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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
PARTY OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE.


Never before was the republican
party of South Dakota more free from
corporation taint than as now consti-
tuted. The party stands for the plain
people and is entitled to the actiYe
and earnest support of every voter
who sympathizes with progressive
principles. In brief, the things for
which the party stands, as declared
by the republican state convention
held at Mitchell on July 14th, are in
part as follows:
That special session of congress
be held Immediately following the in
auguration of the next president for
a revision of the tariff
Removal of the tariff from coal,
iron, lumber and wood pulp, as well
as from all articles the price or pro
duction of which is controlled by a
trust or monopoly.
Vigorous enforcement of the stat
utes against rebates and discrimina-
tions.
The enactment of such legislation
as will prevent the future over-issue
of stocks and bonds by interstate car
riers.
Extension of the powers of the in
terstate commerce commission so as
to make it effective in fixing and es-
tablishing maximum rates and giving
the commission control of the making
Of classifcations.
A law requiring that rates or classi-
fications once established between
points wholly within South Dakota
shall not be advanced without notice
to the state board of railroad commits
sioners.
For a relentless continuation Of the
efforts to crush out monopolies and
illegal combinations, and punishment
of the offenders.
Ascertainment of the true value of
all railroad property SO freight and
passenger rates can be .equitably adj
justed. Such an appraisement is now
being made in South Dakota under a
law passed by the republican majority
in the state Legislature.
That all public service corporations
shall be required to keep a uniform
system of bookkeeping and accounts
which shall be subject to inspection
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, the established boards of rail
road commissioners and the assess
ment boards Of the various states.
Establishment of a postal savings
bank system.
The enactment of a law guarantee
ing depositors in banks against loss.
The enactment of a comprehensive
state and county depository law which
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
Legal Notices.
RESOLUTION NO. II.

Be it resolved by the City Council of
the city of De Smet Kiugsbury county,
South Dakota, and is hereby so resolved
that it Is necessary for the public use to
construct a sidewalk on the east (c) side
of PoiuSett avenue inI front OF and abut-
ting upon lots numbered seventeen 40
and eighteen (1S1 in block No. five 90 of
the first k. X. addition to the town, now
city of De Smet, county of Kingsbury and
state of South Dakota, according to the
recorded plat thereof, and that such a side
walk is necessary for the public travel
along the said Poinsett avenue, and
should be constructed;
That the owners and occupants of said
lots and parcels of land adjoining to and
abutting on the said Poinsett avenue
above specified be, and the same are here
by notified to construct, at their own
cost and expense,a cement side walk in
before the first day of October. A. D., 1908 /;
\. .5.aiG Sidewalk fo hc of cement built .r
constructed of cement, sand and gravel,
and TO be live l5) feet in width and to be
constructed in accordance with the pro-
visions of ordinance No rs and amend
ment thereto, and notice is hereby given
that said cement walk If not constructed
by the owneror occupant OF said lots or
parcel of land within the time above spec
iged Will be built and constructed by the
said city of De Smet, kingsbury county,
South Dakota, and the cost thereof be as
sessed upon the abutting lots or parcel of
land in front of which said side walk in
proportion TO the number of front feet so
abutting.
Done by the city council in the city of
De Smet, this Bird day of August, A. D..
1908.
Approved this srd day of August, A. d.
THos P. GOODWIN,
Attess: Mayor,
WI. KoEHLER, City Auditor.
(SEAL) a14-3t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
THE LAWS DELAY.

Supplementing the address of Mr..
Taft on the delays of the law and lay
ing the AK closer to the root of the
evil than be did, will be the report of
the section of the national bar asso
citation to which was committed inves-
tigation of this subject by the asso-
citation last year and which will make
its report at the meeting in Seattle
next week
The report deals largely with that
prolific because of delayed Justice re-
sulting from the higher regard appel
late courts pay to "the rules of the
game" to the technique of trials, than
to the merits of the case. Mr.. Alger,
in recent criticism of this exaltation
of form at the expense of justice, said
that usually the appeal is only an ex-
animation by the appellate court Of
the trial judges knowledge of law. Or
as that rel ort puts it, it makes a game
of a trial to be played with skill and
the more skillful player winning, even
though the justice of the case be lost.
A southern Judge once said that,
owing to this higher regard for con-
yentions of law than for the merits, it
now requires extraordinary ability and
great care for a man so to commit
murder as to insure his conviction.
Mr.. Alger, in his criticism, gave a
number Of instances in which convic-
tion on trial had been reversed ard
the accused discharged because error
of a purely technical character had
been committed on trial. In q case
made prominent blythe official station
of the accused, be escaped just and
richly merited punishment because
the courtof review held that he should
have been convicted of but one offenss
instead of the 20 odd of which he WIS
found guilty.
Years ago this same tendency that
exalts tecnique had run It's course in
English courts until the absurdity of
it, the resulting increase of unpunish-
ed crime, caused a revolt, such as
seems to be making head with us, and
reversed the relative positions of pro-
cedure and justice giving the latter
first instead of last place. There the
question in the reviewing court is not
were all forms OF law followed in the
trial, the rules of evidence sacre:ly
guarded, or, on the case as a whole,
was substantial justice done. If so
the verdict is affirmed and the CON
demned goes to his merited punish
ment. This practice discourages APP
peals made upon errors Of law; dis
courages the practice of the defense
of filling the record with exceptions
hoping that on one or more of them a
technial court will hang a reversal,
thereby expedis:ng trials, making
speedier the feet of justice and what
counts for much, establishing the
courts in the confidence OF tho peo-
pie Sioux City Tribune,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28

Landis' grand stand talk, which was
used by Grosscup in framing his ex-
cuse for reversing the lower court.
Grosscup even went SO far as to re-
verse himself in former case as to
each carload constituting a separate
offense. He then laid down the pro-
position that defendant could not
be fined an amount greater than he
was worth. All of these things lead
to a contempt of law and courts. The
honest judge is one of the strongest
supports of our civilization, but a dis
honest or weak man on the bench
helps to bring about the very state OF
society he and his position are sup,
posed to prevent.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28

IT is reported that Governor Craw-
ford will personally investigate the
anthrax epidemic in the southeast
part of the state. 1t seems that own
ers of blooded stock want the quar-
antine raised to allow them to exhibit
at the state fair. The governor had
better screw the lid little tighter if
he does anything at all.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28

If there is one thing more than an
other calculated to bring the courts
into contempt in the minds of the
people and inspire disregarded for
law, it is the action of some of the
courts in reversing the just verdict of
a lower court and allowing some
notorious criminal to escape that
punishment which is meted out freely
to the common herd. A case in point
is that of the famous Standard Oil
case in which Judge Lands presided,
a jury returned a verdict of guilty,
and the judge imposed a fine of $780,
100000, which was the greatest fine
recorded in history, but which was
only in keeping with the enornity of
the crime which extended over a
period of several years. No reason
able man questions the justice of the
result of that trial. 1t is well known
that the Standard is onlya a pirate in
the commercial world, that it is con-
tinually reaching out and applying
the disreputable tactics in every line,
oil, turpentine, copper, iron, railroads,
aud banking. Like too many judges
Landis, in delivering the sentence of
the court took to what they are pleas
ed to term moralizing, instead of con-
fining himself to the business for
which he was placed on the bench.
1t was a grand stand play the bonn
bast Of and egotist. And like too
many, when he started his mouth to
going he coundn't stop it before the
damage had been done. The Standard
in making its appeal, cited some Of
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
Farmers Cooperative Association
Practical Points.

The meek may inherit the earth, but
the mortgage is held by the other fell
low.
Don't hide your light under a bushel
use a reflector and make the most
of 1t.
Success is the ability to forget fail
ure.
You can't play hockey from the
school of experience.
The reason that babies are SO ex-
pensive is because the stork has such
a long bill.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
The Steady Job.

A certain man who was recently re-
elected to position TINT he held for
many years, met friend who congrat-
ulated him on his continued good for
tune. To this the other replied: Yes,
but it can't always last; I'll have to
give 1t up some day. feel great
deal like man knew who worked
in one place for forty years and when
discharged at last on account OF old
age. remarked: Well, when ! came
here / knew I wouldn't have steady
fob'T
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
EITHER automobile excursions al

EITHER automobile excursions are
becoming more common, or South
Dakota is getting to be more popular
for excursion parties There has been
a number of machines passing through
De Smet the last ten days and all
bore the tag of some other state, in
dicating that the parties travelling
were out mostly for pleasure.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
shall yield a revenue to the state and

shall yield a revenue to the state and
county.
Enactment of prison law which
will give the wife, children and others
dependent upon the labor of a prison
er part of his earnings while incar-
cerated.
The most rigid economy in the
management of state institutions, but
the granting of such appropriations
as will enable the institutions to eff
GENTLY do the work for which they
were established.
The removal of the charitable and
penal institutions of the state from
the baneful influence of intrigue and
spoils.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
NATIONAL

AT the meeting of the attorney gen
erals from twenty-five states held at
Denver this week the appellate courts
which strain and grasp at technicali-
ties to find an excuse for judgment
in favor of some big law breaking
concern came in for roast at the
hands of Hadley, attorney general of
Missouri.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
NOTICE OF TINE FIXED FOR HEAR.
ING PROOE OF WILL.

State of South Dakota, County of Kings
bury.-SS.
In County Court.
In the matter of the estate OF p. l.. Peter
son, deceased.
Pursuant to an order OF this court made
on the 7th day of August, 1908, notice is
hereby given that Tuesday, the 1st day
Of September, at eight o'clock in the fore
noon of said day, at the couit room of said
court, in the court house in the city of
De Smet, I'm the county of Kingsbury and
state of South Dakota, has been appoint
ed by the Judge of said court as the time
and place for hearing the proof and allow
ance and probate of the will of said p L..
Peterson, deceased, and issuing to James
Christie of letters testafnentary of the es-
tate of p, l.. Peterson. late of the county
of Kiugsbury in the state of South Dako-
ia, deceased. when and where any person
interested in said estate may appear and
contest the same.
Dated at De Smet, South Dakota, this
Tth day of August, 1908.
Il. II. GREEN,
Judge of the County Court OF kingsbury
County, South Dakota
Attest:
F.A.t'ARPENTER Clerk OF said Court.
CHEEVER S CHEEVER, Attorneys for
Petitioner, Brookings, s. ID.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-28
AMENDMENT TO THE CON
STITUTIoN OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH DAKOTA.

To the people of the State of South Da-
kota.
The Tenth Legislature of the state of
South Dakota, at the session thereof be-
gun and held at Pierre, the capital, on the
eighth day of January, A d. 1907, and con
cluded on the eighth day of March "A ID.
to the Constitution OF the state, viz:
A JOINT RESOLUTION for Increasing
Salary of Attorney General.
Be il Resolved by the Senate Of the state
OF South Dakota. the House of Represen-
81 Amendment Snbmittedl That
at the next general election in this state,
constitution of the state of South Dakota
which is hereby agreed to. shall be sub
mitted 10 the ele, tors ofthis state for their
approval, which sniendent when .approv-
ed and ratified sfail become part of the
Constitution az Article 20 thereof.
rICLE 20.
The attorney eneraf shall receive the
same annual salary as is received by the
other state officers as enumerated In
Article 4, Section IL of this Constitution.
The above, proposed amendment will be
voted upon by the people at the general
election to be held in this state on Tues
day, the 3rd day of November, A ID. 1o0S.
The proposed amendment will be print
ed upon the ballot followed by the words;
"Shall the above amendment to the
Constitution in relation to the salary OF
the ,,antssy attoTney general be approved and
immediately to the left Of which shall
be printed the words "Yesr and mo
each preceded by a square in which the
electorcau place a cross to indicate his
place cross before the word "Yes,n and
those desiring TO vote .No.' will place q
cross before the word No"
Dated at Pierre, the capital, this Let day
I'D. wfpf,
LSkAL Secretary Of state,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
FLAMES, TANNED BY HIGH WIND,
Razed over a Hundred Buildings ic
Hayti's Capital.

Port Au Prince, Hayti, July GA Sc.
rious fire broke out here Sunday aft
ernoon in the vicinity of the palace
and senate buildings. The flames were
spread quickly by high wind and
soon reached alarming proportions.
More than 100 buildings were burn
ed including the court house and the
prison. All the prisoners, among them
number of women, were taken to
other quarters before the building took
fire.
Sparks ignited the arsenal, which
was also burned, together with stores
of powder and ammunition. The de-
struction of the arsenal was accom-
panied by many explosions. The fire.
men were aided by the populace in
fighting the flames, and force from
the French cruiser Chasseloup-Loubet.
For a time panic prevailed, but later,
as the intensity of the fire diminished.
the people became more calm, though
heavy explosions in the arsenal con
tinued.
Several hours after the fire started
the station of the cable company, neal
the arsenal. was surrounded by flames
and it is probable that communication
by that means will be interrupted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
sUccUMRs TO DEATH.
Murat HaIstead, Well Known Journal
ist, Passes Away.

Cincinnati.-Murat Halstead, the
well known journalist, died at his
home, 643 w. Fourth street. Although
in feeble health for three months, the
end of the veteran editor was COM
raratively sudden and was a shock TO
a wide circle of relatives and friends.
He was seized with cerebral hemor-
rhage while DR.. Emanuel Schweb, the
family physician, happened to be in the
house. Lapsing into unconsciousness,
from which ne never awoke, MIR. Hal
stead fingered nearly 20 hours after
the stroke and died without a strug'
gle.
At his bedside when the summons
came were Mrs. Halstead, a son, Roo
ert, and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stem.
Mr.. Halstead was in his 10Th year,
and his death closes the career of one
of the most famous newspaper men
in America.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
Quality of Corn Discussed.

Sandusky, O.-The opening sessions
of the 29th annual meeting of the Ohio
Grain Dealers association at Cedar
Point were given over to a general
discussion of various methods ad'
yanced for increasing as we'll as bet.
tering the corn crop, which, in so far
as quality is concerned, it was ad
mitted all around, is not what it was
even five years back. No reasons fol
the deterioration were advanced.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
MURDERER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Slayer Of Or. Danziger slashes Himself
in Penitentiary Asylum.

Columbus, O.-Frank Gott, serving
ten years from Hamilton county for
shooting 10 death DR.. Danziger, a Gin
cinnati physician, while the latter was
attending a patient. made dramatic
attempt to commit eacide in the asy-
lum of the Ohio Penitentiary.
He obtained a penknife and with
this small instrument he cut long
gashes in both of his legs from his
thighs to his ankles, hacked his fore
head at least a dozen times, cut two
deep gashes in his throat, stabbed
himself repeatedly in the abdomen
and hacked himself in scores Of other
places.
The physicians say he must have in
fiicted so or so wounds, and he seems
to have done it deliberately and not
while in a passion.
There is a chance for his recovery.
He is S5 years old and has a family
living in West Virginia.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09

1T was horribly CHASTITY and grim.
1t seemed to come from the far end of
the room and slowly approach us. |
must say was dreadfully afraid, and
my young friend, who had just re-
marked: "Oh, this would be capital
spot for a ghost, shook all over and
nearly tainted.
The figure was TALL and its cover
ing, as far as one could see, was ex-
tremely thin.
"An old Southwick boatman told US
wonderful yarn about a young sol.
der who had rowed beautiful maid
IN over the bar late one night and had
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
Twelve Lives eaved.

Hamilton, O.-An unidentified paper
hanger prevented an accident that
would probably have cost many lives
at a railroad crossing here. A city.
bound street car left its track near the
railroad crossing and ran on the track.
The lights went out Immediately.
Just at that moment the headlight OF
an approaching Pennsylvania train ap-
peared The man ran down the track
waving a small Eastern which he hap
pened to have. The train stopped with
in a rod of the helpless car. There
were 12 persons in the car.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
OHIO AERONAUTS
ARE MAGNANIMOUs
PILOTS OF THE CINCINNATI GIVE
UP CHANCES TO WIN TO
HELP RIVALS.
MEN HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
All Balloons in the Endurance Con-
test Alight and Have Narrowing
Experiences Crossing Lake Mich
iean.

Chicago, July 6.-The Chicago to
Ocean" balloon race ended Sunday
night when the last of the nine con-
testants came to earth at West Shelf.
ford. Quebec, 800 miles from the start
ing point.
This craft was the Fielding, owned
b. F. J. Fielding, of San Antonio, Tex.
1t covered approximately 100 miles
more than it's nearest competitor and
is also believed to have captured the
prize for the balloon which remained
in the air the longest.
The contest was marked by severa:
thrilling escapes froms drowning. The
Vile De Dieppe dropped into Lake
Michigan soon after the start, and for
an hour or more Col. A. L. Mueller and
George Schoeneck, its pilots, were
swept across the surface, finally ar
irving with their craft to height OF
1000 feet, from which they descended
to Benton Harbor, Mich.
A similar experience fell to the lot
of C. H. Perigo and J. d. Case, crew OF
the Illinois. While endeavoring to at
feet landing near Lake Ontario Their
balloon fell into the Bay of Quinte.
The aeronauts had donned life pre-
servers and managed to keep afioa'
until a yacht put off from Glen island
and rescued them.
The fate of their balloon is no
| Izpou,n [,oro DarrioO'p Y,ooocaOp IN hi,
family stated that he and Cass were
safe.
The third serious accident took place
near Clinton, ontario. The balloon Co
lumbia could not be controlled b!
Capt. M. Peterson and c. H. Letter
and they were dashed against treei
and dragged through barb-wireC
fences. Both were painfully injured.
The landing places Of the balloon!
were as follows:
Fielding, West Shefford, Quebec
America, Carsonville, Mich; King Ed
ward, Port Huron, Mich; Chicago, Al
wod, Ont; United States, Pinkerto1
Station, Ont; Columbia, Clinton, Ont.
Cincinnati, Covert, Mich; Illinoi.
Glen island, Ont; Vile De Dieppt
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Col. A. E. Mueller and Georg
Scnoeneck, the aeronauts who sale
in the French balloon willie ID
pieppe," came to earth near Sout
Haven, Mich, during the night, havin
been dragged for miles along the SUI
face of Lake Michigan.
The aeronauts of the Cincinnati sa'
the disaster to the Vile De Diepp
and landed in Covert, Mich, in orde
to send a message to the life-savin
! stations notifying them of the acc
l dent.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
PARDON FOR PRISONER.
Life Convict is Freed From the State
Penitentiary.

Columbus, O.-Frank Zuber, received
at the penitentiary April 3, 1900, at
the age of "a years, to serve a life SELL
tence for murder in the first degree,
the jury having recommended mercy,
was granted the Fourth of July pardon.
Zuber was sent up from Defiance
county, together with Floyd Rum
baugh and another, for the murder OF
Enos Roth, of Hicksville, in 1900. Rum
baUgh was paroled a year ago, the
prosecuting attorney declaring the
state had erred in convicting him
There was doubt as to the guilt Of
Zuber, also, as all of the evidence
against him was circumstantial but
he barely escaped the death chair.
The notification of the holiday pardon
was read in the prison chapel
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
Neuro Lynched.

Flora, Miss, July 6.-Hungry from
starvation after hiding in the low
lands for several days Alex. Hall, ne
gro, wanted for an attack on Duke
Murphy, planter, came forth Sunday
and was Iynched by men and boys.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
IS HAUNTED BY GIRLS GHOST

Gently he visited the disused forts at
Southwick In company with a friend.
1--WE walked round the moat," he
continues, "and were looking through
one Of the narrow windows into a
small room, whose walls used to echo
with the songs and laughter of the
ksoldiers stationed there. when sudden
Ily ct was about 9:45 p. M, and dark
mess was just setting in) we saw q
ltall white form attired in white
sheet.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-07-09
Governor Denies Story.

Columbus, O.-The following formal
statement was issued from the office
of the governor: "The statement in a
Cincinnati paper that Gov. Harris
drank wine and champagne at a ban.
quet given by the Stamina Republican
League is wholly untrue. Gov. Harris
is now and always has been an alb
stainer. as his intimate friends and
comrades in the army well know"