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 Batteries orth and Kleinow; Bender and Schreck.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

htor Elklns. is the foremost Republic
can in his State and Is also most act
I've and influential In national affairs.
Her father. Henry Gassaway Davis.
former Senator from West Virginia. Is
n Democrat and the nominee OF his
party for the vice presidency. :.
-
Associate Justice Henry Clay Phelps.
n Lee. Mass. who unconsciously made
himself famous by imposing n fine on
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
BLEW UP HIS HOME
INDIANA BANKERS RESIDENCE
IS pYNAMITED.
Elegant Home OF Thomas Mccoy 10
. Complete wreck-it Cost More
Than S25. 600. aud was Elaborate
~ Furuished-No Arrests.

Rensselaer,. Ind: The feeling that has
been growing here since the failure OF
che Mccoy bank last April reached a eli
max Sunday night when the beautiful
home OF Thomas Mccoy, who was identi-
6ed with his father In the operation OF
che bank. was totally destroyed by dyna-
mite. The shock OF the explosion could
be heard for miles. Windows In resi-
dences for blocks around were shattered
and some Of the business houses suffered.
The Mccoy family was not nj home ut
the time and Il is believed that none Of
them In In the city. Thomas Mccoy has
been In Lafayette for several days. but
reports are current that he IL now visit"
Ing In Chicago with his daughter. Mrs.
Mccoy In thought 90 be in Lafayette.
The wreck OF the home Is complete.
The walls were blown outward. precipi-
Eating the roof into the basement. Frag.
mcnts OF the residence and pieces Of fur
niture were found hundreds OF feet away.
The loss cannot be correctly estimated.
hut the residence alone Is known TO have
cost moro than $4,000. IL was clabo-
rately furnished.
There IL considerable excitement In the
city. No arrests have been made.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Loss or schooner Wentworth. on
Chatham uar. Nfsss.

1uUtunm ooFs <AH@S
Chatham. Mass: A small part Of the
forward section " the hull and a slant
Ing foremost stood as mute reminders
Friday night of the ocean tragedy enact
ed here Thursday night when the three
mastcd schooner Wentworth. Of Monoc-
ton. ". H.. struck ON Chatham bar dur
ing n raging northerly gale and all ON
board persisted In the terrific seas. With
the exception OF the loss of the steamer
Portland la November. 1SDS. the wreck
OF the Wentworth II the worst disaster
that has occurred ON the Cape Cod coast
during the last decade.
or the twelve persons who were ON
board the stranded vessel not ~ each
cd the shorr alive. although " bodies
werc rescued from the surf Friday morn
Ing. one OF them that OF n woman. be-
lievcd TO be the wife OF the captain A
shot line was firrd 10 the schooner. which
lay not much more than 1.5OO yards
from shore. There was one answering
pun. aud the life savers thought they
heard a voice above the surf crying "An
right" but beyond this there was no
sign Of life ON board the craft.
Not receiving another pull ON the shot
line. the life savers shot more lines tn
the vessel. Friday when the wrcckngc
came TO the shore II was discovered that
the first line had been made fast TO the
wheel OF the schooner. and IL is believed
that n heavy sea swept over the schooner
just as the line had been made fast aud
the men on deck were swept overheard.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS or THE WEEK iN a CON-
pENsEp FORM.
Man Stabbed In she Back-A Fight
Between Two Thrcshermcn May
Result Fataiiy-scrappy Time nc
watertown-Marsha Kept Busy.

At the home OF James Cronin. q farmer
residing about two miles west Of Water
town. there took place n stabhing ARRAY
which may end fatally for orc OF the
men concerned. A crew OF thrcshcrmen
were at work on the farm Of MIR. Cronin
and Saturday evening two OF the men
became engaged In IN argument that
soon became heated, and IL was not Ions
before the men clinched. In the mixnp
that followed. one OF the men, Walter
Tone by name. received n severe STAB
In the back. Tone, realizing that he was
hurt, went NJ once to the nearest neigh
bor's. about n mile distant. and awak-
ening the farmer told him OF the trou-
BILE and asked 10 be taken TO town. Mr..
Richardson. ne whose house the man had
gone, Mt once hitchcd a horse TO n rig and
took the wounded man TO Watcrtown,
where he was placed In the care OF the
doctors, and while In the city Mr.. Rich
ardson informed the sheriff OF the trou-
bic. Sheriff waddell went nj once 20 the
scene OF action, where he took charge OF
the man who had done the stabbing, and
be now rests securely In the county jail.
Tone Il In the watertown hospital recciy-
ing the best OF care. The name OF the
man In Jail IL William English.
The main street OF Watertown was the
the scene of n lively skirmish Saturday
night mt about IL o'clock, when fstic en-
counters were In progress ON every side.
The trouble occurred In the neighbor-
hood Of Curt DcGraf's saloon on north
Maple Street. between two ~thrcshcrmen,
who were a triAc overloaded with Jim
Crow" and tine fighting spirit soon
spread TO Kemp Avenue, where there
were as many as n dozen or more nights
In progress at the same time. mostly be-
tween members OF the different threshing
crews and some Of the town boys. OH
Ger Duncan was n busy man for 4 while,
being the only officer within calling dis
lance ut the time OF the ARRAY. How
ever. with the help OF some citizens,
about n dozen Of the scrappers were land
ed In the Jail where they were a~rraigned
TO appear In police court Monday morn
Ing. The FIRST man up pleaded not guilty
and demanded trial. The city attorney
was called up and Lee Slower was en-
gagged TO defend. Three Of the principals
were fined ten dollars each. the fine being
paid In each instance. One fine of I'VE
dollars was also paid, and three OF the
men were discharged.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
PULLMAN GAR is DiTcHEo.
Several Persons are injured in Acct.
dent On Oregon.


Rosebcrg. Ore: The Pullman sleeper
MT. 81. Helcns." attached To the rear
Of the ~northbound overland train, broke
loose. left the rails and plunged over
a ffteen-foot embankment Into Cow
Greek while the train was running ut full
speed, one mile south OF West Fork. Sew
cral OF the occupants OF the car were
seriously wounded and n number slightly
hurt.
In its mad leap the car tipped over and
slid top downward. stopping nj the edge
OF the water. Had Il gone a little further
Il would have been In the swift waters OF
the creek, which IL somewhat swollen by
the recent rains. and probably many
more would have been injured.
The train crew entered the ear through
the windows and assisted the passengers
to ~disengage themselves from the wreck.
One man. WIN. +. Crosby, was firmly
caught by the neck between bcrths aad
was rescued with diniculty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
BURNS IS GUILTY.
Jury Returns a Verdict Amer Being
Out Twelve Hours.

Waterloo. Ia: Charles Burns was
found guilty Of murder Ia the second de-
gree by the jury at q o'clock Friday
morning. The jury had dclibcratcd since
$50 o'clock the previous night.
Burns shot his father-in-law. Bartlett
Stone, nj the home In East Cedar Falls,
on the morning OF Feb. %. MIR. Stone.
who was a well known and respected citi-
zen OF Cedar Falls. died from the wounds
twcnty-four hours after the shots were
ird by his son-in-law entered his body.
The shooting OF Stone was the result
Of a family quarrel. and Burns II said TO
have threatened the life of his wife when
the father interfcred and Burns turned
his gun on him and shot him four times.
all shots taking effect In his body aud
death ensuing.
After the shooting Burns gave himself
mp TO the officers. He claimed scif-de-
Tense rs cause for the shooting.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

siocum Disaster Due 90 Isaxity and
Neglect.

Neglect.
Washington; The report OF the United
States commission OF Investigation ON the
disaster 20 the steamer General Siocum.
appointed June 3 last by Mr.. Cortelyou,
then secretary Of commerce and labor.
and consisting Of Lawrence d. Murray.
assistant secretary of and Ia
Dor; Herbert Knox Smith. deputy com
missioner OF corporations; George Uhlcr.
supervising inspector general Of the
steamboat inspection service: Gen. John
M. Wilson. Y. 4. ~, retired, and Com
mandcr winslow, u. \. ~, was made
public Sunday.
In connection with the important find
inss Of the commission. presented In the
report. President Roosevelt. 90 whom the
report was submitted. has written a let
ter 60 Secretary Victor Mctcalf. OF the
department o fcommcrcc and labor. brief
~ summarizing the report aud directing
him 90 carry into effect the recommenda-
tons OF the commission. He also direct
ed that Robert \. Rode. supervising In
spcctor OF the Second district steamboat
inspection service. and James A. Du-
mont. and Thomas III. Barrett. local In
spectors In charge OF the port Of New
York. be discharged from the service. the
commission holding them directly rcspon-
sible for the laxity OF the steamboat In.
spection 10 which the Slocum disaster was
directly attributable.
Commissioner Uhler disscnts to that
portion OF the rcpor. which places re-
sponsibility on the supervising inspector
OF the Second district. Robert =. Rode;
otherwise he concurs with the commits.
sion.
Appended 10 the reports a report from
the department Of justice on the crimi'
nal proceedings connected with the disas'
ter and the life prcserver cases.
The commission sharply criticiscs the
IRE fighting apparatus. saying:
There II n strong probability that the
fire would have been controlled had the
fire hose been of required statutory
strength"
Many of the life prcscrvcrs. II Is said.
were had. and further that only n pcrcen'
& OF the passengers used them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
ST. PIERRE IS GUILTY.
Hut Only or Mansiaugbter la tho
second Degree.

Elk Point. \. D.; The jury in the st.
Pierre murder case returned a verdict
Of guilty OF m~nnslaughter in the second
degree Sunday morning. after being out
about nineteen hours.
The jurors discussed the evidence and
ballotcd NIL night long. Not one was
for murder. and Eve were for acquittal Mt
first. These five nj last were brought
around to consent TO some punishment
and the matter OF the degree of men-
slaughter finally became the only disa-
arecment. Some wanted n first degree
verdict. but In the end the majority.
which had held out for second degree
m~anslaughter almost from the FIRST. gain.
cd n victory.
The penalty for the crime In not more
than four years. nor less than two years
In the ~penitentiary, or not more than one
year In the county jail or n fine OF $1,000
or by both a fine and imprisonment In
the county jail at the discretion OF the
judge.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
PROTEST OF aElsHA GIRLS
Chrrming Japanese Maidens Make
Legal Fight 90 Remain.

~. Louis. Mo-. A hearing which Is TO
determine tsubjcct 20 possible revision nj
Washington whether the seventeen Gci
sha girls who are now held prisoners here
shall be permitted to remain In this coun'
try or shall be returned To Japan began
Monday nj the Office OF James X. Dunn,
inspector of immigration.
IL Is expected that the hearing viii con
sumo two or three days. AS II Is the pur
pose 20 give all the girls an opportunity
90 tell why the japanese commissioner
10 the worlds fair time 10 urge their rca-
sons for insisting upon the return OF the
girls 20 Japan.
The girls have been employed at a
concession on the pike at the Worlds
Fair. Their services not being longer re-
quired. IL Is proposed 20 c them back
90 their homes. but they do not want 10
90 back aud are making a fight.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
DRUNKEN MAN KILLS TWO.
Harry Bowics. or Brookiine. Mass
shoots Wife and Policeman.

Brookline, Mass: CraEcd. the police
say. by drink, Harry Bowlcs. a town Ia
borer, Monday night shot aud killed his
wife nj their home at 100 Boylston
Street and a few moments later killed
Policeman Joseph MacMurray, who at
tempted his arrest. Mrs. Bowles lived
nut n few minutes after the shooting, and
the policeman expired almost Immediately
after receiving a bullet wound below the
heart.
After shooting bis wife Bowlcs barri-
caded the doors and windows OF his home
aud Policeman MacMurray had a squad
of officers force an entrance into the
house and after n struggle secured the
murderer, who had hidden under n bed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
FIRE ON The
stubborn Flames in Coa Bunkers of
Receiving ship.

New York; Firc was detected early
Monday In one OF the coal bunkers on
the United States receiving ship Han.
cock at the navy yard. which, judging by
the progress IL had made, must have been
burning several hours. In spite OF the
utmost cxertions IL was several hours be-
fore the seat of the flames could be
reached.
Meantime the smoke invaded every
part OF the ship, and ut one time IL was
almost overpowering la the officers din.
ing room. IL vas not until afternoon that
the fire was completely out. The cause OF
DC flames II unknown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Several New Precincts Created In
Lawrence County.

Lawrence County.
The commissioners of Lawrence Coun-
~ have concluded the election prclimi-
naries. Several changes have been made
In the county precincts, a number Of old
precincts being discontinued aud new
mes created. Among those stricken from
tina list are Bear GuIch. Iron Greek. Sa-
worry and Granville. :
The new mining prccincts are at Tin
ton, the tin mining camp In the western
portion OF Lawrence County. and Tur-
ner. the camp ne the Gilt Edge Maid
mine. In Bear Butte district, the precinct
receiving It's name from ]. l.. Turner. one
OF the Dakota pioneers and n prominent
resident Of Springfield, In this state, who
is interested In the company. Another
new precinct In Spcarfish Falls, along
the canyon OF the Spcarfish River. which
will be the voting place for voters at
Savoy, Iron Greek, Elmore and Stearns'
camp. The judges OF election have been
appointed. and the county auditor is
busy sending out election s1Rplies.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Chicago woman's Medical College ana
for n long time was lecturer. professor
and trustee OF Rush Medical College
DIR. Bridge now lives in Los Angeles
Cal.
-
DIR. Quitman Kohuke. president OF tho
New Orleans board OF health. IL In Texas
a. determine by experiments the FEAST
bllity OF lighting the mosquito as a germ
carrier.
-
Gopher W. Brooks celebrated his 02d
birthday az Hancock. N. H.. the other
day. His father was nm officer Ia the
American army under Washington.
-
George Gould's recent trip Of $500
miles over his own roa,ls was made With
one engire and one enElneer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
WAR AGAINST GERMANY.
Insurgents Under witbois r Again
tn tho Field.

Berlin: Germany's old enemy Of n dec.
AIDE ago. Hendrix Witbois. according 20
an official dispatch from Nindhoek, Ger
man Southwest Africa, has declared war
against the Germans. The station at
Morcnga. which recently was reported
TO have been attacked by Insurgcnt Wit.
bois. Is Offering n firm resistance and Is
continually receiving achievements OF
mounted aud unmounted Germans.
IL Is expected In German official circles
that Witbois' influence viii cause n ma.
jority OF the H%ottcntot tribes TO join IL
the UPRISING.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
GIrI,s R.venge for spankinr.

Milwaukee. Wis: After having spent
three months in Jail ON complaint Of his
daughter for n crime he did not commit,
G.. j. Trap was released "Wednesday.
Last July Trap spanked his 2~2-ycar-old
daughter for staying out late Of nights.
The next day she accused him OF n helm
Gus crime. and he was arrested. The girl
confessed that she Ind pcrjured herself
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
MURDER ON the Rosssup.
Two Cowboys Kill n Third In Fight
ON Indian Reservation

ON indian kcservatton
Jerry Carleton, chief deputy In the Of
fee OF the United States marshal In Sioux
Falls has returned from an Official trip
10 Rosebud agency and Deadwood.
His trip was made for the purpose OF
.cscorting from the guard house at Rcscs
bud agency to neadwood two men.
named Henry Gaver and c. Il. Cook.
who are accused OF having murdered a
man named James Rainbolt n few days
ago on the Rosebud reservation. Both
prisoners are white men and the victim
was also a white man.
As the result OF their preliminary cx-
animation before n United States COM
missioner nj Dcadwood. Cook and Gayer
were held for appearance before the
next federal grand jury, which will con-
vene NJ Aberdeen. 60 answer TO the Sc
rious charge against them. As the offcnse
Is not bailable. both men viii be con-
fined In the Lawrence County jail until
the United States grand jury c%onvenes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Fort Madison. 10: Arthur T.. ireland.
general organizer for the Federation OF
Labor. and w. +. Devine. aud l.. &.
Meyer. prominent members OF the Inter
national Machinists' Union. have been I'm
dicted by the grand jury ON the charge
Of assault with intent 20 kill A. Mathe-
son, n non-union mnchinist.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
Pan.American Raiiroad Sold.

Mexico City. Mex; Tho Pan-Amcri-
can Railroad. which has been held hith-
crto by Nebraska capitalists. has passed
into the hands OF n 81. Louis syndicate.
the new shareholders being nearly all
railroad men. David II. Doake. OF ~.
Louis. Is the new president. aud J.. NJ.
Nccnan. formerly general manager, has
been promoted to the vice presidency Of
sha rnad
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
ALARM IN ARGENTINE.
General Strike OF the workingmcn
fs Threatened.

Buenos Ayrcs: In view Of the general
alarm produced by the obvious prcpara.
lions which have been made for a general
strike by the working classes throughout
the Argentine Republic. before the end
OF the year. the government is adopting
measures 20 deal satisfactorily with the
labor question pending the introduction
OF n new measure at the next session uf
congress. IL Ii believed that the govern.
ment's action will succeeded In averting
any trouble from the movement until con.
gress reassemblcs next May.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
sold wife for F,ny Cents.

winstcad. Coyn.: Frank Hadseli. who
sold his wife Co Robert Bailey. OF New
Marlborough. Mass. i've years ago for
80 cents and "all the cider he could
drink" IL under arrest In New Marlbor.
ough accused OF bignmy. IL In alleged
that he married n young woman named
Otis In Lynn, Mass, recently.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
RoseeRies AND HoLouPs.
Crimes Frequent In Vicinity al
Moutrose.


Several unusually bold holdup men are
operating at Montrose and vicinity. VIII
liam Grady, n resident OF M~ontrosc, was
a victim. Upon entering his W barn
he was held mp by a couple OF strangers,
who had sccrcted themselves in the barn.
Grady was compelled 10 disgorge all the
money he had with him.
DIR. Spencer. another resident Of Mont
rose, was stopped ON the road near town
while driving with his wife and infant
child. The doctor, with rare presence OF
mind, quickly struck the horse n vicious
blow with his whip. Unused TO such
treatment. the animal gave n wild jump.
compelling tho bandit TO loosen his hold
OF the bride.
Robberies and holdups have become 10
frequent In that immediate locality that
the authorities are preparing 90 run out
OF the country all strangers who cannot
give a good account OF themselves.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

Pueblo, Colo: Fifteen persons were in.
lured. two OF them perhaps fatally. Ia a
collision Saturday between the ~castbound
California Limited passenger train No. q
and w%estbound freight train on the Den.
yer aud Rio Grhndc Railroad a mile and
n half west OF Portland.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
Marrow Escape from Death.

Otto. the 16-year-old son OF Mr. aud
Airs. l.. o. Hansen, living near Hurley.
had n remarkable narrow escape from
instant death as the result OF having his
clothing catch on the tumbling rod OF a
threshing machine. In n moment every
particle Of clothing, with the exception
OF his shoes and stockings, had been torn
from his body. He was rescued By par
ties who were near at hand. but received
sarfous infuriea-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
INDIAN HORSE c
Unique sporting Evene at stcarns,
on white River.

One Of the mos; unique sporting events
acid In South Dakota this fall Is In pro.
grcss nj Scatrns. n little town situated
on White River In the cedcd Sioux lands-
about midway between the Missouri Eiv-
er and the Black Hills. The chief sports
consist OF horse racing, and all the events
are strictly In accordance with the rules
governiEg such affairs among the Sioux
Indians.
The Pine Ridge reservation Is located
directly across the river from Stearns'
and hundreds OF Sioux warriors. with
their squaws. papooscs, numberiess dogs
and best running horses had been gath
ering at Stearn for n week past In an
ticipation of enjoying the sports.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20

the same State. Is
an n m pllshed
m Clever as
she undoubtedly is.
IL must tax her
mental
20 maintain n prop
er and sympathetic
appearance OF in.
terest In the con-
political
ambitions of tho
members Of her
immediate family.
Her husband, Sen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
PRESENT CANON WILL STAND
No Change tn be Made On Episcopal
Law or Divorce.

Boston: The house OF deputies OF the
Episcopal general convention, nj the
close Of n four days debate. Friday re-
jected an amendment I o the divorce can
on, which sought 20 prevent the remnr-
riagc Of divorced persons by clcrgymen
OF the denomination.
While the house Of bishops may yet
net ON the matter IL IN certain that no
change win be made by the present con-
v~ention.
The present law OF the church. which
has been in operation since 1850. allows
the rcmarriage OF the innocent to n di.
vorcc granted for inhdclity.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
Negro shoots omcer-.

Memphis. Tenn: While attempting TO
arrest John Pop. a negro. Monday the
latter shot and killed Policeman jamie
son and wounded Police Captain Perry
and Onicer Moncrcith. Other policemen
shot aud killed the negro.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
John Bouza Dead.

John Bouza, one OF tho oldest business
men In Tyndall. died nj Omaha Friday.
Mr.. Bouxa has been ailing for some time
and went there for treatment. His NJ
mains were brought home Saturday. All
business places were closed until noon on
the day OF his funeral.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-20
o,ri who Slept 81. Month. Dies.

Centralia. ILL.,: Dora Meek. aged IS,
who slept nearly six months Ia the win.
ter Of 1901. died Sunday as a result OF a
decline following a case OF measles last
March