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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06
OLDEST HOMESTEADER
I'M SOUTH DAKOTA


Hayes, S. D., Dec. 2S.-Editor
of The Tribune: / read in your
paper of a homesteader who
was between 70 and 80 years OF
age, and who made proof on a
quarter OF land and for whom
it was claimed that he was the
oldest homesteader west of the
river.
A homesteader, Christian
Christensen. aged S5 years, re-
Gently made proof before me. He
made the round trip of 40 miles
in one day to make his proof.
His claim is about 40 miles from
the nearest railroad town and
he seems to he strong and
healthy and may easily be good
for another Is years.
Yours truly,
Alfred Nichols.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

One Paris lawyer has just had his
name struck off the rolls because il was
discovered that he acted as the regu-.
Par legal adviser TO the apache, fra
iternity, from which he drew $1,000 an
nuaIly In fees. One day recently he.
sswas engaged 10 defend an apache In a
suburban court. His client was not
satisfied with the lawyers procedure in
the case. and after a heated argument
outside of court the client threw the
lawyer into the River Marine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06
IMPRovEs.

yanxton, 5. d.. Dec. 27.-Danie'
Courtney has rallied somewhat from
an alarming setback. and is now con.
sidered as doing very satisfactorily.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

The largest whale OF Its type of
captured recently off Port Arthur, Tex.
He measured 63 feet In length and was
estimated to be about 800 years old.
lCaptain Cob Plummer, mate OF a.
United States pilot boat. sighted the
monster in the shoals off the j~etties,
the crew OF his vessel captured the
mammal The huge body was towed
ashore, exhibited and much photo
Igraphed before being cut up.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06
PARENTS BLAMED FOR
DEATH OF THEIR BOY
Coroner's Jury In North Dakota
Makes Sensational Finding
at Inquest.

Grand Forks. n. D., Dec. 2I.--That
the 5-year-oid son Of Michael Or, o.
Richardson, II. D., froze TO death az
the result Of his parents neglect, IL
the verdict OF the c]oroner's jury that
investigated the case today. A sister,
4 a old, who was with the boy viii
probably die.
The children disappeared from the
house about noon. and II was evening
before nefghbors We're called TO help
search for them. They We're found at
the rear OF their home, one dead and
the other with her legs frozen from
the knees down and both arms frozen,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

"A book OF anecdotes OF famous physi-
clans by Gustav Hochstetter and Georg
Eehden has been issued In Berlin. DIR.
Marcus Herr is credited with saying to
n patient who read medical books dill
gently In order to prescribe For him
fine day poull die OF a misprint." Pro-
fessor Langenbeck, In speaking OF the
increase in surgical practice said; The
human family may be divided into two.
parts-one operates and the other is
operated upon
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

On Prince Edward Island about
l25, 900 muskrats, 500 minks, 1000 red
foxes and a few weasels are killed each
year. The black fox is bred there by
people who keep their methods secret.
"a good black fox skin is worth 81, 500.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

Concrete floors were tried in a mum
her OF wooden vessels carrying ore and
coal on the Great Lakes as a substitute
for wooden floors which suffer severely
from the CLAM shell buckets. The con-
lcrete floors are said TO stand the wear
well.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

Al marked increase has taken place in
traffic OF this country, for
whereas the number OF tons OF freight
one mile In 1898 was over
1i4. 600. 600. GOO. last year 1t was over
I122, 900, 000, 900.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

= new form or epistoiary p~oiiteness
has been devised by a business firm
which wrote 70 a delinquent: "Oblige
MS by RENTING the amount OF our bin
or we will oblige YOU"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

Jamaica is more populous In propo
tion 10 its size than Spain, Turkey,
Russia and some other European coun-
tries. The white nennla hnxneae-
ioutnumbered BY the blacks and colored
by nearly 30 to l.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

The world production OF copper in
1909 aggregated $4,000 tons tmetric
ton. 2.204.6 poundsl. which exceeds by
about 100000 tons that OF the year be-
fore.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

The use OF bicycles Is decreasing in
Russia. One dealer recently stated that
he sold 1000 In 1908, but only half that
humber in 1909. In Germany the de-
Emand fer them is stationary. Russia
land Germany are thus exceptions to al
pnost all oher countries where the cycle
,s>esss 10 Eaifr III popularity.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06
G ls

Pierre, s. D., Dec. Ex-Governor
yessey has granted a pardon TO Georg.
Hamilton a negro, sentenced from
Minnehaha county on "A charge of adul
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

In 1909 the world produced 16,100
Of nickel, the chief contributors
being United States. 1000 tons; Ger
many, 3.100 tons. and England, $500
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

Manufacturers now form for the first
time irE the history of our commerce.
more han one-half OF the total ex-
ports OF the United States.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

What Is said to be the oldest pipe
organ In the world is on the Island OF
Gothland, in the Baltic sea. IL dates
from about 1910 A. d..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

Floors and furniture are NOT
scratched by children playing with new
building blocks made OF cork in Ger
many.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

A thousand red ears have been or
dered for b Vermont husking bee ia
,B0eton. And how many chaperons?
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

Hardened steel dies are produced bv
electrolytic etching IN d recently pat
pnfca German process.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

, 1t is 81 years since the Napoleonic
party In France urged that negotia-
ltions should be opened with Austria
Hooking toward the removal of the
body OF the king of Rome from it's
Resting place in the Church OF the
C~apuchins, IN Vienna, to the Invalides,
IN Paris. AT the time says a Paris
letter, IAN American wrote an article
which attracted much attention, in
which he expressed the hope that the
NOW hat the removal of LAiglon's re-
mains Is urged again by Rostand,
Mason, Barres and others, a gifted
american again writes for the cause.
But will it avail? VIII a descendant
pf the first OF his name ever share the
tomb? / doubt IT."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

wiIerever the American goes In force
and In proportion TO his sympathetic
reception he leaves as a side issue the
lndelihla impression OK his vivid per-
bonality. In such wise he is changing
the sedate old maritime provinces so
Very rapidly that you can hardly find
hny difference between them n
Maine or Massachusetts. This is In
obedience to a natural law which must
bring about such results. His man
hers, HIS speech, his coinage, his means
of communication whether by land or,
Sea-, are entirely reciprocal with Can
nda, but as he is mighty and Canada
Us feeble numerically. the greater, as
usual, includes the less.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-01-06

At a dinner party given in Paris re-
gently for two visiting American wom-
en, the hostess and her daughter wore
hxquisitely colored silk dresses which
attracted much attention because OF
their unusual designs, flying birds on
pine and clusters OF flowers, of which
po two groups were alike, on the 9TH
fr. These designs had been painted by
two well known artists, and fashion,
hble d~ressInakers have since then tax
en many orders for painted costumes
which n OF the profession said would
never become popular because a dress
pr that kind costs a little fortune when
Is we'll done and is worthless when
done poorly"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Results Of Tariff Cutting.

The entire tariff income is $326. 00O,.
~, which the Democrats tell us is an
a-nssgeous per capita tax of $3.50 era.
s,sieeus,y extorted and paid over to
sxEassdize vested interests. Let's see
si,~e they propose to do about it. By
esxseng duties in half this onerous bur.
dSse would be reduced to $1.75, but
aSAsre would not be enough customs du.
sins 10 meet the demands of their tariff
In revenue only slogan. The best they
CzuD hope to accomplish is general
rnSs1zaion of one fourth, which will re-
F6rye the "down-trodden consumer" by
ias rrincely sum of S7t cents year!
Hasauced to its simplest terms, this is
tae nyowed object for which the tariff
rByy,er seeks to upset the equilibrium of
"a yDst manufacturing system which
mng2eys S, 500, 600 wage-earners and an.
xnally turns s., 500, 100000 worth of
rxzs materials into SIS, 0OO, 900, 900 worth
oe &nished products.
WIG have heard about the goose that
sasR he golden. eggs, but this reality
uss all fiction to shame. American
EHnnSmist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
BOB WHITE
Farmers Best, Frisnd-Proteot His
Life by Forbiddlng Hunting.

Farmers Best: Friend His
Life by Forbiddlng Hunting.
We notice In nearly all the news.
papers which come to this Office from
the smaller cities and towns that action
is being taken to protect quail, the
farmers having come to realize that
this bird is one of their best friends
and that by united action they can pre-.
vent the wholesale shooting of them
which has occurred in former years.
Quail are plentiful this year and
everyone is glad of 1t. They are plen-
tiful as compared with some years Of
late, but of course they and all kinds of
wild bird are decreasing at a rate that
is commanding attention. Last week
South Haven paper contained q long
letter from prominent fruitgrower of
that section calling the attention of
farmers and fruitgrowers to the date,
Oct, Is, when quail may be lawfully
killed, and asking them to band togeth-
or for the protection of one of the farm.
ers and fruitgrowers greatest aids.
He mentioped the fact that Bob White
Is the chief scavenger of the farm and
orchard; that every time a hunter
shoots quail he shoots holes in the farm
er's pocketbook; the great increase in
insects is doubtless due to the decrease
in bird life; and the argument that the
hunters might as well have the birds as
to let them freeze in winter is foolish
Quail do not freeze to death, but they
are sometimes starved when deep SHOWS
cover for long times the weed seeds
which are their winter food. The writ
er urged all farmers to band together
for the protection of the quail under
the slogan of mo hunting allowed"
and to forbid with numerous signs any
hunting on their premises.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
HER WEIGHT INCREASED
FROM 100 TO l4O POUNDS.
Wonderful Praise Accorded
Perunathe Household Remedy

Mrs. Maria Goertz, Orienta, Okla
homa, writes:
"My husband, children and myself
have used your medicines, and we al
ways keep them in the house in case of
necessity. 1 was restored to health by
this medicine, and DIR. Hartman's in
valuable advice and books. People ask
about me from different places, and are
surprised that can do all of my house,
work alone, and that was cured by the
doctor of chronic catarrh. My husband
was cured of asthma, my daughter of
earache and catarrh of the stomach, and
my son of catarrh of the throat. When
was sick 1 weighed 100 pounds; now I
weigh 40.
81 have regained my health again, and
1 cannot thank you enough for your
advice. May God give you long life
and bless your work."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
7,081,869 FOLKS
LIVE IN CANADA
Official Figures Announced by
ID Cabinet Minister.
HIGHER TOTAL WAS HOPED FOR
Political Effect Of the Count Will 30
to Increase Parliamentary Repre-.
sentatIon Of West and De.
crease that Of East.

Ottawa. Ont, Oct 1s.-Ths Cana.
dian census figures are complete with
the exception Of a few unimportant
districts.
They have been announced by the
minister Of agriculture and are great
disappointment, a. the total popula:
ton. which II given a. 1881. S6s. is .
million less than was expected and
confidently claimed during the last
few years. The population Of Canada
by the census of 1901 was 5,371,315.
The result will have far reaching
political effect by increasing the rep
resentation of the west in parliament
and decreasing the representation OF
the east.
The population Of some OF the prin.
cipal cities and their gains are as fol.
lowS.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

Maxim Gorky Seriously III.
Capri, Oct. 19.-Maxim Gorky, the
Russian novelist, is seriously i'll here.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

Hon. III. p. Pattengill, better known
ss glAin pat" former superintendent
40 yGblic instruction, knows Michigan
ma It's people probably as well as any
Da1 in the state. He is here and there
aaa everywhere and all the time has
DsSh eyes and ears wide open, nothing
ssrspss his attention and he was never
ASywn to forget anything-especially a
sspp3 story. Well, here's the point
~-Re going about the state" says Mr..
Lfssi7spgill, 81 can see that Governor
Geaexn will not have any opposition for
uAe 70 nomination and will have walk
,nMsy for the election" "Pat" has
Hlsysd at the political game quite a
esns and is good prophet.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

Lansing, Oct 19.-The state dairy
and food department has joined the
ranks of the conservationists and
will make strenuous effort to retain
the elements of soil fertility on Mich
igan farms.
The deputy commissioner, who has
charge of the dairy end of the depart
ment says that statistics show that
there are 844,75S milch cows in Mich
igan. From his personal observation
he estimates that one-half, or to be
exact, 422,379 cows, will be confined
in dirty stables during the coming
winter, so that each side of each COW
will be plastered with fertilizer. If,
during the coming six months, two
thirds of an ounce of fertilizer falls
from the plastered sides of each COW
per month into the milk pail Ga very
low estimate) 105,594 pounds of fer
tilizer will be transferred from the
farms where it rightly belongs-and
is badly needed to the stomachs of
the city consumers of milk and but
ter, wasted.
In an effort to stop this loss of
fertilizer from the farm, the depart
ment has just issued bulletin on
"Clean Cows and Clean Stables" In
this bulletin are given pictures,
plans and specifications for building
a model COW stall that will keep a
cow absolutely clean. She cannot get
dirty If she tries. The stall is not
patented. Any farmer can build it.
It is the cheapest stall made.
Amy farmer who writes to the
state dairy and food department at
can get a copy of this bulle-
tin giving full particulars for build
ng this stall. =.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

Nks attention Of the council was
@insa on Monday evening to the i'm
NvaHnce of the making immediate i'm
Movement to Main street west between
Hnsas street and the Ann Arbor track.
~ road for two blocks is, as Mayor
4bngpe said, q disgrace to the city,
XHn9 she poorest piece Of road to be
aunA between that point and Ovid. It
u M course, too late now to make per-
mssnt improvement this year but with
x1sgs work the road can be vastly i'm
w~gs5fsnd the necessary steps taken to
silasr macadamize or pave it early next
spEias3 The taxpayers of Owosso town.
snlp hare expended q large sum this
xzr i'm grading and g-aveling this road
sDfn west as the FIVE corners and the
Szes sAould have pride in joining them
nj Ne work of making the approach to
aUnsso passable at all times of the year.
10 believe Aldermen Chsvey and
0haklburn will see that the work is
xgps without delay.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Reception to Rev. wolford 4

The congregation of the Christian
church, and other friends of the retir-
ing pastor, Rev. G. r. Wolford, gave
him and his excellent wife rousing
farewell reception in the church build
ing on last Wednesday evening. 1t
was announced to be held In the church
parlors, but the whole building, up
stairs and down, was utilized. The
affair was entirely informal The full
orchestra of twelve or fifteen pieces
furnished music during the entire
evening and the popular couple in
whose honor the function was given
were kept busy responding to express
ions of appreciation and regret.
A two course supper, consisting of
more delicacies than the writer can
remember, occupied large and very
agreeable part of the evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Wolford occupied opposite
sides of the same table and red rib
bon extended from each of two pletho-
ric looking envelopes in the center of
the table to their respective plates.
After eating, they were told to pull
the envelopes and their contents were
stored away for future reference.
Speeches were made of course and they
were all very good.
Rev. Wolford has done a great work
in Blandinsville, where he has made
himself popular and greatly loved by
church members and sinners alike
His Sunday school and mems class have
greatly exceeded anything that was
ever heard of in this locality more than
two hundred men being enrolled in the
latter.
The church has grown in member
ship and energy, and building has
been erected that is an ornament and
credit to the whole town.
He leaves here with the good will
and regrets of everybody and will be
followed by the prayers and good
wishes of hundreds of friends who hope
to see him prosper in his new field.
Vale.-Blandinsville, ILL.,, Star Gazette.
Rev. Wolford began his pastorate
with the Church of Christ in this ci ty
Sunday under most favorable auspices.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
SELECT MURDER TRIAL JURY
Attorneys in Stannard "Strychnine
Case" Prepare to Open Hearing.

Ontonagon, Mich, Oct 19.-The
jury which will hear the case of Mrs.
Laura Stannard, charged with murder
ing her husband, Charles s. Stannard,
by placing strychnine in his coffee.
has been selected. Judge Flanagan,
upon request of the prosecution, adj.
journed court for forty-eight hours
Mrs. Stannard, the accused widow,
had her four children with her in
court. She appeared to be somewhat
disappointed when the trial was adj
journed. Grace Hammes, the servant
GIRL who is relied upon by the prose
cution as its chief witness. has not
yet appeared in court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

I'm Saturday car Of material was
unl56ded here for the Eastern Michi-
srx Power Company, which is building
sss7es through this section of the state
sss transmit the electric power gener-
lass2as their great dams located on the
&s Sable river. The wires are support
sDay steel towers erected at intervals
ss3 she material shipped here is for the
lsos which they will soon construct
st~zs Flint to Owosso. About year
vys, they obtained franchise from the
n<wuskip board of Clayton and the
IKfsrs Owosso line will pass through
:xsi township. Several more cars of
n aerial will be received here within
sAort time Flushing Observer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

III viii be remembered that Oakland
spnDsys record during its two years of
Hz>l option experience gave results in
H. way of law observance and freedom
Fhpn arrests never before equalled in
rAna county. Referrir g to present con.
xasisns IN Oakland county correspon-
dlsss 10 the Detroit News ssys: "There
E0 seldom been less than 35 prisoners
u The county Jail throughout the sum-
mnS snd at one time there were II
aspB3ed in the cells and halls. Sheriff
nspD's bill against the county present.
"a eD she board of supervisors last week
wap much larger than eyer before. ST.
N1S7. This bill is almost $1,000 in
snpsp Of the last years bill and is four
asmss1arger than the sheriffs' bill for
~ same period under local option"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Ow0sso, Michigan

fssar two weeks trial Postmaster
General Hitchcock declares the Cover n
nnsss will save fully $4,000, 900 by the
tszaasraission of periodical mail by fast
3Esight The leading magazine pub
MINERS have taken kindly to the plan
aA5 are cooperating with the Postoffice
Asya rtnent in every way possible. The
GyyIxg will be worth while and the
3Ssimsster General is to be commended
glsr adopting it.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
Miss Edith selleck left TUESDAY, even.

Miss Edith Selleck left Tuesday even
ing on business trip to Ohio.
Mrs. J. B. Sullivan returned Tuesday
from weeks visit in Belding.
Mrs. H. b. Sturtevant visited the first
of the week with friends in Howell.
Mrs. Ben Smith left Wednesday
morning for visit with friends in
Jackson.
E. j. HOLMAN has resigned as district
manager of the Michigan State Tele-
phone Co. and will enter the livery
business in Detroit.
Engineer Watson S. Hurst of this city
has badly bruised hand as a result of
its being caught lin the machinery on
locomotive he was running.
Attention, Farmers-If you have been
selling us milk call at the Office for your
check. Your money is ready. Western
Dry Milk Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Davis, Miss Ethel
Hall and Miss Harriet Detwiler with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Osburn and Mrs. L.
Woodland went to Detroit Wednesday
by auto for few days.
Friends have learned of the marriage
in Windsor on February % last, of
Frank J. Logan now of Lansing, but
former resident of this city, and Miss
Kathryn Axtord, West Main street
The bride worked until last Saturday
in A.C. Dowlings store. Congratula-
tons and best wishes are extended.
Mrs Charles Kruger of Alpena, died
Tuesday at the Miller hospital in this
city after an illness of few days with
peritonitis. She was. visiting at George
in Corunna when taken
sick. She is survived by her husband
and two children.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
AssalIants Stab Priest.

Columbus, o., Oct 19.-Under the
pretext of obtaining information con.
corning marriage ceremony three
men gained access to the home of
Rev. Victor Sovilla and seriously
stabbed the priest.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA
Stops SIulcing Mining Operations and
Shakes Up Glaciers.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct 19.-The south
western coast of Alaska was visited
again by an earthquake. which fur
Their stopped slulcing mining opera.
tons and shook up glaciers.
Cordova cablegrams say the shock
was less severe than that of Sept. %.
It lasted several seconds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectrlc Oil, strongest, cheapest, liniment
ever devised. A household remedy in
America for 25 years.