Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-18

ercises for this county will be held at
the opera house in this city Thursday
evening, july LIST.
The Esmond people will hold
their celebration on Monday, July
9th, SO as not to conflict with towns
celebrating on the Bird.
No. SIT, the morning passenger
going west, now leaves this station at
$40 instead of $50. The change
took place Sunday last.
John Lark returned Friday v
ing from Canada where he secured
title to l60 acres of King Edwards
domain. John will remain in De-
Smet permanently.
A. HI. Davidson, of Des Moines,
has purchased the small tract of land
south of town of the railroad company
for SIS per acre. Frank Bronson is
breaking it up and will put it to flax.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Davidson will
erect a large house and barn just
south of the track this summer
Manchester News.
-Iroquois has arranged for a three
days exhibition by the Cash IL Hams
Street Carnival Co. The dates are
June q, %, and %. There will be
free street performances, as well as
exhibitions for which admission is
charged. Iroquois extends a cordial
invitation to everyone within fifty
miles, and we presume those living
beyond that distance would be as
cordially welcomed, if they could at
tend. Iroquois promises a good clean
time and that no grafters will be al
lowed to operate.
Andy Johnson, who was taken
to hospital at Sioux City a number OF
weeks ago, died Monday evening at
s O'CLOCK, from the results, indirectly
of a broken leg received in an alter
cation with L. B. Loucks. The leg
was amputated below the knee but
the patients system was in bad shape
and the flesh would not heal. But
little hope of recovery has been held
out for some time. Andy Johnson
was an unmarried man, about 40
years old, who since leaving the farm
has bAen running a billiard hall in
lroquois. He was a whole-souled in
offensive man and it is to be regretted
that he had to lose his life over a trif-
ling dispute. The remains viii doubt
less he laid away at his old home in
IoNa.-Iroquois Chief.
The annual teachers Institute
will be held in this city for five days,
commencing June 18th, and ending
July 2. DR.. n. G.. Schaeffer, of
Pennsylvania will lecture on peda-
gogic4l topics; Prof. Perisho. OF the
state university, will give practical
lessons in current events, geography,
and agriculture, with special reference
10 the geological features of this sec
ton of the nor, Invest; Mrs. Cooper. of
the Springfield Normal. vii instruct
in methods and drawing, and Mrs. A.
I'll. Seymour will conduct the music.
The county superintendent this week
sent out notices of this meeting and
urges every teacher and all who ex-
pect to begin teaching this year to at
tend this institute, if not in atts nd
ance at some summer school.
Mrs. S. Derry returned Friday Of
last week from Guthrie Center, Iowa,
where she visited with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Brown, and other
relatives and friends. While there
she had the pleasure of attending the
family reunion in celebration of her
parents golden wedding, which oc.
Cured in May, and which was a re,
markable event in that every one of
the eleven children born TO that worthy
couple were in attendance at the
gathering. There were also present
a number of grandchildren. The aged
couple sre in a fine state of health.
Mr.. Brown is a veterinarian and has
prac iced continuously fifty-two years,
except the time served in the Civil
War. Mrs. Derry was accompanied
on her return by her brother j.. b,
Brown, who intends to spend the
summer here.
John Hasche spent Tuesday af-
ternoon at Lake Preston and was
compelled to go down again early
Wednesday morning, both times to
attend a meeting of the directors OF
the Farmers Elevator Co., of that
place, of which board he is a member.
In winding up the business of the
year it develops that the company
has sustained a loss, which was at
first estimated at from $1,000 to 5000
but more definite figures indicate the
amount of loss to be very close to
$1,000. At this writing we have no
information from officials of the com
pany which sheds light upon the
manner in which the loss accrued, but
from our observation of the business
At this distance, and from reports OF
farmers living between the two towns,
too high prices paid for some grains
last fall on a sagging market accounts
for a part of the loss.
1t is reported that a few weeks
since a stranger struck this town and