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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

CITY Council met in the Council
Chambers August End, 1910, with the
following officers present, Mayor
Warren, Aldermen Moody, Champbell.
Sterr, and Hazel; absent O'Hara and
Andrews.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion the following bills were
allowed, and the auditor instructed to
issue warrants for same: A. G. Bitner
$7.13; Laird Norton, $121.60, and
$37.7O; L. F. Altfllisch, $46.35; G. H,
Tinkham $500; Leu White $21.25,
$46.5O and $500: Kingsbury County
Independent $500; Iowa Oil and
Tank Line, $l9.25, 1851 and $3.50;
Leclede Christy Co., 1882; National
Meter Co., $l.75; Penn. Oiland Supply
Co., $1S.99; Northernwestern Stamp
Works. $1.50; L. j. Miller, $53.53,
Indian Refining Co., $1,000; Elmer
Colwell, 1892.
On motion the bill of Ed Denevan
was laid over for itmized account tc
be presented at next meeting.
On motion, Ordinance Nc. 81, being
the appropriation ordinance to defray
expenses for 1910, was passed to its
second reading.
On motion resolution No. 16, in &C,
cordance with petition of George
Moody and others, was passed.
On motion the report of S. B
Dwight as street commissioner was
accepted.
S. B. Dwight rendered his resigna'
ton as Street Commissioner and ask,
Ell to mold the appointment of CHIEF
of Police, until further action of the
Council.
Council adjourned to next regular
Meeting.
VIM III. WARREN,
Attest Mayor
o. P. WILLIAMS, ..u
City Auditor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
A CHANGE IN WHEAT GRADES.

The board of appeals of the state
of Minnesota has established a new
rule in the grading of wheat. The
grade Of Velvet CHAT, which has been
in force two years, has been abolish
ed and what has heretofore been
known as No. | Y. G. will now grade
as No. 2 Northern.
But No. 2Nor. cannot contain smut.
Any bearded wheat containing smut
will grade No. 3, A, or rejected, ac-
cording to the amount of smut and
the condition of the grain. 1t is we'll
for farmers to remember that smut,
even in small quantities, will put their
wheat in the low grade.
1t is we'll that such a rule has been
established, Heretofore the grain
buyers have given little attention to
smut and many a car has graded one
to two grades lower on the market, or
sold at a lower price, If allowed to go
in a higher grade because of the
smut. This fact accounts for some
of the shortage reported by the diff
ferent farmers elevators over the state.
Wheat containing the least smut must
be washed before it is ground into
-four and the washing and drying pro-
cess is a costly one.
There is no excuse for smut. With
the smut treating machinery and the
preparation of formaldahyde seed
wheat can be made entirely free from
smut and the crop raised will be free
from smut also. The expense of
treating seed wheat for smut is not
great, but it does involve some labor.
Those who will not treat seed will
have to sell their product at a dis
count besides the loss in yield.
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correspondence
SPIRIT LAKE

p. Broesder, of Sheldon, Iowa, is
here, at present, looking after his
farm interest.
Mrs. H.. I'll. Poppen visited at +.
Ebbenga's several days last week.
The little Ebbenga boy who has been
very sick is a little better at this writ
ing.
w. Williams is nursing q sore foot,
C used by stepping on a nail.
L. Schubert, who has been quite
sick, has so far recovered as to be able
to be around by the aid of a cane.
Helmer Krull returned from Forces
ton Saturday after a weeks visit with
friends.
Grandma Jurgenson, who has been
visiting her son, George, is visiting
her son Paul, at present.
Miss Elsie Eikamp is visiting her
sister, Mrs. +. H. Poppen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
FACTS FROM SUPT'S REPORT

For the year ending June Both last
there were los rural schools and 8
town schools in the county. In the
rural schools 1870 pupils were en-
rolled and the average daily attend
ance was l,240. In each of SO of
these schools the average daily at
tendance was less than 10.
OF the III teachers employed in
these schools in the year % held 3rd
grade certificates, IA held Ind grade,
and 10 held LIST grade or higher. The
total amount paid for teachers wages
was $35,518.25 an average of $46.80 a
month. Fewer schools than ever be-
fore had only 6 months school, and
the average was nearly y months.
In the town schools there was an
enrolment of 1885, of which 2lS was
in the high schools. The average
daily attendance was 1000. There
were 70 graduates from 4 year high
schools, and the whole number of Sth
grade graduates in the county was
los.
There were "A teachers in the town
schools and their wages aggregated
S23, 1870. The average rate of school
tax in the towns was 10 mills, and in
the rural districts s mills. The APP
portionment money received from the
state amounted to $l4,240.78, an
average of 1898 for each of the 1898
persons in the school census. APP
proximately Is per cent of those
enumerated in the census were not
enrolled in school.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
PROGRESSIVES AND THE TARIFF

One of the objects of the Progress
sives, says Senator Cummins, is to
make a rule whereby any schedule of
a tariff bill may be revised without
going through the whole of the tariff
schedules. This, he thinks would
put an end to the present system of
combinations between Congressman
TO vote for each others schedules, re.
CARELESS of the right or wrong.
The Iowa Senator is right, but he
has al uphill job ahead of him to get
such a rule, for he has to overcome
the first great combination, which is
that few Congressman will agree to
treat the tariff schedules separately,
for fear theirs will come first. A Con-
gressmen will be 10th to face ruin with
his constituents. when, by insisting
that the whole tariff be considered at
once, he may save himself.
The subject il not new by any means,
and the objections now raised to a
general tariff bill we're often voiced
before Senator Cummins came on the
scene. Daniel Webster, as long ago
as 1924, protested against being com
PEELED to swallow some tariff rates that
Disguised him in order to obtain
others that he thought just.
We have no hope of establishing
anything like the British system,
where the Chancellor Of the Exchequer
raisers or lowers duties at his d sore
ton. He is enabl d TO do this, be-
cause the large question there is one
OF revenue, while with US the question
of revenue is complicated with the
problem of protection.
But we may sooner or later secure
something like the system of Germany,
where the tariff was originally fixed
by a commission, which made exhaus-
tive studies OF trade and manufacture
ing facts before it wrote a single
schedule. After they We're once fixed,
they became subject to rise and fall,
but the foundation reason for each
schedule remained. and all changes
were to be based upon the state of the
trade at the time they were made.
But even the German system tends
to keep the tariff permanently at the
biggest point, because trade is not ma
tional but international. Germany
cannot change her tariff, without ex-
aiming her treaties and her reciprocal
arrangements. Even if we had a tariff
commission with plenary powers, we
could not Immediately vary our rates
materially. But with a commission
we should make q beginning Of con
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19

sister who was taken there for expert
medical treatment. The fact that w.
G. left pressing work just at this time
is evidence that the condition of his
sister is at least serious. Before re.
turning he will visit his mother near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During his
absence, Mrs McKechnie runs the
entire ranch, and is fully equal to the
task.
Mrs. G. e. Newell and children, of
De Smet, are visiting Mrs. r. j. Ross
for a few days. 1t is good for the
little girls to take an occasional out
ing in the country.
We have not seen them, but we are
informed that G. n. Rostad and
family are here from Minnesota,
where they spent their time since
leaving here in the early spring.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19

An examination for all grades OF
teachers certificates will be given at
the Office Of the county superintend-
ent, Thursday and Friday, September
| and 2, beginning at s a. M.
Nearly all teachers coming from
outside the state should take this ex
animation, and those having to dc
with the hiring Of teachers are urged
TO pass this word along to interested
parties, Applicants are expected "a
submit certificates Of Institute at
tendance. A. Fl. Seymour,
'49-2t Go. Supt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19

DR.. f. FL. Schoonmaker and G. NJ.
Story returned on Sunday from a two
weeks trip to Chicago, they took in
the Knights Temple Conclave.
Frank Story and Miss Lola Levitt
motored to Sioux Falls last week.
Tuesday a game of base ball was
played by the business men. East
and west side. West side beat.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19

structing an intelligent tariff system
by learning the facts.
The Government owes at least this
much to the people. Congress should
be ashamed to make another tariff in
the dark. 1t should be Inundated to
know that, though made up of the
greatest and freest parliamentary
bodies in the world, it holds it's duties
so lightly as to legislate without
knowledge and accept ex-parte state
ments of interested individuals with
out Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
SMALL POX AT WASHINGTON.

Word was received today from Yves
sington stating that the small pox cpl.
demic which has been prevailing in
that town for some months was be.
coming more serious and a reques,
was sent asking that authorities oil
Beadle county visit the place and in
vestigate the situation.
This afternoon o. S. Hagen, states
attorney, and DR.. F. l. Glass and DR.
F. B. McGravey, members of the coun.
ty board of health, went to Wessingtor
by automobile to makea thorough in,
vestigation of the conditions and sew.
Gritty of the disease and to take what.
ever action that it deemed necessary
About two weeks ago members of the
county board were summoned to ex-
anime the cases of small pox which
were then existing. 1t was deemed al
that time that the epidemic had nearly
exhausted itself and that no new cases
would develop, but it seems that the
disease continues to spread and to pre-
vail in a serious manner.
The authorities do not believe that
it will be necessary to quarantine the
entire town but they viii probably
urge more stringent measure III quar-
antining those cases which now exist
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE FOR A FARM
Bio Lumbermen have Turned over 100000
Acres Ia Wisconsin to American lmmi-
grafton Co. for Settlement.
Great Land Sale is On

Omit the uphill fight as a tenant farmer.
Here's a cha nee for a farm of your own. GO
to Wisconsin,! Grow up with WISCONSIN.
Put your money and muscle and vim into
buying, clearing and developing farm that
will make you independent.
The American immigration Company Of
Cbippewa Falls, Wis, has come into posses
sion of a total OF over half a million acres in
the very heart of Wisconsin.
over $780, 900 acres OF this rich undevelop-
ed land lies in the Round Lake country
Sawyer comfy alone. A country OF abun-
dant rainfall and the purest OF water
This is the best CO 81! the ROUND LAKE
WISCONSIN FARM LANDS and settlers
and investors are swapping it up at $3.50
to $40 per acre on ten years time.
The company is making these remarkably
low prices and easy terms because its great
development plans center in Sawyer county.
New plans are being laid out, railroads
are coming and great progress is being
made by the settlers already there.
The soil is a rich sandy loan, with clay
sub-soil, or a clayey loan soil, both particu-
larry adapted for dairy farming, stockrais-
ing and the production of big crops OF wheat
ats, bari ey, timothy, clover, tobacco. sugar
beets, and all classes of vegetables. Stock
raising is very profitable.
Parties interested should
MN3N write at once for maps,
M&MSM books, and full informa-
ton, to the local represent
MiIISy ative of the American I'm
- migration Company
#9otl@ Adolph Nelson,
wv ESMOND, So. Oak.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
LADIES

l am agent for the Wade Corset,
one of the best corsets made. Please
call at my home and see samples, and
let me fit you when in need of one.
am also prepared to cover buttons
from your own goods, all sizes and
STYLES, on short notice. Yours to
please. Mrs. +. +. Albright,
Phone 1913 De Smet, S. ID.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19

and this attempt to check the spread,
II is reported that Throughout the
whole epidemic carelessness has been
displayed by those infected and lax
ness in the quarantine laws has been
allowed. This has perhaps been the
cause of the continuance of small pox
in the town and vicinity. State Spirit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19

Miss Harriet Henney of DE Smet,
last week visited a few days with her
cousin, Mrs. Fred Brown, returning
home on Sunday.
Rev. Cassel filled his appointment
here on Sunday last, and left another
for two weeks from that time w. HI.
Henney came with him. Our people
like to meet both of them, and it is
not too much to say, the pleasure is
mutual.
The deep we'll on the Wilkinson
farm has failed to "give down." and
efforts to repair have been futile. A
liow well b5roInes a necessity, the
same thing has occurred with other
deep wells in this vicinity.
we are Informed that Miss Clara
Herrick, who submitted to an opera
ton at the De Smet hospital on Tues
day Of last week, is getting along UNI
usually we'll. The entire family visit
cd her on Sunday last, and her mother
remained with her. She is expected
to be able to return home at an early
date.
Elias Ersland has a deep we'll com
pleted, and a windmill attached. A
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
For Sale

A seven room cottage on Poinsett ave,
100 foot frontage, shade and fruit trees and
shrub, cement walks and other improve
ments. Three blocks from post Office. An
saeai place FOR small family. For term call
on N. E. TACKABERRY
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
n GRAIN MARKET

Thursday, Aug. lS,-No. | Nor,
SI.O1; No. 2, 95c; No. 3 Gle; Oats,
28; Barley, SO; Flax, $3.50.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
FOR SALE

l have 10 or II of the best farms in
kingsbury county for sale. Ranging
from 100 to $40 acres. Terms the best
and easiest, G, l.. DAWlEY. At
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
pRAKoIA.

A heavy rain and electric storm
came to us on Friday morning of last
week, and put our phones out of com.
mission for a couple of days, Anoth-
or gnnd rain came to ne on Menday
night Of this week. At this writing
the low places are filed with water,
and ground is thoroughly saturated.
Some kinds of prairie grass will doubt
less take new start, and late meadows
be much better than was expected.
Corn and flax, barring possible hail,
are certain to be an unusually good
crop.
Frank Bown and Byron Herrick are
already well along with blowing.
There will be much blowing done in
August this year.
M. III. O'Hora isin what some people
call hard luck" just now. He plan
ned to thresh out of the shock, and
. the came to his place just be-
fore the storm Friday night. On Mon
day some threshing was done, and on
Monday night, another soaking rain.
But, don't you know, we promised a
few years ago during those dry years
that we would never kick" because
of too much moisture, and we don't.
A. c. Bitter Of De Smet was here on
Wednesday of last week repairing
water works at the home of Messrs
Danley and Saunders. Well points
had ceased to be useful, and he put
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
Land for Sale

A half-section, 512 miles from High
more. good black soil, good growth of
grass, plenty OF good water at a depth of
80 to 100 feet, Choice of two markets at
51a and 6H2 miles. Easy terms. Inquire
at Independent Office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
8.
q. a. Smith
Breeder of
nigh Class Duroc Jersey Hogs
and Hereford Cattle

Jasper, third prize age bull at S. d. fair
and Sir Albany, second prize yearling
bull at same place head my herd of cattle.
Wonder, Grand Champion boar 1909, at
5. D. fair, and Chief Solomon head my
herd OF Dgrocs. When III need of any
good breeding stock cali or write to the
KINGSBURY VALLEY STOCK FARM
De Smet, So. Oak.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-08-19
shorthorn Bulls ana tseTfers

Registered Shorthorn Bulls and HeiferS
for sale. Animals are of the heavy type
and all dark red.
lid X. J. Armstrong.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
|NCENSED OVER
REPORT PRINTED
Walter E. Flanders Declares En-
phaticaIIy He viii Not Leave
EMF Company

Walter E. Flanders is incensed over
the report which has been printed to
the effect that he is to leave the EMF
company and associate himself with a
new enterprise. 81 have just read the
story" said Mr.. Flanders last even
ing. LAS I have been out of the city
1 think it an injustice to print such
stuff without at least asking for con-
firmation from those interested. Mr..
Brownson, secretary of the company,
was in the city, and a telephone mes
sage would have reached him.
"As matter of fact, the story is
absolutely untrue and without founda-
ton. 1 can only think that it was
started by some competitor to injure
us by starting a feeling of unrest
among our agents. Any person who
knows me at all knows that I am not
connecting myself with some new
tangled ideas in automobiles.
"Just to show you how absurd the
whole thing is, let me say to you that
we have completed plans for big
addition to our present plant for the
manufacture of a commercial vehicle.
The details will be made public very
shortly, but make the general state
ment at this time tc indicate the true
situation of affairs"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
IN GROVES
AN EMPEROR TR0D
Americans Enjoy Picturesque
Drive Through Beautiful
FontainebIeau
BY WALTER HALE

T: ere were two reasons why we
left PIris at in the afternoon instead
of 10 in the morning. One was because
the Virginian at the last moment had
t. buy an automobile trunk and the
buying of an automobile trunk, when
one doesn't speak the language, is a
pretty >rious affair. The other, be-
cause we Id arranged to have some
friends in a "Gobron- Brille" accom-
pany us in the "Studebaker 40' to the
Riviera.
If all roads lead to Rome, all sorts
of roads lead in and out of Paris and
all but one, the Route Rationale, to
the southwest through the Bois, Sur
esnes and Versailles are bad until one
is some fifteen miles beyond the city
gates. We bumped over pave" the
Belgian block pavement, which is the
cause of so much bad Language from
even good tempered motorists, until
we reached Melun, when we crossed
the Seine and drove through the woods
to Barbizon, the little village which
Millet and his school made famous.
From there we followed a winding
road through the beautiful forest of
Fontainebleau and when we reached
the town stopped for a view of the
magnificent palace which was the IA
Vorite home of Naroleon.
Another run through the forest fol-
lowed, sometimes in an avenue OF
trees that met in an arch overhead,
at others along the river bank where
the heavy rains had flooded the val
leys and much of the surrounding
&C Gntry was under water. In one
place, between Nemours and Montar-
Cis, the stream was so high it almost
touched the arches of a picturesque old
bridge and many hay fields and gar
dens were submerged.
We reached Montargis ahead of time
and waited for the other car, which
had evidently taken a wrong turn in
the forest. 1t was bit out of our
way to go to Glen for dinner, but an
hour of daylight was left, so we wired
an order ahead and found cozy din
ing room with a table decorated with
wild flowers ready for us on our ar
rival at the T. ,el de la Poste.
Dinner over, we lit the big gas lamps
and returning to the main highway
sped through the night to Cosne. Here
the Hotel Grand Cere had only three
rooms left, which could take only half
o. lrty. We returned to a little
cafe and asked the waiter about ac-
commodations somewhere else. He
recommended Hotel Etoile. "Is it a
good hotel?" we asked man standing
by. "Oh, yes" he said-he proved to
be the proprietor. But all his rooms
were taken, so we were forced to put
up at the Hotel Moderne, which in no
way deserved its name.
In the morning the landlady charged
twice the regular tariff, justifying
herself by saying that we would have
had to pay that much had we been
able to find rooms at the Crane Cere.
MouIins, where we lunched that day.
should be remembered for the Hotel
de Paris, which served us an excellent
dejeGner. and where coffee In the old
garden in the rear is a thing to be
remembered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
PREMIER BARRED
FROM CONTEST
A. A. A. Takes Action Because of
the Refusal to Abide by
Decision

Contest Board American Automobile
Association. 4S7 Fifth avenue, New
York City.
Whereas, H. o. Smith, president of
the Premier Motor Manufacturing
company, the entrant of Premier car
No. 1 in the 1910 national reliability
tour of the A. A. A, did by his sig
nature to the prescribed entry blank
to such tour agree to recognize the
jurisdiction and decisions of the con-
test board; and
Whereas, said Premier car No. l was
protested by the Chalmers Motor COM
pany on the ground that 1t carried an
auxiliary oil tank and pump equip
ment for forcing oil direct to the crank
case, which is not stock equipment on
1910 Premier cars under the rules.
which protest was overruled by the
referee and the Glidden trophy awarded
to Premier car No. 1; and
Whereas, said Chalmers Motor COM
pany appealed to the contest board
from the decision of the referee, which
appeal, after a lengthy hearing of the
evidence of both the Premier and
Chalmers companies, was sustained,
the referees decision reversed and said
Premier car No. disqualified and the
Glidden trophy awarded to the Chal-
mers Motor company; and
Whereas, said H. o. Smith, president
of the Premier Motor Manufacturing
company, Notwithstanding his entry
blank agreement to recognize the juris-
diction of the contest board and abide
by it's rulings and decisions, now
openly denies such jurisdiction and
disregards the ruling of the contest
board and did on July 2S apply to and
secure from the supreme court of the
eX-DalIe
statement. a temporary injunction re-
straining and enjoining the contest
board from taking the necessary steps
for turning over the Glidden trophy
to the Chalmers Motor company, in ac-
cordance with the decision of the board
of July 21, 1910, and has caused to be
published in the public press state
ment of his actions and the reasons
therefor, including allegations not in
accordance with the facts against
members of the contest board, all of
which conduct is breach of the 1910
contest rules and is prejudicial to the
welfare of the sport and industry.
It is therefore ordered that H. O..
Smith and the Premier Motor Manu-
featuring company are hereby disqual-
flied and rendered ineligible for COM
petition in all contests held under the
sanction of the contest board of the
A. A. A. until further notice.
CONTEST BOARD A. A. a.
S. M. Butler, Chairman.
New York, July 27, 1910.