Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-02
succeeds in disposing of hat land he
he will invest in cheaper lands.

succeeds in disposing of hat land he
he will invest in cheaper lands.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
will hold the annual sale of fancy
and useful articles and provisions on
Saturday, Dec. 3rd, in the building
north of Germania State Bank, known
as the Burdick building.
An Alter Society was organized
last Sunday by the ladies of st.
Thomas Catholic church. The ladies
of the congregation living in Mathews
township have had such an organiza-
ton for some time and the movement
Sunday was for the purpose of broad
ening the society to take in all the
ladies of the congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Schoenwether
and little daughter arrived from
Greenacres, Washington, on Tuesday
evening to visit out at the old home
stead where their son. A. E.. lives and
with other relatives and many old
friends in this locality. They have
been out in the new home just long
enough to become satisfied but they
look good to the old friends and we
doubt not the visit will be enjoyed
Lake Preston Times.
Those who have paid subscription
since our last mention are: G. Rettig,
A. G. Bankert, 0. G. Bankert, w. H.
Meyer, w. G. O'Brien, A. W, Bowes,
Jas. w. Earl, M. w. Bartlett, Mrs.
Anna Mulligan, Mrs. Anna E. Boose,
w. j. Cannon, Walter Brown, O. B.
Nordland, Ole Ronigan, Geo, Rettig,
Frank Keller, Geo. West, Michael
O'Hara, George Baird, Chas. Lewellin,
D. A. Ross, G. r. Lewis, Harry Mauch,
B. F. DIN, w. g. Fritz, P. A. O'Hora,
Will Howard. Fred McCaskeIl, r. j.
Armstrong, g. w, Moar.
M. l.. Roberts arrived Saturday
from his home north of Owanka, this
| state, for d visit with his brot her
George, who is living on the L. S.
Murdick farm in Spirit Lake town
ship. NJ. l.. reports his father, j. S.
Roberts, and family to be doing nicely
in their new home, and to be enjoying
even better health than when they
removed from this locality a couplt
of years ago. He also reports Chas.
Green TO have married a lady in that
part of the state within the past few
months and that they have moved
north of the Cheyenne river to make
their home.
The funeral services for William
Mitchell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.
Mitchell, were held at the M. E.
church Thursday afternoon of last
week and we're attended By = large
number of friends of the family and
Williams former classmates of the
high school. Rev. Fred Rawlinson
conducted the service. The remains
were laid at rest in the De Smet GENE
tery. As announced two weeks ago,
William was taken suddenly i'll al
the preparatory school at Annapolis
where he was preparing for entrance
to the Naval Academy. The first
message stated that he was mentally
deranged. Mrs. Mitchell took the
Grss.. train fer Annapolis and arrived
two days before his death. His
mental condition seemed to have i'm
proved after the first day or two of
the attack. The cause of death was
given as paralysis, of the heart, but
what caused the paralysis is not
known, although the fact he had suf
fered from inhammatory rheumatism
a year before may be an explanation.
William vas a promising young man,
a thorough student, of pleasant dis
position, and upright. His sudden
death is a sad blow to the family and
to his many friends. All unite in ex
tending to the bereaved family their