The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-15
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arrived on Saturday aud the remainder
came on Monday and they have been
IN session ON aud of ever since. When
not Ia session they have been before the
grand jury In connection with tho killing
of Robert White ut the pcnitcntifS last
Saturday. This killing has stirred the
board in the matter Of providing steady
work for the inmates ~ that institution.
While the members OF the board deplore
the killing OF White. they are all OF the
opinion that the officials Of that institu-
ton arr not open To ccnsure for their
course In this matter. Most Of the time
of the meeting was passed Ina allowing
bills and trnnSactlng routine business.
hut some time was given To mn invcs;iga-
ton OF the killing Of White. aud more
time was spent In considering plans for
work for the prisoners. Two plans to
provide work have hecn suggested. One
Is to install n Irvine plant and the other
h. Ia install u factory for the manrfac-
turc uf shirts aud ovcralis. IL was
learned from one ~ the members Of the
board that a majority of iiat body ia
vors the plan for q shirt AMI overall fac
tory. NJ the forthcoming meeting OF the
state legislature his matte. will be
brought up and u bill win likely be pass
ell authorizing the establishing OF some
sort OF n factory which viii occupy a
portion Of the time OF the prisoners M
least. The members did not desire Co
discuss the killing 81 White tn any ex-
tent. They thought that Il was the part
at wisdom 10 rmain quiet until the
grand jury had made It's report.
There will be- aH important assembly
or the South Dakota educators nc Dead
wood during the week between Christ
mas and New NoarS. IL will he the twen-
ty-sccond annual convention OF the South
Dakota Educational Association, and
will be held Dee. -. - and 80. Dead
wood educators who are members OF the
association or interested In the work,
are beginning to organize a movement
calculated 10 secure adequate accommo-
daiions for the visitors. At each OF the
sessions OF this association held during
the past few years the attendance has
been very large. IL Is quite reasonable
10 suppose 2uu or more teachers viii Wis
II Dcadwood during the coming meet
Ing from eastern South Dakota points
aud IL will be- necessary To obtain ne
commodntiOns for some OF them outside
the hotels aud lodging houses. Programs
nrc being printed for the general and de-
partment meetings. and will soon bo
ready for distribution. All parts OF the
state and all departments Of education
arr To bc represented.
Arrangements are being made for the
sixth annual exhibition of the South Da-
kota Poultry and Pet Stock Association
which will ~ held la Mitchell the first
week la February. Eight silver cups
viii be given for prizes Ia the various
departments. \ silver cup has been pre-
scented by the Dakota Farmer. Of Aber-
deem. lay the Successful Poultry Journal.
~ Chicago. and by the White Wyan-
dottc Association. while other cups will
be- presented by local merchants. Two
judges AVE been secured 60 score the
birds and this work will be- done quicker
than heretofore. On the same dates OF
the poultry show the annual meeting or
the South Dakota Improved Live Stock
Breeders Association will he held. This
association was organized last January
aud has n large representation among the
progressive stockmen of the state. One
Of the big features of the meeting will
be a sale Of horses. cattle. swine and
sheep. a special building will be- pro-
vidcd for this sale by the business men
OF Mitchell.
\ bill has been introduced I'm the
house 10 extend the operation OF the Kim
kaid law, which was put in force in Ne
braska last summer. 20 South Dakota. IL
provides that entries for GiO acres each,
under the homestead law. may be made
la South Dakota. for lands west OF the
AIt-@As.l ns--. $500. -
ed TO irrigation, are included in forest
reserves. or lie IN ccdctl limits Of the
Rosebud reservation. South Dakotans
say that the kiukaid law has been a sue
cess in hat Il has caused che settlement
OF large tracts OF land. which otherwise
would have remained u~noccupied. The
chief distinction between the Kinkaid
law aud the ordinary homestead law IL
that IL permits homcsicadcrs TO take up
whole sections instead OF quarter acc
of land.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the South Dakota Telephone
Company. with headquarters NJ Pierre,
and n capital Of $lO0.OOO. The intent OF
company Il the construction OF n tel!
line from Pierre To the Black
Hills. with branch lines 10 main points
In the section OF country between the
aud the Hills. The preliminary
are already under way.
aud while IL Is now too late ia the season
10 count on doing much construction
work. all the material will be ON the
ground for active construction as Soou
as possible In the spring. Tie line Is To-
be- n copper metallic circuit. and np To
date la every way. with eastern counec-
made ut Pierre from Black Hills
The first Of %.Ianurry r.. T.. Swaftz will
the position ~ deputy state auditor
which he has held Tor twelve years. and
4. q. Hcdgcr. rrcsent booiEccpcr will
be- advanced "a Ihc position ~ deputy
In the office. Ttyron a.. Brown. of de-
Smct. will hc appointed to thr position
made vacant by ,hc advancement of Mr..
llcdgcr.
During the regular monthly meeting
NJ the state board - railroad commis-
sionerS. which WIS concluded last week
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