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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-11

Misses Bessieand MarionFloyd,
who had been spending some
time visiting relatives in the
county, lett yesterday for their
home at White Oak, Ga.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-11

Mr.. r. c. Lawrence left yes.
terdsy for Waynesville, where he
will join Mrs. Lawrence, who
went to Waynesville last week
They will be away a week O,
two.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-11

Mrs.J. r. Morris. who had been
visiting relatives in Wilmington
for some time, came home Mon
day afternoon. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Lottie
Kerr, who will spend several
DAYS IN town.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
PEOPLE ASK OPENING
OF WASHAB4UGH COUNTY

Pierre, s. D., Jan. 22.-The people of
southern Stanley county are anxious TO
secure the opening to settlement of
Washabaugh county, which is a part
Of the Pine Ridge reservation, lying
just south OF Kadoka.
While IL is practically certain that
bills will pass the present session Of
congress for the opening OF Bennett
and Mellette counties in the Pine Ridge
and Rosebud reservations, there is no
certainty that any such action will be
taken in regard to Washabaugh. Rep
resentatives of the White River Com
mercial club. of Kadoka, have been in
Chicago. in conference with the officials
of the ST. Paul road. seeking aid to Sc
cure the opening OF the country TO the
south OF Kadoka. and ave returned
with assurances that all possible aid
which can be given them by the rep
resentatives OF the road viii be at their
command.
The country which il is desired to
have open is said TO contain a large
amount OF excellent farming and graz
ing lands,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
ATTORNEY
SCORES SCORES BIG BIG FEES
criticises Former Counsel, but
Holds the Record for Service
in Divorce Cases.

Sioux Falls. S. D., jan. 22.-The en-
ployment of the law firm of Bailey &
Voorhees, as counsel for Moses Kauf-
mann in his defense of the suit OF
| Aiken 81 Judge and other attorneys for
fees a~ggregating $33,S00, growing out of
the famous Emma Kaufman murder
trials, calls attention to what consti-
tutes a normal fee. C. o.. Bailey raises
the question in an interview, in which
he says:
Naturally, as a lawyer, l believe that
O lawyers services should be recon-
pensed, but attorneys fees while liberal
should also be reasonable and should
be based upon the extent and value OF
the services rendered and not upon the
size of the clients pile" Sioux Falls
is not New York and Nose Kaufman
is not a Wall street millionaire. Sioux
Falls lawyers can scarcely expect to
charge and collect fees which would be
considered extremely liberal if charged
by a metropolitan lawyer against a
multi millionaire client. Nose Kauf-
mann has never been accused of any
crime excepting that of standing by his
wife when she was in trouble and he
annot afford to pay without a contest,
lawyers fees which would amount to a
practical confiscation of his entire
property"
Special interest attaches to the state
ment made by Bailey for the reason
that it is usually difficult to find an
attorney who will criticise the amount
of the fee chargedsby another attorney.
and for the further reason hat both
Bailey and Aiken have been recognized
as promising divorce attorneys" and
Bailey has admitted receiving the larg-
est fee ever paid TO a South Dakota
attorney as counsel in a divorce action.
Mr.. Bailey modestly admits that in one
case, name not given for confidential
reasons, his firm received $1,000 for
procuring a divorce in which there was
hardly q semblance of opposition. In
the case of General G.. 7. Baldwin, of
New York, the same firm received
$500, which included all court ex-
penSeS.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
LOSES TICKET AND DON'T
KNOW WHERE HOME /;

Tolstoy, s. d., Jan. 22.-Simon Guert-
ner, who recently arrived here direct
from Russia, finds himself much in the
same predicament as the Indian who
had lost his way on the prairie, and
when asked what was wrong stated
that he was not lost but hat his tepee
was. Guertner has lost his family and
does not know where to find them, ex-
cept that he knows they are somewhere
in South Dakota. He knows that his
family was headed for the home of Carl
n Philip Leidke, somewhere in the
state, but beyond this knows nothing
of their present Whereabouts. His pres
ent predicament is due to several Incl
dents. In the first place he vas held
at Bremen by the health authorities,
while the other members of his party
his mother, Johann, and brother, Jacob
were permitted to proceed on their
way to the United States and South
Dakota. He was delayed on his journey
for about our weeks. After reaching
the United States he was picked up and
brought to Tolstoy by another Russian
who was making his way here. Guert-
ner lost the latter portion of his rail-
road ticket, containing the name of his
destination, and not having observed
the name closely, does not know his
own destination or the place where his
mother and brother evidently have for
some weeks been a~nxiously awaiting
his coming.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
GOVERNOR Wesley I'M
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE

Washington, Jan. Ex-Governor YES
sey and the o congressional mem
bers from South Dakota have got to-
gether and in conference with the inte-
rior department practically closed up
the arrangements for the recession to
their state of some go, 1000 acres of val
liable and in the Black Hills country.
The state has been after these lands
a long time. They represent in lieu of
sections 16 and Sc within the forest re-
serve In Pennington, Lawrence, Fail
River and Custer counties. These
lands, before they had ever been sur
veyed, were taxen for forest reserve
purposes, and thereafter the govern
ment maintained that the state had lost
them forever. The state insisted that
1t must ave them, or their equivalent.
Attorney General Clark and Commits
sioner Dokken, of the public school lane
department, came here recently in the
effort to get the matter Strengthened
out, and the government decided to
concede something to the state. The
papers haye been drawn up and will
probably be executed before Governor
Wesley returns home. Under the ar
rangement the state will get an equiva-
lent area and value in lands, but will
be given them en- bloc, under an ar
rangement for their selection.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
Indian Orator Says Newspaper
Mistaken-Bar Liquor From
Reservation.
5000 MORE HOMESTEADS

Wakpala, s.. D., Jan. 20.-InspectoT
Mclaughlin left yesterday for Chey-
enne River agency. after having coun-
seled with the Standing Rock Indians
for more than a week regarding the
opening of the remainder Of their sur
plus lands to settlement. He Is elated
over the way the Indians received the
proposition. Thomas Frosted's speech
was typical OF the feeling OF the Indians
at large. He said:
II have been told that the white
mans newspapers say that u women
carry their children on their backs,
facing the opposite direction in which
they are going, and that this is like all
Indians. that they walk straight ahead,
but their minds face backward. / say
this is not so; my mother carried me
on her back facing forward, and Sc we
Indians wish to consider this matter.
looking forward to whatever is for our
best interests
The Indians object to the appraising
system and the opening of lands by
lottery. They want their lands to go
to the homesteader who makes the
highest bid and pays one-fifth down.
Would Have Liquor Barred.
They also asked that the introduction
of liquor be prohibited for at least 25
years. AS Frosted put it:
Il like liquor myself very much, but
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
MRS. HEARST KEEPS OUT
OF HOMESTAkE TROUBLE

Lead, ). d., Jan. 22.-An interesting
sidelight on the labor difficulties
through which the Homestake Mining
company is passing has been sup
pressed for some time in an effort. it is
said, to keep Mrs. Hearst's name out of
the fight.
Richard Bunney, a well known mem
Der of the Lead Miners union, and q
companion. left here with the an
nounced intention Of visiting Western
Federation officials in Denver They
returned about 10 days ago, n imme-
diately addressed a meeting of the
union. They had really been to San
Francisco to interview Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, one of the chief owners of the
Homestaka, and enlist her ~sympathies
for the miners. They are said to have
told the union that their mission was
fruitful of results, and that Mr.. Grier
was to be removed from the Office of
superintendent.
Mrs. Hearst has always taken q per-
sonal interest in the affairs of the en-
ployes and has made large benefactions
TO them and to the city. Some were in
clined to believe the story told by Bum
ney and his companion until Mr.. Grier
received a personal letter from Mrs.
Hearst saying she had declined to in.
terfere in any way.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
PAPOOSE is CARRIED
WITH FACE FORWARD

then again | am afraid Of il. for al.
though for a little while after I DRINK
/ am very happy, and I think of the
old days When we hunted the buffalo
and there We're no white men to bother
us, yet 1T Is not long before my heart
is very bad, and | find my money gone
and the white mar has got it, and Ne
laughs at me-"
strong objection was raised in the
council to h present method of SELL
ing lands of deceased Indians for spot
cash. 1t was pointed out that of the
thousands of acres that had been sold.
not a single tract had gone to an actual
settler, but that spectators had GOT
It all. An urgent request was made to,
Major Mclaughlin to have Secretary
Balllnger alter this system so that the
lands could be sold on long time to.
actual settlers.
Too Many Offices.
The indians also asked that certain.
government jobs on the reservation
which are paid for out of their funds
and which they consider unnecessary
be abolished.
If they had the sole decision, the In
dams would, of course be opposed 70.
the opening of the last of their lands.
but realizing that congress has the
power, they are making the best of the,
situation, and their requests to CON
gress show moderation and good iudg-
ment.
5000 More Romesteads.
1t is not likely these lands will be
thrown open until the fall of 1911. II
is impossible to say how much land viii
be available for settlement, as there
are many allotments to make yet and
the state will select a large amount Of
school land. ~
About 5000 homesteads will probable
be open for entry. y
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
PASSENGERS MELT SNOW
TO OPERATE LOCOMOTIVE

WATERFOWL, S. D., Jan. Gone hum
dred passengers on a Minneapolis e. st.
Louis passenger train were saved from
an indefinite wait in cold cars behind a
dead engine near Cresbard yesterday
by the resourcefulness of the train
crew and the energy of the travelling
men aboard. AS the train entered the
storm belt of the James river valley it
encountered deeper n deeper drifts
till several miles west Of Cresbard it
brought UP behind a freight train hope
lessly stalled with a dead engine. BY
the time it was determined that to back
UP was the only alternative the drifting
snow had the train fast. Out poured
the passengers and bravely manned the
shoyels, only to learn that the engine
was out OF water and would be dead in
a short time, which mean the freezing
OF the steam pipes in the coaches, in
which were a number OF women and
children. But the men We're not to be
beaten, SO while half of them shoveled
out the drifts behind the train the rest
shoveled snow into the tender to melt,
and thus kept up team enough not
only to keep the coaches warm, but
also ta anahla the an0inaar TO oat the
train back to Cresbard.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
HOMESTAKE RESUMES
MINING OPERATIONS
Has All the Men 1t Can Use
Now and Peace Prevails in
the District.

Dcadwood, S. D., Jan. 2~0.-Several
Hundred miners went TO work in the
Homestake this morning without the
slightest semblance of trouble. They
were well guarded and the streets of
Lead We're nearly empty save for the
plain clothes men who had anticipated
interference. This morning the com
pany announced that they had all the
men for the present that they could use.
The mine will only be operated down to
the 1,100-foot level for the present, 1t
having been unwatered to that point.
In answer to the unions charge that
the company intended to cut wages, the
Loyal Legion adopted a resolution in
which they announced that they would
not work for less wages or longer hours
than at present,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
MAN DENIES ELoPEMENT
WITH YOUNG WOMAN

Fort Pierre, S. D., Jan. 20.-Informa-
ton mas reached here that Alva Brown,
who was alleged to have eloped from
this vicinity with a young girl named
Maggie McGraw, has appeared at his
home at Belle Fourche, and emphati-
cally denies that he was instrumental
In inducing the young woman to leave
her home. He states further that he
has not been In Fort Pierre for two
years. Brown adds that he is an old
friend of the girls family; that several
months ago he received a letter from
the girl asking If she could procure
work IL she went 10 Belle Fourche; that
he wrote her that there was work for
her at Belle Fourche, and that she
finally went to Belle Fourche, but re-
manned only fou or five days. when shU
departed, stating that she vas going
to Whitewood. Brown says he has
known nothing or her whereabouts
since she left Belle Eenrche,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
PRAIRIE CHICKENS INVADE
CITY OE SInIIx EAIc

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 20.p Sioux
Falls a day or two ago, for the first
time in 80 years, was invaded by a
large flock of prairie chickens, which,
1t is believed, were unable to secure
feed in the rural districts because of
the deep snow n therefore decided
TO invade Sioux Falls and see what
they could do in the city in the for
aging line. There were several hun
dred of the chickens and they did not
hesitate TO alight and feed in the door
yards of several residents in the heart
OF he residence district. The chick
n appeared quite tame and did not
readily fly when people approached to
enjoy the novel sight OF witnessing
prairie chickens feed within the limits
of the city. In departing a number OF
the chickens were killed by coming into
contact with telegraph and telephone
wires.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

A feature of the winter season I'm
Quebec is a competition for the best
snow statue to be made in Dufferin
terrace. directly opposite the Chateau
Fronsenac. Snow lends itself admir-
ably TO modelling, as several successful
statues made in past winter carnivals
81 Canada testify. K is probable that
one Of the three judges will be M. Paul
Chevre, Of Paris, who Is the sculptor
of the Champlain statue on Dufferin
terrace. M. Chevre is spending several
weeks in Quebec at the chateau. The
Chateau FTontenac offers a purse OF
$50 in gold TO the sculptor OF the best
snow statue and two other prizes, each
OF s25 in gold. are offered by business
firms.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
UNION MEN DEMAND
HIGHER MAGE SCALE

Lead, S. D.. Jan. 22.--Should the
union men who refuse TO go TO work
for the Homestake on the non-union
terms, get their affairs with the COM
pany Strengthened out, they will only
return on an increase of wages. Action
on this question was taken in a two
days. vote of all Homestake under
ground men, in which 1.400' votes were
cast, and the men voted TO raise the
wages of all miners, shovelers, crush
ermen and helpers 10 $3.50 a day, be-
ing an increase in most cases of so
cents per day. They also set the mini
mum wage scale for all surface men at
So, q raise OK from 2255 10 30 cents. This
raise affects all union men in both Lead
and Terry who in future work for the
HOmestake,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
WIND BLOCkADES
]. DAKOTA IRA! &c
Severe Gale Extends Over the
State and Much of the
Service Is Abandoned.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Jan. 22.-The heav-
fest wind of the winter season, prevail
ing through last night. has blocked ey-
cry train running in or out of this city.
Trains are abandoned on the South Da-
kota CentTal and on the Madison u
off, as we'll as on the Madison-Bristo
line of the Milwaukee, and all other
trains are from two to five hours late.
The wind storm is known TO have eX-
tended 200 miles to the north and north
west and traffic will be abandoned
practically for the day. There was no
new snow accompanying the wind, but
the snow already fallen and partially
packed was cut by the wind and car
ried away.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

In curing meats, Germany forbids the
Use of boric acid and salts thereof, for
maldehyde and all substances that give
or formaldehyde in tErir use, the hy-
droxides and ~carbonates of alkaline.
salts, sulphurous acid and the salts
thereof, as wei as the salts OF hypo-
suiphurouE acid, hydrofiuoric acid and
salts thereof, salicylic acid and COM
pounds thereof, chloric acid and salts
thereof, and all coloring matter. II Is
further required that meat picked in
salt OF brine must contain at least 9
The ingredients used are salt, ssltpeter,
sugar and vinegar.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

Amnaon. in his studies OF the people
OF the small cities of Carisruhe and
FTefburg. proves that city people
dimenish in the curse of one and two
families that move from the country
to the cities on an average almost die
out in the course OF two generations.
II is asserted that one-half OF h in
habitants OF the German cities are i'm
migrants from the country, and the
conclusion from this fact is that the
cities must renew themselves COM
lions
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
MINER cARvEs CORN;
DIES or BLOODPO!SoNING

soning resulting from an attempt to
cut a corn with a razor, caused the
death here of James w. King, a vet
eran prospector and one OF the pioneers
of 1876. King, who has been janitor at
the federal building, performed a little
operation on his foot about 10 days &
but did not give the wound the proper
treatment, and soon the leg became in
fected. Before the could OPP
crate, King died. He was 20 years old
and a native of Ohio, being a civil
war veteran Of that state. He has no
relatives here.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
EVANGELIST GOES MAD;
WILL NOT WEAR CLOTHES

Sioux Falls, s. D., Jan. 22.-Sudden1y
becoming violently insane at a revival
service in a Finnish settlement in
Kingsbury county. an evangelist, Thos.
Brannan, aged so years, has been or
dered sent to the state hospital for the
insane at Yanktpn by the insanity
board of Kingsbury county.
The mans home is a mile north Of
Spearfish, where he conducted a mar
ket garden. He for some time has be-
longed to a religious sect, the members
of which believe they are endowed with
a special power by the Holy Ghost and
that they are required to devote their
time, as did the apostles Of old, to
preaching. He will not keep clothing
on his body. and calls every one who
comes near him a devil
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
K. or c. INITIATE CLASS.

Huron, S.. D., Jan. 22.-One of the
largest classes ever initiated in the or
der of the Knights OF Columbus in
this city, was that of rs, at a meeting
here Sunday. State Deputy Walsh, Of
Aberdeen, assisted by NJ. l.. Tobin, as
sistant deputy, OF this city, conducted
the initiatory ceremonies. Large dele
cations were present from Aberdeen,
Redfield, Pierre, Sioux Falls and other
cities. A banquet followed the initia-
ton, az which Dean Daniel f. Des-
mond, of Huron, presided. A number
of speeches were made and responses
70 toasts given.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
PASSENGER BURIED
IN II FEET or SNOW
Train Hurled From Track Over
Embankment, but Passengers
Escape Injury.

Armour, s. D.. Jan. 20.-Passenger
206, running between Stickney and
Trip, was wrecked three miles from
Corsica this morning at 1890 and three
cars went over an e"mbankment and
were buried in II feet of snow. There
were 20 passengers on the train, but
none of them were injured. The train
was going at the rate of about 20 miles
an hour when ii is supposed that il
struck a broken rail. Traffic is blocked
over the line and a wrecking crew was
called from Sioux City to clear awav
the debris and repair the track.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
COURT OPENING DELAYED.

Webster, S. D., Jan. 22.-The regular
term of court for Day county did not
open yesterday, as Judge McNulty was
snowbound at Britton. There are 102
cases on the calendar, the most import
ant Of which are the State VS.. Carl
Malmberg, charged with classifying the
county records with reference to GER
tain land titles, and the State VS.. A. G..
Paulsen, former deputy county treas
urer, who is charged with embezzling
1900 while In Office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
STATE SCHOOL FUNDS
REPLENiSH COAL BINS

Pierre, 5. d., Jan. 22.-Complaint Is
being made that some OF the country
schools of Hutchinson county are be-
ing operated entirely from the receipts
from the state school fund. and with
out the aid OF local taxation. The COM
plant comes from the fact that this
fund - Presumed 10 be nsee 9se- se.css
ers' wages alone, while In the districts
complained of IT Is used also for fuel
and incidental expenses as Well as for
paying the teachers. This use OF tho
money means either a shorter school
term or lower wages for the teachers,
and it Is insisted that the money be
used only for the purpose for which 1t
Is intended. and that the pupils be
given all.the benefits possible from the
fund.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28
MAsoNs GET TOGETHER.

Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 20-Scottish
Rite Masons are gathering in this city
for the winter reunion which, COM
mencing Monday evening, January IL,
will continue until Friday evening, jan
uary Il. A banquet will be served that
night and a prof ram of toasts given.
There are 400 of the Scottish
Rite in Aberdeen and upwards of 1900
In the state. The largest class yet
taken into the order in the state will
be adopted at the session now open,
numbering 70.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

German inventors have at last pro-
duced a product which should minimize
the casualties so frequently caused by
the exploding OF spirit lamps. This is
no other than denatured alcohol in the
form OF solid cubes, which can be burnt
In a special lamp by simply igniting
them with a match. The cubes, which
are about the size OF lump sugar. look
like gelatin and burn slowly with a
hot, blue fame. They will not a
crate and are said to be cheaper, for
the heat developed, than is liquid alco-
hol.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-01-28

A close study OF the water supply
for the operation of the locks under
present plans shows that the available
amount OF water on the isthmus is not
sufilcient TO maintain, at all times, In
the canal. the 40 feet OF depth stipu-
lated FOR by the law. In dry years the
modern dreadnought Of the navy. the
large carriers of freight and the arnau
uatilsports VIII not be able to use the
canal.