Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-30

uoWh III buue iOSoiiey IICuiy o ohO
of those progressive farmers who is
certain to get in touch with the latest
there is to be known about the stock
business and he is bringing Fred up
in the same atmosphere. Lake Pres
ton Times.
-'Dan Cupid" in the musical
trife of that name, thoroughly inn
presses himself as a good fellow for
which we have all known him ever
since we began to understand the
meaning Of the verb-to love. Up
held in his pranks, supported in his
machinatison as he is by the bunch
of pretty girls and clever comedians
that surround him in his comedy, he
certainly gives promise of being the
far famed success that we always ex-
pect from Messrs McVenn and Vetter's
efforts. All signs point to a very sue
cessful season for this clever musical
conception" You will have your first
opportunity to witness Dan Cupid and
his well balanced company at the De
Smet opera house Tuesday, Oct. 4th.
The Sunday school rally day at
the Congregational church last Sun
day was considered by those interest
ed to be a very successful event.
Music appropriate to the occasion was
one of the pleasing features of the
program. Diplomas were presented
to fourteen members of the school
who had a perfect record for attend.
ance during the year. Another feat
ure of the day was the promotion of
the classes. The school is graded
and the different grades based large
ly upon the grades adopted in the
public schools. There was also a re-
arrangement of the corps of teachers
which now numbers thirteen, The
boys of the 3rd and 4th grade, Mrs.
G. l.. Dawley's class, secured the
banner for the largest offering. There
were only SO present, owing to the
unfavorable weather. The total en-
rollment is now about $50, which will
be increased soon by a mems class
which is now being organized.
Henry Knutson and wife. of
Spirit Lake township, returned Sat
urday from a three weeks visit to
relatives and friends at the old home
in Trempleau county, Wisconsin.
They were accompanied by his brother
John, a former resident of Esprit Lake,
but for the past fifteen years a resi-
dent of Pasadena, California, who
had been on a visit to relatives. Henry
sa VS. the hills in Wisconsin do not look
quite as large as they looked to him
when a boy. He could see some i'm
provement in that country, due most
ly to the dairy interests however
Creamies and cheese factories are
making the farmers wealthy. John
is in fruit raising out in California
and is doing well. In his Sec
ton fruit farming is carried on partly
by the dry farming process. Oranges
and lemons require heavy fertilization
and irrigation, while prunes and such
fruits thrive under the dry farming
process, Deep blowing two or three
times and surface cultivation often
enough to keep IA fine blanket Cf dust
On top to prevent the evaporation OF
moisture from the earth constitutes
the dry farming process in that local
ity. Cucumbers, melons, and vege-
tables Can be planted as late as July
where this method is practiced and
produce a good crop without a drop
OF rain or irrigation. John says he
a e a great change in South
Dakota since he left here fifteen years
ago.
The joke is on r. j. Armstrong,
all right enough. When the hunting
season opened Rob went 10 look for
his gun, but could not find it. He had
a faint idea that be had left it some-
where to have a spring fixed, but was
not certain. He inquired at |. j..
Miller's hardware store but they re.
membered nothing Of it. That did
settle it. Rob knew then that some
one had borrowed the gun and was
keeping it under cover to rob him of
the fall hunting. He went over the
whole neighborhood and charged
every man with having his gun. He
even went up north and accused his