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

were tra~nsacting business in the
probate court Tuesday.
--LosT-A lady's gold watch on
the streets of De Smet, Thursday,
Dec. 2. Finder leave at INDEPENDENT
office. Celia Penney.
-Mallery & White have their store
materially altered to accommodate the
holiday goods on display. There o
will find an assortmen, that will help
you to decide on Christmas gifts, if
you do not already know what you
want to give your family or friends.
Miss Schlosser, from the Chill
dren's Home at Sioux Falls, will give
an entertainment at Society Hall for
the benefit Of the home on Thursday,
Dec. Is. All who desire to help this
worthy cause are invited to attend.
Miss Schlosser is a graduate of the
Boston School of Oratory.
H. A Poppen returned Wednes-
day from a business trip to Hyde and
Hughes counties. He reports consid-
erdbly more snow around Harold and
Highmore than here He saws also
that the price of land has gone con.
siderably higher than when he visit
ed hat locality in the summer.
"A. Flint started Monday for st.
Cloud, Florida, where he expects to
remain for several months. The old
soldiers have started a colony at the
above place and Mr.. Flint has pur.
chased a town lot and a five acre
tract of land, and if he likes the coun
try will make that place his home
Oldham Register.
The pastor of the Methodist
church was not able to occupy his
pulpit last Sunday on account of a
siege of the humps, but is Low we'll
and will take up his work next Sun
day as usual. In the evening he will
deliver the first ofhis Sunday evening
talks to men, as announced last week,
"Man and his Body"
"A wreck a mile and a half west
of Volga Monday, in which two
freight trains came together head on,
delayed traffic for a day. The wreck
occurred early in the evening. One
engineer was killed and thu other re-
ported quite seriously injured. 1t is
reported that the wreck was due to
the freight leaving Arlington without
orders.
A letter from Jens p. Lauretson,
formerly CO Spirit Lake township, but
now located near Salem, Oregon,
states that the family are all well.
Jens says it is quite wet there, but
not cold. The fall sown crops are all
up and nice and greeu. The high
waters reported in some sections of
that country are not causing trouble
around Salem.
Santa Claus has made his head
quarters at Joe Del Vecchio's this
season The California Fruit Store
under the management of Joe has
one OF the largest display of candies,
nuts and holiday specialties in the
way of confection ever displayed in
this part of the state. In fruits Joe
always has everything the market af
fords. Christmas tree decorations
and Christmas candies are made a
speciality, Chris mas candy, 2 pounds
for rs cents; another kind of candy
at 10 cents per pound. Joe has a
little surprise for his trade in the
way of a handsome calendar.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. Fry leave this
week for a winters s%ojourn in the
land of flowers and winter sunshine.
They will go to Southern California,
stopping at Denver, Colorado Springs
and Salt Lake on the way. Consider
able time will be spent at Los Angeles
and Pomona, where a large number
of people from this vicinity are To-
Gated. Returning they will spend
some time in New Mexico and Texas,
reaching Iroquois about February Is.
The plans contemplate a delightful
trip as this writer can testify. During
their absence the Fry home will be
occupied by Nh. and Mrs. r. X. Fry.
Chief.
Gold Medal and Garland -four at