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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
INTERPRETATIONS FOR
a& $8,329, 900 AT PIERRE

Pierre, S. D., May 6.-Articles of in
corporations filed with the secretary OF
stase for the last week of the month OF
April are:
Alaska Clay Work CO., Alaska, 500, 900:
Bijou Amusement Co, Aberdeen, $4,000:
Cincinnati, Kentucky, Virginia Railroad
Co, Huron, 100000; the Carlton Co..
Pierre, $25O,00; Gazette Mining Co, Pierre,
$4,000: Ocean Transportation Co., Pierre.
100000; Bunsen's Smokeless Furnace Co,
Pierre, 100000; Central Mobile Car Sign
Co, Huron, 100000; st. Louis Amortiza-
ton and Guarantee Co, Huron, 500, 600;
Virgil lodge, Isl. /. o. o. F., Virgil: Capt.
tai Homes Investment Co. Pierre. s25, 900:
Kentucky Realty and Trust Co, Huron.
$4,000: Rustlers' Golf club, Sioux Falls,
$4,000; the Indiana Mobile Car Sign Co.
Huron, $500, Coo: Turin BASIN Valley Land
Co. Howard, 10000; Farmers Grain and
Mill Co. Yankton, $4,000: the DIR. Munson
Electric Medical Co, Pierre. 10000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
MURDER SOUTH
DAkOTAN; BODY
TORN IN PIECES
Mystery in Gruesome Discov-
cry in Back Yard in La
Porte, Ind.

LaPorte, Ind. May -Four mutt
lated bodies were found today buried
I'm the back yard Of the Gunnes home,
which vas burned recently, In which
fire Mrs. Guinness and children per-
ished. The condition of the bodies in
dicates that murder was committed in
each case.
One OF the bodies uneaTthed is that
OF John Heldgren, of Aberdeen, S. ID.
Another Is that of the adopted daught-
er OF Mrs. Guinness, Who disappeared
las September. Two other bodies, a
male and a female, also were found.
Heldgren became acquainted with
Mrs. Guinness through a matrimonial
agency and came here in January to
visit her. IT was announced he had
started on a trip to Norway. He had
loaned the 81, 500 and had a like
mount i'll his possession.
His body was d~ismembered. his legs.
trunk and head put in different sacks
n buried.
The authorities believe Ray Lam
phere. In jail on a charge of numbering
Mrs. Guinness and the children, knows
about these murders.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
KAISER CUTS IN ON
A DIPLOMAT AGAIN

London, May 5. - The Berlin Core
spondent of the Standard says: THE
kaiser again has interviewed in another
nations diplomatic appointment, but
this time in a more emphatic manner
than he did in relation to DR.. David
Jayne Hill, American ambassador des-
ignated to Germany.
DIR. Fritjof Nansen, the Norwegian
minister at London, recently resigned,
w~hereupon the Norwegian government
proposed to promote NJ. DeDitten, its
minister at Berlin, by sending him to
London. The kaiser objected and made
his views known TO Norway with such
emphasis that the latter was obliged
to acquiesce or risk serious disturbance
to her amicable relations with Ger
many which she could not afford to
do.
"Ditten will. therefore. remain In Ber-
I'm and j. Irgans. secretary of legation
at London, will succeed DR.. Nansen.'
There is no confirmation of the Stan
dard's story from other quarters.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
TWIN OF HARTJE
CASE ON TRIAL

Bridgeport. Conn, May 4.-The trial
OF divorce proc, ~dings of Henry j. Lord.
a wealthy poultry raiser of Trumbuli,
Conn. n Kansas City, against his
wife, Emanuel Augustine Lord, in
which their negro coachman, Harry
Cameron, is named as correspondent,
was begun yesterday. The couple. who
rave relatives and friends in New York
city. where they lived for a short time.
were married April 2, 1902. Mr.. Lord
alleges his wife was guilty of impro-
prieties with the coachman on divers
occasions at their handsome country
residence at Trumbull. Letters We're
introduced addressed TO Cameron. and
claimed TO have been written by Mrs.
Lord. In which she used NOSE endear-
ing terms. Custody OF a 4-year-old
daughter Is asked by Lord.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
100 TONS OF PIRATE
FISH DESTROYED

WATERFOWL. s. D., May General c..
H.. Englesby has received word from
the federal bureau of fisheries. at Man
chester. Wis, that a shipment of pike
will be sent from that hatchery to
WATERFOWL within a few days TO be
used in restocking Lake Kampeska.
The government first intended to send
perch for the lake. but as his body OF
water is now we'll stocked with that
fish the order was changed to what Is
known here as w~all-eyed pike. Prepar-
atory to the reception of the new fish
the lake has been seined for the last
two weeks for the removal OF gar. carp
and buffalo fish, that would prey upon
the minnoes of the game fish. In the
n~eighborhood of 100 tons of the pirate
fish were removed In the two weeks
operation. and II is now believed that
no lake in the northwest Is so free from
objectionable fish as Lake Kampeska.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
CHICAGO COUNTESS
TO SEEK DIVORCE

Vienna. May 4.-That she NAV wed
an English politician, Countess Gizyeki,
who is a daughter Of r. w. Patterson,
of Chicago, now is reported to be deter
mined to seek a divorce in America.
The determination to make America the
battle-ground for the divorce suit is al
legged to have been reached afto it was
found hat obstacles to a continental
divorce were almost insurmountable.
The difficulties between the young peo-
pie reached their acute stage some two.
months ago, and there is no indication
of cessation of their troubles. The ar
rival OF a brother of the countess.
scheduled for Monday, is awaited be-
fore any further steps are taken.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
COMMISSIONERS CONSIDER
COUNTY SEAT PETITIONS

Wheeler, s. D., May lit will be de-
cided by the board of county commits
sioners In session here his week wheth-
er any one of the three towns of Platte,
ceddes or Andes has sufa Client names
IN the form of petition to entitle such
town to appear on the ballot as a can
didate for county seat honors.
II there are insufficient names on any
or the petitions the work of securing
new petitions will begin at once. At
the present time Andes and Geddes are
making the most active contest for
place, Platte remaining in the back
ground. but the latter town has by
no means lost its aspirations to be the
seat of government of Charles Mix
county,.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
CONTRACT is LET FOR
HURON LINE

Huron, S. D., May S,-The Huron Gas
and Electric Railway company has let a
contract for the survey of It's proposed
line from Huron to Aberdeen. Cross &
Mack, civil engineers OF Minneapolis, re-
ceived the award. The line has already
been decided upon between Huron and a
point in Sphinx county. about midway be-
tween Lake Byron and Dolan, from which
place the contractors will survey into Alb
erdeen. Immediat ely following this, the
right-of-way men will secure privileges
along the line and as people in this city
and Aberdeen and at intermediate points
become interested in the enterprise, 1t is
thought that no serious difficulty will be
in the right-of-way. Huron is
becoming much interested and will give
every encouragement possible 10 the en-
t~erterprise.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
TRIP PREPARES TO HOLD
COUNTY EXPOSITION

Trip, s. D., May Am association
known AS the Hutchinson County Agri-
cultural Fair association, with a capital
stock of $4,000. duly Incorporated. with
headquarters at Trip. at the stock
holders meeting last night elected a
board OF seven directors for the associa-
ton, which directors also elected the
following officers for the association for
the ensuing year: Fritz Lang. presi-
dent; Cornelius Martin, vice president;
Henry klatt. jr., secretary: and j. w.
Schliessmann, treasurer. Three thou
sand dollars of the stock have already
been subscribed and an option secured
for suitable place for the fair grounds
and track, n the association expects
to hold its first fair and carnival some
time In September.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
PROFESSOR HANSEKS
SIBERIAN SEED HUNT
Famous Seminologist Granted
Leave of Absence to Search
for New Specimens.

Brookings, s. D., May 9~.-Professor
n. T.. Hansen. director OF the depart
ment of seed culture for the agricul-
tural college, has been granted leave
of absence by the board OF regents in
order that he may make his fourth trip
to the regions of Siberia, in Russia. in
search OF new specimens OF hardy fruit
and forage plants.
The time of his going will depend
upon the action of congress in provid-
ing by appropriation for the expedition
which will be made INTO the farthest
parts OF Siberia. if possible in time TO
gather the seeds from the present
years crops.
1t was upon the occasion OF Professor
Hansen's first visit to Europe on eX-
perimental work that he secured nine
tons of Turkestan alfalfa, and he calls
attention to the fact that the one ship
ment has paid. indirectly, several mill
lion of dollars to this country, and
principally in the northwest.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
DETTMAN ACQUITTED,
PLEA OF SELF DEFENSE

Fairfax. S. D., May 8. - The jury in
the Dettman murder cas- returned a
verdict of acquittal after being out less
h a three hour and the decision was
greeted with applause. The jury took
two ballots, the first resulting in IL
for %acquittal and one for conviction.
The evidence in the case showed
that the killing of Taylor BY Dettman
grew out of prior trouble, that both
parties had made derogatory remarks
about each other. hat the defendant
went TO the back door of the pool hall
and called Taylor out, that Taylor
struck Dettman on the head with a
revolver. that a struggle ensued and
that coming to a box Dettman
stumbled and fell and that Taylor
landed on him. and that Dettman
warned him to desist or he would shoot
him and almost Immediately fired with
fatal result, sympathy has been with
Dettman from the time of the killing
and the verdict is satisfactory.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
JULIA ANN 0'GRADY
REPORTED INSANE

Sioux Falls, $. D., May 9.-Informa-
tion has been received here to the effect
that Mrs Julia Ann O'Grady. who some
months ago was arrested on the charge
of having shot and killed her aged hus-
band at the O'Grady home, north OF
Sioux Falls. has become insane and has
been placed in an insane asylum in
Oklahoma. Advices to this effect came
to w, l.. Baker, of this city, who a few
months ago was appointed guardian of
Mrs. O'Grady.
When Mrs. O'Grady. soon after her
arrest on the charge of murder. last
fall, conveyed all her worldly possess
sions TO an attorney who now resides III
Sioux Falls, IL was claimed by her
friends hat she was not i'm her right
mind, and this contention now has been
sustained.
Some weeks ago the case against
Mrs. O'Grady was dismissed on motion
of States Attorney Orr, because OF in
sufficient evidence to convict. Soon
after the case against her was dis
missed Mrs. O'Grady departed for Okla
homa TO visit her parents.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
PLATTE WILL ENTERTAIN
DISTRICT FlREMEN

Platte, s. d., May THE local citi-
Ems are rapidly completing prepara-
lions for the firemen's picnic. which
VIII be held at this place on May 81,
zS and 29. All the volunteer fire de-
of this district will be repre-
sented by teams and some very inter
estlng M exciting contests between
the various teams and Individual MEM
pers or the teams will take place. The
business men have subscribed the
alnount guaranteed If the picnic would
be held here, and In addition have
raised funds to offer as prizes to the
winners of the various contests. Elab-
crate preparations will be made for the
entertainment of the hundreds of fire.
men n others who will attend the
picnic.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
JUDGE WHISTLES WITH
EXTRAORDINARY CASE

WATERFOWL. $. D., May Q. Judge
Marquis is wrestling with a novel case
in circuit court in this city. Joseph
Handley is serving a sentence / In the
penitentiary for a statutory crime and
is brought back to testify in the case
of his partner in the act, Mrs. Flora
Pschakart. Handley refuses TO testify
on the ground that he would incrimi-
nate himself and thus takes shelter
under he protecting law. But he is
already convicted and is being pun-
ished, and the question arises whether
he is subject 20 an additional punish
ment for contempt or is entitled to
protect himself legally from the effect
of his testimony.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
COMPLAINTS ON
MILK AND CREAM
RATES ARE HEARD
Railway Commission Reserves
Decision Until Meeting of
Interstate Commission

Sioux Falls. S. D., May 5.-Various
matters occupied the attention of the
members of the state board of railroad
commissioners during their regular
monthly meeting, which has just been
held at the headquarters Of the COM
mission in Sioux Falls.
Complaints had been filed with the
board from several points, in reference
to excessive rates being charged by the
railroads on shipments of milk and
cream. The regular meeting of the
board IA the time fixed for a hear
ing In regard TO rates on milk and
cream.
After giving the matter some consid-
Grafton and listening to a statement by
MI. Stenwell, of the Redfeld Cream
cry company, the board decided to post
pone further consideration OF the mat
ter until the latter part of June. The
-postponement was due TO the fact that
a hearing on milk and cream rates is
to be held before the Interstate Com
merce commission at Chicago, on June
IL, n the result OF that hearing will
determine the questions at issue on
these products in South Dakota.
Wheaton Will Attend.
A number of the northwestern states
will be represented at the hearing be-
~ON$ tAS AAANSA1 90 e
sion, among them South Dakota, which
will be represented by Professor A. H.
Wheaton, a well known creamery ex-
pert, and also by the railroad commits
sion.
The meeting of the commission which
has just been held in Sioux Falls was
attended by Commissioners ID. III. Smith
and George Rice: Attorney p. w.
Dougherty, n Secretary w. II. STAN
ley.
The railroad commissioners have
been officially advised that the Great
Northern and the Chicago e. North
western railroads have both consented
to the construction of a track connect
ing the lines Of the two companies at
Huron, a matter which had been before
the board for some weeks.
A complaint was made to the board
by the business men Of ST. Lawrence
to the effect that the Chicago & North
western Railroad company had taken
the telegraph instruments out of the
depot Of the company at st. Lawrence,
leaving the residents without telegraph
facilities. The railroad had
Installed In the depot a composite tele-
phone connecting with the town of Mil
Ter, and the residents of st. Lawrence
a use it free of charge for telephon-
Ing kilograms to Miller, and the COM
missioners let the matter rest there.
The people residing along the Chi
cago Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
between the towns of Reliance and
Kennebec, in Lyman county. have filed
a petition with the board asking that
the railroad be required TO
construct a sidetrack at a point be-
tween the two towns, The board has
taken up the matter with the railroad
company n will take official action
at a later meeting.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15

Haiti is described by Rear Admiral
Colby NJ. Chester az a "degenerating
island" and he presents facts 10 show
that Haiti is falling back into a condi-
ton OF barbarism. IL Is getting blacker
and blacker, the white element having
been practically exterminated or re-
moved from the island. 1t is the one
country in the world where white blood
is at a discount. Voodooism is still
practiced, and Admiral Chester tells OF
an officer OF the United States navy
who stumbled by accident into a voodoo
meeting held in the thick woods with
horrible ceremonial. After being threat
ened with death he watched for q good
opportunity and ran for his very life,
not stopping until he reached the pro-
lection OF his ship. This officer has
TO his credit one of the most gallant
deeds enacted during the civil war, but
his comrades on board his ship said
they never saw a man more frightened
than he was when he returned 10 them,
and he himself says the memory of the
event produces a horrible nightmare
which he will never be able TO over
come.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
ODD FELLOWS TO
MEET N GRAND
LODGE SESSION
Reports of the Membership and
Growth of Subordinate and
Rebekah Lodges.

Huron, s. D., May 6.--At the city Of
Sioux Falls, May 10, will be held the
$50 annual session of the grand lodge
OF south Dakota. /. o. O. F.. At the
same time and place, the 18th annual
assembly, Daughters OF Rebekah. will
also be held. Grand Secretary Harvey
j. Rice, OF this city, has prepared his
annual report, from which the follow
ing figures are taken for the year clos
ing December 81, 1907:
The total number of lodges in the
state on December 81, 1907, was 1873,
with a total membership of 8,704.
During the same period the total re-
ceipts were $87, 665. 80, from which the
following sums were paid:
For relief, $8,330.59; aid to widowed
families, s261.72; paid for burial Of
dead, $2,0S7.3e; state relief, 1912 so:
making a total of 1 2,333.S5.
The invested funds amount to $247,-
S5S.7b. AT the close of the year there
was $4,000 in the Odd Fellows home
fund. This fund is rapidly increasing
and South Dakota odd Fellows are es-
pecially interested in the erection and
success of the home.
Daughters Of Rebekah.
South Dakota Rebekah Degree lodges
are in an especially flourishing condi-
ton; not only has the total member
ship been largely increased, inter-
est in the order is developed to a
marked degree and Is recognized as one
of the most popular fraternal orders in
the state
At the close of the year the total
number of Rebekah lodges was 80, with
a total membership of 1856, of which
l,709 are brothers and 3,147 sisters.
The total receipts for the year were
S7,722.15; paid for relief, $338.80.
The report shows that all lodges
within this jurisdiction are in a pros
porous condition and effort is being
made to have the total membership at
the close of the present year touch the
10, 900 mark
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
HONEST FARMER SEEKS TO
REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE

washington Springs, S. d., May g.
One of the most notable instances OF
a mans effort to right an accidental
wrong against his neighbors is to be
found in the case of Charles Donohue,
who resides in the southern part Of
Hand county and who is responsible
for a disastrous prairie fire which
swept that section recently. doing much
damage 20 the property of a large num-
Der of people.
Donohue has converted his property
into money and deposited it in a bank
TO be apportioned among the fire suf-
ferers and further offers to give him
self up for criminal prosecution for
having started the fire.
He was burning an old straw stack.
around which he had taken III precau-
ton TO pillow a firebreak, but the strong
wind carried the sparks beyond il and
set fire In the grass and it got beyond
his control.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
kAMMEL GUILTY
OF MANSLAUCHTER
Eight Jurors Favored Convic-
ton for Murder -
mise Verdict Given.
KAMMEL POISONED WIFE
Aged Prisoner MOI Affected by
the Judgment of a Jury of
His Neighbors.

Miller. s. D., Nay 4.-The Jury in the,
Kammel murder case returned a YER
dict this morning after celebrating for
10 hours of ~manslaughter in the first
degree against the ~70-year-old defend
ant. Four ballots were taken. the jury
standing eight for conviction, as
charged, n four for acquittal.
Judge Boucher sentenced the prisoner
to ten years in the p~enitentiary allow
ing him two months in which TO make
application for a new trial, and also.
permitting an application for bail.
kammel's Crime.
The crime for which Gustave KAN
mel stands convicted was committed
near this city in the month OF Deem
Der when his wife. from whom he had
recently separated, was found dead, and
a son who lived with her was very sick
with symptoms of poisoning.
An examination of the dead woman's
tomach by a chemist revealed large
quantities of arsenic and several cir
cumstances served TO place the aged
husband under suspicion. 1t was
known that he had sought TO have her
sign papers transferring title to prop
erty which he was seeking TO sell, and
he had repeatedly made remark tend
ing to show hat he would be pleased to
have her die so that he might not be
hampered by her opposition. With the
money which he was to receive for the
sale of his land ne was planning a visit
to the old country and it is thought
that this disappointment embittered
him until he was rendered desperate.
Gustave Kammel is now past 10
years or age and with a sentence of
two TO ten years 1t is unlikely that he
Will outlive his term of punishment.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
HOUSE rs
WRECKED BY DYNAMITE

Dayton. Ohio. May Late last
night the entire rear portion OF the
house occupied by Frank Fentile :
wealthy Italian fruit merchant. was
blown to pieces by a heavy charge of
dynamite. No one was injured. From
days ago he received a letter from
G0e 70 the Black Hand society. a viz
.orous search vas begun by the police
officials In the city and Piqua with
e well defined clue 10 follow ana ar
~~sts are expected.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
TIES DYNAMITE TO
NECK; PARTS OF BODY
ARE STILL MISSING

Virginia. Mimi. May 9. Thomas
Urin. Il miner, tied a stick of dynamite
10 his neck while sitting In the dining
room Of HIS boarding house. He called
10 the four women In the house to wit
ness the explosion and, when they were
assembled, lighted the fuse. When the
plosfon wrecked the house and injured
one OF the m All of Trims re-
mains have not yet been gathered to-
Cether.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
GOOD ROADS MEETING
DREW LARGE CROWD

F~landreau, q. d., May 4.-The good
roads meeting yesterday was attended
by a large crowd of farmers in spite
OF the fact that oats sowing is at it's
height.
Bert j.. Francis. president OF tho
Commercial club. was chairman, and
introduced u. Ward King, of Missouri.
who spoke for an hour and a half.
Every section of the county was rep
resented In tbs audience. some OF whom,
came Is miles to hear the address
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15
QUEBEC RICHER
IN DIAMONDS THAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Toronto. Ontario. May .9.-Uncut dia.
monds worth more than $4,000 were ex.
amined today Mt the home Of John A.
MncKenzie,s sister or University aven-
ne. Mackenzie, who says he has die.
covered a diamond field on the Mott.
away river In Quebec. about 400 miles
north Of here REFUSES 10 indicate its
exact location, but considers the fields
vastly richer than the South African
mines. Ee Was enee u diamond miner
at Kimberley.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-15

The London Saturday Journal, in de-
scribing the weird rites at a Chinese
funeral, remarks hat in the usual
topsy-turvy way of the orient the Chi
nese enjoys himself eve at o~bsequies.
The Journal adds: The coffin is
placed beside the grave, and food placed
upon IL. A white COCK, alive or dead, is
usually there, TO lure the spirit of the
man who has died abroad back to the
home OF his fathers. Whisky n tea
and a bow Of rice with ~chopsticks are
there, so that h corpse may not
starve in the next world. Gin and tea
are then sprinkled over the coffin, and
the bottles thrown away. The mourn
ers stand around laughing, enjoying the
fun. The coffin is lowered. candles are
lit, a suit of paper clothes is burned,
and some paper money. Thus the
corpse is assured of clothes In the next
world. and pocket money TO put in
them"