Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21

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Miss Mabel Stimson entertained
eight young lady friends Monday
evening in honor of her guest Miss
Frances Hanson, of Devils Lake, n
ID.
"A. r. Lindsey spent last week
with his family in this city. A. r. is
holding down a good postal run be-
tween st. Paul and Aberdeen over the
Milwaukee railroad.
w. Fl. Henney departed Satur,
day last for Richmond, Va. He went
to look over that country, presumably
for investments Mr.. Henney has no
idea of moving away from De Smet.
s. T. Derry expects to move with
in a week or two to one of j. H.
Hodges farms four miles southeast
Of Erwin. The man who worked the
farm this year will move to the
Sherman Sanderson farm as soon as
Mr.. Sanderson moves to his new home
in Deuel. county.
AT the Methodist conference held
at Mitchell last week the following
appointments were made to the var
ious pastorates in Kingsbury county:
De Smet, Fred Rawlinson; Esmond,
II. X. P, Cornish; lroquois, Paul
Gardner; Arlington, r. E. Tarkoon;
Lake Preston, p. O. Blunt; Oldham,
j N. Oakley.
Last week we mentioned the ser
ious condition of George Newell,
son of j. Fl. Newell, formerly Of this
locality. After the Independent was
issued we learned hal another letter
had been received telling of the young
mans death on the night of October
10th. Death was the result of an in
jury to his SPINE sustained from a fall
from a binder several days before.
-Messrs. Carmody, Riedal and
Seaman, of Ramona, and a young
man from Minnesota, had a bad
automobile accident near Lake Preston
Wednesday evening. The boys had
been hunting at Whitewood and
when it became too dark to hunt
started for Lake Preston TO get supper.
The car had given trouble when it
was necessary TO turn around and
when they went to turn out for a team
driver lost control Of the auto and it
ran into the ditch and turned turtle.
One of the boys was pinned under
the car and was burned and bruised
but fortunately his injuries are not
serious. The car is a wreck and will
likely be sent to factory to be rebuilt.
Oldham Register.
The sad news of the accidental
death of, Ralf Leighton, of Lake
Preston vicinity, was received in this
city Monday morning. Ralf was driv-
ing his team and had only reached
the bridge a short distance south of
his home on the road to Lake Preston.
The horses became frightened at some
posters that had been put upon the
bridge and Ralf was thrown to the
ground and his skull crushed by the
force of the fall. Mrs. Leighton saw
him fall from the wagon and rushed
TO the spot but the young man was
already dead when she reached him.
The passing of this young man seems
particularly sad. He was married to
Miss Margaret Patterson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. David Patterson, OF
Lake Henry vicinity, only last spring
George Leighton, his father, had
started him out with one of the incest
farm homes in Baker township and
the young people were in a position
to enjoy life and to take their place
among the prominent and successful
people of the county. Ralf Leighton
was spoken Of in high regard by all
who knew him. He will be sincerely
mourned BY a host Of friends. To the
bereaved wife and other relatives is
extended the deepest sympathy Of
every responsiveness