Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-06
Gold Medal and Garland -four at
the Farmers Elevator.

the remodeling of the Roy Murdick
propertyon First street last Thursday.
The Poage family now have a nice
home with all the conveniences.
We understand that Thos. Mears
intends soon to make a trip to Chi
cago with stock and that he will
there purchase a number of autos to
be used in an auto livery he and j..
G. Breuning will establish in this
city.
John f. Dowden, who recently
sold his farm out east of this city,
and who made a trip down into Neb-
raska to look for a location, has con-
cluded the purchase of the Herman
Storm farm south of Lake Preston
as reported by the Times of last
week. Mr.. Dowden made a small in
vestment in Nebraska, but it is evil
dent that he believes South Dakota
to be the better of the two states.
Will Hoffman up in Spirit Lake
township has just completed a fine
barn on his farm. The building is
46x54 with Is foot posts for the center
part, the peak of the roof being 20
feet and 4 inches from the foundation.
OF course there are several larger
barns in that township, but none are
built better or more complete. Will
says he never expects to have to build
another barn unless this should be
destroyed by wind or fire.
The Argus Leader says the anti
cigaret law in the state is being en-
forced by the dealers and one can not
buy a cigaret in the city of Sioux
Falls. The dealers do not handle
them. The law against the sale of
pipes is ignored every hour of the
day, as is also the law against treat
ing, to which no attention is paid.
The Sunday law is only partially un-
enforced. This shows that it doesn't
pay to enact a law in which the peo-
pie do not believe.
In a way the Dakota Central tel
ephone company has won out at
Huron. The result seems to be a sort
of compromise and the Huron Her
aid says that the telephone company
will be allowed to proceed with i'm
provements and render to the city
three per cent of their gross earnings.
Here is a pointer for our city author
tiles. The franchise in De Smet, we
understand, has about expired, and it
is up to the city couocil to see to it
that our city derives a yer from
this source. Also, there should be
some restrictions and regulations inn
posed upon the company hat would
guarantee better service.
"A party of railroad officials, r.
II. Aston, general manager. II. T.
Bentley, E. Osborne, A. G. Johnson,
T. r. Moulton and others are touring
their lines, looking over the crop
prospects. The first of the week they
went out as far as Miller, riding
through that country to Vaylard in
an auto, and pronounced the crop
prospects the best they have ever
seen, says the Huron Herald. In
that part of the country the grain is
not shriveled in the least, though
there seems to be a little lack of mois-
ture between Blunt and Midland.
the southern route there has
been a little too much rain in spots,
but in general the outlook is immense.
The current of the new electric
light plant was turned on last Friday
for the first time and the bull
dings that had been equipped with
fixtures shone forth with a new light.
A force has been at work putting in
fixtures in business houses and resi-
dences where the wiring had been
done and in a short time a large pro-
portion of the town will be taking the
new service. The light is clear, white
and strong and gives universal salts
faction and Manager Liddle is TO be
congratulated upon the success that
he has achieved in launching his new
enterprise. The street lamps will be
installed at an early date. Very few
towns the size of Iroquois have an
up to date electric light plant and
that is one reason why we r. step
ping high.-Iroquois Chief.
"A. NJ. Satire. a representative OF