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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
SAY WILLIAM PENN IS
BURIED IN ENGLAND

Washington, Sept. 15.-The acting:
secretary of state, Mr.. Adee. has q,
letter which says that William Penn
is buried in England and not in this
country. He read a part of this let.
ter to the Philadelphia delegation who,
were here in connection with the Quak-
er City anniversary celebration. The
letter is from o H. Camp, jr., OF
Morelton, Mo. He says
While in England with the Kimball
family, / visited the site of an old.
church about 100 miles from London.
There / discovered hat William Penn
was buried beneath the floor. Above.
the grave is a suitable slab and inscrip-
ton"
Mr.. Adee said the department had.
not investigated the statement. He re-
called that General Horace Porter had
not been reimbursed the 1000 which he
spent in discovering the body of John
Paul Jones.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CAPITOL COMMISSION
PLANNING DECORATIONS

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 15.-The capitol,
commission, which is composed Of Gov
ernor Coe /. Crawford, State Treasurer
Cassell, State Auditor Hirning, Com
missioner OF School and Public Landa,
Doken, and Secretary Of State Wipf
will leave here for Montana Thursday.
The commission will investigate the
Montana capitol building, which served,
as a general nod for the architecture!
plan of the capitol building now In
course OF construction Of this state,
Tho question of interior decoration an0l
furnishings will be looked into by the
commission.
The sentiment of having the most.
artistic interior finish in the new cap
itol is growing stronger with the i'm
habitants of the state, and the data
which will be collected on this trip by
the commission, will be presented TO the,
legislature in u
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
SOUTH DAKOTA NOTES.

The Brule fair is expected TO be a hum
mer.
A white Mallard duck has been killed
near Pierre.
Duck hunters are busy about Marion
and they are getting good bags.
According to the Union the mercury
climbed up to the 1O1 degree mark in Rap
Id City on the 18th inst.
Some men will saw wood. A citizen OF
Yankton engaged in the dangerous pas
time and lost two fingers.
The True Republican at washington
Springs has changed hands again. But
not because it was not prosperous.
The Deadwod Daily Pioneer Times is
rejoicing over the prospect that the cop-
per market will soon become more active.
The Draper Democrat is making SO good
a showing for a new publication that it is
receiving words of praise from its con-
temporaries.
Lead is going to have a field day with
sports of all sorts for the entertainment
Of the populace. Two ball games planned
are expected TO bring the people 'for miles
around"
1t is the opinion of the Fort Pierre Fair
play that when ii comes to endurance and
absolute Indifference to pain and discom-
fort 1.-THE old time cow puncher has EN- all
skinned
The Pierre New Era is willing to be
searched for a reply TO the query, What
10 the Pierre board of trade doing to make
Pierre a good grain market?' That puts
1t up TO the board.
The Sanborn County Herald vouches for
the statement that some followers of zaa
Walton living there recently captured 1850
bullheads In a ditch south OF Woonsocket
and dumped them into Lake Prior.
1t isn't fear that keeps the Armour Her
aid from publishing the bits Of scandal
that develop in its town, but a wholesome
respect for innocent members OF the fam
lies OF the scandal-makers. And the Hot
Springs Times-Herald says me too"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CORN WEATHER MAKES
ICE FAMINE INTENSE

DeSmet, S. d., Sept. 16.-The dry, hot
weather, of the last fortnight, besides
helping corn out of the way of frost,
has served to emphasize the ice famine
which is affecting q number of the
smaller towns of the state. Local deal
ers obtained one car from Huron, but
were refused any more. Redfield sue
ceeded In buying q carload from Mitch
ell, but the supply is running low there,
also. Miller has been buying Ice of
Pierre for some time. The shortage
there is SO serious that an artesian well
is being put down to create q lake from
which q bountiful harvest OF ice may
be taken next winter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
IS CHICAGO GUILTY
OF RACE SUICIDE /?
Number of School Pupils OF
Tender Age Has Fallen
Off Materially.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Is Chicago reaping
the effects of a period Of race suicide2
The figures Of 1908 school census, made
public last night in advance of their
presentation to the board OF education,
would indicate that this is a fact. In
vestigation OF the figures shows that
in face of an increase of 40,797 in the
number of minors in the city the NUM-
Der of children in the public schools,
between the ages of 7 and IA, has fall
len In two years from 1886 0 to $500.
In private and parochlal schools the at
tendance at these ages has fallen or
1,400.
That the children have not deserted
the schools for the streets is indicated
by the fact hat the number reported
as out Of schools" has undergone on
ly a nominal increase-an increase
which Census Supt. w. r.. Monroe ad-
mits is entirely normal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
DAkOTAN ROBBED
IN CHICAGO HOTEL
The Postmaster of Mitchell
Captures Thief lust Too
Late to Get Money.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-two daring
thieves, who crept up TO the fourth
floor Of the Brevoort hotel early today,
robbed j. E. Wells, postmaster OF
Mitchell. S. d., of a wallet containing
ss5 while the victim was sleeping. Mr.
Wells arose and, pursuing n of the,
robbers down the corridor, captured.
him 1ust as he threw the wallet 10 hisl
companion, who was standing on the
lower landing of the stairs. While
Wells was struggling with his prisoner
the other thief fed through the hotel
and escaped.
Mr.. Wells, with his wife, had been
stopping at the hotel several days and
was to leave the city today.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
PlCKPOCKETS RESIST
EFFORT AT REQUISITiON

Huron, s. D., Sept. 1.-THE men
taken into custody here a day or two
since. believed to be pickpockets and
connected with the recent silk robbery
in Winona. give their names as Harry
Cole, j. X. Hastings, E. j. Neary and
Harry Hallett.
Requisition papers were issued by
Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, and
were brought here by Sheriff Parr, Of
Winona, who expected to take the men
TO that city. The requisition is being
resisted by couns for the prisoners
and an effort is being mad to secure
their release on habeas corpus proceed
ings.
Judge Whiting, of the ninth circuit,
VINO is holding court at Deadwood, for
Judge Rice and the men will remain
in custody here until the question OF
requisition is passed upon by him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
1870 ENGINES HANDLE
BUSINESS AT HURON

Huron, S. D., Sept. 16.-The railways
centered here made splendid records in
the transportation of the vast crowds
here during state fair week. The Chi
cage & Northwestern gave exceptional
ly satisfactory services and not an ac-
cident ever OF a minor nature was re-
ported.
There are now 6S crews of trainmen
working on the freight service on this
division, a larger force Of men than
has ever been employed before on
freight traffic. There are 100 engines
located at Huron to handle the i'm
mense business this fall. Fifteen pass
enger crews are also in regular pass
enger service.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
MITCHELL ASSAILS
SHERIFF KEMPKER;
ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE

Vermillior. S. D., Sept. l7.-With a
broken chair leg in n hand and a bot
tie of bed bug poison in the other, T.
B. Mitchell, the horsethief confined In
the county jail, made an effort to worst
Sheriff Kcmpkcf and make q ''get
away"
Mitchell affected illness and was
taken to the yard under guard of the
sheriff and later said there was some
thing in the corridor of the Jail that
he wanted. He soon returned with his
weapons OF offense and was so close
upon the sheriff that there was not time
In which to draw a gun, and Kempker
succeeded In knocking the bottle of
poison from his assailant's hand and
oon hat him to the bad.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
DELEGATES APPOINTED
TO COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 17.-Governor Coe
/. Crawford today appointed as dele
gates from South Dakota TO attend the
nineteenth annua sessions of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress, to be held at San Francisco, Cal.
October 6, to 10, the following men:
John Hunter, Deadwood: Dan Nc
Kimon, Madison: Glib Diziemanowski,
Woorsocket; ]. p. Griuager, Howard
w. II. Roddle, Bookings; A. G. Writer,
Aberdeen; A. o. Ringsrud, Elk Point
w. j. Wolfe, Lake Andes, F. b. Roberts,
Milbank; j. E. Plat, Clark; Ernest
May. Lead; H.. ID. Walrath, WATERFOWL;
c. B.. Bellinghurst, Pierre; w. M.
Waibel, Huron; It. w. Dwight, Sioux
Falls; H.. p. Packard, Redfleld.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
20, 600 ACRES IN
WHEAT LAND DEAL

Chicago, Sept. ia tract Of COCO,
acres OF wheat land In the Province OF
Saskatchewan, Canada, has been pur-
chased by Fred Il. Lee. OF Dowegac,
Mich. from John j. Watson. OF Enr-
metsburg. Ia, and Nicholl Halsey.
vice president Of the Northwest Land
and Trust company, Of Chicago. The
land Is valued a $500, coo. In exchange
Mr.. Lee gave several parcels Of Chi
cago property.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
U. s. COURT UPHOLDS
D~ISPENSARY DECISION

Richmond, Va, Sept. lin the South
Carolina ~dispensary cases today the
decision Of the lower court Is affirmed
by the United states circuit court of
appeals. The general grounds for at
firmation seem 10 be that a state "a
NJ. enter private business.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
THREE BAD MEN
ARE SET AT LIBERTY

Huron, S. D., Sept. 19.-No small dis
appointment was occasioned here Tues
day by the release from custody of
three men. charged with pocket pick
ing at the state fair and who are also
believed to be implicated In the recent
robberies al Winona. The men are
known as Samuel Cohen, Harry Rodg-
ers and j. w. Simpson and are known
In police circles In Minneapolis, ST.
Paul, Omaha and other cities.
Sheriff Parr, of Winona, was here
with requisition papers for these men,
but they were defective and Judge
Boucher. before whom their cases were
taken. decided that the men could not
be held any longer and therefore or
dered their release.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
HEAVIEST REGISTRATION
EVER MADE AT s. .. u,

yermillion. S. d., Sept. 1s.-Regis.
tration for the year 190S-9 in the uni
versity here is in full blast and all
indications point TO the largest en-
rollment this year than in any in tho
history OF the institution. on Tues
day evening, the second day OF regis
tration. IA had registered against 9S
last year at the same time. This num-
Der is greater than at any other timo
for the second day OF registration,
1903 showed 102 at this time which
comes the closest OF any. or the I4s
students. registered. almost wo- thirds
are new students.
The faculty in the college of engin-
eering has been completed by the APP
pointment OF Or. Thomas Mckinney,
OF Marietta college, Ohio. TO the chair
OF mathematics in place OF DR.. Pell,
who resigned some weeks ago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
ABERDEEN AMERICAN
CHANGES OWNERS

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 1.-THE deal
for the sale CT the Aberdeen American
to A. A. Pickler, OF Faulkton, and w.
Kutnewsky, of Aberdeen, was closed
yesterday and the new owners have
taken charge.
The matter OF a policy Is not OUT
lined as yet, but doubtless will develop
shortly. Messrs. Pickler and Kut-
newsky are well known young BUSH
ness men.
For the present at least, T. H. Nc
Kee and T. ID. Potwin, who have had
charge of the paper for two years will
remain as business manager and man
aging editor, respectively.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
TWO ELECTORAL TICKETS
FILED WITH SECRETARY

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 15.-The c~eTtifi-
Gates of nomination Of the republican.
and socialist presidential electors were.
filed with the secretary Of state today.
The republican electors, named at thet
Mitchell convention are: j. L. Browne,
OF Aberdeen; G. II. Lien, of Sisseton;
j. F. Schrader, of Rapid City; Gottholf
Doering, of Trip.
The socialist electors selected at their
convention in Deadwood are: Ira w.
Siebas, of Mansfield; d. E.. Mullins, OF
Central City; Christopher Crosse, Of
Elk Point; Henry Ojala, of lead.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CHAMBERLAIN GAS
PLANT REORGANIZED

Chamberlain, S, D., Sept. 1S.-The
Chamberlain Gas. Light and Power
company has been ~reorganized with a
capital nf $4,000. The new officers of
the company are:
j. w. Sanford. president; C. w. lid
rick, vice president; c. L. Brockway,
secretary; Geo. Fitzpatrick. general
manager.
A new holder has been ordered for
the gas plant and the company is
figuring on putting in a large steam
engine 10 run the electric light plant.
Those and other improvements in view,
II is estimated, will cost 5000. When
they are made Chamberlain will have
a light plant equal to any in the state
In 8 town it's size.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CRAWFORD INVITED TO
DEEP WATERWAY MEET

Pierre, S. D.. Sept. 15.-By the direc-
ton OF the board of governors of the,
Deep Waterways association, Governor
Crawford has been invited to be pres
ent at a meeting Of the Chicago deep.
waterway convention to be held in Chi
cage October Z, 8 and 8.
The governor is a member of the adj
visory board of the association. AT this
meeting both Taft and Bryan will.
speak on the day of the 9th. While in
Chicago, Governor Crawford will be the.
guest of the Chicago Commercial assoc
citation,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
KERMIT IS HUNTING
WITH SETH BULLOCK

Deadwood. $. D., Sept. 17.-United
States Marshal Seth Bullock left here
last evening for Huron. where he will
meet Kermit Roosevelt and accompany
him on a three weeks hunting trip on
the Standing Rock and Cheyenne In
dian reservations.
This IL the third successive year that
Kermit has hunted In South Dakota
and on each occasion Bullock has been
with him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
SAVED THE PATIENT,
BUT MADE A VICTIM

Belle Fourche, s. D., Sept. 10
His mind temporarily deralged
by an injection of a drug, which
he had first tried on himself be-
fore applying 10 a patient, Or. II.
M. Champney, city o and
owner OF the local hospital, seiz-
ed a revolver and shot Mrs.
Balou, his head nurse. The wo-
man lodged just in time, the
bullet striking her in the arm
and infiicting q painful but not
serious flesh wound. Attendants
seized the bewildered physician
and disarmed him. No prosecu-
ton will result.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
PUBLISHERS DECLARE
FOR THE OPEN SHOP

New York. Sept. l9-The United
I~ypothetae OF America has adopted a
declaration OF policy confirming the
open shop plan, Among other planks It
contains the following:
'ssirhe United Typothetae are opposed
20 n agreement between local typo
thctae or individual members thereof.
and employees unions for the control Of
~ede or membership
The typothStae reelected principal
officers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
ROBERTSON FOR HEAD
OF DEMOCRATS TICKET
IN NUTMEG STATE

Hartford. Conn, Sept. lS.-The DEM
ocrats in state convention today nomi-
mated Judge A. Heaton Robertson. Of
New Haven, for governor. The plat
form adopted makes the candidacy on
the republican ticket OK George Il. LII
ley the Leading issue OF the campaign.
X Endorses the nomination Of Bryan
and Kern and the principles adopted at
the democratic national convention
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
WAkONDA MONITOR PASSES
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Wakonda, S. D., Sept. 15.-Edward.
P. Olson, for some time editor and pro-
prietor of the Monitor, a weekly news
paper published at this place, has sold,
the paper to p. G.. Estee, who Will CON
duct it in future. The paper under
the direction of Editor Estee will sup
port the principles of the republican
partV.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

THE Swamp Angel was the name
given by the federal soldiers to an
eight-inch Parrot gun which vas
mounted on a battery built On piles
driven into a swamp outside of Charles
ton, S. c., and used during the siege
OF that city. 1t burst August 20, 1863.
After the war ii was bought with some
condemned metal and sent 10 Trenton
10 be melted, but, having been identi-
Ned. was set up on a granite base on
the corner OF Perry and Clinton streets
IN that city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

Many excellent voices are ruined. &C
csrdi,ig 10 a communication which DIR.
Weiss has made TO the French Acad-
emie du Medicine, by practicing In too
small q room. A public singer must
throw every information OF his voice
a distance of 80 or 40 yards, he says,
but a student practicing In a small
room is only able to throw II a yard or
two, and the CONSEQUENCE Is that the
voice, inntead Of expanding, becomes
falescOpod,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CRAZED BY ILLNESS,
BALL PLAYER TRIES
TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Philadelphia, Sept. l6. : sherwocd
Magee. left fielder OF the Philadelphia
National league baseball team, while
suffering nom n temporary Mt brought
on by Indigestion. jumped from the
third story or the hotel where he lives.
His legs were badly injured. Magce
time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

Thin people very seldom have
doubles" says a photographer. Tn my
business | meet many pairs of people
who look alike. In every case the
most extraordinary resemblances are
between persons who are stout. Sci
entifically l cannot explain the likeli-
hood OF heavyweights possessing the
same chin, nose. eyes and expression.
May be ii is because the flesh fills
up all angles and hollows and des-
troys individuality of outline"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

Emperor Francis Joseph. OF Austria,
was rs years old on August 10. but he
IS still an ardent hunter. Having set
tied down at Ischl for his summer holt
day, the emperor has lost no time In
beginning his favorite spirit OF deer
shooting. In the first formal court
shoot the emperor and his party drove
in carriages as far into the mountains
as possible and then took TO horses.
But after riding for a quarter OF an
hour his majesty was forced to walk
the rest of the way up the S~teinberg.
5000 feet high. An hours climb brought
the party to the hunting ground, and
the emperor shot our stays.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
CHICAGO A 1000, 600.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Chicago's popula-
ton is placed at 1924, 060 by the Official
school census just completed today.
The school census taken four years
ago estimated the population of the
city at 1,714,144.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
DEER lNvApEs a HEN YARD.

Winsted. Conn.,, Sept. 15.-Mrs. b.. IT,.
Frink, OF Canaan Valley, heard a com
motion In her hen yard. and on in
vestigation found a young deer among
the fowls. The animal seemed to be.
tired. As the family gathered 1t sprang
against the fence. breaking it down.
and bounded away In the woods.
Theodore Platevoit. a Barkhamsted.
farmer. has killed four deer which were,
despoiling his gardens. The venison
IL donated to the county hospital.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

Enpeck's will was being drawn up
by the lawyer. II hereby bequeath all
my property to my wife, dictated En-
peck. Got that down." Yes" an
swered the attorney. ION condition."
continued Enpeck. that she marries
within a year" but why that condi-
tiong" asked the mar of law. Be
cause answered the meek and lowly
testator, Il want somebody to be sorry
that / died"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
Labiche, the French dramatist, was

Labiche, the French dramatist, was
once asked to support a candi-
date for the academy a certain
literary mendicant. but hesitated for a
long time, and yielded only when he
was told that If the ambitious author
should fail TO be elected he would die
of II. Failure, nevertheless, did come,
and the following year., when a second
vacancy occurred, Labiche's vote was
once more solicited In the an behalf.
NO. II viii not vote for a man who
does not keep his word. He did not
dla ~
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

The Tower building, the first steel
skeleton frame Office building built In
this country, is to be torn down. The
site II occupies, together with the
premises, A TO as Broadway and 43 TO
AZ New street, will be improved with
q 38 story office building, to be erected
by the Broadway and New Street
Realty company, at a cost OF S3.475, 900.
The facade OF the building will be of
brick and terra Gotta. There will be
13 passenger elevators and one freight
elevator. Four elevators will run 10
the thirteenth floor, -four to the twenty
seventh floor, and five TO the thirty
seventh floor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25
WANT RIRLEs I'm SCHOOLS.

Tamaqua, Pa. Sept. ia resolu-
ton Endorsed by nearly all the patriotic
societies in this place. calling upon the
school board to place a bible In each,
schoolroom to be used as a textbook.
was presented to the board today. but
no action was AIKEN.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

An electric railway is being built on
the Zugspitze. the highest peak In the
Alps, on Bavarian territory. Its height
is about 10000 feet. The railway will
run TO the summit, while a hotel will
be built at the 7.000-foot level.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

A Kansas carpenter has patented a
device to be attached TO a saw TO blow
away the sawdust. A piston. struck
by the wood being sawed. sends a cur
rent OF air through a curved tube.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

Five lis the sacred number OF the
Chinese. who have v planets. Ave
cardinal POINTS. five virtues. five tastes.
I'VE musical tones. five ranks OF nobil-
ify and five colors.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-25

When Edwin A.. Abbev r. A.. who
has Just left England for his home
I'm Pennsylvania, first went to Great
Britain, he had a commission for a
great many drawings and sent to
Stratford on Avon. There he engaged
a nice room at the hotel. but did not
ask what the terms were. When he
asked for his bin he received a shock
and was obliged to cave his trunk
with the landlord and come on to Lon
don. There is not much Of the artist
In MI. Abbey's appearance. Were 1t
not for his big, gold trimmed spectacles
and his tousled hair, one would take
him for a sportsman, for he likes very
light suits and startling ties,