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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
N O T r E . A M E
OF MARYLAND
A COLLEGE FOR yyOMEN

NVbI-EVE TUX WOMEN.
Conducted by School Sisters OF Notre Dame.
To train tho body, mind and spirit. to de-
velop true womanhood is the aim OF Notre
Dame. It is Ideally located in a beautiful
park OF 10 acres, anordins splendid oppor-
tunites for all forms OF outdoor exercises.
such rowing, basket bali. tennis, hockey.
horseback riding. Beautiful buildings. a
magnificent one completed last year.
Instructors in all departments are special
lists. Lecturers OF national reputation
Courses regular and elective Exceptional
opportunities for the study OF Music and
Art; S"tre Dame Preparatory School for
Girls is for younger students 10 whom spe-
c!ai care and attention is given. For views
OF grounds and ca;aios address
Charles Street Ave, Baltimore. Md.
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st. Paul Normal
AND
Industrial School
Lawrcneeville, W..

Lawrcneeville. W..
FOR THE COMPLETE EDUCATION OF
NEGRO YOUTH OF BOTH SEXES.
Normai-Industrial-Ag
Instruction free in all departments En-
tire expense OF the eigh, months term, In
eiudins everything except books and uni
form. is so For catalogue address
tRcv) JAMES s. RUSSELL
Lawrepcevile. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Miss Ellett's School
for Girls
Opposite Monroe Park.
IA n. Laurel ST.,
Richmond. Virginia.
Opposite Monroe Parl
Il y. Laurel ST.,

Careful attention TO little girls. Athletic field
outside the city. Preparatory to Bryn Mawr
College. Certificate admits vassar. Sweet
BriaF Scholarship
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
The Southern
Presbyterian College
and
Conservatory of Music

The School Among the Pines.
Best educational advantages I,,c. md a,
iicient faculty. Brick buildings Electric lights.
steam heat. Delightful climate. Mineral sprinss,
Charges reasonable. 'f''''h7
For catalogue. address
C. c. vARDELL.
Red Springs, N. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Fork Union
Military Academy
Pork Union, Virginia..

DR. WILLIAM z: HATCHER. President.
High Grade preparatory .1hool. Strong corn,
tSlffentch teachers Strict military discipline
undsr direct supervision Of War Depart ment.
i.ot1tian noted for health. Last ,eason beat
fo' catalogue and information. address
L. S. LICoN. Headn,sster.
Fork Union. Va.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
BANK OF DE SMET
De Snet, s. ID.

Spirit Lake township, aud as he is
not the owner of personal property in
said township, it was moved and car
ried that the county treasurer be in
structed to cancel the same.
A committee consisting of w. j..
Agnew and Thos. Sorenson was ap-
pointed to act with the states attor-
ney and county superintendent on
Tuesday, July 18th, to confer with
the school boards of Spring Lake
school township and school district
No. 40 regarding the apportionment
of school money and property owned
by the said districts for the purpose
of ascertaining what is due to the
newly created Independent school
district No Sc.
On motion the quarterly report of
Alex Fields, superintendent of the
poor farm, was accepted and placed
on file.
On motion the justice quarterly re-
port of G. M Stark was approved and
ordered placed on file.
1t was moved and carried that the
bill of DR. Geo, | Kheira!la fer ser
Continued on page eight.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
,r her, or its property"

or her, or Its property.
The question of taxing mortgages
is one that has been raised in nearly
every state, and in very few states are
the mortgages taxed on the same
basis as the same value in property
unencumbered. The money value
represented by the mortgage is part
of the value of the property, and when
the property ,mortgaged has been
taxed, all value in question has been
taxed. There is the practical side of
this matter to be considered, also,
The borrowing of money is a business
transaction between the lender and
the borrower. The net returns to the
lender are what determine the price
to the borrower. Raise the expense
to the lender and the price of the
borrower will be raised accordingly.
Make conditions by taxation and
limitation of interest by statute such
that the lender cannot receive the
market value for the use of his money
and you drive the lender to another
market where he can secure desired
returns. Any tax upon mortgages
will be added to the interest paid by
the borrower. The best way to secure
an additional revenue from mortgages
is to increase the cost of recording.
Make fee high enough to bring a
revenue, but not so high as
to cause the lender to increase the in
terest rate.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

SCIENCE is now attempting to de-
monstrate that what is known of as
tronomy is not known at all, And
what is more, it stands a good show
of proving the theory. The theory
is that space beyond our atmosphere
is filled with a substance that has
light absorbing qualities. The system
by which it is hoped to obtain proof
is the taking of photographs upon
negatives that will respond to only
certain colored rays of light. Should
it develop that one or more of the
different colored rays are absorbed in
the space beyond our atmosphere, the
whole astronomical theory upon
which distances have been calculated
will be up in the air,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

EVIDENTLY Egan is hard up for
campaign material this year as he
has made an attack upon Insurance
Commissioner Basford, accusing him
OF using the insurance statements for
political purposes. The fact is that
Basford is entitled to censure by his
friends because he distributed the
patronage under the law enacted last
winter when it was in his power to
place them with his political friends
only. No one knows this better than
does Egan. If Egan's paper did not
receive part of the patronage it is
because the publisher did not comply
with the law.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

j auditors Office.
Bids to be received until one o'clock
p. m. Sept. 5, 1911, at which time
bids will be opened.
On motion the justice quarterly re-
port of John w. Crothers was APP
proved and placed on file.
1t was moved and carried that the
east 20 rods of the sci of section 2l-
ITO 81 be detached from commission
er district No. 2 and annexed to Com
missioner district No. | for the rea-
500 that the said land is part of the
incorporated town of Oldham, the
greater part of which is in the First
commissioner district, and it was or
dered that the said matter be heard
on the 5th day of September, 1911, at
one o'clock p. M, and that the county
auditor be directed to give the neces-
sary notices as provided by law.
Motion made and carried that the
petition filed under Section 81 of
Chapter 2ll of the Session Laws of
1911 be accepted and filed, the same
having been signed by more than ten
per cent of the legal voters as provid-
ed by said chapter, and that the ope-
rations of said chapter be suspended,
and that the county auditor be direct
ed to submit the question of the
adoption of said chapter to the legal
voters of said county at the general
election to be held in November, 1912
as provided by said chapter.
On motion he board adjourned as
board of county commissioners rs and
organized as board of ditch COM
missioners, the minutes of which ap.
pear in the ditch record.
On motion board adjourned till
July 9th at $50 a. M.
July 9th, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment of the 5th. All members pres
ent.
w. HI. Henney appeared before the
board stating he was assessed in
1910 SLIT for personal property in
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

The county commissioners of
Brookings county have ordered the
register of deeds to prepare list of
all mortgages of r. cord for taxation.
The state law provides that all money
and credits shall be taxed, but this
has never been done in any county in
the state. so far as We know. 1t has
not been customary 10 tax mortgages
as very few owners ever report them
for assessment. 1t is said that the
banks, which hold most of the
mortgages, will take the matter into
the courts to test the constitutionality
of the law. To predict what the out
come of the matter might be in the
courts would be foolish. There are
two sides 10 the matter, of course.
However, it looks as if the owners of
mortgages might have the best end of
the controversy. The mortgage is an
evidence of credit, it is true, as it is
given TO secure the payment of the
debt, but of itself il is not title to
property, although it can bring about
the transfer of the property mention
ed therein under certain condi.
tions through process of law. But
when taxes are paid on the land, the
tax on whatever value is represented
by the mortgage has also been paid.
The interest evidenced by the mort
gage is fixed amount, and does not
bear the same relation tothe property
as deed, any advance in the value of
the land goes to the holder
of the deed. Another reason why
the law may be unconditional is
that the rate at which money and
credits are taxed is much higher than
on like value invested in real estate,
and if we are to have an assessment
strictly according to law we must re
member that the constitution pro-
vides:
Gall taxes TO be raised in this state
shall be uniform on all real and per-
sonal property; ACCORDING TO ITS
VALUE IN MONEY, ** y so that every
person and corporation shall pay a
! tax in proportion to the value Of his,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Continued from last week.

|. j. Miller was awarded the con-
tract for galvanized water tank, and
placing same, with all connections
properly made.
The following bids were received
on concrete bridges,
B. d. Stephens, bridge between
sections lS and l9, twp. Ill, range So,
$4,000, extra footing per Gu. I'D S5.25.
B. D. Stephens, bridge between
sections 6 and Z, twp. Ill, range So,
$4,000, extra footings per GU. yd
$500.
Carl Schultz, bridge between sec
tions Is and l9, twp. Ill, range So,
S860o0, extra footings per Gu. I'd.
$3.50.
Carl Schultz, bridge between sec
tions 6 and 7-lll-5S, $500, extra foot
ings per cubic yard $3.50
r. S. Warner, bridge between sec
tions Is aud l9 Ill SO, 5000.
r. S. Warner, bridge between sec
tions 6 and 7 Ill So, $500.
1t was moved and carried that r.
S. Warner be awarded the contract
for the concrete bridges above de-
scribed and that the said r. S. War
ner enter into contract with Kings.
bury county for the same.
Committee appointed to view the
bridge site on section line be-
tween the nw4 of section 10 and
the sw4 section 3lll-53 where
creek crosses section line reported
favorably.
On motion the county auditor was
instructed to advertise for bids fol
a one 6 foot span concrete bridge
plans and specifications on file in the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

AT the meeting of the South
Dakota Press Association last week
some of the members were for put
ting up newspaper man for govern,
or The association very properly
sat upon the resolution. There is no
reason at all for putting up man for
office just because he happens to be a
newspaper man, 1t is proper enough
for newspaper man to be a candi-
date for office if he has the qualifica
tions, but the business in which he
is engaged is not alone sufficient
qualification Such move is on par
with that of man who runs for Office
on the nationality issue. There are
plenty of men in the Press Associa.
tion who would make good officials,
but when they come out for office it
should be on their general ability and
standing as citizens. One thing the
members of the association decided
upon was that hereafter candidates
for office would not receive the
support of the newspapers when their
only claim to such support was along
party lines. The newspapers have
been used as a foot ball in politics by
party leaders, but the publishers have
none but themselves to blame. This
independent attitude will cause some
of the politicians to "sit up and take
notice"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

Now it may be possible to get the
congressman and senators from the
Northwest to vote against some of the
trust tariff schedules. They can no
longer make votes by telling how
they saved the tariff on the farmers
grain. The festive voter will here
after want to know what has been
done in the way of removing the
tariff from commodities controlled by
the trusts. 1t will compel some to
make new records and write new
speeches.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

By vote of 53 to ~ the Canadian
reciprocity treaty passed the senate
Saturday. A majority of the re-
publicans stood by the interests and
voted against the treaty. The vote
for the measure stood, 81 democrats,
and 2l republicans; against the
measure, 3 democrats, and "a re-
publicans. The senators from the
two Dakotas aud Minnesota were
among those who voted against the
measure. These have all been long
and loud for the tariff revision, but it
is evident they want the revision to
fall upon the other fellow. But now
that the useless tariff on the north,
western farmers grain has been re-
moved and cannot be used as club
to drive our representatives into line
we may be able to induce them to
vote for a removal of the trust sche-
dulles.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

ter was vote getter, and favoring
the treaty in another quarter was just
as good vote getter with constituents.
The vote by which the treaty was ap-
proved was accidental and not upon
principal. If Canada produced sugar,
iron and cotton. and these articles
had been included in the treaty, there
would not have been enough democrat
ic votes for the measure to act as pail
bearers. There is no victory for Mr..
Taft in the result. The democrats
thought they had to do it, and the re-
publicans who voted for it were
impelled by the same motive.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

WELL, the reciprocity treaty has
been ratified by the senate. In spite
of the predictions of the calamity
prophets, the price of farm lands has
not dropped because of the adoption
of the treaty, and the price of wheat
Monday, the first market day follow
ing the vote in the senate, was only I
of cent lower, and that in the face
of the statistics for the previous week
showing an increase in the visible
supply of 100000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

SOME are giving President Taft
credit for great victory in securing
the passage of the reciprocity treaty
just as it was originally drafted. We
fail to see where Mr.. Taft has much
for which to pat himself on the back.
Here he is, a republican president,
the standard bearer of his party, pro-
posing and urging the adoption of a
measure for which his party declared
in its platform almost as far back as
when Mr.. Taft was boy in knee
pants, and yet he was unable to
muster half his party vote in the sen.
ate. If party lines had been drawn,
Mr.. Taft pould not have gotten to
first base with his treaty. 1t was the
democratic vote that carried the day,
and that was largely due to the bunk
dished out by those claiming the
treaty would reduce the price of the
northwestern farm products, which
made it appear to the southern demo
cratic constituency that food stuffs
they had to buy would be cheaper
Opposition TO the treaty in ops- quar-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
coMPANY's CERTIFICATE OF AU-
THORITY

Whereas, The Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company, a corporation
organized under the laws OF Wisconsin,
has filed In this office a sworn state
ment exhibiting it's condition and busi-
ness for the year ending December 81.
1910, eonformable to the requirements
of the laws of this state regulating
the business OF Insurance.; and,
Whereas, The said company has filed
In this office duly certified copy of it's
charter, with certificate Of organiZa-
alton, in compliance with the require
ments of the insurance law aforesaid:
Now. Therefore 1. o. S. BAsford. COM
missioner Of insurance OF the state OF
South Dakota. pursuant to the provi-
sions OF said laws, do hereby certify
that the above named company. Is fully
empowered. through it's authorized
agents, to transact It's appropriate
business OF Life insurance In this state
according to the laws thereof, until the
last day of February, A. ID. 1912
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and Official seal at
Pierre. this first day Of March. A. d.
1911.
(SeaD o. s. BASFORD.
Commissioner of Insurance.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
FROM the evidence so far recorded

FROM the evidence so far recorded
in the Lorimer investigation, we be-
lieve Hines lied when he testified
that President Taft asked for Lor-
imer's election to the senate from
Illinois. The president wanted re-
publican elected, naturally enough,
and probably did not oppose Lorimer
when his name was mentioned, not
having knowledge at that time of the
condition that then existed. The
evidence of Senator Aldrich, of Gov.
Deneen, and others bears out this
view of the case.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
HICKS FOR 1912.

As matters now stand, the indica
tions are that the crisis of the Jupiter
period will be past during the present
season, thus bringing it In 1911, in.
stead of 1912. We have always con-
tended that three seasons are more or
less affected by the Jupiter drouths.
The first year, rains are light and in
sufficient in northern extremes of this
continent; the second year, as rule,
widespread drouth extends over the
great central grain belt, extending
more or less to northern and southern
extremes; the third year, normal rains
return to more northerly and central
regions, with hurtfnl drouth dis
appearing along the extreme southern
parts of the. continent All know
that severe drou'h prevailed during
1910 in northern extremes, and now
that the whole central region is in-
VOlVeQ THIS season, there Is good rea-
son TO conclude that the worst of the
present Jupiter period will be passed
this year Lack of rains, especially
toward the extreme south, will be
natural for another year, but more
seasonable conditions will return to
the great northwestern, western and
central sections of the country. This
is the outlook as it now appears. IF
We are not to>reach the center of the
drouth this year, the prospect for
1912 is certainly y serious one We
now believe that the worst will pass
over during the present year. May
heaven grant it!
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

ONE lesson of importance is con-
tained in the passage of the reciproci-
ty treaty, which is that the only way
in which the tariff schedules can ever
be revised so as to give the consumer
a fair show is to take one or two
schedules at a time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
FROM ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Year Ending Dec. 1t; 1910.
sURANCE COMPANY
I. CAPITAL STOCK.

OF wisconsin. Home office, Milwaukee.
Wis.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

i. CAPITAL STOCK.
Ledger assets Dec 81,
l5UJ 9GOi ,OUi,fOSsfs
III. INCOME.
Total premium income. -. 3S,877,07s.53
Interest and rents 12,5n4,597.S1
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-31
LOOKS LIKE DANGER TO
RUIT CROP OF SUMTER
Peaches and Pears Will Be
Lost Now

Yesterdays warm weather, like that
of the entire past week, put Americas
orchardmen back on the anxious bencp.
The fruit trees are upon the point of
budding forth only to be Killed by 4
February blizzard. 1t is all up now
with fair liberia, the Georgia Belle
and other beauties.
The growers of LeComte pears are
uneasy for fear a hard cold may come
along in February and injure the trees
badly
The springlike weather Of the past
few weeks has caused the sap to rise
very rapidly in the rees and severe
cold would probably give black eye
the crop this year
The shipping of LeComte pears has
had a great revival in this section
during the past few years and has
brought much money to the growers
and shippers, so that the loss of the
crop this year would be very serious
calamity to many
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-31
FUGITlVES ARE STILL IN
SAFETY IN The WOODS
Officers Had a FFuitIGSS Hunt
For Them

Weary from chase Of nearly hun
dred miles after Britt and Hightower,
tle escaped convicts, sheriffs Feagin
and Tui er, and Supt Bob Christian
came in early last night, having
sCoul ed the woods between Americas,
IeesbLrg and Albany in a fruitless
hunt for the fleeing white zebras,
Absolutely nothing was heard Of
tLem-not trace did the jailbirds
Lave behind them.
Tho Turner car, in which Britt and
Hightower started on their wild flight,
was found about noon yesterday out
at the Homan place, two miles south
Of town
The zebras, in their fight, took a
blind" road at the Sieg residence, and
after running the auto to the end OF
it, and being unable to turn around
or go forward, they abandoned the
car and beat it for Muckalee swamp
near by. Whether they went east or
west, north or south. no one knows
While he has no trace of them Sher-
if Feagin feels sure he will catch both
criminals, as a one armed white man
is not difficult to trail, this old sleuth
says.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-31
DEATH OF MIR. j. G. HARRIS
AT FITZGERALD HOME
Was Father of Mrs. ". j. JOsey,. OF
Americus-Death Sudden.

Yesterday morning a telegram
Brought the sad news to Mrs. w. J.
Josey Of the unexpected death of her
father, Mr.. ]. G. Harris, at his home
in Fitzgerald. Mr. and Mrs. Josey
left on the noon train for that point
The funeral services will probably be
held today
Mr.. Harris, who was 76 years old,
had been complaining, but no serious
result of his ailment was expected and
the news of his death was a great
shock to his children.
Mr.. Harris for years had been resi-
dent of Fitzgerald. He retired some
years ago and had lead quiet life
in that town. His wife and six child
rem survive him, the latter being Mrs
Josey, of Americas, Mrs. Frank Schues-
sler, Mrs. James Macdonald, Mrs. T
NJ. Griffin, Mrs William Rogers
and Mr.. ]. H. Harris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-01-31
NO TROUBLE IN HERDING
CATTLE FROM AN AIRSHIP
Drives Them Over Prairies to- Aviation
and Back Again.

Houston, Tex Jan. 30-Thousands II
Texans cheered themselves hoarse at
Westmoreland Farms aviation field
when Rene Simon herded cattle in
his aeroplane.
Simon and Rene Barrier were racing
almost wing to wing in the closing
event of the day Suddenly Simon
without apparent reason was seen to
dart away from Barrier an dhead for
the open prairies, where a herd of cat
tie, watched by several cowboys, was
grazing. Gliding to within ten or fif-
teen feet of the earth Simon sent his
machine around in a circle and threw
thu animals into frenzy of terror.
Then he shortened dis course until ne
had them on quick gallop toward
the aviation field. To demonstrate
that he could absolutely control their
movements, he then headed them tho
other way and returned them to their
watchers. jte.