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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
s.1GE PHILLIPS WILL
VOLUNTARILY RETIRE
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Kansas City. Mo, Feb 14.-Judge
John f. Phillips. Of the United States
court, for the western district Of Mis-.
souri, announced today, that he would
retire. voluntarily. June rs. In the
last regular session Of congress a reso-
luton was introduced by Congress
man Murphy Of the Sixteenth district
Missouri, demanding that Phillips be
impeached. The resolution was re-
ferred TO committees and still rests
there.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
JURY IN BINGER HERMAN
CASE UNABLE TO AGREE
Rg Assoclated Press.

RY Associated Press.
Portland Ore, Feb. t4-The jury
in the case Of Binger Herman, ex-com-
missioner OF the general land office.
and former congressman from Oregon,
who was indicted and tried for con.
spiracy to defraud the United States
of a portion OF the public domain. re.
ported at $3.50 this morning that It
was unable to agree and was discharg-
ed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
THREE SUSPECTS UNDER
ARREST IN ST. LOUIS
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
St Louis No. Feb. 1i-Three men,
suspected OF having robbed the Mis-.
souri, Pacific train. on the night Of
January 2ist, near Eureka, No. are
in the custody of the post Office In.
spector in ST. Louis They are " w.
Lowe, S. w. Emerson and George
Eblllng James Lowe, brother OF
W. w Lowe is also under arrest as
a suspect.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18

Central Foundry Company Bankrupt.
BY Associated Press
New York. Feb. 12.-The Central
Foundry company. capitalized at foar-
teen million dollars. manufacturers Of
cast iron soil pipe and fittings, went
into the hands Of a receiver today.
The creditors aIlege thai the liabilities
amount to more than loaf million FIVE
hundred thousand dollars
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
whIts sIave anI Passed.

Washington. D. c. Feb 11-rne
Bennett white slave bill regulating
the trafiic IN immoral Italian women,
was passed BY the senate today. prae.
tically In the same form as passed by
the house
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
ONLY ONE PASSENGER
SAVED FROM STEAMER

Palma Majorca. Feb. II. = The
French transatlantic steamer. Gen
eral Chanuzy from Marseilles. has
been wrecked on the north coast Of
this island. Il is stated that only
single passenger was saved from all
of the persons aboard
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
THREE TRAINHEN INJURED
WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
ottawa, Kans. Feb. 1i-Three train.
men we're injured wnen Missouri Pa
eihc trains, No 6S and 81 colilded,
head-on near Garnett early today.
The injured we're: Engineer White,
Fireman Landls and Brakeman Boish.
ert. All OF the east bound train OF
four cars was wrecked and sixty mules
killed. It is reported that the opera.
tor at Garnett failed to set the right
signals
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
SEVEN INJURED WHEN
BOILER TUBE EXPLOOES
BY Associated Press.

San Diego, Cal, Feb. IA = Seven
men were badly burned, two possibly
fatally, by an explosion of a boiler
tube, in the forward fire room of the
torpedo boat destroyer, Hopkins, at
Z 80 o'clock this morning All Of the
injured are now at the hospital IN this
city.
Three of the men were burned in a
heroic effort to rescue their scream
ing companions in the fire room.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18
CREAMERY COMPANY CONVICTED
or SELLING sHoHT WEIGHTS.

salina, Kaas., Feb. Il The Belle
Springs Creamery company was con.
yicted yesterday on fifteen counts, of
selling short weight butter prints, and
today. was fined. by judge Wagstan,
fifteen hundred dollars, the limit pos.
slble under the law The company
took an appeal to the district court
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
OBITUARY.

I.ottie Peterson was born in Chicago
Dec. 80, 1875. The family removed
to a farm near lroquois, this state, in
1884 but returned to Chicago in 1887.
After graduating from Carroll college
at Waukesha, Wis, ia 1898, she took
a course in a training school for
nurses at Milwaukee and accepted a
position at the Waukesha sanitarium
On March 81, 1902, she was married
to Albert o. G~ulbranson, of Manches-
ter.
She had been failing in health for
several months and went to a Mime.
apolis hospital where a surgical opera
ton was decided as her only chance
for recovery. She did not rally from
the ordeal and passed away Feb. Is
1910. The remains were brought to
De Smet and inferred in the DeSmet
cemetery.
Besides her husband and children
she leaves her mother, Mrs. Thos
Garfield, of Iroquois, her sister, Mrs.
Ell. G.. Mcmillan, of this city, and heI
brother. DR.. G.. E. Peterson, of Wauk
eshs, Wis to mourn her departure
The deceased was possessed of thai
quiet dignity that commands botf
love and respect.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
Correspondence


G. j. Bennett and A. t. Noble drove
to De Smet Saturday.
Mr.. Mowbray and family left Mon.
day for their new home south of De
Smet.
Paul and Otto Geyer were break.
ing horses Monday,
A few neighbors dropped in and
surprised Mrs. Lsaekeyy Saturday
evening. The evening was very pleas
antly spent.
Henry Theodore and Sam Ryland
were in town on business one day
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartel were visitors
at Geyyer's Sunday.
A, L. Hankey had the misfortune
to lose a valuable COW recently.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
seIaIr LAKE

Farmers are busy these fine days
moving, hauling hay, cleaning grain.
repairing harness and machinery,
breaking colts and an hundred and
one more things. And the seed corr
test should not be forgotten. But
seed corn is good in this vicinity so
far as we have learned.
John Clancy and family have NOV
ed from the old Grotjohn farm to
iuuT miies northeast OF Willow Lakes.
Mrs. III. p. Meyer is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Adam Poppen.
Jacob Eikamp experienced a very
painful accident, upsetting with a
load of hay. He was hauling hay
from the old farm to his new place
and the recent warm weather makes
such work very difficult.
Miss Edna Lund, OF district No. s
will give a shadow social. Everybody
invited. Bring a lunch and you
shadow will be sold, no matter how
small you are, ever if you havestt
stand twice to make a shadow.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
FREE TICKETS FOR SCHOOL
CHILDREN.

To ascsrt lin just what literary
talent we have among the school
children of De Smet and district, the
independent has secured six $l.OO
seats for the performance of Shake
spears "As You Like Ii" which will
appear at the opera house Monday,
March l4th, and will present them to
the boy or girl who writes what, in
the opinion of the Judge, is the best
essay on Shakespeare most delight
fui comedy, As You Like IL.
The following rules govern the
competition. Essay to be written in
ink on one side OF the paper only. To
be limited to 500 words. To be
original and written by a pupil not
over sixteen years of age. Ali essays
to be mailed to Essay Editor indie,
pendent Office before March 18th.
The Independent has been promis
ed the assistance of Prof. A. b. Rich
who will act as Judge. The age Of
the competitor and the appearance
of the finished essay will be taker
into consideration.
The pupuil winning first prize will
receive three 500 seats the winner
of the second prize will receive two
81 90 seats and the winner of tho
third prize will receive one $1.00 seat
The prize winning essays will b.
published in an early issue of thu
Independent. The names Of th,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
BANCROFT.
From the Register


A couple of peddlers handling a
line of dress goods struck the town
this week. Bancroft should have a
peddIer's license and make these
gentry pay for doing the people.
The German Telephone Company
met last Saturday afternoon and com.
pleted their organization. An order
was placed for the wire and poles and
when these arrive construction of the
line will commence.
The Currier-B Ellington deal, men.
ton of which was made last issue,
was concluded Monday. In the
shuttle Mr., Currier acquires over S.,
600 worth of horses. cattle and farm
machinery and has rented the Billing
ton farm for one year. Besides the
machinery business Ellington a. Son
get the Currier residence in North
Bancroft and the two families will
exchange homes next week. While
the community regrets the loss of
the Currier family, the Billingtons
are cordially welcomed to the bust
ness and social circles of the COM
munity.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

Mis- Edna Lund was at home over
Sunday.
A. Ahh x.r:i>sS Mrs. EEb5Si vii
o and two children returned from
their visit in Colorado.
A company Of u young people
drove TO Lake Preston Sunday after
noon, attending church there in the
evening.
Albert Coulson came UP from Ra-
mona Friday evening to spend a few
days at home.
Little Marguerite Thayer had the
misfortune to get o OF her fingers
caught IN a clothes wringer Monday
tearing the nail of.
Miss Elizabeth Jensen departed 70
her home in Vancouver, going by th'
way Of ryler, MINI.
The Misses Nazel and Myrtle Gil
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

bert accompanied Miss Jensen as far
as Lake Preston, returning by the
freight in the afternoon.
Mrs. Roy Ebert came down from
WATERFOWL Tuesday morning to visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
ingalls,.
Mrs. James Wilke and daughter
Vella, of Clark, visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl last Saturday.
G.. G.. Ostroot and f. A. Larson
were down from Bryant Tuesday in
terviewing the Masons here in regard
to the new Masonic temple they are
going to erect at that place.
Uncle Charlie Barker is on the sick
list.
Nels Matson was a Lake Preston
visitor between trains Monday.
Archie Brooks returned from Elan.
dreau Monday evening. His father,
who had been taking his place in the
store during his absence, took the
train for home Tuesday.
E. M. Robinson and Jens Olsen
drove over to De Smet Monday.
Miss Irene Stockw, II entertained a
company of young people at her
home Saturday evening. A test was
given at guessing some well known
advertisements. Miss Sylvia Atwood
being the winner. Old fashioned
games occupied the rest of the
ing. A dainty lunch was served after
which all repaired to their homes de-
ciaring Miss Irene a royal entertainer.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

At this writing the snow seems tc
be softening.
Mr.. Leach has completed a well on
the Reilly farm. He stopped at a
depth Of seventy feet. He has taken
his outfit to the farm of VIM. Sullivan
where he will endeavor to find water
He boars a two foot hole and curbs
with lumber. We understand that
concrete is sometimes made in Sec
tons and put down in those wells.
Such curbing would doubtless be
more expensive than lumber but it
would be more lasting and the water
more wholesome.
r. G. Decker and family have the
pleasure of entertaining Il. Cs. faith
er, who arrived from Colorado on Sun
day last. Mrs. Decker is steadily ina
proving. Threatened danger seems
now fully passed.
Several of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Lies dropped in on them
on Friday last to help Mrs. Lies over
another birthday. A picnic dinner
was served and the afternoon pleas
antly spent. We feel sure that the
family appreciates the friendship that
brought so many to their home.
A. ID. Smith considers himself for
tunate in being able 10 secure the SER
vices of a young man who worked for
him two years before he came here.
His name is Clifford McIlvaine and
A. d. knows him to be both reliable
and companionable. He is a pleas
ant young nan to meet. 1t is report
ed that Joe Schwent, who worked for
A. ID, two seasons, recently had the
misfortune to get one foot injured in
a hay press al or near the home of
his parents in Iowa. Friends here
hope that the injury may not prove
to be permanent.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Rostad nicely
entertained invited friends one day
the first of the week. G.. N. is to sell
his personal property at auction on
March 9Th. and soon after TO leave
this locality for at least one year. If
he can do as we'll here as elsewhere,
his neighbors will be nor than glad
to see the family back as soon as the
year shall have rolled around.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Staudenmaier
took their little child to the hospital
last week for an operation for hernia.
OF the result we are not informed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

with the home merchant who is asked
to sell in small bills amounting to
from $500 to $1,000. and to take part
and sometimes all his pay in produce.
Also the quality required of the home
merchant is superior to that accepted
from the stranger. Whoever heard
of a nan ia this locality going into a
store and asking for a 95 pound sack
of cracked rice3 A local merchant
will not sell that quantity in a year.
If a man or woman wants rice of the
local merchant, they want the whole
rice, and yet they compare the
strangers price on an inferior article,
and give MIN the benefit of the com
parison by placing an order with him
Our people never think of giving the
home merchant a chance to. make
prices on such large cash orders.
There is not a merchant in DE Smet
who has sold a single grocery order
amounting to 5000 at any time dur
ing the past year. And we dare say
that there is not a merchant In DE
Smet who would not be glad to take
the cash orders given these strangers
and duplicate the quantity, quality,
and price ia every instance. We do
not presume to say when, where, or
how a man shall spend his own
money, but we take it for granted
that most men would prefer to spend
his money with the home merchant if
he thought the prices were somewhere
near even. The fault is both with
the purchaser and the merchant.
The purchaser is at fault in that he
only buys at home in small quantities
often paying a part or all of the bill
in produce, and some of the time ask
ing credit. On this basis the home
merchant cannot compete in prices
with the man who takes a large order
for cash only. On the other hand,
the home merchant seldom advertises
prices, and never makes up a list OF
such large proportions aud name tine
lower cash prices he would be glad to
accept. Take your $4,000 and $4,000.
grocery orders and cash to the home
merchant and it will make your head
ache to see how quick he will jump at
the chance. These fortunes of millions
of dollars accumulated by the city
houses dealing direct with the coun-
try customers are not taken from the
air by some machine; the country
customer contributes the money, and
be does it in just the way we outlined
above-big sales for cash at a profit
that would make the home merchant
grow fat. Try it on the home man.
In the column of political an
nouncements wall be found Ike an
nouncement Of Christian RettIg, Of
Spirit Lake township, who Is a can
did, to for county auditor subject to
the will of the republican voters at
tie June primaries. Mr.. Rettlg Is
we'll known in this section OF the
county, having been a resident here
since 1889. He is n of our prac-
tical and successful farmers. Prior
to coming to this county he was en-
ployed in the management OF a sash
and door factory in Chicago Tor
twenty-five years, having been at the
head of the bookkeeping and esti.
mating department. His business
experience makes him especially tit
for the office TO which be aspires, and
should he receive the nomination and
election, he wo I'D perform the duties
of that office in "a most excellent
manner.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
Auction Sales

/ will sell at public auction at my
farm in Spirit Lake township, 6 miles
north and 2 miles west Of De Smet,
on south side of Spirit Lake, Thurs
day, March 10th, a complete outfit of
farm machinery, IL head of horses, 9
head of cattle, l05 head of sheep, a
few household goods.
Patrick Nordland.
At the A. I'll. Davis farm, Sec. 81
ITO 81. 4 miles south and 2 miles east
of Manchester, 5 miles south and 8
miles west of De Smet, | will sell at
public auction Tuesday, March 9Th,
rs head of heavy work horses, a com
plete outfit of farm machinery. 5 head
of cows, some hogs, and other articles
too umerou to mention.
Jim Kellar.
e. j. Frost, living two miles south
of Manchester, will hold an auction
sale at his place Wednesday, March
10th. Sale at 1890 with free lunch
at noon Property consists of IA
head of good horses, cattle, hogs
chickens, 35 tons of good hay.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
a RARGAfM

$40 acres farm, 175 acres early fall
blowing, good water, all In fence. on phone
line not far from town or school. For
information write to Henry Krull. Harold
South Dakota, Box 75 f-11-2t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

prize winners will be announced in
Millers store March 18th. Read "As
You Like 1t" today and write your
essay now. Do it now.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

During the past two weeks
representatives of a city house selling
direct TO consumers have been can
vassing this locality for grocery
orders. From what we can learn they
have met with good success Also, it
is reported that some of the customers
are not so we'll satisfied upon receiving
the goods as they were with the prices
quoted. We are informed that single
orders given these agents generally
run from around $1,000 to $4,000.
The plan upon which these agents
work is to quote some staple articles
at very low prices. The goods look
cheap at the prices named, and they
are cheap at the figures given. But
invariably the. customer must pur-
chase a bill amounting to a certain
sum before he can obtain these prices,
The amount to be purchased is more
than the customer really wants, but
the sharp agent is ready with his
suggestions OF such articles as a
family can use, which will make uE
the bill to a certain figure. The re-
suit is the customer is induced *
order a bill Of goods containing man,
articles in quantities that cannot b
, used in years, and at prices that make
the seller a handsome profit. Spices
extracts, tea, coffee, etc, in larg,
quantities usually from the prof
basis OF the transaction. Anothe
I nice feature of the transaction for tn
! seller is that il Is d cash deal. Wher
these agents have the advantage Is il
the TACT that their prices In sucl
4 quantities appear low as cornparet
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

1 yearling, and ! 10-months-old, full
blood Shorthorn bulls for sale. Can be
registered. Inquire OF NJ. w. Bartlett,
SUPERINTENDENT of poor farm. n-12
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
1910 WALL PAPER
City property For safe

House 3Ox36-14feet to caves. A bargain
at price asked for if taken before spring.
3 lots good we'll and fairly good barn.
fill Mrs. Alice J Greenman.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

posite Van Dusan elevator; also Groom
house and 8 acres of land in north part of
the city. Easy terms. Inquire of
204t AUGUST STANKEY
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
s
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A ~half-section. 51a miles from High
more, good black soil. good growth of
grass, plenty OF good water at a depth OF
90 to 100 feet. Choice of two markets at
51a and Ga miles. Easy terms. Inquire
n I.Ia~a.Ia.rf nf1f(a
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

The Morrison property on First street.
10 room house. z lots, barn orchard, well
and Sistern; the Fred Stankey place, op
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
MHch Cows for sat

Five mich cows, either fresh now or
soon 20 be fresh, purchaser to take his
choice out of herd of fifteen. All good
stuff. Thos
Phone 11-B2 M4-3t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

Good lodging at w. E. Pratt's 0
X. lodging house.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
THE MARKETS

Thursday Mar. 3.-No. l Nor.
$1.O3; No. 2, $1.0l; No. / V. G. 1.01;
No. 2, 80 barley 81; oats 80, flax sos.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
Hay For Sale

Choice prairie hay in stack at $500 per
ton. Inquire of NJ. w. Bartlett, superin-
tendent poor farm.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
Timothy seed

Ihave a quantity of first-class timothy
seed for sale. ~ TT
c. L, DAWLEY.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

One black mare z years old, weight
aboat 900, one grey gelding weight about
i 100.
FIJI Chas. Grecnulan Jr.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
RESIDENCE AND FURNITURE

Eight-roon house and lot on Third street
and household furniture for sale, also
blacksmith shop. Inquire of ID. w,
Whitehead, De Smet. FIJI
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
Mayor Sale


Delivered at any part of the city.
s-24 w. Ii. Mates.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04
@. a. Smith
Nigh Class DHroc Jersey Hogs
and Hereford Cattle

Jasper, third prize age bull at S. D.. fair
n Sir Albany, second prize yearling
bull at sane place head my of cattle.
Wonder, Grand Champion boar 1909, at
s. D. fair, and Chief Solomon head my
herd of Durocs. When in need of any
good breeding stock call or write to the
7KINGSBURY VALLEY STOCK FARM
De Smet. So. Oak,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-03-04

GOING WEST.
No. 517, Passenger ............. 6:35 a. m
No.. SOB, Passenger...-..... 7;41 p. m ,
No III Time Freight. 2:55a a. m
No. 10 Way Freight........ 400 p. m +,
GOING EAST.
No. SIC, Passenger ............1 10 :0S D m.
No, 5i4, Passenger .,........... a;4S a. m.
No. IA, Way Freight........... 1880 a. m.
Nos. h1T, 500, SIC daily Others daily
except Sunday. All trains carry pas
sengers except Time Freight Nos. 121
A. JOHNSON. General Agent.
III. Y. STIMSON. Local Agent