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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-16
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

De- Smet, S. D., Sept. Is, 1908.
The board of county commissioners
of Kingsbury county. S. d., met in
their room at the court house pur.
su mt to adjournment of Sept. 2.
Members present; l.. /. Olston, A..
n. Barber, w. J. Agnew and f. p.
Hardy.
This being the day set for the hear
ing ON equalization Of benefits of difch
No. / in Baker township and no one
appearing TO contest the proceedings
and it appearing to the commission
ers that an adjournment is desirable
for further consideration, it was NOV
ed and carried to adjourn the hearing
on said ditch until the first regular
meeting in January, 1909.
A petition was presented to the
board signed by l.. X. Nessiem, ID.
A Scott, and others asking to take
the south of section Z, the north !
aud sci of section Is, all of section
II, the sw4 Ct section 5 and the east
/ of the sci of section 6, all in Twp.
10, r 81, from district No, 2 and
form an independent school district
out of the land so taken.
1t was moved and carried to take
the matter up at the November meet
ing and the county auditor was in
structed to notify the school officers
Of Ind. District No. 2 and the signers
of the petition of the date of said
meeting.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Ed Whalen, depury sheriff fees 3 so 90
TIP Goodwin, sheriff fees Is 90
George Clark, printing 3S As
Geo Leach, marshall fees $50
Bertha Dodge, telephone rent 5 80
Bertha Dodge, telephone rent for
sheriff aud auditor 315
Perkins Bros, supplies IT rs
Friend Bros, same z 90
News Printing Co, same 05
American Book Go, school books 400 ~
Sundry persons, expense at fair los rs
l. Oiston, commissioners salary Ia 10
w AgneAw, same IL go
"A N Barber. same 290e
On motion board adjourned sine
die. P. A. CARROLL,
County Auditor,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-16
FOR SALE.
DUROc JERSEY SWINE.

-Four brood mares with foal. for sal,
inquire OF l.. +. Collins.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-16

State of South Dakota, County of Kings
bury-.sS
n Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit.
l. A Douer, Plaintiff.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
LODGE PROHIBITION.

The indianapolis Star discusses a
movement among different lodges and
fraternal societies toward compulsory
prohibition, toward abstemious habits
through rigldly enforced bylaws.
The Star says:
1t is currently reported that tenn
pie of Mystic Shriners-a collateral
organization of advanced Masonry
in the central west, has passed an or
der banishing from its future sessions
all intoxicants. The incident is in a
way very gratifying and in a way hu-
initiating.
Every Individual or organized eff
fort that tends to make men more so
ber and decent is to be commended.
Few things in the news Of the day are
more omfnous and depressing than
the report of follies and crimes that
men commit while under the influ-
ence of strong drink.
But IL this action Of the Mystic
Shriners means anything, 1t means an
authoritative admission that their
members can not be trusted to par
take Of their customary wine or beer
without disgracing themselves. No
action Of this sort was ever taken any
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08

where as the result of the orderly
and decorous use of glass of good
liquor.
Somebody has abused the privilege
and the temple has had to choose be-
tween two things-either to enforce
restraint upon the reckless or to deny
the privilege to all alike. Is not this
week way of choosing the easy but
illogical alternative?
1t is but relatively important, If it
is important at all, that Mason or
mankind in general should be made
total abstainers by compuls on. 1t is
in the highest degree important that
Masons, like Others, should demean
themselves as gentlemen, whether alb
stainers or not.
The evil is not in the drink or in
the taking Of it. The evil is in dis
graceful or dishonorable conduct,
drunk or sober. Any tendency to put
the moral emphasis upon the harm
less act and lift it off the harmful act
is intellectually crooked and morally
perilous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
TO ABOLISH THE TRAMP.

Mrs. Russell Sage is said to have
given $4,000 as the beginning of a
fund to be expended in getting rid
of the tramp nuisance in America.
1t is proposed to secure legislation
from the various states and persuade
the tramps to work, says the Inter-
mountain Republican.
It is doubtful If any large measure
of success can be expected. Any at
tempt to treat the tramp as differing
or more to be considered than any
other offender against the laws, any
other menace to the public safety will
fail The nation is certainly suffer-
ing from the tramp nuisance. and
has so suffered for many years. There
have been just as many tramps in
times of prosperity as when work was
hard to get
The past 10 years, rich in oppor-
tunity, splendid in rewards for every
one who would work have been mark
ed by the excessively large number
of tramps in every part of the coun-
try. They are as numerous as in the
days OF Coxey's army, and only less
destructive because the people recent
ly could feed them without inviting
disaster. Every train carries them.
Every police force is troubled with
them. Every home is threatened BY
them-and many homes are felon-
iously entered by them. For II is
only an easy step from the hobo to
the criminal.
Some sentiment appears to be rec
ognized in the movement to which
Mrs. Sage has contributed. The tramp
is excused because of the "wunder-
lust" That is flattering way Of
saying he cannot remain permanently
in one place.
In cold fact, however, 1t will not
make the reform any easier to get up
flattering fictions for the tramp. He
is an increasing nuisance, a menace of
the most undesirable character. It
is to be hoped that he may be made
to vanish.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
PROPAGATING SONG BIRDS

DIR. Charles McCutcheon, of Taco
ma, who has been importing Irish
and English song birds, is stated TO be
receiving letters fom many portions
of the northwest relative to the birds
The work he is doing has stirred up a
general interest in the importation OF
English skylarks, says one report He
is confident that IL the different coun-
ties of western Washington would
each unite in an effort to propagate
the birds within year or so skylarks
would be as common all over the
Puget sound region and throughout
the lower Columbia river country.
The birds are prolific breeders and
ae hardy fellows that take excellent
care Of themselves when in histile
environment, protecting their young
from predatory birds and animals
and rustllng their provenders with
ease in wintry seasons when birds
generally find it hard work to grub
stake themselves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
COLONIST RATES AGAIN.

The Hartman railroads will initiate
the regular spring colonist rates to
the northwest again on March l, it is
said, and the northwest should be
ready to receive the colonists who
will come west this year.
Every westerner who has visited the
east during the fall and winter says
that the western movement will be
greater than ever this year. People
who have boarded their money have
been alarmed at the money situation
and are now inclined to come west
and invest their idle capital in land
which can be neither tied up in banks
nor stolen by thieves.
This is an assurance that the west
will get some excellent people again
this year. 1t is an assurance that
more and more eastern capital is 60
ing to find its way into western in
vestments and everything should be
done by the west to encourage this
western movement, to welcome the
homeseekers and show the investor
the brightest and most promising
place in which to "drive a peg" New
blood is needed in the west; new en-
terprise is needed, new money is need
ed and the west will get these If she
goes after them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08

B. Holbrook, the phoenix risen from
the sagebrush desert, the green oasis
In the arid belt Of Morrow county,
finds itself in a strange predicament.
1t is thrown into the grab bag with
the wreck of the Title Guarantee &
Trust company's resources.
But Irrigon is a resource not to be
overlooked. With 1000 acres of rich
land under a good ditch system, Irri-
gon. by judicious management will be
able to produce at least 100000 to-
ward paying the bills of the defunct
trust company. 1t is perhaps the
richest resource in the entire collec-
ton.
Every foot of the 1000 acres of
land under the Irrigon ditch system
is worth 500 per acre IL any rrigat-
ed land in the world is worth that
much, and by placing it on the mar
ket, selling 1t to actual settlers and
outstanding its resources, Irrigon
alone can almost pay the bills of the
trust company.
1t would be happy ending of this
unfortunate ENHANCEMENT If Irrigon,
the little struggling sagebrush village
in the heart of the eastern Oregon
desert should put her shoulder under
this gigantic trust company of the
big metropolis OF oregon and lift it
bodily to its feet and restore its
health and strength.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
SETTLERS TO ASK RELIEF.

II is understood that the settlers on
the Umatlla irrigation project are
going to ask relief from the interior
department in the way of a postpone
ment or extension of time for pay
ments on the land located under the
project.
At present it is understood that set
tiers will be required to pay $6 per
acre on the cost price of the land and
81 per acre per year, cash down when
application is made for water right.
To many new settlers this will be a
burden. Poor men. actual settlers
are going to locate upon this land for
the purpose of making homes and
many of them will be forced to de-
pend upon their labor for sustenance
until the raw land is made produc-
tive.
1t will be necessary to clear the
land. level it and put it in condition
to seed and failures will be experience
ed. without doubt, in many first at
tempts. There will be little opportu-
nity to work in the vicinity Of the
claims and the law requires that resi-
.dence be made upon claims under
the reclamation act, so it seems that
relief may be necessary.
If the government could extend the
time Of payment to ~ or 13 years,
giving the settler two years without
payments, until his new land is made
productive. it seems that 1t would
greatly aid in bringing about the
early settlement of the land under
the project.
To begin making payments before
crop is seeded, before a home is
built, in fact, will be extremely bur-
densome to many worthy and bona
fide settlers and the interior depart
ment would be performing a worthy
service If two years respite in the
payments could be granted until the
land could be made to produce some
thing.
II these irrigation projects were in
tended for spectators, for men with
plenty OF ready money. this require
ment would not be burdensome. But
the bulk of the settlers will be men
without capital, men with nothing but
their bare hands with which to hew
a living from the desert and some
consideration must be given.
The East Oregonian desires to see
the Umatilla irrigation project settled
as rapidly as possible and converted
into a verdant field and blossoming
orchard within the shortest possible
time and it has only the interest Of
worthy settlers at heart in suggesting
a respite in the payments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08

A comfortable, old-fashioned hotel
in Washington, in which Senator Till
man has always lived, was torn down
during the summer. Now Tillman
lives in a swagger apartment house in
the Connecticut avenue district.
"Ain't that going pretty swift for an
fashioned feller like you, Benz"
inquired an anxious friend of Till
mans. Don't you forget I've been
selling hot air for $3.50 a night" re-
torted Tillman with a grin, "And do
ing It all summer, too"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
UMATILnA's BURIED TREASURE.

In the recent stories of buried
treasure in the Milton and state line
district, Umatilla county newspaper
readers are reminded of the fable of
the buried treasure in the old fourth
readers,
An old father dying. told his sons
that he left a fabulous treasure for
them buried on the old farm and i'm
mediately after the fathers death, the
sons began digging. They overturned
the farm to a depth of many feet,
but all their labor was unavailing.
They found no pot of gold. They then
began plowing and seeding and soon
became wealthy, when they learned
their dying fathers meaning.
So with Umatilla county. The
stories of fabulous treasures buried in
the Milton district are thought to be
myths but there is buried treasure
there-and the fruitgrowers, the ber-
ry growers, the alfalfa farmers, the
stockmen and orchardists are finding
it every year.
The treasure is found in the rich
soil, the abundance of water, the un-
surpassed climate, the long months
Of sunshine.
The pot of gold fades into insignifi-
canse compared to this treasure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08

After all, Senator Bourne is not SC
slow, at Washington. His man is Sc
lected by the president over the COM
bined recommendation of the other
three members of the oregon delega'
ton. But then Jonathan has earned
this recognition by a series of third
term talks which stand unsurpassed
in the recent annals Of national poll
tics. A United States district attor'
ney is small pay, indeed for the i'm
mense volume of third term steam
blown off by the junior senator ii
the past year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08
IRRIGON A RESOURCE.

In the ENHANCEMENT following the
suspension OF the Title Guarantee &
Trust company's bank in Portland,
the irrigated town Of Irrigon, the
dream of J. Thorburn Ross and F.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-08

= There is a people mighty in Its :
= youth, =
= A land beyond the oceans of the Z
= west, :
= Where tho with rudest rites, Z
= freedom and truth I
= Are worshipped: from glorious .
= mothers breast, !
= Who, since high Athens fell, =
= among the rest I
= Sat like the queen of nations, !
= but in woe :
= Turns to her chainless child for !
Z succor now, 1
= And drews the milk of power in :
+ wisdom's fullest flow. I
= This land is like an eagle whose I
= young gaze =
+ Feeds on the noontide beam, =
= whose golden plume +
4 OF sunrise CLEANS when earth is I
+ wrapt in gloom; :
+ Great people! AS the sands =
4 shalt those become, !
= Thy growth is swift as morn, 7
+ when right must fade, !
= The multitudinous earth shall :
+ sleep beneath thy shade;
= Nay start not at the name +
= America! =
= -Shelly-1S17. +
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
BRIDAL PAIR NEED
HOME, SO TAKE ONE

CLEVELAND, July 30-Even the
lack OF money with which to pay the
first months rent on house couldn't
prevent Antrim Schoen, %, a young
Austrian machinist, from getting mar
ried. He was found with his bride In
q vacant house at No. 1906 Scovill.
ave-, 8. e. owned by A. Wolf grocer
which he and his bride had comman'
deered within a few minutes after the
ceremony. the police say.
I'VE were married and | had our
goods carried to the first empty house
I found" Schoen told Lieut.. Anderson
Young men are foolish to let money
stand in the way Of love-"
Wolf went to Police Prosecutor
Feniger and wanted warrant charg
ing trespass. The warrant was re-
fused. Feniger hesitated to thus be
cloud the Schoens' nuptial bliss. Wolf
was brought around to agree with
him. A compromise was fixed up by
sending q summons to Schoen order
ing him to appear at headquarters and
explain.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
THINK RICH MAN
A DOUBLE SLAYER

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. July 20
Discovery Of the bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Raisbeck, OF New York city
in Lake Sylvia, near Annandale, Mimi,
to the theory OF murder and suicide.
Raisbeck, who was president of the
Philip Hake Manufacturing Co., maker
of fancy stationery. New York city.
and his wife had been spending a va
cation at the lake.
1t is supposed that the couple quar-
relied and that Raisbeck murdered his
wife and then rowed out into the lake
and committed suicide by drowning.
The condition Of. the woman's body,
which was badly bruised and beaten,
tends to strengthen this theory
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
WEBSTER SCORES
WARNER NEGLECT
DR.. BRADlEY's CAMPAIGN MAN
AGER TELLS HOW MEASURES
WERE LET SLIDE.

YALE. Mich, July 29.-Clyde Web
ster, campaign manager for DR.. James
B. Bradley. candidate for governor,
attacked Gov. Warner in his speech
here. yesterday. He said. among
other things:
AT the legislative session OF 1905,
Gov. Warmers first term. bill for the
ad valorem taxation OF telephone and
telegraph companies was introduced.
but was killed by the friends OF the
companies. At the regular session
of 1907 Rep. Dust introduced a bill
for the ad valorem taxation OF tele-
phone and telegraph companies. IL
was referred to the house committee
on general taxation, and that was as
far as II got. although, as you know,
the majority Of that committee was
friendly to the Warner administration.
Late In the summer the governor
decided to call special session 10
consider various matters. Atty. Gen.
Bird, knowing this and knowing the
conditions surrounding the taxation
Of telephone and telegraph companies
and firmly believing that they should
be taxed on an ad valorem basis the
same as the railroads and other prop
erty, sent an open letter to Gov. War
ner urging him to include telephone
and telegraph taxation in the matters
to be disposed Of in the special SEES
sion. Notwithstanding this letter OF
Mr.. Birds and Notwithstanding that Il
was unanimously approved by the
press OF the state. when the governor
called the legislature for the special
session. he made no reference In his
call to telephone and telegraph taxa
ton and the legislature. you know,
cannot take up at special session
any matter not reported to 1t by the
povernOr
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE AND

sTRAW.--Chief Quartermasters Office
Federal building, Chicago. ILL.,. July 30
1905. Sealed proposals, In triplicaio.
Will be received here. and at Offices of
quartermasters' at posts named below.
until IL o'clock a. m. September 1,
1908. and then opened. for furnishing
Forage and Straw for delivery as re-
quired during period commencing Oc-
tober /. 1905. and ending June 80, 1907,
at Chicago. ILL.,: Forts Sheridan. H.;
Benjamin Harrison. Ind; Thomas. Ky :;
Brady and Wa"ne. Mich Information
furnished on application here or 10
quartcrmasters at posts named. En-
velopes containing proposals TO be In
dorsed Proposals for Forage" and adj
dressed to cuartermasters OF posts
named. or 10 LEUT.-COL w. w. ROP-
lNSON, JR.. G.. q. Nj.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
OLD NAMES OF LONDON
HAVE GONE FOREVER

LONDON, July 30.-Petticoat Lane
has gone. nobody will admit that he
lives In Pimlico, Tyburn is merged In
the splendors OF Park lane and the
Marble Arch. and now the. traders OF
Houndsditch are imploring the au-
thorities to bury Its name forever.
The scholar, remembering that the
Houndsditch, or Dogs Ditch. dates
back to the remote days OF Canute,
may be shocked at the vandalism of
the memorialists, But what can a
scholar do in the face OF modern no
tons?
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
SOTHERN FILES HIS
ANSWER TO SUIT

RENO, New. July 30.-Edward n.
Sotherng hurried visit and departure
from this city yesterday was explained
when Atty. Harwood, who represents
the actor. filed with the county clerk
the answer to the complaint filed last
week by Virginia Harmed Sothern for
divorce. Mr.. Sothern's visit was for
the purpose of verifying the answer.
The answer, like all the other docu-
ments In the case, is sealed. This ac-
ton on the part of Mr.. Sothern would
seem to indicate that he will contest
the action brought by his wife.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Traekless Trolley Line.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July 29.--
Pennsylvania capitalists are here for
the purpose OF projecting a trackless
trolley line from Chattanooga to the
top OF Walden's Ridge, the home OF
the National interstate club. The
line when completed will have cost In
the neighborhood OF 100000. The
cars will carry 80 persons each. and
will be operated by two overhead
trolley wires.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Il Can't Be Beat.

The best of all teachers is expert
ence. G. NJ. Harden. Of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: II find Elec.
trio Bitters does all that's claimed for
II. For Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles II can't be beat. I have tried
Il and find II most excellent medi
cine" Mr.. Harden is right; It's the
best of all medicines also for weak
ness, lame back and all run down con-
ditions. Best too for chills and ma.
laria. Sold under guarantee at r. c.
Kinsel's. Central Drug Co., and Gray
q Worcester's drug stores.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Many Charges Against Hubby.

Phoebe Bailey Med bill for d.
vorce Wednesday morning. In which
she alleges that her husband, Phil
ander, drinks to excess, and when in
toxicated abuses her. She charges
that he has beaten her. and once at
tempted to strangle her TO death. He
also refuses to work, she says and she
has been compelled to earn her own
living
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Aatlcot WIna Rich Raoe.

LONDON. July 2s.-The two-mile
race for the Goodwood Plate
valued at $4,000. for 3-year-olds and
upward. was run at Goodwood today
and was won by II. 8. Goodson's As.
ticot. j. Durham's Mercredi was
second. j. Buchanan's Pillo was
third. The betting was 10 to against
Asticot; s to 1 against Mercredi. and
s to ! against Pillo. Fourteen horses
ran.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
May Put Quay Statue on Grave.

HARRISBURG. July 29.--The desig
nation Of site for the Quay statue
has not been considered by the board
OF grounds and buildings. II Is be-
lieved that the board will give the
subject no consideration pending the
meeting OF the legislature, when It's
erection at the grave OF the late SEN
ator will probably be authorized.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Pointe Aux Barques Special Via
Grand Trunk Railway.

Beginning Friday. June 26th. and
continuing each Friday thereafter.
Pointe Aux Barques Special will leave
Brush-St. Depot at D. m. arrive
Harbor Beach and Pointe Aux
Barques p. m. returning leave the
Pointe and Harbor Beach a. m,
Mondays. Parlor car reservations at
City Ticket once. 124 Woodward.
ave
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Divorced. Meet, Wed Same Day.

LAwRENCEBURG. Ind. July 20
A. l.. Elsenshanks. 80 years old. and
Miss Agnes Clark, 81. accidentally
met In the courthouse here when both
were paying the costs In their divorce
cases. They went ont to dine togeth
er, and in the afternoon returned to
the courthouse and were married.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Fatal Quarrel Over Steak.

quarrel over a beefsteak. John Hin.
ton. alias Ping Pong Hinton, struck
Lee Brooks. a restaurant keeper, over
TIE head with a club. breaking In his
skull. Hinton attempted TO escape,
hut was captured and placed In jail
to await the results OF Brooks iniur-
los
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
BROWNS WHILE SWIMMING.

CALUMET, Mich, July 29.-(Spe-
cial I'm an effort to rid himself OF
the discomfort attendant upon the
extreme heat. last evening, Arthur
Trathen. aged Is, son Of James Ira
then. shift boss at the Isle Royale
mine, went in swimming. He was at
tackled by cramps and drowned. The
body was recovered.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
0 Ambition in That Direction.

George" said Mrs. Ferguson,
there's an item In this paper that
tells you how TO know a mad dog
when you see one"
"Shucks." exclaimed Mr.. Ferguson;
I've no desire to know any mad
dogs. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-30
Convict Faces Murder charqe.

SACRAMENTO. July 30.-Fred
Howard. who participated in the Fol
som prison break, Is now In the Sac.
ramento County Jail. He was brought
from the Colorado penitentiary to be
tried here for the murder OF Guard
Cotter he says fellow prisoners In
the Colorado Penitentiary. to whom
ne told his story. revealed his iden-
tity.