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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
HELP THE JAPANESE.
oovernor Elrod Makes Call for Aid fer
Sufferers In Japan.

Pierre, s. D., March Ex-Governor Ell
rod has issued the following appeal 10
the people OF South Dakota:
"In my mail Wednesday morning
there came n very touching letter from
N philanthropic lady In AN adjoining
state. saying that she was asking the
governors OF all the state To call nttcn-
ltion TO the famine situation In Japan.
The Christian Herald OF New York
city. In receiving subscriptions. and u
few days ago telcgraphed $4,000 for
starving Japan. In the issue OF that
paper OF February % they publish the
following words from President Roose-
welt:
1.-The famine situation In northern
Japan IN proving much more serious
than mt FIRST supposed. and Thousands
OF persons are on the verge or starva-
tion. IL IN n calamity such as may oc-
casionally befall any nation. Nations.
like men, should stand ever ready TO
aid each other In distress. and i appeal
60 the American people TO help from
their abundance their suffering fellow
men OF the great and friendly nation OF
Japan
! For several consecutive years South
Dakota has reaped bountiful harvests.
and trust that our people will con-
tribute a little OF their savings TO help
this great work OF relief.
II trust that one In each community
take Il upon himself TO solicit subscrip-
tons and forward the same to the
Christian Herald. New York city: or
the contributions may be sent TO this
Office and they will be receipted for and
forwarded TO the proper authorities"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
FOR A GULF LINE.
A Proposed North and South Railroa,
Across South Dakota.

uiEhmore. =. D.. March There
Was Incorporated in Pierre on March
q $50 600. 600 railroad company and "a
$50 OO0. 600 construction company. The
former has the name by It's charter.
~ the Canadian Southern railroad, and
the latter n the American Construction
company. The local incorporRtors are
T. 4. Jacobsen. ~. =. Anderson. A. +.
Sawyer. Lew w. Sandys and Milo
brown. After the Incorporating papers
were field with the secretary OF state
"a meeting was called at the Locke
hotel. at which time ". r. Rowsey. Of
MuskoEer. !. r.. was made "a member ~
the board and also afterward vice pres
ident Ia both companies. g. NJ. Raw
lings uf Kansas City. also Was made "A
member ~ tn. board aud the treasurer
~ both companies.
This line Of railroad from Canada to
tn" gulf IL will bc remembered. was
agliHted most actively some fifteen or
eighteen years since by strong farmer
element Ia the west, but nothing def
mite, or n any rate OF public moment.
ever developed from the agitation. AT
rTwuTd. and some time previous tn the
death 80 the late James g. Blaine. Ger
tain measures were introduced ia com
grrss ~ which considerable sums Of
money wcr" appropriated for the deVcl-
upm.ut ~ the same entcTprisc=that In.
line from Canada through the great
wheat belt of the United States and
southwark through Mexico and Central
America into South america. ana while
d"sultory reports have at various times
found their way into public prints rel
atlNr TO the possible continuation Df the
san" work Yet u seems that nothing
Effective was accomplished.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
RUBBER COLLAR FUSS.
Several Students OF College nj Brook.
inss Suspended.


Sioux Falls. 9. D.. Feb. 8.-Reportr from
the South Dakota Gxricuitoral college
state that matters there are becoming
auiet after one OF the most strenuous
periods In the history OF that institution OF
learning.
The turmoil was due 90 tho older stu
3rnts cndeavoring TO place IA ban upon
-riluloid collars. when worn by fTeshm,p.
OWING to this determination On the part
81 the seniors there has been all kinds ~
trouble nj the college.
Features OF the strife between the stu
dents was the forcible seizure by a party
u seniors OF number OF freshmen. The
seniors tore on and burned tho rubber oT
:elluliod collars worn by tho freshmen
and subjected the freshmen 20 other Ia
dignlties. such as cutting their hair. The
victims OF the raid were very angry. and
one OF them wens 30 far as TO arm hiInself
with a revolver. but better counsel pre-.
vailed aud the matter was taken bsfoTs
the faculty.
Prompt action was taken by The faculty.
and. as n result of n bearing. the principal
Offenders. fourteen In number were sus-
pended or given lighter punishment.
About 80 students. on hearing OF the
an Indignation meeting lowered the ras
IN the college campus TO half-InaSi. ami IA
other ways showed thr.T dlrpEaSure al
he action OF the faculty. Hut this had
10 effect on the members uf tho faculty,
.ho remained nrm aud refused 10 rem
state ,hc suspended seniors.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
She Is Wife Of tho Well Known
Head Of the Steel
Trust.
SAID TO SEEK A DIVORCE
Mrs. Corey % Alleged TO Have Come 70
Sioux Falls Under Name Of Mrs
A. w. Kellogg, but Her identity
Was Soon piseovered.

Sioux Falls. Q. D.. March Mira VII
liam Ellis Corey. wife OF the wei
known head OF the steel trust. arrive
In Sioux Falls and has taken apart
ments at the Cataract, the divorce
mecca OF the city. Mrs. Corey came
TO Sioux Falls under the name OF Mrs
A. w. kellogg. but u was soon aseer.
tanned by the local newspaper men thai
Mrs. Kellogg and Mrs. Corey were on,
and the same. She arrived from Ne.
vada, where she has been domicileS
ever since the domestic troubles be-
tween herself and Mr.. Corey. brought
about by Mr.. Corey paying too much
attention TO the well known actress
Mabel Gilman.
Mrs. Corey declined 10 be interviewed
She would not affirm or deny that
she was Mrs. Corey. Later Judge
Frank II. Akens, one OF. the leading
divorce lawyers OF the northwest, callet
and was In conference with Mrs
Corey for some time. On his leavinE
the hotel, he would give no informa.
ton. lie tried evasion, but would not
fatty deny that his client was Mira
Corey. However from "a perfectly re-
liable source II n learned that Mrs
Corey and Mrs. Kellogg ARE one.
Besides her companion. Mrs. Corey 10
accompanied by two brindle bull pups
who travel around the country In
handsome and portable kennel made Of
black walnut.
While Mrs. Corey stayed IN her room;
all the remainder Of the day. her COM
panion visited the telegraph stand ir
the hotel and sent "A number OF mes
sages. Mrs. Corey has signihed de-
sire 20 have her apartments, consist
ing OF four rooms on the parlor moor
altered To considerable extent. She
In n handsome woman about - years
OF age.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
cATTLEMAN DOOMED.
Buffalo Gap Man Says State 10 I'm
PROVING Too Rapidly.

pFSNiHH wv NsPsefys
Sioux Falls, 4. d, March 3-Frank NJ.
Stewart. OF Buffalo Gap. president OF tho
state live stock board. is In the city for
the purpose OF attending the semi annual
meeting OF the association. Mr. Stewart
is also secretary OF the Southwestern
South Dakota Siockmens association. and
occupying the position that he does knows
whereof he talks. lie was quite commun-
icative last evening TO your representative
Ia talking OF the cattle industry In South
Dakota. lie says that the days OF tho big
cattlemen In this state are numbered. lie
says that the big storm OF last May put
a number OF the stock men out OF business
aud the building OF the three lines OF rail-
road across the range county will do the
best. According TO Mr.. Stewart there are
not twenty individuals or corporations in
the stock business In South Dakota today
who own more than 500 head OF cattle.
Five years ago he says there were from
sixty to seventy In this class. Those who
now own large herds 90 cattle are the
rAnchcrs who have leases OF large tracts
OF land OF the Standing Rock and Chey-
enne reservations. lie predicts that ia fVe
Years there will not be what - nov known
a. a large cAttleman icft ia the entire
state.
The big storm OF last May was the
worst ever experienced on the range 90
far as damage done. SIR. Stewart says
that In the past ~ has been figured that
~ a raj en- man had feed TO last his cattle
10 the 18th OF April he Was all right but
last year disabused the ranchmen OF that
idea. They turned their cattle out the lat.
ter part OF April when along came the
storm Of May u and about nifty per cent.
% the cattle and horses In IN. path Of the
storm were lost The storm came from
an" northwest to the southeast and GOV.
cred strip about nifty miles vide through
hg heart OF the cattle territory.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
WHICH STATE has
STRONGEST WIND?
Pierre Commissioner Doans
Robinson Collects Statistics
on Climate.
8OREAS NOT AS VILE
5outh Dakota city's Conditions % Not
Differ Much from Those OF Other
States, According to obssrvs-
tions In Five Years

Pierre. 9. D.. March 3-Doane Robin.
ron has been collecting q few ngures To
show that climatic conditions ut Pierre
are not 10 much differen; from those
Mt other state capitals. The observa-
tons show the averages for n period
OF Ave years. and cover the capitals OF
twelve states reaching from Albany. ~.
". west TO Pierre.
! The rainfall for the crop months OF
the year Ia shown to be i2.A inches 1T
Pierre. IL inches At Albany. lo.S inches
Mt Bismarck. S.s inches ut Harrisburg.
i3.t at Madison. Wis. and running from
these figures up TO 22.s Mt Des Moines.
The annual movement OF wind I'm
miles for the year shows Pierre At
so.ls3: Madison. Wis. si.34t. with Al
bany. indianapolis and Atlanta very
little less than Pierre. indicating that
Dakota winds are but little or any Wild
er than those OF the country generally.
Pierre leads all with the number OF
clear days In the year. with the one
Exception OF Bismarck. and In far ahead
Of most OF the capitals on that score.
The state land department has re-
reived from the general land Office clear
lists for S0.67 acres OF land which COM
ViGtes the va NNssSN -
to the deaf and dumb school. or this
n tract OF 73.T2 acres was selected In
the Aberdeen district and 1875 acres In
the Pierre district.
Articles OF incorporation have been
iled for the Sheep Canyon Telephone
company ut Hot Springs, with capital
u 5000. The purpose OF the company
In TO build n line from Hot Springs To
oeirichs. The officers OF the new COM
pany are: w. +. Wyatt, president: r.
NJ. McClelland. vice president, and c.
+. McClelland. secretary-treasurer
The Northwestern railway has It's line
west OF the river completed down 10
the big cut n, Fort Pierre. and In ready
10 push into the town az soon as the
work In that cut can be completed. This
will allow them 10 get track TO the
location OF the first bridge across BAD
river and TO begin work on that s'ruct-
ire.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
BIC INHERITANCE TAX.
First Instance Since Ensetina OF Law
That state Shares


Sioux Falls, q. D.. March S-what 10
believed 10 be the FIRST application IN
South Dakota for the terms OF the inheri-
tance tax act, passed by the last iegisla-
ture. n being made In the Minnehaha
county court In this city In the settlement
OF the estate OF George l.. Storer, or Mad'-
son.
The law went into effect last July. but
up 10 this time no APPLICATION OF Its pro-
visions had been made In this county or
elsewhere In the state. Lying In Mime
haha county and In the city OF Sioux Falls
are lands. valued At $500. which belong
TO the estate Of the late Mr.. storer. Ac-
coriing 10 the provisions OF the law this
property In not exempt.
The exemptions In this case are the
amounts OF 1900 TO each OF the sons and
daughters, and $4,000 TO the widow. Three
children OF the late Mr.. Storer received
the amount exempted by law from the d.
vision OF tho property In Lake county. and
the widow also was provided for TO the
extent OF the exemption from the same
properties.
when the will was brought to the atten-
ton OF County Judge Bailey he remem-
bered something OF the division OF the
property outside OF Minnehaha county and
decided the inheritance TAX should apply.
A special appraiser was appointed and
submitted his apra.scment. which showed
the estate 20 approximate $500 In value.
The tax on this property amounting TO
500 will have 10 be paid TO the county
treasurer before title TO II can be given to
the heirs. The case may be contested. and
IL IL POSSIBLE that the Siaie supreme court
may be called upon TO render n decision
as TO the const.tutionaiity OF the new
Jaw
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
MOTHER JOSEPH Ill.

Aberdeen. :. ID. March 3.-Mothsr Mat,
Joseph. mother superior OF the Prcsenta
ton order In the state Of South Dakotr.
j. seriously stick at the convent In thc
city. Her condition yesterday was report
81 better. but she Is HtilI extremely sick
Mother Joseph established the order OF the
Dakotas over twenty-five years ago and
has lAbored necessarily In Its behalf ever
since. Besides n number OF hospitals and
academies Ia other parts OF the state the
sistsrhood oohtrols NJ. Lakes hospital
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
"a ARRESTED ON A
SERIOUS CHARGE
Wholesale Detentions In Sioux
Falls Regarding Sven
Disappearance.
SENSATION is CREATED
Detective Has Been There for T~,
Weeks and is Said TO Have Secured
Most Damaging Evil
denee,

Sioux Falls. s. D.. March Twenty
men and four women have been arrest
I'd by local police on suspicion OF hav-
ting been implicated In. or that they
know something concerning the sup
posed murder OF Christopher Sven. who
disappeared In this city several weeks
ago.
Among those now under arrest are:
~. ~. Connolly. saloonkeeper' IN
whose place Sven was last seen awe:
and the other men are freQuenters OF
the Connolly saloon: Allen McMannis.
Kari KiomaS. Pater Anderson. Charles
Fillmore. Herman Padul. William Clark.
Butts" Kindred. George Sprague, VIII
liam Babb, Davey Jones and Fred De
Armonde. Eva Fairchild. a woman
who keeps n resort on Main avenue:
and Cleo Gage. wife OF Dynamite,
Gage, n hnckdriver. Grace Wilson and
another woman whose name has not
been disclosed by the police.
Sven was a farmer and lived near
Humboldt
Sensation 10 Created.
A sensation was created when IL be-
came known the police had made
wholesale arrests In the case. To-Day
the police have been busy sweating
those under arrest. but information
concerning the result In withheld Tor
the present
II developed after the arrests had
been made that Edward ]. Hargrove.
n detective connected WITH the leading
private detective agency of Chicago.
had been In the city during the past
two weeks working ON the case. He
mixed freely with those now under ar
rest. and Il IL alleged secured evidence
which fastens upon some OF them the
crime OF numbering Sven.
81 "A a
ever been found.
An unsavory Haunt.
The saloon In which Sven was last
seen has borne an uncnviable rcputn-
ton among the police. A crowd OF
loafers. who do not scruple IT rolling
drunken men. make the place their
headquarters.
The Fairchiid woman conducts a
rooming house and resort over Con-
neliys saloon. David Jones. one OF
the men under arrest. was a witness In
the Darlington murder trial several
years ago. He was the man responsi-
BILE for the discovery by the police OF
the body OF Erickson, the boy whom
Darlington murdered.
Fred DeArTnonde, another OF the
prisoners. 10 n waiter well known In
sioux City.
Son Lives in Sioux City.
SNeHs son, VINO " n Terlueht VI S.ouN
city. II here with his mother taking
care OF the missing mans farm near
Humboldt. Sven disappeared about six
weeks ago. He WAS then on drunk
and remained two nights and n day.
The second night he disappeared. He
visited the FaIrchild resort. but was
seen most frequently In the Connolly
saloon. He had some money with him
and u In the theory OF the police and
the Chicago detective that he was given
knockout" drops and died AS result.
The police believe that the body has
been buried here. Others contend there
In nothing To the story. Sven was In
debt TO some extent and II II claimed
by those who are skepticgl regarding
the murder theory. that he got out Of
own.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
DEATH FROM a KICK.

Wagner g. d, March 1.-The twelve.
year-oid son OF John Ncrrlxina. "A we'll
known farmer living eleven miles north
east OF this place IN Kennedy township.
met his death az the result OF being kicked
In the forehead by horse. The blow
fractured the lads skull and broke several
bones about his face. Physicians were
summoned from Wagner. Armour and Del.
mont. ana everything ro.sibl" was done for
the unfortunate. hoy. but after lingering
nearly foTty-eight hour. during which he
was In the greatest agony. death ended hi,
suffering The parents OF the boy were
among th" pioneer settlers OF this part OF
South Dakota
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
PREPARING FOR SEEDING

Sioux Falls. $. u. March 6-rhe farm.
rrs OF South Dakota ARE preparing for
their spring work. and agree la IA. belief
that conditions fu- another prosperous
crop season could not l." more favorable
than at present The vast amount Of
snow which fen throughout tho state dur
Ing the recent storm Will prove OF great
benefit TO South Dakota In general. The
snow was very moist. being almost solid
water. When this tnelis the greater part
" IL will 20 into the ground. removing
what frost II left and placing the soil In
nrst class condition for the commencement
% farm work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
eIoNEER DROPS DEAD.

ParkslU.. =. d.. March l.-Robtst a..
Arnett was found dead by his sou-.u-
'aw. \. J. HUI. at the house which The
Arneit family had just vacated. Last
week MI Arncti moved from farm
rouse two and onr-hnlf mikes north
vest Of Parkston To u farm house -four
niles east OF PaTkston. anu Sunday D.,
.ook his team and wagon and went &C.
he former place Co get load ~ whc.'
He loaded the wagon with wheat Hri
had gone To the housc y" 81 sU.m'
,hiHCs that had been lcfi Their. AMI O.
ali appearances had just stepped !r''
he door OT the hugs- " hen hI i'll Il, 90
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
WILD TALES FROM MILLER.
they Are Hunting Wolves with Rock.
for Weapons.

Miller, g. d.. March 3--The open winter
has been good for trapping and several
hundred dollars worth Of mink and other
furs have been sold In this section. Minks
are quite numerous.
As Robert Holmes was sitting behind
bush a big wifi came near and began
eating n turkey that Il had stolen unmind-
full OF the presence OF All enemy. The man
landed a rock at the wolf, hurting him
over and over but unmindful OF the source
OF the trouble he quickly ran back 20 his
unfinished heal. Another stone from the
disguised man and the wolf sprang into n
wire fence, a barb In the scalp holding him
fast. Holmes made for the animal expect
Ing TO grab him by the leg but the fright
ca used the thief 60 tear away from the
barb and run. leaving the fat turkey hr.
lind
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
MAIL CARRIERS MEET.
Rural Delivery Men Elect oHsesrs 70.
the Year

mail carriers OF Union county met In
this city and effected an organization
to be known as the Union County Mail
Carriers association. The following OF.
icers were elected for the ensuing year:
r. w. shattuck, president: T. J. Gates,
vice president: Wesley Fichey, Recre-
tary, and z. NJ. Ufford, treasurer. AZ
their next meeting they will elect eight
delegates TO attend tho state meeting
II rural mail carriers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
a MARROW ESCAPE.

Platte, :. D., March 1.--Edwar'
johnson, % resident ~ this place. had
a remarkably narrow csU1p" from In
which hr viii not soon forget. la com
pgny with his brother ana a friend h"
was hunting wild gees" "a" had just
iir-d at a iiork and had ST. one end ~
ia" gun on IN" ground Ia watch the
geese ana see II amy fen. when ia. gun
was discharged. evidently nv the shock
80 striking the ground. Tn" charge
went through ia" firrt ing"r ~ his
len hand and furTpwDd the n'Eh. but
fortunately did not iujuro Ih- bone.
HAD the muEZi, ~ ih' gun been In
rliuoh uu inch nearer him b. would
hgN" met with instant death.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08

A steer that produces the choicest
beef II the one that j. not only fat.
but also well supplied with lean. Taliow
often secures the prize at fat stock
shows In preference Ia meat that n
Intimately interpreted with lean and
fat. Weight does not always indicate
quality OF flesh.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Will Hold Meeting in Sioux Falls on
June 4 and 5.

Sioux Falls. 8. D.. March s.--The ex-
ecutive committee OF the State League
OF Republican clubs met In Sioux Falls
and decided TO call the semi-annual
meeting for this city on the evening OF
June and the morning OF June 3: the
state republican convention will con-
yene here on the afternoon OF the 9TH
OF June. The evening meeting on the
4th will be I'm the nature OF jolllhca-
ton. Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw
has been invited TO make the leading
address, and the four representatives
from South Dakota I'm congress Will
also be present and make short talks.
At the meeting on the morning OF the
6th officers will be elected and delegates
selected TO represent South Dakota NJ
the national league meeting In Phila-
:delphia, June IL. is and ~. when VIII
he in the nature OF n golden celebration
OF the nrst republican national conNen-
ton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08

An Oklahoma editor values his bones
more than the truth. Here IL his un-
blushing news article: I'VE understand
that n well known Chickasha sports
man was bagged by n game officer west
OF town yesterday. but. as he has
threatened 20 pulverize the editor IL his
name In mentioned. the public will have
90 look TO some other source for Its In
formation"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
NEW FAIRFAX CHURCH.

Fairfax. s. H.. March CAS- the result
az business meeting OF the members OF
the local Congregational church 90 was
decided To erect Nm. new church build.
Ing. and haV" the work of construction
commenced as soon n he plans can he
prepared. IL ~ the intention 10 construct
the building OF cement stone. IL will have
a floor space OF t0Xt0 feet ari w'u cost
approximately $500 4 site for the new
rdiacC ALREADY has D"sr secured.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08

Queen Louise, wife OF the new king
OF Denmark. In the wealthiest princess
IN Europe. She inherited SIS. Ooo. 900 from
her maternal grandfather. Prince Fred
erick OF the Netherlands. m well az the
bulk OF the fortune OF her father. King
Charles OF Sweden and Norway. Her
grandmother refused the hand OF Napo-
leon and married n. Bernadotte. after
ward Marshal Bernadotte and king OF
SueAen
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08
GETS AN IOWA JOB.

Clear Lake. s. d., March CIV. W
Gaunt. who for some time has beet.
agent at this place OF the Rock Island
Railroad company. has received In
structions requiring him 20 report for
duty NJ Sibley. Ia. where he viii be
stationed I'm future. The removal OF
himself and family has caused general
regret here. where they were very pop
.uiar. but there II general rejoicing be.
cause OF his promotion. II IN not yet
known who VIII succeed Mr. Guunt Mt
fhiz Diuce
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-08

Australia has adopted the system OF
drying milk. which ~ said TO have been
very successful In London. England.
The milk IL dried between steam rollers
and sold as powder. from which moth
Ing but water has been extracted. and
40 which nothing but water Is required
60 be added.