Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-24

Hetland New Era.
p. A. Randklev, of Wasta, this
state. was in the city Wednesday
looking after business affairs.
Why no. buy your supplyo of winter
Underwear now going at half price.
Lot of jugs, jars and crooks at a
bargain. At Burkart's.
j. G. Braun writes from New
Ulm, Mimi, that a pair of girls ar
! rived at their home on the 10th inst.
Mother and children are getting along
nicely.
L. A. Dunklee has gone to Erwin
with a Photographic outfit and will
make a speciality of penny pictures
and outside views. He intends to re-
main there two week or more.
The splendor of the capitol, the
exquisite works of art it contains and
the stately ceremonies of the dedica-
ton all contribute to the attractive
ness of the gathering at Pierre on
June Both. All who go to the dedica.
ton will have the privileges of the
Conservation and Development Con-
gress.
Harry Clement has traded his
farm west of the city, the old Cone
farm, to T. |. Robinson. In the deal
Mr.. Clement takes the I. |. Robinson
residence, but it will still be occupied
By the Robinson family for few
months at least. Mr.. Clement will
have the use Of the house on the farm
until other arrangements are made.
The state land department has
just completed the June semi-annual
apportionment of the income fund to
the schools of the state, and for this
payment the total sent out is S4S3,-
01S.72, which is at the rate of 1896
for each school child in the state, and
is 81 cents greater on each child than
for any other apportionment which
has ever been made by the depart
ment. The apportionment was made
on a school population of 163,lS2, an
increase of 1882 over the number at
the time of the June apportionment
a year ago.
The two winning high honors in
state collegiate %oratorical contests in
both North and South Dakota met in
the regular annual contest at Yankton
last Saturday evening. Chas. A.
Alseth, who represented Yankton
college, won a victorywit his Grafton,
The Lion of the North" He was
given first place by the judges upon
delivery as we'll as upon thought and
composition. William Greenleaf, who
represented the North Dakota univer.
sity, stood second, four points below
the winner, while Harry Tibbets, of
the Mitchell university, was n point
below Greenleaf and several points
ahead of the fourth contestant. Lake
Preston has never been noted for the
number of it's gifted orators but the
rising generation promise much.
Hurrah for the young man who
possesses the honor of two states.
Lake Preston Times.
A very interesting bulletin en-
titled, Progress in variety tests of
alfalfa" has been issued by the
agricultural experiment station at
| Bookings. 1t deals with the raising
of alfalfa, aud covers every point from
the preparation OF seed bed, the
selection of seed to the harvesting of
the crop for either hay or seed. We
believe this is the coming forage crop
Of this section and every farmer
should give the matter attention. 1t
is not necessary, and perhaps not
wise, to go into the raising of alfalfa
to extensively at first, but a few acres
seeded to that crop would be of great
benefit on every farm. There is no
forage crop that a equal in value a
fair crop of alfalfa; it is food for
everything on the farm, except man
himself. If any of our readers are
interested in this matter they should
write to the experiment station 1t
| Brookings and ask to have mailed to
them a copy of Bulletin No. 120.
w. f.. Warner, at present the
manager of the Producers and Con.
sumers Brotherhood at this point,