Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-25

kota and now he and his family are
in a position TO enjoy life.
Merton Hoyt went to Iowa the
first of the week to visit friends for a
few days.
Mrs VIM. Risedorf and two sons
from St. Paul arrived Tuesday even
ing for a visit of several weeks at the
Sam Langdon home.
Hail fell for a period of about
eight minutes six miles south of this
city Tuesday afternoon. Not much
damage is reported, however.
The news from Washington is to
the effect that rural route No. 2 has
been established out of Iroquois and
will be put in operation September
lst.
M. O. DeWall, who lives on the
Denman farm west of the city, ex-
poets to go to the old home in Illinois
the first of next week to see about
selling a farm he owns there.
will Risedorf, of St Paul, and t.
j.. Carpenter, of Cedar Rapids, both
in the postal mail service, and both
former residents and well known in
De Smet. are now taking in the ex-
position at Seattle.
Adam Pppen says that the corn
crop here was further advanced last
week than it was in northwestern
Iowa at the same time. He spent a
week near Sibley and was therefore
competent to Judge.
E. O. Gustafson, of Genoa, and
III. j. Starks, of Sycamore, Ill, were
De Smet visitors the latter part of
last week. They were here to look at
land with a view to making a trade
for city property in Illinois.
They had a big old settlers pie
mic at Canistota last week. The
affair was such a success that our old
friend Jed Hammond, editor of the
Clipper had his head turned-the
heading of his newspaper, we mean.
Last week the Farmers Elevator
Company let the contract to an Iowa
firm for the erection of a new elevator.
1t will be built west of Stoner's near
the county line and is to be complet
ed in time to take in this years crop
Iroquois Chef.
An item that escaped our notice
last week was the birthday party
given by Mrs. Langdon to ten little
ladies in celebration of the Sth birth
anniversary of her granddaughter,
Edna White. Supper was served on
the lawn and the little ladies had a
splendid time.
The old T. j. Wilder lot and
building on the west side of Calumet
avenue was sold at public auction
Saturday, Geo. W. Burd being the
purchaser at $3.50. The old building
has been in bad condition for several
years and it is hoped that MIR. Burd
will either put it in repair or remove
it.
During the storm which visited
the Lake Henry district Tuesday af-
ternoon Chas. F. Johnson was struck
by lightning and killed almost in
stantly. He was blowing corn with
two horses, one of which was also
killed by the same bolt. He was liv-
ing six miles south and one mile east
of this city.
The Lake Preston Times con-
graduates its town and schools upon
the fact that for two years in success
sion the eight grade pupils of that
school all passed the final state ex-
animation, and that this year the
three highest honors of the county
belong to the same school. The
Times has reason for pride in the
matter. Mrs. Leonoire Spooner is the
teacher in the eight grade of the Lake
Preston schools and is also Untitled 10
congratulations and the fullest APP
probation of the patrons,
Ethel Pearl johnson, the bride
who figured in one Of our weddings
in this city last week was under six
teen years of age, and had eloped
from her home. Her father was in