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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
WILL CASE IN COURT.
The Famous Griffing Trouble Said to
Be Settled.

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Gary. 3. d, Nov. 11.-Another chapter
has been written In the famous Gritting
will contest, which has been in the
state circuit court OF this county for
some time, and which involves a valu-
able estate. The parties to the contest
are the heirs of the Griffing estate. The
present Mrs. Grilfing was the second
wife of the deceased, who subsequent
to the marriage had made a win which
left her out completely, When this was
discovered, shortly after the death of
Mr.. Griffing, the heirs met and agreed
to take an equal share regardless of
the will. Mrs. Griffing afterwards found
that she had certain rights as a widow
and contested for them in probate
court. There she was defeated and she
carried the case TO the state circuit
court. Recently testimony in the case
was taken before Judge Marquis, who
has now rendered a decision, which is
strongly in favor of the widow. The
decision OF Judge Marquis gives the
widow a valuable homestead for life,
%one-third of the remaining property n
the usua exemptions allowed by law.
The other two-thirds of the pre- rcrty
is ordered by the decision to be equally
divided between the other heirs, who
are the children of Mr.. Griffing's first
wife. The decision of Judge Marquis,
ii is said, is far from satisfactory to
these heirs, and 1t is understood they
will appeal the case to the state SUI
preme court in the hope of having the
decision of Judge Marquis set aside n
the case r~eopened. If this course is
taken it promises to be several years
yet before the contest for the estate is
brought to a conclusion.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
GOVERNOR ELROD
ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Recounts the Many indications
Of South Dakota's Pros
perity.
WILL OBSERVE NOV. 80
This Day Has Been Set Apart in This
State as Well as in All States for
Thanksgiving and Praise 20
the Almighty.

Pierre, s. D., Nov. 1.-THE annual
proclamation for Thanksgiving day
left the office of Governor Elrod yes
terday. He the many bless
ings that have come to the people OF
South Dakota and reviews the evil
dences of great prosperity all over the
state. The proclamation In full fol-
lows:
All the people OF this commonwealth have
great reason TO be thankful for bounuful
crops, for employment, for health, Tor
happy homes, for blessings u~nequaled, ard
for all the nccessaries and many OF the
comforts OF life.
In conformity with the proclamation of
President Roosevelt, !, Samuel II. ElTod,
do set apart Thursday, November 30, 1900,
a. a day of thanksgiving.
All citizens are earnestly urged to cease
from their labors at least part OF the DAY
and 10 meet I'm houses of worship or IN
homes, and give thanks unto God.
Where there is sickness n sorrow, let
friends fail not TO do and say things when
will cause the hearts OF such unfortunate
ones TO be thankful.
Brother ought to learn from brother.
Recently there was a fast day sacred 10
foreigners. Every foreigner in our great
country sacredly kept the fast day OF his
native land. Possibly some of them did u
through fear. BE that as it may, there is a
lesson in il for us. We ought TO keep
Thanksgiving day for low of home and
country and in acknowledgment Of divine
blessings,
Let each citizen of South Dakota observe
the day as his best thoughts direct, and as
the day grows Old let every citizen of the
commonwealth silently petition the great
Father TO continue his goodness to Us.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of South Dakota, at the capitol in the
city of Pierre, this It'll day of November,
in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and live, and in the sixteenth year OF the
state.
BY the Governors: Samuel II. Elrod
u. u. Wipf. Secretary OF State.
BY Il. a. PIatts, Assistant Secretary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
HELD FOR BURGLARY.
'Jacko" Wilson and Pal Taken to Tyn-
dali by Officers.

Aberdeen, s. d., Nov. 3.-"Jacko''
Wilson and Patsy Carroll, the two men
arrested by Aberdeen officers on sus-
picicn of being two of the men who
robbed the Bank of Springfield, at
Springfield, S. D., on October 5, were
taken to Tyndall by Bon Homme coun-
ty officers.
The men answer the descriptions car
ried by the Bon Homme officers of two
of the men wanted. 1t is stated that
Wilson and Carroll came to Aberdeen
from WATERFOWL. where the members
of the gang gathered after the robbery,
and that a quarrel ensued over the di-
vision of the spoils. The two men Sc
cured T.. Il. Taubman as their attorney,
giving him an order on Sheriff Ander-
son for the money taken from them
upon their arrest. The sheriff refused
to give UP the money on the ground
that it might be stolen property. He
also refused to deliver the money to the
Bon Homme county officers, because OF
the Taubman order, but win probably
be subpoenaed as q witness at the trial
Of the men. as the Bon Homme county
authorities hope to prove the money
is a portion of thai taken from the
Springfield bank.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
IA TINY BUG EATING
AWAY Big FORESTS
Splendid Trees Of Great VaIua
In the Black Hills District
Are Doomed.
EXCELLENT TIMBER DEAD
Government Has Been DisPosinq Of
Vast Amounts of Dead Wood for
Use as Railroad Ties and
Timbers.

Lead, S. D., Nov. Ga tiny bug, but
with jews of steel, is rapidly eating
away the splendid forests of the Black
Hills in this state and in only a few
years, unless some method is devised
to successfully encounter this bug, the
number and fuel supply from this part
of the country will be q thing of the
past. /,
With the vast amount Of timber there
is in the Black Hills becoming bug
infested, dying and decaying, it seems
that some provisions ought 10 be made
for It's utilization. With the large
amount of railroad building going on
In South Dakota it seems that it is al
disgrace to the state to see thousands
and thousands of feet of lumber and
ties shipped to his state from the,
east and west when the dead wood here
in the forests could be used to adj
vantage.
BY the end Of another year thou
sands and thousands of feet Of tim
Der now dead bu in q fair state Of
preservation will be totally lost by de-
cay, when it could now be used up.
for ties and lumber.
The pine weevil which has been do
ing the harm has been at his ruthless
work for years and nothing has been.
devised that will successfully sway his
reign. The leaves of the trees fall.
and bark shrivels up and drops and
the tree eventually falls with the rest.
OF natures castoff garments. Many
thousands of dollars have been spent
by mine owners and by land holders
TO fight this tiny bug, but the money
has been spent wastefully and with
out a particle or CLEAN of success.
Congress has beer asked to appro-
pirate sums for the work OF Kidding the
woods of the pest, but never has that
body been thoroughly persuaded that
there is any method which will success
fully retard the advance of the de-
structive bug and his family.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
ISSUES AN
Employing Order at Sioux Falls Re
strained in Its Actions.

NsiiPlS ny VI g. OiSSN . ~ib nv
strained in Its Actions.
Sioux Falls, s.. D.. Nov. 9.-Judge J.
w. Jones, of the circuit court, has
granted a temporary injunction in the
case of the members of the local typo
thetae against the members of the local
typographical union who are out on a
strike. 1t will be remembered hat on
the 18th of September all the printers
in the local job offices, in response to q
notice from the international body
laid down their sticks and rules and
went out on an eight-hour strike. Since
that time there has been some friction
between the union M ~non-union
printers who ook their places. The
employing printers sought to prevent
picketing, influencing non-union men to
quit, and also TO stop the publication of
n paper by the printers called "The
Eight-Hour Cause The terms of the
restraining order will be made known
this afternoon, but the opinion prevails
that Judge Jones will not restrain the
union men from issuing their paper
nor from using peaceful means in i'm
ducing the n~on-union printers 10 quit
work and join the union. This belief
is based on remarks made by the judge
when he granted the temporary injunc-
ton and gave the attorneys until this
afternoon to draw up the order which
mCst be submitted to the attorneys for
the non-union printers before being
submitted to the court. The employing
printers were each ordered to file II
bond in the sum OF $500.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
DELIVERY.
P~rovidentiaI Flight of Ducks for Z
Family in Faulk County.

U Gtlit'J w I AVN O~N''Ny
Miller. $. D., Nov. 9.-The walking
south through town of a wild goose
that had become exhausted in flight
or wounded recalls the incident of q
few years ago when q wild duck in its
swift pilgrimage south at night flew
through a window in the old court
house into a room where a party OF
card players were enjoying themselves,
leaving them in the dark, as the bird
struck the lamp and put out the light.
One or two of the party would not play
after that, believing that the duck had
beer SEM by the Lord as a warning
against care playing.
Another odd incident of a similar ma
ture occurred south of Seneca in Faux
county when on a dark, stormy night,
while a family of homesteaders were
lamenting their i'll fortune of having
no meat in the house they were startled
to hear heavy thuds against the out
side of the building, when Investigation
with a lantern disclosed the fact that
wild ducks had flown against it and
had fallen to the ground to be easily
picked up in their dazed condition. This
settled the meat question and there
were some who figured that the ducks
had been providentially misguided that
night in their journey south
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
EplToRs POSTPONE TRIP.

Sioux Falls, S.. d., Nov. SIN response
to a general demand made by the members
of the South Dakota Press association, the
late of the trip to Washington has been
changed from November 19 to December 3.
When the date was originally set, it was
supposed that congress would be In ses-
sion, but no special session was called as
expected, and the South Dakota editors
would prefer to visit the capital when con-
gress is there. John T. cogan, the secre-
tary, has sent notices to the members adj
vising them of the new plans, with the
hope that fully seventy-five will be able to
take the trip in December. The present
plan is that the party will leave Chicago
on the third Of December and return 10
South Dakota about the 18th in ample time
Cor the holiday rush OF business.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
pEATH OF JUDGE o T

Alexandria, S.. D., Nov. 9.-Judge
Robert Dntt died at his leme III Alex
andria at $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing after an illness extending owe a
period of several months. He was in
the S1st year of his g and had been
a resident of this city for about twenty
years. He has served as postmaster
for two terms, and has been five
times elected to the office Of county
Judge, in which capacity he was serv-
ing at the time of his death. He had
been a member of the Masonic fra
ternity for more than fifty years, and
had received the degree of Knight
Templar in that order. Burial services
will be conducted from the Presby-
terrain church or Wednesday, Novem-
Der s, and will he under the auspices
of the local lodge of Masons.
Mr.. Dot was the father of Attorney
r. NJ. Dott, Of Sioux City, and Or. Dot.
of Salem, $. D., and was a most high
ly respected citizen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
NEW TOWN SPRINGS
UP IN few DAYS
Forbes, Infant North Dakota
Village, is Growing
Rapidly.
IS ON NEW EXTENSION
Great Northern Is Building South Da'
kota Line from Glendale West
ward-Other News of the
State.

Aberdeen S. D., Nov. 7.-Fcrbes, the
new town on the Great Northern extern
sion from Glendale, is growing rapidly.
The town already has two lumber
yards, a restaurant, q hardware store,
two elevators, a livery barn, dray and
transfer line. The building for the
Forbes State bank, organized by cakes
capitalists, is under way and several
more elevators will be built.
The work of track laying on the ex-
tension has commenced, 1T is under
stood.
The latest rumor in connection with
new railroad projects is that the Great
Northern will Shorten it's line between
Aberdeen and the Twin cities by build
ing through Britton and Veblen 10
Browns Valley, Mimi.
Right-of-way men are said TO be ne
gotiating for a line through the Sis
seton reservation, and it is asserted
that the Great Northern will enter ac-
lively into competition with the Mill
waukee for freight n passenger pusl-
ness between Aberdeen and the TWIN
Mites.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
BUSY ON NEW ROAD.
Milwaukee Has Large Force at WorI
Near Corsica.

Armour, S.. D., Nov. 9.--The Mill
waukee Railroad company has q force
of men engaged in removing the rails
laid between Corsica and Stickney and
are constructing q "Y' at Corsica with
them and the excess will be shipped
to other points. A gang of carpenters
is engaged in erecting q station at
Corsica and that depot will soon be
opened for business. Those who pur-
chased lots at Stickney are very much
disappointed at the action of the COM
pany in not extending the road to that
point this winter. The action of the
will entail serious loss or
those who decided 60 make that point
their home. The construction of the
"Y' at Corsica means that that will be
the terminus OF the road this winter
and possibly for several years to come.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
HoMEsTEADERs FLockINe ri.
Pierre Land Office Buster Than at Any
Time i'm Its History.

Pierre, S. d.. Nov. 6.--Homestea6ers
have been coming In rapidly for the last
month, and the local land office in this
city has received n greater number of
filings than for any other month in its
history, the total number of filings for
the month being 461.. This means that
over three and a half townships of the
land west of the Missouri river was
taken in this office for the month, and
at the same time the Chamberlain and
Rapid City offices have been accepting
"a large number. For the last three
months four N a half townships OF
the government land in the Pierre dis
ftrict alone have been taken and Is no
longer open to entry. and the rush for
land along the new line of the North
western road has only begun. AT the
rate the filings are corning now II
Twill mean that the man who waits un-
It'll next spring will find choice selec-
.tians pretty well taken no.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
FIRE ON THE ROSEBUD.
Many Tons of Hay Destroyed and
Stock Perished.

Bonesteel, S. D.. Nov. 6,-Reports
reached this place yesterday afternoon
from Gregory that a prairie fire, driv-
en- by q terrific wind from the north
west, ragged all day in Trip county
west of this place. An area of over
fifty miles vas burnt and a great deal
of hay and stock destroyed.
A deal was consummated whereby
the Gregory Home and the Nebraska
Interstate Telephone companies were
merged, and work on a number of
miles OF extension has already begun.
This will make one of the strongest or
,ganizations in the state, and it is pro-
posed TO extend the line over the great
sr part of western South Dakota.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
FRUIT IN BLACK HILLS.
Annual Harvest This Year Proves II
a Great industry.

Spearflsh, S. D., Nov. Probably
the largest orchard of apples in South
Dakota is owned by Joseph Wells, near
this place. This year he harvested a,
crop of 5000 bushels, 100 bushels Of
which already have been sold TO the.
towns in the Black Hills. He has.
cleared his orchard entirely of insects
and has not been required to spray.
any of the trees for some seasons back.
The past season Mr.. Wells expert
mented with pear trees. and has TWEEN,
ty bearing fruit. He has also a mum
Der of prune trees which pore heavily.
the past season.
Mr.. Wells has experimental in fruit
raising for more than twenty years.
and is confident that the belt running.
down the northern part Of the Hills
will bear fruit equal to the western.
coast states.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION
Wrecks a Maenificence Residence at
Armour and Fatally Injuries a
Norman.

Armour, S. . Nov. THE explosion
of an acetylene gas plant in the home
of James Carbon, at 1915 o'clock this
morning caused the total wreck Of the
building and it's destruction by fire.
Mrs. Carton was severely burned and
will undoubtedly die. Loss, $4,000;
fully insured
/. The home of r. l.. Smith, adjoining,
was to.llly destroyed with a loss Of
SIS, 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
SOUTH DAKOTA

A queer festival is celebrated In Ma.
lacca every ten or twelve years. Inc
opening of the festival Is signaliZed by
a grand procession, in which huge pies
Of eatabies take a large share. Al the
end OF the third day the yiands are
burned on this occasion the piles or
food are placed in a specially construct
ed boat, which Is TO be towed out 10
sea and there consumed by ire, To-.
gather with all the contents. a large
sun of money, amounting to several
thousands OF dollars, has been sud-
scribed, largely iii Singapore, FOR theI
proper observance OF the festiVal inns
NINTH {
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
BOARDING CARS BURN.
Four of Them with Contents Destroyed
Near Chamberlain.

Chamberlain, S. D., Nov. "a fire
starting yesterday afternoon destroyed
four boarding cars utilized by the men
of what is known as camp No. ] on the
extension of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad from this city TO
the Black Hills. The several hundred
men employed on that section of the
extension made a hard fight TO control
the flames. The absence OF an ade-
quate supply of water made their eff
forts 20 extinguish the flames ~unayail-
ing and the cars were completely de-
stroyed. The camp where the fire oc-
CURED is situated about four miles
west of the new town Of Reliance.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
INVESTIGATION FINISHED.
Party Gives Enthusiastic Reports or
Western South Dakota.

Pierre. S. D., Nov. "A party COM
posed of Clyde a. Mann of Chicago,
Professor ]. e. Todd of Vermillion and
Fred c.. Huntington of Aberdeen
reached this city after a tour of a
month in the western part Of the state,
starting from Evarts and going through
to the Black Hills, and coming to this
city by way of Dakota City, Grind
stone and Hayes. Their tour was one
of investigation, and they come back
loaded with information in regard 10
the western part Of the state which
would not fit in with capital campaign
stories Of a year ago. In fact, they are
enthusiastic in regard to conditions
and venture to predict that within ten
years from now the population OF the
state west of the river will equal the
present day population east of the
river.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
TUBERCULOSIS AMONG INDIANS
Is Prevailing Disease According to Re-
Gently Complied Statistics.

Pierre, s.. D., Noy.-il.-Doane Robin
son of the state historical society is col
lecting statistics on the prevalence of
tuberculosis among the Sioux Indians,
and has received reports from all the
agencies in South Dakota, and Stand
ing Rock in North Dakota. The gen
eral tenor of the reports being to the
effect that tuberculosis is the prevail
ing disease among the Dakota In
dams, where il was unknown fifty
years ago.
fFhe reports from Sisseton is that
practically all the Indians are af-
a greater or less extent, and that fifty
years ago is was unknown among
them.
Rosebud reports fifteen per cent. of
the Indians on that reservation to be
affected.
Pine Ridge reports 6S out of 100
deaths In 1901 to have been from tu-
berculosis; and that in 1905 so per
cent. Of the deaths were from that
cause.
Lower Brule and Crow Creek both
report the disease TO be prevalent,
and the greatest number of deaths on
those reservations to be from that
! cause.
cheyenne agency reports tuberculosis
to cause the greatest number of deaths
on that reservation, n that it is pre-
valent.
Standing Rock reports ca per cent.
of the deaths on the reservation in 1904,
land 15 per cent. in 1905 10 have been
from that disease.
ankton agency reports tuberculosis
and old age to be the chief cause of
death on hat reservation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
N a EoR POTATOES.

Huron. s.. D., Nov. buyers are here
crop. which is larger than usual, and
of excellent quality. a small part OF
the crop was injured by the frost. but
the bulk Of 1t has been harvested and
is in fine condition. Many carloads will
be sent east from here during the next
few days. and 1t will be but q short
time till the surplus crop will be dis
posed of. Prices are better than for
several years. with indications Of a still
further increase.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
suLLY is PROSPEROUS.
This South Dakota County Has No
Jail, Pauper or Debt.

Pierre, S. D., Nov. S.-Sully county
with a territory larger than the state
of Rhode Island now has no saloon, no
Jail and not a pauper. Further, the
county has no debt, and the cash I'm
the treasury is sufficient to meet any
calls upon it which emergency might
bring forth. Moreover. the tax rate of
the county is at She lowest.
The county never had but twoi
licensed saloons, and they lived only a.
short time at the boom town of Fair.
bank, on the river in the northwestern
corner of the county.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
TWENTY YEARS ABSENCE.

Belle Fourche, s. d., Nov. 9.-After a
separation of twenty years. George
Woolston suddenly appeared at his fa-
theirs house at this city. The young
man was horn in the valley neal this
place thirty-three years ago, and his
whereabouts has been unknown for
twenty years. AS a surprise to him his
father presented him with a letter from
his grandmother's administrators which
states that a legacy of SO, 800 has been
eft him,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17

A military company composed of the
daughters OF Boone county farmers a
been organized, with headquarters at
Englewood, eleven miles southeast OF
Columbia, Mo. The first public driil
took place at q log rolling at Engle-,
wood. where, i'm the presence of a crowd
OF curious visitors from all parts OF
the country, the girl soldiers gave a
striking exhibition, going through the
manual OF arms like veterans.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
HERE AND THERE.

Mama called All Idaho avenue tot.
from the top of the stairs. come and
stay VIII me till ! get to sleep--I'm,
!fraid.''
Didn't tell you" was the reply.
that there was no need To be afraid,
because God would be with your"
YES, yoa cid. but He amt showed
up.'t--x.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-11-17
GRADERS GET IN TROUBLE.

Sioux Falls. S. d.. Nov. 9.-Serious
trouble between graders In the employ
of the Milwaukee Railroad company
and partisans of the South Dakota Gem
trail, an independent line which is pene-
trating territory claimed by the Mil
waukee company northwest OF Sioux
Falls. was narrowly ayerted as the re-
suit of the graders of the Milwaukee
company trespassing upon ground at
Cotton which is owned by the South
Dakota Central. The Sioux Falls attor-
ney of the independent railroad was adj
yised of this action and Instructed the
employees of the road to drive off the
Milwaukee graders, W If force had
to be used. AT the critical omen the
graders withdrew and trouble for the
time being was averted.