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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
HE MAKES A FORMAL
announcement OF IT
IN an Open Letter, Co... EIrod
Says He Will Try for
Reelection.
PRECEDENT IN HIS FAVOR
Every Governor of South Dakota Has
So Far Been Given a Second Term
Says He Is a Roosevelt Re-
publican Clear Through.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. SIN the formal
announcement of his intention TO again
seek the republican gubernatorial NOM
i~nation, Governor S. II. Elrod points
out that a denomination and re-elec-
ton has never yet been denied any
governor of South Dakota.
He says he is a Roosevelt republican,
standing squarely with the president
on every issue. The sensitive subject
of primary and caucus is touched but
lightly. Governor Elrod's letter to the
public follows:
Points Out Economy.
Again l ask your support IN the
coming campaign. l have tried to con-
duct the affairs of the high office OF
governor of this hustling young state
In a businesslike manner, and for the
best interests Of all our people re-
CARELESS of party ties. 1t is a fact that
the affairs of the state are in most
excellent condition. Every department
is being faithfully n economically
administered The last session of the
legislature was the most conservative
yet held in its history. Appropriations
were Kept down n many measures of
Importance were enacted into laws.
There are those who find fault with
the caucus law. 1t certainly has some
merit, or it would not have been passed
by a vote Of 121 out of 1873 votes cast.
1t is entitled to a fair trial.
THE assessed valuation of CORPORA
ton property was increased in 1905 by
over $625, 900, and farm lands were low
cred from assessors returns on an ay-
erage over the entire state of "a cents
per acre.
\ Stands with President.
Il am a lifelong republican and have
part in every campaign in Clark
county beginning in 1882. In 1880 / was
a Garfield republican. 1t was my first
vote. In 1884 a Blame republican: in
1883 and 1892 a Harrison republican; in
1895 II 1900 q Mckinley republican:
In 1904 q Roosevelt republican. and I
have been a Roosevelt republican every
Gay since William Mckinley died, and
stand squarely with President Roose
welt on every issue before the people,
including the railroad rate question.
and it is not necessary for me to belong
10 a league to show this. The question
is, are we republicans?
The republicans have been wonder
fully kind to me, and il has been my
earnest endeayor TO honestly and faith
fully represent them.
Thus far in the history OF our state
each governor, regardless of what party
he belonged to, has been nominated
and reelected. / ask your support for
a denomination and for a reelection,
promising you that l will be faithful
to the end. S. II. Elrod."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
FRUIT IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Number of Varieties Adaptable to eli
mate of the State,

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 6.-At the annual
meeting Of the State horticultural society
held at Groton On January 26 the society
adopted a fruit list for South Dakota. The
state was divided into four district-the
northern, central, southern and Black
Hills. The northern district comprises that
section of the state north Of a line drawn
through WATERFOWL. The central district
is that section of the state lying between
the ATTITUDES OF WATERFOWL and Sioux
Falls, and the southern district is that sec
ton of the state south of Sioux Falls. The
same fruits are recommended for the
Black Hills district as are listed for the
southern district. The list is as follows:
In apples. for first degree Of hardness,
the Hibernal and Duchess are recommend
ed for the northern district, with Patten
Greening, Wealthy and Anisin in second
places in the order named. In the central
district the same varieties are recommend
ed. with the addition, for trial, of North
western Greenirg, Malinda and Repka Ma
lenka. In the southern district all the
above varieties are recommended except
Anisin and Repka Malenka, and in ia
vored localities in the south part of the
district the Ben Davis is added.
Florence, Whitney, Sweet Russell, Briar
Sweet and Early Strawberry are recon-
mended IN crabs and hybrids for all dis
tricts of the state.
In the northern and central districts only
selected native plums on hardy native
roots are recommended. Wolf, Wyant, De
Soto, Forest Garden, Holling Stone. Stod-
dard and Hawkeye are recommended, with
Ames, Member, Terry, Surprise and Com
pass for trial. In the southern district the
same varieties are recommended, with the.
addition of the Minor.
No cherry is recommended for the north
ern district. In the southern district Early
Richmond, Wragg, English Morello and
Homer are recommended, and the same
varieties are recommended for trial in the
central district, with careful winter pro,
lection for roots in both districts.
Sand cherries, choke cherries, wild
grapes, wild goosberr.es and other native
fruits are recommended for trial. In the
northern and central districts Loudon and
Turner red raspberries are recommended
for trial. In the southern district those
varieties among the reds and Ohio, Kan
Fas and Cumberland among the black caps
are recommended.
In currents. for all districts the varieties
recommended are Victoria, Red Dutch,
Pomona, White Grape and London Mar
ket. In ~gooseberries, H%oughton is recon-
mended for all districts. In strawberries,
Warfeld, Crescent, Bederwood and Dun
lap. In the central and southern districts,
with winter protection, Concord and Wor-
Ten grapes are recommended.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
A BIG sum FOR A
new INDIAN SCHOOL
Congress Appropriates Sum OF
S25, 900 for Children of
Western Red Men.
BIDS ARE NOW Open
The Construction of Industrial lnstitu
ton, Hospital and Water Power
House on Reservation Near
Rapid City Assured.

Rapid City, S. D., Feb. S~.-Congress
has appropriated the sum of $4,000 for
buildings at the Indian school just
north of this city. Proposals for these
are now being advertised for and bids
will be opened in Washington. The
buildings to be erected Will be an
Industrial building and barn, both OF
brick, q hospital and a water power
house. They must be completed by
August /, which will give the contract
ors only a little more than five month";
in which to do the work. 1t is the in+
tention of the management or the
school not only to keep the indian chill
dren comfortable, but also to teach
them how to live properly and how to
apply the training they receive.
A complete water system is to be m
stalled with q reservoir on h hill
north Of the school building. The gov
eminent owns a large tract of tillable
land, which, when supplied with water,
will be fertile. The course in practical
farming and agriculture will be added
TO the training already given to the
Indian boys, with a view 10 teaching
them TO make use OF their lands on the
reservation.
Mr.. House, superintendent of the
school. is anxious for an appropriation
next year from congress Of $780, 600 for
n new school building, which is badly
needed, as the present quarters are TOO
small and not well adapted for the
needs of the school. Several local men
will put in bids for this work and II
they are accepted, both brick and stone
of home production will be used in the
construction.
The school is now in its ninth year
and draws pupils from several reser-
vations, although Pine Ridge reserVa-
ton is the best represented. Accommo-
dations are furnished for $50 pupils, u
at present there are 253 in attendance.
There are t~wenty-six employees OF the
school and a large amount OF the work
both out of doors and inside Is done
by the students themselves, who, in this
way. gain valuable and needed train
ing. The farm residence is soon to have
the sum OF s 1,315 expended on 1T so that
it may be enlarged to accommodate TWO
families. III contract for this work.
has been let to r. l.. Ryther OF this
city. =
The assistant disciplinarian and
teacher of military tactics and athletics
is Chauncey Y. Robe, a full-blooded In
dian and a graduate of Carlisle.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
WAS IT MURDER2
Prominent Farmer May Have FalleI
Victim of Thugs.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. 8.-Was
Christopher Sween, a prominent ana
we'll to do farmer living near the little
town of Humboldt, the victim on
thieves, who took his life in order TO
cover UP their crime? is a question
which during the past twenty-four
hours or more has been agttating the
police of Sioux Falls.
Sween was last seen in Sioux FANS
late last Thursday evening. When he
left home he had in his possession cash
to the amount of between $50 and 500.
Chief of Police Nelson is becoming or
the opinion, from what he has been
able to ascertain, that Sween is dead
and that ne was murdered.
The police have learned that last
"Wednesday evening Sween drove from
his farm to Humboldt, where he placed
his team in a livery barn. After spend
ing some time around Humboldt he
took the evening passenger train Tor,
Sioux Falls. The missing man was
seen by several persons in this city last
Thursday, and late Thursday venlng
he was seen near a saloon on North
Main avenue, which is n OF the two
principal business thoroughfaresH OF the
city.
That is the last time he was seen by
anyone who knew him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
HEROIC SACRIFICE.
Young Woman Offers to Aid in Re-,
storinu Woman's Cuticle.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 6.-Miss
Mary Berg, daughter Of c.. j. Berg, a
prominent resident OF Volga, by the
exhibition Of a genuine spirit of self
sacrifice Lds demonstrated that all the
heroines are not 10 be found nursing
soldiers on the battlefields or in the
army hospitals.
Last September Mrs. lid Eye,
berg, residing near Volga, was serious
ly burned as the result of an explosion
caused by attempting TO start q fire
in a cook stove with Kerosene oil. Since
that time the unfortunate woman has
been a patient in a hospital az Volga.
Several of the burns upon her body
were so large and deep that they re-
fused to yield to medical treatment.
New skin refused to grow over these
burned places and the only thing that
remained to be done was to find solne1
one who would volunteer to have some
Cuticle taken from their body so IL
could be grated on the affected por-
lions of the body of Mrs. Egeberg,
which refused to heal.
When informed of this determination
on the part of the physicians, Miss
Berg volunteered to submit to an OPP
GRAFTON so sufficient cuticle could be re-
moved from her body for h purpose
stated, and two physicians performed
the operation. The cuticle thus Sc
cured has now been grated on he
burned portions OF the body Of Mrs.
Egeberg, and the wounds are now eX-
pected to heal quite rapidly.
A. interesting feature of the matter
is that Mrs. Egeberg and Miss Berg
are strangers, the young lady being
prompted in her action solely by Q
spirit of self sacrifice.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
ELECTION.
Closing Session of This Part of the Big
Mitchell Convention.

MItcheii convention.
Mitchell, S. D., Feb. Sowing to tho
fact that the greater percentage ot the
members of the South Dakota Live Stock
association would return home it was de-
sided to hold the election OF officers and.
transact the business while they were all
here, which was started by the election OF
officers for the ensuing year. There was
no contest over the election, as the Off
eials who have had charge of the affairs
of the association since its inception have
worked TO the one end of making It a
grand success and their work has met
with the approval of the great body of
members. The following are the officers,
who were reelected:
~President-J. M. Erion, Of Mitchell.
Secretary and Treasurer w Wilson,
OF Brookings.
Vice presidents were elected for the va
rious departments as follows:
Cattle-Albert Hill, Alexandria.
Swine-P. w. Peterson, Vermillion.
Sheep. c.. Hall, Ordway.
Horses--J. NJ. Dunmire, Scotland.
Poultry-Geo. G.. Tuck, Watertown.
Some strong resolutions were presented
by the committee for adoption, and the
main features touched on matters of i'm
portance to the stockmen. A bill will be
presented to the legislature providing for
the testing and inspection for tuberculosis
Of all cattle imported into the state for
feeding or breeding purposes covering a
period of five years; the bill introduced by
Congressman Marshall, Of North Dakota,
for the removal of the duty on alcohol so
that II can be used for fuel and manufac-
turing purposes was Endorsed and the
members in congress from South Dakota
are urged TO use all honorable means to
secure early and favorable action thereon:
Congressman MarshalTs bill appropriating
$4,000 TO be used for experimental pur-
poses I'm what Is known as the semiarid
belt in North and South Dakota In the
way of irrigation was also Endorsed by the
association; in view of the anticipated
closing of foreign markets to the meat
products OF this country, the association
urged congress and the members of the
South Dakota delegation to procure the
passage of sue avs as will empower the
president of the United States and his
advisers to enter into such treaties OF
reciprocity with other countries as will
open the markets of the world to the
American farmer and to his products.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
WILL BUILD NEW BRIDGE.
Pontoon at Chamberlain to Be Replaced
by Steel Structure.


Chamberlain, $. D., Feb. l0.-Superin-'
tendent Collins, OF the Iowa and Min
nesota division Of the Milwaukee, ar
rived here to inspect the pontoon bridge
now used by the Milwaukee for its SER
vice west of here. The bridge cost
about $40. 900, and in time will be re-
placed by a steel structure costing
more than 81, 900, 900. Meantime, the
company expects to use the bridge un-
I'll rattle has been built up and the
road extended farther than 1t has now
been built. The company expects to
lose 1000 to 1900 feet OF the bridge
this spring, but is in a position to re-
place 1t in two days time IL the ice and
floods should lake It out. When the
spring opens the company will build
forty miles more of line west of Cham
berlain.
The open winter has greatly facili-
tated the construction of the line. When
the tracklaying begins in the spring
the work will go on rapidly TO compile;
ton. The new main line OF the Mil
waukee to the coast will not, much to
the regret of Chamberlain's citizens,
pass through here, but will go through
Aberdeen to Minneapolis. The company
regards this ecent move as highly nee
essary to protect it's interests, and
hopes to complete the road within three
years, though nothing beyond surveys
have yet been done.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
WILL FEED CATTLE.
Farmers Encouraged Over Results of
an Experiment.

Leola, S. d., Feb. I0.-Not until the
last year or two nave the stock raisers
OF his part OF the state experimental
with feeding stock for market. They
are well satisfied with results and dur
ing the coming season will engage in
cattle feeding on a much larger scale
than during the past year. One of those
who experimental last yea was
Charles Turner. who has just shipped
his first consignment of sixty-five hea
of fat 3~-year-old steers. Notwithstand-
ing that MIR. Turner has operated in
cattle quite extensively for a number
of years. this was his first experiment
I'm feeding and he is more than satisfied
with results. The steers were placed
I'm the feed lot early last fall. me have
had a ration OF corn fodder n ground
speltz. They were pronounced In prime,
condition by an experienced stock feeds
err from Iowa who inspected them a
short time before they were shipped 10
market.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
MANS BODY FOUND
IN A STRAW STACK
Believed 20 BE That Of Georg,
Ryan, Who Has Been
Missing.
WAS MANGLED HORRIBLY
Coroner Inclined to Think Man Sui
cided, as a Revolver Mas Found
Near His Body-Hoss Had
Eaten Away Flesh.

White Lake, S. D.. Feb. 10,-George
Ryan, who turned up missing last Sep
TENDER, was found In a straw stack,
-four miles north Of here in a badly
mangled condition, being almost eaten
up by hogs, running loose in a pasture.
The coroner from Plankinton was sum
lmoned and an inquest was held, the
jury bringing in a verdict of suicide,
as there was "A ~six-shooter laying be-
side him with one shell exploded. Word
was at once telegraphed TO his parents.
In New York, who, after forty-eight
hours delay, wired to give him a re-
s~ectable burial here, which was done
Tuesday. The man had no relatives.
here except a cousin, j. Grow, who ar.
ranged for his burial. An attempt to
suicide about a year ago was
made by the young man by cutting
his throat, but the cash being too low
Vt one side did not prove fatal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
X FOR YEAR 1905.
Total Is Half Million Greater Than 70,
Preceding Year.

Pierre, s. D.. Feb. 5.-The state audi
tors office has completed a compilation
If the taxes extended in all coun-
ties of the state for the years 1904 and
1905, showing the total amount OF taxes
which will be called for all purposes.
state, county, township or municipal.
The figures show an increase of prac-
tically a half million dollars for 1906
over 1904. The total amount asked for
in 1904 was 5000, $40. ST1 and TO meet
the demands of 1905, calls for $685.
S30.sS. The total valuations for 1906
as shown by the extensions by county
boards. shows a discrepancy when conn
pared with the figures as left by the
state board after equalizing the returns
made by them. The completed work of
the state board showed a total valua-
ton for assessment purposes In the
state Of s219. CAT .674; and the values un-
der the county tax extensions are $780,
592, 322. an increase OF q million dollars.
This increase evidently comes from COR
rections In the assessment returns.
making q good sised total aggregate In
crease In valuations
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
CAR SHORTAGE REPORTED.
Farmers Near Flandreau Complain at
Inability to Secure Them.

Flandreau, S. D., Feb. 5.-The fine
weather still continues at this point
and it is rather hard for the farmers
to see the fine weather passing by and
not be able to market their grain at
the elevators On account of the grain
men not being able to secure cars TO
ship the grain they already have on
hand.
1t has been months since the grain
men OF this place have been able to
get cars sufficient to ship the grain
hat is offered for market at this
place. Flandreau is very much in
need of another railroad. The new
Independent lumber company of this
place is unable TO get cars to ship
lumber ordered for this point and it
seems that between the railroads and
the line lumber companies his COM
pany's doom is sealed. They started
ou with very bright prospects, only
to inc out after they had their sheds
all completed that their orders had
been Cancelled and all the mills forbid
den to sell them any lumber.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
TAME GRASS PAYS.
South Dakota Farmers Now Make IL
Annual Crop.

Clear Lake, S. D., Feb. Som years
ago 1t was the general belief that tame
grasses could not successfully be raised IN
this part of South Dakota, but the expert
ence of farmers residing in this locality mas
demonstrated that the soil and climate
In this part of the state Is adapted TO tho
production of tame grasses. Among those
who have made a success of this compare
lively new industry in South Dakota are
the Taylor Bros, who for some years nave
occupied what Is known as he Grant
ranch. near here. They have just conn
pleted shipping their timothy seed CROP
which was raised last season. The shipt
ment consisted of over 1000 bushels, and
as this seed is worth $3.15 per hundred
pounds in Chicago they will realize a good
profit from the land devoted to this crop!
In addition to the amount shipped they
retained a large quantity OF the seed for
seeding purposes this season and sold sup
plies to many other farmers In this vicin-
ity. 1t is conservatively estimated that an
aggregate OF about ten carloads OF tim
othy seed, or bout 5000 bushels. is an
nually shipped from this and other points
in Deuel. county. The farmers of the
county also are having good success in the
raising of clover and alfalfa
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
DOGS CORNER a WOLF.
Giant Specimen Killed by Ranchmeh
at Biiou Hills.

Bijou Hills, S.. D., Feb. 5.-Sportsmen
In this locality are having considerable
sport this winter hunting wolves, which
are unusually numerous in the rough
country along the Missouri river in
this vicinity. A hunting party COM
posed of Thomas Austin, Charles Todd
and John Bingham the other day had
an interesting adventure with a huge
wolf, which their combined pack of
eight dogs succeeded in cornering on
top of n of the range hills from
which this place receives its name. The
dogs, after cornering the wolf, which
was of the gray timber wolf variety
and of gigantic size, were unable to
kill the animal, and the three men
were compelled to rope the wolf and
haul it away from the dogs so they
could shoot it. The wolf was one of
the largest ever seen in this part of
South Dakota. The hunters say it is
the first case on record IN the history
of the sport in which light dogs were
able TO capture and hold a wolf of this
size and strength.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
JACK THE HueGER BUSY.
Parkston Women Have Had a Busy
Time with the Individual.

Ilme with the Individual.
Parkston, S. D., Feb. 5.-The women
and girls residing at this place and In
this vicinity continue to be terrorized
by some villain, who is believed to be
the same individual who a short
time & attempted to hold up and rob
Miss Dora Zehnpennig, a well known,
young lady, who escaped only after a.
desperate encounter with her assail-
ant.
During the last few days the rascal
has resumed operations, and several
similar affairs have been reported to
the authorities. The fellow accosted'
the Misses Kerfel while they were on
their way home from ParkSton, but
they succeeded in frightening him
away. IN II evening three different
attempts were made to hold up persons
on their way home, and In each case
the victim was a woman or girl.
Miss Martha Schilling was accosted,
by the fellow on the sidewalk in the
alley at the rear of the Fullerton store;
Mrs. w. c. Huff, while on her way
home, was stopped by the scoundrel,
who endeavored to snatch her purse,
but h resisted desperately and struck
the villain a blow with a pail of lard
which she vas carrying. The blow
from this unique weapon had the eff
feet Of causing the fellow to take to
his heels. I
The descriptions given by all the VIC
Tins of the rascal make 1t certain that
the same individual Is responsible for
all the attempted holdups. The author
tiles are keeping a close watch for the
villain.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
souTH DAKOTA

During some recent sham fighting by
British troops the following incidents
described by the London Chronicle, oc-
Cured: An umpire on riding up to a
trooper OF the skeleton army, whose
red flag denoted hat he represented a
double company OF infantry, found him
utterly unconscious OF any wrong doing
on his part, plucking ~blackberries from
q hedgerow. The umpire sharply ques.
toned him whether he was aware thar
he was surrounded, and that for halt
an hour the guards had not only been
firing at him and his flag from q skirm-
ishing line but that a Maxim gun had
directed it's hailing attention upon him
through "a defile for twenty minutes.
The nonpulssed trooper, wiping the rich
purple stains OF the ~blackDerries from
his lips, then doubled off TO join his
unit"