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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

The stock exhibit at the state fair
was said by horsemen and stockmen
from outside this state to have out
ciassed any state exhibition ever held
in this country. There was more of
it, and the quality must have been the
best for there were at this fair first
premium takers at all the great ex-
hibitions. And what we are more
proud of is the fact that South Dakota
stock was right in it with the best in
the bunch. Our state fair has grown
some in the past five years.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23
HOW ONE COMMISSION WORKS

In the current Outlook appears, as
a signed editorial on the tariff. the
substance of what Mr. Roosevelt said
on that subject at Sioux Falls on
September B. Mr.. Roosevelt makes
clear cut and forcible plea for com
mission OF experts on the tariff and
habor work as well says the Mime
apolis Journal In this connection,
citing the interesting and valuable
Legislation recently enacted in Mass
chusetts, he says:
Formerly Massachusetts dealt with
its land and habor Legislation just as
at Washington tariff and riyer and
harbor laws have been dealt with; and
there was just the same pulling and
hauling, the same bargaining and log
rolling, the same subordination of the
general interest to various special in
terests. Last year Governor Draper
took up the matter, and on his recon-
mendation the Legislature turned the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

The insurgents in congress are to
be allowed to get next to the pie
counter, according TO letter from
Charles d. Norton, President Taft's
private secretary, to prominent man
in Iowa. The secretary admits the
discrimination by the president here
tofore against the insurgents, and
mentions such as La Toilette, Cum
Minis, DolIiver, and Bristow. The
secretary gives it out that the presi-
dent has removed the ban since hear
ing from the people through the pri-
maries in the states of the gentlemen
mentioned. One paragraph of the
letter reads as follows:
SIN the preliminary skirmishes in
certain states like Wisconsin and Iowa
and elsewhere he was willing, in the
interest of what the leaders believed
would lead to party success, to make
certain Determinations; but the Presi
dent has concluded that it is his duty
now to treat all Republican congress-
men and senators alike, without any
distinction.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

The thirteenth annual session of
the American Mining Congress will
convene at Los Angeles, CAL, on the
26th inst and remain in session until
October lst. Many questions of vital
interest to the mining industry will
come up for discussion, but the one
question before that meeting that will
be of general interest to the epublic is
that of organizing campaign against
the wiidcat mining schemes continu-
ally being sprung upon an innocent
public. 1t is the plan of the congress
to organize and push vigorously leg
islative campaign in the various min
ing states for the purpose of putting
a stop to the floating Of worthless
mining stocks. The public will join
heartily in this movement. We do
not know the form of law proposed to
cover the matter, but whatever is de-
manded by those who have studied
the matter should be enacted. We
all know the man who endeavors to
float this valuless stock. Nearly
every town here in the Northwest has
him in its midst at one time or ranoth-
er. He does not have the decency to
60 among strangers to float his spur
ious stuff, but works upon his neigh
bors and persuades them to part with
their good money largely through the
confidence and friendship he was able
to establish prior to undertaking the
sale Of worthless stock. " is safe to
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

SPEAKING of the woman suffrage
question, it seems 10 us that the most
difficult task confronting the pro.
moters of that idea is to arouse an
interest in the cause among the
women. If we were to judge from
our own locality, if the matter de-
pended upon the women the question
wond not be decided IL the aMcm.aa
tive in a thousand years. There is
absolutely no interest taken in it by
the women. We do not say this to
prejudice the cause, but merely to
state the fact.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

CALEB Powers, of Kentucky, who
was once tried and under sentence of
death for the murder of Gov. Goebel,
and who was later given a new trial
and finally discharged, has been
nominated for congress by a majority
of 1000. A man who was thought
by his own people to have been guilty
of coldblooded murder could have
hardly received such vindication,
even in the bitterness of partisan
politics.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

The attorney general has secured
three indictments against each of ten
high officials of the beef trust. The
first indictment charges all of the
defendants with engaging in a com.
bination in restraint of interstate trade
in fresh meats, the second charges a
conspiracy, and the third charges the
defendants with monopolizing the
trade in fresh meats, by unlawful
means.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

THAT Teddy Roosevelt is generally
"loaded for bear" for his critics, as
we'll as the fourfooted kind, is coming
to be pretty generally recognized.
The reactionaries, regulars, standpat-
ter=, standstiller-, or by whatever
name the opposition 90 progressive
principles may desire to be called,
were considerably worried by the
events of Teddy's trip and by the
popularity which seems to be his.
They sought to find a weak point in
some of his speeches that might afford
opportunity for criticism. They were
pleased when he attacked some of the
decisions OF the supreme court and
thought there was the opportunity to
criticise his actions and make the
criticism count with the people. They
would like 10 make it appear that
Roos velt showed and fell disrespect
for courts and law, that he would, if
possible, be "a law unto himself. The
point his critics attacked was his men,
ton OF the decisions in the Knight
sugar case, and the effort of the state
of New York to regulate the hours
of labor in the bake shops. Roosevelt
declared these decisions were against
the interests of the people Here was
the chance for his critics. Had he
not showed disrespect for the courts
which they were willing to obey
when the courts decided as they wish
ed them to decide2 In his speech at
Syracuse Roosevelt showed that his
comment on the decision of the
supreme court in the Knight sugar
case was merely the same view as that
of Justice Harlan in his dissenting
opinion filed in the same case and
that the other criticism was also based
on dissenting opinion within the
court itself. Thus the only ground
thought suitable for an attack upon
Roosevelt in his late swing around
the circle has vanished into thin air.
The time has come when respect for
the courts will only be accorded as
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

the courts are deserving of respect.
The honest and able Judge never lacks
for respect of the people. But the
people now regard the judge as a
public servant whose sole duty is to in
terpret the laws and thus aid in their
enforcement. The judge whose in
tentions are questionable, who strives
to find technicalities upon which to
base decision that makes law work
in favor ef g special interest, or ~ho
allows technicalities to interfere with
the honest intent and enforcement of
the law is fit subject for criticism
and condemnation. Already some
courts have assumed too much author
ity: President Taft never spoke truer
words than when, as u. S. circuit
Judge fifteen years ago, he said:
The opportunity freely and publicly
to criticize judicial action is of vastly
more importance to the body polite
than is the immunity of courts and
judges from unjust aspersions and at
tack. Nothing tends more to render
judges careful in decisions and anxious
to do exact justice than the conscious
ness that every act of theirs is to be
submitted to the intelligent scrutiny
and candid criticism of their fellow
men. In the case of judges having a
life tenure, indeed, their very inde-
pendence makes the right freely to
comment on their decis ons of greater
Importance because t." the only prac-
ticable and available instrument in
the hands of a free people to keep
such judges alive to the reasonable
demands of those they serve.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

Nor satisfied with the first exonera-
tion by President Taft. Secretary
Ballinger is attempting to force the
president and his cabinet to give him
the second bill of clean health. 1t
places the president in a very em
barrasing position. Failure on the
part of the president 70 demand
Ballinger's resignation at once will
denote either lack of back bone or
more patience than the ordinary
mortal possesses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23
SECRETARY BALLINGER, he of unsa

SECRETARY BALLINGER, he of unsav-
ory fame, in a recent discussion of
Washington state politics described
Congressman Poindexter as "a joke y
A day or two later the primaries gave
Poindexter 10000 over his opponent
for nomination to the national senate,
But in the light of his career as secret
tary of the interior how could Balling-
er be expected to come any nearer to
realizing the sentiment of the peoples
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23
Kingsbu South Dakota Friday September

whole business over to commission
of experts; and all trouble and scandal
forthwith disappeared. Incidently,
this seems to me to be first class in
stance of progressive legislation,
The abuses that 60 with any at
tempted changes in the tariff are now
SO clearly understood that, selfshness
aside, there can hardly be two opin-
ions about the necessity of commits.
sion on the subject. The example of
Massachusetts and the excellent re-
suits in so short a time are illuminat-
ing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

AN Iowa farmer gave a gypsy a
$500 roll with the understanding
that she was to bless it and return it
double fold. There has been some
hitch in the arrangement and the
money no; having been returned, the
farmer is beginning to suspect that
he may lose it, We think there can
be no reason to suspect the honesty
of the gypsy, and still if the victim
should lose the money it will be all
right because if the gyspy doesn't
get it, the chap will who has a gold
brick ready for market. Argus
Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

say that there is not town between
Pierre and the east state line that
does not number among it's residents
one, and generally several, who have
parted with their good money for
worthless mining stock sold to them
by some man of their acquaintance.
The gold brick man is respectable
citizen compared to the man who
floats worthless mining stocks.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

The lady who is chairman of the
woman suffrage campaign press com
mittee is not so slow to catch onto the
political way of treating the news
papers. She sends us every week
enough canned" editorial on her pet
subject to fill half page, and in this
she is only following in the path of
her up-to date brethren.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
De Smet, S. D., Sept. 6, 1910.

Oo LouI6t, .. W., OSpb' ", IJlO.
The board of county commissioners
of Kingsbury county, S. D., met in
their room at the court house in
regular session.
All members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved.
On motion the board made the fol-
lowing levy of taxes for the year 1910,
for the consolidated state tax 4 mills
on every dollar of the assessed valua-
ton of the county, for county general
tund $22,43S 90, for bridge fund
$3,830.00, for special salary fund
S3,83000. A tax of one dollar was
levied against every elector in the
county for the support of the county
schools, against the name of each
person reported by the assessor to be
the owner of a dog tax of one dollar
was levied for each and every dog so
kept.
On motion the county auditor was
instructed to purchase a culvert from
the Sioux Falls Metal Culvert Co., to
be placed north of Spirit Lake on the
highway where crossed by the Poppen
ditch, said culvert to be charged to
the persons benefited by said ditch.
On motion board adjourned I'll 10
morrow morning and organized as a
board of ditch commissioners.
De Smet, S. d., Sept z, 1910
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment of the 9th.
All members present.
A petition was presented signed by
Fl. M. Reidel and others asking the
county to purchase a culvert to be
placed at the intersection of the draw
on the road extending north and south
between the NV !, section 20 and ne /,
section n, township Ill, range Sc. The
board having viewed the site where
the culvert was asked for, it was NOV
ed and carried that the county furnish
a culvert "a feet long and 5 feet in
diameter, De Smea township, to take
the culvert from car and place it in
position at their own expense.
Thos. P Goodwin, HI. 0. Fritzle
and Thos. Sorenson submitted sealed
bids for the steers a. the poor farm
and Thos. p. Goodwin being the
highest bidder it was moved and
carried that the steers be sold to the
said Goodwin at $4.40 per cwt., also
3 cows at $3.50 per cwt., and 2 cows
at $500 per cwt.
1t was moved and carried that the
following banks be made depositaries
for hecounty funds and the maximum
amount to be allowed each bank to be
as follows: Bank of DeSmet 100000,
DeSmet National Bank $1,000 90,
Germania State Bank 5000 90,
Iroouois State Bank S4, 10000, Farmers
& Merchants Bank 100000, State
Bank of Manchester 100000, Dakota
State Bank $1,000 90, First State Bank
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

NOTHING can be clearer than that
the chickens are coming home to
roost and that the party if defeated
in the coming congressional elections,
as it is almost sure to be, must lay the
blame upon those who for factional
advantage, have poisoned the minds
of the people against republican
leadership. -ArgusLeader.
The Argus Leader is beginning to
get slight grasp upon the real situa-
tion. 1t has progressed so far as to
see the effect, but in its endeavor to
work back from the effect to the
cause it has made the wrong diagnosis
of the case and reached conclusion
absolutely wrong. There has been
no attempt to poison the people
against republican leadership, but
the leaders by their own acts have
convinced the people that they can
not be trusted. Cannonism and
Aldrichism are thecauses. The work
of these men and their ardent sup
porters is not satisfactory to the peo
pie. The gag rule of Cannon and his
abuse of those who would not wear
the yoke without protest, and the
coarse work of Aldrich in the tariff
legislation are alone responsible for
the condition feared by the Argus
Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23
[roquois village Z, De smet city 5.

Iroquois village z, De Smet city 5.
A petition was presented signed by
G. B. Jensen and others asking to
have steel bridge constructed be-
tween sections II and 28, township
100, range 55. On motion Thos.
Sorenson and f. M. Wolf were APP
pointed committee to view the site
for the proposed bridge.
On motion the following bills were
allowed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-23

JOE CANNON is again nominated for
congress, although. be it said to the
credit of the people of his district,
it is by reduced majority.
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01

According to Kenneth M. Junior, M. D., in an article in the National Geographical Magazine. a rich Chi naman, if condemned to death. easily procures a substitute. Some poor wretch without money to secure his spirit from becoming a wandering devil, with the price of his miserable life can secure the proper rest of his soul. The late dispatches say that China is soon to try the experiment of parliamentary government The success of popular government in a land where money will purchase any thing, including a mans life, is not probable enough to awaken any hope that China will become enlightened" in the near future.
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
 TAG DAY AND RECITAL
Entertainment by Faculty Members at School of Music and Tag Sales
 Friday.

Fair week will be campaign time for the Associated Charities. Wednes- day night the annual recital given by members of the Arizona School of Mu- sic faculty for the association will be held and Friday will be tag day.
 Last years recital was a success from an artistic standpoint though indictment weather prevented a large attendance. It is hoped that this year the music-loving public will turn out in force. An excellent program has been prepared and the recital will be well worth hearing. It will be pub lished later.
 Professor Dufferin Rutherford, Pro lessor Frank Lloyd Stuchal and Pro- lessor TOwner, all highly talented mu- sicians, will take part. They are the heads respectively of the vocal, violin and piano departments of the School of Music. Rare taste has been dis played in the choosing of selections to be rendered.
 The money realized from the recital will be devoted to defraying the ex- penses of the district nursing system of the Associated Charities. The need of district nursing in Phoenix has been publican at various times and the work of the Associated Charities along these lines has been a great blessing to the poor of the city
 Elaborate plans are being made for tag day and it is expected that last years record will be broken.
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01
finanCeS and Markets

Nes, York, Oct. 31-The spirit of the sNeculation in stocks was in clined to drop today. Unsatisfactory steel trade advices, the money re- quiremeats incident to the Novem- Der statements and the credit and in vestmert positions generally and the near approach of the elections were factors in the action of the market. Late recovery was prompted by the sligltness of the rise in call money and by the covering of shorts.
 The actiqf of the call loan rate die not shofv excessive strain on the stock markLt resources from the re- qrirements of the November settle ,msnts, being no higher than four per ( t. Relief is effected also by the dtstinct improvement in the money position in London which is reflected if lower rates for exchange in New York
 The private discount rates gained again in London today. The sale of s10,000.000 one-year Michigan Central notes in Paris, making the reappear- ance of short time obligations of the railroads for lack of ability to place the regular bonds is regarded as
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01
TELEPHONES.

Consolidated. d..................M Main AT
 Overland, Business Office. .422 Overland, City Editor. .433
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01

sympathetic Statements that the steel trade went through the last week of October at low tide with new business of U. s. steel corporation at less than fifty per cent of capacity had a discouraging influence.
 That stock absorbed a third of the total dealings in the market and its movement was decisive in showing the general course of prices It touched the last weeks low price, but developed resistance at that level and in its recovery carried the whole list with 1t.
 Bonds were today: Total sales, par value $1,665, ,OOO. United States bonds unchanged on call.
 STOCKS.
 Amalgamated 691s; Smelling 80; Atchison 1O4k; St Paul 123%; New York Central 116B; Pennsylvania 1311a; Reading 152%; Southern Pa cific 11SA; Union Pacific 171B; Steel 7SB; Steel preferred 117h; Silver 56.
 METALS.
 New York, Oct 31.-Standard cop per was quiet; spot November, De cemDer ana January SlZ3VW lz0O London quiet; spot 57. Futures 5S, Is, 3d. Arrivals reported at New York today 1SO tons. Custom house returns show exports 24,261 tons so far this month. Lake cooper $12.S712 613.OO; electrOlytic S1275@12S714 and casting $12.S71a 612.621a.
 Tin was firm. Spot $36.5O@36S5; November December and January s36.25 5@36.50. London firm. Spot 166, 17s, Cd; futures e167, 2s, Cd
 Lead was quiet. s44O@45O for New York and at $4271a @4321a for East St. Louis delivery. London spot ( 13, 5s.
 Spelter was quiet, $5.57@5.S5 for New York and at $5.70G5.S0 for East St. Louis delivery. London spot e24. 2s. Cd
 Iron; Cleveland warrants sos, sgd in London. Locally iron was quiet. No. l foundry Northern and No. 1 foundry Southern, No. 1 foundry soft s15.75616.25; No. 2 foundry Northern s15.5OG16.OO.
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01

itself costs a considerable sum, but the cost of maintaining prisoners through long waits for the grand jury's action Is a much greater ex- pense. The abolition of the grand jury would save the county thousands of dollars every year.
 It may not be necessary for the judiciary committee of the constitu- tional convention to make any pro- vision for the abolition or modification of the present grand jury system, as it is more properly a subject for the attention of the legislature. But if Arizona becomes state, the question of the grand jury will be among the things to be considered in working out practical and needed reforms.
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

By mali, daily, one year. 100 By carrier. daily, per month. .... .75
 Sundays only, one year. 2.5o
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01

Twice last week cases of desertion of wives and children were brought to the attention of the local authorI- ties. In the larger cities the police every year have to learn of hundreds of cases n which children and their mothers have been deserted by cow ardly and scoundrelly fathers. The desertion of children by their mothers is such a rare occurrence that the news of such an even is sensational. And yet there are some people who insist that men are as good as women"
Arizona republican., 1910-11-01
Against Monopoly in Transportation

Against Monopoly in Transportation.
 The proposal introduced in the constitutional convention by MT. FL linwood yesterday in relation to com peting lines of railway, and compet- ing telegraph and telephone lines, Is deserving of special commendation It reads:
 No railroad or other transportation company, and no telegraph or other transmitting corporation, or the les sees. purchasers or managers of any such corporation shall consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control. any other railroad or | other transportation, telegraph or otser transmitting company owning or having under its control a parallel or competIf.z line; nor shall any off cer of such ralIIsad or other transpor- 1 tation, telegraph or Usher transmitting company act as an osficer of any other railroad or other transportation telegraph or transmitting corporaton owning or having under it's control a parallel or competing line.
 The absorption of the Phoenix & Eastern by the Southern Pacific in- terests could have been prevented, if at the time of the deal Arizona had been state and such a constitutional provision as this had been in force Long before this time, Phoenix would have been on a through line of the Santa Fe system If the Phoenix & Eastern had not been "gobbled up"
 This proposal by MT. Ellinwood is so clearly in the public interest that 1t will be difficult for the most un- reasonable delegate in the convention to advance a reason for opposing It.