The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
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wells and the separating tanks 20 see how
Gas Is secured for practical use. From
this they 70 TO look over some ~ the
larger engines which use tho natural gas
for power. the one at the grist min. aud
the pair at the water pumping station
being those oftencst visited. The gas
wells have been the best venture cyer
undertaken by the city In the way Of mu-
nicipal control ~ utilities. In the begin
ming the work was experimental. and the
experiments were costly. but the iinai ~
suits have justified all the expense. The
first wells sunk were caSed with black
Iron pipe. 10 be put down rs chcaply ns
possible. aud while the first cost was
much lighter than that of wells now FUR
nishing the gas supply. the results show
that they were the most costly. as that
quality OF casing would only last about
two years. When the well was sunk az
the Locke Hotel ten years e IL was
cased with galvanized pipe. and has been
In operation ever since that time with no
trouble from pipes eaten out by the wa
ter. With that experience ms n guide the
city wells now being used were cnseB
with heavily galvanized pipe, and arr OK.
pected to last at least ten years II not
longer. Since taking up the work OF sup
plying natural gns. ~ a municipality, the
city has paid for the gas and water
plants, which were taken up nc that time,
have paid for the sinking OF all the wells
used Ia the work, and are helping pay
city running expenses. Tie income from
the gas Is over 81 1000 per month. part
Of this being in the way OF saving of fuel
In operation of the pumps which supply
the city reservoir. and for the operation
Of the electric light plant. the power for
both plants being furnished by the same
engines. The two wells In operation
supply power for three large engines. and
about n dozen smaller engines In daily use
for power. and heat and light the resi-.
denccs ~ n large part OF the city.
The indications are at present that
Geddcs will be voted ON ns the future
county scat Of Charles Mix County. ne
the election this fall. There has been n
bitter fight ON NIL summer between the
towns Of Gcddcs aud Platte for that
honor. with the contest being fought
through all the courts. having been In the
supreme court twice. Gcddes appears to
have secured the best ~ the situation In
the legal tangle. and Tuesday, q. II. Har-
hen, the attorney for Platte appeared be-
fore the supreme court asking for n writ
Of prohibition. TO prevent the county aud
itor placing the namc of Geides on the
ballot 10 he voted for nj the coming cleo
tiou. In this move he was unsuccessful.
the court refusing 20 grant him the writ
asked for. Had he succeeded. the whole
matter OF county seat removal in that
county wonld have gone over Ca the next
election. aud nothing would have been
done for two years.
Gov. Herrrid. In reading an article n
few days ago In regard To the state uni
ycrity football team. took occasion tO
express his annoyance nc the fact that
the team was characterized as Coyotes"
His designation for the state Ia the "Snn-
shine. State" and he doca not like the
name 'SingVd Cat" which has been Civ
en- 10 II In some eases. nor Coyote"
which appears 90 be more commonly
used. The governor said: Even the
educators Of the state when they attend
ell the national association meeting nc
Boston. went wcnring badges bearing a
picture az n coyote. when they of all
people should help To- bring into use the
more appropriate. and much better namc.
''Sunshinc.' I believe that the state in-
situations should assist IN bringing the
better name into common usc. End be-
licvc that they will do so IL they consid.
er how much better IL would sound"
IL Is reported that several MiBncapo-
lis crooks are headed for South Dakota
10 try q little OF their work outside OF the
cities. The first evidence OF the presence
Of any OF them In Pierre was nm attempt
To burGlArize the residence Of Mayor
Ewart. The entrance To the building
was secured by cutting out n glass, and
raising a window from the outside. The
burglar was heard moving about the low
or part Of the house. and Mrs. Ewart
started down stairs TO investigate. carry
ing n revolver. a M wearing n black
mask was found In the lower hall. near
the front door. which he had opened. and
ON her approach he jumped through the
door and fled. followed by a couple Of
shots. No trace Of the intruder was
found. and the cut glass and a rummaged
dresser was the extent vi his work.
The success In sinking a good artcsian.
well nc Lyman mems n great deal to he
country west Of the Missouri. The wells
nc Mcclure and Lyman are Indications
Of what can be lone In that direction.
and have called out contracts for more
of the same kind OF wells In that section.
Contracts nave been signed for Eve other
wells In Lyman County. One drilling
firm has several partial contracts made
for points IN Stanley County. which will
be closed up within a few days.
The refusal OF the United States SUI
premc court TO grant n rrhenring IN the
case OF the State OF South Dakota vs.. the
State OF North Carolina. means that the
South Dakota University will receive
about $35, 900. ms the bonds In controvcr-
~ were donated 10 the state for the ben
eft Of the university. The total amount
sued for. including interest. was over
$4,000. hut the interest charge was
stricken out. aud judgment given on the
face Of the bonds.
Secretary Robinson, OF the State His
torical Society. has received quite n num-
her Of relics for his room set aside for a
museum nj the First South Dakota rcgi-
mcnt's campaign IN the Philippines. and
he urgeN every upu1ber Of that regiment