Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-10


Unfinished Campaign"
C. E. Lucas departed Saturday
evening for st. Paul. From there he
started Tuesday on a trip hat will
take him 10 Memphis, Hot Springs,
Houston, Brownsville, down into Old
Mexico, and back to Houston, Texas,
where he expects to remain until the
first of June. He has assurances OF
plenty of work at carpentering at
good wages
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mathews, of
Sioux Falls, were called upon to
mourn the death of their little girl
two years old Friday of last week,
death being due to commissions the
cause of which has not fully been de
termlned Mrs. Mathews was former
ly Mary Kelly, daughter of Luke
Kelly, of Mathews township. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy
of many friends in this vicinity.
The farmers institute held in this
city Monday and Tuesday vas well
attended, considering the condition
of the roads. Those who were pre-
sent were greatly pleased with the
program. As this office is short of
help this week we were not able to
have a reporter present. Even if we
had been present, it would be i'm
possible in a small space to give any
great account of the addresses given.
The program as printed last week
was carried out.
DE Smet people should take
advantage of the opportunity to hear
the lecture of DR. Madison w. Chase,
at the Congregational church Satur-
day evening, Feb, 18th, on Bugs
and Humbugs." DR.. Chase has the
unique destination of having appear
ed at one college, Labor, Iowa, three
times in one season, the third appear
ance being on a vote of the student
body. This is the last member of Il e
young peoples societies lecture
course and a large audience will be
greatly appreciated.
"A letter containing an obituary
of Cassian Andrews arrived too late
this week to allow publication in full.
Cassian Andews was born at Argyle,
Wis, April 7, 1854 In 1879 he NOV
ed TO this county and located on a
claim northeast of this city where be
lived continuously until moving TO
Clements, Md, about two years ago.
In 1886 be was married 10 Miss Sarah
Ingalls,. Seven children we're born to
this union, six Of whom survive. He
died at Clements at 4:20 p. m, Fri
day. January &c. 1911 iii. Andrews
was a good citizen and a kind and de.
voted husband aud father. The many
King-bury county friends extend their
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
family.
ID. n. Gilbert arrived from
Rochester Sunday morning, but
owing to the storm did not dare go
home until the following day. Mr..
Gilbert was in the hospital just two
months to a day. The surgeons went
after him proper. He was operated
upon for rupture. gall stones, appendix
investigated, and at last his @tonsils
cut out. Said then he thought it was
time for him to get out Of the hos
pital for fear the surgeons might not
get the pieces together right if they
cut him up any more. He is still
weak, but feeling good and only a
little time is needed to put him in
better condition than ne mas been in
for years. His many friends will be
glad to know that he is home and in
such good condition.
We believe farmers institute con
ductors fail in one thing and that is
they give too much attention to the
seed corn idea, and not enough to
advocating better and proper seed for
small grain crops. The campaign
for good seed corn has been a great
success; it has raised the average crop
Yield several bushels per acre. 1t has
been a great thing for the farmers of
this country. A proper campaign for
better seed for small grain crops
would do the same. As it now is