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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
VOTE
GIVES CRAWFORD
1855 MAJORITY
Kittredge Accepts Defeat
Quietly and Says Nothing of
Future Aspirations.

Sioux Falls, S, D., June 13.-Returns
are all in for the primary vote on
United States senator, and, while UNI
official, they show that Governor
Crawford has defeated Senator A. b..
Kittredge by 1886, and these figures
win not be changed much by the OFF,
cial canvass of the vote.
Senator Kittredge admits his defeat,
n accepts it gracefully as a final
word from the people so far as his
present political fortunes are con-
cerned. He made no statement as to
his future plans or whether he will at
any time renew the game Of politics
which has kept him busy for the past
three years.
The whole progressive state ticket is
safe by a fair majority, with a pos
sible exception of CassilI for state
treasurer, who is running behind his
ticket IN most localities so far heard
from, and Ii is not improbable hat he
nay have gone down in defeat under
the contention which was made con
corning interest on public funds in the
hands of the treasurer. II. S. Wesley
appears to be high man on the ticket,
and while the returns are not definite
on the nomination for governor, it is
known that he has led the progressive
vote in most of the counties. and il is
probable that his majority over j. l..
Browne will come up around the 5000
mark.
The vote will show UP very close on
congressman, but the result will not
be known for sofne time yet. There is
no Information from the Black Hills
and the Lawrence county vote will not
be known until the county official board
meets as the judges OF election locked
the returns In the ballot boxes and they
Will not be opened until mex Monday.
Congressman in Doubt.
AS an indication of the way the ooun-
ties are going on that office, there are
4,1S2 progressive votes in the six coun-
ties of Lincoln, Codington, Clay, Deuel.,
Dawson and Lyman. In these counties
the majority for Glass is SAT and for
Hall $40, where Crawford has a major
ity of ST.. But this list includes Glass
home county of Codington, where his
vote was especially heavy, and general
reports from other localities are to the
effect that Martin is running somewhat
ahead OF his ticket al the expense of
Glass strength. The result on this
nomination will not likely be known
until the meeting OF the county official
boards. 1t is believed that there is no
doubt about the nomination of Hall for
congress.
In Minnehaha county where Kittredge
received a majority OF 403 votes, it is
known that the progressives have won
three members of the legislature, the
county judge, states attorney and
county clerk, and they may have won
everything except superintendent of
schools.
The city of Sioux Falls, which gave
Kittredge a majority Of SO, was not so
kind to other stalwart candidates,
either state or local, and their MAORI
ties We're cut down in every case by
more han one-half.
The senatorial vote throughout the
state will total greater by several thou
sand than that of n nomination for
state or congressional office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
MILITIAMAN KILLED
IN A SHAM BATTLE
Falls on Bayonet While Scaling.
Wall and Receives Wound
Which Proves Fatal.

Bookings, S. D., une 10.-CaptaiR
Robert Watson, of Company Il at the
state college, died yesterday at 3
o'clock as the result Of a bayonet
wound received during a sham battle.
at the college.
Captain Watson led the advancing
company over an 1S-foot wall in the at
Jack on a party of skirmishers. In
scaling the wall the young man dropped
onto a fixed bayonet held in the hands
of one of his own men. The sharp
weapon went into his body just above
the crotch. and although at the time
the wound was believed to be only a
flesh wound. it proved to be fatal. Only
his splendid courage and physique kept
him alive until yesterday.
Believing the wound to be slight the
sham battle was continued. and only
upon operating was the seriousness Of
the injury found.
Hundreds Of spectators who wero-
present on account of it being visitors
day at the college. witnessed the acct
dent, which is the first of this nature
ever occurring in the military depart
ment.
The body viii! be shipned to his homo
at Mitchell, and a number of his junior
schoolmates will accompany his par
ents, who arrived last night.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
HIDDEN MONEY
FOUND IN Hills
ALONG MISSOURI!
Buried Booty of the James
Gang Amounting to Thou
sands Found by McGarvan.

Armour, S. D., June 12.-The hunt
which has been going on for some time
in the bluffs in the southern part or
Charles Mix county along the Missouri
river, for the cache" Of gold said to
have been hid there some time in the
middle sixties by the James boys, is
reported TO nave borne fruit. j.. G. Nc
Caravan Is the lucky discoverer of the
place of concealment and is the richer
today by several thousand dollars or
filthy tainted Iucre. The quarter OF
land on which the discovery is reported
TO have been made has undergone more
systematic tilling in the past two weeks
than it has ever experienced since the
formation of the earth. 1t is more like
a gigantic celery patch than anything
else, huge drifts having been cast up
and corresponding trenches exposed.
Now the find a been made, there Will
be an end of this dream which has hung
on TO the skirts of time with a persist
ency hat proved to be correct.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
IMMENSE DRAINAGE
DITCH COSTS $4,000

Sioux Falls. s. D., June 11.--An inn
mense drainage ditch will be construct
ed in the region directly north Of Sioux
Falls this season. After the matter had
been in the courts for months, all OPP
position to the construction of the pro-
posed ditch now has been withdrawn,
and the work of constructing the ditch
will m as Don as the prelimi-
naries can be arranged. The proposed
ditch will cost not less than $50, 900, and
will be constructed under the direction
of State Engineer Lea. The overflow
Of the Big Sioux river last year and
this year flooded thousands of acres of
valuable farm land, and the construc-
ton of the ditch will remedy this in
future and enable the owners of the
land to cultivate it each season without
the danger Of floods putting the land
out of commission.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
FLOODS AND WASHOUTS
DAMAGE CITY $4,000

Hot Springs, S. D.. June 1.-THE es-
timated damage TO the city Of Hot
Springs through the floods of last week
is $4,000 and Is confined largely to
wrecked bridges and quilted streets
and plats Of ground. The amount of
damage to railroads centering here
cannot be estimated at this time and
much OF the work os repair remains to
be done. The Northwestern track is
now passable from Buffalo Gap to the
Catbolican Springs, about a mile from
the station, while the Burlington now
passes its trains rer it's tracks from
Minnekahta TO a point about four miles
from this place. The work of tenn
porary repair will: not be complete for
several days and after that there will
be much permanent work 10 be ex-
rpniad.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
RAINFALL ABOVE NORMAL
IN RIVER COUNTIES

Huron, S.. D., June II. Weekly
weather bulletin for the week ending
Monday, June 8, 1908:
Unsettled weather with frequent
showers prevailed, some places in the
James and Missouri river valleys re-
ceiving precipitation every day. On
Tuesday and on Wednesday night and
Thursday, rainfall in excess of n inch
occurred in some counties. The precip-
itation of the week just closed, added
to that of the preceding week, has
made much fiat and low land too wet
some of the low land being under wa
ter. The amount of sunshine was de-
cidedly below the normal. There was
an unusual amount of windy weather.
In a number of localities high winds
occurred in connection with thunder
storms. Local hail, mostly light, fell
in some places In the middle and up
per James river valley and the Black
Hills district.
The mean temperature was practi-
cally normal over the north half of the
state; elsewhere it was below the nor
ma. Saturday was the warmest day.
The maximum temperatures were gen.
orally near or above so degrees, the
highest recorded being Sc degrees, at
Pierre, Hughes county, on Saturday.
Minimum temperatures below so oc-,
Cured generally Monday morning, the
LIST inst. but subsequent to hat time
they were, except in the Black Hills
district, for the most part above so de-
grees. The lowest temperature record-l
ed after the 1st was Al degrees, at Ma
rion, Turner county, on Tuesday.
The rainfall. which was distributed,
over the entire state, averaged consid-
erably above the normal, and in some
counties exceeded 2 inches. At High
more, Hyde county, 3.42 inches was re-
corded. The largest amounts occurred
in parts of the middle and upper
James and Missouri river valleys and
the Black Hills district.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
BISHOP HARE PRESIDES
OVER CONVOCArION

Sioux Falls, S. d, June 11.-Rt. Rev.
William Hobart Hare, the venerable
Episcopal bishop Of South Dakota, is
presiding over the annual convocation
of the Episcopal church of South Da-
kota, which convened here this (Tues-
day. forenoon for a session lasting two
days.
The feature of the opening session
was the annual address OF Bishop
Hare. AT a later session Rev. DR..
Doherty, OF Yankton, read an address
by Assistant Bishop Frederick Foote
Johnson, who ut present is enroute to
England. The various sessions are be-
ing held at Calvary cathedral and in
the parish house,
Clergymen from all parts of the
state, including the Indian reservations
of western South Dakota, are present
for the purpose Of participating in the
ConNOcatiOn.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
"BREWSTER'S MILLIONS"
COULDN'T HOLD HER

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 1O.-Mrs.
Franklin Brewster, whose husband is
a millionaire of Rochester, n. Y, has
been granted a divorce here and left
two days 6 for the home of her SON
inlaw, Senator Frelinghausen of New
Jersey. Senator Kittredge was her at
torney. Mrs. Brewster has old here
that she might marry an attache of
the king of Greece. Her daughters,
Mrs. Ashton Knight of Paris and Mrs
Frelinghausen, were presented at the
Grecian court and at that time Mrs.
Brewster met the court official. If she
marries him she will become a lady
in-waiting on the queen.
Mrs. Brewster's son, Franklin Brew
ster, jr, was a principal in a sensa-
tional marriage with Mrs. Julia Baker
last January. Mrs. Brewster said the
match was the direct result of her in
tercession with departed spirits in q
seance here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
PHYSICIANS OF TWO
SCHOOLS DELIBERATE
IN JOINT MEETINGS

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 13.-A joint
convention of the state associations Of
Eclectic and Homeopathic Physicians of
South Dakota convened here today in
annual session. The work of the con-
vention will not be concluded until
Friday.
Among the physicians from adjoin-
ing states who are scheduled to ad-
lress the convention is DIR. William
Leonard, Of Minneapolis. The conven-
ion is we'll attended. The features of
the opening session were the annual
addresses of DR.. William Lowe, of Mad
son, president of the state Homeopathic
association, and DIR. w. p. Collins, Of
Hartford, president of the state Eclectic
association.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
DAVENPORT WILL
LAY CORNERSTONE

Pierre, S. D., June 13.-J. J. Daven-
port, worthy master of the Sturgis
lodge of Masons, has been chosen to
ceremonies attending the laying of the
corner stone of the state capitol June
20, at which time General w. H. H.
Beadle of Madison will deliver the ded-
lcatory address. Mr.. Davenport is dep
uty grand master of the blue lodge of
the state and at the sessions of that
body at Michel this week will be pro-
NOTED to the Office of grand master.
Representatives of the Knights Tenn
plar over the state will be invited to
act as escort at the notable ceremony.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
TRY TO BLOW UP
CAR AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland, June 13.-The police OF
Euclid Heights. a suburb. in which the
municipal traction car was blown up
by dynamite early today, are bending
every effort today 10 run down the
miscreants who placed the explosive
on the tracks. Seven passengers were
Injured, none fatally. as he result of
the explosion. Among the injured was
Re-. Michael Gilday, OF Moline. ILL.,.
VIII was severely bruised
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
GREAT NORTHERN DELINQUENT

Huron, S. D., June 12.-As yet the
order issued by the railway commits
sioner of South Dakota, ordering the
Great Northern railway authorities to
re-establish the train service between
WATERFOWL and Huron a not been
complied with. The commission ordered
this at their May session. fixing June
1 as the late for the installment of the
passenger service. The order has MOI
been complied with yet.
AS the authorities have made no def
mite statement hat they intend TO night
the order IL is generally understood
that they will comply
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
JUNGLE JOE" LEAVES IT
ALL "TO THE BOYS

Chicago, June 1~1.-Joseph G. Cannon
arrived in Chicago today from his
home In Danville. He declared himself
a candidate for president until they
stop voting or elect some one else
II am here on business" said the
speaker. II just ran up from Danville
this morning. and will return home to-
night"
Cannon declared In his opinion II
was not the proper thing for a candi-
date for the presidency to mix In
personally, but leave that sort OF
trouble for n boys"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
FEARS RABIES
FROM TURTLE BITE

South Ncrwalk, Conn, June TO-
Frederick b. Coleman. a newsdealer of
this place, is in fear of rabies from h
bite of q. turtle and intends to undergo
treatment at the Pasteur institute. His
mischievous SOL Frederick T.. Cole
man, caught a twenty-pound swapping
turtle recently and placed 1t In his
fathers bed for a joke. The turtle more
than acted his part, for when Mr.. Cole
man pulled down the clothes the turtle
grabbed him by the thumb. The turtle
was being fattened In a barrel for eat
ing when he suddenly went mad.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
DlVORCEE RESPONDS TO
DEMAND FOR CHARITY.

y Sioux Falls, S. D., June 12.-- I
+ Through the kindness of Mrs. John I
y d. Roche, of New York city. who
\ is establishing her residence in I
\ Sioux Falls, the fare Of two colored 4
\ people, amounting TO $3.50, was I
\ paid we the Rock Island railroad I
4 to their destination last Saturday.
\ The man and wife TO whom Mrs. (
y Roche's kindness meant so much I
\ were in destitute condition, hav- (
4 ing come here a week ago from 4
\ Yankton and having since been I
\ cared for by Mrs. George Coleman
\ The wife is in a dying condition, (
\ suffering from consumption. :
\ Mrs. Roche. who resides at 121 I
\ Minnesota avenue south. paid the :
I fare OF the destitute and unfortu- :
\ nate negroes and SEN her colored :
\ maid to the train with them with
\ instructions to see that they were :
4 comfortably placed upon the train.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
1000 SAILORS DESERTED
FLEET IN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles. CAL, June 13.-Sebree
and officers estimated that 1000 sailors
have deserted from the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets during the stay of the
vessels in southern California waters,
SO numerous have assertions become
that recruiting stations have been
opened on board the ships. Sailors
have been made much OF on the coast.
and TO them everything has been free.
They have become dissatisfied and pre-
Ter lie ashore.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
SQUAW PULLS HAIR
LIKE PALE FACE

GedGes, s. D., June 11.-Mar-
shall Crowley of this place
knows how it would seem to
get caught in a cyclone. He had
occasion recently to arrests an
Indian warrior who was in the
act of doing a 'jag-dance." For
interfering with the process Of
imbibing libations which pro-
duce brain storms he was at
tackled by the wife of the war
rior, who scratched at his eyes
and pulled his hair as familiar
ly as though he belonged to her.
1t proved TO be the busiest ten
minutes the peace officer has
known in his official capacity,
and he 10 longer wonders that
the warrior seemed willing to
leave the precincts of home for
the public bastile.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
TWO STATE MEETINGS
GO TO HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs, S. D., June 11.-There
will be two notable gatherings in this
city during the present month The
state meeting of the knights of Pyth-
las next week and the meeting of the
state department OF the Grand Army
of the Republic will hold their sessions
here June %, "a and 25. Ex-Governor
VanSant, of Minnesota, and Judge
Woods, Of Chicago, will be the princi-
pal speakers at the encampment, while
c. A.. b. Fox and his famous fife and
drum corps Of six pieces will come from
Sioux Fails for thu occasion.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
BILL STOCKTON PLEADS
GUILTY TO MURDER

Hot Springs, S. D., June 11.-Bill
Stockton, who shot and killed Bob era
mer in cold blood here May 10 in a
blacksmith shop pleaded guilty and
was bound over to the November term
of the district court without bail by
Police Judge +. b. Cook. The hearing
had been twice postponed on account
of the absence of important witnesses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

The regular army saw its birth on
June IA. ITS, when congress authorized
the raising of 10 companies of rihemen.
vast Improvement oyer the militia. but
the term OF enlistment was too short.
The enthusiasm at this time was great,
and recruiting was easy. If congress
a voted $4,000 for three years, or tc
the end Of the war, the response would
doubtless have beer Immediate. and
the revolution. instead Of dragging on
for eight years and costing $3.50. 600. 600,
would probably have lasted eight
months and cost one-tenth OF that
amount
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

Miss Jane AIDA ms has just completed
her course of lectures delivered
throughout the country in favor or
woman suffrage. She based her argu-
ment on the plea that the well being or
the working woman and her children is
in the hands of the municipality. Cues
lions affecting the light, air, fire protec-
tion and proper sewerage Of their
homes are all in the hands Of the city
authorities. Pure food, clean milk and
matters pertaining TO health regula-
tons come more forcibly TO the house
keepers attention han to that of the
man of the family. Pointing out that
legislation for the protection of children
has been pushed forward by women al
most TO the exclusion of men. she
argues that they could do more for the
protection OF their homes n for the
welfare of the nation If they had the
ballot.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

After a warm debate between two
men. neither of whom would yield, this
note was sent TO Senator jeff Davis. of
Arkansas: ~ question as old as Who
struck the late William Patterson or,
been referred to you for decision. IT is
this: How should the word Arkansas
be Observation-Disclosures or Arkan-
SAW An answe viii greatly oblige a
number of good fellows who will drink
your health at the expense Of the
wrong man." Senator Davis respond
ed promptly: "The word Arkansas
should be pronounced Arkansaw; the
authority for this pronunciation is COW
cred by a special act Of the general as
sembly of 1881. Am sorry / can't be
with you to drink at the expense of the
loser"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

So great have been the ravages
caused by the dodder--a l~eafless, twin
ing, parasitic plant-that a decree has
been issued by the French president
prohibiting its importation into the
country. 1t Is q yeritable agricultural
Scourge, attacking and destroying hops,
vines, clover. peas, tomatoes and
many other kinds of agricultural pro-
duce. Once having found it's way into
any district, ii is most difficult to get
rid Of, and constitutes a permanent
source of anxiety TO the farmer. Cut
suits.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

Salcey forest, near Northampton,
where some fine old oak trees ave been
damaged by fire, is the least known of
all the royal forests, though 1t former
ly extended across the border into
Buckinghamshire and there are still
nearly 1000 acres In the charge Of the
commissioners of woods and forests.
1t was settled I'm 1865, without the
timber by Charles III upon Queen
Catherine rs part of her jointure. The
great glory of this forest has been the
Salcey oak, now a mere picturesque
sylvan ruin. which is AZ feet In cir
conference and tabled to be 800 years
old. The famous tree was spared, not
for sentimental reasons. in the 18th cen
fury, when all the finest oaks were
felled for the navy by shipwrights from
Deptford dockyard. who converted"
the wood on the spot to i've the excess
Bive cost of transport.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
So Sudden.

Ardent Lover-Can't you see-can't
you guess that | love you-adore you?
The Girl-Well. / should hate to
think this was just your natural way
OF behaving I'm company.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
COMPLETE RETURNS
ON SENATORIAL TICKET

Corrected returns on the senatorial vote,
complete but not official, give Crawford
a clean majority of 1856 over Kittredge.
The vote by counties gives the following
majoritles:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

AT organization has recently been ef-
fected with the object OF conducting a
complete scientific investigation and ex.
%ploration of the Pacific ocean and its
islands. While the chief energies OF tho
institution will be devoted to ~ethnology,
the geology and configuration of the
region Will also be investigated. and
studies In zoology and botany will be
carried out, as also OF winds and ocean
currents. with a view to throwing light
on the distribution Of animals, plants.
10 be dispatched in a specially equipped
90 be dispatched in a specially-equipped
vessel, and II is expected that 10 years.
may be needed for the work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19

Twenty years ago In San FrSncisco
the term "tin horn gambler was at
tributed to the Hon. James Orndorff.
who vas dealing in a gambling place
on the Comstock lode. 1t is said that
ne remarked TO a player who was play
ing small: You're cheaper thar a tin
horn" When the question was re-
fcrred to Orndorff for settlement he
replied, Pears 10 me / did say some
thing like that. anyhow that's what he
was. re was nothing but a tin horn
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-19
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION.

Springfield, H., June 1~0.-Governor
Deneen today issued a proclamation
designating June Is as flag day, and
requesting that ii be properly observed