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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
INDIGNANT WOMAN
HORSEWHIPS MAN
WHO MALICNED HER
Attacks Him in Postofice ana
applies Whip Until He Is
Rescued.

Burbank. :. D., April WITT =
buggy whip in her hand and a LOOK o.
determination IN her face, Mrs }. W.
Hammond. wife of the keeper OF a gen
,ral store at this place, entered lhe
p~ostofice saturday night evidently
looking for someone, and the way, she
applied the corrective rod to the heaI
and shoulders of T. G. Maud a loCai
stock buyer, indicated that he was Ins
man she was looking for. a son y
he victim, came 10 the relief of the
man and the whip was grabbed ana
broken.
The cause of the sensational ATTACK
on the part OF Mrs. Hammond Is sdlu
to be that insinuating reports d peeh
spread by Tom Maud to the erect 1nat
i~ntoxicating liquors were being sold at
the store owned by the womans nus
band. There have been no arrests as
the result Of the spectacular assam
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
KISS OF DYING WOMAN
KILLS TRAINED NURSE

Cumberland. Md, April 2.-Having
become infected from a kiss bestowed
on a dying patient who had grown to
love her because of her tender care.
Miss Marion G. Spier, a Cumberland
trained nurse. died in her home ON
Washington street.
.fiss Spier nursed Mrs. Virginia CAL
Ian Carder, wife OF DR.. George l.. Card
err. a prominent society woman, In the
Allegheny hospital. and tool such tend
er care of her that the sick woman
asked the nurse to kiss her as she was
dying. The request was granted, and
In a few days Miss Spier was stricken
with the same malady. dying from
blood poisoning, contracted, the doctors
say, by the kiss.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

What is regarded as the q~uaintest
oath still in use is that taken by the
high court judges In the Isle OF Man,
the terms of which are AZ follows: by
this book and the contents thereof, and
by the wonderful works that God hath
miraculously wrought In the heaven
above and the earth beneath In six
days and six nights, / do swear that l
will, without respect OF favor or friend
ship, loss or gain, eonsanguinity or at
inity, envy or malice, execute the laws
of this isle justly between party n
party as indifferently as the herring
backbone doth lie I'm the midst OF the
fish, SO help me God, and the contents
OF his book"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
GOVERNOR NAMES
SUPREME JUDGES

Pierre, S. D., April 1--Governor
Vessey appointed this afternoon as
judges of the state supreme court
Judge f. G.. Smith, of Yankton, from
the Third judicial district and Judge
Mccoy, Of Aberdeen, from the Fifth
district.
Robert p. Trip, Of Yankton, sue
ceeds Judge Smith IN the bench in the
third district and Frank McNulty, of
Sisseton, succeeds Judge Mccoy in the
Fifth district.
The appointments are considered
bipartisan as Judges Smith and Nc
Coy have both been allied with the stall
wart faction, while Trip and McNulty
have espoused the progressive cause
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
BULLETS BEAT FOUR
ACES IN POKER GAME

Pittsburg. April la poker game at
Clarion, a few miles from here, broke up
about day5raak after a second ace OF
diamonds was discovered in the deck.
Peter Marsh. who held the two aces OF
diamonds as well as an ace of hearts n
an ace OF clubs, Is in the McKcesport hos
pital with two bullet holes i'm his lungs.
He annot live.
There were seven others in the room
at the time this hand was held, and six
of them We're hurt by the flying bullets
and furniture. Nicholas Secoligh, who is
said TO have done the shooting on having
his jack full beaten, escaped.
The game had continued for about Is
hours. Secoligh was a heavy loser and
accused Marsh OF not playing fair.
Those aces seem TO stick to you, old
fellow" said Secoligh, and when four
aces. two of them diamonds, were shown.
the shooting began.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

When 1t was reported two years ago
that Oscar Wilde had been seen alive
at Florence many paper copied the
striking resemblance to Wilde was
seen in the streets Of that city: But it
was discovered that the man, whose
name happened 10 be Wild, was not
even a relative OF him who died in
Paris in 1900. THE latest report OF a
similar nature came from Turin" says
the Matin, but for this there was an eX-
cuse-a small one! The, man In Turin
was Wilde's son Vivante, and one can
well imagine how 'Yiyant' can be con
strued as living IF q newspaper cor
respondent should telegraph from Tu-
rim 'Vivant Garlbaldf or Bismarck or
tGladstone' false Impressions might also
follow. The name was the cause this
time"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
PASSENGER REPAIR
SHOPS FOR HURON

Huron. s. D., April 1.-The estab-
fishing here by the Chicago and North
western railway of a department for
the repair OF passenger coaches and
freight cars on the Dakota Central di-
vision, win bring to this city about "a
high class workmen, and a dozen or
more families For the present the de-
partment will occupy the old machine
shop. but the company viii erect a
building especially for the purpose as
soon as possible; a portion Of the ma
chinery and equipment is already here,
The class of work to be done has here
tofore beer sent to the Winona shops.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
LONDON AsANpoNs TRIP.

Chicago, March 30.--Jack London. the
novelist. has sent out an open letter tc
his friends from Sydney. Australia, in
forming them that his trip around the
world mus be abandoned because OF
his physical breakdown.
For eight months London. his wife
and q crew OF three men have beer
sailing In q 40 foot yacht among the
Cannibal islands, 80 far from points
touched by mail steamers that they
were unable TO send or receive letters
The cook went mad while they were or
the high
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY BROTHER

Aberdeen. :. D., April 1.-Raymond
Eggers. a 1t-year-old boy living near
Faulkton. was accidentally killed Dy q
charge from a rife in the hahds Oh AZ
oidsr brother The latter fired on a
0ock of ducks when Raymond, who was
sitting down some distance ahead SUD
denly arose and received the charge III
the back of his head.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
ABERDEEN ESCAPES
A SERIOUS FIRE

Aberdeen, S. D., April 2.-An ex-
plosion of gasoline in the second story
OF a frame building on Main street
started a blaze yesterday afternoon
which required hard work on the part
of the fire department to prevent a dis
astrous fire. The building was adj
joined on both sides by other frame
buildings, but the other nearby struc-
lures are brick. The fire was confined
TO the upper stories of the frame build
ings and the damage will amount to
q few thousand dollars.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
ROLLER SKATES
CAUSE A FIRE.

Henry. s. D., April 2.-The
small son of VIM. Johnston was
trying on a new pair Of roller
skates in the house Saturday
evening. when his feet slipped
out from under him. He clutched
at the cloth on a table nearby,
pulling it off and carrying with
it to the floor a lighted kerosene
lamp. The cover started to burn
and Mrs. Johnston attempted to
extinguish the flames. Instead
her clothes caught fire and,
screaming, she ran out into the
yard, where the wind famed the
burning clothes into a bright
fire. Neighbors coming quickly
rolled her on the ground so, that,
while she is seriously burned, Ii
is expected she will recover.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
EFFORT TO KILL
MAYOR REYBURN

Philadelphia, Pa, April s@Whlie
Mayor ReyDurn was in conference
here this afternoon with several citi-
xens, q man said to be a foreigner, at
tempted to break I'M the door leading
to the mayors private Office. When de-
tectcd by a guard the man drew a knife
and exclaimed:
"Tn kill the mayor He owes me lots
of MONEY!.
The MAJ was oyerpowcred. He IL
thought to be insane.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
MAY MELSER HAS
TRIP COUhTY'S
CHOICEST ACRES
Claims Her Right to File Flrs1
and Flax Farm Is Near
New Jordan.
MAY MELSER WILL
SOW TRACT TO FLAX.

Gregory, $ D., April Mrs.
Melser has decided 20 raise
fax on her new claim. Indeed, she
has secured the services OF "A big
blowing Layout" to put her land
in shape for cultivation. She Will
move upon Il as soon as the wealth
err is At and Will at once become
the pioneer land owner of this To-
cality.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
WHEAT SETS RECORD
MARX OF SEASON

Chicago, April 3.-A new high rec.
ord mark for tho season for all de-
liveries of wheat was recorded on THE
board OF trade here today. when the
May option sold at S1,2ohc and the
July at $1.0S per bushels. The new
mark for the May delivery was within
lac OF the best price established dur
Ing the famous Gates deal In 1906. Re
ports Of damage by winter killing In
Ohio ana Indiana. we~~ largely re.
kposlsible for the uptu'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
LATE CONGRESSMAN PARkER's
WIDOW GETS BACK SAL ARY

Deadwood, S. d., March 30.-Accord.
ing to a report of the proceedings o..
the National House of Representative.
by h Congressional Record the widow
or the late Congressman Parker, o.
South Dakota, has been allowed 1906
q years salary. This amount will bt
in addition to the salary drawn by the
colonel until the date of his death.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
MAN KILLED IN WELL
BY FALLING CURBING

Bison, 8. D., April IL. H. Hays,
Of Wolf Butte, was killed In a caving
well Monday afternoon, while engaged,
with several others, in digging a well
on an adjoining farm. The well was
down AZ feet when the curbing coll
lapsed and fell, striking Hays, who was
at the bottom of the we'll, crushing his
SIX ull. The walls also fell In and the
body was not recovered till after three
hours Of earnest work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
REFERENDUM FOR
THREE NEW LAWS

Huron. s. D., April 2.-The referen-
dun will be applied to the congressional
apportionment bill, and also TO the
anti-treating and a~nti-cigaret bills, and
whether there are to be other enact
ments In the list to be referred back
to the people is not yet determined.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
FIRST BALL OF TWINE
MADE BY CONVlCTS

Sioux Falls, s. D., March 3d.
The first ball of Irvine made by
the new Irvine plant at the state
penitentiary was turned out
yesterday and Warden Harry Il.
Parmley sent 1t to Governor
Vessey. The latter will place
1t in the permanent exhibit OF
the State Historical society. The
Irvine is of splendid quality.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Washington, April 2.-Retiring
President Eliot, OF Harvard, conferred
with President Taft today. Upon de-
parting from the White House he de-
clined TO say whether he. would accept
an offer OF the ambassadorship to
Great Britain.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
HALLS SECRETARY GOES
TO NORTH DAKOTA

Brookings, S. D., March 29.-Thomas
c. Madden, who has been private secre-
tary to Congressman Hall for the past
two years. left for Valley City, N, D.,
where he has formed n partnership
with the assistant attorney general or
North Dakota for the practice OF law
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
STRIKING PRINTERS
RETURN TO WORK

Aberdeen, 5, D., April 1.-After be-
ing out one day the striking union
nrin+ars emp}oyed on the Aberdeen
naIv American reconsidered the mat
ter and returned to work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Professor John Coulter. OF the Uni
lwcrsfty of Chicago. In an article IN the
school Review. takes issue with those
who favor tho holding Of examinations
1or entrance into higher institutions.
declaring that such methods are THE
&relicu of barbayism and entirely out Or
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Concrete itself Is very old. The con-
crete stairs Of Colchester and Rochester
castles still show the marks Of the In
casing boards; the dome OF Agrippa's
Pantheon. which Is I42 feet In diameter.
as OF concrete. and fragments OF con-
crete buildings are found In Mexico and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Probably the Eskimo %banquets last
ionger than In others, and the guam
tity OF food swallowed Is also proper
xionately greater. Ross records that
seven OF his party of natives once ate
continuously for 33 hours, during which
time they consumed 200 pounds OF
seal meat. Europeans, exposed to the
same climatic conditions, act IN much
the same way. Captain Scott, OF the
Discovery. on his return from his long
sledge journey owe the inland ice OF
the Antarctic continent did nothing
but eat and sleep for three days and
nights, and even then he was still hun
CRY.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Few New Workers know that the
great Broadway was once called
Great George street. IN honor OF the
English king. II was afterward known
Aa the "Bloomingdaie road" before II
acquired the name Of the BROADWAY
which was subsequently changed to
broadway.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Commander Peary and his party, re-
turning famished from their futile dash
for the pole i'm 1906, slaughtered a herd
of seven musk oxen on Hazen island,
of the extreme north OF Greenland.
For two days and nights thereafter
they crouched inside their snow huts.
eating continuously. and when they
had finished, the pile of bones outside
was "as high AZ a tall mans chin
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

The inventor OF the roller skate was
n Dutchman named Merlin. who came
20 England in 1860. Eight years later
he exhibited a pair Of skates contrived
TO run on wheels at q museum in
Spring gardens, London, and also gave
public exhibitions @of his prowess I'm
skating over "a smooth floor. playing a
violin the while. 1t appears, however,
that his demonstrations were on occa-
sions rather more exciting than sue
cessful, for IL is recorded hat he used
TO fall about and smash into mirrors
and pictures which covered the walls
of the room.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

The c0coanut groves OF Cuba have
recently been attacked by a serious
disease, which is said TO be widely
spread In tropical America. Porto Rico,
however. has thus far escaped IL. 1t is
a bacterial malady confined to the
crown. or terminal bud, OF the trees,
where it produces a rot. The great
height of the trees, and the fact n a
the terminal buds are sheathed with
the petioles OF older leaves, make II
very difficult TO treat the disease with
local remedies, 1t is suspected that the
bacteria are spread through the agency
of insects. The department OF agri-
culture is investigating the subject.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Between 1877 and 1887 the trade of
the Dominion with the United States
next decade II increased over SIS, 600, :
GEO, and In the 10 years ending 1907 it
increased 1902, 000, 600. This increase In
the progress OF growth would be strik-
Ing enough as II stands, but Ii becomes
vastly more impressive when we OBJ
serve that the growth of Canadian
trade with Great Britain increased a
little over $s, GOO, 000 in the first decade,
ST, 900, geo In the second decade, and
$109, 00O, 900 in the third decade.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

The cornerstone OF the Washington
monument was laid by President Polk,
July 4, 1848, and December 6, 1884, the
cap stone was set Ira position. The
foundations are 1864 feet square and
&c feet 8 inches deep. The base Of
the IS 55 feet Ia inches
square, and the walls 10 feet u inch
thick. At the 600-foot mark, where
the pyramidal top begins, the shaft
Is "a feet 5h inches square and the
walls are IS inches thick. The monu-
ment is made OF blocks of marble two
feet thick, and II is said there are over
$4,000 OF them. The height above the
ground is 555 feet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
MARlS TAYLOR IS
ACCUSED or FRAUD

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 29.-lnat
Maris Taylor, prominent IN ~oeHhoClouN
politics, formerly public Dahk eAdin
liner under Governor Andrew Lee anu
at one tine member of the deHnoCras'
national committee, was guilty or ms
appropriation Of property or the ut
funct Building and Loan ASSOCIATION, %
Dakota, while acting as it's receiver
were findings OF Special =
NJ. Harris, supported by Judge Carlahu
In federal court yesterday. The prop.
erty involved amounts to about SZo'oOV~
Taylor was appointed receiver Ior
the defunct loan association In NoVem-
Der. 1899. A final decree declaring tne
organization ~insolvent was issued IN
federal court in February, 1900. An or
der dismissing Taylor as receiver was
filed in 1903. The matter was left IN
allegiance until the appointment or =
+. Easton, OF Aberdeen, In June, l9Oo.
Taylor took some OF tn. land held III
trust to his own use, n transferred
1T under his name to disfnterested par
ties. In looking up their titles to this
property, it was discovered that ray
lor,s transfer TO them was not legal.
While Taylor had formerly been dis
charged as receiver, q new order was
issued In federal court, setting asid"
| the former proceeding In the bank
| ruptcy case, and setting aside the for
mer order In SO far as 1t released Tay-
lor from liability. Judge Carland's
findings also set aside the order vi
frming the sale OF that rea property
which the findings showed Taylor had
retained for his own use.
The court also confirmed that part OF
the findings OF Special Examiner Har-
ris, showing that Taylor had not Sc
cured a proper title to tho property he
had transferred from his name.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09
DALLAS TAKES ON WAYS
OF WELL ORDERED CIT

Dallas. s. d., March 29.-Another
step has been taken by dallas toward
DOMINIC the ways of the staid commun
tiles farther east.
For the accommodation OF the ssm-
blers who are laying for the farmers
and homesteaders 10 fleece them of
their money q stone pile has been
created by order of the city govern
ment with ball and chain accessories
and a strict compliance with the laws
OF the city and the state are Included
In the campaign which is being made
under the direction Of the new city gov
Grument.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

Alaska gives promise OF becoming
In time a large producer OF copper.
The Bonanza mine in Montana has an
ore body 500 feet wide, which was cut
Mt o depth. of 225 feet by a cross-cut
tunnel, In which there is 100 feet of
ore averaging 20 per cent copper, the
middle rs feet long almost pure cop
per glance running from 60 TO 70 per
cent OF copper and 28 ounce OF silver
a ton. This is probably n of the
greatest showings OF copper in North
America, but the property is over zoe
miles from railroad transportation, so
that 1t will be years before this copper
can possibly come On the market.
The total rainfall OF this country, In
Guiding snow and that on water areas,
was given as Els, 000, 00O, 000, 900 cubic
feet a year. Half or more is evapo-
rated. About one-third flows into the
sea. The remaining one-sixth is either
consumed or absorbed. OF the 10000
000. 600, 900 cubic feet flowing annually
into the seq less than s per cent is used
tor power. 1t is estimated SIS per cent
10 s5 per cent Of the volume is vast
ed in freshets or destructive floods.
There are Tn the United States proper
e82 streams navigated for an aggregate
OF 26,115 miles, and as much more is
navigable by Improvement.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
Kansas city Grain and Provisions

Options at Kansas City:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-26
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Liverpool Cables Come Surprisingly
Strong at Opening.
START SHORTS TO COVERING
BuyinE ~ General and This Advances
Local Market sharply During
the First Trades OF
the Day.
OMAHA. June 81 1ooo.

OMAHA, June 8, 1909.
Liverpool cables came surprisingly strong
~ the opening and started shorts coverine.
Buylng was general. which advanced the
local market sharply during the early
trades. Further advances came on bulllsh
news from Argentina and exporters re-
ported good bids on all offerings.
Corn was steady and firm with wheat,
but less active owing to no demand and
continued favorable news throughout the
corn belt.
Wheat showed unexpected strength, due
10 higher cables, which started shorts
covering and brought in new buying. The
UNDERGONE was strong throughout the day
and further gains were made near the
close. The general crop outlook is un-
changed and this bulge may not be sus-
tained.
Corn was steady and firm with wheat,
but showed no advance. Cash corn sold
better. but the demand II still inactive and
present values will probably prevail until
q larger movement from the country Is
started.
Primary wheat receipts were 10000 BUSH
els and shipments 1s2, 900 bushels, against
receipts last year Of 90, 900 bushels and
shipments OF los, 900 bushels.
Corn receipts were 425. 900 bushels and
shipments 3s9. 200 bushels, against receipts
last year Of $4,000 bushels and shipments
OF 10000 bushels.
s Clearances were 1000 bushels Of corn,
10000 bushels OF oats, and wheat and flour
equal to 1900 bushels.
Liverpool closed Ad2d higher on wheat
and h6kd higher on corn.
Local range OF options: