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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
MONSTER RATTLESEAKE
KILLED WITH LARlAT

Murdo, S.. D., Oct. 1.-While riding
across the prairie a few days ago,
Brook Taylor. a well known rancher Of
this part of Lyman county, a across
and killed what, without doubt, is the
largest rattiesnake killed in this part
Of the state this season.
In fact, many of the old timers who
have inspected the skin declare ii is
the largest ra~ttlesnake they ever saw.
After cutting off the head and a few
Inches OF the body the hide OF the snake
measured So inches in length. Taylor
killed tie monster snake with his
lariat.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
MOTHER JUMPS IN
ClSTERN AFTER CHILD.

Tyndall, s. =, Sept. 3e.--To
save the life OF her baby son.
Mrs. Vim. Miller stood for two
hours up to her shoulders in the
Icy water Of her cistern. She
saw the child tumble into the
cistern and without even STOP
ping to think II the water was
owe her head, she plunged in
after him. Recovering the child
she held him out OF the wa
ter. but In the underground hole
she was unable to make any
one hear her cries. At times
she thought she would faint
from the cold and the strain
of holding the child, but after
; two hours her other children
came home from school and she
was rescued from her perilous
position.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
One Summers NIGHT.

/ remember well. one summers night
A clear, SOFT, silver, moonlight, thou and I
Sat a full hour together, silently:
Looking abroad into that pure. pale
heaven.
P~erchance thou hast forgotten; but my
arm
Was on thy shoulder, and thy clustering
locks
Hung lightly on my hand, and thy clear
eye
Glisten'd beside my forehead; and at
length
saidst-" IT'S time we went to rest
and then
We rose and parted for the night; no
words
But those were spoken, and we never since
Have told each other OF that moment
Dean Afford.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
TORNADO NEAR MARION.

Marion. s. D.. Sept. S0.--A tornado
accompanied the storm which broke i'm
the hot ave here Friday evening. and
caused considerable damage southeast
OF town, completely wrecking all the
barns and outbuildings on the Jacob
Pfaff farm, about three miles out. and
also inJuring Daniel Gering. who was
at work on his farm with a lumber
wagon.
The storm ca sized the wagon, throw
Ing Mr.. Gering out. The rain was OF
considerable benefit to. the farmer
who have been unable TO properly pIow
their land by reason OF the drouth
which has prevailed the past month.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
DAKOTA RACER WINS
PURSE or 100000 ABROAD

White Lake, 5. D., Oct. mike
Griffin, of this place, VINO sold Shady
G. to parties in Austria a year ago,
has received word that the horse has
won a big stake at Baden and with il a
purse of $780, 900. He sold the animal
for $4,000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
DEMOCRATS GET TICKET
PLACED ON BALLOT

Pierre, s. D., oct. attorney
General Clarke has given his opinion in
favor OF the placing Of the democratic
petition ticket on the ballot under the
head Of good government ticket.
This settles the question as to the
fling CT names by petition and permits
any combination of names under a
Darty head.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
OPENS IN ALBUQUERQUE

Albuquerque. N. NJ. oct. THE
sixteenIh annual session OF the Ma
tional Irrigation congress was called
to order here this morning by President
Frank Cloudy. OF Denver, with every
seat In the convention nal occupied.
Nearly 1000 delegates are present. The
days sessions nave been devoted 10
welcoming addresses and responses and
routine business.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

People living in the suburbs OF Bos-
ton are complaining OF the undue ia
military which is being shown by deer
In nosing about farms. and even I'm
back. In N OF the Newtons. recently.
the proprietor of q flower garden felt
aggrieved over the havoc done to his
best geraniums and rose bushes by a
fine specimen OF buck. Only the other
day a we'll setup elk meandered into
Central square, Cambridge. He sue
ceeded In lodging trolley cars, but
bumped against several awed residents
and then took a Iope down Prospect
street, jumped through a plate glass
window OF a printing establishment and
then jumped out again. He was finally
caught and tied in a cellar.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

A remarkable collection OF nearly 500
packs OF playing cards OF all ages and
all nations has been presented to the
company OF Makers OF Playing Cards
OF England. The collection includes
hngnsh cards Illustrating proverbs.
heraldry, fortune telling and Items Of
topical Interest. The Indian ones ara
the most interesting in the collection.
Gu from h Is presumably deerhide,
the forty skin cards used by the Sioux
Indian for h Mexican game of monte
are weirdiy attractive. The pack con-
tains four suits-butterhies, fish, sticks
ana annular For the game
OF gunjfa the Hindoo made use Of ia
circular cards. hand painted and lac
Quered.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

An interesting feature of the distri-
button OF prizes at st. Olave's Gram
mar school Bermondsey. was the pay
ment of the rent OF a freehold field
which was leased In 1856 to trustees
for the benefit VI the poor of the par
Ish. The lease was for a term OF
500 years. at the yearly rent OF a red
rose. payable at midsummer IL lawful
ly demanded" Tac representatives of
h trustees paid the rent with a DO.
uuet OF red roses. which was handed
TO the warden OF the school.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
Y FoR COINAGE.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. S.-Director
OF the Mint Leach announced today he
would this week esum the purchase
Of fine silver for subsidiary coinage.
He expects 10 purchase about $4,000
ounces each week for an indefinite
period.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

AZ the end OF 1907 the sight deposits
OF five Paris credit hanks amounted 10
3.424. 900, 900 francs, and those az the
Hank OF France to $4,000. 900 francs.
such deposits are made exclusively In
specie or bank notes, or In checks or
drafts to be cashed by the hanks.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
Natures Mat.
From Harper's Weekly,

Efie IN her first visit to the coun-
try. saw a number OF chickens from
the front porch OF a farmhouse. The
child watched the fowls for some time
as they industriously scratched around
Finally she turned and ran to her
mother.
"Oh. mother" she cried, excitedly.
come out on the porch and nee tue
chickens wiping their feet on
grass"
Coal keens hesv uudar sea water. N
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

The area OF Maryland is 1910 square
miles, 1850 square miles oil which are
water. There are seven states In the
Union, which have q smaller area. viz.
9 New England state except
Maine. and New JERSEY and Delaware
The gross area OF none of these states
equals the Ian area of MARYLAND.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

a cooperative purchasing agency In
being orenni2sd In this country for
eApplyihx american and English mis-
alonaTies with certain necessary sup-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

Fec, where Mulai Hafid is reported to
have been making hay of electric light
fittings II everything else that has
the faint OF Europe, has given it's name
TO the familiar Turkish equivalent of a
hat. AT one time all fezzes came from
Fec. II being supposed that only there
could the exact crimson dye required be
obtained. IL Is curious that the names
of an agricultural implement has thus
been appropriated by headgear: for fez,
yorite story is the Idrees III, the found
er OF the city. turned the first sod with
one, remarking: Here | plant my fas."
Another version is that an older city
called SAT once stood there and Idrees
simply transposed the letters OF the
name.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

Liverpool makes nearly $500, 900 (.
year BY municipal trading.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

THE cause OF temperance is work
Ing great Roadway i'm Norway. We
have adopted the local option policy
with excellent results" said p. Amen
sen. a manufactures OF white paper,
people of a certain district or county
wish to abolish drinking houses an
election Is held at which all adult males
In that territory are supposed to vote.
III any are absent their votes are
counted for prohibition. Another cleo
ton cannot be held until after Ave
years, and Ii Is very seldom that a
second vote Is ever taken when a COM
rnunity once goes against license. An
other thing that has made national So
briefly Is the regulation. in many places
that liquor cannot be bought except by
the bottle, and requiring the purchaser
TO take the bottle to his home before
using any Of It's contents"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

Clubs Were the Weapons OF primitive
and savage nan Ancient specimens
from Mexico are heavy sticks grooved
along he side for the insertion OF
blades OF obsidian-that is, volcanic
glass. The Sioux club is a fiat piece
of wood. curving and widening away
from the grip. and terminating in a
spherical head. which In modern times
carried a long spike. while the blades
of several butcher knives are
iy inserted along the margin. The ma
tional museum OF the United States pos
sesses a great variety of these shocking
weapons, designed. as the frontiersmen
say, to knock down the white man
and then 10 brain him and cut him into
mincemeat." The Kingsmill islanders
and other ~Polynesians make dreadful
Blashing weapons by securing rows OF
sharks teeth along a haft OF wood.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09
souTH DAKOTA

The Alaskan fur seal herd is being
rapidly exterminated by pelagic sealing
vessels, mainly Canadians" said Pro-
fesnor David Starr Jordan. These
sailing vessels follow the seal herd al
IL o w along our Pacific coast In the
spring, and enters Boring sea at the
end of the close season In August, when
they are free. under the Intellectual
regulations adopted by the Paris tri-
bunal. to use the spear-more deadly
than the shotBun-in killing, outside
OF the 60-mile zone, the seals that fire.
quent these waters in pursuit OF food.
AS these seals are mainly females that
have brought forth their young on the
Pribilof islands, the killing Of the
mother seals results in the starvation
of the young upon the land, and the
inevitable rapid extinction OF the fur
seal herd. Unless something is done
for the protection OF the seal herds,
within five years not only the Alaskan
but also the Russian seal herds will be
completely exterminated and deprive
this country OF "a valuable source OF
revenue and the world Of a great boon"
A large yellow cat, with nothing I'm
the way Of beauty to recommend il, has
become the pet of the workmen on
the Seattle wharf. says the Post-Intel-
ligencer Of that city. For q long time
the cat had been 81 member OF the good
ship City OF Kingston. When hat YES
sci arrived at Seattle from Victoria on
her last trip, the cat, contrary 10 It's
habits, ven ashore, and when the time
came for the ships departure for Taco
ma the animal could not be coaxed
back. Finally one OF the crew grabbed
the animal and carried IL aboard. Just
as the lines were cast off, however, the
cat sprang from the Kingston to the
wharf and disappeared In a pile OF
rags. Now people are asking: did the
yellow cat know that the Kingston
would meet with a disaster, and do
cats, as well as rats. desert a sinking
ship"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-09

Coal keeps best under sea water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09

on this side fair insight as to
what they might expect \ better
plan would be TO have this all gotten
out in the way OF little booklet
under suitable heading. and a
short Introductory writc-up for the
benefit of the cuulrc.. the same
being strictly confined to facts II
We could only get a. dozen or so OF
the right kind o. families located
advantagcously. the rest would be
easy sailing
"Thn Rock lsland-Frisco companie.
.'sr spending mo, .ir - of "clt S
over he. ad,"rI.r. the great p,s
sibilities for farmers IN urr SoutH.
west territory. but to got the right
kind G. t,,1lto We must have as
advised when we talked the mat.
ior over in London, the hearty coop.
GRAFTON of the live commercial bodies
Of our southwest territory.
In the setting aside Of lands for
this purpose. it would be advisable
10 have the land in a solid body
Grom quarter section and up as
most Of these people are ucighbors
here. and would naturally like to
be the same in the states, and by
close cooperation in the way Of
implements, live stock, farm help.
etc, they would reduce their OK
ponscs 10 the minimum. You can
rest assured that nothing would af-
ford mo greater pleasure than tho
rendering Of such assistance as !
can tending 10 benefit our southwest
territory. but as before advised !
want furnished me some definite
proposition to work on, and active
cooperation on the part OF all in
torostod Kindly see that nothing is
presented in The nature Of town
site proposition or lottery town lot
sale"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09
pOOLEVILLE.

Poolevillc Okla, Dec. Mrs Jim
Eavcs and aughter Miss Mamie:
Mrs l.. O. Majors and son, Wallace.
spent Thanksgiving here visiting
friends and relatives returning TO
their home at Ardmore Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Lambkin
Of Elmore spent Thanksgiving here
with their sister. Mrs. G.. w. Cooper
Quite a large crowd assembled
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dickerson Thursday night in response
to an invitation Thanksgiving faast
given In honor OF their daughter.
Miss Gaity, who was Visiting them. 1t
was no elaborate affair or attempt
at dame fashions freaks. but
just "a ye oldcn time Thanksgiving
feast down on the farm" In thc af.
ternoon hunting and horseback riding
were the order of the day. A Jolly
time is reported by both young and
old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09
WOoDFORO.

Woo ford, okla, Dec. THE heavy
rain and the cold weather have delay.
ed cotton picking for some time. The
crop is about gathered. one week Of
fair weather and It will be over for
this year
Work on the two new church build.
iugs Is progressing rapidly regardless
Of the cold weather. They will soon be
completed
VI l.. Alexander Is a business yisi.
tor here today.
j. W. Johnson Of Milo was here yes.
tcrday
Mrs. Russell Of Milo IS erecting a
residence In front OF the Hin hotel
Mrs. Osborn is moving here from
Milo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09
WHEN YOUR BACK ACHES

\ bad back turns every twenty-four
hours into one dull round of pain and
msery-you are lame in the morning,
nagged all day by a dull, throbbng
backachc, can't rest in the ev, ming or
sleep we'll at night. It hurts TO bend
over, straighten up, get up from a
chair. or lift even a light weight
Any sudden twist. turn or awkward
movement sends tearing twinge of
pain through the weak spot.
Backache is really kidney ache.
The kidneys are in the small of the
back, and any pain there is enough
cause to suspect your kidneys. II the
urine is discolored, contains sandy
sediment. or passes too frequently,
then you have double proof
Keep the kidneys we'll and the kid.
neys will keep you well. We'll kid
neys filter the blood and keep 1t pure.
Diseased kidneys only partly purify
the blood Neglect weak kidneys
and you invite uric acid poisoning
gravel. stone in the kidney. rheuma-
tism, heart trouble, diabetes, BriLhts
disease. and long list OF other SET
Gus disorders now recognized as hav.
ing their cause in kidney weakness.
At the first sign of baci,ache or ur.
mary disorders. Give the kidneys
quick help, not with plasters, lini.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09

A

Ha' many achc- ouu Utu~ caused h,
weaknesses lH|..E. ur other dI~y'1r-
mcr'. ul tHr UD.,Iy Dr.au, uth.r ~,mp
IONS of t,N... VrHnu,-s are frequent
headache. ts ...-. Mucrlsr, sur,s. ~
dur, spos fut.fg 1.'.a' ,hrcy,s rnaw
lur sensation ln stomach. dr.er..r ot
bearing down In lovcruuUumul. urp,I,ic
rCg.uu, ulsarrDrl.l' drains from p,.NIc
organs faint -ru.- with general weakness
lituy .'D.IIuI.. uumNnru uf the 10 buve
symp', ,m, ore present there is uo remedy
thGt wN>. give quicker r,''of or a more per.
ma9cn, l>yg than nr. picrcc's favor.te
Prc<tlNs Nso~.Nt has u record ~ over forty
years OF curc,S ll-i,ss--lllLc most rg'cnt
DAggrlA-1E14alGi.I ~. '--llg.Ll-lSIgI'
w.. .An now IONIC, -r1. .-.gLgg. 10 is made
OF thD g.yyDr.c EXTRACTS uf uIIIvc mCdIci-
nal root, found loo our forest, and con.
ta.uS rot "a drop " alcohol ur harmful. ~
habit forming drugs. lis ingredient, are
all printed ON the hutt'pvra pper aud at.
tested under oath a, correct
Every ingredient entering into .Ys
vuritc Prescription has tho written on
dor>rmont ~ the most eminent medical
writers of all the several ,chouls ut prac.
tice-mure valuable than any amount oi
iattcr are not lacking. having been con
trihutod voluntarily by grateful patient.
Ia numbers to cNrord the endorsement,
given to any other medicine cAtant foi
the cure ~ wumau's ills.
uucIuuot Afford to accept any medicine
Of unknown composition as substitute
t'r this well proven remedy or Knows
COMPOSITION, even though the dealer may
make little more profit thereby IDu
Interest in r"rIWIuV health Is paramount
10 any selfish iu'' rest ~ his and IL is an
insult to your INTEL igcnco Tor him to try
to palm oH upon You substitute You
know what you want and 10 H. his busi-
ness 10 supply the article called for.
DR. picrce's Pleasant Pellets are the
orig,al Little Liver Pulls" first put up
by old Dr Pierce over forty years ago.
much initiated uut never ogualod Little
sugar -coat-A grznules-.asy 10 take -
candy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09
SMALL TRACT FARMING IDEA
Immigration AGENT TALKS

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. S-Thc
State Federation of Commercial Clubs
has been receiving number of
inquiries recently. concerning the
prospect for small farming in okla
homa and thee haracter of products
which might be profitably raised
on five, ten and twenty acre tracts.
During the past year number Of
prominent Oklahoma people have
been In various European countries
and all are amazed at the success
with which the small tract is cul-
tivated in Europe.
The PRONUNCIATION of this idea in
this country apparently lacks some
definite plan Of promotion. The
state bureau Of publicity is just
in receipt of a letter written to the
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
by Alexander Jackson, general Euro
pean agent for the Rock Island-Fris-
co lines, which suggests few mat
ters that will undoubtedly be OF
interest to all Oklahoma. Mr.. Jack.
son in his letter says:
From n very close personal OBJ
scrvation. honestly believe that
farmer from Southern Europe land
who has practically 10 build mp his
fa"m) If transplante1 to Oklahoma
would at the end of ten years have
a larger bank account from a ten
acre tract than 90 per cent Of our
southwest farmers could show from
a quarter section, and sincerely
hope that at the meeting of the Ex-
ecutive committee of the Federated
Commercial Clubs on the 23rd instant
(Oct. 23). YOU were able TO have
them view with favor the matter OF
concentrated action, as outlined In
my letter of August 10th. In addition
TO the Continental farmers, there
Is a vast army of fruit, poultry
and vegetable farmers in the United
Kingdom who have been renters for
StH'ldll'HS' anu dl pl'7'llN llNlHS
from hand 10 mouth. General condi-
tions are very bad in the United
Kingdom at present, and taxes are
growing heavier every year, In fact
we don't know what taxes really
mean in the United States, and the
matter of how to take care Of the
present unemployed is the leading
question at present For example,
the statement published in the Lon
don Evening News OF October cath,
shows $4,000 paupers in London
alone; during the past four weeks,
four thousand permanent paupers
have been added TO the rate payers
burdens. Today 26 persons out OF
every thousand in London are llv.
ing on the rates. (26 paupers in
every 10000
The farmer who has saved little
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09

Leon Okla, Dec. I've are
having some nice weather for killing
hogs.
Miss Mablc Case returned home
SUNDAY after a few days visit al
Marietta.
The good citizens OF Leon and com
munity helped TO gather the crop
Of Mr.. James Reynolds, who has
been sick all fall.
The Independent Order OF Odd
Follows will give a box supper A.
Leon on Saturday night Decembe~
10, for the purpose Of raising money
with which to make the last paymen.
on their hall, which was erected
here last year.
Otto Bruopgemeyer OF Gainesvllla
is visiting his brother, John. of This
place.
J, \. Bruggemeyer has accepted a
position as clerk with the Loon
Mercantile co.
Horace Smith and y ie of Marietta
w,re Wis .'ls Mrs. Sn!th's gram.
mother at this place Sunday
Hall Woodbridge OF Lone Grove Is
visiting at this place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09

money. and who In &c cases out of
100 is renter, is naturally de
sirous Of escaping all this increased
taxation If possible and what | want
, is that the good people of our
southwest territory get together and
make the necessary arrangements, so
that We can present strictly bona
iido five or ten acre tract proposition
TO the ambitions farmer over here
with say one thousand dollars capital
who wants 10 break away from the
renting habit and become an owner.
OF course II is necessary that the
land should be particularly desira-
bic, and located close enough TO a
point Of consumption. so that the
freight and middle mans charges
will not run away with all the
producers profits. If by mutual
agreement II could be arranged so
that for starter. eight or ten
families could be advantagcously To-
Gated in close proximity to six or
eight of the larger cities where
there could he n good demand for
their products. and should he sue
ccssful from the start: necessarily
good garden lands close TO a good
sized town would he high priced.
but this matter should not caue any
inconvenience provided the owners
Of the land could arrange for a small
first payment and arrange the de-
ferred payment not TO crowd the
purchaser, at a rate not TO exceed
six per cent; unless the farmer met
with some unexpected reverse, he
should be able TO take MP his notes
long before due and stop his in.
tcrest.
MY idea would be 10 have towns
such as Enid, FL Reno, Chickasha,
Oklahoma City Ardmore McAlestcr,
Shawnee, MuskOgeo. Haileyyillc.
T.awton or other towns Of similar
class each arrange for a quarter or
half section subdlyidcd into five
and ten acre tracts, and get ont
short prospectus covering all the
tracts, and then arrange to have the
new people located by one man. he
being located In Oklahoma City or
any other central point the Federated
Clubs should select, and inquiries
regarding farming In Oklahoma re.
ceived at this Office should he r..
fcrred without prejudice to the man
selected by the afiliated clubs. THIS
man would be expected to give IN.
tending settlers strictly reliable in
formation, and the new comers
should be located at a point whore
they should do best. | should Of
course be furnished with a complete
description of all the tracts includ-
ing the prices and deferred pay
ments, etc, so as to give the party