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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
WORK ON CANAL
IS PROGRESSING
Great irrigation Project IL,
Western South Dakota
Well Under Way.
AN ARMY OF WoRKMEk
hundreds Of Men and Teams Are No.
Employed in the Work, Which
10 Being Rushed to Compile
ton by the Contractors.

Belle Fourthe. =. D.. oct. c.-Gooi
progress IL being made In the prclimin-
airy work in connection with the mann
moth Irrigation system near this place.
on which the United States govern
ment Will expcnd the sum of several
millions OF dollars.
The construction OF both the diver
sion dam and the inlet canal has pro-
greSsed very satisfactorily during the
last few weeks and n good showing ~
now being made. The excessive rain
fall during the early part OF the sea-
son delayed the work greatly. but since
the dry weather came the contractors
have been able TO push h work quite
rapidly.
Hundreds OF mcn and teams are now
employed In the work. which the con
tractors hope To have completed with
I'm the time limit. The work on tho
diversion dam ~ further advanced than
that on the inlet canal. An electric
lighting system wns recently Installed
md now both day and night shifts
arc being worked. IL IN estimated that
~ one-third OF the work or tho dam
is completed. and that onc-fourth az
the work OF the Inlet canal has been
completed.
AT the present time only n small por-
ton OF the inlet canal has been COM
pleted. A stretch of probably three
fourths OF a mile from the dam To Crow
creek requires only the finishing
touches. while about the same dis
lance rear what In known US Giles
ranch also is nearing completion. A
distance OF about one n one-fourth
miles on the proposed canal as get n
had no work whatever done Upon II.
Work on n big cut OF forty-nve feet
near Giles ranch In progressing fairly
well This In tat the point where the
water VIII drop from the canal Into
what viii be known as the Owl Creek
reservoir. A big steam shovel Is at
work on this part OF the canal. IL Will
take some time yet to take out the
earth Co the required depth.
Some difficulty has been experienced
I'm working the steam shovel. due tn
the fact that those operating the shovel
have been unable to utilize more h
ono car during the greater part OF the
time. A second steam shovel VIII soon
arrive. and this VIII he put at work
ON a small cut near whRt In known as
the Gilbert ranch. An electric light
plant Is being installed nj the point,
where the first steam shovel " nj work.
and this will enable the men operating
the shovel TO keep the machine goingi
both day and night. Z
The telephone line from Belle
Fourche 10 the site selected for the
reservoir dan has been accepted by,
the government. hut II II thought the
line Will have TO be provided with a
heavier wire. The telephone line In for
the convenience OF The government Of
ncials who are supervising the rom
struc,ion Of the immense irrigation Eys-
tenn. and who for u mart Of the time
will mako their headquarters I'm Belle
Fourche.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
TO HOLD INSTITUTES.
Farmers in Brown County Start Inter
cstinq Movement.

Aberdeen. =. D., Oct. AT "A meet.
Ing OF the Farmers Institute board held
I'm this city II wa, determined To hold
institutes In every county asst OF the
Missouri river during the coming win.
ter. Regents n. NJ. Slocum. r. A.
Spanord and NJ. =. Greeley. members
OF the board. were present at the meet
ing. DIR. James Chalmers. secretary OF
the board. being unable to be present.
The board considered petitions for
Institutes. and they were so general
from different parts OF the state that
the above program was determined
upon. The winter circuit OF Institutes
will commenc the second week IN Mo-
vcmber ut Ipswich. I'm Edmunds county.
followed by meetings at Roscoe. Eu-
reka. washington Springs. Salem. Can
ton and other points until Christmas.
After the Christmas holidays the insti-
tutes Will be resumed. commencing mt
Aberdeen. Each institute viii be- held
all day and u evening. and Will be ad-
dressed by UGH eel; known speakers
upo agricultural topics as Regent NJ.
r.. Greeley. Professor Wheaton OF the
South Dakota Agricultural college. Dr.
rector Wilson or the same institution.
n others. while Mrs. Bertha Dahl
Laws of Appleton. Mimi. will deliver
addresses upon domestic science. The
dates for the various institutes will he
announced later.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
o AT ARMOUR.
SaIoen Broken in fer Second Time is
Three Weeks.

Armour. :. H.. hi. 1.-THE Henry
kurt. snior., "a lh's ctJv was broken
into sunday hight about 10 o'clock. En-
trance waa EaiYsi through the rear
uoo. anu ,oi.i .u.Ia sie Ius Juice was
disposed 80 by the burglar. who was
caught rcd.hapded. The burglars name
IN Jonn iuI Z aGd halls from This
" The geCuuu time this saloon has been
broken Into Wv tie past ten weeks.
The ciiv dads are aroused Owe h
water question here and have ordered
nfty water meters that VIII be- at
tachcd "a the water MAIN. tn head IN
the inlo,Crabls waste Of water that II
now going oa. This city. like many
another South Dakota city. has a hard
job oa hand TO settle the water ques-
ton aud SO far this sum- er the pump
ing station hns beer kept busy day and
night pumping. The water works Is
not a sclf-supporting institution By any
means and the adoption of the water
meter system. u In thought. VIII stop
the leak and assist very materially IN
bringing oTder-moueiary order-out 81
the chaos that now holds forth.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
TO AID TROY CITIZENS.
Little Town After Hard Fight 10 e,
Given Service.

Sioux Falls. =. D.. Oct. 5.-Thc nf.
nciais OF the Minneapolis and 81. Louis
Railroad company ave advised IN.
state board OF railroad commissioners
whose headquarters are In this city
that immediate steps VIII be taken e
improve the station facilities OF IA,
company at the little town OF Troy
This viii be I'm accordance with &C.
ton taken At q recent meeting of th"
board. when d.. II. Heath, II member
81 the board. made n report to the eff
feet hat an Improvement In the depo;
facilities would be OF great benefit Il
the travelling public. The citizens 90
Troy oin weeks ago filed with ths
board "A petition asking for AN Ina.
provement In the station facilities
Commissioners Smith made n persona
Investigation. and n copy OF his repor
was sent To the railroad officials. wiz.
the result that I'm addition To improving
the accommodations for passengers. a.,
railroad company will not put Ia
telephone for the convenience OF ship
pcrs aud make other important in.
proyCments.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
YOUNG WIFE SUICIDES.
Mrs. w. Y. Lawrence Drinks csrbolie
Acid Because husbands Children
Did Not Like Her.

wcaried by the attitude which he.
husbands children maintained toward
her. an unweIcome ~stepmothcr. Mrs.
Anna Lawrcnco. aged ~. formerly Ella
Schroeder. OF Gayvlflc. =. D.. wife OF
w. II. Lawrence. n wealthy cattle buyer
of Yankton. swallowed n half unc OF
carbolic acid ut her home at Yankton
Thursday morning.
Two week ago Mrs. Lawrence was
married In Sioux city. she having pre-
yiously been a servant Girl In the Law
renee home. Lawrence being a wldowcr
40 years Of age. Lawrence has i've
children. two Of whom arc older than
his young bride. aud the children OF
Lawrence strongly objected 60 their IA
theirs marriage. Lawrence became In
fatuated with his young servant Eiri.
who had been employed I'm his homo
less than we monthH. and two weeks
ago the couple came Ia Sioux City
and were married.
Mr.. Lawrence stated that his wife
arose shortly before g o'clock say
Ing that she wanted To get up early
and have breakfast over. ln about
twenty minutes he got up and went
down also. where he found his wife
writing In palm. In an unconscious
condition and with "a bottle containing
n few drops of carbollc acid lyin8 ON
the roor beside her.
Medical assistance was immediately
summoned and all efforts Z rcsusCitite
the dying woman proved Ruthless The
woman died la less than half mn hour
after swallowing the deadly iuld.
Coroner Livingston OF Iankton has
taken charge of the body. hut IN all
probability there VIII bc no inquest
held as IL " n plain case of suicide.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
4 ROARING PRAIRIE
FIRE ALMOST FATAL
Boy Employed by a Threshing
Crew May Die From
Effect Of Burns
A M DESTROY MUCH
A Large Part Of Mcpherson County In
South Dakota Devastated by Fire
Set carelessly by Threshers-
Hay and Grain Burned.

Aberdeen. 8. D.. oct. "A prairie IRE
devastated a large section 81 country
IN the northern part or Mcpherson
county. destroying large quantities OF
hay and n number az small buildings.
The fire IL said tn have originated
through the careiessness Of a ~threShing
outfit In cleaning out the firehox OF the
engine and leaving the contents under
meath the rig without extinguishing The
FIRE. The rig was burned and the
prairie fire was started. Tho men be-
longing to IA nearby thrcshing outfit
went to the aid ~ their neigh5ors.
leaving the engineer and n boy. the
driver Of the water tank. to stay with
their outht. The engineer became
anxious and ordered the boy. II In un-
ders:ood. 10 en- to the rescue In order
that the fire lighters might have the
benefit OF the water In the tank wagon.
In trying to obey riders the boy o
into the flames. and finally fell In n
faint In the midst of the blaze. Before
he could be rescued his clothing was
burned from his body and his condition
~ serious. The horses were burned so
they had to be shot.
Near Columbia "A spark from n North
western engine started n prairie nrc
which threatened To burn over n large
stretch of country. A threshing crew
succeeded In extinguishing the flames
just In time 10 ave the house and farm
buildings on John Elliott's farm. over
100 tons % hay were destroyed.
A large number OF farmers In the vi
entity OF Bath are shipping their
whea this season instead OF selling IL
To the elevators. They claim To make
from I To : cents n bushel BY so doing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
q AT vERMiLLIoN.

rermilllon. s. d., oct. 9.-Thc Oc-
tober term Of circuit court FOR Clay
county will owen In this city next
Tuesday. The term win be a short one.
ms none OF the cases on The calendar
should occupy much time. Peter Carl
son will attempt to convince n jury
that he rs innocent OF selling ~intoxicat-
ing liquor ut Wnkondi contrary TO law,
aud Frank Overton stands trial on a
charge OF grand larceny. +. II. Whipple
will ask the court for a divorce from
Ida whipple ut this time. The c!gl
rases are few and FAR between.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
TIC MEET.
Annual Conference &c &C Held at
H.Acr.cMr.

Waterfowl. : ~ oct. ii.-Thc an
nual ministerial ,oafert sees az touth
Dakota Methods. churches VIII lac i.sli
I'm WATERFOWL Frtfag AMI saturday,
October 20 ard 81 The Conference viii
be In charge q: Rizhop IL. W. Warren.
OF Dcnvcr. who vii - tn cloYc an-
nouncc the appointments of MGtho' !st
ministers Tor Ihc ensuing year.
AZ the sane iluc- a4It time will be
held the S-cond nnnuEi meeting Of the
Laymcns association. \ lnc program
has been Prepared ana an fort vii he
made to max The mcCtires - enjoy
able and pTnntaniv nc ON Friday
evening "a bguulc; Will Dc held. ON
Saturday fore noon papers VIII bc read.
ON Saturday nftsiuOoa VIII occur the
election OF ofiicgt1. on Saturday even
Ing President "a. a.. Triton. uf vermil-
lion. viii deliver hi. annual address.
Governor :. "A. Enrol win also apenk.
ms u prominent SPEAKER from outside
the state VIII bS present FOR AN adj
dresE. On sunday Bishop Warren VIII
speak. Reduced rates have BEEN Sc
cured an MI railroads in Nutcrtown
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
MAY BE
Four Fires Closely Following Eve.
Other in Geddos.


Gcddes. =. H.. oct. About 80
o'clock "Wednesday night the fire alarm
was turned In and Il was discovered
that the fire waH In h Geo. Frazier
barn. but the blaze had too great "A
start for the frcincn 10 overcome IL.
j. &. Stoughtcn's barn. next To- he
Frazier barn. also took IRE. and then
the Floete lumber yard was In grave
danger. but the liberal use OF wnter
kept the flames confined TO the fwo
buildings. which are a total loss.
Scarcely vas this fire under control
when the alarm was given that Frank
Exline's barn was on fire. but " was
Immediately put out without damage.
and then u was HAT the J. X. Ogden
barn was discovered to- ne Ia flames.
IL " u block from the Frazier barn
west to the Exiine barn. and then W.
blocks south to the ogden barn. Be-
fore the fire company could yet to this
fire from the previous nes " was be-
yond control. and with u burned two
horycs belonging To AIR. Couron.
After n lapse ~ nearly AN hour n n
half. when watchmcn had been placed
over the town. another alarm was
sounded. Fire was In tho rear of the
ERICKSON building on Main street IN
an addition built To the rear of the main
building. This building was AGA
except for some household goods that
were storcd there. belonging to afr.
Erickson. This blaze was put out be-
fore any great damage was done ex-
cept to the little addition IN the rear.
Follow Ing is "A list OF the losses:
George Frnzier. barn aud contents. 500:
no insurance. j. q. Stoughton. barn
and contents. 500; no insurance. J. II.
Ogden. barn. $3.50. harness. new buggy.
seventy chickens. y ana other
household goods stored in barn. $50.
Mr.. Couron. team of horses. 500: no
insurance. T.. Erickson. estimated az
$40. insured
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
AFTER LONG LITIGATION.
Title Is Finally Quoted TO q South
Dakota Homestead.

Aberdeen. =. u. Oct. T.-After a pc
riod OF litigation extending over TWEEN
ty-two years the title to a quarter sec
ton of Brown county land has been
finally settled T. cleared OF all claims
against II.
In March. 1850. Miss Harriet Il. EN-
cry. a school teacher OF Minneapolis.
came To Brown county and settled on
the east half OF the northwest quarter
and the west half OF the northwest
quarter of section 1866. While living
ON her claim she contracted an illness
which proved fatal and IA June. 1884.
her heirs commuted the lend by paying
the minimum price 81 Sl:5 aud made
proof Ia establish their rights under
the cash entry. Their proof VAS reject
ed by the commissioner of the general
land office and the cush certificate held
for cancellation, An appeal Was taken
To the secretary OF the interior. who's.
decision in 1886 modified the ruling aud
required the officers Of the Aberdeen
land office To notify all parties in inter
est ANA directed that the cash entry
should stand subject TO the decision Of
the secretary. The local lane office
neglected 10 serve the required notice
until ~ the utnmer OF 1899. thirteen
years aI.er the notice was first Issued
by ms Interior department. The heirs
IN the meantime had lost interest in the
matter. aud inaliy gave "A quit claim
deed la +. T.. Emery. n brother of the
deceased claimhoidcr. and n resident
of Springfield. Mass. Tic furnished sup
Elemental proof which finally resulted
Ia him receiving title Ia the land IN
March. 1907. In the meantime tax deeds
and other disturbances Ind piled up
against the property. and n was not
until "A few weeks ago That the liiiga-
ton was finally ended and Mr.. Emery
h q the undisputcd owner of the
hand an question. which hes become
mite Nuiuublc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
EThAN A DEAD.

Ethan. $. H.. oct. 1.-THE funeral of
Matt SchlImgen. st.. took place ycster-
day at the Catholic church at starr.
Mr.. Schliiagen was "A IA OF middle
age and nm old resident OF South Da-
kota. having come TO the state In 1879
with his parents. He died OF consump-
ton. from which disease he has been
suffering fer several years. having
vainly tried all remedies and climates.
lie is survived by several brothers and
his aged father. who 10 proprietor OF
the PhraEton roller mills.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
ORIGINAL POLICY GOOD.
Fraternal Insurance Paper Payable 20
the First Beneficiary.

Sioux Falls. =. D.. oct. cor con-
siderable importance TO beneficiaries In
fraternhi societies Is the recent de-
cision Of the state supreme court IN the
case OF Foss W. the Modern Woodmen
and Peterson w. the Modern Woodmen.
a policy for the sum OF $1,000 was IN
volyed I'm the suit. The policy original
~ was issued to Gustave Peterson. a
resident OF Sioux Falls. and was made
payable TO a brother living in the old
country.
Peterson was taken SICK aud finally
died. During his Illness aud up to the
time OF his death he was cared for by
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Foss OF this city.
While lying upon his denthbed. Peter
son changed his insurance policy. max
ing $1,000 payable to another brother
who resi1ei in Sioux Falls. and the
other 81 900 payable to Mr.. FoEs.
The case finally reached the stale cir
u court. where II developed that
Peterson had not signed the application
for n change I'm policy. his Sioux FallsI
brother admitting that he had signed.
the name Of his dying brother 10 It,;
but at the request OF the brother.
Judge Jones. Of the state circuit.
court. when the case came before himl
fc~ decision. decided In favor OF the
o'-sinal beneficiary and ordered that.
the full amount Of the policy be paid
to h brother residing I'm The old
country. This was largely on the
ground that the dying man vas not I'm
it condition mentally or physically To
MAKE the change In the policy. and
that I'm any event Foss. not being "A
relative OF Peterson. could not. under
the laws OF the woodmcu order. be
made n beneficiary. ~benencinrles being
limited To relatives OF the poiicyhoiders.
The cnse was appealed To- the state
supreme court, which hns nov affirmed
the decision OF Judge Jones and the
policy stands as IL originally was.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
SIOUX ciTYAN U n

Ethan. :. u, oct ii.-lohn Sibcrx, OF
Sioux city. met with n 5erious accident
while Nh a viii Ia his brother. Jacob
Siber.. with whom he IL engaged In
the grain rad coal business Ut this
place. While lOOkinS into an empty
ear he WAS struck Oh the head by the
inside grain door, which became loos-
cncd and fell. He was alone at the
time. and when he regaincd conscious
ness he was out III mis- head and was
supposed To have rome insane. He Is
much better III the present time ana
no serious effects arc expected. but IL
was some time before he was able To
explain just what was the matter. IL
vas n narrow cEcapc from being killed
instantly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
LAYING RAILS.
On the Armour Extension Of the Mif
waukco.

Armour. s. D.. oct. 5.-Rails are nov
laid ON the Armour extension OF tbs
Milwaukee railway as far as corsic.
the first town north. and II IN expect.I
buildings are going UP mt Corsica and
with the advent OF n daily train SER
vice the work OF building VIII progress
much more rapidly. In tho past IL has
been necessary to haul the lumber
and other building material from Ar
mour by team ten miles. Five elevators
will be erected at Corsica. sites having
been granted To e.. L. FIoete, L. Markus.
Leroy Boohcr. Carbon Elevator com
rany and Frank Strobchen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
A FIRE.
Nearly 100 Mrn and Boys Worked oes-
perstelN Near Oath.

Aberdeen. =. n. uct. u.-Durtng a
high wind "A spark from = Great North
crn engine started { prairie Ore north
west al Bath which buracd over q
strip OF country -four nllta long n a
half mile wide btturc n could be- ex-
tinguishcd. Ncurl, 100 men With teams
n piows and wet grain sacks fought
he fiamcn Desperately for hours n
they were finally CNtingulEhcd only
stubhle vas struck- Hundreds of tons
OF hay were burned. one farmer "a
just finished cutting n fnriy-acrc piece
OF hay land when the prairie fire
swept ovr H.. burning all the hay.
while " WAS only hy hard work that
the machinery wss removed Ia ~ plncr
OF safety.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
A MARROW ESCAPE.
Ladies Dormitery at Yankton Barely
Saved from Fire.

Yankton. =. D.. Oct. 5.-Dakin Hal
the ladies' dormitory ut the college. an
one Of the finest buildings on the cam
pus. had a narrow escape from bcini
destroyed by fire. One OF the girls II
the gas I'm her room and then left
Shortly after another girl going do AZ
the hall noticed a bright light proceed
ing from the room. and looking In wa.
startled TO see the whole room ablaz'
the gas having ignited the lace cur
tains.. The first girl returning, the Nv
went quietly To work without raislns
an alarm and they succeeded In putin,
out the flames. not until the room Ia
been badly scorchcd. however.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
SOUGHT TO gvApE LAW
Northern South Dakota cattismen in
Clutch Of Law.

Rrcokings. =. D.. Oct. "a number
OF Mcpherson county cattlemen sought
To cvadc the quarantine regulations of
the government and the state live stock
county. by driving their cattle to Fred
erick. In Brown county. which ls out
side the u~uarantincd district. for ship
mcut. when they were within = few
mil - ~ Frederick. with 100 head Of
cattle. they discovered that "A federal
inspector was nt Frederick awaiting
their arrival and they hastily turned
back. leaving the railroad company
with seven empty stock ara OH It's
hund6.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
RANGE IS BEING
CLEARED OF CATTLE
Great Movement to Market 10
just Beginning in the
Western States.
MAY Be A CAR FAMINE
Railroad Companies Find u Difficult "a
Flush Cars to tho Terminals Where
Cattle Are Loaded Fast Enough
10 Satisfy DeSnand. i

Evarts. s. D.. Oct. 5.-The movement
OF range cattle To the market has CON-
menced In earnest and there are many
hundreds OF carloads Of fat cattle wait
Ing for the means OF transportation.
Railroads through the range country
are swamped with orders for cars
though no more SO than for many years
past.
IL is estimated that over 1000 cars Of
range cattle will ind their way to va
rlous markets In the next w months.
In addition 60 this vast number %
cattle over 5000 carr of sheep viii te
rushed through this state In the next
month.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
STAB MAY BE FATAL.
Two Thrsshecs Engage in . Deadly
Quarrel 6. Aberdeen Over Pay
mcnt Of , hieai.

Aberiesa. =. D.. OCT. IL Charles Lam
cert. n thrrshc- hand. In the hospital.
may die from y knife wound ln the
breast near the heart. inflicted h. Peter
Burns. another tasrRaer. ~ a quarrel
over payment Ter . meui NJ "a rec
tnurani. Burns :. ~ cuHsody.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
she rs NOT ELoPER.
Mrs. Frank Love Is Located With Rel
atiIes Near Britton.

Sioux Falls. =. d.. oct. THE mys-
terry surrounding the. disappearance OF
Mrs. Frank Love. wife 81 a farmer. liv-
Ing near the little town of Condo, has
been solved. At the time or her dis
appearance IL was rumorcd hat Mrs.
Love had cloped with "a man named
Charles Bradley, who had n en-
ployed on a farm situated near that OF
her husband. Late developments prove
that Mrs. Love did not clopc. The
missing woman has been found with
relatives living near Britton. IL is
learned that she left the home OF her
husband alone and made her way to
the home OF relatives, where she has
temporarily NJ least taken up her resi-
dence. The reason Why she left her
home and made her "a To the home
n relatives has not been made public.