Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-24
Miss Gertie Beevers spent Sun

day with friends at Arlington.
Judge Green, Attorney W. H.
Warren, and DR.. Bostrom are driving
new Ford autos.
Doctor and Mrs. +. alderman
arc she happy parents of a girl who
arrived at their home Monday.
Mamie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B, Pope, entered the hospital Fri
day last for an operation for appendi
citis.
AT a meeting of citizens held at
the City Hall Monday evening" il Was
decided to celebrate Old Settlers Day,
June l0tn.
Ruth, daughter of Mrs. Hollister,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Noble, was operated upon for APP
pendicitis AZ the hospital the latter
part of last week.
Mrs Elizabeth Sasse and daugh-
ter Nina went to st. Paul Monday
for a visit with friends, They intend
to go from there to St Charles and
perhaps to Albert Lea for visits with
relatives.
The state commander of the G..
A. X. visited the Old soldiers of De
omet and vicinity Monday. In the
evening IA campfire was held al the
opera house, which was attended by
a large numUer. The evening was a
pleasant one for all in attendance.
My expert lady Chi-Namel
demonstration will be here on March
II, 28. and %, and will demonstrate
the very latest stunts in interior dec
orations, care aud treatment of walls,
floors, etc. Parties interested in
fixing up their furniture, old floors, or
walls are invited to call and see her
and get the very latest ideas IN Chi
Namel finishes. /. j. Miller
Forty hours of devotion services
were held at St. Thomas church, be
ginning Monday morning. The ser
vices were extended to include Wed
nesday evening. Those present from
outside the city We're RI. Rev. Mons.
Sheehan, of Elkton, Father Desmond,
of Huron, Father Mace onnachie, OF
Redtield, Father Byrne, of Cavour,
Father Snyder, of Marian. Father
Cafftrky, of Miller, Father Shean, of
Brookings. The meetings were at
tended by a large number, represent
ing all parts of the county.
p. E. Murphy, of Oldham,
vicinity were called to Hawarden,
Iowa Thursday of last week by a
message stating the sisters school at
that place had been destroyed by
fire. He had two daughters and one
son in this institution. All the pupils
at the school escaped without injury,
but nearly all were destitute of cloth
ing except what they were able to
grab as they escaped from the build
ing There were about one hundred
students at the school and it is a
wonder ina tucIc was NV Sciiouo III
Jury and even loss of life. The
management and the pupils are 10 be
congratulated upon such a fortunate
escape from serious consequences.
Reports of the record made by
the sounding balloons sent up FROM
Huron by the government last
September are being submitted by
the weather bureau. So far Huron
holds the record for the greatest alti-
tude ever a tanned by any government
instrument. In the fall of 1909 one
Of the first series of balloons sent up
nv the government at Omaha reached
an altitude of fifteen miles, while one
sent no from Huron last fall reached
an altitude of sixteen and two thirds
miles. Omaha established the Amer
lean record, which has been broken
nv the ascension at Huron. Belgium
has a r, cord of eighteen miles. For
the degree of cold registered in the
MINER altitude Omaha holds the re-
cord. the register being "a degrees be-
low zero, at an altitude a little above