Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-17

tdAc ~ duu LOOK pleaSdnt, OF 20 Out %
dairying.
Earl Wilmarth has accepted a
position in Burkart Bros store.
Prof. Clark, of Vermillion univer-
sity was a guest at the l.. Crane home
from Thursday until Sunday,
Miss Ella May Crane departed
the first of the week for Vermillion
where she will take up her studies at
the university.
"A. w, Hoyt has been remodeling
the old j. n. Hall residence this
week, adding a porch to the south
wing and making other changes.
Mrs. Rose Fritzle, of Conrade,
Iowa, is visiting her two sons H. 0.
and w. X. An uncle, Henry PLACER
and his son Robert are also guests at
the Fritzle home.
The G. l.. Brownell family de-
parted Wednesday for Toppenish,
Wash. This family has resided in
De Smet about three years and has
made many friends who regret this
departure for a permanent home fur
Their west. They will spend the win
ter on the recently acquired fruit
ranch in Washington and in the
spring will make their residence on
the claim secured in the Flathead
reservation in Western Montana. We
wish them well in their new home.
Quite a number of the farmers
in the locality southwest of Lake
Preston r organizing for the pur.
pose of building a rural telephone
line and we understand the idea is to
connect with the local and rural ex
change already established here.
Lewis Burve has consented to take
hold of the project and build the line
if operations Can be commenced at
once 1t is certainly a territory that
needs the service aud residents of
town would also appreciate the adj
ditional connection. Times.
j. c. Braun and family depart
this week for CORTLAND, Mimi, a
small town near New Ulm, where he
has accepted the position as manager
of a farmers co-operdt We store. j. c..
is a good man in a store and is bound
to be successful in the management
Of that institution. The position
carries with it a good salary and free
house rent, making 4 much better
thing of it han could be obtained
here. We regret the departure of
this family, but are glad to know that
the change means increased prosper
ity for them.
Alex Dundas and wife, of Arm
strong, Iowa, are guests of the w. B,
Zahllar home near Manchester. Mr.
Dundas visited this state four years
ago and at that time thought some of
buying land here, but as he had a
h~alf-section in Iowa not quite paid
for he finally decided not to invest.
A short time ago he sold one quarter
at $S5 per acre and now intends to
buy land in this state. He sees a
great improvement in this section, as
well as a great advance in land values,
and his only regret is that he did not
purchase here before.
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Johnson and
children left last Thursday night for
Huntington Beach, Cal. They go
there to spend the winter in hopes
that Leon may be cured from rheu.
matism that has held him in it's grip
all summer. He is much better now
and the change of climate no doubt
will do the work for him during the
time they have planned on staying.
All hope the benefit he seeks may be
found and that he shall come back
again in the best of health. They
will go to Mrs. Johnson's mothers at
present and also visit other relatives
here.-Hetland New Era.
"A. Ii. Dawson was up again from
Des Moin.s, Iowa, this week to look
after his farm interests. Mr.. Davi-
son has about 5000 acres under the
pillow. In order to hasten the fall
blowing he shipped up a gasolene
pillow engine early in the season. Up
to this time they have been using disc