Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-08
relatives the deepest sympathy Of
their many De Smet friends is extend-
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Elevator will buy a limited amount of
ear corn.
-Anson Wright last week sold to
R. P. Myre the northwest quarter
of Sec, 22.1ll-57. This will make
Dick a fine h~alf-section farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Wright will
depart next Monday for Alya. Okla
homa. T.hey will probably remain in
that section until next spring.
The Arlington Sun, De Smet
News, and Iroquois Chief were APP
pointed official papers of the county
by the board of commissioners at the
Wednesday session.
The basket ball game at the opera
house Tuesday evening resulted in a
victory for the high school boys
against the All Stars. Score, lSto Is.
Those who witnessed the affair say
that it was a fine game.
There's satisfaction in knowing
that your baking efforts are being
supported by the best efforts of the
miller. There simply couldn't be a
better flour made than Washburn-
Crosby's Gold Medal Flour.
-Nels Gaasedelen received his
automobile the first of the week and
will look anxiously forward to the
time that the roads are good enough
that he may take a spin in it. This
will make the third one in Hetland
and immediate vicinity .--Hetland New
Era.
Two new members of the board
of county commissioners qualified at
the regular session this week. Thos.
Sorenson, of Hartland township,
succeeds l., | Olston, of Lake Pres
ton, and G. A. Cripps, of Iroquois
township, succeeds A. n. Barber, of
Esmond.
The only change in the list of
officials at the court house the first
of this year was the retiring of HI.
III Plowman from the office of
register of deeds and the qualifying
of Mr.. |. j. Flanders as his successor.
Mr.. Plowman has made a good Of
ficial and leaves the Office after four
years of faithful service.
-Traveling agent B. f. Farrell, of
the G.. a. n. w. Ry., WAS in the city
one day the latter part of last week
checking up the tariff sheets that are
kept on fi,e at the depot for the in
of the public. As there
are several hundred of these sheets
it is very natural that errors On
the part of station agents, that a
sheet may be lost or destroyed now
and then, and that from handling
they get out of their regular order.
It is for the purpose of remed ying
anything of this kind that the check
ing up of tariff sheets at every station
the Northwestern system by a
competent man has b en- undertaken.
Mr.. Farrell found the tariff sheets at
this station in exceptionally good con
and compiimented Agent
Stimson very highly in the matter.
W. H. Stoneking and wife are
called upon to mourn the loss of their
two children from meningitis. Elvin
Leroy Cline was taken sick Thursday
evening, Dec. oath, and died Sunday
morning. He vas 5 years and l6
days old. Ada Joy Stoneking vas
seemingly in good health on Thurs
day evening Dec. oath, but suddenly
showed signs of illness and dice
about 5 o'clock on the following
evening. The funeral services were
held at the Baptist church on Tues.
day at 10 a. m. conducted by Rev.
Prather. The burial was in the
cemetery west of town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stoneking have the sympathy of the
entire community in their double
bereavement. Chas Huse and wife,
Mrs. Something's parents were here
to attend the funeral Oldham
Register.
Mrs. Stoneking. formerly Mrs.
Leroy Cline. was a former resident of
De Smet, and is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Huse, now of this city.
Miss Ethyl Underwood, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Underwood,
of Bryant, and Mr., Arthur James
Carpenter, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Carpenter, of Hetland. were united in
marriage at Bryant, the home of the
brides parents, on Thursday. Deem
Der Both, Rev. DR.. Norton, of Madison,
being the officiating clergyman. The
ceremony took place in the Baptist
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