Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-03

LiduIlo LfIoOu lIOul VI
was IN this city Thursday and
He delivered horses to Thos.
Mears.
Mrs Carrie Miller, of Santa
California, writes her father,
Geo. w. Walters that a severe earth
quake shock lasting thirty seconds
occurred and was felt throughout the
Santa Clara Valley the last day of the
old year, that it was 80 sever chin
neys were shaken from buildings.
Many of the things which we do not
hear in a general way and which do
not serve to advertise the golden
west" are hushed on that account
Arlington Sun.
Henry Jones arrived last Satur
day from Eden Vale, California, to
again take up his permanent home on
his North Preston farm. He brought
a car load Of moveables and is here to
take life easier than of old yet to get
full returns from his fine farm. While
be has held a good position in that
country all the time lie has made his
home there, he says he is through
with California except to make an oc-
casional trip there TO enjoy the fruits
and sights in winter time. The old
friends are all glad to see Mr.. Jones
back among them again Times.
The trouble between the postal
clerks and the department may not
come to an end 50 quickly as some
might think. Not long ago the post
master general announced a great
saving n his department and that the
usual defect had been greatly reduced.
The whole affair has gotten into con-
gress and it is probable that it will be
thoroughly investigated. The postal
clerks point out that the saving has
been partly at the expense of labor,
They show that 100000 worth of
penalties which should have been
collected from the railroads for failure
to deliver mails on time have been re-
United. The postal clerks think the
retrenchment was begun at the wrong
end.
During the past week or two
there has been some disturbance in
school. Some of the pupils did not
b~haye as the teacher thought they
ought and on the Other hand there
was some dissatisfaction with the
teacher, Mr. Denny. The matter was
talked over with him and hequestion-
ed in various ways. He thought per-
haps he was not doing the best work
for the school and perhaps he had
better step out and let some one else
try, therefor on Saturday he handed
III his Resignation which was accepted
by the board Monday afternoon Prof.
Jack, of Arlington was secured for
the place and school reopened Tues
day. 1t is sincerely hoped that this
may be the end of all trouble for this
year. Hetland New Era.
North Dakota and Minnesota
have started a good seed campaign.
1t is not to be thought for a moment
that the efforts of interested parties
ia either or both those states will &C
complish a great deal the first year
1t took many years 20 work up the in
terest in better seed corn, and it will
take some time to work up the inter
est in better cereal crops, but not
as long as it took in connection
with corn. This nriter has talked
with many farmers, and we have fail
ed 10 fiud one that does not admit
Tia IT smut aloue causes a loss of from
one 70 more bushels per acre when
ever it appears 10 the wheat crop.
Probably an average loss of one
bushel 10 the acre in South Dakota
from this aus alone is not putting it
too high. But for the sake of argu-
ment, suppose the average loss is one
half bushel per acre. Even at that
the average reader will not fully
seal lie .sha. The ilesss e sf & Il half aaiiff bb%tissht5ii