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Fair play., 1911-04-01

al took place "Wednesday morning
from the Catholic church of River
aux Vases.
Mrs. Langelia was one of the
oldest residents of this county.
Herman koehler, formerly of this
city, but for the past several years
a resident of st. Louis, died in
that city Sunday, Mar. &c, of Gas
tritis, aged 60 years, IL months
and % days. The remains were
brought to this city Monday morn
ing and inferred in the Lutheran
cemetery.
Mr.. KOehler was born in Eisenach
Germany, April l. lS4l, aud came
to this country when yonng man
He was married to Miss Mary
Kern in this city. For many
years he taught the Burbon school.
He also served as Probate Judge of
this county.
The deceased is survived by a
wife, one son. Walter, of New
Mexico and one daughter, Flora
(Mrs. Roy Hicks) of st. Louis.
Benjamin Jacob, died at his
home in Zell, on Monday, Mar.
~, of Apoplexy, at the age of 64
years. The funeral occurred from
the Weingarten Church Wednes-
day morning, He is survived by
two sons and two daughters.
The deceased was brother OF
Joseph Jacob. the Veterinery Sur.
geOn, of this city.
At Brickey, Mrs. Julia North.
colt, died suddenly of heart tron
bile, at the age of 35 years. Tht
funeral took place "Wednesday
morning in this city. She was tht
daughter of Mrs. S. Saddler, form
erly resident of this city, ant
who with Mr.. Northcott and f0ul
small children survive her.
Mrs. j. II Elayere, sister-in
law of Miss Mary Elayere, teacher
in the public school in this city
died at her home in Patterson, Mo.
Fair play., 1911-04-01

Judge Peter II. Hnck left last Sunday
for Fredericktown to open court.
Fair play., 1911-04-01
Public Sale.

Undersigned will sell to the
highest bidder for cash on
SATURDAY., April 3
The Delta independent., 1911-08-04

Mr. and Mrs. Will Williams left
Monday for Coalby, Kansas, to at
tend a family reunion of the lat
ter's family. Her brother, who has
a large farm at Coalby, is the most
centrally located and all the rela-
tives will gather there. 1t has been
planned for several months and
fine time is anticipated. Miss Show
alter, a sister of Mrs. Williams. has
been in that city about month.
Miss Marie Hamil drove in
from her Surface Creek fruit farm
Tuesday evening to attend the
pipe organ recital at the Methodist
church, at which time she took oc-
casion to bring the editor-not the
preacher a fine crate of peaches
and plums. That's one on the
preacher. Miss Hamil has a SPLEEN
did orchard farm and has set
worthy example. When you have
boquets or peaches, fire them at
the editor. Give the other fellows
the cabbages and turnips.
The Delta independent., 1911-08-04

Often an item of news is sup
pressed in a home newspaper main
ly because a request is made to do
it. While this is not fair to the
newspaper itself, the editor is gen.
orally willing to make the sacrifice
of news in order that those most
interested may avoid painful pub
licity, and quite often a double pur-
pose is served in examples with
held. and in such cases it proves
to be the most wise course.
Miss Grace Cook. who is thir-
teen this month, entertained her
girl friends on Tuesday afternoon.
Twenty guests enjoyed parlor games
and outdoor sports and then seat
ed together at long table with
sweet pea decorations and hand
painted place cards of the same
flower, enjoyed a substantial re-
past. Surprising the occasion to
be that of her birthday, several
very pretty membranes were Civ
en-.
The Delta independent., 1911-08-04
Weldon Has Found
Another Valuable Bug

Geo. p. Weldon, the wizard of
Grand Valley bugs, has made n dis
covery of considerable Importance
to the fruit industry in the valley.
His latest bug has not been named
but it attacks and cleans the leaves
and fruit of apple and peach trees
from the woody aphis" which is
n dangerous parasite to handle.
The enemy of the aphis grows to
the size of the lady bug and has
hundreds of claws with which 1t at
lacks and tears OF the woody stuff.
putting it in his mouth. In fact 1t
eats the woody aphis up and bothers
nothing else.
The bug has been seen for some
time but its value has not bee real
ICED until recently, The bug has a
habit of attacking the codling moth
also. but it has not been definitely
settled as to its powers of killing
this pest.
MIR. Weldon plans TO investigate
the probability of developing this
enemy to see II II cant be dis
tributed over the valley
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
Continued Next Weekly
Daniel Boone's Last Days.

The last days of Daniel Boon were
full Of trouble. After all his work In
exploring, settling and defending the
region now known as Kentucky. he was
not permitted to settle down quietly
and spend the evening of his tempestu-
ous life In peace. Owing to the imper-
feet land laws of the state the title to
the farm he had chosen was declared
defective by the courts n others got
the land. At one time he was In
trusted with a large sum of money. to
buy land for some friends, and was
robbed of the whole. Other troubles
came upon him and he became discour-
aged and ~disguested with the ways OF
civilization. He emigrated from the
land he had conquered from the In
dams, and sought a new home beyond
the Mississippi He located at a point
about Is miles west OF the present site
Of st. Louis. the country town now
known as Mississippi being at that time
within the Spanish domain. The other
settlers there were kind to him, and
gave him a considerable tract OF land.
When the American government took
possession OF that territory, 1t gener-
ously allowed him to keep one-tenth
of the land that had been given him
and was rightfully his. Though past
80, he spent most OF hts. ttrelya, in
hunting and trapping. and saved Up the
money be received for pelts. With this
he went back TO his old home in Ken
lucky and settled up some old debts
ha had left behind him. paying each
MAJ whatever he demanded. Tradi-
ton has 1t that he returned to Mis-
souri, with lust so cents In his pocket.
He died September &c. 1920. In his STth
year. Twenty-fv years after his ashes
were removed to Frankfort, KY, n
re-interred with great honors.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
When a Bororo Indian Dies.

On the death of a Bororo Indian the
wife tears out handfuls of her hair and
throws 1t on his corpse. say n writer In
the Wide World Magazine. At intervals
during the first day after his death she
shakes him, as though wishing to bring
him back to life, and kisses his cold brow.
Her efforts being in vain, she retires and
the Barre approaches. He proclaims that
the man has died for the sins he COM
mitted during his life. Then the rela-
lives paint his body with "~urucu"-an
ointment made out of the root of a wild
tropical plant. Gorgeous feathers OF the
most varied hues are then strewn over
him and the corpse is wrapped up in a
mating OF straw. The moment before
the burial the wives approach one after
the other and cover his feet with the
blood dropping from the wounds and
gashes they have inflicted on their bach
and arms.
This ceremony is followed by another.
Three Indians appear dressed In the
clothes-if the few rags they wear can
be called thus-of the dead man and be-
gin singing and dancing. In the mean
time the corpse is carried to the
"Bahyto,' a huge mound in the center of
the colony, and should the dancing and
singing Indians become tired before 1t is
reached, three others take their places.
The body lies on the mound three days.
Then the Barre goes to the mound, and,
seating himself at the foot OF the lead
man, Is supposed to receive his soul In
keeping.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
e; she realized that I had caugn,

before; she realized that I had caugn,
her in a lie.
Il can't explaint it. sir" she STAN
mersd. Il didn't consider II any Of my
business she added iercely.
Il think you'll find it difficult to ex-
plain" l said, with irony; even more
difficult than how 1t came to lie there
unperceived for nearly three hours.
You'll pardon me II l find the story
hard TO believe"
It's nothing to me whether or not
you believe it," she retorted n made
a motion to go on again.
No" l said, wait a moment. Which
is her room?"
This one here" and she pointed to
a half-open door just outside us.
Ignoring her gesture or protest, !
pushed the cor back and stepped In
side.
The room was q large and pleasant
one, we'll lighted and looking out upon
the grove at the east side OF the house.
There was some little disorder appar-
ent, and over a chair at the farther
no doubt the bridal veil. For the mo-
ment I did not seek to see more, but
turned pack into the hall.
Nothing there" ] said. as though my
inspection Of the room was ended Il
suppose you helped Miss Lawrence to
dress ?"
Yes, SIR
And she had on her wedding gown
when she went downstairs ?"
Yes, sir, all but the VEIL"
What was the color OF the gown"
white, sir" she answered, with EVIL
dent contempt. White satin made very
plain"
with a train?'
Yes, sir, with a train"
Thank YOU" / said. Plainly, a
woman CARRIED in that fashion must be
a marked object. wherever she went.
Then. seeing that the maid waited for
further questions. I added, THAT Is all,
I believe"
She opened a door just across the
hall and motioned me to precede her.
/ found myself IN d pleasant sitting
room, and looked about for Mrs. Law
renee, but she was not there. The maid
went to an inner door which stood half
OPEN, and knocked.
I'm a moment" called a low voice,
and l heard a rustic of draperies. In
stinctively I knew hat Mrs. Lawrence
had been upon her knees.
Blu I was not prepared for the deep
distress which l saw in her coun-
tenance the instant she appeared upon
the threshold. SO worn and drawn was
1t, SO changed even in the brief time
since / had seen her last, that l scarce
ly knew her. What had happened?
Was her self-control giving way under
the strain, or had there been some new
shock, some more poignant blow which
she had been unable to withstand
She came straight to me where I
stood staring, perhaps a little brutally,
and lifted tear-dimmed eyes to mine.
Mr.. Lester" she said. In a choked
voice. IT must ask that this search for
| Marcia cease"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
CHAPTER VII.


1 stared at her q moment without
replying-so she was guilty! So she
did know! / heard the opening OF the
door as the maid left the room and the
sound somehow restored me a portion
Of my self-control.
Cease? But why" l asked. Sure
ly-"
Marcia has said that the marriage
Is impossible" she interrupted. Us
not that enough"
Mfr. Curtiss does not think so. And
if it Is impossible. he, at least, has a
right to know why"
Marcia has decided not; she has no
wish to bring reproach to the memory
OF a respected man, who"
She checked herself-but she had al
ready said too much.
Then you know why your daughter
left so suddenly" I questioned. But az
hour ago, you said you didn't know"
Il did not then" h murmured.
II have no wish to know" l went on
rapidly, noting her sudden pallor. Il
havs no right to know. But I'm here
to find Miss Lawrence so that Mr.. Cur
tiss can. at least, have a last talk with
her. That seems q reasonable demand.
Do you know where she is?"
mol" she answered ~explosively.
She IS not in this houSeT"
ASSuTeQIy nut, L nave SAISduy lOAA
you she is not here"
81 fancied perhaps she had returned"
Such a suspicion Is absurd"
You've had no word from herr"
Not a single word"
Then 1t wasn't she who told o the
cause of her disappearance?"
She told me nothing"
I had no need to ask who it was;
some instinct told me It was the maid.
And you saw her last"
When she left me to dress, as rye
already told you i've been speaking
the truth. Mr.. Lester"
Pardon me-" l said; II hadn't the
least doubt OF It; but I'm sure you car
appreciate my position, can look at II
from Mr.. Curtiss' side. Perhaps you
suspect where Miss Lawrence Is, with
out being absolutely certain. II you
would tell me-
She stopped me with a sudden ges-
ture; I saw that I had touched tho
truth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
CHAPTER vi
AN ASTONISHING REQUEST.

I sat down again and examined my
find more closely. I am ne connoisseur
of lace, yet ever I could appreciate the
h~andkerchief's exquisite beauty. But
how came It here, crushed into a cor
ner Of this chair2 Whose was It?
Some Instructor was 1t merely a de-
lusive hope2-told me that 1t belonged
to Marcia Lawrence-that It was she
who had left 1t hers-that h tears
which dampened 1t were her tears,
tears Of bitter, bitter sorrow for dead
hopes and a future which had changed
from gold to gray. She had stolen into
the library for a moments peace, that
she might face her sorrow n decide
what she must do. She had left it
But I shook myself together impa-
tiently. All this was merely theoriz-
ing; I must lay my foundation first,
get my facts; then perhaps 1t might be
possible to build q theory which woul
prove the right one. Thus Ear in the
investigation, I felt that I had been
met with evasion rather h a with
frankness; / suspected that an attempt
was being made to puzzle n bewiiaer
me; I could sec that my presence In
the house was unwelcome to Mrs. Law
renee. Well, my stay would be a short
one: / dropped the handkerchief into
my pocket, opened the door, and
kLSDpGQ Out lllo ~ nan
The front door was open and two
men were tugging an immanss palm
through IL. Another was engaged In
taking down the wreaths of smiAx. BY
| the tenderness with which lie handled
| them I recognized the decorator. He
stopped and looked at me inQuiringly
as / went toward him.
1--WE come down from New York." !
explained, lat the request OF Mr.. Cur
tiss to assist him in finding Miss Law
renee. You, / believe. are the last per-
son who is 10Y to have sean her.
I'd like to ask you a few questions"
eco ahead he said, bsaming with
sel.-importance. I'll be glad to tell
you anything / know, sir"
do you remember what time Ii was
when you called Miss Lawrence down
to have a last look at the deoorationA?' '
sit must have been nearly half-pASt
IL. SIR. / remember hearing a clock
strike IL and thinking it'd take me
about half an hour to get through"
did you notice anything peculiar in
her behavior"
peculiar? No. sir. She was very
kind and said some nice things about
my work"
"she did not seem sad nor de-
pressed"
"Oh, no, sir; quite the contrary"
When she left you, did she return
%upstairs9"
IT think so, sir. At least, she started
for the stairs. I stepped into the din
Ing room for a moment TO make sure
everything was all right, and whm /
came out again she was gone"
WAN there anyone else IN the han 2"
mo, sir; ! think not; not just at
that moment, though OF course people
we're passing back n forth through
I all the time"
did you notice a man lettering about
"a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, dark COM
!, lexionHd. with q dark beard or NOUS
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
MORE EXCELLENT
REPORTS FROM
WESTERN CANADA
Grains Are Heading Out
Rapidly and Harvest Is
Now Approaching With
a Great Demand for
Harvest Help.

Last week It was pointed out n
these columns that there would be d
Yield Of about 200, 000, 900 bushels q
wheat throughout Western Canada, an
Increase Of about 100, 000. 900 over thk
previous year, and that the demand
Tor farm help was very great. Con
drmation Of this news Is to hand and
the cry still is for more help. Thu
Canadian authorities are hopeful thaA
the friends of the 400, 900 or 500,00t
Americans who have gone to Canada
turing the last few years will come t.
The help Of these people and induce
Is many ~able-bodied men as they pos
hbly can to take advantage Of the
low rate which is being offered from
Iii points on the Canadian Boundary
and particulars OF which can be hat
from any Of the following Agents o.
The Canadian Government: M. v. Mo
tnnes, 176 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit
Mich; c. A. Laurier, Marquette
Mich; ]. s. Crawford, Syracuse. NJ
Y; Thos. Hetherington, Room zoe, rs
fremont Street, Boston. Mass; II. M
Williams, AIS Gardner Bldg. Toledo
Ohio; Geo. Arid, ZIG Traction Termin
oil Bldg, Indianapolis, Indiana; c. J
Broughton, Room 412, M. l.. & 4. Bldg,
Chicago, H.; Geo. A. Hall, End F1ooH
1876 Second Street, Milwaukee, Wis.,
e. T. Holmes, 315 Jackson Street, SD
Paul, Mimi; Chas. Pilling. Clifford
Block, Grand Forks, N. d.; J. b. Car
b~onneau, Jr, 217 Main Street, Bldde
ford, Me-; J. NJ. MacLachlan, Boa
1877, WATERFOWL, s. d.; w. ". Bennett
Room 4, Bee Bldg, Omaha, Neb.;
". II. Rogers, i25 West sth Street
Kansas City, Mo-; Benz. Davies, Room
.. Dunn Block. Great Falls, Montana:
J. N. Grieve, Auditorium Building
Spokane, Wash.
Every facility will be afforded mel
Of the right stamp to secure advantage
of these low rates. To those who pro
pose to go, 1t may be said that they
will have this splendid opportunity O.
securing first hand information as t.
the excellent producing character Of
the lands In Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. They will have the op
portunity Of seeing some of the great
est wheat fields in the world and prob
ably the largest yield Of wheat. Data
and barley that has ever been grown
on the Continent. And all this on
land some OF which cost the settlei
only the $1,000 necessary to enter foi
his homestead, or, IL he purchased
In some cases, costing him from s7.0l
to $1,000 per acre, but which Is now
worth from $500 to $1,000 per acre
Even at these prices the land Is re
uarkably cheap as will be realized
when the statement Is made that from
70 to 20 bushels per acre and ovet
Of wheat are grown, netting the farm
err from $500 to $1,000 per acre: ant
this on land that he got for nothing
Or paid merely a nominal price. Ia
Tact the production shows that s1S.0f
70 $4,000 per acre would be a nomina,
price for land that would produce az
these lands produce.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
PITCHER SEES MANY
CATCHERS IN GAME
ICY" Young Has Had More
Than Any Other-Some
Play Favorites.

New York. Special: The catchers
most closely associated with ola Cy
Young's long reign are Chief thinner
and Lou CrIger. thinner caught
Young for hall a dozen years in Cleve-
land in the '90s, and Criger caught him
In Cleveland, Boston and st. Louis.
Jack O'Connor was another who
caught Young a good deal, but among
the other backstops who nave been
Young's teammates are Jack Doyle,
who was a catcher on the Cleveland
club in 1892; Gunson, who was a
Cleveland catcher in 1898; Wilbert
Robinson, who caught for the st.
Louis club in 1900, when Young was
there; Schrechengost, who was with
the Boston Americans in 1901; Duke
Farrell, with the Bostons in 1904, and
Clarke, Bemis. Easterly and Land.
Cleveland catchers in late years.
"Chr1sty'' Mathewson generally pairs
off with one catcher. Chief Meyers is
now his receiving mate, a position
which, in turn. has been filled by Jack
Warner, Frank Bowerman and Roger
Bresnahan. Those are not all the
catchers Mathewson has had on the
New York team, but they are the
DTlIlClDal ones. NttundII, SCtllSl,
Marshall and Wilson have also handled
his shoots.
The veteran Jack Powells catchers
include O'Connor, Criger, MCGUIRE,
Kleinow, Mahoe, Sugden, Clarke and
Stephens. Old Deacon Philippe had
thinner, Kittredge and Doc" Powers
with him in Louisville in 1899; had
thinner, O'Connor and Schriver with
him in Pittsburg in 1900, and since
then in Pittsburg has served his slants
TO Yaeger, Smith, Phelps, Carisch,
PeitZ and Gibson.
Patsy" Donovan is the wonder OF
all Boston. For more than a year
Donovan has been at the head Of, the
club owned by John /. Taylor. How
Patsy" managed to accomplish this
Is the wonder of the American league.
Taylor q a habit of changing man
ayers. Boston got into the habit OF
looking for a new manager at least
once a month. Not alone does Taylor
change managers, but he wants to see
q new team in the field every week or
so. When the Red Sox lose a game,
Taylor is wont TO seek a telegraph Of
flee and ask for waivers on the man
who did not play up to standard.
Taylor is the most eccentric owner
in the game today. He has been able
to get on for more than a year with
Donovan. Donovan is quick witted
and has the habit Of looking on the
bright side of things.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
Where the Bible Is Read in Schools.

Glasgow and Edinburgh-The bible
is read daily.
A~ustria-Two hours a week are de-
voted to religious instruction.
Belg1um-Two hours are given to
moral instruction each week.
Prussia-Four hours a week.
Berlin-Ditto.
Hamburg--Two hours a week.
Germany-Banished the bible from
her schools, but has now restored II.
France-Moral instruction is given
for three hours a week.
Cape Colony-The bible is read
daily.
Orange River-Bible history is
taught.
Egypt-The koran is read daily and
scholars are taught the necessity OF
religion to man..
Japan-Morals and industry are
taught.
Canada-At ontario the bible is
read daily, the 10 commandments to
be repeated once a week. At Saskatch-
ewan the board may permit religious
instruction in school. In New Bruins
wick the bible is read In schools.
New South Wales-The Irish ma
tional board scripture lesson books are
used.
Tasmania-Instruction in sacred his
tory is impaired.
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lessons
are given orally to impress the value
IF the scriptures as a basis OF moral
instruction.
South Observation-Disclosures instruc-
Ion is optional.
England-The bible is read.
Ireland-Either Douay or authorized
version read, and each school furnished
with q 10 commandments tablet" to
De hung On the wall.
Most New Zealand education boards
approve of the 10 commandments be-
Ing displayed on the walls of each
class room
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
FALSE HUNGER
A Symptom of Stomach Trouble Cor
rected by Good Food.

There Is, with some forms Of stom.
ach trouble, an abnormal craving for
food which is frequently mistaken for
a good appetite" A lady teacher
writes from Carthage, Mo, to ex.
plain how with good food she dealt
with this sort Of hurtful hunger.
81 have taught school for fifteen
years, and up to nine years ago had
good, average health. Nine years ago,
however, my health began to fail,
and continued to grow worse steadily,
in spite of doctors prescriptions, and
everything l could do. During all this
time my appetite continued good, only
the more / ate the more l wanted I'd
eat-I was always hungry.
1.-THE first symptoms Of my break.
down were a distressing nervousness
and a loss Of flesh. The nervousness
grew SO bad that finally it amounted to
actual prostration. Then came stom
ach troubles, which were very painful!
constipation which brought on piles,
dyspepsia and severe head
aches.
THE doctors seemed powerless to
help me, said I was overworked, and
at last urged me to give up teach
Ing. IL / wished to save my life. +,
But this / could not do. / kept on
at it as well as I could, each day grow
Ing more wretched, my willpoweI
alone keeping me UP, till at last a
good angel suggested that I try a diet
Of Grape-Nuts food, and from that
day to this l have found 1t delicious
always appetizing and satisfying.
II owe my restoration TO health to
Grape-Nuts. My weight has returned
and for more than two years l have
been free from the nervousness, COP.
stipation, piles. headaches. and all the
ailments that used to punish me So
and have been able to work freely and
easily" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever. read the shove letters A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fun OF humsr
interest.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
Tho Servants.

Singer, sing! The hoary world
Needs reminder of it's youth:
Prophet, tell! The darkness lies
on the hbyrinths of truth;
Builder, bAild! Let rocks uprise
Into cities meath thy hand.
Farmer, tpll The sun and rain
Hearken for the seeds demand;
Artist, paint. Thy canyases
Pattien3ly convey thy soul;
Writer, write! With pen blood-dipped
Trace no segment, but the whole;
Teacher, teach Thyself the creed
Only this a child may know;
Dreamsr dream; Nor hide thy face
Where the toiier turns the sod
Man behalds the living God.
-Richayd Wightman In Cosmopolitan.