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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

Partisan unprecedented number OF
Americans are stranded Ia Paris. The
American Relief society and Americans
generally are overwhelmed with requests
for help. Many Americans are even beg.
ging in the streets. None OF them speak
anything but English. which makes mat
tiers worse. The relief society Is sending
rs many an possible TO London.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
TRYING TO PREVENT
CAR famine IN S. D.
All rc - Will Put Every Car
/, Possible in Service Dur
ing Rush.
WILL NOT HOLE GRAIN
Farmers Want Immediate Sale So ~
TO Meet Obligations and Buy
More Land in the Sun
shine State.

Huron. s. D.. Sept. Every effort
possible II being made by railroad men
% prevent n car famine when grain
shipments from South Dakota sets In.
Representatives 81 roads operating In
he state are maKing a tour IL each d.
sislon. inspecting cars preparatory To
putting into service every one avail
able or that can be made so, at a mo-
nent's notice. That all roads viii be
axed To their utmost capacity " al
eady apparent. and the act hat ele-
'ators have been cleared. as nearly as
possible. of their surplus grain and In
many cases enlarged. Will materially
nd In caring for grain until shipments
IAN be made.
There In "A disposition on the part of
he farmers not To hold grain longer
han Il can be gotten To- market and
reasonable prices secured. The vast
amount of money that VIII come into
he state by reason ~ the immense
grain crop will enable the farmers to
.ancel their obligations and make ad-
1itional investments In farm lands.
During the past year the freight raj
&c on all lines within the state has
been enormous and bids fair TO con-
lInue indefinitely. This, together with
he fuel shipments into h state. In
ikely To- interrupt grain and cattle
shipments. and this rs being guarded
against as much as possible by rail-
way officials and every effort possi-
ole will be made To accommodate ship
pers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
LOVED CHORUS GIRLS.
Story That Harry Thnw Was rs Much
OF an Admirer Of Them as
Stanford White.

Pittsburg. Pa. Sept. William r
Braun. proprietor OF n OF the most
fashionable dancing schools In thii
city. said that Harry X. Thaw hao
haunted his place n e~ndeavored &c
form the acquaintance OF his little CIR
pupils until he threw him bodily oui
and ordered him never To return.
Evelyn Ncsbit. now Mrs. Thaw. was
then about 10 years old. and she APP.
piled TO MIR. Braun for tuition. He had
learned. he declares. that Thaw was
paying her fees. and he refused TO re-
ceive her as "A pupil. She then"went &c
another school. and Thaw settled for
her education In dancing there. Thnw,
20 Sr. Braun says. was paying the ex-
penses OF several girls. none more than
- or II years old, In dancing schools
lie hung about the school almost con-
rtantly. N selected young girls Whose
dancing pleased him. ana upon thess
he lavished money cxtravagantly. This
was before he had become known as
"A chorus-girl lover In New York.
Thnw's statement that the first time
he ever saw Evelyn Ncsbit was GA "A
New York thcater when she was I'm tho
chorus, Mr.. Braun says, Is false.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
wArERrowN's "oAk" ST. OPENED
And Citizens OF Town Now Expect q
Bio Growth.

Watertown. *. d.. Sept. 3.-Hcadcd
by the Cadet band. n procession OF au-
tomobilcs carrying the mayor and
council and six ex-mayors rolemnly pa
raded up Oak street and then marched
down again. thus formally opening the
thoroughfarc across the union railroad
yards and connecting the north and
south sides OF the city by a straight
street four miles long and 100 feet wide.
After the march. the band and Of
icials halted NJ the intersection OF
oak street and Kemp venue. where
several thousand citizens had gath
cred. Mayor Martin introduced the
former mayors. Jonn Y. Brick. OF
Sparta. Wis: DIR. &. W. ~Stutenroth. g.
v. Senard. ID. e. Thomas. III. l.. Shell
don. NJ. II. Bushmilier. Il. q. Bush. who
reviewed In n happy strain the at
tcmpts OF their several administrations
To open this street.
O.. W. case and General NJ. W.
Sneak. NJ representative citizens OF
the north and south sides of town,
were called upon for speeches. General
Sneak remarked that when he pur-
chased his lots and built his home upon
the north side twenty-one years ago.
one OF the Inducements held out to him
was that Oak street was To be opened
within a month. The month proved
to be twcnty-one years long. In which
time he traveled 1000 miles I'm the de-
tour necrssitutcd by this blockaded
street.
All united In pronouncing II an aus
piCious occasion and with determina-
ton set the mark nt ~, 600 for Water
towns population I'm 1915.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
EXHIBIT ~HoMg GROWN" CEMENT
Yankton Company Planning for Fine
Display at the State Fair.

Yankton. s. d.. Sept. 3.-The West
crn Portland Cement company OF this
sity IL arranging a large exhibit for the
state lair To DE held ut Huron mex
month. Several mammoth signs bear
Ing the trade mark OF this famous
south Dakota product Will occupy con-
%spicuous positions on the grounds. a
display OF cement will be I'm place and
an exhibition OF n same VIII be given.
displaying the qualities of this article.
Walter c.. Grebe. midshipman l.. =.
~. Is In Yankton OF "A furlough OF thir-
ty days. which he will spend with his
parents I'm this city. Young Grebe took
he entry examinations for Annapolis
about n year ago. which he passed with
good standings. He Is n Yankton boy
having lived here since his early child
bod Having n strong desire To enter
the naval service he strived To nj him
self for this particular life and he sue
seeded In being appointed by enato
Gamble as n from the state TO take
the examinations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
AMERICANS ARE MORE
SAVING THAN FRENCH
Our Bank Deposits in Past 20 Years
Increased 27t Per Cent, Against
2tS in France.

Washington. ID. G.. Sept. 3.-Although
the French are VIGOROUSLY the most
saving and the Americans the most
extravagnnt people In the world. yet
in the past twenty years ban dcpos-
It's have increased less In his country
than In France. Nc other country In
the world. probably. would boar COM
parison with h showing for France.
which In wonderful.
A recent consulaI report says that
Alfred Ncymarck. n French sthtisti-
clan. calculates that from 1855 TO 1905
deposits In the great French banks
increased from $iS2. 600. 900 TO $4,000
900. This In 2lS per cent. increase.
which In IA country whose population In
not growing and whose development is
very complete and uniform Is marvel-
Gus.
Yet I'm the same years the deposits
I'm national banks In the United States
increased from Si.2iS. 600. 900 TO si.735.-
600. 600. or 27l per cent.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
FARMERS JOIN IN
HUNT FOR MURDERER
Hundreds OF Men Compose
Posse Which Is Securing
Country for Alcare.
FOR TO CENTS
Aleare Stabbed Companion Who Had
Loaned Him Paitry Sum-some
Hope That injured Man
May Live.

Aberdeen. <. D.. Aug. 3i.-Up TO I'm
sarly hour Walter Alcare. the alleged
would-bc murderer of Harry ID. VIII
lIams. the harvester who Is lying at
the point OF death as n result OF n stab
ping ARRAY which took place Monday.
aad not beer found. sheriff Anderson
and his assistants worked until nearly
midnight. but UP to that time no trace
81 the man had been found. The sheriff
spent last night near the scene OF the
rhine and Will resume the hunt this
morning.
Entire Community inecnsed.
The entire community is greatly In
-ensed over the occurrence and yes
.erday afternoon n evening n force
II several hundred men and boys
searched the cornfields To see II they
sould discover the man; but all Efforts
were without avail. IL In the theory
that the man hid I'm some out OF the
way place until dark last night. when
he quietly stole away. The
ties feel confident OF capturing the man
ultimately. as the crime az well M the
man who has committed IL have been
described all over h W Dakotas.
At midnight last might IL was thought
by the Groton doctor that the injured
man stood n good chancc for recov-
rry. He was very weak from loss OF
blood. but otherwise his symptoms
were favorable.
Story OF tho Crime.
The stabbing occurred about three
miles northeast OF Groton as the three
men. Williams. Alcare and McGraw.
were returning TO the farms on which
they were employed from Croton.
where they had been spending the past
week. owing To- the wet weather which
made Il impossible 10 harvest.
While the men were staying In Gro
:on IL In said that Alcare became In
iebted To- williams To the amount OF as
.cnts. While the three men were driv-
ing along the road Williams began TO
dun Aicare for the rs cents. Alcarc
senied the debt and got u OF the rig.
claiming that he was going To Hough-
ton to work. The dispute was still
being wnged concerning tho debt and
as Alcare left the buggy. Williams
Jumped out as II TO engage with Al
care. The latter drew his knife as
quick as n fash and plunged IL into
williams left side. one stab being
above and the other below the heart.
McGrnw was "A witness To- the entire
Anal and after Williams sank TO the
ground he put him In the buggy and
drove him TO the Brown place. from
which the alarm was given.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 10.

Aberdeen. =. d.. Sept. b.-The city
schools and high school open their new
school year on Monday. September TO-
and the normal IN the following day
Present indications point tn "A large In.
crease In the enrolment, especially nj
the normal and the nigh school. The
corps Of teachers In the city schools
and the faculty nj h normal remain
about the same ms the last school year
Two new school buildings have been
built In the past -four weeks and these
viii help To relieve the ovcrcrowde1
condition that prevailed during tn,
last school year In two OF the dis
tricts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
EARL DENIES SON WILL WE'D.

London. Sept. I'm RESPONSE TO aE
Inquiry as to the truth ~ the report
~ the engagement Of his eldest son and
heir. the Hon. Henry ~L.iHdhurst Bruce.
To Camille clifford. an American
actress. Lord A%bcrIarc ;elcgraphs from
kiurussip. scotland.
Announcement untrue"
Mir. Bruce when shown this telegram.
said.
That's just what ! expected" but he
reiterated h a the facts were as he had
stated. and that nothing could induce
him to change his mind.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
CYCLONE At ABERDEEN
Residents Of South Dakota Town
Thought an Earthquake Had Dc.
eurred-No Damage Reported.

Aberdeen. 5. D., Sept. "A cyclone
passed directly Owe the city at 7
o'clock this morning. arousing great
excitement. The formation was noticed
southwest and when about five miles
away the all lifted and the area spread
over the entire horizon. The storm
came In "A direct line q the north
east. accompanied by n loud rumbling,
shaking houses and buildings.
. The wind blew at "A terrific rate for
a few minutes and many supposed an
earthquake had occurred. An hour
later the sky was clear.
No report OF damage I'm 100 miles
radius OF this city has been received.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
AGAIN ASKING FOR ADDRESSES.
Soldiers Of the First South Dakota TO
Receive Medals.

WATERFOWL. =. d.. Sept. i.-In antici-
patton OF a request soon To be made by
the war department for the names and
addresses OF all members OF the First
South Dakota volunteers who saw SER
vice I'm the Philippines. I'm order that
they may be presented with a medal
recently voted by congress-. Adjutant
General Englcsby has issued notice o
all company commanders to send him
the p~ostofficr address OF every member
OF the old regiment In which the state
took so much pride. All members who
saw service In the First Dakota are
urged TO sign n blank which has been
sent TO all company commanders In
the state.
The adjutant general desires 10 I'VE
n complete list OF Philippine veterans
OF this state by the time the war de-
partment calls for IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
SERIOUSLY INJURED
IN BRIDGE COLLAPSE
New Steel Structure at Clear Lake
Goes Down Under Weight Of
Throshinq Machine Outfit.

Clear Lake. =. D.. Sept. Awhile
running a steam t%hrcshlng machine
across the steel bridge on North Main
street yesterday the structure collapsed
as the engine reached the middle of the
span. and the bridge. thrcshing OUTFIT
and Chester Palmer. the engineer. all
went down In the crash. Palmer stuck
to his post Mt the throttle and received
serious injuries. and now lies Mt his
home suffering from injuries that may
prove fatal.
Tn new steel bridge was erected
only n month ago by the George Ia
Meckcr company. OF Evansville. Ind.
The city attorney notified the company
by wire OF the accident. and according
To the company's guarantee IL VIII
have to pay all damages and replace
tho structure at once without cost TO
the city. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

II was long ago discovered that the
natural color OF pure water is blue.
and not white. us most OF US usually
supposed. Opinions a not agreed on
he cause OF the green n yellow tintS
these. II has bce discovered by w.
Spring. are due To extraneous sub
nnc Dissolved calcium salts,
though apparently giving "A green tint.
due To a fine invisible suspension. have
no effect on the color OF the water
when adequate precautions are taken.
The brown or yellow coior due To iron
salts IN not seen when calcium Is pres
ent. The green tint II often due To n
condition OF equilibrium between the
color effect OF the iron salts and the
prccipitating action OF the calcium
salts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
GIRLS LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
Lena ulrieh and Pearl Palmer Sud
denly Disappear.

Herrick. s.. d.. Aug. ELENA Clrich.
aged IL. and Pearl Palmer. aged 10.
two girls residing here. have myster-
iously left home and cannot be found.
The two were last seen on August 70
about 10 o'clock nj night. Where they
have gone In not known and their anx'
Gus parents are searching for them ev-
erywhere. No cause n be found for
their leaving home. Their descriptions
are as follows:
Lena Ulrich. aged IL. weight about
ninety pounds. 4 feet 10 inches tall.
light hair. blue eyes. wearing a dark
blue wooden dress and white straw hat
with red ribbon band when last seen.
Pearl Palmer. aged Is, weight about
40 pounds. height 3 feet 4 inches. dark
hair inc lark blu eyes
Daniel Ulrich and J. r.. Palmer. the
girls fathers. mak the request h "A
anyone seeing either OF the two girls
wire their information 10 them at Her
rick. s. ID.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
NO PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY
State School VIII Open in Three Weeks
but No Head as Vet Chosen.

Ncrmiilion. =. d.. Sept. 3.-President
I. w. Goodncr. OF the board of regents
was In the city yesterday to- confer
with Secretary Sloan concerning u
affairs of the university and also tc
look up some plans Ia connection with
th" addition which Will be built To n
young ladies' dormitory this fall. He
had nothing tn give out with regard &c
the appointment OF "A president OF the
university TO succeed Garrett Droppers
The opening OF the university Is only
ibout thre weeks away. but II In pre-
sumcd that something viii be q n by
the regents In regard to a head for the
restitution.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
CHICAGO LABOR a
Labor Day Generally Observed in the
Metropolis Despite Threatening
Weather,

Chicago. Sept. a.-Labor Day was
generally observed IN this city By the
slosing OF manufacturing plants and u
parade of 10000 men through the heart
OF the city.
New York. Sent. 3.-Laboring men are
out In force today and despite the
threatening weather and early rain,
y. 1000 marched In the parade.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
MAY COPY pAkoTA's LAWS.

Pierre. g.. D., Sept. when the
territory OF Oklahoma was organized
they adopted the code OF South Dako-
Ia complete for their laws. and now
that they are preparing FOR statehood
they are looking TO th;s state for point
crs as To their constitution and new
laws. sending n number OF inquiries
AS TO the manncr In which certain
and numerous statutes work out here
I'm actual practice. the latest inquiry
being as TO tho workings OF the pri-
mary election law In this state SO far
as IL has beer tried. The correspond
encc shows that Miss Grace Gertrude
pattlson. who was stenographer to
Governors Mellcttc Ind Sheldon and
later for several years In the office OF
the secretary OF state. Is now the
stcnographer TO the attorney general
OF Oklahoma.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
INDIAN POLICEMAN ARRESTED.
Yellow Haired Oliver Leses Uniform
and Star.

Chamberlain, =. d.. Aug. 3i.-Yellow
Haired oliver. "A Sioux indian who Tor
some time has beer a member OF the
Indian police force at Rosebud agency.
bears the unenviable distinction OF be-
Ing the first Indian policeman n the
history OF the state TO be arrested by
the civil authorities OF an organized
county for disturbing the peace.
a short time ago Yellow Haired Oil
ger and another Indian. who was not
n policeman. q TO the little town OF
Gregory. In the cedcd portion OF the
Rosebud Indian reservation. and. after
fiuing up on the white mans fire
water" proceeded to shoot up the town.
After an exciting encounter with the
drunken Indians. n Gregory officer
placed the Indian policeman under ar
rest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
INDIAN GERS DIVORCE.

unusual case came up before Judge
Rice. OF the circuit court. yesterday
when William Poog Bear. OF Rosebud
agency. asked for n divorce from his
wife, Hannah Poor Bear. on the
grounds OF desertion. The divorce.
which was one OF n very few that have
ever been granted I'm this state, was
granted at once upon hearing the tcs-
timony OF the Indian. h testimony
was all taken before Referee w. G.
Courtice on the reservation. and the
principal witnesses In the case were
Good Calf and william Brown, friends
OF the plaintiff. Their testimony was
sent here. n upon hearing II the
Judge decided that Poo Bear had just
grounds for complaint.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

In pulling down an old room At
Booking. England. workmen came upoo
n wine fiagon imbcddcd In the bricS-
work. A page of foolscap dated August
IL. lisa found inside the fiagon. gave de-
tails OF the building OF the chimney
by Josiah Reeve, the owner. with the
names OF "yc master carpenter" n
I'VE masterbricklayer." IL c~oncluded:
Josiah Reeve. father OF six children.
leaves this memorandum In this place.
His wife was Elizabeth Houston. Of
Great st. Hciens. London. to whom he
was married March Is. liza. Reader.
70 thou and do likewise"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
SOUTH DAKOTA

Mr.. Rhodes once told a circle or
friends after dinner h story Of hts
first meeting with Belt. Il called az
Porges' late evening" hc said.
'.and there was Belt working away as
usual DO you take a rcstT I
asked. Not often he replied. Well.
whats our game said l. Il am go
ing to control the whole diamond out
put before I am much OLDER he an
swercd. as he got on his stool. That's
funny I said. i have made up my
mind To do the anne we had better
Join hands" Join hands they did.
Unlike Alfred Belt. Cecil Rhodes had
smali patience with arithmctical de-
tails. Once this characteristic involved
him In n difficulty. Pitching n balance
sheet into the pile of papers before
Belt. he exclaimed desperately: Here.
you understand things cor heavens
sake tell me how ! stnisd."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
KILLED BY
Peter Abolsor, Of Yankton. u Killed
Early in the Mcrnino.

Yankton. &. D.. Sept. I.-Peter Abel
son. aged 20. wal killed by lightning at
Mission Hill ut I o'clock q. IN. today.
Abclson was milking his COW I'm a lot
near the home OF +. w. Bangs when
the storm came up. n he sought shel-
ter on Bangs porch. Lightning struch
the house. badly dcmolishing Il, and
killing Abelson instantly. but injurine
no one In the house. where the Bangs
family was sleeping.
Abelson was "A blacksmith In the I'M
plement shop OF Johnson a. Abelsos.
lie leaves "A wife and four children.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
FRYE'S TRIAL SEPT. 10.
Chicago Man Who Married Hurley, 8.
D., Woman Facing the Charge
Of 6igamy,

Chicago. Sept. 1.-The hearing OF the
case against Professor Charles IL Frye,
who In accused OF biganIy By Mrs. God
lard. OF Hurley. =. ID, was today con-
tinucd until September 10.
Frye was. years age. head OF the
Cook County Normal school. and thiv-
ty-onc years ago disappeared. He re-
turned recently and gave his wife So
600 " n would ask no questions. 4
few days after his arrival he was ar
rested ON the charge o. bigamy pre-
fcrrcd by Mrs. Goddard. who said nc
married her under The name OF God
lard.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

Nowhere else. unless In America. In
education NO universal ms An Sweden.
Every child must go to- school between
he ages or seven and fourteen. unless
the parents can show that they are
being privately educated. There are
about 1900 common chools I'm Sweden.
ever the thinly populated districts
having "~ambulatory schools" held In
various parts of the district. When
this II the case the school term IL re-
auccd To about half the ordinary dura-
fion
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

Clear Lake. $. D.. Sept. 5.-Wm. Ko'
mold. OF this city. celebrated his 18th
birthday yesterday. To aid In the cele'
bration his wife presented him with "A
new daughter. while two hours later
his married daughter. Mrs. @. a. Neu.
mann. OF this place. informed him OF
the arrival OF n grandson. II was .
memorable day FOR Mr.. konold.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
GOES TO WASHINGTON, o. c.

Deadwood. s. D.. Sept. 5.-Hcrberi
Allen. who has been deputy county
clerk for the past six years. VIII leave
for Washington. ID. G.. TO accept a posi-.
ton In one Of the departments. He has
Just received his appointment Md
handed In his resignation. He win be
succeeded by Russell Warren. formerly
deputy county auditor.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06
COOK WILL EDIT HURON WORLD.
centcrviiie Man Chosen to Guide pes-
TIMES OF Crawford Organ.

Huron. 4. D.. Sept. &-charles L.
Cook. of the Centerville Chronicle. a
been engaged as editor OF the Huron
Journal World. which was recently
purchased by n stock company COM
posed OF personal friends OF Hon. Coe I.
Crawford. the republican gubernatoriai
candidate. the intention being to make
the paper am administration organ.
The directors OF the company have
been looking for an editor for the past
month. but IL is understood that none
OF the offers made To other newspaper
men. including "A former editor OF the
paper, was accepted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-06

There are about 5000 species of the
wild bees. all with interesting way OF
their own. Among them liz a species
whose females are veritable amazons.
than the males. There are the cuckoo"
bees. who deposit their eggs In the
nests of others. the progeny OF both
living ~peaceably together until matur-
lily. when they separate. Then there
In the t~ailoring-bcc. which cuts leaves
with her scissors-like jaws. n fits n
snug lining OF the leaf material into her
C~aye-shapped rest.