Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-16

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They are on a tour of the United
States and came here to visit Prof.
N. E. Hansen, whom they met in
Europe several years ago.--Brookings
Press.
Mrs. G. E. Ely and Mrs. John
Lark are home from Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Waters are
! visiting the John Hayden family near
Wasta this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. a. Champlin
visited friends at Huron from Satur-
day until Wednesday.
Mrs. James Graham and Miss
Edna Allen went to Yankton Monday
for a visit with friends.
F. G. Hostetter, from Tower
City, N. d., is the new jeweler at the
Mallory Il White drug store.
old wheat -four at the Farmers
Elevator. Better put in your supply
to last until early winter as new
wheat -four will soon be all that you
can buy.
Some of the earlier pieces of oats
and barley in the county are being
cut this week. Harvesters were at
work between Lake Preston and Het-
land Wednesday and in a few pieces
in the west end.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Collins, OF
Mathews, were called upon to mourn
the loss of their baby boy early
this week. Funeral services were
held at st. Thomas Catholic church
Tuesday forenoon and the remains
placed in the Catholic cemetery.
Their many friends extend the bereav-
ed parents their heartfelt sympathy.
Those who have paid subscrip-
tion since our last mention are VIM.
O'Hara, S. W. Stewart, Geo. ADJUST,
A. j. Voeltz, E. r. Purintun, T.. HI.
Clay, Clara Ahundson, Soren C. Lar
son, & X, Patton, S. Il. Derry, H. p.
Hendricks, Peter Hoffman, Sam
Langdon, d. Ross, t. Healy, M. @.
DeWall, Thos. Mathews, Henry Coul
son, w. L. Mitchell, Mrs. X. Sweeney.
j. E. Coulter, +. Bauer, j. Sander
son, G. Rettig, f. V. Kundert, Aug
ust Walstrom, +. E. Acklry, Al. A.
McTighe, Mrs. +. Boose, j. Strohm.
July 22nd is Sport Day at
Iroquois. Committees have been APP
pointed and arrangements will be
made for IA big day. The Chief SAYS:
at is the intention 10 spare no ex-
pense to make Sport Day this year
fully up to the standard, and when
we guarantee that We have guaranteed
all that anybody can ask for. There
will be two rattling ball games by
four of the best teams in the state,
band concerts, small sports, dance
and all-around good time. Liberal
purses will be given for all events
and everything will be free to u
visitors"
In his paper, the Caldwell Kan J
News, G.. B. Mcdonald, for several
years editor of the De Smet News and
Leader, printed the following con.
corning himself and family, which
will be of interest to their many old
acquaintance and friends in DeSmet:
This writer and family celebrated
the 4th on Sunday-couldn't help it.
1t was Mrs. Macdonald's birthday an
niversary and the children were all
home. However. we didn't shoot fire
crackers, nor disturb the neighbors.
| am not going to tell how old she is
but she and have trotted in double
harness thirty three years-and we
are still on an amicable footing. This
wife of mine, her mother and her
mothers mother were all born on the
Fourth of July different years., so
you see we just had to celebrate. And
| am old fashioned enough to wish
her many happy returns of the happy
event tho less joyful than forty years
ago)-and hope to be on deck myself
to hip in the preliminaries.
John E. Dowden was in Tuesday
morning just long enough 10 say
that he was a member of a party
starting for points in Nebraska 10
look over some homestead country be-
ing opened up and to look at some
land bargains being advertisedin Ger.
tain parts of hat state. John has
closed a deal for the sale of his farm
to Henry Schrader. the well known