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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-01
Low Rates west and Southwest.

On Tuesday February q and 20
greatly reduced rates will hc made 10
many points WEST aud SOUTHWEST ac-
count special llomcscckcrs' EScur.
sions. Tickets are united To twenty
one days from date 81 sale. Liberal
stop overs allowed. A,k nearest tick
ct agent II the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
ST. Payl Railway Tyr further informa
ton or write today 10 f. a. Miller,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-01
COUNTY PROCEEDINGS

+, q. StoncLrakcr. Curonor,s
services. body Of john Mckay 5000
Emmett SyOhn, Labor ut poor
farm eco.
+. T.. White, fourteen days
guarding prisoners $500
ChaS Kelley, Fourteen days
guarding prisoners $500
X r. Garner, Guarding and
boarding prisoners siOo
Edward Post, Road Supervisor - w
Alexander CLARK, Road Super
visor 1850
Ernest Eckrrt. Road Supervisor 500
Ernest Eckert, Road gradins $50
L. v. Plak Lumber Company
Lumber for road dist. III,
llaborl &c -
L. V ptak Lumber Go. Lum-
Der for road dist. ~ 20 -
Harm CvrlOg, Road work $50
Murray Colburn, CaSkct 'or
Fred Beck aud MdSc. for
County iI,3j
John J. Hrachovec, Iron win.
dows aud blacksmlthing 2T.0O
Vincent Cacek, Caring for Jos.
Jindra, paupcr 800
McBurncy x smith, Gasoline
aud Kerosene 1915
ChaSlka Bros MdSc. for Ba.
kcr, paudcr 1915
Fred Naab, pipe used at Cuun
" well 400
City Of Tyndall, Water lax 800
CHM Il Co, School buuks II u
American Book 60. School books 10. -
Silver, Burdctt X Go. " - -
Christ Gehring, key of nails
!ur road dist. No. - 100
Christ GUchring. krg uf nails
Tor road Dist No. - 800
On motion the board adjourned To-
10 O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board met pursuant To adjournment
Full board auditor and sheriff present
On motion the quarterly statement
OF the INSANE hospital at Tankton for
the quarter ending December 81, 1905
was accepted
On motion lhc following bills were
allowed:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-01


On motion the bOaTn decided a.
call Tcctiug Of the road supervisors
Tot February 2lSt. loG Ia receive tn.
structIuns aud consult about the road
woi X Tor the ensuing year.
on motion e. y. McCullum was
authorized Ia rent the poor farm for
the ensuing year To- the best adyan.
tage possible
On motion The following bills were
allowed:
I. ". DuumiW, Cum, salary aud
rufumiti"" Wufk ~ ~
&. y. McCollum. - W
Egl,cr IIuInsir,. ~ ~
o. a. McNoil, run-. ,alary and mll"agr : q"
Philip He'll. -"
a. =. Garn"r. attend un CONS. mrrtln. y"
On motion the Buard adjourned to
February Goth, 1900 at ~ u M.
Attest: j NJ. DunmlTc,
X. NJ. Gotten, chairman
County auditor
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-01

Mig. BY NATIONAL nEDIcAL 60.
Sh:iioi Icws.
FRANK no2ACEK, Tisor, $. o.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-01
The BON HOMME COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
]. A. Dv0RkK, Editor and Proprietor.

SUBSCRIPTION sl.5O PER YEAR
IN ADVANCE
The newspaper., 1906-12-14
PEOPLE FAIL TO UNDERSTAND.

+ MANY persons who have read
Upton Sinclair's book the . un
gle" have made the common
error of believing that he wrote 1t
simply tor what was in it. Below
we print a short item in which
those intelligent enough to read
between the lines may see how
the sufferings of humanity have
effected the observant writer.
While we ale as yet unable to see
where socialism is calculated to
be remedy for all these ills. still
we can see how a man like Sin
clair will naturally seek for rem
edy and adopt anything that looks
feasible:
people say to me, You won't
be quite such a vigorous Social
ist now that you have some
money. | do not try to tell them
what | think of such a remark; l
simply ans wer that do not hap
pen to be that sort of person.
1t is true that | am what the
world calls famous, and shall also
perhaps be rich; and might go
over to England if / chose. and
meet with duchesses and lords,
and be a personality. But is
there any place in the world
where | could escape from the
memory of my nights of fire and
anguish7 OF the tears that 4!
shed and the vows that ! tookr
The newspaper., 1906-12-14

Is there any way that ! could
escape from the memory OF the
men, women and children whom
| left behind me, down there in
the social pit-from their wan
and hungry faces, from their tears
and crie' OF dispair9 1t is upon
the faces of these people that !
climbed out; they made them
selves into 4 ladder for me. 1t
was their pennies which kept me
alive while wrote my book; 1t
was their words which urged and
cheered me on and when it was
question of allowing publisher
to mutilate it, they came forward
literally by the thousands
and saw me through. And now
lite means to me chance to
prove to them that they were
not mistaken" Upton Sinclair
in Cosmopolitan.
The newspaper., 1906-12-14

we presume they will find it mere
incident to devise plan for
buncoing Guggy out of his prize.
Democrats can observe the scrap
with absolute impartiality. Which
ever way it goes it will be our
way. If they elect Tom Walsh
we shall have a much better
senator. If they elect Guggy 1t
will make the two year hence
fight more enthusiastic. It they
elect Vale they will offer an
affront to Guggenheim that he
will never forgive.
Guggenheim has one remedy:
He can buy them over again.
The newspaper., 1906-12-14
ACCORDING to Attorney Gen

ACCORDING to Attorney Gen
eral Miller, a large number of di-
vorces granted in this state are
illegal; and if his opinion is up
held by the supreme court many
a couple who supposed them
selves divorced will find them
selves still legally married. He
holds that Section 1903 of Mills
Annotated Statutes, allowing a
divorce to be granted by jury OF
three is unconstitutional. The
attorney general holds that the
state constitution provides that
all juries in civil cases must be
composed of six persons; that a
divorce is civil case, and that
therefore this section is contrary
to the constitution.-Silverton
Standard.
The newspaper., 1906-12-14
KEEP COOL.

Another New York woman
claims that she, rather than the
author of a much discussed and
recently published book, was the
first to advocate the trial mar
riage" system. Well, there's no
need to make a fuss about it. 1t
is not OF any particular credit to
any one.-Commoner.
The newspaper., 1906-12-14
SLATED TO BE SKINNED.

There is no doubt, indeed no
denial, that in the late campaign
Simon Guggenheim was the angel
that financed the game and that
he did it on guarantee that he
was to be sent to the senate II the
republicans won. He put the
funds up literally, paid special
attention to the Legislature and
should now be resting easy and
studying on senatorial etiquette.
Instead he is about the most un-
easy man in the state, because he
is we'll aware that the leaders OF
the party are arranging to throw
him so high he can gaze over the
pearly gates.
While in Denver recently it was
given to US to inspect some OF the
plans that are being laid to land
one of two or three other asPir'
ants in the place that Simon has
paid for.
And, as one man explained,
I'VE are for Guggy if he will pay
the price, but we will be hanged
if Bill Evans and the push are go
ing to get all his money while we
do the voting"
To be sure it is a matter that
should not have much interest for
a democrat, still one cannot help
feeling sympathy for the fellow
who is being fimhammed. We
recognize the fact that Guggen-
helm is totally unified for the
position to which he aspires. We
realize that there are many tar
better men in the republican party
but we cannot see just how the
previous contract is to be rePudia-
ted, the position given to another
after being negotiated. bought
sold and paid for.
The reputation of the contract
is republican crime and it will
be committed we do not doubt.
They are past masters at that sort
of thing. They have broken SO
many promises to the people that
The newspaper., 1906-12-14
Standard.

IT does seem strange to see
Governor Mcdonald so solicitous
about the safety OF negro from
lynching before he would grant
an extradition on requisition from
Governor Vardaman, of Missis-
sippi, in view of his aiding and
abetting the unlawful extradition
of Meyer and Haywood when he
knew not what would become of
them. He did not telegraph the
governor of Idaho as to the prob
able fate of those men, nor did
he then nor has he since raised
hand or voice to prevent their kid
mapping or effect their return. But
then a "nigger" is better than a
low-down laboring member of the
Federation any day, in the opinion
of our governor.-Durango Demo-
crat.
The newspaper., 1906-12-14

AT cosT-for the next 20 days.
to make room for large invoice
of goods which will arrive about
Christmas. We have fine line of
winter robes of the best makes.
Horse blankets of all kinds all
prices, Saddles blankets, harness,
whips, collars, saddles. Every
thing that is kept in first class
harness shop. Call and see us.
CRADLE & GRASSE,
The newspaper., 1906-12-14

Mrs. William Calvin Chiffon is
a graceful reader. In her rem
ditions of dialect and humorous
selections, she is Incompatible.
She is specially fine in her inter
pretations of Dickens and Mark
Twain.-New Orleans Picayune.
At the M. +. church, Dec. 10Th.
The newspaper., 1906-12-14
Subscription Rates 80 90 Per Year.

Entered at the postoffice in Paonia for
transmission through the mails as second
class matter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

The Sioux Falls Press gels great
comfort out OF the fact that = cores
pondent OF the Chicago Record Heraid
reporla Senator Kittredge as opposed
to the presidents railroad rate bill, as
though II never had been reported be-
fore. The same thing has been said
repeatedly about Congressman Burke,
yet when he announced the other dav
his desire TO stand for another term he
expressed bis entire harmony with the
president and proved that be had never
been otherwise The Press will prob
ably go right on making the same
charge long after Senator Klttredge
has recorded his vote for the Deliver
Hepburn bill.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

The promptness In which senator
ROhert i. Gamble has secured results
from the protests sent him over the
dissatisfaction which has beeu caused
By The changing OF rural routes, ii
nothing short OF remarkable and most
effeeiually puts 10 Hight the argument
that his influence in Washington IL on
the vain He has accomplished task
which We believe could have been nc,
complished hy few senators aud ia 81
doing he should have the hearty sup
port and nndylng gratitnd Of The PEG
pie Of this commnaity. Whatsver nay
be the result Of the re- investigation.
Senator Gamble has done what WAS
asked OF him and blame for what n ay
be done cannot be traced TO his door.
II IL this willingness on the part OF the
senator to serve the people and listen to
their.complaints which has made him so
popular among his constituents as Is
public servant. Il is up to the people
TO see that corrupt iniiueneea and COR
pOrate power does not dethrOne him In
the coming contest. Centesvitle Cbropsi-
Gle.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08
pen pictures of the author.

pen pictures Oh tue auku0F.
Theauthor shows that South Dakota
was willing TO take her part in the
Civil War, wheE. il 1867, Comoany Al
was recruited with the intention Of
rendering lbs services 10 the president.
but IL was thought wise for the CONF
pany to remain us protection to the
Dakota settlements. But In the
Spanish war, how different. south
Dakota's quota was 925. bat she fur
Inished 1850 These soldiers showed
themselves worthy, for the Sonsh d.
kotans we're constantly on the firing
line and 10 everything met '.the full
ex pectations 81 their superiors, and
they received the warm commentator
of the government
Custer found gold Ia the Hack Hills
and In 1904 the terms OF the treaty,
which gave the white man his right to
mine there were disputed by delega-
ton Of Indians al Washington The
miracle Of The boom, 20 says the author,
came Ia the nse years 1877 LISA, when
Brookings, Madison. Milchell. Huron,
Pierre, Watertewn. Rediield, Aber-
deem, Webster and Milbank. had be.
come important ciiles. Dakota's fight
for statehood, the discussion over the
location of the capital, Dakolas GOV.
ernors. and her United states senators,
each occupy an Interesting chapter,
The South Dakota chronology ut tbs
close Of the volume Ii well worth The
price Of the book.
"a Brief History Of south Dakota. ny Doanf
Robinson. Secretary Of the state Historical
Society OF South Dakota. American Book Com.
pany. New York. Price 90 eents.9
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

SOME of Mr.. Perkins enemies Ia lows
have been trying to iniure him by cir
culabing the report that he has modi-
fled bic support or the presidents rate
measure in order to hold the powerful
influences of the Blythe forces. Mr.
Perkins forthwith republishes the ed
itoriAl, Passing between the Tellers, !
frat printed inss before the election lasi
fall and about the warmest rate regn
latiun plea that we have seen any
where. Its hard 10 keep good mar
down.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08
ATTORNEY GENGRAL HALL AND the
CONSTITUTlONALETY or THE so
CALLED CAUCUS" LAW.

Attorney General Hall, In respon Sc
TO a request from The states attorney of
Roberts county for an opinion on the
constitutionality Of sections "a and %
OF the so called sicaucus'' law, goes into
the matter quite fully and carefully
The 0piuiou Is judicial ans thorough,
and should be carefully and generally
considered. It has been given to the
public only through the columns OF an
''lnsnrgent" daily. instead OF through
the Associated Press as 1t should have
been, thus confining its consideration
almost exclusively to insurgent atten-
tion In consequence therefore most
OF our readers have never seen it and,
ne it's, in orr judgment, the most inn
pOrtant contribution to proper under
standing OF the Law made since the adj
tournament OF the legislature, We shall
now refer 10 1t quite fully.
Attorney General Hall devotes over
half or the space of his letter to ads
cussiOn OF whether the caucus" The
primary or whatever name may be
applied to the process, which, under
this Law, -nominates candidates for 3
general elestion, 10, within the mean
ing of the constitution, al election. =
He shows very clearly and conclusively
that under this law the ''cancus" or
primary 10 entirely outside the con-
troll of the political parties as has
formerly been the custom, is part and
a very important part of the elective
machinery OF the state and that. under
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

ahesereasons do not seem TO exist this
year. II NJ Martin we're elected
United States aenator and Mr.. Crawford
governor, we are not prepared TO he
llese that either one OF them nj the
close Of hls first term would be willing
10 abide by he breaking Of this I'M
written law which both now are ask
Ing the voters nf tflls state 70 break in
their behalf. LIS bettef 10 be con.
sistent, gentlemen, than TO be presi-
dent. Gov Elr0d, senator Gamble
and Representative Marin, ali three
OF them, are all right where they are.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08
= asasr HlsrosY Of sourM pAkorA.

The object OF this book Is clearly
stated in the preface, when the author.
Doane Rnbinson. says, THE following
stories Of South Dakota are written IN
the belief that they will contribute
something to the development Of an
Intelligent and patriotic .cilizenship IN
our state.
The opening chapter reads. the story
OF prehistoric Dakota from the out
cropping rocks aud concludes with b
poem on the Bad Lands The author
then makes an easy trabsitipns 10 the
story OF the mounds and. necessarily, 10
the aborlgin Il ldians, showing how the
powerful Sioux tribs came III control.
Nothing SENS 10 b I'VE been omitted,
from the visit OF the first white man,
Verendrye, in I743: the irst church
Ocieiy organized al NermIlliUn by
Pres byterians; the first school opened
al VermIliion; the first school hpuse
butltat Bon H0mme: the first doggersl
rhyme; the FIRST VI bite woman settier,
Mrs. Goodwin; the first newspaper, the
Dtlkotd Democrat; the first territorial
Legislature, the Pony Congress, I
after Dakota territory was bora Ii
1861: u tae visit Of Audubon, the
naturalist. when he noted most Of the
birds and animals Of South Dakota, and
I'd thedamous ride Of Samuel Brown
DAkota's Paul Revere. The Lewis and
Clark expedition; the fur trading posts
the outerowth of their reports. the
/ ruined fur trade Iii The war Of 1872: the
revival Ia 1877: the tribal wars: the
4th of July celebration 10 1928. which
ssstruck the Indians, with great ave.
the torture Of Mrs. Thatcher Of Spirit
massacre fame; and the rescue q
Abbie Gardiner BY three Chrlstian in
dams. I'll seem very real through ihn
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

and che board feels that they were uH.
usually fortunate In being able 10 flI
Miss Swezay's position so we'll al Tits
time III the year.
There will be d game of haskat bali
At toe opera house Friday nlght with
the second team III he siaus Cry high
school This team II nearly III fest IL
their iirst Team and ~ The home boz
have Improved greatly since their llrsa
Garne, d fast article of basketball cslf
BE- cooked for, LoOA Out for bills and
Gurther announcements
/ "a Monday night Pres. Dr ipperA
spoke al the opera house Cd Japan
While only nominal admission was
charged, about four dollars waa aaded
TO the library fund. The lecture was
very interesting and everyone WAS well
pleased. In the afternoon, he spoke !.
lew miautes 10 phe high scaool. chiefly
Ioi the advantages 81 hIeher education
On Iass Friday afternoon, the pupils
OF the 10Th grade gave u Iilernfy BIZ
gram. This WAS The nrcnud ii four ii
be given by Them this yrir The 81.
grade wall give their second program
Feb. 10
The record Tor tarainess lass month
was BY far the worst III two y.Ats FL
II due Ill most entirely 10 exrleNznprs.
Ia some eases II IL known thatehitarAn
have 70 wall 90 sleepy parsnts. The
major part u the hardness ~ on swo Id
1--we minutes, duneniirely % carr less.
nessand shiftlessaess. There Il no more
yaloabIe q9alisy thhs can bs lnetillasi
into buys and, girls than pfomptness
and puBcsuaiity and il certainly seems
that some parenss right here III Xix
Point are remiss 10 their daiy
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08
WATT ALI AMOUNTS no.

We have been reading all the papers
that come To this Office, trying TO dis
cover why,lhere should be split in
the republican party.
Both the machine and anti ma
chine" claim TO be good republicans,
and neither accuse the other of not SO
being. The insurgents have no &C
cusations of stealing or other criminal
acts TO make against the machine .
they want a square deal, that's all.
The old Organization has only to say
that Coe. +. Crawford, Philo Hall, and
i few other good republicans have left
the ranks for 30 goOd reason, and are
trying to head new party for the pur-
pose of securing the Offices. The onls
real contention we can discover be-
tween tfe machine and anti9machine'
Is the dispute as TO which Il The most
loyal supporter OF President Rocse-
velt's policy, and the question Of q pri-
mary election law. Neither wing has
any serious accusation TO make: both
want square deal; which, to an IN
prejudiced person means we want the
Offices: and that il all there il TO it,
Bruce Herald
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

voter unless permitted TO participate
Ia the caucus OF the party OF his choice
can at the general election only vote
for met aud support principles that
hi vs. been selected bv others for him. 7
Very true, but III lie IL his own choice
or hange In his rarity that has de-
prived him OF this privilege, he should
blame these unfortunate circumstances \,
more or less OF his Own choice or cren.
tioD, and not the law, for the resttie-
lions that are now plac,d upon him
The caucus or the primary does
moi in any sense OF the word disenTran.
chise him. AL he general election he
may go 10 the polls, aud free and ma
trammeled with any consideration exe
.cept the important one OF how his voie
may affect his future standing, may de-
PCS his vote for any measure or any
candidate he Ii4ases.
Mr.. Hall says that lhe requiring Vi =
voter who offers 10 vote ut caucrsT
" declare Under oath that at he laet
election he supported The majority uf
the candidates OF lhat pafticnlar party,
destroys The secrecy OF The Aastralian
bAllotl law, which Is its essential feature.
The new law requires as matter III
good faith that the voter declare the
pa. ty or his choice and. AIS q proper
precaution, the party he last affiliated
with. Another party may more nearly
represent the views he was last known
to hold. II he has changed his views
he has himself and not the law 10
blame. He has great freedom still.
clear up to bare majority OF the can
didates on one ticket, and go certainly
The secrecy of the Australian ballot
law is not seriously interfereG with In
the attempt TO preserve the rights OF
other parties. In another place Mr..
Hall argues with elearness and force
that TO require voter offering 70
participate la caucus to declare with
what party he Is then affiliated or even
to require of him d promise to support
the aominees OF that party would psr-
haps be to require of him nothing
more than he implicitly represents and
promises by participating in cauens
of any particular party
The suggestion with which Mr.. Hall
closes. that the public Importance OF
thie matter is such that 1t ID advisable
to have Ii settled finally by the courts
III possible before the time Of holding
caucuses, is we'll taken and the states
attorney OF Roberts county should at
once take steps to have these issues put
in proper form and before the proper
,iuris d lotion. The issue IL bound to be
raised--is already raised and should
be decided as speedily and as indic-
iously as possible. BY all means take
the matter into the courts and do il at
once. We believe the new Law is funda-'
mentally and essentially fair, designed
TO correct grave evils that have arisen
in the practical application of the
primary system and both the frie nds
and alleged opponents of primary
legislation should unite ia a demand
that these disputed points be deter-
mined speedily by our courts provided
for the settlement of just such differ
ences.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

1HE socialists having chosen red and
the republicans white for their dis
tinctlve color for ballots under the new
primary law, there Is nothing left now
but for the prohlbittonists 10 choose
true blue.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08
school Notes

Miss Westfall OF Hartley, Iowa, took
up The work In room No. Monday
She il teacher Of con
iderable experience In primary work
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-02-08

Gov. ELRoD. In a letter addressed to
the Clark county republican,, anuOunc-
es himself candidate for reelection.
He calls attention TO the facts that the
affairs OF slate are 10 i most excellent
condition, that appropriations have
been kept down and corporation as
sessmenls raised, that the greatly crit
icised caucus Law must have some
merit to have passed by vote OF l2l
10 1873 and that he isa Roosevelt re-
publican from the ground up. He
closes BY reminding the voters that
every governor the state has had, with.
out reference 70 party, has been re-
nominated and reelected This ID .
precedent that should nor be broken
except for the best OF reasons and