Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-10

-Chas. P. Warren spent Wednes-
pay at Brookings where he had mat
tiers pending before the circuit court.
ALFRED Anderson was over from
Manchester vicinity Tuesday. Alfred
is raising full bred Poland China
swine and intends to have on exhibit
ton at the fair a number of animals
from his herd.
Arrangements have been made
for a lecture course the coming win
ter. Two musicals, an entertainer,
and two lectures are planned. These
entertainments are the same as those
given in all large cities of the North
west and promise to be best ever
given in the city.
The cement building contemplate
ed by Thos. Mears on the old Wilder
lot is under construction. 1t is to be
a one-story building S0x25 and will
be used as an auto garage, both for
sales and repair purposes. Such a
building will be q great improvement
to that end Of the business street.
George Smith, of the Kingsbury
Stock Farm, will ship two carloads
of cattle and hogs for exhibition at
the Huron state fair. George has as
fine strains of cattle and hogs as can
be found anywhere in the northwest
and will make a showing of which
Kingsbury county people may we'll
feel proud.
The Epworth League held their
monthly business meeting Monday
evening at the M. y. CHURCH. Great
interest was shown, the results of
which will be manifest later in work
planned The league is ready for
active work after the summer vacation.
Strangers in town over Sunday are
cordially welcomed and all young
people not identified with other SO
cieties invited.
There will be more corn market.
ed in Iroquois this year than ever be
fore in the history of the place. The
corn crop is already made and it is a
good one. All doubts as to this being
a good corn country have been dis
PEELED and the corn acreage will in
crease from year to year until it will
be the principal crop. As the acreage
of feed stuffs increase the acreage Of
wheat decreases. Chief.
j. j. Flindt has moved his con
dictionary stock into his new cement
block. He has been unable TO ar
range the stock as neatly as he ex-
pected to on account of the failure Of
new fixtures to arrive on time. The
building gives Mr.. Flindt a nice large
room in which to care for his trade,
and when the new fixtures are all in
place he will have one OF the neatest
places of the kind in the state.
Herman Hermsen, of Marion, and
his brother, George Hermsen, of Sioux
City, came up from Marion on Mon
day and returned the next day, max
ing just a short visit to look the Lake
Henry farm over and greet old feiends.
The trip was made in Herman's new
Buick automobile which indicates that
he is as prosperous as ever since NOV
ing down to Turner county. Report
ed the crops as fine all the way but
that they are about a week further
advanced with their fall work.-Times.
The latter part of last week was
moving time for a number of our peo-
pie. Mrs. Douglass moved from the
Larson property on Third street to
the Jira Payn residence on Fourth
street. Roy Chase moved from the
Hall place which was sold to A. w.
Hoyt this spring, to the A. S. Car
penter house on Third street. This
latter move allowed Mr.. Hoyt to move
into his own home, and at the same
time allowed DR.. j. FL. Hall to o
into his home on Second street which
was vacated by Mr.. Hoyt.
The county commissioners were
in session Tuesday for the purpose of
making the annual tax levy and act
ing upon the ditch matters. The
latter were put off until Friday
when it is expected the record of the
survey will be received from the state
surveyor. The consolidated county