Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-22

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in mill lengths 10c a yard, worth loo,
at Burkart's.
Building operations had to be
suspended for the better part of a
week on account of the inclement
weather.
"A meeting of the Commercial
Club and all other citizens interest
ed has been called for Monday even
ing, April 18th, at the city hall to
consider the matter of a 10th of June
celebration and some other matters of
public interest. 1t is earnestly re-
quested that the meeting be attended
by all interested in pushing for our
city.
g. w. Elliott passed through
town Wednesday morning, on his
way from Brookings to his farm near
De Smet, driving a farm automobile
of his own design. Mr.. Elliott has
made an engine weighing about 5000
pounds, which he says will pull a
gang of four plows, and which can be
used for almost any work about the
farm. He is going to try it out on
his own place, and if it proves a
success will probably make arrange
ments for it's Misunderstanding
ton Sun.
A dispatch from Yankton dated
April 18th says: Eat the home orator
ical contest held at Fisk Assembly
hall to. select a representative for
Iankton college at the coming state
oratorical contest to be held at Huron
the latter part of May. Chas. A.
Alseth, a member of the class of 1910,
was the winner of first honors and
will therefore be the colleges rep
+ ,sentative." Mr.. AIseth is a Kings
bury county boy whose home is at
Lake Preston. He has attained
honors of this nature before and his
continued uccess is a matter of
qualification to his large number of
friends in this county.
Ole j. Olesen, of Badger town.
ship, was a visitor in this city Tues.
day. AS will be seen by the political
announcements in this issue, Mr..
| Olesen has decided to bacomea candi-
date for the office of county treasurer
subject to the vii of the republican
voters. Mr.. Olesen is well qualified
for the position by education and
practical experience in book work.
He is an old resident of the east end
of the county and halls from a town
ship that has not been represented in
the court house for many years. Mr..
Olesen will make a strong run for the
nomination, and is in every way
worthy of the confidence of the PEG
pie of this county. d.
As the readers of the INDEPENDENT
have probable noticed in former
issues of this paper, Hon. Martin
Madison, of Manchester, is a candi-
date for the republican nomination
for state senator. It was the INDIE
PENDENT that first mentioned Mr..
Madison for a Legislative position six
years ago. He was elected and SER
we'd two terms in the lower house
His record as a legislator was such
that it was a matter of pride that we
were the first to suggest his name in
that connection. At times this writer
has differed from Mr.. Madison on some
things, but that fact never caused us
to lose our respect for him as a rep
resentative, nor did it interfere with
the friendly personal relations that
nave always CAlotCu DCtWCCu WI.
Madison and this writer. Martin
Madison is a man of excellent bust
ness qualifications, well Informed,
possesses four years Legislative ex-
~perience, and is in every way fitted to
represent the people of Kingsbury
county in our state senate. 1t is with
pleasure that the INDEPENDENT recon-
mends him to the people of this coun-
ty and earnestly urge them to support
Mr.. Madison for the senate.
The Luke Kelly family, of
Mathews township, have been called
upon to mourn the death Of son and
brother, Luke Leo, aged about q
years, which occurred near Blunt,
this state Monday, April 18th. He
was found dead on the prairie. A