Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17


just u days before its arrival. Coal
shipments have been very slow this
season, but few cars require quite SO
much time. A part of the " days
was consumed in delay at the docks,
The Dakota Central Telephone
company has established an all-day
Sunday and holiday service at this
point. 1t is a good move, one that
has long been needed, and one fully
justified by the volume of business
years ago. This recognition of the
necessities of the De Smet Office wi ]
be fully appreciated, even if it is some
what tardy.
w. M. Cheever and family ex-
pect to leave tomorrow for Corpus
Christi, Texas, where they will make
their headquarters for the winter,
making excursions to other points of
interest. The. health of Mr.. Cheever
has made rapid strides for the better
this summer and it is hoped that this
visit to a warmer climate will further
the great improvement made.-Brook-
ings Press.
Through unfavorable weather
conditions for drying and husking,
much of Iowa's corn crop has been
damaged. Some well posted men
claim the'damage will amount to 30
per cent, Rain and snow and high
winds..interfered with the gathering
of the crop, and now it is found that
a considerable part of it will mould.
The seed question is also one of con-
siderable Importance with Iowa
farmers, and in the southeastern por-
ton of this state. Tests made show
that the percentage which will germin-
ate is very low. 1t is reported that
several localities iii the central por-
ton of South Dakota have received
inquiries as to the condition of seed
corr here, and that if the seed is good
there will be a great demand for it
1t is claimed that the seed in this Sec
ton is in good condition.
Those who have paid subscrip-
ton since our last mention are Mrs.
Emma Kohlwey. F. N. Dow, John
Doyle, HI. Ridel, C. M. Story, M. Hen
neghen, A F. Voeltz, j. H.. Giles,
Geo. Shaw, w. Woertink, Oscar Lund
quist. Erick Anderson, r Nordland,
Ole Ronigan, Jake Sprang, H.. Groen
void, f. Gillespie, F. Albrecht, r..
w. Mathews, w. G.. Fritz, w. Bots
ford, Mrs. Jake Schirm, j. G. Engle,
Andrew Peterson, Thos. Warner, JAS
Yeaman, Henry Grife, Clara Anund-
son, G. A. Green, VIM. Leach, John
Mahoney, Jens Jepson, A. X, Peter
son, Michael O'Hara, p. G.. Smith, Ed
Whalen, VIM McCaskell, Cummins
Bros, Fred Kruger, p. A. O'Hora,
w. H. Voss, g. Abrahamson, Fred
Gehm, j. A. Fife, D.. A. Gilbert, FL
0. Fritzle, P. Larson, s. G.. Eggles-
ton, State Bank of Bancroft, Oliver
Gunderson, p. A. Alderman, D. III.
Carlson, A. Woodbury., Henry Smith,
James McCaskell, r. III. Richardson,
w. r. Heating, A. E. Switzer, Lewis
Gerald, w, A. Stead, j. j. CHASER,
A.. w. Stone, Geo. F. Sheldon, Gun
der Bergerson, Geo. Stoner, Henry
Mauch, Jacob Schneider, G.. r. Lewis,
Fred Kracht.
The grain prices scared high this
week. Part of the advance is due to
Legitimate conditions we believe, but
there is no denying that the switch
mems strike has been a small factor
in the advance, and that the oversold
condition of the December option has
had still more to do with it. The
price has advanced more rapidly this
month than this writer anticipated,
but we still hold to our former pre-
diction of a few weeks ago wherein
we stated it to be our belief that
legitimate conditions would send the
price of wheat on the DeSmet market
up to anywhere from $1.0O to $l.10I
before spring. Wheat was then about
81 cents on this market, and Tuesday
it was $l.02. 1t has already advanced
8 cents, enough to make our predic
ton good, but we look for it to make
a still further advance. However,
should it go higher than $l.10, the