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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19

ed has been started by the au
chorities. A municipal court warrant
was granted later for the arrest OF
Walcott on d charge of manslaughter.
Walcott was not able to be taken from
b hnsnifaI Yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19

',issars that. according 70 an ancient
law OF Liang-Llang. they are betro.A h
ID. Finally they stop kissing and an
amusing entan"lemCnj takes place
The score is full OF bright things, which
Lhis CITY is sure to enjoy. among them
being "RoIy Poly" - Paper Fan. Il N
Your Sweetheart Forever Mr.. Doc
,ev.' y want to be q Lady" My Little
Hong Kong Baby" and many others.
TWO Performances Saturday.
Jul.a Cray and an excellent cast viii
present Her Only Sin" here Satur-
lay. matinee and night. The play is in
tcrestin@ from the ris, Of the curtain
on the first act until the final curtain
falls. The Climaxes are strong ana cX-
citing. and the story is one that will
appeal to all classes of theatregoars.
no matter what their station in life
may be. The situations, lines and in
business Of the play are Of
sucl nature that they compel the
undivided attention of the spectators.
\ strong vein OF comedy runs through
the play. bur =; is so placed THAT never
o. any time does il conflict with the
more serious scenes. The author has
been careful to preserve the dramatic
unitic-. His characters are finely
drawn. and as true to nature as pos
sihIe. IN TACT he has taken most of his
characters from life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19

i-erT1It Fcr CoTcett M Nofso1.
E"E Francisco. Cal. OCT. IH.-Tae
Eases Valley Athletic club has so.
cured . Nn-auher rz-mr. rEus ia
sl.T =; ttn Coroett-%e,soa fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-19
Natural and Lhwfu

We believe this healing was nat
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
STORM WAS FURIOUS.
Report of One insurance Agent Shows
Damage inflicted in Over
700 Fields.

Aberdeen, S. d., Aug. 26.-In addition
to the damage done by the cyclone in
some sections of South Dakota, the
northern part of the state suffered also
from a destructive hailstorm. A. f.
Milligan, general agent for an insur-
ance company states that he has al
already received reports of losses sus-
tanned in over roo fields and he expects
the damage will grow with each mail
received for a number of days yet. Nine
counties are. included in the losses by
hail. Grant. Roberts, Day, Sphinx,
Clark, C~odington and Deuel. were all
hurt considerably, while the damage in
aia-tc BE comparatively
light. In Grant county the damage
seems to have been in the western
part, while in Roberts the southwestern
portion suffered the most severely. In
Codington. Deuel. and Hamlin counties
considerable barley was cut, but not
over 10 per cent of the wheat and oats
had yet been cut, it lis asserted, and the
injury to these grains is heavy. In
Day, Brown and Grant counties the
barley and oats were practically all
cut, but so per cent. of the wheat Is
still standing. Mr.. Milligan declares
the reports show the most severe losses
by hail he has ever known. In hail loss
districts 1t is unusual for more than
20 per cent. OF the posses to be total.
but in the recent storms the percentage
exceeds this average by a large figure.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
THE SEASONS r {
Society Women Appear in sherry's
Carrying Simian Pets.

New York, Aug. 27.-Fuzzy, dwarf
monkeys on wires are the latest fad
among women OF the fashionable set.
These simian pets made their debut In
Sherry's, where they were introduced
to society at luncheon by the Countess
E5strtics ana Mrs. Hugh Tevis. I'm
like the kind that Harry Lehr enter
tanned at a Newport dinner last year.
they can be carried anywhere. They
wiggied and squirmed like giant in
sects, for they hung from elastic
threads attached to the women's fing-
eFs. Every movement by these fashion
leaders made these monkeys dance and
bob about, evidently to the women's
delight, for they seemed as much
amused with their chenille pets as
small children might be with the
wriggly spiders sold by the takers in
Fourteenth street
IN fact, the new bidders for fame,
which are about -four inches high, bore
a close resemblance to those street toys
and danced with the agility OF grass
hoppers. With fashionable sponsors
like the Countess Festetics and Mrs.
Tevis, these monkeys are, undoubtedly
destined TO become immensely popular
as piaythings for society women and
1t would surprise but few to see them
invade Newport In numbers before the
season there ends.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
snaahoat at Yankton.

Yankton,~ S.. d.. Aug. 2~4.-Captaif.
Gould, for many years in the govern
lment Missouri service, and who is now
iengaged south of this city pulling
l"snags," offers a theory ne proves
easily, for the prevalence of that great
danger to navigation OF "Old Muddy"
Contrary to the general opinion, Cap
tain Gould holds that with few excep-
gtions the huge snags. some of them
one hundred feet long. which he's
-i1aI ing the river of, nave been buried
for ages. and are not newly fioated
down logs. He says the constant cut
ting OF the river washes u sandbars
on which once grew immense trees.
The roots still remain fast, imbedded
in their original soil. Dried out by
hundreds of years OF burial beneath the
bed Of the river. on h removal Of the
sand above. the now light and buoyant
log floats partly to the top and forms
a snag, which is exceedingly danger
Gus. especially the submerged kind.
The snap boat either breaks OF these
logs by ramming them. or pulls them
UP by derrick, when the log is allowed
to float down stream, as a floating log
never makes a snag." A green" log
is seldom met with. so that the Com
slant pulling up Of snags, as hey ap-
pear. will eventually clear the river Of
the cause OF many a good boat going to
the bottom OF the river.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
.lNsTANT DEATH
a Road CROSSING
Two Men Struck and Killed by
Illinois Central Train at
Hills.
DID NOT SEE THE TRAIN
View Was Distracted by a Dense
Hedge and Train Was Coming
at Too High a ,.ate Of
Speed to Escape.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Aug. 25-Details OF
an accident which resulted In the IN
slant death of two men at a crossing
Of the Illinois Central railroad, three
miles west Of Hills, have been re-
ceived in this city. The victims OF the
accident we're Thomas Sayre and his
cousin, Walter Cogswell. whose home
was at Valentine. Neb. The only wit
nesses to the accident We're the engi-
neer and fireman. Two horses were
attached to the buggy in which n
men were riding. The public highway
approaching the track where the acci-
dent occurred slopes sharply toward
the track. A heavy willow hedge OBJ
scures the track until within a short
distance OF the crossing. The trains
usually come down the grade at q good
rate OF speed, and with the track par
TALLY obscured by the hedge and the
fact that a strong wind was blowing
at the time OF the accident doubtless
prevented the men either seeing or
hearing the approaching train. They
were squarely on the track when the
rapidly moving train struck them.
Boil men were instantly killed. One
of the horses was also killed and the
other badly injured. The buggy was
educed 10 kindling wood.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

There Is iii Paris a new school of
psychology TO investigate such ques~
ations as mind reading. mental sugges-
tion at a distance, cl~airvoyance, pre-
sentiments. automatic writing, double
personality, etc. This school, unlike
most associations studying these sub
iects. has for its members medical men
almost entirely, whose professional du-
lies bring them In close contact with
these often curious phenomena. The
members are followers OF Charcot. They
claim that most of these societies OF
~psychical research, especially In Eng
land, have produced no results. due TO
too much speculation and mysterious
interpretations, which have led people
uproot than it Is to propagate the
truth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

Armour. s.. d., Aug. 25.-The crop re.
turns for this county are not as n
%couraging as early indications war
ranted.. The wheat was injured some
what by a few days of hot sun In the
end OF the seaso which together with
black rust reduced the average from
20 to 121S bushels per acre. The pats
crop IL splendid, yields ranging from
As TO S. bushels per acre, while barley
Is fully as good as last year. Threshing
Is IN full swing and the seasons crops
are being marketed right along. The
loss by black rust Will be more than
made up by the additional price in
wheat, which is ranging close around
90-cent mark in this market. Corn,
with present rains. will make a crop
provided the frost holds off two weeks
longer. The dry spell in last of July
just when kernels were setting. threw
the crop back about two weeks. but
ain have come and II is filling out
splendidly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
PEBBLE CAUSES DEATH.
Blood Poisoning Ends Life of Friend.
less Harvest Hand.

Howard, s. d., Aug, 2&-James Murray,
a young harvest hand, is dead from blood
poison as the result OF a little pebble get
ting into his shoe and bruising his foot.
The attending physicians found it impossi-
BILE TO save his life.
The unfortunate young man had been IN
South Dakota only about a month, having
drIfted in with a number of other harvest
hands. He secured employment on a farm
near Canova, and had been working only
a short time when the pebble got into
his shoe and bruised his foot to such an
extent that he had to give up work. He
first went to Canova to see a physician,
and decided TO come on to Howard. Not
having the money to pay his fare on the
railroad, he walked or limped the entire
distance between the two towns. This ag-
gregated the condition Of his foot and
fastened his death. Before death ended
his suffering he stated he had no relatives
or home. and not a word as TO his past
life escaped his lips.
Whether he had always been a home-
less waif, or had voluntarily cut himself
OFF from home and friends will never he
known.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
PACKERS WIN A
GREAT VICTORY
Enjoin City Of Chicago From
Enforcing Its Lodging
House Ordinances.
FIRE IN ARMouR'S HOUSE
Loss Of 100000 Caused by Blaze in
Glue Factory, Origin of Which is
Observation-Disclosures of the
Six Weeks Of Strike.

Chicago, Aug 26.-The city authori-
ties are to make a second effort TO
settle the stock yards strike.
At a meeting OF the city council q
resolution was passed empowering
Mayor Harrison to appoint a commit
tee OF eleven aldermen, who are TO
make it their business to bring about a
settlement.
There was some opposition to the
resolution, a number of the aldermen
declaring that in their opinion the re-
suit would be nothing.
The resolution, however, was passed.
and the committee appointed by the
mayor.
Invitations were at once sent to the
leaders of the strikers and to the en-
ployers, inviting them to meet the
members of the committee.
President Donneily will be before the
committee and in the invitation the
packers We're asked to appear one hour
later.
The aldermanic committee has not
mapped out any particular program,
but intends to see what it can do after
it has listened 10 the statements for
both sides.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-Judge Brentano to-
day issued an injunction restraining the
city from interfering with the lodging
of nonunion employees in the packing
houses.
The city announced an appeal will be
taken to the appellate court.
Thomas Stoker and Business Agent
Park of the CelIarmen's union an
nounced today that six %nonunion
Greeks from the Armour plant were
initiated into the union. after which
they returned to the stock yards, PROM
Using to lead out 1880 ~nonunion Greeks.
Fifty colored women strike breakers
left this morning, claiming they had
deserted the packers. However, 1t is
asserted. the work Of the women was
unsatisfactory n they were dis
charged.
Fire of unknown origin in the glue
factory Of Armour & Co. caused a loss
of 500, 900.
A scare was created among the
strikers today by the appearance OF
United states regular troops on a train
that rolled into the stock yards district
from the east wholly unannounced. The
train bore a battery of the Fourteenth
United States artillery, with ordnance
and horses. Word was quickly spread
that the packers had succeeded In
bringing federal troops to their relief,
and intense excitement resulted. The
alarm died away when, after thirty
minutes stop. a Northwestern locomo-
tive was attached and hauled the
roops on to Fort Sheridan.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
TORNADO IN NEW YORK
Four Persons Lose Lives in Chautar
qua County.

Jamestown, N. X, Aug. ZI.-fouI
persons lost their lives ana several
others were injured in a tornado that
swept through Chautauqua county.
Parkhurst's grove. wsSre the Stock
ton town picnic was being held, was
directly in the path Of the storm. Five
thousand people were on the grounds
when a terrific windstorm swept
through the place.
The dead:
MRS. AUSTIN f. PIERCE. OF FIRE.
donna.
MISS INA SCOTT, of Shumia.
ORIN DALRYMPI4E, so years old.
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD.
The most seriously injured:
Mrs. Grin Dalrymple, of Shumia; Will
probably die.
Arthur Bills. Portland.
The storm came up suddenly. Trees
in the grove were struck by lightning,
many of them were blown down, and
the rain fell in torrents. The people
who took refuge under the trees at the
first sign of the storm were caught
by the falling branches and injured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
SERIOUS EXPLOSION
AT A RAGE TRACK
Several Persons injured IN 2
Panic That Followed in a
Betting Ring.
VAS FEAR or ROBBERY
II Is Supposed Dynamite Caps Wers
Thrown into the Enclosure to
Create a Panic to Make
Easy Robbery.

Chicago, Aug. 27-By the explosion o.
some dynamite caps, and in the panic
that followed it. three persons were
injured at the Hawthorne race track.
1t is supposed that he caps were
thrown on the floor of b betting ring
with the idea of creating a panic, our
ing which the cash boxes of the book
makers might be robbed. An attempt
was made to rob one bookmaker, but II
failed.
The injured are:
Frank Williams, left foot ~lacerated.
Mitchell Bruno, right foot ~lacerated..
A. M. McGill, received a severe scalp
wound and was badly bruised IN the
panic in the ring.
None OF the injured are seriously
hurt.
The first explosion was caused by
Williams, who, while walking through
the east side OF the ring, stepped on u
cap. 1t exploded, tearing off his shoe
and decorating his foot severely. he
fell to the fuor with a cry, and instant
Iy there was a shout that an insane
man was discharging his revolVer at
random. Immediately there was a WIG
panic, and while the bookmakers, SELF
ing their cash boxes, bent low In their
booths, the crowd rushed across TO the
south side Of the ring in an effort TO es-
cape. Just as the thick OF n thfong
reached this side of the ring somebody
trod on another cap, and the crowd
bore back TO the place where II had
started on the first run. McGill was
Knocked down during this rush and
trampied upon.
a third explosion took place some
minutes after the panic had been al
laved. III occurred just beneath a chah
on which Bruno was sitting, and threw
him to the floor. and a portion OF the
cap striking mis- foot, tore it baby.
While the excitement was at ls
height a man made an effort to grab
the cash box OF a bookmaker doing
business under the name of the Chi
cago club. He was knocked down by a
clerk and ran away before he could pt
arrested.
A search of the betting ring, made
after the injured had been removed, re.
vealed a number of caps lying aboul
the floor.
There is no clew to the identity of thf
persons who placed them there.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
Open Shop for New York Packers.

New York. Aug oa-Ishc local Seef packs
ing houses, through Frederick Joseph, vice
president of the Schwarschild e. Sulzber-
ger company, rave declared their inde-
pendence of union labor In this statement:
AT our Chicago and Kansas City houses
we nave refused to have any more con-
ferences with the representatives OF unions
who have broken their agreements, and
we do not see any use in making any new
agreements with the unions"
Mr.. Joseph said:
I'VE are going ahead on an open shop
basis, and will pay no more attention TO
the unions which have struck.
THE New York Dressed Beef company
has come to the same conclusion Our
plant is now running normally. The strik-
ers are simply being bolstered up by false
promises made to them by their leaders"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
FARMERS ELEVATOR FAILURE.
Third Years Business M~ysteriously
Shows a Heavy Loss.


Aberdeen, 8. D., Aug. 23.-Considerable
dissatisfaction exists among the stock
holders of the Farmers Elevator company
at Bath. The first year the company was
In business it handled $1,000 bushels of
grain, valued at $34,0 600 and reaped a fair
profit. The second year the amount of
grain handled reached 10000 bushels and
the years business was also reported TO
the stockholders as being conducted at a
profit. During the last year the ompauy
handled 1870, 900 bushels of gram, worth $751;
900. 1T Is alleged hat at a r1eeting of the
stockholders held a Month ago they were
informed that the years businezs had
been transacted at a net profit of / cent
on every bushel OF grain handled. 1t now
develops, according to the latest reports,
that there is a shortage of something over
$500. 1t is understood the elevator build
ing will be sold and the company will go
out Of business. an arrangement being ar
rived at among those most deeply inter-
ested whereby the affairs OF the company
will be wound up without unnecessary de-
lay or publicity.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
HIRING Japanese in Omaha.

district today came thirty japanese from
the smelling and manufacturing districts
of Colorado. who were taken into the plant
OF the Omaha Packing company.
The packers claim TO have had offers OF
500 more Japanese workmen. and 1t is
believed they have accepted them. 1t is
known that at least some other Japanese
will soon follow the first installment.
Hopefulness prevails at union ~headquar-
tiers, and extensive preparations are being
made to celebrate Labor day.
The packers claim to have more men at
work. today than since the strike began.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

French t~ranslators are to make an
other attempt to turn S~hakespeaFe's
king Lear" into their laguage. This,
the third attempt, will be undertaken
BY Pierre Lott, Il noted author. French
tr~anslations Of the English poet since
the days Of Voitaire nave never pi owed
successful, being either b~urlesques,
rank peryerslons or too literal render
ings OF the original. Shakespearean
scholars viii be interested En- the out
come OF the present endeayor. which,
IL ii said. has been undertaken with n
View TO doing justice both TO Shakes
peare and TO French taste. But liter-
AIRY France never valued the English
hfghly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
Hishmore Is Proud Of the Work Ac
compiished by the Society.

Highmore, S. D., Aug. 25.-The new
church edifice OF the Disciples OF Christ
was duly dedicated Sunday. the services
being under the management of Elder ].
]. Carpenter. OF Wabash. Ind, who
preached morning, afternoon and evening.
the dedIcatory services proper taking place
In the afternoon. At the morning service
there was over 81, 1000 subscribed to finish
payment of the debt incurred In construc-
tion. The building is modern. finely fin
and is lighted by it's own gasoline
gas plant. costing entire about 81. 300.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

Sioux Falls, S. ID, Aug. 25.-In acs
cordance with a petition which was
signed by practically every business
mar Of Fort Pierre. Judge Garland, of
the United States court in this city, has
appointed Judge David Moore of Fort
Pierre to the position of United States
commissioner with headquarters at
that place. The term OF James McCord,
months ago, The appointment Of Judge
Moore Is virtually for the purpose of
filling the vacancy caused by the retire
ment OF Mr.. McCord. MS that part OF
the state is entitled 10 d United States
commissioners.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
NEW BOND FURNISHED.
Former Postmaster at leBeau charset
With ~EmbezzIement.

s
Sioux Falls. S. ID, Aug. GA new
bond has been fled in the Office of the
alerk OF the United States our in this
eity by August Siebrecht, former post
master at LeBeau. Walworth county,
who is charged With embezzling gov
arnment funds. and he has again been
released from custody. When he was
first arrested friends furnished "A bond
tor his appearance before a federal
grand jury. A few days ago these
.bondsmen withdrew from the bond and
surrendered him to the United States
authorities. As stated he has now fur
nished a new bond. which is for the
sum of $500. Siebrecht is charged with
having on April IA last appropriated
the sum of $s73.3S belonging to the
government TO his own use. The money
belonged to the money order and postal
account funds. The case will come be-
fore a federal grand jury which con-
Tenes 1T Deadwood in September.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

Tire Australian postmaster general re-
Gently invited competitive designs for
pictorial postal cards ia be printed and
issued by his department for use
Throughout the commonwealth. Pre-
miuins OF $50, SIS and SIS respectively
viii be paid for the three series Of
twelve designs each adjudged by the
postmaster general to be first, second
and third In order Of merit in the
case of each state. The designs viii
consist exclusively OF Australian sub
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

The French Savant. M. Bernard, is
convinced that Nansen took the only
mi by which the north pole can pos
kibly he reached, He fayors an expedi-
tion with two ships connected by wire
less telegraphy. The time Is estimated
at three years. md Ii is hoped that
the Prince OF Monaco. who Is greatly
interested. viii contribute the neces-
lsary 100000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02

Spearfish, 3 D.. Aug. 2N.-The first
train over the Burlington-Spearfish
scenic line arrived today In this city
from Deadwood, m the washout
about three months ago. 1t has cost
the Burlington company over $500, 900
to repair the track. There are several
excursion parties booked for this place
from h upper northern Hills, who Will
avail themselves OF the new track,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-02
Strikes in Iron Reaion.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. 2s.-Because the
companies refused to stand by their
wag agreement. two strikes, affecting
1000 men, were declared today by the
sAmalgamated Association OF Iron,
Steel and Tin workers. against the
plants OF the Republic Iron and steel
company on the south side. and the
Monongahela Steel and Iron company
If McEeesport.