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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
CUBAN ELECTION
LIBERAL VICTORY
General Jose Gomez Is Made
President by an Over
whelming Majority.

Havana, Nov. 1S.-Practically com
plete returns OF the election show that
the liberal victory was very decisive.
Official returns from 1869 OF a total Of
1. 49S polling places show that General
Jose Miguel Gomez received 1S3, 1913
votes. against 1899 for General
Mario Menocal, the conservative candi-
date. The liberals carried every prov
ince In the island. Havana province
went liberal by rs, 1000, and the city by
1900. The liberal majorities In the
other provinces were approximately az
follows: Orient, 1880; Santa Clara.
1000; Camaguey. 1900; Pinar del
Rio, 1900. Matanzas, 5000.
The victory of General Gomez is gem
orally interpreted as a verdict OF the
unqualified popular approval of the
party OF the revolution OF 1906. The
liberals constitute the entire new SEN
ate with the exception Of two or three
conservatives whose terms expire in
1910. The returns with regard 20 the
house OF representatives are incom-
plete, but the liberals will control the
house In the proportion Of two to one.
General Jose Miguel Gomez, presi-
dent-elect of Cuba, is SO years old He
Is a native OF Santa Clara province,
where he has always enjoyed extra
ordinary popularity and influence. He
participated in two great revolutions.
in the first OF which he reached the
rank of major and In the second that
OF major general. He was one of the
commissioners sent to Washington to
advise as to a practical method to dis
solving the revolutionary army. Gen
eral Gomez was selected as governor OF
Santa Clara province by the govern
ment OF Intervention n when his
term expired he was elected governor
as a republican or conservative.
In May, 1905, the general was nomi-
mated for the presidency by the nation
al liberal convention, but resigned his
candidacy four months later, giving
as his reason that II was impossible to-
continue within the bounds of the law
and laying part of the blame on the
United States owing to the Platt
amendment. An uprising in Cuba fol-
lowed, which ended with the deposition,
OF President Palma and the interview
ton of the United States.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
ABRUZZI, REJECTED
BY ELKINS' DAUGHTER,
BECOMES "GAY" DUKE

New York, Nov. ia New York
paper prints the following dispatch
from Turin: The duke of the Abruz-
zrs action confirm the report hat he
has given up all plans TO marry Miss
Katherine Elkins, the American heir
ess. He has gone in, within the last
few days, for the gayest of gay bach
elor life.
While no direct statement has come
from the duke himself as TO his renun-
citation of Miss Elkins-or vice versa
members Of his suite, who hitherto tao
lilly have admitted the engagement. to-
day said Senator Elkins was telling the
truth when he announced that no en-
gagement existed between his daugh-
ter and the duke. This is the way the
dukes friends expressed the situation:
THE marriage has been abandoned
on account of insurmountable difficult
ties raised by the Elkins family"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
MRS. CONCER TELLS
OF LATE EMPRESS
Wife of Former Minister to
China Says Tsi An Was a
Remarkable Woman.

Pasadena. Cal, Nov. 81 look
Of China as a personal loss" said Mrs.
f. II. Conger. widow of the ex-minister
to China, f. H. Conger.
"When my husband was United
States minister to China l had special
opportunity of becoming acquainted
with her. Since l have returned to
this country M since Mr.. Conger's
death / have frequently received mes
sages Of friendship from her. / adj
mired her greatly. She was a truly re-
mackable woman
w went 10 China in 1898 and
shortly after our arrival in Picking, the
doWager empress gave the first audi
euce to foreign women ever given in
the kingdom. She had never seen for
elgn and the audience was nat
uraliy very formal. / saw nothing
more OF her until after the return of
the court from exile in 1902. At that
time l was les Of the women of the
foreign embassies, a position which
held until we left China in 1906. The
position rave me occasion to see a
great deal of the dowager empress, an
advantage TO which her friendly re-
gard for this country gave added
force. l was allowed my own private
inter prefer anu NY interviews were
frequent and in a sense. quite intimate.
She was anxious to learn n showed
a wonderful knowledge OF outside af-
fairs. particularly as relating TO this
country.
she showed the greatest respect for
the United States. / remember at one
time when she had been assailed most
bitterly. ! had an audience with her,
General and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles and
Mrs. Admiral Evans being with me. l
made so bold as to ask permission to
bring an American painter, a woman.
with me for the purpose of getting her
portrait. to be exhibited at the ST.
Louis exposition. She quickly con-
sented. asking only that the work be
done in such and such a month, that
being counted a propitous month. 1
Immediately sent for Miss Carroll, sug-
costing that she stop with me until the
dowager empress should summon her.
She did so. The portrait was
painted. exhibited at the St. Louis ex-
position and by the dowager empress
later presented to the American peo-
pie as a token OF friendly feeling for
the people of this country"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
CHICAGO'S 81, 900, 900 CITY
HALL NOW UNDER WAY

Chicago, Nov. 19.-The old Chicago
city hall is about demolished and work
at once will men on the new S4,-
900, 900 structure which is to be one of
the largest and best equipped munich
pal buildings in the country. The
wrecking gang will give way to the
construction gang and the passerby
will cease TO squint at the flying rock
dust and plaster and will look on won
deringly as the great steel skeleton
rears itself above the street; 1000
tons of it, later to be clothed with IA
900 ton Of granite, 80, 900 o n OF cor
crete and 5000, 900 bricks. One can i'm
agine q train Of more than 2,500 cars,
Is miles long, creeping slowly forward
as this mass of steel and stone is I'M
loaded and put in place. Two years
will pass before that train is all un-
loaded.
Close beside it and occupying the
rest of the block Is set the court house.
lately completed; and when the city
hall Is finished and the twin structures.
towering IL stories above the street,
are locked together with bands of steel
and concrete, there are none who
appearance and will offer such facilt-
ties for conducting the business Of To-
cal government as to Justify the cost
over SIS, 900, 900.
Though a complement of the county
building, the city hall will cover LOO
more square feet, will consume 1000
more tons Of steel and will include $50.
900 more cubic feet. The great col
umns of the colonnade. nine feet in di-
amet.r and nearly 100 feet long, are
the largest columns of any colonnade
in the world. There will be IA eleva-
tors, more than a mile of corridors
and nearly Is acres of floor space.
This, with the county building, means
the crowding OF nearly 30 acres of
floor space in a city block. Pneumatic
tubes are to cobweb the building.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
TWO lABORERs PERFORM
A DANGEROUS STuNT

Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 1.-TWO m
pioyes OF the gas company. John Erwin
and 1. f. Yauney. performed a feat of
heroism yesterday that prevented a
tragedy of big proportions. A spark
from the chimney at the gas plant
happened to drop in a spot on the side Of
the holder where gas was leaking. The
result was a burst of flame that began
TO mount the side of the holder. Erwin
and Yauney hurriedly climbed a lad
der. and with a hand chemical KEPT the
blaze in check till the fire department
came and extinguished 1t. The dam
age was slight, but II the flames had
been permitted to reach the holder top
or a melted a plate. there would
have been an explosion that would
have shaken the town.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
FORGER FOR YEARS,
CHICAGOAN ADMITS
Van Vlissingen, Real Estate
Dealer, Obtained More Than
500, 900 by Fraud.

chicago, Nov. i9.-Peter Van Wis
singer, a real estate dealer for years,
classed among the first OF Chicago's
prosperous and reputable business
men, has confessed 70 having OBJ
tanned through forged deeds and notes
more than 500, 900, and a few hours
after his arrest. on his own urgent APP
peal TO be punished. was sentenced TO
the penitentiary,
The arrest, the indictment, the con-
fession and the sentence were the
work of less thaD four hours. Taken
In the midst Of business from his Of
flee desk at 172 Washington ST.,
shortly after the noon hour, Van Wis
singer, n venerable looking man, APP
peared before the court and in tears
confessed that from IS to 20 years he
had been securing mOney through the
sale OF forged documents, and though
he had bought back many Of these
spurious instruments without detec-
ton, at least rs people would lose an
aggregate of more than $500, 900
through the paper which he has not yet
redeemed.
How he Did II.
In forging notes he declared he had
perfected a unique device. This con-
sisted OF a plate glass desk top SO ar
ISiGtu LitL ny an NieClIlC llEIl LIIO"Ii
up from beneath he could readily trace
from the original forged signatures on
10 worthless paper. Throughout his ar
rest and sentence the prisoner made
no effort to defend himself, but only
requested that his punishment be
speedy. Asked IL he a anything to
say before sentence was imposed, Van
Nlissingen bowed his head and replied:
only that 1 be given my punish
mcnt at once"
His term in the penitentiary was
fixed at indeterminate from n to
"A years.
The specific charge which led up to
the spectacular arrest of Van Wis
singer was made by two men who had
bought forged mortgage notes. They
arc II. J. Lefens and VIM. c. Seipp.
who have Offices in the same building
as that occupied by Van Vlissingen.
"i'm Afraid They're True"
When confronted in his office by
the detective. Van Vlissengen made no
effort to conceal the truth.
why am l wanted at the states
attorneys office" he asked.
Because Of some charges OF forg-
cry replied the detective.
Very WELL" replied the real estate
dealer, II am afraid the charges are
true
He then put on his hat and coat
and followed the detective.
Al the office he made a full con-
fession and signed the following:
Chicago, Nov. 16. 190S.-The follow
ing is TO certify that l alone am re-
sponsible for all the Irregularities that
have occurred in my office and that no
one In my employ, or ever at any time
in my employ, has any guilty knowl-
edge OF the irregularities that have oc-
CURED at any time.
Peter Van Vlissengen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
UNCLE SAM REFUSES TO
GUARANTEE PRODUCTS

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 19.-Accord-
ing TO a sweeping decision by the COM
missioner OF patents. any label bearing
the inscription, Guaranteed under the
pure food and drug acts of June 80
1905" where such inscription is in
tended TO imply that the government Is
responsible for the purity OF the goods
will be refused registration. 1t Is
claimed that hundreds Of packers and
others throughout the country are SC
printing their labels as to give this I'm
preston.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
BALLOON MAKES 10
MILES IN IL HOURS

Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. 18.-The big
racing balloon, America, which started
from Los Angeles yesterday afternoon
in an effort to make a long eastward
flight, landed safely at $3.50 o'clock this
morning, Is miles from the starting
point. after being In the air l2 hours,
having been driven to sea four differ
ent times.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
HIS KISSES LIKE DRY CHIPS.

Cincinnati, Nov. 19.-Smith II. Rose
whose suit. filed In the common pleas
court, through Attorney c. Sparks, has
many complaints to make or Jennie
Rose, whom he is suing for divorce,
TOLD the court hat his wife Jennie o o
no interest in his welfare, called him
names and told him his kisses were
like dry chips.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
MORE DRYNEss IN OHIO.

Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 19.-Three Ohio
counties voted dry" yesterday in local
option elections. Muskingum and Tus-
carawa were both carried by the tenn
perance forces by majorities exceeding
Loco, and Hancock county by 1900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
SHERCLIFFE'S WIFE
TO MINNEAPOLIS

Des Moines. Ia. Nov. 19.-Mrs. Sher-
man Morris, upon receipt OF a telegram
from her husband, Frank Shercliffe,
left early this morning with her two
children for Minneapolis to attend his
trial.
Local detectives are amazed to learn
that Shercliffe was in the city Of Des
Moines two days while enroute from
Canon City to Knoxville, Tenn, where
he was arrested. despite = vigilant
watch here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
MOTHER MURDERS TWO
CHILDREN AND SELF

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 1S.-Lying In
pools OF blood, with their threats cut
from ear 10 ear, Mrs. Agnes Lidner and
her two children. aged 5 and 3 years
respectively. were found In their home
by neighbors who were attracted by
the pitiful cries OF the children. A
razor was found In the clenched hands
of the mother. The cause OF the trag-
edy II Q mystery.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
RECKLESS AUTO RACER
KILLED IN ACCIDENT

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 19.--In a car
making a speed of more than so miles
an hour in an effort to lower the "a
hour automobile record. Emile Stricken
was killed early today on the fair
grounds rack here. Leon Barrows, Of
Birmingham. was seriously injured. A
tire exploded while the machine was
going around a curve. The machine II
q total wreck.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
PATRICK'S PLEA IS
DENIED BY COURT

Washington, Nov. 1S.--The petition
OF Albert It. Patrick, a New York law
yer, who is serving a life sentence An
the state prison at Sing Sing. NJ. y.
charged with the murder OF millionaire
William Marsh Rice. for a writ of ha-
beas corpus. was decided by the SUI
preme court OF the United States to-
day adversely to the petitioner. Pat
rick asked to be released from prison
on the theory that the whole proceed
ing had been unconstitutionally Invalid,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
CLAIMS IT COST
GERMANY $4,000

Berlin. Nov. 4,-Welt Am Montag
claims 20 know that the German
government paid $4,000 to suppress
the publication of an interview with
the kaiser, which was to have been
printed by the Century magazine OF
New York. and that the ministry
of foreign affairs negotiated direct
ly with william Bayard Hale. the
author. for Its suppression.
The democratic leaders now de-
mand TO know whether any Of this
money was contributed by tax
payers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-27
ION

Five
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on in
Mill
ry at
build
poo.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
LOTS IN DUNDEE
$3.50 TO $675

es planted. Sidewalk and city water in front OF each lot. with
to purchaser. Sewer system for Dundee being put In this
or call us by phone and receive a plat showing lots already
this pronerty at any time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
w. FARNAM SMITH g. CO.,

1920 FARNAM ST.
Telephones: Douglas 1904; Ind. A-105i.
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REAL ESTATE
CITY PROPERTY ron SALE
w. H. GATES

w. H. GATES
Room 617 New York Life Bldg.
Phone Douglas 1894.
s S5O-Small cottage and south front
lot, on paved street and car
line. renting at IS.
S1,650-Five-room cottage, on corner
lot 5Ox15O, in Walnut Hill, near
car line; house is most new;
5000 cash, balance $40 per
month.
So, 000-A good eight-room, two-story
house and full lot at I'LL On
tario st.
So, 2OO-Eight-room modern house, a
good underfeed furnace, els
tern, with pump in kitchen,
modern plumbing, house has
new roof and in good order,
south front lot 60x127, with
small barn, 3418 Franklin St.,
near Harvey car. If not sold
this week will be taken of the
market. You will miss It IL
you do not go and look at IL;
sure to be worth more money in
the spring. House is vacant.
81, 400-NEW seven-room house, hall,
parlor, dining room, library,
kitchen and one bed room on
first floor, up to date bath
room, two good sized rooms fin
ished upstairs, cellar under
whole house, front and back
porches, lot 5Ox127, half block
of car and paved street; house
is oiled finish and polished
floors, cement walks. A bar
gain for seome one, at 1909
Henderson.
SO ,560-Seven-room, new, modern
house, built by owner for a
home; HOT WATER HEAT;
$35 worth of coal kept the
house warm last winter; two
story house, modern shape, a
model home, we'll built, east
front lot, half block to paved
street and car line.
SO, 700-Seven-room, new, modern
house, in Kountze Place, on
east front lot, with street paved
and paving paid for; house was
built by owner; oak finish on
first floor, full basement, with
a good heating plant.
A good hve-room cottage at 1412
Evans street, near Sherman Ave. car
line; house is most new, modern ex-
cept furnace; cellar under whole house
all bricked up; stairway to floored
attic, south front lot 5Ox1S0; only
$500.
74x124-Corner 18th and Spencer,
$1,650.
50x119-On Lake, just east of gath,
SLIGO.
32x140-On the Boulevard, near
Burdette, $3.50.
60x157-Near oath, fronting on
Hamilton and Charles, $1,000.
60x127-Near Franklin school, for
$3.50.
50x121--On 29th, near Lake st.,
1925.
5Ox127-South front, on Lake, near
2Sth, $500.
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BROS.
Houses

Houses
4,OOO-2Of1 Miami St, is a well-built house
OF 8 rooms; has hard wood floors
(oak). nice bath and toilet on first
and second floors; il Is In first-class
repair, Just papered and painted; a
nearly new house; suitable for one
or two families; buyer can live in the
lower part and rent the upper floor
for SIS; investigate this par, terms
new Groom house, with every mod
ern convenience the house is rented
for $27 1906; can make reasonable
$s,OOo-Good 7-room house, newly painted
and repaired; has bath, gas, sewer,
part terms; submit offer. No. $50
Seward St. (Orchard HID
$3,9OO-922 No. 18th St, 9 rooms. hall, front
and back stairs, two cellars, cistern,
new plumbing and new furnace, with
corner lot; all taxes paid; $3.50, part
terms.
$5,OOO-West Farnam district, nearly new
8-room modern dwelling; this Ia a
very desirable property, in e choice
nam street car line; 1t is occupied by
the owner and In the hest Of repair;
part terms. See us about this.
81, 350-3O11 Franklin ST., is owned by an
estate; we want cash offer; II has 6
rooms, city water and rents for $4
Sl,OOO-$Oi6 Pinkney st. We want an offer
for this 5-room cottage, with city
fy w2teri BRICK S9x1 %al + barn rsnf,I and ,n south .Io
per month; will net 10 per cent as an
investment. Submit an offer.
5 9OO-New 4-room cottage. with 50-ft. lot,
located in north part of city; 1t il
quite a distance from car line, but
500 cash will do; balance to suit.
INVESTMENTS
s., 20-1216-12i8 So. 7th Ave, double flat, 8
rooms, modern except furnace; lot 80
x14 It; paved street; rents $3S; rents
can be Increased to $50 IL repaired; a
big snap, Convenient to depots and
jobblng district.
$6,50O-Rents $3.50; good, modern flat In a
very choice location on Park Ave,
near Jackson. Part terms.
$S,00-Nearly new modern st. Louis flat,
close in; rents for $500. A bargain.
Part terms.
S12, 500-Rents 81, 40; three Groom, modern
brick flats in Hanscom park district;
choicest location. We want an offer.
S us about this. Part terms.
A7,0O0-Rents s., 100; modern flats In west
part OF city and walking distance;
can't be beat for an investment,
Garvin Bros, 1904 Farnam st.
90
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BENSON SNAP

lll6O%small payment down, balance $40
per month, some as rent. Dining room
kitchen, parlor and bed room or den
on first floor. 2 nice bed rooms and mod
ern bath on second floor; hot and cold
water, electric lights; built less than a
year ago and has only been occupied a
short time. Ground Bxl3o an lOts), nicely
situated, IA blocks south OF car line;
nice lawn, apple, cherry and plum trees,
currants and grapes started; east front.
Owner, leaving town, will sacrifice 206
So. Halcyon, "a house south OF Reed St,
Benson. A bargain that won't last.
Qg-S97 Tx
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Groom modern cottage on Capitol Ave.
on paved street. South front. In good con-
dition. Cheap at the price we are asking.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
. GOOD MANY SNAPS IN CITY

A GOOD MANY SNAPS IN CITY
PROPERTY.
Farm ana Ranch Combined.
400 acres in Kimball county, Nebraska,
q mile from Pin Bluffs; 100 acres under
cultivation; good hay land; new S-Toom
house, with modern conVeniences; barn
for 50 head OF horses; COW stable for $50
10 900 head OF cattle; stock pens, cattle
shade; chicken house; shade trees and
other improvements. Price, $4,000; 5000
cash, balance TO suit at s per cent.
NELS. A. LUNDGREN,
2n Mecague Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
Peters Trust Co.

Peters Trust Co.
rooms large and convenient; fine
lot, with shade. 1927 Grant st. $500
cash.
SS,sOO-This is a fine 7-room all modern
house at sol Pine ST., one block east
Of Brownell Hall; extremely choice
neighborhood; street paved; perma-
sirable for railroad man. $3.50 in
cash will swing this.
$4,5OO-This buys an all modern house with
tioally new; lot lot GS stfa' IT. LG0 fine BARN;
one block from car; south front.
A,5O-Choice 8-room home on Burt ct.
deep lot; small barn; plenty of fine
shade. Best thing for the money on
this street.
A.SOO-New and all modern house on S1st,
near Chicago; all hard wood on first
floor; everything first class.
$6,0OO-Fine s-room house in West Farnam
district; one block from Farnam car;
house practically new; fine barn.
$6,0OO-One large s-room all modern house
and a small cottage, on 9th St, near
Cunning. Fine residence and rental
farm,
SUBURBAN HOME
In beautiful Bensonhurst we offer
an entirely new 7-room bungalow
finished in curly pine; has six large
rooms, with bath and plenty Of clos
cts on first floor; large room on
second floor. This faces east on a
lot 63X225, and is entirely modern:
fine barn. Price $,500. See us quick.
INVESTMENT
For a short time We are author
lied to offer 64 s. 2Sth st. for So. 800
This is a Groom house. all modern
and rents for $40 per month.
5 ACRES
Located one and three-uuarters
miles west Of Florence; Groom
house and buggy shed; good we'll
cherries, plums, berries and shrub.
berry; most all fenced. Can make
reasonable terms.
Peters Trust Co.
Ground Floor New York Life Bldg.
30
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NEW FIELD CLUB HOME

Six rooms, three down and three up,
= envy OF closets, large pantry, lult brick
ana cement basement, laundry in laseIr ent
ana vegetable cellar, combina Ion li1hts,
iurn9ce heat, fun modern, east front lot
fotxAl-O, paved street. Price, $500.
BEAfIS.
Both phones. Paxton Blk.
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VACANT WEST FARNAM
DISTRICT
NORTH SIDE

Only two lots left in Smithfield, Goth ST
Boulevard and Fowler Ave. Just the place
70 build a fine home. Prices low; lots
terraced; street paved.