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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12
The Fortune Iempreo.

A we'll known nobleman was actual
ly engaged to Miss Couts, but on her
challenging him n day, whether 1t
was her personality or her great for
tune which appealed to him, he frank
ly acknowledged that although he was
much attached to her, her vast prop
erty had been his special inducement
In betrothing himself.
Her reply was characteristic. Let
us then remain the best of friends In
stead of being the poorest of lovers"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12

The new servant had presented her
references, and the mistress read
them over with a doubtful eye.
Il am not quite satisfied with your
references. Jane" she said.
~Nayther Am 1, num-" responded
the stalwart maid. but they're the
best / could Set"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12
THE WEEKS WEATHER.

Below we publish the weather for
the week ending Wednesday, Apr.
18th, 1907, as recorded by j. HI.
Hall, weather observer for this
section:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12

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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12
DEATH oF MRS. BANCROFT,

Mary Seamons was born in Cortland
county, N. X, Nov. IL, 1881, and died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M.
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
Fought His War TO Front.

Croker first became known in poll
tics as a member OF the old Fourth
avenue tunnel gang and he was the
hardest hghter OF them all. II was
not long before he was the leader. and
from that time forward ne fought his
way 10 the top in Tammany Hall.
There are a good many different opin-
ions concerning Croker. He has had
close friends who insist that he was
always loyal 20 his friends. and he has
had enemies who say ne would not
hesitate to sell out anybody 20 gain a
private end. Perhaps there has been
a good deal OF mawkish sentiment
about him and the sacredness OF his
friendships. There have even been
those who said that he stood the brunt
Of a charge of murder because he
would not betray another. Then there
is the story of the plot that brought
about the downfall OF John G. Shee-
han, who was supposed 10 have been
Cookers choice for leader OF Tam
many Hall when Croker deserted the
post in the face Of defeat. and went 10
Europe. coming back 10 regain control
when the skies frightened. 10 bring
about Sheehan's political ruin. And.
on the other hand. there are those who
say Sheehan got only his just deserts.
But I'm either event there was Croker.
the fighter, ready 10 accept the chaI-
ienge and enter the hSht.
When Croker was the boss OF Tam
many Hall, he ruled with a bludgeon
and an AK. Some 9C.O00 men were on
the rolls OF that organization. Each
one OF these men had vote. AMI each
one was hungry for a pIace in Ihe city
administration. Out Of these 10000 fol-
lowers of Tammany Hall there were
lhirty-hve district leaders. each in alb
solute control OF an army of voters
Zach one Of the leaders had been Sc
iected because he was the survival Of
the httest; because he was the best
hshter I'm this band Of fighters Yet
every one of these thirty-fve fighters
bowed ~ difference TO the boss fighter
OF them all. who was Croker. Once
there was a threatened revolt In Tam
many Hall II was said enough Of the
leaders had combined IL overthrow
croker On the day set for ,hs over
throw Croker walked calmly into The
executive chamber and. GOVERNS
about him. said:
The Washington times., 1907-06-16

posures were so affecting puDhu senti-
ment that Croker and the other leaders
foresaw only defeat at the polls In
November. Tammany without lead
er vas i'm chaos. It's treasury vas
empty. and no one was at the helm TO
guide a. The affairs OF the organlza-
ton we're placed In the hands OF a
committee and Hugh j. Grant vas in
duced TO make the race for the may
orally, He was defeated by Mayor
Strong by $4,000 plurality. which caused
further CONSERVATION In the ranks OF
the organization. Then sheehan was
elected chairman of the hnance COM
mittee the following summer az the
reorganization ~ Tammany Hall. and
a week later the executive COMMITTEES
adopted resolution naming him as
leader.
Tammany was out OF power and
without money. but in the first cam
pslgn under Sheehan Il was victorious
by 1900 plurality. In the meantime
Croker had returned from Europe. He
praised Shsehan for his good work.
Then came the Bryan campaign OF
1895 with It's vexatious silver PROPOSE
ton. Croker returned 20 Europe Shee-
han remained at the head Of Tanlmany
Hall, and in spite OF the handicap
against him. brought out n vote Of
l55,oo0 for the silver candidate, al
though the most roseate estimates
placed the highest figure at $1,000.
There was more praise from Croker
on the other side ~ the ocean
sheehsn lost no time. but started the
1897 municipal campaign early. and,
after looking over the field carefully,
came 20 the conclusion that the Tam
many ticket would win in the FIRST
election held under the charter OF
Greater New York, containing Brook
lyn and the other boreushs sheehan
was receiving the congratulations Of
the politicians. when, in the fan OF
1897, IL was announced that Croker was
coming back. And Croker did come
back and dominate Tammany Hall and
the Tamnany Hall convention. He
succeeded in getting his man. Van
Wyck. named for mayor. and he took
his old place as leader Of Tammany
Hall. and ousted Sheehan.
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
Native Of Ireland.

Croker began life on the grounj
floor. end IL was many years before
the elevator was running. He was
born in 1S4S az Castelroche. near Quar-
tertown, County Cork. ireland. His
> full name Was Richard WeIstead
Croker. Welstead being the family
name OF his mother. who was Of good
Scotch stock. His father was Eyre
Coot Croker, blacksmith, who emf
grated to America with his family in
1915. Richard Croker has always
passed for an Irishman. and for DO
litical purposes II was, perhaps. well
that he did so: but. as a matter Of
fact. there is little Irish blood in his
veins. The Croker stock were En-
glish, and in the line were d;stlr-
Euished soldiers. statesmen. poets.
wits, barristers, and editors. John
Wilson Croker. the statesman. literary
man, and editor or BosweITs life OF
DR. Johnson, so numerically berated
by Lord Macaulay, was of the line
And this line was of the gentry class.
SO far as can be traced. neither peas
ants nor yeoman showing in it. An
immediate ancestor Of note was Henry
Croker. of QUartertown. a major and
an inspector Of the British army.
There was also a coat-of-arrns bearing
the motto. God Feeds Them" which
Richard Croker now uses. So il was
not on account of family that Richard
Croker was srubbed by British no
bility after he had won the Derby by
not being invited to the. Kings dinner.
BIT there IL just the suspicion that he
was snubbed on account of his own
record. which. after all. is a hard
thing for man 10 get away from.
And Crokers record-WelI. he has
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
SKeefBrdwLer Who
Fought His Way
TO Political Lead
ezShip and Has
Just De fe tie d
King Edward'S
Set By Winning
a Horse Race.

after he entered the machine shops
he began running the streets OF
New York. which were his real alma
mater. and he became an adept In the
ways Of their tuition. He went 70 the
head Of the class in pugilism while in
his teens. and won a series Of prize
fights in early manhood He defeated
"Reddy" Haskins in a formal sst-to
IN the cellar OF a house and later
he met and vanquished Pat Kelly
IN a saloon az Third avenue and Tlir-
ty-ffth street Croker was IN many
fights. but the most notable one was
fought on a Sunday morning II 1856
IN Jones Wood. with "Diclde" LyncE.
famous fighter. Croker. however.
pounded him 50 badly that ne had
20 be carried away from the ring n
a very battered condition. Afterward
he net Matt Green and Denny
Leary, professional! pugiists, whom he
defeated. About this time he became
interested In the Fourth Avenue Tun-
mel gang. which was a power in politics
and a physical force Croker, at this
time. was an expert machinist, and as
blacksmith could sling a sledge IN
each hand, but he soon lost ali de-
sire for the honest work OF q mechanic
when he Joined the gang. the mem
bers OF which were for the most part
composed OF idle woTlmsn. Unem-
ployed hack drivers. and ether men Of
the street out Of work
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
An Alderman at Twentz.slG.

As the head and front or this gang.
Croker became one 70 be taken care
OF By the political leaders. He held q
number OF minor political apOpint-
ments. his first being that OF court at
tendant. He was twenty-six whsn he
was elected an alderman, with the
consent CT Tweed. then a dominant
factor in Tammany Hall. That was in
1859. and three years later he came into
relation with John Kelly II opposition
TO the control OF Tweed, and was re-
elected. he resigned the Office TO be
come collector OF delinquent taxes.
went hack 70 the board OF aldermen,
was elected coroner IN 1915 subse-
cuentIy became a FIRE commissioner
and later. by appointment Of Mayor
Grant and the favor OF John Kelly.
was made city chamberlain. This was
the record Of his office-holding. When
John Kelly came 20 the control Of
Tammany. Croker increased ia
strength. for within the organization
he was recognized as an adviser and
lieutenant OF the chief John Kelly
died in 1856. having been for many
months so I'll that ne could not at
tend to the affairs Of his leadership.
though his name was stiil potent. Dur
ing THAI time a committee. Of which
Croker was one. ran Tammany Hall.
and continued 70 run il for a year
after the death OF Kelly and then
Croker became the leader. welding Un-
disputed power until he relinquished
IL voluntarily in 1902 Never before
was there a political boss OF any or
sanitation, of any party, who had SO
much power as Richard Croker Never
before was there a political boss who
was so conspicuous, who was SO
strong condo mned as Croker.
No one has ever made q very close
estimate OF Cookers wealth Before
the Fassett Committee IN 1890, Hugh
J. Grant. whom Croker helped 10 make
sheriff. testified that shortly after his
election he had made a gift OF $1,000
70 Crokers daughter. "Flcssie." then
a baby He explained this gift by
saying that he was the chlld's god
father. and ne felt he ought 70 do
something for her, as Mr.. Croker was
a very poor man and had a large
family 10 support. That was the last
time that Richard Croker was rated an
a poor man.
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
Goes in for Horse Racing.

soon after this Richard Croker
bought the Belle Meade farm for $3.50.
cJ0. paid $4,000 for the horse Long
street, $4,000 for Yorkville Belle, 500
600 for Dobbins. his favorite; $4,000
for Red Banner, $4,000 for a half inter
est in Demuth. and $4,000 for Fairy.
besides offering $4,000 for the stallion
Thorn. and $50, 900 for the three-year-
old nlIy Helen Nichols. Then came the
house in East Seventy-fourth street.
New York, worth $4,000; a carriage
with the Croker crest. an estate at
Richheld Springs, a London esta ish-
ment. an English country estate with
stable. an estate IN ireland. and more
horses, carriages, and automobiles
The Croker fortune is now believed &,
reach into the millions-how far intA
the millions no one outside OF the
Croker family knows At his last vic
tory he Is credited with having won
$500 coo For years IL has been his am
billion 10 carry OF the English Deroy.
He has been snEbbed by the English
rurfnreu. ht has been snuhbed hy the
King. he has been berated by the Eng
Hsh press: but Croker the fighter.
kept "a stubbornly hghuug for sue
cess until he achieved e.
Copyright. 1857. BY Frederick Boyd Steven
Sonl.
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
Had Them Al CoUed.

Is GIN one here dissatished?"
He looked first AT one man; then at
another No ore answered
Then let every man get out 70 his
work. said Croker, and IL each man
does not do his work properly, another
VIII be put in his place
Ihe plotterS walked out without q
word The revolt was at an end. II
was The same In 1897. when John c.
Sheehan thought he was the leader Of
I2mmdny Hall. Croker resigned rom
me craftsmanship Of the finance com.
mlttee in The spring OF 1894. At that
time the ieNow committee was investi-
gazing affairs in the city. and the ex.
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
Fists the Fist Quail
Hcafon of Tbs
Wonderful Man,
Who By Their
Handy Use Won
Absolute Control
of 4 m erica S
Greatest CITY
By FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON

Dy FREDEklCh BO1D STEVENSON,
IT HOSE wise in physIogno-
my who knew Richard
Croker in his younger
days, when his face was
smooth shaven. say he had the
making of the greatest puGlist the
country ever produced. The lines
of his mouth are heavy. His jaws
are heavy and firmly set together
with the strength that is within a
bulldogs jaws. His face is per-
fectly immobile. Some say there
is kindness in it at times. To most
persons it is " face of the SphynX
with eyes cold. unsympathetic, and
without meaning. No one has ever
questioned Croker's courage. This
courage has been physical and
men.G In his youthful days he
never heSitated to use his strong
muscles and his clever fists in the
thick of fight. In his later days
he stood up and took without WING
ing the most terrific tongue lash
ings and the most cauStic attacks
in print that were ever administer
ed to any man in or ont of public
life. Yet there was always the
same undiSturbed Croker, we'll
groomed, correct of dress, suave of
manner.
The Washington times., 1907-06-16
i, ICHARD CROKER. som

~ iCHAhD ChOhEh, s0meS
X time ..solute ruler Of
\ New York city and incl.
dentaIIy boss Of Tammany Hall,
who had a narrow escape from
almost being forgotten, Is again
having the Iimelight cast upon
him because he won a horse
race. And by turning this trick
Of the English Derby, the great
est classic of the turf world, the
whole story Of Croker's life Is
brought before us. This story,
with more shadows than lights,
IS not plee~i ing tale.
There Il little in II for old men
worthy of the needing. There
is nothing in Il for the emuIa-
ton Of young men. There Is
everything In Il for both the
young and the old men TO forget.
But one trait Of Croker stands
out predo Intimately; that Is the
trait of the fighter. Croker's
whole life has been a fight-n
fight with fists, with brain. and
With the tricks Of the trade Of
politics that brought power and
wealth 10 him. He began fight
Ing In the street. His last battle
has been in the Kings set. He
won in the street and he won In
the Kings set. II Is Just this
ont trait that makes the story
of Richard Croker acceptable.
The world loves a fighter as the
world loves a lover.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-03
Needed a Doctor.

North Christian has for several
weeks been reveling in social SEN
sation OF the first water. a well
known and prominent citizen rode by
a country store and calling out anoth-
er we'll known citizen made 10 him a
proposition involving the virtue Of
his wife. The man then rode away,
after his proposition had been indig-
nantly rejected He returned the
same way later in the day and found
the injured husband and two friends
waiting for him with shot guns. They
made him dismount and the wife APP
peared from around convenient cor
ner, armed with hickory withe and
proceeded to lay on blow after blow
until her strength was exhausted.
When she finally ceased the gay Lo-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-03
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that IL is the only positive cure now
known TO the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work
The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case ii
fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials. Address f. j. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 7jc.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-03
RARE BIRDS Received
BY JOHN B. ATKINSON
Colony of Oregon Mountain
Quail Planted Near
Darlington.

The arrival of a cage OF Oregon
Mountain Quail by express Tuesday
afternoon created a deal of interest
among those who were near enough
10 get a glimpse of these rare and
handsome birds, says the Darlington
Bee.
There were three pairs of these
quail in the shipment, which was sent
John Il. Atkinson with compliments
of j. W. Baker, State Game and For
estry Warden, whose home is in Cot
tage Grove, Oregon. Mr.. Baker is
remembered as the first of the long
distance home corners" to arrive at
Hopkins county headquarters at Louis
vile last year. He subsequently visit
ed Darlington. and was here at the
county celebration held at Lakeside
Park. Mr.. Atkinson was at Louisville
as commissioner for Hopkins county,
and made Mr.. Bakers acquaintance
the day of his arrival. The Bee inter-
viewed Mr.. Baker the same day, and
his history and trip was covered al
that time in these columns. Mr.. Bake
has relations here.
The birds are very handsome aid
much larger than our domestic ,iil
he male having a long slnsle feather
IN his head, like p!Ime1 Knight.
Although they had been on the road
eight days, all o! Ia an Wee IL fine
condition, and seemed 10 have receiv-
cd the besj attention from those with
whom they had travelled.
These quail and several variety OF
pheasants are raised on a pheasant
farm" at Corvallis. Oregon. The cage
core an official permit 10 ship quail
out of Oregon.
On arrival Mr.. Atkinson gave the
birds in care of II. 5. Corey, farm
superintendent Of the s.. Bernard Mi
ming Co., who will care for them and
plant them iii good place for propa-
cation. 1t is hoped tha- a goodly nun
Der of fine birds may result from the
naturalization Of these specimens.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-03

back across the river TO Jackson, go
ing through the back fence into Har-
eiss yard and up into his little room
over the store.
Here the plans were unfolded to
Judge Hargis said Cockrill would be
in town on Monday, and he must be
killed. They gave me and Abner a
gun and took us across the street TO
The court house, wher they unlocked
the door TO a small room, in which
there was a mattress on which we
were told we could sleep.
Jet was on the street and was to come
back and tell us when Cockrill was
on the street. Three knocks was the
signal by w ich We were 10 know that
it was SOM of III friends who want
ed to enter tlc room. Next morning
Callahan came and told us that the
boys would hold the other fellows out
of the court house after the shooting.
Jett brought us our meals from the
Hargis store, the meals consisting of
about the same they had given us TO
eat before.
About 2 o'clock Jett came in and
said TO. get ready, that Cockrill was
on the street and wuold come to the
court house in a few minutes. He
took keys from his pocket and I'M
locked the door to the court room
and then locked it again.
"Abner went to the right hand win
dow and Jet and me TO the left hand.
Jet saw Cockrill near the post office
and pointed him out. Cockrill came
on TO in front of the Cardwell build
ing, where he stopped to talk with some
one leaning one hand against a post.
Jet said this was near enough and
fired. Abner fired almost instantly af
terward, and Jet again as soon as he
could pull the trigger They kept
shooting until eight shots were fired,
and then | fired one as COckrill ran
into the alley.
I'VE went back into the little room,
laying all The guns down, and Jet
ran down stairs 10 sc if we had
killed Cockrill Ebert Hargis came
up later, and told us that he would
lie. We We're 10 lay still until night.
After nightfall jet came TO us, and
took us TO the store of IIargis Bros,
and we left by the backway as we
had come, making our way up the
river and reaching our home"
The cross examination failed 10
shake Smiths story of the crime.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-03

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