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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

Chicago Rcsurrects an Old Law 10 Ap-
p1y TO "Hoid-Up" Men,.

Imprisonment for life IL the new rem
cdy for the 'hold-up" evil In Chicago.
Within a week no fewer thar nine con-
yicted robbers have received life SEN
fences In the Cook County Criminal
Court.
That the nefarious business of the
hcld-up man and the man guilty OF muir
derous assault with n ~revolvcr or other
deadly weapon has received a severe
blow In the new departure" whereby
ife sentences are inflicted. Is freely pre-
dicted In police circles and among the
attaches Of the States Attorneys once.
Lawyers also are OF the opinion that
the life sentence will have a whole
some effect upon the footpad and
him to stop and think before he ventures
TO risk passing the remainder Of his life
behind prison bars rs the penalty for
assaults or robberics In which deadly
weapons are used as the means OF hold.
Ing up the citizen whose money or other
valuables are sought or obtained with
the aid OF armed force or violence.
IL is the recrudescence or rcsusc!ta-
ton OF an ancient and forgotten law,
that has brought this new weapon with
In reach OF the courts for the punish
n,ent OF hold-up men. Under the ILL
nols statutes ordinary burglary IN pun
ishable with imprisonment for from i've
To twenty years, and ordinary robbery
with imprisonment for from n 90 four
teen years. But IL has always been the
real law. under the statute now rcsuscl-
tated. that the robbcr or burglar who
commits an assault In connection with
his crime. or has deadly weapons on his
person M the time, could have been pun
ished with imprisonment for his natural
life. He was not SO punished In recent
years aud II IN the revival OF this legal
proviso. which had been suffered TO be-
come obsolete. that the authorities and
citizens In general are at last fndins
what appears 10 be an efficient remedy
for dc;crring the further development OF
the local hold-up Industry" II. indeed,
Il does not eHcctually solve this most
pcrplexing problem OF the Chicago police
Ia these latter days.
When the constant menace 90 society
md the public safety that obviously re-
suits from the presence OF an armed
horde ~ thugs In considered the extreme
penalty Of life Imprisonment does not
seem 100 harsh. IL will always be In
the power Of the board OF pardons 60 re
lease men for whose reform there "
hope. The other convictS. those whose
deeds 81 blood and terror show that re-.
lease would mean only n renewal OF
crime, cnn he safely kept ont OF temp
tation under this new enforcement 81 nm
old law, 50 long n life remains 20 them
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

Ing the Moulmcin. They steamed away
however. and Don the fishermen were
Mortified 10 find they were being fired
upon.
First one and then another trawlcr
was struck by flying shot. What seem
ed 10 be a round shot went through the
Monuments galley. The Mlno. lying
near by. also was struck with many
shots. but fortunately the damage was
above her water line ami none OF her
crew was struck.
warships Sail Away.
The bombardment lasted about
twenty minutes. when Il had ceased
the fleet sailed southwark. aud some
OF the trawlers sent up rockets. Tho
Moulmein steered In the direction OF
the rockets. Soon cries were heard.
and the Crane was found sinking with
another trawler taking OH some OF her
crew. Taose seriously injured were
removed 60 n mission ship and the
bodies OF Smith and L.eggeft were
placed aboard the Moulmeln. The 9th.
or men with minor injuries were put
aboard the trawler Sea Gull.
British wrath has been aroused "a
the bursting point and talk OF war
with Russia Is on the tongues OF
crowds that have throngcd Downing
street since the news came. The Cars
Baltic fleet has fired on the British
fng. IL has shed British blood. It's
! victims were steam trawlers aud their
crew. all defenselcss and engaged Ia
the peaceful occupation OF fishing IN
the North Sea.
A survivor OF the Crane who has
reached Hull In j. A. Smith. son OF the
dead skipper. Young Smith was agleer
An his bunk when the flrlng aroused
him. Just as he was getting mp n shoI
struck the starboard and penetrated "a
the ~forccastle, smashing a lamp neal
which he was standing. He rushed
| on deck. where the searchllghts re
yealcl the horrible sight OF his fathel
and Leggctt. lying hendicss. and tho
| deck strewn with the injured. IL wai
o found that the vessel was sink
IND.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

Of this gigantic crop. the value OF which
this year will be between $JO0,0O0.0OO
and SOOO,0OO,OOO, has resolved itself into
a hight between the spinner aud the &C.
tual producer, md the world OF finance
will watch with kcenest interest and
anxiety during the next few weeks 10
SET the outcome OF the struggle.
Heretofore the producer has had little
~ nothing 90 do with the fixing OF the
price 81 cotton. The struggle has been
between the spinners OF Manchester and
Fall River pa u side and market ma
nipulators on tho other. But this year
the manipulators have not secured pos
session Of the crop. The farmer himself
has become the manipulation. and posi-
lively refuses 90 sell unless he can get
his own price for IL.
In other words. TIE farmer declines 10
sell his cotton unless he can get 10 cents
per pound or better. This IL what he
thinks il Is worth. aud he does not intend
% take less. The movement Is general
throughout the South. From every State
In the cotton belt within the past few
days have come reports that farmers
who hauled their cotton 90 town and
could not Hct 10 cents per pound prompt
ly hauled il home again. or else stored
Il In warehouses 20 await an advance
In the market.
And. fo- the first time In history. tho
farmer can afford 10 DO this. lie is pros
porous. He doesn't heed money. Sew
eral good crop years have made him i'm
dependent. For the first time since the
war the cotton planter Is frse from debt
aud has money IN the bank. His obllga.
lions are no longer pressing.
TIL" total crop will be In the neighbor.
hood or iO.J0O.OOO bales.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
After the Battle.


The band Is swinging gayly ms u leads
ths big review.
u,ui where's the little drummer and
his drum0
The hrcs are all a-chuckle and the flags
arr Swapping. too.
CBut who Is this that's asking for his
chumn
The cannon have been polished aud the
stains are wiped away.
The fog OF smoke has lifted and no more
Is drifting gray.
| And we can sec the sun that wasn't
shining yesterday.
lis that a dirge that some n tries to
HUMP
The orders speak OF glory. aud OF how
we won the fight.
But who has seen the little drummer
boy0
Twas anybody's battle till we crumpled
mp their right.
Nou'd think he thought his drum q
Christmas toyD
You see the harness gliStcn with tho
polish on the straps
| You wouldn't think these fellows had
been making over maps
Unless you tnuuceu ~ uDICc Luat NuV
ranks are showing n
CHis mother said he was her only joy.l
They've shcathcd the clanking sabcrs and
the flags again are furled.
QBut where's the little drummer and
his drum0
They say a day like yesterday will infiu-
ence the world.
CThe boys NIL wonder why he doesn't
Gomez
It's strange that some ones speeches. or
the scratching OF a pen,
Can send rs out Co kill or 10 be killed
by other men,
And when one war is over they will talk
ans write again.
CThe little drummer's hands are white
aud numb
There'll be an arch OF welcome for the
boys when we return.
CThey found him with his drum. upon
the sod
But there'll be women waiting. and their
hearts will always yearn.
Crhey laid his drum in with him. did
the squad.J
It's all a part OF glory-all the banners
they will wave.
And all the ringing speeches made in
honor OF the brave.
And all the songs-but glory hardly ever
finds your grave.
CThey left the boy to glory and to God.)
W.. ID. Ncsbit In Chicago Tribune.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
PROGRESS OF THE WAR

The battle Of shnkhc River. rs Mar
shall oyama officially names II. wore
itself out on Oct. 20. The hard fight
Ing began on Oct. o with an attack on
Kuroki. commanding the Japanese
right. The battle lasted eleven days.
The Russians. by their own reports.
lost 1900 killed and $4,000 wounded.
The Japs casualties are not known.
Strategicaily. according TO the Chi
cago Tribune's view. the battle was an
unqualified triumph for the laps. XII
ropatkin started south from Mukden
on Oct. 4 with the nvowed purpose OF
rolling back the japanese and reliev-
ing Port Arthur. His exact words
were: "Now the moment to 20 to meet
the enemy has come. and the time has
arrived for US TO compel the japanese
10 do IA will. for the forces Of the
Mnnchur!an army are strong enough
for a forward movement"
The outcome of the Russian attempt
was that they failed to gain n rood OF
ground toward Port Arthur. Indeed.
the Jap lines are fifteen miles farther
northward than were on the day Of
kuropatkin's proclamation. Kuropat-
kin's p~urpcse-to relieve Port Arthur
was utterly defeated. Oyama's pur.
pose-to prevent the relief OF Port Ar
fhur-was entirely successful. stra-
logically, therefore. the victory indubI.
fably rests with the Nipponcse.
Tactically the result was not SO de-
cisive. On Oct o and 10 Kuroki gave
ground after a slight resistance. ON
the 18th the battle ragged six miles
north OF Yentai and hung I'm the bal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
Brief Newa Items.

Amaics HervilIc, one OF the supreme
judges ~ Tahiti. has been denied the
privilcsr % passing through the United
States On his way TO France because no
was found 90 be afflicted with cousump.
ton.
Quo warranto proceedings were begun
by the Voters Civic League in Pittsburs
90 vacaic the charters OF the Philadel-
phia company. Pittsburg Street Railway
Company and the Grant and Liberty
Street Railway Company. alleging frauI
In the passage OF the franchise ordL
nancaL
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

anca Hard lighting continued on the
18th. on the 18th the ope ations dis
tlnctly favored the Japanese. oyamn
reached his high water mark ON the
18th. when the japanese defense
stormcd across the Shakhc and the
Russians seemed about TO retreat TO
the Hun, several miles north.
Up TO this point the laps had cap
tured n large number OF guns. vari-
ously reported at from seventy to H..
and had lost none. Gen. Oku. In com
mand OF the Japanese left. was doing
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
He Took a Prisoner.

The soldier who knew no difference
between charge and retreat" Is the
theme Of the latest tale OF one OF the
solons OF Congress. There was a raw
recruit from the West who went into
the army from one OF the Western
States In 1861, says Golfers Weekly.
He was n big fellow who measured
Gk feet from the solo to CROWN. aud
he left his corn plow In the iield ''be-
cause Lincoln wanted him to save the
Union" lie was put In the awkward
squad aud taught TO keep step for a
day. lie went back 10 the colonel and
said. II didn't come down here 20 20
hep. hep, hep. under the trees; | came
down 60 wipe out the rebels: want 10
fight"
lie kept complaining. and one day
m order came to capture a battery ont
on the hill Il few miles away. The re-
cruit was put ON the firing line.
Through the grass and the green fields
the men marched, and undcs the green
trees where the birds sang. and up
that hill In the face of death. sud
denly n great blazing fire OF shot ami
canister anne sweeping down into the
little band, moving them like grain
before the sickle. Retreat was ineyi-
table: the order was given. and the
men dropped back down the hill. The
recruit did not understand the order.
hut kept going straight ahead. Under
the cover of smoke and guarded by u
Providence that seems sometimes ~
guard heroes on such O~ccuSlons. he
marched w behind a gun. grabbed the
gunner and marched down the hill.
Down In u little clump OF trcra the
colonel was gathering his few men
who were not lying dead on the hill
side. Dumfoundcl ut the appearance
OF the recruit and hls prisoner. the
colonel called out:
where the dickens did you set that
MANI
II got him up on top OF that HILL"
came the reply. ''and there Is n gol-
darned lot more OF 'em IL you're q,
mind to go after 'emr
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

quarters. lie was obliged to ice sud.
denly.
The Baltic feet was Inspected By the
Emperor at Rcval. and will sail In a
few days for the Pacific.
Japs are reported TO have crossed thu
Hun river ready 10 attack the Russians
ia the rear, when they are driven
across n.
A mail pouch for the cruiser Cincin.
nau was seized by Russians from Gal
chas. and opened and afterwards return.
cd. The government will make a strong
protest
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
Mnr News in Brief.

Gen. Bildcrliag lost nearly a whole
brigade out OF his corps.
The Dowaccr Empress has broken
down IN account ~ Red Cross work.
The japanese have withdrawn troops
from Newchwaug and sen them 60 Liao.
yang.
The contraband question reached an
acute stage at 81. Petersburg. but has
cased M.
Gen. Kurppatkin had a narrow es.
cape from being killed with his whole
STAG ~ a Japanese attack on bis head.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
ADRUSSBLUNDER
ENGLAND In A RAGE.
Britons Demand Quick Apology and
Ample R~epsraiion or War.

unarmed Boats Bombarded at Mid
might without Warming by Baltic
Squadron War Craft steam Away
After Attack. Making No Attempt 90
Learn Damage Done = Russian Crews
Believed to Have Mistaken Trawiers
for japanese Destroyers. which Had
Been Reported Lying In Walt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27
NO CHANCE FOR THE scuLLYs.
Cotton Growers VIII No Longer Sell
TO Market M~nuipuiators.

Never In the history of cotton growing
ia the South has n market presented
such n rcrplcxing problem rs that Of to-
day. Veteran spectators and the most
eminent crop experts candidly admit
that they have encountered n veritnble
Chinese puzzle. and will not attempt to
predict the end. A new and decidedly
novel clement has entered the market.
For the first time on record the control
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

the hardest AMI most successful fight
ing. Opposite him lay the Russian
right, which was desperately cllnging
20 the railroad. IL Oku could shove
this Muscoyltc ianR OF the railroad to
che eastward Kuropatkin's entire
army would lose It's main line OF com.
munication.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

= A
G Of the -
tural gas
mill. and
{ station
The gas
ur ever
~ OF mu-
he begin
!. and the
T final "
nse. The
ith black
hcaply m
cost was
now fur.
nlts show
4. as that
nst about
= sunk at
% IL was
has been
g with no
\ the wa
guide the
ere caseb
nd are OK.
AIRS II not
'tk OF sup
pnhty. the
nd water
that time,
the wells
sIuing nav
come from
onth. part
inc 81 fuel
ich supply
} operation
power for
the same
operation
agincs. and
n daily use
4 the resi-.
ity.
cscni that
the future
county, nj
has been n
ctwcen the
A fnP fhnt
Ing fought
been In the
appears To
situation In
q. T.. Har-
ppcarcd be-
. for q writ
county aud
idcs on the
,oming clce-
unsuccessful.
i'm the writ
!. the whole
val in that
Co the next
have been
I'm article n
~ state uni
occasion D
.c fact that
3 ''Coyotes.'
"a the ''Sun.
not like the
rs been Civ
Coyote"
commonly
Even the
they attend
meeting at
r. bearing a
they of all
into use the
better name,
THE state in-
bringing the
isc. and be-
they consid.
sound"
II Aiipucapo-
outh Dakota
outside of the
the presence
Is an attempt
Of Mayor
the building
n glass, and
outside. The
bout the low.
Mrs. Ewart
Iugatc. carry.
aring n black
rcr hall. neal
4 opened. and
! through thu
a couple Oi
Intruder wat
! a ruInmage
his work.
good artesial
mt deal Ia th'
Il. The well.
~ Indication
hat direction
acts for nor
n that section
for I've othc
One drilhn
p~ntracts mad
~. which wi.
v days.
cd States ~
hearing In th
Dakota w.. III
means that III
viii rccei'
= Ia c~ontrove
&C. for the bel
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cst. was ov'
charge WI
given on a
the State III
a quite n nni
set aside for
IA Dakota RET
philippines. al
that regime
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

the State His
"a quite n num-
set aside for a
h Dakota rcgi
Philippine. aud
that regiment
help bring the
/ which he de.
member of the
send In SONG
a. the collection
Try OF the rcgi'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-27

rd States su-
hearing In the
Dakota vs.. the
means that The
will receive
: IN c~ontrover
&C. for the ben
2 total amount
est. was over
charge was
{ given on the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-26
NE w SYSTEM
OF STUDY
One Course to be Adopted by
Both Territories.

The territorial boards OF education
Of the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
held a joint conference at the Thread
gill hotel In Oklahoma City, Thursday
afternoon, at which some important
decisions were reached
Some Of the delegates reached the
city at late hour, and the session
was brief but important.
1t was agreed to consolidate the two
territories under one course of study
and to effect the change as soon as
possible, SO that the new system may
become operative during the winter
term.
The course of study in vogue In the
state of Illinois was adopted.
This move has been under consider
alton by the educational boards Of the
two territories for the past year and
is regarded as being preparatory to
the union Of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory in statehood.
The conference was resumed Friday
morning and all details relative to the
change were perfected.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-26

North Dakota's butter exhibit shows
Roosevelt as cowboy on horseback
moulded out OF rich yellow butter
why don't those butter busts and
animals melt?n inquired a woman
whose nose was pressed close against
the glass Of one Of the big cases.
a think there's a bust OF Senator
Fairbanks in there, that freezes the
rest" said a wag from Indiana.
Whats the sense of having butter
made into shapes instead of having it
in tubs?" asked a farmer who had
been studying the exhibits for an hour.
That's TO attract your attention to
the exhibits, = said one Of the men in
charge. How long would you look
at tubs of butter?"
And several hundred people includ-
ing ourselves, were at that moment
demonstrating the truthfulness Of his
statement But you don't have to
look at the butter exhibits alone On
one side of the building is complete,
modern, working creamery, which
shows each day the entire process of
separating cream from milk, extract
ing the butter and preparing it for
market. The dominant idea here is
demonstration. There are tobacco
and rice fields with miniature laborers
in them, rice mills, rice harvesters,
cane and beet sugar factories, candy
factories, cotton gins, grain fields,
cotton fields with darkeys picking |
cotton, English and French bakeries
out tons Of hot biscuits, pies,
cakes and tarts There are nine miles
If booths devoted to foods and their
from which comely maid
ms are handing out samples and SOW
ng the seed for a harvest of dyspep-
ia. MRS. -.
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VINITA FAIR
WANDERERS
John Has the Dyspepsia from
SampIing Patent Foods.

ST. LOUIS, Sept 25.--John is suffer
ing from a severe case of acute dys-
pepsia as a result Of sampling all the
breakfast foods, soups, pickles, prunes
and catsup that were given him in the
Agricultural building, and we may
have to check him at 'the children s
playground" This playground is one
Of the unique features Of the exposi-
tion. The children are checked as
luggage as luggage is checked at a
parcel room, and there is trouble
ahead If you lose the check or the
child chews up his tag.
noticed that everybody who came
ont Of the Agricultural building was
eating. With mouths bulging full of
''puffed rice," hot-cross buns, cakes
and other eatables, the women were
trying to tell each other about the
wonderful sights in the Palace of Ag-
griculture. The sight Of so many
people chewing something made John
and Jane SO anxious to get into the
building that / could hardly get them
to look at the great floral clock.
have seen ''fioral clocks" before,
deep-rooted in the earth, very petty, |
but motionless and useless. But
here's one that moves. 1t has wheels.
1t Is typical Of this exposition. Ev-
erything moves here. Motion and
color are the keynotes of this fair.
The minute hand moves five feet ev-
cry minute, or 500 miles each year.
The numbers on the dial are flowers
Of a different color from the $500 ver-
benna plants that make up the rest
OF the dial This clock, which strikes
the hour and half hour on a big 5,000l
pound bell, does not run by springs or
weights, but by compressed air-not
ttle kind that is handed out by some
If our distinguished curb or side
walk statesmen in Vinita, but real
atmosphere, which is controlled by a
master clock.
In the Agricultural Palace, again,
everything is full of life and motion.
Even the butter, of which there are
tons and tons, is full Of life, that is, 4
it Is moulded in the shape Of animals :
and human beings. All the officers of j
the exposition, Roosevelt, Grant and
Lincoln are ''done in butter" And !
Jhe likeness is strikingly faithful.
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colonist Fares.

Second class colonist fares, daily
Sept. Is to and including Oct. Is, 1904.
San Francisco, Sacramento, Los An
geles, San Diego, Cal, and Phoenix,
Arizona, and Ell Paso. From Vinita
s25. Continuous passage from start
ing point to destination. Stop overs
will be allowed in California except at
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Also very cheap colonist tickets on
sale to many points in the northwest
daily Sept. Is to Oct. Is, 1904.
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Green's August Flower.

Is the most popular remedy on the
globe for the cure Of all stomach, di.
gestive, liver troubles and habitual
constipation, with their miserable ef-
fects. We advertised as test in 1850
newspapers all over the United States
for any case where August Flower was
used that did not give satisfaction.
Only three cases Of failure in thous-
ands Of letters; two of these were can
Ger of the stomach. Price Is, 35, and
IS cents per bottle at Winner Drug Co
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-09-26
Used for PneumOnia.

DR.. G. J. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich,
says: II have used Foley's Honey and
Tar in three very severe cases Of pneu-
monia withgood results neyery case. /"
Refuse substitutes. For sale at Peo-
ple's drug store. dw
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A Rree Puzzle.

DR.. G. G. Green, Woodbury., New
Jersey, will mail to any one sending
two cent stamp to pay postage, one of
his novelties called German syrup and
August Flower puzzle. 1t is great
eye and nerve tester. Mention this
paper.
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Notice to Take Dispositions.

District at Vinita,
Lucy Buckskin. Plaintiff.
VS..
George Buekskin, Defendant.
To Georke Buckskin.
You are hereby notified that depositons of
witnesses TO be read Ia evidence in the above
entitled cause. on the part OF the plaintiff
will be taken before A NJ Etchen, master
in chancery. in his Office In Vinita. 1. T.. on
the 4th day of October. 1904, between the
hours OF O'clock in the forenoon and 8
O'Clock in the aftnernoon, and that the TAX
ing of said depOsitiOns, Ii not completed on
said day, will be continued from day 20 day
at the same place and between the same
hours until completed.
JOHN b. TURNER.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First Published September 8, 1904.