Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06
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huilding site and is working on plans
tor a building.
BIG STONE, s. D.-The canning
factory paid farmers in this vicinity
kS. 900 for sweet corn purchased and
canned this year.
KEOKIyK, IA.-Mrs. Christine Gus
,afsop. IL years old. who has led a
hermit existence, was burned TO death
Iii a fire that destroyed her home
ARSHALLTOW N, IA.-Fire
wrecked the interior OF the building
pcunied bv the Bauer Acetylene Light
Ing mpa entailing q loss OF $4,000.
DEADWOOD, S. D.-EIis engine col
liding In the G.. & y. w. freight yards
with another switch engine that had
not cleared the switch, cost the life or
Japhet Fl. Winn.
RAPID CITY, s. D.-The Dakota
Power company is putting through a
deal whereby it absorbs the Rapid city
Gas and Electric Light company, its
only local competitor.
washington. Dec. 27.-Wiliam p.
Huxford. u. S. A, retired, who for the
oast % years has been recorder OF the
Military ORDER OF tie Loyal Legion,
died at his home here last night, aged
Sc years.
AVIATION FIELD, LOS ANGELES,
CAL.-Seventy-five thousand people
saw Arch Hoxsey, of the Wright broth
ers' team of aviators, break the worlds
record for altitude here yesterday. he
scared more than two miles up into
the sky, his Paragraph registering H.
474 feet. or almost 1000 feet above the
altitude of 10,499 feet recently attained
by lie Gagneux, at Pau, France.
LOS ANGELES, CAL. - Hubert
Latham, the French aviator, went duck
hunting yraGfprH1U at the ROlS4 ihlCO
club in a ~monoplane. He circled over
the feeding grounds of the wild fowls,
driving his machine at a high rate or
speed and frightened the birds into
the air In droves of thousands. With
q double-barreled shotgun, Latham
fired 10 shots at the ducks, killing a few
n gripping others.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-Herman
f. Kretschmar, sentenced to IS years
in the penitentiary for murder of
Clarence N. Jones, Of st. Louis, at
tempted to commit suicide in a hotel
here yesterday while waiting for a
supreme court marshal to take him to
the penitentiary He cut his throat.
The marshal rushed him to the peni-
tertiary, where the physicians said his
wound is serious. KretSchmar came
here voluntarily with his brother n
uncle.
CHICAGO-The Chicago Record
Herald announces the completion Of an
engineering project for the construc-
tion of a tunnel between here and New
York and other eastern cities. Accord
ing to the plans the tunnel will be OF
sufficient dimensions to carry telephone
and telegraph wires n a pneumatic
tube for the transmission of package
freight. Terminals here and in New
York have been constructed" says the
report, land within q short time men
will be placed at intervals along the
proposed route to begin the actual work
of excavation"
CINCINNATI-Ten thousand dollars
worth OF diamonds were stolen from
a jewelry store In the center Of Cincin-
MATHS business district at 8 o'clock last
might. Fifteen minutes later the police
arrested John Kane, aged 80, Of Chi
cago, the proprietor of the store identi-
flying diamonds foun upon his person
as the gems stolen from the window.
Two rings were missing These were
valued at about $500. The theft was
effected by the smashing of the heavy
glass In the display window, the thief
grabbing three trays of the diamonds.
Kane was found in an alley within half
a block of where the theft was commit
ted.
KANSAS CITY, MO.-John w. Rad
ford, eX-grain inspector OF Kansas,
yesterday was acquitted in Kansas
SllJ, hdHs.O u III Clldl 81 VI II pl Idl-
ing state funds while in office. The
fury was out but II minutes. The
prosecution alleged hat Radford en-
powered A. d. Crotts, his chief clerk, to
sign checks and draw money from the
departments bank account. Later,
when an investigation of the books was
talked of. 1t was asserted Radford adj
vised CrottS to go to Mexico. This
Radford denied on the witness stand
He said when the shortage appeared
Crotts failed to make good a promise TO
remain at the office and help straighten
out the tangle.
CHICAGO-Alexander d. Lannon,
captain in the fire department, injured
at the stock yards fire here, died late
yesterday. This makes the official list
of dead "a. Coroner Hoffman, follow
ing a days investigation with mem
bers of a jury, announced that the in
quest will be opened next Wednesday
morning. A peculiarly pathetic scene
occurred at the fire when the body of
Captain Dennis Doyle, the last to be
recovered, was taken from the ruins.
Pipeman Edward Doyle, son OF the
captain, collapsed when his fathers
body was found.
LISBON-Former Premier j. Luciano
de Castro. IL former governors and di-
rectors of the Portuguese Credit Fon-
cier bank, all OF them formerly cabinet
ministers, and the chief
treasurer and cashier of the bank were
arrested yesterday on a charge OF us
ing illegal methods In connection with
the administration of the institution,
All of them were released on bail
Castro, who is a paralytic, was un.
able to appear before the magistrate
and his bail was fixed at 50, 900, 600
This was furnished by fou capitalist
friends.
LIyERPOOL.--The Maurentania
which left Liverpool on December 10,
in an attempt to make record voyage
TO New York and return in IL days
arrived at 10. IS last night. The quick
voyage across the. ocean and back and
the rapid taking on Of cargo at New
York enabled the continental passen-
gers to reach their destinations before
Christmas. 1t was the first time thai
a Decentralization at night by a big
liner has been attempted at this port.
1t was a novel scene. The harbor was
ablaze with searchlights, flares and
rockets. Vessels blew their whistles
sirens brayed and the crowds cheered
as the Mauretania steamed in, her
l.~l rla,fnr apI har ln.t.n ~.