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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-27

hotel bed room would be to advertise
him as a sucker to the next CRATER
that happened along.
L. Krumvieda went to the Twin
Cities the latter part of last week to
purchase pump and plumbing
supplies
Miss Edna Allen entertained her
fellow graduates of this high school
at the home of her parents in the
north part of the city last Friday
evening.
George Brooks returned Tuesday
from Hot Springs where he was treat
ed for cancer. The growth was en-
tirely removed and George is a
happy man.
The graduating class of the high
school, accompanied by two of their
teachers, Misses Wolcott and Hiebv,
will go to Lake Poiusette today on a
fishing trip.
Vance Crane has a professional
card in this issue announcing himself
as a deputy state surveyor. Vance
has completed the surveying course
at the state college and has passed
the examination and secured a sur
veyor's license from the state officials.
He is now prepared to do anything in
the line of surveying.
"A ball game for the forenoon on
the 10th of June has been arranged
between the Erwin team and the
White Sox. These two teams put up
a good strong game. The purse will
be 5000. Remember this is the
game scheduled for the forenoon, and
not the only game for the day. The
afternoon game will be between two
professional salaried teams.
e. A. Ripe, of Madison, com.
mitted suicide at Madison Sunday
evening. Financial difficulties is
given as the u of rash act. He
mas been a frequent visitor in Oldham
as he owned an elevator at this place.
Oldham Register.
The later reports are to the effect
that Ripe went broke on options"
The peculiar part of it is that Ripe
was an experienced grain man and
knew the game well enough to know
that it is a losing game for all small
fry.
G. E. Mallory this week received
a long letter from C.. l.. Brownell,
now at Zillah, Wash. The Brownell
family are on the fruit ranch and G..
l.. has gotten into the harness and is
working on his ranch for all he is
worth. He is convinced that fruit
growing is no snap, but on the whole
he thinks he likes it better than
merchandising. In his letter he tells
of thinning the apple trees, and says
that four trees is a good days work
for an experienced man. Then there
is the spraying, a very necessary work
if the applesa are to be free from worms
and the trees to be saved from the
various insects that destroy. In the
spring he was compelled to smudge
two nights to keep the frost from the
orchard. He had 600 iron pots in
which crude oil was burned. c. l..
says the crude oil makes ten times as
much smoke as soft coal, and that
smudging is anything but a delight.
But for all the hard work he seems to
like the business. He has fled on a
claim in the Flathead country and
will have to mov onto 1t by Nov. LIST,
1t is close to a new town and will
eventually be a very valuable piece Of
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-27
THE INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From an Around the Town and
County.

"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. White Monday of this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sasse visited her
daughter Retta at Yankton this week.
Come and celebrate in De Smet
June 10th. Well have a corking good
time.
Mrs. James McCaskell entered
the De Smet hospital Sunday and
was operated upon for appendicitis.
Carl Schultz and his cement crew
have been busy the past week putting
in cement walks in different paris of
the city.
F. w. Wright, of Bancroft
vicinity, called upon F. w. Wright,
of the INDEPENDENT, Saturday, Come
again, F. W.
Mrs. D. H. Lotus returned Sat-
urday evening from her two weeks
visit to friends at Yankton and Letch-
er, this state.
Miss Maggie Gillespie arrived
from Mankato, Mimi Saturday for a
visit with the folks at the home in
Mathews township.
DR.. E. Haberman departed
Thursday OF last week for Chicago
where he will take a postgraduate
course of two months.
-Word from Sank Center, MINI,
is to the effect that a girl arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Coolidge Tuesday of last week.
The junior class of the high school
entertained the graduating class at
the home of Miss Pearl Heating,
north of the city, Monday evening.
Miss Emma Hasche, who under
went an operation at the De Smet
hospital a short time ago, had S far
recovered as to be able to go home
Saturday of last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Head, of
Minneapolis, were guests at the B. A.
Dyar home in this city the latter part
of last week and the first of this.
The two ladies are sisters.
The small grain crops are doing
we'll in spite of the continued cool
weather. The grain is an even stand,
we'll stooled, good color and strongly
rooted. With the usual season be-
fore us there is every reason to ex-
pect a good crop.
The political meeting advertised
for Ex-Gov. Elrod at this place for
last Saturday evening drew a small
crowd, the highest estimate of at
tendance placing the number at less
than 100. 1t seems impossible to stir
up a particle of enthusiasm for the
ex-governor's candidacy.
A smooth chap has been making
several towns in the north part of the
state soliciting advertising for cards
to be hung up in hotel bed rooms and
exchanges tell of several people who
we're fleeced by them as they disap-
peared after getting the money and
never completed their work.
But really, it was a kindness to the
victims to never finish the work. All
the advertising a local business man
would get from a card hung up in q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
WEATHERLY URGES
 NESMITH ELECTION
Says Birmingham Is Not Represented on Supreme Bench and COmmends
 Nesmith to the Voters

Prominent lawyers and others who are supporting Judge c. c. Nesmith for the position of chief justice express Mondays primary. James Weatherly, who is working earnestly for Judgg Nesmith, said yesterday:
 "The resolution of the county dem ocratic executive committee unanimous ly indorsing Judge c. C. Nesmith for the chief justiceship of the supreme court was an appropriate and deserved tri- Birmingham district. This action of the committee was wholly unsolicited and was doubtless inspired by local patriotism and the conviction that this great industrial section should be rep resented in the supreme court of the state. There is not a man on the su- preme bench from the Birminghs district, by which I mean the indus trial section of which Birmingham is the center.
 "1n this section we have great aggregation of mines, furnaces, rail- roads and steel and iron manufactur- ies, calling for immense exploitation of labor and capital. These give rise to legal questions and controversies which are in a sense peculiar to our section. Judge Nesmith knows the sit uation and as chief justice would bring to bear on causes originating in this district the knowledge and experience he has acquired in years of labor here, both as practicins lawyer and as a judge.
 Judge Nesmth is one of us, He is in full sympathy with our life and our institutions We offer him to the state as our product, to preside over the greatest court of this great state. with supreme confidence in his ability and faith iE his success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
DAVIDSON WILL
 FALL INTO LINE
LEADER IN OPPOSITION FACTION OF REPUBLICAN PARTY HEARTH LY INDORsEs' YESTERDAYS Ac- TION OF THE CIRCULARS"

From all appearances it would seem that what is known as the Davidson lac tion of the republican party in Alabama will, at least temporarily, withdraw its op- position to the regular organization.
 The regulars, or the Thompson faction, held a meeting yesterday and decided to call Convention for the naming of full state ticket. It seems that the Da- vidson people will keep hands off and support the action of the regulars.
 It will be remembered that the David son faction split off and established op- position when the chairman of the state executive committee refused or neglected to call a convention and put out state ticket at the last general election.
 Since the state committee has taken ac- tion to put ticket in the field the oppo- sition of the Davidsonites is answered and there seems to be no further grounds for what is known as the Davidson fac- tion.
 Immediately after the meeting of the republican executive committee yesterday J. w. Davidson, leader of this faction, gave out the following statement: 
 q was delighted to see the action taken by the republican state committee today when a call was made for a convention to nominate state officers. The resolu- tions adopted are fair to every republican in Alabama, and l heartily indorse them.
 ''The patriotic, self-sacrificing republic ans who have labored so long and faith fully in assisting in bringing about these conditions cannot be too highly congrat- ulated. l therefore urge them to actively participate in all the actions of the party ton.
 q predict the election of at least one congressman and many county officers and an exceedingly large vote throughout the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
RELIEF WORKERS
 PAY VISIT TO MULGA
Small Sums Are Distributed to
 Meet Pressing Wants
MORE FUNDS ARE NEEDED
Committee of Pastors Assures Public That Every Cent Will Be Expended Worthily for Relief of the
 Widows and Orphans

The subcommittee of the Ministers as- contributed by the people of Birmingham to relieve the sufferers of the Mulga mine disaster, spent yesterday at the camp. Dr. Morris Newfield of Temple Emanuel, Dr. l.. C. Branscomb, pastor of the First Methodist church. and Father J. E. Coyle of St. Paul's left the city a little after 8 o'clock and during the day visited as many of the distressed families. both white and colored, as possible. MT. r ies, superintendent of the mine, welcomed them warmly, and gave all the informa- ton and assistance possible.
 Various amounts, ranging from $10 to s25, were distributed to relieve pressing needs. Some of the cases were found to be really pitiable and enough to excite the commiseration of the most hardened. One poor widow in weak health with four small children, ranging from ten years to four months. the baby very delicate and frail is left without any breadwinner. Again poor old woman had her only son, her only support, taken away. A young widow but a few months married, Is now left desolate.
 These were but few of many sad cases that came under the notice of the com mittee. The funds, small in amount, that were distributed, were simply given for pressing needs. It was found that the company is most considerate and that there are no cases of actual hunger or starvation, but there are many little necessities that the company cannot re- lieve and that could only be met by ready money. The people of Birming- ham, ever generous to the call of char ity, are expected to respond to the call from these afflicted ones. The response has not been as yet as great or as quick as might be expected. The committee of ministers express the hope that more money will be quickly contributed. They assure the public that every cent will be judiciously expended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
BIG MEETINGS TO
 END THE CAMPAIGN
ONEAL WILL SPEAK IN BIRMING- HAM SATURDAY NIGHT AND MAIL LORY WILL BE IN MONTGOMERY. KNOX'S FRIENDS MEET

Plans for a fitting finale to the O'Neal campaign in Jefferson county. with a grand rally and speaking and Emmet O'Neal himself in the star roll, have been completed. The Jefferson theatre has been leased for Saturday night The voters of Birmingham will gather there The Airdome at Ensley has been rented for Friday night for the voters of Ems ley, who will also hear Colonel ONeal.
 Every member of the ONeal Jefferson county campaign list, composed of 1750 Of the prominent men of the county has been invited to attend both of the meet ings. Over 1000 of them have already an- swered, signifying their Intention of at tending.
 Colonel Mallory will be present Fri day night at the closing Mallory rally and will speak in Montgomery on the final night.
 The friends of John B. Knox of An niston held a meeting yesterday in the office of James Weatherly in the First National bank building J. D. Kirk patrick. who is Mir. Knoxs campaign manager in this district, presided over the meeting, and plans were laid for the last few days of the campaign.
 After the conference Mir Weatherly stated that they had received the bright est reports and had cause to believe that Mr. Knox would get a splendid vote in Jefferson. 'He has always had many staunch friends here,' said MT. Weather ly, "snd they are giving him their en- thusiastic support MT. Knox Is making dignified campaign. We have every req son to believe that he will win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
FIRST INDICTMENTS
 BY THE GRAND JURY
Members Working Very Secret
 ly This Session
FOUR NEGROES FREED
When Turned Out They Run on Down the Alley Shouting for Joy and Soon Disappear
 From View

A partial report was made by the grand jury yesterday afternoon and a large batch of indictments returned. The list includes three for murder and the bal ance are for assault with intent to mur- der, burglary, burglary and grand lar eeny and grand larceny
 Four no-bill were returned.
 It is understood that the grand jury will probably make a further report by the first of next week.
 Following is a list of the true bills re- turned:
 Murder-Jennie Jones, Arthur Jones and Henry Murphy.
 Burglary-Ed Easley. Lonnie Gelders (alias Lonnie Gilliam). Will Johnston, Dee Willie (alias Shelton Johnson), Boyd Love, Jasper Norwood and Robert Nelson.
 Burglary and Grand Larcey-George Galloway, Will Hood. Will Johnson and George Lee.
 Grand Larceny-Wil Brooks Arthur Brown, Mathew Brown, Joe Carter, Henry Clay, Will Hicks. John Huggins, Oscar Miller, Ed Robinson and Wess Threat.
 Assault With Intent To Murder-Arch Lawler, John Stanley and Robert Alex ander
 This grand jury has been a source of curiosity to those around the courthouse. The report had gotten out that it was not hardworking organization, but the batch of bills returned would indicate that it has been very busy body of men.
 The deliberations of previous grand ju- ries had a way of leaking, and many outsiders knew about as much about what was going on within the grand jury room as did the members of the jury. This one, however, has been secretive body and no one has known what was what and who was who
 Four negroes were made exceptionally happy yesterday by the action of the grand jury. They were Jesse Adams, John Taylor (alias Thunderburg), Will Johnson and Ed Yancey, and their hap piness resulted from no bills being return ed in their cases. When Warden Ed Newman turned the four negroes out of jail they fairly went crazy. Through the doorway they scrambled, laughing and shouting; then down the jail alley they sped, in apparent fear that "Cap'n Ed'' might be only joking after all. It didn take them 10 seconds to disappear from view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
CAUCUS DISCUSSES
 POLITICS IN CITY
May Put Out Candidates for
 City Offices
FRANK SMITH IS NAMED
Well Known Suburban Man May He In the Race for Mayor or President of the CounciI-Anothcr
 Meeting Soon

A quietly arranged caucus of subur- which was held last night. made local politics take on decidedly interest," ing hue.
 The meeting was attended by a score of men representing the different sub urbs and residents within the limits of old Birmingham who state they are desirous of reform in the municipal government of Birmingham. It was merely the preliminary gathering of a large caucus to be held within the very near future
 At that meeting men will very prob ably be named for the place of mayor and president of the council. It is now regarded practically certain that man will be brought out for mayor, while probabilities for the naming of a candidate for president of the coun- cil are great
 The sentiment of last nights caucus was that the campaign proposed would not be a fight of the suburbs 10 gain control over Birmingham, but with the diu ol lllt NOicls Ol loil "bO are opposed to the ring to bring about a change in local affairs and to place men in the field who would better the interests of Greater Birmingham"
 Another caucus will be held within the next 10 days, at which the cam paign will be outlined and the fight started in a vigorous manner. fIa of live candidate both for the mayoralty and the presidency of the council, the city primary promises to be an exciting affair. At present there are three men in the field for the chief executives place. These are Mayor Frank P. O'Brien, who is out for reelection, and Jere c. King, both of whom have an- nounced, and Police Commissioner Carl Seals, who Is working a quiet cam paign, but who has not made any formal announcement.
 Frank W. Smith Is being talked of as a candidate for either mayor or president of the council. The matter has been suggested to him by his friends and he is considering it. That he would add decided spice to the cam paign is a certainty, and it would not be at all surprising to find him con- testing for one of these places. His position as a suburbanite would prob ably prove a factor.
 Harry Jones, the present incumbent of the council presidency, will be out for reelection and it goes without say | ing that he will make a strong bid for another term. ss#.efsa | It is generally believed that the city democratic executive committee will hold a meeting a week after the state primary. The meeting of this body is going to be an interesting one and plans of certain politicians from tn e present outlook are going to meet with jolt.
 That the heads of the department, with the exception of perhaps the place of city clerk, will go on the ticket, ap- pears to be an assured fact. At the last primary the people by very large majority voted for this meth cd of ap- pointing city employees and the mem- bers of the executive committee in run ming for tn cir places agreed to abide by the action of the primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
BE SURE YOUR NAME
 IS ON THE ROLLS
Complaint That Census Men
 Overlook Many
NOTIFY THE OFFICIALS
Commercial Organizations Urge Citi- zens to Aid in Having Every Resident Of City Counted to
 Make Proper Showing

It is claimed that thousands of peo- pie in Birmingham have not yet been visited by the census enumerator and but four days yet remain for the work.
 Men who have pride in Birmingham and the showing it is to make in the present census are uged to see that they are not missed. If the enumera- tor has failed to get to any house. the head of the home is asked to notify Thomas U. Bass in the federal build. ing in Birmingham.
 Atlanta, Memphis and other southern cities are bending every energy to see that every man, woman and child is counted and Birmingham is urged to do the same. The Business Mems league and Chamber of Commerce have already recognized the importance of having every citizen counted and have adopted resolutions urging every one who has been missed to notify the census officials at once in writing, be- cause if citizens are not counted now they cannot get into Uncle Sam's books again for 10 years.
 The taking of the census ends May 1 and after that date it will be use less to complain that you were not en- rolled. Attention is called to the fact that now is the time to kick if you have grievance
 The figures of the present census will go all over the nation. Birmingham's total at this time Nill stand on the government records as Birmingham's total for the next 10 years. It is de- sired to make the showing as favor able as possible and to that end no citizen should allow himself to be over 1 looked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance in the following transactions in real estate, in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved were filed yesterday in the office of the probate court:
 $2000-L. E. Price to G. E. Coffman, lot g, blok 65, West End Land and Improve ment company's survey of West End, fronting 50 feet on the north side of First avenue and extending to a depth of 14l feet
 $1S75-H. T. Fergerson to A. J. Ozanne, part lots l. ? and 3, block 7-C, East Lakt Land company's survey of East Lake.
 $150O-H. N. Colson to Nellie w. Ed wards, part lot 16. survey of James M. Wares addition to Birmingham. fronting 50 feet on the east side of North Seven .eenth street and extending back along the north line of O'Brien's avenue.
 s13O0-Pinckney Scott to Oscar w. Lew is, lot T., block PAP, survey of Bessemer.
 $l6OO-George Davis to 8. C. Dunn. lot 3, block 222, Bessemer Land and Improve ment company's survey of Bessemer.
 sl10O-Mrs. l.. F. Newton to Marguerite Taylor lots 23 and "A, block 2S West End Land company's survey of West End.
 sl5o0-L. G. VanderSriff to A. J. Arrant, lot 22, block 59. survey of Birmingham Ensley Land and Improvement company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
WELL KNOWN SOFT DRINK MEN NABBED
UNIQUE PLAN IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEVISED BY NUMBER OF DEALERS TO PREVENT ACCUMU- LAYTON OF "EVIDENCE"

Six arrests of white men on the charge of violating the prohibition laws were made yesterday afternoon by the sheriffs department.
 The men arrested are:
 Johnnie Collins.
 Dick Wray, at two places.
 Frank Krelhouse
 Morgan Kerr
 M. J. McDaniel.
 D. Moody Wray
 An interesting feature of the arrests was the fact that only one pint of whisky was found in the different soft drink stands raided, while one of the other places, in a hotel, produced a dozen cold bottles of beer The arrests, however, were made on warrants sworn out on evil dence alleged to have been previously se- cured.
 Deputy Sheriffs Robert Collier and Bev- erly Chew made the arrests. |. Soft drink stand proprietors are said to have hit upon a unique scheme, which makes it practically impossible for officers to catch them violating prohibition law. A ''bootlegger'' either loafs within the place or hangs around it so that he may ever catch the eye of the man behind the bar. When whisky is needed the 'bootlegger' goes into the place and quietly removes a pint or quart bottle of whisky from his pocket and hands it to the bartender, who in turn empties the contents into two large goblets. The bot tie is then taken into the rear and broken in a trash can. The goblets containing the whisky are placed on a stand at the edge of the sink, which is kept partially filled with water. When an officer or suspected "snitch" walks into the place it takes but the movement of the hand to tumble the goblets into the sink, and all prima facie evidence is thus placed beyond recall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
BACKBONE OF
 COLD BROKEN
Weather Man Thinks Normal Temper atures for Season Will Pre-
 vail Fly Tomorrow

Warmer" says the weather man, and just now there is not word in the dictionary that means more to the par tially frozen people of Birmingham and the Sunny South than that one word.
 The thermometer reached 55 at noon yesterday and steadily climbed upward until the grand total of 61 was reached at 3 o'clock It then started to fall one degree an hour and w. H. Lehman, the government weather observer at Bir- mingham, said last night that he did not expect 1t to get any colder than 45 dur ing the night.
 MT Lehman said that the cold spell was practically over and that the weather would continue to get warmer until once more the overcoats would disappear and the straw hats sally forth in abundance. By tomorrow MT. Lehman expects the wes ther to have recovered it's equilibrium and the temperature to be normal for the season of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-27
RESCUES CHILD
 FROM FLAMES
Italian Mother Suddenly Recalls That Little One Is Helpless in
 Burning House

Suddenly remembering that her g. months-old baby was lying helpless in her burning home, Mrs. Tony Filetto rushed into the house, found the child lying on a little bed surrounded with flames, rescued it and fled to the open air and to safety.
 The F'ilettos have little grocery store at Avenue G and Thirty -second street. The grocery store and the small build ing in which the Italians live caught fire from a negro shanty near by, in which the fire started. The entire loss to the Italians building and the negro shanties will reach about S25oO. The peo- pie had been interested in getting out the contents of the building and had for. gotten the child until the entire building was in flames.