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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
LAKE ANDES AND
GEDDES CONTINUE
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT

Chambrela.r. S. D., July 22.-After a
truce which was declared last May, the
county seat fight in Charles Mix coun-
ty has broken out afresh and now is
waging with it's old time fury the re-
suit of filing of petitions with the board
of county commissioners b. the rival
towns of Lake Andes and Geddes, 10Th
OF which hope to be selected as the
town to make the race against Wheeler,
the present county seat, with the OBJ
ject of capturing the county seat from
Wheeler.
Wheeler is situated off a railroad near
the Missouri river, while both Geddes
and Lake Andes are situated on a
branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad which p%enetrates
through the center of the couNty.
Boil Lake Andes and Geddes are
very anxious to capture the county
seat. Geddes has offered the county
a block Of land in a desirable loca-
ton within the boundaries of the town
II the sum of $4,000 in cash with
which to erect a county court house,
while the hustlers residing at Lake
Andes are prepared to make equally as
good IN offer.
In some respects the present fight be-
tween Lake Andes and Geddes resem-
bles the early county seat fights in
Kansas. Feeling between the partisans
and farmer supporters of the respec-
tive towns Is quite bitter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
CONFERENCE WILL
CONSIDER OPERATORS
NINE HOUR DEMAND

Washington, July %. Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce.
commission. n Commissioner of La
Dor Neil, constituting the mediation.
board under the Erdmann act, wilE
hold a conference with officials of q
number of western railroads and the
Order OF Railway T~elegraphers at Chi
cago Wednesday. July 20, with a view
of effecting an adjustment of the con-
troversy growing but of the interpre-
tation of the nine hour law. This act
provides that telegraph operators shall
not be required to work more than.
nine consecutive hours out OF twenty
four except under stress of business
conditions. Commissioners Neil does
not think the differences offer any Sc
rious obstacles to a satisfactory settle
ment
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
GAS DISCOVERED
WHILE DRILLING
FOR PETROLEUM

WATERFOWL, S. D., July 21.-The drills
In the Codington county oil fields
struck a heavy vein Of natural gas late
yesterday afternoon. and with every
foot the big drill goes deeper the gas
issues in greater volume from the
opening. The oil men are exuberant,
as the presence Of such a strong flow
of gas points with almost a certainty to
the presence OF oil further down. The
company Is maintaining the same ex-
asperating secrecy regarding the depth
of the drill, nature of strata penetrated.
and general prospects of the expert
mcnt that they nave from the first and
If they could have bottled the gas as
it escaped they would doubtless have
done SO. But anyone passing within
half a mile of the well is attracted by
the strong odor Of gas, and so .the cat
is out of the bag" The big drill is
going down night and day at the rate
of a foot every half hour, and in the
opinion of oil experts not members of
the developing company. oil may be
struck any minute, and in fact NAV
have been struck at this writing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
HAIL STORM DESTROYS
HOSPITAL GARDEN
AND FARM CROPS

Yankton, s. d., July PA severe
hal, storm visited a section just north
of tine city Monday night and did thou
sands Of dollars worth OF damage TO
the growing crops. Oats were lard fla
and threshed out on the ground and
many corn helds were ruined. At the
state hospital the damage was serious.
Al great many windows were broken.
but the main loss viii be through the
20 acre garden. from which all vege-
tables for the 600 patients was derived.
This Carden Is now an utter wreck.
Mayor Tom Reedy. who has a fine farm
east of the hospital. lost 40 acres OF
oats and 40 OF corn. II. Durham. Chris
and Theodore Anderson, Gray Brothers.
VIM. Box. Quincy Seed company, were
among the losers BY h hail. which
places. At the hospital the ice came
down so thickly as to cover the lawns
completely.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
PIECE OF BACON
CAUSES A MURDER (.
AT BONESTEEL
Man Accused of Theft of Meat
is Murdered in Cold Blood
in Livery Barn.

Bonesteel, S. D., July 22.-With only
the question of the ownership of a lit
tie strip of bacon as an excuse for a
quarrel. Wi..iam Riley. a thug and des-
perado, set upon J. f. Ritts in a livery
barn in the new town of Burke and
murdered him by knocking him down
and then kicking him repeatedly in the
head.
Coroner Fish, States Attorney Don
hue and Sheriff McMullen, of this place
are in Burke today. where an inquest
was held over the murder which &C.
Cured late Saturday night. Their ex-
animation. showed that death was
caused by a blow upon the right side
of the h ad near the temple, causing a
blood clot on the brain.
The facts brought out by the cor.
oner's inquest at Burke yesterday are
as follows: About s O'Clock last even
Ing WilliamsRiley. a farmer living near
Lucas, this county. was standing near
the George Pete livery barn at Burke,
when j.. f.. Ritts, another farmer OF
that locality, accompanied by his foster
brothers. G.. j. and l.. l.. Cagslev came
to the barn for the purpose of looking
at a team OF horses owned by Ritts
and as soon as they arrived Riley
hailed Ritts and said he wished to see
him.
Riley Strikes Ritts.
The W Cagsleys, not knowing there
was any hard feeling between Riley
and Ritts, proceeded TO the west side
of the barn to look at the team, while
Riley asked Ritts TO step into the barn
on the east side.
After Riley succeeded in getting Ritts
INTO the barn he accused him of steal
ing some bacon some time revious ut
the Town or Lucas. a small trading
point north of Burke. Some few words
followed when Riley struck Riffs a
violent blow with his fist. telling him to
the ground and while Ritts was down
kicked him violently in the mead caus-
Inc death.
There were no eye witnesses to the
actual occurrence except Dale Sharp.
q 9-year-old son of Tom Sharn. az
Burke, who happened to be in the
barr n saw the entire
Whlch ne related to the c~oroner's jury
as above.
Evidence Conclusive.
The coroner's fury returned a YER
dict that the deceased came TO his
death by a blow struck by William
Riley"
Riley was Immediately placed under
arrest and is now in the hands of the
sheriff awaiting the preliminary hear
ing, which will be held before Judge
~ DoHcSlSSl Ola July Il.
Inc ufder man was about So
years of age as near as can be learned.
and has a wife and nine children living
on their homestead on the Missouri
river north of Burke and they are In
destitute circumstances. They for
merly lived in Nebraska. Riley came
to Bonesteel just before the opening of
the Rosebud reservation and has al
ways been considered quarrelsome and
bears the reputation of being a bully
and a hard man to handle. Prior to
his coming to this county he worked
for the Northwestern railway as a
brakeman and lived at Fremont. He
is a man about 80 years of age and has
a wife and children, who live with him
on a farm on the Sully flats in this
county.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
MAD DOG SCARE
AGITATES ARMOUR

Armour, S. d., July PA mad dog
scare occurred In this city yesterday.
Earl Davis, a boy about Is years Of age,
operating a dray here. was mounting
to his seat on the dray when the ami
ma jumped and bit him on the right
Bystanders Immediately secured a
double barreled gun n pulled the
trigger on the dog. Both barrels miss
ed fire and the gunner threw the point
of the gun downward, which caused
the u to discharge. Several glancing
shots struck Roy Brown. who was
passing on the opposite side OF the
street. His right thigh received sew
eral shots. also his right arm and fore
head. Nothing serious Is apprehended
from either person. The dog was
finally killed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
PROMOTIONS MADE
IN STATE GUARDS
BY ADJT. GENERAL
Captain Thorpe, of Britton,
Made Inspector General
With Rank of Major.

WATERFOWL, S. D., July 23.-At $3.50
this morning the Fourth regiment,
S. u. N. c., left WATERFOWL on a spe-
cha train of Chicago g. Northwestern
and Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
coaches, to be distributed to their nome
towns in the state. The regiment was
in camp at Camp Roosevelt 10 days,
serving the last two days without pay,
as the appropriation for the annual
maneuvers had been exhausted by the
end of the eighth day.
The following promotions were an
nounced by the adjutant general:
Captain w. w. Thorp, Company A,
OF Britton, promoted to inspector gen.
eral, with rank of major, to succeed
Major w. A. Hazel. transferred TO the
line.
Captain c. X. Snyder. of WATERFOWL,
promoted to assistant quartermaster
general, with rank of major, to sue
coed Major George w. Carpenter, re-
tired.
Captain Byron Mcveigh, transferred
back to command OF Company A, Brit
ton.
Lieutenant ]. Carl Southwick, of Wa
tertown, promoted TO inspector of small
arms practice, with rank of captain.
WATERFOWL is not represented in tbs
Fourth regiment by either a cavalry
troop or an infantry company, n
there is a move on foot among the
young men OF the city to enlist in some
branch of the service. Last night Cen
eral Englesby stated thai a rapid fire
gun platoon would be added to the regi-
ment. and suggested that WATERFOWL
furnish that. 1t would be composed OF
81 men commanded by a lieutenant,
and would be the feature of the South
Dakota National Guard. There is no
doubt but what the platoon will be or
ganized and the equipment ordered be-
fore the next encampment.
That an American volunteer soldiers
respect for military red tape is only
kin deep was illustrated at Camp
Roosevelt yesterday morning when a
corporal saluted the adjustant general
at his tent headquarters and asked to
see Governor Crawford, the
in chief of all the military forces of
South Dakota
According to strict military etiquet,
when a private or corporal wishes to
speak TO a commissioned officer he asks
permission of his first sergeant and
that officer arranges the interview.
This corporal waived aside all such
roundabout methods and went directly
to his commander In chief.
The general gave his permission for
the corporal to speak to the governor,
and when that worthy appeared at the
door 1t was evident by his greeting
that HI and the corporal were acquaint-
ed.
1t developed during the conversation
tina the corporal was states attorney
OF one of the Black Hills counties, and
that he was engaged in an important
law suit as opposing counsel to the
governor, the interview he sought being
about legal matters of great import
ance.
The interview ended, the states at
torney saluted, turned away n went
back to the ranks, a plain corporal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE,
BUT LITTLE RAIN

Huron, S. d., July 24.-Weekly
weather bulletin for the week ending
Monday, July 20, 1908: Fair weather
predominated and there was more
than the normal amount of sunshine.
There was practically no precipitation
except on Thursday night n Fri
day morning, when showers occurred
over practically all Of the state. The
rainfall was insufficient in some vest
ern counties. On Sunday, the 18th in
slant, parts OF McCook and Turner
counties received more than four in
ches OF rain. and 81 the Same day
several other localities received gem
,eTous amounts. The week opened and
closed moderately warm, but very
warm weather prevailed during the
middle portion. Some OF the nights
We're rather cool for the season.
The mean temperature was slightly
below the normal. The maximum tenn
peartures reached or exceeded 90 de-
grees in all parts of the state, the
highest recorded being 100 degrees at
Howell, Hand county. and Philip, STAN
ley county, on Thursday, the day on
which the maximum temperatures at
most stations occurred. In parts OF
the Black Hills district the tempera-
ture reached or exceeded so degrees on
several days. and In that part OF the
state the average temperature was
slightly above the normal
While In a few places the rainfall
OF the week was fairly generous, for
the state as a whole IL was below the
normal, and In a number OF places was
very light.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
CROP CONDITIONS GOOD
IN NORTH PART STATE

Aberdeen, S. D., July 23.-Crop condf-
tions in this section of the state are
exceedingly good. A little more rain
might help the wheat blu IL 1T is not
forthcoming there will not he much
complaint. Some of the early grains
are now being harvested. Barley Is ex-
ce~ptionally good and early oats and rye
are measuring up better than expected.
In Sphinx county, south of here, the
barley crop looks very good. Several
farms that suffered from hailstorms
last year have the crop already har-
vested and it is Of a particularly good
grade. Wheat harvesting will not be-
gin for another two weeks, perhaps
three. The wheat Is now heading out
nicely and unless the unexpected hap
pens the crop should be larger than
that OF 1897. Hailstorms have occurred
In the past few days, but the damage
reported is insignificant.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
IKE MURPHY FORCED
TO OBTAIN LICENSE

Sioux Falls. s.. d.. July 22.-Arrested
by Building Inspector T. c. Mason, Ike
Murphy, house mover, was fined SIS
yesterday and forced to pay his license
Of $50 for moving buildings without q
license. Mr.. Murphy's license expired
last May "a. and he has been doing
business since then without ii.
The city ordinance requires Z bond
Of $1,000 and the payment OF $50 as
q license. and Mr.. Murphy had neg
iected complying With the requirement.
The particular offence for which MUIR
ply was held was the moving Of D
barn on q lot for Mrs. McNulty.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
EQUALIZATION BOARD
IN SESSION AT PIERRE

Pierre, s. D., July Ex-Governor
Crawford has appointed w. G. Ludwig,
of WATERFOWL, game and fish warden
for C~odington county and Frank Myers,
of Miller, game and fish warden for
Hand county; both appointments TO
take effect al once.
The state board of equalization
will meet here today for the purpose OF
assessing railroad and all other corpor-
alton property of the state. and also
equalize assessments on the returns
made to the board from the different
county auditors of the state. The board
Will be In session about three weeks.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
STAMPS
OUT THE REVOLUTION

New York, July 21.-The Associated
Press has received the following dis
patch from General Dayila. president
of Honduras:
'regucigalpa. Honduras, July IT,
The government has put an end to the
revolutionary movement in 10 days. A
decisive battle was fought at Nacaome.
The enemy was defeated and escaped
into Salvador"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
M'COOk COUNTY
STRUCK BY HAIL
Fully 5000 Acres of Promising
Crops Destroyed and Other
Territory Damaged.

Canistota. s. D., July PA terrific
hail storm visited his section at about
& o'clock Monday afternoon, doing an
immense amount OF damage. The
storm formed at a point five miles
northwest OF Canistota and then zig
Jagged in n s~outheasterly course, In
many localities pounding the most
promising crops ever in McCook county
into IN ground. A conservative esti-
mate of the crop destroyed is 5000 acres
and thousands of acres damaged.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

The MoIteno (Cape Colony farm,
ers have hit upon a novel plan for
dealing with locusts. A farmer has inn
ported some eagle kites for the pur-
pose Of soaring locusts from the crops.
The announcement almost reads like
the fable of the introduction Of kites
into the dove cotes for protection
against the hawks, but time alone will
tell whether the effect Will be SO dis
astrons to the South African farm
orc
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
LITTLE CURLY HEAD
LOST IN HEN HOUSE

Moorehead, Ia, July 23-Little curly
a d Mabel Adams was the cause
OF much excitement here Sunday when,
she climbed down from the hay NOW.
where her father had left her, and
went to sleep in a box In the hen
house. When the father sought for
her she could not be found. and an
alarm brought out the whole neighbour
rood, and ever the church service was
closed that thu members might join in
the search.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
HEAD CRUSHED
BY FALLING ROCK

Yankton. $. D.. July 2l.--While plac-
Ing some large curbing blocks at the
p~ostofice grounds. Henry Goetz. a son
or Contractor August Goetz, was badly
crushed In the head around the tenn
Pies by the falling OF a stone from the
tongs OF the derrick. He had a very
narrow escape from instant death and
II was thought at first he was fatally
injured. II no complications arise he
will
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

A marble bas-relief commemorative
the great fire In New York In 1885
forms a part OF a building In one OF
the old streets OF the city not far from
East river water front. but Ii Is seldom
seen, as II stands in the shadow OF the
Third avenue elevated line Just below
the track.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

The petroleum deposits OF india. In
Guiding Burma. have scarcely been dis
turbed M the magnitude OF the pos
sible trade Of india in petroleum and it's
products can hardly be estimated. In
1906-07 Burma produced 1877. 654. 900 gall
Ions and exported SIS. 7s6. 900 gallons, all
Of II going to Indian ports.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Miss Grace O'Connor. OF Holxoke,
and Miss Isabelle A. Modem, OF Hyan-
mis-, have just passed the Jour exarN-
nations held by the Massachusetts,
state board Of registration in phar-
macy and nave been registered as
qualified pharmacists. Miss Gertrude
Wrenn recently won the highest prize
offered by the Pharmaceutical Society
of London. She is 20 years OF age.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Australia's government savings banks
have s204, S71, 324 on deposit, equal to
$40 SIS per capita OF the total popula-
ton OF the commonwealth. The ac-
counts average $l62 rs each. In 1906-07
the interest paid was s5,5 .104. In 1902
03 the total deposits were SITS. 025, S55,
and the yearly interest was 81 65, 346.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

In 1907 Philadelphia's export and
import trade Increased SIS, 000, 900 in
value over the figures for the previous
year. The total value OF the city's x
ternal trade for that year was over
$3.50, 100000. These figures account In
part for the opening OF the new steam
ship service between Genoa, Italy. and
the City of Brotherly Love. The Ital-
ians want some OF the business.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

A man once asked T~hackeray to lend
him 5 shillings. which he would con-
vert into 90, 900. Asked how, he ex-
planned that he Knew a young lady
with C 10000 who he knew would
marry him II he asked her. but he had
pawned his teeth, and wanted 5 shill-
ings 70 redeem them In order TO pro-
pose effectively.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

According 10 the American Ma
chinist, the Chinese government spent
approximately $105. 900 during the year
1907 In defraying the expenses OF stu
dents studying in foreign countries.
About 20 per cent OF this sum was
for students sent to Japan and Ameri-
ca. while the remainder was divided
among English. German, Russian and
Belgian institutions.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Office in the Mills building early in 1892,
when a newspaper nan spoke to him
about the possibility thai he might
again be nominated for the presidency
by the democratic convention of that
year. Mr.. Cleveland turned upon his
qu~estioner and said: 1T Is a solemn
thing to be president OF the United
States."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

To meet the deficit in the budget the
french minister of finance suggests the
doubling of the licensing fees OF VEN
ders of absinthe. This taxing OF the
green peril will. II Is thought. be
popular; the minister anticipates that
1t will bring him in $4,000, 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

ii was a Glasgow tramway car, and
II was crowded. One man was rather
noisy. and a sharp faced woman OPP
posite to him said: III ! was your
wife I'd poison YOU" The man gaxed
at her fixediy for a moment, and then
said: Woman. IL / was your man
I'd let you do IT,.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Few New Workers. own their own
homes than the residents Of any other
city in the world. The reason is a SIM
pie one: the land is so valuable that
rome but the very wealthy can afford
its purchase. OF the 391. 687 families
living on Manhattan island only 16, 316
hold title TO the houses they occupy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Adeline Genee is d Danish girl. who
made her debut as a dancer at Copen-
hagen when she was II years OF &
She then went to Berlin to dance at
the Grand opera house, and nftcrward
to- Munich. She Is considered TO be
one OF the most graceful and accom-
plished dancers in the world.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Japan has s2 timepsece factories. OF
which rs are la Nagoya. one In Toxic,
ana six In Osaka. The nnual output
is eos. roe standing clocks. 441.f55 hang
Ing clocks. 25.360 watches. representing
a value of $794.900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

III the manufacture OF alcohol from
peat, a Danish company. with n ex-
perimental plant in Denmark and n
IN France, has found the cost TO be
about one-fourth of that made from
potatoes. In the process of manufac-
ture, the cellulose or fiber Of the peat
is converted BY suiphuric acid into q
soluble carbohydrate and this Is fer
mented by a special yeast.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
STATE EDUCATORS
MEET AT RAPID CITY

Rapid City, s. D.. July 24.-The semi.
annual meeting of the South Dakota
Educational association is in session in
this city under the direction of State
superintendent Ustrud. Mrs. Stella
Kolb, of Vermillion. is acting secretary.
Some of the speakers are G. E. Swan
son, deputy state superintendent; C.
IL. Holmes. of Sioux Falls; A. III. Sey-
mour, of Kingsbury; French, of Elk
Point, n Gerald, of Hand county.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31
CRAWFORD APPOINTS
q. w. N AS STATE
SCALE INSPECTOR

Pierre, s.. ID, July 22,-Governor
Crawford has appointed c. M. Henry,
OF Sioux Falls. 60 the position of in
spector OF public scales and ware
houses. to succeed Olaf Poulson, re-
signed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Japan Is making an attempt at loco
motive construction. AS an experiment
i've engines ere being built at the
Hyogo railway works. Ono ~ COM
pieted and In use. giving satisfaction.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

Twenty years ago a German taught
the Japanese how to make Shell but
tons, Nov Japan is exporting shell
buttons 10 Germany, France and other
CO untries.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-31

The Japanese cotton yard guild In
Shanghai has asked the cotton manu-
facturerS in Japan to reduce their pro-
duction by one-half this yea