Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-05
News Briefs Of
the Northwest

annual convention on tune Z and s
here.
ROCK RAPIDS, IA.-Myrtle E
Early and DR.. L. l.. Corcoran Will be
married at Holy Name church at 8
O'Clock a. M. "Wednesday, Rev. z. Dull
ard officiating.
MECHANICSvILLE, lathe pub
tic schools here were closed today as
the result OF an epidemic OF smallpox,
which threatens to spread to alarm
Ing proportions.
DIES MONIES, lathe board or
| health has appointed April 80 "Tuber-
.ulosis Sunday" and has requested all
pulpits to preach on the great white
plague on that day.
MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.-Professor
L.. j. Reed, OF jefferson, has been elect
"a superintendent OF the Missouri Val
ley schools following the resignation
Of Superintendent O.. G. Bryan.
HARRINGTON, NEB-The knights
Of Columbus initiated a class or OF.
County Attorney Frank O'Gara and
former Attorney General S. +. Mullen
were the orators Of the occasion.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Done Of the big
conventions of the year to be held In
Sioux Falls will be the annual meet
ing of the grand lodge OF South Dako-
"a ODD Fellows in this city on May l6
10 10. inclusive.
RAPID CITY, s. D.-Owners of 80
300 acres in Rapid valley met at Capu-
Ia yesterday n arranged for the or
ganization of a cooperative irrigation
company and raised funds for the pre-
urinary expenses.
LYONS. NEB.-Mrs. L. A. Smith
lied at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
- w. Babcock at the age of 80. Burial
will take place at Ute, La. Among her
10 surviving children is Mrs. Nesby
Dehue, of Sioux City.
EGAN, S. D.-The Method!sts of this
place have decided to erect a new
church ana about 81, 900 has already
been subscribed. AS soon as a suitable
location has been chosen work will
commence on the structure. which will
cost about 81 00.
AUSTINVILLE, IA.-Walter Austin,
n behalf Of the estate, has brought
suit against the Great Western rail-
road for S33, 225 for causing the death
Of his father in an automobile miXup
with an engine at the crossing at
Waterloo, February p.
FENDER, NEB.-Jas. @. Keefe, OF
Sioux City, mas leased the Palace horel
and will conduct a rooming house. Sew
eral rooms are ready for use II the
third story is being fitted up as rapidly
as possible. Fender has needed such
a hotel for some time.
VALENTINE. NEB-The debate be-
tween Atkinson and Valentine high
schools was won by Atkinson. The
Valentine debaters were Alice McLain,
Maud Rowley and Laurence Miller,
while the team from Atkinson was
oscar Stratton, Harry Miller n John
O'Connell.
MITCHELL, s.. D.-Father OFiaher-
ty will start this week on a financial
campaign to raise $40, 900 for the cree
ton OF an academy. He has already
received strong support, from the east,
and the balance OF the money will be
raised in this region. 1t is the idea to
commence work this summer.
MITCHELL, S. D.-The members OF
the Episcopal church have decided to
build q church costing $4,000. The
plan Of raising the money will be start
ed at once, and 1t is the intention to
erect the structure this year. The
church is now self-supporting and has
Just completed g s5,eoe rectory.
SLOAN, IA.-On March 20 Superin-
tendent Walker and all the teachers
were reelected. Superintendent Wal
ker and three of the teachers. Miss Pal
mGT, MISE flOBtES anu mlSS FTdIhty 40
clined. Miss Percival was elected TO
succeed Miss Palmer and the other
places have not yet been filled.
OSKALOOSA, lathe button fac
Tory strige In Muscatine was felt for
the first time In Oskaloosa when orders
were received to close the local plant
II the Hawkeye Button company. Fifty
men, with a payroll Of $500 per week.
are thus thrown out Of employment.
HARLAN, IA.-Attorneys for Harri-
son county nave filed notice of appeal
10 the supreme court In the case Of
Miss Gussie Sewing against the county
In which the young woman was award
ed $4,000 damages by a Shelby county
Jury, for injuries received I'm a run
away accident caused by piles OF plank
being left on a bridge In Harrison
county.
SIDNEY, NEB-Charles ri. WILDER.
promoter OF the ostrich farm, writing
from San Bernadino, Cal. under date
of April IA, states that he and his party
expect to be here early in May to de-
eide definitely upon the establishment.
The location has already been selected.
CHEROKEE, IA.-Grand Army vet
frans from four states will gather
here on June % for their annual re-
union. Old soldiers Of Iowa. Dakota,
Minnesota and Nebraska will attend
and a sham battle on the hills east OF
the city will be a feature OF the meet
ing.
SIDNEY, NEB.-Dr. Collister, OF
Provo, Utah, was here looking up a To-
cation on the divide for a prune and
apricot richard. He said the soil on
the mesa Is adapted to such ropaga
ton. Irrigation will be provided from
windmills and a gasoline pumping
plant.
CALIFORNIA JUNCTION, IA
Joseph Miller, OF Taylor, Tex. was
painfully injured here when he
slipped while trying to board a train.
The wheels passed over the toes OF
both feet. All OF the toes OF one foot
and one toe of the other were am
putated.
DAVENPORT. Ia. Cambridge,
Mass, officers traced Clifford Wood, a
son OF General Wood, retired. II. S. A..
10 Davenport. where ne was last heard
from July 20, 1910. He had been in
Iured some time before. He stayed at
the home OF ID, II. Hanley for a week
and then left for Des Moines.
IDA GROVE, IA.-An Of the active
policies OF the Home Mutual Tornado
association, of Cherokee. were absorbed
oy the Grain Shippers Mutual Fire
insurance association, OF Ida Grove.
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