Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-18
The Prohibition Question.

The Prohibition Question.
The Prohibitionists- of South Dakota
are engaged in quiet warfare against
the saloons and the repeal of the prollibi.
tion law. lnjunctions against the
saloons IN Centerville, Beresford and Q
number OF other places were served last
week, but the sale of liquor was continued
In every instance by removing to other
buildings.
The prohibition law, as 1t stands upon
tho statutes, is generally considered Il
failure. Not total failure, however, be-
cause there are some places in the state.
where prohibition is enforced. In Sioux
Falls there are twenty saloons and in
YanktOn there are twenty-five. In Scot
land there are dozen more. In Yankton
and Sioux Falls beer is manufactured
1ankton having two breweries and Sioux
Falls one. This beer is sold throughout
the state. In the larger towns license
fec is collected monthly, 81 a day being
Tile regulation assessment, but in smaller
town the liquor dealer takes his chances
Of being indicted by the grand jury.
Indian Industrial School.
The Indian industrial school located a,
Pierre has opened the fall term with an
attendance Of l25, which will probably
he increased to l5J before the close of the
month when the children get in from Bad
River. The school will then have about
all the pupils which can be accommodated
is placed at $50. The pupils are about
evenly divided between Siaux and Chip
peway, and this is considered as better
policy than to have them all of one tribe.
While tile rules OF the school are that the
children Shall use English on the play
ground, yet so long as they are all Of one
tribe they will talk their own language
when alone. When the pupils are Of diff
1erent tribes they cannot talk TO one am
other in the native tongues and as a re-
suit are compelled TO use the English,
and by the bringing of different tribes to-
sether they are forced to talk English
whether they desire to do so OF not.
Nerve of a Black Hills Sheriff.
Sheriff Fuller Of Butte County arrived
in DeadwOod the other day, having in
custody man named Yocum, who, with
out prOvocati0n, murderOusly assaulted
James Barnes prominent man OF Belle
FOurche. Barnes, with a number Of others
was standing OH the sidewalk talking
i'OlAeiSos Wucil Il OClu CANT alOuS, duu,
without word, plunged knife with
six-inch blade into Barnes abdomen
twice. Yocum, who was stranger 10
Bnrnes, was seized by the bysianders, dis.
armed and handed into the custody
of an officer. Barnes will die of his
wounds. A determined effort was made
to lynch Yocum, but the mob was stood
off by Sheriff Fuller who took Yocum TO
Deadwood for safety. Little is known
of Yocum's antecedents.
Reason Wrecked by Love Affair
About year ago Hugh Heron was
working in Chicago and became infatu-
ated with teacher in the schools in that
city, who was several years his senior.
She finally left the city to escape his at--
tentions and lie started to find her, visit
ing Omaha, New Orleans, Tampa, Ha-
vana and New York. Some time ago he
returned to Pierre and began accusing his
parents of causing his trouble. Several
weeks ago lie became impressed with the
idea that the girl he was seeking was Mt
the Locke Hotel in that city and since
that time he has been in the lobby of the
hotel almost constantly. lie became vio-
lent and made an attack on his parents.
but was restrained. He has been ad.
judged insane.