Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-09

| Whiting home this week.
IT. I. Robinson went to Mime
apolis Wednesday night to bring Mrs,
Robinson home Friday or Saturday
The old cigar store building now
on the west end of the Syndicate lots
is being fitted up for Office purposes,
Judge Whiting has purchased a
home at the state capital. We under
stand he expects to move the family
about July LIST.
C. w. Latin expects to depart
this week for Ogden, Utah. From
there he will make two or three side
trips looking for a location.
See Robert & Ecu for anything
in the plumbing and heating line.
Our work is of the best. Prices as
low as any.
IS. w. Poage has started at the
work of remodeling the house on
First street which he purchased OF
l.. S. Murdick. Part of the old build.
ing has been torn down and work
on the basement is now under way.
John Fonda and Fred Floto were
before Justice Hall Tuesday on the
charge of engaging in the business OF
selling intoxicating liquors unlawful
ly. Both waived examination and
were bound over. The second charge
against John Neinstadt was also
heard and the defendant bound over
The case against Floto is for selling
a malt, which is guaranteed by the
manufacturer to contain less than
one-half of one per cent of alcohol.
Ed Eckersley loaded his car of
chattels Monday and was taken west
that evening. Ed bought the re-
Iinquishment to a claim a Elm
Springs. the claim being located on
Elk Creek, in Meade county. Ed
thinks that section of the state is all
right and we hope that he gets a first
class farm by this move. Mrs. Ecker
sley and the children waited here I'M
til Thursday before taking the train
for the new home. The Eckersley
family were among the old time resi-
dents of De Smet and their depar ure
will cause deep regret among our peo-
pie.
The detective, H II. Posey, sent
here BY the Anti Saloon League 10
investigate the illegal sale of liquor,
took the train for the west Friday
evening. As he attempted to board
the car he was attcked and roughly
handled by several who felt they had
a %grievence against him. He was
struck several times by one or more of
the party. Posey carried a shotgun
and attempted TO defend himself by
using the gun as a club. He landed
with it on the head of one of his as
sailants but they were too mans for
him and they took the gun, his hat
and suit case. We understand the
p~irties who made the attack were not
the objects of the detectives investiga-
ton. but some of them We're brought
in as witnesses in the preliminary
hearing before the justice 1t is stat
ed that the N of those taking
part ii the affair have been secured
and that arrests will follow.
The past week has witnessed a
great bull movement on the wheat
market. Wednesday the cash article,
No. | Nor. sold at Minneapolis for
Sl.23s, the high point for the 1908
crop up TO the close of the market
that day. Readers of the INDEPENDENT
will remember that we began to pre-
dict higher prices for wheat at the
beginning of the season. In our
judgement the conditions warranted
the higher price. Atthe present time
the market is in the hands of manip
ulator3. If these spectators shall be
successful, wheat prices will reach a
still higher mark. But as the price
advances the possibility of a serious
break becomes greater. While specul-
alton may carry the price higher, we
believe the legitimate, situation does
not jus ify higher prices. At the
present time the -four demand, both
domestic and foreign is very slow.
And it is the demand for flour, pres
ent stocks considered, that makes the
legitimate price situation for wheat.
To hold wheat in the bin at present
prices is speculation pure and simple.
AT the present time the bull fever
has spread all over this country and
some of the foreign markets. 1t is a
stampede and no one can tell where