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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
A FREAK OF NATURE.
Queer Animal or Fish IN South Da
kota Artesian Wells.

Aberdeen. =. u. Jan. iO.--A freak os
nature n reported from Faulkton coun-
~ In the shape Of two curious creatures
which were taken out az the pond from
AN HrteSian we'll on tl~ farm OF Will
liam Lively. ~ first the creatures
might be- mistaken for bullheads~ Being
about the same color with heads STINT
lar, IN shape To- those fish and with fish,
Aks eyes and mouth. But closer In
spvCtion revealed the presence OF four
legs with feet like tiaSe 81 n frog"
Projecting upward and outward at
the point where tile gills tof the FISH
would sppestf are three iobed triangular
s"nai0ns of-skin r.nfckly covetcd- oh me
under side with innumcrnble hairiike
tubcs, from each side Of which finer
tubes project. making the under part
of the iObes-of skin look as though COW
cred with soft black tloss ar feathers
Apparently the creature brcathea
through these lobcs. fors when one uf
them was taken from the water the
loh"s dried up and II DID,,
The tail, which ~ ftlly As long as
the body of the freak. is thin and tap
eriuE. being only about a third OF an
Inch wide 1T the end. The skin H. dotted
with round black spots about lie OF
an inch in diameter. ind 1he skeleton
IL clearly seen through the skin The
under part az the body Is yellQwish
white. n ~ stated thai the queer fsh
or animals. or whatever they may be,
are found IN nearly al the nrtesian
ponds In the vicinity 81 Faulkton, np-
prarinE soon after the ponds are made.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
VALUE OF ARTEslAN WELLS.

Sioux Fails. =. d.. Jan. 6.-The g-ca.
value OF small art.sian wells. such as
can be- secured at cost of only
lew hundred dollars each by the farm
.srs In the greater part OF the state ly-
ling east OF The Missouri river. Is
shown by the practical use To which
such well " put by II. +. Zimmerman,
"A Miner county farmer. zimmerman
~ the. owner OF eco acres of land. The
buildings upon his farm are oi the
most modern character. one OF the
features on his large tract OF land Is
an artesian we'll. which has iiow of
eighty-four gallons per minute, This
s. only baby well compared with some
OF the large hrtesian wells OF South
Dakota. and yet the surplus water from
N hits formed n lake covering about
i've acres. The lake Is fillcd with FISH.
With power derived from the artrsian
well Zimmerman operates "A corn she'll
err. cream separator. chutn and wash
InE machine.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11

kins Elevator Burned Today with
Contradictory Partially
lnsured

Elk Point. 8. ID. Jan. 6.-one OF the
most terrific fires that Elk Point has
had for some time occurred this morn
Ing. when the grain elevator belong
ing To NJ. King caught fire and burned.
The alarm WAS turned In and the fire
lua. uany responded promptly giving
ycry ,,tficICnt service. The elcyator and
about $4,000 bushels OF grain which
was stored in a were almost completely
burned. The building and grain were
only PARTIALLY covered by insurance and
the loss IL quite neayy. The grlst mill
(which stands only "A few feet away
from the elevator also caught Ere, but
the namts were extinguishce without
idoing any material damage. Mr.. King
lwho owned the elevator NJ this place
owns and operates large number oi
elevators throughout South Dakota
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
POOR FARM HAND
IAHERITs A FORTUNE
James Spratt, Working on
yankton County Farm,
May Be Wealthy.
WILL CLAIM PROPERTY
Seesntly Received News That He Had
Become the Possessor Of 1000
Acres OF Irish Land, a Fine
Old Estate.

Nankton, s. D.. Jan. i0--Jas. Spratt.
n hired farmland at the county poor
farm. has literally jumped from the
poor house TO landed proprietor OF an
old and fine estate ut Bunnikill. Gal
way. ireland. Mr.. Spratt came To this
country eighteen months ago. and being
without funds. except for what he was
able To earn. he hired out and eventual
~ came To this county. where he ac-
cepted n job ut the county farm, where
he did farm work and ate with the SUI
perintendent and his pauper inmates.
two or three I'm number. Mr.. Sprait
did not mind this but kept working
away. Now letter has arrived from
the estate attorneys telling him OF his
good fortune and TO come home and
claim the estate. which comprises 1000
acres OF valuable property. MIR. spratt.
while reluctant la leave this country.
~ going after the legacy and will leave
this week.
Eleven below zero In what the gov
eminent official called IL here yesterday
and Sankton In enjoying winter. IL
now locks as II the river. which IL open
here, VIII yet get a chance To freeze
over. although "a viii be- AT least six
weeks in doing so this season.
A tarantula made things interesting
Mt Boyles a BoulanE fruit store yes
terday. The spider was finally cap
tured and was landed safely In IA candy
jar.
The Henvey and Halo Ministries. car
rying some twenty people. went up
against actors luck here Saturday
night to poor house. and the end men
and others are raising cash on their
Instruments to get out OF town on.
Some OF the troupe are still here
waiting instructions
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
STATE DECIDES TO
DISPOSE OF LANDS
South Dakota Board Will Offer
to Public Much School
Property.
IT is IN MANY COUNTIES
Sections in Several Counties Seleetet
for Sales, 20 Begin March B
Long Dates for Leases
Arranged.

Pierre. =. D., Jan. s.-The state lands
board has decided on Offering lands for
sale la several counties next spring.
Common school lands Will be offered
mt Pennington. March .: Minnehaha.
March IL; and Deuel.. March IL
Common school and capitol building
lands will be offered I'm Hyde. March
10: Hand. March 20: Faux. March Il:
Edmunds. March -. and Mcpherson.
March 30.
Common school and endowment
lands will be offered an Brown. March
81; Day. March 81. and Ia township
i25. range So. I'm Marshall. March p.
The lease date for all counties south
OF the I'd standard parallel. including
Gregory. will be March IL. and all 9TH
er counties In the state ON March q.
except IA counties where lands VIII be
offered for sale. In these the leases
will be made the day following the
sales. except at Pennington. where the
leases win be made March 20.
The lease price for lands west OF the
river IL from 10 To- Is cents an acre
I'm Gregory. according To location; 10
cents In Lawrence. 8 cents In Stanley
and Lyman. and : cents In all other
counties la that part OF the state. EaE
OF the river the rate runs from 81 an
acre in Union TO : cents In the north
crn counties. ranging between the two
prices In different counties. The term
OF lcnSe viii be three years In the
southern and eastern part OF the state
and five years In the rest OF the state.
on January 10 the state treasury
will take up 100000 OF the emergency
warrants issued year ago at shade
over per cent. interest. This VIII
about exhaust the cash on hand and
viii leave practically 100000 OF out
standing per cent. general warrants.
whether Il viii be decided to fund the
outstanding ~ at lower rate In erncr-
gcncy warrants remains TO be seen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
REFUSED A LICENSE.
Lincoln Clerk of Courts Forced by
Reason 20 Take This Course.

Canton. s. D.. Jan. i0-The clerk of
courts. A. Brady Beck. refused To issue
a marriage license To one Howard Par
nell. who has for some time been work
Ing In the barber shop OF Oehmcn a.
Ovre OF this city. and "A young woman
from Sioux Falls. IL IN understood that
the woman~ parents are prominent
people OF Sioux Falls. Parnell declared
that he would get a writ OF mandampS
compelling the clerk to issue them a
license. lie later changed his mind and
his prospective bride departed on the
morning train for Sioux city. expecting
that Howard would follow her there on
the afternoon train. Al the depot.
however. an officer nabbed Pnrnell and
took him back TO Sioux Falls. The
would-bc bride ia tho meantime had
reached her destination. having been
driven To- Beloit To take the train. and
called up the barber shop, inquirinF
or Parnell.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
TAX DODGERS HELD UP.
Clay County Offers Worthy EsampL
10 Other South Dakota Counties.


NormillIon. =. D.. Jan. eff the
iboards of commissioners In every coun-
ity OF the state would follow the exam
pie Of the Clay county board larger
humber OF people who now escape hon.
Test taxation would be forced To turn
,pvcr n much larger sum each year, and
1.-The cities. county aud state would DE
I'm far better shape financially. The peo-
sale or South Dakota can hardly realize
what Il would mean To- them " all tax
liable property. including moneys and
credits. was returned by the assessors.
.As u slight Indication OF what the w
lcrcasc would be reference need only be
made to- Clay county.
: a year ago when the assessors made
mo returns on moneys and credits the
hoard members went through the mort
lgage records and made list or the
Owners and the amounts. They then
iruade tax levy on the mortgages.
when IL came time To pay the owners.
Tor some OF them. fatty refused. The
ease went To court. and Judge Smith
decided In fuvonof the taxpayers. ON
ian appeal the supreme court ruled that
tho board could make the levy. The
total amount of moneys and credits
found IN the county that year was S6s.-
5l5. or this sum $3.50 belonged 10
.Nermillion citizens. With about 4
mill tax levy the total income on the
above sum would Dc N-'Ss".o'' VI this
amount $4,000 Will go into the city
treasury. sSiO.32 goes To the city schools
land 81 $50 So To the county and state.
with clay county M an example IL IL
very easy 10 see that South Dakota In
Tossing al least 800. coo each year sim
ply because county boards do not make
complete returns.
Although the supreme court hai
handed down a decision favorable To
Clay countys commissioners this does
mot necessarily settle the matter per-
smaucntly. Mr.. Salmcr. defendant In
the action. can petition the supreme
t.ourt FOR "A rehearinE.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
TOWN PRESENTS new
MUNICIPAL PROBLEM
Selby, Beaten in County Seat
Fight. Evolves a Novel
2use.
is TO RElNcoRPoRATE
A Strip Of Land Two Rods Wide and
Reaching 70 and including Court
House at Bangor to Be
Incorporated.

Aberdeen. s. D.. Jan. s.--The town OF
Selby, beaten In its attempt 20 gain
possession OF the county seat OF Wal
worth county "A year ago. has evolved
n novel plan TO capture the prize and
get the better OF Bangor. the present
county seat. and her bitter enemy.
IL has served notice that II will try
90 Incorporate in It's limits strip OF
land two rods wide and i've and n
half miles long. which will run TO and
include the present site OF the court
house at Bangor.
Lawyers state that this method. IL
carried out, Is legal. providing that n
two-thirds majority OF the farmers
through whose land the strip runs are
willing. IL In generally supposed that
the clever ruse will be- carried out m
the coming spring election. unless the
Bangurltes who are just as alert as tho
Sclbyitcs think OF some scheme TO head
OF their more progressive opponents.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11

Threatened disappearance OF the V'Ild
fauna or South Africa has led the Natal
government 10 form n reserve OF 10000
acres In extent OF the slopes OF the
Drakenxberg. In the deep "kloofs" of
these secluded mountains patches az
berG.cypress and other natural forest
AFFORD good cover for the Gland. OF
which only some 100 specimens now
remain Ia Natal. The reserve also con-
tainx herds of blue buck and kip
springer In this game reserve are also
found many valuable specimens OF
early Bushman paintings and drawings.
many OF which are disappearing owing
20 the rapid dislntegratlon OF the rock
surfaces.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
RUSSIANS SEEK FREEDOM.
Twelve Families Have Arrived at Aber =
deem from Native Land.

Aberdeen. $. D.. Jan. 6.-Twelve fam
lilies OF Russians have arrived In Aber-
deem direct from Odessa. They are
mainly young married couples, but two
families I'm the party. which In com
posed of thirty-one persons altogether,
having children. They are German
Russians and comparatively well tq
do. Members OF the party state
mere that they wee all compelled to
bribe the officers OF the Russian gov
eminent To permit them TO cross the
border and make their escape 20 Amer
Tea. They were twcnty-one days on
the way. and expect to locate per-
mancntiy In Aberdeen or Its vicinity
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
CANDIDATES FOR TREASURER.
Representative r, .. Blain Of spinI
County an Aspirant. .. -

Aberdeen. :. II, Jan. lo-R, prescnta-
tive T. j.. Blain. OF Ashton. Sphinx coun-
~, " announced AS a candidate for the
republican nomination for state treas
urer at the state convention Ia be held
at Sioux FaliS June . Mr. Bluin was a
member OF the Legislature from Sphinx
county In the session of 1906. serving
acceptably in the lower house. lie has
Tong been conspicuous IN political CIR
Cles I'm his county and In the state. For
many years he was engaged in the
banking business ut Ashton. selling his
Interests In the bank recently and en-
gaging In the lumber business. For sew
cral years he was receiver or the grand
lodge OF tn, South Dakota Jurisdiction
of the Ancient order OF United Work
men. acquiring wide ncqua intancc
and making many friends In this posi-
ton. IL Is understood that the Sphinx
county delegation To the state Conyen-
ton Will be- Instructed for Mr. Blain,
and his friends assert that he viii de-
Nelop, great strength throughout the
stale.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
A GAME OF BASEBALL
STOPPED BY STORM
At End Of Fourth inning Snow
Began Failing on the
Rosebud.
S TWO FEET IN DEPTH
The Weather, However, in the Yves
Central Part Of South Dakota 10
Excellent and Stock Is
wintcrins We'll.

Bonesteel. s. D., Jan. ca game OF
baseball being played here this week
between Butte. Ncb., and Bonestcel.
was ended In the last half OF the fourth
Inning by n snowstorm which has
since covered the prairics OF the Rose
bud reservation with a blanket two
tect deep. MIdwintcr baseball I'm South
Dakota. where the billiards. whistle
town from the northwest, IN novel
.eat. indeed. A year ago NJ this sea-
tcn tho mercury was down at about tho
thirty below point. The present win
ter up until after New Years was
go open that baseball was played before
good gallery. ON Christmas day "
tnme was played between Lynch, Neb.,
and Boncstccl. that game being played
To the end.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
TWO BREAK JAIL.
Were Serving but Short Sentences
Cannot Be Located.

Dcadwood. =. D., Jan. G.--Whiio
serving "A sentence OF twenty days for
stealing wire. William Underwood and
Edward Jones broke jail twice and
have SO far failed To be rccaptured.
They had served half of their sentences
but were apparently unwilling To wait
the remaining ten days. After cscap-
ing from Deadwood they were recap
turcd In Lead and placed In the city
Jail, where they spent but n short
time. Since their escape from Lead no
trace has been found OF them. al
though the sheriff and his officers have
secured the country ever since and are
still making efforts 20 locate them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
SOUTH pAkoTA's RAILROADS.
Aggregate Of s.o33.3I Miles OPERATED
in State.

Sioux Fails. s. D.. Jan. S.--A great
many interesting facts are set forth in
The annual report OF the South Dakota
BOARD OF railroad commissioners. which
has recently been forwarded TO the row.
eminent by w. n. Stanley, or this city,
secretary OF the board.
The report shows that the various
railroads which have lines In South Da-
kota control an aggregate OF 36.59S. Is
miles of railroad. OF which an aggregate
OF 3.033.3i miles Is operated In the state
II South Dakota. During the past year
the various railroads have paid into the
state treasury in taxes an aggregate OF
i32f, Tisol.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
CHARGES ARE UGLY.
Alleged Director OF Poor Farm o,
Yankton County Ia incompetent.

Ynnkton. :. d. Jan. The board Of
rounty commissioners o. regular scs-
zion ordered n public Investigation OF
Conditions existing at the county poor
farm. which ~ supervised By George
Stiger. under direction Of tire county
commissioners, and by their ""s'int-
ment.
, che order 'or the investigation u tho
result OF some uE;y charges made by
kcvernl citizens about seven miles east
of Yrnkton and near where the poor
garm II located. They la conversations
on the streets of their town and Yank-
tnn pilege that the superintendent
abuses tho two inmates and grossly
mismanugcs the farm, thus mourning a
large deficit which !hc taxpayers OF
~" county must. on course pay
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
MANY WANT WORK.

Canton. :. d. Jan. S.-Mnny or the
people OF the county want TO work for
Uncle sam. Til" following named per-
sons were here 10 take examination for
rural mail carrier From Lcnnox. w.
=. Little. ]. ! Haliignn. Y. ID. McCum-
Der, Mrs. T.. T.. Gilmore: worthinR. Err
win Swaitz. Earnest Madden. Henry
Gerber: Fuiryiew. Ross Maple, j. w.
Jones: Harrisburg. NJ. =. o'Connor. +.
=. Robinson. J. T.. Gopher. and Canton.
Henry Fcldn.nn. wilhcr KinSley. John
Peterson. \. !. Arnold. Albert AL
bpugh
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11

Vote" n a word with q curious his
tory. To tho Roman n "yotum' was
solemn promise made to deity. From
the solemn promise itself the mean
ing OF "votun" gradually became the
prayer or Intense wish that accomiAA-
MED the PROMISE. and then any intense
wish whatever. So far the develop
ment proceeded I'm Latin and vote
passed into English with the same
sense. When hen Jonson wrote OF
public votes" TO heaven he meant not
mass meeting resolutions, but prayers.
Finally vote" acquired It's present
meaning--the formal ard emphatic cS-
PRECISION OF n wish: while the old scnae
remains with its doublet wow"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
MRS. HEARST GENEROUS.
Gave Her Employees in Store Valuable
Gifts.

Lead. s. H.. Jan. S--The Hearst Mcr-
camille company, which conducts n
store I'm connection with the famous
HomcStnkc mine. which Is situated
here. has as n holiday Offering followed
It's yearly practice OF distributing gifts
among the employees OF the company.
This is understood To be I'm accordance
with the wishes OF Mrs. Phoebe A.
Hearst, OF New York. the principal
owner OF the mine and It's auxiliary
companies, The heads OF the various
departments I'm the store OF the ncr-
camille company were given gifts OF
S25 each. Every clerk. driver and 9TH
er employe was given from $50 To $40.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
MAIL ROUTES HEIGHTENED.
Every Farmer in Clay County Can Now
Have Free Delivery.

Ycrmillion. =. d. Jan. Ga general
shaking up OF the rural routes out OF
thIs city will he made February ], and
from this time on the carriers VIII have
no easy time of IL. Every one or tho
tour routes has been heightened from
Two to Ave miles. and the carriers VIII
y. Obliged tn get acquainted with much
new territory. Two routes have been
Established out OF Burbank and one out
~ Meckiing. Wakonda has one new
ioute After the first OF next month
II viii be possible for nearly every
farmer In Clay county to enjoy rural
Tree delivery.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11

SOUTH DAKOTA
instructions ere given By tie british

Instructions are given By TIE british
admiralty office regarding the manner
IN which oil should be poured on ''trou-
blcd waters" IL ~ recommended that
the oil be dropped overheard In small
perforated canvas bags capable OF
holding from one 10 two gallons: each
bag depending from n line whose po-
sition differs according To the nature or
the sea and direction Of the wind. Run
ming before the wind one hangs out the
oil bags from either bow. crossing "A
bar with a food tide the oil Is sent on
ahead. For boarding wreck oil Is
thrown 90 windwnrd of her. Waste
from the engines seems 20 be the best
oil. though all animal and vegetable oils
Will serve.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
STRUCK GAS Ar FORT PIERRE.

Pierre, :. D., Jan. s.-The drillcrs In
lhe artesian well ut Fort Pierre struck
A flow OF water and gas ut about 100
feet. The success OF the wei has
brought forth the organization OF n
company OF the leading business men or
that city, with capital OF f95O.O0O. for
sinking a deep well To test the existence
of either oil or dry gas.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
iNcENoiARY at sgResfoRo.
An Attempt 20 Burn Lumber YarG
Fooled BY Hiah Wind

Bercsford. :. u. Jan. lot IL very
evident Bercsford has an inocndIary.
since On" IRE which destroyed the mill
and electric light plant here, another
attempt has been made To- do away
with another one 81 Bercsford's bus
inesS houses. one night during the
last week some unknown person sat
uratcd several bundles of laths In the
lumber sheds Of the Queal Lumber
company with oil and then took the
top OF a lighted lantern and threw the
burning wick la on the laths but luck
seemed 10 be against them In this in
stance, as the wind blew the light out
and IL failed 10 do IT. intended de-
uructiyc work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11

Northwestern Builds Boat for Trans
ferrina Cars.

Pierre, s. u, Jan. 3.--The North
western road has erected large shed
near the old boat landing. and has
brought out n force of carpenters who
have begun WORK on the construction
,of the boat which VII be needed fc.
transferring the ears after the tenn
iporary bridge Is taken out for the
summer. They will be kept busy 20 get
hhe boat ready for work as soon ~
the Ice goes out OF the river.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
CARS MORE PLENTIFUL.

Miller, :. D., Jan. S.-lndirectly the
towns ON the Northwestern In the state
are being benefited by the Black Hills
move for the reason that hundreds OF
the cars that go west with ties and
bridge material are distributed at the
towns after being unloaded and 30 back
east full OF grain or stock. The demand
for cars has been met quite generally
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11

Secretary Taft has made himself
very popular In san Francisco and cen
trail California by deciding that the
proposed railway bridge over Con-
gunner straits. through which all the
traffic OF the ,San Joaquin and trlbu-
tary waters passes, must be erected on
piers and at height OF CO feet above
water. The railway company wanted
a causeway, with n draw.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
LAYING NV STEEL.

Rapid City. =. d.. Jan. S.-The chi.
cago and Northwestern has "A force OF
over 100 men at work laying steel on
the new grade. The work OF laying the
main track and a new siding To the
Rapid river mills IN completed. Four
crossings will be necessary-in order To
cross the Milwaukee tracks. Nearly "a
mile OF rails has now been laid on the
new road 10 Pierre.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
DEATH BY ACCIDENT.
Is the Verdict Of the coroner's jury az
Clear Lake.

Clear Lake. s. d.. Jan. 6.-The cor
ouer's Inquest on the body OF James l.,
wilcox. VINO was found dead In thu
cellar OF his saloon at thin place sat
urclEy morsing. was held saturday att
ernoon. and IL was away long IN the
night before a decision was made. The
Jury was composed OF 4. J. Lockhart
and ]. II. Ennis. OF Clear Lake. AMI
Professor StsrTett. OF Toronto, before
Coroner DR. Lewiston, and the decision
Was that II vas death by accident