Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-18

Earl Wilmarth went to Aberdeen
Wednesday for a visit with his cous-
ms.
Mrs. |. j. Flanders went to Cakes
n. H., Tuesday for a visit of a couple
Of weeks.
w. H. Warren drove down 10
Canton in his auto the latter part OF
last week.
Mrs H. A Hamm, of Huron, was
a guest at the G.. A. C,hamplin home
firm Thursday of last week until
Tuesday.
r.. E. Gentle, the heavy pencil
pusher Of the Brooklngs Press, was
the guest of Rev. Randall, Of the
Episcopal church Sunday.
Miss Bum, who spent several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. hoy Chase,
departed Monday evening for her
home at Washta, this state.
Hugh j. Mccartney, of Henry,
and Miss Ethel Johnston. of Haytie,
this state, were united in marriage
Saturday last in this city by Rev. j.
E. Booth.
C. Z. Mallery returned Monday
from Wisconsin where he had been
called by the illness of his mother,
He left the lady much improved and
able to sit up.
Bancroft is making elaborate prep
arations for the celebration of the
nations birthday, which is to be held
on Saturday, July Bird. There will
be ball games, horse races, street
sports, etc. 1t is promised that there
will be something doing every minute
of the day.
The annual school elaction was
held Tuesday at which time W. s.
Andrews and G.. l.. Dawley were
elected to the board of education fer
a term of three years each, 'aking the
places occupied by /. j. Miller and
g. H. Tinkham. There was no con
test and only Ia votes were cast.
In the last issue of the Willow
Lakes News appeared the obituary of
j. w. Kelly, who died June 4th at a
hospital in Minneapolis. Mr.. Kelly
was at one time a resident of De
Smet. He was a man of many good
quail ties and a citizen whose place
will be hard for that community to
fill.
Among the old timers of this
locality to get back for the old settlers
celebration last Thursday were H. H.
Cooley, of st. Paul, George Masters,
of Spencer, and Will Barnes, Of
Chicago. The two first named
did not remain in the city after
the celebration, but Mr.. Barnes
will spend some time here. Old
friends were glad to see these old
pioneers and only regret that their
stay had to be SO short.
Among those from this city Who
have been attending higher institu-
tons of learning Miss Mary Wright
graduated in the domestic science
department, and Guy Abbott in the
pharmacy department of the state
college at Bookings; Miss Ethel
Moody from the music department.,
and Ted Johnson from the engineer
ing course at the state university at
Vermillion, Other students to come
home at the close of the school year
are Vance Crane, Leslie Coolidge,
Herbert Latin, and Miss Ella May
Crane.
This is Home Coming week at
Aberdeen, a sort of old settlers re-
union on a large scale. Col. Frost,
commander of the South Dakota regi.
ment in the PHILIPPINES, who lately
moved back from Illinois to Aberdeen
conceived the idea of having areunion
of the regiment at the same time. In
response to that call ten members Of
Co. E from this place departed We'd
nesday morning for Aberdeen. They
were Capt. Geo. w. Latin, w. j..
Barnes, I. j. Flanders, Ole Knudson,
r. s. Jepson, Ole Gulbranson, Chas,
Tracy, Dave Lindsay and ID. r.
Wilmarth. The boys will undoubt-
eddy have a fine time.