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Newspaper
Kingsbury County Independent
Location
De Smet, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
2
A commercial traveler warns readers to test voice records before mailing to loved ones after a Chicago mishap. In Concord New Hampshire women push to remove the word male from the city charter while noting antiquated Puritan provisions. They urge women’s voting rights despite witchcraft and trader prohibitions.
The Bangkok Times reports an elephant charged a morning Bangkok to Ban Klap train near Ban Klap injuring no human, but killing the elephant and derailing the engine. The elephant tusks vanished, suggesting theft at the scene.
In a letter to the London Times a observer recalls March 14 last during a voyage between Paramic and the Isthmus of Panama at 11 am. A complete circular double rainbow formed around the sun with a clear horizon and no rain. The outer bow faded first then the inner bow persisted.
A rare custom observed at Ideford parish near Chudleigh involves gathering alms from a donor’s tomb in the churchyard. The rector and church warden stand at one end of the tomb and place coins on its flat top while recipients approach the opposite end to collect the money.
Pierre Loti, famed for his globe trotting impressions and sketches of eastern life, recently visited Egypt. He sought the tranquil ancient past but was overwhelmed by the present day noises breaking into his meditation.
Observers Pickering and Barnard refine lunar frost theory noting sunrise melting of frost creates white patches and frost deposition and melting occur elsewhere on the moon. In Congress General Butler quips after accusation of debating limits, replying he divided eternity but not time.
Three black fox farms near Atherton Prince Edward Island rear a total of 75 animals for fur. Skins fetch London buyers from 500 to 1800 dollars each based on quality.
The unknown fact highlights Alaska's towering mountains with Mount McKinley exceeding 20,000 feet and Mount St Elias over 18,000 feet, noting their prominence within U S. limits.
Statistics issued show the male population of St. Petersburg exceeds females by 124000. The capital’s total population stands at 1454.70 thousand, up 230000 or about 19 percent from the 1990 census.
In Denmark the state operates inter-provincial intercommunal and international telephone lines, while local services are run by private limited companies under government concessions.
Argentina presents ample land for newcomers. Sixty million acres are cultivated while two hundred forty five million acres remain suitable for stock breeding. Large tracts of forest and mineral-bearing mountains also exist.
In the past three years zinc mining gains momentum in Mexico with major deposits near Monterey. Calera hosts a large mixed sulphide ore body while the Tiro General mine in San Luis Potosi also reports reduced ore quality.
The article extols vegetables as a recent treatment asserting they influence physical and moral well being and can cure many maladies. It emphasizes dietetic fad claims without presenting scientific backing.
In Philadelphia a sale of political works offered 250 quarter volumes of the Congressional Record in half Russia binding. They were bid in at 2 cents per volume.
General Booth visited Nor to launch a provincial campaign. The trip marked the start of organized efforts in the region as part of his broader political outreach.
Geddes South Dakota May 80 near Geddes the cyclone and hail storm caused 50 000 to 75 000 in damage. Outbuildings and crops sustained most losses while many animals perished as barns fell and fields were flattened. The storm traced from the river region in Charles Mix county toward Platte in a prosperous farming district.
Springfield Alabama May 29 Mrs General Alfred Orendorff died this afternoon from a hemorrhage caused by fright during a terrific wind storm officials report the storm battered the area and prompted emergency warnings.
The South Dakota Central Railway, newly completed to Watertown, assigns a trust deed to the American Trust and Savings Company of Chicago for 1 million dollars to cover improvements already made and planned for the line.
Bridgewater South Dakota May 30 a severe wind and rain storm swept the area Tuesday night causing extensive farm damage. Principal sufferers include C P Hanson renter whose house was crushed by a granary during the storm. other buildings on the farm except the barn were torn away. George Goehring reported heavy outbuilding damage with part of his house lifted from its foundation as barns and windmills were blown down across the country.
A six hour wind rain and hail storm struck Armour S D causing over $25 000 in local damage. The Armour high school building lost its tall chimneys and sustained about $5 000 in damage while farms and windmills suffered severe losses. Heavy hail ruined gardens though small grain may recover. Wind reached about 80 miles per hour.
Two empty box cars of the Milwaukee Railway were blown into the Missouri River at Yankton South Carolina during a 50 mile gale last night. No other major damage reported.
Vermillion South Carolina May 30 The Vermillion Commercial club at its last meeting voted to encourage prize corn at the farmers institute next winter and appropriated 100 dollars to that end. The move aims to let farmers plant and cultivate with the prize in view as Clay county is believed to grow the best corn in the country and merchants plan to support the effort.
The Sioux Falls school for deaf mutes issues its graduation program. Hon D C Thomas, president of the board of charities and corrections, will deliver the address. Eight students graduate, one of the largest classes in the institution. Commencement is in June.
In Oklahoma City on May 30 the northern Baptist convention adopted a Boynton inspired resolution praising groups fighting white slave trafficking. The text urges the drive to destroy the traffic and calls on President Roosevelt to join with other nations to suppress it.
Former Harper’s Weekly correspondent Masten Easton and his wife and two children survived two days adrift in a small launch after a drowning tragedy near Avalon California. Captain A Christ of the Zeus and CC Hoepline perished aboard the Buffalo while giving aid. The Buffalo later brought the Eastons ashore and resumed search for the missing.
Colorado Springs May 30 Colorado Democrats weigh expanding female representation by sending two women delegates to the national convention. A movement in Denver to seat Ruth Pryan Leavitt follows growth among El Paso County Democrats who want Mrs Mar wet Hayes the lone surviving daughter of Jefferson Davis to be a delegate.
Camp Creek S D May 29 At last the people of Butte county have agreed on dividing the area A committee selected a plan creating a new county named Stokes in the northwestern corner with two others Butte and Lemmon to the south and east This would give sparsely settled ranges their own county and prevent herd law disputes
Aberdeen S D May 29 A striking coincidence links the Gunness farm murders to Ashe Helgaline who found his brother Andrew's mutilated remains at Laporte Ind He had earlier helped recover four skeletons unearthed by boys near Secatterwood Lake in 1906 The case involves a claim against the Gunness estate for about 3000 dollars as Helgaline heads to Laporte for Ray Lampheres trial and the estate dispute.
The Groton post office twenty miles east of Aberdeen was robbed last night. The safe was dynamited and cash and stamps totaling about 300 dollars were stolen. There are no clues identifying the culprits.
The week ending May 25 1908 saw fair weather most days with a general rain Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures ranged from warm early in the week to cool later with Friday frost and lows around 28 to 30 degrees. Rain was sparse but sufficient. soil remained moist from the prior week’s heavy precipitation.
Rapid City South Dakota May 29 Three days of steady rain have boosted hopes for a bumper crop in the Black Hills region. Seeding began early and late-season moisture alleviates fears of diminished yields, signaling hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits to local farmers.
A brief note observes cholera travels from east to west in Inuhuenga Uke, noting consistent directional spread across regions. The fragment hints at health pattern without detailing measures or dates.
Wentzel Brothers vs Isaac Clausen et al tried in Armour circuit court contested the Belmont township survey by E H Antwerp of Yankton. Plaintiffs win over whether old mounds marked original corners. lines now align with government patents, ensuring 30 to 40 acres per half section. Defendants may appeal to the supreme court.
Elizabeth Sherrard of Sioux Falls well known in Chicago for philanthropic work died Thursday in Sioux Falls. She and her husband William B. Sherrard ran the National Home Findings Society and the South Dakota Children's Home Society. She was born November 7 1829 in New York and served as foster mother to more than 1300 children. Funeral rites at Oakwood cemetery scheduled for 4 pm today.
Armour S D May 27 County Superintendent Fillebrowne of Armour will not seek re election but will become superintendent of the Chamberlain city schools at a substantial salary increase. He will move in August to begin his new duties on September 7.
In Huron South Dakota May 27 a violent electrical storm struck farms. A Wilson farm barn 14 miles south of Wolsey burned with six horses and seven cows killed. A Toddman farm barn near Broadland was damaged and a barn near Alpena burned with feed and hay loss. The fire was stopped by artesian well water and a garden hose. The event marked the most severe storm in years.
Sioux Falls S D May 27 D P Hunter sought to block transfer to Harrison county Iowa for trial on forgery charges His habeas corpus request was denied by Judge Jones His attorney Joe Kirby appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court Hunter remains free on bond from Western Surety while the case awaits the high court decision.
Chicago police report a thief broke into Detective Sergeant P. A. Reynolds’s room at midnight while he slept. The burglar took diamond cuff buttons stick pins and other jewelry and $90 cash found under the pillow. He chloroformed Reynolds and left with the detective’s star badge and gun cartridges left behind.
Mae C. Wood, who sued Senator Platt for divorce and was jailed for perjury, was released on bail of five thousand dollars in New York on May 27.
Yankton South Dakota May 27 Gottliob Burgi is hospitalized after a violent struggle at Felix Fenanga's farm. Burgi was stabbed and bound in a bedroom while Fenanga was tied to posts. The intruder sought theft, but no money was found. Police are pursuing a clue with no arrests yet.
Sioux Falls May 26 voters will decide on a new initiative that limits divorces for those not resident a year. the law would require a year residence before filing and hearings at regular court terms. The change aims to curb non resident filings and perjury and could shift divorce activity to Nebraska where residency is six months but remarriage is banned for six months.
A May cablegram from Mme Anna Gould says George J Gould may consent to her marriage to Prince DeSagan as opposition weakens. Mrs George Gould and the five children sailed to Europe May 12 and traveled Cherbourg to Paris, visiting Mme Gould at 12 Avenue Malakos after landing earlier than expected.
In Des Moines Indiana on May 26, despite a directed verdict of acquittal for Lamont Frederick the accused negro attacker of Mrs W H Risser officers moved to find a second man seen hiding near the school house the same night Emil Kaufman was confronted by a negro who tried to provoke a fight Kaufman was shown all resorts and jails in auditions but the search failed as vigilantes join in the effort.
Robert W. Fullerton son of a St. Louis millionaire who had been arrested in Seattle for wronging a New York woman was brought to San Francisco by two detectives. Police Judge Shortall dismissed the charge and Fullerton, released on habeas corpus, was taken from the courtroom by his attorney and is at liberty.
In Seattle Captain Paul C. Hutton reports that forty eight percent of adult Alaska Indians suffer tuberculosis while nearly all children have some disease. He arrived from Fort William H. Seward with a detachment of the Tenth Infantry.
Sheriff Charles Ey Young of Beadle County served notice on the Great Northern Railway to restore regular one way daily passenger service between Huron and Watertown by June 1. The move follows a protest by Huron citizens via the Commercial club over abandonment of promised service tied to street and depot construction. KE Hartung, GN agent, received the order yesterday. officials await the company’s action.
Rapid City S D May 25 in the circuit court Judge McGee signed a decree for the receiver to sell the Missouri River & Northwestern railroad called the Crouch line running between Rapid City and Mystic The sale to satisfy a mortgage securing a 1 000 000 bond issue was ordered at the request of Cleveland Trust Company of Cleveland Ohio
Deadwood South Dakota May 25 after 24 hours deliberation the federal grand jury returned a true bill against George F Horras cashier of Hot Springs National Bank charged with misappropriating twenty five percent of the bank funds Harras will stand trial
Wayne Neb May 25 Eph Anderson appointed commissioner to succeed R Russell who resigned.
Lincoln Neb May 25. Can the governor resist petitioners in the case of Mr Frighten Ed who is accused of massaging the cranium of another Indian with a neck yoke. The act occurred in Nebraska though the subject hails from the Psebud agency in South Dakota and bears tribe names such as Daniel Eagle Hawk No Good Thomas Little Bull Point At Him Medicine Whirlwind Bird Necklace Left Hand Bull Hollow Horn Bear Julia Tall Woman and Annie Shooting Cat.
Claude F. Day testifies in White Plains supreme court suit against Charles H. Turner and his wife for 100000 dollars, claiming Day's wife Hazel was alienated from him by her parents who opposed their child Virginia. Day cites Mrs Turner's alleged wish to avoid grandmotherhood.
Lake Mohonk New York May 2 The Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration adopted a peace platform praising The Hague conference and the rise of more than fifty arbitration treaties in five years. Baron Kogoro Takahira Japanese ambassador delivered the principal address.
In a breach of promise suit, Annie Manley, described as a negress, failed to obtain damages of 25000 from Professor Philippe Belknap Marcou formerly of Harvard. The East Cambridge jury found for the defendant and Judge Bond noted the jury decides if a marriage promise occurred and whether past life affects liability.
New York reports a general improvement trend despite rough weather. Bank clearings show a slightly higher payment volume with stock market operations more active in New York, while most other major centers, notably in the West, endure larger losses.
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