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

arose to look after it. Fearing it would
go out, ne threw in some kerosene or,
possibly, is some Of the n~eighbors
think, gasoline. An explosion followed,
e~nveloping the man in flames. He was
terribly burned, mis- thin attire being
consumed instantly. His screams
brought his young wife from her bed.
With a skirt which she had grabbed
as she ran she fought the flames and
managed to drag her husband from
their midst. The whole room was
abFaze and she realized the uslessness
of trying to eXtinguish the fast grow
ing fire. Although much smaller than
her sturdy husband, she practically
carried him, herself barefoot, through
the snow to the barn. She laid his
quivcring form in a pile Of hay n
returned to the house for clothing.
The whole building was in flames.
She could neither enter to get wear
ing apparel nor to telephone to neigh
bors. she knew she must, herself,
go for aid.
Returning to the barn the brave
YOUNG bride took the scorched skirt
with which she had fought the flames
and wrapping il about her now semi
c~oncious husband, prepared for the
terrible ordeal Of riding through snow
and bitter cold wind, almost nude. A
bride was hastily put on their fleet
est IiOISG puL ~ SCNNAulC. IN WIZ
realizing that the warm body of the
animal must be relied upon TO supply
needed heat TO keep her own tender
flesh from freezing. n SO she be-
gan the notable ride which will be re-
lated for years TO come to the children
Of his community and state.
Through the dark, moonless night h
urged her horse. her stiffening fingers
and limbs from the biting cold being
forgotten in the mental anxiety for her
suffering husband. The hin night
gown offered but meager protection
from the near zero weather, and the
snow flung from the hoofs of the run
ming horse struck her continually.
But she conquered, where failure
would have been more logical. Three
miles We're traversed and a wall from
the freezing wife brought quick re-
Spouse from neighbors. When helped
from her horse she seemed on the verge
Of collapse, but rallied quickly and in
sisted upon going back to her husband
ct once. She would wait for nothing
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
DENY BANKRUPTCY,
ALLEGE IRREGULARITIES
Farmers Elevator Company at
Oldham in a Sensational
Mixup.

Sioux Falls, S. d.. March 16-That
the officers and directors of the Old
ham Farmers Elevator company, Old
ham, Kingsbury county, will resist to
the last ditch the effort to have the
company declared an involuntary bank
rupt is indicated by the answer flee
IL the United States court in this city
ito the petition of It. r. Yoder, Albert
lKoehne n Thomas w. Rae, rme
Officers and directors of the company.
In the answer charges of a serious
nature are mad against some of the
petitioners for the alleged manner OF
conducting the affairs of the company
when in control, n the manner in
which their accounts with the company
were kept. In the answer the Defend
ant company asks that the temporary
injunction granted by Judge Garland
be dissolved, the petition dismissed,
and that the defendant company bel
awaited its costs, attorneys fees and
disbursements in the action.
The case will be tried during the
regular April term of United States
court in this city, and without doubt
will be of a sensational character. The
present officers and directors of the
company deny that the company is!
insolvent, deny the company is indebted
to the petitioners and the Dakota States
bank OF Oldham, of which Thomas W.
Rae is the principal stakeholder, and
further states that the capital stock of
the company which is paid in in cash
is the sum of $500, and that the as
sets of the company aggregate more
than $40, 900.
The answer alleges that the only LA
bilities of the defendant company are
the sums of $2,643. 90, due Runkle, Dad
man and Sullivan, of Milwaukee; $4,000
due the First State bank of Oldham.
and sundry small sums aggregating not
more than $3.50. 1t is set forth that up
to July 81, 1906, the petitioners had full
charge of the affairs of the company,
but that on about that date the share
holders elected a new board of directors
and new officers to take the places of
the petitioners, who now seek 70 nave
the company declared an involuntary
bankrupt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN
TAKEN FOR BANK ROBEER

Sioux Falls. S. D.. March 20.-Tc
narrowly escape being arrested on sus-
picion of being q crook who was
wanted in the east, was the experience
q few days ago, of Colonel L. I. Cres-
sey, OF this city, II pioneer newspaper
man Of Omaha, of the state OF Nebras-
ka and of Dakota, and who has gained
fame Throughout the northwest as a
lecturer.
Colonel Cressey had his interesting
adventure while visiting in Minnesota.
That part of the state visited by him
is literally ~placardcd with pictures of
a Connecticut bank wrecker.f OF whom
Colonel Cressey is a good counter
part. While at the depot preparing 10
take a train, Colonel Cressey became
aware OF the proximity of a stranger.
who was watching him closely. Finally
the stranger walked up TO him and in
CURED as 10 whether or not he OBJ
seoted to answering a few questions.
The train had commenced TO pull out
OF the depot before Colonel Cressey
satisfied the town marshal that he wa
not the fugitive and vas permitted to
beard tho now moving train.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
0NE MULE HELD TO
BLAME FOR THE WAR

Washington, ID. c., March 20-One
mule, belonging to Senior Irenio Sal
gado, was the chief object, il appears,
of the dispute between Nicaragua and
Honduras when they began the quarrel
which finally ended in the war that
is threatening the peace of all Central
America.
The controversy began when Senior
Agusto Coello, the Honduran minister
of foreign affairs. wrote Jose D..
Gomez, Nicaraguan minister OF foreign
affairs, protesting against the theft Of
the mule by thirty-fve Nicaraguan
cavalrynleE.
Senior Gomez said the Nicaraguans
did not quite enter Honduras; although
they passed near to the little town of
Los Manos, in that republic. The TAX
ing of the mule vas not denied, but
Senior Gomez insisted in his letter that
Salgado was not a Honduran citizen,
but Nicaraguan, who had to leave that
country because OF the part he played
in a revolution two years before. Con-
sequently Nicaragua maintained that
Honduras had no right to fly TO the
defense of SalgaGo's mule.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
SHERIFF SHOOTS AT
TRANSIENT CIGAR MAN

Elk Point, S. D., March 1S.-Sheriif
z. e. Sherman caused some little eX-
element here today by shooting at
Chas. Hall, of Dallas, Texas, a transient
who was trying to escape arrest. The
sheriff arrested Halls partner, Daniel
lO'Brien, of Omaha, at the depot for
selling cigars supposed to be stolen.
ION their way through the court house
yard, O'Brien told the sheriff hat Hall,
who was coming from the lumber yard
with three cigar boxes under his arm,
was his partner. Hall was told to
halt but dropped the cigar boxes and
ran. The sheriff shot In the air but
Hall kept on running with the sheriff
after him. He vas captured in the
sheriff's yard back of his dwelling after
he had scaled a couple Of fences. 1t
was supposed the cigars were stolen
from Dan O'Hara's saloon in Jeffer-
son, S. d., but the brand Of cigars was
not sold by him, so they will be held
for a few days until word is received
from the police of Sioux City.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
MRS. GAMBLE Ill;
DEPARTURE DELAYED

washington, ID. c., March lS,-Con-
gresham Parker, of South Dakota, left
for home last night n Senate and
Mrs. Gamble would IA left but for
the indisposition of Mrs. Gamble, which
may keep them here two or three days
longer. The CANDLES will not go di-
rectly home, however, but will stop in
New York, Princeton and elsewhere en-
route.
South Dakota insurgents are greatly
please over the success. in overruling
the Kittredge faction in regard TO post
office appointments which were not con
firmed by the senate. The names OF
III. l.. Bras at Mitchell and Harry God
dard at Edgemont, were withdrawn by
the president and Charles F.. Wells and
John r.. Calder, respectively substituted
by the president. officers at Platte and
Chamberlain are held up pending inyes-
tigation by the new congressman to de-
termine who the people wish named,
which means hat the new congress
men viii win at these points as well.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
or PASSES
TOOK Them AS FAR
AS THE ICEHOUSES

Huron, S. D., March 20-Taking his
fathers annual pass over all lines Of
the Northwestern system and appro-
prfating the pass of one of the clerks IN
the office, Walter McCarty, aged 70
years, only son OF O. II. McCarty, SUI
perintendent of the Dakota division OF
the Chicago and Northwestern, and
Harry Daum, aged 10, son of Joseph
Daum, owner of the Auditorium opera
house and dealer in lumber, started
for the coast country early this morn
ing, but they did not reach the city
limits.
They tried to borrow money at sew.
eral places last night but some one tol0
superintendent McCarty who, without
troubling himself, told the conductors
on the south trains to put the boys off
If they boarded the trains. The boys
planned to leave or the early train
bound for Sioux City, but the conduc.
tor told them they had better go home
and kiss their mother good bye again
and they left the train at the ice
house.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
HONEYCOMbED EARTH
FURNISHES PROBLEM
Government Building at Lead,
S. D., Likely to Be Over
Mine.
SAFETY TO BE DEMANDED
Owners of Sites Under Consideration
Have Title to Only Surface While
Homestake Company Owns
Underground.

Lead City, S. D., March 1S-There are
two important matters facing those
who will choose the site for the govern
ment building to be erected in this city.
In the first place most Of he sites Of
fered are held by the owners by mere
surface rights, the bedrock title be-
longing to the Homestake Mining COM
pany. The choice therefore rests really
with the company, which will, however,
probably favor the site chosen by the
Commercial club.
Another thing upon which the gov
eminent will insist will be that the
ground upon which the building is to
be erected shall be absolutely safe. that
there shall be no danger of cave-ins,
due to the underground workings Of the
Homestake. In this case, again, 1T will
be necessary TO refer to the company
ITO find out the exact present and future
condition of the land.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
REGULAR REGIMENT
IN THE STATE CAMP

WATERFOWL, S. D., March 20-Adjut-
ant General Englesby has made a re-
quest for a whole regiment OF regulars
to be encamped WITH the state militia
this summer, and has been given en-.
enlargement to believe that they viii
be supplied. The state militias are not
to be gathered into concentration camp:
this summer as they were last, hence
the decision OF the war college TO senc
the regulars to the different state camp
grounds for the instruction of the local
troops. II the regulars are secured the
state guards will go into camp about
the 1st OF July.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
BUSINESS MEN HACKERS
OF A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL

Aberdeen, S. D., March 1S.-Revival
services to occupy a month are under
way here. The evangelist is r. e.
Johnson. The Presbyterian, Methodist,
Baptist, Christian, congregational and
Evangelical churches have combined in
these services and have suspended their
own services during the time the re-
vival will last. The affair is being con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the bust
ness men OF the city, who nave Sc
cured the services of the evangelist and
are guaranteeing the expense. The au-
ditorium has been rented for the month
ending April 10 for $500, and a large
sum OF money has already been spent
A choir of over 300 is furnishing the
music.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
ELECTRICITY PUTS
ROBBERS TO FLIGHT

Hot Springs. S. D., March 20--Thf
electric burglar alarm with which the
First National bank here is equipped
frightened away robbers early Sunday
morning.
The yeggmen had gained entrance 10
the bank through "A window and were
Mt work ON the combination time lock
when the electric alarm was started by
them. Being unable TO stop the clang'
ing bells the robbers took 10 their heel7
TheY left no trace.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
BISHOP GOODMAN, SIOUX FALLS

causes of the conflict when he said that
the French clergy and leading Catho-
ties failed by not following the advice
of my illustrious predecessor"
Pope Plus generally praised the
American episcopate for it's stand Oh
the questions between France and the
church. He spoke in the strongest
way concerning the expulsion from
France OF Mgr. Montagnini, secretary
of the papal n~unciature, adding:
while under that grief my first
consolation was a cablegram from
America-guess from whom?'
Consolation From Archbishop.
After a pause the pope himself an
swered the question, saying: From
Archbishop Ireland"
The pope also spoke of the church in
the Philippine islands, and compared
the attitude OF the United States there
with France, saying that the action Of
the United States was the way govern
rG,s should -. mixed pcHt'-1l and
religious di@creQc5e.
The pope asked Mgr. O'Gu.s..aa about
Tr.sident Roosevelt, ana expressed
pleasure to hear that he was salts
lied with the solution OF the Philippine
question. He also requested Mgr,
O'Gorman to present his regards TO
President Roosevelt.
The bishop announced that Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, of New York. sister
OF President Roosevelt. would arrive in
Rome during holy week and requested
the pope TO receive her.
The pontiff answered.
Naturally / shall be delighted. All
doors shall be open to her. You must
accompany her.
st. Patrick's day was celebrated at
the Irish college, where Cardinal Vim
cent Yannuteli celebrated mass. The
Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Gorman. bishop Of
Sioux Falls, conducted the vesper SER
vice at the college and later attended
& dinner at the institution.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
BROWN COUNTY, S. d.,
LOSES TWO TOWNS

Aberdeen, 6. D., March 16. Brown
county has recently lost two postoffices,
and the counties which rave gained are
Mcpherson and SPHINX. The offices are
Berne, which is almost on the western
border of the county at about the mid
die: and Mansfield, which town is in!
both Sphinx and Brown. In the latter
case, ii was simply a case OF moving
the postotfice across Main street, which
is laid along the boundary line between
the two counties, so this placed the
p~ostofiice in Sphinx county. In the
matter of Berne. the order has just ar
rived at the local postofiice to deliver
the mail at Wetonka, in Mcpherson
county, instead of to Berne. Berne is
not on a railroad, while Wetonka is on
the Leola branch of the Minneapolis.
and st. Louis railroad, and ten and a.
half miles from Aberdeen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
GOVERNOR CRAWFORD TO
HELP GREGORY CELEBRATE

Gregory, s.. D., March 20-Gregory il:
going to hold it's annual celebration
May / and Governor Crawford has
agreed to be present.
Ever since the opening Of this por-
ton of the Rosebud country to settle'
ment in 1904, Gregory has held an an
nual celebration on the 1st of May. l.
was the date set by congress for the
settlers TO be on their claims and marks
the real opening date Of the Rosebud
country in Gregory county.
The citizens of Gregory are hoping
that train service will have been estab-
lished into Gregory on or before May
1. If regular service is put on before
that time it is certain that a special
train or trains will be required TO brinG
the citizens from ~neighboring county
towns.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
RAILROAD WILL "cURvE"
If GIVEN $4,000 BONUS

Harrison, S. D., March iS.-The Da-
kota Midland railroad, headed this
way from LeMars, Ia, will bend it's
course TO take in thiS little inland VIII
lage, which before the advent of the
town of Corsica was the only town in
the entire northwest part Of the county.
A meeting was held Thursday evening
on the call of ey-Railroad Commission
er Frank LeCocq, right-of-way agent
for the railroad. ia discuss the matter.
The company said IL the village would
;put up $4,000 the road would be built
here. The offer viii be accepted.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
RAILROAD BUILDING is
RESUMED IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Rapid City, s. D., March 1S.-The
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad COM
pany has commenced work again on
the line between here and Chamberlain.
Track is now laid to Kadoka on the
east end, 120 miles from Chamberlain,
and the rails are down for a distance
Of fifteen miles from here, which leaves
q little over seventy-five miles of grad
ing and track laying to be completed.
Several outfits are now at work, grad
ing and filling in the gaps, and the
work of laying track will soon be-
Gin.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
HIGHEST WAGES, MOST
COST, TN PITTS5uRG

Pittsburg. Pa, March 20-The legis-
lativc committee Investigating causcl
for high food prices in Pittsburg wa
told retail grocers here get so per cent.
more profit than in any other city in
the world.
/, 1t was Testified exorbitant prices are
due TO the fact that Pittsbuig people
receive higher wages than those OF 9TH
er cities and 90 not save or invest their
earnings 10 AIRY cxtSlt-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
ONE BODY, OF THREE WHO
DROWNED CHRISTMAS. FOUND

Lake Andes, March 1S.-The body Of
body of Charles Slaigh,, who with Fl.
Cushman and Daniel Slaight was drowned
in the Missouri river near White swan on
the night OF December IS last while at
tempting to cross the river on the. ice, was
found on a san bar about two miles be-
low where the three men broke through.
Not the slighteI trace has yet been found
of the bodies of the other two men.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
FRIENDS ARE SURPRISED
WHEN LEAD COUPLE WEEDS

Lead, s. o.. March A.-Thoasas MCrria
AID julia C~oncannon CT this city were wed
ut the home of Mrs, BRED StebbIns IN
SGearilah, surprising their friends. Tho
bsiGe. Mrs. Concanaon, has been librarian
SO IL taearst linrarS IN Lead for TIVE
ssafs. ~Ac groom Is snar 1zcr cf Tie Heassi
AlerSaatlic company, Mhisa Is also a r
81 sisa zarse irs.itntisRs which was fYs -
er bN MS. Phoebe EIearsl. shs CSi d
M93fnan pa!'&ntheo3lst-
lfr and Afgs. Aurrin depr1tei ftT i .N
sctta
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

but to be hurriedly dressed in clothing
of her neighbor. and then astride her
painting horse she again covered the
three miles at top speed. Friends came
and medical aid. Allefforts OF "a the
life of Mr.. Lien was futile, however,
and he died at daybreak. there in the
barn wher his young wife had placed
him. Her knowledge of his death was
the signal for Mrs. Lien to collapse,
and she was taken to the HON of a
friend. Burned and frozen and suffer-
ing from ervou shock, the bereaved
bride is still in n precarious state at
her sisters home here. Her hands and
face were scorched terribly by the fire.
Their home and all it's contents were
destroyed. The funeral of Mr.. Lien
was one of the largest ever held in this
CHughes) county.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

Rome, March 20.-Pope Plus Sunday
received in private audience the Rt.
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, bishop of
Sioux Falls, S.. D., which is in the arch
diocese Of st. Paul.
Pope Plus said thai Archbishop Ire
lands discourse last December on
Church and State in France" was a
strong presentation OF the Franco-vat-
n conflict.
Although / know ii caused some dis
pleasure" the pope said, archbishop
ireland was correct as to the remote
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
a NEW GRAND ARMY
POST AT SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S.. D., March 20-A sec.
ond post Of the Grand Army of the
Republic is to be established in Sioux
Falls as the result OF action taken by
q number OF the local veterans of the
war Of the rebellion. More thar forty
of the old soldiers, it is stated, signed
the application for a charter for the
proposed new post.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
LEADING DAUGHTER OF
REBEkAHS is MARRIED

Huron, S. D., March 1S.-Charles See
ley and Miss Rose Blanche Spaulding
were married at the home of the brides
mother, in this city, by Rev. Fred w.
Long. MIR. Seeley is a well known Chi
cago and Northwestern railway man,
and his bride is president of the grand
lodge Of South Dakota, Daughters of
Rebekah, an dis well known throughout
the state. Mr.. and Mrs. Seeley Will be
at home in this city after April Is.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
CORSICA, S. q, HAS A
NEW FIRE COMPANY

Corsica, S. D., March 20-A fire com
pany Of twenty members was organized
here. The Armour fire company assist
ed in the initiations. The officers are;
Sam Mcdonald, chief; O. Bradshaw,
first assistant chief; S. Winner, second
assistant chief; ID. H.. Raben. treas.
urer: Z. r. Mahoney. secretary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
0'CORMAN IN Line
FOR ARCHBISHOpRIC?
Sioux Falls Prelate's Frequen'
Audiences With the Pope
Significant.
RED HAT FOR IRELAND
Praise of tho ST. Paul Archbishop IL
Spoken Most Enthusiss-
ticaIIy by His Holiness
Plus <.
RED Hat FOR IRELAND
LIKE AN INTRODUCTION
TO CARDINAL" IRELAND

st. Paul, MINI, March 0.-The
repeated references made In the
Rome dispatches recently TO Bishop
O'Gorman's audiences with the
pope and the latter's praise for
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul, is
taken here as added indication Of a
disposition on the part OF his holi-
ness to confer the red hat OF the
cardinal upon Archbishop Ireland.
In that event the elevation of
Bishop O'Gorman OF Sioux Falls,
s. d., to the archbishopic Of st.
Paul. would not be out Of line with
present Indications.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
INJuNcTIONS DISSOLVED
CITY HALL TO BE BUILT

Parkston, S. D., March 20-The in
junction proceedings to prevent the
construction of a new city hall building
here have been dismissed, due to the
failure OF those applying for the injunc-
ton TO file an appeal.
Steps are being taken to have the
city hall erected at the earliest pos
sible date. 1t will cost $4,000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

Trinity building, just north of the
old churchyard, In Broadway, pays re-
turns on a valuation of 5000, 900. In
1S57 the land with the building on IT,
which stood until q few years ago.. was
bought for 5000, 900. Farther up Broad
way, for the site on which the Aston
house stands with the original build
ing on it, John Jacob Astor paid $50. 900.
The land alone is now worth SO, 900, 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22

A scheme is on foot for creating a
Japanese agricultural colony in the
heart of Alberta, says the China Tele-
graph. Well to do Japanese farmers
ara to be taken out, according TO the
project, and they Will turn their atten-
tion TO the raising of wheat and the
cultivation Of sugar beets and anything
else that will thrive In the climate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-22
MONEY MARKET.

New York. March 1S.--Money flr-a at
4@J5 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper ct 6s26A per
cent.
sterling exchange weak q. 81. 81 .25Q
Asa 80 on demand. $47S.6@Q4.7s 20 for
sixty days.