Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-03

Mrs. j. II. Andrews went to the
Twin Cities the first of the week for
a brief visit.
p. G.. Smith, of Erwin vicinity,
was a county seat visitor Wednesday
of last week.
Mrs. John Funda departed Tues
day for GAINESVILLE, Wis, for a visit of
about three weeks with friends and
relatives.
Miss May Button, Of Carthage,
who is primary teacher at Manchester,
spent Thanksgiving at the home of
Supt. Seymour.
We were in error when we stated
a sister of Mrs. Joe Cronkhite was
visiting at that home in Spirit Lake
township. The guest is Mrs. Maggie
Hunter, of Grettinger, Iowa, a sister
of Mr.. Cronkhite.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
F. Collins came home from the
Catholic school at Elkton to spend
Thanksgiving and shortly afterwards
came down with scarlet fever. The
family is under quarantine.
e. w. Klein has formed a law
partnership at Everett, Washington,
and expects to remove to the west
within a short time, and is now wind
ing up his business here preparatory
to the move.-Arlington Sun.
Those who desire eyes, ear, nose
or throat consultation, or who wish
glasses accurately fitte9, should see
DR.. HI. III. Frudenfeld, the Madison
Hospital eye, ear, nos and throat
specialist, who will be in De Smet,
Thursday, December 9th, at the
Syndicate Hotel; one day only.
John Brown, the gentleman, who
with his sons, purchased the Hoyt
dray line, arrived Monday morning
with his car of chattels from Ipava,
Ill. The family will live in the G. E.
Ely house. Mrs Brown remained a.
the old home waiting to hear of the ar
rival of Mr. Brown with the car be-
fore she started.
n. H. Plowman developed a case
of diphtheria Friday of last week.
He thinks he contracted the disease
at Lake Preston as he was in that
town about a week before and met
and conversed with parties who had
just been released from quarantine for
that disease. AS soon as the disease
developed with Mr.. Plowman suf-
f~iciently to be recognized he was
treated with anti-toxin and within a
day or two he was as we'll as ever.
Arthur Kelly, son of Chas Kelley,
of Mathews township, returned Thurs
day morning of last week from a trip
in the west covering a period of about
four years. No word had been re-
ceived from him for a long time, and
as the last heard from him was when
he was at San Francisco a short time
before the earthquake it vas supposed
he had been one Of the victims of tLat
disaster. Arthur's many acquaint-
ances will be glad to know of his re-
turn.
e. H.. Lewis went to Minneapolis
Tuesday of last week with his daugh
ter who entered the hospital for an
operation for appendicitis. The oper-
alton was very successful and the
patient was in such fine condition that
MI. Lewis was able to leave her and
return home the latter part of the
week. While there he called upon
| M. G. Meeker. of Manchester vicinity.
who went to the hospital several
weeks ago in a very critical condition.
Mr. Meeker is getting along nicely,
but it will be some little time before
he can be sent home.
"A special festival communication
of De Smet Lodge, No. 55, A. F. and
A. NJ, was held Monday evening in
honor of its oldest member, r. I'll.
Richardson, who has been a faithful
member of the order for nearly half a
century. After a social period of an
hour the lodge was opened in form
and Mr.. Richardson called up when
he was presented with a handsome
gold headed ebony cane by w. III.