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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
RIVER CONGRESS
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TRANSPORTATION
Pierre Will Hold One of Five
Gatherings to Unite Forces
to Perfect System.

Pierre. s. D., March 26.-With the
opening of the South Dakota water
ways convention here Tuesday of next
week. a series of five conferences will
begin, to be held in as many states,
and closing with the fourth annual
meeting of the Missouri River NaYiga-
ton congress to be held in Kansas city
the latter part OF the summer.
The object of all these conferences
and meetings is to encourage the use
of the Missouri river for transporta-
ton. Already the Missouri River Nav
igation congress feels ii has accom-
plished a great deal in bringing all the
cities in the Missouri valley together,
eliminating the jealousy which former
~ existed between the upper n loWer
river cities, and getting the various in
terests together.
This is the condition Of on
the river at present: The Benton
Packet company has eight boats AID a
score of barges to begin business when
the river is safe this spring. They VIII
ply between Bismarck, Wilton, Wash
burn, Coal Harbor. Expansion. Beapolis
and Williston. N. D., being operated by
telephone like trains moving between
stations. Docks and marine legs for
loading and unloading grain have been
constructed to handle grain in the bulk,
several elevators having been erected
along the river. The government will
make permanent landings for this com
pany at Bismarck.
Kansas City is completing the sub
scriptions to 81, 900. 900 of stock TO put
a boat line on the river from that city
to st. Louis.
With such men as Congressman J.
p. Latta, of Nebraska. behind it, an
Independent line is being organized,
known as the Missouri Valley Trans
portation company which expects 10
run boats from st. Louis to Kansas
City and Omaha. The company is now
seeking to pledge a large amount of
tonnage in Omaha and desires TO Sc
cure the same amount to and from
Sioux City TO enable them to operate
boats to hat city.
Captain J. s. Stevens, of Fort Ben
ton, with j.. II. Stranahan. attorney and
capitalist, and John Brown, president
of the First National bank, of Fort
Benton. proposes to operate boats reg
ularly between Fort Benton and VIII
liston. N. D., If not between Fort Ben
ton and Bismarck, N. d.
This leaves but d comparatively short
stretch of the $500 miles of the Missou-
ri river navigable length, from Bis
south to Omaha. which is not
actually prepared to use the river the
coming season. The upper river from
Bismarck to Fort Benton is in excellent
shape for navigation. 1t requires only
the occasional blasting Of rocks and the
maintenance of landings to make it
navigable from April to December.
Governor John Burke, of North Da-
kota. president of the Missouri River
Navigation congress-, and Will A.
Campbell, of Omaha, secretary-treasur-
er of the organization, are In Pierre.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
DURING STATE FAIR

Sioux FAILS, 5. D.. March 25.-A
movement has been inaugurated to hold
q state conservation congress in South
Dakota during the next state fair at
Huron In September. Among the i'm
portant questions to be discussed will
be the best plan TO retain and preserve
y fertility OF the rich soil of the
state and he care of the public
health. It Is planned to invite Arch
bishop ireland, James j. Hilis Dr
Wiley Marvin Hughitt. President FL
Holt. OF the Northern Pacific, and 9TH
ers 10 attend and make addresses.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Canton. $. d., March 26.-The special
election held Tuesday TO vote upon
the commission plan OF city govern
ment resulted In the adoption OF the
plan by a majority OF 115 votes. out
Of a total vote of 239. The normal vote
OF the city Is d few over 500. but ow-
ing TO the fact thai great many Of
the voters did not fully understand
the question and that the election was
held on a special date. they Ga not
turn out to vote, The friends OF the
commission plan were very active in
getting out these Who wire suFe to
vote right ~
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
REMAINS OF LITTLE BOY
EOiIND Ev NEICAROP

Worthing. s. o, March % After q
search of two week for the missing
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dickens.
who live two miles notheast of this
place. neighbors yesterday found the
remains Of the little 2-year-old boy in
the bed of Beaver creek, about a mile
below the point where b~loodhounds
traced his footsteps to the bank of the
stream. The child wandered away
while the mother was talking over the
telephone with a neighbor and con-
tinued search for two weeks failed to
reveal the whereabouts OF the body un-
til yesterday.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
MY Pictures.

Some one rave me a picture
A little glimpse OF the sea.
7 smell the salt and / feel the swing;
How ii comes back TO me! -
Rhythm of wave, and CLEAN OF sana,. ot
And a white sail rounding the POM
land.
Some one gave me "A picture
A bit OF country lane,
Under the shade OF the purple pines
oh, TO be. there again. S,sas her
There, where the ground-thrush MUS
And the wild red strawberries ripen nesS
So. pain-bound and helpless,
I he and dream all day.:
God Is good and the world is VIZ
Sun and sea and the dancing tue'
And a fair ship In the pay Tune.
These are mine, and the skies Oh 1unS'
sing. my heart to the thrush's tuhe.
-4ieritah Abbot, IN the ou'io
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
MAPLE SUGAR SWAMP
I'm MANS DOORYARD

Bridgewater. S. D.. March 25.-
c. A. Ray, of this city, does not
believe in further depending on
the effete east for his supply
of maple syrup, and consequent
ly has tapped several of the
soft maple trees in his yard,
from which he has produced a
syrup OF excellent quality and
flavor.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
AUDITORS ELICIT OFFICERS

Pierre, S. D., March 26.-The county
auditors. in their annual meeting to-
day, selected as officers for the coming
year: President, ]. j. Murphy, of
Turner; first vice president, e. A.
Hornby. of Moody: second vice presi-
dent, Henry Howe, OF M~innehaha; Sec
retary-treasurer, Charles s. Evans. of
Clark: executive committee, Charles j.
Fousek. Brule; j.. j.. Grace, Buffalo: M,
N. Erigstock, Marshall; b. r.. Wood.
Sphinx, and M. G. Drake, Lake.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
YOUNG MAN DROWNED IN
sslss FeuReHE RYE.

Belle Fourche, s. D.. March 26.-Ice
I'm the Belle Fourche river some miles
above this city, caused the death of
Ed Hurst, a young employe on the
ranch of Sam Mexican. A cable is
stretched across the river TO aid those
using boats to make the passage and
young Hurst was crossing In a skiff
70 carry Mr., and Mrs. Mexican to the
other side, when a cake of ice struck
his boat and d~islodged the youth. He
abandoned the cable and struck out
for shore. thinking he could swim to
safety. Before the eyes of his en-
ployers the boy was caught in the cur
rent and dragged underneath the wa
ter and his body disappeared. So far
1t has not beer located n may have
been washed some miles Down stream
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Today there are in Europe 100 cit
les having more than 100, 900, of which
65 have more than $50, 600. There are
rs cities with more than 500, 900 people
and seven with more than 1000, 600.
These are, London, 1850, 900; Paris,
2,700, 900; Berlin, 1900, 900; Vienna,
1000, 900; st. Petersburg, 1870, 900;
Moscow. 1850, 600, and Constantinople,
100, 600.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Excellent bricks are made of the soil
OF ant hills in Central Africa. The
natives tread 1t with water into dough
like substance, which is shaped In
rough, wooden molds. 1t is then dried
I'm the sun, and Afterwards baked in
native kilns.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Miss Anna c. Hedger recently resign
ed the principalship of the Hebrew
Technical School for Girls In New York
TO become the head of the new depart
ment OF household economics in the
University Of New Zealand. She was
chosen for this work by a special en-
voy following an investigation of the
work Of the leading instructors in do
mestic economics In England, Canada
n the United States.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Cape Cod figures hat she produced
last year about $50. 900 barrels of cram
berries out OF the $50, 900 produced in
the whole country. Let Cape Cod fur
nish the cranberries to the people and
she care not who provides the turkeys
to go with them
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Professor Herdman, l~ecturing at the
British Royal institution, and describ-
Ing how TO tell the age OF a fish, said
the lines on the scales OF a herring are
lines Of annual growth. The number of
ines on the bones are another indi-
cation
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Hubert Latham recently took up a
moving picture operator on a seven
minute trip in his ~aeroplane to an
elevation Of so feet from the ground.
The operator took pictures with the
lens pointing downward. The appara-
tus weighed 200 pounds. and its opera
tor 1856.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

What is known as the "Old Spy Oak
stands close to the intersection of
Westchester, Hobart and Morris Park
avenues, in the Bronx. 1t is a tree Of
fine appearance, having O diameter of
1--WE feet at a distance of five feet above
the ground. There is no definite his
tory Of the old monarch, but tradition
has 1t that it was the tree from which
spies were hung during the revolution
aTy ~ar. Efforts are being made ~
preserve IL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Recently at a meeting of the New
York Academy of Sciences Charles II.
Townsend described his studies In the
Strait of Magellan. Among other
things, he spoke of the native tribes
inhablting that region, and expressed
the opinoin that those dwelling among
the more westerly channels OF the
strait ara nrohahly the lowest of exist
ing primitive races. They go almost
naked and live mainly on shell-fish.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

AT the south there is some talk of
putting a heavy tax on soda water in
order 10 break even with the teetotal-
ers. II the truth is told, more than
half OF the soda and mineral water
down there Is drunk by people who
temper and weaken down something
else while drinking all this c~arbonated
water. while the sweet soda Is drunk
almost altogether by women and chill
dren,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

The women of Norway voted for
members Of parliament for the first
time last year. the women OF Denmark
O part in the municipal elections for
the first time, h women of Michigan
voted on questions OF local taxation and
the women Of Victoria cast their first
ballot for the state parliament.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

The untitled tonnage OF the United
States Steel Corporation at the close
OF 1903 amounted to $500, 900 tons. 1t
Is estimated that on December 81, of
this year, the untitled tonnage will come
CLOSE TO $4,000 600 tons. Estimates on
the net earnings for the year OF the
corporation approximate $4,000 900,
q gain OF $41, 0OO. 900 over last wear.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

In q turbine steamer. the rhythmic
humping of the pistons disappears and
instead the engines give out a thin So
prano song that rises or falls in key
with the speed. sometimes suggesting
a continuous squeaL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

DR.. Max Wolf, of Heirelberg, to whom
astronomy owes the discovery, by the
aid OF photography, OF $50 new aster-
ODDS, has himself never seen q single
one OF these little planets. He has only
o * upon the images of the stars
discovered by him. leaving to others
"searchers of the sky" the pleasure Of
viewing them through telescopes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

In the seven years 1901 to 1908 Chi
sass postal service expanded reHiaraha-
bly,. The postal routes now cover 49,
900 miles and the postoffices humble
a.493, as against 176 in 1901, an increase
nf Q217
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
PRAIRIE FIRE scoRcHEs
TOWN OF LEBANON

lebanon, S. D., March Pa prairie
Are yesterday broke over fire guards
and burned two lumber yards. four
elevators. the depot and an implement
house here before II was brought under
control. The loss is estimated at close
to $35, 600.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Many tons OF wool were ruined In
north China last August by heavy pro-
fracted rains, when there was no way
Of keeping the wool dry.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Electricify has supplanted gas for
car lighting In nearly all the state rail-
ways OF Italy. Switzerland and Den
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

a DIFFERENCE.
Mrs. Holdtite-My husband was Vs..
angry when / asked him for a ne" ""
coat.
Mrs. Nokoyne-My husband was olie
ent. When / asked him for a new 00a'
he never said a word. -
Mrs. Holdtite-Ffne; and did you D"
the coat?
Mrs. Nokoyne-No.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08

Before the customer paid his bin the
hotel stenographer tore several pages
out of her notebook and handed them
TO him. only the notes OF his letters"
she said to the next customer. He is
one OF the cautious kind. There are
not many like him. About once in six
months somebody comes along who
keeps such a watchful eye on his COR
~respondence that he won't even let a
stenographer keep his notes. or
course, 1t is nothing to us and we al
ways give them up when asked to.
I don't know what the cautious folk
do with them. Destroy them, maybe.
Anyhow there is no record of foolish
utterances left In the s~tenographer's
books"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-08
souTH DAKOTA

A New York woman just back from
Europe tells this story: AT Bad
Nauheim a physician told her that he
had recently had an American from the
far west" under treatment who grew
better under his care and was finally
told that nothing more could be done
for him. The family was about TO de-
part when the young daughter became
Ill and the same physician vas called
In. After a weeks treatment he told
the parents that the child's ailment was
and nostalgia. Take her
home and she will be all right" If
she has nostalgia" said the mother,
give me the name of some European
expert n we will have her cured. /
have no faith in our home physicians"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
A Clever Acrobat.

A diverting anecdote is told in "An- nals of the Liverpool Stage" of an unrehearsed episode that occurred at the Hop. a cheap but popular place of entertainment. X troupe of acrobats were engaged. and one of their num- Der gave single turn" in which he displayed his skill as a champion weight litter. Somebody. however. on mischief bent. changed one of the if ty-six pound weights for one made of cardboard. The strong mans vision was impaired by the loss of one eye. but in this instance not unfortunately so. He took the first and second weights. and after having manipulat- ed them he took the third. the one made of cardboard. Realizing in an instant what had been done, he as quickly decided to turn it to his own advantage by throwing three flip flaps" while holding the dummy weight. He was greeted with a per- feet round of applause. and the audi ence declared it to be the greatest feat they had ever witnessed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
CurIous EGl.-s of Spiders.

The water spider carries air down with it when it dives. Dr. McCOok saw one remain forty-five minutes un- der the water One water spider builds a nest under the water attached to the stem of some plant and in the shape of diving bell, with the open ing downward It fills this bell with air by taking down a bubble at time. Coming to- the surface, it incloses an air bubble under it's body and instant 1y descends. Getting under the nest, the bubble is allowed to escape into it, and this process continues until the nest is full of air. The spider then lays. its eggs there, inclosed in CO., coon, and leaves them to. grow in this underwater palace, safe from all fly ing foes. When these water spiders are seen under water they look like little balls of shining silver. Little bubbles of air seem to cling among the hairs of their bodies. As spiders, like insects, breathe the air at little holes along the whole length of the body, they can easily make use of these bub- bles of air for breathing.-London Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
prinkina Cups of inc Ancients.

Silver cups made by. such famous workmen as Myron, Myos and Mentor were preferred to gold cups. They were very beautifully engraved and of workmanship which has never been equaled. When gold cups were enrich ed with precious stones they some
 times became peers of the engraved silver vessels. Of all sizes. shapes and designs were these drinking cups, and their value was measured more by their form and design than the mate
 rial of which they were made. Some had two handles, some only one and some none at all. They were large and small, low and tall, narrow and Ob- long. They were purely the product of the varying fancy of that >prodigious age, which seemed to scorn uniform ity. The early Greeks and Romans drank hot water from cups, as we now drink coffee and tea, these beverages being unknown to them. Coffee origi- mated with the Assyrians. and tea was first used by the Chinese at a very early age.-National Food Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
BOSTON NATIONALS WILL
 ELECT LOCKE PRESIDENT

Boston,Nov. 19.-William H. Locke, secretary of the Pittsburg Pirates, will be elected president of the Bos- ton National League Club at the meeting of the stockholders of this organization next month. The fact that Barney Dreyfuss' right-hand man is to leap from the ranks of the secretaries into the presidential row does not signify that the owner of the Pirates has been able to name the new head of the Boston club Dreyfuss and John P. Harris, who at present is the leading stockholder in the Boston club, are warm friends, but the Pittsburg club owner does not own any stock in the Doves and never has attempted to advise Harris what to do in matters pertaining to the running of the Boston club.
 Harris has been the majority stock holder in the Doves for the last two years, but he has not advertised this fact and has been content to remain in the background and let some one else pose as the president of the team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
Not Built That Way.

For the first time the old lady was about to make a railway journey. and when she arrived at the station she did not know what to do.
 "Young man." she said to porter. who looked about as old as Methuse lah. ''can you tell me where l can get my ticket?"
 'Why, num-" he replied.;..you get it at the boking cffice through the pi- geonhole."
 Being very stout. she looked at the hole in amazement. and then she burst out in a rage:
 "Go away with you. you old idiot! How can l get through there? ain't no blessed pigeon!'-London Answers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
A French Jeks.

Two tramps on the banks of tho Seine:
 How can we raise the windT
 "I have 1t You throw yourself in, and I'll jump in after you and take you out. Then I'll get the reward from the Humane society"
 Good! Here gossg' He jumped into the water, and after houndering about for some time he was getting t1red ont Well" he asked, "how long are you going to remain sitting fhers7 Why don't you come in. and take me out?" k
 Because I think might make mors out of you in the morsue." Paris Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19
WHO WILL SETTLE
 no LB. SQUABBLE?
Farmer Man Throws up His Hands-Register Your Kick While He Has His Health

That little article sent to the Far mer by "A youthful fan" presumably a Maplewood rooter. and printed Thursday evening has aroused quite a howl among the no pound football championship claimants of the city :. The article itself was printed in good faith, but it does seem that tn!s "A youthful fam erred considerably Tn giving out the score of some of the games played, and that he neglected, also, to give some of the games play ed Yesterday the KeyStOnes came across with a kick-today the Co., lumbia Stars and Tigers have their little to say.
 Stars states that his team defeated the Tigers 11-0. Under the Tiger record there is given % game be- tween that club and the Columbia Stars That there Is a mistake, an intentional one, somewhere is appar- ent. Look over the communications:
 Howl No. 1.
 Dear Editor-In regard to the item which appeared in your paper the other night, concerning the 110 pound championship, I would like to state that the Columbia Stars have yet to be beaten this season, and also that they are not any heavier than any of the teams mentioned They have been after a game with the Edge wood Jrs. but cannot seem to lana It. Now I don't see why they haven't as much chance for the championship as the Edgewoods or Maplewoods Now if this youthful fan" as he calls himself thinks for a minute that the Columbia Stars comprise some Columbia Reserves and Columbia Stars were made of up Reserves and Jrs. they would not play the Edge woods. but the Thunderbolts and other teams. If this youthful fan, or anybody else thinks the Stars have any weight on any of the teams men tioned' in his item he can have $50 as a side bet that they are not. Here is the Columbia Stars record:
 Columbia, 6; Lakeview Jrs-, O.
 Columbia, g.; Stratford, 5.
 Columbia, 22; Tammany, 0.
 Columbia, 5; c. B. C., O.
 Columbia, o; Lakeviews, o.
 Columbia, 6; Victor, o.
 Columbia, II; Tigers, 0.
 The fact is that the youthful fan" who wrote knows nothing about foot lumbia Stars team.
 Yours very truly,
 MGR. COLUMBIA STARS.
 Howl No. 2.
 To the Sporting Editor of the Far mer: Dear Sir:-In reply to the arti- cle which appeared in Thursdays s Farmer, regarding the Tiger football team. The Maplewoods claim they are made up mostly of last years Mohicans which is a very big mis- take. There is but one Mohican play CT on the team, Judson by name. Now if the Maplewoods or Edgewood Jrs are laying claim to the cham pionship the Tigers stand ready to dispute them. The Tigers, are the lightest of any of the alleged 119 pound teams and will weigh in with the Edgewood Jrs. and Maplewoods at any time The Tigers have yet 70 be defeated. Their record:
 Tigers, 6; Berkshires, 0.
 Tigers, Il; Edgewoods, s.
 Tigers, z; Tigers, 5, S. Norwalk.
 Tigers, AS; Pequots, 0.
 Tigers, 0; Columbias, 0.
 Tigers, 21; Keystones, 0.
 Yours in sport a
 TIGER PLAYER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-19

King himself owned thirty cars ana
 Queen Sowyl Pongsi, the chief royal lady. owns one that is fuxuriously fitted cGp 7Ssr boudnir.c Some time ago the Kings, Ministers became alarmed at the speed at which the royal car was wont to travel and they petitioned his Majesty to give up au- tomobiling. At the service of your
 Majesty" the document said, there are bearers, and when time presses, carriages. We therefore beseech you to give up the use of automobiles, or at least to go at a more moderate pace" The Kings marginal note on this was: Danger lies not in the au- tomobiles, but in the hearts of men,"