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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
INSURANCE STATEMENTS

One of the misleading criticisms of
the state insurance department, often
made by certain newspapers, is that
statements are held up to near the
close of the year for the purpose of
influencing the political course of the
newspapers. The falsehood of this
criticism is apparent when one under
stands the law governing these pub
lications.
The statute requires that each com
pany shall annually publish its finan
cial statement, under the direction of
the commissioner of insurance, in one
newspaper in each judicial circuit in
which said company shall have an
agent. The statements are usually
fled with the department in February
and the commissioner, by hard work
of the force he is allowed TO keep, is
able to begin sending out statements
for publication in April.
The regular work of this kind gen
eralIy continues until July. Then
later in the year company which
may have had agents ia only two or
three circuits appoints agents in other
circui and then it become the duty
of the commissioner to publish in
those circuits, so that few state
ments continue along till the close of
the year, and the commissioner can
not possibly avoid it and perform his
duty.
Then it is not infrequent that new
companies are admitted to the state
in the fall of the year, and the law re-
duires their statement to be at once
published and this accounts for the
appearance of statements occasionally
as late as November. 1t may be a
little late for news, but it furnishes
the information never before given to
the public The newspapers which
roast the commissioner most on this
score well know the falsehooi they
utter, but it serves their purpose best
to defame aud discredit = Highmore
Bulletin.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

ACCORDING to the supreme court deci.
sion in what is known as the com.
modities case, it is the belief OF
prominent attorneys that the business
of most coal owning and operating
railroads will not be interfered with
Only in the case OF the Delaware
Lackawana a. Western will change
be necessary, and that will not hamper
the company long in the hauling OF
its own products. This law was en-
acted for the purpose of divorcing
the railroads from the coal mining
business, and thus break up the
monopoly in hard coal. But the
supreme court says not. Unless a
change comes over the courts soon
there will hardly be single phase ol
the railroad regulation matter that
has not received an adverse judgemen,
and regulation by congressal action
under the present constitution be an
impossibility. The ease and grace
with which the laws of legislatures
and congress are set aside by oul
higher courts is ridiculous. 1t is all
the more ridiculous because the courts
are not always agreed, but we notice
that for the most part the decisions
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

SENATOR NELSON, of Minnesota, has
introduced bill in the senate which,
if passed, will do away with the unfair
practice of printing return cards on
envelopes. An Ohio congressman has
introduced a similar bill in the house.
The press associations in every state
should follow the example set by the
Minnesota editorial association and
place in the hands of the congress
men strong resolutions favOring the
passage of one of these bills. -Iroquois
Chief.
1t is a move in the right direction,
but it is probable that the bill will die
in some committee. If the newspapers
would unite, as they should do, and
refuse to support any man for the
house or senate who would not go on
record in favor of doing justice in this
matter, the thing would soon be
settled. There is no reason why the
government should continue year
after year to create postal deficit by
printing envelopes below cost for the
big financial concerns of the country
than it should make shoes and send
them by mail for less than the material
would cost the ordinary manufacturer.
Harvesting machinery should be
handled in the same way to make
things even
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

In commenting on the recent action
of the people of the city of Mitchell,
the Washington Springs True Repub-
lican says the city has gone back to
the corruption" OF year ago. 1t
also says in effect that it has turned
its back upon the most prosperous
condition the city has known. AS an
instance it states that the common
laboring men in Mitchell have, in the
nine or ten months of the 'dry' sea-
son in that city, paid debts and ac-
cumulated snug bank accounts" The
opportunities for the common labor
ing man at Mitchell must be immense
if they can pay old debts, buy their
living and accumulate ''snug bank
accounts" and all within nine or ten
months, and half of that time being
winter when work is less plenty than
at other seasons. There's lot of
slush dished up to the people along
the booze line.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
HICKS For MAY

A reactionary storm period is in
progress as May comes in. Low bar
ometer, cloudiness and rain will pass
eastwardIy over the country from lst
to 3rd, breaking into electrical storms
in many localities on the End. The
reaction to higher barometer, wester.
ly winds and fair cooler weather will
follow in regular order Immediately
behind these storm areas.
A regular storm period is central on
the 9th, covering the 4th to the Sth
By the 5th western sections will show
decided rise in temperature, with cor
responding fall of barometer. Cloudi-
ness and rain will attend and move
promptly eastward over the country
during the 9Th, 7th and Sth The
Mars period will practically fade out
after this period, although it's pres
ence may be noticeable up to,the 10th.
A decided change to cooler, with prob
able frost at night, will set in b hind
the storms to the westward about the
7th, and during the Sth, 9th and 10th,
this change to fair cooler weather will
follow close on the western sides of
storm areas, reaching in its eastward
progress most parts to the Atlantic
coasts.
A reactionary storm period falls on
the 11th, II and 18th, and but for the
fact that all central parts of our con
tinent are in the focus of solar energy
storm producing causes are about at
a minimum at this period. As rule
there is an abnormal tendency to
daily cycles of thunder storms for sev.
eral DAYS in succession in much of
this month, but the indications are
that disturbances will be light at this
reactionary period. The barometer
will react TO higher, and change to de-
cidedly cooler will appear from about
the 18th to the 18th. 1t is very com
mon for frosts to appear in most parts
to the northward between the 10th
and 18th of May, but there are no de-
cided probabilities of heavy frosts at
this time.
A regular storm period will be in
force from the 18th to the Goth, hav-
ing its center on the 18th. Sudden
change to very warm will appear west
ward on the 18th attended by falling
barometer and other decided indica
tions of coming storms. These con-
ditions will widen in extent and grow
more intense as they move eastward,
causing series of heavy rain, wind
and thunder storms from about the
18th to 20th Change to higher bar
ometer and much cooler will be nat
ural flom about the 10th to the 23rd,
the change OF course, passing pro
gressively from west to east, carrying
with it fair and clearing weather.
A reactionary storm period is can
tral on the 23rd, Oath and 25th. Thick
prolonged cloudiness, with storm par
oxysms on the storm days, are char
acteristics of the Mercury periods.
Only moderate and brief change in
weather conditions will take place be-
tween this and the closing storm per-
iod of the month, causing prolong-
ed threatening spell of weather. with
possibly cooler about the 26th and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

THREE-FoURTHs of the tariff duties
collected by the United Sta tes gov
ernment annually are paid by twelve
articles, or classes of articles. These
are sugar, which in 1907 paid $50,
100000 duty; cotton manufactures,
which paid S39,000,000; leaf tobacco,
S22,000000; manufactures of fibers,
S22,000,0O0; manufactures of silk,
S20000,000; manufactures of wool,
S20,000,0O0; raw wool, Sl6,50O,000;
spirits, wines and malt liquors, $l6,-
600; manufactures of iron and steel,
S12000,000; earthen and china wares,
S8,000,000; chemicals drugs and dyes,
S7,500,000, and fruits and nuts, 81 900
600. The total amount paid by these
twelve classes of articles in 1907 was
S250,000000 phich was three fourths
of the $320,000,000 of tariff duties
collected in that year Iroquois Chief.
From the above it is seen that the
three-fourths of the tariff is raised
upon articles that are necessities and
are used mostly by the mass of the
people. The great wealth of the
country in the hands of trusts and
capitalists pays very little of this
three-fourths of the cost of running
the government, although in the
hands of these men is large part of
the wealth of the country. The great
wealth practically escapes taxation.
This points out the necessity of an
income tax if any attempt at dividing
the expense of operating the govern
ment is to be attempted. 1t also
shows up the utter fallacy of the dem
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

9th.
regular storm period covers the
2Sth to 3lst. This period is at the
elimination OF the Mercury disturb
ance and is apt to bring several days
of threatening stormy weather. From
Saturday, the 10Th, to June lst, a
series of daily thunder storms, with
possibly some severe wind storms,
should not be unlocked for. The
outlook for May this year seems bet
ter and more placid, upon the whole,
than for two or three years past.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

RAILROADS between Chicago and the
Atlantic seabord have decided upon
reduced summer excursion rates, max
ing the fare $25 90 for the round trip
from Chicago to Boston, Bar Harbor
Atlantic City, Asbury Park, and other
points. What action the western
roads may take is not yet known, but
it is probable that some reduced rate
will be in effect to Chicago.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

The Pierre Capital announces with
much satisfaction that the new
supreme court is safe and sound. We
believe this is true. 1t consists of
one insurgent and four stalwarts. =
Huronite.
The Huronite ought to begin to
think pretty well of Gov. Vesscy.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

The Esmond Herald declars the
new game law, in SO far as it provides
for closed season of two years for
prairie chickens, as ''idiotic" and
foolish" Nearly all of the sports
men in this locality think the new law
to be wise in that provision.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

ALL indications point to an at
tempt to so revise the tariff as
to make the great mass of workers
of the country pay the large part of
the expense of the government, and
also to contribute as much more to
the Golfers of the trusts.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

PEACE reigns in the anthracite coal
mining region. A condition that will
be pleasing to the consumer of the
northwest. The agreement signed
last week will be in force until March
81, 1912.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
Farmers Tribune, Sioux City, La,

This publication il absolutely reliable editoriay
therefore of special value
Tribune
No
profnsev illustrated 1t from 16 36 pages
The Independent
within radius subscriber
to become We therefore making
very
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

ocratic doctrine of tariff for revenue
only, although such a system would
prevent few of the trusts from col
lecting tariff from the people as a
tariff for revenue would have to be so
low as to encourage importation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07

EYEDv in this and surrounding counties to him
- IAC self and family to make his land a maxi
yield each and and to the
of
whether
poultry growing feeding Would
be touch with capable breeders
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-07
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Bill to Paw Old Claims.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Rcsolutions
have been introduced in the senate
which, should they ever become law
would provide for the payment OF
per diem to the members of the
council of the eastern ChcrOkees, and
travelling expenses incurred in the
contest for the payment of the east
ern Cherokee fund amounting to
nearly five million dollars, and for
the payment of a large sum of
money 10 loyal Creek Indians 10y
al Creeks are those who stood for
the union during the civil war. Their
claim is for property destroyed and
stock run off while they were away
from their homes during the war
The aggregate of the latter claim is
over million dollars. The eastern
Cherokee claim amounts to but a
fe" thousand dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Bio Ship For Navy.

Washington. Feb. 5-When Miss
Anne p Cahall, niece Of Governor
Simeon c. Pennewill of Delaware,
breaks a bottle OF wine over the
bows of the Delaware at Newport
News. Va. Uncle Sans navy will
gain the most momentous addition 1,
has ever had, The Delaware and her
sister ship, the North Dakota. will
be the largest battleships mp TO the
present in the United States navy
They each have ten 12-inch and four
teen 5inch guns in their armament
Each vessel will have displacement
of 10000 tons and both are designat
ed for a speed Of twenty.one knots.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
viii OF champion Mis:r."

Boston, Feb. O. \ hearing was
commenced today in the coltes: of
the various wills said to have bcpl
executed by Benjamin HaAley nf ;om
crville who called hims"f are
Champion Mlscr of Ame"icl." AMI
who died leaving an estate valued at
over half million dollars. Four Wills
and several codici!s are to be consid
cred in awarding the property.
First, there will be a contest of
the will which was originally filed by
Judge NJ. f. Farrell as executor in
which the estate Is left to the rcla-
tives of the testator. Two nephews
signified their intention of opposing
the probate o fthis soon after It was
filed.
short time later wills began to
flow from over the sea. in England.
where 1t was claimed. an adopted
daughter Of Mr. Hadley lived. In the
persons OF Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
Ruckley Of Trowbrdge, Wiltshire. In
these wills the estate was left to Mrs.
Ruckley and members of the Fisher
family Of England; also 10000 to
the president of the United States for
various purposes.
The three English wills and the
codicils were roughly written on poor
paper, the name being signed in three
different ways, the names i'm some
cases followed by Champion Miser
OF America"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05

Washington, Feb. 5.-Senator
owen has introduced in the senate a
bill which provides for the enlarge
ment of Platt National Park at Sui
phur. There Is a strip of land on
the south side of the park which
was reseryA as a part of the town.
site, perhaps 100 acres, and there
are fifty or sixty families on this
part of the townsite. It is so far
from the schools water and sewer
systems and other city improve
ments, that the persons living there
get no benefits whatever from them,
yet they must pay their part of the
taxes 10 support such improvements.
II Is proposed TO add this strip of
land to the national park, paying the
property holders whatever It is
worth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Household Remedies.

which have stood the test of time de.
serve place in the medicine chest Of
every family. Mothers are today ad.
ministering to their children the rem.
edies their grandmothers used.
For thirty years, Lydia T. Pink,
hams Vegetable Compound made
from root and herb, has been curing
the women of this country from the
worst form of female ills and merit
alone could have stood such a test OF
time and such an enylable record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
OBJECTIONS WITHDRAWN
MecURTAIN, THE chocTAW GOV.
ERNoR. is NOW IN FAVOR or
SALE OF SURFACE LANDS,

McAlcstcr. Okla. Feb i-E. y
Hill of the firm OF McCurtain and
Hill. attorney for the Choctaw aud
Chickasdw tribes, returned today
from Kinta where he has been in
conference with Governor Green Nc.
Curtain II is announced that Gov.
ernor McCurtain is In favor OF sell.
ing the surface of the segregated
coal lands and IS in accord with the
bill to this end now pending in con.
,gress.
This ends all opposition to the
measure except that of Representa-.
tive Bird Mcclure. he being the only
member OF the Oklahoma delega.
tion not in favor of such sale. Gov.
crnor McCurtain in his last message
to the Choctaw council recommend.
ed that the coal and surface land hc
sold togethef and the council so
mcmorialized congress. and sent Dr.
Wright and Peter Hudson to Wash.
ingtOn as delegates To work TO this
end With the Indians objections
Withdrawn there is a prospect ot the
bill becoming a law az this session
of congress
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
OF THE LEGISLATURE
SCHOOL LAND BILL PASSES

urged that the legislators should
take decided but not radical stand
in dealing with the corporation
question. saying TO the railroads and
corporations. Thus far shalt thou
go and no farther"
The senate adopted resolution
identical in wording with that adopt
ed by the house. expressing conf
ience in Governor Haskell. and pass
ed on third reading an emergency
bill by 1.andrum, allowing the dis.
trict judge to appoint a temporary
county judge in a county where the
regular county judge is temporarily
incapacitated by illness or other.
wise
William -. Hale OF Weatherford
was registered as the legislative
agent for the Oklahoma state Optical
society
Consideration Of the Keys fish and
game bill was taken up by the sen.
ate. but little progress was made
At IFS request the committee on
privileges and elections was granted
authority to subpoena witnesses and
enforce their attendance in connec.
ton with the Warren-lIurst contest.
Favorable reports were made by
committees on the Williams fire
mems pension bill. the appropriation
bill for the agricultural schools AT
Tishomingo and Warner. county de.
posltory bill, bill authorizing coun
ty commissioners to buy bridges. de.
fciency appropriation bill. and bills
for instruction in temperance and
hygiene, establishing educational cor
porations and taking scholastic cen
SUE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Takinn Care Of Indian.

Washington, Feb "a bill has
passed the senate which provides
that where Indians have been Civ.
en- allotments arbitrarily. and It Is
shown that the land thus secured
is worthless, the secretary of inte.
rior may cancel such alotments and
give the Indians other land in lieu
of the worthless allotments. Senator
Clapp says this will apply to the
five tribes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
The Secret Of Iona lie

\ French scientist has discovered
one secret of long life His method
deals with the blood. But long ago
millions of Americans had proved
Electric Bitters proloncs life and
makes 1t worth living Il purlfles.
enriches and vitalizes the blood. re-
builds wasted nerve cells imparts
life and tone TO the entire system.
It's a godsend to weak, sick and de.
bilitated people. kidney trouble had
blighted my life for months" writes
w. VI. sherman OF Gushing. Me. "but
Electric Bitters cured me entirely"
Only soc at Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
BABIES SUBJECT TO
COUGHS And COLDS
KICK OFF THE COVER AND
TAKE COLD.
How One Baby Was Cured Of q
Dreadful Cold by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

All the world loves baby and everyone
is more or less interested in their health and
happiness. There probably never was a
baby that did not Kick oil the covers and
take cold; in fact, babies are particularly
susceptible to colds and Group, and the favor.
iie remedy for these ailments is Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy II ALWAYS gives quick
relief and is pleasant and safe TO take, in
fact, Il contains nothing injurious Mothers
have become acquainted with this fact and
do not hesitate to give il to their babies
when such q preparation is required. Mrs
John ID. Harmon, OF Melfa Station, Va,
saws About two weeks ago our baby had
dreadful cold, and at one time I feared It
would have pneumonia, but one OF our
neighbors told how Chamberlain's Cough
hemedy had cured her little boy, and BE-
gan giving IL To our baby at once and It soon
cured her. ] had tried other remedies and
they all failed to do her any good. Our
baby is now we'll and we heartily thank
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, for Il cured
her cannot recommend il too highly or
say too much in its favor. hope all who
read this will try it aud be convinced as ]
was"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05

c. X. Kluger. the jeweler 1000 Vir-
ginia avenue. indianapolis, Ind.
writes: IL was so weak from kidney
trouble that could hardly walk a
hundred feet. Four bottles OF Foley's
Kidney Remedy cleared my complex
ion, cured my backache and the ir-
regularities disappeared. and can
now attend to business every day,
and recommend Foley's Kidney Rene
dy To all sufferers, as IL cured me af-
ter the doctors and other remedies
had failed" Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Revolts at Cold Steel.

Your only hope" said three doc.
tors TO Mrs. NJ. Z. Fisher. Detroit.
Mich. suffering from severe rectal
trouble, lies in an operation" then
| used DR.. Kings New Life Pills." she
writes. "They wholly cured" They
prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipa-
tion, Headache. 25c at Ardmore Phar-
mapV
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Norris Cleans Old Slate

Washington, Feb Joe Norris.
chief director OF postohice appoint
ments in Oklahoma, has practically
cleaned mp all of the old appoint
ments that have been hanging fire
for some time. He visits the post.
office department daily aud expects
to get through In time to see Tasr
inauguratet with a mind free OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05

care. and no persistent applicants or
charges To bother him.
The following appointments were
made to fourth class postoffices in
Oklahoma today: T.. l.. Norris. At
Woodlawn; John Dover, at Irene /:
d. G. Spiers at Iron Bridge: Arthur
J. Perry, at Prue; Maud Nunnely.
az Patterson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05

Yates Center, Kan. Sept. IS. 1903
After my doctors gave me up to die
Hans Texas Wonder cured me OF
kidney and bladder trouble II Is the
best medicine on earth. Mrs. II. $
Johnson. Sold hy all druggists. D&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

II seemed to J. \. Stone, a civil war
veteran, OF kemp, Tex, that a plot
existed between a desperate lung
trouble and the grave to cause his
death. L contracted a stubborn cod
he writes, that developed a cough
that suck to me, in spite of all rem,
edies, for years. My weight ran down
to $50 pounds Then | began to use
DR., Kings New Discovery, which re-
stored my health completely. | now
weigh IFS pounds For severe Colds
obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhages, As,
thma and to prevent Pneumonia it's
unrivaled. SOC and 800. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Ardmore Phar,
macy.