Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-11-12

Gold Medal and Garland flour at
the Farmers Elevator.
Herman Muser has purchased a
fine Bellevue piano for his home.
st. Agnes Episcopal Guild will
meet at the home of Mrs. Krumvieda
on Tuesday, Nov. 10th, at 1870 in the
evening.
Mrs. NJ. Henneghen was down
from the farm home northeast of this
city to spend Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. 6. Johns. Mrs. Henne-
CHEN is the only pioneer left in her
locality. She located on the farm on
which she is now living in 1879.
The Henry Poppen home in
Spirit Lake township was under quar-
antine this week for diphtheria. Henry
Jr., was the patient. The attack was
very light and the little fellow was
up and around all the time. Henry,
Sr.. was away from home when the
quarantine was placed.
The funeral of A. j. Voeltz was
held at the Evangelical church Fri
day of last week, being conducted by
Rev. j. E. Booth. assisted by DR..
Heston, of Madison, and Rev. A. HI.
Seymour, of this city. 1t was largely
attended by the local Odd Fellows, of
which organization Mr.. Voeltz vas
a member, as well as by the Voc
men, in which organization he car
ried insurance.
: AS the work of gathering the corn
crop progresses it becomes evident
that the crop is greater than even the
most enthusiastic estimated it earlier
in the season. Fifty bushels to the
acre is a very common yield. The
best pieces often go as high as sixty
bushels, and now and then a piece
will yield seventy bushels. The
quality is fine. 1t is the best crop of
corn ever harvested in these parts.
Such a yield will cause the old r
states to sit. up and take notice. The
crop in this state runs very even, and
it is very doubtful if Iowa and Illinois
can show a better average yield per
acre for 1909
Tuesday forenoon at the Luther
an church in this city occurred the
marriage of Louis Gehm to Miss
Anna Dubro, of Beadle county, Rev.
n. Brun officiating. After the cere-
mony a large company of invited
friends went to the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Gehm, where the happy event was
properly celebrated. The newly mar
ried couple will live on a farm in
Mathews township. The groom is
an industrious young man and is
held in high regard by all acquain-
tances. The bride is a stranger to
the residents of this section. Con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes.
We have not the space to print a
long article from the New York Trib,
une concerning the first treasurer Of
the United States, Michael Hilligas
whose portrait now adorns the ter
dollar gold certificates issued by the
government. Michael Hilliges was 8
wealthy manufacturer and merchant
of Philadelphia at the time of the
revolutionary war. He placed
large part of his fortune at the dis
posal of General Washington to bt
used in the war for freedom. This
original loan, together the interest
now amounts to about $7,500,00O.0O
which has been ordered paid to the
heirs of Michael Hilligas. The matter
of locating the heirs is no small task
but a number of them have already
been found. Among the heirs most
prominent at this time r Davic
Hilligas, of New York, Mrs. w. III
Bennett, of De Smet, who is a grea'
great granddaughter of Michae
Hilligas. and her cousin Mrs. Will
Seeber. What share of this greal
estate will fall to Mrs. Bennett can
not be told until the authorities ar
satisfied that all the heirs have beer
found, but it viii doubtless be a large
sum. De Smet friends will con
graduate Mrs. Bennett upon THU
good fortune.
Gold Medal and Garland -four a
| the Farmers Elevator.