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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

deserving of the good opinion ot
his fellow man? In the trial by the
press of the country what innocent
man has been adju1ged to be guilty
Not one. On the other hand, how
many guilty have been exposed, not
withstanding riches or political pull
and the various devices adopted fol
eyading the law. Again, it is true
that Legislators have sometimes voted
under the lash of "public clamor.
But what is this so-called public
clamor." The manner in which the
words are used by this man Beck is a
play with the English language. He
uses them as one would of speak the
mob and that is the impression he in,
tended to convey. When Legislators
vote according to the demands of
their constituents they are performing
their highest duty. A demand by
the people is never made hurriedly.
II is only after long suffering and
much consideration of the subject
that the people make direct demands
for Legislative action. And the peo.
pie are always right in the main.
Their idea as to the proper form of
the law desired to accomplish a GER
tain end may not be the best, but the
cause for the demand always exists
and all the people ask is justice. 1t
may be true that often public opinion
is taken advantage of by demagogues.
But better SO than have legislative
body free from obligation to the peo-
pie. Too much of the latter has
existed i'll the past, and it is due to
the fact that the people have awaken
ed and we have what Beck is pleased
to term "public clamor" Better have
men in Legislative bodies voting under
the lash OF public opinion than TO
have men like Depew and Platt vot-
ing and trading and influencing leg
islation at the direction of whatever
special interest they may happen to
represent. Sad is the day for that
country and that people whose laws
are made and executed by that class
who believe themselves only to be fit
to govern, and that the interests and
demands of the people are only "pub-
lie clamor" 10 be ignored.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21
Nor long since considerable new

! Nor long since considerable news.
paper space was devoted to discus
sion as to the quality of steel rails
sold to the railroads of this country
1t was claimed by the railroads that
many of the accidents were due di-
rectly to the flaws in new rails. The
discussion carried on in the newspa-
pers had the good effect of bringing
the matter before the public and
shaping sentiment demanding a
change in the manufacturing process.
The publication that had most to do
with this is, without a doubt, the
Scientific American, published by
Mum & Co. That paper is consider
ed to be the most reliable publication
of its kind in the world, and to ac-
comodate. its readers is printed in two
or three languages When the ques-
ton of defective rails was brought up
a representative Of the Scientific Am
erican made thorough investigation
of the matter and published his con
clusions. 1t found that the Bessemer
process, owing to the excessive amount
of carbon in the available ore, made
steel that was too brittle, and that
the process of rolling the ingot into
rails formed flaws in the ends. As a
remedy for this, and the only remedy
the Scientific American advocated
the open-hearth process OF making
ing the steel. To convert the steel
plants to this process would require
an expenditure of an immense sum of
money, but it is the only way to in
sure safety to rail traffic. The result
of the public discussion and the in
vestigation is the determination 10
change to the open-hearth process,
and the great steel trust one OF the
first to announce the change at a cost
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

The defense in the Kaufman case
attempted to show that Agnes Polreis
died of diabetes. To osubstantiate this
contention one DR.. Germain was plac-
ed on the stand. He stated that the
girl diedof diabetes. On cross exam
ination he admitted that he never be
fore had case like the one In ques-
tion, that he did not make the usual
examination considered by most
authorities to be necessary to deter
mine presence of diabetis, that he
had never heard of such a case, had
never saw such a case, and had never
read of similar case. And yet when
asked the question, "You want to be
understood now as saying the girl
died of diabetis?", he replied, eyes"
1t strikes us that such expert testi-
mony is, or ought to be, in contempt
of court, and certainly deserves the
contempt of all intelligent people.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

JAMES NJ BECK, former assistant
L. S. attorney general, has delivered
himself of peculiar sentiment. In
an address before the graduating class
of the New York university law school
he said:
Regulations of a life time are
swept away without court or jury, and
sometimes without rhyme or reason
Tial by newspaper has nearly supple
mented trial by courts of law. Today
the three coordinate departments oi
government are the executive, news
paper and Judiciary. We have seen
legislators vote, under the lash of
public clamor, for laws which are rev
olutionary experiments in state so
cialism. Never before in our public
life was there so little real manhood,
Legislatures exist only as matter of
form. They register almost without
question the demands, often i'll con
sidered, of imaginary public opinion,
often officially engineered by cunning
uemdSOSueS.
There are some facts in the state
ment above, blt the spirit of criticism
in which they were uttered is not war
ranted, and it only comes from one
who imagines himself to belong to a
class better fitted to govern the peo-
pie than the people themselves. 1t
is true that regulations of a life time
are swept away without court or jury :
And it is further true that this Is due
to trial by newspapers. But who can
point to the instance where that news
paper trial has not been just? What
man has lost reputation who was
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21
THE RATE CASE.

The transfer of the INDUCTION case
brought by the jobbers of Sioux Falls
against the Milwaukee railroad com.
pany, through their attorneys G. O.
Bailey and Senator Kittridge, and the
consequent delay in the hearing has
quieted down the discussion of this
question for the present, but public
sentiment is 40 less resentful in South
Dakota of the attempted outrage on
South Dakota than it was month
ago.
Merchants in the state who read the
editorial in the Argus Leader showing
the proposed advance of from five To
ten per cent in rates to South Dakota
points do not feel kindly either to the
jobbers of Sioux City or to the rail-
roads which have permitted themselv-
es to be bulldozed by those jobbers in
to doing an injustice to South Dakota.
These merchants realize that if the
new rate as proposed goes into effect
it will be- tax upon every consumer
in this state, and they do not believe
that this is just or right considering
that it is done simply to give the job.
bers of Sioux City a chance to sell the
goods. They argue that Sioux City
has been built up by business from
South Dakota and they see no chance
ofcommercial independence for South
Dakota SO long as rates can be die
tated from city whose only interest
in South Dakota is one of profit.
The buyers of South Dakota have a
duty to perform in this state. 1t is for
them to prove to Sioux City and to the
railroads that exploitation of South
Dakota in the interest of outside job
bers does not pay. There is just one
way to show this. Let our shippers
give their business to the roads which
deal fairly by South Dakota, and let
our retailers buy of jobbers who are
not seeking business at the expense
of the state. Then something will be
accomplished no matter how the case
is decided by the courts, though the
South Dakota jobbers are not worried
over the ultimate decision after the
facts are marshalled and put into the
case. -Argus-Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

of Sl00,000,000 The Bethlehem Steel
corporation is another to desert the
Bessemer process at cost of S20,OOO,-
600 for the construction of an open
hearth nickel chrome steel plant which
will manufacture high grade rails and
structural steel. This grea, change
looking toward greater safety to life
and property, and consequent cheap
ening of transportation, can truthful
ly be said to be the direct result of
influence of the press of the country.
As a purveyor of news the press of
the country is worth all that the peo-
pie pay for it, but it occurs to us
that the greatest good accomplished
is in influencing matters of prime inn
patance to the public, achievement
for which it never receives credit, but
which are nevertheless of inestimable
value.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21
Legal Notices.
SUMMONS.


State of South Dakota. County of Kings
In circuit court Ninth Judicial circuit.
John III. Newell, Plaintiff,
VS.
Otto Hanson. Haagine Sorenson. Soren
Hansen Hakan Hansen, Annette
Hansen, Peter Hansen, Maron Jansen,
the unknown heirs at law, devisees, Iega-
tees and creditors of Hans Sorenson :de-
ceased, also all persons unknown who
have or claim to have any estate or i'm
terest In or lien or incumbrance upon
the premises described in the complaint,
defendant,
The State of South Dakota to the above
named defendants:
You and each of YOU are hereby sum
moned and required 10 answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff, John III. Newell,
which said complaint was filed in the Of
house in the city of De Smet, i'm the coun-
ty OF kingsbury state of South Dakota,
on the eighteenth day of May. A. ID. 1907,
ana which prayS for judgment quieting
the title TO and the determination of all
adverse claims to, interests in and liens
against, the premises described in the
complaint, situated in said county of
Ringsbury, to-wt: the south half IA of
the northwest quarter "a and the north
half of the south west quarter ~ of sec
tion No. fourteen (14) In township one
hundred twelve (1I2) and range No. fifty
seven fo7), and to serve n copy of your
answer TO said complaint ON the under
signed at his office in the city of De Smet
In said Kingsbury county, South Dakota,
within thirty days after the completed
service OF this summons upon you, exciu-
siye of the day of such service, and If you
fail to answer said complaint within that
time, the plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded In the complaint
Dated at De Smet, South Dakota. May
Attorney for Plaintiff, De Smet, South
Dakota. 36-6
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

SENATOR KITTREDGE showed his big
ness and broadness by causing special
invitations to be sent to the governor
and Senator Gamble and the two
members of congress, to attend the
reception to Secretary Taft at Sioux
Falls Saturday and the insurgent
press on the other hand is showing
its littleness and bigotry by slurring
the invitation, and thus showing how
much that Taft visit is hurting them.
-Brookings' Press
In the minds of some machine edi-
tors every action of Kittredge, no mat
ter how trivial it may be, shows big
ness" and ''broadness" the like OF
which was never equalled before. The
truth in regard to the incident men
toned in the above is that the ar
rangements for the Taft reception
were completed and nearly all the in
vltations We're sent out about two
weeks before the invitations were ex-
tended to the governor, senator and
two representatives. Meantime Secre-
tary Taft had sent a personal invita-
tion to the gentleman named to be
his guests on an inspection trip to
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

Ft. Mead. 1t was this invitation by
Taft to the gentleman named and the
public announcement by him that his
trip to this state had "no political sig
nificance" which caused the Sioux
Falls management to invite the gen
tlemen named. The invitation to the
Sioux Falls affair came to late to show
any particular good will. There might
have been no "smallness" in the pro-
ceedings, but there certainly was a
lack OF the boastod "bigness" and
"broadness.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

The Scotland bank wrecker, Chas.
G. King, president of the defunct
First National Bank of Scotland
was taken before the L. S. court at
Pierre lsst week and an indictment
returned against him which contain
ed ninety-five counts. King was a
bad one and. deserves the limit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

BETWEEN the stone issue and the
freight rate question the scolding de-
partment Of the Sioux Falls Argus.
Leader is kept very busy these days.
Sioux City Journal
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug law as it contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs, and we recon-
mend it as safe remedy for children
and adults. Sasse's Pharmacy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

The New Pure Food and Drug Law.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-06-21

State OF South Dakota, County of Kings.
bury.
In circuit court-Nlnth judicial circuit.
John III. Newell, Plaintiff,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16

Reading was badly wanted all day
by Wasserman. Frick. Barney and Con-
tent 1t is ex-dividend per cent. and
gained y of that in two hours and
closed almost at the top. This stock
is in a fine trading position no matter
what price under $50 you pay for it.
With patience you can always make
money out of it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
Stocks Grain and Provisions.


was almost entirely Of a professional
character with local commission houses
and few of the more prominent bull
operators the best buyers. Corn in the
sample market was quoted quarter
to one-half cent higher. Receipts at
this market comparatively small for
this time of the year. The market
closed rather firm with a slight ad-
vance for the day.
OATS-Worked independently of the
balance of the grain pits. The May
option again reached new high levels,
selling up to 37ss. The market all dur
ing the session was broad active af-
fair; there was in fact more traders
centered in the oat pit than any Of the
others The same class of buying was
in evidence again today that has been
so persistently bullish on the oat mar
l<et in the past. The cash situation
continues excellent; lack of cars is the
only detrimental feature to a large eX-
port business. The best posted traders
are still predicting still further ad-
vances for this cereal based on the de-
| mand for the cash article. The close
was very strong within a fraction OF
the highest prices obtained during the
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
NEW YORK LETTER.

New York, Jan. 16.- Early prices on
stocks We're inclined to firmness with
St. Paul, Union Pacific Southern Pa
eitlc, Copper and Atchison the strong
est features. But the advances
We're short lived, however, when a re-
port was circulated TO the effect that
J. Pierpont Morgan was dangerously ILL.,
The stocks which the Morgan followers
are mostly interested in, were the ones
attacked by bear operators. particular
~ the Erie's. Steels, and Southern Rail
way common and preferred Erie COM
mon lost over two points; Southern
Railway common three and the Steel is
sues about one respectively. The re-
port was later denied and in it's stead
it was rumored that Mr.. Morgan was
enjoying the best of health. But the
canard had the desired effect of causing
break in the stock market before
its authenticity could be confirmed.
/ In the higher priced shares, Union
/ Pacific, Louisville & Nashville, st. Paul,
Northwestern and Northern Pacific all
suffered declines ranging from one to
four points. Northwestern was ex-
ceptionally weak opening at 1872 and
selling down to 1877. In the industrial
column, Copper was attacked unmercl-
fully by the bear operators. The ru-
mors to the effect that this company
will issue additional stock to take over
competitive properties is given consld-
cradle credence and has been the prln-
cipal cause of the enormous hquidat1or
which is going on in it at present. Inc
metal situation remains unchanged
from yesterday. The Amalgamatec
! Copper company is receiving more mon
ely for its copper at the present time
than at any other period since the IN
ception of the company, but, it is point
ed out in we'll informed circles that thu
outside public has bought large BLOCKS
of Copper during the past fortnlgh
and the Standard Oil crowd who owl
most of the capital stock were sellers
therefore it is obvious that decline i
more than likely, temporarily at least
The general market closed weak AM
feverish with declines throughout tn
list ranging from one to four points Il
the various specialties.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16

Boston coppers did not advance as
much today as yesterday. Lawson tried
to put up Trinity today, but at So he
stopped and got into Arcadian again
for a turn, but he has a mighty hard
job to keep his following from selling
out on him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
FAIRBANKS SON INDICTED
Ohio Grand Jury Says He Is Guilty of
Perjury in Connection with His
Marriage Recently.

Steubenville, O., Jan. 16.-A sensa-
ton was created here by the grand jury
returning an indictment for perjury
against F. G. Fairbanks, son Of Vice
President Fairbanks, for perjury in
swearing relative TO his marriage OF
Miss Scott, of Pittsburg.
The charge is that Fairbanks went
to Steuhenville and disguised himself
as a working man, and said that he
was a workingman Of Adams county,
and that Miss Scott was a resident of
the county. On this statement he Sc
cured a marriage license and they were
married and left town Immediately.
The prosecutor says that the papers
will be served upon Fairbanks as soon
as it can be done.
Springfield, o., Jan. 16.-F. Q. Fair
banks said when called ON at his home
by a representative of the Associated
Press: II took no oath whatever in the
probate court at Steubensville. / say
this emphatieaIIy. as my memory III re
gard to this is distinct. l answered
their questions. but there was no afh
dAyit and no oath administered"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16

and what the convention of state COM
mfssioners advised The Chicago
Record Herald says of it:
He advises the complete separation
Of insurance companies from political
campaign funds, full publicity in ac-
counts, the regulation of disbursements
and investments, the prohibition Of the
issue of non participating policies by
mutual companies, standard policy
forms, an effective system of elections
in mutual companies. the requirement
Of annual accounting of dividends in
all companies, with yearly statements
to policy holders and with a closely
limited term Of years within which the
actual cash payment of the dividends
must take place, and other measures
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-WHEAT.-In-
clined to weakness Notwithstanding
the extreme strength displayed in the
Oat market, which it was argued
should have a beneficial effect upon the
prices of other cereals. The news as a
rule was conflicting; cables a shade
lower; cash situation both in the North
and Southwest reported as slightly i'm
proved over yesterday. A cablegram
reported the Argentine wheat crop If
teen per cent larger than previous es-
Inmates, this induced quite a little sell
ing by foreigners IN the local market.
The market closed with rather weak
undertone.
COMMISSIONS and higher partly in
sympathy with the advance in oats
and partly on the bad weather through
out the corn belt which is preventing
the markeElng Of tue crep. The trade
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
MUST WORK BOTH WAYS.

II have increased the wages of ev-
cry man in my employ 80 per cent,
said a manufacturer. Nearly every
firm and corporation is doing the same
in greater or lesser degree; but ]
am enforcing a condition, and with
each increase goes a written contract
to the effect that said increase is due
to our unusual prosperity and the ex-
ira cost of living; that hard times may
come sooner than we expect them
when provisions and rents and clothes
will be cheaper. and when they dc
come every man will consent to a re
duction of pay in accordance with the
new conditions. I wonder if they viii
stand by me? I think they will
New York Press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
WITH THE EDITORS.
German Forest Culture.

The wood cutting in the demesniaI
forests of Alsace-Lorratne, Germany.
viii produce this year in all. 1909
219 cubic feet of timber. Of all sorts
-6 757 .369 cubic feet Of timber suit
able for construction purposes. and
1926 $50 cubic feet of fuel wood. The
timber is cut each year and sold to
the public. The mountains are never
entirely denuded of timber over any
large territory or area and small strips
are indicated for cutting by the author
tiles. and thick forests are frequently
thinned out. All the underbrush and
small branches are sold in bundles for
fuel.
Aside from the large amount of tim
Der furnished by the forests OF Baden
and Alsace- Lorraine. now timber is
constantly being planted to supply the
wants OF future generations. The for
ests are provided with splendid drives
and walks. making them at all times
accessible to tourists. on Sundays
the trains in Alsaoe-L Lorraine and Ba-
den are crowded with people from the
cities and towns who spend the day in
the forests.-Daily Consular Reports.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
WITH THE EDITORS.
How to Judge Teachers.

A teachers efficiency should be test
ed by the success of her work in the
schoolroom. No teacher, nevertheless
should abandon general reading and
some study that is not part of her
routine. There is no greater help to
breadth and freshness in the class
room than Independent thought out
side study, and the idea appeals to some
study, as the Chicago superintendent
wishes, would, of course, force this out
side study, and the dea appeals to some
of the teachers, although to a minority.
Probably. however, a majority would
~vuppert examinations based on outside
study which was so related to their
work that they could see it's direct
bearing and its helpfulness.
Any genuine workman is glad to be
strengthened where he is weak A
difficulty Of the Chicago case is that
the assistant superintendent, besides
being much too few in number for
their work, are much less capable of
passing upon outside examination pa
pers than they are upon the general
class room work and are quite in
capable of directing teachers to pro-
fitable outside study. Out of the con-
fused Chicago quarrel energies at least
the one clear principle. that If the
teacher is to be tested by her outside
study she should have the help of high
~ educated persons in this study and
it should be so chosen as to bear d.
rectly on her schoolroom work. The
question is fundamental, and It is an
error to lose it in irrelevant talk about
democracy labor unions or socialism
-Collier's Weekly.