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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

HOW was ! to
know that the
patient old ele.
phant. tired OF
hauling loads and
feeling pcrha pS
the same is /
did. had started
for the Identical
patrn OF WruCi~t
Inc da> was
ideal. Siillt:s on
tho banks uf Il
pretty ntilP trout
stream ould
hear III lii.- els
tanre Inc village
& a ~ u @ - ann
roar ana uttIvT
4 JlS a.; tnp
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29
FRATERNAL ORDERS

Kockbi ldge Lodge, No. SIS. l. o. .. +
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Fe
ows' Hall.
Lexington Logde, Noes, X: Of T
every utset Tuesday nat, todd Fe
ows' Hall.
Liberty lodge, No, 9, Daught ers o
Rebekah, meets every Monday nj ght.a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancien
York Masons, meets LIST and Srd Nor
.lay nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No192O Royal
Arcanum, meets list and 3rd "Wednesday
oights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lex. Council. No. 179, Junior Oruer
United American Mechanics, meets
every Friday night at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

. 4, e, THERE WAS RALPH"
town yrlchratI"n and the circus peo-
PIE : elernani hunt But | was oblivi-
Gus 10 oVv!Nthin" he sun was slow
~ crawling over the horizon. and my
decision VAS not YET made
1t would ne just like Ralph to creep
NJ behind hc and scare me half to
death. only H"~ Il hundred miles
away WAS Thinking to myself when
/ heard ~le;lihy and steady step in
the grass behind me
g,an'ca back. screamed and fell
into the water face downward What
would have happened hadn't party
of circus people come UP just then
do not know The Iatooed man pulled
me out by thc heels and laid me on the
grass. under The very trunk of tho pa
ticnt Cd elephant the cause of my
fright who stood calmly by, blinking
his establishment at all the excitement
My nose was scratched and Scraped by
pebbles. My hair was soaked and
tlled with sand Ga, | knew without
looking at myself that ] WAS ludi-
crous sight. The female bareback rider
came 10 the rescue She was properly
alarmed. She sent the clown off on
her white horse for doctor. She led
me up on the sunny bank. took off my
dress. wiped off my face and draped
me in the snake charmer's spangIed
robe. wrapped twice around me. and
then went of with the rest OF the par
~ 10 find some kind of vehicle In
which 10 get me back to the village.
So there sat behind clump of
bushes on rock. my bare arms bound
fast inside the robe. my hair drilling
sand and water over my face and
down my neck, my eyelids red and tn
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

~ ~ II Inn iNhAi'h IhNtVNSN ehS SS'-
NM enIh time decided TO take
Wv day oil in the little coun-
try town where | was not
born and think il all out among the
birds and flowers There l should
come 10 final decision
He grimarrd when | told him-I did
not reveal The name of my destination
tor obvious rea>onS-aud retOrted, All
right: think it over as much as you
IKE. but remember If your decision
doesn't suit me | shall not accept it
not IT,
That's the way with Ralph. He
ought TO have been on his knees beg
ing me To make ii favorable. but he
Int that kind. He always stands so
~'raight he fairly bends backward and
laughs when he should appear distress
"a Ralph Is not an ideal lover. rs i
nlce bluntly told him.
lie merely remarked grimly-it was
n the occasion of his third proposal
IT YOU have lover more ideal name
aim and I'll 20 out and punch his
i"aVi.' Then he laughed.
lie isn't bad looking. anyway, and
every one praises him until | get tired
% hr;irin. 1t "A ratiling good fellow
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29
The Saddest of All.

There are many sad things in this
vale OF tears" remarked Uncle Joshua,
the genial. but Of all the sad things
that can be recorded by tongue or pen
the saddest is this-to wit. namely, viz.
the boy whose dad has given him a
quarter to buy lirecrackerS with on the
Sd Of July and who has spent the two
bits that night for candy and peanuts,
devoured the same and then goes out
on tho glorious Fourth to meet the
gang"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

PRETTY ENOUGH 70 think" be said,
SUIT ME- half to himself.
looking at me very hard.
l begged him to turn his back and
look at the stream-such pretty
stream, but, oh. so wet. was almost
hysterical myself. but he never smiled.
II he had Well, when | remember
the commissions into which the circus
people had gone over my appearance
l considered IL delicately thoughtful OF
Ralph not TO laugh-superhumanly
thoughtful.
Instead Of smiling he came a step
nearer. and | began to free my arms
and then remembered | couldn't. "It
strikes me-" he said soberly. that the
mermaid act Isn't conducive to health
thus early In the morning. Aren't you
pretty wet?"
Then l broke down. "Oh. Ralph" 1
began. I'm awfully wet and not pref
" at all, BoOhooi"
Then he put his arms around me
Just as though had announced a IA
vorable decision and said with such
comforting heartiness. "SyL l never
saw you when you weren't pretty
enough to suit me all riGhtr'
Before we went back home that
EVENING" in borrowed clothes-Ralph
bought the elephant a bushel Of pea
nuts.-Williams Barrett
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

i GLANCED BACH. | came near be
Ing born there. as near as two months
and we left before | was six, so ! had
Father often says it's too dead 10 be
remembered; therefore decided II
would be just the place TO set ones
thoughts in array. Certainly there's
no such opportunity at home. It's
"Syl, sew on this button in a hurry"
and "Oh. say. Syl, make a fourth at
tennis, won't your" or "Syl, where did
put my arithmetic?" and "Syl. Syl.
Syl." from morning until night
SO the afternoon Of the Sd saw me
Isolated. far from home and mother
and Ralph-and serving as a worthy
object for the curiosity Of the villagers
until the arrival of the circus and
the elephant. Early in the night OF
the Sd. even earlier than the circus,
farmers began To drive in for miles
around. and the girl who had sought
solitude was in the vortex OF a circus
mad rural community. bent on seeing
the elephant and creating n famine OF
red lemonade and shortage in the
peanut market Wouldn't Ralph have
chuckled: But he would never know,
! battered myself.
rose early en- the morning OF the
Fourth. before the sleepy village was
awake. and wandered far into the
woods to he alone with my thoughts.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29
THE HAPPY FOURTH.

We're going on a picnic!
We're going TO celebrate!
We've got the incest lunch done up
And the fishing rod and bait
There won't be any rockets
Nor any banging noise.
But therell be the great big out OF doors
That's made for girls and boys.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

In front OF me.
looking me over
with the gravest
expression l had
ever seen on his
face.
oh. II was a
mean flank move
ment. but II was
not Ralph's fault
He had gone to
spend the Fourth
ut his fathers.
I n irty IN lie 3
away. and had
driven over with
the family to see
the circus.
so this is
what comes OF
going away to
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29
SYLvIA'S FOURTH.
4 Celebration FIlnnieT Than the
Circus at TeTYSberg.

VNYlIEN Ralph proposed the sew
NM cnth time decided to take
w day oil in the little coun-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

Oh. instead of din and banging
That make you think of wars
Wed rather have a picnic
In the happy out of doors,
were going on picnic
Where the woods are cool and green.
And the only crackers that we've got
Have got some Jam between.
-Woman's Home COMPANION.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

chat ( 70 IN my
brothers,. Plenty
Of sand" chats
fathers verdict.
such n dear boy
around the house
tOf course that's
mother. and so
on. until l was
really a fraid l
should get TO TAX
ing others opin-
ion ; a II d n o I
thOughtfully for
mulate one Of my
own. L h ! s was
the reason l de-
cided to spend In
dependence day at
Terrysberg alone.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29

tears chasing down my checks or me-
andering over my poor married nose,
looking at NY ruined brilliantine suit
spread out to dry.
was jus. wondering how Id ever
get back to town that night was
bound to go that night-when without
any warning there was Ralph standing
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-29
OFFICERS

b. + VAUGHAN, President
j p. MOORE, Vice President
II. G. WISE, Cashier
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15
TO FREE.
Several People VIII Be Sent By The
Sioux City News

Several people will enjoy a pleas.
ant vacation trip to California this
summer at the expense of the Sioux
City Daily News, which has just an
nounced its intention of sending a
number Of it's readers on this most
delightful trip. Two years ago The
News offered vacation trips to work.
ing girls and ten were successful in
securing them.
yOne of the trips this summer will
be by way of Seattle and Tacoma,
thence to Portland, Ore., San Fran.
cisco, CAL, Los Angeles and return
by way Of Denver. Other trips will
be to San Francisco by way of Den
yer, probably returning via Los An.
geles. The news seems to be spring
ing something new all the time, and
in addition TO the title earned mouths
ago of being "the fastest growing
paper in the northwest" is now being
known as "the paper that does things
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15

has resided on the farm near Lake
Crystal ever since. She was educated
in our high school. Was a member
of the M K. church and was serving
her second term as secretary of the
Sunday school at the time of her
death.
Miss Norman was a bright and
intelligent young lady, popular among
older people as we'll as among those
of her own age.
The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at the residence where a
short service was had and at the Nj
e. church where preaching services
were conducted by Rev. S. w
Simonds, assisted by Rev. Edwards,
The bereaved parents and relatives
have the sympathy of the many
friends.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15
THE INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
From. an Around the Town and
County.

B. j. Bjornson was down from
Manchester Saturday last.
Miss Grace Nelson, of Esmond,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. j.
H. Hall of this city.
"A. D. LaBay was up from Airing
ton Tuesday and spent the day at the
L. A. Dunklee home.
"A. H. Seymour was called to his
I old home in Ohio by the serious illness
of his mother, the latter part of last
week.
Frank Story, of Arlington, agent
for the Studebaker automobile for
this county, was in this city Tuesday
demonstrating a car.
Henry Gehm went to Andover,
tkis state, Monday night to work in
the bank at that place. He expects
to be back here some time in June.
Mrs. |. j. Flanders returned from
Oldham, where she had been visiting
for a couple of days, Monday night.
Miss Tessie Holtz returned home
with her.
Joe Del Vecchio has commenced
work on a new building on his lot
between w. e. Pratt's lodging house
and Ely's building on the east side of
Calumet Ave.
The following were on March Sth
admitted citizenship: Emme Jansen
Claassen, Jens Matthias Ringgaaxd,
John E. Hesby, Carl Olson, Christian
tKallesen and Ole Olesen.
On account Of the notices of
nominations for city election to be
held Tuesday we have to print our
paper Friday, making it n day late
for the subscribers on the rural routes.
Mrs. Henry Gehm is enjoying a
visit from her mother, who arrived
from Nebraska a few days ago, and
will stay here until Mr.. Gehm returns
from Andover, where he went to work
in the bank.
Mis- Florence Olin, of Logan,
Ohio, arrived in this city last week
for a visit of several weeks at the
Richardson and Tackaberry homes in
this city. Miss DIN visited here last
spring for a couple of months.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mathews
departed Monday evening for points
in Minnesota for a visit of a couple
weeks. From there they intend to
90 to Canada to make their future
home. Miss NNcra geese accompanied
them.
More than l60 school boys are
already enrolled in the Boys Corn
Contest for the current year and it is
hoped that April will see as many
more in the game. In half the town
ships liberal supplementary prizes
have been offered and it is likely thai
the list will be made complete soon
Lake Preston is to have two new
rural telephone lines. A company
has been organized by the farmers
living south and southwest and con
tracts have been signed for twenty
n miles of pole lines with twenty
eight patrons to start with. The lines
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15

will be built as soon as the necessary
supplies arrive.
Mrs. Geo. Altfillisch arrived from
Bellevue, Iowa, Thursday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. McClintock
spent Sunday at Arlington with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Maud Sheppard, of Lake
Preston, visited her mother, Mrs. A.
W. White, Thursday.
Mrs. A. D. Labay, of Arlington,
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
l.. A. Dunklee, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Friedbauer,
formerly of this city, but now ofStrat-
ton, Col, are the happy parents of a
daughter who arrived at their home
April 1st.
Miss Grace Burvee returned to
her claim at Glendive, Montana, Mon
day after a four months visit with her
mother and other relatives in this
vicinity.
i. J. Miller has changed his mind
in regard to building on to his old
house. He is going to o that
house to lots a block east on the same
street and build a new house.
"A prairie fire was started south of
town Saturday last which burned over
both cemeteries and also burned
down the small house on the north
side. 1t is thought that all the trees
and shrubbery is spoiled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Perry returned
Friday of last week from Minnesota
where they attended the funeral of a
niece of Mrs. Perry's
DIR. j. Fl. Hall returned Tuesday
morning from Princeton, Wis, where
he had been to attend the funeral of
his mother. who died on Wednesday
of last week.
w. H. Ledman, Zene Cummins,
Chas. Campbell, F. A Carpenter and
Paul Stankey went over to Erwin
Tuesday evening by automobile to at
tend a wrestling match.
Earl Gray, who spent some time
here several months ago and worked
in the Sasse Pharmacy for a while, ar,
rived Friday night for a visit at the
Shearer home in this city.
Rev. F. III. Brockmueller, OF
Hazel, this state, will preach at the
Evangelical church Sunday at 10:45
a. m. The sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be observed.
Hon. Chas. S. Whiting will adj.
dress a union meeting of the churches
a, the opera house in this city Sun
day evening, April 18th. on the sub.
ject Conserving the Nations Great
est Resource. Those who have heard
the lecture speak in the highest terms
! OF Il. 4 cordial invitation is extend,
ed to all.
The members of the board oil
county commissioners called j. III
Lloyd to De Smet this morning and
succeeded in inducing him to accep,
the position of superintendent and
manager of the Kingsbury county
exhibit at the 1910 state fair to bt
held at Huron in September. Mr.
Lloyd is a rustler and is given full
power to call such assistance as BIZ
desires and commence his plans now
in time to ripen into an appropriate
display, such as will truly represen1
the great county of Kingsbury, The
board has taken timely action and il
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15
SALE AMI A NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on April
Goth, 1910, a sale of common scho"l
lands sill &c held 81 Ri--=h.sSISaaat$s
Ia lands selected will be offered for sale
at public auction, between the hours
10 O'Clock a. IN. aud . O'Clock p. M, at the
front door of the court house in 50 =
county, and on April 9th, 1910, all of the
unsold school lands not under lease " p
be offered for lease at public auction, 2.
tween the hours of 10 O'clock a. m. and .
o'clock D.. m, at the front door OF the
court house in said county,
Dated at Pierre, s. D., February 23r'
1910.
Commissioners School and Public Lane
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15
NOTICE no %NKkDIIOks

Estate of Milton c. Meeker, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed Administrative of the estate of
Milton &. Meeker deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of this
notice, to the said Administrative at her
residence in the County of K~ingsbury.
February Sth, 1910.
MRS. LOTTIE G.. MEEKER
Administrative of the estate of Milton
G.. Meeker, deceased,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-15

Good lodging at W. E. Pratt's o.
X. lodging house.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
MEAT TRUST TO Be TRIED
Grand Jury Has Evidence That Food
Products Have Been Kept In Cold
Storage for Seven Years.

New Prosecutor Garyan said
Friday night that acting upon his rec
ommendation the Hudson county
grand Jury Of New Jersey had In.
structed him TO draw up the form OF
an indictment against the National
Packing company and It's directors.
The grand jury. he said, had post
tive evidence that pod products in
some instances have been kept In cold
storage for seven years.
II was stated Friday that the Ma.
tional Packing company had already
been indicted. prosecutor Caravans
statement. although technically a de-.
NAL forecasts such action soon. II is
understood that the Indictment when
finally presented. probably will be for
conspiracy m restraint OF trade. IA the
court instructed the jury It might find
this charge.
In Mr. Caravans belief the best
proof Of a conspiracy to restrain trade
lay In the minutes OF the National
Packing company. which have been
read to the grind jury.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
YIELDS BIG STICK
PRESIDENT IMPATIENT BECAUSE
IMPORTANT MEASURES HAVE
BEEN so LONG DELAYED.
Informs Senators That They Must
Push Measures In order to Redeem
Party Pledges, and Senators Prom.
ise TO Move More swiftly.

Washington effect. President
Taft said to some Of the senate lead.
ers. whom he called to the white
house on Wednesday;
why don't you push measures to
redeem party pledges while the house
Ia dealing with appropriation bulls?
You are moving too slowly"
II ~ said he exhibited extreme i'm
patience with the degrees Of progress
thus far made toward the enactment
Of administration bills
Senators Carter. Borah and Bever'
ldge carried from the capitol Prcsi-
dent Taft's Views Of the delays en-
countered by bills contained In his
programme. They reported that there
could be no mistaking the presidents
temper.
The postal savings bank bill gave
him the most concern. II Is said. be-
cause the opposition that had devel'
oped to such legislation did not APP
pear to him based on sound prin'
ciples.
As n result OF the talk OF the presi'
dent with the senators, It Is under
stood they have promised to do ev'
erything they can to expedite matters
and II Is predicted that there will be
greater progress made in the future.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
Financial contIdenee Improy,a.

New York Financial confidence
Improved last week, as reflected In
the movement towards recover In
the stock market There was a mo.
mentary interruption to the recovery,
which had set In the week before,
when the week opened. because OF
false reports OF what President Taft
was going to say In his New York
speech on the Saturday preceding.
Professional operators who had
bought stocks because rumor had said
that the president would say that the
governments attitude toward corpora.
lions would be moderated. sold hastily
after reading the speech
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
POLITICS IN ENGLAND.
May De Necessary to Hold Another
Election Soon.

London Tho players In the game
of politics threw their cards on the
table In the house Of commons on
Monday. The government IL without
the allics necessary TO carry lcgisla
ton and the prospect IN that the coun
Try will be stirred mp by another gen.
oral election within few months
Premier AsQulth announced that the
financial legislation will be put ahead
Of the proposals. TO curb the power OF
the hous" ol lords. John y. Redmond.
the irish leader. declared natly that
the Nationalist would not support
that program. The l.aborltcs probably
viii follow In the footsteps Of the
Irish members
The government may be able TO
adopt the budget ty the game of the
conservatives who pismle viii vote
lot II In order to avert financial chaos
and keel the wheels of the empire
turning The enactment Of the budget
will. nv Mr. Redmond pointed out,
leave the winning cards In the hands
Of the lords who then will be free tn
reject the bill for the reforming OF
their house ana force another election
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
AMERICANS AID INSURGENE
Perform Brave Deeds and Are OF \
terisl Assistance In Defeating Mt
arasuan Government Troops.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. took an
tive part In the battle between thd 3.
surgents and the Madrlz forces all
Vlnccnte and at least one was b'I ~
hurt They we're under Captain y.
tor Gordon. with General Mona. e
contingent being known as b.
American scouts"
The wounded man II william VII
ins. who Joined the PROFESSIONALS II bon
Panama. A steel bullet struck be
cartridge slip swung across his shbii.
der. near the heart. and DETECTED,
penetrating the arm and leg.
Another scout, g. T. Bushby. Ras
bruised when stone from behind
which ho was firing was shattered by
cannon ball Bushby was thrown
twenty feet but he went back to tho
fight
In n dispatch that he has sent
hlther. Captain Gordon says that the
battle began on the 18th. The lnsur
gents reached Chinao on tho 18th
when. after ton hours uf desperate at
tacks and countorattacks. the enemy
under General VasQucz. retired to q
secondary position. from where. leGi
morning. they opened desultory ar
tillery IRE that ceased at 10 O'Clock
General Mena IL loud In his prais,
Of the bravery Of the Americans.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-02-25
WILL DC SATISFIED WITH FovRl
This Is the Number OF Adminis.ra9d
Measures That Must Be Passed

Washington - The announceidt
from the white House that Prcslt at
Taft had. by his own motion, cut dln
to four the number Of administers IN
measures he would demand at Toe
present session Of congress III 70.
ceiyed by Republican leaders with %.
mixed feelings Of relief The adm.
lstratlon program WAS 50 formidihe
that members warmly supporting he
TAFT policies hardly knew wher 10
begin
A schedule including only the bills
to amend the Interstate commerce
laws. 10 regulate the issuance Of 10.
functions. TO start Arizona and Nev
Mexico on the road to statehood and
~ validate the Withdrawals Of public
l3nds for conservation purposes. q re.
gardcd as quite possible OF attain.
ment These are the measures The
president Insists must be passed