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Newspaper
Kingsbury County Independent
Location
De Smet, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
4
In Esmond a brass band is coming after Adolph Nelson and I G Barber organized a citizen subscription. Funds quickly cover instruments ordered from New York, expected in a week to ten days. Barber and Nelson are credited with driving the effort. The prohibition picnic at K Fingerson's drew a good crowd with an address by Charles P Jones and songs by Jesse Underwood.
Ross Kessel made a business trip to Mathews Monday. E. R. Porter went to Redfield Tuesday to get his automobile. The artesian well at Geyer's is finished with a flow at 1 231 feet. Herbert Wade visited the school last week. Dick Meyer's single driver ran away recently. Herbert Wade and Otto Meyer plan to fish next Sunday. Andrew and Annie Milks visited De Smet Saturday. Ed Eckersley and son from De Smet visited Manchester. Anton Hartel and Geo Bauer made a business trip to Manchester Tuesday. Norbeck & Nicholson well plans to move to Jim Kellars soon.
Crops look fine in the area as spring break ing continues. Lake Thompson will play Mathews on Sunday afternoon with Lake Thompson described as a strong team and Mathews undefeated this season. Miss Margaret O Hara returned from Parker last week. George Sweeney plans to organize a ball team in south Mathews. Mr Crystal of Elkton visited friends in De Smet last week and went home Sunday night.
Vegetation is advancing rapidly as corn planting resumes despite wet soil. Martin Abrahamson oversees district road work with solid progress. The season requires extensive road maintenance. A. G. Brown visited Emmons county North Dakota and found W. H. Ross and Chas Buckwell families prosperous. Rainfall has been plentiful in both regions. B A Williams of Sanborn North Dakota, formerly local, visits and reports his son Percy hired for the public service in Sanborn.
C B Grover completes his last regional trip with a medicine wagon. Fred Brown unveils a new house enhanced by Frank Tripp of Oldham as carpenter. Frank Brown enlarges his house with a basement and fine well. Arrangements begin for a Fourth of July picnic in a suitable grove.
Joe Kellar finishes cleaning a well for Owen Gallagher then heads to William Gebm to set a new one. P. M. Callahan buys a survey. Fred Peterson has wind mill repaired and is satisfied. A ball game at Frank Gillespie s drew a crowd as Mathews played Redstone Creek. Julius Gehm went to town on Tuesday. Fred Gehm buys another corn plow and uses two plows. Mrs. Maney of De Smet visited P. M. Callahan s this week. Mr. Hardes, Aug Albrecht s brother in law, returns from Wisconsin after visiting the area and praises the country.
Local notes report Miss Ida Benke and Miss Emma Benke visiting at sister Mrs John Brown. C H Armstrong back from Portland Oregon for a winter stay, Geo F Barringer visiting. Peter Haas and daughters Bernice and Bertha depart for New York to visit relatives. John Warnke returns from Montana after his father Wm Warnke passes away. J B Dwyer completes seven month term in district No 40 and hosts a picnic with Mrs Axel Peterson. Dwyer to spend summer in Minneapolis. Fred Brown and spouse visit Pipestone relatives. N P Sorenson keeps road crew busy grading his district last week.
J H Hodges and Mr Blakewell left for Peoria to attend the National Woodman Association. Dr Broderick of De Smet will be in Erwin on Thursday June 25. Andrew Bjordal visited Oldham from Saturday to Monday. Mr and Mrs Snyder and their daughter Eraleth visited Oldham at the Flanders home. O E Stearns of Madison are visiting locally. Chas Lewis traveled to Lake Preston with Mrs Lewis and children. Mrs J Q Hershelman returned from southern Indiana. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Levert Johnson Sunday. Miss Ida Bjordal vacationed in Oldham. Mr Thayer from Hot Springs will stay with his son H A Thayer. Mrs A J Hilton arrived from Andover to spend time with Byron Parsons family. Lewis hosted guests in town.
At the home of Mr and Mrs I J Flanders A W Stone attended Huron on Monday The Children s Day exercises by the Congregational church Sunday were a success Rev Dailey the state Sunday school superintendent gave an interesting talk and all were pleased he could be with them
The Fifth District W C T U convention held in Iroquois last Thursday and Friday attracted modest attendance but featured six sessions. Mrs S A Ramsey and Mrs J T Morrow attended, with Morrow presiding. Contests awarded medals to Edna Sullivan and H D Harrington. notable performances included solos by Mrs Serine and Elizabeth Bryan and a flag drill by schoolchildren.
Weather data for the week recorded by J H Hall shows temperatures with highs and lows across days including Monday and Wednesday. The document notes a rain total for the month of 2.42 inches, with other figures difficult to read.
Twenty two Percheon and Clyde bred geldings and mares, 12 to 14 hundred pounds. Will sell on time or trade for young heavy geldings. Come and see them Saturday at my barn. Thos. Mears.
An offer invites builders to request a free book of house and barn illustrations. If a plan suits, complete drawings and specifications are provided at no charge, provided the lumber and millwork are bought from Laird Norton Yards via agent W. J. Kobler.
A London newspaper from December 20 22 1790 features a curious engraving and description of an airship claimed by Brazilian priest Bartolomeo Lorenzo. The inventor asserts a speed of 200 miles in 24 hours.
The speaker asserts citizenship by birth claim and identifies being born in Donegal on the Fourth of July.
A brief literary joke notes Mr. Aeronaut as a stout, active, abstemious man. It cites heredity and haltingly confirms lineage with a humorous balloon descent remark.
A family exchanges tender remarks about their daughter and Julius. The daughter says they have not quarreled and notes Christmas is approaching, softening tensions within the household.
Representative John Sharp Williams recounts meeting a local man in a Charleston railroad station. The congressman plans to leave town soon and asks the man to take a note to a friend, prompting a cautious exchange about knowing the house and money.
Snaps taken up by Casper Geyer at his farm three miles northeast of Manchester on Friday June 12. One sorrel gelding with white face and one bay gelding with halter. Manchester South Dakota.
Reliable person in city or country sought as wholesale agent for late model phonograph. $100 monthly. Box D Chadwick IL. White Wyandottes Partridge Wyandottes Single Comb White Leghorn Silver Spangled Hamburgs. Hanson's Poultry Yards De Smet SD. Eggs 15 for $1.50 Fertility Guaranteed.
Balthasar Voegels sues multiple defendants including The Fidelity Loan and Trust Company and The Yankton Fire Insurance Co seeking to quiet title and resolve liens on the NE quarter Section 4 Township 111 Range 56 West of Fifth Meridian in Kingsbury County. Defendants must answer within thirty days after service. failure to respond grants relief requested. Document dated May 26 1908 in De Smet SD.
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