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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
Wyoming Oil Wells.

Professor c. Willard Hayes of the
geological survey has returned to
Washington, D. c., and has brought as
founding news about the newly dis
covered oil fields in western Wyoming
THESE wells are yielding product
from 10 to 20 times more valuable than
any oil produced in California.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
Irregularities Found.

Interest continues to center about
the glariag Irregularities in the cost
.Cf materials and supplies used by the
various governmental departments in
Washington as unearthed by the Keep
commission.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
More Wages for Carpenters.

Boston, Oct. 3.-Monday 5000 car
penters in Boston and vicinity had
their wages advanced % cents per
day. The change becomes operative
under a decision of Judge Wentworth
of the municipal court as arbitrator,
given about a month ago.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
Fire at Pittsburq.

Pittsburg, Oct. 3.-Ffre has dam
aged the MISUNDERSTANDING COM
pany, or Fort Pitt foundry, as it is
better known, to the extent of about
100000. The valuable patterns de-
stroyed represented the accumulation
of 80 years.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
Twenty Drown in Finnish Sound.

Helsingfors, Finland, Oct 3.-The
Swedish steamer Njord and the Rob
ert collided near Hveen island in the
sound The Robert sank. Twenty
persons were drowned.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06

The motorcycle business seems to
be doomed in England. The collapse
is said to be due to the liability of
the delicate mechanism to get out of
order, and the noise attending its use.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
American.

In the fastest game Of football ever
witnessed in the west the all Chicago
team defeated the British eleven by
the score Of two to one. This is the
first time the English team has been
beaten by an American team during
their visit
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
GAfNCR AND GREENE RESIST
ounsei for Notorious Men Tries to
Block Extradition.

Montreal, Oct. Sit is reported,
but can not be confirmed, that counsel
for Gaynor and Greene have asked the
minister Of justice for a hearing be-
fore he signs the eXtradition papers,
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06

President Loubet, who has finished
his sixth year in the French presi-
dency, declares he will not seek re-
election next January.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
OLD, STURDY SOUTH
DAKOTA SETTLERS
---
The tooth Birthday Party Of
Mrs. HubbeIl Was a
Success.
HER GUESTS AGED FOLKS
David Walton, Aged 81, Was Unable TO
Attend Because His Crops Needed
Attention-Several Past 90
Present.

Miller, July 39-The Tooth birth
day party OF Mrs. Hubbel was quite
argely attended and the lady received
many presents and kindly wishes.
Mayor Thomson Cwhose grandmother
lived to be 101) sent her a big bouquet
and "A congratulatory letter. Owing TO
threatening weather Mrs. Reeves. aged
Sc, Mrs. Sweetland, SO, and Mrs. Nc
Carthy, 50, did not attend the party,
but they hope TO next year:
IL was not from weakness that Da-
vid Walton, aged 81, did not attend, but
because his fifty-acre field of wheat,
that looks like twenty-five bushels TO
the acre, needed his attention. He put
ia his crop with the help OF a boy. and
will do a good share of the harvesting
himself. His left hand is off al the
wrist. Recently his driving horse re-
fused TO be caught IN the pasture, but
the old man GRABBED the animal by he
tail and held him until the. startled
beast was glad TO be battered. In his
younger days, when he had both hands.
on a wager he lifted a barrel of cider
and drank from the bung. He does not
use Intoxicating beverages and never
used TOBACCO. lie, too, bids fair To live
To more than the 100 marx.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
DID MUCH DAMAGE.
Results Of the Heavy Rains Along
Janes River Reported.

Memo, s. D., July 2S.-The unusually
heavy rainfall and resulting floods dur
ing the months of May and June has
caused considerable damage to crops
along the James river in this part of
the state. While the crops along the
bottomlands are injured to a serious
extent. crops OF higher land We're never
in better condition and will yield well.
Parties who have recently Travelled over
the flooded district report hat the dam
age extends over a distance Of eighty
miles, and that crops have been dam
aged to the extent of 81, 600 per mile
for the entire distance, or $50, 900 in all.
Even the hay crop will be of little value
on some portions of the flooded land,
due TO the deposits made by the high
water. it is not unusual for the bot
tom lands to be flooded during the
spring, but the oldest inhabitant fails
to remember when the land was
flooded before during the month OF
July. Water standing from ten days to
two weeks in wheat fields that were all
headed out was one of the features of
the floods. A great deal OF the land
which was flooded was occupied by
cash renters, who villa suffer extensive
losses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
JONES WALKS FROM JAIL.
elimination Of a Most Sensational
Murder Case in South Dakota.


Sioux Falls. {. D., July 27.-The clos
ing chapter in one of the most sensa-
tional murder cases in the history Of
South Dakota is the granting by Gov
ernor Elrod of a pardon To Lambert Il.
Jones, a life prisoner IN the Sioux Falls
~penitentiary.
Jones today. in accordance with the
terms of the pardon, stepped from the
penitentiary a free man.
The conviction of Jones was based
purely upon cirCumstantial evidence.
He was found guilty of the murder in
June. 1897, of "A celebrated Missouri
river character, named Henry Van
Roden. who was known as Dutch
Henry" Later evidence indicates that
Van Roden was killed by cattle rustlers,
who, to cover their own tracks, through
friends and accompliCes, had the crime
fastened upon Jones. Van Roden and
young Jones lived together on the east
bank of the Missouri river, in the eX-
treme northern part Of Charles Mix
county.
Van Roden was quite aged. Al the
time of the murder the. two men We're
engaged In gathering driftwood from
the Missouri river. This was to be sold
and the profits divided between them.
In June. 1897. Van Roden disappeared
and no trace of him could be found.
Nine months after the disappearance
of Van Roden, or on March 81. 1898,
the body Of the old man was discovered
i'm a gulch not far from his former
home. The body had been buried, but
the heavy spring rains and melting
snowss had washed a part of the cover
ing off. although the body was badly
decomposed the remains were identified
as those of Van Roden by the clothing
and a silverine watch case. one side
Of the skull had been crushed in, in
dicating that a murder had been COM
mitted.
The following day Lambert Jones was
arrested Oh the charge Of having muir
dered Van Roden When arrested he
was in the dugout which himself and
Van Roden had occupied together. The,
trial commenced at Wheeler, the
~ seat of Charles Mix county, in June,
1898, and lasted for about three weeks,
It being nearly the middle of July be-
fore the case went to the jury and a
verdict was returned. The dramatic
feature of the case was the presence of
j.. w. G. Jones, a lawyer and the father
of the defendant, who assisted in max
ing a gallant fight for the freedom of
his IN.
The jury brought i'm a verdict of
guilty and Jones was sentenced to the
Sioux Falls pe~nitentiary for life.
In explanation of the murder mystery
il is claimed that a few days before
Van Roden's disappearance he (Van
Roden) caught a man killing a steer
across the river on an Indian reserva-
ton and threatened to go before a
United States commissioner and make
a complaint. 1t is likely the old man
was murdered by the man whom he
detected in the act OF killing the steer
so the witness to the crime-a serious
one on the great cattle range-could not
make the offender trouble by causing
his arrest and imprisonment.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
FARMERS WE'RE IN EARNEST.
Demanded Repeal of Dipping Law or
Removal Of Inspector.

Huron. s. D.. July 2S.-The curt
room here was filed with farmers n
others interested in the cattle dipping
law enacted by the last legislature. In
Beadle county l25 farmers and stock
men combined to resist the enforcement
of an order by the state board requiring
all cattle to be dipped, whether they
were infected with scabbie or not, n
after appealing to the board Of county
commissioners for the removal Of r.
w. Clark, county cattle inspector, n
failing to accomplish their desire. APP
pealed TO the court for an order re-
straining the inspector from enforcing
the order. The hearing was before
Judge Whiting, and the petitioners
were represented by w. A. Lynch and
Crawford & Taylor, and the state by
Thomas H. Null and Attorney General
Philo Hail. The arguments occupied
the entire afternoon n were very
arnes and logical, both for and
against the proposition. The court took
the matter under Amusement and will
render a decision in a few days. The
matter has occasioned much discussion
and awakened no little interest both IN
this and other counties Of the state,
and upon the decision of Judge Whiting
in his case depends the carrying on
of similar proceedings in neighboSing
counties.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
GOOD NEWS RECEIVED.
Greatest Harvest of Grains in Twenty
Five Years"

Milisr. $, D., July 29.-Centfai South
Dakota has begun upon the greatest
harvest of grains ever recorded In her
twenty-four years of history, The ma
chimes are humming i'm the barley fields,
which Is a fine large crop. In a day
or two the immense oats crop will be
cut into. Then viii follow rapidly the
speltz. macaroni, and blue stem wheat.
All these grains stand four to five feet
high, and their vart-colored tints are
beautiful to behold.
The crop of today In Hand county is
more diversified than ever before. Upon
the eve of harvest all crops OF grain
and vegetables seem we'll nigh perfect,
with the exception OF some slight dam
age to the blue stem wheat by rust n
smut. Farmers estimate this damage
at 10 to 10 per cent. only, because the
wheat was so nearly filled before rust
appeared. Allowing a damage of 10
per cent. the crop of Hand county
wheat viii yet be the largest and best
ever raised.
Corn has made a wonderful growth III
the past two weeks. and has arrived at
about the usual stage at this time of
year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
BUTTER WAS SEIZED.
Product Of Crooks Merchant Would
Not Test TO the Standard.

Sioux Falls, :. y, July 29.-The case
Of Wilkinson a. Johnson, merchants of
the little town of Crooks. north of
Sioux Falls. against w. A. Simpson,
deputy internal revenue collector for
South Dakota, which has been pending
in the state circuit court of this oun
~ for several weeks has just been
transferred TO the United States court
In this city. and will be decided by
Judge Garland.
The outcome of the case will be of
interest TO all merchants who pur-
chase butter from customers and ship
IL, and will also determine whether or
not Deputy Collector Simpson exceeded
his authority In taking arbitrary meas
urcs to enforce the collection of a spe-
cial tax levied against Wilkinson &
Johnson,
Some weeks ago the plaintiffs. who
purchase butter from their farmer Gus
toners, made Il shipment of butter to
an eastern point. The butter had been
worked over by them prior to being
shipped. but it is claimed was i'm no wise
adulterated. Inspectors of the govern
ment at Chicago confiscated the ship
ment ON the ground that the butter
contained more than sixteen per cent.
water, which brought it under the pro-
vision Of an act of congress.
AS this required the payment of q
special tax. Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Simpson was instructed to
collect the tax from Wilkinson a. John
son. The special tax amounted to $500.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
SOME RELIABLE REPORTS.
South Dakota Fields Have Not Suf-
fered from Rust.

Sioux Falls, S. d., July 29.-E. j.
Mannix, editor OF the Commercial
News, of this city, several days ago
sent TO bankers, merchants and other
reliable business men AT about 250 diff
ferent points in South Dakota a re-
quest that they furnish him with a
brief report as to the condition of crops
in their localities, With special bearing
ON whether or not black rust had ap-
peared in the wheat fields.
Nearly all of the men 10 whom the
request was sent have now made re-
ports, and IL is a somewhat remarkable
fact that In every instance the writer's
declare that there is not the slightest
indication of rust. AS most of the re-
ports were made after a personal m
spection OF wheat fields In the vicinity
OF where tho writer's reside, IL ind1-
Gates that there is not the slightest
danger OF a rust visitation to the state
his year.
The reports with scarcely an excep-
ton speak of the excellent condition
OF all kinds Of crops in the localities
from which the reports come. In the
Vicinity of Britton crops in general
are stated TO be better than during
any season since the summer OF 1881,
which was famous for it's big crops
and which started the big immigration
TO what is now the state of South Da-
kota.
Every part of the agricultural por-
ton of the state east OF the Missouri
river lis covered by these reports. In
the vicinity OF Eureka it is stated that
wheat will yield all the way from
twenty-f five to forty bushels to the
acre: oats from eighty to 100 bushels
per acre. and other crops in proper
ton. Oats in the vicinity OF Baltic
will yield from forty TO fifty bushels
saar opfa. wheat from Thirteen To fWan-
~: flax from twelve to eighteen. and
corn from forty to fifty.
Reports of a similar encouraging ma
ture are made from practically every
part OF the state. which makes IL rea-
sonably certain that South Dakota will
this season have n OF the greatest
cfops In Its
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
WOULD HANG PRES. FISH
Governor LaFoIIette, in Address at
G~alesburg, Ill.,, Scores Head of
Illinois Central Railway.

Galesburg, ILL.,, July 29.-"I would like
TO have a hand in hanging S~tuyvesant
Fish, president of the Illinois Central
road said Governor LaFollette of
Wisconsin in his address before the
Chautauqua here today.
He explained his sanguinary desire
by telling Of the ~frightful conditions he
had observed on the Illinois Central
train ON his journey To Galesburg. He
said the filthy cars were crowded and
women and babies were compelled to
stand in the smoker, where the air was
thick with smoke and vile language
and where bottles We're being passed.
He advocated laws 10 compel all rail-
roads to furnish patrons with a COM
Portable seat and protection from an
noyance by men smoking and drinking.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
or ASSESSORS
interesting Figures Of Lawrence, But
falls and Turner Counties.


falls and Turner Counties.
Pierre, s. ~. July 29.-Cumplete re-
.lrns from Lawrente county give II a
population of 20.96I. s. gain of 3,095 m
five years. or this gain 2,71S is ia the
sites Of Lead and Deadwood. ne
population is 12,513 male and 1881 fe-
male. 6.f15 being foreign born, Inc
population OF Lead is $685., o gam or
1912, and OF this population 1927 is
male and 1925 female. 1851 being Tor
aign born. The population OF Dead
wood IS ABA. a gain of 936. or these
1889 are males and 1,454 females, az
being foreign born. While all the re-
turns have shoWn a preponderance OF
male population. none has shown the
percentage Of Deadwood, which Is more
than two to one. The other towns of
the county are Central. with 49,
Robau. 457, Spearfish, l.l5S; Terra
vile. G33: Terry, 424, and Whitewood,
$50.
The Buffalo county figures show a
population Of 63S, OF which BAG is male
and 2S9 female, with 1873 foreign born.
Gam Valley the county seat. and only
town, has a population Of &c.
The agricultural figures of Turner
county for last year show 2,S69.64l
bushels of corn, 37S.S41 bushels OF
wheat. 2.436,45 bushels of oats. 354.-
952 bushels of barley, 166 bushels of
buckwheat, 6.103 bushels OF speltz, 3S5
bushels of durum wheat, 1881 bushels
Of haxseed. 346 bushels of clover seed.
The county shows a large production
IF vegetables. with 91,4S5 bushels OF
potatoes. 1,150 bushels OF onions. 2,295
bushels OF tomatoes, and S,l22 bushels
of other vegetables. The apple pro-
duction was 6 1855 bushels; plums,
1857 bushels; cherries, 367 bushels.
They produced 9,021.14 pounds OF milk,
643.235 pounds Of butter. 1920 pounds
OF cream. and 1851 pounds of cheese.
The county had 35.4T3 head of cattle,
1898 head of horses and mules, 1857
head OF sheep. 5s,528 head of swine,
and 172,1S3 chickens. The egg produce
tion for the year was 772,299 dozen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
CAPTURES A DESERTER
Sheriff at Mitchell, s. D., Makes an
Important Capture in James

Mitchell, :. D., July 2S.-In August
1904. VIM. III, Gregory, jr, enlisted IN
the 25th United States infantry at san
Francisco under the name of his broth-
er-in-law, James A. Rogan, of Redheld,
S. ID. He was evidently dissatisfied
with the discipline of regular army
life and January %, 1905, he deserted
from his regiment stationed on the
Pacific coast.
on Monday evening of this week he
arrived in this city, where mis- parents
reside, his father being roadmaster on
the Milwaukee and st. Paul railway.
The chief of police of this city had
received notice of his desertion and
yesterday evening Night Policeman
Thomas Briggs placed the young man
under arrest and notified the COM
manding officer at Omaha that he had
William II. Gregory, jr., alias James
A. Rogan.
The young man will no doubt be
called upon to undergo a court martial
trial and serve several years in mill
tary prison instead of the regular
army.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
FIVE HORSES BURN.
Large Barn Belonging to Government
Indian Insane Asylum at
Canton Is Burned.

Canton. S. D., July 26-The large
barn belonging to the government In
dian insane asylum in this city was
destroyed by fire with all its contents
early this morning. Among the cor
tents were five head of horses, a large
amount of grain, tools and machinery,
besides several vehicles. The horses
were cremated and the property almost
entirely destroyed before the fire was
discovered. The origin is supposed to
have been spontaneous combustion,
caused from new hay. with which the
building had been filed but a few days
ago The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
VERY MUCH IN EARNEST
New York Legislative Committee Will
Organize Next Monday.

Rochester, n. Y, July Estate Sem
ator William w. Armstrong has sent
out announcements to his senatorial
and assembly associates who are to
serve OH the joint legislative committee
which is 10 investigate the life insur-
ance business in his state hat the
committee will meet at Albany for or
ganization next Tuesday.
Senator Armstrong has written let
ters to Governor Higgins, State Super
intendent OF Insurance Hendricks. At
torney General Mayer and District At
torney Jerome asking hat they meet
with the committee at an early date.
Speaking of the Investigation, the
senator said:
"All our proceedings will be public,
and the investigation will be pursued
without any other consideration than the
discovery of such facts as are necessary
TO the framing of new laws or amend
ent to the existing ones
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
RECIPROCITY CONGRESS.
List of Delegates Appointed by Gov
ernor Elrod.

Pierre, s. D.. July Ex-Governor FL
rod has appointed the following list
of delegates to the meeting Of the ma
tional reciprocity congress which viii
meet i'm Chicago August l6 and II:
Forester II. Smith, Groton; Porter p.
Peck, Sioux Falls; w. II. Stokes, Wa
tertown; William Daley, Flandreau; r.
L. Smith, Rec Heights; p. +. Mcclure,
Pierre: NELL Mckay, Huron; Martin
Madison, Manchester; G. $. Amsden,
Milbank; William diversion, Clark: l.,
ID. Miles, Redfeld; John Larkin, Madi-
son; j. w. Parmley, Ipswich: John
Bauer. Eureka; Joshua Watson, Canis-
tota; NJ. j.. CLANCY, Wakonda; Thomas
Fullerton, Mitchell; A. j. Lockhart,
Clear Lake; p. f. Wickham, AleXan-
dria; G. b. McVay, Yankton; f. NJ.
Steere, washington Springs; j. h. Tur-
ner, Springfield; W.. X. Slade, Canton;
j. w. Bierce, Pukwana; A. 0. Lawson,
Big Springs: A. A. Powers, Hurley: S.
S. Ramer, Olivet; Martin Trystad,
Bookings: G.. l.. Millett, Fort Pierre;
w. F.. Mccain, Rapid City; John
Ewald, Pierpont; John Peterson, Memo,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
SUICIDE AZ TIE ROBBERY
Burlington Man Buncoed Out of $1,000
Ends His Life.

Racine, Wis, July 29.-The body of
Henry Miller was found in Lake Mich
igan yesterday. A coroner's Jury
brought-ir a verdict OF drowning. There
was nothing TO indicate foul play.
1t is learned thatsMr. Miller brrowed
$4,000 from the Meihardt bank, at Bur-
hngton. on his personal note. 1t Is
said that Miller paid the money TO a
stranger who visited him last week
and who represented himself as g.
n. Fratt, cashier OF the First National
bank. of Racine.
In return therefor the man gave him
a tin O purporting 10 contain be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in mortgages
on Burlington property. The deal was
10 be completed at Racine Friday, but
when Mr.. Miller reached this city the
stranger had disappeared, Mr.. Miller's
mind had been deranged az times. and
II is believed that the loss of the money
affected him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
souTH pAKorA

Professor william Benjamin Smith.
author of THE Color Line, in making
mis- argument for the proof Of the in
feriority Of the negro to the white race,
backs his statements by the latest sta
tistics from ~anthropology, e~thnology,
sociology n the kindred sciences. In
order that his arguments shall be as
conclusive as possible, he goes into the
question with the greatest minuteness.
Among other interesting facts that he
proves by exhaustive tables of cornpar-
alive figures are, that the average stat
ure OF the negro is less than that OF the
white. that the black IS decidedw weak
er IN lung capacity and i'm chess expan-
sion than the white. that the negro's
respiration is considerably more ire
quent than that OF the white, indicating
a tendency towards disease; that the
mean lifting strength of the negro -
lower than that OF the white, and that
the power OF vision of the negro Is in-
ferior 10 that OF the white. As a hnal
support TO these facts concerning Inc
negro's physical inferiority 70 the
white, he shows by statistics that the
death ate OF the negro at times exceeds
that OF the white by SO per cent.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-04
BAD RIVER BAD FORMERLY.
Indications That at Some Time in the
Past II Was Worse.

Pierre. $. D., July 26.-Up Bad river
valley near the ranch of George Math-
ieson, on the side of a high steep bluff
a collection of large logs and driftwood
have been a source OF curiosity to the
residents Of that section, the curiosity
being as TO the manner of getting to it's
location. While II was suggested that
X might have been carried there by
high water. this theory did not find
much following. as 1t was estimated TO
be not less than As feet above he bed
Of the stream. But since the fiood the
nrst OF the month II Ii certain that The
nEaxerial was left BY some former hood.
- the water In Bad riyeIp reached 70.
Within av~ feet of tnis drift