Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-16

is being hlled temporarily by Frank
Hunt.
The Two Leaders-Gold Medal
and Watertown -four at the Farmers
Elevator.
The Congregational Aid will
meet with Mrs. Chas. S. Whiting
Wednesday afternoon of next week,
The farmers of Irouuois vicinity
have perfected the temporary organic
alton of an elevator company and
taken the preliminary steps necessary
to secure a charter.
Mrs. JAS. Mllks, who was stricken
with apoplexy a week ago Monday is
slowly getting better. She has re-
gained her speech 70 a certain extent,
and is conscious of all going on around
her Manchester ews.
Mrs. Carl Nelson last week lie.
ceived the sad news of the death Of
her sister Rena at Seattle, Wash, on
the 5th inst. Consumption was the
cause of death. Miss Rena was %
years old and was known to many
De Smet people as she visited with
Mrs. Nelson four years ago.
Last week we mentioned the fact
that Thos. Mears, of this city, stood
well UP in he list of contestants for
the st. Paul Daily News automobile,
which is being Offered to the one re
caiving the highest numb + of votes
Tuesday Mr.. Mears stood second on
the list, He declares that b. will win
the machine.
w. S. Bowes returned from Butte
county Thursda, of last week. While
there he filed on a quarter-section
He thinks that section of the state
has a great future. Already steam
plows are at work and seeding opera
ton were under way when he was
there. The towns are growing fast
and everyone has faith in the locality.
In the eastern part of this coun
ty more attention is being given to
the raising OF potatoes each year.
South Dakota soil produces a potato
that tops the trket at Chicago, and
the yield is always heavy enough to
make it a very paying crop. The
farmers of this vicinity would do well
to devote more of their land to the
production of this article.
Don't fail to attend the Demorest
contest to be held in the Evangelical
church Monday evening, April 10.
There will be recitatious bv seven
Young girls; mus C, solos and choruses,
and other features of entertainment.
We know you will considerit an even
ing well spent. Admission, 10 and
Is cents, Following are the names
of the contestants: Halle McMartin,
Made Williamson, Marie Motif,
Mildred Puriutun, Harriet Henney.
Marion Hunt, Florence Hasche.
"A letter from Highmore the latter
part of last week told of seeding being
well under way. The writer stated
that from his home in the town he
could see four steam breaking outfits
at work The usual outfit in use in
that section is claimed to have a capaci-
ty of % to 30 acres per day. Allow
ing the average at % acres mea that
within sight of that town there is now
being 100 acres of prairie broken each
work day, or about a section each
week. 1t is claimed that 20 steam
pillow outfits have been unloaded at
Highmore this spring.
w. j. Ryan returned from u visit
to Harmony, Mimi, and Lacrosse,
Wis. He reports farm work in those
local. les more backward than here.
In many places large snow drifts were
still remaining. The principal object
of his visit was to look after his
mothers comfort. She is a lady well
advanced in years and is now gradual
ly losing her mind. This condition
makes it hard to care for her within
the home of a family and make her
comfortable and contented, and it
was decided to place her in a home
where she can receive the care and
have every possible comfort. She was
left at a private institution in Mime
sofa.