Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-14

george RettlS TetuTHeu last week
from Mankato where he worked dur
ing the winter.
"A marriage license has been
issued to Julius Gehm and Louisa
Pefferly. Weunderstand the marriage
is to occur on Monday April 18th.
The Catholic ladies will hold a
basket social on Wednesday, April
10, at Mathews Town Hall. Every
one Invited. Ladies bring baskets.
Frank Peck moved up from
Madison the latter part of last week
and now has his family located in
the rooms over the Rehfeld meat
market.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the announcement of Frank
Peck, the gentleman who will succeed
to the management of the Rehfeld
meat market Saturday, April 18th.
Mrs. Louis Sterr returned Sun.
day from Rochester where she had
taken their little boy for treatment.
No operation was necessary, but it
may be necessary to take him to the
hospital once or TWICE before complete
recovery.
Love Triumphant" the first
Easter tide in the story and song at
the Congregational church, Sunday,
April 10th, at 500 p. M, given by a
cholous, and story reading by Rev.
A. HI. Seymour. The Methodist peo-
pie will adjourn to attend this ser
vice.
The corps of teachers elected for
our city schools is as follows: L. z
Lunn, Superintendent; Beatrice Hale,
principal; Bertha Jones, assistant
principal; Eta M. Sheets, Sth grade;
Mae E. Murphy, 9th and 7th grades;
Laura Bouchie, 5th grade; Louisa
Warner, 4th grade; Alice E. Doyle,
3rd grade; Lottie Whalen, End grade;
Laura B. Wing, lst grade.
The Dakota Central Telephone
Co., is getting things down fine. IF
some one calls you up and on account
of ~cross-fre you are compelled to
have the question asked over a second
time, he is charged extra. You can
spend from fifteen minutes to ten
hours waiting for the company to get
the parry you wish to talk with, bu'
If the old wires vibrate enough to
make you repeat a question double
pay is charged upon a claim that you
have talked more than three minutes.
1t is about upon an equality with the
evening service closing at 10 o'clock
when our electric light service is
made good until II and / o'clock
Lake Preston Times.
There are several things about
the telephone service which could be
to the advantage of the
At present the company tries
to collect a month 10 advance, but if
your phone is out of commission
several days or even a week at a time,
you are not allowed a rebate.
"A circular letter from Prof n. E.
Hanson, of the state college at Brook
informs us that to the first ten
farmers from each county in the state
who make application for alfalfa
plants, he will send ten plants to
each. These plants are of the hardy
Siberian varieties, the seed being
secured on one of his trips for the
government. Here is a chance to
secure an alfalfa that is almost certain
to be a success Send for the ten
plants, save the seed, and in a short
YOU will have sufficient S ed TO
sow a considerable area. And ali the
time you are increasing the
quantity you will also be aclimating
the plant to the peculiar conditions
of your particular locality. We hope
that the Cne hundred plants appor
toned to this county will be taken
quickly, Should there be more than
ten applicants, those who do not
receive plants will be put on the wait
ing list and will receive plants if
there are any left, and will be first on
the list for next season if they do not
ret them this wear. Do not let the