Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-30
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Kingsbury county
MIR. and Mrs. John Osmond and
Mrs. Henry Aust, of Manchester, visit
ed friends in this city Tuesday.
"A card, from Rev. j. Z. Booth
states that Mrs. Booth was success
fully operated upon at Bismark on
the 26th inst, and that she Is doing
nicely.
The weather has been cold all
week Thursday morning rain fell
for a short time aud then turned to
snow, continuing up to the time of
going to press Thursday afternoon.
-Supt Seymour was at Huron Sat
urday attending a meeting of the
State Teachers Reading Circle Beard,
of which he is a member. Several
DAYS this week he has been in attend
ance upon the superintendents meet
ing at Pierre, his stunt on the pro,
gram being to tell about the boys
corn contest
Rev, A. f. Carhart will appear at
the NJ. T. church in this city this
friday evening with his illustrated
lecture, Ten Nights in a Bar Room
and other scenes. The lecture is adj
vertised as free, but the request is
made that each adult bring 10 cents
and each child 5 cents for the ron
tribution box
The air drum Of the engine pull.
ling the east bound freight last
Thursday evening blew up while the
train was upon the siding waiting for
the train crew TO get supper. There
port startled quite a number of PEG
pie until the cause was discovered.
1t tore a hole in one of the elevator coal
sheds but did little damage, Times.
The work of seeding has progress
ed very layorably the past two weeks
and is as far advanced as last year,
and some say further. notwithstand-
ing the cold weather. The soil has
been in fine condition to work, and
men and horses have been able to ac-
complish more than would have been
accomplished if il had been excessive
ly warm.
Two petitions are in circulation
here. One is hat of c. w. Emmelius
of lroquois, who wants to be appoint
ed game warden, aud the other re
quests that the bill compelling the
railroads to equip trains with electric
headlights be submitted to the PEG,
pie under the referendum. Both pc
titions are being signed freely. Es-
mond Herald.
On account of the new law which
admits g~asolene into this state of a
lower test than heretofore, which
makes il possible to send in g~asolene
made from the Kansas crude oil, the
standard Oil Co, has reduced the
price of hat article 2 cents per gallon.
The Standard claims that more heat,
and thus more power, is developed
from this grade than could b. obtain
ed from the higher grade.
&C. T.. Peterson, of Waukesha,
Wis, arrived Wednesday morning for
a visit with his sister Mrs. III. Nc
MILAN, and family, of this city. Mr..
Peterson is now . practicing physician
of that city. When a boy he lived on
a farm with his parents neal Iroquoi5
for three years, but had not visited
this part of the ate sine, some
twenty four years ago H notes a
wonderful change 10 the country
g. r. Bogenrief intended to load
his cars Thursday, but was prevented
by the snow storm. He will probably
be able to load today. lie will axe
with him fifty head Of cattle, seven
horses, and farm machinery, three
carloads in all. His postofHce will be
Washburn. Wis. G. r. thinks he will
like the new location and we hope
that it will prove q pleasant home for
the family They leave many friends
here to wish them we'll.
w. j.. Tucker was up from Het-
land Tuesday for the first time in
many months w j.. just returned
from the hospital at Rochester Satur-
day where be- secured surgical treat
ment, which kept him confined for
seven weeks. He is getting along
nicely, but bis physical condition at
this time would hardly pu. him in
the champion heavy weight class.
With good care this summer he hopes