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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
HOME MAKERS ARE
WARNED TO LEAVE
THE RANGE COUNTRY
Night Rider Methods Menace
Machinery Destroyed.

Pierre. s. D.. Aug. 5.-Reports from
southern Stanley county indicate that
there is an attempt in that vicinity
to take a leaf from the southern night
rider book OF rules and apply 1T to the
settlement of real or fancied grew
ances in South Dakota.
Frank Luke, who lives about 20 miles
southeast of Fort Pierre, has made a
complaint to the authorities of depre-
dations at his place.
The tongues and other wooden por-
ions of his moving machines had been
sawed into small bits; a new hay
loader had beer cut into kindling wood,
and the ropes cut into small bits and
piled with the other wreckage.
Recently Luke Ia trouble with Con-
rad Kreuger over hay land, and he
accused Kreuger of doing the damage,
but an investigation. convinced the au-
thorities that Kreuger not only knew
nothing of the damage, but had him
self suffered similarly. Charles M.
Williams, another farmer living in the
vicinity, had his farm machinery DAM
aged. and found a card posted on a
fence post, signed Home Protection
League" in which Williams and his
wife are warned to withdraw certain
land contests. The notice ordered Will
Jams and his wife to leave the COM
munity before August /, and announced
that it was the last warning and they
should beware.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
WOMAN IS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING Bolt
Strikes Her in the Neck =
Property Destroyed Aggre-
gates Sum of $4,000.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 5.-One death
and estimated property loss of $2,50O re-
suited from a series of severe thunder
storms which swept over this reglon
last night. The victim was Mrs. Max
Miller, who with ner Husband lived on
q farm south of Sioux Falls near the
village of Shindler. The unfortunate
woman, who formerly was Miss Ida
~Leubecker, of this city, had just put
her two children TO bed and was her
self undressing when the bolt came
the side of the chimney and en-
tered the ROOM. The bolt struck her
on the neck, ran around her neck and
down her breast, burning the flesh bad
ly and instantly killing her.
lightning also set fire to and entire
ly destroyed the farm residence of a
sister of Charles Fiss, of this city, near
Brandon, and seriously burned the
m
Another bolt descended and struck
the Great Northern passenger depot in
this city and caused damage to the
amount of 5000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
BUlLHEAD WOUNDS
FISHERMAN IN KNEE

Corsica, S. D., Aug. 5.-Isaac Van
den Bos very nearly gave his life for
a mess of bullheads. On the authority
of his physician it may be said he had
a narrow escape. He vas fishing at
a small lake near here and in landing
a good-sized bullhead, he swung the
fish against his KIN One of the crea-
lures horns struck him squarely on
the knee zap and broke off, leaving part
OF it In the knee. Van den Bos thought
little of it, but on the next day the
knee began TO swell and it was as large
as his head before a physician could
treat him. He is believed TO be out
of danger now, though it vas a severe
case of blood poisoning.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
INDIAN TRUST LAND
BONE OF CONTENTION
Agreement to Convey It Is At
tached by United States
Attorney.

sioux Falls. s.. d., Aug. IA suit of
an unusual character, involving a yalu-
able tract Of land situated in Moody
county, has just been instituted in he
United States court in this city by II.
Il. Wagner. United States attorney for
south Dakota. acting in behalf of the
general government. The defendants
in the action are Louis Hemmer, Will
lam II. Fletcher, ]. r. Peart, Richards
Trust company, Iowa n Dakota Land
Fred ID. Henderson, as treas
urere Of Moody county; e. Il. Horribly,
as auditor of Moody county: Job Robin
son. and S. w. and l.. w. Ballard. CO.
partners as Ballard & Son, OF Moody
county.
The land involved in the suit was
entered as an Indian homestead at the
United States land Office In Sioux Falls
ON October Z. 1873, by Henry Taylor, a
fullblood Santee Sioux Indian. Tay-
Ion made final proof on the land IN
1894 and occupied the tract until about
April Is. OF the present year, when 1t
is alleged i'm the complaint in the case
himself and family We're forcibly re-
moved from the tract by Louis Hem
mer. one of the defendants in the ac-
ton. ON August Is. 1908. there was
filed in the office OF the register of deeds
of Moody oun an assignment TO Wm.
III. Fletcher of q contract by which
ldglDT ana llS VILE dbItGu " IohNty
the land to j. E.. Peart.
About November Fl. 1908, Taylor and
his wife refused to convey the land
TO Fletcher. The latter then instituted
an action in the United States court in
this city, and in December of last year
Judge Garland issued an order appoint
ing a trustee or executor with author
ity to Iced the land to Fletcher in ac-
cordance with the agreement entered
into by Taylor and his wife, upon pay
ment of the agreed price of 81, 400. On
the ground hat an error was made
In the patent issued TO Taylor by the
government i'm 1884. q new patent was
issued to Taylor by the government
this year.
The purpose OF the suit just instituted
by United States Attorney Wagner is
to have the contract, deeds and other
instruments Cancelled so the and can
revert back to Taylor and his wife. the
United States government ~contending
that under the trust deed or patent is
sued to Taylor by the government the
land cannot be, alienated by him and is
not subject to taxation, pending the
termination of the 25-year trust period
provided in the government deed or
patent.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
TOWN GOES DRY THROUGH
MISUNDERSTANDING OF LAW

Aberdeen. S. d., Aug. Through a
niisinterpretation OF the law on the
part of the town board of Java. S. D.,
that town will be without saloons for
a time. The South Dakota law pro-
hibits more than two saloons In towns
under 1000 inhabitants. Java has
about 500 people. but the board grant
ed licenses to three saloons. Later, the
error was discovered, and the board.
to get on a legal basis, revoked all
three licenses, %refunding the money adj
vanced. Two saloon men acquiesced in
the action of the board, but the third,
Carl Doerr, refused to close his saloon.
claiming the board had no right to
revoke the license. He was according
ly arrested and fined $50 and costs for
selling liquor without a permit. The
board will let the saloon applicants try
again, and will grant but two licenses,
in accordance with the law.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
JAILEp FOR FLIRTING.

Atlantic City. N. j., Aug. ARRESTED
while making eyes" at a suave de-
tective. dressed In the height Of style,
in a beach front cafe. Helen Sharkey,
young and pretty. and claiming Wash
ington as her home. was carried
shrieking 10 the county prison this aft
ernoon TO serve a 1o-day sentence as
the seasons first victim OF the anti
flirting rule.
Although the girl begged ~piteously
for release and promised to leave the
city ak once the court refused to ac-
ccpt her plea and insisted that she
be made an example of the crusade
against flirtations.
According TO the police, a lot of
young are especially fond Of OBJ
tanning attention from wealthy Pitts
burgers. Series Of complaints Of loss OF
money and jewels taken from the VIC
Tins. while they were under the spell
OF the pretty girls. lei to the crusade.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
ELECTRIC LINE FROM
SCOTLAND TO OltVET

Olivet, S. D., Aug. 4.-Good progress
IS being made in the movement to have
an electric railway constructed from
Scotland to Olivet, and perhaps on TO-
Wittenberg. The proposed line would
penetrate and traverse a very rich agri-
cultural region. which at present is
without railroad facilities. The project
for the construction OF the line was in
%augurated by l.. f. Phillips. who is in
charge of installing an electric light
plant at Scotland. He has mad sew
eral trips over the proposed route for
the railroad between the two points and
states that the line could be built at
no more than the average expense, for
the region between Scotland and Oliyet
lies very evenly and there are no STEEP.
grades anywhere on the route. 1t Isl
expected the work of constructing the
new line will be commenced yet thir
season and pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
EGAN'S REINSTATEMENT
is OPPOSED By BAR

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Aug. 4.-The.
M%innehaha County Bar association. at
a meeting held Saturday, voted to resist
the application OF George w. Egan for
reinstatement by the supreme court.
Those present at the meeting, which
was held in the office of r. j. Wells,
were j. III. Voorhees,, "A. B. Kittredge,,
T.. r. Winans, Harry Judge. Joe Kirby,
j. II. Gates, Parke Davis, r. w. Parli-
man, r. H. Warren and FL. A. Muller.
A. b. Kittredge. Parke Davis and
Henry Robertson, the former griey-
ance committee, was empowered to re-
new n present the charges against
Egan. and it is said hat additional
charges will be the filing Of copies of
Egan's weekly paper, which has been
dealing in some caustic comment and
illustrations in which members of the
bar association came in for a gruelfing
or ridicule.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
WHISKY CAUSED
HALF BREED MURDER

Aberdeen. S. D., Aug. Ga gallon of
whisky was the cause of the shooting
of Thomas Powell, a young half breed
Indian, on the Standing Rock reserva-
ton, by Robert Gilland, another half
breed, early Sunday morning. Powers
and Gilland had been to the agency TO
get their issue of beef cattle, and were
driving the cattle home. In the party
were two or three other young In
dians. In some n the redskins
had procured a gallon of liquor, and
Were p~artaking of 1t freely. Powell,
under the influence of the liquor, be-
came insulting and abusive, n called
Gilland a horse thief and otIer names.
Gilland ordered him to stop, and when
Powell refused went TO his horse and
got a revolver from the saddle. Firing
q shot in the air, Gilland again or
dered Powell to stop, but Powell in
stead started toward him. Then Gill
land fired, shooting his victim through
the abdomen. Gilland then sprang on
his horse and rode to Thunder Hawk,
where he called up Sheriff Perry OF
the newly organized county Of Corson,
telling Of his crime. Perry told him to
go TO town and give himself up,
and wired the railroad TO give Gill
land q ticket for Morristown. Gill
land took the train and when he got
off at Morristown the sheriff was there
to meet him. Gilland was brought to
Aberdeen. where he waived preliminary
examination and was held by United
States Commissioner William Wallace
TO await the action of the federal court.
He is confined In the Brown county
jail here. The Indian agent on Stand
ing Rock states that both Powell and
Gilland were usually well behaved,
Powell being especially law abiding
and inoffensive when sober. The maD
introducing the liquor on the reserva-
ton will be prosecuted to the limit II
he can be discovered.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
AUTO BALkS AND BACKS
DOWN: TWO INJURED

Clear Lake, s. d.. Aug. 5.-While
Sheriff Lawson. OF this place, and Mr..
George Fear. of Sioux City, were rid
ing through Hidewood in Mr.. Lawson's
automobile, the engine. stopped near
the top OF n very steep Hill. The emer-
gency brake refused TO work and the
car started backward down hill. The
men liz not jump, as they expected
the brake TO stop the c Finally. near
the bottom, the car ran into a ditch and
turned turtle. throwing the passengers
into a barbed wire fence. and conf. q
down pm top OF them. A hour
later they were rescued and 1t was
found Mr.. Fear was not badly hurt but
that the sheriff was seriously injured
In the back and arms.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
MAN SUSPECTED OF
HOLDING HALTER STRAP

Chamberlain, $. D., Aug. 5.-Henry
Hall, who arrived from Thompson, Ill,
about two weeks ago, and has been
working for Irving Lewis, near Kim
berly, suddenly left a few days ago
taking a good horse and saddle which
belonged to Lewis. A diligent search
is being made and the culprit was
tracked to two miles north of Platte.
where all trace of him was lost. The
affair is being we'll advertised, and If
the thief is caught it is not apt to fare
very well with him because, as a rule,
the people of this vicinity detest a
horse thief and will endeavor to give
him the full extent of the law.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
EMMA PUPILS
TAKE PART IN STRIKE
AT PITTSBURG, PA

Pittsburg. Aug. ga meeting OF a
majority OF the $500 strikers of the
Pressed Steel Car company's plant at
Shoonville was held last night at which
the men hoped to come to an amicable
agreement in regard to returning to
work for the company. The general
opinion seems to be that the strike will
soon be settled.
Two arrests were made by h state
constabulary, that OF Joseph Borouski,
who claims to be an anarchist and
friend of Emma Goldman, and Alex
ander Berkman. The arrests are re-
garded as important. A loaded revolver
and discriminating papers were found on
the man.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
MUNICIPAL COURT
PROVES ECONOMICAL

WATERFOWL. s. D.. Aug. Water
towns experiment with the municipal
court, created by act of the legislature
three years ago, empowering cities to
substitute the former police court sys-
tenn for the method chosen by this city
under the law. appears to have proven
advantageous from the standpoint Of
economy. The municipal judge draws
a salary of 81. 200 a rear and has juris-
diction over civil cases involving less
than 81, 900. The court also has juris-
diction in criminal actions which have
hitherto been under the power of the
circuit court only.
All police cases likewise go before
the municipal court. The August term
of the municipal court In this city
has several important criminal and
civil cases on the docket.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
FORTUNE AWAITS
MISSING WOMAN

Hartford, s. D., Aug. 6.-The authori-
ties OF the South Dakota Children's
home are endeavoring to locate Mary
Elizabeth Meyers. who If yet living is
about 81 years of age. Information of
great Importance pertaining to an in
heritance is awaiting Ter. When last
heard from she was residing in the
vicinity of Hartford. AS yet she has not
been located In this vicinity n may
have gone to some other portion of the
state or northwest to live. If this dis
patch meets her eyt she should at once
communicate with the -perintendent
of the Children's home at Sioux Falls.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
TWO ARE INJURED
IN BAD RUNAWAY

Kadoka. s. D., Aug. 81. f. Hac-
rovec and Miss Elizabeth Barth were
mixed up in a serious runaway acct
dent west of town while driving to the
formers nome. They and c.. A. Long
had just passed through a gate and
Long stopped to shut it while they
drove on ahead. Unfortunately, Longs
horses became frightened and started
10 run, dashing into the team ahead
and overturning the buggy, which
completely demolished it. Hacroyec
succeeded in extracting himself and
proceeded to get Miss Barth from be-
meath the debris. She received a bruise
on the head. but otherwise they were
unhurt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
MOTORCYCLE BURNS
BAGGAGE COACH

Sioux Falls. s.. d.. Aug. Partial
destruction of the combination bag
gag and express car on the Omaha
railroad at salem last night as the re.
suit Of a peculiar accident is reported
by arrivals from that place. A pas
senger placed in the baggage car a
motorcycles and was instructed BY the
conductor that he must remove the
gasoline from ii. Instead OF pouring
the gasoline out upon the ground IL
was poured upon the floor OF the bag
gage ear and the interior of the car
in an instant was q mass OF flames.
the gasoline having ignited from lamps
in the car. The motorcycle was COM
pletely destroyed and the interior OF
the car badly damaged and several
trunks and their contents continued.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
GASOLINE TORCH ExPLODES;
BURNS MAN IN ClSTERN

Hudson, S. D., Aug. 5.-Mrs. O. M.
Iverson was called to Emery, S. d., by
an accident which befell her brother,
Peter Jansen, the town barber there.
Something went wrong with the els
tern pump and Jansen went down into
the cistern with a Gasoline torch to
fix it. While he was 1T work the torch
exploded, the burning gasoline flying
all over him. He promptly ducked un-
der the water, the cistern being two
thirds full, but ne was SO badly burned
before he was helped from h cistern
that it is feared that both of his arms
will have to be amputated.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
THREE ARE INJURED
WHEN ENGINE ExPLODES

Lake Andes, s. D., Aug. by the
explosion OF j. III. Macylin's threshing
engine while being moved on the road
yesterday, Charles Johnson and Frank
Roar, engineer and fireman. were
thrown 90 feet and badly bruised while
the former was severely burned by
Goals OF fire.
The machine and engine were
wrecked and portions of the debris
thrown a distance of 200 yards.
Several teams frightened by the ex-
plosiou ran away and a small son of
]. Talmento was thrown against a tel
ephone pole and had one of his arms
fractured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
DAVID" KILLS STEER
WITH SLING STONE

Butler, S. D.. Aug. 6.-Albert
Luckow, a prominent farmer
living some miles from this
place, is the modern David. The
Goliath in his case was a steer
belonging TO a neighboring
farmer named Wingard. While
Lucknow was driving past the
Wingard farm, he noticed that
some of Vineyards cattle had
broken out of a pasture. With
the intention of doing a favor
for his n~eighbor he stopped and
endeavored to drive the animals
back into the pasture. For the
purpose of hurrying the steer
he threw a stone at 1t. The
stone was accidentally thrown
in such a that IL struck
the animal just above the eye,
and, strange to say, the animal
dropped dead in it's tracks.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
TEAM
HITS A MAN AND
MOVING MACHINE
Throws Driver in Front of
Sickle, Where He Is Gashed
by the Guards.

Vivian, S. D.. Aug. A team OF
horses a few miles southwest of here
ran away with a mower, throwing tho
driver from his seat. causing he wheel
to run over his foot, injuring it badly.
The horses kept on running and
smached into a mower ahead being
driven by L. l.. Rundoll. and threw him
off in front, the sickle cutting into the
feshy part of his hip n two of the
guards piercing his foot. 1t was a
narrow escape from a more serious in
jury, and he can consider himself very
fortunate indeed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
PRAIRIE FIRES
DOING DAMAGE ON
WEST SIDE RIVER
Train Starts Blaze in Four
Places-Town of Ammons
Totally Destroyed.

Draper, s. D., Aug. 6.-Sparks from
a freight engine set fire TO the prairie
in -four places between this place n
Presho yesterday. The section crews
were kept busy putting out the fires,
which did considerable damage at sew
eral points.
Word reached here yesterday that
fire destroyed the store, postoftice and
printing office of the Reservation
Wand, all owned by the Ammons sis
ters and constituting the town OF Am
mons in the Lower Brule reservation
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
REVENUE COLLECTOR TO
NAME NEW DEPUTY

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 5.-H. Eeller-
man, collector of internal revenue for
the district or North and South Dako
ia, Will soon the appointment
of an additional deputy, to have charge
of the work west of the Missouri river.
The additional deputy is made neces-
sary by the rapid growth of the wes-
tern part of the two states. and the
appointment was recently authorized
by the interior department upon the
explanation Of Senator Gamble of the
need for the additional help.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
MAN is INOcULATED
BY GLANDERED HORSE

Quinn, S. D., Aug. A horse was
killed here recently with the CHAMBERS.
and it is feared that the driver, Henry
Rich, has contracted the disease. he
has been suffering for some time with
a malady which has puzzled the physl-
clans. He was taken to the hospltai
at Deadwood accompanied by DR.. clark
and the latest report has 1T that the
physicians there pronounce 1T glanders'
and have refused to receive him at the
hospital. as CHAMBERS, though being rare
in the human race, is pronounced IN
Clra bic.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13


Blunt. S. D., Aug. 4.-One
minute of time saved the life of
Otto Nelson, a well known
farmer living near here. He had.
been operating a header, to
which five horses were attached,
when he had occasion TO leave
the outfit for a brief space in
order to go to another part of
the field to give some Of his
men instructions about the field
work. At the time the extreme
south edge of a rain and thunder
storm was overhead. Nelson
had not been gone from the
header more than a minute
when a bolt of lightning des-
cended and instantly killed all
five of the horses which Were
attached to the machine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
POLICEMAN MADE TARGET
az ROADSIDE TRAMP

Slsseton. s. D.. Aug. 7.-While Night
Policeman John Hicks was making his
rounds In the elevator district. some
person shot at him from behind q box
ear, The bullet passed through his
clothing, " did mol infiict any in
Jury to HIS person. Hicks gave chase.
but was unable 20 capture OF discover
the identfly az his a~sSailant.
While Martin Peterson, a farmer.
VIA retur1alng home the other evening,
he w. hold upa1n the outskirts ox the
city and robbed o. his poeketDook and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
BRIDGEWATER MAYOR
SURPRISES GAMBLING

Bridegwater. S. d., Aug. IA deter
mined effor is being made by Mayor
Tschetter, OF his city. to suppress pub
lie gambling. John f.. Meier, who
some time & was arrested on this
charge. and fined $50. is again in the
tolls with a fine OF $75 and costs i'm
posed. Ar appeal to the circuit court
has been taken. with a bon fixed In
the sum OF $500.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13

In h neighborhood of Lake Nyassa
n natives esteem a species of fly as
an excellent article OF diet. II is known
as the Kungu, and appears TO be pecul-
lar 70 the lake. At certain seasons OF
the year they appear In enormous
numbers, and are sometimes blown in
myriads over the land. II this happens
near a village the natives come out
eagerly to gather them up. They make
them into what they consider a delic-
icus confectionery.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-13
FAKE" ALASKA WHEAT
YIELDS BIG RETURNS

Canistota. s. D., Aug. 5.-Jo-
seph NJ. Hofert, who Ives near
Bridgewater, is n of those
who paid $40 a bushel for seed
of the Alaska wheat, before the
governments agricultural de-
partment had declared it a
fraud. Instead of being cha
grined, Mr.. Hofert is one of the
proudest farmers In South Da-
kota. He estimates the yield
from his field of Alaska wheat
so bushels to the acre. Instead
of one head on each stalk, there
are three, each having three
distinct rows of wheat kernels
on each side. The main head is
3h inches in length and in Mr..
Hofert's wheat the heads were
completely filled.