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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29

Mrs. A. w. White spent Sunday
at Lake Preston,
Miss Lulu Wing spent Sunday
with relatives at Arlington.
T. G. Reilly was down from
Huron the first of the week.
George Brooks has gone to the
hospital at Hot Springs for treatment.
Miss Nita Abbott came up from
Brookings to spend Sunday with her
parents.
Vance Crane came up from Brook
ings to spend Sunday, returning Mou-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hamm, of
Huron, were guests at the G.. A.
Champlin home over Sunday.
Mrs. George Altfllisch conclud-
ed her visit 10 this city and departed
Saturday morning for her home at
Bellevue, Iowa.
j. NJ. Parry came home from Hot
Springs, this state, Saturday to spend
Sunday. He returned to that city
Monday. Mrs. Parry is receiving
treatment at the hospital at that place.
DIR. l.. f. Straight is e%xcavating
for a basement under his house. The
building will be raised about sixteen
inches and the basement will be
cemented and made as modern as can
be. 1t will add much to the appear
ance of the home and greatly to the
comfort and convenience.
-Fifty-three members of De Smet
Camp, NJ. W. A., including the degree
team, went to Arlington Saturday
evening to visit the lodge at that
place and assist in receiving a large
class. The Arlington people did
everything in their power to show the
visitors a good time and our people
appreciated it fully.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Winnie, former
residents of De Smet, who have spent
the past few years in Nebraska, ar
rived Friday of last week and are
guests of the Louis Sterr and /. VI.
Wade families. Lyle has sold his
land in Nebraska aud is looking for a
new location. At present he has no
idea where he will locate, except that
he will go further west.
In the political column appears
the announcement of A. n. Barber, of
Esmond, announcing his candidacy
for the nomination for representative,
subject to the decision of the republi-
can voters OF this county. Mr.. Barber
is we'll known throughout the county.
He is one of the pioneers of the west
end and has been identified with its
growth and interests since its early
settlement. He held the Office of
county commissioner for one term
and is a man of wide business ex-
perience and should be qualified for
the Office to a greater degree than
most men elected to hal position.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Dwight arrived
Monday evening from Turlock, Cali
%fornia, where they spent a year with
the family of their daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Alquist. Dan looks as if the
western climate agreed with him.
The little valley in which Turlock is
located is all right in every respect
according to Dams opinion, but after
leaving that place he did not see any
locality that looked good to him until
he reached North Dakota. For him
it is either South Dakota or that one
little spot in California, MI. and
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29
WIRELESS ~TELEG2ApHY

To the people of De Smet.
A representative of the United
Wireless Telegraph Company will be
in your town Monday, May End, 1910.
1t is his business to answer all ques-
tons pertaining to Wireless Telegraph
and to explain the workings of our
company. 1t will be to your adj
vantage to make an appointment
with Him.. United Wireless Co,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29
INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From all Around the Town and
County,

Miss Kate O'Hora returned
Thursday from Ipswich.
Miss Bell Gordon spent Sunday
with her parents at Washington.
See the Ladies' Capes at Burk-
arts Monday. Best silk and cloth.
"A. johnson and D. w. Wilmarth,
of Iroquois, were visitors in this city
Saturday.
&C. E. Swanson was in the city
Saturday to look after his land inter
ests in this vicinity.
The Golden Rule has a large
adv. in this issue which is Of interest
to all careful buyers.
j. Sprang, of Spirit Lake town
ship has purchased a 20 h p. traction
engine and will do his blowing with
the machine.
There was a report in circulation
that the town of Oldham voted dry,
but such is not the fact. The Oldham
Register reports that license carried
by a majority of four.
Robinson Co. received a carload
of Ford autos Tuesday. One went
to j.. O. P~urintun, of this city, one to
s. H. Howard and one to Frank
Kellar, both of Manchester.
AT a meeting of the citizens Mon
day evening it was decided to cele-
brate June 10th as usual. 1t is the
purpose of the committe to make this
celebration a hummer and some
thing entirely different from the usual
celebration.
Mrs. NJ L. McCarty went TO ar
lington Saturday to interview the
East End people in the interest of
her candidacy for county superinten-
dent. She was more than pleased
with the encouragement received in
in that section of the county.
Will Pratt, who has been work
ing in the D. II. Lotus store since
last fall, has listened to the "call of
the wild" and severed his connection
with that store for a time at least.
Will intends to do team work this
summer. He spent too many years
at out door work to be satisfied with
a summer inside.
The Huron store which will have
a sale at Burkart's Monday will not
only have the medium priced goods
on display but will bring some OF
their very best, among which are net
waists up to SIS, handbags up to $50,
linen waists up to 81 SO, suits to S45,
kimonas up to S25, head scarfs up to
$40. This display will be well worth
seglng.
The announcement of w. M.
Look, of Lake Preston, who seeks the
republican nomination for county
auditor, was received too late last
week to be placed among the other
political announcements in our last
issue. Mr.. Look grew from childhood
III the central portion of the county
where he is we'll and favorably known.
He is we'll qualified for the position
to which he aspires and will doubt
less make a good race for the nomina-
ton, I
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29

A good 7-room house on 9Th street. geo,
cellar. good well. Inquire at Bank Of DE-
Smet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29

About 400 bushels corn, 20 bushels
good potatoes. Oscar Anderson,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29
BUSINESS oPpoRrUNfrYEs.

New State laws and other conditions are
such increasing demands for our
manufactured products; it necessitates
our employing local representative with
$500 to 81 900 to carry enough stock to
fill orders. Good salary, office and other
expenses allowed. Extra commission.
position permanent, references. Address
VIM. S. Thayer, n, W. Sales Manager, 400
National Bank of Commerce Bldg, Mime
apoiis, minn,, 33-4t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29

Brood sows for sale. Also some fresh COW
viii take cattle and eorses TO pasture
Thos Eelle,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29

House 3ox36-14feet TO caves. A bargair
at price asked for if taken before spring
3 lots good we'll and fairly good barn.
fill Mrs. Alice ]. Greenman,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29

Catholic parsonage. Inquire of Rev
+. Hogan.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-29
FOR sale
FOR safe

Choice building lots, from : y.
quire of Rev. j. Fl. Hogan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
NEW INTEREST IN
THE CALHOUN CASE

San Francisco. February 23.-Patriclx
Calhoun, president of the United Rail-
roads company, whose second trial for
the attempted bribing OF a city super
visor, Is pending here. is said to have
brought to the attention of District At
torney Ficl1ert a series of cipher mes
sages which are alleged to relate to the
graft prosecution and which appeared in
per during portions of 1905 and 1909. Mr..
Calhoun makes the request that the dis
trict attorney investigate the relation of
these messages to the graft cases.
The cryptograms. 1t is said, number 46
in all and have reference to many phases
of the case from the dynamiting of the
house of ex-6upervisor James j. Gala
gher chief witness for the prosecution,
to the suicide of 8. p. Flynn, historian
of the same side. From the conviction
of Abe Ruef to the disagreement of the
jury in Calhoun's first trial there is said
to be hardly an important legal action
which the cypher messages do not con-
cern. Threats against the life of Calhoun
are mingled with cipher communications
which appear to relate to the death of
Chief of Police Biggey. Jurors in the
Calhoun case are freely mentioned.
The key to the cryptograms lies In the
reading of the first letter of each word in
the numerous personals. The district at
torney Is said to have in possession all
messages and their translation. ETe 10
asked to lay them before the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE
AGAINST GOVERNOR WILSON

governor, adjutant and commanding Off
GER are deserving of the severest criti-
c!sm for not investigating the outrage
and Furnishing the perpetrators.
THAT large amount of the states
money was extrayagantly expended in
the active service of the militia without
any practical benefit and the only result
deficit in the state treasury.
THAT the First regiment in Louisville
in excellent condition under command
of w. B. Haldeman was disrupted that
republicans might be put in as officers
and the regiment made a part and parcel
of the republican machine In Louisville
with the result that the regiment is in a
disorganized condition
Referring to the governors promise
that he would pardon any man who killed
a might rider" and his alleged acting as
judge and Jury in pardoning his adjutant
general, charged with assaulting a citizen
of Louisville, the report says: IF such
conduct In the highest official of the state
is permitted to go unchallenged and un-
criticised then truly II is time to pray
God save the commonwealth.
Concluding, the report says the mill
tary laws of Kentucky are in a hope
lessly tangled condition, and there is alb
solute necessity for thorough overhaul
ing and enactment Of new laws to make
them systematic and consistent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD.

president Taft speaks at Newark.
Littleton attacks Aids accusers.
Mississippi has able senators.
Victory for Estrada's forces.
Police cannot handle strike.
Serious charges against Governor
Wilson.
Murphy may get scalp of Con-
ners.
2-Ensley man may decide to enter
Business league after contest.
Brown speaks on income tax.
3-W s. Brown would favor road
bonds.
DR.. Lee talks on social reform.
4HEdtorial comment.
81. O. Thompson, who was badly
injured, is resting easily.
Smallpox scare Is spreading over
county.
Daniel Jones will visit Mercy
Home this afternoon.
Fast train on Louisville and Nash
VILE delayed by derailment.
6-Mexico does not want Americans
7-Birmingham social events
Dolly Dalrymple's department
S-Big trust cases very much alike
9-Nothing doing about capital
Heroic engineer Is passing away.
Meridian ready to pave streets
10-Suicides occur most in summer
Forest fires are costly to people.
Kennedy has made confession to
the robbery.
NJ Allister freed of murder charge
Lodge talks on cost of living.
12-They had never known sorghum.
Work of scouts is all important.
13-Stock market is very stagnant
Cotton drops IL to 32 points.
Wheat declines on poor demand.
14-Big celebration In Jackson
General sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
VICTORY
OVER THE GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED BY ESTRADA

Washington, February 23.-Complete
denial of the report of a government vic
tory In Nicaragua is given out here to-
night in the shape of dispatches from
General Estrada, commanding the revolu-
tionists. and addressed to Senior Salvador
Castrillo, the representative of the pro-
visional government of the Central Amer
lean state.
The dispatches announce an overwhelm-
ing victory after battle lasting three
days in which two of the generals on the
government side were killed.
A significant feature of the cablegram
which Senor Castrillo turned over for
translation to the Associated Press, was
found in the statement that General Cha
MORO is within striking distance of the
capital. and in the opinion of Central
American diplomats here practically holds
its fate in his hands.
The cablegram as translated follows
Following three days of fierce fighting
Generals Mena and Zeledon absolutely
destroyed the army of Madriz, in Choh-
tales, which was under the command of
Generals vasquez, Godoy, Mata and Con
zales. The two latter were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
.BANKH2AD WORKS
FOR BETTER ROADS

Washington, February 2S.-(Special)-
Senator Bankhead of Alabama was TO-DAY
authorized by the Senate agriculture
committee to favorably report a bill car
rying $4,000 for improving the condition
of roads. The Senator had proposed the
appropriation as an amendment TO the
agriculture bill, but the committee de-
oiaad to agree to the measure in the form
of separate bill.
The measure provided $5oo,ooo be ex-
pended by the secretary of agriculture,
in cooperation with the postmaster gen
eral. in improving the condition or the
roads over which rural delivery routes
are or may be hereafter established, TO
ba selected by them for the purpose OF
ascertaining the possible increased terri
tory which could b served by one car
rier. and the possible increase or the
number of delivery days each year, the
amount required for proper maintenance
| in excess of local expenditure for rural
delivery routes, and the relative saving
70 the government in the maintenance
of rural delivery routes by reason or
such improvements, anu "i'' Wv
saving in the cost of the transportation
of agricultural and other products 1rom
the farms or other points of production
to the usual market place by reason or
such improvements.
IT is also provided that the state or
county or counties which may be selected
for Improvement OF rural delivery routes
therein under this provision shall furnish
an equal amount of money for tho I'M
proyement of the rural route or routes
50 selected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
T IITTL LETON FIERCELY
ATTACKS ACCUSERS OF
STATE SENATOR ALLDS

bridge company interests. The charges
made in Littleton's opening speech are
important because some of the alleged
unlawful acts come within the statute
of limitations and suggest criminal
prosecution.
The basis of Littleton's argument was
the cleveland agreement" under
which. he alleged, 16 bridge concerns
conspired in 1901 to rob the towns OF
New York. Pennsylvania, Maryland.
West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana,
and Michigan by means of collusive
bidding.
Littleton also mentioned a job at Har-
vania creek in February, 1905. Littleton
vania crek in February 1865. Iittleton
declared that the contract price was s6i,-
S5 and the estimated cost $44,500 in
this contract Littletons memorandum
showed an item of $500 for engineering.
He charged that under this head the
bridge companies set down What It cost
them to brbe the local authorities
Littleton declared that the bribery of
town officials was a regular custom IF
the bridge companies but by charging 50
| per cent profit they had enough to divide
| among all the bidders for a contract.
Aids attorney went even further and
| charged the bridge companies with DELHI
crate conspiracy against the defendant.
| He declared that Aids had lived be
| yond reproach, beyond Impeachment and
above attack until the bridge companies,
enraged. driven, hounded discovered and
excluded from the state at last II a
secret and confidential communication en-
deavored to strike him In the back a
blow and by the aid of popular clnmor
hoped they would strike him down from
his place in the senate.
Just before the close Of today's session
of the senate bribery investigation, the
resignation of Senator Jotham P. Aids
as temporary president of the senate was
read by the clerk and ordered spread upon
the minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24

Frankfort, Ky, February 2S-In one of
the most sensational reports ever made
to the senate of Kentucky by an investi-
eating committee, the joint legislative
committee on military affairs, after a
lengthy investigation of the state military
and adjutant generals office, today made
a report accusing Governor Wilson of
violating the constitution and laws in
sending militia to various counties with
out any request from the civil authori-
ties and assuming absolute control over
them. The report criticlses the adjutant
generals office, which, 1t is declared.
should be rigidly Investigated and calls
attention to the expenditure of $3S9,19
on the state militia in less than two
years, most of which was spent during
the so-called tobacco war and night
rider troubles. To these expenditures Is
attributed in large part the present de-
felt in the state treasury.
The report finds also:
ssThat Governor Wilson violated the
constitution and laws in refusing to place
lie militia when ordered out under the
control of the civil authorities and In as
suming to control them as commander
in-chief.
THAT the militia Is guilty OF most out
rageous conduct in raid on Masonic
lodge at walloa, Trigg county, ana the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN MAKES
PLEA FOR NEW FISCAL SYSTEM

London, February 23.-In moving the
tariff reform amendment to the address
in reply to the speech from the throne in
the house of commons this afternoon,
Austen Chamberlain made a plea for q
fiscal system that should afford, first,
a preference to home products, so as to
give employment to the people. and. Sec
ond. a preference to British production
overseas to the end that the empire
might be more closely consolidated.
'"The test of any fiscal SYSTEM" he
said, sis in the provision it makes for
the comfortable subsistence of the largest
number"
This, he said, had been the object OF
Great Britain's foreign competitors in
framing their tariffs, and 1t was high
time that the government took steps to
enable the people of Great Britain to
compete with others on fair terms. No
tariff reformer desired a monopoly of
the British markets or to prevent the
proper regulation of prices, between
buyer and seller
THE situation in the United States
Is constantly referred to- he said, "but
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24

Albany, n. Y, February 23.-The first
day of Senator Jotham p. Aids an
swer to Senator Congers bribery
charge was less defense than an at
tack. The outline of Aids reply. laid
before the senate today by Martin w.
Llttleton, was a burst of denunciation,
invective and accusation that if proved
would lay tho bridge companies, one
of the most important industries in the
state, open to prosecution for both con-
spiracy to defraud and legislative cor
ruption. In striking the bridge com
panles Littleton hit also Senator Benn
Conger. who. with his brothers, once
stood high in the councils of the bridge
building combine and still, 1t is SAID,
retains an interest in that business.
If Littleton carries out his promise
he will prove
l. That Conger's charges and their
support by Hiram G. Moe, are untruths.
2. That Aids activity in suppressing
panies in 1903, was due to the orders of
United States Senator Platt, the repub-
lican state leader
3. That Conger's statements are I'M
worthy of belief and testimony of many
of his witnesses quite as untrust-
worthy because they represented cor
rupt corporations which. in Littleton' S
own picturesque language, have laid a
trail of slime over five states.
The afternoon was devoted to the ex-
animation of the clerk of the Assem- bly,
internal affairs committee of 1901 in
an effort to prove that Conger In that
year deliberately Juggled certain high
way legislation until 1t came out of
the committee In form that suited tn e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24

Zone hundred of the enemy were killed
and 200 wounded. Scored complete vic
tory. We know that Chamorro is In the
immediate vicinity of Managua."
The dispatch, which was signed by Es-
trada, was followed by another also bear
ing the same signature. In 1t the COM
handing general declared that the best OF
harmony prevailed between himself,
Chamorro and the other chiefs of the rev.
olution, and that all reports c'-culated
that there was friction or that ldes
were endeavoring to supercede S - were
without the slightest foundatif ) o
A cablegram to Castrillo . q Senior
Cardenas leading conservs - who is
temporarily residing in Costa
Rica, declared that no frict' g 2 lists and
that the best of discipline 10 lis.
Senator Luis Gorea, Il = 8 minister
to this country from Mica = in the re-
sime of President zelaya e = unced that
he had received cablef q dated today
end signed "Madriz.' w 9 IS sweeping
refutation of the ad' received by
Castrillo. The cable, reads:
Complete victory owe. volutionists at
Tisma. Many prisoners and ammunition
captured. Chamorro totally destroyed. He
intended today to ford Tipitapa, but was
repused and is being actively pursued"
Senior Corea did not submit his dispatch
for perusal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
REoUIsITIoN FOUGHT
UPON TECHNICALLY

Hot Springs, Ark, February @.-When
Governor Gillette of California signed
reouisition on Governor Donaghey of Ar
kansas for the return of Claude Alexan-
der Conlin, alias II. s. Daniels, February
12 he made 1t possible for technical
point to be raised which permits Coniin
to remain here until an appeal can be de-
cided in the supreme court of this state.
Attorneys for Conlin set up in the chan
Gerry court today that February u, Lin
coins birthday. is statutory legal holi-
dav in California, and that the governor
had no right to issue the requisition on
that date.
Chancery Judge Curl ruled that the
reouisition was valid. but an appeal was
taken. Conlin has been indicted for grand
larceny in connection with the operation.
1t is alleged, of ''spook parlors' In San
Francisco Conlin's bond was placed at
5000, which he was unable to make.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24

they have duties out of all comparison
with anything suggested here. 1t is not
the American tariff that has preserved
the trusts In the United States, but the
weakness of the central authority in
America, the great complexity OF state
jurisdiction and the inability of any pub
lie authority to bring the law to bear
successfully upon them. So long as we
remain united parliament, We win have
no such difficulties to affect us here"
The debate on Mr.. Chamberlains s
amendment continued in the house of
commons throughout the entire evening
1t was a repetition OF we'll worn argu-
ments on the finance controversy by less
er known members. Premier Asquith
Chancellor Lloyd George, Mr.. Balfour,
the opposition leader and other occupants
of the front benches are expected to
speak tomorrow and the division proba-
bly, will result in a government majority
of about thirty, as the nationalists have
decided to abstain from voting.
There was a rumor In the parliament
Hobbies tonight that the government was
anxious to find an opportunity to resign
but the unionists are not in mood to
take office under present conditions, and
therefore they will do nothing to form a
crisis