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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
milwaukee WILL
OPERATE ITS OWN
EXPRESS BUSINESS
Experiment on Coast Line Sat,
i~sfactory and Old Contracts
Will Not Be Renewed.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 22.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST, Paul road has
our the operation OF express N
commercial telegraph lines over its
own system s. profitable on the New
Pacific coast extension that after Jan,
uary l ii is very probable that the
practice will be extended over the en-
tire system of the road.
For the past twenty odd years the
company has been under contract With
the Western Union Telegraph COM
any and the United States Express
company to handle business over the
lines of that road. The contracts With.
the two corporations expire on Decem-
Der 81, and it is now said that no new
agreement will be entered into, but
that the railroad company will assume
active management Of the commercial
business handled over its lines.
This practice will be in line with
other roads throughout the country
and In every case the departure has
proven a paying one.
Both the Northern Pacific and the.
Great Northern roads operate their
own express companies, and several
Of the roads throughout the country
have adopted the practice Of handling
all commercial telegraph business over
their own lines.
At the commencement OF the Ps.cifc.
coast business of the Chicago, MiWau-
kee & st. Paul road the company start
ed handling it's express business,
through what is known as the Cont
mental Epress company. The CONNER
cial telegraph business also was hand
led by the company over it's own lines.
n. A. Averall has been installed as
superintendent OF the Continental Tx
press company and is directly in
charge of all the express business
which is handled by the road over their
new Pacific coast extension.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
UNIVERSITY WORK BEGINS
UNDER FINE CONDITIONS

Vermillion, S. D.. Sept. 23.-The reg
istration is still going on in the Uni
versity here and at present the enroll
ment is 80, with many more new and
old students coming in. The year l90S-9
promises to be bigger than any in the
history of the institution and President
Gault and the faculty are making great
efforts to keep the standard Of the
University of South Dakota on the level
with any university in the west.
The first chapel exercises this year
were held on Thursday morning, the
president delivering the accustomed
~convocation address, having Reserve
Force for a theme. Class work. began
Friday morning. The Y. NJ. c. A. and
Y. w. c.. A. gave a joint get-acquainted
reception in the armory on Saturday
evening.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
STRANGER STEALS $500
AND PAYS THE PENALTY

Java. s. D., Sept. 23-While the Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroads depot
agent was at breakfast at a local motel,
a signing the name of James
Salisbury, a guest at the same hotel.
went into the agents room and took
from his coat money and checks to tee
amount Of $500, salisbury then walked
TO Hosmer, hired a rig and drove to
Eureka. City Marshal j. H. Coonen,
of Eureka, asked to look out for him,
arrested the man as he was about TO
drive away. The stranger tried to bluff
by saying he was an officer and look
ing for the same man, but the mar
shall gathered him In. Then he asked
to be allowed to write a letto' and
slipped in the envelope, addressed to a
woman In North DaksA. $205 in bills.
This and $3.50 on his person was all
that was recovered.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
GREGORY GETS READY
FOR BIG LAND RUSH

regor 6. D.. Sept. 25.-E. c. Culp.
manager and owner Of the Gregory
opera house, is in Omaha and Sioux
City purchasing beds and bedding to fill
the house at this point TO be used TOR
the accommodation of the public dur
ing the rush. The house will hold
about 200 beds. G. y. Wolfe & Co. win
fiji their immense warehouse with beds
for the crowds that will be here dur
ing the opening. The Protestant
churches will use their buildings as
lodging houses to help accommodate the
transients.
In addition TO this, all the private
houses in town Will open their doors
To the w~ayfarer so that no n who
comes to Gregory to register need fear
of having to stay out all night for want
of a place TO sleep. The Methodist
Episcopal church people will have a
large eating house and will serve hot
meals to $50 at each sitting. A. F.
Mattison will also put in a rooming
house and will care for 70 people.
the electric street lights are being in
stalled and will be in service this week.
Festoons Of electric lights will be
strung across the street at the cross
ings and will make the town as light as
light as day. The city fathers are also
putting down another well eight feet
square which will add to the already
abundant supply Of good water for the
thirsty.
AT the election held Monday the peo-
pie voted TO adopt the form of a city
government.
The city will be we'll policed and no
discrded is expected during the rush.
These preparations with the work that
has been going for months getting the
town in shape to handle large crowds
assures the public that ii will be we'll
cared for at this point during the rush.
Gregory citizens will use every endeav-
or TO care for the crowds and will see
that they are protected as far as lies
In their mower
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
INDIAN SCHOOL IS
NOT TO Be CLOSED
Superintendent Young Secures
Large Enrolment for
the institution.

Chamberlain. S. D.. Sept. 2A.-IheTe
has been a report sent out from here
that the Chamberlain Indian school
was about to be closed and that an
Advent school would probably secure
the buildings and site. Your: CORE
spondent has made inquiry concerning
this report and finds that there Is no
probability of the institution pelnS
closed for some time to come.
superintendent s. A. NJ. Young. OF the
Indian school. has just returned from
a 10 DAYS trip among the Rosebud IN
dians soliciting pupils for the school
and While out met with fine success.
The number OF pupils obtained on ms
trip Will make the total enrolment TINS
year exceed that of last year, While the
new rules of the department. IN regard
TO soliciting pupils has been quite a
handicap to the school, superintendent
Young has been able by hustling to
secure this increased enrolment. The
financial condition of the school, TOO,
is better by $5.0 900 than ii was in 1907.
Among the Indians on the reserNa-
tions west and north of here, the Cham
berlain school Is well thought Of n
as long as they continue to have a
friendly feeling for the institution they
will continue TO send their children to
Ii and the enrolment will be kept up to
the standard required by the depart
ment. Under such conditions there Will
be no reason TO call for the closing of
the school.
We 90 not understand that the COM
missioner of Indian affairs is making
a special effort to close the Chamber
lain school. his theory being that those
nonreservation schools that are so sit
uated that they annot secure the en-
rollment equal TO their capacity with
out great expense, should not be main
tanned under those conditions. But the
Chamberlain school does not belong in
that class.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
HONORS
A VAGABOND HERO

Lexington. KY, Sept. Ex-Governor
Wilson and other prominent men took
part in the unwilling of a monument here
to king Solomon" a ~vagabond, who
died 81 years ago.
He liyed in the time of Henry Clay, and
would never sell his vote, although al
ways nearly starved and too lazy to work.
Upon one occasion he was sold by the
sheriff, his services being bought by a
negro woman who had been given her
freedom.
When the cholera broke out in 1888 and
SEQ of the l2,0o0 persons of the town died
In a short time. king Solomon worked
night and day burying the dead. Years
later he went through the second cholera
plague and again worked faithfully.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
PANAMA DITCH ACROSS
SIOUX BOTTOM LANDS.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 22.-The work
of constructing a mammoth drainage
ANAL in III region along the Big Sioux
river, north of Sioux Falls, is progres
sing quite rapidly. The contractor who.
is digging the miniature Panama canal
expects to complete work before Win
ter sets in. when the county commits
sioners will take steps to have bridges.
constructed across the canal at points
where it is crossed by highways. The
canal will reclaim several thousand
acres of the most valuable farm land
In the state, which during the past
two or three seasons has been rendered
practically worthless by being flooded
by the overlooking of the Sioux river.
The canal is 40 feet wide at the bot
tom.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
WlTTEN READY FOR
TRIP COUNTY RUSH

Dallas, s. D., Sept. ~24.-Judge Wit
ten, superintendent of the opening Of
the Rosebud Indian lands, the registra-
ton for which is to take place Octo-
Der 8 to II. and the drawing for which
will occur in Dallas on October 10, has
sent word that he will be in Dallas Sat
urday evening, September 26, and re-
main until after the drawing.
He is now visiting the various points
Of registration and towns from which
the notaries viii come by a change Of
plans. The government buildings here
is being rushed to completion and will
be ready Saturday morning. The of
ficials of the Northwestern railway are
working with the citizens of Dallas to
care for the immense crowds in every
way and many extra trains will run to
and from Dallas during the days Of
registration.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
JACK, THE PEPPER"
Is STILL PEEPING

Scotland. s. D.. Sept. 25.-After an IN
teryal of several weeks, the Jack the
Pepper who on several previous occa-
sions has greatly annoyed the residents
Of this place. has again made his ap-
pearance and is intimidating the WON
en- and children by appearing in the
residence district late at night and
peering into windows while the inmates
of the houses are retiring.
He appeared at a number or houses
and on several occasions was chased Dy
male members of the families, but Is
remarkably feet of foot and in each
instance succeeded in speedily leaving
his pursuers far behind. The residents
are confident they know VINO the peepet
is and are closely watching the sus-
pected party. They promise that when
they get him dead to rights" they Will
treat him to a coat Of tar and feathers
and then run him out of town.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY
CAUSED SUICIDE ATTEMPT

Arlington. s.. D.. Sept. 25.-Despond-
ency, due to domestic troubles. caused
Mrs. Peter Christensen. cne OF the old
est residents of his vicinity. TO attempt
suicide with carbolic acid. Prompt
medical attention saved her life.
Ray Noble. editor OF the Winifred
Dispatch. was married TO Miss Josie
Lsedahl at Lake Preston.
r. Hon. Thos. Reed. formerly state com
mander of the G. A. r.. lies at the
point OF death from cancer.
Rev. G., G.. Flanagan, for the rast two
years pastor OF the Baptist church,
closes his work October 1.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
AUTOGRAPHED POUCH
WANDERS WILDLY

Elkton, s. D., Sept. 24.-Last January
81 Misses Angela kremer and Maggie
Dolan, of this place, wrot their names
on the inside Of a mail pouch at the
postoflice here. Others followed their
example, and as a result it is shown
that since that time the mail bag has
Travelled all the distance to Maine and
thence west to the Pacific coast and
again east half way across the CONT
nent.
Among the towns at which auto
graphs were signed since March 5 We're:
Greenville Junction, he; Gardner,
Mass; Brown Valley, Mimi; Surry, n.
D.; Culbertson. Mont. Mondak. Mont;
Spokane, Wash. Alamosa, Colo; wal
senburg, Colo, and Detroit, Mich.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
THIEVES STEAL TEAM
FROM STREET OF AVON

Avon. S. H., Sept. ga small three
year-old driving team, attached to q
new top buggy, was stolen from the
street here on Thursday night.
The outfit, the property Of Mike Pud-
will, living six miles northeast of town
had been left hitched on a side street
while some of the Pudwills were at
tending the Dode Fisk show. There is
no clue to the thieves.
Work on Avon's new $4,000 sewer
system is being pushed rapidly. 1t is
hoped that the improvement will be
completed before snow flies.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
FARMERS FILL BINS
WITH NATIVE COAL

Belle Fourche, s. D., Sept. @.-Home-
steaders In the northern part OF Butte
county are already we'll provided TOT
the coming winter with fuel. During
the past summer numerous Ignite coal
bodies have beer found and opened.
II is declared that there is not a single
homestead in that section OF the county
that has not coal within five miles or
ii n that nearly all Of them nave
a vein on their OWL homestead. These
coal bodies extend throughout the
northern part of the state and uE to the,
North Dakota state line.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
HUGHES AND BEVERIDGE
WILL VISIT DAKOTA

Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 23.-w. g.
Cook. chairman OF the republican state
central committee, today received =
telegram from Senator Dixon, OF the
western speakers bureau. stating that
Governor Hughes could deliver a
speech in South Dakota in the wee,r
beginning October s and that Senate,
Beverage could be obta.ned between
October 10 and Is.
Chairman Cook WIN ask that Gov
ernor Hughes be sent 10 Sioux Fails
and Senator Beverage to Aberdeen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
UNION PACIFIC AFTER
NORTHWESTERN LINE?

Huron, s. D., Sept. 22.-There is
much comment here concerning what
is regarded as a well founded report
that the Union Pacific railway COM
pany will secure control of the North
western line. Inquiry among officials
of the latter company here, fail to con-
firm the report, but there is well
grounded belief that something tangible,
will soon be manifest. In the event
tina the change is wrought, Huron viii
be greatly benefited, being on the main.
line to the Pacific coast. Developments.
are i,npatiently awaited.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
THREE SUDDEN DEATHS
ATTEND ONE FAMILY

Spencer, S. D., Sept. 23.-One Of a
strange list of fatalities attends the
death of j. F. Davey near here. Mr..
Davey, who was an old settler in this
locality, a short time ago lost his
younger son, who died suddenly, and
only a short time before that his elder
son, who was returning home from an
honorable discharge from the United
States navy. was accidentally killed OIL
the vessel en- route.
Now the father dies in equally sud
den manner
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

Twenty-four years is a long time for
q ship 10 be away from its home port.
but that Is the record OF a whaling
bark that has just docked In New Bed
ford. The vessel left New Bedford In
1884 for a voyage Sound Cape Horn
and since has been engaged most of
tho time In whaling IN northern lati-
tudes. The ship brings news that the
whaling ships In the Atlantic are gem
orally making heavy catches this sea-
son. The whaling business seems to
have experienced q revival. and with
this New Bedford Is developing new
Importance which presents some like
ness 10 its old tisne activities as q
port.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
ADDITIONAL DELEGATES
TO COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

Pierre, s d.. Sept. Ex-Governor Coe
1. Crawford today appointed the fol-
lowing additional members to attend
the nineteenth annual session Of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress. to be held at a Francisco. Cal.
October 6 to 10, 1908:
III. /. Olston, Lake Preston; j. p.
Yenold. F~landreau: c.. A. Jewett. Sioux
Falls; III. E. Claughter. Gregory: Frank
l.. Van Tassell, Yankton: c.. G. Rath-
bun, Mitchell.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
NAKED sABE FOUND
CRYING IN C~ORNFIELC

Yunkton. s. D., Sept. Z2.-Attracted
by cries, Mrs. John McKelvie, of near
Gayville, who thought a hawk had a
chicken, found a new born baby in the
cornfield Of Henry Feisler.
The child had no covering Of any
kind and was fearfully burned and blis-
tered by the sun. In spite of its treat
ment the child appears healthy. Deputy
Sheriff Lee is investigating the matter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
NELSON CONVICTED OF
ILLEGAL VOTING

Elk Point, S. D., Sept. 26.-The Sep
TENDER term of the circuit court has
been adjourned after being in session
for the past two days. An adjourned
session will be held on November S.
The only case tried by a jury was that
CT Ludwig Nelson for an alleged case
Of illegal voting in the city OF Beres-
ford at the March primary.
Nelson was a resident of Lincoln
county at the time, but voted at Beres-
ford. In Union county. His vote was
challenged and Chris Nelson and Ed
Englebreth urged him to swear 1t in.
which he did. This involves them In
the charge of incfsing a man TO vote IL
legally and their cases will come up
for a hearing in November. The jury
found Ludwig Nelson guilty as charged
and he was ined s2h by the curt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

T~wenty-four years is a long time Tor
a ship TO be away from it's home port,
but that Is the record OF a whaling
bark that has just locked In New Bed
ford. The vessel left New Bedford in
1884 for a voyage around Cape Horn,
and since has been engaged most OF
the time in whaling in northern lati-
tudes. The ship brings news that the
whaling ships in the Atlantic are gen
orally making heavy catches this sea-
son. The whaling business seems TO
have experienced a revival. and with
this New Bedford is developing new
Importance which presents some like
ness TO it's old time activity as a whal-
ing port.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
GOMPERS MUST
ANSWER QUESTIONS

Washington. Sept. 24.-Chief Justice
Clabaugh, Of the district supreme court
today directed that President Gompers
should reply to the questions regardin,
the contents of the September humble
Of the American ~Federationist in th,
course of taking testimony in the COZ,
tempt proceedings against Gornper.
and other officials of the America
Federation OF Labor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
SOUTH DAKOTA

In the slaughter house at Dunferm.
line, Scotland. a new instrument for
killing has been introduced. The YEA
on is about a foot in length. The barrel
is rified and the muzzle shaped like the
mouth of a bell and angled In order to
adapt itself to the slope of a bullock's
head. BY unscrewing the opposite end
from the muzzle the cartridge may be
inserted. When the bullock has been
firmly drawn up, the operator places
the bell end well up on the forehead
and with a sharp tap of a mallet all is
over, the beast generally falling down
without a struggle. II the bullet has
been properly placed It's path should be
along the spinal cord, completely ever
ing 1t. If the instrument has not been
well placed death is a little longer in
ensuing, but in any case there is no
pain to the animal,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

The boring of an artesian we'll is not
an easy task. The well OF Grenelle
CFrance) required from December "a,
1893, TO February 26, 1S4i, for compile
ton. The one at Passy of the same
depth took only two years 10 make.
The engineers now count upon n year
in which TO complete the well OF Mails
-Laffitte This well is already at a
depth Of AGO meters. 1t will go to a
depth OF $50 meters.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

A Paris newspaper has been asking
fits readers to name the IL greatest in
ventions. over 400, Geo coupons were
sem In and the votes were cast in the
following order: The locomotive. the
potato, vaccine, the cure of rabies, SUI
gar, electric telegraph, matches, the
boiler OF a steam engine, the tele-
graph, matches, the boiler Of a steam
engine, the telephone. petrol, the sew
ing machine and soap.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

Vice Consul Harry Suslow. OF Mos
cow. writes that the administration Of
the Russian D~nieprovskiv Metallurgfc
company recently signed a contract in
st. Petersburg with the Japanese V
rnment for the supply of 10000 pools
(5,S06 tons) OF steel rails. The weight
OF the rails is TO be "a pounds to the
current loot. The rails are TO be deliv-
cred at Port Dalny for the southern
parts OF the Manehurian railway.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

There are said 10 be 1000 Esperanto
societies and schools throughout the
world now, and periodicals for propa-
eating the language now number b5,
IL more than there were last Decem-
her. Esperanto is gaining official rec
ognition and privileges in Europe and
Asia.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

Teheran, HI center of the civil war
now raging In Persia, has within the
last 20 wears undergone the most rap
id Transformation OF all oriental cities.
Since the old four mile wall was taken
down and the ditch filed up to form
q broad boulevard, gas, tramways and
felegranhs have modernized the ancient
birthplace Of Haroun-al-Raschid.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
WISCONSIN MAN
ROBBED BY TRAMP

Huron, s. d., Sept. 26.-Tuesday
night, at Washington, John Dixie, of
Sparta, Wis. claims TO have been
robbed of s25 by Nelson Gibbs, a tramp.
Twenty-three dollars of the amount
claimed TO have been stolen, was found
on Gibbs person, when arrested. He
is in iail here awaiting trial at the De-
cember term of circuit court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

According 10 a decision by the states
attorney and the counsel to the police
board of Baltimore, the hotel keepers
of hat city, under the liquor law
passed by The last legislature, will have
little use for the keys to their bar
rooms. They can sell liquor at almost
any time. Under the old law hotels
could not sell between midnight and 5
a. m, but under the new law there is
hardly any limitation as TO time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

The general opinion among the Jap
anese themselves is that na~tionaliZa-
ton OF the railways has been a de-
ciCed mistake. II has imperiled the ma
fional finances; IL has prevented nee
essary railway improvements that
would otherwise have been conducted
on ordinary commercial lines, and 1t
has checked the efficiency Of the serv-
4nn H#.t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

Saaen cheese is made In Switzerland
from cows milk. 1t is the custom 10
make a saaen cheese st the birth OF a
child and eat IL at the burial fest or
even at the burial feast of a son of
the child for whom Ii is made.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

On the largest tobacco farm In the
world. a $4,000 acre affair. ear AM
sterdam. Ca. is grown about a third
OF all the Suniatra tobacco used for
cigar wrappers in the United States.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02

A Louisiana . has invented n ma
chine for measuring and recording the
measurements OF lumber. Planks
parsed through il engage a roller at
tached to a registering device III the
xfla
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-02
SLAVE AucTloNEER DEAD

Kansas City, Sept. 23.-Wm. w.
"ayne. who in 1858, as constable. sold
-. auction the last slaves put on the
t-.,'. Missouri. at the city hall here.
l. &C.,. aged " Years.