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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
SOUTH DAKOTA EDITORS
CLOSE A FINE MEETING

Huron, S. d., Feb. 5.-One of the most
successful meetings of the South Da-
kota Press association has just closed
here. The total number registered was
nearly fifty, and several new members
were admitted. The fact that those In
attendance did not travel on free rail-
way passes indicates that South Da-
kota newspaper men are not dependant
on railway favors, but can and will
pay for their travel the same as other
people.
These officers We're chosen: Presi-
dent. w. r. Donald, B~ritton; first vice
president. r. e. Dowdell. Artesian:
second vice president, Mrs. S. M. Gill
bert. Salem: secretary. J. T. Cogan,
Sioux Falls: treasurer Ed McDanfeis,
Flandreau: executive committee, Geo.
Schlosser. Sioux Falls; J.. ID. Reeves.
Grotcn; J. F. Halliday, lroquois.
The association accepted the invi-
tation from WATERFOWL to hold its next
annual meeting in that city.
A number OF interesting papers were
read in discussion OF subjects directly
touching business In the
state. Resolutions were uassed COM
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
ANOTHER LEPROSY CASE
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Clark, S. D., Feb. lin a recent dis
patch from Condo, s. D., 1t was stated
hat Horace Douglas, who had just died
near that place from leprosy, was believed
20 be the only person in the entire state
IF South Dakota who had been a victim
IF his dread malady.
This Is incorrect, as there is a similar
Ease in this vicinity, the victim being a
woman, whose name for obvious reasons
has not been made public. The woman is
ISOLATED, the building in which she Is
virtually a prisoner being surrounded by a
nigh fence. No one is permitted TO go
hear her except to place at a point where
they can be reached from the enclosure
articles of clothing, food and other sup
plies necessary to maintain life in the TN
fortunate woman.
For a year or more a boy who also was
L victim of leprosy was confined in the
Iame building with the woman, but a few
months ago death relieved him from his
suffering.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
TOOK FOOT WARMERS AND
THEIR BUGGY BURNED UP

Armour, >. D., Feb. 6.--F. Smith,
driver for the John Van Ommeren barn,
was driving a travelling oil salesman
across the country, and for the sake
of comfort put In a couple of hot bricks
as foot warmers. A mile or sd out of
town it began to get too warm for
comfort, and an investigation being
made IL vas discovered that the lap
robes were on fire. They succeeded i'm
subdulng the blaze and set out again
on their journey, but they had not gone
over a mile before the seat collapsed
precipitating the occupants to the bot
tom OF the buggy. IL a then discov-
cred that the buggy was on fire. Hast
lily unhitching the horse they endeav-
ored to rescue h contents OF the
buggy which was laden with the trav-
cling mans grips which contained
samples of oil. but without avail. The
entire buggy burned. two miles out on
the open prairie. and the men had to
WAX back.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
WRANGLE BREWING
OVER THE COUNTY SEAT

Platte. ). d., Feb. 4.-The matter Of
the county seat Of this
Mix county, again is being
agiIaIed by the newspapers published
at Wheeler, Lake Andes and Wagner
and that the two last mentioned towns
VIII, when the proper time comes. en-
a TO capture the county seat Is
ssure Wheeler since early days has
peen the county seat, and will make n
desperate effort to retain 1t, notwith-
standing that it is not situated on a
railroad line. Wagner and Lake Andes
are Doth on the Platte extension of the
chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
road, as also is Platte, which will also
en,er .he contest, Wheeler is counting
on the jealousy of the three railroad
towns 10 defeat the attempt to change
q county seat. as il did before.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
ANT|-PASS MATTER
IN BAD MIDDLE
Much of Friday Spent in Parlia
mentary Struggle Detri-
mental to Bill.
FIGHT is NOT YET OVER
Action Marks a Breaking Away From
Outlined Program of Reform
County Option Measure
Was Killed.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 5.-This is the sec
ond consecutive day during which the
house has been the center of attrac-
ton through the interest manifested In
the anti-pass bill. In Fridays session
the contest over the bill centered in a
parliamentary contention Deer the
right of the body to go into the commit
tee of the whole for the consideration
of the measure.
Speaker CLANCY held that such right
could only be exercised where the
amendments were previously proposed
one at a time. Foster, of Douglas, APP
pealed from this decision and the
house failed to sustain the speakers
ruling. The bill was then sidetracked
to make way for the county local OPP
ton bill which went down to defeat
by so to 32, and after the latter action
was taken a motion to adjourn car
ried.
To Put in Newspaper Amendment.
Carroll and Glass who are standing
for the passage of the anti-pasS bill as
1t passed the senate having figured out
the meaning of the vote to reverse the
speakers decision came to Hare this
morning and offered to take up his
newspaper amendment to present it for
adoption in the bill and the offer was
accepted.
This does not end the fight. however,
as there is a large part Of the house
membership which favors the cutting
out of the emergency provision from
the bill and 1t is for this that the fight
was made yesterday. in any case the
bill as it will be amended by the house
will have to go back to the senate for
concurrence and there is no telling
what will happen to it, as the action
of the house on the speakers decision
marks a breaking away from the pro-
gram which has been outlined strictly
for railroad legislation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
MAIL ORDER HOUSE
LOSES FIRST ROUND
Judge Garland Refuses to Re-
strain Retailers in Their
Fight on Concern.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Feb. 5,-Judge
Garland, of the United States court in
this city, has denied the application OF
Montgomery Ward & Co, of Chicago.
for a temporary INJUNCTION restrain
ing the officers and directors of the
South Dakota Retail Merchants and
Hardware Dealers association and
Editor e. j. M%annix, of the CONNER
cial News, of this city, from continuing
their alleged boycott against the Chi
cage concern.
The great Importance of the decision
is due TO the fact that had the plaintiff
company won out in this case, there
is little doubt it was the intention OF
the concern to institute similar actions
in other states where as
sociations are waging a relentless war
fare against the encroachments OF the
mail order houses.
The action was instituted by the Chi
cage mail order concern as the out
growth of a fight which has been mad
in South Dakota against the extension.
in this state of the business of tie
mail order houses. The aid of the job
bers and wholesalers was sought and
they were urged TO stand with tne re-
tail dealers as against the nail order
concerns.
Crippled Source of Supplies.
Owing to the fact that some of the
jobbers and wholesalers refused TO sell
goods to the mail CIDER concern, which
is the plaintiff ir this action, the plain
tiff company alleged that ii had been
damaged through being unable 10 purA
chase the goods required by 1T 10 I'LL
the orders OF it's customers.
Judge Garland In denying the appli-
cation, held in substance, that the de-
PENDANT association had not used
threats in the effort to induce jobbers
and wholesalers not to sell their goods
to mail order houses, but had simply
endeayored to persuade them to stand
with the retail dealer, and that the
course OF the officers of the association
had not been unlawful.
Judge Carland's decision clearly sets
forth the matters at issue In the case,
and he cites numerous authorities to
sustain him in his denial OF the tempor-
airy injunction asked for by the plain
tiff company.
Although the temporary injunction
was denied, this does not wholly end
the case. which. unless ii is in the
meantime Withdrawn by the plaintiff
company. will come up for hearing on
it's merits at the regular April term
of United States court in this city. The
plaintiff company simply sought to Sc
cure a temporary injunction to hold
until the main case was disposed of at
the April term.
Colonel Melvin Grigsby and Bailey &
Voorhees, conducted the fight against
the granting of the temporary injunc-.
ton.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
GAYLY TALKS OF
COMING MARRIAGE,
THEN TAKES FOLSOM

Milbank. S. D., Feb. Within a few
minutes after gayly talking of her APP
preaching marriage, Miss Bertha Klinke,
committed suicide. She was at the homo
Of her brother-in-law, Chas. Foss. living
three miles north Of town. Miss Klinke,
was soon to AVE been married to q pros
porous business man of Marshall, Mimi,
and had been talking over her plans with
her sister but a few minutes before her
death, and seemed TO be In good spirits.
But when she retired to her room she COM
planned of not feeling we'll, and the family
heard her pacing Jack and forth for some
time before she became quiet. Finally the
sister became alarmed and went to her
room, where she discovered her on her bed
with an empty carbolic acid bottle on the
floor. Every effort was made to save her
life, but without success. Her family think
she was temporarily deranged.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
Has Mew Plan for
Handling School Lands

Pierre, s. D., Feb. 6.-Foncannon. or
Mcpherson, takes issue with those
with those who favor the withdrawal
of all school lands from the market,
and proposes a bill which will place
practically one-twentieth of the ands
on the market eacn year until one
fourth of the lands shall nave been
sold, and if there shall remain in the
treasury at the end of any year a sum
in excess of 500, 900 Of unloaned school
funds there shall be no sale of lands
In the succeeding year.
In supper of this bill Mr.. Foncan-
non calls attention to the prices which
were received for these lands sixteen
years ago as being a little over $13 per
acre n in 1906 about s26 per acre.
From this he argues that the interest
received on the land sold sixteen years
ago will bring the total receipts from
such land up to the price received
from the land sold last year, and hence
there a been no loss TO the state
school fund by the selling of the lands
during the early days of statehood.
Applying the same argument to the
future, Mr.. F%oncannon believes that it
will be better for the state TO realize
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
RAILROADS TO HAVE
"A HEARING AT PIERRE

Pierre, S. D., Feb. There was no
session Of either Legislative bodies yes
terday owing to the nonarrival OF
trains on time. The session today will
be confined to routine and the consid-
Grafton of railroad bills will be de-
ferred until after the meeting of the
railroad representatives this evening
with the joint railroad committees of
both houses.
Many Of the head officials and legis-
lative agents of all systems operating
IN the state are present and will UNI
dertake to stem the tide which points
toward radical railroad legislation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
FARMERS MOSTLY HAD
STOCK UNDER SHELTER

Huron, s. D., Feb. Through con-
tinued rigorous weather all winter.
farmers have kept their stock in close
quarters, consequently there was but
little loss In the last severe storm. A
few head of sheep were frozen in the
railway yards in the city and some were
frozen In a car at Cavour Reports
from the country nearby are of little
loss except in the vicinity OF Virgil,
southwest of Huron, where a dozen
head of cattle became lost in the storm
and were frozen to death. Reports
from the north part OF the state are
that much stock was lost between
Aberdeen and Cakes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
CATTLE FREEZE STANDING
UP ON DAKOTA RANGE

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 1.-THE storm
which has just swept over South Da-
Nkota has tied up trains in every direc-
ton and caused great loss 10 cattlemen.
Trains are just now being dug out and
few got in today. Three freights and
n passenger are stalled at Roscoe.
and the Linton train has not been in for
several days. No trains nave arrived
over the Great Northern since Thurs
day. 1t is reported from Evarts that
great loss of cattle has resulted, steers
being found frozen stiff and still stand
Ing UP.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
,E sMET, SOUTH DAKOTA

According to customs OF just a few
years ago farmers In this country quit
work as soon as the cotton was picked
and did nothing until about the first
of March, but luckily these old GUS
toms changed. No blowing for the
next crop was done until spring opened
and the birds were singing, but this
Is not so now. Farmers break their
land in the winter, turning all weeds
and trash under, thereby getting d
vantage OF an extra amoun of fertil-
izer and making the and much easier
TO work. Improved farming imple-
ments have been introduced, the old
time single stocks having been discard
ed. No other industry has been ad-
vanced more In the last few years.
Farming is now one Of the best pro-
fessions In the country and good judg-
ment is exercised by the boy who sticks
70 the farm instead Of going out as a
n horse merchant or a jack-leg law
yer,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
ScHcoLMASTER BECOMES
EDITOR I'M SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron. 8. d., Feb. 6.-L. S. Dubois.
for four years superintendent OF chools
for this, Readle county. has purchased
the TREE Republican printing outfit Mt
Washington Springs. and viii take pos
session OF that paper and business the
first of March. MI. Bancroft. by whom
the establishment has been successfully
conducted for several years win give
his attention TO other lines OF business
but will remain as postmg ster at Yves
sington Springs until the expiration of
his t4rsa.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
CAR LEAVES TRACK,
CRASHES INTO STORE
Fourteen Passengers Went Through a
Brick Wall and Only Two Are
Hurt, Neither Seriously.

Lead. S. D., Feb. 6.-Ihe Burlington
trolley car coming down the Main
street grade went wild on the slippery
track n failed to turn the corner.
Fourteen passengers were on board the
"a which went into Bartlett Bros.
store. breaking a brick wall and shat
tering the front of the ear.
DR.. Van Buren, and Tod Campbell
We're injured. but none was seriously
hurt. The wreckage was cleared three
hours after the accident.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Wassily Safonoff, the Russian con-
ductor, is prouder Of his eight child
rem than OF all his achievements in the
realm Of music. He never allows his
friends to forget the existence of this
happy family. which Is still In Russia.
In order to illustrate his enthusiastic
talk about his children, Mr.. Safonoff
carries about with him a large photo
graph which shows the family lined
up like the pipes OF an a 1t is
&c divided hat 1t folds into a size
that can be carried in tho pocket.
Wherever he may be Mr.. Safonoff
never fails TO take out the frame and
exhibit his family TO his companions.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Since 1870 there have been but six
seasons when the Mississippi did not
freeze over, these being the years 1873,
1875, 1882, 1891, 1902 and 1906. The
thirty times that IL did close the Ice
stopped running thirty times In De-
pember, showing that this is the
month when the heavy cold usually
sets in. The earliest date recorded Is
December 4, 1872 and the latest Feb
ruary "a, 1889. One season, 1S95-1S96,
the ice froze up tight and then moved
six times, the variation OF the tenn
p%erature for the winter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

There is now being built at Juvisy,
IN the outskirts of Paris, a station
which 1t is believed will when finished
be the lar gest In the world, At Juvisy
ali the lines meet OF the Paris-Lyons-
Marseilles and Of the Orleans systems,
about thirty pairs OF rails being inter-
laced. From this point radiate the
lines which carry traffic to southern
France, to ITALY, to Spain and to Por-
tugal. The new station covering all
these rails is to be built on the latest
principleS.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

II Paris had it's brigands, as they
IRE found In some southern isles, they
would have had a chance for a splendid
exploit the other day when a process
Bion OF three wagons was quietly wend-
ing It's way from the Care Saint "a
care to a bank near the boulevards.
The little caravan contained $50,000,-
800 worth of American railway ecur-
tiles, which had been shipped from
New York on the Provence and have
been deposited In Paris. 1t is needless
TO say that the treasure was carefully
guarded by detectives.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
NEW BANK STARTED
AT BOWIE c n

Bowdle, s d., Feb. A new banking
institution. Incorporated under the
name OF the First State Bank of Bow
ale, has commenced business al this
place. Capital, $1,000 Officers: Presi-
uehl, John G.. Gross; vice president. H.
G. Gross. cashier, j. II. Gindert
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
NO WONDER 1T IS
CALLED WATERFOWL.

WATERFOWL, S. D., Feb. Dur
ing 1906 the consumption of water
here was one barrel per day for
every man, woman and child here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Ramon Pima. the new Spanish minis
ter 10 the United States. Is AZ years old
and has been In the Spanish diplomaflc
service since he was % years old. II
Is understood that his appointment 10
Washington is a reward for his services
20 the government as secretary to the
Algecirae
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

A new application OF the motor cycle
10 military circles has been invented In
Austria. In concerns the quick laying
pf telephone and telegraph wires. In
front of the cycle is installed q cylin-
hrical roll or reel upon which the wire
Is wound. Inc a man sitting in the
moving car lays the wire, by means of
y long pole, either I'm the tops OF the
trees, or, If there are o in bitches
DR. cutters. With the new apparatus
three miles of wire may be laid in
twelve minutes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Diseases among children-notably
sore throat and bad eyes-caused
through dust raised BY motor cars. are
most rife where the schools are sit.
1ated on roads frequented by motor
cars, or where the children traverse
these roads. In one school the head
seacher points out that they have ten
cases of sore throat where five years
ego they had n
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Disappearing paper is a novelty for
use BY those whose correspondents for
get 10 burn the letters after their utll-
fty has ceased. 1t is STEPPED in sui
phuric acid. dried and glazed. the acid
being partly neutralized by ammonia
vapor. II falls TO pieces after a given
time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
FOUR FINGERS cHEWEp
OFF BY CORN SHElLER

Beresford. 8. D., Feb. 4-Carey O'Con-
nor, a farmer SO years Of age, Ave miles
south OF here. had four fingers on his
left hand ground or In a corn shelter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Mnrdo, s. D., Feb, 1.-County Commits
sioner Myhre attended the farmers insti-
tute at Kimball and made arrangements
for three institutes to be held IN Lyman
COUNTY about TIE middle of June.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

The state OF Washington nrod,cad
10000, 600. 900 shingles in 1900 ascai
year, or 6Sh per cent. of the total out-
put OF the United States. Washington
has 459 mills, with a daily output Of
47,9f0,000, or is per cent more than In
1905. In no other state does the YEARLY
output approximate 1000, 600. 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

The statement has been made that
aorses average from twenty to thirty
gears OF life and dogs from twelve TO
fourteen years. A French encyclopedia
iat credits the horse with thirty To
forty years. the dog with twenty TO
swenty-four. There is a sufficient range
Of uncertainty in these figures to cause
doubt whether detailed study has. been
made of the subject.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
ANOTHER MINING COMPANY
GRANTS EICHT-HOuR DAY

Ga'ena. $. d.. Feb. 1.-The Branch
Mint company. employing forty mem,
a conceded the eight hour day and,
tne men VIII return to work Feb
ruary !.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

mo more trading stafnps." is the
slogan OF a campaign which English
grocerynnen are carrying on. one of
them. whose shop is in East London
says: There is not a small grocer
~ england VINO earns Is per cent. on
his capital. Ten per cent is average
proht. and the cost OF trading stamps
caves him only Ga per cent.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

Three notebooks which formerly be-
pnged to Shelley, the poet, containing
autograph manuscript. a considerable
portion of which has been published,
were sold IN London not long g for
s15, 600. The purchase is said to have
been made for an American. The man
nscript formed part Of the library of
the late Dir. Garnett, Keeper of printed
books of the British museum.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

upon the sale of the lands within a rea-
sonable time rather than permit the
lands to remain in an uncultivated con
dition where the return from the lease
of the same will be small. A sale of
one-fourth of the remaining lands will
increase the annual apportionment Of
the interest and income fund TO about
$40 per capita for each child of school
age and In many localities would be
sufficient TO cover the total cost of
maintaining the schools. He would
apply the same rule to the endowment
lands. thus cutting down the necessary
appropriations for maintenance of the
educational institutions by a consider
able sum each biennial period. The bill
does not affect the state building lands
which are handled in another n
through a capitol commission.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

During the twelve months ending
June 30, 1906. fourteen persons were
killed and forty injured from British
steam plant accidents: In the United
States 3S3 persons We're killed and 5S5
injured. The number OF steam boilers
tn the United States does not exceed by
more than so per cent, those in Great
Britain, so that, in comparison, the &C
tual percentage Is ten times as great
In the United States as in England.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08

In proof Of the assertion made by
the German authorities that all is well
IN Morocco, an officer OF the recent
German expedition to Fee tells how in
the heart OF Morocco he had met an
English woman touring alone. The
Campbell. She is reported to have trav-
Pied all the way across Morocco on
horseback. with no other escort than
= few servants.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-08
THREE FARMERS INSTITUTES
FOR LYMAN cOiiNTv 6. p

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