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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-30

business and Legislature affairs makes
him an ideal candidate for governor
&C. H. Tinkham was a visitor a
st. Paul the first of the week.
-Peley Jones has sold his farm
and disposed Of his personal property
at a public sale held Monday. He is
figuring on buying or building a resi-
dence in Iroquois. Chief.
Mrs. David Lindsey was up from
Manchester the latter part of last
week. She aud Mr.. Lindsey expect.
ed to start this week for the coast
country 10 spend the winter.
F. G. Peikey, of Iroquois vicinity
has purchased a farm in the Bell
Prairie district in eastern BeadIe
county aud will move onto it within
the next week. Mr.. Peskey thinks
he found a snap when he bought the
farm, and we hope he did.
C. G. Johns, of this city is feel
ing good over drawing number 2842
at the Trip land opening. As it is
not likely that all who drew luck
numbers will file, G.. g. will probably
get in on the second thousand and
thereby have an opportunity of filing
on one of the choice quarters.
The commissioners of Brookings
county advertised for bids under the
law for the purpose of naming deposit
tories for the county funds. Evidently
the banks of the county had com
bined, as there were no bids submit
ted from within the county. But the
commissioners received and accepted
bids from banks at Pierre and west of
the river, placing S35,0O0.00a at 81 and
4 per cent interest.
Van Mccoy If this city, and Miss
Rhoda Warner, of Ircquois, were mar
ried at the home of Mr.. McCoy's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L V. Mccoy,
Tuesday afternoon Rev. Hugh Rob-
inson, of The Presbyterian church
performed the ceremony. They went
from here TO lroquois and from there
will go direct to Southern California
where the groom has a position with
a railroad company BrookiDgs Reg
lister.
Clarence, the fifteen year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Nelson, left his
home, six miles north of Lake Preston
on Aug. 10Th. The boys parents are
very DESTROYS of knowing his where
abouts and of hearing from him. He
has reddish complexion. red hair
weighs about 100 pounds and is about
5 feet in height. Had a black coat
and hat, gray pants, and carried strip
ed overalls and jacket with him. Any
information will be thankfully recpiv.
ed. Address Chas. G. Nelson, Lake
Preston, S. Dakota.
Picking strawberries from the
vines on the 18th day of October in
South Dakota is a story that some
people will doubtless question; but
that is exactly what the editor of the
Chief did last Wednesday morning
At the request of Mrs A. Johnson We
went to the strawberry patch at the
rear of the johnson home and from {
patch that had yielded 40 quarts
earlier in the season we picked a few
good sized, perfectly formed ripe
| strawberries. The vines contained
many blossoms and a few weeks more
of warm weather would have develop
ed a big second crop. Our eastern
cousins should lose no time in NOV
ing to a state that has the climate
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-30
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From al Around the Town and
County.

H. G. Mcmillan, of Manchester
vicinity. has purchased the w. NJ.
Robinson house on east Second street
Remember the oyster supper tc
be served by the Ladies Aid of the
Evangelical church this Friday even
ing.
George Altfillisch, of Bellevue
Ia, brother of l.. T. Altfllisch, OF
this city, has received an appointment
to the Annapolis naval academy.
VIM. Leach and family, who oc-
cupied the Burd restaurant building
departed Saturday for Oregon City
Oregon, where they will make their
future home.
Mrs. NJ. l.. McCarty entertained
her Sunday school class Friday even.
ing OF last week. Refreshments were
served and the evening spent pleas
antly at games.
There were no services at the Nj
L. church Sunday owing to the alb
sence of Rev. Henry Preston who was
in attendance at the annual confer,
ence at Sioux Falls.
Charles Olson. living about nine
miles southwest of this city has been
blowing with his threshing engine.
The outfit consists of five gangs and
turns over a lot of ground in a day.
The rain Saturday and the snow
Sunday amounted to a heavy fall OF
water and has put the ground in first
C ass condition for the finishing OF
fall blowing and to go into the winter
season.
Word comes from Spring Lake
township that a number of farmers at
the east end Of Whitewood have suf-
fered severe losses from hog cholera,
1t certainly is discouraging to part
with several hundred dollars worth
of hogs in that manner. Lake Pres
ton Times.
Mrs. Mary Warren departed Sat.
urday evening for Portland, Oregon.
going by way of St. Paul, to which
city she was accompanied by her son
Charles z. Mrs. Warren will make
a visit covering two or three months
She has four brothers in and about
Portland.
Mrs. Laura LaPole, daughter o.
our former townsman t. 2. Norman
writes from Moose Lake, Mimi, tina
she holds the position of second tricl
operator at that station. She is the
only lady telegrapher on the Lake
Superior division of the Northern
Pacific Ry. De Smet friends will bt
clad to learn of Mrs. LaPole's sue
cess
The disagreeable weather and the
fact that very little interest is being
taken in politics was the cause OF onl,
a small audience being out Friday t.
hear Senator Wesley and Ex-Lleut
Gov. Kean at the opera house. Thu
talk made by each of the gentlemen
was good. Senator Vessey Impressed
his hearers as a sound and able mai
in whom the affairs OF the state coult
safely be trusted. His experience il
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-30

Gold Medal -four at the Farmers
Elevator, De Smet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-30

should be elected, would do all in
their power to accomplish that which
the true republican has been oppos-
ing and trying to prevent. There is
every reason why a republican should
vote a straight ticket, and none at all
for voting a mixed ticket.
The program for the meeting of
the South Dakota Educational Associ-
alton to be held at Aberdeen, Dec.
1881 is just out. We note that DIR.
N. G. Schaeffer, of Pennsylvania, who
lectured in the Kingsbury county In
stitute last summer, is to speak on
"Work and Play in Education" and
that Supt. Seymour is to give a paper.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-30

DIR. E. S. Bugbee the well known
Optometrist and Neurologist, of Min
neapolis will be at the New Grand
hotel in De Smet on Tuesday. Nov.
10th, II day only. Eyes carefully
examined and glasses made that will
fit.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01
Auf otnl Stanorsamt.

Gin ipaladii6sr @auer tpo1te bic
iltsre So6ter feines Naabarn bsiras
then. Die 9srlobung fono ftatt unb
es ipurbe cine Mitgift BON bunbert
@ulben feiteelsbt uno bieriibsr elm
idriftli9er @ertrag gemadt. Mls bds
iunse poar in Yesleitung Der beibers
ieitisen 5amilien auf benz Stdnoesz
amt erfhien, ertlGrte plOBltd bic
9raut, iie noble nid)t ibren Y%rdutigam,
Ionbern einsn ebsnfaus anipeIsnbsn
Better beiratben. Sn LANCER gerbanbz
lung bemiibte iih Der Stanoesbeamte.
einen siitliten gussang Der Sahe ber<
bei5ufiibren. ba leste Iih Elm anpeiens
Der rumanifder 2ebrer in's Mittsl unb
bradte Stpifden ben Streitenoen fol.
eenben 9erglei9 81 itanbe: Der 8rauts
batter aibt benz iuneen 9alern feline
sireite, jiineere Spfter CUR Jraii, uno
neil bic 6ltere Sohter fhoner rnb far
fer par als bic iiingere. 70 sibt CT nod
adt Ofterrei6iihe 9ulben als Gnts
fddpi9uns gu. Sarauf fanb bic 9ots
seit 5tatt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01

juriitiides Meifterfiit. Gerabe Der
betretfenee pa1us - LAB mid bod
no9rtal na6le5en." limb langIam,
tldr unb beutli6 Hang benz gang pers
iteipert. bafibenben S9uIten iein biins
bigss Ma6tperf ans DIR. Sebt -
iebt fam's!
"Ten Dem porbanbenen 8aarDermDs
gen betommt borerft auf ben Wuni6
metner per Itorbenen Gbefrau, ben i4
tpabrbalten mill, mein tbeurer Neffe
9iHrid, Der Serr Qptat" Der Benz
gel nabm ben SpGn arh nod fir
Grnit! - der Serr @otat iein paz
tbengelb. pieraigtauIenb Mdrt, ausbes
5ablt. Sas gan3e ubrige 9aarperm0s
gen gebt bann in eteide Sbeile unter
meine Neffen =" Bonner nodmal,
bann triegte Der 9engel ia bic boppelts
portion! User an btefem, meinem
Iebten Wiaen %riittelt, 1T elm 2ump,"
berlas Der f9laue r2lptat" in3pii4en
laut uno p%erne6mli6 ben lebten S9uls
te'f6en 2iebes9rub an feline Grben.
Wilms9 iebri9 @dultss Slump mar
ipradlos unb lieB iein Saupt iinten.
9as Seitament Gnbern, benz Sungen,
einem nQptaten" augsben, bab er, Der
S6ulte, irren, ettpas psrtebrt MAIDEN
tOnnte9 &ieber mpdte Der Sunge in
&ududs Namen bas Gelo trie9en!
limb bann: umItoBen unb riitteIn? Nee,
nat i6ripen is, is i6ripen, bas mar
uralter 9runbias auf S4ultes alumps
9of.
2ls ii9 aber tur5 na9 bieier Inter
rebung bas Softbor binter benz iebr
5ufrieben itmun5elnoen Serrn Redtss
onpalt i4lob, ba flog brinnen elm
barmloles SintenfaB nit eerabe 70
%traftoolem Shnunge gegen bic peibs
Wanb, tpie jenes, ba 0ottor 2utber
nit benz 9eufel rang. lin bat mas
be leBte 0intenpott Up S6ulten Sof!!"
murmelte Der sornige S4leuoerer
ba3u.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01
Cinf iriunt' i'd non 7ioftn.
@cu Gr. G d)tucrtuib.

Ginit trdumt' it BON 8oien
BON p%aueruocm Wtai,
uHo odb oielts Ycbeu
Stets ircunolid mir Jet.
SD iDdbnte, es itte9e
Sas Ulid aus ben p6b'n -.
6 ou Sraum mtiner Sugcno,
gSte mart Su 10 i60u.
Gciht flofen bic Gage =
cabin pOler S6er3
Weiu mar ia Der Simmel,
Gs umiblOb ibn meiu Ser3,
va bat golo'uc QBcltcu
Wtein Huge gcIcb'n -
6 ou 2rolrm meiucr Sugenb,
Nie tp0rit Gu 10 it0n!
Run Bid i'd 3uriide,
Sas 9rrj lit mir ittuer,
ga Iiegt IS, has Gebeu,
co ciniom 10 Iccr;
@om WSsere Der Sebuiudt
<eb ni6ts als Gin Shaum-
6 ou Slid mciner Su9enb,
Su mart nur elm Sraum. .
1eiu 2enj fdrbt Der @angen
Gerid)Wuuocue 4radt,
Turhitiirmt 1T Der WOrgeu,
99us iommt, lit bic Ratt.
GntIaubt itebt Der SOffnuns
Cont ~Qritncnbsr &aum -
9 ou Gliid msiner Su9cnb,
Gu mart nlir Elm Sraum!
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01
51n,t serrntUi,,tup.

Sereniiiimus bat in elmer obitreiden
@eeenb elm 2anoihlob. Sebsn CONS
mer ipeilt er mebrere Monate bort. 3us
fdlig fommt er aud zines Minters in
oiefe @egeno unb iiebt bic nit aalt
heitri9enen Stdmme Der SbitbGume.
rIeb = 8auern biefiser Seienb tpirthe
f6aften febr rationen," ipri1t Sere'
niiiimus gu ieinem 8esleiter. lin
Sommer pflanaen tie Sbitbdunle unb
i'm Winter Ytrten!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01

@eliebt biit bu niht, ipena man bid be-
merit, ionoern crit, ipenn man bid bermibt.
Sic guten 2ebren, nit bcnet nlandtr bic
Susenb ~fiittert, bat CT fid ielbit bonn Mtunbs
abssipart.
Gem eiusn feblts am Umbob, benz ans
bern am Sommer, nm iein Slid ju i9mies
ben, ben meiftcn ober am Geuer.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01

GnttGuht. = Bauer Gin Der
Yinafotbef): .Sast bin I id)' slpra
Stunb BERN, i mOdt' mir %ipiiieL
mann's anal losaebt oa."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1848-1918, 1908-05-01

96Fe sir @eiie in's Anslano &c.
iurst 6. @aine, vi. 413, Si-Salti.
ttoreitrake, maize Gaitom Sunie Abe.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-09

The race-track gamblers invaded the
Virginia legislature with an apparently
innocent bill 10 establish a State brood
ers' association. Against this meas
ure vigorous protest was made nv
Crandal Mackey. CommonweaIth's attor-
ney for Alexandria County, who has dur
ing his term Of Office suppressed the pool
rooms that for a long time fourisheC on the
Virginia side OF the Potomac. The bill js
modelled after the GTay-Percy law of New
York. the very act against which Gov.
Hughes Is making a fight which az last
appears to have some chance Of succeed
Ing. That such measure should be pre-
sented TO the Virginia legislature is an
insult 20 the people of that state-a peo-
pie who. though noted for their love Of
the horse and their skill in breeding fine
animals. have no need Of the arts Of the
Tace-track gambler to promote the devel-
opment Of equine excellence.
Mr Mackey, in his protest, declares
thar IL the proposed bill be enacted into
law. the legislature Of Virginia will have
pulled down the bars and opened wide
the gates for every form of race-track
gambling, and the laws Of the State will
be powerless 10 punish the offender" f"
Briefly, il permits the formation OF aSso-
Citations for the purpose or conducting
races "~Aer license from q State board
once organized and licensed one OF these
associations would be permitted to carry
on racing nine months in the year. free
from any interference by local authori-
ties. OF course. there is a provision for
bidding the making or recording of a
wager on the race course; but this. as
Mr. Mackey points out. is a mere blind.
inasmuch as ''bookmaI1ing can be carried
on with impunity Immediately outside of
the raee-eourse grounds. or at any place
contiguous thereto or elsewhere" There
is also deceptive clause requiring the
posting of a placard on the race course
saying that bookmaking and other forms
of gambling are prohibited. AS a SOP to
the psople, il is also provided that a GER
tain percentage Of the receipts shall be
paid TO the local authorities. Mr.. Mackev
says that this reminds him OF the promo
sition made by race-track gamblers IN
Alexandria County 10 pay q percentage of
their receipts to the board OF supervisors
TO be expended in building roads in the
county, II / should desist in my efforts 10
break up the pool rooms" No self-re-
sPeeting county can efford to accept any
such proposition, while the gamblers can
well afford 10 make It.
The effect Of such a vicious bill would
be 20 legalize and reopen the tawdry race
meets that disgraced Alexandria County
some years ago and drew considerable
surns OF money from this city into the
The Washington herald., 1908-03-09
Gas companies-Rcca pitalinstion.


The Boston Consolidated Gas Company
is successfully operated under what is
known as the sliding-scale plan of regu-
lating prices and dividends. by which the
company is permitted to increase its divi-
Gend whenever it is able to make re-
duction in the price of its product A
movement is on foot to apply this system
TO other gas companies In Massachusetts,
and the legislature has been asked for
the requisite legislation. There are one
or two features Of this legislation tnat
ought 20 be instructive to the two Con-
gressional committees on the District Of
Columbia One is that the bill which
the gas companies want passed provides
for valuation of the property employed
IN the manufacture and distribution of
gas, and for a recapitalization of the
companies 10 the extent Of the revalua-
ton. Another Is that the terms of the
bill do not prevent the inclusion in the
recapitalization of franchise values The
Springfield Republican, In reviewing the
proposed legislation. very properly con-
demns both these features as wholly in
the interest of the gas companies. and as
scheme for "the private exploitation OF
the. public through a monopolistic power
created and maintained by the public
itself" Concerning the revaluation fea-
ture, the Republican says:
This clearly permits a capitalization Of any N
vested surplus which may exist or value of plant
created by oTercharges upon the public and not con
tnbuted on account Of capital such values cannot
be capitalized under existing law and the first OBJ
'ious purpose Of the bill is 10 let the companies
in around This present prohibition
Now both these obnoxious features Of
the proposed Massachusetts gas law are
characteristic OF section 5 Of the act Of
1895 relating to the sale Of gas in the
District OF Columbia. That act permits
the capitalization Of franchise values. OF
invested surplus. and Of value of plant
created by overcharges on the public.
Fortunately for the people OF Massa-
chusetts, their statutes forbid the capi-
talization OF value of plant paid for out
OF surplus earnings and not contributed
by capital-forbids the very thing the
local gas companies are trying 20 do.
And the purpose Of the local companies in
seeking so to capitalize the value Of their
pan ID PiS~iseiS Ahe same as IhaC or
the Massachusetts, companies which are
asking for new legislation, namely. to
establish basis justifying present prices
OF gas.
AS the Massachusetts bin is a vicious
one. so is the present District law a
vicious measure, conceived wholly in the
Interest Of the gas companies. and ignor-
ing the rights Of The cOuo,.r,ar. u.hn .o.,
triouted the surplus value which the gas
companies propose TO capitalize Massa-
chusetts law forbids any such scheme:
District law permits it. Section is. in
fact. gross betrayal OF the public, and
IT ought to be repealed before Congress
adjourns
The Washington herald., 1908-03-09
A Devious Naval WAY

An indirect way Of increasing the COM
missiOned personnel OF the military naval
service has, very properly. been dis
cOuraged by the Secretary of the Navy
in a communication to Congress respect
Ing the bill authorizing the appointment
as a civil engineer, of the Navy of a per-
son who passed a recent competitive ex-
animation Of candidates for admission 10
that branch OF the navy. The qualified
candidate was No. on the eligible list
and there were only FIVE vacancies. all
of which were filled, leaving the sixth
candidate without a place Another
vacancy in the Corps Of Civil Engineers
Will not occur. short of unexpected
casualty, until 1910. and by that time
presumably the leftover candidate will
be beyond the age when he may be an
pointed as a civil engineer. OF course.
IL Congress passes such a bill. II should
be with the provision that this candidate
shall be re-examineu; but Il is a oues-
ton, about which there would seem to be
no occasion for much argument, as 10
the wisdom Of enacting legislation which
adds TO any branch of the army and
navy iiHF Vt stall IN anticipation or the
appointment of a candidate who comes
up to the requirements. but for whom
under existing statutory restriction of
place. there is no opportunity for appoint
ment
This assuredly is no proper method OF
Increasing corps, no matter how use
full that branch is or how meritorious may
be the individual in whose behalf the
legislation is sought 1t reduces the aues-
ton to one which aims TO provide a no
sition for a person simply because he Is
qualified If the Corps OF Civil Engineers
Of the navy is not sufficiently large to
meet the important and responsible de-
mands upon il, il would be well to have
legislation increasing that part OF the
navy. and presumably to a greater ex-
tent than by one position 1t was not
long ago, il is now recalled, that there
were some five or six vacancies in that
corps for which il seemed impossible TO
find candidates who were qualified. This
The Washington herald., 1908-03-09
BRYAN AND HIS PARTY.
Why Opposition to Him Has Made
No Headway.

NO z11AAWAF
From the New YORK Tribune.
1t seems 10 Us hard 10 draw an indict-
ment of mental irresponsibillty against
a whole party. No single politician can
dominate a national organization with
over 5.0O0.eQ0 voters and secure the assent
to his nomination Of two-thirds Of the
cs.s,ss5teS 10 its national convention un-
less he realrs represents the ruling ideas
and tendencies of the party. II Is hardly
logical TO say with one breath that the
representative men and leaders Of the
party" have the strength to cast out a
perpetual candidate whom they dislike
and dis;rust and with the next breath
20 admit that they show no disposition
whatever 10 begin dispOssess PROCEEDINGS.
Such an inconsistency bellies human na-
ture. The real trouble with the repre-
sentative men and leaders whom the
Times credits with sufficient power 10
GUST Mr. Bryan. Is that they are well
aware that they cannot exercise the
power with which they are credited
Many Southern Senators. Representatives,
and governors are no doubt out OF
sympathy with Mr. Bryan's leadership
But they are afraid 10 oppose the Ne
braskan, realizing that such opposition
would start a FIRE in their rcrr and make
II possible for rival politicians 10 oust
them from Office. The rank and file OF
the Democratic party knows what It
wants, and would make short work Of
leaders who set about thwarting the real
wishes OF the Democratic voters That IS
the explanation OF the astonishing
spectacle Of Mr.. Bryan's steady progress
toward the goal at Denver. in spite Of
the very general disapprOval Of his candi-
dacy by apathetic Democratic leaders. -
The Washington herald., 1908-03-09
CONCERNING THE THUNDERER.
London Times More of a National
Institution Than Newspaper.

No matter what the exact truth IS
about the present condition OF the Lon
don Times, whether the recent announce
ment that Sir Arthur Pearson had be-
come the master Of destinies was pre-
mature or otherwise an indiscretion. the
situation in regard to that famous news
paper is unquestionabIy one that would
shock the Rriton % 1850. or thereabouts.
ne were 10 confront il, almost as
much as IL he were 70 return 10 find a
British republic OF TO witness the realiza-
ton Of the battle OF Dorking. For from
the first decade OF the nineteenth cen
tury unth the later SOS the Times was
not newspaper in the accepted sense
50 much as It was a national institution
Bulwer-Lytton said that If he desired 10
leave the remote posterity some memorial
of British civilization. he would prefer
not England's docks. nor her RAILWAYS
nor her public buildings. nor even the
palace in which she held her sittings
but file OF the Times. In Buiwer's
novels, IN Dickens. in Thackeray's. the
Times appears In the light Of an integral
part OF the English social system. ANY
other newspaper might be regarded as
an individual business enterprise. the
exploitation Of which In a work OF fiction
would be as much out Of place as srs-
piciously generous illusions 10 the es-
tablishment OF some eminent Bond street
bOokmaker. But 20 write about the
Times was like speaking of the royal
family, or the House of Lords. or the
Tower Heroes and heroines OF social
position We're Ushered into the world
and out again through the medium OF its
columns In hours when he should have
been more diligently employed Mr.. Ar
thur PendenniS drawIed over Il in his
chambers in the Temple: II changed the
course OF events by bringing 10 Neweone
the news Of the death or Lady Knew.
il was substantial part OF the Lares
and Penates set up by the Bayneses. the
Bunches, and the MacWhirters during
their months OF exile in continental cities.
Punch summed up the national attitude
in the skit on the British tourist who
found himself being oYerCharEed and
threatened; "Je paye, but je write 10
the Times" Nor was this remarkab Bile
prestige entirely lost even after the rub-
lication OF the fraudulent ParneH let
ters. X is not so many years ago that
the story was current that Mr.. ". ".
Astor was ambitious 10 control the
''Thunderer."
How much money viii II take TO buy
the Times2'' he is said 70 have asked.
''Sir, replied Mr.. Walter then reigning.
enough money for that purpose has
never been coined %