Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-19

An independent oil company is
now sending its distributing wagon
to Iroquois and the price of gasoline
has taken a tumble.-Chief.
&C. l.. Brownell has placed a large
stock of clothing in the Foxton build
ing just north of the Germania State
Bank, and now has it open for the in
spection of the public.
The Iroquois Chief beats the
early robin story by telling of the early
Weary Willie that visited the Chief
Office last week and made the custom
airy request for a few old exchanges.
Seventeen cars of immigrant
goods were unloaded at the Iroquois
station last week, making a total of
p for the two weeks. Many more
are on the road and this locality will
get the benefit of a large number of
good families. Chief.
Last week we failed to record the
fact that Jens Lauretson and family,
of Spirit Lake township, departed for
the Pacific coast country. They went
from here to Lake Preston where they
visited with the George Kary family
before setting out on the long Jour
ney.
Judge Geo. w. Latin will offer
at public auction his farm machinery
and stock Saturday, March 9th, at
| the farm at the south west cornar of
the city limits. Mr.. Latin is offer.
ing everything but one horse at this
sale. 1t is his intention to seek a new
location, possibly in Nevada,
"A surprise party was given George
Stoddard and wife at their home
Tuesday evening, in honor of their
10th wedding anniversary. A bounte-
Gus supper was served in dishes APP
propriate for the occasion, and best
wishes for many happy returns were
extended by the host of friends who
had gathered to celebrate the happy
event.-Manchester News.
The pure seed" special arrived
considerably behind schedule time
Tuesday. The crowd attending the
meeting at the opera house vas not
what it should have been, owing to
bad roads. Short talks were made
by both Prof. Holden, the seed corn
expert, and Prof. Willis, of Brookings
who spoke upon the selection, clean
ing and testing of small grain seeds
Those in attendance spoke highly of
what both gentlemen had to say.
j. w. McGarvey and family, who
for several years have occupied the
Frank Andrews farm, northeast of
De Smet, moved down to this place
last Saturday, bringing stock, ma
chinery and movabIes of all kinds.
The family is temporarily occupying
the Herman Stolpe house, south of
j. II. Lloyd's, until the ;. Simmons
place is vacated. Mr. McGarvey has
leased that half section farm of the
new proprietor, T. D. Rich, of Wis
ner, Neb.. and will move his family
to the new location as soon as Mr..
Simmons has his sale next Tuesday
and is able to vacate the place We
know the people moving into that
locality, four miles southwest of this
place, will find good neighbors and
a pleasant home.-Times.
- Robinson Co. have on exhibition
at their salesroom the Maxwell run
about ordered for DR.. E. Haberman,
and the Ford car ordered for the use
of the senior member of the firm, T..
|. Robinson. The Maxwell runabout
is considered the best machine of it's
kind on the market. This particular
machine is equipped with all the
latest improvement and will prove a
pleasure to the owner as well as a
profitable and reliable conveyance.
The Ford car is a five passenger ma
chine of 2+ b. p. 1t is the latest
style put out by the Ford manufac
turers and has the appearance of
being a nice machine, The machine
ordered by this company for 0. III.
Haze; has not yet arrived but is ex-
pected to be here within a few days.
We are in receipt of a letter from
Mr.. A.. G.. Brown, of Mathews town
ship, in which he protests against what
he terms the attitude" we have taken
of late upon the temperance question,
and especially does he protest against
the article printed last week. Mr..
Brown has interpreted that article as