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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
MAYOR INTERPRETERS
WITH LIQUOR RAID

Geddes, S. D., Jan. 23.-Mayor Swee-
nv. of Geddes, has caused surprise by
interfering in the raid of a blind pig
here conducted by j. w. Carrigan,
south OF the Gee hotel.
Carrigan was arrested on complaint
OF T.. M. Thompson and Rev. MI.
James. by Chief OF Police M. Crowley.
He waived examination and was bound
over TO the circuit court. The chief or
police levied upon the $50 worth OF
liquor in Carrigan's possession and was
about to remove II when the mayor
appeared and forbade him TO ouch IL,
declaring he was running the town.
Crowley suggested that City Attorney
ward be consulted. and Ward declared
Il the duty OF the city authorities TO
remove the liquor to a place or safety.
Oficer J. w. Shuck was left In charge,
Of the liquor and Mayor Sweeny, re-
turning, ordered him TO leave the place.
This Shuck refused TO do and the may
or swore out a warrant for his arrest
for refusing to obey his orders. The
marshal would not serve the warrant
and in the meanwhile the liquor was
taken TO tbs power house.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 23.-The senate
passed three bills. n by senator
Bates. legalizing informal and defec-
tive acknowledgements; hous Dill py
Mr.. Van Ruschen, relating TO the pro-
batting OF wills, and another relating 70
answer in pleadings, both being correc-
tions OF typographical errors IN the
compiled laws.
New bills introduced in the mousse
were: BY Larson, TO change name OF
Deaf Mute school to School Tor the
Deaf BY Erickson. for state bank
deposit insurance through the insur-
ance department. BY Morris, providing
for care OF dependant children through
juvenile courts. BY Morris. defnlng
co~ntributory delinquency of children
and fixing penalties. BY M open
ing school buildings TO other meetings
than schools. The house passed SEN
ator Stokes bill to settle accounts OF
Butte. Harding and Perkins countless
O'Donnell's 2-cent railroad fare OH,
after spirited debate on postponement
for 10 DAYS: Heffernen's bill ~approprlat-
Ing 81. 500 expenses for meeting OF eoun-
ty auditors: Johnson's 10 require coun-
Nv ~treasurers to account for interest
of funds; Simonson's adulterated I'm
seed oil bill.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
YOUNG WIFE
TO 0MMIT FORGERY

Belle Fourche, s. D., Jan. 22-Coercing
his child wife to commit the crime of
forgery, dividing the proceeds with a
fchum and later deserving his wife, Charles
III. Helvey has been brought to justice
here and. with VIM. McChaddo, arraigned
for the crime actually committed by Mrs.
jHelvey. The girl, instead Of being prose-
,cuted, has been presented with a purse
from friends at P~ukwana. S. d..
Helvey and his wife, whom he had but
recently married, worked at the Johnson
PAUL randsburg company ranch, eight
miles east OF Belle Fourche. When they
quit work, they were paid off with a
check for $6.60.
Helvey took the check to his room and
asked his wife to practice writing the sig
nature. Again and again he forced her
Ito pen the name, until the imitation was
almost perfect. Then he caused her to at
tach it to a check for S125.G, payable 10
Tom Jones. This, with the original
check, he cashed in company with Nc
!Chaddo. They divided the money and both
left town, September %. 1908.
After pursuing McChaddo for 500 miles,
Deputy Sheriff VIM. Arnold finally located
him at Rec Heights, s. ID. Helvey went
to Pukwana and obtained a position, but
soon after left for st. Paul. He was on
his way back to the Black Hills when he
was arrested at Rapid City. His wife had
been loft at Pukwana and friends sent her
to her mother, Mrs. Henry Andrews.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
CRIMINAL CATTLE MEN
TAKE DEATH OATH, BUT
MAKE A CONFESSION

Belle Fourche. s. d., Jan. 20.-That
10 men took the death oath in q school
house lighted only by the rays of light
that came through the chinks of the
stove, and that they all wore masks
to prevent detection, and that they
were parcelled III two and two for
the purpose of working destruction on
property of the sheep men who have
encroached pom the former territory
of the cattle men. is the startling in
formation brought out IN the confession
of A. o. Squires, one OF the 10, Who
now refuses bail on the plea that his
life will be forfeited II he is permitted
TO go outside the Jail in which he is
now confined.
The other men arrested We're d. w.
Mosbarger, George Martin, Andy, Ike
and Sam Mexican, J. G. Mulholland,
Terry Zimmerscheid and Stanley
Baugh. The property which they are
alleged to have destroyed belonged to
the Guthrie Sheep company just across
the line in Wyoming lying In the dis
puted district between Sundance and
MOorcroft.
Joe LaFors secured the evidence
through which the men were brought
TO justice, hiring out as a cattle punch
err and thus forming association with
each Of the men who formed the death
pact through which they hoped TO de-
stroy the business of their competitor
The cases will be tried in May at
Sundance. The nine men accused OF
the crimes are out on bail. Two Others
besides Squires are said to have con-
fessed, but their names have not beer
made known.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
CON NAMED
FOR INSTITUTE WORK

Pierre, s. D., Jan. 20.-State Superin /,
tendent Ustrud has given out the fol-
lowing list of institute conductors for
the season of 1908:
L. E. Ackley, Vermillion; w. H. Fl.
Beadle, Madison; H. NJ. Best, Iroquois;
A. II. Bigelow, Lead; G. +. Brown,
Bookings; c.. X. Buckle, Springfield;
j. r. Byers, Vermillion; l.. e. Garfield.
Academy; C. NJ. Christianson, Sioux
Falls; f. l.. Cook, Spearfish; U. S.
Earls, Dell Rapids; C. L. Fillebrown,
Chamberlain; c. H. French, Huron;
F. b. Gault, Vermillion; w. w. Girton,
Madison; w. S. Given, Britton; J. w.
Golf, Madison; S. G. Hartranft, Aber-
w. Heston, Madison; f. II. Hoff,
Mitchell; w. E. Johnson, Aberdeen; j.
f. Johnson, Bowdle; w. G.. Jolley, Cas-
tlewood; j. Jones, jr, Faulkton; f. f.
Jordan, Sioux Falls; M. A. LANCE, Rap
ia City; =. NJ. Lawrence, Madison; j.
G. Lindsey, Mitchell; c.. H. Lugg,
Parkston: w. H. Mayne, Flandreau;
L. p. Mccain, Spearfsh; A. A. McDon-
aid, Sioux Falls; Geo. w. Nash, Aber-
deem; Geo. b. Otte, Clark; L. b. Par
sons, WATERFOWL; E, G.. Perisho, Yer
million; NJ. NJ. Kramer, Pierre; ]. n.
Rodeheaver, Brookings; r. G.. Shellen-
barger, Yankton; r.. l.. Slagle, Brook
ings; Clyde Stone, Huron; A. j.. Small
ley, Egan; Geo. NJ. Smith, Vermillion;
II. A. Stein, Geddes; +. d. Stivers, HUI
ron; l.. A. Stout; Mitchell; Alexander
Strachan, Deadwood; G. G. ST. John,
Toronto; A. w. Trettlen, Vermillion
w. A. Thompson. Webster; A. G. Tuve,
Canton; III. X. Warren, Yankton; Sam
uel Weir, Mitchell: G.. C.. Wenzlaff,
Springfield; E.. c. WOODBURY.. Canton.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
IOWAN WILL ADDRESS
DAKOTANS ON LINCOLN
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

: Pierre, s.. D., Jan. 21.-The Brother
nood of st. Paul is preparing an elab-
crate banquet to be given on the even
Ing of February IL, the Tooth anniver-
sary of the birth of the worlds great
est commoner." No expense will be
spared to make this a record occasion
for Pierre and for South Dakota The
Hon. Henry A. Buchtel, governor of
Colorado, and chancellor of the Uni
versity of Denver, will deliver the prin-
cipal address. DR.. Edwin A. ScEell,
dean of the Iowa Wesleyan university,
will be on the program. DR.. Schell is
pne of the most gifted orators of Amer
lea today. Senator Coe /. Crawford,
Governor Vessey, Congressman Burke,
and probably Congressman Martin will
be present and respond to toasts. The
musical program will be in charge Of
the capital city orchestra, with special
numbers by several Of the most tai
ented musicians Of the country. The
service viii begin at exactly 8 O'Clock.
One thousand covers will be laid, n
not more than that number of tickets
will be sold.
While the function is nominally un-
der the auspices of the Brotherhood,
the city of Pierre is in committee of
the whole TO entertain the state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
GREGORY WINNER
IN LIVELY BATTLE
FOR LAND OFFICE

Washington, Jan. 20.-The Gregory
county, South Dakota, land office fight
between Gregory and Dallas was set
tied today with the announcement by
Secretary Garfield that he would To-
cate the office al Gregory.
1t has been n of the hardest fought
contests of the kind eve known here.
Immense political pressure was brought
to bear, especially in behalf Of Dallas.
Senator Gamble supported Gregory,
and after Secretary Garfield had prac-
tically decided for Dallas, Mr.. Gamble
by personal appeal TO the president, got
1t reopened and the decision reversed.
1t is not understood hat the Local
tion Of the and office at Gregory af-
fects In any way the possibility of the
discontinuance of the land office now
located at Chamberlain, but no action
affecting the latter place will be TAX
en- for some time although the lands to
be comprised within the district which
will be formed with Gregory as the
headquarters are now in the Chamber
lain district.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
RETAIL MERCHANTS
PROGRAM COMPLETE
The Coming Meeting at Yank-
ton Promises to Develop
Unusual Interest.

S. D., Jan. 23.-The work
OF preparing the program for the l2tn
annual convention OF the South Dakota
Retail Merchants a Hardware Deal
ers' association, which Will be held at
mkt on February 2, 3 and 4, has
been completed by Nat y. Tyler, or
Sioux Falls, secretary OF the associa-
ton.
The opening session, which will be
devoted largely TO insurance matters,
will be called to order on Iuesuay
evening, February 2. by p. +. Wickhem,
OF Alexandria, president of the Retail
Merchants Fire Insurance company, or
South Dakota
Tbe session at 8 O'Clock Wednesday
morninl will be called TO order by a.
+. Grimm. OF Parkston, president or
the association. After the appointment
Of committees an address OF welcome
and a spons will be made, after
which the various annual reports ana
the annual address OF the president
will be presented. Addresses also VIII
be made by Chas. L. Thurber. or Chat-
field, Mimi. and -. Il. A. Lundquist, OF
Irene, s.. ID. 1
At the afternoon session on Wednes-'
day, February 3, addresses viii be
made by w. J.. Pilkington, of Des
Moines. Ia: j. j. Ryan, secretary or
the Retail Grocers' and General Mer-
chants association. of Minnesota; A
George Peterson, Chicago; j. II. Clap
perton, Minneapolis, and G. j. Moore,
Sioux City.
AT the session on Thursday
February 4. addresses will be made by
A. ]. Alvin. OF New Ulm, Mimi, secre-
tary Of the Minnesota Commercial
Mems Health association; Oscar l..
Schultz. Minneapolis. and Professor A.
III Wheaton, state food and dairy COM
missioner OF South Dakota. The ques-
ton, what Can the Merchant,
Through This Association. DO for Him
self?' will be discussed by the conVen
ton.
The closing session of the conVen-
ton will be held Thursday afternoon,
ut which the various committees WIN
mike their reports and officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
ONE AMENDMENT
PASSES The SENATE
Provides That Attorney Gen
erals Salary Shall Be Fixed
by the Legislature.

: Pierre. s. D., Jan. 22.-Two new bills
took their first reading in the senate
yesterday, one by Byrne-a tax com-
mission bill duplicate of house bill by
Iarson, of Minnehaha;) N by Lam
son to locate a hospital for inebriates
at Alexandria. Senator Hawkins an
nounced that a mass meeting would
be held i'm the representatives hall I'm
mediately after the adjournment Of the
house, to consider the establishment
of Juvenile courts and a school COM
mission law.
New bills in the house were: One
by Englesby, relating to the placing Of
landmarks; by Otto, providing for
county aid to county fairs, 40 per cent
of premiums paid; by Van Ruschin,
Ito grant building permits and control
sewers; by Van Ruschin, relative tn
bills against municipal corporations
and veriflcation thereof; by Bartine,
Irelating to forcible entry and detainor
and regulating proceedings; by Pet
jerson, of Day, requiring express COM
,panies TO charge reasonable rates; by
dudley, relating to domestic corpora
ltions and regulating organization
thereof.
The senate anti-polygany amend
ment to federal constitution read sec
tond time and referred TO committee
Ion federal relations. Taylor's bill to
limit the time for commencing pro-
lceedings to take tax deed, passed.
Writings joint resolution proposing
ian amendment to the state constitu-
,tion, fixing the salary of the attorney
general at $4,000, was amended to
jread, 1.-The salary of the attorney gem
ieral shall be fixed by the Legislature"
and passed.
Bartine's joint resolution memorial
iiZing congress to open to settlement
Jail Indian reservations in the state.
DaSSod.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
TO ABOLISH old
ASSESSMENT PLAN
Tax Commission Plan Proposed
in South Dakota Assembly
Many Other Bills.

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 21.-One OF the
most important measures OF the session
tyyas introduced in the house yesterday
by Larson, of Minnehaha.
y 1t Is a tax commission bill. treating
q board OF tax commissioners ana pre-
scribing their powers n duties. Inc
bin provides for the appointment, by
the governor, OF a commission OF three
members. who will have charge OF all
matters of taxation, assessment ana
equalization, and will displace the
present board Of assessment and equal
1zation. The first appointments VIII
be, one for two years, n for -four years
and one for six years; after tina one
TO be appointed biennially TO serve SIX
years. Then salaries are fixed at $4,000
per annum. They shall appoint a su-
peryisor for each county, whose pay
shall be "a per day for the time EN-
ployed, which shall be from 40 to 60
days, according to the size of the coun-
Fty. They will have control OF local as
SCISSORS.
The tax commissioners will have
mower to order a new assessment when
they deem the first defective or erro-
neous. 1t is also made their duty 10
Investigate the tax laws of other states
and to recommend Improvements in
the laws of the state.
Bills introduced were: One by SEN
ator Hitchcoc,:, fixing maximum PEN
atty for rape on the person of a child
at Imprisonment for 20 years; by Cur
It's, sheriffs' fee bill: by Andrews, to
Z close saloons at 8 o'clock p. M; by
Ewert, providing for a 3 mill deficiency
levy, and one providing for indeter-
inmate sentences for minors under 10
convicted Of crime; by Williamson, Gre
sting a school text book commission
and TO secure uniformity Of text books:
J commission to be appointed by the
governor, two for three years and two
for five years, afterwards term to be
five years, commission to W. power
to make contracts for school books: by
Rowe, appropriating $4,000 for expert
mental farm at Cottonwood; by Highly,
! appropriating SILL 900 for building cot
tages, detention hospitals and quarter
masters s~torehouse at the soldiers
home.
House bills were introduced as fol-
lows: BY Van Ruschen, making gam
bling by any means a misdemeanor;
making all payments of interest on
school fund loans 5 per cent; by Ar
mold, to repeal law to pay teachers for
attendance at county institutes; by
Sedan, sheriffs' fee bill; by Peterson, of
Lincoln, providing for payment of road
tax in labor; by Ranum, providing
for a levy Of 3 mills for township road
and bridge tax; by Johnson, of Min
! nehaha, requiring county auditor to
keep public lists of persons receiving
aid from the county.
A number of bills passed by the SEN
ate took first reading in the house.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
CALIFORNIA BOWS TO
WISHES OF ROOSEVELT

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 2-According to
0 statement by Governor Gillet, there will
be no legislation against the Japanese at
this session OF the legislature. The gov
,ernor authorized the following:
After comforting with the leading
members OF both branches OF the legisla-
,ture, / am convinced that no legislation
directed against the Japanese will be en-
acted. I am satisfied that the people OF
California and particularly the members
OF our legislature appreciate the efforts
being made by the federal government
and the representatives OF Japan to stop
Immigration TO this country OF Japanese
laborers. skilled and unskilled.
There can be no CUB that the Japan
ese government is acting absolutely In
good faith in its endeavors to prevent it's
people migrating TO u country. and In
my Judgment IL would be a serious mis-
take while they are SO doing to enact any
laws directed against the Japanese peo-
pie.
saThis question Is one in which the fed
eral government is particularly interested
and its wishes should be carefully consid-
cred will be. / am sure. by the people
OF this state
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
PITTSBURG CLEARS UP:
BANKERS TO PRISON.

Pittsburg, Jan. 19.-In the federal
court today, three bankers bust
ness men were sentenced to five years.
each in the ~penitentiary In connection
with irregular banking methods. A
fourth banker failed to put In an APP
pearance and will be sentenced next
Saturday. Passing sentence on q fifth
banker was postponed until the May
term owing 10 his physical condition
They were respectively:
William c Mckee, vice president OF
the Farmers National bank, Emlen-
ton.
John NJ! Mckee, president Of the,
First National bank, C~lintonville.
Charles Z. Mullen, cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants National
bank, Mt. Pleasant.
E. II Steinman, Mt. Pleasant, presi-
dent of the Aetna Lumber
Harry s.. Mckee, son of John NJ.
cashier Clintonville bank.
X. X. Hissem, president OF the Farm
ers and Merchants National bank, Mt.
Pleasant.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
CHAMBERLAIN INDIAN
SCHOOL TO BE SOLD

Washington, d. c., Jan. 21.-The
House committee on Indian affairs, of
which Vice President-elect Sherman is
chairman, will report the Indian bin
this week. The committee today de-
rided to authorize the disposal of GER
tain non-Indlan schools which the sec
rotary of the interior has reported to
be OF no further value to the Indian
service.
The committee will favor giving to
the secretary of the interior the right
20 dispose of these schools to the state
governments in which they are located,
on receiving assurance that the In
dams now attending the schools will be
properly cared for. Among the schools
In question is n located at Genoa,
Neb., and one at Chamberlain. S. d.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
SOUTH DAKOTA GRAIN
DEALERS AT WATERFOWL

Letcher, s. D.. Jan. 23.-The second
annual convention of the Farmers
Grain Dealers association of South
Dakota will be held at WATERFOWL. s.
D.. on February IL and is.
A very elaborate program Is peing
arranged. and among the prominent
speakers will be Hon. Il. G. Dunn, OF
Mason City, Ia; c. G. Messerole, sec
retary of the Farmers Grain Dealers
association, OF Iowa; j. l.. Johnson. sec
rotary of the Farmers Grain Dealers
association, of Minnesota; Professor
w. "A. Wheeler. manager OF the Dakota
Improved Seed company, OF Mitchell
town. S. d.; Ex-Governor Elrod, Of
clark. S. d., and many others promi-
nent in the farmer elevator movement.
A reduced rate has been secured on
ali railroads entering Watertown. fare
and one-third on the certificate plan.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
LEGISLATURE IS
BUSY WITH BILLS
AND RESOLUTIONS
North Carolina Resolution Took
Some Time Of the Senators
in Discussion.

pierre. s. d.. Jan. 19,-The first DIE
90 mass the senate was Senator DAM
forth's bill TO require railroad com
NAMES TO fence tracks whenever own
or Of adjacent lands shall nave fenced
the other three sides. The legislative
appropriation bill also passed.
Committee reports made yesterday OK
several bills were adopted.
New bills were introduced as follows:
One for fixing dates for court IN tnS
several counties comprising the ritt,a
judicial circuit BY Thoreson TO amend
the urinary law. 1t practically aooi-
ishes the county convention. One by
Senator Luckhart requiring railroad
ompan to put In scales. "A senate
Joint resolution praying congress TO-
make Fort Meade "a permanent Drisaoo
post.
introduced. one by Mr.. Wilson, pro-
yiding for insurance OF bank deposits.
one by Mr.. Elsom prohibiting profan-
ity, drinking and gambling on passen-
ger trains; one by Mr.. Morris Qdentl-
cal with the Thoreson senate Did.
amending the primary law. It elimln-
ates the county convention, elects can
didates for election by direct vote ana
gives to the county committee the
power hitherto granted to the county
convention. One by Mr.. Fryslie, pro-
viding for d jury verdict by a three
fourts vote in civil actions, ones
by MI. Moody, excepting hawks, spar
rows and bluebirds from protection by
law; by Mr.. Rate, establishing a tu-
berculosis sa%nitarium, appropriating
$40, 900 for building it and $1,000 per year
for its maintenance; by Mr.. Ebert, to-
protect fur bearing animals.
The house passed a bill approprlatlnE
money for land office fees and Mr..
Taylor's bill fixing the statute Of lin
~itations in the foreclosure Of mort
cages.
The joint resolution favoring deep.
waterways passed.
Bates, Byrnc, Harvard, Curtis and
Dillon again occupied the time OF the
senate in the discussion of Dillon's bllk
providing for the return Of $4,000 re-
ceivcd from pressing the collection OF
North Carolina bonds. The consensus
of opinion expressed in the discussion is
to the effect that as the money has for
four years rested in the treasury of
South Dakota, having been accepted, IL
is part Of the state funds n cannot
be voted back 10 the state of North
Carolina, but IN the meantime there
will be no more bonds accepted for col
lection.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
RAPID CITY SECURES
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT

Rapid City, S. d.. Jan. 2S.--The board
az control OF the Firemen's association
met in Rapid City yesterday. All mem-
hers present were given a banquet at
the Auditorium last night.
Lead gives the board a banquet to-
night.
Lead bid S1.S1S. Rapid City, $4,000,
and the date for the tournament was
fixed for June 20 to rs. inclusive, at
Rapid City.