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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
|EGAN is JUDGED
UNFIT APPLICANT
Denied Readmission to Bar by
Supreme Court After Review
of His Conduct.

Pierre, 5. D., Dec. Sin the SD
preme court today Judge Whiting
handed down the decision of the court
in the George w. Eagan case. The
opinion is lengthy and takes up Egan's
conduct since he first came into the
state. The court finds Egan unfit to
practice and therefore denies him re-
admission. Justices Corson and Haney
took no part in the decision. Justices
McCay and Smith conferred with
Whiting both as to the law and the
facts in the case.
George w. Egan was disbarred
through effort of the Minnehaha Coun-
ty Bar association nearly a year and
a half & or a complaint growing out
of his connection with the Julia Ann
O'Grady murder case. 1t was charged
by the committee consisting of A. 3.
Kittredge, Parke Davis and Henry
Robertson that he fraudulently secured
title to all the property of the accused
woman, n by order of the court the
title was subsequently set aside. After
he was disbarred Egan was elected
states attorney for Minnehaha county,
but by order Of the court was prevent
ed from qualifying for the duties OF the
Office. Since that time he has been en-
gagged in the publication of a weekly
paper called the American Republic,
has entered the lecture field, and is al
so a candidate for governor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
BUTCHER SLABS HIMSELF
Will HHASINc A uoc

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 2.-Ralph
Hubbard, a butcher of Worthwhile, near
this city, sustained serious injuries in
2 peculiar manner which necessitated
attention at a local hospital. Hubbard
was at his slaughter house a mile and
a half from Worthwhile, to do some kill
Ing. He had completed a part of his
work n then started after a fat
shoat in the yard. The shoat was live
ly and ran around to find an exit from
the yard.
Hubbard is a large man and the
catching OF the animal was more than
he bargafned for. He stuck his heavy
butchers knife into his hip pocket to
have both hands free, and shortly after
slipped on a wet place and fell In such
a manner that the knife In his hin
pocket penetrated his left arm, sever
ing the arteries. He tied UP the mem
Der the best he could and ran to a doc
tor at Worthwhile. When he reached
town he was very weak from loss of
blood. He was given as much atten-
fion as possible and then brought 70
this city. He declares that he will nor
have the shoat killed which caused him
to slip, but will let the hog live In peace
the rest of its DAYS.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
CHASE PASSENGER
WITH HANDCAR TO
CATCH FUGITIVE

Bancroft, S. D., Dec. 1.-Giving chasA'
to a passenger train on a hand car was
one of the exciting episodes in an effort
made by Bancroft men to apprehend
a shrewd resident OF the "sbow me
state" who jumped a freight bill
amounting to 1856 at this place. The
Missourian arrived here with a carload
OF apples. Before paying the freight
charges he broke the seal of the car
and commenced selling his apples,
promising Station Agent Engel from
lay to day that he would come across"
with the freight charges. Having final
ly disposed of nearly all the apples the
Missourian stated to the station agent
that he would pay the freight charges
the next day. That evening he sneaked
aboard a west bound passenger train.
His departure was accidentally dis
covered, and, securing a land car the
station agent and a number of his
friends started in pursuit. Naturally
they were unable TO overtake the pas
senger train, Notwithstanding that the
nand car was propelled as speedily as
possible. Information was then sent
TO the police of Huron. But luck was
with the Missourian and he had made
connection with the Sioux City train at
Huron. III the Missourian can be To-
Gated In his native state ne may be
put to the expense OF being brought
back TO South Dakota for trial on the
charge OF ~defrauding the railroad COM
pany.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
SOCIALISM A FACTOR
IN HOMESTAkE STRIKE

Lead, s. d. Dec. 4.=VyftH the press
ence OF many Pinkerton detectives
scattered about the Homestake prop
critics, in addition to the numerous en-
ployes of the company who have been
specially ~deputized by the sheriff, abso-
lue quiet prevails. The Homestake
company announced that Ii brought the
Pinkertons In only to protect it's prop
erty and not to use as spies, and that
they would confine their attentions
strictly to the property and would not
be abou the %streets. The lines are
strictly drawn and no one not having
business about the property is permit
ted around.
The question at issue between the
HomestaSe company and the unions Is
fast developing into a well defined
struggle between socialism and those
policies hat oppose it. Lead has long
been recognized as the stronghold OF
socialism In South Dakota, and until
this trouble of the Homestake's no or
ganized effort to oppose ii has ever
been made, but IL has now become APP
parent that the anti-socialists are lin
ing up solidly with the churches to
weed out the teachings of ~socialistic
orators who for months past have been
permitted to hold meetings on soap
boxes in the streets, one or two of
which meetings were broken up by the
police when the speaker became abu-
siVe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
DISCRIMINATION
GETS HARD BLOW
THROUGH COURTS
Far Reaching Decision Affects
Pools, Cut Rates and Other
Combinations.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 4.-The decision of
the supreme court sustaining the con-
s~titutionality of the anti-discrimination
law passed by the legislature Of 1907,
as affecting the Central Lumber COM
pany, an outside corporation doing bust
ness in the state. will result in tho
probing of other corporations of SIM
liar character. Under the provisions OF
the law the Central Lumber company
Is liable to a heavy fine and can also
be barred from continuing in business
within the state. The case came up
from Sphinx county and a case Of the
same nature is still pending against the
Williams Lumber company, which for
merly q it's headquarters at Webster,
and In which David Williams, formerly
of Webster, but now of Duluth, was
one Of the officers.
The passage of the law was the re-
suit of investigation into the alleged
pooling Of interests between corpora
lions doing a lumber business, the in
Vestigation tending to show that indie
pendent companies were menaced by
rival yards where prices were cut be-
low a profitable rate in order to crush
the Independent concern, while the
prices were boosted at some non-com-
petitiye point to make up the loss, also
that corporation owned yards were
grouped together and the profits shared
regardless Of the cut prices made at q
competitive point.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10

Says Federation Is Taking No
Step in Homestake Trouble
Awaiting Developments.

Lead, S. D., Dec. 3.-Nothing war
rants the approach of any serious
trouble in the dispute between the
Homestake Mining company and it's
employees iii Lead. Exaggerated re-
ports, due to the presence of Pinkerton
detectives here haze been sent broad
cast but the situation today seems as
quiet as IL has been. President Mover,
OF the Western federation, this morn
ing issued the statement that he
union contemplated no step and was
only awaiting developments, and that
any trouble, If ii came, would come
from the presence of Pinkertons whom
he alleged are desperate criminals inn
ported from Denver. He claims that
100 of their men are here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
FARM ORGANIZATION
TO COMBAT SUFFRAGE

Huron, S. D., Dec. 1.-The recent
visit to this city of George Clark, Of
Chicago, organizer for South Dakota
for an anti-woman suffrage order, has
seemingly put new life into m
suffrage in this locality. Mr.. Clark
stated that the object of the organiza-
ton is to wage an active campaign
against the ~suffragists, for which pro-
ject money and talent will be furnished
by eastern parties. The headquarters
of the organization are in New York,
but Mr.. Clark is especially interested
in the organization in Illinois. 1t is
apparent that suffragists of the country
will direct their efforts and influence
in behalf of their cause in South Da-
kota, as the proposition will be voted
upon at the next election. In the event
that an organization is effected in his
state, Huron will doubtless be head
quarters.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Dec. 3.-All Saints
school, an Institution for girls which
was established in Sioux Falls many
years ago by the late Bishop William
Hobart Hare, and which was his es-
pecial pride during his life, has again
been made the recipient of the uniinf-
tied generosity of Henry Dexter, the
we'll known philanthropist of New
York city. A gift of shares of stock in
Woodlawn cemetery, New York, to the
value of $4,000 has been made TO the
school by Mr.. Dexter as a foundation
for a Bishop Hare memorial fund.
This gift was made after a visit had
been made to the institution by a rep
r~esentatiye of Mr.. Dexter during the
month of November. Some years z
in memory of his wife, Mr.. Dexter
furnished the funds for the erection at
the school of what is known as the
Lucretia Marquand Dexter house,
which provides a hospital for the In
dams of South Dakota. the fund which
created the house providing money for
paying the fare of sick Indians to and
from Sioux Falls and their expenses
while in the hospital. The interest on
the Bishop Hare memorial fund will be
used TO educate Indian girls in All
Saints school.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10

Victor Hugo was, at the time Of his
death. the wealthiest of 10Th century
authors. In his younger days, however,
he knew n pangs Of poverty, as, after
a quarrel with his father. General
Hugo, lie AMI his brother had their
allowances stopped. I'VE made $3.50
last Us for Is months. One chop would
serve for lunch for three days in uc-
cession; on the first day we would eat
the lean, on the second day the fat
and on the third day we would suck
the bone. We discovered a place in the
Quarter Latin where, for Is sous (15
cents) we obtained a four-course III
ner, a bottle OF wine and as much bread
as we liked. For another sou We OBJ
tanned the sweetest OF smiles from the
pretty girl who looked after lis" hi
regime does not ppear TO have spoiled
Hugo's digestion, for at h age of S3
he cracked nuts with his teeth n ate
oranges as some people eat apples
peel and all.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
NORTHWESTERN WISHES TO
DEFER RATE CASE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 3.-The
Northwestern road has asked the rail-
road commission for asecond post
ponement in the taking of evidence in
the famous railroad rate hearing.
p. M. Dougherty received the request
from s.. A. Lynd, general attorney for
the Northwestern road.
He gave as a reason for asking for
the postponement, two important oral
arguments he was required to make
before the Interstate Commerce COM
mission in Washington on December
10 and IL. The taking Of evidence on
the rate case was to have been held
December IA.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
BECOMES A MILLIONAIRE
FROM DESERT LANDS

Sioux Falls, S. d.. Dec. 4.-To clear
a fortune OF 81, 500,0 O0 from an invest
ment in the cheap so-called desert
lands OF Utah and Arizona. Is the stroke
OF good luck which has befallen Harry
l.. Holster, a pioneer business man of
has made his home in Chicago. IN
formation concerning the winning Of
the fortune by him has just been
brought here by a returning raveler
from Chicago. The deser. lands were
purchased in large quantities at a mere
song, and great sums of money then
We're expended in putting in mameth
irrigation plants for the irrigating of
the land. Much of the and now brings
as high as 500 per acre, and enough
already has been sold TO give HOLSTER
the prof1t stated
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
Bank Deposits Increase.

Notable also in the growth of the
state are the bank deposits, which total
S1S,S30.1 0O.99, an increase of $40, 000, 900
over last year, and an increase OF s66, s.
100000 in 10-year period. While
Iowa has $40 per capita Of bank de-
posits, and South Dakota $15S, the lat
ter state has gained Ill per cent in 10
years, while the HaWkeye state has
gained 304 per cent.
The net debt of the state is placed
at $l,OS1, 342.90, among which are $1O1,-
$3.50 of capitol warrants, to be retired
when state lands are sold to offset this
mount.
Biennial appropriations made for the
maintenance of the state and for build
ings n other public for the
years 1909 and 1910 amount to S2,S33,-
494, while government appropriations
within the state for the same period
amount to $l,44S,97S. Expenditures for
maintenance of the department Of JUS
tice, agricultural department. postal
service and land department, bring the
governments expenditures in the state
up to ST. 800, 900.
Important Events.
The important events cited by Mr..
Robinson during the wear are:
The opening of the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock reservations; the build
ing of railroad grades by the Milwaukee
from Mobridge to points on the reser-
v~ations; the division of Butte county
and the construction of two new coun-
ties and the creation of Corson county
out of a portion Of Standing Rock res
eryation.
The most notable gathering within
the state for the year was the .Mig3guri
River Navigation c0ngress AT Yank-
ton.
thir but not least, the state is de-
clarpa oy national authorities to be the
healthiest in the union, having the low
est death rate as well as a scarcity Of
chronic n functional diseases.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
GIVE COUNTY BUILDINGS
FOR GOVERNMENT SEAT

Buffalo, s. d., Dec. Ain accordance
with the promises made the voters of
the newly created county of Harding as
an inducement for them to select Buff
falo as the county seat of the new
county, the business men Of this place
have iiief furnad ayar TO the ea,.ntu
the cash necessary TO pay for q new
county Jail, which recently was COM
pleted. The citizens OF the town had
previously turned over to the county a
county building, in which the county
oHlcers are housed, ana now all or the
pledges made by the residents OF Buff
falo before the election have been full
filed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
STRIKE SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Many Homestake Miners Are
Seeking Employment Else
where.

Lead. s. D.. Dec. Flew towns
with $500 idle men have presented
a more peaceful aspect han Lead and
no disturbance is looked for, although
every precaution to prevent any has
been taken. All tho saloon keepers
have peer cautioned about selling to
drunken men, the mayor and a COM
mittee of business men personally max
ing the rounds and requesting that
the liquor men aid in keeping Lead
quiet. The railroads continue to carry
out miners and other employees who
nave decided to look elsewhere for
Jobs. but there is not expected to be
any general exodus for some time I'M
less the employees become convinced
that the Homestake company does not
intend soon to come to any agreement.
Company officials all maintain a strict
silence on the question of the COM
pany's future policy and as neither side
is making any further overtures for
comprimise and the lines seem strictly
drawn. there is no indication as to the.
ultimate outcome of the struggle, al
though most of the citizens of Lead
| seem confident some settlement within
the next few weeks and retrenchment
in ordinary business channels is not
so marked as was expected.
Confidence is lent by the action of
the company in continuing to keep men
at work on the big water power plant
in Spearfish canyon, where over 100
men will be employed steadily, the
company believes. These men are not
affiliated with the onions and it is
believed that they will not be molested,
as many of them are laborers, the
work being the running of tunnels
preparatory to building the plant that
is to cheaper the cost of electricity
for motive power. The whole work
Is most important n estimates cover
over 81, 000, 900 for the total job. This
is the only work being carried on by
the company which is amply guarding
its various plants around Lead with
a large force Of watchmen.
Arrangements to feed the jobless
men will not be completed until it is
found that they need it. Those who
are remaining here are supplied with
money enough to last them awhile and
there is TO immediate need of the
commissary that the Western Fedora
ton proposes to establish when the
men run out of money. James Kir-
win, Of the executive board of the Fed
Grafton, has made tentative
ments with restaurants in both Lead
and Deadwood to cater for several hun
dred men If necessary, and 1T is be-
lieved there will be little difficulty in
handling this situation when 1t arises.
Machinists and other expert en-
ployes who a be employed by the
railroads AVE most all secured out
side employment and many have left
here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
GIRL BABY is LEFT
CRYING ON DOORSTEP

Aberdeen, S. D.. Dec. "A baby girl
aged about s weeks, was left on the
porch of the residence of M. Bennett,
OF this city, Monday evening shortly
after 5 o'clock. Mr.. M Mrs. Bennett
We're at home reading when the sound
of an infant crying caused them TO
go out to see what the trouble could
be. The baby was found wrapped in
9 cheap blanket and resting II g has
ket. A half filled bottle of milk was
with IL. The child was turned ever to
the police and later Mrs. A. N. Aid
rich. wife of Mayor Aldrich. took 1t
home. Tuesday a home was found
FOR the child With a couple who have
no children.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
RETAIL IMPLEMENT
DEALERS PLAN FOR
TRI-STATE MEETING
Will Hold Sessions in Sioux
Falls Next Week Tuesday,
y Wednesday, Thursday.

Sioux Falls, g. D., Dec. 2.-The Ilh
annual convention Of the Retail lmple-
ment Dealers Association of South Ia,
kota, southwestern Minnesota ana
northwestern Iowa, will be held In
Sioux Falls on Tuesday, "Wednesday
and Thursday, December Z, s and D.
The program for the convention mas
Just been completed, n is as follo"s'
Tuesday, December z, 8 p. m.
Called to order; music by Stevens
orchestra; invocation by Rev. j.. M.
Brown; address of welcome, Hon. Geo.
w. Burnside, mayor OF Sioux Falls; re-
Spouse, H. L. Taylor, Alexandria; mu-
sic, Queen City quartet; address by
Dean E. C. Perisho, University OF
South Dakota; orchestra; address by
]. A. Craig, O fthe National Association
of Agricultural and Vehicle Manufac-
turers; smoker; quartet; music; adj
dress, Charles E. Holmes, Sioux Fails,
after the smoker; lunch at Dacotah
club for implement dealers.
Wednesday, December 8, 1880 p. m.
Appointment of committees; secre-
tary-treasurer's report; presidents adj
dress, j. E. McDougall, Britton; Ma
tional Federation" NJ. D. Thompson,
Vermillion; Association Work, Am ]
Doing Ny Part?" by F. j. Vetsch, Sioux
City, representing the Travelling Mems
association; Estimating Cost" by 0,
E. Mesick, Gettysburg; Accounting
Expense" B. G. Watson, Chamber
berlain; question box.
Wednesday,, December 8, 7:45 p. m.
All implement dealers will attend a
performance at the Majestic theater,
for which a program has been specially
arranged. Following this, at 1890 p
~ fhn 80, A1,An IAn1nrn rr-i11 hA {hr
guests of Sioux Falls implement and
vehicle men and business men in gen.
eral at a banquet, to be served at the
Cataract hotel.
Thursday, December 9, 1880 p. m
Inconsistencies of Business Men,"
by E. ]. Mannix, editor Commercial
News, Sioux Falls; What Must the
Retail Dealer Do to Be Saved?" by K.
o. Stake, Woonsocket; Retail Trade
for the Retail Dealer" G. J. Bach, Hur-
ley; How Shall a Dealer Make a
Proft?" G, w. Johnson, Salem; Does
Canvassing Pay?" Chris Johnson, Gen.
terville; question box; report of vari-
Gus committees; election of officers.
The Dacotah club and the Elks' club
will be open at all times during the
convention for the use Of the imple-
ment dealers who attend the conven-
ton. An exhibition of modern farm
machinery and vehicles will be made
by the local houses during the conven-
ton.
Several hundred dealers from the tri-
state territory covered by the associa-
ton will attend the convention, and in
addition there will be many others
present.
The opening session will be held at
the city auditorium, while the remain
ing sessions will be held at Elks' hall.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
BELLE FOURCHE GIRL
HAS DISAPPEARED
Left Hudson, Wis, to Go to
Chicago and All Trace of Her
Has Been Lost.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-The central police
force has been asked to search for Cora
Sheldon, IS years old, of Belle Fourche,
s. D.. who planned to become a mis-
%sionary n who disappeared after
leaving friends she was visiting ia
Hudson, Wis, to come to Chicago to
enter a Chicago, training school for
missions. The girl had SO in her pos
session when she left Hudson last Fri
day evening. Miss Sheldon failed to
arrive at the training school and has
not been heard from by her cousin, DIR.
VIM. Banks, of Belle Fourche, with
whom she promised to communicate as
soon as she arrived in Chicago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10

A pioneer who deserves well of her
sex is Madame Strebor, who is endeav-
oring TO popularize billiard playing
among women Madame Strebor's own
graceful presence and womanly charm
are calculated rapidly to dispel any
misgivings the outsider might feel as
to billiards being an unfeminine game;
indeed, it's latest champion protests
that women only want to know more
about the intricacies of billiard playing
to like II as well as golf or hockey.
IT appears hat IT Is the very thing
for the muscles, and the gentle exercise
brightness to the eyes-a fact which
should count much with our beauty
loving age.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
HUNTER is ATTACKED
BY WOUNDED LYNX

Written, S. D., Dec. 2.-While
out hunting the other day TON"
Worsley, a homesteader living
northwest of this place, had a
thrilling battle with a monster
lynx, which he finally succeeded
in killing after a desperate hand
to-hand fight. Worsley fired a
? shot at the animal soon after he
? spied it, but only succeeded in
w%ounding it. The wound made
the animal furious and it started
on a III for Worsley. He en-
deavored to fire another shot at
the rapidly approaching animal,
but the gun refused to work,
compelling him to club the
weapon. Upon striking at the
animal the gun slipped out Of
his hands and fell some distance
away. In a moment the lynx was
upon him and had commenced to
claw and tear him both with it's
claws and teeth when Worsley
succeeded in opening a large
jack knife, the blade of which he
plunged into the heart of the
lynx time and time again until
1t lay dead at his feet. The ami
NAL weighed 70 pounds.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
MAN is ACCUSED OF
SELLING WILD GAME

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 3.-Charles
Martin was brought to this city from
Lily by Deputy United States Marshal
Barney McVeigh upon the charge of
shipping game from this state. Mar
tin two years ago did a profitable bust
ness in prairie chickens, sending them
to the big Chicago cafes. He labeled
his shipments as fruit trees, shrubbery
and the like. The indictment was re-
turned against him at the recent sit
ting of the federal grand jury in
Aberdeen and he was arrested for the
crime Of two years ago.