Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10

AT Huron last week thieves at.
tempted to break into the Catholic
church, but were scared away by the
turning on of the electric lights by
Rev FIR. Desmond. On the same
evening parties entered the Baptist
church and did considerable damage.
A new house was also entered and
tools and keys taken.
AT the regular meeting of De-
Smet Lodge, No. 55, A. F. and A. M,
Monday evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
W. NV. j. Koehler.
S. Wv. Andrews.
j. W.-Merle Sasse.
Sec'y-Thos. III. Ruth.
Tres.-Otto Altfllisch.
A joint installation of the Masons
and Eastern Star is to be held on the
evening of the Goth.
ID. A. Gilbert was in Tuesday
with six head of hogs which he sold
for $l74.75. .. A. raises hogs every
year whether feed is high or not. He
doesn't want to get out of the business
because there is more money in it one
year with another than in raising
grain. He has the right idea of farm
ing and is proving it by making it a
success. The exclusive grain raiser
may reap large profits at times, but
at the end of a series of years he will
not be so successful as the farmer
who raises stock.
The old friends of H. G. Lindner
will be pleased to hear that he has
been promoted to the position Of
Manager of the Waters Pierce Oil Co.
for the state of Oklahoma. Henry is
an old l. Ike Preston boy and his
parents and many boyhood chums
will rejoice to hear that he is making
a success of his undertakings. He
resigned his place as chief clerk in
the American Car Works at st. Louis
a couple of years ago and went to
Oklahoma City to accept the position
Of assistant manager of the oil COM
pany for that state, and now, that the
manager has resigned, he is promoted.
Continued good luck to him .-Lake
Preston times.
1t is claimed by those who have
taken the trouble to observe that the
anti cigarette law is practically a
dead letter in every town in the state
because of the failure of the authori-
ties to enforce it. No attention what
ever has been paid to the anti treat
ing law.-Iroquois Chief.
The above may be, and doubtless
is, true in many localities, especially
as to the anti-treating law. In our
own locality we believe the anti
cigarette law is quite we'll enforced.
The local dealers seem to be obeying
the law in spirit as well as to the let
ter, and the use of cigaretts has been
considerably diminished. Some of
the '.kids" who formerly smoked the
''cofin nails we have lately seen
taking a drag at a cob pipe, but that
is an hundred times better than the
poison papers.
Mrs. Thos. Reed has been very
critically i'll the last week, and but
small hopes are held out for her rally
ing. She has been unconscious most
of the time for several days. The
trouble is septic poisoning resulting
from the internal breaking of an alb
cess. She has rested a little easier
the last day and night. Arlington
Sun.
Mrs. Reed died Sunday afternoon
and was buried Tuesday, Rev. A. III.
Seymour, of this city, preaching the
funeral sermon. The deceased was a
loving mother and a devoted wife.
For two years past she assisted in
the care of her husband vino, for much
of the time. was confined to his bed
with little hopes of recovery. There
are left to mourn her death the in
valid husband and two sons, Robert
and George. Robert Reed. who re.
Gently moved to the state of Washing
ton, arrived last week in response to
a message telling of his mothers ser
ious Illness. The family have the
deepest sympathy of a host of friends
who loved the deceased because Of
her excellent character and sweet dis.
position which had been manifested
in their midst in many ways during