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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

city gas plant for rs years. The
vote was taken during a wild pro.
test by as many citizens as could
gain admission to the council cham
ber. The lease is easily worth one
hundred millions, and two future
generations are placed in bondage
to satisfy the greed of the corpora
ton and of majority of the council
members. History does not record
a steal in municipality equal in
size or openness of the operation. But
the good people of Philadelphia
have allowed the machine to control
the politics Of the city, and to large
extent of the state, which OF a.neces-
sity has been felt in the national
politics. A machine long in control
becomes set of grafters and the
evil sown through the carelessness
of the Philadelphians has come home
to roost.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
0RDgMANcENO. 81.

An Ordinance to Amend Sections and
of Ordinance No. rs, relating to Curb
Lines and the construction of the Curb.
BE it Ordained by the City Counsel of
the City OF DE Smet:
i, (Amendment) That Section g of
Ordinance No. rs be amended and the
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows
Section 9. The outer curb line Of the
west side of Joliet Avenue between First
and Second street is hereby established
at twenty feet. The outer curb line on
all other streets of the said city of De
Smet, in which the sidewalk has been
establised or in which sidewalk grade
may hereafter be established, is hereby
established at sixteen and one half feet,
except Calumet Avenue from the Chicago
& Northwestern Railroad right of way ex-
tending south to the first section line;
Poinsett street between First street and
Second street; that part of First street,
the south side of Second street, Third
street and Fourth street, extending one
half block east and half block west of
Calumet Avenue; the north side of Second
street between Joliet Avenue and Poinsett
street, for which parts of said excepted
streets no curb lines are provided or i'm
tended. All curb lines established here
in are TO he determined by measurement
fir pm the outer line bounding lots abut.
ting on said streets, respectively, and the
outer line of the curb
8 2. That Section of Ordinance No.
rs be amended and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section z. All curbs hereafter con.
structed shall be constructed as provided
in this ordinance. and shall be not less
than six inches thick and shall extend
below the gutter six inches; the top line
of said curb shall be at least one inch and
not more than three inches below the side
walk grade adjoining the lot line. Such
curb shall be constructed of cement
stone or brick.
/ 8 3. All ordinances or parts of ordi
nances in conflict with the provisions oi
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed by the City Counsel of the city
of De Snet, this 22nd day Of May, "A. ID
1905.
A. N. wATERs. Mayor.
ATTEST: FRED w. WRIGHT,
tSKAD City Auditor.
First reading May Isl. 1900.
1 Second reading. May22. 1905.
Passed May -, 1908.
Approved this 22nd day Of May. 1908
A, N, WATERS, Mayor,
IN"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

THERE are some people who make
themselves ridiculous by always
fawning around and sucking after
men who occupy high places in poll
tics or the industrial world. The
town of Mitchell seems to be we'll
filed with these tin hero worship
pers. President Earring, of the
Milwaukee railroad, visited that town
not long since. and almost immediat-
ly the Commercial Club degraded
themselves by passing the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That we, the CONNER.
cial committee and business men OF
Mitchell, S. D., are opposed to any
interference by further Legislation
aiming to take from the control oI
railway lines the establishing OF
their tariff rates, and placing the
same in the hands of political com
mission.
OF course, there is a possibility
that few were sincere in voting for
such resolution, but it is hardly
probable that all could be sincere in
passing resolutions against this
proposition which is SO generally ap
proved all through the Northwest
Especially must this be true wher
the interests of Mitchell are identic
al with the interests of every other
town. The business men of Mitch
ell were simply paying homage tt
one who has been robbing them oil
their good dollars through illega
methods of manipulating the means
of transportation upon which all are
dependent. But Mitchell always
did work against the interests OF
those who made her continued ex
istence possible.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

senate inter state committee is oil
some interest. Mr.. Robbins testified
that last year it required 5000 cars
to transport the Georgia crop alone,
and that 200 cars per day were re-
quired to transport the South Car
olina strawberry crop. The Georgia
and South Carolina fruit crops
amount to no more than drop in a
bucket of water. The California
Fruit Growers Association bought
in one year from the Carpenter Pa
per Co. more than train load OF
tissue paper for wrapping fruit for
eastern markets. The reader can
imagine that the western coast re-
quires an immense amount of trans
portation, of the long haul order,
and all from the private car lines.
From this it would seem that the re-
friegerator car lines is by far the
most important part of the beef
trusts business, aud yet the meat
product, according to Garfield seems
to pay from 10 to IL per cent inter.
est on the capital invested in plants
and cars. The Beef Trust" is in
reality two great trusts, meat pro-
ducts and refrigerator car service.
The latter, however, is soon to dis
appear, owing to the purchase Of re
frigerator cars by railroad companies
who claim they have been robbed as
we'll as the public.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

THE president has decided to go
into the markets of the world for the
purchase Of ships and machinery to
be used in the construction of the
Panama canal. The laws already
passed make it incumbent upon
those whose duty it is to secure the
material to purchase 1t as cheaply as
possible. Already it has been foun d
that the necessary ships can be pur-
chased from our 'infant industries
at 81, 100000 each, while the same
thing can be had abroad for $780,
10000. The same rule holds good
in the line OF machinery, except that
much of it is of American manufac
ture sold to foreign customers at a
far less figure than it can be had at
home. No doubt there will be a
great howl going up from the Gin
fants," but we are told that it will
make no difference. Our government
has been,held up for robber rates by
manufactures since the beginning.
Carnegie to-day is establishing Ii
braries with small part Of the ra ke-
off on armor plate, and in every
other line the rule has held good.
And in the end the people pay the
freight. Private individuals are de.
MED this right of going into foreign
markets to secure supplies less the
tariff, but the action of the canal
authorities is hopeful sign that
some day the great mass OF producers
will be exempt from robbery through
the tariff. Tariff for government reve-
nue. is objected to by none, proyid
ing it is so distributed as to make
the burden equal, but tariff for the
lumber, steel and other trusts is Q
system that has the pirates OF the
high seas beat hollow.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

Estate of Charleton S. G. Fuller, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrators with the will an
nexed, of the estate of Charleton S. G.
Fuller, deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against the
said deceased, TO exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this notice
to the said administrators with the will
annexed, at the DeSmet National Bank
in the city of DeSmet, Kingsbnry Coun
ty, South Dakota.
Dated April oath 1905,
CHLOE T. FULLER,
THOS. III. RUTH
E.P SANFORD.
Administrators with the will annexed
of the estate of Charieton >. O. Fuller
deceased
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
Whole No 7e7.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PRO
a

I
BATE OF WILL.
State of South Dakota. County Of Kings
bury.
In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of L. O. Dill,
Deceased,
The state of South Dakota sends greet
ing 10 Betsey Ann Dill, Charles O. Dill,
Lewis Dill Leniihr Dill, Mahala Buckley.
George Dill, Ftleman Dill, Lelah Inlay,
heirs next Of kin of l.. q. Dill, deceased.
Pursuant 10 an order of said court, made
on the 22nd day of May. A ID. 1908, notice
Is hereby given that Monday, the 18th
day of June, 1905, at IL O'clock, A. NJ, of
said day, at the court room of said court.
at the city of De Smet. in the county Of
Kingsbury, So Oak, have been appoint
ed as the time and place for proving the
will OF said L. o. Dill. deceased, and for
hearing the said petition for probate
thereof and the issuance OF Letters Iesta.
mentary therein, when and where any
person interested may appear and contest
the same.
Dated at DE Smet, South Dakota, the
22nd day of May, A. ID. 1905.
BY the court,
ATTEST; ALBERT r.. ABEL,
Judge of the County Court.
ISEALl "A. s, AUGUST,
Clerk Of the County Court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
NOTICE TO cREDITORs,

Estate of Andrew Jenson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Johanna Jenson, ,administratrix of
the estate of Andrew Jenson, deceased,
TO the creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, To ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months after the
first publication of this notice, to the said
Johanna Jenson, administrators, or to
e. ). Johnson, her attorney, at the Office
Of said f. 5. Johnson, in the County of
Kingsbury, South Dakota.
Dated May Sth, 1905.
JOHANNA JENSON,
Administrative of the estate of Andrew
TeuSOn Decreased
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
NOTICE OF FINAL EIGHTH GRADE
EXAMINATION.

On Friday and Saturday, June
2nd and 3rd, beginning at 5 o'clock
a. M, Final Eithth Grade Examina-
tion will be held at each of the fol-
lowing places: Arlington, Hetland,
Lake Preston, Erwin, DeSmet, and
Iroquois, Pupils should come pre-
pared with lead pencil, pen and ink.
G. f.. Swanson, Co. Supt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

TnE proposed steal Of the gas
plant in Philadelphia has finally
been accomplished. Thursday last
the common and the select branches
OF the city council voted to lease for
twenty-five millions Of dollars the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
NOTICE TO CREDTTORS.

Estate of Fayette c. Clark, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrators with the will an
nexed of the estate of Fayette G. Clark,
deceased to the creditors of and all hav-
ing claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice, to the said adj
ministrator at his place of business in
the city of DeSmet, South Dakota, in the
County of Kingsbury,
Dated May 18TH, 1905,
LIE. SASSE.
Administrator with the will annexeda
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

Our president seems to not only
favor the construction of the Pana
ma canal on the "sea level" but also
that the constructing must "on the
leyeln from moral standpoint.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
Kingsbury County Friday May 90, 1905

Very Low Rates to Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Via the North Western Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold until June
IL, Is, aud 10 with favorable return
limits, on account of Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, Apply to agents
Chicago & North Western R'y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
NO TTCE.

To whom this may concern: All
owing accounts due DR.. &c. Clark
deceased, are requested to call al
Sasse's Drug Store and make settle
ment.
l.. E. SASSE Administrator.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

MANY Of the machine" papers of
the state claim they are in favor
of railroad rate legislation. But
will they kindly tell us where tn cir
congressional delegation stand on
question?
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

SPEAKING of the Panama canal,
Roosevelt says, "The trusts must
keep their feet out of the ditch"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

AND still we are waiting for that
great naval battle.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26
FOR SALE.

A good ladies saddle, riding
bride, and bicycle, Kittie Strong.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-26

Administrator with the viii ant
The citizen., 1905-08-04

Pacific, Wabash Chicago. Milwaukee
and St Pau. Chicago. Re k Island ami
Pacific, Chicago Great Western. Pen
sylvania, Big Four. Michigan Central
Lake Shore. Northwestern, Illinois
Central, and Pittsburg, Cincinnati Chi
cago and St. Louis. The companies
restrained by Judge Phillips were
charged with giving rebates directly
to packing house companies and ship
pers of grain. while those enjoined by
Judge Grosscup were alleged to have
given rehatcs indirectly in the matter
of switching charges.
Mr. Purdy has had considerable ex-
perience in the prosecution of cor
poratons in the federal courts. He
was born in Mogadore. O.. in 1866, and
graduated in 1891 from the University
of Minnesota. He studied law in the
law department of the same insttu-
tion and in 1892 was admitted to the
bar. The following year he married
Miss Belle NJ. NORM. He has served
as assistant city attorney of Minneapo-
lis, assistant county attorney of Henne-
pin county, Mimi, and assistant
United States attorney and was United
States attorney for the state Of Mime
sofa when in 1903 he was appointed
assistant to the attorney general.
The citizen., 1905-08-04

draw 100000 a year. which is $1,000
more than Mr.. Wallace was to have re-
ceived. lie win not be member Of
the canal commission, but will devote
all his energies to the actual work of
canal construction. Speaking of what
Mr. Stevens will do, Chairman Shonts
of the canal commission has said:
"What we need ON the isthmus is
leader of men, man who knows how
to drive, what to expect from his
subordinates and how to enlist their
enthusiasm and support, a man who
will not waste his time figuring out
technical details, but who will dele
gate that work to the board of expert
engineers selected for that purpose.
while he keeps his attention riveted on
the larger end to be accomplished. That
is the kind of man believe John Ste
vens TO be"
Mr.. Stevens is old enough to be in
the comparatively useless class, ac-
cording to Osler, but has not reached
the chloroformng age. lie is a native
of Maine and was born ut West Gardi-
ner in 1853. A brief resume Of his en-
gineering record shows that he has haI
extensive experience in all kinds of
construction work.
From 1879 to 1881 he was in the EN-
ploy of the Denver aud Rio Grande
railway. lie took charge of the loea-
tion Of the main line of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and St Paul railway across
Iowa IN 1882 ana subsequently was
the engineer for the contractors who
built 500 miles Of the C8aa Han Pacific
railway between Winnipeg and the
Rocky mountains This led to his be
coming The principal assistant engineer
of the Canadian Pacific, during which
time he was engaged in the location
and construction Of heavy mountain
work in British Columbia. In 1890 he
went to the Great Northern Railway
company. AS chief engineer of this
road he not only constructed new lines
to the west, but practically rebuilt the
main lines Of the system. He became
chief engineer and vice president of the
Rock Island in 1903.
Before Mr.. Stevens sent his accent.
ance of his present post to Washington
he consulted his "better half" Mrs.
Stevens was Miss Harriet OBrltn, Il
Boston girl, and there are now three
sons in the family, the oldest Of whom
Is just taking up his fathers profess
sion cf engineering A friend of Engi-
neer Stevens from boyhood sa-s OF
him. Hes one OF those fellows who
don't like red tape Wherever he Is,
there Is the army headquarters, as
they used to say Of Grant"
The citizen., 1905-08-04
Do We Compare Favorably
With Our Ancestors ?

Sherlock Holmes
DO think that life far as have any opportunity of
observing it, is particularly frivolous, do think that it
To take few points, the enormously heavy dinner of oden
times has been refined delicate repa and the tendency
pears be shorten this The bbbng arocrat has dsap
pared and the gin soaked pebean least very different from
what he century Within my lifetime have
ameoron in the drinking habits of the middle and lower
classes Statistics show beyond all doubt that the drink bill decrea
ing Where then the evidence of any DEGENERATION?
In the of dress the ladies' fashions may be extravagan
but when otherwise Mans dress has erred the
other side IT HAS BECOME TOO SIMPLE AND PLAIN.
In the of books lectures charities learned societies and
all other by which the sober thought and discipline of people
can be gagged think that show AN ADVANCE UPON OUR
ANCESTORS AS to the ethics the private lives of circles of
richer classes do not pretend anything about it. but
imagine that the preachers and writers who have decamed against
them not much better informed In limited opportunities OF
observing the and of the highest classes have
varaby found THE SAME STANDARD of honor and decncy
which recognized by their fellow counrymen Scandals
calonaly, but in what age has this not been so!
Therefore repeat that admit that are in way de-
ton
IT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT HOLD THE SCALES EVEN BE-
TWEEN THE OPPOSITE EXTREMES BRUTALITY AND EFFEMi
Macy BUT OF THE TWO TEND, THINK RATHER TOWARD
THE LATTER.
The citizen., 1905-08-04

DDS Of high finance" which have
aroused so much criticism he was will
ing to forego the large profits of a
private practice and become a Judge
drawing the comparatively modest sum
of $1,000 per annum. The change puts
him in a position where he must pass
upon the misdemeanors of corpora
tions he has himself created
Judge Din, his wife and his daugh.
ters are all enthusiastic automobilists.
So fond of the sport are all four mem
bers of the family. in fact, that when
they were lost in the Adirondacks last
summer their chief concern was for
their three big touring cars. Judge
Dill himself drives one of the automo-
biles, his elder daughter the other and
a groom the third. They are now on a
tour which will cover large part Of
the northwestern states.
The citizen., 1905-08-04
ARTIST AND AUTHOR.

Rose Cecil O'NeiIi aud Her Work
with Pen and PenciI.
There has been a good deal of ro-
nance in the career Of Mrs. Harry
Leon Wilson, who is better known to
the public as Rose Cecil O'Neiu. Mrs.
Wilson has won fame MS an illustrator
and as a writer Of verse and of fiction.
A year or two ago she published her
first novel THE Loves Of Edwy, but
she bad been known for some years
through her contributions to magazines
and weeklies Her jokes ana illustra-
tions took off cleverly the follies ana
foihles of high and low life Her hus-
band is the author of several success
full novels, and when She first met him
he was the literary editor of Puck. She
was then Mrs. Gray Latham Before
her marriage to Mr. Latham Wall
street broker. her talent as an illus
traitor and joke writer had won atten-
The citizen., 1905-08-04
Counting
The Dollars of
Uncle Sam
1t Is Done When a New Treasurer
Takes Office Charles H. Treat,
Successor of Ellis II. Rob-
erts-A Billion Now
Being Handled.

IT 7 NCLE SAM has about $1,000
81 uuo.o0o in the treasury at
Us Washington and is now en-
gagged in counting the same.
This is a big task and has to be nor
formed every time there is change
of treasurers. On July l Charles II.
Treat succeeded Ellis IL. Roberts in
the office OF treasurer of the United
States, and the counting of the cash
was at once begun. 1t may be several
months before the task is completed
When one starts out to count 81. .00O-
OOO.Q00 1t is necessary to take a little
time for the operation The last time
Uncle Sans funds in the treasury
building at Washington were counted
was in 1897, and it then required about
five months to do the work. This was
longer than it win he apt to take this
time if no stealing has gone on. In
1897 it was found that there was
difference of $500 between the amount
shown ON the books and the coin and
other valuabes in the vaults. About
H-uN III bIIlS lldu DetH dDSJTuCleI, ana
600 lead disks had been substituted for
silver dollars in the bags in certain
vault, which necessitated counting the
actual coins instead of measuring them
by weight, as is generally customary
Until the counting is finished the re-
firing treasurer cannot obtain a receipt
for the funds from his successor or be
released from his bond If anything
is missing, whether ii is dollar or
million, he has to make good though
usually if there is no fault ON his part
congress enacts Il law by which he is
reimbursed This was done in the case
of Treasurer Roberts predecessor, Mr..
Morgan, who thus got back the $500
he had taken from his own pocket to
cover the theftS of employees. corps
of fifty clerks was employed in count
ing the money in the vaults in 1897.
II takes big figures to express the
amount of the coin and bills and
The citizen., 1905-08-04


UNITED STATES.
United States bonds in the treasury at
Washington, not to mention the money
of various kinds in the subreasuries
in different cities, which is not counted
at this time, as each subtreasurer is
responsible for his own accounts.
There are 5000 tons of coin in the
treasury at Washington. million
dollars in gold weighs one and eight
tenths tons and occupies about seven
teen cubic feet of space, In storing
the gold in the treasury vaults it is
put into eight ounce duck bags, each
bag holding $1,000, and the silver coins
are put in similar bags holding $1,000
each.
Counting of bills is done by hand.
and it is interesting to see how quick
ly the experts employed in this task
perform their work Many of these
expert counters are women. They
count by the sense Of touch rather than
sight The safeguards against thievery
from the treasury are very complete.
and were an attack upon the vaults
to be made a thousand men could be
rushed in short order to the defense
of the national treasure house.
The treasurer of the United States
is accountable for every dollar of the
governments funds, and hence his
Office is very responsible one. Many
people have had the signature of Ellis
III. Roberts on bills in their possession
who could not have told the name of
the incumbent OF the treasurers office.
New bills will bear the signature of
Charles II. Treat. Mr. Treat comes of
an old family. His mothers maiden
name was Treat, and both his parents
were descendants of Robert Treat.
who was for thirty-two years-from
1876 to 170S-the deputy and royal
governor of the colony of Connecticut
Treasurer Treat is a native of Maine
and was born about sixty years ago
at Frankfort In 1865, after gradual
ing from Dartmouth college, he entered
his fathers Office The elder Treat
was engaged in a trade with the West
Indies, and when that was destroyed
by the insurrecton with Cuba young
Treat removed to Delaware and be-
came identified with manufacturing
enterprises He was elected to con
gress from his home district in Della.
ware and afterwarl came within two
votes of securing a seat in the United
States senate. In 1902 lie lecar.o c
resident Of New yo~'., aa-A ii 'oo2
President Mckinley appointed III l CO.,
lector of internal revenue. W. j pos
he held until his recent promotion 10
the treasurership of the Unit ID Ssaies