Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

-Sunkist oranges 55 cents per
peck at j. B. Cleminson's.
M. Bryed Wilson, optometrist. Ct
Huron, will be in De Smet Tuesday,
March 9Th. Vision accurately tested,
glasses fitted.
Guy Abbott has been in the city
for several days, calling on friends.
Mr.. Abbott, who was formerly en-
ployed at r. o. Growers drug store,
has just purchased the drug business
of Spedden & Paige at Brookings, of
which lie will take possession in a
short time. Huron State Spirit.
Old timers fail to recall a Feb
ruary that exceeds that of 1910 for
cold weather. For thirteen days, ac-
cording to reports at the United States
weather bureau, the minimum temper
allure has been below zero every day
but one. The lowest was 20 degrees
below zero and the highest was n
above. From a foot to eighteen inches
of SNOW now covers the ground and
for three months the best sleighing
experienced in this section of the
state for II years, has been enjoyed.
Art needlework exhibit, one day
only. On Monday, March 7th, Miss
Mary Hartney, of Sioux Falls, will
display at Burkart Bros, the corner
store, an exhibit of hand embroidery.
There will also be on sale a full line
of new 1910 designs in stamped and
tinted, white and cnlnred linens with
all materials to complete. Miss Hart
ney makes a speciality of stamping
and designing. This is an opportun.
ity for the ladies of De Smet and
vicinity to inspect a line of embroid-
cry materials as complete as shown in
the large cities and to purchase at a
IedSoudple price.
The rural school boys in every
part of Kingsbury county are eligible
to the corn raising contest conducted
by the county superintendent. The
INDEPENDENT is Offering prize of
$500 to the boy scoring the highest
on his exhibit, who shall come from a
home subscribing for the INDEPENDENT
and whose subscription shall be paid
in advance on or before July |, 1910,
to January |, 1911. These are the
only conditions we impose on our
part. Boys, see that your father pays
his subscription in advance far enough
to give you a chance for the prize
offered. If your family is not a sub
scriber to the INDEPENDENT, have them
enroll for it at once.
"A. r. Abel was a DeSmet visitor
Tuesday. Mr.. Abel has spent most
of the time since the first of the year
at the Sioux City office of his firm
He intends to move his family from
Lake Preston to Sioux City within a
few days. Judge Abel has been a
resident of this county sixteen years
and is widely know as a man of
honesty and integrity, one who en-
joys the respect of all acguaintanc. IS.
His removal from the county is a loss
we all regret. 1t is the hope of the
INDEPENDENT that the future will
nothing but happiness and
prosperity to this family, and that
circumstances may some time make
them again residents of Kiugsbury
county.
-Chas. Cummins is in receipt of
a letter from w. Robinson, of Tarlac
Province, Philippine Islands, dated
Dec. Is, 1909, and received by him
February II, 1910, in which Mr..
Robinson states he saw Cummins'
advertisement OF wolf hunting dogs !
in the Dakota farmer, published at
Aberdeen. Mr.. Robinson wants to
know if the Cummins hounds are
good for deer and wild hogs. and
what is the price. Cummins thinks,
Judging from the time it took to get
the letters, that he would have to send
the man a pup to be sure the animal
would not die of old age before ar.
at destination. This incident
is a good illustration of the value Of
advertising. A good adv. well plant
ed brings results, and sometimes from
quarters least expected
The following from the Belling-
ham Wash \ Herald ypilI ha Of :u4ar