Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-07
Neus Breuities

RIDGEWAY, lila suicide pact
between two girls was carried out
Saturday, when Jessie Goldman. IL
years of age. and Lucy Davidson, aged
Is years. drank carbolic acid The
Goldman girl had quarreled with her
parents and was living with Miss
Davidson. Knowing that the former
parents would seek to recover her, the
girls agreed that In such an event
they would die together.
GLOBE. ARIZ-Charged with as
saultfng n then drowning Mula and
Myrtle Goswick, aged III and IL, in
Salt river, "a miles from here. yester-
day, Kingsley Olds, a prospector, 40
years old. and mining partner Of tho
father OF the two girls. was lodged I'm
the county jail Sunday. His lower
jaw had been shot away in an In
~effectual attempt. 1T is believed, to
commits suicide after killing the two
girls.
CHICAGO-Wiliam III. Gale, said to
have been the Oldest white resident Of
Chicago, was killed by a railroad
train here Saturday night. Mr.. Gale
was II years old and had lived here
rs years. He and Fernando Jones,
then infants. were brought to Chicago
on the same boat. 1T is declared that
the Gale family landed at once. while
the Jones family remained on board
"a IOutS, mus UUdhluk 1t DOSSIDlG IOT
MIR. Gale 10 claim the ~istinctie by
one day of being Chicago's Oldest resi-
dent.
FORT WORTH, TEx.-Fire swept
through the Fort Worth stock yards
for three hours Sunday afternoon, and
despite the efforts OF the fire COM
panies from the Swifth and Armour
packing plants and half a dozen other
companies of the city department. de-
stroyed 27 acres of pens. two mann
moth hay and feed barns, the loading
docks, viaduct driveways to the pack
ing houses and the ~yardmaster's Of
flee. Manager King, of the Stock
Yards company. estimates the loss at
approximately 100000.
MEMPHIS, notwithstanding up
the Mississippi river Saturday after
noon. the boilers of the packet City OF
st. Joseph exploded while the boat
was opposite Presidents island, six
miles below this city. Six negro deck
to die and 10 other persons were more
or less seriously hurt. The boat
quickly took fire, and II vas with
great difficulty that any OF the pas
sengers and deck hands were saved.
Fifty passengers were aboard.
FORT WAYNE. IND Pleading
guilty to the charge OF accepting a
bride, Benjamin II. Elliott, former
chief Of police, was ned $1,000 and
prisonment Saturday in the county
court. Elliott paid the fine and the
court suspended the prison sentence.
Elliott was Indicted for accepting q
diamond from Charles Clark. keeper
Of n resort, last Christmas. Clark
pleaded guilty to the charge OF brib-
cry a few days ago and was fined S.
900, which he paid.
CLEVELAND. OHIo-As a result
of strike riots Saturday, eight per-
sons were badly injured, scores suf-
fered battered heads from policemen's
and 80 arrests were made. Sat-
urday night, Abe Monheim, foreman
OF one OF the garment factories, pos
Ing as a neutral In the strike, fear
lessiy appeared among q crowd OF 200
and their sympathizers at
Scoville avenue and East Twenty
ninth street. He was al once attacked
and before the police arrived he was
a mass OF blood, bruises and fractures.
AT Charity hospital 1t was said he
would recover.
WASHINGTON-James L.. Kelley,
OF Des Moines, Ia, Is a patient at the
Washington asylum hospital. where
physicians are investigating his men,
tai condition. Kelley was placed I'M
ueF arrest Oh a CIldISe VI ilSdHlty. ne
told the detectives that he was one
of the largest holders of the Panama
canal bonds, having purchased heavily
about 10 years ago. Kelley also said
that he had come to Washington TO
the payment by the govern
ment of a large sum of money owed
him.
WASHINGTON-The new record I'm
the foreign of the United
States, SURPRISING that of any years
business in history, was made during
the IL months of the fiscal year end
ing with May. During this period the
imports and exports OF the United
as compiled by the bureau OF
and announced Saturday,
amounted to s3.3l2, 383, 500. which ex-
ceeds the record year OF 1908 by al
mos. 49, 900. 900. The balance of trade
In favor of American business men
from their foreign customers amounts
to 1901 ,525,50 for the IL months. II Ii
IL the balance OF trade at the
OF the fiscal year will equal that
Of the previous record made I'm 1905.
was $3.50. AL, 1854.
FUNK SOLICITED FUNDS.