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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
COURT HOUSE AT YANKToN.
Magnificent New Building to Be pedi,
Gated Soon.

Yankton. :. D., Oct. E.-TE" new NnHk-
ton county court house II practically COM
plctc and will be formally dedicated to the
ufe OF the coulty Wednesday. November l.
The construction OF the new building,
while Il II a credit to the county ana the
county board OF commiss log"rs under
whose supervision the work was done. en-
tailed the probable suicide ~ one man.
damaged the reputation OF two others, re-
hcr;cd on III, ability OF the b1Jsd u com
miFsiOnvfs 10 protect the taxpayers. and
attracted attention 10 two men Ia correct
Ink the mistakes and faults q; others.
j. r.. EnFlchr"th. the original contractor.
died suddenly while vigitiug dts family In
Rcrrsford. ~ the tim, G; was rumoTcd
that he had committed suicide, hut his
death WAS officially CrcdiIcH 80 heart d!s-
ease. without ana inquest.
Shortly after his death FERROUS defects
were found 10 exist In the parts OF a."
building already completed. l.tgg" crack
were apparent IN the hard brick vrne"iing
or the walls and u WIS also discovered tIui
certain beams which. according TO th'
plans and specifications. should have Eup-
ported Ih" second and third doors. were
missing. The ilooTs. which were OF scnrat
aud other heavy material, had slggcd cOn-
pidcrably. and. TO many. Including ~"
commissioner, Il looked aF though n"
structur" was IA dangcr Of falling.
The COfufutFSioltfN lnttN tit' "tiftsFi'N
without firchiug. Ed. Palmer. superln-
tcndcnt OF construction. ami James Par.
sons. architect. were Immediately relieved
from duty on behalf Of IN" county.
Webster Tomlinscn. "A Chicago architect,
and J. y. Hogan. a construction foreman
OF the same city. were !adgcrd TO iak"
charge OF the work Of construction, Will
instructions TO correct IA" defects allowed
to creep In by their predecessors. Under
their magic touch the cracks In the Ne
nccring have disappeared. 90. sngEipg
floors have been rcm"dicd and other DC
fects corrected until the building Is u 10
rival for the new federal building recent
ly constructed In this city AZ an cNpcns'
OF 5000 To the government. The court
house will cost S0o.coo. and besides being %
we'll constructed building D. .ayg" enough
TO accommodate the business % Nankiol
county for many years 70 uur
Al a recent meeting % a." board Of cou.
mlssionrrs u was decided 20 open the n'H
building with elaborate and appropriate
ceremony.
Senator u. ]. Gamble. chairman OF ~
dedication committee. At "A recent mcciiu-
announced the organization OF The follow
ing committees.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
MANY NATIVES BORN.
interesting Reports Of the Census Bur.
eau for South Dakota.

Pierre. :. D.. Oct. l5.-The state cen
sus shows that the population OF South
Dakota IL becoming more and more
Americanized with each recurring
enumeration. I'm 1870 the foreign born
population OF the territory was 81 per
cent. OF the whole. In 1850 u was 20
per cent, and this percentage has
shown "A steady decline ever since hat
date. being 2I.s per cent. In 1880. 20 per
In 1895. % per cent. ia 1900. md
49, per cent. as shown by the census
OF this year. While the state has
gained 10 per cent. Ia population I'm the
past i've years. but ] per cent. OF this
gain wus from foreign born populn-
ton.
The returns show that there are en-
the state 1885 children G years OF age
and under. or these $3.50 were born
I'm The state. 1.9S5 were born In other
states and $40 were foreign born.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
GAME IN BUTTER TUB.
One Method Of Shipping Prairie Chick
ems in South Dakota.

Sioux Falls. :. d., oct. 20.-What 10
known az the Codington county 'but-
ter firkin' case has reached the United
States court I'm this city aud viii ba
investigated by n United States grand
jury which convened here today.
The case IL "A peculiar u e a butter
nrkin which VAS being shipped from
Kampeskn. "A station near WATERFOWL
TO Chicago aroused the suspicion OF tn.
game warden. who suspected that ir
contained something other than butter.
So strong vas this suspicion that the
game warden seized the nrkin.
When IL was opened ~ VAS found to
contain "A number OF prairie chickens.
which were being shipped out Of the
state In violation OF the provisions ot
the Lacey act. which Is otherwise
known as The national game law. This
game warden made an cnort to find the
name of the shipper. but In vain. All
he could learn from the station agent
nj kampcska was that he found the
package on the depot platform. with n
letter of instructions To ship as direct
ed. and that the party whose name was
signed To the letter or Instructions. Il.
MURDOCH would call at the station for
the receipt.
An investigation showed that there
was no n H. C~odington county OF the
name given on the letter OF instruc-
tions. The county officials dropped a.,
case. hut the government has now
stepped I'm and Sheriff waddeil. States
Attorney Hundrcdmnrk and several
others who are supposed to know some
thing regarding h matter. have been
summoned to appear before the federal
grand jury and tell what they know.
An attempt may be made to compel
MIR. Carl. the station rgcnt, who also
acts IA the agent ~ kampeskn for the
express company over whose lines the
firkin was To be shipped. To reveal the
name OF the l~awbreaker. ~ II ia. sup
posed that Carl knows the true maine OF
'he simmer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
THREE INCHES OF
SNOW At ABERDEEN
Will Be Very Beneficial to the
Farmers and Their
Operations.
GROUND WAS TOO DRY
Snow 10 Melting Rapidly and the
Fields Will BE in Excellent Con.
dition for the Fall
Flowing.

Aberdeen. =. d.. Oct. 20.-N three
inch sno visited Aberdeen and vicin-,
lily and materially improved farming
prospects. an the ground had been too
dry for the farmers To- do their fall
blowing. The snow IL melting rapidly
and the ground will O he In excel
lent shape for blowing. Owing to the
fact hat farmers were prevented by
story weather from getting In their cx-
hibits. the exhibit OF Brown county
which was To have been held at the
court house on October Is. has been
postponed until November 1.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

IN 1905 the world had not n single
steamship on the ocean. n single mile
- railway on land. n single span Of
telegraph upon the continent or n sin
o9e foot OF cable beneath the ocean
IN 1905 Il has $4,000 steam vessels.
900. 00o miles Of railway and more than
1000. 900 miles of land telegraph. while
the very continents are bound together
In instantaneous communication by
more than 200. 900 miles of ocean ca
bles. and the number Of telephone mes
oages sent aggregates 5000. 00o. ooe n
lually. and onc-haif of them In the
United States alone.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
RUSHING RIPRAP WORK.

Elk Point, s. D.. oct. Is.-The rip
rap work on tac Missouri! river bank
will be soon started here and a dona-
ton Of $1,000 by congress viii bs
spent before the work IL completed.
A camp viii be started and sixty mieI.
VIII be put TO work oon The govern
ment has just let n contract for 500
worth of groceries to be delivered a.
the camp between now and January J.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
FORTY HURT IN RIOTS
Striking Printers Are Elected by Rus.
sian Police. While Trying 20
Hold M egtinu.

ST. Petersburg. oct. ia.-ln ua on
cnnut between the police aud striking
printers nj the government bureau OF
printing and engraving this afternoon.
forty persons were injured. buI none
seriously. The printers attempted 10
hold "A meeting against the command Of
the minister Of finance. who rcgulsi-
toned the poll = 'he strikers were
drive. from re vvv,,rs
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
FOOTBALL AT

iankton, ;. d., Oct. 20.-The first col
legc football game OF the season To be
played locally occurred yesterday after
noon at Athletic park. between Yank-
ton college and the Springfield Normal.
The visitors were outClussed and the
FIRST half results &c To o. ia favor OF
lnnkton. Coach HHney then ooh out
most OF his first team men aud sent his
substitutes onto the gridiron and they
gathered up IL more points. making
the score at the end Of the game 81 TO
U. I'm favor OF Yankton college.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Every one knows that Queen Alex
andra In n cat lover. but II has come
somewhat rs n surprise tn n number OF
English women that her daughter.
Princess Victoria, In not only "A lover
Of cats. but an energetic and cnthusi-
astic breeder as well. The princess does
not breed cats. II appears. merely TO
increase h numbcr OF her feline pets.
Her batteries" are worked on n solid
commercial basis and apparently with
considerable profit to her private
Dockst.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
DEATH OF OLD SETTLER.

Mitchell. :. d.. Oct. 21.-Ira Pingrey.
IN old soldier and respected citizen Of
this city. was buried yesterday In
Graccland cemetery. having died after
q weeks Illness with kidney trouble.
MIR Pingrey was born IN the state Of
Indiana iu May, 1879. In 1904 he was
supported for county treasurer by the
demo rats aud many republicans. run
ming several hundred lhegd of his
Ticket. lie was buried under che aus
pices Of - q. 4. u. organization. Rev.
the Presbyterian minister,
preaching lie funeral. icrmop.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Asserting - the latest assessments
- most valued parcel Of land In Bos.
- - the southw estern corner Of Win
~ ond Washington streets. the assess.
Uent being about $3.50 q square foot.
which would bring the value Of an mere
e that sort OF property up to 3s.21s.t0o.
This u said to exceed the highest price
Or land ever bought I'm London. which
Was 1t the rate OF 37.tt1.50 an acre.
but ~ We remarked lately In comment
he on the London sale. the real estate
record belongs to New York. for tho
o0llman corner. at Broadway and Wall
sssses,. vas sold a few months ago e,
mean S2S.ssl.t33.2o IN acre.-Boston
Transcript.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
%THREsHING ON RosEeUp.

Homestead. =. D., Oct. IJ.-ThrCsh'ng
has been about finished. and tile yield
OF small grain has been a surprise to
even the older settlery. oats averaging
about G. bushels per acre throughout
the county. wheat 20 bushels. FAX IL
Ca n bushels and rye and barley equal
~ Eool. Last night furnished the first
frost of the Reason and the corn has
fully matured and viii make nm enor.
mos crop.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
SNOW AT vERMIlLJoN.

rcIm,ilion. :. H.. oct. 1.-Two Inches
81 s.,ow fell during ias, night and the
white ilakes are Stili falling fast. IL is
the earliest and heaviest snow here
abouts for a great many years. The
farmer viii be provoked. rs the cora
husking season has JEst begun. The
stalks are down pretty badly ana the
coming of SNOW adds Insult to Injury.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
DEATH OF DIR. HoLmoREN.

Canton, 8. d., Oct. N.-HJalmcr August
Holmgrcn died at the Rudolph hotel Of
diabetes. aged 81 years. lie was a mcm-
her Of the Sioux Falls knights TcmplarE
lodge. "A member OF Oriental cgusis;ory No.
/. OF Hankton. and one 81 the most promi-
ncnt physicians in the states. lie caves a
wife and three children.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
CHOLERA APPEARS IN SWINE.

Huron :. g.. Oct. ia disease.
somewhat similar "a cholera. and fully
as fatal. has made It's appearance
amcag irvine IN this locality. A num-
Der ~ farmers have suffered the loss of
hogs and although various remedies
have been applied the disease continues
20 spread. 10 f. Thought that when
cold weather scis ia The trouble S.i be
SLCCi.d.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
DEATH AT eELoIT. IA.

Canton. > d.. oct. iS.-S. :. Morton, OF
Bcioit. Ia. died here after getting up and
dressing and being In seemingly good
health. lie was 81 and was depot agent
for the Milwaukee. postmaster. Justice OF
the peace and town recorder. liz leaves a
wife. three sons and one daughter. The
goT -.rc all railroad operators.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
SNOW AT YANkTON.

GaUkion. :. H.. Oct. .l.-Thc nrst
snow III the season commenced falling
here en- the night. Is still coming down
and th. ground In white. There has
been quite a little rain OF late. more
than usual so late in the season and
SNOW hats beer looked Tor almost any
d. for = week.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
FOOTBALL AT SIOUX FALLS.

Mitchell. :. D.. oct. s0.-Next satur-
day. October II, the Mitchell high
school football team will go to Sioux
Falls and meet the high school eleven
OF hat city on their wi grounds. The
Parker football team met the Mitchell
team here corn palace week and de-
feated them
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

According 10 n report just issued by
the French minister OF arts. the
churches OF France. and not the Lou
vre. the Luxembourg. the Museum de
Cluny and Carnavaict. contain the art
treasures OF the nation. II In estimat-
ed that II brought under the hammer
tAe pictures. tapestries. statues. cary
fngs and other works OF art In the
churches would realize the fabulous
sum OF six milliards OF francs tsi 1900
900. oO0).
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
KILLED IN A SALOON eRAwL.
Laurence Mehrens Shoots Will Daley
Six Times.

wdtcr;own. $. D., Oct. lS-wW Daley. =
thrasher. was shot ana Instantly killed
at waverly. =. D., last evening by Law
renee Mchrcns. n ~saloonkccpcr. A tele-
phone from waVcriy states that Daley
had quarrclcd with and whipped a friend
OF MehrcnS and a few minutes later. whc,N
Daley re-cntcrcd the saloon. Meherns shot
him six times.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

The are OF making Honiton lace"
says the London Mil. will 500 be as
extinct N he feather work Of the
Astecs." The reason In that the local
school board insists that children shall
attend school instead OF learning TO
make lace.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

The English postal service is the best
In the world. and the cheapest for the
people. The rural delivery and coilec-
ton arc managed as carefully as the
city service. This department OF tho
US. 600. 900 q year. Ind gives better
malls at lower rates. charging only 2
cents pcr four ounces on letters.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

The custom OF lifting the hat dates
back 10 the age when knighthood was
In flower. Knights never appeared In
public except In full armor. but I'm the
company OF friends they removed the
helmet. signifying. Il am safe among
frieadas
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

The head stage carpenter nj the
Royal opera house. Vienna. has been
discharged because. during an exciting
storm scene. he let n heavy thunder
cloud fall on two actors. severely In
turing them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN.

Canton. :. D., Oct. M-Flmcr William
Brandhagcn died a. tho home OF his par
ents In this city Of consumption. aged IL
years. lie was the young"s; son OF o. T.
~BrandhagCu. one OF the most prominent
farmers In the county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Itaiy's government censors nil press
kilograms TO foreign countries. Recent
~ the correspondent OF the London
Express handed In n dispatch relating
20 the yer heat In Rome. which the
censor declined To allow To pass.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

The acme OF consciseness II believed
60 have been attained by n London
restaurant. which Displays this notice.:
20. o. 2 9. T." That mean that n pat
ron can have sausage and onions. with
two slices OF bread. for four-pence.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
FIRST N o At PIERRE.

Pierre. :. L.. Oct lN.-Supw AMI wIu
fell here yesterday. Tn" SNOW melted ~
fast rs Il came. Il being ,hc FIRST snow
Stor'I OF tn" season.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

p Judge Hamilton. OF the Preston. Eng.
county court. remarked the other day
from the bench that he thought Judges
and counsel ought not to be expected TO
work more than eight hours n day. Il
have disposed Of <s3 cases today" he
added. and I do not feel inclined to
take up another that is likely to con-
sumo two hourS."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
WRECK ON MILWAUKEE.
Freight Train Ditehed at Warner Il,
Brown County.

Aberdeen. :. D.. Oct. 20.-Late Mon
day night n special freight train mt
Warner was wrecked and on Tuesday
all southbound Milwaukee trains were
run over the Northwestern tracks be-
tween Aberdeen and wolsey. =. ID. The
wreck was caused by n broken Journal
on n car loaded with barley. which
snused nye cars to- leave the track.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

A Welsh r~evivaiist asked where some
grass that had been brought for his
horse had Q procured. He was told
that it had come from the football
grounds. Il would not insult my horse
by giving Il grass from such n sinful
p1ace~ he declared.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

A Swedish company has taken n
lease OF the old marble quarries Of Iona.
Scotland. n tho famous white and
oerpentine marble In 10 be placed on
the market In large quantities. Opera
0ons are to begin early In the spring.
Centuries ago the quarrics were worked
extensively. Marble from them adorns
fome OF the ancient cathedrals OF Eu-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Russia doubles her population every
nifty years. Norway and Sweden In nf-
ty-two years. Great Britain and Ger
many In hfty-ive. Belgium In seventy
nine, Italy In eighty-four. Spain I'm .l04.
Austria-Hungary In lilo and France In
ia
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

In Scandinavia Christmas is ceie-
brated In Its literal sense OF peace on
earth. good viii toward men," the
courts are closed. quarrels are adjusted
and old feuds forgotten. IL In the home
Of the famous Yule log.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Tho North German Lloyd line has de-
cfdea TO ncme one OF its big ships.
which will be launched from the
Tecklenburg yards nj Brcmerhaver IN
1907. the Washington. after the father
OF his country.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

George Fletcher IL believed 20 be tho
oldest subject OF King Edward. He
was born on April ~. i7ss. and lives In
Q cottage I'm kilcy. neal Pomeroy. In
County Tyrone. Ireland. and hns lived
IN Il for more than 100 years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Tho last public gibbet used In Eng
land r. stored In Leicester fail. The
British museum has tried In vain to get
possession OF the relic. and the author
tties even refuse tn let II be photo
Nraphed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

Sir wyndham Spencer Portal. who
died the other day. was the head OF the
family that since i72< has had the priv
llege OF making bank note paper for the
Bank Of England. The Portals were n
Huguenot family.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

In the village OF verjux. near Chaion-
0ur-Saone. France. n couple. aged 100
and 90. respectively. have just cele-
bratcd the seyenty-ffth anniversary OF
their wedding. which they called their
platinum wedding.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19

A 81. Petersburg newspaper states
that tire only eason the reconstruction
of the Russian fleet has not been begun
yet n that h government has not de-
e1ded whether 70 use turbine engines OF
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-19
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-24
STRATEGIC SILENCE.
Vice Admiral Rojsstvensky Continues
to Pursue This Policy.

St Petersburg. April 24-Vice Ad-
mirai Rojestvensky continues his policy
Of strategic silence and has answered
the admiralty's message of last Satur-
day pointing out the position of the
French government on neutrality reg
ulations only by putting 70 sea. giving
no intimation Of his pans ordes;iua-
ton.
Russian naval circles would not b.,
surprised If IL should develop that the
squadron had already two days or
more on they way northward when the
instructions were cabled to him and
that the admiralty was aware of this
when the message was sent asking the
admiral to move outside the three mile
limit If he happened to be In French
territorial waters. prominent naval
officers here called the present stage
OF AFFAIRS " a game OF n val hide and
seek" and declaTed that the admiralty
was justified in sending elusive dis
sive dispatches as there was reason to
believe that the motive of Japan in
pressing the question was the desire
to learn the exact position OF Rojest-
vensky's squadron.