Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-24
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INDIANAPOLIS-Thc jury in tn,
case of Charles Carr, manager OF the
Indianapolis Baseball club. charged
with having played professional base
ball on Sunday, returned a verdict of
guilty last night. The proceeding was
brought to test the constitutionality Of
the aw permitting Sunday baseball.
The case will be appealed.
NEW York;. H. Ross. formerly
OF San Francisco, shot himself dead
yesterday as he sat at his desk in the
office Of the New Mexico Development
company, in the financial district.
ALBANY, N. Y.-Former Governor
Frank S. Black appeared yesterday
before the court of appeals for Harry
K. Thaw and attacked the constitu-
tionality of the act under which Thaw
vas committed to the Matteawan state
hospital for the criminal insane, and
the law under which Thaw is being de-
tanned in that institution.
BUFFALO, n. IA large section Of
the viaduct owe the New York Central
tracks near the corner of Elk and Mich
igan streets was wrecked by dynamite
at 1 o'clock Yesterday morning. An
unsuccessful attempt was made on the
morning of September IA to destroy the
same structure.
WEST ORANGE, n. dudley
Buck, the organist and composer, died
suddenly at the home of his son here
yesterday. Mr.. Buck was 20 years old.
He al born in Hartford, Conn.,, and
was educated at the Leipsic conserva-
tory. He composed the cantata sung
by 500 voices at the opening of the CEN
tennial at Philadelphia, and became
famous as a composer of pastoral mu-
sic.
MARSHALLTOwN, IA.--An owl
flew against a lantern hung by f.. M.
Strithem, a farmer, near Bedford, on
his barn door. and overturned the light,
igniting the hay with the flaming oil.
Much stock and hay were lost.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-Despondent be-
cause his wife left him after a quar-
rel, Joseph Abuya, of Mobridge, aged
35 years, shot himself in the head. His
condition is critical.
VERMILLION, S. D.-The Lutherans
of Bergen Lutheran church, Norway
township, Clay county, laid the corner
stone for the new church edi1ce, which
is being erected at a cost of 81, 900.
BURLINGTON, IA.-After a long
search by relatives, Frank Butt, who
disappeared under mysterious circum-
stances from Cairo, Ia, July %, last,
was found today in the poor house at
Keosauqua, Ia.
MOBILE, ALA.-Judge H. It. Toul-
min, of the United States district court
here, yesterday issued an order con-
frming the sale of the Mobile, Jackson
& Kansas City Railroad company by
w. C. Eakin, special master, on August
%, to N. A. Withers and others, of New
York.
PARIS-Miss Ferdinand Wanamaker,
daughter of Rodman Wanamaker, and
granddaughter of John Wanamaker,
was married yesterday to Count Arthur
de Heeren, son of Count Heeren, of
Paris and Biarritz.
NEW YORK-A minister of the Cos
pei and a former police commissioner
jumped into the municipal political
game yesterday. Rev. DR.. Charles H.
Parkhurst announced his intention Of
advocating from his pulpit the election
of the republican nominee for Y
Otto Il. Barnard, and Theodore A.
Bingham, who was ousted by the Nc
Clellan administration, said he would
go on the stump in Mr.. Bannard's sup
port.
DETROIT, MICH.-Delirious from
fever following wounds received a week
g in a fight in a saloon, Policeman
w. II. Irwin threw himself from a third
floor window of Harper hospital yester-
day and was killed.