Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-27

Ed. Coulson, of Erwin, was a De-
Smet visitor Tuesday.
Lawyer Berdahl, of Lake Preston,
transacted business in this city Tues
day.
The Congregational Aid will
meet with Mrs. Mae Dunklee next
Wednesday afternoon.
-Thos. Kelly departed Monday
evening for Bliss, Trip county, to
spend two or three months with his
son Will on the claim.
H. Nj. Keene went to st. Paul
Monday and is expected home this
evening. Next week he will start on
a trip to the coast to be absent two or
three weeks, and upon returning will
start to work for the Minnesota Type
Foundry, travelling out of st. Paul
Arlington Sun.
G. q. Johns and Herb Rehfeld
have rented the strip of land dividing
Lake Henry and Lake Thompson and
have erected a refreshment stand
where they can serve visitors. In
some way the report was circulated
that they intended to charge picnic
parties using the grounds, and also
were going to charge fishing parties
for landing with boats or fishing from
the banks. This is not true. They
wish it knc"n that the public is vel.
come and that the grounds are free to
all.
e. S Johnson arrived Friday
evening from Portland, Oregon, for a
stay of a week or ten days. MIR. John
son has decided to locate at or near
Portland and is now here for the pur-
pose of settling his business affairs
and disposing of his property. His
health was much better there during
the past winter than it was here for a
number of winters. Mrs. johnson
: also likes the coast country. Miss
Myrtle only arrived at Portland two
: days before E. S. left that city. Their
son Ted is up in the state of Wash
, ington where he has a position as
civil engineer on an irrigation project.
John Kane, nephew of Very Rev.
j. F. Hogan, died at Huron Tuesday
of consumption. The remains were
brought to this city Tuesday evening
and Wednesday forenoon funeral ser.
vices were conducted at St. Thomas
Catholic church al which time sol
: emn high mass was celebrated by FIR.
Shehan, Of Elk on, FIR. Shear. of
Brookings, FIR Caffrrkv, of Bryant,
and FIR Caferkv, Of Lake Preston.
The deceased first came west about
five years ago OF account of his
health and for a time this climate
seemed to benefit him, but the dis
ease had secured too great a hold up
on his system for a cure to be affect
ed. At the time he was taken by the
last and fatal attack of his illness he
was working at Huron as a time keep
er for the G. & n. W. R'y. From the
time he first came west until last fall
he made his home in this city. The
remains were taken to the old home
} at Rochester, n. Y, by Very Rev. j..
F. Hogan Wednesday evening where
they are to be inferred. To the sor-
rowing relatives, and especially to
Father Hogan, who did everything
in his power to help his nephew, the
sympathy of the entire community is
extended.
The old settlers celebration in
this city June 10th is to be an enter
:ainacG. ~or.h wh;ic. The ccmn;;:
tee in charge is going to take the af.
fair out of the old rut and proposes
to have something doing all the time.
Don A. Crawford, chairman of the
committee on free street attractions,
returned from the Twin Cities Tues.
day morning and reports having en-
gagged the Swanee River Q~uartette;
Fred White, in comedy, Juggling and
light balancing acts, aud Fred Lowe,
, the Happy Hooligan tight wire artist.
The Swanee River Q~uartette will give
/. three, Oh more, performances, as the
) balance of the program will permit.
The others will give two performances
during the day, one in the morning
and one in the afternoon. These acts
, are among the hest yaudavilla stunts