
ternational Harvester Go. His work
will be confined to what is known as
the WATERFOWL territory.
-Mesdames Isaac Cassel and III.
II. Plowman and Miss Mable Stimson
went to st. Paul Tuesday evening to
attend the international Y. p. S. G.. E.
convention in shat city in session
from the 7th to the 18th.
DIR. and Mrs. j. H. Hall returned
Saturday from their visit to points in
the east and have gone to housekeep-
ing in the rooms over the Harthorn
Co. store where they will reside until
the first of October when they will
have possession of their own house on
Second street.
Miss Mabel Amundson arrived
from Rice Lake, Wis, Tuesday even
ing for a visit at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Kopperud, and with the cousins. 1t
is her first visit since the family NOV
ed from Kingsbury county to Wiscon-
sin. Besides visiting her brother
Henry up at Bryant, she will spend a
few days with old friends at De Smet.
Times.
Earl Roberts suffered a severe
IL stroke Saturday evening while
ous on the track east of town. Being
overcome by the heat he fell off the
hand car, which passed on over him,
i~nflicting serious bruises and injuries
A doctor from De Smet was called
and the patient is doing nicely at the
present writing. Manchester News.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. III. Watts, of
Gilmore, Mimi, visited with the E. HI.
Lewis family, Of Mathews township,
last week. The two ladies are sisters.
Mr.. Watts was so taken with the
country that he purchased "a quarter
section of land a mile north of this
city, and will move here within the
year. 1t will be a pleasant arrange,
.ments for the two families as Mr..
Lewis has purchased the Murdick
farm three aud Il half mites north and
will move onto it inthe fall.
Jack Distad, of this city, Won
second Llace in the handicap bicycle
at Como Pork, St. Paul. Thursday,
July LIST. FRS place was won by a
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vantage of three minutes in the start,
or a distance of about 2 miles in the
III mile race. Notwithstanding this
handicap, Jack was only 6 inches be-
hind at the close of the rae Jack
secured two valuable bicvcles as
prizes, the first for making the best
time in the race, aud the second for
finishing in second place in the race.
Oscar Mathews, who graduated
from the State college last year, this
week received an appointment as ex-
pert of the bureau of plant industry
of the Department of Agriculture. tie
has been assigned TO do special work
at the government station at Belle
Fourche, and left Tuesday morning
to take up his duties. The position
pays a salary of 81 200 a year, which
is a pretty good start for 4 nineteen
year old boy. Oscar was oae of the
brightest students in his class during
his college course. and We look for
him to meet with the same success
that has greeted the large number of
State college graduates now in the
government service. Brookings Reg
lister.