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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
SOUTH DAKOTA BAPTISTS.
Rev. T. M. Shanafelt Sends Out His
Eighteenth Annual Report.

Huron, S. D., Dec. Brew. II. NJ.
~Shanafelt, D.. D., of this city, is send
ing out his eighteenth annual report as
general missionary and corresponding
secretary of the Baptist convention of
South Dakota. This will be his last.
report, having resigned the position he
he has SO acceptably and efficiently
filled for nearly eighteen years; the res,
ignation to take effect the LIST of next
April.
The present total membership of the
Baptist churches in South Dakota is
6,127, a gain of 1877 over the previous
year. The total valuation of church
property is S276, 1886, an increase of near
ly $11 600. There was contributed for
benevolences, $13, 069. AS; for current ex-
penses, $43, 309.47, and for local improve
ments, $10,7S3 so, making a total of
$67, 122. AZ.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
DIVORCE HELD VALID.
South Dakota Decree Was Assailed by
Italian Authorities.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Dec. 7.-Informa-
ton received here to h effect that the
South Dakota divorce of Baroness Car
RE Won Veltheim a been held good in
Italy by court of appeals at Rome is
an interesting chapter in the life story
of a former member of the divorce col
ony in this city.
In 1899 Carrie Hulse, daughter of a
Dresden banker, married Giuseppe
Cerio, an Italian artist. The parties
ooh up their residence at Capri, Italy,
where the bride owned a villa. In 1901
the wife was driven from her home by
the husbands cruelty and obtained a
decree of separation from h Italian
courts. 1t appears the laws of Italy
do not permit an absolute divorce for
any cause.
In 1903 the discarded wife tool up her
residence in Sioux Falls, and after es-
tablishing a legal residence in South
Dakota, by her attorney, j. NJ. Dono-
van, of this city, instituted in the state
circuit court a suit for absolute divorce.
The papers were served On the Italian
husband by the United States consul at
Naples and he appeared in the suit
through Sioux Falls attorneys. His at
torneys denied the jurisdiction of the
South Dakota court TO divorce him and
alleged that their client had been de-
serted by his wife.
The trial of the case resulted in a.
judgment of absolute divorce in favor
of the wife and the restoration of her
maiden name of Carrie Hulse. She sub
sequently married Baron Franz Won
Veltheim, of Brunswick, Germany, and
while the bridal couple were on a tour
through Italy, stopping at the brides
villa at Capri, they were arrested on
complaint Of the divorced husband, who
swore hat he had no knowledge that
his wife was divorced and hat no no.
tice of such proceedings had ever been
given him. Won Veltheim and his wife
were Immediately released on exhibit
ing a copy Of the divorce proceedings
in South Dakota, the court holding that
this decree was hindino aud nnnnlnSiNa
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

In Paris some patient person has
been collecting statistics about women
journalists. There are 600 OF these. he
declares, who live by Journalism In
England, as against 2.193 in the United
States and 1900 in Germany. OF the
latter q per cent. deal with literature.
1914 per cent. with political economy.
10 per cent. with pedagogy, Az per
cent. with housing problems and BIZ
per ent with politics. The same stat
tstician asserts that the incomes or
these women vary from 1000 francs
$4,000 TO 5000 francs (S1, 200).
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
DEALERS.
Big Meeting to Be Held in Sioux Fall.
Next Week.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Dec. 8.-Everything
indicates that the attendance at the sew
enth annual convention of the Retail I'm
plement Dealers association Of South Da-
kota, southwestern Minnesota and north
western Iowa. which is to be held In Sioux
Falls on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of e week, will be larger than ever
before In the history of the association.
During the convention various import
ant matters are TO come up for discussion
and action. Among them will be the pro-
posed plan to establish a binding twine
manufacturing plant at the Sioux Falls
penitentiary. This question will come be-
fore the voters of South Dakota at the
election in November, 1906. and 1t is likely
that the implement dealers will take such
action at the convention next week as will
enable them to act as a unit on'the propo-
sition.
The various manufacturing concerns are
taking great interest in next weeks gath
ering of farm machinery and vehicle deal
ers, and are arranging for the finest ex-
hibit of farm machinery, vehicles, etc,
ever shown in Sioux Falls or the state.
Practically every available foot of space
In the business district has been engaged
by the manufacturers for their exhibits.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
TO BREAK
A COWBOYS HEART
The Threshing Machine and the
Saw Mill Invades Range
Country.
WILL SOON DISAPPEAR
The Land Is Being Homesteaded Where
but a Few Days Ago Only Cattle
Could Derive a Scant Living
on Grass.

Fort Pierre, S. D., Dec. 5.-Gloom
prevails among the cowboys on the
great Slim Buttes range in the ex-
treme northwestern portion of the
state, the cause being the invasion of
that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. devoted eXclus-
lively to the raising of immense herds
of cattle-by a t~hreshing machine.
which belongs to a homesteader who
had the hardihood to make entry of a
quarter section Of government land in
the heart of the great cattle range.
Further grief mas been caused by the
establishment of a sawmill in that re-
gion. It's enough to break a genu-
inc cowboys heart" said n of the
old-time cowpunchers in referring to
the coming of these two evidences of
civilization.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
WORK ON NEW CAPITOL.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. Sat a meeting OF
the state capitol commission, with Ar
chitect Bell n Contractor Lepper, it
was decided to stop any further work
On the foundation of the capitol build
ing for the winter. 1t would have
taken about a week more of good
weather to complete the work, but on
of the extreme cold 1t was con-
sidered inadvisable to go any further
with the work until spring.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
R,c RANCH SOLD.

Aberdeen. s. d.. Dec. s--Janes w. Hurs,
has sold his. half interest in the Fix ranch,
In Mcpherson county, to J. M. Bailey Of
North Dakota. The Fix ranch IS one Of
the largest ranches in South Dakota east
of the Missouri river. 1t consists OF 7a0
acres Of decided land and 1000 acres Of state
school lands. which are leased for a period
OF years, The land Is all fenced and
equipped with tine buildings. II was owned
by an Iowa company which combined
banking with ranching, and which failed
u year or TWO ago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
WILL SUE.

Oacoma, S. D., Dec. 5-A special term
of state circuit court, with Judge Frank
b. Smith, of Mitchell, presiding, will
convene here tomorrow for the purpose
of ~disposing of a number of cases in
which the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad company instituted con-
demnation proceedings against land
owners of Lyman county. The defend
ants, of whom there are about half a.
dozen, could not reach a satisfactory
arrangement with the railroad COM
pany for the building of it's extension
from Chamberlain to the Black HilIr
across their land, and juries will now
be required to fix the value of the land
which was condemned by the railroad
company for right-of-way purposes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
SOUTH DAKOTA

James Stillman, the New York bank
er, has established q new record as
patron OF opera, having obtained for
the coming season two parterre boxes
for a total Of 101 performances, which,
at the rate OF 500 q performance,
makes a total output on the part of
the banker of $1,000 for the pleasure
OF witnessing grand opera from the
diamond horseshoe" The owners OF
the celebrated first row OF boxes-those
upholstered In red plush and supplied
with good chairs-are, with q Few ex-I
ceptions, kind enough to allow certain
of their friends to occupy their pre-
cious vantage points-for a considera-
tion-and that consideration is 800 a
performances.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
NEW RAILROAD U r
An Extension Promised West from
Harrington, Neb., to Crofton.

Yankton, S. D., Dec. SIT now looks
here as if a new railroad is a sure thing
next season from Harrington, Neb.,
west to Crofton, which is eighteen miles
south of this place. Farmers and 9TH
ers in that vicinity have raised a bonus
of $35, 900, the same being an assessment
of 81 per acre, which will be used to in
duce the Northwestern to extend it's
Sioux City-Hartington spur. The sur
veying has already been done to a point
five miles west of C~rofton, so that the
new bit of road seems assured. The
line will pass through a very rich sec
ton, settled for almost fifty years and
will without doubt prove a dividend
winner from the start.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
PROFITABLE FEEDING.
Farmer Near Frederick Experimental
on a Bunch of Steers,

Aberdeen, s. D., Dec. S.-Farmers in
northern South Dakota arc yearly taking
greater interest in corn growing, and re-
turns from their crops justify their faith
In that grain as a SUI, able one to be grown
in this latitude. j. md s. Geyer, living
near Frederick, fed a bunch of eighty cat
tie for a stock firm, on corn raised on their
w farms. AT the end of sixty-five days
the cattle had gained in weight 900
pounds. Tho feeders received z cents a
pound for the extra weight, amounting to
500. They fed the corn from a ffty-fve
acre field, and made S13. 50 per acre out of
their corn, besides an extra profit by let
ting their hogs follow the cattle. S. r.
Meigs, a farmer near Highmore, reports
an average yield OF corn of sixty bushels
to the acre, and the experiment station
of the state agricultural college reports a
yield of tfty-eight bushels to the acre, and
wheat yields running from twenty-one to
thirty-nine bushels per acre, according to
variety.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
coLp WEATHER HELPS.

Pierre, S. d.. Dec. G.-The present
cold weather has stopped navigation on
the river and given the railroad com-
pany a clear way for putting in their
temporary pile bridge. The rails are
being laid as fast as piling are driven.
and the pile driver is working out over
200 feet from the shore. 1t will take
several weeks to complete this bridge.
and as soon as 1t is finished h cross
ing of material to the west side will
be commenced. and that work will be
pushed all winter with the intention
of getting sufficient material on the
west bank OF the river before the break
up of the Ice to extend the line as far
west as they viii work from this end
to meet the construction from the
west.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
LAsoRERs ARE SCARCE.

Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 5.-There is the
greatest kind of scarcity Of men in the
Black Hills for the different kinds of
labor. The wages paid are the high
est in the state and yet it is impossible
to get sufficient carpenters, mechanics.
of all kinds M common laborers. There
is the railroad building at Rapid City,
the Belle Fourche irrigating scheme,
the Homestake Mining company's slime
plant, n a score of other large enter
prises now in progress which are being
delayed on account of this scarcity.
One thousand men could find employ
ment here. There is also a scarcity of
terms.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
FIGHT R DOGS.

Aberdeen, s. d., Dec. S.-The country IA
the vicinity of Ipswich, in Edmunds coun-
~. is infested with worthless and appar-
emily ownerless dogs to such an extent that
persons who have been annoyed by them
contemplate organizing a round up similar
to the old-fashioned wolf roundup of pio-
neer days In order to dispose of the animals.
A number of children have been frightened
by the stray dogs, who appear to be in a
hai* starving condition.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
WIRE TAPPING sWINDLE.
Trial Being Held in Potter County in
Case of = e Miles.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. S.-Several wit
nesses from Sioux Falls will attend an
adjourned term of state circuit court for
Potter county, which convened at Gettys-
burg on Tuesday of this week, at wit
nesses In the case of f.. L. Miles, of Min
neapolis, Mimi, who is charged with at
tempting to defraud the Stock Growers
bank, of Gettysburg, out of the sum Of
$500.
Miles is the man who some weeks ago
picked UP a Sioux Falls telegraph oper-
ator, who was temporarily out of employ
ment, and stationed him east of Gettys-
burg, where, it is alleged, he intercepted
a message sent by the Gettysburg bank as
to Miles financial standing, and then, aft
er again grounding the wire after due time
had elapsed, Is said to nave sent a forged
reply, on which the bank, had the officials
not been previously warned as the result
OF the operator giving away the scheme,
would have been out the sum Of 81, 500.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
PIONEER FARMER DIES.

Centerville, S. D., Dec. 5.-Martin
Erickson, one Of the pioneer farmers
of this part of the state, died suddenly
at his home ten miles northeast of Cen
terville. Death resulted from heart
failure. He was quietly sitting by the
stove when he suddenly placed his hand
over his heart and ,Tilh a groan fell
over dead He was 72 YEARS OF age and
had resided In this vicinity since 1870.
In that ear he made entry OF o
homestead, upon whi.h he lived con-
%tinuously up to the time of his death.
He is survived by a widow, aye Sons
and two daughters.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

In the following quantity formal let
ter the parents Of Welsh brides some
times bid their friends attend the we'd
ding and bid them also no come empty
handed; "Whatever donation you may
be pleased TO bestow will be thankfully
received and cheerfully repaid when
ever called for on a similar occasion.
The parents of the bride and BRIDE
groom-elect desire that all gifts due to
them will be returned TO them on the
above late and will be thankful for all
favor granted"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
woRKMEN ELECT OFFICERS.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 6.-The following
have been elected at the annual
meeting of the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen: j.. A. Gallagher, master
Joseph Prim. foreman;
David Roberts, o~verseer; William Lang,
recorder; j. f. Peters, financier; Ed
receiver; John Zurich, guide;
G.. G. Allison, inside watch; Isaac
outside watch: Fred Pennington.
trustee; Drs. Holvey, Freeman and
Nilsson, medical examiners.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
Welded IN CHAPS.
Real Cowboy Objected Even to Remov'
al of His Spurs.

Pierre, S. D.. Dec. 7.-Justice McCord,
IN the office of the Northwestern hotel.
married James Wiley Mott and Lydia
Durkin, both of Lyman county, The
groom was a genuine type of the fast
disappearing cowboy, and put up some
objection to removing his spurs while
the ceremony was performed, and only
secured a ring after the justice threat
ened to annul the ceremony unless the
ring was forthcoming.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
LID ON SLOT

Pierre. S. D., Dec. by order of thu
authorities all slot machines in the city
were taken out and 1t is announced that
they will be kept out in the future, but
such moves in the past have not been long
lived. and 1t Is a question whether the
present ban will be kept on any longer
than past ones have,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
FOOTBALL PLAYER SHOT
Indian Who Once Was Star on Wis
nnnsin Team Wounded.

Sisseton, S. D., Dec. William Baine,
the famous Indian football player, who
played half back on the Wisconsin univer-
sity team two years ago, was Saturday
night shot and probably fatally wounded
by Night Waterman Mahoney. Baine, who
is said to have been drinking, drew a
revolver and began firing p~romiscuously.
Mahoney appeared on the scene n or
dered him TO cease firing, whereupon the
Indian turned his weapon on the officer.
Before he could shoot again, however,
Mahoney drew his revolver and fired,
shooting Baine through the head. Baine
had acted as coach for the Bookings agri-
cultural team during the past season.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

A London coroner remarked recently
that a law should be passed against
the use of old medical prescriptions.
Prescriptions useful at one time, he
said. may be deadly when used again
by people whose physical condition has
wholly changed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
SMALL BOY BROWNS.
Ice Broke While He Was Skating on
a Pond.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. while play
ing with some other boys on a pold
situated Immediately east of TIE plant
of the Sioux Falls Brewing company
Kaj Peterson, the 6-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. August Peterson, of this city,
broke through h ice n was drowned.
The pond contains about twenty feet
of water. being an abandoned stone
quarry which has filled with water.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

After waiting seven years for Charles
II. Evans, the son OF the late Solomon
Evans. TO appear, the Methodist church
OF Rochester. N. Y. becomes the bene-
ficiary to the extent of SOS. s3s.47. under
the VIII OF h elder Evans. who died
in InlY 1898.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
FACES DEATH cHEERFuLLy.

Ossining. N. Y, Dec. 6.-Albert t.
Patrick. the lawyer convicted OF the
murder of William Marsh Rice, an aged
millionaire. was today taken from
prison to New York TO be resentenced
TO death. He appeared cheerful and
self contained.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
IRISH MATloMALlsrs MEEr

Dublin, Dec. 1.-THE Irish national con-
vention was opened at the Mansion House
this morning andor the presidency of John
Redmond. Special interest was taken by
those present In advent OF the now liberal
administration at West Minister.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

The Rev. Tom Collins. well known in
the East End of London as the coster-
mongers' parson. is enormously popular
with the people among whom he ,abors.
He talks with them or Sporting, mat
tiers, breaches in his shirt sleeves while
they sit ard smcke, and sometimes he
smokes with them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

Methodists of this country have n
dcrtaken the task of raising $3.50. 600 for
an India Jubilee fund. Bishop Tho
burn lis chairman of the committee on
the fund. and will go 10 india to take
part In the celebration, which is to be
held Mt Rareilly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

Lake Titicaca. the highest n~avigable
lake In the world, Is to be tapped for
electric power to run the Peruvian rail-
ways and TO supply a surplus sufficient,
1t is believed, to enable Peru to take a
prominent place among the manufac-
turing countries.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

John Clarke, "the walking king
was Walking around the world for d
wager till November 4. On hat day
he was arrested at Grimsby, England,
for stealing two rings, and viii not be
able TO resume his walk for eight
months.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
NEW BANK For pREsHo

Pierre, s. d., Dec. 5.-Articles Of in
corporation have been filed for the
First State bank of Presho. one of the
new towns Oh the railway extension
west from Chamberlain. 1t Is capital
tied at 1900,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

An old %inhabitant of the village OF
Maids Moreton, near buckingham, in
England, has passed way. She was
Miss Mary Jones. She never possessed
n clock or a timepiece OF my descrip-
ton during the whole of her lifetime OF
eighty years. She timed her move
ments accurately by instinct. as print
tive peoples do.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

Oscar Hunt, one OF the Carlisle foot
ball team, is an Indian millionaire. He
is from Oklahoma and a been at
Carlisle for some months. When the
government bought land from the In
dams the Hunt family had a great deal
to sell and Oscar found himself owner
of seven figures. His teammates call
him Heap Big Money Chief, Head Of
the Spondulix." He lis s~tudiously in
clined and off the gridiron wears
glasses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

The present labor government of
South Australia has an attorney gem
eral. A. II. ,Peake. who Is utterly in
nocent OF law. In the Adelaide crimi-
nal court recently a defending counsel
raised the objection that the informa-
ton had been sworn by an attorney
general who was not legally qualified
to hold the position. but ii was not sus-
tanned by the Judge.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15
BUFFALO FOR HOLIDAY TRADE

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 5.-Yesterday a
car of buffalo from the Philip herd was
shipped to Chicago, where they will be
slaughtered and placed on the market
for the holiday trade. Seven of the ami
mails were sent In the shipment, and all
are taken at a good price.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

The men employed by the Bombay
cotton mills are agitating for longer
hours. They ask for a return to the
old t~hirteen-hour day in place of the
present day OF twelve hours. with extra
payment for the additional hour.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

All the mountains in Switzerland
have suddenly been reduced in height
by about ten feet. In 1920 the tip of
q certain rock In the lake of Geneva
was calculated to be 1856 metres
above ocean level. and on this basis all
the SUBMITS Of the country were call
culated. Recently the discovery was
made that an error had been made in
fixing the height of that rock, and that
II is 3.26 metres lower than ii was
marked.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

One OF the British naval officers cap
tured on the Morocco coast by valiente.
the bandit. wrote to some friends In
ENGLAND recently: "El yaliente is a
verv handsome man N quite a gem
~t,anRn.r
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

In advertising the Japanese are max
ing great strides. The agents of the
government tobacco monopoly, in ad-
vertising their goods in Manchuria,
declare that their cigaret administers
life," supports the spirits" this Gig
aret, of government manufacture, is
sweet and OF good quality, famous,
once tried always to be liked will
cause the smoker to feel as If in a
dream like unto the Mountain Woo
Ghaup
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

ta~i~ai Lord Charles Beresford
c'rs,'vr the distinction OF being the first
Tr~p~ean who was allowed. by Invita-
ficw : gaze on the face OF the Mikado
or T~oan. This was in 1868.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

The substitution Of manufactured
nri u tobacco for the t-ime-honored
plug has not met with universal ap-
prevail ia the British navy
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-12-15

- the voungext American mavors
cotrs Nnvcmber z IS Guy Patrick Of
rn~~~crvfIls. o.. WHO Is Just turned %
,-oar~ old VI. Nj Wolfe, Of German
town. 81. IS "a.