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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

Thomas Lawson Is B~oalonlslug ai
other stock gambling expedition, end.
M usual, Thomas has a flowing, grow
Inc ambition 10 have The suckers put
up tho Initial earn depoqlt IN GIFTS
manner. Il the deal goea through sue
cessrnIly. Thomas win take DE cred,
II fof doing Il and also get his som.
miaslonas lflt fall Thomas wul spend
a fow thousand aaying the OCTOPUS
noorea him, buy q few seraulnms 10
toss at those who contributed aaa 30
merflly on hls way.
like many others Lawson N re'
forming Whan It costs nausht but
n0nie nice words. but when h comes
to axpcnuIng cash. wis. sou know
Thomas feels that i ] different thing
Az q mighty advertising lakir Law
son has few aupefIors. and he " "a
be commended for being quiet only
when he wishes 10 become aaaleEed
Of another chunk Of good hard cash
and does not like 10 wail 20 Icng al
"a required to eafn Il n the legilI
mate field Of e0mmeree
iilte all men who gamble. Lawson
does not understand there Ia q widt
gule between making money ln tina.
manner ana IN the reeular order b
business, bat he does seam ~ com
nrehend that d Fefafmer with a sironi
bank account has j Ter more pleas
ures than one who has used ap 0ii
energies. his bank roll and bis time
and 10 that extent he IS entitled 20 bl
listed az one q tbs faW cranks prom
enadine under the cloak Of reform
when IN reality hul q plain and geil
coarse gambler
The public has been patient VITA
these rei0rmers aud has allowed eacl
and all e have their day On thI
stage Of publicity. bAf The nauseal
INK effect Of too many making a III
TOR favor, All Of them not earring
tinker's stoppage Of The stream NJ
the common good. has made the pre-
emit movement rather dull insofar d
" relates To the suckers conirlhu.
ing the cash basis Of the operation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

MAKE CONVICTION SURE AND
SWIFT
n6tAnilS rhe Leader discussed lhk
Acsual demand d enforcing NE lae
"a lhe maximum punishment "a lhcAe
who have been violating she most
sacred Of all lawslhou4 shalt not
klr'-as llken iron. the law Divine
because 1ny aolics pslnilnii on o
specific coae rqald do injustice 10
an accused and might eosslnly miti
4hle against aO lre@ent mnn, no
comr0enl can be made 81 any par lew
lnr case OF Incident. Hul since Nnt
week Hheh tiAreSN ~ tile te,
and Il is u matter III record That }he
nAVrspnuera " this aiale are almost
an Unit M their demand iof sttlrt
enforcement of fha laws. d~iseuaHed
me situation, other murders have
been listed. and IL one Of the IustAnc
ps II Is claimed relatives knew fQf
months prior TO the decd that lle
"HN NNu NINfNN tHH +Ftt " "
er Wan cfaz,
n so, why unrestfainedg
with Insane people loose. sno1e who
should cherish them allowing their
liberty without protest. what can be
expecledg
There vaa 0nce 4 Chicago man
whose relatives and whose attorney
proved him crazy. He called to the
door OF his residence the greatest
mayor pf the greatest inland city OF
the world and shot that great man
to death. The evidence IA conclu'
sivo as 10 the mans insanity, and q
stern old Chicago jurlal announced
I that n q crazy mAa had the ability
Ia plan 80 successful q murder. he
would be better dead Ran IN an IN
sane asylum and he was hung.
Tint. Of eoufHe. was too heroic d
remedy But The Tact that 10 man,
people develop symptoms 81 insanity
after they have Killed nF 4 few good
people who we're useful 10 society dot
prevent many believing IN lhey heal
ahoat this insanity dodge.
And furthermore there Is no bet
Ter way 10 stop murder and olhe|
Qutraxes AGAINST organized socei.
Shan 70 make conviction and prnleh
ment sure aud swift.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

|1 Io<n ayi.E lsle4Nhlttt htetI
winter aufIbB 1he eies'Hs
Anlx III ia seooad legislative
lIou. senator postef Of Qkmu'see Nan
,ne cblaf spoAesmnn n a AMY PET
peirased Oh Senator Denton y Nfss
bnt which lell hard on RienHfa Wy
luus. who mlstooa the Joke W
real assault on 0reQ county ane
made ! a attack on Potter ana W.
colleagues Of the minority p rs.e'
PRIOR to voting for the branch penn
i%ent.arg at Granite. lrst BEN on wn@
ing an attach on the ,n's .,..
country. pottere speech oee'HI'4s
thai Il Is oul there on = vinp n
plain. where the WINDS uloW
hurrlcbHe nai1 aFe "
alone rs Dbl vi Ehe kkiqf NP'o
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19
sIPREME COURT TOMORROW

rha stala Supreme court meets
sruesday mofnins m regular aeasion.
Attornega are ANTICIPATING the remit
llnn If several decisions, including ~
lnet election case from MnNkoRe9
county where The question NJ whetnef
n ltlesnt II ale Is ! candidate ipf
ahsernan ii the primary instead ~
'eunnrllmana
THE court eIII also hear Arguments
on the writ d prohibition prayed Iof
hs the Santa Fe "a prevent the cQun
~ attorney. ii oaage county proceed
liz further n The Injunction sought
10 restrain The railroads from bring
lne Texas cattle into that eovnty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

saturday when lhe m%unlctpel l.cN
Fl was placed A the head " hNe
l.cAaer editorial eeldmnf luulepuxe
l.sai the ticket waA ready fQg ihe NJ
shecllon of he electorate. 81 NnAn
sn. "a ne choice 0l The Leader
he name Il Arthur ?. TYLER wac lss'
from the lIaI.
M. TYLER. IS everyone giving wv
municipal ticket consideration known'
n ne Dandcfallr nominee ior fgens
ueer e sheasahool board pna ls "
var aaalInHa aud m~eriior'pus'
IT'S acauaiutaneaship y limited noe
to he people Of this eiiyi hs n'es.
w. ana hnslneas apfil are kno"a tp
al. ana The Lender takes Efeai pieaa'
ire III plaplne his name WHY the o'n,
~ worthy ones selected ~ ihe r7epa'
hrlmArs4
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

W. offer one Hundred Dollars re-
ward for i ease d cainrfh that can.
noi IS cured ~ Halls catafrn Cure
n j. CHENEY 8 co Toledo
va me undersigned have known
r Cheney for the last % Years
end heIleve him perfectly honorable
All business transactions and mn
anelallx able 10 carry cut any oDll8R'
tlons made ~ his firm.
WALDIk0 KINNAN Y MAhNiN
wholesale Druggists Toledo, "
Hali's Calafrh Cure y taken lntef.
nally. acting directly upon me plooa
ard mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free Price fpc' w
haitle. Sold BY al druggists
Take Halls Family Pills ior cons'''
patton
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

peasse paai middle UTE usually have
anne kidney ~ bladder disorder mat
tna Rlsallss which II naturally lower
~ Old aHe pales's Kidney Kennedy
cofrecta urinary lr0uhiea. stimulates
ina kldneys. and fassores strength
AID tlror Is cures uric acid troubles
bF st~fenethan|nK thr hidneyf SO they
win strain aaI The uric acid thai SET
lies ii The muscles and Joints eapss
lne rheumatism For sale w II
Renife.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

with aour AZ So per harrel the
farmer uhe sold his wheat for eighty
cants per hnshel can reflect 81 tho
n~eeallafIfses " Ire.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

# Is q remarkable thine llhe Sel.
low feanoasible Cor d ne dlaaslef Is
always SOME fellow with no cash. Big
corporations are always sorry, too.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

Ad6Inlna Busch. the great saint
Louis brewer. has written 4 letter
to the Missouri legislature leIllna
thes body lD abolish lhn brnwlug lu
t~araaIa nf Saint Louis would BE- n
destroy 1 tenth of the value RI m
town husIness property And Saint
Louie aud Milwaukee are pwp elites
n these United Siases that Will neF
ef aifaek TIN manufacture " beer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

IxaIk kmeeEt4 TeacN,
aa8R sshtR agency has romnIelaR tin
alh 81 40 caaee nf uhlsllny and aad
BARRELS Il HaeH. eonelened n TeHza
na1sIez. ana ara making the shipments
|i04aH. THE rhiHbeF ard serf eaH s
out Of The ~uonaseposU 1klea ~ lha
|naeueg ~aIFesnaay
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

Some men are .sn fond 81 ihelf oaH
'golea ghek XIII not bt sllens when
tHe8 hage nothing 60 sny.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

The editor Of she Lawt0n NeNa.Ese'
mhllgan ~ a remarkably able edsl
1flAl ~adyancea lhe belief lsKt WI
Iaiu HowRrd Tsft nuw President III
henn United States. III golng ii make
The ahlesi, leafestAnteutlancA ehiel
~yneutlve We have ever had. The fact
bat The editor he's just been an
1oinir0 npHfnaHfef Il LAYTON Il
{h0uid % understood. II ~ WAY
Sonld bias the mlnd ol Ihe EDITOR ln
deauctlne Ire plSzar aid gel0 aahl
I4ilhe OF our respected pfeAldaHt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

TA6 heavy Winds VI tie Paal sen
DAYS are caused BIZ the heroic work
~ r0ngfeesinnn Mcclure. apd9ins all
she issues which oolne before The
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

Whal haa became Of this man aIHpbe
who went TO Washlngtot 70 gel The
Government 70 allow Iha National
banks to participate h the anaran'
leelng of bank depoHIEsg
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

ia spite oi the Insurgents aad the
lire threats ~ kle d~lsaHeesed. Il viii
be noted that Cungresanlan Cannon
u sssn doing business d tha ald. stand.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

Flfst thing you know conaFeaamal
Morgan win Be denying thar Re Feprt
.aenla shat northwest district
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19
DTNocasTlc MUNICIPAL TIcKET

fof Msyor-Thomas Jenkins
Fbf CITY Mar4hel-Bob Myers.
fof pol|ec Judce-Frank olaH1lth.
~ city cierk-jpck sexias.
a. cay Teeaeurer-kynou Gray
for street commlpslouer~W' 2
Williamson ~.
For Treaepfe ef arnoQl scare A.
sluf Y. Tyler
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

Getting back ID spring Il Anmc'
thing Tho weather man ind best look
Into.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

First Ntfu
Second wAfdW. y. ehcafe
Thifd ward-Thomus Ferralk
fsHrlh &ard-H. ~ knight
FkIih msRdjqhn Allefh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-19

F1n MEMaNa cITY covNclL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
LANDS ARE
DISAPPEARING FROM
THE THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
No Reservations in South Da-
kota 10 Years Hence II
Movement Continues.

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 14-When South
Dakota became a state in 1889, practl-
cally half it's territory was indian RESI-
eryation. 1t is now predicted thar
within 10 years there will be no reser-
walton within the boundaries of the
state. The elimination of the reserves
has been a slow process, but II moves
more rapidly now hat the question ol
treaty consent of the Indians is no
longer a part of the process.
A new bill contemplates the Wlplhs
out of the remainder Of the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock reserves ana
the elimination of reservations IN tn7
south half of the state. They seek 70
cut Meilette county from the small re-
manning portion of the Rosebud reserve
and to make the first inroad on Pine
Ridge reservation by h taking OF
Bennett county, leaving the southern
reservations in the Counties OF Todd,
Washabaugh, Washington and Shan-
non. The two small reserves OF Lower
BruIe and Grow Creek, in the central
part Of the state, viii probably DE the
last of the reservations to go. Some
time they will be abolished as reser-
yatfOns, but there will be nothing TO
open. as they are all taken by Indian
allotments. and more and more OF the
land is being sold to the whites every
wear.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
SWAIN NOT HANDSOME
AS PICTIRE SENT

Lead, S. D., Dec. 14.-It cost Nick
Pupilch, a Slovenian miner, $135 be-
cause he is not good looking. Annie
Gurko, an Austrian girl VINO thought
Nick handsome in a picture, and de-
cided otherwise at sight, got a free
trip from the old country and is now
penniless in a strange land.
Some time ago Nick inserted ar lad
in IN Austrian marriage agency paper.
This led to correspondence with Annie.
Nick, realizing his own shortcoming,
sent on the photograph of a handsome
friend. Annie liked it so we'll that she
agreed to come to Lead, and Nick sent
her $50 passage money and $40 be-
sides.
Yesterday she arrived. The meet
ing was not as pleasant as expected,
for Annie went back ON her bargain
and Nick swore to a complaint charg-
ing her with receiving money under
false pretenses. Police Judge Moore
released her from jail, and now she is
scanning the faces of her fellow coun-
trymen to find the original of the pho
tograph.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
BON HoMME FARMER is
FOUND DEAD IN FIELD

Yankton, S. D., Dec. 1S.-Vancik Ste
panek, a young farmer residing near
the Bon Homme county line, has been
reported as found dead, the body be-
ing discovered through neighbors
noticing the cattle wandering uncared
for. The coroner and sheriff have left
for the farm and until their return no
further details will be available as
there is no direct communication with
the place and there is also considerable
doubt as to the Bohemian's name.
There was no evidence Of foul play and
1t is expected the physician will report
death due to natural causes.
The A. o. u. w. lodge Of this city
elected G. j. Warner to the chair; w.
G. Ayres, foreman; H.. Richey, record
er, and w. s. Stockwell, receiver.
The Royal Arch Masons, Chapter No.
1 of Yankton, has chosen the follow
ing officers: r. G.. Edgerton, high
priest; w C. Lusk, king; E. 7. White,
scribe; I. Piles, treasurer, and u.
Richey, secretary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
Mine
ADOPTS POLICY
OF OPEN SHOP
Largest Operating Company IN
Southern Hills Closes Down
It's Works.

keystone, s. D., Dec. 13.-Followins
closely on the action OF the Homestake
Mining company at Lead In declining
TO further tolerate the alleged attempts
of the unions to secure control through
socialistic methods, of the property on
which their members worked, the Con-
tinental Copper Mining and Smelling
company. the largest operating COM
pany In the southern Hills, has shut
down and given notice to it's employees
that il will In the future operate on 3
strictly 'open shop" policy.
The Continental company has built.
up the Calumet camp near here and
was employing at the time of the shut
down over 100 men. paying regulation
wages n working eight-hour shifts
1t was not at first known that the
action had anything TO do with labor
difficulty, but this Leaked out and SUI
p"erintendent Overpeck then issued a
statement of the case. Superintendent
Overpeck declared that his company
had been operating at the Calumet
camp for a number OF years without
any trouble or shutdown, sinking for
copper n operating their smelling
furnaces; that ii was found that re-
pairs required a brief shutdown of the
furnaces, and that while making such
preparations and before their intention
had become known, a committee from
the recently OFSdHlZeu UNION at IlG
ann headed by a union man from
Lead, waited upon him and declared
that the men wished to strike in SYM
pathy with the HOmestake men, who
at that time (beforo the Homestake
shutdown were contemplating striking
because the Homestake declined to per-
nit men to be coerced into the union.
Mr.. Overpeck declared that the union
committee attempted to dictate terms
to him regarding the operation of the
company, n as the company intends
spending considerable money in the
near future, it was considered wise to
notify the employees at once that the
open shop would be maintained at any
cost, no discrimination to be used for
or against union or n]onunion men. A
notice was thereupon posted declaring
that the company would shut down for
repairs and that before resuming all
men DESTROYS of employment must reg
lister at the company office, and that
IN future no intimidation or coercion
would be permitted TO be practiced
upon nun men,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
%PENITENTIARY TO
MARKET 100000
POUNDS OF OF T TlWAIIINE
Dealers Can Buy the Product OF
Prison Labor and Make a
Cent a Pound.

Sioux Fails, 6. D., Dec. t5.--Inc state
~penitentiary will manufacture two mill
lion pounds OF binder twine next year
in the prison plant, against ooo'Voo
pounds manufactured in 1903.
''One reason for this increased out
put" says Warden Swenson. lis the
fact that we did not begin TO manu-
facture binder twine this year until
March. Our machinery was not put IN
to operation until then"
1t was decided at the meeting IN
Mitchell to charge the following prices
on carload lots of binder Irvine during
the coming year:
Standard Irvine, 500 feet to the pound,
ga cents; standard Manila, $50 feet 70
the pound, IA cents; Manila, 600 feet
to the pound. s cents; pure Manila,
$50 feet to the pound, 9A cents.
In lots of 10000 pounds one-half cent
is added to the price per pound OF each
Kind of Irvine. In small lots, n cent
is added.
The 500, 900 pounds of binder twine
manufactured last year in the state
penitentiary were distributed to 100
towns in the state. No complaint on
the quality Of the Irvine has yet been
received, according to Mr.. Swenson.
we sell the Irvine manufactured in
the penitentiary,' said Warden SVEN
son., ito anyone who has the price.
We do not wish TO injure the business
of the retailer and hat is n reason
why we increased the price of the
Irvine per pound when ordered in small
quantities.
The dealer can buy in carload lots
from us and make a profit of one cent
n pound"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
DAKOTA ADVENTURE
GRUELLING IN COURT

Spokane. Wash, Dec. 16.-When
Judge Edward Whitson in the United
States circuit court for the district of
eastern Washington denied the appli-
cation for citizenship by Maurice O.
Fitzmaurice, the petitioner was sub
jected to a gruelling examination by j.
b. Lindsey, assistant United States
district attorney, who brought out that
since coming to America from Ireland,
five years ago, Fitzmaurice has posed
as an Episcopal rector. rancher, lodg-
ing-house keeper, lecturer, lawyer and
author in South Dakota, as publisher
OF small newspapers In Washington
and Idaho and, according to his own
statement, as a promoter ~ an active
political power in Spokane. 1t was al
so entered a matter of record that he
had been accused and arrested on tbs
charge of committing unspeakable
crimes. FitZmaurice told a number of
hard luck stories about being robbed
while in South Dakota, but these We're
disproyed by witnesses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
DEPARTMENT ORDERS
ROUTE ABANDONED.

Wakonda, s. D., Dec. 14.-rhat the
postoffice department was in dead ear
nest when it issued an order requiring
that country roads be kept in good
condition if the farmers wished to en-
joy the privileges of rural mail de-
livery is shown by the fac that Rural
Carrier Doty, whose route extends
from Wakonda, has been instructed by
the department to abandon six miles of
his route because of a blockade at one
point in the highway. Two great ridges
of dirt were thrown up by a grader
used by the road Overseer and left
without being smoothed. Even before
the last thaw it was necessary to drive
in the bitches, and now hat it has
frozen up again the ridges stand as
almost unsurmountable obstacles in the
highway.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
MURDERER'S SELF DEFENSE
PLEA Is WEAKENED

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 15.-Charles
Radford, a young man whose home is
in Sterling, H., is fighting for his life
in the state circuit court in this city.
He is being tried on the charge of hav-
ing murdered George Hurd, a Sioux
Falls man, during an alteration re-
sulting because Radford n his BROTH
er, Eugene, kept Hurd's daughter and
sister out to too late an. our at night.
The shooting and killing OF Hurd
took place at an early hour on the
morning of September z last, upon the
return to the Hurd home of the two
brothers and the daughter and sister OF
Hurd.
The state has concluded the work Of
offering testimony against the accused,
and to-day the defense commenced put
ting in testimony. Radford is basing
his defense upon the ground of self
defense, claiming that he believed his
own life in danger hen he fired the
fatal shots.
Drs. Keller and Culver described
the two bullet wounds inflicted on
Hurd and stated it as their opinion
that the first wound, which was in the
neck, was not a mortal one and could
not have impaired Hurd's activity.
Thus the state will have an oppor-
tunity, in the closing arguments, to
contend that the shot which killed
Iiurd was fired while Hurd was back
ing away from Radford and that the
latter could not have fired the fatal
shot In self-defense.
Charles Radford, who during the
trial, sits in close proximity to his at
torneys, appears to be in a dazed con-
dition, from which nothing hat trans
pires in the court room seems to arouse
him. Close confinement since his ar
rest nserc than three months ago has
left it's marks upon him and he looks
more fit for a hospital than TO be in
q court room fighting for his life.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
ELK POINT LODGES
SELECT THEIR OFFICERS

Elk Point, S. D., Dec. 16.-At the an
nual election of officers of the M. B. A.
lodge in this city the following We're
elected for the ensuing year: j. r. Nc
Coy, ". c.; l.. Il. Rust, w. A.; N. j.
Lund, clerk; r. M. Crowder, banker;
r. G. Strobel, escort; Geo. Feauto, sem
try.
The L. o. o. f. lodge elected the fol-
lowing officers for 1910: C. C. Mitchell,
N. c.: T. w. Smith, V. G.; N. ]. Lund,
recording secretary; Jas. Lilly, perma-
nent secretary; III. L. Moore, treasurer.
The NJ. B. A. held their annual cleo
ton Thursday night with the following
result: M. H.. Hoffman, president; L.
Il. Rust. vice president; A. b. Halves,
secretary; N. j. Lund. treasurer; Jen-
ME Rust, chaplain; f. E.. Sherman.
watchman; ". N. Gardner, sentry; A.
b. Halves. physician: Zulla Strobei,
organist; r. NJ. Crowder, II. o. Martin
and Harry Compton. trustees,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
DAKOTA SPREADS GOSPEL
OF BIG CORN CROP

Brookings, S. D., Dec. 16.--That South
Dakota is forging to the front as a
great corr producing state is shown by
the fact that the crop for this year
reached 6 1893. 600 bushels, and it is
confidently expected that the yield next
year will exceed 100, 000, 900 bushels.
The interest in corn raising is not
confined to The farmers. The subject
Is being taken up In the public schools,
and corr judging contests are being
arranged by county superintendent.
Contests have been held at De Smet,
Sioux Falls and Canton, with crafty
ing results. The superintendent of
Brown county had one at Aberdeen and
other counties are expected to follow.
The corn is judged by one of the as
sistants of the agronomy department
of the state college, and an address is
made TO the farmer boys, upon the
most scinettic methods to be employed
in selecting seed, preparing the seed
bed and in ~cultivating the crop.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-31
HOMESTAkE VALUATION
PLACED AT S2.o25 600

Lead, S. d., Dec. 16.-Speculation as
to the value of the Homestake prop
erty in this county on which the COM
pany naturally declines to give figures,
led TO an examination of the tax lists
in The county treasurer's Office. The
office force is now hnsv preparing. a
statement of taxes for the company
which will give some indication of the
value of the property. This year. it is
estimated that the company will pay
into Lawrence county about 500, 900 in
taxes which is just one-fourth of the
total amount to be collected In the
county. This would indicate that the
Homestake owns one-fourth of the
property in this county and as the
total valuation of property here is So
600, 600, IL would place a valuation Of
about So 25, 600. This does not include
all the Homestake property as 1t has
holdings in other counties OF the Black
Hills.