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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
FARMER III BY TRAIN
TAKES A BAD FLYER

Armour, S. D.. Oct. 15. - Herman
Chitsky, a farmer residing near this
city, met with an accident that might
easily have terminated fatally Saturday
afternoon, while driving home.
When crossing the track near the
mill his wagon was struck by the local
freight, the wagon smashed TO pieces
and the horses thrown several yards.
The team was not injured, but the
driver did not get off SO easily. he re-
ceiying a severe scalp wound. several
cuts on the face and a couple OF frac-
fur>1 ribs.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
BOY DROPS FIRECRAcKER
IN GASOLINE BARREL

De Smet. ). D., oct. l6.-One man
severely cut and bruised about the face
and body, another With the bones in
his hand shattered, and a building part
Is demolished, was the result at Old
ham OF the combination of a firecrack-
er. a sinai boy ana an empty gasoline
barrel. The boy dropped the cracker
into the barrel The head of the bar
rel sho across the street, breaking the
windows in the building opposite, while
two bystanders We're hit by the flying
debris. The boy was not hurt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
REPUBLICAN TICKET
I'M RHODE ISLAND

Providence. r.. l., Oct. 16-Reyision
of the tariff was endorsed by the re-
publican state convention here today.
The platform also indorsed the candi-
dacy of Taft Sherman and Roosevslt's
administrations
For governor. Aram j. Pothier; for
lieutenant governor. Arthur w. Dennis;
for secretary OF state. Charles p Ben
nett: for attorney general, william b.
Greenough; for treasurer. Walter A
Read.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
JULIAN STORY SEEKS
RECONCILIATION WITH
NINE. EMMA M

New York. Oct. 15.-Julian Story, a
famous portrait painter, is seeking rec
cnciliation with his former wife. Nine.
Emma Eames, a still more famous
prima donna. Members OF the artistic
and musical worlds returning from
European vacations. made this known
today.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
FIRE DANGER ALL
PASSED; DALLAS
RESUMES BUSINESS
Man Saves Woman Whose
Clothes Are a Mass of
Flames.

Dallas, :. D., oct. 1T.-Hundreds OF
land seekers walked the streets Of Dali
last night TO view the prairie IRE,
which was famed by a high wind that
swept over the at a velocity
OF Is 20 20 miles an hour, continuing
ali night
This morning many OF the residents
and spectators Who have field glasses
would be seen on the tops of houses
watching the most destructive FIRE ever
seen since the red man Inhabited this
country. Indian wigwamS were burned
all over Trip county where they were
unprotected. That the Indian has fore
thought was strikingiy exemplihed by
the pTecaution they used 10 a v their
property when ia was discovered that
the FIRE was beyond control Many OF
them back fired around their places OF
hAbitation and thus protected them
selves from the effects OF the inevitable
fire.
The three families h were so un-
fortunate as 20 lose their homes yes
tcrday are being cared for by their
nslghbors.
Little insurance was carried on the
property. AT the time the town was
supposed 10 be in imminent danger,
several thousand Of the transients as
sisted in fighting the flames and excite
mem ran high. Many of the notary
Offices loaded their equipments into
draws and sent them 10 the outskirts OF
the town. All OF the stores piled their
merchandise in front preparatory 10
lcading IL int wagons as soon as il
became known that the fire was beyond
control
A craeiaI Time.
When the fire reached the town II
WAS soon ascertained that the facili-
ties OF the fire department were made
ouate to check the flames, and bucket
brigades were formed. Men were sta
ipned on top Of the buildings with
fire extinguishers and every precaution
was used 10 save the town. The citi-
zens fought h~erC'~ally, all OF the BUSH
ness men sending some of their clerks
10 render assistance. Hundreds of men
were stationed along the line of the
threatened portion OF the town. Many
plows were at work and several acres
Of The soil were turned over. Not a
serious injury TO any person was re- !
ported during the excitement. There
were a few minor burns and bruises
that kept all the physicians in the town
busy for 8 few hours.
Saves a Woman's Life.
While returning from a trip out on
the reservation, j. W. Neal, of Toulon,
H., saved a lady's life by extinguish-
the flames which had enveloped
her. setting her clothing on fire. Be
lieving that the government building
was in danger and in order to obviate
necessity of the people who had
registered returning in case
their registration papers were burned.
Judge a w. Witten, who has charge
OF the registration and drawing, loaded
all of the blanks and receptacles which
hold the registration papers onto a
dray and sent them out to an open
field which had been plowed, for safety.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
HARTMAN TELLS CHICAGO
ILLINOIS CENTRAL LINES
WILL BE ELECTRIFIED

Chicago. Oct. l5.--ln "A message IN a
local newspaper last night T.. Fl. HART
man made q statement. which practice
ally assures To the Chicago public the
electrihcation of the Illinois Central
suburban lines. He expressed a belief
that electriication is inevitable. but
would fix no Cate for Its accomplish
mcIt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
a Fair Deduction.

From Harper's Weekly.
Little Helen asked who ii was that
made the wind. and she was told, God.
One day, after a severe wind storm,
she came running into the house ex-
claiming: "Oh, mother! bod blew the
BARRIERS sign down."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

Since the colliery explosions at Cour-
rierts. In France. and the more recent
disasters in the United states and else
where, Z public demand has been awak-
ened In Europe for some kind OF or
gani1ed rescue work in connection with
mines In Austria and France provis-
ion OF rescue apparatus ia mines is
made compulsory. In Germany IL is
optional, but has been voluntarily
adopted In Russia where over 50 men
are employed In one mine IL is pro-
vk3ed ah&t every c~oll3ery must have
q rescue corps trained 20 work in ir-
Tes4Sr&S2s gases that the number OF
men IN each corps must be equivalent
20 4 peT cent 80 those engaged in the
largest re CT shsfz work and that
rse navaheT % completely equipped sets
81 ~1rsatht2g apparatus az each c~oilievy
must mo1 D. less sham three
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
CONGRESSMAN HALL
ES A DOORkEEpER

Bookings, S. D., Oct. 15.-Congress-
man Philo Hall has secured the ap-
pointment Of II. T. Dawson, OF this
city, as assistant doorkeeper OF the
House Of Representatives, and Mr.,
Dawson will tax up his new duties
January !.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

While making out a patients receipt,
his visitors name escaped the doctor.
Not wishing to- appear forgetful and
thinking 70 set a clew, he asked her
whether sho spelled her name with an
sc" or an a." The woman smilingly
replied. why doctor. my narue IS HILL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
Nothinq Doinq.

Hiram Hayrick-Hev any excitement
when you were In Their city?
Silas CorntoSsle-No; | never met any
bunco-steerer, and since they put III
these here electric lights a Teller amt
got no chance ter blow out Their gas.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

Mrs. &. Never IS responsible for tbs
that has just been erected
at Port Elizabeth. South Africa. to the
memor Of the horses that died during
tire Boer war. II cost upward OF $4,000.
and is fin the shape OF q stone watering
trough, on the top of which is the fig
are or a bronze c~ayalryman giving a
drink 20 hfs horse.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ense FREE

Write to-day to Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy.
". Y, for a FREE sample Of Aliens Foot
Ease, q powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures tired, sweating, hot, swollen, ach-
ing feet. Ii makes new or tight shoes easy.
A certain cure for Corns and Bunions. All
Druggists and Shoe Stores sell 1t. 2oc.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

A wDman IN a town lying east OF the
Rockies Was much distressed at hear
tng q small clique in her town refer TO
themselves ss the smart set" She
appealed to sn ex-United States sena-
Tor, and asked him what he under
stood by THE term "smart set" He re-
piled. Il think 1 can give you an
1nkling. II the eastern part of Colo
rado and IN the western part of Ne
braska there lis q large tract Of land
known as the rain belt 1t never rains
there
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
THE Law"


From Harpers Weekly.
Parents OF Wayne, q suburb or Phll-
adelphia, are required to report
promptly any case of contagious dis
ease, in compliance with the regula-
tons of the local board CT health.
In accordance with this order. Health
officer Leary received this post card
recently:
Dear Sir-This is to notify you that
my boy Ephriam is down bad with the
measles as required by the new law"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

A British lieutenant in the Second
battalion Lincolnshire regiment. who
WIS lately called Leo Quintus Tolle-
rnache-T oIiemache de OreIlana Planta-
genet Tollernaeh- Toiiemache, gave no
TicR a s1or time & by means OF ad-
vsrtiserDent that he has renounced the
slsr1es q Qu.nfus ToileTnache-TolIe-
-nache Plautagenet Tollemache, and In
tends lispceforth upon aIl occasions and
at all times 10 sign and use and be
called and known by the name OF Leo
dc Orellaua TDIlsrnache only.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
UTAH Is SHOCKED
BY AN EARTHQUAKE

Salt Lake City, Oct. ia sewers
earthquake shock was recorded by thu
instruments of the university % Utah
here last night. No damage is reported.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

British South Africa imports over
Sweden and the United States. says the
trade commissioner of Canada at Cape
Town. The chief demand Is for pine.
spruce, ash and poplar. The duty Is 2
per cent ad valorem on manufactured
woods. American shipments consist
chiefly OF Oregon and southern hard
nina
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

Isaac Charles Johnson. the inventor
OF portland cement, Is still living in
Gravesend. England. and active. at the
age Of eS. He was born IN the year
1910, when George III VAS king and
jefferson was president. and when Ma
poieor was AZ the zenith o. his power.
Mr.. Johnson won an education under
difficulties. as his parents were poor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

A party OF musicians sailed from New
York recently a part OF the govern
ment's plan to furnish wholesome
amusement for the thousands OF men at
work on h Panama canal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

When Sir Robert Walpole retired TO
private life time hung heavy on his
hands and Horace exerted himself To
amuse his father. One day he offered
10 read to him. What Will you read,
child 2" asked Sir Robert, YEARLY. Hor-
ace suggested history. mo, no." re-
piled the veteran statesman. moi his
tory, Horace; that can't be true"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

Tho state OF North Carolina is one OF
the most notable in the union for the
production OF gems, particularly dia-
znoDGS, eEneralds. rubies. aquamarines.
0eryIs, hiddenite. rhodolite, amethysts
and remarkable roc crystals. These
gems have been found mainly I'm the
course of mining operations, although a
few systematic searches for them have
been made and two companies are now
engaged exclusively in UGH work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

There urc over so groups OF Esper-
Artists In the large towns and cities Of
Spain. studying the new International
language. Many business houses have
adopted Esperanto for correspondence.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

because or the 1irhana which grow
abundantly on the Stone paved streets
In Madeira. making them slippery, II
around.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
ALASKA MURDERER
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
an A ROUGH OCEAN
Gets Away From Dakota Man
While on Trip From Seattle
to Frozen North.

sioux Falls, s. D.. Oct. l5.--lnforma-
ton TO the effect that Lee II. Johnson
a famous Alaskan murderer who re-
Gently was captured in the United
States through the efforts OF United
states Attorney George GrlsDy, Oh
Alaska. who formerly lived IN sioux
Falls, has made his escape is the IN
formation which has been received oy
Colonel Melvin Grigshy. or TINS cl.y'
father OF the federal attorney Tor lhe
district of Alaska. The escape Was
made while Johnson was DelhS Iakei'
back To Alaska for trial.
Upon being placed upon a ship Tor
transport back To Alaska was
placed under guard. one day II was
discovered tina as the result OF eludlns
his guards for a ne dlsap-
peared. An instant search was mace
OF every nook and Granny In the BOAT
in the belief that he had secreted NM
self somewhere until the boat should
reach port. so he could watch his OPP
p%ortunity and make his way 10 shore
unobserVed.
Ocean Swallowed Him.
But not a trace of him could be found.
and it then was realized that he had
Jumped overheard. At one point on the
route from Seattle to Alaska boats pass
within two or three miles Of some or
the Aleutian islands, n 1t is thousht
Johnson entered the water at that point
and endeavored TO swim ashore. But
the sea was very rough, while the boat
was in proximity to the islands, and
it is believed Johnson was unable TO
reach shore and was drowned In the
effort to make his escape.
Johnson was charged with having
murdered his wife in Alaska last WIN
ter. TO those who noticed the dtSap-
pearance of the woman he claimed h
had returned to the states on the
last boat out Of Alaskan ports last win
ter. The body, 1t afterward developed,
had peer buried under the cabin where
Johnson lived, and he occupied the
cabin all winter with he remains OF
his wife SeCreted under il.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
a Way 20 Fix EN-.

D~tckson-There is just one thing to do
with these end-seat hogs who make you
climb over them.
Wicksom-What is that?
Dickson-Make them sorry you climbed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

Julius Caesar jeff an estate In Eng
land valued 81 s6.65G he was a chem
list. carrying ON business In London.
Ais ancestor, Caesar Adelmare. an ltal-
1aE doctor attended Queen Mary and
was paid the record fee OF $500. She
styled him her julius Caesar. This
name be begged her 70 aufho&Ee him
10 use and she granted him letters Of
naturalization The italian doctors
son became SIY Julius Caesar and was
q prominent physician in his DAP. Many
of his family bearing The name have
been doctors and surgeons OF distinc-
mon.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

MAJOR E0G3sr Is an EnEljshunan who
has beer wondering why the Barbados
alone Ct he Antilles are free from ma
lsra&- Ee 1elnkS Sd TDEsZ be because
Barbados. alone az The Antilles, are
free frgTa Eu&1S But why no gnagS
Because OF the wise and beDeticieut
prafgS3on 81 FISH cSHe3 millions The
millions ea1 tire gnass while they gre
sTih larvae. Acting on MAJOR Holders
GDlDn and the c0l0ntstS ~ British
Guiana fTporte3 millions and the Enats
vanished In Africa where rage the
most 3aadly swamp fevers millions are
employed with immense success The
same means has been adopted by the
italian government 10 rid the Roman
Eanpagna - Is insect foes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

time the soil from which he gets his
sustenance; to draw the man who
farms from the restricted and socially
beggared life he leads and bring him
into closer communion and keen
er competition with his kind-in fact
to confer upon him the blessings
which flow from blending of coun-
try and city life.
This is to be done by plating the
reclaimed tracts so that each home
steader may not merely have his
fields within three miles of the heart
of model town, but may, if he de-
sires, live within the limits of that
town and drive mornings and evenings
to and from his work as the banker
or broker now drives from his sub
urban home to the Office wherein he
buys and sells money.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
CITIES FOR THE FARMERS.
National Movement Which Is Helping
the AoricuIturists.

As the strength, wealth and mental
and moral stability of a nation can
be measured only by such qualities
in her people, says the Technical
World Magazine, a distinct upward
national movement is that now being
undertaken by the federal reclama-
ton service in laying out model cities
and towns on the vast stretches of
soil which it is wrenching from the
former desert wastes and bringing to
lush fecundity through the distribu-
ton of the impounded waters of
mountain-born rivers.
While planning, as it wisely does,
10 irrigate thousands of miles of land
which was once given over to the
sagebrush and the cactus and which
boosted as Inhabitants naught but the
rattlesnake, the prairie dog and the
centiped, the engineers of this branch
of a broadly paternalistic government
plan now to irrigate the mind of the
farmer while irrigating at the same
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
WONDERLAND OF DELlRiuM.
Some of the Thing, Man Saw When
in This State.

in This State.
Charles Roman gives a record o. hi.
own experience as a victim of deIiri
UNI tremens, says the American Mag
azine. It is q remarkable psychologl-
cal document, comparing fayorably in
interest and as a piece of writing with
De Quincy's Confessions of an Opium
Eater Following is a beief extract
which gives some suggestion of the
things the patient saw:
Up to This point the zoological Wis
ltations had been intermittent. Dur
ing the next few days however, | saw
all that | could stand I saw such
prehistoric creatures as exist nowhere
except in museums. | saw rats as
they marched past my door or flew
through m, windows or foated in my
tub. Elephants strobe in and out with
numbering steps and swaying trunks.
At times they seated themselves and
tainted me with their thunderous bel
lows or their ear-splitting screenings.
They Haunted their shouts high in the
air and guffawed. Monkeys jumped
from limb to limb in the trees out
side my room
Snakes of all colors, of all descrip-
lions reptiles with fantastic figures
upon their backs and with eyes OF
sapphire or ruby or of milk-white
marble, wriggled upon the floor or
GRO ant In of
crevices in the walls and dropped in
to the water in my tub. They swan
around me, squirming under me, with
their tongues darting in and out with
! ferocious activity. Lions heard roar
ing and tigers l saw while they
opened their mouths like huge cats
in silent. angry disapproval. licking
their whiskers and whetting their
paws. softly and daintily. This and
far more.
Il saw erocodiles in droves. Fat
scaly, glistening beasts they were
with frothy, foaming jaws, long
sweeping tails, crouching upon OF
creeping along the foot of my bathtut
or on my bed and grinding their vel
low teeth in gIuttonous anger as they
contemplated me, their prey l saw
the reeking slippery body Of croco
die slide into the water of my tub
Then as I shrank in breathless hor
ror TO escape. I saw his greedy, filmy
eyes arise to the surface, with his
cold, foul chin flush with mine. His
icy heak touched my cheek. the no
vapor from his lungs scared my flesh
turned as cold as ice and tremblet
| like leaf in a storm
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
whiskex for Lame Back.

The increased use of whiskey for lame
back rheumatism is causing consldera-
BILE discussion among the medical fra
ternity. 1t is an almost infallloie cure
when mixed with certain other ingre-
dents and taken properly. The FOL
lowing formula is effective: TO one
half pint of good whiskey add one ounce
of Toris Compound and one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
in Tablespoonful doses before each meal
and before retiring
Toris compound is a product of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceutl-
cal Co., Chicago, but it as well as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
BOY KEPT SCRATCHING.

Eczema Lasted Iears-Face Was
All Raw-SI<in Specialists Failed'
but Cuticura Effected Cure.
when my little boy was six weeks
old an eruption broke out on his face.
| took him to doctor. but his face
kept on getting worse until it got so
bad that no one could look at him
His whole face was one crust and must
have been very painful. He scratched
day and night until his face was raw
Then | took him to all the best special-
ISIS in skin diseases. but they could not
do much for him The eczema rot on
his arms and legs and we could not
get nights sleep in months, | go.
a set Of Cuticura Remedies and hs: felt
relieved the first time | used them
I gave the Cuticura Remedies a good
trial and gradually the eczema healed
all IN. He is now seven years old
and think the trouble will never
return Mrs. John G.. klumpp. 81
Niagara St. Newark. " j.. Oct. Il
md -. 1907
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

tc der captain uf der great var bal
loon. Der captain uf der balloon dot
drops down bombs und blows up forts.
say Fritz, dis vas Herr Baumgarten,
der sky terror. Und vot do you
say?'
forget, yes. Vot did sayg
"Vot did you say? Wy, you block
head, you look around und say. / am
pleased to meet you. Mr. Skye Ter
lrier.' Sooch an insult. Und he an
officer in der kaiser's ARMY"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
AFTER IT'S OVER.

There'll come time when you'll want
to quit.
And you'll long to throw yourself into
the pit
Where the failures sleep, but hold on
tigh.
To hope and you'll soon see a ray OF
light,
And the dawn of better day will
come
And you'll laugh at yourself for being
so glumi
Birmingham Age-Herald
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

s pell s. headaches
and a terrible bear
ing down pain. !
used one remedy af-
ter another without
benefit. Finally
used a box of Doan's
Kidney Pills and the
backache ceased. En-
coura ged. | kept or
and by the time
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
Not Qualified to Judge.

do you think she means every
thing she says?"
"How can I tell? never have time
to hear everything she says. De
troit Free Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18
Much ..:he Same.

You remind me of broken pump.
doctor, said the druggist.
How sou queried the M. d.
you can draw nothing from the
we'll" replied the pill compiler.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

Lena Ashwell is soon to be seen in
London in new play by Wilfred
Coleby named The Swayboat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

Charles Froman has bought the new
Sutro play The Builder of Bridges,
which IS soon to be produced N Lon
don.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-18

Mrs. Patrick Campbell has bought
the new Plnero pay. The Thunderer,
and will bring it to this country before
long