The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-04-27
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ncr, acting for n Black Hills firm. Which
raises peculiar question In Il msAs.er
case. Eli T.. FaEnhnm and Reason G..
Torrance were arrested charged with
the murder OF Richard Calvin. la the
preliminary hearing II developed that
Calvin made two statements which We're
taken down. aud one of them signed by
Calvin before his death. These state
ments were in the possession ~ states
Attorney Parker, az Iawrrnce County.
and he refused the demand 81 tho de-
PENDANTS that they be- produced and read
nj the preliminary hearing. the defend
ants claiming that the statements cx-
oneratcd them from the charge. IN APP
plication was made 10 Judge Rice for
an order compelling the production of tho
statements. and hc finally granted an al
tentative writ. with the understanding
that the matter was to bc brought before
the supreme court and an early decision
asked for. Pending the decision of the
supreme court the preliminary hearing
is being suspended 10 bc completed when
the court decision IL announced.
g. w. Bolster. the newly elected alder
man for the Third ward 81 Pierre. has
had an cvcntful life. lie served FIRST in
the navy. and later In the army In the
civil war. being one of the gunncrs on the
Inflated Minnesota In her battle with the
Merrimac. After the war he took up
circus life. acting as clown ami side
show man. lie came Ca PierU about
twenty years ngo aud has been most OF
that time in the city. At the time of tho
opening OF the reservation west Of Pierre
he went Ia Midland and opened M n
store ia a large tent. hut was scared out
by the Indians on their way To tho
Wounded Knee battlefield. and lost aiL
his stock while absent. For several
years he has been conducting n sec0nd-
hand store in Pierre.
Robinson Brothers s Smith. OF Pierre.
are showing what Il profits stockmam
To breed up his stock. They handlai
sheep. and for several years have hccn
purchasing prize.winning rams at tho.
International live stock exhibit. As the.
result OF this method they last year sold
from their flock $4,000 worth of young
rams and have orders this spring for
about rs many rs they can supply. Last
year they further improved their Hooks
by purchasing some of the prize-winncrS
az the 81. Louis exposition.
At the municipal election held In Fort
Pierre last week license was only carried
by two majority. The temperance people
Of that town have been making a strong.
fight against the saloons. and came near
making their work win NJ the election,
This will give the people OF the state
generally different idea than that
which they hold as TO Fort Pcirre. Ii IS
generally looked upon rs yet In the Wild
and woolly stage. but as a matter OF
fact Is rs quiet aud orderly az any other
town OF it's size Ia the state.
Reports in the papers published nj diff
ferrnt points west of the Missouri River
indicate that macaroni wheat will bc
given n general test In that section f.ia
year. nearly every settler trying n small
patch OF IL rs n test sod crop. The corn
acreage will be largely increased over
that OF last year. the success In that line
being such that corn crop Is considered
certainty. With these two. the qnes1
ton OF grain raising west OF the river
will be given pretty thorough test this
season.
a few years ago Sully County waa
classed as outside the arteslan belt OF tho
state. aud that How could not be secur-
ed in that county. Two years ago one
township bonded FOR the sinking of a.
well. and proved that the dow could DO
secured. and since that time fifteen wells
have been sunk In that county, with sew
cral others contracted FOR. At the rate,
the work Is progressing in that county IL
will soon be rs well supplied with arte-
sian gushcrs MS any county la the statel
Fort Pierre has let the contract for,
sinking the nrtcsian well az that city to-
supply gas Tor power aud light. 20 New
York firm. The well is to be not icss
than 1850 feet deep. and 20 he six iurh-
Is in diameter nc the bottom. This VIII
bring n new firm of wen contractors into.
| that section OF the state where practil
I cally all that class NJ work has been
done for several years by RcdGcld
I irn.
Gov. Elrod has appointed list of
/ game wardens Tor the following counties 4
| Clark, Robert Beatty. Clark: Kingshury,l
/ Geo. NJ. Gazely. Arlington: Hand. r. NJ.
Dunn. Miller: Sanborn. +. Il. Hollister,l
! Woonsocket; Union. James Halliday,
] Jr., McCook. The petition Tor the reap1
/ pointmcnt OF Halliday FOR Union County,
! spoke In strong terms OF his eflcientl
/ work, both in the way OF game aud iisli
I protection.
Secretary Robinson. OF the State His
torical Society, who is made superb
tendcnt OF census under the law, has
arranged the vault of his Office for the
reception OF the census reports from tho
different counties aud has practicable
everything in readiness 20 begin the
work OF compilation as soon as reports
begin TO come in.
The state auditors Office has been busy
In sending out the new laws and assess-
mcnt blanks To- the different counties.
aud with them the schedules which werd
agreed upon az the meeting OF county
auditors as general basis OF ASSESS
ment aud from which the different counI
ties OF the state arr expected to work.
|
Gov. =. II. Elrod has been spending
week In his old home town az Clark
looking after business. visiting with hi x