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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
LOOK FOR BANNER
MINING YEAR IN
the BLACK Hills
Hidden Fortune Mine, in Which
Sioux City Is Interested,
Subject OF Comment.

Deadwood. s. D.. Jan. S.-With ten
and possibly fifteen more mills IN oper-
alton this year than at the commence
mcnt of 1907. mining in the Black RIMS
never had a brighter future. every
where old properties are preparing 10
resume work and the new ones are
making a name for themselves, Inc
northern section of the Hills. particu-
larly. recalls the busy period of the
early days and has the added adNant-
age OF scientific and modern Methods
OF handling ore from mine TO orlck.
Consolidation marked the commence
ment OF a new era during lSUt. FIRST
came the Hidden Fortune-ColumDuS
merger. thus joining two of the biggest
idle properties in the district, whose
large ore reserves have long been a
subject of comment. This was followed
later by the consolidation of the I'M
perial and Dakota companies now oper-
ating much more successfully as the
Imperial. other mergers are being
planned now. foremost among them De-
ing a big deal on which options are now
held, covering several thousand acres
Of important mining ground throughout
the Hills. This consolidation VIII, IT
effected. change the whole aspect or
Black Hills mining. 1t also promises
TO inaugurate on At large scale, deep
mining, agitation for which has been
carried on in the Hills for years past.
Homestake's Wonderful Record.
Another gratifying ana important
feature Of the year just closed is the
record now being made by the Home
stake Mining company. operating the
largest gold mine in the world. Re
adjustment after a remarkable fight
against fire in which il accomplished
the flooding and unwatering of SIS, 600, 600
cubic feet Of space in three months, has
resulted in a gradual increase I'm pro-
ductiou until today the company is PIX
ceeding i'm bullion, any thing ever be
fore turned out and is producing more
than it's regular $6O0.0O0 monthly with
every indication Of running the figure
up still higher.
Among the new properties are the
Branch mint. Globe. Safe Investment,
Mogul. Lucky Strike. American Eagle,
Saginaw. Ivauhoe. Minnesota Mines
company, Ruberta, which together have
a combined capacity OF treating over
1000 tons Of ore daily, or half OF the
present output Of the Homestake. Even
if only half of this total were added to
the regular daily output of it will make
1908 q banner year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
WORKED AS PEON
IN SOUTHERN MINE

Lead, S. D., Jar. 9.-With the ar
rival here Of Charles Bodgner, n Ger
MAJ, there was disclosed q case OF
peonage that may reach tho United
States courts. Bodgner came here
through the inteTcession OF George
BeZik a friend who had learned or the
abiect slavery in which Bodgner as
serts he was held.
Bodgner according 70 his story, and
ed in New York from n OF the Bag
liners last summer, or his way TO the
Black Hills. Scarcely had he eacheu
shore. he says, when he was met pS
@ man who offered to show MN the
way TO the mining camp, odsne
signed a contract with the Virginia Lee
Coal company and was at once taken
10 West Virginia with several o-ner
Foreigners.
ON their arrival at the camp or the
near the Pennsylvania Dor
der line, Bodgner say that they were
met by armed guards who rudeiy
thrust them INTO the mines, told them
10 go to work and iourished siN-shoot-,
ers in their faces, threatening 10 use
the il any M attempted TO
escape. For three months the miners
were herded like sheep, not being per-
mitted TO communicate with the out
side world, beaten when they worked
too slow, and fed but sparingly.
Finally Bodgner 10 sup "a
letter to a visitor at the camp m II
was dispatched To Bezik in this city.
Bezik replied by registered mai!, en-
closing money and a ticket to Lead.
and this so cowed the company Off
Cials, Bodgner says. that they per-
mitted him to leave, not having palu
him a coli: for the work he did.
Bodgner speaks English fairly we'll
and is educated. He has written me
German embassy at Washington ana
demanded tina his companions at The
West Virginia mine be released and
The peonage system broken up.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
DAUGHTER SEEKS
LONG LOST FATHER

Yankton, 8. D., Jan. 10.-Search Is pc
fag made here, on request from Oma-
ha, for some clew to he
of Captain Albert Powell Sanders, d
pioneer of this section. His
Mrs. Virginia Heenan. OF Omaha mas
not seen him since 1874.
Born in Virginia, Sanders went 10
California in 1849 and on the outbreak
of the civil war enlisted with a cam
fornia regiment of cavalry. He served
through the war and later went TO
Omaha, where from 1869 TO 1873 ne
was captain of police. He then went
with twelve prospectors into the Black
Hills.
Sanders discovered h Virginia
mine, now part Of the Homestake prop
erty: sold out, and IN his return jour
ney was robbed by white men dressed
as Indians. This was the last his fam
ily heard of him until recently, when
an old friend reported to the daughter
I'm Omaha that he had seen him IN
Yankton. So far no new clew mas
turned up.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
COLONELS GIVE UP
JULEPS TO CHECK
THE NEGRO CR!HE

Boston, Jan. limited States Senator
Joseph Farney Johnston, of Alabama,
who succeeds the late Senator Pettus, in
an address at the Algonquin club last
night, explained to his hearers why the
people of the south have suddenly re-
solved to give up their mint juleps and
bourbon straight and join the prohibition
ranks. IT is TO check crime among the
neGrc-s, he said, that the saloon in many
states has been voted out of existence.
when we consider the present condi-
ton of the negro, he said, we must ad-
nit that our efforts in the recent past
have not been rewarded as we had hoped.
A small per cent OF them are pursuing
an upward course, the remainder are eth
er stationary or descending toward lower
levels.
The tendency of the negro to crime
is one of the chief causes of the tidal
wave now sweeping over the south. com
pelling white men TO put aside their hos
tility 10 sumptuary laws and accept pro.
hibit.on TO check this tendency"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
SMOOTH STRANGER
JAILED F0R FORGERY

KimbaIl. S. D., Jan. 9.-A smooth ap-
pearing and well dressed stranger.
about 70 years Of age, giving his name
AS Wilson, Wiles, HACKNEY and several
other aliases, is under arrest here for
passing forged checks on several stores
and business places. The checks were
Drawn payable to Tom Wiles ana
signed by Sam Mccormick. a ranchman
living south Of White Lake. The checks
used were the Kiuball State bank coun-
ter checks, the date line being changed
TO White Lake and the check drawn
against the Aurora State bank. As the
White Lake bank is the Aurora Coun-
ty bank, the young fellows clumsy
work was soon detected. None of the
checks exceeded $40.
When arrested he gave his name as
Wilson, but when searched letters ad~
dressed TO Frank Ryan were found. He
claims to have come from Springfield,
H., three weeks & and finally ad-
mitted that Ryan was his name. He
says that he has been visiting relatives
north of White Lake.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES
IN EXCELLENT SHAPE

Pierre. :. D., Jan. 9.-The late re-
port of the state auditor goes into
county statistics of indebtedness and
shows that the unpaid taxes in coun-
ties are practically equal to their
bonded debts, and that the cash on
hand for county purposes exceeds by
$685. 600 the total outstanding warrant
indebtedness of the counties. The
heaviest debt of the counties is to the
state school fund, amounting to more
h $780, 900, but this is all secured
To them by real estate mortgages, the
whole showing being a most favorable
one for the counties.
While there are but 26 counties with
out bonded Indebtedness in this years
report against % last year, the total
bonded debts have been decreased S46,-
S30.I9.
The commissioners of Stanley coun-
~ have offered a reward OF $500 for
the revolver with which Katherine
kille was murdered. 1t is said that
Bowen. held for the killing. had a re-
volver up To within a few lays before
the killing, but he did not have II I'm
his possession when arrested. and as
serted he had lost II some time before.
The theory is that he hid the revolver
and a search is being made for IL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
CASHIER OF DEFUNCT
DAKOTA BANK, GONE;
AFFAIRS IN TANGLE
Assessment Must Be Made ii
Depositors Are to Be
Paid In Full.

Hot Springs. s. D., Jan. III. G. john
son., acting national bank examiner for
South Dakota, who has been appointed
receiver of the Hot Springs National
bank, which recently closed its doors,
now is in charge Of the affairs Of the
defunct bank, and has advised the de-
p~ositors not TO sell their claims at a
discount.
Notices to creditors now are being
published by authority OF Receiver
Johnson, and they are urged to present
their claims at once.
Cashier Is Gone.
Cashier Horras. who had control OF
the bank up to the time it closed its
doors, left Hot Springs soon after il
closed, and his prolonged absence is
proving a great disappointment to his
friends, as it leaves grounds for sus-
picions which are not favorable to him.
He was the only man connected with
the bank who knew intimately the
banks business, and his presence now
would greatly aid the receiver IN c-s-
ing up the banks affairs with little If
any loss to the creditors.
At this time it cannot he predicted
with n degree of certainty just how
the creditors of the defunCt institution
will fare in the inal settlement. Much
depends upon the value of the assets
of the bank. One item in the assets is
n judgment against John Oak, amount
ing to nearly $12, 900. Another consists
OF two notes aggregating about $4,000,
which possibly have a very peculiar
history and which are now believed to
be under investigation.
Assessment Possible.
In some quarters it is thought that an
assessment against the stock will be
necessary if all the depositors are paid
in fun. Some of the stockholders of
the bank are men of the highest integ-
rity and doubtless will pay any assess
ment promptly, while others probably
are insolvent and execution proof.
The deposits Of the bank amounted to
over 1925. 600, and necessarily the tying
up Of this sum of money has seriously
affected many of those who were heavy
depositors in the bank.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
R DAKOTA TOWNS
HAVE COSTLY FIRES

Howard, s. d., Jan. 10.-Two business
houses were totally destroyed by fire
yesterday, causing a loss OF over sZO.ooo.
The insurance is less than
Almost at the first stroke OF the hTe
bell the rope broke, delaying the alarm
until il was too late to check the hre.
A defective stove i'm w. T.. ShoNes
general store is supposed TO nave
caused the fire. This store and Harris
bakery were totally destroyed. INC
loss on the Shove building and con-
tents amounts to about SIS, 600, partly
covered by insurance.
Mrs. Hart purchased the bakery last
week, paying 81, 200. 1t was insured Tor
$3.50. The building was owned by MRS.
f. II. Define, who carried 5000 insur-
ance.
The merchandise stock Of j. p. Grin
ager was slightly damaged by smoke.
Brentford Fire -SwePt.
Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. lO.-Half the
business portion of the thriving little
city OF Brentford, n of the new towns
on the Minneapolis and st. Louis e%-
tension to the Missouri river, was de-
stroyed by fire, mentioned in Tuesdays
Tribune. The fire started in n. A. Mil
ler's dry goods store and fame by a
brisk northwest wind soon spread 10
adjoining buildings containing Geo. IS.
Mann's hardware store, the postott1ce
ana leieDnOIle SldlIOl- II. - -HNS -
store and the Stanley hotel were also
destroyed.
The town has no fire protection ana
what was saved was solely through the
efforts of amateur iremen. The loss,
estimated at $35, 600. is thought to he
well covered by insurance. The burned
buildings will nearly all be rebuilt as
soon as the insurance is adjusted.
Geo. b. Mann, postmaster and pro-
prietor of the Mann Hardware com
pam is the heaviest loser.
Burns on Day of Sale.
Hitchcock. S. D., Jan. 10,-While the
papers transferring the property We're
awaiting the signatures of the persons
interested fire broke out in the roller
mill of ID. f. Chaplin, of this place, and
before the flames could be e~xtinguished
the mill was totally destroyed.
There is some doubt as TO the origin
of the fire. but it is supposed that in
some manner the dust in the building
became ignited. as thc flames appeared
TO spread to all parts Of the structure
in an instant. Only last summer Mr..
Chaplin made extensive improvements
to the mill. in the way of new ma
chinery, new roof, new dump and
scales. etc. AS he had insurance to tho
amount of only $1,000 upon the prop
erty his loss is a heavy one.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
THIS WAS A %"sPLuRGE."

philadelphia, Jan. 10.-With loosed
song birds suffering about in rare
exotic foliage, and shimmering gold
fish all ready for hooks in the hands
OF matrons and misses, Miss Dorothy
Randolph made her debut last night in
q ball given at the Bellevue Stratford
by her father, Philip s. p. Randolph,
who owns most of Naragansett pier
and much OF Lakewood.
Conservative estimates placed the
cost of the affair far above anything
OF it's kinds that has gone before, PIX
ceeding the famous butterfly BALI for
Miss Paulby about $50, 900.
The scene MAS a beautiful woodland
with fountains flowing n rustic
bridges looking over real pools and imi-
tation one OF mirrors, surrounded by
Wonderful plants and flowers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17

DAKOTA THRESHERS
TO MEET AT HlJRON

Huron, S. D., Jan. THE second an
nual meeting of the South Dakota
Threshers' association will be held in
his city January p n %. The execu-
tive committee. which consists Of Ed Il.
Sheldon, of Arlington, Louis Schultz, OF
Lakeside, ~. G. Patty, Of Lake Pres
ton, and w. r. HeinZie. of Huron, is
making special preparations for the
meeting.
Beginning January Z and continuing
-four days, the Central South Dakota
Poultry association will hold it's second
annual exhibition here. A. B.. Shaner
again will be in charge of the pre-
miumS.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
COURTED TWO DAYS;
is SUED FOR DIVORCE

{ Baltimore. Jan. 1.-Another feature to
the romantic marriage of Geo. +. Bron-
son Howard, OF this city. 10 Miss Dor
iothy Skinner. OF Norfolk. Va, last
March by the filing of a suit by the lat
ter asking an absolute divorce. She.
charges Mr.. Howard with infidelity.
The courtship of the writer and Miss
Skinner was a brief one, lasting only
two days. They were married IN the
Little Church Around the Corner In,
New York. March 1. They separated
May s.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
ACCUSED MURDERER
WORRIES OVER HOARD

Miller, s. D.. Jan. 10.-The troubles of
Gustave Kammel, held to the circuit
court on the charge of poisoning his
wife, are bearing more heavily on him
than ever. 1t seems that he hid
a large amount of money in the house or
on his farm, about the time that he
was arrested for the crime of murder,
and he is now in fear that the hid
den treasure will be found by his son,
Fred, or some other persons, who are
reported 10 be searching for It. In COM
papy with the sheriff, he will go out
to the place and bring in the money,
if IL has not been found already.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
RAILROADS SECURE
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. Judge Car
land, of the United States court yes
terday granted a temporary injunction
preventing the railroad commissioners
putting into effect a proposed sched-
ule of new passenger rates which would
reduce the present rate in South Da-
kota from 8 to 212 cents per mile. The
temporary injunction will remain i'm
force until the hearing on the main
case, when the railroads will strive to
have the temporary injunction made
permanent. The date for this hearing
has not yet been fixed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
FIRE CAUSES 100000
LOSS AT HURON, S. D.

Huron. $. d. Jan. Sire Saturday
night destroyed the John IL. King and
c. r. Huntley two story brick block.l
n OF the finest In the city. Lees Mer-
camille company occupied one half of
the building. Their loss In $50, 600, The
King Land company and A.. X. Gard
her. solicitor tor the Chicago & North4
western Railway company. We're also
heavy losers. Total loss $50. 900; insur-
snee about go. 600.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
NIGHT RIDERS BURN
TWO WAREHOUSES;

Carlisle. Ky, Jan. 9.-Two ware
houses " independent tobacco BUYERS
at bethei We're burned by might rid
ers" last night.
The general store of Caters Rros
also was destroyed. The raiders did
not fire any shots. but went about their
work quietly. leaving as soon as the
work had BEEN accomplished. The men
were all masked heavily armed and
created a reign Of terror among me
cit zgHs.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA COUPLE
FORCED TO WE'D TWICE

Armour, s. D., Jan. Gus Burfeind
n Miss Flora Brittrich came from
Stickney, a little town in Aurora coun-
ty, and employed Justice Leofier to
unite them in marriage. The judge
neglected to ask for the license until
after he had performed the ceremony.
when it was discovered that the license
vas from Aurora county and not this
county. \ new license was then pro-
cured and the ceremony performed a
second time
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
UNCLE SAM TO
SPEND $4,000
AT FORT MEADE.

Fort Meade, S. D., Jan. S.-The
quartermaster at this post has been
instructed to advertise for bids for
the erection of q riding hall, a band
barracks and an administration
building. The group of buildings
will cost an aggregate of nearly
$l50, 600. and with the other fine
buildings now at the post will make
Fort Meade one of the finest mill
tary posts in the west.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
SAM BEAR, VETERAN
THEATRICAL MAN. RETIREs

Sioux Falls, 5. d.. Jan. 9.-After hay-
ing been manager of the New theater
I'm this city during the past ten wears
sam M. Bear. one of the best known
OF western theatrical managers. will on
FEBRUARY l retire from the position.
he VIII be succeeded by Maurice jerks,
OF fankton. h is one of the rising
young theatrical managers of the
Northwest h retiring manager first
engaged In the theatrical business i'm
Sioux Falls i'm 1882.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA


An English paper has an account OF a
tiny boat made by an Italian ana
formed by a single pearl. It's sail is or
beaten gold, studded with diamonds,
and its headlight, carried at the PROV,
is a perfect ruby. An emerald serves
as its rudder, and its stand is a slab
of ivory. il weighs less than half an
ounce, and it's price is said to be $1,000.
The Italians are adopts at minute work.
for there are artists In Florence who
will take particles OF stone and glass
no larger than a mustard seed anu
piece them together On the head OF ~
shirt stud with such nice adjustment OF
delicate shades of color that fowersi
and insects are represented In perfectl
detail, with all the truthfulness OF ma
ture. An Italian woman has painted az
landscape in which appear a windmill,
millers, a cart and horse and passen-,
gers, with such diminutive neatnesS
that half a grain of corn covers the
whole composition.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
GRAND JURY NOT
DONE; OTHERS MAY

New York, Jan. i0.-Through the
arrest OF Heinze Il has DEVELOPED
that the federal grand jury Is still
engaged In a searching invest.ga-
lion into other transacsions of a
similar character In this city, While
no federal off.cials VII make any
statement as 90 the possible result
or even The extent 10 which the in-
9ulry will so. District Attorney
Slimson said today the work OF the
Jury had not been compile eel.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
GUILTY OF BRlBiNG JUROR
TOR STANDARD OIL

Findlay, Ohio, Jan. Byron Will
liamson was found guilty of the at
tempted bribery of a juror to vote in
favor OF the Standard Oil company in
a conspiracy trial here last summer.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTAN'S HAVE
SIXTEEN CHILDREN.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. S.-~Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Larson, who re-
side on a farm near Cotton,
northwest OF Sioux Falls. are be-
lieved TO be the parents Of the
largest family i'm this part OF the
state. AT present they are re-
joicing over the arrival of their
10th child.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
Received No Cash.
WOMAN PICKED UP
IN ALLEY; DIES

Yankton, S. D.. Jan. 1l.-Mrs. I. 8.
Day. wife of chief engineer at the ce-
ment works. was picked up I'm an alley
here yesterday afternoon. She died
while being taken to the hospital. IL
Is supposed she fell from a buggy and
died OF heart trouble. She was widely
known In this vicinity.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-01-17
GROVER AGAIN AFTER
MOTHERS ADVISERS

Lead, s. D., Jan. 11.-No direct inter
view can be obtained with George w.
Glover relative to his second suit for
investigation of the sanity OF his motn-
er, Mrs. Mary Bake Glover Eddy, the
Christian Science leader, until he re-
turns TO town. as he is now in the
country.
Mrs. Glover declares she is instructed
not TO talk until her husband returns
home.
Glover's local attorney, County Judge
G.. CT Bennett, of Deadwood, admits
suit. He says a copy of the ~pleadings
are expected here today from New
Hampshire.
Received No Cash.
This second suit. IL is understood,
will be along the same lines as the
former ones, emitting technical errors,
and ii is said Glover asserts that he is
determined TO break up the alleged ring
controlling the actions OF his mother.
Furthermore 1t is stated on seeming
~ good authority that Glover has never
yet received a cash settlement, winch
IL was currently believed he had been
promised for Withdrawing the last
suit.
He intends also, says his attorney. to
rush the trial OF the pending suit To
determine the legality OF the famous
trust deed of Mrs. Eddy.