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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

is more especially known in this Sec
ton as the general counsel of the
Illinois Central railroad, but he won
wide attention by his work as an
attorney for the United States 10 the
Alaska boundary dispute,
Frank H. Hitchcock is well known
as the chairman of the national repub-
lican campaign committee and he has
been efficient both as a government
official and directing politician.
r. A. Ballinger, of Washington ser
we'd for few months as commissioner
of the United States land office, sue
ceeding Richards March 4, 1907 He
did not want the place and acted for
a time only at the urgent request of
President Roosevelt, who knew his
qualifications. The only other posi-
tions he has held are superior Judge
in Washington and mayor of Seattle.
His place in the cabinet, charging him
with the responsibility of superintend-
ing the distribution of the public do
main, calls for the combination of
honesty and courage which he is said
to possess.
The secretary of commerce. and la
Dor will hail from Missouri Charles
Nagel was national committeeman
from that state in the recent cam
paign. He has served in the Missouri
legislature and was president Of the
st Louis council four years, he is
an attorney sixty years old, with offices
at s.. Louis, George Nickerman, of
New York, to be attorney general, is
an attorney of high standing who has
taken little part in politics.
Only four of the nine are eastern
men and one is from the Pacific coast
New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Missouri, Iowa, Washington and Hi,
nois have one each and Massachusetts
two. The average age of the new
cabinet is about 81. Wilson, at IA is
the dean, and Hitchcock, at AZ, the
baby.-Sioux Falls Press.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

JUDGE GARLAND, of the federal cir
cult court, Friday of last week decid-
ed that his court had jurisdiction in
the matter of the 2-cent fare law to
the exclusion of all other courts, in
cluding the state supreme court. One
of the holdings of the judge is that
the cases filed in regard to the 2-cenr
fare law recently enacted are supple
mental to the q cent cases already in
his court. The decision of Judge
Garland is no surprise; it is just what
was expected, The people, however,
will not be satisfied with theaction of
a federal court of the lowest degree
assuming jurisdiction in a purely
state matter even 10 the exclusion of
the state supreme court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

"We will find out who is responsible
for the failure of this bill to pass,
whether it is killed in committee or
voted down on the floor Then We
will take the vital statistics as report
ed to Historian Robinson and wher-
ever a child dies of diphtheria or
typhoid, we will send out bulletin
into the home of these men, and pub
lish the fact that they are responsible
for these deaths"
The above is quoted from one
Parsons, uttered in the moment of
disappointment because of the defeat
of the bill to provide for state labo-
ratory for the board of health. The
unreasonableness of the doctor posi-
tion ought to be apparent to anyone at
first glance. How could a state labo
ratory help to save child from
sudden attack of diphtheria7 That
is a disease that must have treatment
at once, and, with anti-toxin treat
ment, there is little danger OF fatal
results. Such diseases to be treated
successfully must be recognized al
once; it nearly all rests with the
physician and his diagnosis OF the
case. A laboratory of the kind asked
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
TELEPHONES TO PAY CITY TAX.

Senate bill No. 259, which passed
botn houses and will become law, if
signed by the governor, amends the
laws regard ng the assessment of cor
porate property so that such prop
erty must help to bear the burden of
municipal expenses. This is right in
line with the change advocated by
the INDEPENDENT and will compel tele
phone companies to pay the city tax
on local exchanges. The amended
section reads as follows:
Section II. Said board after as
sessing the value of said property,
shall proceed to l-vy tax thereon,
which shall be equal to the average
amount of state, county, school,
municipal, road, bridge and other
local taxes levied upon other prop
erty for the preceding year, and
the auditor shall notify each company
of the amount of tax so levied.
Each telegraph or telephone com
panv so assessed shall, on or before
the first day of March in each year,
pay to the state treasurer the amount
of tax SO levied on it's property, which
shall be in lieu of all other taxes. If
any telegraph or telephone company
shall fail to make and file said state
ment each year as herein provided, or
shall file false statement, it shall
forfeit 10 the state not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than five
thousand dollars to be recovered in
the name of the state in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
The state board of assessment and
equalization shall cause statement
to be transmitted to the county auditor
of each county in which any lines or
office or other properly of any tele-
graph or telephone company is stu
ated. showing the amount or proper
tion of such properly and value there
of, situated in such county and also
showing the amount or proportion
of such property and the value there
of situated within the corporate limits
of any city or town in said county;
and the state treasurer shall remit to
the treasurer of each of such counties
their proportionate share of such tax;
and the said county treasurer shall
turn over to each city or town the
amount of said tax due such city or
town as shown by the statement of
the state board of assessment and
equalization and shall apportion and
distribute the remainder of said fund
among the various county, school,
road and other local tax funds pro
rata according to the levy for such
purposes made in the preceding year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
r. d. Dexheimer, of Pierre will assist
Rev Booth in these meetings.

X. ID. Dexheimer, of Pierre will assist
Rev Booth in these meetings
Ia Spirit Lake township Tuesday
Thos Kelly was elected supervisor;
w. j. Carmon, Clerk; Oscar Nord-
lund, assessor, and X Nordlund,
treasurer.
The election in De Smet town
ship resulted in the election Of Peter
Nelson, supervisor; A. w. Bowes,
Clerk; Frank Webster, treasurer; w.
Il. Keating, assessor; Ole Anderson,
Justice; and Sherman Sanderson, con
stable.
"A beautiful wedding took place
Wednesday at the home of Charley
Oleson when his sister, Miss Augusta
Oleson, was united in marriage to
John Larson. The ceremony which
made them one took place at high
noon and was conducted by Rev. Hof-
stad, of De Smet, in the presence of
large company OF the relatives and
friends of the contracting parties.
Immediately thereafter the party was
served an excellent wedding dinner.
The bride and groom are young peo-
pie who have for several years been
residents of Mathews township, and
their many friends there will JOIN us
in wishing them an abundance of
happiness and prosperity in their
future life. They will leave soon for
S anley county, where Mr.. Larson
owns land and where they will make
their home. Esmond Herald.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

KITTREDGE is now free from all
obligations to the people upon the
canal matter But how will congress
ever get along without him? Think
of the bills that Kit fixed up so they
would stand attack in the courts like
the fellow servant law that lasted
about 30 minutes, which Kit claimed
to have drawn, The best adver iser
the senate has had in many years is
now private citizen, and that body
will have to hunt up another great
international lawyer and Panama
canal expert.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
tions are thoroughly disseminated
throughout the cattle states"


throughout the cattle states"
Professor Hansen carries a pass
port from the state department show
ing all nations that he is an agricult
ural explorer. The back of the doc
ument is stamped and vised and sign
ed with official seals and signatures
of dozens of countries. Scarcely half
an inch of clear space remains.
Through all of the principal cities
and countries of the mysterious region
in and around the desert of Cobb, the
explorer and his men travelled, sleep
ing On the ground at times, living
with Mongolian peasants doing farm
work and searching for alfalfa which
grows farthest north.
In one region where the subsoil is
always frozen and where lakes and
rivers are frozen TO the bottom the
party found some of the varieties of
which seeds have been brought back.
In one of the places visited it is said
that the thermometer registered IN
winter 81 degrees below zero.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

IT is all right to run an automobile
in South Dakota on Sunday, but it is
wicked for the chap who doesn't hap
pen to own an auto to go to ball
game. Sunday observance seems to
be under the law a mere matter of
detail. Argus Leader.
And there it is again. All that is
needed to make this world perfect is
to regulate it and all therein contain
ed, according to our own particular
notions.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

The annual business meeting Of
the Grace Evangelical church will be
held at the church on Thursday, Mar.
IL, at o'clock. All members are
earnestly requested to be PRESENT..
"A series of revival meetings will
be held at the Basart school house
commencing Monday, March Sth. Ser
vices will be held each evening. Rev.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

The druggists sought to have the
enforcement of the pure drugs law
placed in the hands of a board of
druggists, but the senate put an end
to the proposition Saturday. If the
enforcement of every law we have
was put in the hands of those who
offend against the laws, we would
have queer country.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
JOSEPH IA. BoTToM, of Faulkton is
the new Judge of the new Tenth cir
cult.

The Argus-Leader has served notice
upon Gov. Vessey that if he does not
use the veto on what the Al. deems
excessive appropriations the fact will
be used against him in the next cam
paign. This would indicate an at
tempt by the AL. and its followers
to renew the factional strife in the
campaign a year hence
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

for would be a good thing, and with
out a doubt would prove of great
benefit to the state. But the threat
of this doctor to lay the blame for the
death of every child from diphtheria
or typhoid at the door of the legisla-
tors who opposed the bill savors too
much of the blackmailer's methods.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
THE MARKETS.

De Smet market, Mar. Al Nor
Sl06; No. 2,Sl.W;V. c., No. Isl 90;
2, Csc; Durum, S5c; oats 45c; barley
56c; flax Sl55.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
LEASE OF SCHOOL AND END0W-
MENT LANDS.

Notice Is hereby given that on April zfth
900 ali the Unbiased common school
and endowment lands in Kingsbury coun-
ty, will be offered for lease. at public auc-
ton between the hours OF 10 o,clork a; M.
and 3 O'Clock p. M, at the front door OF thc
CONT house in said county. -
Dated at Pierre. January 26th, i9oy:
q. c. DOKkEN.
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05
Tone BR0sSPICp,
oAnnos BRAND

Their high quality begins with
the soil itself; they are specially
selected by experts and come from
the growing centers; ground and
sealed with exacting care.
Best in favor, highest in purity,
greatest in strength still in fault
less condition, they come to you
protected by the ..ir-tight pack
age, preserving intact the fine
Aavoring properties bulk spices
lack. Always uniform try one
you'll use all.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

Gold Medal flour at the Farmers
Elevator, De Smet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-05

Attest:
ISEALl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
FITZGERALD WAS A WONDER
Physical Prowess of n Translated
Giant, ''The Hairy Man of New
south Wales.

News OF the death at Bathurst, New
South Wales Of Fitzgerald, the Hairy
Man, acknowledged to be the greatest all
around athlete OF Australia, has just been
received In New York. A writer OF the
World gets this off;
There is no getting away from the
fact that Fitzgerald. the Hairy Man.
was the peer OF all athletic performers
since Finn McCool's time" said Martin
Sheridan. II was Martin who originated
the idea OF bringing the Australian whirl-
wind to this country. A compared with
him most OF US sO-called world-beaters are
eripples. He had US all standing still. l
heard my father tell about him when l
was back home after the Olympic racket
last summer. and / decided 10 look up his
record. 1t had never reached this country
because OF It's size. Not a boat large
enough to hold Il could be found.
! HE exeelled In everything he put his
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

I gave him all my Mauser shots In the
rear. With extraordinary suddenness he
turned. He sighted me and charged, his
tusks level with my body. My. magazine
was empty. l threw my rifle down and
ran. the elephant gaining on me at each
step. / saw Nick ahead Of me with leveled
rifle.
To keep running meant that 1 would soon
be overtaken. Instinctively l threw myself
on the ground and Nick fired. With a thud
that made the earth tremble the elephant
dropped. The huge trunk twisted like a
wounded snake for a moment and then the
gigantic body relaxed In death. 1t all took
abou2 two minutes to happen and was a
pretty close shave. but II was worth the
trouble, for the tusks we got were big.
weighing close TO 100 pounds
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

hand or foot to. He died in Australia.
but Ireland can rightfully claim him as
its own because he was born in Cionmel.
County Tipperary. seventy-two years ago.
He traced his ancestry back to Brian
Boru, the original heavyweight battleax
wielder OF the world. Like the great Boru,
Fitz was a modest fellow and not given to
boasting. He used to WELD a thirty-six-
pound ak. whereas Brian's best was a
thirty. BY trade Fitz was a mountain
pusher. being in great demand by railroads
who wanted an uneven bit OF ground
cleared off without going to the trouble OF
hiring a mob Of laborers. Fitz would lean
against a hill and push it into another
county. 1t was nothing for him to go into
a valley and reach out and pull the two
sides together.
my father had seen him perform hun
dreds OF times. The old man tells me that
he used the driving wheel OF a locomotive
as a discus when he entered that event.
In Jumping events he didn't dare let him
self out for fear OF jumping outside the fair
grounds. His greatest performance as a
pole vaulter was when he didn't come down
for three days. They were just about to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

send a flock OF balloons to find him when
he landed outside the city line. He said he
wouldn't ave come down then II it hadn't
been pay day. He did the 100 yards so fast
that none OF the stop watches could catch
the time.
zone day they tried to hand It to him and
he fooled them. II was In the one-mile run.
He was TO be Handicapped half a mile. have
his legs tied together and be blindfolded.
He came in backward and beat his field
by seven lengths. Then he got mad at the
job they put up and quit ireland forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

In MS search for a match. 1t was hard
work to get his hand down between him
self and the fat man, but he found the
pocket at last and took out three or four
matches. all OF which went out as he
struck them, one after the other, except
glancing down at him over hts shoulder.
WAS that your pocket 1 had my hand
ut vas
We'll" said Uncle Jerry. az he lighted
his pipe. ALI I've pufD got to say Ipuff.
pUfD Is that you buy durned Door
matches "-chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
No Apologies.

Uncle Jerry PEBBLES. who had taken a
seat in the smoking car. had filled his pipe
and was about TO hunt In his coat pocket
for a match, when a large man OF much
equatorial diameter sat down In the va
cant seat by his side, complacently crush
ing him against the side OF the car and
almost celebrating him.
Uncle Jerry said nothing and proceeded
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
nuIIet-Proof aarment.

Carl Kreil. an engineer OF Munich. has
invented a bullet proof garment which
promises to bring him a small fortune. u
Is In the form OF a romans corset, weighs
about six pounds. and Is made OF hin
steel rings or links about an inch and
thTee-quarters wide. AZ a trial OF the
garment eighteen revolver shots. fired at
a distance OF eleven yards, failed 10 make
eny impression upon H.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

He broke all records in Australia and en-
tered the whisker Marathon with the Seven
Sutherland Sisters. which he won by a
hair"
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Wilton l.ackaye. the most intense.
ly American actor Oh The Stage iodag
has seized the psychological mement
for urging upon The country at large
that protection for he American nlag
which he considers the state 9f inc
natlve drama demands Mr. Lsekaye
himself an American star II en Amer
ican pay-"The nntsle 1t the Savoy
Theatre. New Yerk has long object.
ed 70 the Introduction of fafelgn
made plays % the United slatea. and
ia practical farshefnnce of his Views
he has lust called upnn as congress
man Hon William q. Bennett tt nra.
sent an amendment ID the taf1fs bill
q measure placing lax unon All
plays blcaeh. Into ghis country
When sn American author has
play produced h England sasa Mr.
Lackaye he fnds that percentage
81 royalties has been deducted 10 pay
the state ts due. The American au
thor nays ior tae privilege 81 nfesent
sas his play IN London before m anai.
ence often 50 pteluaieed thai hla
work must show overwhelming mer.i
ln win favor on the e|hsf hand The
Englishman iifas America his most
fertile ground and when he las writ
Ten something particularly Kaad llse
the lyp0efies OF The Servant IL
the HouPe be sends Il over here be.
fore lrylnK II at home. haeause he
ln.l. mara nar4a4ss "a ss.z a4s44a.sEzz a lie
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Rev. Wdfe os the 2Woatserfo
Christian church spoke al chapel wef
nesdry morning
ar Abraham Harder Of 3eagef
county has been visiting his brother
Rev David iinrder. and Inspected
tle normul lgst wees
The oaseOnll game with 1eere frI
Gay slicrno0r was won by Toe gouil
wOsieln. Score iiftc D.
aIfscs Grace Beck ana carsle
Green cre 30 lead DE v W G. il.
meeting Sunday ailernocnt
Tho very practical nuegilon es C
Whqthcr gcilye @ork IA The literary
societies should remain optional ak
it q now, or whether Il shouId be
fegHlred. vas the subject fe- debate
St kurorn meeting Frldes eve
nlng
Frofeas3r Glover iae neu neae Of
TIE edugntior department made his
maiden speech al chapel Friday morn.
llg iie spoke ~ the circumstances
attending his coming, and his I'M
presslons ui Wealherford
The ChnHng Dish club met gatar
day evening nl Mrs nairas.
a number Of Young men have ap.
piled for permission to enter Hhe
0fatoflcal contest which Is TO occur
on the evening OF Aprl 22nd The
winner oi this contest wlll represent
the Southwestern al The state con
test 70 be held Ia Oklahoma Clty ihe
last Of May Messrs Alklre. Schmidt
-. .-s::,.ss..'...,,E. Finch and jennings are tho
oratorical asplgants
proiessur Whlloomh has heen kept
from school iol several daya by ihe
very narlons illness og hts llltlo
daughter who IL fortunately out of
danger AZ lAst
Professor Kenneth kaufman ol
tae ArApaho High SchSol WIS a yia.
flor ht iho normal Friday
The Cilee club. the Orchestra prois.
llivmer Forrest, Schniiz l.andrum.
Downing aud Miss Nellie Iiryan are
% assist at The Educational conven.
lion at clinton on the afternoon and
estulne Ol Aprll Sr,l
Vice President Bryan e the Cen.
lfal Normal school WAS visitor IN
WtalherlUrd sunday
Miss sloss has recovered from IN
uaapylns siege Of IA grippe
Hdv crawford oi Texas. who Il a
eandidqtp FOR me Heal Baptist pnl.
ilil. made 9 nclpfu talk al chapel
Aundaysmornlng
prof Sanders discussed the birds
uf Oklahoma Al lhe Tuesday nhaa
d exercises fIiH lalk was illus
lraled with fnlurnh cuts III several
.Inaen varclleF rrul sanders Ii one
IL lhe most careful sludenla i nj.
Nra III ,A|s section and bis talks
81 such lines Qre ALWAYS interesting
ana nfailAhle
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A dispatch from C0nslantlnoplo
says football and automobiles are be.
Ing taken up BY the Turks
The Turkish senior bllthely wrecks
- the Turkish Juniors nose M
The Turkish sonhnmore goes DOWN
ana hleeds sonia whlle be goes
ho Turkish boolhali players wflthe
and SAB and claw and tear
And guuge out ewes and kick ID teeth
aud DO not seem 70 care
But lest the Turks who think that
they are down 20 date forget
We wish TO say that Turkey has no
hlgh school frals as yet
's'sV
The motor ears are smashing dogs
hard BY the Golden Horn.
Ia say slamboul the drivers laugh
the ola sneed laws 10 scqrn;
CDnslaniinorle'a bcRgars press them.
selves against the wallis
Ana here aud there an ancient Turk
vao Is not agile falls,
But landlords where the ierems are
and no maa wears q hat
have nct as yet combined 10 bar The
baby from the fat
che Turks are getting en-, they say
they've rapidly progressed.
They've turned thelr backc against
.hc East ana now are facing wes
Their statesman lght IN council halls,
The womea Mt tleir veiis,
turks even think sometimes ana keel
outside of Turkish jalls
DlN lest they put on rlrs and lest
they IA theI- pride forget
We warn them that they hare no.
learned 70 be siraphangcrs set
~hlcagc Eecorl.uernld
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lNnllarnlnl aplai1.


With me building OF railroads across
from east 10 west on both sides OF
be states capital city Guthrie pres
'enls an Industrial condition most
llenllnB % All her residents end the
. rlends outside Opening that great
llgficultual domain between here and
View Mexico with direct airline s.ssf.
lowest line, and gettlng i direct 4 ste
cross from here through tie coungiea
lGi 2ayiie, rnwnur. Csage, Tulsu. NO.
wcta end Craig counties, mems on out.
let from the West To the East which
VA not be e1tsmaied III dollars and
onts.
Tho awakening of the farmers d The
ilder stoles d the knowledge that
nllli1ls 81 Fertile gcfes Of 9klnhOm.
lands lre ecnlng again on the hsst
maripl IS cause for rejoicing q, Is
sut only the nruhef bat tle Clall'y
o. tnal number shich nakcs Che cit
izens sroud
Industrial activities did r0f cease
10 the Southwest during that terrible
October and November OF 1907. dut
here WIS O noticeable inck 81 spirit
'or some months ID aliaost an seeti1na
" This country lagely Inspired hy
the cessation oi al financial iHter
course from the East
Our RESOURCES are So great and The
IN 'os capital ic develop same aAs
oaen "a nHslenl. aud has brought
bout suce aaluliug propositions. STAT
apliai. eAef seeking the best aud sui.
st Investment. actullly brought ae.
ton lnto this section many months be
FORE c0ndlslcaB n tae East had niodi,
net b any aeriain extent
g'ae anlrlt pf dominating III the
state 81 shls tsne Ii indnssFlaA Il is,
"A fair enc ton. AMI the inquiries nF.s
savlne III Tie various chambers of
commerce throughout the state fells
uw great the Interest ahroad THANK.
90 indead. ioo. oan the majority OF
ihe cities be thay have gaud pushing
organizations with men Al the cnr7ea.
pondenee hela who viii moi oYefetnie
.heir case, and can explain how nne
why their statements pfe nude