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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
INSURANCE BUSINESS.
a.,ort Shows That Companies EN-
loved 4 Very Prosperous Year
in South Dakota.

pierre. s. D.. May 23.-The
sheets OF the 1904 report OF the s'al0
insurance commissioner are OUT snow
ING The business Of the insurance COM
panies of the state for 1908.
while the receipts OF both nre anu
llsa companies show q substantial gam
over the business Of the previous year
both paid heavier losses, and Wnile
he amount they took out OF the state
IN the way Of premiums Is larger IMAM
for last year, the percentage OF gam
10 not so large for the companies.
Trba nremiIms received by the Ola
Iina FIRE companies for last year
cached s677b14S1, while they pald IN
Losses s251 $50 SO, leaving a balance N
Favor Of the companies or S4lo,Soo.oz,
Ices tbe expense of their business IN
the state, but to give them a IalI SUI IN
for their expenses, they would yes De
about so per cent. OF the
received the gamers.
The old line life companies received
premiums In the state to the amount
n Il O2i72O.6S, and paid losses 10 the
amount Of $207,473.45, leaving them
Se14 oar %. less the cost of conducting
their business. AS the amount they
naid was practically 20 per cent. OF
their premium receipts, lnelI Hct PAS
its were beyond so per cent.
The assessment and fraternal compa.
MES show receipts TO the amount OF
s4q4 e33 81 for the year, with payments
IL the amount of 1894, S22.57. h A. y:
II w shows the largest amount OF
business. with owe $27. ZOO, 900 of insur-
ance in force In the state, while the
M w. A. is close up with nearly S24,OoO'-
600 of insurance in force.
The state mutuals show an increase
of about SO. 10000 in the amount or IN
surance in force over their showing or
last year, and premium receipts OF
1924 OPS. so. and losses paid of S1l0,7S.6S,
leaving them over so per cent, less ex-
penses. and premiums returned TO their
policy holders, showing that they have
not lost ground in the state the past
year.
The total amount paid out for the
past year by the people Of the state
for all classes of insurance, fire, life.
accident. either TO old line companies,
mutuals or beneficiary orders. was ST.
632, 001. 9S.
Taken altogether, the years business
in the state has been a satisfactory one
for the companies, even while their per-
centage of profit was not so great as
last year, the total receipts making
their net gain from the state consider
ably more than for any former year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
CROP BULLETIN.
Planting About Finished-Good Pros
pect for Fruit.

pect for Fruit.
Huron, s. D., May 26.-The weather dur
ing the week was favorably warm, and
there were no showers of sufficient guam
tity TO interfere with field work, except in
the Black Hills region, where aboIt three
fourths Of am inch of rain fell.
The generous rain that fell over most of
the eastern portion OF the state on the
18th and 18th, as noted IN last weeks bull
letin, did not cover some portions OF the
middle and upper Missouri river counties,
and also some extreme northeastern
ties, where rain Is needed, more especial
ly for grass; elsewhere the soil is amply
moist.
on the whole, all vegetation made very
good progress during the week.
Wheat, oats and early barley and spelt
are In healthy condition N stooling well,
except that in a few scattered fields they
are showing thinner stand and more
weakness than was expected. Later sown
grains have made rapid growth.
Barely seeding is about finished, and
the owing OF flax and millet is now gen.
oral and advancing fast.
Corn planting was very favorably adj
vanoed, and is nearly finished in the
southern and2 middle counties Early
planted corn is coming up well.
Grass now generally affords good pas
turage.
Potato planting and gardening pro-
crossed rapidly. Early potatoes and vege-
tables are doing nicely.
Fruit bloom Is "luxuriant In all parts OF
the state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
BOTH JAWS SHOT AWAY.
still a successful Business Man.

A man who had both jaws shot
away had trouble eating ordinary food,
but found a food-drink that supplies
the nutriment needed. He says:
II have been an invalid since the
siege OF yicksburg, in 1866, where l
was wounded by a MIME ball passing
through my head and causing the en-
tire loss of my jaws. / was a drum
mer boy, and at the time was leading
a skirmish line, carrying a gun. Since
that time ] have been awarded the
medal Of honor from the Congress Of
the United States for gallantry on the
field.
Tine consequences Of my wound
were dyspepsia in It's most aggravated
form. and l finally proved ordinary
coffee was very hard on my stomach,
so tried Postum and got better. Then
tried common coffee again and got
worse. did this several times. and
finally as Postum helped me every
time continued 10 use it, and how
often think that if the Government
mas issneu POSTUM to us in the Army
how much better it would have been
Tor M soldier boys than coffee.
Coffee constipatcs me and Postum
does not; coffee makes me spit up my
food, Postum does not; coffee keeps ME
awake nights, Postum does not. There
Is 10 doubt coffee Is too much OF a
sumulant for most people and is the
cause Of nearly all the constipation.
This Is my experience and you are
Mt liberty to use my name" Name
given BY Postum Co. Battle Creek.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
WE sask 's9ae AQsa Y MsNYVlN-..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
o,esss Tell Your Readcrs onr Bic
nO-Cent Catalogue IL Now Free.

For years the price of our big Gen
erai Merchandise Catalogue has been
XII cents. but we have reduced u sell
INC prices on all kinds OF goods so far
below atl other houses as to insure al
most every catalogue bringing orders
and making new customers, ana by the
Introduction Of new paper making ma
chinerv. new automatic rotary print
ing. folding, binding and covering ma
chinery we have SO reduced tfle cost OF
making this big book that we VIII now
send II BY mail, postpaid, free to any
address on application.
Tbe big book which heretofore was
sold Mt 50 cents each and which Is now
free for the asking, Is S1Zxl1h inches
ir size. contains thousands OF iilustra-
tions descriptions and prices, is thor
ouglIly complete In nearly every kind
of merchandise, including dry goods
clothing, boots and shoes, furnishing
goods. notions, millinery, carpets, up.
holstering, hardware, tools, electrical
goods. guns, sporting goods, sewing
machines, musical instruments, organs,
pianos furniture, baby carriages.
crockery, cutlery, stoves, drugs, photo
graphic goods, optical goods, talking
machines, moving picture apparatus.
buggies. harness, saddles, saddlery,
watches, jewelry, sllverware, clocks.
safes. refrigerators, tinwase, every
thing used in the home, in the shop, in
the factory and on the farm, and all
priced at prices much lower than were
ever offered by any other house.
If you have one OF our big catalogues
or have ever seer one you know what
it is, the most complete. most up to
date and lowest priced catalogue ever
published. If you haven't our big cata-
logue don't fail to send for n at once.
If you have the big book please tell
your friends and neighbors that the
| book is now free and they can get one
for the asking. Simply on a postal
| card or in a letter say, Send me your
| Big Catalogue" and the big new book,
| our regular 50-cent catalogue, will GO
to you by return mail, postpaid, free
with our compliments. Please don't
forget to tell your neighbor who hasn't
| the big book that the big 50-cent Look
is now free to anyone for the asking
Address
SEARS, RoERUCK & CO., Chicago
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
SOUTH DAKOTA BUILDING.
Has a Most Attractive Exhibit OF Asri'
cultural Products.

Deadwood, S. D., May 27.-The state
building at the st. Louis exposition mas
been completed and was one or tne
three state buildings finished at the
time of the exposition opening on May
/. S. w. Russell. president OF the South
Dakota worlds fair commission, mas
lust returned from st. Louis n states
that the South Dakota mineral and ag-
ricultural exhibits are the most at
tractive among all other states In the
state group. The state building IS SIT
iuated on the slope of Art nil ana is
surrounded by beautiful forest trees,
which make it one of the most attrac-
tive buildings on the slope. "A great
raany state and government ofnclalS
have visited South Dakota's exhlpits
and a special request has been made
by the chief of the agricultural depart
ment TO have sent 10 Washington a
portion of the state exhibit at the close
of the fair. OF the twelve palaces nm
Iished by the states, that of South pa
was the only one visited officially
on Inspection day, May II. The presi-
dent of the South Dakota commission
was personally complimented by the
st. Louis fair officials. The Black HIS
is represented by q very large mineral
exhibit and also by a small mill, which
will treat samples of Black Hills ore
during the fair season. The mill was
built by the Colorado Iron Works com
pany of Denver, which furnished the
machinery free of charge, and the addi-
tional expense was advanced by the
mining and business men of Lead and
Deadwood. The state appropriation for
the fair was $50, 900, $4,000 of which
was given to the Black Hills for their
exhibit. The mill building will be los
feet by As feet and will contain five
stamps, each weighing 900 pounds. 1t
will require 1900 tons of ore to keep
the mill in operation during the season.
1t is possible that some ore will be
permitted to go through the mill from
other mining countries. b. c. Cook of
Deadwood and r. p. AIKEN of Denver
will have charge of the mill. j. e.
Pitcher of Custer arranged the mineral
exhibit, and S. w. Russell has had
general charge of the Black Hills and
eastern South Dakota exhibits.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
FOURTH OF JULY.
Rapid City Planning to Celebrat.
the Anniversary Day.

Rapid City, s. D., May 23.-There
will be a grand celebration in this city
on the Fourth of July. Every year the
Indian school at this place let's out
about that time, and several hundred
Indians come from Pine Ridge agency
to take their children home. A special
feature OF the celebration will be the
sports engaged in by the Indians. Su-
p~erintendent S. b. Davis, of the Rapid
City Indian school, is strongly advocat-
ing the government to make an appro-
priation for an addition to the school
which shah teach the industrials. At
numerous times prominent Indians,
who have visited this school at this
place, have taken up this matter and
talked i~ntelligently on the question.
They claim that when their children
return TO the agency with a literary
education alone they do not amount
to as much as when they have taken
education in the industrial pursuits.
The Rapid City Indian school Is one
of the largest attended in the west.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
TEAL DUCK Is NOT FLESH.
Why 1t Is Eaten in Lenten Season and
Mallard Is Not.

New Orleans Times-Democrat: Did
you ever know that a teal duck Is not
fesh?" inquired one OF a party of gen
tlemen who were discussing the high
price of fish since the Lenten season set
in. cts a fact. The teal duck is not
flesh, even If 1t is a fowl. 1t is the
same as a winged n feathered f1sh,
and any good Catholic can safely eat
ore for fish during he Lenten season
or on any Friday. / did not know this
was a fact until a few days ago, when
/ happened to be q guest at a luncheon
whereat sat one OF the great dignitaries
of the Catholic church. 1t was on a
Friday and / vas astounded when 81
teal duck was served at every plate.
But l knew that there were good Catho-
lies there and that one OF the arms OF
the church government In fact sat at
the same table and had a duck before
him, so I said nothing just at that
time.
After the luncheon / thought over
the matter and puzzled my mind to
know why a teal duck could be eaten
on Friday when a mallard would be
under the ban OF the church. Fol that
reason / asked a good friend Of mine
who is a pastor In n of the churches.
He gave me the explanation. He In
formed me that a teal duck was not
flesh any more than a trout or a min
now. The teal is the same as a turtle
or an egg, neither flesh nor fish. And
there is good reason for this, too, when
you come to analyze the peculiar habits
and tastes Of the teal. The little duck
will not feed IN anything but fish. or
little things of that sort hat live In
water. That accounts for the teal hav-
ing such a strong fish taste. He lives
on minnows and small fish altogether.
On the other hand the mallard eats
grain, such as wild rice, corn. wild
grasses or the seeds thereof. besides
feeding, as does the teal. on minnows
and small fish. But simply by the
| mixing of diet the mallard is under the
ban SO far as adjoining the Friday din
aer table of an orthodox Catholic goes"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland sent
for a famous London photographer TO
take her picture. 1T was the second
such commission he had received from
Amsterdam. When the sitting was
over and the plates had been developed,
Wilhelmina said. delightedly: Why,
this is a much better picture Of me
than you took before. / wonder why
that is?" Your majesty has now a
more cheerful expression" ventured
the artist. Perhaps that is what
makes the differences" And / know
why mai should have been So added
the queen instantly. "The last time
you were here, 1 remember, / had on
very tight boots. How car any one
look cheerful when her feet are being
ptnrhad af
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
SHIRTS or LUXURY.
Made Always With Cuffs Attached, But
Not Commonly With Collars.

New York Sun: More and more men
have their shirts made with cuffs at
tached," said a dealer I'm mems fur
nishing goods. but the proportion Of
men who have their shirts made with
collars attached Is small and not in
creasing.
Zone reason for this lies In the diff
guilty OF getting shirts with collars at
tached Numbered perfectly. The best
laundry work in the country is, OF
course. done here. There are men In
other cities even as far as a thousand
miles away who send their linen to
New York to be laundered. But still
1t Is difficult TO get a shirt with collar
attached done up perfectly. But a
stronger eats for having the collar
separate is I'm the greater convenience
OF that method.
"For one thing. with separate collars
a man can wear different sorts of coll
lars with the same shirt. and then he
can have his collars made 10 order,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
STATE ENCAMPMENT
Be HELD AT CANTON
Annual Gathering of the South
Dakota G. a. r. June
%, 20, 80.
NoTABLEs ARE COMING
For the Entertainment OF the Deparr
ment the City of Canton Is Max
ING Great Preparations-Con-
ference of Advent Church.

Canton, S. D., May 26.-General
Thomas Reed, commander of the q. A.
r., department of South Dakota, has
Just issued his official order directing
the annual encampment Of the depart
ment TO be held in this city, June Zo'
20 and 80. The local committee IS max
ing extensive preparations for a large
gathering. and efforts are being made
TO make this the most notable encamp-
ment in the history OF the ~organlza-
ton in South Dakota. Governors from
four different states. viz. Minnesota,
wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota WIZ
be among the speakers. Among other
notable grand army men to be present
are: General J. G. Black, ommander
in chief; General G. A.. Partridge, ad-
iutant general, and Mrs. John \.
Logan. The two senators and TWO o n
gressmen from this state Will also DO
here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

Canada was until recently the only
owner OF a vast area of good grazing
land, located in its northwestern terri
tories to which 1t invited American
cattlemen. The latter have responded
so numerously that 1t promises to be
only a question OF time when the ranges
OF Canada will be as bare as those OF
Montana and the Dakotas. So rapid
has been the depletion OF this grazing
ground in fact that cattle growers who
have recently looked Eel that region
have concluded not to send any cattle
up there. realizing that o~verstocking
and a rapid influx OF settlers Will rem
der the business merely transitory.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

Wa ofsr One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot b cured BY
y. J dAENEY d co. Props. Toledo. o.
We the undorxlRneu nnyo KNOWN III. y. Cheney
for the last 10 YEARS. and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and imam
ciAlly able 10 carry OUT any obligation made BY
HEsSsr 4 TRuAx. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. D.
WAIDINa. KINxAN y MARVIN, Wholesale
UragxiEkS, Tolodo4O
Halls CAtarrh Cure Is taken internally, aching
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
tho sy5tohn. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold BY al
Drlglisrs. Testimonials free.
Hnll's Family Pills ero the best.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
ARMouR's GALA DAY.
Entertained by Ball Game. Balloon
Ascension and Races.

Armour, S. D., May 23.-The Armour
cadet band entertained about 500 people
with a ball game between Armour and
Wagner, which terminated in favor of
Armour, s to /, horse racing, balloon
ascension, etc. The balloon was inflated
and the ascension made about $3.50.
on the rise the parachute ropes and
man attached struck the telephone
wires cutting loose the parachute and
its human freight. which rebounded on
the telephone wires and alighted but
little the worse for the adventure. 1t
was nothing short of miraculous that
he escaped and 1t should act as a warn
ing to have the coast clear of obstruc-
tions before trying the experiment
again.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

Spearfish, s.. d., May 2~7.-Captain
Seth Bullock. forest supervisor of the
Black Hills range. has returned from
the state line between Wyoming and
South Dakota He states that the gov
has already commenced pre-
liminary work for the survey of the
boundary line between the two states.
AT the last session of congress. for the
purpose of establishing the boundary
line the government appropriated $780,
600.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

In a paper recently read before the
institute OF mining engineers In on
don. J.. M. McI4aren gave some curious
facts about gold mining In Great
Britain and Ireland. In all gold of the
value Of $2.094.915 has been found. or
this England contributed barely $4,000;
Wales. $1.400. 900. and Ireland. $4,000.
The largest nugget. Weighing twenty
two ounces was discovered In Ireland.
1t was made into a SNUFF box for George
III
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
Seventh Day Advent Church to Hol.
Interstate Meeting.

Canton, S. d., May 26.-The inter-
state annual conference of the Seventh
Day Advent church. to v in this
city June 8 and remain In session UNI
til the 10th, will be one of the largest
religious gatherings ever held in the
state. 1t will be attended by prominent
members of the church from all parts
OF South Dakota, Minnesota, North
Dakota. Iowa and Nebraska. Among
other foremost clergymen in that
church N will take a prominent part
In conducting the meetings and de-
l%iberations are Rev. A. G. Daniels, r.
D., and Rev. X. w. Farnsworth, ID. d.,
from Australia. The latter is now on
his way from that country to Canton.
A daily paper will be published to
chronicle the proceedings of the gath
rim
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

A st. Petersburg journal relates that
General Kuropatkin had urged the late
verestschagin not to go TO h e of
war at the beginning. but TO wait till IL
was we'll under way. But the painter
" cage to witness the expected as
sault on Port Arthur. and thus met
his death. He was hard UP for money.
too. the sum which he had received for
his Napoleon pictures having Just suf-
feed TO pay his debts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
Crops in Good Condition.

s-c-ad In this part of state has
been placed in first class condition by
the recent rains and crops are making
good progress. II is the general opin-
ion OF farmers that Notwithstanding
the ~lateness Of the season. crops OF ri
kinds, owing To the excellent condition
OF the soil, VIII be as Tar advanced tho
latter part Of June as - q customary &c
'iAes esFsaa q tAs aIlwsag ssssVw :,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
DARING ROBBERY.
A LARGE Amount Of Money Stolen From.
Club Rooms.

a LARGE Amount OF Money stolen FROM
Club Rooms.
Sioux Falls, S.. D., May 27.-A shrewd
thief succeeded in securing a bank
roll containing nearly $500 during the
temporary absence of a Waterman from
club rooms located or the second floor
of a building near the heart Of the bust
ness district. The robbery was n OF
the boldest committed in Sioux Falls
for some time, the money having been
carried away during the middle of the
day when hundreds of people were on
the street. The Waterman observing
that the rooms were for the time being
without occupants other than himself,
stepped to a nearby newsstand for the
purpose of purchasing a paper. When
he returned two or three minutes later
the money vas gone, and there is not
the slightest clew as to the identity OF
the person who entered the rooms dur
ing the brief absence of the Waterman
and carried away the money.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
FISHER DROWNED.
Was SEEMING for Fish When Ssizeo
With Cramps.

Flandreau, s. D., May 26.-John Bow
Ter, a hardware merchant OF Went
worth, Lake county, was drowned at
Egan on Sunday. He, with several
ether men, was SEEMING fish, and when
Bowler got out into water up to his
waist he was taken with cramps and
fell under. The men with him, fearing
he fell into a sink hole, hesitated to
go into the water and attempt to res
cue him. and consequently he drowned.
Bowler's wife pleaded with him IN
sunday morning not to go, but he dis
regarded her wish.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

Some animals have wonderful powers
Of imitation. Dogs brought up In the
of cats have been known TO
acquir the trick of licking the paws
and then washing the face. When a
cat has been taught 10 sit Up for her
food her kittens have been known TO
initiate her action Darwin tells OF a
eat that was in the habit OF putting her
paw into the mouth OF a narrow milk
pitcher every time she got the chance,
and then licking the cream Off her paw.
Her kittens soon learned the ans
trick.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
BY HIS BROTHER
Ernest Goldammer Dead as inc
Result Of Premature Dis
charge OF Gun.
s. D. AT ST. LOUIS FAIR
State Building Was One OF the inre
Finished in Time for Opening ana
Has Been a Center OF
Interest.

Armour, S. d. May IA gun
tragedy occurred about twelve miles
of here Sunday in which
Ernest Goldammer. a young a 80
years of age, met death at the hands Oh
his 1~3-year-old brother. Cause accl'
dental discharge of the gun.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-06-03

There are few able bodied paupers
In Holland. "A tract OF public land con-
tanning 5000 acres is divided into six
model farms. to one OF which the per-
son applying for relief is sent. Here
he is taught agriculture. n is subse-
quentiy permitted to rent a small farm
for himself. Holland also has a forced
labor colony, to which Migrants are
sent TO do farm and other work, wheth-
or they like IL or not.