The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-09

Joseph Novotny OF Tabor was In the
city Monday. Mr. Novotony has a
boy attending the normal school at
present and some Of his children were
here before. lie has an interesting
family OF eight boys and six girls
Mr. Novotony Is one OF the progress
sIve farmers OF the county, owning
seven quarter sections of land
Springfield Times.
A real estate deal was closed through
the agency OF Wagner Bros. whereby
Frank Soukrada ONE In possession
Of the l60-acre farm Of John Rokusek
north 81 town, Mr.. Rokusek having
purchased a 520-acre farm north al
Scotland. Frank Soukrada has dis
pused OF l20 acres, 80 acres going TO
John Soukrada and 40 acres 70 Mat.
Soukrada. John Soukrada has In turn
disposed Of 50 acres OF his land 20 V.
NJ. Hcracek. The deal involves n
transfer OF property a~ggregating
$4,000,
j. A. Dyorak, who has been foreman
OF the Ledger for the past year, has
purchased the Tabor Independent and
will take charge OF The paper in the
ncar future. Mr.. Dvorak Is an expert
enced printer, and has but few equals
and no superiors In that line In the
state. He now has had a years expe-
rlence In newspaper work and Is well
qualified TO make. THE INDEPENDENT
the best paper In Bon Homnle county.
Mr.. Dyorak will probably take charge
OF the paper next week. -Lesteryille
Ledger.
Armour Is On have the next tiremcn's
tournament. The Eoard Of control Of
the state iremen's association met In
Pierre, and after the preliminary
business was finished opened the bids
for the annual tournament. Pierre
representatives were ON hand, but
we're outbid by Armour and the board
by u vote OF } To , decided To accept
the Armour proposition. The dates
for the annual tournament were fixed
for June -, u, - aud -, when sl,C0O
will be distributed In prizes to the
competing departments.
w. A. Glasner and his estimable
family departed for Tyndall last Mon
day morning, where they will make
their future home, having purchased
the Star restaurant at that place, and
will conduct the same. During their
four months residence In Tabor they
have made n host Of friends who re-
greet exceedingly 10 see them leave,
but wish them good success In their
new home. Mr.. Glasner is one Of the
best newspaper men and editorial
writers In the state and THE ISDE.
PENDENT hopes that he will recover
his eyesight aud get back In the har-
ness again. .
Mathaus Sayler & SINS sold their
ISO-acre farm north OF town TO Chris.
tian Mehrer last Saturday. Consider
alton s23,C0o. Mr.. SIylcr& Sons have
bought "a 100 acre tract OF land In
North Dakota, where they will move
next spring. The deal was made
through the real estate agency OF J..
]. Wagner. and Is one OF the largest
land deals that has ever been consul
mated TN this part OF Yankton county.
Mr.. Mehrer alsn purchased go acres
OF the old Kusicr farm from John
BorsZich at sis per acre. Mr.. Mehrer
now has one OF the largest and best
farms In Yankton county.-Lester-
Vile Ledger.
Potato parings AZ a successful chin
ney cleaner is the latest discovery aud
" vouched for by the head OF the
Milwaukee fire department who claims
that when the parings are burned In
the stove, the chimney is free from
SCOT, and other conditions which
breed ores. The damp weather Is
particularly favorable To fires In the
chimneys, and when the SCOT becomes
dampened IL Is more likely To origi.
nate lire from spontaneous combustion
than in dry weather. Burning potato
parIngs prevents the gathering OF SCOT
which is the cause OF nearly all chin
ney fires. Zinc Is also a good pre-.
| ycntiye against SCOT. The suggestion
is worthy Of n trial.
A serious accident occurred last
week mt the home uf II. II. Nikl.
Mrs. Nikl had gone nut Of the house
for "A little while, leaving their 3-ycar,
old nephew, OF whom they are taking
charge, In the house alone. Upon Mrs
Nikl's return the boy was found roll.
ing on the floor In agony with his
clothes on lire. lie had evidently got
too near the stove, or had been play
ing with the lire, dropping accidcntly
n cinder ON his clothes which began q
shoulder. the tire eating through the
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