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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
MINE OPERATORS FIGHT
THE WESTERN FEDERATION

Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 15.-To crush
the Western Federation of Miners out
Of existence in the Black Hills, the
mine operators yesterday announced
that they had all joined hands and in
the future no one Of the properties
would employ anything but nonunion
men. In compliance with this rule the
last of the properties in the combine
has closed down and not a single COM
pany is working. In all the order af-
fects about 800 men.
Although the Homestake is included
i'm the list of properties and all the
managers have agreed to stand firmly
together, it will resume, according to
It's announcement of Monday. OF Sat
uraay and gradually increase its force.
The plans of the other companies are
dependent pom the turn of events and
as to how many men will sign UP.
The companies included In the proc
lamation of the mine managers are the
Homestake. Golden Reward, Mogul,
Portland, Imperial, Wash No. 2. Pahasa
at Hill City. Golden Crest, Reliance,
Anaconda. Hardin, Lundberg, Dorr &
Wilson and the Minnesota Mines com
pany.
The request is made that all other
business interests in the mining dis
tricts take a stand in support Of the
COMPANIES.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
DICK TURPIN OF
OLD is REPLACED
BY WOMAN ROBBER

Chicago, Jan. lathe mounted high
wayman of other days has given way
in Chicago TO the woman In a taxicab,
She descended on Tony Lenzo as he
was walking under the Rock Island
railroad viaduct at Fifty-first street.
took his money and sped away.
The woman was walking when she
approached him. said Lenzo, who is q
barber. AS she drew near she cried
out as if in fear and then fell as ii
fainting. Lenzo CALAMITY stepped for
ward and stopped down to give assist
ance.
AS he did SO. he found himself face
to face with a revolver. The woman
laughed and arose, bidding Lenzo stand
still. He did SO without effort. She
added that it was timely that he hand
over his money.
II was a little slow, I think" Lenzo
told the police, and she reached out
and searched my pockets with IN HAND
while still holding the revolver in the
other. Now beat ii down the street,
she said, when she had cleaned out all
l had, taking my purse and watch. ]
beat 1t all right, not looking back un-
til / had gone half q block. Then !
stopped and watched her. She hurried
to the west end of the viaduct and en-
tered q waiting taxicab and away she
went
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
STRIKE ON ROADS
WEST OF CHICAGO
is NOW PROBABLE

Washington. Jan. IA strike of the
switchmen employed by the western
railroads operating out of Chicago
probably is dependent on a confer
ence begun today In the offices of the
Interstate Commerce commission.
For several weeks representatives OF
the S~witchmen's Union of North Amer
lea and the general managers commit
tee of tho Chicago railroads have been
e~ndeayoring to reach an amicable adj
justment OF differences. The negotia-
tons failed. The matter, it hen was
agreed, should be referred to Chairman
Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce
commission. and DR.. NELL, commissions
err of labor, as mediatocs under the Erd4
man act.
The mediators began today an effort
to bring the parties to the controversy
together. Behind closed doors they
heard first a statement of the switch
mems representatives, S. e. Heberling.
first vice president; James p. Connors,
eco vice president, and G. w. Luck
enbill, secretary to the labor conferees.
Subsequently the general managers
committee was called pom for its side
of the controversy. The COMMITTEES
consists of r. O. Melcher, general man.
ager of h Rock Island; r.. III. Ashton,
general manager of the Northwestern,
r. A. Jackson, vice president of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois; ID. c. Moon,
general manager of the Lake Erie q
Western, and A. M. Schoyer, general
superintendent of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg.
The switchmen demand q horizontal
Increase OF wages and some changes
In the conditions and hours of labor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
THIEvING TRUST
DENIES ITS GUILT

New York, Jan. 14.-"No attempt
whatever has been made to shield any
one, and your board has 10 reason to
believe and does not believe that any
officer or director of this company had
any knowledge of or participation in
this fraudulent underweighing."
This was the answer made by the
board of directors of the American SUI
gar Refining company today TO the
the sugar trust was responsible for the
use of doctored scales on the williams
burg dock by which the United States
was defrauded out of more than $1,000
900 in duties.
stockholders of the American Sugar
Refining company met in Jersey City
today n the company's position with
regard to the underweighing was
made known In a report of he board of
directors.
The majority of the stock OF the COM
pany, the report states, is held in New
England. In answer to the charge that
the sugar trade, the directors said that
not more than 43 per cent OF the sugar
consumed in the country was refined
by the American company.
The company has no agreement d.
rect or implied I'm regard TO the prices
or the regulation of production, and the
company meets with the keenest COM
petition, h directors state,
Concerning the present litigation with
the government, the board said:
mo extended or adequate references
can be made at this time to the litiga-
ton against your company and some OF
its employees, for the reason that these
matters are still h subject of judicial
inquiry"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
NUDE GIEL WITH
RED HAIR is CUT
BY AN ART PRUDE

New IoTh, Jan. fi.-The girl with
the red hair" a remarkable example of
realistic figurework, painted by Kenyon
Cox in Paris 20 odd years ago, and pre-
scented by him to the Art Students
league two years ago, was found ruined
the other morning by the ~janitor in the
room OF the woman's life class.
The undraped figure from the chin
down had been cut from the canvas and
the rest of the composition had been
slashed into ribbons that dangled from
the gilt frame.
The canvass depicted an undraped
figure seated on the floor of a studio.
Scarlet hair draped over an animated
face, made a vivid splash of color
against the white sheet in front of
which she posed negligently. The atti-
tude and the wonderful brush work
mad the canvas a striking one.
All today efforts were made 70 find
the author of the outrage. The theory
was that a prude had become offended
by the realism of the painting and de-
stroyed Ii.
Mr.. Cox said: II didn't myself con
slider the work. 1t was too frank foi
the general public. / had never ex.
hibited 1t. 1t was intended only for the
use of art students"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
ARRANGE MEMORIAL FOR
ATE HARE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 1~4-Prelim-
mary arrangements are being made
for the holding in this city Of memorial
services in honor of the late William
Hobart Hare, the venerable Episcopal
bishop of South Dakota for so many
years. The memorial services will be
held in the Episcopal cathedral in Sioux
Falls on Wednesday, February 2. The
principal speaker on that occasion will
be the Rt. Rev. DIR. D.. S. Tuttle, Of
Missouri, the presiding bishop of the
Episcopal church of the United States.
Hundreds of personal friends Of Bish-
op Hare and members of the church
will gather here from all parts OF South
Dakota and from adjoining states TO
attend the memorial services. In brief,
there will be a celebration of the holy
communion at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon; reminiscent addresses in the aft
.srTooH, and d special service commence
ing in the evening. Bishop futile will
make his address in the evening.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
CRUCIFIES HERSELF TO
SHARE DIVINE TORTURE

Rome. Jan. 14.-A strange story
comes from Turin about the act Of a
servant girl who became possessed OF
a religious mania. The woman who
employed the girl found her crucified
on q bed.
BY an investigation the employer dis
covered that the girl, after placing a
crown Of thorns on her head and in
dieting a severe wound on her chest.
nailed her feet ind left and TO the
bed boards and spent the night suffer-
ing fortunes such as Christ Is said to
have undergone.
When discovered the woman was un-
conscious from pain and loss of blood
and was taken to a hospital in a dying
condition.
She admitted that out of love for
Jesus Christ she had voluntarily cruci-
fed herself. Her rcaScG foT this, she:
said, was that she wished to share
Christ's sufferings.
The doctors declare that the girl is
hysterical and insensible to pain, but
the common people regard the case as
miraculous.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
MURDER BY WOMAN
PROVEN IMPOSSIBLE
Terre Haute Mans StomachfuI
Of Cyanide Shows That He
Died Instantly.

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE stom-
ach of w. Fl. Niederhelman, or Holman,
contained SO grains Of potassium cya-
hide, according TO a chemists report
submitted to tine coroner. AS Holman
must have died 10 minutes after he
swallowed this poison, the coroner will
Immediately recommend that the
charge of murder against Fife Sells
berry and Henry Corcoran, held by the
police of New Orleans, be dismissed.
Holman, who was found dead in his
room at a hotel here, left a note saying
Efie Sellsberry had poisoned him.
The prosecutor, despite the ~coroner's
decision. refused to recall his deputy.
who had left for New Orleans with
warrants for the Sellsberry woman and
Corcoran. He said that the case had
several suspicious aspects which he de-
sired TO clear up.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
GANT'S PURSUER
TRAILS FUGITIVE:
NEARLY PERISHES
Follows Trail of Murderer for
Days Without Food or Water
and Then Collapses.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 15.-Carey Benson,
OF Newark, S. D., was found nearly
frozen TO death in a snow cave under
Sully Buttes. 40 miles north OF here
along the Missouri river, and brought
into Fort Sully, On the Sully military
reservation, Tuesday afternoon.
For nine days Benson had fought
cold, hunger, thirst, fatigue and the
binding glare of the sun on h SHOWS
In pursuit Of Daniel Cant, who shot
and killed Benson's friend. Louis Max
Well, In ~Englevale, n. D., Thanksgiving
day and fed the country with a price
on his head.
Daniel Cant is yet at large, II lie still
lives. But soldiers left Fort Sully Tues
day for the territory east of the Sully
Buttes, believing they will find the
missing fugitive dead.
Trailed the Murderer.
Benson, when in Newark, S. D., about
two weeks ago, was informed that the
fugitive Cant had been seen at Wax
pala, the second station beyond the
Missouri river on the Milwaukee Dads
coast extension. Benson boarded q
train, arrived at Wakpala and picked
up a fresh trail 30 miles west of Wax
pala, at a homesteader's shanty.
He pursued the fugitive across two
reservations for five days In binding
STORMS ana intense colo, suffering uGA-
ger and fatigue. He dragged his way
along Cherry creek to it's junction with
the Cheyenne river. where at a post ne
half recuperated and found out that
the fugitive had left nine hours before.
After Him Again.
Both pursuer and pursued pushed
through this almost uninhabited Win
ter-swept country afoot, deep SHOWS
and treacherous passages making i'm
possible the use Of horses.
From the post at the mouth OF
Cherry creek the chase turned south
eastward across Stanley county.
My limbs grew numb TO my hlps,
said Benson. THE snow increased my
thirst. River and watering places were
ic~e-Iocked. The storm, the wind, the
empty homestead cabins and barns
Knocked my helplessness. AT times |
was almost certain / could see Cant
leaving cabins upon my approach. but
/ was unable to increase my speed.
II could find places where he had
tried to beat holes through the flint
like ice in order to secure water. He
also built snow ave to fend off the
cutting wind. AS we neared the Mis-
souri, l became a half frozen machine.
Ny eyes achcd. bloodshot ct the glare
of the sun.
"I remember falling down the west
bank of the Missouri--and then the cot
here at Fort Sully.'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
HORSE THIEVES OPERATE
IN NEW COUNTIES

Meadow, S. D., Jan. 1.-THE home
steaders of the new counties of Perkins
and Harding are being greatly annoyed
by the ~depredations of what appears to
De a regularly organized band of horse
thieves. who have selected this part OF
the state as their field of operation. AT
one time l.. w. Head, whose horse herd
has been ranging on his home place
near Meadow, missed III of his best
horses. At about the same time Is
head were stolen from q homesteader
living on Grand river. The total value
of the missing horses Is about SO, 900.
Ii is suspected that the stolen animals
have been driven TO eastern South Da-
kota. where the thieves may make an
effort to sell them to farmers or others
desiring good range horses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
SHIRT WAIST GIRLS IN
COLLISION WITH POLICE

Philadelphia, Jan. H.--Fouteen girls,
striking shirt waist makers of this city,
were held In bail today on charges aris-
ing out of disturbances last night in
the neighborhood of Factories which arc
being operated with n%on-union workers.
Several were charged with melting TO
riot.
When policemen came to the aid of
the ~non-union girls they were bonn
barded with snowballs and other mis-
siles by the strikers. Details of police
men were sent to all of the factories
today, and any Of the girls at work
who ask for protection will be escorted
home tonight.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
FEDERATED COMMERCIAL
CLUBS NAME OFFICERS

Presho. S. D., Jan. 15.-The Fedora
ion of Commercial Clubs, in session
here this week, elected officers as fol-
lows:
President, Geo. Schlosser; vice pres
ident. f. ID, McKim. Presho; treasurer,
]. p. Wolf, Kimball; executive commit
tee-chairman. d. l.. Mckinney; secre-
tary. Frank Delier, of Platte; treasur-
er, Thomas ID. Potwin, of Lennon.
The association has delegated the Sc
lection of a secretary to the executive
committee, which is authorized TO pay
q salary for a competent person.
Sioux Falls was selected as the next
rlace OF meeting.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
CENTRAL DAKOTA HAS
HEAVY SNOWFALL

Huron. S. D, Jan. 15.--This portion Of
the state is under two feet or snow,
which is IN many places drifted and
the roads are almost impossible. The
heaviest snowfall experienced in IL
wears occurred yesterday. No trains
are moving today on the Great North
ern south of WATERFOWL. Northwest
ern passenger service is somewhat in
terrupted, but trains We're sent in all
directions at noon today. freight trait
dc was quite generally abandoned yes
-ln A
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
WOMAN'S LINGERIE
PUZZLES SUITOR, WHO
WAS THROWN DOWN

Interior, S. D., Jan. 14.-Fred
Bally, of this place, has a
broken engagement and a sup
ply OF lingerie on his hands and
doesn't know how to mend the
one or dispose OF the other. The
young woman who was to enter
into the contract TO 'love and
obey" sent on her trunk, con-
. tanning more "ixin's" than Fred
had ever beheld outside of a de-
partment store, and was to fol-
low OH the next train, but she
didn't do it. She notified him
later that she had gone with a
"handsomer man. but that
doesn't relieve him of the con-
tents of the trunk, and no or
ders are given and no place
known to which to return them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
SUFFERING FAMILY
FOUND IN DUG-OUT

Dallas, 8. d., Jan. 14.-Sheriff Loeb
was called TO a claim six miles south
west OF the new town of Denver. where
he found the family OF a Mr.. Culberson
In a d~eplorable condition. Without fuel
or clothes enough to protect them from
the cold where they were living In a
1t was found that one OF the
boys had his fee badly frozen and he
was left at Denver to haye his toes am
putated. The family has been cared
lor by the authorities.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
BANKERS INDICTED
ON OLD COMPLAINT

Hot Springs, S. D., Jan. l5.--
The grand jury which has been
investigating the affairs of the
defunct Citizens State bank of
Edgmont, which closed its doors
three or four years ago, yester-
day returned indictments against
the banks president, James A.
Stewart, and the cashier, c. A.
Grippen. There r several
counts, including Justification of
the records and receiving de-
posts when the bank was insol-
vent.
Grippen is now in the banking
business at Upton, Wyo.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
TRYING TO AR9iTRATE.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Representa
tires OF the Switchmen's Union OF
North America and or the railroads
operating out Of Chicago. engaged
again today in threshing out their diff
ferences before the Erdman act medi-
ators. Chairman Knapp and DR.. Neill.
IL is stated there is no immediate pros
pect OF an adjustment Of the difficulty,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
aAIIooN SEN AGAIN.

~hr,,nrooga Tenn. Jam. Ia dirig-
ible balloon passed over Chattanooga
: !, o'clock today. A man was dis
aa,nihle in the machine. II passed
across the city in about 10 minatss.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

Chicago, Jan. H.-Bertram Ia. Russell
is a victim OF the dreadful monologue
which some persons call conversation.
He talked so long and so exclusively
that his wife, q school teacher. had
him summoned into the municipal
court In an effort to curb his tongue.
He never threatened me; he Just
talked n talked said the wife.
What seemed to be the mater with
hin?" inquired Judge Fry.
He talked" replied the witness.
Talked"
Yes, Your Honor, he talked. I have
known him to talk continuously from
n o'clock in the morning until z O'clock
In the evening. Tuesday night he came
home and started.
II am the mother of four children. +
don't van TO prosecute my husband. I
only want him to stop talking. He is q
man when he starts talking.
"He talked socialism, literature, reli-
gion, labor n lang some verses which
he picked up to the effect that work
is the curse OF the drinking man. He
would not allow me TO attend to any OF
my duties
Upon signing bonds to hold his
tongue Russell was released.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
LIGHTING FRANCHISE ASKED.

Aberdeen, s. d., Jan. 15.-The Aber-
aeon Street Railway company has APP
nlied for an electric lighting franchise.
and the franchise has passed first
reading in the city council. The COM
pany, II is understood, does not expect
n mt In a second lighting system In
Aberdeen except in certain contingent
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
WAITER COHEN TRAVELS
WITH SHACkLES ON LEG

Pttsburg. Jan. 15.-In the custody OF
detectives Roberta De Janon, the elop-
ing heiress. and Frederick Cohen. her
early today. Cohen vas shackled to
q detective and Miss De Janon was
locked In a state room in the sleeper.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
SECRET Barred BY
RAY LAMPHERE AT
DEATHS APPROACH
He Himself Caused Murderess'
Death by Accidentally
Burning House.
REV. Mr.. SCHELL MAKES
NO COM MENT ON STORY

Mount Pleasant, la, Jan. Is
Rev. E. A. SchelI, president of
Wesleyan university, who heard
the confession of Ray Lamphere
before his death, refused to dis.
cuss the alleged confession of
Lamphere after his arrest.
Shortly before the death of
the Guinness suspect it was de-
cIared he had confessed his par
ticipation in the crimes commit
ted at the Murder farm" near
La Porte, Ind.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
REPORT ON COTTON.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE censns re-
port shows s.64S.2S5 bales. counting
round as half bales. ginned from the
growth OF 1909 TO January l, 1910, com,
pared with 12.463,2 9S for the crop oil
1908. The proportion OF the last thrss
crops ginned to January l Is 95.3 pes
cent for crop OF 1908. Round bases IN.
cluded this year are 144.847, compared
with 230,572 last year. Sea Island 81
49, this season: S6.528 last year.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
RESIGNS.

Madrid. Jan. 1.-THE resignation OF
Count lie San Luis, spanish minister
to Lisbon. was gazetted today. 1t Ia
expected that the count will be sue
TON tf#Ha NtN
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

DEADwoOD. s. d. - Freeman
Knowles, ex- congressman and newspa-
per man. has been arrested on a charge
- criminal libel on complaint OF Cham
psrs keliar, who recently horsewhipped
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
TWoM BLY, Us DEAD.

New York, Jan. 1i.-Hamilton Nc
Kowen Twombly, capitalist and widely
known railroad died today at his
home in Madison. N. J. Mr.. Twombly
married Adele Vanderbilt, daughter OF
William II. Vanderbilt. and for many
years was an active figure in the direc-
ton OF the Vanderbilt railroad inter-
csts. He was a director In about 20
railroad and other corporations.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

YANKTON, s. D.-This county haa
property worth $27l, $50 and owes 5333.-
3o0. and Is paying on the debt ~ >
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

T. MARION. IA.-Harry Elliott. a for
mer resident of this place, was killed
In q sn0wslide in Alaska, where he was
engaged In copper mining.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
FINANCIER FALLS /
into ROUTINE OF
HIS CONVICT LIFE
Former Banker Is Allowed No
Privileges That Are Not
Afforded Others

FORMER BANKERS DAILY
ROUTINE A DREARY ONE
Rises at s.
Breakfast at z.
Work until dinner, at DON
Dinner at IL.
Work unit! supper, at s.
Bed at 9.
All his letters opened.
Allowed to buy nothing but
tobacco and papers.
Not permitted to speak with
out permission.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21
HIS STREAM OF TALK
DROVE WIFE TIG COURT j
After L. Hour Monologue ths
Loquaaious Russell Sang of
Work as Drinkers Curse.

His talk was like 9 stream .-asicAs rims
With rapid change from rock to roses:
1T slipped from politics to puns;
IL passed from Mahomet to Moses:
Beginning with the laws that keep
The planets In their radiant courses,
And ending with some precept deep
For dressing cells or shooting horses.
-Praed's THE Vicar. :"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-21

AIthouch he confessed 70 greater
crimes, ne did not admit that he inten-
~tionally started the fire In which Mrs.
Guinness and the children persisted.
Once he was willing TO enter a formal
court plea OF guilty to that charge in the
hope OF leniency, but when he learned
that in the confession OF arson would
he involved a confession of numbering
the family, he refused.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-22
I0lM In.

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OF
Why
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enterpsing Munn
doing Just what dongreadng the Capital Jour
classified for good business
Munnimake
picking bargains When they
advantageous price. When
YOU It, too Not BY
thinking They don't when they
write the advertiser
20 Munnmakers can't como
drop money your lap where the Is bu
they pick and put II In pocket
Munnimaker.
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Through the Capital Journal
sold an apples. Yours truly,
GROWER.