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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05

Monday night the natives were
startled by the sudden appearance OF
a meteor which past over town. The
meteor shed a bright light and the
whole village was for an instance
Illuminated with a brilliaHcy sGfpass.
ing that of an electric arc light.
Sulphurous fumes filled the air dur
ing the passage of the meteor and
the ungodly were given a slight
warming of their future unless they
lead a different life.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05

GOING WEST.
so. ST., Passenger ............. CAT a. M
va. SOB, Passenger..-...~. T:45 p. m f,
20 12I, Time FreIght-......, 2.55a a. M.
So.15, Way Freight~~....... 400 p. IN
GOING EAST.
No. $40, Passenger ...........10:0S p. m.
10. 514. Passenger .............. 9:45 a. N
50. Il, Way Freight"."......" $3.50 a. m.
Nos. 517. 5O3, 516 daily Others daily
,vcept Sunday. All trains carry pas
tsngers except Time Freight Nos. III
&C. JOHNSON. General Agent.
II. Y. STIMSON, LocalAgent
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Sale of Round Lake
Farm Lands Arouses
Widespread Interest

The low prices and IA
Vorable terms on which this
rich land may be secured,
challenge the attention of
the owner Of high-priced
land and the tenant farmer
as we'll. The man who owns
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Country Developing Rapidly

The great development plans inaugurated
by the American immigration Company are
rapidly bearing fruit and new towns are being
laid out, new railroads are coming, and sturdy
settlers are already building homes and getting
the land under cultivation.
There is work TO do, but it Is work that
brings big reward in rapidly increasing land
values and ready cash. There is timber to be
cleared away but much of IL is merchantable
hardwoodS-birCh. maple. hemloCk and bass
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05

The board of county commission
ers were in session Tuesday to open
bids for constructing the Spring Lake
ditch. 1t was the opinion of the
board that all bids were too high and
therefore all were rejected and con-
tract was not awarded. The lowest
bid was 1896 cents per cubic yard
for the main ditch, with an increase
for branches, which altogether would
make the job come to more than
$S9,OOO.OO. The commissioners will
advertise for bids once more.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05

HI. Y. Stimson and family return
ed Wednesday from their visit to re.
latives in Illinois.
A number of Denver and Spring
Lake people were in the city Tuesday
10 attend the meeting of county COM
missioners.
ID. w. Wilmarth, clerk of De
Smet Camp, NJ. w. A., informs us
there will be no assessment for the
month of August.
Andrew Hanson, from southeast
of Erwin, is a new subscriber this
week. Andrew says he is harvesting
a fine crop This season.
There will be regular services at
the Evangelical church Sunday at the
usual hour and at the Basart school
house at 3 p. m. j. Z. Booth, Pastor.
The packing blowed out of a
hand hole in the pressure tank at the
water plant Wednesday night. The
town was therefore without water SER
vice for a short time Thursday morn
ing.
Eyes tested, glasses fitted. DR..
Jenson, optometrist, will be at the
New Grand Hotel Thursday, August
18th. Jenson is from one of the best
optical schools and has had nineteen
years of experience.
-B. j. Woodbury. drove over from
Woonsocket Wednesday to look after
his farm interests southwest of the
city. He was agreeably surprised to
find that a good small grain crop had
been harvested and that at the pres
ent time there was a fine prospect for
a corr crop. b. j. is holding the
Office of superintendent of schools in
Sanborn county.
Reports from the southeast part
of Matthews township are to the effect
that hail did some damage in hat
vicinity Tuesday afternoon about five
O'Clock. A. ID. Smith, j. Thornhill
and Frank Fowler were among those
who suffered. The greater part Of
the damage was to corn. A heavy
rain fell at the same time. The rain
extended north to where A. E. Switzer
lives and also covered the Luke Kelly
and Thos. O'Hara neighborhood.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
ERNfN

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Graham and
children returned from their visit at
Streater, H., last Wednesday.
We were mistaken about Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Knudson visiting here. Ufhe
came up Friday and visited until
Monday with Egbert Stone.
A. w. Stone has been making
regular trips to De Smet the past
week owing to the absence of Mr..
Andrews from the bank at that place.
Mrs. Robert Leach and little
Dorothy left this place last Friday
evening for Revillo and Clear Lake,
this state, where she will visit for a
time before going to their home on
the claim.
T. r. Grrham and wife came from
Watertown Sunday to visit with their
son and family.
Mrs. John Wills was an Erwin
caller Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Snyder, Evalyth,
Mrs. H.. North, the Misses Irene and
Stella Stockwell, Hugh and Thayne
Crawford and Nels Nelson went to
Lake Poinsette by auto Tuesday
afternoon.
Quite a good many of our people
attended the carnival at Bryant last
week. Our ball boys succeeded in
winning both games. Our boys are
playing good ball and if any play
with them they have to go some.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Borkl wen t
70 White Sunday to take Mrs. Borki's
parents home. Little Lucele stayed
at that place for a few days visit.
Little Marguerite Thayer fell from
their fence Sunday evening, cutting
her lip quite badly.
Mr.. Lehman left last Wednesday
for his home in Sherburn, Mimi,
where he will spend a couple of weeks.
Miss Edna Lund returned Sunday
from spending a few days in the
country with her sister Mrs. Ray
Frederickson.
Miss Grace Webb spent several
days of last week in town visiting her
friend Mildred Stone.
Miss Lois Earl left last Thursday
evening to visit friends in Elrod and
Clark.
Mrs. George Marsh and daughter
Phoebe from Michigan are here visit
ing old friends and acquaintance.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Oriqin of the Salute.

The custom of firing a salute in
honor of admirals, captains and other
naval dignitaries, as we'll as other
forms of greeting, originated in the de-
sire to show the person saluted that
the saluting person was unarmed and
could do the other no injury.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
An important Condition.

Ffve-year-old Fora had been listen.
ing very attentively to the older ones
talking, when one turned to her and
asked, Well, Fora, what are you 60
ing to do when you are grown Aft
er drawing a long breath she an
swered, I'm going to teach school if
there are any kids left."-The De-
~lineator.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Ready to Take Up ANY Notion.

We should be surprised at the way
notions spread like epidemics if we
did not realize that multitudes are
going about with famished minds to
whom any notion is better than
nothing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
H GRAIN MARKET

Thursday, July Is No. l Nor.
$l.O3; No. 2, $IOl; No, l V. G. ; Csc
No. ?, 93c; Oats, q; Barley, As; Flax,
S2.05.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Our Own Troubles.

When you hear a man telling about
the troubles incident to his business,
doesn't it seem to you that yours are
ten times worse?-Atchison, Kan,
Globe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Significant.

when you hear a man hOllerin' dat
some folks has mo- luck dan sense"
said Uncle Eben, its generally a
sign dat he ain been havin' much of
either w Star.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05


Miss Pearl Bottsford returned from
the Pierre hospital last Thursday
where she underwent a successful
operation for appendicitis. She was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Alfred Currier.
There was a rapid change in realty
in Bancroft a few days since. W. M,
Mason traded his one-third interest
ii the opera house block for the
williams farm in Spirit Lake town
ship and Mr.. Williams Immediately
sold his holdings to D. Thompson
and w. j. Agnew, and these gentle
men are now the sole owners Of the
block,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
WofId's Cheapest Commodity.

Human labor is the cheapest com.
modify in the world Robert DENIM.
SON.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-05
Correspondence
n

Inc weather IL luedl lOi LulShluS
the harvest and doing the stacking.
We understand two t~hreshing ma
chimes are expected to start up this
week in this locality.
August johnson, of Odebolt. Iowa,
is here on his annual visit to his farm
nov occupied by David Pratt. He has
formerly made some Improvements
each year, and may do so now.
A. L. Smith went to Parker on Sat.
urday last to meet relatives from Cal
ifornia and from Wisconsin, who had
met at his fathers home. and some of
whom were thought too feeble to
come here. They are aged people,
and, presumably, this is their last Wis,
it to South Dakota. As A. ID. had
not seen some of them since be was a
small boy be felt as though be must
leave pressing work to go and see
them.
". C. McKechnie received the dis,
quoting intelligence that his sister
was seriously i'll at her home near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At our latest
information w. c. was holding him
self in readiness to go to her bedside
If called.
George Canaan informs us that he
has six hundred acres in grain this
year, and has nice wheat. He has a
threshing outfit which he expects to
operate as soon as the grain shall be
dry enough to commence.
Ralph Wilkinson recently had one
of those experiences which go far to-
ward making life worth living. July
23rd was his birthday and a goodly
number of friends quietly dropped in
on him unannounced, and as usual
made the day a happy n for him,
and for themselves as well. In addi-
ton be received some fifty post cards
bringing friendly greeting from as
many o
Bonnie Buck is reported to be "off
duty" because of poor health, and his
cousin, Robbie Buck, Of North Da.
kota, is taking his place protein in
the Aaron home north of Lake Pres.
ton. 1t is hoped Bonnie will soon re-
cover his usual health.
So far as we know, 1910 will go
down in his history as the first year
in which grain was raised, harvested,
and threshed before August first,
in South Dakota. or in the middle
north.
On Friday last Arthur Herrick
found a ladies' jacket in the road near
DIS home. The owner a
the same by calling for and identity
lug the article.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Vaughn and
daughter, Blanche. of Spirit Lake,
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Poverty Ridge home. Before marriage
Mrs. Vaughn was an inmate of u
home for some time and we very much
like to have her come back occasion
ally. w. B. is a successful young
farmer, and has the faculty Of making
himself agreeable wherever he is.
The carpenters are making good
progress on David Pratt's house.
They have it up and partly enclosed.
BANCROFT.
From the Register.
Miss Pearl Bottsford returned from
IL p;arra hoenifal last Thursday
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14
My Prayer.

Not that the gloom might pass aud be blest
With joyance that my labors hath not earned,
Nor with mock humility distressed
Moqthing empty phrases gl;bly turned
But from this ethargy, 0, Lord! To wake
To face the future with open mind,
And in this fight for bread, that may take
My place with other toilers of my kind
From all false doctrine and schism freed,
To share my faith between myself and God.
And for each blow administered, plead for
Strength to return it with full vigor shod
That when pray. if prayers may ever rise
From a mind that cannot a cause for praise.
Then grant, ., Lord! my lips shall frame no lies!
Thus my soul one sin at least allays!
d Nj.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14

Tue Minnesuta Binders are be-
ing sent out 10 the farmers. These
are as good as any on
the market and represent home
industry. A dollar kept at home
is dollar earLed.
Inmates are entitled to send out
one copy of Tie Mirror free OF
charge during their incarceration.
Additional copies are mailed out
for inmates at fifty cents per an
mum.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14
Will O. The Wisp.

What wondrons light is hisilnmes my cell,
Fleeing with meteor speed its course around
Lingering awhile upon mine eyes to dwell
Then off, accompanied by mufied sound?
Some God, perchance, who wandering OH his way
Sheds down upon mine eyes bis lanthorn's ray
Gricved, perhaps to note the toll of day
Makes me to yearn for slumber in the night.
Swift as lightning flash it comes. Methinks hear
A sound resembling thunder after it
Each time as I to Sunderland draw near
With its glorious efugence my cell is lit
More light, Lord the Teuton prayed of DID,
But a somewhat different plea here make
When once the shades of night hath downward rolled
Please veil your glimmer till the dawn shall break
D. NJ
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14
10

Reno? Let's see, whereas Reno.
anyway?
Del Howard didn't last long as
manager of the Colonies. Couldn't
control the boys, SO he threw up
the Job.
A world series between the Cubs
and Athletics would be immensely
popular and would surely draw
record crowds.
A reader writes to inquire the
whereabouts Of the Minneapolis
Reds goat. Earl Yingling, the
Mudhens' portside finger, has it.
See?
Johnny King has rounded to
form and is banging the Tall on
the trademark. He also has the
Indian sign on the basestealing
kids.
In five consecutive games I'll e
Millers made six twS-baggers, FIVE
three-ply wallops and two home
runs. They are the bat-busting
kids.
McGIaw would like to buy the
Cardinals first baseman. Konetchy.
Bresnahan does not want TO sell |
him, but mi ht be induced to trade |
provided half Of the New York |
team were offered in exchange.
The sport writer's of Brooklyn |
and Cincinnati are sore at the
Cubs aud throw the harpoon into
them at Every opportunity. The
Cubs are not worrying about it,
though. These two teams are the
easiest kind Of picking for the
Bruin Boys.
The critics are saying tina. Black
burne, shortstop for til e White
Sox, is not Of major league c;,liber.
Hugh Duffy put one over on Com
iskey when he induced the latter
to buy the highly touted young
ster. Evidently he wasn't aware
that he was to manage the Sox.
We now get much needed rest
from reading the dope on the big
fight. Uppercuts, left swings,
counters to the jaw, etc, are rele-
gated to the rear and if Jack John
son will only get into his automo-
bile and take fall out Of the North
Pole, we'll all be satisfied.
Mike Kelly is deserving of much
commentator for gathering the
team which this year represents
the Sanity city. They are game
bunch and during their last series
at home won a handsome percent
age of games in spite of the fact
that they were handicapped by a
series Of accidents to some of their
best players. They left home in
second place right at the heels of
the MiIleIs. It would be a big
boost for the game if these two
teams should wind up the season
in one-twO finish.
Al Howell, of Toledo, writing on
the baseball situation makes some
very complimentary remarks about
the Miilers and Saints. 1t listens
real good. Up this way We don't
believe he pennant will go to
either Ohio town, but we can cay
good word or two for the Mud
hens. T hey are putting up a
vastly superior game compared to
past seasons. The secret in nut
shell is that they are making their
hits count for RUS and now grab
many a game which would have
found its way into the lost column
under the former style of play.
A FAN
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14
SIDELICHTS.

Ainslee's is one of the best fc--
ton magazines.
Hampton's Magazine is hum.
mer all the time.
The fellow who hocks by him
self is always in good company.
The oldtime favorite, Mistah
Ford, is pa, ing the pum-pum
again.
Now is the time to think and
talk North Pole = but don't get
shot over it.
Tailor Nelson is of the opinion,
that ablebodied soldiers are the
best in any line of business.
The Zumbro Chief-Prolow-
saws it's shame to See cotton
waste-but it does not waste.
Old Repeater was greatly honor
ed by Boobies, lie said, in being
handed the first bag for safe keep
ing.
Mistah Arkansaw says: "Whaf-
fuh anyone wants it SO dog-gone
hot. sub. All dom know, sub, no.
sub"
Porfirio Alexio Gonzolio says
the grip fever is bad when Il Teller
gets it-but he says like typhoid
it never hits the same chap twice.
How do you like the dope OF
Boobies, tie ten-t housand-a-year
baseball editor Of The Mirror? Is
he lot worth all the salary he gets :?
"Over in the photograph gallery
when they take pictures of fellows
one misery is spared, that OF say
ing, look pleasant, please, - says
a neighbor.
Mr.. Heliograns tends to biznuz
on his rounds. "He finishes his
biznuz and gifts" says neighbor,
without distributing a lot Of junk
on his journeys
Pshaw is another good boy for
the biznuz. He believes in push
ing things along. He will have
plenty OF opportunity o make
good in various directions.
Said D.vy the 9th er day:
Every body is putin out plat
forms nowadays, SO [ wish you
would print mine. 1t is very
short and to the point: More pie
and SOME root beer.''
Yes. the sapient scribe who gems
the paragraphs for the editorial
page of the Saltwater Daily GA
ze;te is in the Glass A newspaper
gang. And besides he is good to
Tue Mirror. Another point i II
his 'shavor.''
Oliver Twist says living high
on printers alleys getting lrk-
some. He wants to roost lower
down so he wont wear out his shoes
climbing stairways. Oliver is all
to the custard with live noodles in
his cranitorium.
Blue Jeans says: IF | hadn't
left Ole InJeanny I wouldn't be
here" But Blue Jeans will soon
disremember it all. How do you
like that word, disremember? You
wont find it in any dictionary
but it covers the situation.
even [ git The Mirror every
week. says Uncle John, Pm
choost as happy as der dear Kaise,
Wilhelm is reported to be ven he
gifts new battle ship ag'in, yet
especially ven dere IS something
in il about Uncle John, yeti!
Good publications TO read are
Tie Fra and The Philistine by
Ebert Hubbard and the st. Lonis
Mirror by William Marion Reedy
They are three livewife pubilca
tons and In reading them ONT
gains useful and valuable infcrma
ton. Hubbard AMI Reedy ar
the two most advanced thinker
. \
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14

Tailor Nelson gave the COOK
printer good fit when he eAehlng-
ed his circus clothes for checks
Napoleon, juni r, speaks Spanish
like Spinach statesman. Hs has
been all over Noltll and South
America and has picked up quite
few things besides Spanish.
That's why he's browsing around
among the Wise and Wistfui.
Two good pointers for local resi-
dents: Read good literature and
make each day count for some
thing accomplished along the line
of mental and material improve
ment. The days, we ks and
months will shorten very material
ly by pursuing that sort Of a pro-
gram.
Said Prof. Webb sometime ago:
"Yassah, de sons Of Ham like ham
and lamb and chicken and 'possum.
Dey like everything that's good to
eat. It make nah mouth water
every time All think of nah moth
e1inIaw-she's such good cook.
Nah wife is a professional per-
former and she Amt supposed to
be a cook-nosah. It's against de
dignity Of de profession. Besides,
it is Citing SO now dat any lady
dat wants 10 be cook must eyether
have certificate from cookin'
school or a diploomer from de
Cooks Union. Before All came
here ALI went into rahstarah in
Chicago and ordered a bowl OF
soup. ALI fished out first of all a
piece of cloth. All called de wait
ali. All was in d gnant, sab
'Waitah,' All said, 'whut is diss
shear-all?' And he said. oh, that's
nuthin', Boss = goes with every
bowl of soup-free--you kin eat it
or leave it, as you like. 1t is de
Union Label Since d 9 n I've
bin patronizin' a non union boz din
hoos. And that's why All prefe,
the cookin' of NAH motherinlaw.
She don't belong to no Union dat
puts labels in the soup-includin
ha'rpins and shoebuckles, sab, no.
sah!'
Bernarr Macfadden in Physical
Culture: "Paradoxical as it may
seem to the unenlightened, the in
creased price of meat unquestion-
ably will be Of very great advan.
tage to the public. At least il
will induce thinking men and
women and a few who do no1
think, to give some consideration
to the subject of scientific dietetics
The more one studies this subjec,
the more one is compelled to real
ice that meat is not by any meanf
necessary article of food, for ONE
possessed of a healthy stomach
One should also remember thai
when meat is not obtainable, one
is not by any means deprived o.
animal food. For instance, milk
and eggs and cheese and the vari
GUS products of the dairy, are ami
NAL foods and they practically take
the place of meat as far as nourish
ing the body is concerned, ever
for one who has the impression
that an animal diet is necessary
Such an impression, however, il
entirely unjustifia BILE. NJ Q at ii
not necessary to life or health; il
fact, none of the animal product
is necessary to health. There ma.
be conditions disease wher'
animal food, such rs is found IL
milk and eggs, is absolutely essen
HAL to the building of the vigor ant
vitality that are lacking unde
certain circumstances. In f act
here may be diseased condi
lions here even red meat may b
used with advantage, but careful
study Of the diet question anI Q
tho nlysicai conditions of thOS
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14
You Will Crieve,

When the sun has set and tho shadows are falling,
And the fingers of death clutch cold at your heart
When out from world of darkness calling
The of friends you have Witnessed depart
Answer the call with JOY underlying,
For sweet is the peace in the aises of the dead
And those who pursue with hatred undying
May observe on what substance their hatred is fed.
O, yes! at such moment their substance supressing,
They will speak you the words your weakness compel
But, All! you will find their kindness distressing
And grieye they rcser re it to bid you farewell!
There doubts that assail us, faith overhrowng,
The blight of promise that led asray
From the greed that delights in the misery sowing
o. We turn with sigh from its mockery away!
ID. NJ.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-14
Bill Never Complains.

"There's folks says Bill, "who worry an fret
About what they miss, else what they get.
Now, have luck that is simply fright;
lose an lose, from mornin to night.
There's nothin' | do that isn't in vain
But s,ill,'
- Says Bill.
Il never complain"
"Theres folks that tell how awful they feel
With aches and pains from forrud to heel
Now, have suffered th' hull O my life,
With pains that nippei an cut like knife,
You wouldn't believe how much I'm in pain.
But sti.l,''
Says Bill,
II never complain
"Theres folks that growl when the weather is bad,
An moan, an groan, an never feel glad
Now, Just wish the sun would come out
Sos could walk and ramhle about.
These missabe days will drive me insane,
But still,'
Says Bill
Il never complain.
There's folks that signs of friends that ant square,
And think that you their sorrers must bear
Now, know folks you wouldn't believe,
Would do The way they do to Deceive
I've favored the that give dsdain.
But STILL"
Says Bill,
Il never complain
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