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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
MANY TO ASSIST.
South Dakota Educational Association
Has Fine Prouram for Dec. 1928.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 22.-The pro-
gram for the twenty-fourth annual
Convention of the South Dakota Edu-
fcatjonal association, to be held in Sioux
Falls December 26, % and 70, is COM
ipleted.
A silver loving cup, now held by
Hyde county, will be awarded TO the
county that has the largest enrolment
of active school people-superintend-
ents, principals, grade and rural teach
ers, instructors in private public
institutions and librarians--ln proper
ton TO the entire number needed in
the county.
The following prominent educators
have been given places on the program:
Professor O. j. Kern, county super
intendent OF schools Of W~innebago
county, H.; Professor w. H. Powers,
Brookings; Hon. Thomas Sterling, dean
of the college OF law, University Of
South Dakota; Superintendent G. T..
King; Professor S. G. Hartranft, de-
partment Of history and literature,
Northern Normal and Industrial school,
Aberdeen; Elizabeth IL. Avery, Red
field college; President b. F. Gault,
state university at Vermillion; DR..
Samuel Weir, Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity, Mitchell; President e. f. Jor-
dan, Sioux Falls college; Professor c..
p. Lommen, state university at Yer
million; Superintendent r. C. Shallen-
barger, Yankton; superintendent Alex
ander Strachan, Deadwood; Superin-
tendent j. NJ. Matheny, Flandreau;
Professor George H. Durand, Yankton
college; Miss Myrtle B.. Farmer, SUI
pe~rintendent of Brule county; M. A.
LANCE, deputy state superintendent Of
public instruction; +. l.. Ransom, SUI
perintendent of Sphinx county; Hon. M.
NJ. Ramer, state superintendent of pub
JIG instruction; j. Il. Johnson, Bowdle;
Miss Matilda Haven, Mellette; V. N.
Valgren, GrotOn; Miss Anna b. Herrig,
Madison; n. A. Gaylord, Aberdeen; w.
S. Given, B%ritton; /. G. M~eadowcroft,
Brandt; Superintendent e. j.. Quigley,
Mitchell Miss Wilfred Lawrence, Cen
terville; Jennie p. Johnson, Crooks;
President c.. w. Nash, Aberdeen; E. e.
Collins, Vermilion; Flora A. Spicer,
Groton: Anna Faust, Parkston: A. j.
Smalley, Egan; Mrs. Grey, Sioux Falls;
Catherine M. French, Elk Point; Mrs.
Lindsay, Gary; Miss Swezy, Vermil-
lion; Mrs. A. e. Beaumont, Sioux Falls;
Miss Cressey, Cedar Falls, Ia; Miss
DeWolf, Mitchell; Miss Olive Knowles,
Oeadwood; Miss Harvey, Woonsocket.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
ALFALFA find IS A
BOON TO NORTHWEST
South Dakota Agricultural Co.'s
lege Rcjoices at Success OF
Prof. Hansen.
rs MEMBER OF FACULTY
Northern Wheat Country Has Lacked
This Great Fertilizine Plant, but
Is Now Promised Much
Benefit.

Bookings. S. D., Nov. 20,-News
from Washington that Professor n. E.
Hansen, Of the South Dakota expert
ment station of the agricultural coll
lege here, had discovered the much
sought alfalfa, hardy enough for the
northern wheat countries, has been re-
ceived here with great pleasure by the
college faculty.
Regret is expressed that Professor
Hansen had such difficulty in his
quest, risking his life several times in
the interest of science, nearly losing ~
on one occasion by being severely froz-
en- in northern Siberia.
The department of agriculture has
been for years encouraging the growth
Of alfalfa. owing to wide variation in
soil and climate difficulty has been
experienced in securing types suited
to all conditions.
Have Drawn on Foreigners.
Introductions of new alfalfas have
been made from foreign countries. Pro-
lessor Hansen, before going to SiberiaA
visited northern Norway and sweden
with q view of finding new crop which
might be OF value in the cold, arid
lands of the United States. The alfalfa
he has discovered has a yellow flower
instead of q blue. 1t is a native or the
dry steppes of Siberia, and grows well
where the mercury falls to 40 below
zero. The country is exceedingly dry,
and vet the alfalfa is excellent forage.
Professor Hansen has secured the seed
and it will receive a thorough test. The
department believes this alfalfa a boon
TO the cold, dry northwest, where the
durum wheats introduced by the de-
partment several years g have al
ready proved successful.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
FEDERATION APPROVES
LABOR IN POLITICS

Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov. 23.-By a
practically unanimous vote the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor has passed
the following:
1--WE recommend that the action
taken by the officers of the American
Federation of Labor during the last
campaign be Endorsed and we express
our approval of the campaign carried
on against the enemies of labor with
the small means at the disposal of the
officers of the federation.
I'VE regard with pleasure the recent
political action of the organized work
ingmen of the country and by which
they are determined to exhibit their po-
litical power. We are in full accord
with and recommend to organized labor
throughout the country that they per-
sist in their efforts to organize as an
independent political force"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
THREE KILLED IN WRECK
DUE TO SPREADING RAILS

Minot, N. D., Nov. PA. b. Com
fort. Of Grand Forks, engineer; Pete
Morrisset, of Minot, fireman, and Fire
man Wright, of Devils Lake, were
killed In a wreck on the Great North
Urn oriental limited near Dohon early
Today. :
Two mail clerks and three passengers
Were injured, none fatally.
The accident vas caused by spread
ing track.
The train was running at a high rate
OF. speed in an endeavor to make up
time. Every car left the track. Nearly
all the injured were in the day coaches
and the tourist car. The latter went
down the six-foot em~bankncnt and
turned on its side. The passengers were
taken out through windows. Sixteen
children and twenty women were re-
moved in this manner
Engineer Comfort was still sitting ir
his seat in the cab when 1t was found
the running board of the engine had
severed his head.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30

After February l next the American
Bank Note company will manufacture
United States postage stamps. Under a
contract just made public the concern
must deliver 1900, 900 stamps daily six
hines a week. The American Bank Note
company made the first postage stamps
FOR the government and held the con-
tract up to thirteen years ago, when
the government manufactured the
columbian issue, and down to this day
the bureau Of printing and engraving
bas turned out all stamps. The change
was made because a private concern
ean do the work cheaper.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
WHlTELAW REID APES
OLD ENGLISH CUSTOM

London, Nov. 23.-Noting hat the
countess of Derby has her controller of
the house, IA new fashion, for the pos
st ssion of such an official has here
tofore been regarded as pertaining
only to royalty a weekly publication
remarks:
Another distinguished controller of
the household is William Walsh, to
whom the American ambassador,
Whitelaw Reid, has confided the SUI
pervision of the princely establishment,
Dorchester house, Park lane
Ii is explained hat the establish
ment of those great mobiles who con-
scientiously discharge their social du-
ties require to be placed under the con-
troll OF a gentleman who unites the
qualities of a good man of business
with great social experience and tact"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
DAKOTAN WHO EATS HAY
IS FOUND NIBBLlNG
IN A STALL.
Farmers Are All Eager to Get
Gust Anderson to go to
Work for Them.

Valley City, n. D., Nov. 20.-Gust An
lerson, the man who mas been amazing
Valley CITY people by his astonishing
stunts" was found lying in a horse
stall in a barn, ~contentedIy munchln8
a whisp of hay.
Anderson first broke into print when
he attempted suicide while confined IN
Jail here. He attempted TO end his eX-
istence by hanging, burning off his hair
and cutting his jugular vein with a
piece Of glass.
Now it is claimed Anderson has sud-
denly developed a taste for hay. This
is not confined to a mere niDbling OF a
few straws, but he consumes the
provender in large quantities. The farm
ers in this vicinity are trying TO induce
Anderson to go to work for them, for
as one Of them put it, IF all my farm
hands ate hay l could go to California
every year"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30

Company c to Be Mustered Out at
Clark and In at Brookinqs.

Waterfowl, S. d., Nov. 24-Adjutant
General Englesby has issued an or
der for the mastering out Of Company
&, South Dakota National Guard. Cap.
tain Watson w. Brewer commanding,
This company is located at Clark, and
II is upon the recommendation of it's
own commander that this action will
be taken, Friday, November %, Captain
j. Wright Tarbell, attached 10 the gen.
erals staff, being assigned the duty OF
mastering it out and shipping the com
pany equipment TO the state arsenal at
Watertown
Another order authorizes the mus
tering in on Saturday, the 18th, of a
company of infantry at Brookings.
Lieutenant Losey Williams has done
the preliminary work and will probably
receive a captains commission. The
company from the college town will re.
ceive the letter relinquished by the
Clark company.
Chamberlain and Dell Rapids have
applications on file with the adjutant
general for the assignment of COM
pany locations i'm those towns. But
there are no vacancies in the Fourth
regiment.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
SOUTH

The only railway station in England
that can boast of being really old Is
That at Bourne, Lincolnshire, which Is
IN ancient Elizabethan mansion, for
merly in the possession of the Digby
Family, some members Of which were
Implicated in the gunpowder plot.
When the Great Northern and Midland
railways came through this district a
memorial was sent from the inhabi-
tants Of Bourne asking that, instead OF
pulling the old landmark down, 1t
might be converted into a railway sta
ton. for which purpose 1T now serves.
Part of the house is used as a residence
bY the station master.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
THREATENED
BY CRUSH OF ICE
Milwaukee and St. Paul Hur'
rying Men and Materials
TO Chamberlain.
DANGER APPEARS EARLY
Twice Last Season the Structure That
Connects the Old Line With the
New Extension Was
Carried Out.

Chamberlain, S. d., Nov. 2~A.-Fearing
a repetition of the damage by Ice to
the pontoon bridge here the Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad is hurrying men
and materials here to protect that prop
erty.
: Twice last winter the ice carried out
the pontoon structure delaying the
train service seriously on the new line
across the river. This year the ice has
appeared from ten days to two weeks
earlier thar last season and there is
already serious danger of a gorge n
the demolition Of the pontoon bridge.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
PHONE HAS POWER TO
MAKE THE DEAF HEAR

London, Nov. ga correspondent,
of a ~newspaper has discovered that the
telephone, among other uses, possesses
the power of making many OF the dear
near.
He has two friends so deaf it is nee,
essary to shout close to their ears, but
through a telephone they hear every
thing, however quietly spoken.
He believes il an opportunity for
some scientifically equipped person to
invent a simple telephone apparatus
for the deaf and incidentally amass q
fOrtun
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
ELECTION DRINKS
ARE ION THE HOUSE,"

Armour. S. D., Nov. 22.-Some
wag in Corsica acting on the
strength of Gottlieb Wenzars vic
tory called up the saloons In that
town and said: This is Gottlieb
Wenzel, they say I'm elected; gif
the boys all they want to drink on
me up 10 $40" Immediately there
was a stampede and S~toller's pa
irons had consumed the $40 In a
jify. The wag then called UP the
other two saloons. in succession
and worked the same racket on
them. Now there is a pretty sore
bunch Of saloon keepers in Cor
sica.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
PUT infant IN STOVE
IN PRESENCE or A
POLICEMAN.
Bolaness Of Attempt to Cover
Up Apparent Murder Re-
suits in Escape.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Nov. 23.-Walking
directly past a policeman two unknown
women crossed the street and entered
the office of the Star restaurant, on
Phillips avenue, the principal business
street, and walking calmly 10 the stove
in which a fire was burning, deposited
q bundle in the stove. They then dis
appeared.
? The policeman thought they were m
ployes of the restaurant and that they
were replenishing the fire.
, 1t was later discovered that the bum
die contained the body of an infant.
On the head was a wound, indicating
the child had been killed by a blow
from a blunt instrument.
The identity of the women is a COM
plete mystery. The police are conduct
ing a vigorous search for them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
PASTOR TO RUN PAPER.
Armour Herald Sold to Congregational
Minister of That Place.

Armour. S. D., Nov. 24.-The HeralA
of this city has been sold by Wait &
Dana to Rev. w. T. Dawson, Congre-
s%ational minister of this city. Consid.
Grafton, SO, 800, possession to be given
Oh January J.. Messrs. Wait g. Dana
have large elevator interests that de-
Eano their attention and the minister
il DESTROYS of coupling good words with
good deeds.
Corsica, on the Armour extension
nine miles northwest of here, is about
to add another newspaper, the Doug
las County News, owned and edited by
h. w. Cline and Mathew Harris, OF
Corsica. VIM. Bordewyk, present fore.
maj of the Corsica Globe will have
charge of the News. The population
1f the town is about 200.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
CHEESE % a OLD
EATEN AND ENJOYED

Minsted, Conn, Nov. pa quarter
Of a century ago Mrs. George Bushnell,
IF Lakeville, made a cheese and put it
carefully away. This week the cheese
vas cut. Although somewhat stronger
than the cheese of the present day, it
is still good.
Mr.. Bushnell says he thinks the
cheese would have kept forever, and in
ages to come might have been found
w some exploring geologist who would
nave announced it q relic Of prehis-
toric ages.
To keep posterity from pondering
whether it had found an old fashioned
"rindstone or a prehistoric wheel the
cheese was eaten.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
FARMERS UNITE TO
WAR UPON HUNTERS

Canton. Ill.,, Nov. 23.-Exasperated
beyond endurance by hunters who nave
been t~respassirg and shooting domestic
animals and fowls, the OIL tnlS
section. representing 80, 600 acres, have
organized the Farmers Mutual Pc.
tective association.
Vigilance committees have been ar
pointed and special deputies located III
every locality. By g telephone alarm
system members are to be assembled
to capture trespassers.
A firm of lawyers has been employee
to prosecute trcspasscrs for the asSocia-
ton. which has already raised ann ie
funds to begin the work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
A SLIGHTLY SITE.
Government Building at WATERFOWL, S.
o., in Fine Environment.

WATERFOWL, S. D., Nov. 22.-The site
for the federal building in WATERFOWL
has been chosen known as the Weaver
corner" The government gets the cor
ner for Sc, coo, the balance of the cost,
$500, having been made up by citizens
Interested in that part of town.
The building will be directly across
the street from the Company II monu-
snent in the court house park, and 100
feet from the proposed statue of ex-
Governor Mellette. Directly across the
paved alley stands the Carnegie library,
while on the other corner of the square
is the Granite block. the finest BUSH
ness block in the city. Within two
blocks are six of the city church build,
ings.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
ICE MEN ADMIT
FORMING A TRUST
Five Philadelphia Dealers To.
day Threw Themselves on
Mercy Of the Court.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 29.-Five OF
The fourteen ice dealers placed on trial
n criminal court here yesterday on a
charge of conspiracy to raise the price
If ice today pleaded non vult contendre
md threw themselves upon the mercy
If the court.
A plea of this character is virtually
an admission of guilt, but carries with
[ the excuse that the offender had no
intention to break the law.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
u MI BUTTER.
South Dakota Preacher Works in Pull.
pit and in Creamery.

WATERFOWL, S. D., Nov. 20.-Rev. H.
c. Riley is pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Kempeska, a town of
$50 people near here. -Four days u of
the week he works for the church and
the other three days he devotes his
skill and energies to making butter at
a local creamery.
The church pays him $3.50 a year and
the creamery gives him $50 a month";
He is an expert buttermakcr and when.
the creamery was unable to secure
someone else to do the work he took the
place, believing good butter may be an
aid to salvation in putting a congrega-
ton into better humor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
FREIGHT TRAINS ARE
HALTED BY SNOW

Topeka, Kas., Nov. 23.-The heavy
fail of snow continues in Kansas to-
aay. The Rock Island railway is o
Ing it's overland trains on the Eel PasO
Vivision. The company did not attempt,
however, to keep up it's freight sched-
ale. The Santa Fe reported its main
line across the state open, but traffic is
blocked on some branch lines.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
MUST GO TO PRISON.
Rome Glover, Convicted of Horse
Stealing, Denied New Trial.

Sturges, S. D., Nov. ga motion for
a new trial for Rome Glover, of Beaver
Dam, Meade county, convicted of horse
sealing, was denied and he was SEN
ltenced to eighteen months The motion
will be taken to the supreme court.
Rufus Burroughs, of Tilford, was Sc
riously injured in a runaway. He was
hauling wood down the mountain side
when the wood slipped forward and
struck the horses. They ran away and
he was dragged a considerable distance
and his right arm broken below the
elbow. The flesh OF the arm above the
elbow and his side was badly lacerated.
the bones of the arm being exposed.
Physicians say the arm can be saved.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
BOYS AS CURN EXPERTS.
HUNDRED of Them in Competition to Be
Decided Soon.

Huron, s.. D., Nov. 22.-Under the di-
rection Of A. E. Chamberlain, of How
ard. :, D., a farmers institute will be
held here November % and 81. Mrs.
Ada +. HOWE, of Elm Grove, Wis,
will discuss "Dairying from the Stand
point Of the Farmers Wife, Professor
Cole, Of the state agricultural college
at Brookings, will have charge of the
examination of corr and awarding of
prizes offered in the corn contest in
augurated by l.. S. Dubois, county SUI
perintendent of Beadle county schools.
A gold watch is offered by Mr.. Dubois
TO the school boy in Beadle county,
who during the year 1906, raised the
best ten ears of corn. About 100 BOYS
are now in competition for the prizes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30

Greece is threatened with an odd
strike. At a public meeting the physi-
clans and druggists OF Athens declared
that their professions would soon be re-
nuced to starvation. Many physicians
of the city are actually i'm straits be-
cause OF the ever-increasing clinics
where patients receive free treatment.
The disciples of E~sculapius intend,
therefore, to strike. unless the govern
ment prevents the further establish
ment of clinics and permits them to
increase their fees from two drachmas
TO three drachmas Ca drachma is about
S9 centsl.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
HE uses POISON TO
WASH DOWN QUIN|NE
Fatal Mistake Made by Promls
nent Citizen of Aber-
deem, S. D.
CORONER SAYS ACCIDENT
Entering Drug Store, He PURCHASED
Drug for Cold, and Then Takes
Swallow of Cyanide of
Potassium.

Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 2@.-CsinG
ry.nide of potassium as a wash after
taking a dose of quinine, James q.
Vincent, one of the oldest and best
known pioneers of this city died from
thc effects of the poisoning.
Death occurred In a drug store, where
after purchasing q~uinine he went to
The rear of the store to take the dose,
taking a swallow of the potassium.
evidently thinking ii vas water.
The c]oroner's jury returned a verdict
of accidental death.
MI. Vincent leaves a large family OF
children, all living in this vicinity.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
FIRST DEFEAT IN THE SNOW.

WATERFOWL. s. D., Nov. 22.-Redheld
college defeated WATERFOWL high school
in football Saturday, rs to 6. at Red
field, the ground being covered with six
inches of snow. This Is IN only team
that has been able to defeat tAe Wa
tertown high this fall. The Thanks
giving game will be played with the
Pipestone Indians or the home field.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
LEAVE HOUSE IN NICK OF TIME.
South Dakota Neither and Children
Have a Lucky Escape.

Bridgewater, S. D., Nov. 20.-But for
the fact Mrs. John Liske and two chill
dren left their home, on an errand, at
the instant they cid, they would have
been killed by a terrific explosion Of
dynamite which blew the roof from
the building and shattered the con-
tents.
Mr.. Liske, who is a farmer in Han
son county, just west Of here, last sum
mer purchased two sticks of dynamite
with which to blast some rocks. He
was not ready to use them and, wish-
ing tc keep their whereabouts a secret
to the children, hid them in the heating
stove in the front room. Mrs. L1ska
was not even old Of the hiding place
Yesterday morning n started a fire
in the stove containing the explosives
Then, being called out of the house on
some errand, fortunately took her two
children with h&t. When a few rods
away, the house was wrecked.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
PUTS MAN
BEHIND JAIL BARS

Telluride, Colo, Nov. 23.-Maxmilian
Barzato, a miner. possesses a con-
scierce and on that account will serve
a year In the state reformatory.
Rarzato was or trial yesterday
charged with stealing rich ore from a
mine. The jury was unable 10 agree.
The judge thought so little of the
evidence presented that he ordered the
charge dismissed. Barzato lef., but
asoor returned to the c~ourtroo;n. con-
.fcssed his crime and was sentenced.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
iSHOPLlFTERS COME
TO GRIEF AT ABERDEEN
Two Men and Two Women Arrested
l. and $1,000 Worth Of Goods

Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 24.-Two men
Ind two women were arrested on the
eharge of shoplifting as the result of a
Taid by the police Of their home and
h recovery OF about $1,000 worth of
stolen goods, taken from the stores of
this city.
The arrests were brought about by
n clerk in a dry goods store who de-
Lected a woman in the act Of lifting a
bolt of silk. He followed her home and
then notified the police.
The names OF those arrested are Saa
die Johnson, Fred Hall, l.. T. Gauchey
and wife. The women are sisters. The
police think much Of the goods stolen
has been shipped away to a fence in
another city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-11-30
MAMMA, | BROKE GLASS"
SAYS BOY AFTER BIG FALL

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 23.-Unin-
iureu by a fall from the second story
window OF his home, Charlie Hueber,
two years old, of 1921 Annette street,
quietly arose to his feet and began to
tell his mother about 1t.
Mamma, / broke the glass was the
first thin- he said.