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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

g~anization, but no meeting had beer
advertised for him.
james Graham spent Sunday
with his brother at Huron.
Mrs. B. A. Dyar went to st
Charles, Mimi, Sunday evening fol-
a visit with relatives.
-Chas. Greenman, Jr., is this week
in charge of the postal a between
Huron and Rapid City,
Owing to the condition of the
court room the teachers institute will
be held at the opera house.
Mrs Tom O'Hora and daughter
Rose returned Monday evening from
a visit to friends at Elkton.
Miss Kate O'Hora has gone tc
Fort Pierre where she has a position
in the general store of Fisher Bros.
"A boy arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs j. G. Braun Friday of last
week. j. G.. claims that it is the best
boy in the county.
C. l.. Brownell came down from
Pierre to spend Sunday with his fam
lily. c. l.. is conducting a special
sale for j. L. Mallery.
&C. B. Lemon departed Saturday
for points in the east where he will
visit friends. c. B. did not make his
destination known, but we understand
he will go east far enough to smell
salt water.
Miss Maude Scott has been elect.
ed delegate from the De Smet Y. w
c.. A to attend the district convention
of that organization to be held at Gas
cade, Col, in July. Eight states are
included within this district.
The Weary Willie is making hi,
appearance in large numbers. Don't
feed them. There is no good reason
why a man should beg food in this
country at this time of the year, or al
any other time for hat matter.
Archie White had the misfortune
to fall from the old Schaub building
at the north end Of Calumet avenue
last week and sprain his ankle. Il
was a severe sprain and he is able tc
be about only by the use of crutche5
Next Saturday, June Goth, De
Smet will have the pleasure of witness
ing a fast ball game to be played OF
our grounds by the Madison anc
Bryant teams. Both teams are pro
fessionals and put up fast ball. Thi:
will be n of the fastest games pull
ed off in the state this season.
johnson Hemminger, the evan
gelists, are conducting evangelistic
meetings in Clark, May q to June
%. A large tabernacle 44xl24 ha,
been erected especially for these meet
ings by the churches of Clark. The
churches affiliated with the work ar,
the Methodist, Congregational ant
Lutheran.
In a letter from Rev. L. g. Lang
dale, a former Congregational pasto
in this city, to the writer he wishes t.
be remembered TO all old De Sine
friends. Rev. Langdale is now a
Tewksbury, Mass. While he is nice
ly located in the east, he does no
easily forget the pleasant years spen
in South Dakota. And among on
old timers are many who will neve
forget the Little Minister"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
REDUCED SUMMER EXCURSION
Rates To Lake Kampeska
WateptOWn, S. D.

Round-trip tickets at reduced rates
are on sale during the summer to Lake
Kampeska, via The North Western
Line. Daily round-trip rate, $3.50
from this station, return limit 30days.
End-of-the-week rate $40 for the
round trip, each Friday and Saturday,
return limit Monday. Obtain tickets
and full information from ticket
agents, The North Western Line. lilo
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
THE INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From al Around the Town and
County.

-Thos. Crystal, of Elkton, visited
friends in Mathews township last
week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sasse and daught
ers Nina and Retta will go to the
Black Hills Monday next for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Johnson, of
Erwin, are the happy parents of a
girl who arrived at their home Sun
day last.
-LosT--A plain gold bracelet with
initials 80. S" engraved on the inside.
Finder leave at Independent office
and receive reward.
The De Smet base ball team
went to Oldham Saturday and played
the local team a game resulting in a
score of 3 to | in favor of De Smet.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Grafton came
down from Redfeld the first of the
week. Mrs. Grafton will remain at
the Chas. s. Whiting home for a few
days.
The annual state meeting of the
Congregational churches of this state
is being held this week at Rapid City.
The church in this city is not repre-
scented.
j. H. Halls ship yard is turning
out a boad for A. n. Waters. 1t will
be equipped with a 2 h. p. gasoline
engine and is for use duringthe hunt
ing season.
r.. G.. Decker, formerly of Erwin
vicinity, but now of Midland, this
state, will be in this city Saturday
with a carload of young horses which
he will offer for sale.
Mrs. Mary Bennett went to Mad
ison Tuesday to attend the gradual
ing exercises at the state normal
school. Her niece, Miss Anna Kelly.
is among the graduates.
Olaf Ryland departed Monday
on his trip to the Pacific coast. This
is purely a pleasure trip and he will
call upon former Kingsbury county
people at several points,
Rev. Cassil left Monday for ODER
lin, Ohio, to attend the graduating
exercises Of the college and receive
his degree. He will return as soon
as possible and will be accompanied
by his wife, we understand.
Rev. G.. W. Elliott, formerly oil
this place, now of Lincoln, Neb., ar,
rived last week to look after his farm
interests in this locality. He went
to Brookings Tuesday evening for q
short stay after which he will return
to Lincoln. He is thinking some Of
moving to California next fail.
&C. A. Windle, of Chicago, the
national organizer of the American
Society of Equity, was in the city
Monday. Through an error on th,
part of the state officers he was dir
ected to come to De Smet and max,
an address in the interests of that or
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
CARD OF

We desire to publicly express our
heartfelt thanks to our many friends
who SO kindly assisted us in the sad
hours of our bereavement caused by
the death of wife and mother, and
assure our friends that their kindness
is fully appreciated.
The A. REIDER AND
FRIEDBAUER FAMILIES.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
was served by the ladies of the East
ern Star.

The Huron Herald Democrat
states that Evangelist Lowry will be-
gin a series of meeting at Huron
September 18th. Evidently Lowry
has no fear of ID as an unlucky mum
Der.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
MUSIC TEACHING.

/ wish to secure a class for instruc
ton in piano music.
PEARL WILLIAMS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
FIGHTING IN TEHERAN
Foreigners Take Refuge Mt the British
Legation-FirinE3 ON Town.

Foreigners Take Refuge at the British,
Legation-Firing3 ON Town.
BERLIN, June 24.-The Tageblatt
publishes dispatch from Teheran.
saying that the firing OF small arms
and artillery was still going on to-day.
The buildings Of Parliament were quite
demolished by the bombardment of yes
Iterday. Corps of men and bodies of
horses cover the main square Of Te-
heran. 1t is impossible to give the
exact number of casualties, but the
iCossacks alone lost seventy men, The
palace of Prince Zill- -Es-Sultan. an un-
Gle of the Shah and the building ad-
jacent to 1t have been pillaged. Ac-
lcording to news from the provinces.
Zill-Es- Sultan, who is friendly to Great
Britain. has taken up the leadership
OF the movement In the South
The night passed quietly. but the
outbreak OF firing this morning leads
to the belief that there may be further
collisions.
The diplomatic corps announce that
The situation is serious. for, although
the people hitherto have respected Eu-
ropeans, it is feared lives Of foreigners
will not be safe for long. Doubtless
further pombardments will occur soon.
Many refugees have fled to the Brit
ish legation, and the Shah, 1t Is stnted,
is indignant that the right of asylum
has been accorded them there The
Cossack cavalry guard the entrances to
this legation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25

CHARLOTTE. NJ. c., June 24.-At
midnight. though the State Democratic
Convention has been in session twelve
hours, the real fight which is on the
nomination Of gubernatorial candi-
date, had not come.
The convention was called to order
at noon by State Chairman Hugh G.
Chatham. Former Governor Thomas j.
Jarvis was made temporary chairman.
Upon taking his seat, Chairman Jarvis
announced officially to the convention
the, death of former President Grover
Cleveland, and upon motion the con-
vention, after adopting, with bowed
heads, touching resolutions upon the
death Of Mr.. Cleveland, took an imme-,
diate adjournment until 4:30 o'clock
in the afternoon,
Upon reassembling, w. p. Parsons.
of Richmond county, was named as
permanent chairman, ana the nom,na-
tion Of gubernatorial candidates was
begun. c.. w. Tillet. Of Charlotte,
placed in nomination Congressman w.
w. Kitchin; former Governor c. b.
Aycock nominated Locke Craig, and
Thomas w Bickett., OF Louisburg
nominated Colonel Ashley Horne.
Tt was midnight before the nomnat-
ing speeches We're closed and the ball
lotlng began. -.. 4
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GEORGIA soLoNs GATHER

Governor smith on Prohibition and State
Supervision of Railroads..
+ ATLANTA. GA, June 24.-The State
Legislature met to-day for its regular
annual session. Senator James T. Flint,
of Griffin. was elected president of the
Senate to succeed the late Senator John
w. Akin. After listening to Governor
Smiths message, both houses adjourn
ed until Tomorrow.
In his message Governor Smith urges
that prohibition be given fair trial,
and recommends that no effort be mad .
to change the existing law except to
perfect it ~ is' 5 - =
Referring to the work Of the rail-
road commission. the Governor con-
cludes SIS follows Permit me again
to call your attention to the fact that,
unless the States perform their part
Of the task OF supervision and regula-
tion over corporations. the national
government will absorb the entire
power and Capitalization will follow
at a pace SC rapid that the reserve
power Of the State Will be greatly in
danger. II
Governor Smith urges honest cleo
ttions and recommends the passage OF
Legislation which will make It crime
to pay the taxes OF men that they may
register, and suggests a law similar to
the Federal 3ltability act sl5f
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ADOPTED DAUGHTER.
5UE5F0RPR0PE.RTY.
Virginia Millionaire Living in
Paris Left Large Estate to
French Woman.
ROMANTIC STORY REVEALED
Suit Filed in New York Court
to Break the
Will.

PARIS June 24,-The death in May
Of BenJamin Hart an, AMERICAN mil
llonaire, who had resided ts In Paris al
FIVE years. has uncovered a romance
which promises to have court sequel
In a suit brought by the adopted
daughter whom Mr..Hartz disinherited In
birth. but he lived in New York for
many years and amassed a large for
tune during the Civil War. He was
married while he lived in America, but
later was divorced. AS there were no
children by the union, Mr.. Hart, DUR
ing one of his visits to Paris. became
interested I'm, a pretty three-year-old
child, Isabel fLucchesi, and arranged
little girl was tenderly reared by Hart
after the divorce from his wife, and
cvery care was bestowed upon her
education and training. In 1892. when
Hart formally adopted her in New York
under the laws of that State. At this
time he was constructing magnificent
residence in the Rue Galilee. and moved
circles In Paris. The adopted daugh-
ter about tits time contracted mar
riage with distinguished young
French diplomat, Jean Guillemin. a
who is; now counselor OF the French
embassy at Vienna. Guilleminis Is well
known in America, where he was dis
patched by NJ ellasse upon Two mis-
sions. AZ @ Il
Moved to Paris. z
After the residence in the Rue Gal-
lice was completed and luXuriously
furnished for occupancy Hart formed
q mesalliance with Madame De Bic,
and Installed her as the mistress OF
the house Naturally his friends We're
shocked, and began. to drop him, It
is charged that Madame de Bic con :
sceived violent hatred for the daugh-
ter because the latter efused to re-
icognize her position inSthe Hart house-
hold. At any rate~when Mr.. Hart died
1T was found that he had left a will
specifically disinheriting the adopted
daughter and bequeathlng allHhts prop
terty, which amounts to several millions
Of dollsrs In personal :, property In
Gulllemian has instructed her lawyer,
Donald Harper, to bring suit to- break
the will on the ground Of undue influ-
ence The document will also be con-
tested !. as 1t was drafted In accord =
3ance with the new York law, whereas 8
1t Is claimed Hart was donltciled In
France Mr., Hart's Will will come up
for probate before the surrogate Of
New York on July 30th,8 3g. q
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SOLD IN NEW YORK AND
SENT ON TO LONDON

NEW YORK, June 24.-The first bale
OF new cotton crop was sold at aaction
at the New York Cotton Exchange to-
day. |. was strictly good middling in
grade and brought So cents per
pound. 'rhi; bale arrived at Houston.
ne. on tho morn.ns of tone goth
and was sold at auction there at 54
cents per pound. 1t was Immediately
expressed to this city, and following
the sale this morning, was hurried on
board the Mauretania, sailing at noon
for Liverpoor, where it will again be
sold at auction, according to the usual
custom. This is said to be a record
forArapid handling Of the first bale,
which, has Travelled from Houston, Tex,
TO New York, ana Will probably be hold
in Liverpool within period of ten
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
Trio of Charlottesville Boys
Meet Death In Severe
Storm.
PULL, DOWN A LIMB;
KNOCKED TO GROUND
Fourth Lad, Though Stunned
Calls to Brother, and Latter
Springs to His Feet and Re-
spends All Right, but
Drops Back
Dead
Especial to The Times DisLatch.l
HARLOTTESNILLE, VA. il

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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, June
24.--Three boys--Lindsay Blue.
aged fourteen. son OF John l..
~ Blue, an auctioneer; Robert
Snead, aged twelve. son OF
Robert l.. snead, a machinist, and
Ralph Bethel. aged eleven, son of
Mrs. sallie Bethel. a widow-were
during the most terrific storm OF the
season. Another. Ivy Blue, aged ten,
was stunned by the same bolt.
The youths, on their return home
from small creek, one mile soutl,
OF the city. where they had been bath,
ing, stopped under a big chestnut tree.
TWO OF them pulled down limb of
the tree to examine birds nest. The
bolt knocked the quartet to the
ground. Ivy Blue jumped to his feet
and called to his brother to come on
and go home.
'.An right" responded Lindsay. who
jumped to his feet, took one step, and
fell back dead.
AS soon as the storm was over the
bodies of the dead youths were
brought to their respective homes in
this city, all within the same square.
Relatives and friends thought they
detected some signs Of life in Robert
Snead. and worked over his body for
an hour. in fact until the arrival OF
physician. who told them that death
was instantaneous. An examination
OF the body of young Blue showed a
zig-zag bruise down his right side.
Young Indy Eyewitness.
The first news of the dreadful
calamity was brought to the city by
Miss Reva Payne. Of orange Dale
who was an eyewitness. Seated upon
the porch at her sisters residence
close by. she saw the bolt strike the
tree. She ran at once to the scyne,
and after pulling Che bodies from
under the tree went on to the city and
notified the parents OF the unfortu-
nate youths. In the meanwhile the
bodies were removed to the home of
Mr.. George Goodyear. and afterFt the
veyed on stretchers to their respec-
tive homes.
The enews Of the sad happening soon
spread all over the city, and despite
the approach of another storm crowds
visited the homes in which death had
come SO suddenly.
Brother Describes Scene.
Especially pathetic was the scene
at the residence of Mr.. John Blue. on
Grove Street. Ivy and Frank Blue.
two little brothers of the dead mem
otl ol t!ie iiooScuolu, tSOulQ uOl Do
quleted. They We're among the party
that went on the bathing expedition,
and We're the last to see their brother
alive. Between his tears Ivy narrated
the details In closing he said The
others were showing my brother the
birds nest. 1t contained three pretty
little blue eggs.
! AS stated above there were three
members OF the Blue family in the
party.
The snead family reside on Ninth
Street. while the widow Bethel's home
is on King Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
G NO INDICTMENT YET /
\ Grand Jury In sNIecl<lcnburE Bank Cases
i Advanced for Additional 1Yitncxs.

Advanced for Additional Witness.
Special to The Times Dispateh.ls
NJ BOYDTON, VA, June 24.-The spe-
cial grand jury summoned In the bank
cases We're here In their seats to-day
ready to proceed with their work but
at the request Of Major George T..
Rtson, the special prosecutor. the mat
ter vas adjourned over until Q A NJ
to-morrow. Major Rison stated to the
court that he had not been able to
complete the indictments, owingsto his
inability TO secure the evidence Of a
witness who was absent from the
county, but would be here Tonight,
and that$he would d be ready al 1.-THE hour
appointed by the court Quite a large
delegation OF the citizens OF the county
We're here to- day. VII ~
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WILL BE BURIED ON friday;
FUNERAL SERVICE TO BE SIMPLE
In Accordance With Wishes Of the Deceased and of His
Wife There Will Be the Least Display Possible.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt to Attend.
Noted Men Pay High Tributes.
w. j. Bryan's Estimate of Cleveland.

LINCOLN 24The
Cleveland Bryan
In weeks Issue paper:
The death brings
the strongest characters
political
ready as his
leadership extraordinary
responsibility
those associated with them.
which accurately
history qualities which a
nations universal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
FARMER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS;
JUDGE HARRIsON'ss HOUSE sTRUCN
Tspecial 10 The TIme..DI,n,

lspeclal 70 The mes-Dlspatch.l
WINCHESTER, VA. June 24.-Dur-
Ing terrific electric storm this after
noon. the residence of Circuit Judge
I. w. Harrison, in the West End, was
struck by lightning and q telephone
torn from the wall and hurled across
the room. barely missing a member
OF the family. The damage was slight,
G. "A. Newcome was Knocked uncon-
scious In the harvest field. and con-
siderable damage was done to fruit
and wheat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
WIFE ARRIVED /: / TOO LATE
Rode Fast, But Husband Had Killed
i.sl9Ea 49, gggs Fl imaclf. ~. 49,.

Himself.
Especial to The Timcs -Dtspatch.l
MARTINSVILLE, VA, June 24,-F
NJ Hundley, aged about forty years,
shot himself through the head here OF
noon to-day. dying at ~. NJ, He took
laudanum before shooting himself
Deceased had been employed in the
livery stable of his cousin here for
several months, His family lived at
Shady Grove. Franklin county. Before
leaving home this morning he wrote e
note to his wife announcing his In
tention to killShimself She rode post
haste distance of twelve miles to
stop him. but arrived too late, Mrs.
Hundley Is prostrated by her husbands
rash act. s i5 &
No cause Is known for the deed On
cept temporary insanity Deceased
was a son OF Henry d. Hundley, ESQ,
hs wfs sh.s toar ve sns
children, and also large family con-
nection In this aud franklin county. IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
FARMER KICKED ON
iS,dlt8S5 ~ mr.. 7 W

Especial to The Times-D Dispatehl M
| WOODSTOCK, VA, June 34.--Charles
Bowers, a farmer living several miles
east Of here, was kicked on the leg
by horse and suffered a compound
lfracture Of the bone this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
WE'D nm ROYAL CASTLE.
Miss Elkins and Duke OF AbrlIzzi to
Marry In October,

10
Marry In October.
Special Cable to The Times pispatch,]
TURIN. June i24.--From trust
worthy source 1t is learned that the
with Miss Katherine Elklns, will take
place at the royal castle of Racconigi,
four miles from here, In, the month OF
October next, with tho attendance OF
all the members Of the house Of ;avcSa.
In fact, 1T Is stated that arrangements
for the wedding have already bean In :
augurated, Miss Elkins Is exoe,rsl in
this country Within a month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25
DOES NOTADEsIRB

w & 3 l8I .3 rs 3ai, TIIFl SECOND 9PI.ACE
OTTAWA FANS June "a, &c oyernor
johnson, Of MINNESOTA, Ia an interview lev
here lto-day. declared himself not a
candidate for the vice sldentlal
nomination, but said HIS name would
be presented ito the national conven-
ton 8foratl,e pgesi dental p onlination,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-25

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.K|TCH|N IN | LEAD,
BUT NEEDS VOTES
First Ballot Indicates Deadlock,
and No Nomination During
the Night.
BEGIN VOTING AT MIDNIGHT
Recess in Afternoon Out Of Re
spect to Cleveland's
Memory.
BEGIN VOTING AT MIDNIGHT

RALEIGH, N. c., June c5.-A
special to the News and Observer
mt l A. NJ. gives the first ballot
in the Democrats convention as
follows, <itchin, 376, Craig, 1885,
Horne, lat, and says 1t looks like
ii deadlock, and 20 nomination un-
til the day session. sE
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The Rev. John MoNoure, D. D., who
was called on for a short ad ddrsss. said
that he was glad to be introduced to
the members of the r. D, G. C,3 and
that he wished also to be considered
sa memberGnnd a child. They tellSme
that ! was once a. baby" lie said "and
that i was bal {. ."'Ss He touched his
shining top, and said; ~ ou see, 4 am
Continued on Last Page,)
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The snead family reside on Ninth
Street. while the widow Bethels home
is on King Street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28

years pay the required rate of
dividend on it's preferred and com
mon stock, its first mortgage bonds
would become a legal investment for
many of these savings banks, and
they could all be readily sold to them
for about $1,000 for every $1,000 in
bonds.
The securities issued by The To-
peka-Southwestern Railway company
are recommended to the public and
offered on advantageous terms.
Subscriptions should be placed with
authorized agents in writing, or adj
dressed to any of the undersigned.
Deliveries will be made at the time
of payment of purchase price.
THE TOPEKA SOUTHWESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY
THE TOPEKA SOUTHWESTERN
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LAMPRECHT BROS. & COMPANY,
Bankers, Fiscal Agents