Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-27

ID. o. Puriutun made a trip into
Deuel. county Thursday on business
matters.
Mrs. George Sheets and Mrs. A.
McCarty entertained a large company
of lady friends Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Sheets.
Louis White went to Brookings
Tuesday to take a position in a ma
chine shop. Louis is a good worker
and a handy nan around machinery.
Thursday morning of last week
X. Knudsen and f. l.. Brewer dis
covered that their hammocks, which
had been left on the porch the night
before, had disappeared during the
night. The next night a hammock
was taken from the Elizabeth Sasse
home. There is no clue to the thieves
as yet.
Mrs. Edith Carpenter, who has
made her home in De Smet the past
three years and engaged in dressmak-
ing, departed Friday morning for
Hartley, Iowa, where she will make
home for a time, at least. Mrs. Car
penter owns a nice residence property
in that town which she expects 10 &C.
cupy.
Isaac Summers and Everett
Dodd, of West Virginia, father and
brother in-law of Elmory Summers,
and Mrs. Kate Jones, of Lafayette,
Indiana, sister in law of A. p. Jones,
arrived last Friday. They spent
several days visiting and viewing the
country, being very favorably i'm
pressed with this part of the earth.
The party left for their homes We'd
nesday morning.-Bancroft Register.
DIR. A. E. Bergquist, of Sioux
City, Iowa, was here last Friday look
ing over the field with a view of Iocat-
ing. The Bank of Lake Preston re-
ceived word Tuesday engaging a
suite of rooms on the second floor of
the bank building and stating that
he would be here in a few days to
locate. He is a graduate of the
Northwestern College of Dentistry,
of Chicago, and has passed the state
examination and seems to possess the
ability and determination TO win in
his chosen profession Times.
August Johnson, of Oswold, Iowa,
was another De Smet visitor the first
of the week for the purpose of look
ing after his land interests in this
county. Mr.. johnson owns the
quarter section upon which David
Pratt lives in Mathews township.
Notwithstanding the crop was de-
stroyed by hail last year, Mr.. John
son says the land pays him a nice
rate of interest on the investment for
the three years that he has held it.,
besides the advance in market value.
When asked if he was putting the
land on the market, he replied 'Oh,
no! The land suits me all right, and
the only thing that would induce me
to sell would be an offer considerably
in excess of what it is actually worth
on the market"
The following information re
garding the new game law is going
the rounds of the press:
"The hunting season opens this
| year on September 10 instead of the
first and there will be no prairie
chicken hunting, the last legislature
having cut that out for two years. The
new game law also provides that every
hunter must take out a license, which
he a secure from the county treas.
urer. This license will cost one dol
lar for residents of the state and ff-
teen dollars for non. residents. The
license must be carried when hunting
and must be shown to every man who
asks to see it, whether he be an Off
Ger or not. Failure to comply with
these provisions is punishable by a
fine"
Almost a miracle prevented p.
H.. Fullenweider from being the VIC
tim of a fatal accident Friday morn.
ing. Fullenweider was working with
the E. l.. Sturgis threshing outfit
west of town. A bolt in the feeder
attachment needed to be frightened
and the man went into the feeder
t