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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

THAT was a stiff little panic they
had on Wall street the other day when
many of the stocks declined from five
to seventeen points. Call money went
up to 25 per cent and wall went up
to the national treasurery for relief.
The next day most of the stocks re-
covered. This habit of Wall Streets
of appealing to the government every
time drive is made against stocks is
a bad one. Too much relief has been
afforded before. 1t is the easy money
that allows the doubtful stocks to be
fioated, and it is also this easy money
that offers such great inducements to
those who are waterering the stocks.
We like to see easy money in the
legitimate channels of trade, but easy
money on Wall Street to the extent
of inducing the floating of all kinds
of stocks and bonds of little, il any,
real value, and the watering of all
stocks as soon as they approach in
real value the face of the capitaliza-
ton is bad thing for the country.
1t has two-fold effect. Industrial
stocks are watered to meet the specu
lative demand, and the public is ex.
pected to pay the price for the pro-
duct that will pay interest on the
value and upon the water. Then
when little financial furry occurs
the nation is appealed to for aid. The
real value is spread out in too thin a
covering to withstand any serious at
tack. In these times of industrial ac-
tivity it is impossible to make SER
ious drive against a stock represent
ing actual value. 1t is the stock that
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

Kittredge, Burke and Martin, who
endorsed G. H. Tinkham. The
confirmation was held up by Senator
Kittredge. The second nomination
of Mr.. Wilmarth to the present term
was made about ten days before con-
gress adjourned, and was made upon
the strength of CANDLES recommen
dation. This nomination was also
opposed by Kittredge, Burke, and
Martin, who recommended Mr.. Tink-
ham the second time.
As Mr.. Wilmarth's second nomina-
tion was confirmed, we presume that
Mr.. Kittredge withdrew his objection
to the confirmation. Either senator
could have held up the appointment
as evidenced by the fact that Gamble
did hold up seven appointments rec
commended by Kittredge, Burke and
Martin, among which were such Of
fees as those at Parker. Mitchell,
Platte and Redfield. The nominees
were among the influential editors of
machine papers. 1t is not to be as
sumed that Senator Kittredge would
devote all his pull to man at De
Smet whose nomination he hadoppos-
ed, to the neglect and detriment of
those whom he had recommended,
and whose appointment and confir-
nation would certainly help him in
the campaign SO close at hand.
Gamble secured the nomination of
Mr.. Wilmarth against Senator Kilt
redge and two congressman. All
Kittredge had to do with the confir-
nation is the fact that he did not op-
pose it. The credit for Mr. Will
marth's appointment is due to Sena-
tor Gamble entirely.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

blind pigs; to prevent druggists
from filing liquor prescriptions more
than once; to make places of illegal
sale of liquors a common nuisance; to
limit the number of saloons to one
for each 800 inhabitants; to prohibit
sale of liquors within 300 feet of
school or church.
An act to prohibit the sale of ciga-
rettes to minors; to strengthen the
the law against gambling; to close
public places OF Sunday amusement;
to require a years residence before
applying for a divorce.
An act extending the power of mu-
nicipal governments on the Galveston
plan.
An act reducing the passenger fare
from 3 to p cents per mile.
An act changing the school laws as
experience and necessity seemed to
require
There were numerous other acts of
minor Importance, but all having in
view an Improvement in the statutes.
To us it seems that the Legislature
made good record. What different
should that body do than to enact
such legislation as was demanded by
the people?
The body of lawmakers that does
the bidding of its constituents has
performed its duties to the highest
degree and is entitled TO the greatest
praise.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
GAMBLE DESERVES THE CREDIT.

The many friends and neighbors of
ID. w. Wilmarth will be glad to know
that he is to be postmaster at De Smet
for another term. Mr.. Wilmarth was
reappointed a couple of weeks ago but
his confirmation was blocked and but
for the active efforts of Senator Kilt
redge he would not have been con-
firmed. The senator does not seem
to have lost his pull down at Wash
ington. De Smet News.
In SO far as the above relates to the
appointment and confirmation of Mr..
Wilmarth and to whom belongs the
credit, the above item is misleading.
The credit belongs to Senator Gam
BILE and to him alone.
To go back to the beginning, Mr..
Wilmarth was nominated for the third
term about a year ago upon the rec
ommendation of Senator Gamble,
which nomination was opposed by
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
A GOOD RECORD.

The opposition to the present adj
ministration, and to the reform move
ment everywhere, has been loud in its
denunciation of the recent legislature
in general, but has failed in every in
stance to cite anything in particular.
1t is too early to tell whether the
laws enacted are defective in any
way, whether they cover the whole
subject, or only in part. Few know
anything about the new laws, except
what they We're intended to cover.
Hence it is too early to pass Judgment
as to the quality of the legislation
There can be no question, however,
as to the intent and effort to pass
such laws as were demanded by the
people who elected the Legislature.
For this the body of lawmakers Ger
tainly deserve great credit. Never in
the history of this state have we had
Legislature that so nearly complied
with the demands OF the people. The
record of the most important legisla-
tion is as follows:
An act establishing the primary
system Of nominations as demanded
by the state platform.
An act prohibiting corporations
from making contributions to cam
paign funds, as demanded by the
platform.
An act prohibiting the issuance of
passes, franks, or other special privi-
leges, as demanded by the platform.
An act requiring railroads to put
in connecting tracks at junction points
and to establish just joint rates;
changing methods of taxation so that
property is assessed where it exists,
and prorated over the whole line;
holding railroads for double damages
for the careless setting of fires, and
the killing of stock; reciprocal demur-
rage; fellow servant law; limiting
working hours of railroad employees,
except in cases of emergency; prohib-
iting competitive lines from parallel
ing within eight miles, which is for
the purpose of preventing the strong
line from crushing the weaker.
An act providing for telephone
board of control.
An act fixing higher charter fees
for interpretations.
An act to provide for the search oi
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
De Smet, S. D., March 5, 1907.

Dc oulSt, -. ~ MdIGu -, lJOt.
The board of county commissioners
OF Kingsbury, s. d., met in their room
at the court house pursuant to adj
journment of January 8. Members
present, l.. /. Olston, F. M. Wolfe, w.
j. Agnew and f. p. Hardy.
A. N. Barber, having been appoint
ed commissioner for the third com
missioner district and having filed a
bond and taken the oath of Office,
took his seat as member Of the
board.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held Jan. 7, 1907, and of the special
meeting held Feb. Z, 1907, were read
and on motion approved.
Motion made and carried that the
personal tax of $525 against Jens
Lauritson in Baker twp. for the year
1894 aud the personal tax of $5.49
against Jens Lauritson in Baker Twp.
for the year 1893 be cancelled from
the tax lists upon the payment of the
original amount of the tax, and the
sheriff is authorized to issue receipts
upon the payment of same.
1t was moved and carried that the
personal property tax against the Nc
Gilvery estate in Denver Twp. for the
year 1895 be cancelled from the tax
list for the reason that there was 20
personal property belonging to this
estate for the year 1895.
Motion made and carried that the
tax against part of the north LIZ of
the northwest Ia of Sec. 35, twp. Ill,
range 56, in De Smet city be cancelled
from 1905 tax list for the reason thai
this real estate was assessed twice
and the taxes have been paid on this
property once.
G. T. Dennis presented statement
from the assessor of Baker Twp. stat
ing that the assessment of dog
against the said Dennis for the year
1906 was an error, and on motion the
county auditor was authorized to issue
a refund order for $l.00 in favor of G.
L. Dennis.
Motion made and carried that the
delinquent road tax Of $2.74 assessed
against lot ID, block Is w. T. l.. Cos.
third addition to Lake Preston be
refunded to Flora A. Pat.ee for the
reason that said road tax was the
Continued on page 50
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

contains large volumes of water, whose
existence is based soley upon the esti
mated ability to make the public pay
interest upon it, that is in danger.
In many instances the holder of this
stock has paid money for it; to him
it has an actual cost, although it does
not represent an actual value. 1t is
the effort of the holder to protect the
water he had paid money for that
makes the situation serious. A few
years ago the pops of the plains want
ed fiat money; little later the pops
of Wall Street gave us fiat stocks.
The last is worse than the first, as
only the promoters of the watered
stocks reap the benefit, while the
whole nation is effected by resulting
instability. 1t is simply a holdup
game by which, in time, the peoole
are expected to be robbed of enough
wealth 10 displace the water and make
an actual value in place of what was
originally no value at all. Too much
cheap money for the use of the gam
blers of Wall Street is a bad thing
for the country and the habit of the
treasury department of rushing to
their relief should be stopped.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

IT is queer how easily people can
be fooled into doing that which it has
been their constant endeavor to avoid.
A case in point is the petition of the
organized labor of Minnesota to the
governor of that state praying that he
will veto the enactment of the legis-
lature which provides for the use of
convict labor in the manufacture of
farm machinery at the penitentiary.
The labor organization takes the
stand that the convict labor will be
placed in competition with free labor.
Looking at it from one standpoint this
is true. But the fact is that the manu-
facture of farm machinery is now in
the hands of a great monopoly.
Neither the laboror employed in the
manufacture of the machinery, or the
consumer, is free. The laborer takes
what the trust is willing to pay, and
the consumer pays what the trust is
pleased to charge. In protesting
against the use of convict labor in
manufacture of articles controlled by
trust labor is only helping to fasten
its own fetters.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

SENATOR SpooNER, of Wisconsin, is
to become the general legal counsel
of the Hill system of railroads. He
will assume his duties at the end of his
senatorial career which he fixed in
his resignation as May lst. Mr..
Spooner will have offices at New York
The salary he. is to receive j. said to
be $4,000 per annum. Huronite.
In other words, Spooner continues
in the same employ with a change in
title and an advance in salary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

The Northwestern states that it will
expend $250,0O0 in building round
houses and shops at Huron this year.
For one issue, at least, the Huronite
omits to tell us how badly the rail
roads feel over 'hostile" legislation
and how much they will not do that
they never intended to 1T wouldn't
look cool alongside the announcement
of quarter of a million to be expend-
ed in a town like Huron.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

WOULDN'T it be wise to call spe-
cial session of the Legislature and
have the railroad Legislation repealed9
We're growing thin over the sad news
that the Milwaukee "seed oat special"
has been abandoned.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

RAILROAD freight rates between
points in this state have been reduced
10 per cent by order of board of rail-
road commissioners. The new sched-
ule went into effect Oh the 18th inst.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
Tuesday

Special showing and sale
of Muslin Underwear at
3315 less than regular
value.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
Wednesday

Special sale and display
of new spring dress goods
and suitings at attractive
prices.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

Exhibition and sale OF
complete sample line of
the Palmer Garments.
Coats, Jackets. Raincoats
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19

was a man on third, one out and the mighty Wilson of Montgomery at the bat. He lost and asked some one to lend him enough to get back to Bir- mingham or to lay him in a nickel that he might fleece his Senegamian brother crap shooters in rural Montgomery.
 Wilson played shortstop on the team, and while he didn't play the position as Ball might have done. he batted way above 100 per cent Five times at bat he got a single, two three bag gers and two home runs. It was cer- tanly "Wilson--that all"
 After the first two innings the of hcfal scorekeeper-whoeve he was, as nobody on either team seemed to know who was keeping score-gave up the idea of trying to keep tab on the er- TOTS and the hits-they came too fast not the hits, but the errors Every one is certain that Montgomery got twice as many runs as Birmingham and they think that Birmingham got twelve runs. hence the score, "A to 12.
 There was quite a good crowd out to see the game-and everybody laughed themselves a very good appe- tite for supper.
 The Fireman's Benefit Association cleared from the two games quite a good sum of money. There will be no third game, because the players on both teams are now too sore and stiff in their joints to attend to business, much less play ball.
 If man is caught throwing a cigar cite away carelessly in the sight of fireman for the next two weeks, he will be killed. Take warning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
R-R-REVENGE IS OURS;
 BIRMINGHAM IS BEATEN
Montgomery Ladies, With Aid of Boots Carri- gan, Succeed in Sewing Up Second by
 Dozen Runs Margin.

The thick heavy cloud of gloom which has pervaded, even infected the headquarters of the Montgomery Fire Department on Madison Avenue has been dispelled.
 Monday night nobody was cheerful nobody smiled-while last night every ones face was wreathed in smiles. ev- erybody was in a good humor, even though they were too sore-sore mus cularly, mind you-to talk.
 The sudden change is due to the fact fire department won the second base ball game from the team from the Bir- mingham fire fighters yesterday after. noGa y SGGFs ane sene@en ai Io the bat teries today for Birmingham are Brown and Middleton, for Montgomery, Ayres and Boatwright. Play" screamed Boots" Carrigan. once one of. Mont ant contest His umphs'
 Then the fun commenced.
 Hey, Boots, how much money have me. Do you honestly think that you can tell a ball from a striker"
 "Dou YOU know" said the man sit ting next to the reporter. that that me last night that Montgomery would win the game from Birmingham and he wanted me to give him odds of to Uecduse birHllngndm won Ine@ nrSt game And now ] see him umpiring the game. Of course Montgomery will win. They tell me that he was a po- liceman-weIl that proposition was strong enough for a second story man ,"
 B'rmingham's hunch mascot was along, too, but he evidently forgot to bring his rabbits foot with him yes terday. The mascot is a little under sized negro who drives the chiefs wagon in Birminghahm. If anybody thoroughly enjoyed the game he did :. He danced around first on one foot and then on the other, offering to bet anyone a dollar and half that Mont gomery would not score when there
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
Union Springs Lad in Drawn Battle. HE YOUTH -0UTPITCHED
 HIS VETERAN OPPONENT Contest Went for Thirteen Innings
 Without Result. Bad Fielding On Part of Hausen And Seabaugh Allowed Little Rock to Tie Score-Team Work Was
 Lacking.

If there has ever been the fainest suspicion of doubt as to the status of one Samuel Weems of the town of Union Springs in the State of Alabama all doubts as to his pitching proclivi- ties were buried deeper than town lots in the Frisco earthquake when he went the entire route of thirteen hard in- nings and finished stronger than h the first part of the game.
 He fought Mike Finn's Travellers to a standstill, the game being called on account of the light that failed at the end of the thirteenth.
 Sam Weems is pitcher and just about as good as they make them at that Going up against one of the only outpitched Eyler but had Little Rock shut out by score of to O up to the last of the seventh inning when swats were bundled together on him and with an error of Hausen's and Sea- baugh's bum peg to second base they tied up the score.
 The amazing part of 1t all was the superb control Weems had. He struck out four batters, gave one base on balls while of the hits one each was made made 5 in the first second and tihra thirteenth, one being punky scratch.
 Weems should have won his game, there can De no argument on that, for with any kind oa Sf work the wh tbe twelfth inning when Weems himself laced the balls out TOT two bags. his second hit of the game.
 Eyler had no control at all during the first part of the game while of the nine hits made off him two were punched in the third and three in the sixth, a run coming in each time, the a base on balls and a pinch hit.
 Houtz the first man up. walked in the first inning. Nye tried to sacri- flee and was out on a fly to Douglass, to Hess and counting when Moose Bax- ter put the ball out in center field for three bags, Seabaugh ending it with hit to Rocken1eld.
 There was one dead in the third when Ball beat out a hit to Page and stole second. scoring on Seabaugh's drive past Rockenfield.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
YOUNG SAM WEEMS WINS
 SPURS ON SOUTHERN DIAMOND

In the sixth they had MT. Eyler go- ing. Baxter htt clean again and Sea- baugh was safe on a hit to Hess Bax- ter got to third on Hausen's hit to Rockenfield and scored on Perrys drive to left, making the three runs.
 Douglass broke open the last half of the seventh with a smashing drive to right for three bags. Miller hit to lass was held on third. Hess hit clean and Douglass tailed. Page hit to first and Hausen in trying to catch Hess at got to third. Page started on a stea. of second and Hess scored on Sea- baugh bad throw. Engle was out on a fly to Houtz and Weems put stop to the festivities by striking out Eyler. but the score was tied.
 Both Weems and Eyler settled down to the hardest kind of fighting then and was not. hit on either side. Nye hit clean in the tenth and Bowcock sneaked one past Weems in the last half, but neither amounted to anything. Neither side got hit in the eleventh, Weems striking out his fourth man in the last half.
 The twelfth was opened with rous- ing two bagger by Weems, instead of Miller without advancing his man. Then Nye put weems on third with a hit to Rockenfeld but the best Ball could do was hit to Page. and the third.
 weems retired, the side in one, two, three in the last han and in the first of the thirteenth Eyler did the same thing
 In the last half of the thirteenth Engle was out on a hit to Ball and Eyler managed to get one past Nye but was thrown out at second on Rock enfield's hit to Ball. Gilbert was safe on a hit to Ball but Douglass ended it with fly to Houtz.
 It was so dark then that the game was called with the score 8 and 3. The score was:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
Rnn Gnme at unionto,,n.

and the locals fought out an eleven inning contest to a draw here today, the first game of the season.
 Grote, for the visitors. was very wild hitting two men and passing one with the bases full, forcing in three runs, which. coupled v:itl a hit ar1 errors by the visi+ prs. ret-ed the To- calls seven runs. The visitors solved David in the seventh, bouncing four hits for five runs, and again In the eighth for two 'uns.
 The game was called at the ending Of the eleventh on account of dark ness. Score:
 Uniontown 8 runs. 8 hits errors; Greensboro, runs, 8 hits, 6 errors.
 Batteries. Uniontown. David and Mo Lemore: Greensboro. Gro:e and Pol lard
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
BANKRUPT SALE

On the 18th day of July 1907 the un. dersigned. Trustee of the estate of Frank S. Vaughn. bankrupt, will sell for cash, at the Artesian Basin in the City of Montgomery. Alabama. the following de- ecrtbed lot or parcel of land. lying and be- State of Alabama. towit:-
 The North half of lot No. forty-two of the Moses Brothers subdivision Wise tract con- taining one half acre. more or less. run ming from the range line near Jackson Ferry Road to Court St.. in front of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Works and be- ing the same land conveyed by L. J. Bryan and wife,. Mary E. Bryan, to Frank &. Vaughn, by deed, recorded in volume 64 page S4. in the of1ce of the Judge of Pro bate of Montgomery County. Alabama
 This the 18th day of June. 1907
 GEORGE STUART, yea 5t as Trustee
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
WENT TEN INNINGS
AND GULFoRT SHUT OUT M'CAY's
 MEN.
Brunner and Ryan Were the Opposing Pitchers-The Feature Was Some Star Work in
 Field.

Gulfport, Miss, June 1S.-(Speecial.) ) In a ten-inning game, which was a pitchers battle. Gu1fport shut out Mo bile today in the second game of the series by score of 1 to 0.
 Brunner pitched a fine game for Mobile. until the ninth inning. when a base on balls and two hits gave Gulf port the winning run.
 Ryan pitched a magnificent game for Gulfport, and in but one inning did Mobile have a chance to score when the bases were full, and only one out. The next two batters were struck out.
 The fielding of both games was sen. sational, McCay for Mobile and Rielly for Gulfport were. the particular stars.
 The signing of Graff1us. late, of Shreveport, who will be here for the opening game Thursday with Jackson. will greatly strengthen the Gulfport team. The score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
BRESNAHAN IS HURT
BIG NEW YORK CATCHER HIT BY
 BALL.
Caught Him Behind the Ear and He Went Down UncOnsciOus-Re- moved to Hospital and
 Resting Easily.

Cincinnati, June 1s.-Roger Bresna- han. catcher for the New York Ma tionals was hit by a pitched ball in the third inning of today's game at Gin cinnau and for a time was believed to be seriously injured.
 The ball, pitched by Coakeley, struck Bresnahan behind the left ear and he Iell to the ground unconscious. After about ten minutes he was revived but later again lapsed into unconscious ness. He was removed to the Seton Hospital
 The physicians in charge of Bresna han say that provided no blood clot gathers in his brain he will be playing bsll within a few days He is at pres ent resting easily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-19
BIDS WANTED.

Bids will be received by the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County. until Ii o'clock. noon, dnesday. June 26th. for grading and gravelling 8. S5 miles of road; being known the extension of the Pika Road and Mamie Road and situated about fou a quarter miles southeast of Pike Rr ton
 cations can be obtained at the Of- flee Lhe Board of Revenue
 The right to reject any or all bid, is reserved J. T. BULLEN
 County Engineer.
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