Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-28
acres, average. $3.50; Brown, 759
acres, average $50 38, making the
general average for the state $52.03.

general average for the state $52.03.
There are one or two cross walks
on Calumet avenue that need repair
ing. As such repairing costs money,
it might be a good plan for the street
commissioner to invite some of the
voters of this city who are in arrears
on poll taxes to liquidate their in
debtedness. Possibly collecting from
a few by process of law would have a
good effect upon those who are
habiiual delinquents in this respect.
If a poll tax receipt were required of
every man of proper age as he pre-
sents himself to vote, some of the
faces now very prominent about cleo
ton time would be noticed only, by
their absence.
According to Hicks the first two
or three days of May will be in a
storm period which will have its be-
ginning the last of this month. A
reactionary period falls upon the 4th
and 9Th when storms of thunder and
rain and cloudy weather for several
days are on the program. Cooler
weather with probable frosts may be
looked for from 9Th to 9Th, Another
storm falls from 9th TO 14th. General
and violent storms are to be looked
for from 10th to 14th. Also earth
quake shocks are to be expected from
10th to 10th in some parts. The 18th
to 10th is another period when frosts
are to be expected in the north.
Warmer weather will follow on 18th
to 18th and from Goth to 25th will
occur another regular storm period.
Tuesday, the 23rd, is the day set for
heavy storms of rain, wind and thund-
er. From 9th to 29th is another re-
dictionary period when we may expect
storms and warmer weather.
Considerable interest was mani
tested Wednesday afternoon in the
preliminary hearing in the matter of
the state VS., Charles Armstrong, who
was arrested upon the charge of
illegal voting upon complaint of one
FL. G. Leggett. The hearing was held
before Justice John Hasche at the
city hall, resulting in binding Arm
strong to the circuit court for trial.
Chas. Armstrong is a Young man of
twenty three years of age, born and
raised in this vicinity, being the son
of K. j. Armstrong, one OF the best
known farmers in this part of the
state, The testimony at the hearing
developed the fact that upon arriving
at his majority Charles went to work
wherever he could obtain employ
ment. His first vote in the spring of
1909 was cast in Spirit Lake township.
Later he worked for Louis Sterr, who
lives in the second ward of this city.
Again in the spring of 1910 he was
working for Mr.. Sterr. and at that
time Charles took part in the city
election and voted in the same ward,
and again in the fall of 1910 at the
general election, enjoyed at the same
place, he took part bv voting in the
same ward. At both elections his
vote was accepted without question.
In the latter part Of November 1910
he left the employ of Mr.. Sterr as the
latter had nothing further for him to
do. Charles went TO his fathers
home and remained until a position
opened when he went to work for W.
K. Heating for a few weeks, He then
hired to Ole Anderson to work
untiI May lst. In the meantime
he arranged to come back and work
for Louis Sterr, to begin May lst.
At the township election in Spirit
Lake in March was quite a spirited
contest. r. j. Armstrong asked
Charles to vote at that election, but
the latter refused, giving as his reason
that he was a voter in the second ward
in the city of De Smet, and that he
intended to hold his residence in this
city. On April 18th occurred the
annual election in this city. An auto
was set out to Anderson's for Arm
strong and he came in and voted
His vote was challenged and one of
the election judges filled out a blank
which Armstrong signed, which was
supposed to be the oath required Of
one who "swears in his vote"
although the judges who testified did
not seem able to state definitely that
the form was the oath mentioned. At
any rate Armstrong voted. We have
given the above statement of facts as
they were developed by the testimony
at the hearing. As the case is soon