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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-26

The trial of the Standard Oil Co.
at Findlay, Ohio, resulted in verdict
OF gully on the charge of conspir-
acy against trade in violation of the
anti trust law. The penalty is fine
from $50 to $1,000 which may be re-
peated for each days offense, or i'm
prisonment of from six to twelve
months. The sentence has not yet
been pronounced. OF course, the
Standard has filed notice of motion
for new trial - the old familiar meth
od of delay. Now that conviction
has been obtained nothing will salts
fy the people but the extreme penalty.
That is the only thing that will stop
the Standard.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-26

public. And we much doubt if the
committee issuing the letter mention
ed knows much more. Certainly not
( one candidate out of ten now before
the people asking to go to the legisla-
ture can tell off hand why he passen-
ger Fate should be reduced one-third.
They should not be asked to commit
themselves before studying the mat
/ ter and obtaining some information.
We believe in holding common car
riers down to Il legitimate profit on
the capital invested, but we do not
believe it would be for the good of
the people TO put railroads on a nor
paying basis. Again we see no good
reason why the passenger rate should
be reduced one-third and the freight
rate kept at the present basis. A re-
duction in freight rates might not
benefit the travelling men in any par
ticular degree, but such reduction
would be ten times the benefit to the
producers of the northwest How
ever, we have no hesitancy in saying
that to reduce the income of the rail
roads in this state 33a per cent. would
come very near making it a losing
business, and perhaps make it a heavy
loss, There is such a thing as fairne SIS
and the people want to be fair. Ip
regard to the other proposition, that
of making a hotel inspector, we hard
ly know what to say. 1t appears RI
diculous on its face. There can be
no law passed making hotel man
set better table; he cannot be made
to put in steam heat, or bath in
every room; if his beds are buggy, he
will say that the travelling men stock
ed him with bugs. The hotels in
this state are not bad. About the
only good accruing from such an of
fee would be to the man who received
the $1,000 per year We believe in
reform, but we do not want to see il run
to seed so quickly. Freak Legislation
or Legislation that has not the good of
all in view will do more todestroy the
reform movement than all the polifi
cal machines can do. Until we receive.
more light, the INDEPENDENT is oppos-
ed to both measures proposed by the
Travelling Mems Association, and we
hope that no candidate for the legis-
lature from Kingsbury county will
commit himself to both or either of
them until he can study the matter
and give good reasons for his action.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-26
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For United States Senator,
ROBERTJ. GAMBLE. Yankton
For Congress-
PHILO HALL, Brookings.
w. H. PARKER, Deadwood
For Governor
COE J. CRAWFORD, Huron.
For Lieut. Governor,
II. c. SHOBER, Highmore
kor Secretary of State,
d. d. WIPE, Olivet
For Auditor,
JOHN HERNING, Campbell county.
For Treasurer,
{. II. CASSILL, Canton.
For Attorney General,
S w. CLARK, RedheId.
For Superintendent,
HANS a. USTRUD, Sioux Falls
For Commissioner of School and Public
Land,
o. c. DOKKEN, Toronto.
For X. X. Commissioners,
GEORGE RICE, Flandreau
LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
For State Senator
JACOB JOHNSON.
For Representatives
J. II. CARROLL.
~ w. > lONGN
COUNTY TICKET
For County Judge
f. f GREEN
For Treasurer
KNUD KNUDSON
For States Attorney
w II. WARREN
For Clerk of Courts
FRANK CARPENTER
For Auditor
+. A. CARROLL
For Register Of Deeds
III. III. PLOWMAN
For Supt. of Schools
A. II. SEYMOUR
For Sheriff
HENRY HIM
For Coroner
DIR. GARRISON
For County Surveyor,
J. %. JULSON
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-26

islatme and causing the primary law
to be submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie, which would defer the action of
the law beyond the campaign of 1908.
If this should happen, the precinct
which failed to cast a full vote this
year will be cut short in its represen-
tation in the next convention.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-26
FURNITURE
AND
BEDDING.


a ONE Come Sandg OT
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
-*ssssee~ NORRIS BROWN, %se9s.-
Republican, Nominee for u S. Senator
WILD RACE IN IOWA
TO GET ON BALLOT
How an Accident on Road Would
Leave Shelby County With
-. out a Legislator. Il
Special to The Journal.

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept 22.-Prob-;
ably the most novel and exciting specs
tacle in the Iowa campaign this fall
will be race by democrats and repub-
licans from Harlan, Shelby county, on
Oct. 6 to Des Moines. The party that
losses is likely to have no candidate
for representative on the ticket.
In the political heat in that, county
each party put off ..calling its county
convention until after the other, so as
to know what to do. ~ Both being! Of
the same mind, neither announced the
date until the time arrived when they
must do So. Then each, hoping to
outwit the other, called the convention
for the last possible day, Oct. 6. :..:5E !;
The law requires that all nomina-
tions must be filed with the secretary
of state before midnight. of Oet.~ 6:
The republican. and democratic, convens
ltions will be held and then messengers
dispatched with the papers for Des
Moines, seventy miles away.
j. Harlan is not on direct line to
.Des Moines, and late train or mis-
connection might prove fatal Word
has been received here that plans are
being made for automobiles and in
this way the race will be made, unless
it is muddy weather.
The republicans will undoubtedly
nominate Rush Benedict for the .legis-
lature and the democrats c.. F. Swift.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

Never-Ending Clouds So Dense
that Bells Must Warn Of Ap-
proach of Teams.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Spokane, WASH, Sept 22.-The tinkle
OF bell constitutes the only warning
OF the approach of a team in broad day
light on country roads thruout the elm
land Empire' at this time of year.
Clouds of dust envelop teams and driv-
ers and never settle, even at night.
Automobiles find their way with the ut
most difficulty. Within a radius Of
fifteen miles from the great wheat ship
plng points, the parched roadbed is
bearing grain to market, and the roads
can be traced as far as the eye can
reach. by the dust clouds that float
above them.
This condition has brought about the
annual event, known as Hstraw road
making week. By common custom, the
third week in September is set apart for
covering these roads with straw. Each
farmer is required to haul freshly
threshed wheat straw and deposit it on
the bed Of the road which his land adj
joins The straw acts as binder and
:measurably abates the terrible dust
evil &~''7r'
) The Finland Empire' comprises the
great wheat belt between the Rocky
and 4 CASCADE mountains. The)0 entire
W
an inland sea. The soil, while very
fertile; when irrigated, IS as dry and as
light. as powdered chalk when rain
ceases TO. fal ls}ors irrigation is. not. pos
sible.% ~ Fortunately the numerous rivers
and lakes make most of it susceptible
to irrigation, butt the water; is too
precious to waste on roadbeds. -
*, No Rain in 100 Days. ~
For 100 days there has been scarcely
"a sdrop of rain in this section. The
same san is true every year. Constant use
Of the roads converts them into VERT
able dust bog. Those on which traffic
is heaviest, are ground so fine that the
dust floats in the air for an indefinite
period as a result of agitation by wind
or vehicles. Those in the vicinity of
the cities are enveloped in a never.
ending cloud Of dust, so dense that it
is literal truth that one can not dis.
Germ an object few feet in front and
is scarcely able to tell night from day
No adequate relief from the dust is
possible until the fall rains commence
in October. Until then, the effort to
relieve the situation is confined to the
straw road'' making. It is an i'm
mense. improvement and is the only
; solution offered by the practical road
IlakeiS OF Inc noftnWeSC, DuC IL is by
no means adequate.
Rain is not only a rarity here, but
thunder and lightning are practically
unknown. A recent hailstorm- wal
made the subject Of extended inter
views with the "pioneers,'' in order
to recall and describe parallel. From
page headlines are invariably employed
in newspaper accounts Of thunder, o.
lightning. s:t.; > J.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
The SAILING OF The "Ro GERS" FOR Fort BENTON.

0. Rogers Of Wilder, Mont, has put
into operation a pumping outfit on a
small steamboat. The first season 3
work has demonstrated the practicable
lty of the somewhat novel plan.
MI Rogers owns several tracts of
bottom land in1 the vicinity Of Wilder,
but they are SO sat up and separated
by cut banks that it would be necessary
for him to have at least three pumping
sta tions in order to irrigateE all his
land He resolved to have ahoat and
his. land needed irri cation. 1 He came
to, Fort Benton and fitted up a stern
wheel, scow-shaped barge, l0xAo feet,
drawing sixteen inches of water. This
was equipped with l2-horsepoWer
steam engine which furnished power
for pfopellins the boat and for driving
"a six-illch centrifugal pump. delivering
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
Special to The Journal.
TWENTY FEET.

Special to The Journal. :, s., =.
Fort Benton, Mont, Sept. 22.-North-
ern Montana is expecting much from
the irrigation schemes that are being
planned by the government engineers.
The waters Of Sun. Z eton, Marias and
Milk rivers are TO be made available
for a vast extenta Of fertile soil that
only awaits waterstto secure production
Of immense crops to be occupied
sby7 farmers with homes, instead Of be-
ing the range Of wild cattle and wolves.
/ ii. But the crafty old Missouri has so
hidden it's waters in its deep and tor
tuous channel that they are safe from
the hands of event the. government ems
gineers for years to come, and until the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

more simple methods of irrigation have
been exploited, and the lands that can
be. watered by gravity have been put
under cultivation. ISL. 3sz4
The Wonderful improv ement in;
cheap and efficient pumping machinery,
However, IS. leading to the use Of waters;
on .inc reased acreage every ar, on
the rich bottoms, which alternate; be-
tWeensssthe frowning cut banks of, the;
Missouri: These bottoms are from ten
to 81 twenty feet above high water; and;
are often Of considerable extent, but
the frequent, treacherous cut banks.
almost impossible to construct any. ex-,
tensive System Of bitches, and In fact
it is difficult to get from one bottom. to
another in many instances except by
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
WOOL GROWERS WANT MORE
Better Price for Clips Ruling Motive
for Helena Meeting.
Special to TIE Journal,

Special to TIE Journal. = =
Helena, Mont, Sept. 22.-The wool
growers of Montana are to meet in this
city Oct. 8 for the purpose of forming a
protective association, with the hope Of
securing better prices for their clips.
Governor Joseph K. Toole today. after
a conference with leading interests, is
sued "a proclamation calling for the
meeting, at which time it is hoped that
methods can be arranged to prevent al
legged combinations on the part of buy
ers, which this season, it is asserted,
deprived Montana growers Of about 3
cents a pound on nearly 100000
pounds; Of wool. ~ - -. 4 t'>1;'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

1000 gallons of water minute, or
about 100 inches of water on top Of a
bank, twenty feet high.
This boat, after. being fitted up for
ats work Of irrigation, took on a load
Of supplies ofIall kinds, and went down
the river under its own. steam. 1t also
towed several barges loaded with sup
plies for ranchers who were neighbors
OF Mr.. Rogers. The departure of this
boat was sone of the most pretentious
years, and "a slargesScrowd of citizens
gathered on The bank to see. the boat
off, as in the old steamboat times.
9 Mr.. Rogers reports that he has had
a very successful irrigation season on
his three ranches, and he expects to do
better next summer. He HAD about
100 acres of grain and some 200 acres
Of hay land. all under Irrigation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

Special to The Journal.
Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 22.-While
citizens of Sioux Falls regret his de-
parture from the city, they are pleased
at the appointment of Professor A. A..
Mcdonald, for some time principal of
the Sioux Falls high school, to the chair
of English in the University Of South
Dakota at Vermillion.
Professor Mcdonald was born at
Hartley, Iowa, on Feb. II, 1876. His
father was farmer and young Nc
Donald was farmer boy UP to 1891,
when his parents moved to town., The
boy attended school at HARTLEY and
graduated from the high school at that
place in 1893. From 1898 to 1895 he
taught country schools in Iowa and
Nebraska. Z
In. the fall of 1895 he went to Ober-
lin college, where he was a student for
five years, or until 1900 He finished
I the academy course and the college
course. graduating in June, 1900.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
SOON TO MEET AT WINONA
Special to The Journal.

Special to The JournaF
Red Wing, Mimi, Sept. 22.-The
eleventh annual convention of the
Southeastern Minnesota Educational
association will be held at Winona on
Nov. g., 9 and 10. The executive COM
mittee, which consists of sSuperinten-
dent W. F. Kunze of Red Wing Presi-
dent G.. E. Maxwell of Winona,- Super
intendent H. c.. Bell of Dodge Center,
and County Superintendent Z Fannie
Giles of Austin, is, preparing an inter-
esting program, the details of which
will soon be announced; Last year this
attendance was the largest in the his
tory Of sectional educational gather
ings in the state. Indications are that
this year the attendance will be- even
larger. = .%-,.c' d.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
GOOD CROPS IN THE HILL;
Irrigation Facilities Adding Immensel
Va. to Value of Farms. I,

Irrigation Facilities Adding Immensel
81. : to Value of Farms. =,
Special to The journal.
Belle Fourche, s. D., Sept. 22.-
Farmers thruout the Hills have finished
harvesting and the crops of small
grain are exceptionally fine. Not only
is this true in the valleys, but also in
the many little parks that lie among
the mountains and that have remark
ably rich soil. s,.. ...,.. s.... -. -
One man has just harvested 5000
bushels of oats, (which averaged from
30 to go bushels to the acre. On one
strip, Of i, landssWhich was virgin this
year. the yield was 100. Bushels an acre.
On, the irrigated lands in this section
thesYield miscellaneous, and the prices
Of these landss Have advanced fully SO
percent in flYesYears.
ON one sidesap the Belle Fourche
rivers there is d stract of land irrigated
by a private plant which is worth from
$50 to $50 anaaeEe. On the other side
the land, which is virtually the same
except for. the irrigation, sells for from
$l2 to $l5 an acre.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
VALUATIONS GROWING
Assessed Wealth of Walsh County,
N. D., Greater by 100000.

Special to The Journal.
Grafton, N. D., Sept. 22.-County
Auditor Fraser reports the assessed
valuation of Walsh county to be S.
S62,938, or about 100000 more than
the valuation last year. The tax lew
for all purposes has been reduced from
16.1 mills in 1905 to 127 mills for
1906.
The first broom corn raised in this
land, who lives six miles east of Graf
ton. Mr.. Mcfarland harvested one
ton from each acre and is well satisfied
with his experiment. G. A. Boone. q
former Illinois farmer, raised an -ex-
cellent crop of clover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
oLD-TIME EDITOR IS DEAD.

Baraboo, Wis, Sept. 22.-News was
received today Of the death, at the age
of 81, Of Colonel J. &. Ford, at Engle-
will. He was an editor and publisher
over fifty years, establishing the first
paper in southern Kentucky. At one
time he published the Sank County
Democrat in this city. &c ="
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
CHANCE FOR EKLUND.
Special to The Journal.

e Cokato, MINI, Sept. 22.--Congresss
man Buchanan has appointed Chester
A. Eklund Of this place a candidate for
a cadetship at West Point 5%$. 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

climbing the rough steep hills and get
ting around on the upper benches. *s
! Then too, the Missouri has. an un-
pleasant habit Of e changing Its channel
from one side Of the river to the other,
and. the rancher's pumping plant may.
be left high and dry, over might a.or
whole works dumped into the river.
High water and floating ice in the
spring y. are. also damaging to pumps,
piers and piping.
Becoming tired Of chasing around for
the current with his pumping plant. ].
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
cARUso's VENTRILooUIAL TRICK
New York Tribune.)

Caruso, the great tenor, is q ventril-
oquist as well, and in New York. be-
fore he sailed for home he told at a
little farewell dinner q story of his
ventriloquial skill
Il was one of a house party at mill
lionaire's great, new castle overlook
ms the HudSon," he said. Tea had
been served in the garden, and after.
tea l sang. Then l consented to essay
little ventriloquism, and the fifty OF.
sixty guests grew very still
Behind me rose a superb tree. Look
ing up into the thick foliage shouted
in a loud and angry voice:
" Hello! What are you doing up
there?'
ITO my amazement a thing, young
voice replied:
" L amt doin' no harm, mister. I'm
just a-watchin' the big bugs.
The guests glanced at one another, -
smiling approximately. Pulling myself
together, I went on:
" Did any one give you permission to
climb up into that tree?'
Eyes. sir. The second groom. sir.
He's my cousin
We'll said l, so far there's no
harm done. But be careful not to fall
and don't let any one see you
"'All right, mister, said the humble
voice.
Il turned to my audience and smiled
and bowed triumphantly. They broke
into thunderous applause. They said
that they had never listened to ven
triloquism so superb. And they were
quite right, too
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
IT'S ALWAYS LEAP YEAR.
The Female PhaIarope Bird Does the
Counting.

Wilson's phalarope is very common
i'm nearly all parts of the northwestern
prairies wherever there are grassy
pools or sloughs- 1t is a quiet beauti-
full little bird, with no fmrodest out-
cries, feeding prettiI,. along the moist
margins of the sloughs, and not dis
lreSslng itself over our presence From
nearly every standpoint this phalarope
like all other species of its class-ls
an anomaly among the birds Appar-
emily land bird, il has partially
webbed or scalloped felt and is a good
and graceful swimmer The female is
the larger and handsomer of the pair:
she does the counting and he most of
the subsequent incubation and nursery
work. He is duly meek and obedient.
az becomes the husband of an ANA
ION; Tor so worthy and strenuous a
young female as she will not tolerate
buck hanging around idle when there
is plenty of useful work TO be done
For her part. TO lay eggs so big that
the chicks are clothed and able to run
at birth is all that should reasonably
be expected Of her. Their marital rela-
tons are otherwise scandalous, from
our point Of view. Two or three idle.
vainglorious females are often seen de-
voting themselves TO one little male
at the height of the nesting season.
and no one seems to be sure whether
or not he is the husband of any one
or all of them. Anyhow they are all
head over ears in love with him One
such group of four followed me around
one afternoon, as though anxious
about their nest in the grass They
alighted I'm pool to swim about, and
| secured a snapshot of them-Herbert
Is. Job, in Some Lake-Sid Waders of
the Northwest" in the Outing Maya
zine for September
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

to tell Deacon Smith that if he had
only looked further in the entry list he
would have found "Sombrero.'
AN dat. sah,' he added, impressive
ly. 'wuz de hat whit you wuz dream
in bout an whut you oughter played"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

The only way to positively remove all
dust and dirt. UTAH SANITARY
HOUSE CLEANING co. THE
WAGON" Call up the Redman Van
& Storage CO. Both phones 555.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

Do not waste your time with
those who cannot aid you, but
come III and talk your case over
with us, and you are certain
of our sympathy, our aid, our
skill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-21

In her book Dixie After the War"
Mrs. Myrta Lockett Avary tells the
following Lincoln story in connection
with General Pickett, who led the
charge at Gettysburg: Mr.. Lincoln had
taken warm interest in young George
Pickett as cadet at West Point. Dur
ing his hurried sojourn in Richmond
Lincoln's carriage and armed retinue
drew up in front of the old Pickett
mansion. The generals young wife
came out, with her baby in her arms,
and said, II am General Pickett's
wife"
Madam" Lincoln answered, 81 am
Georges old friend. Abraham Lin
coin"
THE president of the United statesT'
she asked.
No. with a smile, 'only Abraham
Lincoln, Georges old friend"
The child reached out bis hands, and
when Lincoln took him In his arms he
kissed the president.
Tell your father" said Lincoln,
that l will grant him a special am
nesty-if he wants it-for the sake of
your mothers bright eyes and your
good Manners
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-21
&C We q Courteous PeopleY

Are we as Americans as courteous
in all our relations Of life as well dis
posed visitors occasionally think us?
Are we as courteous as mixed blood,
equitable laws and q prevailing senti-
ment Of self respect might be reason
ably expected to make US? Do we not
sometimes confound issues, confuse
disinterestedness with politeness and
believe that because good breeding
comes from the heart all good hearted
people are consequently we'll bred?
Yet there are men and women who
stand ever ready to help their fellow
creatures and who are seldom or ever
polite to them. DR.. Johnson was one
of the kindest of men, but of that
courtesy which respects the feelings as
well as the rights of others he had new
er the faintest perception. Now, what
harm does it do q man to contradict
him?" he used to say, and contradic-
ton was the guiding principle of his
| talk. 1t is a guiding principle with
people Of much less intelligence today,
and 1t gives to conversation a rough
acerbity, destructive alike of pleasure
and responsiveness. 1t is supposed to
be q masculine prerogative, but, like
other masculine prerogatives, has been
usurped by an advance guard Of WON
en.-Delineator