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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
.i,1sr n. Thinn-

I'VE are thinking OF having a sack
race for Rirls, said the manager OF
the excursion However, they are
rather stale"
Right YOU are Advertise a hobble
Marathon Exchange
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

If you are going to buy a farm, come to
Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Good Land,
Good Crops, and reasonable prices. Sew
eral De smet people have bought farms
and live here and are well satisfied. Get
my list. j. IL. Jensen. Grantsburg, Wis
constr 1853
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
Aluminium Paper.

Aluminium paper, a cheaper sub
stitute for ~tinfoil, is made by press.
ing the powdered metal into a thin
coating of resin on parchment-like pa
per.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

Caller-So yCur sister and her
dance are very close mouthsd over
their engagement1
Little EtheI-Close mouthedf You
ought to see them togetneri
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

Estate OF John Hecht. deceased.
Notice IL hereby gwen by the under.
signed Anna Hecht, deceased to the
creditors of and all persona having claims
against the said deceased; to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, with
In six months after the first publication
OF this notice. to the said ndmiuistratrix.
by leaving them with VIM. III. Warren,
the duly appointed resident agent of the
undersigned, 1t his place Of business In
the city Of ne Smet. k~ingspury county,
Dated August 18th. 1911.
ANNA HECHT,
Admlnistxntrix Of the estate Of JOAN
WIN. HSwARREN.
Attorney foy the sAdministi atrix. De
Snet, South Dakota, <04
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
sfrayoo

A red heifer, with white star in face
with horns. from my place 5 miles south
east OF De Smet, on July 9th.
IL j. IS, Thomas.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
Manchester Department
By MISS MAY MAXWELL

For the convenience of our patrons of Manchester and vicinity, we
have arranged with Miss May Maxwell to act as our agent, and she is
authorized 10 receive money on accounts and receipt for same.-FUB'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

A Garland steel range In good condition.
and a two-sestea covered surrey in good
repair, Arson Wright 52-S
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

AT Mrs. Edith Pratt's o. X. lodging
house at reasonable rates. w. r.. Pratt,
Agent.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
LARD or fhc q FOOT Clover

Never a crop failure. no d~roughts, good
soil, low prices, easy terms. Write for
particulars. Miller, the Land Man.
Ia L~adysmith, Wis,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
n SNAPS


800 acres, 3 miles from DE Smet, 2T5 acres
under cultivation, 240 fenced, good Groom
house, barn roem for 60 head OF stock and
20,tons ofhay, seod well and windmill. good
grannry, chicken coop, all in good repair
Easy terms. Address Lock Box 95, De
Smet. s. d..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

A good first class four cyle driver. 40 horse
power automobile, for sale at a bargain.
Address. Box z. Huron s. ID.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
AUcTgOMEER.

When in need of an Auctioneer call on
RI. N. Riedei or ask for dates at Germania
State Bank. Satisfaction garauteed and
prices right. De Smet, 5 ID.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
G. u. Smith
Breeder Of
Nigh Class 0ur0c Jersey HOgs
AND fSoroford Garlic

Jasper, third prize < bull az 5. d. fair
and Sir Albany. second prize yeariing
bull az same place head my herd Of cattle.
Wonder, Grand Champion boar 1909, az
~. d. fair, and Chief Solomon head my
held OF Darocs. When in need of any
good breeding stock call or write to the
KINGSBURY VALLEY STOCK FARM
De Smet. So. Oak,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

Good house and 100-ft lot for sale. In
quire OF n. J. Armstrong. De smet, s. d,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22

\ 3-yeHr-old steer, colorred, about August
21st. from the Kingsbury county poor farm.
Finder notify F p. Hardy, chairman county
commissioners De Smet S. d.. or leave word
at independent Office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-22
shorfhorn Ruifs ana Heffers

SH0TfH0FH HuTFS aHo NeFfoTS
Registered Shortheru Bulls and Heifers
for sale. Animals are of the heavy type
and all dark red.
LA h. J. Armstrong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
WITHOUT BAIL.
Grace Royce Held for
Murder of Infant Son.
Stephen Norris Held in $1,000
As Material Witness.
Mrs. Royee's Children Are Also
Held as Witnesses.

The preliminary hearing in the case
of Mrs. Grace y. Royce charged with
the murder OF her infant son. which
was begun Tuesday forenoon, July %.
before Judge Benedict F. Maher OF
the Augusta municipal court, was re-
sumed shortly after 10 o'clock Friday
forenoon, and at the conclusion of the
hearing. late in the afternoon. Mrs.
Royce was held without bail to await
the action of the grand jury in Sep
tember Stephen Norris. for whom she
was keeping house at the time of the
alleged crime. was held in the sum
of $4,000 as material witness and
Octavia Farris. George Farris, and
Fred Farris, children of Mrs. Royce
We're held in the sum of $500 each, as
material witnesses.
Attorney General William r. Pat
tangali of WatervilIe appeared in the
case for the first time. and took an
active part in the examination of wit
nesses with County Attorney Joseph
Williamson of Augusta
Thomas Leigh. senior counsel for the
defence, announced at the opening of
the hearing that his client, having
pitducu nbA Bhlllys waived Iile pre-
liminary hearing and was willing to
be held for the action of the grand
jury. but Judge Maher declined to dis
pose of the matter in that way, hold
ing that he could not find probable
cause until sufficient evidence had been
submitted to make it certain that a
crime had been committed.
County Attorney Williamson, in a
short opening statement said that the
State would present witnesses who
would show that sometime about the
first of January last Mrs. Grace E
Farris. widow of IS years of age.
married Henry c. Royce that after
living with Royce a month or SO she
separated from him temporarily and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

went TO the house Of stephen Norris,
and that there. or July IS, she was
delivered of male child; that the
child was of full size and apparently
vigorous and healthy.
He also expected TO show that on
the day after the chld.s birth there
was administered 10 it. by the mouth.
a considerable amount of carbolic
acid. which not only went into its
mouth, but also burned its face, neck
and one hand.
The circumstances point out" he
said, beyond any. reasonable doubt.
that the acid was administered BY the
mother"
Henry W. Plummer, the coroner. tes-
tilted that he was called by DR. c. J.
Lincoln and that he took the body of
the child 10 his rooms on Water street.
where an autopsy was performed. He
natified the medical examiner. who
performed an autopsy the next day.
He, with Fred Rand. a stenographer.
went to tie Norris house and took
Mrs. Royee's preliminary statement
The acid bottle WAS produced and put
into the case.
DR.. Charles J. Lincoln stated that
he was called 70 attend the mother
at the birth and left a normal male
child. He was notified later BY Mr..
Brooks that the child was dead and
he, with an undertaken. went out TO
the Norris home with casket the
Saturday morning An examination
of the body disclosed the burns and
he summoned the coroner.
DR.. ". II. Harris. the county medical
examiner, stated that at an autopsy
performed Sunday, July 16 he found
that the lips. tongue. throat and stom-
ach were badly burned and that burns
extended down both cheeks to the neck
and around the neck until they almost
met at the back. There was also a
burn on the left hand. He estimated
that from two to four ounces of acid
had been used
Mrs Fred Anderson. who is the near
est neishbor IT, Mr.. Norris. stated that
she was called to help Mrs. Royce at
the tisne the child was born and did all
she could before the doctor came. She
saw a bottle of carboie acid in a
drawer in sewing table in the dining
room, when she and Norris went out
to look for some camphorated oil with
which to anoint Mrs. Royce's throat,
That was about 1870 O'Clock at night
When she left Friday morning Mrs
Royce was very nicely" she said. II
thought she had remarkable strength"
she observed. Upon being crosse exam
ined by Mr.. Leigh she reiterated this.
Now you think Mrs. Royce was un-
usually well. do you?' asked Mr..
Leigh.
Well, she was as strong as any wo-
man / ever saw in that condition" was
the reply.
Unusually strong?" 81 don't know
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
How to C ct Rid Of Pimples

1T is truly remarkable how tCadum.
the new remedy. causes pimples to
disappear. Bad cases are frequently
helped in week, and sometimes even
sooner. Cadum causes pimples to dry
up and fall off. leaving the skin as
soft and smooth as ,babys Pimples
are disease of the skin, and are not
caused by bad blood, as many people
suppose. Cadum helps these annoying
and disfiguring facial blemishes be-
cause 1t can be applied direct to the
trouble, and its soothing, antiseptic
and healing powers stop the itching at
once. Cadum is equally good for rash.
blotcf1es. scaly skin, chaf1ngs. eczema,
sores. eruptions. acne. psoriasis. etc.
Zoe. and Csc. per box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

the statement of the condition of the
kennehec Savings Bank, printed sat
urday morning in our advertising COL
uhlhs, shows an estimated market val
ue OF resources above liability for de-
posts, earned dividend and State tax.
OF $50 1857 The names of the trustees
oil this institution are a guarantee of its
strength. including Such men as Hon.
George f. Macomber, Chief Justice
William p. Whitehouse, Hon. Herbert
NJ Heath, Thomas J. Lynch. NJ. S.
Holway, Fred G. Kinsman, Charles A.
Milliken and William II. Gannett. The
treasurer of the bank. W c. Boothby,
has long been prominent In Augusta
financial circles and has held his pres
ent Office for many Years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

The annual meeting of the China
Lake Improvement Associat ton win be
held Monday, July 81, at the pavilion
on China Lake, near South China. The
meeting VIII begin a 10 A. NJ, and ev-
cry member is earnestly requested to
De present at the opening of the meet
ing. Good speakers will be in atten-
dance, picnic dinner will be served.
and music will be furnished by the
North Yassalboro brass band.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

e. Locke has nice native fowl for
today, plenty native spring lamb. 4
quarts green string beans. Csc new
potatoes 55c. peck. large watermelons
soc. each. New crate of pineappies for
canning 15c. each. Best steak out of
heavy beef SOC, h.. lbs. sausage
CSC. Best blueberries boxes 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
Daily Ksnnsbse Journal
Saturday, July 20, 1911.
T telephone 135.

Cards of thanks, obituary notices, res
olutions of respect, ETC.. will be
charged at the rate of ten cents per
line. No charge less than rs cents.
All advertising announcements Of en-
tertainmcnts whose object is the
raising of money, will be charged at
the rate of fifteen cents q line.
Advertising notices, news form will be
excluded from our local columns.
except such as refer to advertisers
occupying space In our advertising
columns and will be run under a
separate head on one Of the local
pages.
Journal promptly will confer a favor
by notifying the office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

The Select Roller Rink on Bowman
street continues to gain in popularity.
ana draws nightly good class of pat
rons- The proprietor, Mr. Murree. who
mas taught many how to use roller
skates is still giving free instructions.
every day in plain and fancy skating.
Inc rink is open from to 5 and 7 to
10 p. NJ. daily
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Eugene Cowan. of Pond Road. Sid
ney. brought what is believed to be the
first native corn of the season. Friday,
to the Augusta market The ears are
well filled and the corn appears TO be
of excellent quality
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Ladies will do well to visit Russell
d Weston Co.'S second floor on account
OF the extremely low prices that now
prevail for all the higher priced under
muslins. Also on first floor. look for
the great sale of manufacturers rem
nants of the celebrated hamburgs from
81. Gall. They are just Y price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Miss Natalie Dostie.= one of the clerks
in the Whitman d fASams Co. store, is
enjoying her annual vacation. and will
pass the time with relatives in Show
hogan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Rev. II. n. Pringle. field secretary of
the Christian Civic League of Maine.
was i'm the city for few hours, Friday,
on matters of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Mrs. 6. f. Boynton of Wethersield,
ct. iV visiting cher sister, Mrs. Mabel
T.. HallowelI on Cedar court, for few
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
.eaasx WE% Ngs
!" Mould you say shSswas apleto get

up 2''N''No, SIR ~
How did she demonstrate her
strength o. by moving around in bed
Pretty active?' Yes, think so.
Henry c. Royce carpenter. stated
that he married Mrs Farris very soon
after the first of January. the ceremo-
ny being performed by f. w White-
house at his office. He met her some
time the November previous and lived
with her until the 18th day of April
He knew nothing of the birth or death
of the child until called by the coro-
ners jury.
Octavia Hattie Farris. daughter OF
Mrs. Royce, was the next witness. In
answer TO questions by the attorney
general. she stated that when she
reached the house after the death OF
the child the only persons there were
her mother and her little sister Grace
aged : wears. She said that her moth
err told her that the child was ueau'
About half an hour afterward Norris
and Mrs Anderson came. The witness
and Norris took the child from the peu
and put 1t on the stand She noticed
the smell of carbolic acid in the room
and noticed a bottle in vase ON thc
bureau Her little sister took II up ana
asked what il was, then Norris tolo
ber Ia take care of it. In answer to a
series of questions as to how var 'o"
bod was from the bureau, the witness
stated that the distance was about as
FAR from the witness stand to the desk
in tho court room, about or 3 teet'
ATTORNEY General Pattangah read ex-
tracts from Octavia's testimony before
the coroner's jury tending to show
that she had given different testimony
there. She said that her mother tod
her that the baby had passed away
and that her mother seemed to feel
very badly. She saw carbolic acid
stains on the Sheets when she smoothed
ont the bed.
did YOU notice the burns on the
baby's neck" Yes"
Did you speak to your mother about
them ?''
Yes. | told her that the doctor
said that the burns looked like carbolie
acid on the baby's neck"
What did she say, "She didn't say
anything. Just cried"
Miss Farris stated that she put the
cloth stopper in the acid bottle, as it
now appears. saying that when Norris
told her To take care of it, she wanted
To smell of the acid, and in attempting
to take the cork from the bottle. broke
the cork, it was in SO hard Mr.. Pat
tangall emphasized this point mo-
ment later. when he again took the
witness.
Miss Farris stated that the body of
the child was not yet cold when she
arrived. indicating that it had been
dead but short time. She also vol
unteered the Information that she had
seen that same acid bottle earlier in
the summer and that at that time it
was only about half full.
Fred Farris. aged 1t and George
fafris. aged Is We're called TO the stand
and examined especially as to the po-
sition of the furniture in the bed room
where the child met its death. They
disagreed somewhat as to distances
one stating that the bureau and COM
MODE We're six inches from the bed and
me other stating that they were 10
feet away
Fred didn't think that his mother
could have reached the commoae frop,
Where she lay. George didn't think
MS mother could reach either tho
bureau or the commode.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Men are wise as well as ladies. in
taking advantage of +. L. Hersey's
great and genuine mark down sale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

John w. Ballou of Bath. sheriff OF
Sagadahoc county, was among The
visitors in Augusta, Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Just the day to take advantage of
and profit by Whitman & Adams Co.
great sale of wash suits and coats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29


Inc testimony at the afternoon ses-
sun cehtered around the exact move
n'eits OF stephen Norris the day of
VIC iiiuIoer Norris was on the stand
ABOUT an hour and underwent a cross
examination by Attorney General pat
tangall which kept him decidedly. in
terested NJ
now did that bottle of earbolic acid
get from the sewing table in the si,-
ing room to the commode draw in tho
oed room' asked the attorney general
| don't know was Norris reply.
There wasn't anybody there but Won
and Mrs. Royce, was there. and she
was in bed?" continued Mr.. PattangalI
Yes. Little Oracle was there conn
tered Norris.
oh yes! and the little baby was on
the bed too. but you were the only
grown person, weren't YOU"
Yes"
Mrs. Royce didn't get up and get
it did she?"
II don't know. | didn't see her"
She couldn't get up could she?"
Il shouldn't think So
Couldn't anybody get it but you
could there"
= don't know The boys were round
there"
Later Norris was asked why he told
Octavia to throw that bottle to the
Devil" and get it out of the way. He
said he wanted to get ii out of the
way because he thought if il hadn't
been there there wouldn't have been
any trouble.
Norris described what is believed to
be the death of the child graphically
He said that he saw Mrs. Royce put
some carbolic acid in a little water
ami sprinkle il about the bed. Later
he laid down on a couch in the same
room and tried TO get some sleep He
said that a short time after he was
Weakened by "a loud noise" and asked
the mother what the matter was with
the baby. He says that she told him
that it mad the collie. He thought it
was on the child's lungs" and called
lit pneumonia He took the pillow
from under the chld's head and then
noticed a white patch on the neck
which he afterward learned was an
acid burn. He then thought it was
where the child's dress had chafed
and he went down to Bert" Brooks
camp for some alcohol He said that
the baby was quiet when he went
away. It's eyes were closed and it
seemed to be asleep.
when | came back" he continued.
the woman was taking on pretty
bad. She put cut both hands and
chung to me as much as 10 minutes
before ! could find out what the mat
ter was. Then she said: oh. Steve,
Steve, tile poor little darling is dead.' s"
He then described how the little
body was taken from the bed and put
on a stand by the window. Mr. Pat
tangall asked few questions tend
ing to fix the exact moment when
Norris first noticed the burns on the
face ard neck.
N"I didn't look at the face" he re-
piled to one of the inquiries by the
attorney general.
why didn't you?" Mr.. Pattangall
pursued.
! II didn't feel like it." q
aWnys NOT @8a saf AsVt{ta
T"3'ssf nho' Bs83esul9 y eeItS ssaf
Put Yourself in such a place and
you wouldn't
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

II, 81. Heath and son Herbert. were
passengers on train 102 at 405 Friday
afternoon, going to Boston
DR.. T.. ] Croker. who is passing the
summer at his cottage on Ocean Point,
is at his home in this city for awhlle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29

Viekery Big. opp. Hotel North, Augusta
tuly24diw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-12
MINSTREL BOYS
A. JOLLY CREW
Dned at Hawkes. Hall Last Evening
In commenmoration Of Their
Past Success.

A Jolly band of good fellows-ar
the minstrel boys of Iseocuk who have
been before the footlights with I'M
bounded success during the past four
years
In commemoration of the success
which has attended their past efforts
and also as a sort o, scod-fellowship
gathering. the black-face artists as
sembled at Hawkes. hall at 10 O'Clock
last evening for luncheon, followed
by an impromptu program of music
and good stories The menu was an
excellent one and was prepared by
Chef BRASIL. In all there were forty
present
The inimitable Joe Martin, prince
of entertainers, presided as toastmast-
er at the after-session. He permitted
no one to escape, with the result that
all contributed their share to the
amusement in some capable manner,
Joe could not escape himself without
performing a few of his clever sleight.
ofhand tricks. When this informal
program had been exhausted, brought
to conclusion by the grand finale,
Come to the Land of Bohemia" the
banaueters repaired to the front hall
where a second program was staged.
1t consisted Of songs and dances In
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-12
LONGER TERM FOR
COUNTY OFFICERS
Bill to be introduced in Legislature
Will Provide for Longer Terms
for County Officials.

Four-year terms for county officers
of Iowa will be the provision of bill
which will be introduced in tie th'r-
ty-fourth general assembly now in
session. This proposed bill is being
actively urged by the District Court
Clerks association of Iowa through
its legislative committee.
1t is claimed in favor of the bill
that it will invite more competent
men to Office that it will cause great.
er efficiency in office, that it will save
expense in elections by reducing the
length of the ballot, and that it has
been adopted with success in many
other states. Those favoring the bill
also advance the argument that since
the primary insures the election o.
better men, there is less necessity fol
a recall or frequent elections.
In forwarding the cause they are
espousing. the legislative committee
of the court clerks organization has
issued and is distributing a Rooster
statement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-12

behalf best wishes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-12

Maybe They Know No Better.
Why should any ore who can afford
$4,000 year for an apartment want
to live in one?