Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-09
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Ole Knudtson has been appointed

Ole Knudtson has been appointed
chief of police and street commission
er, vice Sam Dwight resigned.
Bert Bankert has bought the old
Thos. Cutsford quarter and a quarter
adjoining and will occupy the place
this fall.
Will Christianson, of Badger, was
i De Smet visitor Thursday of last
week, being called as a witness in the
Damn case.
Mrs. f. l.. Brewer and Mrs. T.
NJ Andrews returned Monday from
Rock Rapids, Iowa, where they at
tended the fair.
Rev. Leon S. Koch, of Harold,
this state, will preach at the NJ. E.
church in this city next, Sunday both
morning and evening.
G. S. Derry. of Yale, Iowa was
expected the first Of the week to arrive
with his chattels. He will move on
50 the farm occupied by Bert Bank
ert.
Misses Loretta and Mary Kildee
returned Tuesday from Sioux Falls
after spending two weeks visiting
friends also had the pleasure of see
M aud hearing nHeaaaayy.
Robt. Lyngbye has rented his
Matthews township farm to Harry
Renner, who moved onto it last week
We understand Mr.. Lyngbye will
move to his farm near Washington.
In a letter containing remittance
for the Independent, Mrs. w. /.
Nichols. formerly of this place but
now living near La Grange, Ohio,
states the family is all we'll but would
be glad to come back to South Dakota.
Miss Louise lessen will occupy
the old postofice rooms with her
millinery stock in the Waters Land
and Loan building. A large part of
her stock arrived this week and is
being put in place. The regular
opening will occur Monday and Tues
day, Sept. IL and 13.
The Esmond and Manchester
papers are trying to out figure each
other as to receipts of eggs and cream
ia their respective towns. 1t would
be impossible for us to state definitely
the value of those products marketed
Ia De Smet, but it will run up into
large amounts for any given time of
the year. Few have an idea of the
value of those products in any COM
nnnniIu--Iust to show how the value
Of cream and eggs counts up in a short
time we might mention the fact that
Mrs. @. A. Pulls, living south of the
city, marketed in DeSmet from March
18th 10 July 3lst, this year, 1000 doz
en- Of eggs, and they are not making a
speciality Of the business either.
Pat Nordlund was feeling pretty
good Thursday last because OF having
been released from an embarrassing
situation in regard to his farm. Pat
was tempted by the glowing pictures
painted Of the Colorado land and pur
chased q section on contract, giving a
IaOftgagT Of Szso66s61 on his 5PiTis
Lake farm. AT the time he expected
to sell the Spirit Lake farm, and, if he
had would have been able to handle his
Colorado deal but the party who was
to buy his farm here failed to make
the deal go through. This left Pat
with a large payment coming due
soon on the Colorado land and a mort
gage Of 100000 on his home place
that had gone into the Colorado dirt
AS il was he stood a good chance tc
lose both places through . Foreclosure
81 The Colorado land and d deficiency
judgement that would have cleaned
him out here. But this was all chang
last week when he was lucky enough
to dispose Of The Colorado contract
and have The mortagage on bis Spiri
Lake farm released. And why shoult
hc not feel good7 He now has hi
Spirit Lake farm safe and Is ono
more in i comparatively easy VA,