Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-10-15

found on the last page.
Mrs. F. L. Brewer returned Sat
urday evening from a two weeks
visit with friends at Rock Rapids,
Iowa.
Attorney James o. Berdahl, of
Lake Preston, transacted business in
this city Wednesday. Mr.. Berdahl
is the gentleman who purchased
Judge A. r. Abel's practice at that
place recently.
This week we have sent state
ments to subscribers living outside
the county who are in arrears. To
conduct a newspaper successfully it
is necessary that we receive our money
on subscription regularly. Those re-
ceiving statement of their account
will oblige us greatly by remitting
promptly.
The board of education have APP
pointed j. HI. Carroll truant officer
for the school year. All children from
s 10 Ia years of age, inclusive, are re-
quired by law to attend school. Par
ents or guardians who fail to send
children in their charge are subject
to fine. Those who employ children
of school age and thus keep them
from school are subject to a fine of
from SIS to $50.
The old depot at Iroquois burn
ed to the ground Monday afternoon.
The fire originated from a defective
aue. For several years the depot had
been too small to accommodate the
business at that junction point and
Dick Halliday, of the Chief, had
been pounding away in an attempt to
induce the railroad company to re-
place the old depot with a better and
larger one. Dick now remarks that
sit pays to advertise"
The house on the VIM. Wurl farm
in Mathews township occupied by
Chas. Olson was destroyed by fire
early Saturday morning, together
with all of Mr.. Olson's household
goods and most of the family clothing.
The fire evidently started from a de-
fective fue. The loss on the building
is covered by insurance in the
Farmers Mutual. We understand
that Mr.. Olson had no insurance on
his household goods.
Mrs. Lunley, of Pierre, Grand
Worthy Mdtron of the Eastern Star
for the South Dakota jurisdiction,
visited Bethlehem Chapter, in this
city Monday evening. At that time
Miss Grace Billings was initiated into
the mysteries ofthe order. After the
ceremonies a short address was de-
livered by the Grand Worthy Matron
after which refreshments were served.
The visiting officer complimented the
local chapter quite highly on the
efficiency of the work.
"A prairie fire destroyed twenty
| two stacks of hay on section Is in
Mathews township Friday of last
week. Report was to the effect that
the fire started from an oil stove used
by Jake Staudenmaier in preparing
dinner for his laying crew. Those
who suffered the loss of hay are Jake
S.aaaenma;er, Thos. G'HHara Jack
Denevan, D. w. Combs, w. T. King,
| and one or two others whose names
we did not learn. The loss is quite
severe, not so much because of the
cash value of the article, but because
of the difficulty of replacing it at this
late season.
The fax market was the widest
Monday, the 18th inst, that il has
been for many years. The difficulty
was a "pinch" in the October option.
The market had been considerably
oversold and the interest that had
been buying the contracts evidently
had picked up most Of the actual flax.
A rapid advance of Is cents in the
contract took place in a short time.
A little latter a reaction set in and
the market closed at an advance of 8
cents. The furry was due to the
Shorts" running to cover. There
was no great shortage in the receipts
of fax as compared with a year ago.
The same game was worked last year
a little later in the season.
The ash, boxelder, elm, and