Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

clared "a dividend Of 20 per
LENNOX-At the annual business
meeting Of the loCaE Farmers Elevator
company a dividend Of - per cent
was declared.
MARION, S. Drops OF all kinds
are in good condition in this locality
and the corr crop is the most promising
one I'm our history.
Acknowledgements ceremonies al
tended the recent laying Of the corne.
stone OF a fine new Catholic chu ~
building. which is TO be erected Ire
HURON-The first rain in more tan
two weeks fell here Saturday nlSft, fol-
lowing the longest hot period recorded
lere since the establishment Of the gov
eminent weather bureau, IS years g
LEAD-Mullen & ROurke. II Dead
wood, have been notified hat they we:
awarded the contract for the erecti2;'
of the federal building here, which Is
TO cost approximately $4,000.
GARY-Mrs. +. A. Lanning. wife @,
n we'll known farmer liring seven mile&
northwest Of town, after suffering ter
ribly for several days, died OF lock
jaw. She was about ~ years of age
MADISON-The city council award
ed the contract for the first part Of the
sewerage system for the city to Meekel
& Dobson, of Lincoln, Neb., for $G0,0G9
The work will be started on or before
July 20. There were 26 bids.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS boys af2
girls received their diplomas FROM
County superintendent Browne fGy
having completed the course in the
rural schools of the county, represent
ing the eighth grade Of this depart
ment Of county school work.
POWELL-Orson Short, an aged
hOmesteader living near here. was
found dead in the shack or mis- Claifh
by n~eighbors, who called at his place
to see what had become Of hir1. An
inquest was held II it was decided
that he died from natural Causes.
CENTERVILLE-As this place d:6
not celebrate the Fourth of July, steps
now are being taken to have sports
day festivities at some time within tbs
next so days. A meeting soon will 81
held TO discuss the matter n fix tne
date.
DELL RAPIDS-Miss Miller, late OF
Ottumwa. Ia. has been installed as
matrOn of the new Odd Fellows home
at his place. The first members are
expected to arrive this week and from
10 to 20 are expected TO be admitted
during h next week or 10 days.
ABERDEEN-Since the disarmament
Of the South Dakota baseball league. a
movement is on foot to organize an
amateur team II 1t will probably re-
suit in most Of the members Of the
league team being retained for the bal
ance Of the season as members of the
amateur aggregation.
MITCHELL-The city council Is
spending $500 for the best mile of
roadway in the state to Graceland
cemetery. The roadway has been
graded to nearly d level stretch and is
being graveled with three inches Of
sand and gravel. Q. f. Cassem do
mated the strip Of land.
BIG STONE-The Big Stone chau-
tauqua closed here, having had a most
successful session, and being about
$500 to the good financially. About 500
season tickets for the 1912 chautauuua
have been sold, M the assembly next
year will be bigger and better than
ABERDEEN For the first time in
many months. the Aberdeen city iail
had no prisoners of any sort confined
within it's walls on Saturday. A rec
ord was broken for the length Of time
the local police had run in" no Offend
er, and those previously confined paid
their fines or served their terms Of i'm
~prisOnment.
CLEAR LAKE-Rudolph Solem and
Jacob Jerde, we'll known young men
Of Brandt township, were arrested on
meeting by shooting through the
school house in which the meeting
was being held. They entered pleas of
guilty and escaped with fines Of $25
and costs each.
MADISON-Ludvig Nicholson, a
farmer, was stretching wire fence.
when one strand broke under the ten
sion and the broker end struck him in
the eye, entering fully an inCh. He will
the sight OF the eye; the vision of
The other was lost accidentally many
years ago. His wife also lost the sight
Of one eye accidentally three years ago.
ACKNOWLEDGING a severe cleo
trical storm Charles, the 1~S-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. Carter, who
reside on a farm eight miles north of
Armour. was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. During the same
storm two houses in Corsica were
also a barn about three miles
east of Corsica. The storm followed
? very hot, sultry day.
MITCHELL-Professor Clarion d.
who has been associated with
Wesleyan universities faculty
for a number of years, has rendered
his resignation, and will go to North
western university. Of Evanston, ILL.,,
at the beginning Of the fall work. For
four years he has been q member of
the city council as alderman from the
First ward.
LIE T~C III + R-The Chronicle-Blad
has changed hands, going back to it's
former proprietor, G. +. DeGroff. The
paper a been managed by l.. O.
Larson for several years, who will
move TO the Pacific coast. Mr.. De.
aroff was formerly a Congregational
minister at Letcher and engaged in
the newspaper work TO take up his
spare time.
FLANDREAU-At the annual bust
ness meeting of the members OF the
Epworth league the following officers
were elected. President, Ella Price;
vice presidents, Mabel Marvin, Gertie
Phillips, leila Hawkins, Belle Culver:
secretary, Clara Nichols: treasurer.
Faye Mcfarland. The members OF the
league are devoting themselves to
charity work and are daily assisting
needy families.
ApUDnEEN Tho ~