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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
CAPTURES
SEVEN FIREBRANDS

Canton. S. D.. Dec. flight coh-
fessed irebrands are In custody here.
charged with the burning Of the Mutual
Lumber company's yards and buildings
here, a hotel building aid other struc-
lures to the value of more than $50, 900.
Two brothers by the name of Hem
stock are the leaders of the band, which
comprises also the Anderson brothers.
Charles Webber. VIII True, Joe Dunn
and Marvin Stanley.
The latter was found In Sioux Falls
by States Attorney Carlson, where he
made a confession, duplicating the 9TH
er members of the gang, and when he
was brought into the presence of the
Hemstocks they also confessed to the
crime. Sheriff OpsGl and Sheriff-elect
Quinn were instrumental with the
states attorney in running the men to
ground and relieving the community OF
the hazard which their liberty imposed.
County superintendent OF Schools c.
G. Lawrence has instituted a corn
growing contest in the rural schools.
with an enrolment of 425 boys, which
is attracting much favorable com
ment. In the spring each boy was Civ
en- 10 ounces OF corn. which they were
10 plant In a separate plot, cultivate
and pick themselves. Each one Is TO
enter 10 ears. and the decision will be
given during the meeting of the County
Farmers institute. Mr.. Lawrence has
secured an expert from AraeS, Ia. to
preside Over the contest. Unity Com
mercial club, OF Canton, he's donated
the first prize of $40 and the business
men have donated the other "a. In CON
nection with this contest, John Bren-
ner, n OF the best known corr grow
ers in the state. has offered a prize or
SIS to the boy writing the best essay on
Corn Growing"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
MAKES ESCAPE OF
TWENTY-T0 ROCK
BY ONLY AN INCH
Massive Rock Broke Fastening
and Fell from Height With
Crushing Force.

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 15.-Falling
from a height OF 20 feet, a 20-ton.
weight landed within an inch Of the,
toes OF some inquisitive stranger who
CHANGED TO be witnessing the Norbeck
& Nicholson well drilling crew at work
on the new eight-inch well for the city
of Aberdeen. putting down a 100-foot
casing. Members OF the crew relate
a II was the narrowest escape from.
an awful death that they had ever
witnessed.
The stranger appeared within the in
closure under the drill tower early yes.
terday morning, just as the crew was
at work lowering the casing, hammer
ing the casing with the cotton weight,
The man, in order not TO miss any Of
the details OF the work, stood within a.
few feet Of the casing. All at once the
cable holding the weight broke, n the
ponderous stone fell with terrific force
at the feet OF the intruder,
With a Mortified expression on his
face. n without losing time TO say a
word. the man broke and fed, and he
was still running when he reached
First avenue by the residence OF S. M.
Mccall. No one knows who the man is.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
FORM CORPORATIONS

Pierre, S. d, Rec. l3.-Articles Of tnCOr-
Soration have been filed with the secre-
tary of state for the Mary Walker Home
for Crippled and Deformed Children at
Hot Springs. This is without capital
stock. and is founded by Mary Walker Of
fedora. Ia, its purpose being to care for
and educate such u~nfortunates. The
founder reserves the right TO select the
trustees for the institution. The inCor-
porators are Mary Walker Of fedora. la.
Fred C. Walker. $. l.. McAnnin and Louis
S. Gull OF Hot Springs.
Another bank has gone ahead of civil
~fzation, and articles nave been filed for
the Bimetallic State ank at Winona.
Trip county, which is yet indian land.
not having been formally opened to set
tlement. The incorporators Of the new
venture are C. w Marley, Ona Marley
and l.. NJ. Marley, ali of Winona.
Two new telephone companies nave
been added TO the list in the state by the
Incorporation OF the Hamlin County
Farmers Telephone company at Hayti-
with a capital of $4,000. The Violin Tele-
phone Exchange company has incorpor-
ated at Violin with a capital of SOS, 900
The promoters of a Touring mill project
at Camp Greek have secured pledges OF
the sowing of ZOO acres Of wheat in that
vicinity e year IL the mill is secured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
OIL KING PLANS TO
UPliFT THE ORIENT

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Fifty million dol
lars for the education of the benighted
OF the Orient, with John d. Rockefeller
as the kindly giver and the University
of Chicago as the distributing agency
such was the colossal be~nevolence fore
cast this morning by q leading MEM
Der OF the university faculty.
According to reports at the univer-
sity. the oil king will~spend this i'm
mense sum In uplifting the nations Of
the far east, after hearing reports OF
Professor Ernest Burton and Professor
Thomas e. Chamberlin, who have
been commissioned to investigate con-
ditions in the Orient. 1t is said that
Mr.. Rockefeller will give the Univer-
sity of Chicago power to expend the
$4,000, 600 In the way Professor Burton
and Professor Chamberlin may spe-
city on their return from the East next
summer.
Professor Burton Is now in India
pursuing his examination of educa-
tional institutions. and Professor
Chamberlain n his son, DIR. Rollin
Chamberlin, will start for China jan
uary 4, where they will meet Professor
Burton.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
ANONYMOUS LETTER
GIVES NEW CLUE
IN MURDER CASE


Trent, s. D., Dec. 1S.-That there is
still a possibility of solving the mys-
terry of the murder of Harvey Brad
field. Who vas killed while on his way
home here the night of Halloween last
year. is suggested by an anonymous let
ter 60 States Attorney Blewett, tell
ing where to find the revolver with
which the killing was done. A search
was made in a culvert near the scene
of the shooting as directed and a badly
rusted revolver containing two empty
and three loaded cartridges was found.
Efforts to trace the letter to It's au-
have been fruitless, but the au-
thorities are hoping that more evidence
viii be revealed. 1t will be remember
ed that Henry Hendrickson, one OF the
prominent men OF the community. was
twice tried for the murder and the
second time given his liberty. Ii was
claimed he was angry at Bradfield and
shot him from his own yard as he.
passed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
MOSES DEATH FIGHT
REVEALS GOLD DEPOSITS
TO A LUCKY HUNTER

Spokane. Wash, Dec. 15.-Oscar Z.
Nelson, formerly manager of the Fairy
land Skating rink at B~ellingham,
Wash, writes to relatives in Spokane,
from Fairbanks, Alaska, that by kill
ing a bull moos near Fairbanks creek
he and his partners, Washburn and
Johnson, prospectors, have come into
q fortune by the discovery Of a vein of
gold, uncovered by the longhorn In its
death struggles. The animal was shot
from a blind at a distance of $50
yards, the first bullet striking a vital
spot.
While quartering the moose, Nelson
discovered that the rock, which had
been exposed from under a layer of
moss torn loose by the animal, bore
gold in large quantities. The hunters
made a closer investigation with their
magnifying glasses and immediately
staked out several claims, on which.
they filed at Fairbanks. Nelson says
the rock bears a high percentage OF
gold. A rush Of miners from Fair
banks followed the discovery.
Nelson adds that the animal is be-
lieyeG TO be the famous Anaconda
moose, which was frequently seen by
miners operating the creek. The spread
OF antlers is a little more han seven
feet and the carcass weighed 1900
pounds.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
TURKEYS DEBUT
AS A MONARCHY
Glad Event Is Celebrated in
Constantinople With Big
Jubilee.

constantinople, Dec. 19,-Turkey made
her bow as a full fiedged constitutional
monarchy today, when the new Ottoman
parliament opened It's first session. This
assembly was provided for in the consti-
tuition by Sultan Abdul Hamid last July,
and Is the first body OF its kim to meet in
the empire for over 80 years. The life OF
it's only predecessor was brief, but great
hopes are entertained for the success of
the newcomer.
Today was proclaimed a general holiday
In honor OF the parliament. The decora-
lions are unprecedented, and most of the
population Is in the streets eagerly dis
GUESSING the prospects of the new regime.
Practically every regiment in the Consti-
nople garrison lined the route under arms
when the sultan drove TO open the assem-
bly,. while school children along the way
sang hymns of liberty as the eortege
passed.
Sultan Abdul Hamid. who granted
the constitution last July providing for
this assembly, was everywhere greeted
with o cheering. here was no
semblance OF disorder.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
SAM SHORT
OF PUBLIC LANDS
FOR HIS CITIZENS
Standing Rock and Cheyenne
Last Chances in Former
Great American Desert.

washington. Dec. 14.-Uncle san Is
no longer rich enough to give US an d
farm. out last session or congress He
made preliminary arrangements TO give
farms to over 10000 Of us, and the peo-
pie of South Dakota want them just aS
soon as possible.
They will be carved out of the stand
ing Rock and Cheyenne river reserva-
tions IN that state, and 100000 acres
of good land will be given away just
as soon as the p~reliminarles can De at
tended TO. They will not be actually
donated; the land must be appraised
and sold: but in fact it will amount 10
almost q donation.
The opening Of this immense tract
said to be the last great area which
the government will have at its dis
posaI for homesteading purposes-iNus-
trates the sad fate of the Great Amer
lean Desert. Two generation eN-
erything west Of the MISSISSIPPI was
the desert. Then it moved along, ana
everything west of the Missouri as Idr
as the Cascade Mountains was desert.
Then states grew up in the desert, and
great cities flourished, n h desert
was driven into coisG quarters. FINALLY
the bad lands of South Dakota became
a sort Of last stronghold OF he theory
that a Great American Desert really
existed. Parcel by parcel these were
taken up and turned into thrifty FARMS
Still, the Standing Rock and Chey-
enne reservations, inhabited by some
thousands of Indians, were regarded as
hopeless. one day the Chicago, Mil
waukee e. st. Paul road announced
that II would buiid to the Pacific coast,
and that it's line would pass squarely
through these lands, Thereupon people
began wondering if they were worth
while. The result was that it was sud
Jo~l,r lfSCn,rav,H that fhpV foo were
good lands. and that they needed moth
ing but attention.
Last seq = congress passed an act
for Openirs 100000 acres of these res
ervations to settlement. The govern
ment must buy them from the Indians
and then in turn sell them to settlers.
As soon as the law passed the desert
began TO gain popularity with I'M
steaders. 1t developed that these were
excellent agricultural lands, lying along
splendid streams. 1t was an uneN-
plored region. with a bad reputation
because ii had long been set off as an
Indian reservation.
With about 500, GOO people, the state Of
South Dakota has for a number Of
years been credited with producing q
larger per capita of wealth than any
other state in the union. It's lands have
been coming into corresponding de-
mand, and when il was announced that
this big DOMAIN was TO be opened, in
quiries came from all sections.
1t is now expected that the lands viii
be opened for the registration of would
be homesteaders in the autumn of 1909.
and for entry of the lucky ones in the
spring of 1910. The opening will be
by the accepted process Of registration
and lottery drawing; the man with the
first number having first choice of
plats. The best tracts Will be WORTH
from l 1000 downward.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
BURGLARS FOlLED IN
ATTEMPT TO LOOT BANK

Draper, ). D., Dec. 1S.-Great ex-
element was caused here Sunday
morning by the report that during the
night an attempt had been made to
rob the Draper State bank. The auto
matte burglar alarm was set off at
1919 o'clock. while a number of peo-
pie were still on the streets. The well
known reputation of expert safe
cracksmen to likewise be good marks
men. had a tendency to hold the as
tonished spectators back for a time,
which allowed the burglars to make
their get away. DIR. w. NJ. Hunt, whose
Office Is a short distance up the street
from the bank. fired three shots at
fleeing figures up an alley and George
Dunkel also too Il snot at another
going in an opposite direction. When
the cashier, p. N. K~ovsgaard. and the
assistant cashier. ". Jorgenson, were
aroused and opened the bank, no in
dication was visible of the midnight
call OF the would-be marauders.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
~ DON'T BELIEVE IT." SAYS
CASTRO, MAN OF DESTINY

Berlin, Dec. 1a.-President Castro of
Venezeula. maintains his composure I'm the
face of alarming reports published here
regarding the disturbances In Venezeula.
When dispatches were shown to him stat
ing that the people OF Caracas had arisen
against him, burned the pictures and
statues of the president in the public
squares and had made an attack on a
number OF buildings, including the
stores OF several OF his warmest adj
herents. and that several persons had
been killed. Castro said quietly:
II don't believe II. l had dispatches
from Caracas this morning, but they men
ton nothing of the Kind.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
JUDGE DEPREcATEs
MORBID CURIOSITY

Huron, S. d. Dec. E.-Judge Taylor put
himself squarely or record Saturday. dur
ing the hearing OF a case in circuit court,
In which some of the stories told by wit
nesses were Of the most revolving charac,
ter. The court room was well filed and
In the audience were a large number OF
young men. Judge Taylor expressed re-
greet at the presence Of these young peo-
pie and in strong terms cited the fact
tina the hearing of said cases, although
necessary for the clearing of the social
atmosphere, were not such as students in
public schools and college would gain
knowledge OF law or derive benefit, ex-
pressing his opinion so clearly that all
appreciated the force of his remarks and
the absence of young people at other ses-
sions was noticeable.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
INDIAN AGENTS UNDER
CIVIL SERVICE RULES

Rosebud Indian Agency, S. d.. Dee.
17.-Edward b. Kelley, formerly of
Flandreau s. d., who for some years
has been United States Indian agent
mt his agency, will hereafter be known
as Superintendent Kelley, with the title
OF major. The change is made in ac-
cordance with a recent order of the
Indian bureau at Washington doing
asyay with The Office of Irdian agent.
Major Kelley has qualified under the
new order and was required TO furnish
new bond. With the change in the title
from Indian agent TO superintendent
the position passes under the civil ser
vice, thus removing the superinten-
dents Of the various Indian reserva-
lions OF the country from the influence
OF politics and arranging 1t so that
politics will hereafter have nothing TO
do with filling the positions.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
REGISTER M
FOR PIERRE OFFICE

WASHINGTON. Dec. i9.--The president
rent to the senate today the nominal
tiun OF John l.. Lockhart to be register
or the land Office at Pierre, s. ID.
Lockhartf is the Kittredgc ~appointee
for the place under the arrangement
proposed and executed by the presi-
dent nearly Wa years & when he
caused the two senators from South
Dakota 20 cast lots for the federal pat.
rorage
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN
FOUND DEAD IN BED
A. III. Scott, of Phillip, S. D..
Been Dead Many Hours
When Found in Room.

Sioux city, Ia, Dec. ia. IL. Scott
a stockman from Phillip, $. d., was
found dead in his room at the Monda-
min hotel at 2:45 O'Clock this afternoon.
scott came to Sioux City on the 9:55
omaha train and retired soon after
reaching the hotel. In his pockets We're
SIG. together with several bottles Of
medicine and a spoon, which would in
dicatc that he was i'll.
Coroner Robbins, after viewing the
body. turned it over to Undertaken
Westcott. 1t is his opinion that apo
plexy was the cause of death. Scott
looked 10 be a nan OF S. years of age.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
CUPID OVERWHELMS
LONELY BACHELOR.

Madison, S. D., Dec. ia
stenographer is an actual
; necessity for a bachelor of Ra-
mona, who advertised In a local
paper for a young woman who
would marry him.
He has been flooded with re-
plies from willing ones, and
while a stenographer will be
kept busy she will not be barred
from the list of possibilities.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
LEGS ARE CRUSHED
BY RUNAWAY TEAM

Yankton. 5. D., Dec. 1S.-With both
legs crushed beyond all hope OF re-
Harley Morrison. of Utica. a
farmer, Is in Sacred Heart hospital
here. He was crushed against a post
III Utica elevator by a runaway team
with such force hat h o wagon
axle broke. The accident ooh place
last Friday. but Morrison has only
just reached the hospital, it being inn
possihle 10 move him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
ARCHBOLD GIVES
MORE TESTIMONY

New York. Dec. 17.-When the gov
nit to dissolve the Standard
Oil company, OF New Jersey. was re-
sumed today, John ID. Archbold, vice
president of the company, was recalled
I'm order to make his testimony COM
plete. 1t was counsel for the Standard
Oil, and not tile government, that
brought him on the stand again.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
SCAFF0LDING FALLS;
ONE MAN Is KILLED

Aberdeen. s. D.. Dec. 19.-Fred Barr.
81 Lennon. s. D., a carpenter, was
instantly killed and n. Ellington, OF
his place, badly injured in the falling
OF "A scaffold on the new Methodist
church here this morning.
Both men were married They were
working In snow and water when the
~scaffolding fell, precipitating them to
the frozen ground.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
HANssRoueH IN HOSPITAL.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. Ex-senator
Hansbrolgh. who became iii in Mime
apolis some days ago, while on his
way to Washington. M has been con-
fined to his room al the Nicollet, is
worse. He has been taken to the Ash
bury hospital. The senator is suffering
from a recurrence of an old a trouble.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
WOMAN SWOONS IN
STREET UNDER WEIGHT
OF MERRY WIDOW"

Munich. Dec. IA fashionable wom-
an. wearing a Merry Widow" hat
three feet In diameter. tainted In the
street today and was carried into a
shop. where she v when the
hat was removed. The doctor who had
been SUMMONED said the swoon was
entirely attributable TO the enormous
weight OF the hat.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
STATE OF WAR Is
DECLARED AT CARACAS

Washington. Dec. IA dispatch
from Paxton Hlbben, American secre-
tary Of the legation at Bogota, Colom-
bia, states that the minister of foreign
affairs of Colombia received n telegram
from Caracas, dated the 14th. stating
the head of the Venezuelan government
has declared a state of war.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
NEW HAMPSHIRE BANK
LOOTED By CASHIER

Washington, Dec. IA defalcation
OF $50. 900 has been discovered In the
First National hank or Somersworth,
y. III. Cashier Fred NJ. varney has
been arrested and the directors have
asked the hank examiner to take pos
session OF the institution with q view
TO voluntary liquidation.
This information was reported to the
comptroller OF the currency today.
The institution has a capital of $780,
CO.., and deposits of under 5000, 600.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
ROOSEVELT GETS
AMMUNITION FOR
HIS AFRICAN HUNT

New Haven. Conn. Dec. I5.-The
ammunition TO be used by President
Roosevelt on his African hunting trtp
has been prepared here and forwarded
TO Washington. together with the
weapons which the president will use.
They were SEN here to be examined
by experts. The ball cartridges are In
varying weights, the largest being
deemed the right caliber to bring down
q pachyderm.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
ANOTHER BUNCH
OF TURNER'S PICTURES

London, Dec. 17.-About 80 hitherto
unknown water coiors and oil paintings
by Turner were displayed for the first
time today at the National gallery.
The water colors were found In a port
fclio behind a book case which had not
been moved for years. They needed
only slight cleaning. The OIL paintings
were found in q paper parcel In a
store room. This Is the second recent
discovery of Turner's works. 1T IL re-s
called that a score Of his pictures were
found about three years ago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
DYING MAN SAYS
He Is MURDERER

Boston. Dee. l9.-In the last stages
Of consumption and suffcrings from
dropsy, William M. Watts. aged 81, last
night walked into the DOrcester police
station. and announced he had come to
give himself up on q charge of muir
der. He declared that i'm self defense
lie had shot Charles Rock, a former
soldier inmate the the Battle Mountain
sanitarium in Hot Springs. 5. D., in Il
saloon during q drunken brawl.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
THIEVES SLAUGHTER
RANGE CATTLE

Sturgis, s. D.. Dec. 1S.-Reports were
brought here today that a number of
cattle nave been shot and killed on the
Elms and all the ~carcasses taken but
the heads. The same thing occurred
betwee Tama and S~toneville. At the
latter place animals were skinned and
only the hides AIKEN. Several are sus-
pected OF having a hand in the kill
ing and trouble is looked for at any
time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25

IT Is difficult to estimate the total
loss on the Scottish grain crop of this
season but II we put the deterioration
mt the quite moderate figure Of co an
acre for 80 per cent OF the lands under
crop the total Is a sum considerably
aid. The winter loss from using half
rotten fodder and from protracted sales
of dIscoiored and musty grain is not so
aaSilv calculated
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
CHIEF HUMP GOES TO
LAST HUNTING GROUNDS

Pierre, S. D.. Decl 15.-Chief Hump,
the Sioux leader OF the band causing
the trouble which ended in the battle
Of Wounded Knee, the last important
Indian fight in the Northwest. died at
his amp at Cherry creek last night.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25

In the British army there liz a de-
mand that the excessive smoking OF
cheap and bad cigarets be discouraged
or prevented. In several ~battalions eff
forts are being made In this direction
so as TO lessen the practice among the
young soldiers. In one battalion COM
pany officers are enjoined 10 have an
order against the cigaret read out at
every parade. Pipe smoking is not yet
under the ban.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-25
FIELD HEIRS TO BUILD
~SKYSCRAPER IN T H

New York. Dec. 15.-The heirs of
Marshall Field are reported TO be plan
ming a Fifth avenue s~kyscraper, to rep
resent a 81. 200, 900 investment, although
the ground has been leased to a New
York man for SO years.