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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
NOTICE OF sEALED BIDS

The board of education of independent
School District No. Four OF kingsbury
county, South Dakota, solicits bids for the
building, erection and furnishing of a
heating plant on its grounds in the city
of De Smet, in said county and state
aforesaid, including furnishing of mater
ials therefor and all labor in connection
Herewith to be complete in accordance
with plans and specifications now on file in
the office OF l.. f. Altfillisch, clerk of said
School Board. be Snet, South Dakota.
said heating plant to be complete in ,every
respect as provided in said plans and
specifications. which bid shall be accom-
panied by certified check in the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) or a suffi
cient bond in like anIoun, payable TO
the Treasurer of said School District.
that said bidder will enter into, make
and execute 81 contract in accord
ance with the terms of the bid and
the said plans and specifications, and to
furnish a bond as provided by law, TO
Education of said school district for the
faithful performance OF his contract and
accounting for all materials and moneys
coming into his hands, and protecting
said school district against mechonics
liens as provided by law.
Sealed bids will be received until twelve
o'clock noon of the goth day of July,
1908, which bids should be so marked on
the envelope and addressed to the under
signed. at De Smet, S. ID.
The board of education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Dated June goth, zoos.
L. f. ALTFILLISCH,
iii Clerk of Board of Education
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
SOUTH DAKoTA's 1907 PRODUCTS.

With l6,442,3H acres, less than one
third of the area of the state, under
cultivation. there was produced in
South Dakota last year of cereals,
fruit and vegetables, the following
amounts ia bushels:
Spring wheat. 27,772,206; durum
wheat, 2,520,607; corn, 81, SCI ,26S; bar
ley, 2O,43S,S2 oats, ;;6,942, ,50S; Irish
potatoes, 3,132,63S; sweet potatoes S,
34,6l6; apples, 2l7,SS0
The amounts of live stock in the
state is computed as follows:
Cattle, l,2SS,69S; horses and mules,
399, sol; sheep, 5l4.670; hogs, 947 $40.
The milk and eggs sold constituted
an important source of revenue as fol-
lows:
Milk, pounds sold, 339,087 ,5S7;
eggs, dozens sold, 16,S90,190.
The total value of all the products
of the farm, not estimating the
amounts consumed, before reaching
primary market, footed up to the sum
of S260,045,4 ,4S5. Although South Da-
kota stands fourth in the production
Of precious metals, producing annual
ly in the neighborhood of Sl0,000,000
in gold, silver and other precious ores,
this amount seems unimportant in
comparison with the products of the
field, garden and barn yard.
Brown county has the largest acre
age in crops, S27 $50; Sphinx had the
most wheat, 2,65S,960 bushels; Clark
the most durum wheat, 236,9S0 bush
els; Bon Homme had the most corn,
100000 bushels; Brookings led in
barley, 1868, 400 bushels; Minnehaha
excelled in oats, 1904, $50 bushels, in
Irish potatoes, 226,S43 bushels; and
in total wealth, Sl3,5l6,553; Moody
county raised most sweet potatoes, 81
947 bushels; Turner the most apples,
81 ,266 bushels; other counties lead as
follows Hutchinson, cattle, 44,963;
Brown, horses, 1886; Lyman, sheep,
34,364; Lincoln, hogs, 60,3l1; Day,
milk, 17,306,270 pounds; Bon Homme,
eggs, 1917 ,S09 dozen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10

SOME of the stalwart papers are
doing their best to make their readers
believe that democrats voted the re-
publican ticket at the primary for the
purpose of defeating stalwart candi
dates. A favorite illustration with
them is the fact that only about 400
democratic votes were cast in Mime
haha county, while they claim there
are at least 1900 such voters in the
county. The statement may be true
SO far as the numbers of democratic
votes cast and voters resident in the
county is concerned. There was
practically nothing in the democratic
situation to call the vote out the
greater part of them stayed at home.
Here in Kingsbury county thousand
republican voters remained at home
Notwithstanding the bitter factional
fight waged. 1t is dirty inuendo
that they attempt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
Legal Notices.
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOE
CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE.

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE.
State of South Dakota, County of Kings
bury.-ss.
In County Court,
In the matter of the estate of Christen
kobbero, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Annie Hell
vine Madsen has filed a petition herein
setting forth that she IL entitled to an
administrator deed of the following des-
cribed property, to-wit:
The southwest one-fourth lAI of the
northwest one-fourth Ii4] of section four
81, township one hundred twelve l112l,
range fifty-three t53l. in kingsbury coun-
ty, South Dakota;
TApetition alleging that the said An
ME Helvine Madsen did, in the lifetime
of the deceased, enter into contract for
the conveyance of the said real estate.
Notice is hereby further given that an
order of this court was made on the 10Th
day of June "A. ID. 1908. ordering that the
said petition be heard in the Office of the
county Judge at the court house in the
city of De Smet, kingsbury county, Sout Ii
Dakota, on the 2Sth day of July, A. d.
1908 at the hour of 900 O'clock a. IN.
when and where any person may appear
and show cause why the said petition
should be granted.
Dated June Both, 1908.
Eff GREEN,
f. A. CARPENTER, Clerk. Judge.
Warren * Warren, Attorneys for Ad-
ministrator, De Smet, 5. Dakota. i-24
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10

The republican platform to be
adopted at the state convention to be
held at Mitchell on the 14th inst. will
undoubtedly contain three planks in
addition to the national platform, viz:
The determination of the hysical val
uation of railroads, the guarantee of
deposits by the state and the payment
of interest to state and counties by
repositories enjoying the use of pub
lie monies. The physical valuation
of railroads is step necessary preced
ent to the adjusting of railroad rates.
Without such determination no real
settlement of such a difficulty can be
had. Under the present method a
rate is fixed by the commission; the
roads ask an INDUCTION, and the court
proceeds to hear evidence as to the
value of the road upon which to base
its decision. In this case the evidence
is all in the hands of the roads and
only such evidence is produced as
will help their side of the case. The
interest Of the people is left without
a weapon in the legal fight. The
guarantee of bank deposits by the
state is matter that has attracted
considerable attention of late. 1t is
opposed by a large number of bankers
and favored by few. The great
mass of the people are in favor of such
a measure, although it can be said to
be almost untried. Oklahoma has
such law, but it has been in opera
ton only a few months. The pay
ment of interest on state and county
deposits is a subject upon which both
factions of the republican party unite,
if their campaign promises are to be
depended upon After a continuous
practice by territorial and state
treasurers of taking interest on state
funds deposited in banks, Mr.. Cassill
was defeated for denomination on that
very ground. The three planks pro-
posed are good and to add them to
the republican platform will be to
strengthen the party with the peo
pie.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
LOW RATES EAST VIA THE NORTH
Western Line.

Low Round trip rates will be made
from points on The North Western
Line for the Prohibition National
Convention, Columbus, Ohio. July
9th to 18th, National Educational
Association, Cleveland, Ohio, June
26th to July 1st; g. A. r. Encamp-
ment, Toledo, Ohio, August 9th to
Both and Knights of Pythias Conclave,
Boston, Mass, July 3lst to August
Bird.
For full particulars apply to agents,
Chicago q North Western Ry. "a
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10

The county option law to be sub
mitted to vote of the people this
fall is attracting considerable inter-
est. AS we understand it, under the
proposed law no license can be grant
ed in any town in any county where
the vote of the county is against
license. In case the vote of the coun
ty is in favor of license then the ques-
ton must receive favorable vote Of
the town or city within which it is
proposed to grant license. 1t is a
two to one shot in favor of the no
license people. In other words, if the
county says dry, dry it must be; if
the county says "wet" the "drys" will
take another shot at it in the locality
where it is proposed to issue license.
This is the proposed law, and one
that is almost certain to carry. The
INDEPENDENT does not believe such a
law as that proposed to be fair. We
have nothing to say against prohibi
ton. We would much prefer to see
state prohibition, if the majority want
it, than anything that savors of un
fairness. Or, if county option is
wanted, let it be county option. Let
a vote of the majority settle the mat
ter for good. If the majority of the
entire county have a right to say
dry, then that same majority has a
right to say "wet", and in either case
it should be final. No good cause
was ever advanced by anything that
savors of unfairness.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10

Mr.. BRYAN, who is the whole thing
with western democracy, is amusing
himself by telling the public where
and how the republican national con-
vention took seven steps backward.
1t is true that some of the progressive
planks offered at the Chicago conven-
tion were turned down, and it is true
that it caused disappointment among
the progressives. But study of the
situtition fails to disclose any cause
for JOY on the part of the democrats.
There is not one of the steps back
ward, as Mr.. Bryan is pleased to call
them, of which the democrats can
take advantage for the very simple
reason that they cannot offer the peo
pie anything better. Take, for in
stance, the election of United States
senators by direct vote, which was
turned down by the republican ma
tional convention. Something over
thirty states have endorsed that plan
and those thirty states have majority
of the senate. Yet those same senators
continually block every piece of
legislation looking toward election of
senators by direct vote. What better
would it be if Mr.. Bryan were to be
elected president? Could he do any
more than has already been done?
What different would it be in regard
to the determination Of the physical
valuation of railroads for the purpose
of securing fair basis for the max
ing of railroad rates by the interstate
commerce commission? The senate
stops the measure. Could Bryan do
any more than has been done? And
so on down the list. Party platforms
do not always control the action of
our national Legislators, and this is
true of all parties. 1t has an influence,
to be sure, but when the interests of
the Legislators or the interests of those
who have made them politically con-
fict with the platform, the platform
generally goes to the dickens. The
only place to secure remedy for
certain things which must be accom-
plished through congress is to CON-
mence in the states where the mem
bers are elected. 1t may afford Mr..
Bryan some pleasure to talk about
the ''steps backward" ," but he is power.
less to assure the people Of anything
different in connection with the same
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10

subject and the announcement is now
made that about 100000 acres of
light, sandy soil in the jack pine
region of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota can be turned into great
clover ranches for cattle, sheep and
hogs.
The agricultural department has is.
sued bulletin which gives in detail
experiments made ia the new ways
of raising clover on the sandy soils
of those stated, which will eventually
result in adding greatly to their agri-
cultural wealth. Climatic conditions
and the abundance of water make
the soils ideal for the purpose of
clover growing, fact that promises
to transform in time the cut over pine
lands which now are put to little use,
for the better grade of live stock can
be raised and fattened on these lands
A vast annual saving in transporta-
lion cost would be made as we'll as
still greater saving in the losses suf-
fered from exposure and starvation,
which at times is severe on the west
ern ranges The clover ranch terri
tory of these three states seems likely,
in the near future, to have a marked
effect on the prices of meat and
meat products and in another genera
ton develop new great dairying sec
tions.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
LOW ROUND TRIP RATES TO DEN
yer, Colorado Springs And Pueblo
Via Chicago, Union Pacific & North
Western Line.

Tickets sold daily June 1st to Sep
tember Both. Return limit October
3lst. Two fast through trains to
Colorado daily. The famous Colorado
Special, only one night to Denver
For booklets, and full information,
apply to any ticket agent of the North
Western Line. j-l0.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
30 More QuarreIs,

We looked st our dear daughter
with tender solcitUde,
Have yol ana julius quarreled?"
we asked.
"Oh, no, papa" the fair girl answer.
ed calmly. 1T is getting too near
Christmas for me to quarrel with
Julius"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10

matters. He should turn his atten-
ton to bringing his party up to that
point gained by the republicans in a
few steps taken forward in the last
administration. 1t might not afford
as much pleasure, but it might be
more profitable in the end.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
SOLVING RANGE PROBLEM.

The passing Of the range may not
prove to be such a serious problem
to cattlemen as at first supposed says
the Aberdeen News. Government ex-
perts have been busy considering the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
ASSESSMENT IS
RESCINDEO
Honerine Directors Take Action
That Gives Shareholders An
other Chance to Live.

The directors of the Hcnerine Mining
company met yesterday forenoon and de-
cided 70 rescind the pending assessment
of 10 cents a share on the capital stock
of the corporation and pay back the
money received for assessment on 5000
shares, ali that had been collected. The
action is most important and timely
Within another two or three days the
the stockholders would have lest their
last chance to ever realize anything on
their holdings
The company Is indebted to the Buhl-
Kimberley interests in the sum of s15I,VJ0
and the Walker brothers $4,000 in round
numbers, and 1t is now admitted TO be
the plan of these interests to sue the
company for what ii owes them. Judg-
ment, of course will be secured and the
property undoubtedly. will be bid in for
the debts. Then the six months Tedemp-
ton feature of the statutes lin such cases
made and provided" in legal parlance,
will come into play and the shareholders
will have that much time in which TO re-
deem the properties. This means a new
lease of life for the minority interests
and the probabilities are that during this
breathing spell some scheme of reorgan-
ization and financing of the proposition
will be worked out. During the strenuous
times of the past six or eight months 1t
has been impossible to do anything, but
with such property as it is believed the
Honerine can be developed into. the task
ought not to be an arduOuS one TO work
out in eight months.
1t is understood that President George
A Baird and possibly Mr.. Bull, as well,
will be out here during the next Few
days for the purpose of bringing suit
against the company, as stated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
BIGGEST TRUST
OF ALL FORMING
Plans Maturing to Capture All
New and Low Cost Cop
per Producing Mines.
WILL AFFECT MANY CAMPS
BINGHAM AND ELY MINES TO
FORM BASIS OF DEAL.
WILL AFFECT MANY CAMPS

Local prognosticators of coming events,
men who are capable of judging and who
know something of the game themselves.
are predicting that the present year is
going to witness the rounding out of the
greatest deal in the copper mining field
that the world ever heard of. 1t is
pointed out that things have been and
are happening every day that leave no
room TO doubt the magnitude of the
scheme that is brewing. 1t is expected to
AFFECT every copper-pFOducing region Of
prominence in this country, including
Montana, Michigan, Arizona, Utah and
Nevada. Possibly a month. and at the
outside three months, is relied upon to
bring about such changes on the chess
board that the dullest follower of the
markets will be able to discern the trend
of the play. The shreWder of the talent
is already beginning to see glimpses of
the light and it is contended that a few
weeks or few months will make the
trend of the play so apparent that no
one need be mistaken as to the outcome.
East Doesn't Understand.
The east knows that something is
coming" said a prominent mining Oper-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
FLORENCE G0LDFIELD
LEASERS TO RESUME

Goldfield. Feb. S.-The principal leases
on the Florence-Goldfield mine are pre-
paring TO resume work early next week,
and are modifying their forces. The Lit
tie Florence lease can work eighty men.
and will not commence work until a full
force can be secured, as the time of the
lease. which has but sixty-eight days to
run, commences as soon as work starts
The Rogers Syndicate and Florence An
mex. both of which are in high-grade ore,
require about fOrty-five men each The
other leases can use about forty men,
bringing the number up to 30.
Tom Iockhart president and manager
of the Florence. today denied absolutely
that the mine would be sold, and declared
that it is not for sale to any one at any
price. LOckhaTt and A. ID. Parker. vice
president of the Colorado Southern rail-
road. who own three-fourths of the is
sued stock recently refused Sc per share
for their holdings. which IS on basis Of
Sc. 300 eco for the mine. The company paid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
Yesterdays Sales.

Ajax. 500 at 2Sc.
Daily Judge % at $3.50.
May Day. 200 at 33c: LOCO at 3315c.
Nevada Hills, 100 at $500.
Nevada Fairview. 500 at sc.
South Swansea, 500 at 1Sc.
Beck Tunnel, 100 at Csc, seller 60 days;
200 at CSC; 500 at 69c.
Black Jack. 800 at Soc 200 at 35c. seller
go days; 1000 at 351zc.
Colorado. 100 at S2.45, 800 at S2.45. buyer
Is days; 100 at s. As. buyer 80 days
Crown Point, 4.500 at lie; 500 at 17kc
buyer 30 days.
New York 500 at 1S12c, buyer 50 days;
1876 at Ice. 1000 at HE
Scottish Chief 1900 at 224c
South Columbus. 500 at &c
Sioux Consolidated, 500 at 15c.
Seven Troughs, 500 at CSC, buyer 80 days
Wabash, 100 at Soc, 200 at SSc. 400 at 9Oc
Open Board.
Colorado, 300 at 81 40 seller 80 days; 300
at s2.24l9. seller 30 days; 500 at 81. 421a.
Crown Point, 500 at lie.
Iron Blossom, 1.J00 at 3jc
Lover Mammoth, so at 59c, 400 at Sc.
Mountain Lake. 500 at 34c.
Nevada Hills. 100 at s3.15.
New York, 35S at 1Sc 500 at TIC.
Sioux Consolidated, $500 at 15c. 1000 ut
l4lzc, seller 30 days; 1,500 at 15c. buyer
80 days.
Seven Troughs, 100 at size. 500 at SIC.
500 at CSC. buyer 60 days
South Columbus Consolidated. 500 at Gle
seller 80 days.
Wabash 100 at SOC.
Shares sold. 1894.
Selling value, SlG.6l4.76.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
Significant Words in Call.

According TO the statements made in the
call the proposition is to sell to the new
company for the sum Of SS4717 cash and
the other considerations all of the mining
Claims and Whining property. all of the
unsold bonds and all the equities of this
company in the unsOd but pledged bonds
OF this company secured by its deed of
trust, and all other property, assets and
effects of this company whatsoever of
every kind, character. and description, in
Guiding all claims. demands and causes of
action for trespaSs upon and ores eX-
tracted from the mining property now
owned by this company as well as for
an accounting for ores extracted from
such properties, and all other claims, de
mands and causes of action whatsoever
owned by this COMPANY or to which II
may be entitled; expressly subject. how
ever to the receivership and to the pos
session of the receiver and to the con-
troll of the court under the reCeiYership
now existing and to which said property
Is subservient in the district court" etc.
The notice farther states that the new
company will be capitalized for 500.0)O
shares, par value 81, and that all stock
in the old company will be subject to
conversion into new stock up to a date
to be fixed at the meeting. Such con-
VeTted stock will not be subject to par
ticipation in the division of the S34 III
cash that is to be paid for the property.
In other words. holders in the old com
pany will have the option of taking 10
ing out of the new agseSsable company,
or they can assign their right to the
money and get new stock share for
share
1t is understood that the new company
win begin !evying assessments OF 10 cents
a share and keep it up as long as it is nee
ess2ry to meet the obligations which the
rev company assumes and until the mines
have become self-sustaining.
GaIena Ore in New Ground.
During the past two months or SO the
receiver of the cid company has been
having the assessment work done on the
forty unpatented claims of the company.
This work is now nearly finished and the
good word Games from Superintendent
Hugh Mcdonald yesterday that he had
encountered galena ore in the tunnel be-
ing driven on the Slap Jack No / claim
and that samples % ore ore had been
sent down and that they should reach
here on the evening train. This group
of claims, which embraces 600 acres,
reaches from the mouth of Thames can
yOn to the d. & NJ. property, west of
the kearns-keith group of the Silver
King Coalition company and flanks
the west the great block of ground that
the Coalition company secured in the deal
with James McGregOr. Several fine
lodges crop out in this large group of
claims and ore has been encountered az
different points. The strike just made,
it is believed. is going to develop into
something really good. as Mr. Mcdonald
claims that he has d fine ledge opened
in the tunnel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
REORGANIZATION
FOR KING CON.
Park City Properties Go to New
COmpany-Strike of
Galena Ore.

Since it became necessary. several
months ago, for the Silver King Consol-
ldated company to go into the hands OF
a receiver for the protection of its share
holders, President Scion Spiro has been
about the busiest man imaginable. He
decided that the best thing for the com
panyy TO DO, seeing that treasury stock
could not be sold and that bonds could
not be advantageously flOated, was to ad-
wise the stockholders of conditions and
get their consent to a sale of the prop
eTty from the Wyoming to a Utah cor
poration in which the stock should be
made assessable This has been practical
~ unanimously agreed to by not only
the stockholders, but the creditors of the
company A call for a special meeting to
round out the business and authorize the
sale was therefore issued yesterday This
meeting is TO be held at Evanston, Wyo.,
the 18th
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-09
Mining Notes.

Two cars of ore from Utah mines were
released from the Pioneer sampler yes
terdsy.
Brunton sampler yesterday one car of
ore from Montana and four from Utah
mines.
Manager J. c. Dick of the Yampa mines
and smelter came in from Bingham yes
of the line.
Prof j. NJ. Boutwell,, of the United
States geological survey, who came in
from an extended trip into Mexico a day
or two ago, was at Park City yesterday
He is on his way back to Washington.
c. E. Loose and H. S. Joseph, of the
executive committee of the Utah Mine
Operators association, left for Los An
geles last night on business having to do
OsftiOn.