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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
GREAT PLANS MOVING
FOR INAUGURATION

Washington. Dec. 25.-If money has
anything to do with making Inaugural
tons a success, that of President Taft,
on March 4, next, will be the greatest
the country has yer seen. Already
Chairman Allies, OF the finance commit
tee, has in his possession a guaranty
fund Of $751; 900, which Is $12,0 0 larger
than the total amour received four
years q 1t is expected that before
contributions cease, the fund viii be
considerably larger than at present
The chief sources of revenue for
he return of this guaranty fund is
the inaugural ball. which brought in
SAC, 900 four years ago while the in
come from the reviewing stands
amounted to about $40, 1000.
1t Is expected there will be at least
200, 900 visitors to Washington at in.
puguratiOn time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
EVERY WOMAN A VENUS;
DUTY TO BE BEAUTIFUL

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Every woman a,
Venus. Not only Is that possible, but
o become a Venus every woman's sa-.
cred duty, according to Susanna Co.
croft, who gave an informal talk on
The Power and Duty of Womanhood"
1t the meeting of the X. A. M. auxil-
AIRY.
Glossy hair, pearly teeth, ~glisteningi
yes" said Miss Cocroft, "are not signs
IF woman's vanity. They are powerful
.ools that she may WELD for good, n
L is her duty 20 use them. Beauty is
aducative. A noble statue, a beautiful
landscape educates and inspires. Why
should not a graceful form or a beauti-
tul face do the same? l have seen peo-'
ole who were rudely shocked by a dis
play of shapely shoulders and arms
iue to wearing decollette gowns. Dec
ollette may be %ennobling or 1T may
De vulgar. 1t all depends upon the point
IF view"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
sTRIkEsREAkER FREE
OF MURDER CHARGE

Toledo. Ia, Dec. 25.-Toler, the strike
breaker who shot and killed an Iowa
Central striker at Marshalltown last
summer, was quickly acquitted of the
charge of murder by the jury this af-
ternoon. Hardly a the jury gone
from the room when word came into
court that an agreement had been
reached. Just 35 minutes time elapsed
from the jury's retirement until 1t filed,
back into the jury box and notified the
Judge that it had found Toler not
guilty.
There was a small burst of applause
from the spectators when the foreman.
pronounced the words that made Toler
a free man again, n then followed.
the most notable demonstration ever
seen in the Tama county court house.
Toler was Immediately surrounded by
men who congratulated him and in a
few minutes the court ordered him re-
leased. 4
Toler's defense was that he shot to
a v his own life.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
AND OTHER
DRUGS BARRED OUT

Philadelphia, Dec. eff you wish to
hit the pipe" hereafter, you will be
compelled to travel outside this coun-
try.
Black opium, or smoking opium, as IL
IS known to the trade, has been barred
from America. Absinthe is about to
be barred, together with many other
things that DIR. Harvey w. Wiley,
chief of the United States bureau OF
chemistry, and those associated with
him in the enforcement OF h national
pure food and drug law, shall decide to
be dangerous to the health OF the peo-
pie OF these United States.
The announcement of this radical ac-
ton by the federal authorities was
made here by DR.. Wiley In the course
of a strong address in the auditorium
OF the College Of Pharmacy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
SAGE FAMILY TREE
BOOK TO SCHOOLS

New York. Dec. 23.-Some OF the
strangest gifts to be distributed I'm the
holiday season will be sent out by Mrs.
Russell Sage. The recipients of the
gifts win be As public schools In varf-
Gus cities OF the United States.
The gifts will consist of magnih-
Gently bound copies of the history Of
the Sage and Slocum allied families
OF Mantague, Winton, Brown, Jaselyn,
Standish Doty, Carver, Jermain or
Germain. Pierson and Howell in Eng
land and America.
The 500 copies represent a total cost
OF $25, 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
UMALLEY WINS $1,000
WAGER BY AN HOUR
Chicago Politician Arrived at
His Old Home in Ireland
Early This Morning.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-In a sensational
race to Ireland. hich began at the
Coliseum last Tuesday morning at 2:3Q
o'clock, Pat O'Malley. a Chicago poll
tician. is the winner of the 81 900 wager
made with Jim O'Leary, the stock
yards gambler. O'Mally arrived at
Ballyagran, County Limerick, at the
end of his journey at 1880 o'clock this
morning, London time, The time limit
was 2:30 o'clock, SO he had an hour 10
spare.
The trip from Chicago to Queenstown
is the fastest ever made between those
points on an eastbound journey. and
only once has been exceeded by west
bound passengers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
SEES CHRISTMAS TREE;
LIVES JUST TWO HOURS

Bangor, Pa.,vDec. 23.-'"Take II away,
grandma, I don't hope to live until
Christmas" said ~14-year-old Earl
Davis, OF Bangor. when a Christmas
tree was brought home and shown to
him.
He died two hours later. The boy
had been an invalid for seven and a
half years. Recently he received a
postal card shower" OF more than
1000 cards, which friend arranged for
the little shut-in.
Relatives had been planning TO make
his Christmas a happy one, but he a
a premonition for some time that he
would not live to see another Christ
mas
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
GLASS FACTORY MEN
STAND PAT; $4,000
WORKERS ON STRIKE

Columbus. Ohio. Dec. 25.-The indie
pt ndent Glass manufacturers today de-
cided to stand pat OF the wage scale
signed with their employees last Sep-
tember. and refuse to make any con-
cessions. This decision means 10000
men will remain out of work until such
time as they choose to come to the
uanufacturers' demands. !
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
HICCOUGHED STEADILY
FOR Q WEEKS; CURED

Spokane, Wash. Dec. 24.-Physicians
at ST. Luke's hospital In Spokane have
Just succeeded in checking an attack
OF ~hiccoughs, which has racked Daniel
McInnts, of Wallace, Idaho, continu-
ously since the morning Of December s..
DIR. G. =. Thomas and DIR. s. r. Lam
bert, who has charge of the case, admit
they are puzzled by the character OF
the ailment, and they have ordered
their patient to southern California In
the hope hat a change of climate will
prove beneficial. The case Is unique,
though not without precedent. There
are records that il has resulted fatally.
The h~iccoughing was violent the first
seven days, racking the body and max
Ing sleep out OF h question. Elec~
trici.y was used In the treatment.
There are 200 newspapers in China,
while 10 years ago there was but n
recognized as such.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
JURY DISAGREES IN
BANK FAILURE CASE

Hawesville. KY. Dec. 23.--The jury
in the case Of the state against James
III. Parrish, an O~wensboro, KY. banker,
charged with receiving deposits when
his bank, the Greensboro Savings
and Trust company was insoly-
ent. today disagreed and was dis
charged. An alleged liability OF about
81, OO0, 900 was involved I'm the receiver!
ship OF the bank. The failure last April,
was the largest In the history Of the.
state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
KILLS HUSBAND AS THEY
GET HOME FROM DANCE

Kansac City. Mo. Dec. 25.-Frederick
l.. Peterson was rot and killed early
today by his wife. Rose. as they were
from q dance. Last month
Mrs. Peterson filed a suit for divorce.
but the husband has been attempting
to efrec q reconciliation
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
NIGHT RIDER TELLS
BANDS SECRETS ON
WITNESS STAND
Close Guard of Armed Men
Watches Over Frank
Fehringer.

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 23.-Sur-
rounded by a detail OF six soldiers with
shotted rifles and revolver holsters
open, Frank Fehringer, a member OF
the night riders, who has turned states
evidence, was brought into the court
this morning to testify against his for
mer associates. 4
At the court room door the soldiers
with rifles were halted. Four other
soldiers, armed only with revolveTs.i
took him in charge and led Fehringer
to the stand. 8
The witness. a diminutive man.
seemed composed. but looked pale.
Fehringer was one of the first mem
bers OF the band. He went on the first
ride OF the band
The Oath.
The path he o a
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
WOMAN RIFLE EXPERT
BRINGS DOWN WOLF

Yankton. 8. d., Dee. 2S.-Mrs. Robert
O'Neil, of James River. a Very clever
shot with a rifle, brought down a wolf
near her husbands farm Wednesday
morning. Mrs. O'Neill ran across the
woii while out with her 22 rifle and
got him right behind the shoulder In
n businesslike way. The wolf was
,bawled over dead at the first shot.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
1000 CABMEN IN
GOTHAM ON STRIKE

New York, Dec. 23.-More than 1000
cab drivers and chauffeurs employed
by hvcries and cab concerns are On
strike today. A thousand more are
waiting the call OF the union to Join Ia
the movement.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
$4,000 FOR is CATIONS.

Manchester. England. Dec. ga
Manchester paper states that j. Pier
pont Morgan pain $120.0D0 for the Is
Caxtons. part OF the famous library Of
Lord Amherst. OF Hackney, recently
distressed of at public auction.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
KANGAROO MEAT Is
G0THAM'S XMAS FAD

New York, Dec. 24.-To be In fashion
this Christmas II Will be necessary 10
order kangaroo at a hotel dinner. Two
hundred OF these animals were import
ed today by a game dealer, and they
are to- appear OF the menus OF the
leading hotels and restaurants Christ
mas day and New Years eve.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

:
This is the shorter form of the oath.
The large, more bl~eedcurdifng n
was administered to others. This will
be recited by another witness.
Fehringer knew all the defendants
n a accompanied them on many
rides prior TO the killing Of Captain
Ranken. The night riders garb con-
sisted OF long black coats. black masks
trimmed in white; some had false
boards attached to the bottom. On
one occasion Deputy Sheriff Mays, since
resigned, one OF the riders, came to &
meeting unmasked. At this meeting
Garrett Johnson was chosen chief.
Other captains were named for Differ
ent localities and authorized to order
raids whenever the riders of a certain
locality thought something needed reg
ulating. At times members failed to
appear for rides. and on these occa-
siOns riders went after the missing
men and forced them to go on raids.
Often the riders whipped men and
women without knowing why. except
hat the captain ordered 1t.
Whipped Offender.
Once. whe the grand jury was In
session and several men who had been
whipped had been summoned, Garrett
Johnson sent out a general order to
hang one of the men who testified.
They caught a witness named John
Shaw on his way to court near Sleepy
Hollow, whipped him savagely and
sent him home. He did not testify.
Several prospective witnesses were
similarly treated. but few OF them will
tell OF It even now. SO great is their
terror.
Ranken's Death.
Regarding the killing of Captain RAN
ken, Fehringer said he was notified by It'd
Burton, one OF the defendants. to summon
the band that night, which he ed, using
one OF Garrett Johnson's horses. The Rid
ers Including eight OF the defendants, met
near Johnson's house that night and pro-
ceeded to the hotel. johnson was spokes-
man. He gave orders to Ranken and Tay-
lor 70 dress. On the march to the densely
wooded bank slough where Ranxen was
slain, Johnson did all the talking. The
others, about 50 i'm number, including the
defendants, following silently.
AS they put the rope on Ranken'sG neck
Fehringer said to the yictim: do You
want to say anything to the Lord7 IL you
do, say II now
Ranken replied: II have attended to
that"
They Shot Him.
Just as they pulled the rope Bot Hoff-
mann shet him Sam Applewhite then
said: II know he's dead for / put a load
of bicycle ball hearings In him.
Jess Carter, one OF the defendants and
a man yet to be tried put the rope around,
Ranken's neck.
When Taylor jumped into the slough
everybody shot into the water. Fehringer
beat around in II with a pole. Meantime
the men holding the rope let It go and
Ranken's body %crurnpled and dropped TO
the ground. Just before the body fell, a
Rider, not on trial. emptied six 3S-caiiber
bullets into the hanging nan.
Burn Your Masks.
johnson addressed the Riders before
they dispersed. saying.
Burn your masks. say nothing about
thisn nights work"
Fehringer was arrested by the militia
and taken before Governor Patterson, who
was personally In command
Tell the TRUTH" said Patterson. IF YOU
co I will give you IN absolute pardon"
Then he confessed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01
COLLISION in

Chaffe. Mo. Dec. 25.-Local passen-
ger train on the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railway collided with q freight
train here last night. Five persons
were injured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

Few persons ever think of New York
being a manufacturing city. but II has
about 10000 manufacturing establish
ments.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

Oacoma. s. DR.. Rosenthal lost his
suit for $4,000 against l.. Mattson for
alternating the AFFECTIONS Of his wife. 3
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

He'd lights can be seen at a greater
distance than green
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

Il solemnly swear that I wish
to join the society Of night rid
ers; that I win write, tell
or talk about anything that hap
pened upon the rides or I'm con-
ference
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13
HANCOCK MAN
|. LOST in WOODS
Richard Rourke, Sr., Aged 20
Years, Loses Way in Mis-
cry Bay Region. ~

Richard Rourl<e, Sr., aged about 40
years, is lost in the woods in the Mis-
cry Bay region. He left Hancock yes-
terday with three other hunters, Frank
Haas. Bert Rouleau and John West,
the party going TO camp at Misery
Bay. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Bourke
left that party, went into the woods,
and has not been seen since. Word
was sent to Hancock this morning and
n relief party organized, leaving on the
Copper Range train carly this after
noon. The searchers are John i. Ryan.
Otto Kirchen, Henry Laughlin. Rich
ard Rourke Jr.. and John McAskill.
Mr.. Rourke, Sr.. Is an experienced
woodsman and for this reason it is
believed he has met with some acci-
dent which has prevented him from
getting back to camp. A vigorous
search will be conducted this after
noon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13
American Federation of Labor
Would Have a Sabbath Set
Aside for Purpose.
INTRODUCE RESOLUTION TODAY
First Sunday in September of Each
Year Would be Designated as oeca-
sion When Churches Would Devote
Some Part of Day 10 Labor Cues
tion-Resolutions Are Adopted.

Toronto, Nov. 13.-"Labor Sunday"
is the suggestion laid before the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in resolu-
tion introduced today. The resolution
would designate the first Sunday in
September each year as an occasion
when the churches of America would
devote some part of the day to the pre-
sentation OF the labor question. 1t al
so recommends various labor bodies
be requested TO cooperate with the
ministers who thus observe labor sun
day.
Among the resolutions adopted We're:
Authorizing the executive council of
the American Federation to make rec
concentrations to the president of the
U. S. respecting the appointment Of
judges; favoring an eight-hour day
for postofhce clerks; favor postal saw
ings banks; an eight-hour law to cover
all government work; and endorse
deep waterway projects.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13
RAYMOND OF
TRIBUNE DEAD
Well Known Writer for Chicago
Newspaper Dies in Wash
iugton Today.

Washington, Nov. 13-Raymcnd
Patterson. for many years the head of
the Washington bureau OF the Chi
cago Tribune, died here this morning.
Raymond Albert Patterson was
known throughout the world under his
pen name of Raymond" He had been
connected with the Chicago tribune
thirty-one years, fifteen Of which was
as it's Washington correspondent. He
was a man of charming personality, a
vigorous writer and enjoyed the warm
confidence OF leaders i'm public life in
Washington and elsewhere. He was a
school mate OF President Taft
Patterson was member of the
Grand Union club. His illness dates
from last winter when he underwent
an operation for enlarged glands of
the throat. He was a native of Chicago
and was SO years of age.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13
DIRECT LINE HERE?
Northwestern Road May Cut Out Me-
eaunee -lshpeming Route.

| aunee-IShpeming Route
SHOULD the Chicago g. Northwest
ern company ever extend it's line from
Saunders to the Copper Country, Ne
gaunee and Ishpeming will no longer
be on the main line" said a well In
formed railroad man, Vas the main
track viii be the one going around by
the Menominee range. From Saun-
| ders it will branch off across the
country toward Nestoria and L'Anse.
If the road Is ever completed TO the
| Copper Country the mileage from that
section torChioagO viii be greatly re-
duced. as the line will he, the most
direct that could possibly be secured.
The system was completed TO Saun-
ders three years ago. and understand
that a survey was finished to a poin.
within the copper district. The terri
tery between Saunders and Nestoria is
heavily timbered,- but the expense OF
constructing a. line through there
would not be very great"
The principal part of the oompanys
business on the Marquette end of the
division is the ore traffic, which is
handled to excellent advantage be-
cause Of down grade from mines 60
Escanaba. The company is using un-
usually large locomotives in order to
reduce the number of trains between
the two points. and they are now pull
ing between sixty and seventy fifty
ton cars from the mines TO the porr.
This represents a tonnage almost
three times as great as that handled
in each train-load on the South shore
system.-Iron Mountain Press.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 15.-F'ormer
Sheriff j. II. Shipp, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, and his five defendants are
in Washington ready to appear Mon
day before the Supreme Court of the
| United States to receive sentence
for contempt of court in connection
with the lynching of the negro John
son. Ships five associates are Hen
ry Padgett William Mayes, jeremiah
Gibson, Nick Nolan and William Col
Inns.
Sheriff Shipp is a man past middle
age, gray and sunburned, with "A white
mustache and imperial. He talks with
the easy deliberation of the South, be-
ing neither defiant nor defensive as to
in history has brought a prisoner in
person before the Supreme Court Of
the United States.
Owing to the unprecedented char
acter of the case, the sentence to be
imposed by the highest tribunal is
larly i'm legal circles. The charge
against Sheriff Shipp and his five dep
uties is that of conspiring to lynch
the negro Johnson, who had been given
a trial in the State court on charge
of rape, and after conviction had ap-
pealed to The Tennessee supreme
court. This court, after reviewing the
evidence, declared that there was no
ground for new trial and the case
was then reviewed by the federal judge
of the district.
The Supreme Court of the United
States granted a stay of ten days in
the execution, and the sheriff thus be-
inc placed in the uncomfortable posi-
ton of disregarding either the orders
of the State whose officer he was, or
of the Supreme Court, appealed to the
governor to grant n concurrent stay
of execution. This arrived the night
before the execution was to have taken
place, and on the same evening mob
broke into the jail. overpowered the
night jailor and took the negro out to
hang him.
Sheriff Shipp was not at the jail
when the mob broke in, but hurried
there as soon as he heard of the dis
was overpowered and the lynching
completed expediously. The supreme
Court tried him and twenty of his de-
puties and the alleged lynchers Tor
contempt but this number was grad
ually reduced to the sheriff and hye
others. These were convicted of con-
tempt over a year ago, and on the
first of this month their petition Tor
q rehearing was denied by the court.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-13
VERDICT AGAINST w. J. HOLMAN.
Court Says Duluth Broker Must Pay
For Mowtza Stock.

Judgment for $65002 was entered IN
district court this morning In favor 81
Nellie A. winchester and against Hol-
man & Co, as the result of a civil ac-
ton growing out of a transaction
which was very similar to the deal
which w. j. Holman had with Miss
Marie winchester, and which caused
his indictment by the last grand jury
on "A charge of grand larceny i'm the
second degree says the Duluth Her-
aid.
MIS-. winchester claimed that in the
spring of 1903 she asked Holman 20
purchase for her 200 shares of Mo-
vita, and she received confirmation
of the purchase at 60 cents share.
She said she paid $l20 and commits
sions, but that Holman refused To de-
liver the stock. During the time Hoi-
man held the stock IL was worth "a n
share at one time, and she asked judg-
ment for 5000, the value of $50 shares,
which she claimed, Holman appro-
priated. The other fifty shares were
delivered.
The case was heard June 10 and
Holman failed to appear. He was
brought into court for cross -examina-
ton under the statute and according
to the minutes of the court he prac-
t!cally admitted failing to deliver the
stock saying that it was probably de-
livered to somebody else.
Judge Ensigns findings, which were
filed Nov. 10, were to the effect that
Holmon had bought2 the stock and
had the certificates. Ii Wa also found
that the plaintiff demanded the de"
livery of the stock at different times,
but that the defendants took, stole,
converted, misappropriated said GER
tifeates of stock and wrongfully, un-
lawfully and feloniously disposed OF
tie same for their own use and benefit
and have refused to deliver the same
or make restitution to the plain
tiff except defendants did make resti-
tuition for fifty shares of stock"
Judge Ensign found that the stock
at the time il was converted was
worth $3.50 share, or 1925 for 150
shares and at the time the action was
commenced Il was worth 81 share or
$50 for the $50 shares and that on
Sept. 23, the stock was selling In the
omen market at 81 share and the
plaintiff was entitled to recover 5000
Judgment was entered for that
amount with interest and costs.