Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-02-12
ed with, however.

ed with, however.
The Congregational Aid will meet
with Mrs. Herman Muser next Wed
nesday afternoon, February 18th.
-Thos. Mears received a carload of
horses and mules Sunday night which
he has placed on sale at his barn in
this city.
Rev. d. Riefenbark, pastof of the
M. E. church of Huron, will occupy
the pulpit of that denomination in
this city next Sunday, both morning
and evening.
The fourteen months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Staudenmaier died
Tuesday morning of this week OF
lung trouble. The sorrowing parents
have the sympathy of many friends.
In the cases of Layman, Wix,
and Stangland, of Hetland, charged
with unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors the preliminary hearing was
set for Thursday before Justice
Lemon. The accused decided to
waive preliminary examination and
were bound over to circuit COURT
The preliminary hearing in the cases
Of III. A. Keith and VIM. Bulow, both
of Lake Preston, is set for today.
Gilbert Gilbertson, of Hetland, for
whom a warrant was issued, has
skipped the country. The hearing
of Bertha Gilbertson is also set for
today.
DIR. E.. Haberman was taken with
a violent attack Of appendicitis Sat-
urday and was operated upon by DR..
a. L. Mann, a surgeon from Mime
apolis, and DR.. B. A. Dyara at the home
of the latter in this city Sunday af
ternoon. DIR. Haberman had been at
tending Tom Kruse, of Spirit Lake
township, who had been suffering
from the same disease, and an opera
ton was deemed necessary at home
as he was not in condition to be taken
to the hospital. 1t was for Mr. Kruse
that DR.. Mann was summoned. IL was
a fortunate circumstance for DIR. Hab-
erman as his condition rapidly devel-
oped into a serious nature. Kluse
was operated upon Sunday forenoon
and Haberman in the afternoon. Il
is said that if the operation on Hab
erman had been postponed for a day
it would have been too late. AS it is
both patients are reported to be do
ing nicely.
The authori les shou d take some
action in regard TO dogs running at
large. There is more than one good
reason for such an action, and not one
good reason why they should fail in
this duty to the public The first
great reason is the protection of the
life and health of the public. Sc
tons of Minnesota have, during the
past year, suffered from an epidemic
of rabies. This is fatal to man and
beast unless treated at great expense
and inconvenience by the Pastuer
system aud that is not always a posi-
tive cure. There is no telling when
an epidemic of this kind may appear
in this or any other community, Sec
ond, dogs play an important part in
the spreading of other diseases. A
year ago the Rock Roberts family at
Manchester were exposed to small
pox through a dog that was taken
from the w. H.. Wheat home in this
We mention this incident to
show how easily disease can be carried
from oae place to anotherby cats and
dogs. The dogs of the town find
portions of their foodat the garbage
heaps in the alleys, which cannot be
a healthfull diet, and where disease
can be found, if anywhere. Second,
they are a positive nuisance to all
and a n to the safety OF chill
dren. Especially is this true at GER
tain seasons of which no futher men
ton is necessary. Only last Monday
the two children of VIM. Pensinger
were cornered by a bunch of dogs as
they were about to cross the alley on
the way to school. 1t was as much as
Mrs. Pensinger could do todrive them
off. The carrying ofold bones onto the
lawns, killing chickens, and the howl
ing and barking at nights are matters
of less seriousness, but none the less
they are annoying. Every dogalIow-
ed to run at large should be muzzled
at all times Of the year. and none
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