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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
ATLANTIC FLEET RUNS
UP TO LOS ANGELES

San Diego, Cal, April 21.-The Amer
lean battlcship fleet left here early this
morning on the run to Los Angeles,
wher the ships are scheduled to arrive
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Tomorrow
the fleet will divide into -four divisions
and spend the remaining days of the
various ports of Long Beach, Santa
Monica and Redondo, the first division
remaining at a Pedro.
The fleet got under "a promptly at
6 o'clock. Rear Admiral Thomas per-
sonally took command OF the meneu.
vers preparatory TO the setting out Of
the fleet. He was on the bridge when
the signal, up anchors" came from the
yards of the flagship.
The Connecticut was the first to get
under way and, with Thomas flag waV-
ing at her aftertruck, she led the way
around the lighthouse n the far jut-
ting rocks of Point Iona and pointed
her course to the north. The ships OF
the first division all hoisted anchors at
the same time and. as the Connecticut
steamed away, the Kansas. the Yer
mont and the Louisiana 500 fell into
line. Next the second division got under
way. the Georgia, flagship OF Rear Ad-
miral Emery, leading. She was followed
by the New Jersey, the Rhode Island
and the Virginia. One by one the other
vessels of the fleet fell into place in a
long column, which at first stretched
over a distance of more than three
miles. Close order was signalled once
the ships were all around Point Iona.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
KAMMEL ON TRIAL
FOR WIFE MURDER

Miller, s.. ID. April 25.-Gustay KAN
mel will be tried AT the term of court
now in session in this city on the
charge of numbering his wife by poi
soning her in the early part of the
winter. Kammel had trouble with his
wife and sought to get a divorce from
her, but her death changed the nature
OF the case.
1t was known at the preliminary ex-
animation tina some one had entered
the house where the m lived when
she and the boy were away and had
placed poison in the oatmeal. Both ate
OF the meal and were taken danger
ously sick, the boy finally making his
way to the place where his father was
staying and telling him of the sick
ness of himself and mother. When the
father finally went to the home of the
woman near night of the same day she
was dead, and the next move was the
arrest of the old mar on a murder
charge.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
ASLEEP ON TRACK,
sHE NEVER AW0KE

Deadwood, s. d., April 23. Lying
asleep in the center of the track on
the NorthwesternSs short line to Lead,
a man who was later identified as
Bernado Belesentti, an Italian coal
miner, from Aladdin, Wyo., was struck
by the last train from Lead, just as it
entered the city, and ground into small
bits beneath the wheels. Belesentti
was lying in a shadow and could not
be seen until too late to stop the train.
The body was cut and mangled hor-
ribly and it was necessary to use a
wheelbarrow to collect the scattered
remains along the track. The man had
just come to town from Belle Fourche
during the day and had apparently
been drinking and had aid down to
rest. A companion later identified him
by means of a cap found near the
trunk. Belesentti vas Al years of age
and has a wife back in Italy and a
12-year-old son in Aladdin. He had
come here looking for work in some
of the metal mines.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
DELUGE %SUBMERGES
ss TOWNS IN TEXAS

Fort Worth, Tex, April 81. With
telephone, telegraph and railroad serv-
ice almost completely suspended, Fort
Worth last night was the center of the.
worst storm of wind and rain hat has.
ragged over north Texas in many years.
With two exceptions, every railroad
out Of the city was forced to annul
some trains, owing to washed out
tracks and loss of bridges.
Cleburne, 20 miles south, was struck
by a wind storm of tornado proper
tons, followed by a torrential downpour-
of rain that literally flooded the city.
Within 20 mute after the STORM
broke two bayous hat run through
Cleburne IA left their banks, flooding
500 to 600 houses.
A circus, whose tents were pitched in
the western portion of the city, was
completely wrecked. Two lions escaped
and prowled about town for an hour,
throwing people into a panic.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
WATERFOWL HAS
VOTING RECORD
HARD TO EXCEED
Four Elections In Sixty Days.
and Several More Loom Up
In the Distance.

WATERFOWL, 8. d., April 81. -Four
election days within two months is the
record Waterfowl is making this
spring in giving her voters more OPP
portunities to exercise their elective
franchise in that time than the aver
age municipality will in a year and a
half. These four elections are the
spring elections on April 7 for city
officers, a special election called by
the council for April % to vote on.
the establishment OF a municipal court
in Watertown, a special election TO be
called by the county superintendent of
schools to vote on the proposition of
taking the city schools out from under,
the special charter now governing the.
city, and the subsequent formation of
an independent district under the gen.
eral law of South Dakota, and the,
regular school election on June ..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
WANTED TO BURY
A LIVE INDIAN

Presho. S. d.. April 24.-One of the
interesting incidents at this place a
dav or two ago was the presence of a
couple of Sioux warriors from the Rose
bud reservation, who made the long
journey TO Presho for the purpose of
purchasing a coffin in which TO deposit
the remains of an indian aged ~ years.
This i'm itself Is of no particular inter-
est. but 1t developed during the time
they were ''dickering' for the coffin
that the old man is yet alive. The
relatives n friends of the old Indian
xpect him to die in the near future,
anu they simply took time by the fore
lock and purchased the coffin in adj
sick man breathed his last. He thus
was given an opportunity TO inspect
and admire the coffin in which he will
MAKE his trip to the hay hunting
grounds"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
BOOKCASES A AlNST
ACTORS ARE DISMISSED

Kansas City, Mo, April 23.-Over 1000
cases against theater people, actors and
others employed in Kansas City play
houses, which were brought as a result
of the Sunday observance crusade started
by Judge William III. Wallace, of the
criminal court, last September, were
wiped off the docket of the court when
i. p. Kimbrell, prosecuting attorney Of
Jackson county, made a motion 10 dis
miss them. This move on the part of
the state came after Judge Wallace had
decided to obey the order of the supreme
court and had transferred all of the SUN
day closing cases TO Judge Porterfield's
division Of the criminal court. All thea
ter cases started since last September and
the indictments returned to up April 3
are I'm the list. There are now on the
docket about 1900 cases which have been
started during the past three weeks. Ac-
cording TO Mr., Kimbrell II will take all
summer to try these cases.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

During the FIVE years preceding 1904
'05 the total acreage annually under in
digo cultivation in India was 755, 800.
In 1905-'06 this area had decreased TO
$50, 400 acres, or a falling off of a little
less than A per cent. During 1906-'07
the acreage decreased to 1923. 500. Under
new methods of cultivation and more
economic processes of extraction, which
are claimed TO have been discovered in
India, il lis said that natural indigo
can be produced more cheaply than
synthetic indigo. therefore II is less con
fidently predicted that the Indian in
digo r will rapidly increase in acre
age and in the quantity of indigo pro-
duced.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
WEATHER CONDITIONS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Huron. s. D., April 24.-Weekly
weather bulletin for the week ending
April 20. 1908:
The mean temperature was decidedly
above the normal. the average daily
excess beins; about 10 degrees.
The week opened and closed with
very warm weather for the season.
Maximum temperatures of 80 degrees
or higher occurred over much of the
state, the highest recorded being 81 de-
grees at Armour, Douglas county, on
Tuesday. On Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday the nights were quite cool.
Minimum temperatures below freezing
occurred in nearly all counties, the low
est recorded being 20 degrees, at High
more, Hyde county, on Wednesday, n
at Kidder, Marshall county, on Thurs
day.
Aside from a moderate to fairly gem
erous amount of rain that fell over some
OF the counties in the extreme south
eastern portion of the state on Thurs
day night and Friday. there was prac-
tically no precipitation, and over most
OF the state there was none whatever.
While there was some cloudy weather,
there was on the whole more than the
normal amount of sunshine. There was
more than the usual amount of brisk
to high wind, and prairie fires occurred
in a number of counties. On Tuesday a
maximum wind velocity OF 81 miles an
hour from the northwest was recorded
at Pierre, Hughes county, and for q
period of six hours the average velocity
was Al miles an hour. A maximum
velocity of Az miles an our from the
north occurred at Huron. Beadle coun-
ty. on the same day. Rain Is needed
In some of the counties of the middle
Missouri and James river valleys and
in parts of the Black Hills district.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

In order to prove that adroitness and
diplomacy can be carried too far Asa
Goddard, of the American Automobile
association. tells this story of a sales
man. "A friend OF mine went TO this
man and said: i want an automobile
Yes, sir. a good one?' said the sales
man. Yes. What will a first class ma
chine cost?' Well, Il really first class
machine will cost you from $4,000 to
$1,000. 1t isn't economy, you know,
To- Great Scott, mani! / can't go
as high that that. Haven't o got
something which oh, yes said
the salesman, we've got a splendid line
from $3.50 up. Nothing better going.
II isn't economy as ! was about TO say,
10 pay a fancy price just for name and
STYLE
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
HIS BODY SEVERED
BY FREIGHT CAR

Huron, s.. D., April 24.-Tuesday aft
ernoon from the Baptist church oc-
Cured the funeral services of Jay Bar
key, conducted by Rev, f. e. Hudson.
Young Barley was the ~l3-year-old son
of Thomas III. Barkey and wife and met
death Sunday afternoon when he
jumped from a moving freight car in
the yards of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway. He fell beneath the car,
which passed over him. seYering his
body at the hips. The funeral was very
largely attended and among beautiful
floral offerings were those from his as
sociates Ii the city schools.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
GRAND NIECE OF
MORGAN WILL BE
KINGS GODCHiLD

London, April 23.-J. +. Morgan's grand
niece, Baby Burns daughter of Walter
Spencer Morgan Burns and Mrs. Maturin
L.v.ngston's granddaughter, who was
Evelyn C~avend.sh Benjw.ck) is to nave
King Edward as sponsor at a grand chris
tening toward the end OF May in the
Chapel Royal of st. James palace.
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, Mr.. Burns sister,
will again entertain the king at Nuneham
park IN July. If Mr.. Morgan and his
daughter, Mrs. Satterlee, are then IN
Europe. they will be among the guests.
Last year Mr.. Morgan came from Venice
TO London especially TO attend a royal
party at Nuneham.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
NO MONEY FOR DEFUNcT
BANK OF SCOTLAND

Scotland, s. D., April 23-Paul Land
ann receiver of the defunct First
National bank, of Scotland, has re-
turned from st. Louis, where he went
to aid III prosecuting a suit in the in
terest of the depositors of the bank.
The suit was instituted 10 recover the
sun of $4,000 which the failed bank
claimed TO nave on deposit in the
Washington National bank, of st.
Louis. The decision was in favor of
the st. Louis bank.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
KNIFE is APPLIED TO
OFFICIALS SALARY

Deadwood, S. D., April 23.-At the
meeting of the county commissioners
of Lawrence county, the salary of the
states attorney was cut from $500
a year TO $500. While a reduction
has been expected for some time past
as the salary was the highest for the
office paid in he state, the amount OF
the cut "a not looked for. There are
several candidates out for election be-
fore the primaries and ii is not known
nov the reduction will affect all of
them, but it is probable that some
will now withdraw from the race.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TO
BE ASSlMlLATED

Yankton, S. D., April 22.-The North
western Telephone company, which has
had to divide local patronage for some
years with q citizens independent COM
pany, which has been very successful.
has been negotiating for some time to
crowd out its rival. 1t is now claimed
here that the big business deal Is abont
to be contaminated. giving Yankton but
one system again. Opinion is divided.
some favoring the plan. while others
think II means surrendering to a COM
pany that but for it's own shortsighted-
ness would never hgve a q rival In
the field here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
RURAL MAIL EOUTE
HAS WOMAN CARRIER

Lennox, s. D., April 21.-Rural route.
No. 5, running from this place to the.
farming communities in this vicinity,
now has a CARRIER, in the per-
son OF Mrs. E. e. Gilmore. She enjoys
the distinction of being one of the few
women who are engaged In the business:
of gathering and delivering mail on
rural routes in the northwest, Two
other women, Mrs. j. j. Halligan and
Mrs. James Redman, also are on the.
eligible list for appointment to posi-
tions as rural mail carriers ON routes in
this immediate vicinity when vacancies,
occur.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
IMPORTANT BUSINESS
CHANGE AT VERMILLION

Vermillion, S. D., April 23.-Through
the agency of John Morrison, j. b.
Camerer, of this city, becomes the
owner of a considerable amount Of
South Dakota real estate and the Dirk
Land & Colonization are
the new owners of the general
merchandise business on Main street,
which was formerly owned by Camerer.
The land company will continue in
business here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
DRAINAGE WORKERS
BEGIN $1,000. 900 JOB

Vermillion, S. D., April 23.-The
dredging company that will construct
the Clay creek drainage canal have
arrived with eight carloads OF ma
terial and work will soon be COM
menced in n The company will
run three shifts Of men of eight hours
each, and work will go on night and
day, Sunday as well as week days.
Electric lights for night work will
be generated on the dredge. 1t will
be 81, 000,0 600 job.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
MARRIAGE CAN ONLY
ENDURE WITH SIMPLE
LlFE--MR. VANDERBILT

Punta Gorda. April 25.-Asked about
the marital troubles OF Alfred Wander
bilt. his brother. w. X. Vanderbilt, jr..
today would only say: Men and
women of today live In a strenuous at
mosphere that will not endure any n
thing for long. Marriage II one OF thu
things that can only continue pleasant
~ with the simple life"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
MCCONNELL LOSES SUIT
AGAINST RAILROAD

Sioux Falls, s. D.. April 21-A verdict
was directed by Judge Garland In
Omaha road in the case where VIM. Nc
Connell sought TO recover s., 900 dam
ages for the loss of a leg which oc-
CURED In the ccmpany's yards here last
fall.
McConnells attorney will appeal the
case n seek 10 determine the status
of the state statute relating TO con-
tributary negligence
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
ElHGSBURY COUNTY INDEPENDENT
FRED W. WRIGHT. Publisher.
De sMET, souTH DAKOTA

Prizes have been offered by the RoyaI
Academy for the Graphic Arts OF Leip-
sic for artistic visiting cards. a corfe-
spondent in that city writes TO a Der
lin paper. This opens a new neld lot
artists, and its development viii be 1ol-
lowed with interest. Visiting caros,
except for style of type and size. are
always the same. In every country
certain p~eculiarities may be observed,
but a card is a card. Now. under the
protection of the Crown Princess Ceclile
and the Princess Johann George OF
Sachsen, there may be a change. Inc
artistic visiting caro- may become the
companion of the book plate. ana the
exhibition which will result from the
I.eipsic offer may furnish as much in
teresting material as an ex-libis dis
play. An illustrated visiting card! IL
will in some instances make the note OF
introduction Unnecessary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
KENNEBEc BANKERS
DOUBLE CAPITAL

Kennebec, s. d., April 24.-The stock
holders of the Security State bank. of
this place, have doubled the capital
stock of the institution and made a
change in the officers of the bank. F.
b. Carter. for some time assistant CASH
Ter of the bank, has been promoted TO
the position of cashier. A new presi-
dent has been elected. i'm the person of
A.. l.. Freelove, an attorney recently
from Iowa, who will remove to Kenne-
bee. and devote his attention TO aiding
In the management of the bank.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

One of New York's ministers, the
Rev. VIM. r. Huntington, said recently
that IL was more dangerous to be a
railway brakeman than TO be "a muir
derer n proved his assertion with
statistics showing that n murderer
in 73 was hanged, whereas one brake
man in 80 was killed, DR.. Hunting
ton believed that the widespread spirit
of selishness was no doubt responsible.
1--WE are too much like the art stu
dent" he said. There was, you know,
a poor Vermont art student who
shared a studio bedroom with a journ-
alist from Wisconsin. The Vermonter
went out one morning to do the mar
keting and brought home two chops.
He laid them on the table and the
cat leaped up and devoured one. Hang
it, he said TO his Wisconsin friend.
the cat has eaten your chop.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
WATERFOWL AND WATER
COMPANY GET TOGETHER

WATERFOWL, S. d.. April 25.-The treaty
of peace i'm Watertown's waterworks war
has been signed according TO a telegram
received today from President Zehnder
of the company stating that he had signed
the franchise offered by the city and that
the papers left New York last night. This
is a substantial gain for the city in that
1t gets its fire protection at nearly half
what it has been paying for the last 20
years. The new franchise Is for a term
Of ten years.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

Four big white winged f~reighters
sailed from the Golden Gate yesterday,
bound in a race TO the Hawaiian ISL
ands. All were towed TO sea almost at
the same time. and as they stood or
under full sail they looked like a covey
of huge birds. The vessels ~contending
for victory belong to the merchant ma
rine. Two of them are big four-masted
ships, one a bark and one a ~barkentine.
The vessels in the run are the four
masted ship Erskine M. Phelps, the big
four-masted ship FIT. George, the bark
entine Irmgard and the bark Gerard
C.. Toby. As the distance they VIII
cover will be nearly 5000 miles, ship
ping circles will watch witt interest the
result OF the time made by the different
ships.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
BANK CHARTER EXPIRING
MUST BE RENEWED

Pierre, s.. d., April 25.-Charters of
some OF the older banking institutions
of the state, issued for q period OF 20
years. are now expiring, and it be-
comes necessary to enc the char
tiers. The Bank Of Clear Lake is one
of the latest to apply for renewal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
AL.EsTER MERCHANT
O Lilo crNNK

Aicester. s. d., April 24-H. II. Nom
sen. a prominent merchant of this
place, has disposed of his large stock
OF merchandise. The stock will be
moved elsewhere. Mr.. Nomsen has not
decided just what he will do. but in
any event he will locate in some other
town.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
TWINS
EVEN IN WEDLOCk

Meriden. Conn, April 23.-Born on
the same day and inseparable during
their is years of life, Misses Eva and
Ethel Dillon, who look so much alike
one can scarcely tell them apart, eloped.
Each was maj ried at the same time
and they will live I'm the same fiat.
with their husbands, Emil Kicking
and Edward Werner. the twins arrived
In Manchester from Springfield today
and confirmed the news OF their we'd
ding.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
COMPLETE A ROMANCE

Vermillion, s. D., April 23.-Meckie
Peterson and j. w. Fowler, jr, were
married here last week. The bride is
a daughter Of Alderman Peterson here
and a former university student. The
groom is a prosperous young attor-
ney OF Deadwood, having graduated
from the law school here with the
class Of '07. They will live in Dead
WOOD
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
EDITOR ASPIRES TO
BE STATE OFFICIAL

Howard, S. D., April 23.-Matt Eide,
one of the editors OF the Howard
Spirit, is out in an announcement as
a candidate on the stalwart ticket for
the office of commissioner of school
and public lands. His aspirations will
likely be settled at the June primar-
les.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
SEEMING CANNIBAL FISH
FROM LAKE kAMPESkA

WATERFOWL, S. d., April 25.-The SEEMING
of Lake Kampeska for gar, carp, buffalo
and other piratical fish supposed to be
consuming the famous wall-eyed pike of
this popular lake began this morning and
will continue for ten days or until the
whole lake has been gone over with the
600-foot seine, which is being used. The
first hauls were successful in enclosing a
lot of the cannibal fish.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

Some small frogs of the species
known as rhinoderma darwin have
reached London from Chile and have
received much attention from natural
lists. The tadpoles are developed in a
very curious manner. The female lays
shout a dozen eggs, and these are inn
mediately swallowed by the male and
deposited in a pouch in his throat
where they remain until Matched and
sufficiently developed TO emerge into
the outer world. The lack OF external
giIs Is i remarkable characteristic of
the fadpoles.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
PROTESTS AGAINST
g. ~. TRAIN SERVICE

Flandreau. S. d., April 24.-The state
board OF railroad commissioners vii;
hold a meeting tomorrow at Willow
Lakes 10 hear the protests against the
discontinuance of the passenger service
over the Great Northern railroad from
Matertown to Huron.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

One of the greatest requests TO a
public institution made recently is the
gift OF 81, 000, goo by the late Morris X.
Jesup to the American museum OF matt
ural history in New York. AS the city
provides he building, the money is to
be used for purchasing specimens. Mr..
Jesup had long been a patron of the
institution, n his wishes and example
in scientific matters are thoroughly un-
derstood, and ii will be followed as far
as possible. In his life he paid the
expenses of expeditions doing research
work, and the museum Is now largely
filied with the results of these trips.