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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
UNCLE SAM HAS
PLAN TO FINANCE
DITCH PROJECT
VIII Throw Open 1000 Acres
and Ask Settlers to Pay
Water Tax.

Belle Tourche, S. D., March 10.-That
IT viii require six years more III when
to complete the Belle Fourche PROJECT,
IL miles north of here, is the estimate
Of the government engineers VINO are
now working out the details of a plan
whereby the government intends TO 90
the work itself and and come out about
even on the cost.
This plan embraces the throwing open
to the public some time this summer
Il, 200 acres of Ian lying on the south
side of the creek, for which the gov
eminent will receive for the water
alone. $3.50 per acre per year. This
will bring in $42,0 900 a year or about
$3.50, 900 during the six years. BY 1909.
it is estimated hat the and on the
north side Of the creek will be ready
for the water and this will add $3.50, 600
more 10 the governments evenue.
Little attention is being paid 20 the
talk of resumption by Orman & Crook,
the contractors who went bankrupt a
couple of months ago here. as it is
figured that they were losing too heav-
lily to think of continuing the work and
the government engineers believe they
can successfully finish the work cheaper
than any other firm.
Alterations to Be Made.
A number of alterations in the work
already lone viii have to be made be-
fore ii will come up to the specifications
required, but this will not require more
Than the present year. The whole
project is now about half completed
and Orman & Crook had their work
just one-quarter through when the
crash came.
r. f. Walters. the engineer in charge,
will have entire supervision of the pro-
ject and the government will merely
sublet some contracts. 1t is estimated
that the remaining cost of the project
For the six years work will be abou
$500 600, which can be covered with the
revenue from the land n water and
other sources now counted as assets
for the government.
1t is probable that the engineers will
start the work again within another six
or eight weeks as the mild winter has
left the "round in good shape.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
NEW CORPORATIONS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre, 8. D., March n.-Following is a
list of corporations which fled articles
of incorpora ton with the secretary of
state last week:
Progressive Publishing company. Rapid
CITY. Sl0O. 900: Lawrence SanitarIum COM
pany. Huron, $300, 600: Viewfield Presby-
terian church. V.ewfield; Manolitic Hol-
low Wall company, Pierre, $4,000; Gold
Belt Mercantile company, Deadwood, ST.
900, coo: American Commercial company,
Huron. 81. 600, 600: Independent Home Tele-
phone company, Huron, $500, 1000: Central
State bank. CastlewoCd. $1,000; Hewey
Rotary Engine company, Pierre, $500, 900:
Iliohoma Oil and Gas company, Huron.
$500, 600: Farmers Elevator Company OF
Hazel. Hazel, $4,000. First German Bap-
fist church OF Huston; Deutche Evangei.-
cal Vereinigte Freedoms of Yankton:
Pomelo Orange and Citrus Fruit company,
Pierre, $500, e00; Great Eastern Vividromt
company, Sioux Falls, $50, coo: Mound City
Commercial club. Mound City, s., 900
Hughes County Telephone company
Blunt, $4,000; Boyce Automatic Etchtnf
Machine company, Huron, $2J0,C00.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
PURE WATER COSTS
HARTMAN S2O,OOO

Suffern. y. Y, March BE. II. Har-
riman is digging a ditch at a cost OF
500 900 in the Ramapo mountains, to
make sure of having pure water i'm his
new house here. The ditch is our feet
deep, tour feet wide and a half mile
long, the greater part OF the distance
through solid rock.
1t is being ~excayated between Tower
Hill, on which the Hartman mansion
Is being built, and Mount Araina, the
highest peak of the ange.
ON the latter elevation will be con-
structed n concrete nj stone reservoir,
having one section for the storage Of
well water and another for lake water.
In the ditch will run two six-inch
lines OF pipe. Through n of these wa
ter will be forced from an artesian well,
exclusively for domestic and drinking
purposes. The other. leading from For
est lake. will supply the bathrooms,
swimming pool, fountains, fire protec-
tion and general service.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
DAY, NEW TOWN, TO
BID FOR RIVER TRADE

Day, s. D., March 12.-This is the
latst new town to spring into existence
in South Dakota 1t is situated on the
Missouri river in Gregory county, and
has a fine boat landing. Considerable
traffic, such as grain and stock from
the farms Of Gregory county. and
freight for the new towns in this part
of the state is expected to be
handled here in connection with the
line of boats which will operate on the
Missouri river his season between
sioux City and Pierre. Day 1918 miles
from the nearest town and promises TO
become quite an important place. Ap-
rllcation has been made for a tract
of government land here, and this will
be used for townsite purposes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
SELECTS
NEW NAMES FOR
THE SIOUX INDIANS
If Scheme Is Successful the
Work Will Be Extended
to All Tribes.

Washington d. c, March l2.--On he
whole. would you rather be named
Jones. Brown, Smith, Anderson, Ran
dolph. Gainsborough. Gassenheimer. or
Zuberanto? You can have your choice,
II you're a Sioux Indian and can induce
your father and mother. brothers n
sisters, to take the same name your
fancy happens TO alight on.
Just where the human race developed
it's system of names has long been an
interesting inquiry. Certain it Is that
the Sioux indian are to get the hrst
scientific scheme of national nomencla-
ture. They are to be named officially
by the government.
DR.. Charles A. Eastman, full blooded
Sioux Indian, author, clergyman,
scholar and philanthropist, resident of
Amherst, Mass, and husband of a
beautiful young American woman, is
in charge OF the business of selecting
the He has been at work about
two years on his task, and has COM
pleted a tentative scheme of names, eX-
elusive of two bands of the Sioux, those
at the Lower Brule agency and those
at the Poplar reservation. These he eX-
poets to visit the coming summer and
try TO get them into the scheme.
A Fearful Mixup.
DR.. Eastman's trouble is easily ex-
planned. Suppose there are three broth
ers In a family. One is named Wild
Horse, another Painted Stick and Il
third Fiery Cloud. Wild Horse went
TO Carlisle and learned Latin, and he
wants the family name, in the new
scheme of things to be Equus. But
Brother Painted Stick refuses to see it.
He wants the family to be called Jones.
Brother Fiery Cloud sticks out for the
name of John Nimbus. They must all
be induced TO agree on one name.
When they have agreed, their par
ents must accept their agreement. But
they are old fashioned and want TO re-
tain the family name of Horse-John
Horse, Jim Horse and Tom Horse.
There's no use remaining them at all
unless the new name plan is going to
be an indication of relationship. The
sisters, cousins and aunts must be sat
isfied as well, and the collateral
branches require attention. It's the
most fearful miXup ever imagined.
Patience n perseverance have en-
abled DR.. Eastman to get we'll along
with his list. He h&r argued the In
dams out of many of their fantastic
IDEAS, and expects to complete his work.
There are a good many thousands of
the Sioux, n it is believed thai mod
of names will be a long step
toward making plain average American
citizens of them. If ii proves that this
Is correct, the same scheme of arbitrary
remaining of whole tribes is likely to be
extended TO all the Indians.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
FRITZ SCHEFF SAYS
DIVORCE NOT HERS

New York, March 10.--Judge Platzek,
in the supreme court, has appointed
Edmond f. Wise, Is William St, ref
cree to hear testimony in the divorce
suit Of Won Bardeleben against Won
Bardeleben, n this gave rise 10 a re-
port that the action was brought by
FRITZ Scheff, actress, against Fritz
Won Bardeleben, her husband.
A Geographic dispatch from Gin
cinnati. in which city Miss Scheff Is
playing, brought word Of her denial OF
the truth Of this report. Through her
she said:
There is not the slightest truth in
the story that | nave begun suit for di-
vorce. Somebody in New York called
me on the long distance telephone to"
day and asked me about the report. Mr.
Won Bardeleben is in New York and /
have not begun suit against him.
MIR. Wise, the referee, said he could
throw no light upon the identity of the
~litigants.
II know that the woman in this case
IS the complainant" he said, but | do
not know whether this woman is FRITZ
Scheff. Several persons have asked me
today whether it is She
The only Won Bardeleben whose
name appears in the city directory is
Fritz Won B~ardeleben, a dealer in pos
tai cards. He is the husband of FRITZ
Scheff. His address is given as Breton
hall. II was said there last night that
he had not been there for a month.
Judge Platsek, who appointed the ref
cree, sal last night:
Il was struck by the unusual name
when / signed the reference, but ! was
not old whether FRITZ Scheff was II
party in the case"
At the Offices OF the theatrical man
eyer who has charge Of Miss Scheff's
business it was said that Fritz Won
Bardeleben was IN Cincinnati with his
wife
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
WINTER FAVORABLE
FOR RANGE CATTLE

Medicine Buttes, S. D., March Ia
Ranchmen in this part of Lyman
ty report that the winer now drawing
to "a close has been one of the most
favorable in the history of the state
for the stockmen OF western South Da-
kota, one ranchman reports that thus
far he has fed only half a ton of hay
to his cattle. which have beer enabled
during practically the entire winter to
secur their feed IN the open prairie.
Ranchmen farther west make the same
reports. Cattle have come through the
winter In very fine condition and will
be ready for shipment TO market much
earlier this year than for several years
past. The lack of nov on the range
has given cattle an opportunity to feed
on the abundant grass crop of last
year, which, as Is always the case.
cured on the stem.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
SIX KISSES RI
ALL HE CAN STAND

Chicago, March 11.--Six kisses a da&
are the limit for Ora NJ. Leedo. Ht
promised the detectives who arrested
him for deserving his affectionate wife,
that he would stay with her on thai
basis, They found him in Springfield
where he went seven weeks ago. III
is a case of too much lovey dovey bust.
ness" said Leedo. Nov. I'm no chill
ly guy, but l don't want a woman kiss
ing me all the time. Imagine a big slot
like me being called Honey And ]
used to call her Babe Did you even
hear anything so mushy in all YOU
life"
Mrs. Leedo lives at 6154 Aberdeen
St, with her two sons. aged II anG
Ia years. by former marriage.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20

Denver. March 13.-Anticipatlng a
plea of insanity on behalf of Giuseppe
Alto. District Attorney SIldger mas
taken the unusual course of attempting
to establish the defendants sanity be-
fore it has been denied by his attorney
in his trial for the murder of Father
Lee Heinrichs.
Four persons OF acknowledged repu-
tation as a~lienists testified positively
that In their opinion Alio is absolutely
sane and in full possession of his
mental faculties. Three other experts
VINO have examined the prisoner were
ready to give testimony TO the same
effect.
The prosecution has nearly completed
the presentation of its evidence and the
fate OF the defendant will probably rest
in the hands of the jury by tonight.
Joseph Hines. aged 8, altar boy at st.
Elizabeth's church. was the first Wit
ness to tell of the actual shooting. He
said Father Leo handed the accused
mar the sacred wafer during holy
communion and that Alto spat out the
wafer and drawing a pistol with his
left hand, fired at the priest. AS Father
Heinrichs staggered back Alto rushed
down the aisle waving his pistol.
Joe Miller, aged II, the other altar
boy. corroborated the testimony of
young Hines. and several Of the wit
nesses testified they heard the shots
fired and saw Alio running down the
aisle.
Mrs. f. NJ. Van Cleave, a communi-
Fan of St. Elizabeth's church. testified
that she saw Alto at the church three
times before the tragedy, and each time
he was accompanied by two other men.
On the second visit the men talked to-
gether and Alto pointed toward the al
tar Che was in the church at the early
mass on February %. and although she
did not see the actual shooting she saw
Alto running down the aisle waving his
T,tCtn1
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
STRANGE TALE OF
A LOST POCkETBOOk

Gettysburg, S. =, March 12.-While
hunting ducks on a pond near his home
about a year ago Clarence Stewart, a
well known farmer living near here,
was unfortunate enough to lose a pock-
etbook which contained a considerable
sum of money. AS the water in the
pond was quite deep it was useless
TO attempt to recover the p~ocketbook.
Last fall the pond became dry. The
other day while handling some hay
on the ground formerly occupied by the
pond, Stewart was greatly surprised
as well as delighted to find the pock-
etbook. The paper money in IL was
found to be nue. blackened, but still
legible and therefore %passable.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
CRIPPLE CREEK NOW ouTDoNg

a Diego. Cal. March I.-Prospect'
ors by the hundreds are leaving daily
for Duizura. "a new mining camp 81
miles southeast of here. which promises
to rival Cripple Creek I'm its palnliest
days.
talk III $4,000 surface ore is heard
The official report of &. Il. Anthony. as
saver. shows one sample running 81, 46i
10 the ton. Other samples reduce the
average TO s2.o0o.
Nevada prospectors discovered thu
new gold field n they Kept it score,
until they had located many rici,
claims.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
j. n. SHANARD, PIONEER
LUMBER DEALER, RETIRES

Bridgewater, s. D., March 13.-J. IT.
Shanard & Son, extensive lumber and
coal dealers. and n of the Oldest
firms in this city, nave transferred
interests to the John w. Tuthill Lum-
Der company, wholesalers OF Sioux
Falls, $. D., who will take immediate
charge of the business. with Albert
Stratton appointed as local manager.
Mr.. Shanard has been engaged in the
lumber business for 81 years. Twenty
six years of that time were spent here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
PIONEER S. D. COUPLE
TOGETHER IN DEATH

Sioux Falls, S. D., March f3.-Mr.
n Mrs. Freeman, pioneers who for
years have been well known in Min
nehaha and Moody counties, by Il
strange decree of fate died within three
days of each other. on Saturday of
last week Mr.. Freeman was stricken
with paralysis at his home at Fland-
reau, and died at 2 o'clock in the aft
ernoon of that day. Mrs. Freeman died
yesterday. The Freeman family located
in this part Of South Dakota about
n quarter of a century age. Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman are survived by ten
children.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
ALIEN BUREAU TO
a AGAINST "REDS"
is CHICAGO PLAN

Chicago. March 12.-Mayor Busse
and the heads OF the local police de-
partment have decided to take steps for
the establishment of a municipal alien
bureau. Its purpose will be TO pre-
vent anarchists from coming to Chi
cago and 1t Will work in conjunction
With the federal Immigration authori-
ties. United States District Attorney
Sims is said TO have approved the
plan.
The coroner of Cook county an
nounced that further sessions OF inves-
tigatioD into the death of Lazarus
Averbuch will not be held until Harry
Shippy, son of the chief of police, has
recovered sufficiently from his wound
10 give testimony.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
WAITING FOR SPRING
BREAKUP TO FIND BODY

Springfield, S. D.. March 1.-THE
spring breakup of the ice in the Mis-
souri, river is expected to reveal the
body OF Harry Frazier, a young Indian
who was drowned on January so last
while attempting to cross the river on
the ice opposite Springfield. The father
Of the young man, according to in
formation which has been received here,
has offered a reward for the recovery
of his sons body, and an effort will be
made to find IL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
MONSTER WOLF KILLED.;
WEIGHED 90 POUNDS

Gettysburg, s. D., March l3.-Ed
Won VALID, who resides near here, has
brought to Gettysburg the carcass OF
the largest wolf ever seen in this part of
the state. The wolf weighed SO pounds
and measured six feet from tip Of nose
to tip of tail. Owing to it's great size
and unusual ferceness, Won Wald's
hounds were unable to kill it in com
pat, and he finally had to shoot it after
he saw that it was getting the bet
ter of his dogs.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
CANNOT ESCAPE on
PLEA OF INSANITY
MASKED EPILEPSY"
NOT "BRAiNSTORM."

Denver, March 13.-When me dis-
trict attorney completed the ex-
animation Of the alienists he an
nounced the case closed for the
state.
In the cross examination OF one
of the prosecutions experts, II be-
came evident the defense is TO be
"Larval epilepsy" otherwise known
as masked epilepsy a CONDITION
similar to a brain storm, the
theory developed in the Thaw case.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20

Velvet takes it's name from the Ital-
ian 'velluto," shaggy, offering In this
respect a parallel with satin" which
1comes from the Latin ''seta," a bristle.
JAS a rule. II is safe to guess that the
name OF a dress material comes from
place. Besides such obvious cases
'as ~''astrakhan," Cashmere and
tweed" there are "fustian" from Fus-
,tat (Cairo); muslin from Mosul in
Mesopotamia; 'damask," from Damas-
Gus, and Cambria" from Cambria
while millinery itself is from Milan.
The ease OF silk" Is a curious one. 1t
is ''sericum," the stuff obtained from
!the Sores or Chinese, but these peo-
pile seem to have been named in an
Client Greek after the Chinese word for
a silkworm.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
CALIFORNIA GIRL
FALLS 1900 FEET

Los Angeles. March 14.-M.ss Eleanor
Gsesnc. ~aAughtcr ~ Major Frank Greene.
K. :. A.. fe.l and slid i.aAs Zee; over a
i reelp.rc on Mount Wilson and sustained
injuliss 81 suca seriousness That for 4
t.lAe her life wsus GeSpa rcd OF. Tne story
was suppressed entii physicians declared
her cut pi danger.
sA-ss Greene went out alone from she
Alpine tavern an the mountain. she
s'.cSe he Rim traR Ter q walk. When
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
ITINERARY OF THE
BATTLESHiP FLEET

Washington. March IA partial
itinerary for the battieship fleet, after
finishing target practice at Magdalena
bay, was announced today by the navy
department.. IL includes visits to san
Diego CCoronado). Santa Barbara, San
arriving ut the later place May s. The
announcement lays the plans for the
future movements OF all the vessels or
both tie Atlantic and Pacific fleets aft
or the naval review at San Francisco
have not as yet been made.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
ADDITIONAL LAND
FOR FORT McAHE

washington, ID. c.. March i2.-Sen-
ator Gamble. Of South Dakota, intro
-duced a bin today for an appropriation
OF 300, 900 10 be expended by the secre-
tary OF war for additional land for the
military reservation at Fort Meade.
8. II. The additional land Is desired for
ana general military pur-
poses.
1t Is understood that the acquisition
OF more ground IL approved by the war
deuartment.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
CORSICA BUSINESS MEN
ORGANIZE a IEAClIE

Corsica. s. D., March 1.-THE final
steps have been taken in the organ
ization of a business mems league at
this place. At a meeting of the newly
elected board of directors the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Gerrit Fenenga; vice president, A. j.
B~ordewyk; secretary, ID. FL. Raben;
treasurer, Fred Terhufen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
rs CARLOADS Of
EMIGRANTS FOR PIERRE

Pierre, $. D., March 10.-Seyenty-Ave
carloads Of emigrants, the advance
guard OF an army of 300 emfgrants. all
bound for Pierre. arrived here last
night at midnight. The new arrivals
were greeted by the first blizzard of
the year. for. from a balmy atmos-
phere yesterday. the tickle weather sud
denly turned TO wind and 10Y The
government reports This morning a fall
OF eight inches I'm "a hours. and as yet
the storm shows no signs of abating.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
LAURA TAMMEN WINS
$50 SCHOL ARSHIP

Yaukton, S. D.. March 1l-Miss Laura
Tammen won the $50 scholarship Of
fered by the Yankton Business insti-
tute here i'm a defamation contest. Otn-
er scholarships, ranging from $50 down
to $40. were also awarded to Miss En-
erson. Miss Hall, Edgar Dunn, Miss
Barnes, Harvey Dunn, Roland Shufelt
and Will Loynachan.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
DE sMET, SOUTH DAKOTA

There has been formed in France a
League To Respect Women. One or Ihe
FOUNDER explains the object thus: For
many years we Frenchmen have been
losing our reputation for ~politeness to
women-in fact. we are no longer as
polite to women as are the Engllsh,
Italians or Australians. For instance,
a Frenchman VIII seldom II ever think
of giving up his seat In a tramway car
or bus 10 a woman 1t Ia quite common
at "a station to see "a man elbow MS
way through a crowd of waiting women
to get In front. In railway carriages
amen will smoke in non-smoking COM
parments without asking the permits
sion OF the women present. We want
TO keep alive or rather to revive some
thing traditional in French courtesy
toward women, which Ia unfortunately
fast dying out"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
BERESFORD TO IMPROVE
CONDITIONS OF WALKS

Beresford, s. D., March 13.-The city
council here passed a resolution at
their last meeting deeming it neces-
sary to relay certain cement cross
ings which means that all the cement
cross walks on the main business street
will be raised somewhat nearer to the
street level tina they are now.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
STOCKGROWERS TO
SEE INDIAN RACES
AT BIG MEETING

Rapid city, S. D., March iG.-The 18th
annual meeting of the Western South
Dakota Stock Growers association will
be held in Rapid City on April IS, ii and
IS. The convention promises to be the
largest and most important In the his
tory of the organization. The citizens
of Rapid City will give a typical west
ern celebration of cowboy stunts, pony
races and other sports. \ large deicga-
ton of Sioux Indians from Pine Ridge
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
STAMFORD VOTES TO
kEEP The SAL OONS

Stamford, S. D., March l0.-At the
township election i'm Stamford township
the citizens ticket was unanimously
elected. The total vote OF the town
ship is about "A, of which "a votes were
polled. The town went wet" by seven
majority.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-20
LID JAMMED DOWN
TIGHT ON RAPID CITY

Rapid City, S. D., March 11.-Another
attempt is being made by the local
ministers to keep the lid damned down
tight on Rapid City n as a result
complaints were filed against p. B. Nc
Carthy and John and Charles Barker,
saloonkeepers, charging them with in
fractions of the liquor laws. The min
listers have had spies on the trail of the
saloons and declare that the II o'clock
closing, the law or screens and pool
tables. have been violated.