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ponent In game of checkers Tor tho
privilege OF the next move
A baseball team Be- made NJ and
trained. u starts tho season. plays for
while. falls back Then thousands %
dollars are thrown into The breach. The
team. tJfenEtsSn5d and ehAHEtt BY tss
Ed1itI0h of outside taeut IRON chicago
or PiusburE. or Boston. or ans Old
Eis4ss ti.as La IL ta zuare. herlra f1
win 4h-R a4--lp iAl -s-a. 1urk
H4g-h 10 vs-eAeer fox lhe represent
at.ve "home team" or the So 90 outlay ?
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SPORT QUERIES ANSWERED
By ROBERT EDGRE

VIII you be kibA enough 70 YET :
know XhG-Ana tng sINntfuE arua
Jump AZ The Olyuplan FnINsA7
THOMAS r HARVEY
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OLD DR.. dRINDLE.

lhE O.nEsT SPECIALIST IN
DISEASES on MN
Lndw ~ ,FinHls's irFAtasni All diseases
Aughiy ahd ~ MOlERAft fEiilN "Hn
fHg fuffar ffHh Nlipsd n1ls1ulhF harSIitffS
10 contracted uHff uNa Hfh.litF ktdnov ilhG
Atf complaints fHiu uiaat a. I'D .sadla
Wfffsf Elff tnfpat ahd m1uN. dalhful 1&tlI-
lnEf STRICT itE. .NAet.DisEfE ~ -olhet
n. .ffAstf lffuit.rr frHN ~ rsfss tttlrcfftt1n a5
nhnraarhf N naNfffN hnf "a hhn iana nfnt.N.
no no noi IA d.Htaufass4 tgcausR ydu fksa
ehfAulfNd uihef tIyn'fiAns without hnn9fir
hf gun.Ns ruf~a shefe hthafa hhNe fAflAd,
NFdinAff rfit9is cont aetol tittafaa snd
4falha udltklk FuntJ ""
D.. GfMelf hsi lesa ioos;td AZ No III
NJ ANf iffh 81 nwiwenH tth AMI ~ afN,
OVER rs YEARS.
-s".sll.,.aa tEss vzsEt Low olieAokNA
-. .l.-s.ss ..s.ss i 2 s.A@es. = . ~
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~AM BERGER has been swallowed
--...-Ae ths -Ihaairical TrIst. and
~ has disappeared from alEht ~
completely as Jonah did " lie flirting
Nith the whale. For ten weeks We vii
hear nom him only through the efforts
or its press agents. Then he may
come dur frlt1-ths- -oIen- HEain n-id keep
~ akhtlIik
Bcree- mlwnt have done BFtTUr oT
rushing ~ nghuhg Earne-strklnE
while the iron ~ hot We hhvch't lonk
netpo+leM and tea NeekW may h~
sn5uEh " ~ise sst ihs -recnleciion Of
that ne did 10 OBrisn
Remember Jack Aunrow ssnasl.
5..k iA--nped- Into The theatrical arena.
and that waK practically hiH unith. Had
ho stuck tlKht. hammered away WltA
the gloves right ffofn thR nlEnt lt
stood rr5Ir rounds before Jtnries N
nuifa ana passed uh me rg0uiFdtr hnA
THE l.fe bthlnd thkfn he might uOH have
been wearing that tosA yo1 save your
eye on
The evening world., 1906-07-25

THAr Joe Cans Waa aais b bsst
Dave Holly handiy ln tleir twen-
ty-round bout in Seattle shoa .
iusi how much Cans "-lids in when he
plava wita other aFpirinF weiters around
New York and Philadelphia and when
there is no official decision 10 troIb.s
him, Holly y a i18 dengerous eeiter-
weight he nehts anybody he lan se;.
a. walcott az while earning that title
of "Giaat-Kluer Yet Cans luti 'ugn-
him. just a. ho outfouEhi Wai,ou two
years axe IA san fialse.stn. Nh,ns'ef
u comes TO a real ruo GA1s - t3rse.
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has.halI Te-aAy' Isa kehass n
y Y. Americans Va bsEa.t -
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Eighth lnnine.


pevlin filed out u clarke DahlNn
popped a hy H. Shekhan NeAlnh nut
ys-tt,~rf- 1tt-z uut W1tn6uG dsNIstNhcR- MO
seymour made "A Hrrat rahnlnR catrn
~ NeslOn's ny t3hhiey popped out 10
pahien, TiIrr1ftY drove a rwo=rRFRHr
into right Fnrlts singled tl centre
Molr hatred Tor Lynch AoLr struck out
NO RUNS
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WIN you kindly let me know through
The Evening World N thfFe y park
In either New YORK 81 ttTNoktTu where
tennis blAVlhR = permitted on Suudays3
ALEX N SHAPIRO.
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EVENING NOTWITHSTANDING CHART
July rs. Thirteenth Day at Brighton.

J17 ss1eI
637 Fs5 a3 va aasss & aisarr - - E %
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GIANTS SHUT OUT
PlTTSBuRG, BUT
LOSE M'GINNlTY.

tomsihued rom FirA Fakel
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rnru. " OhID AZ NAA. bpseiAl OrOaSA
EuthI CISEMA rogEAfH EysrJ HsaF.
Au-re .HaSAl ItAIiAs orelsosIFA- -aSstic klees
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s-1n.if. hE flrabar D7noHlo struck
cut ard schmfft ftrrf--4- fof aee1nd
Mcclure threw down aud thc bill hlt
Erp're % LOnEfsiiu IN the ncRt. tho ini-
Tor dropping 10 TIE ground a. y shot
Tie rof up In few srconds. and secin z
Sehfntds on shfrd made him 70 hack 10
-fsAt- hAze Jones hisf - HiTur
Eehaefer fsHnef NC Runs.
Mcclure contr huted single ana
went TO second on Ch@sbro's drive Tor
aack. COnroys bun, ny was cAuGh l.
By Donphue. Keller singled. scoring
Mcclure and advancing Chc-orn. Cfas=
~ - frlY tG tire iHa-i6. iiiinE inc bas-s
Williams flied ont 10 Cra SfOrd. Chez
bro scoring whiLe the otner runners
moved ~ Moriartty doubled. send ur
keeler and Chafe ovcr the plate Dele
hAniy -n1t. coUGhiin q Lindsay. FOUR
nina
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WIN TWICE IN
DOUBLE-HEAOER
cconnausd On stana rary


esrss Holman stood Ike statue
waite Donchue put three over on aim
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1It trying 10 kgtai third MtGRnn nlel
tyt thFA+ aME R4t&
FHflps gtnakhtt tWo-bhk kfHr into Ieft
Ffnppr struck out Gilbert flmbled
Lslch's Er1JndFr and Phelps went 90
third Beaumont struck uut leach
V-H-N NIT Htyaitr7te r~---,fsA Atsa rt-sss+----
Fourth Inning.
Dkvlih cracked a slhgle 10 centre ana
WIS out rtraiins second B&Aiaa popped
III high ny 20 Leach. RltchCy got Gil
!Yetth pop 10 second NO RUM
Gk0trt threw out clarke Wagner .
stinEer wak too hot Tor Gilbert aud went
fut a single on HrcsuahHfis bad thtow
10 nrst WaEpef NANt -ta-Recond Ntatnn
stFNck cut 6aaiey ItrIed SHORT Tiy to
Seymour. NO RUNS
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

was torceN out At second py Beau.
mont No RUNS
Sixth Inning.
Lyheh bNEiu pitching FOR Fstuburg
ara ~hnchAn was on third MctthT,n >
fkoundtt was easy tor Ritthry pew
In drove "A long rs "a Clarke nAhleh
sthsAhet 4 long htive iata lest .ar tS0
nsses 1-bvrt popped foul fy 10
@ 4AAs!8AS 40 RI, A4s..----------- --.-.-.----
Clarke got ha4r IN baliK WAGNER
l"thc1 out 90 ueviin. Ncaion hIt info
? tgwbit riTy which NaR on vtre. ned Nv
Dtvllh. so RUSS ~
Seventh Inning,
Aatlewson lcuin struck out Brefnh-
a44-fl--lF F-lA4-a-- l1saA L- Ll-- LleAuLla1if
RtuEnv trict 10 hurt but WAS fhroSu
ont hy Lynch. NO RUNS
1anley rolled an easy 0nA 10 Gilbert
httrrrt diUt the Atmc way Phk!pa Ent
Z base on balls. Lynch struck out No
Eighth Inning.
Shannoh rolled slow ktSundtt IA
Lrnrn nnt was ftipnHd az nrat S~y-,
ssastf s=fsrfrzss s-tstys yras-t4s4t- 4tyss
second. beaumont MAS waiting 10
McGhnhs nv NO RUNS
eheehan lined 0Ui 70 Damien fikaa-
mont n'ct 10 Seymour Clarke shaash@a
n single into left MatheWsou thrvs
...at Wagner NO Rims
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Fourth Inning.

Crawford reached hrst on Horman's
mum. Mcintyre walked NouKhli
huntei yafeiy. niling the baees Linz
say hit TO Chesbro. forcing "a ~fnrd A.
the plate Chase was injured running
f0r 4 foui ~. but continued 10 play
o I.ekrS tkhhsn t~nrutst wrrtt eSTt
williams Id CHASE No RUNS
H1nmNh E0f fhrrw rsrtr S-t INNA- =
mum of NV ny AlrUnirA Wss tNrNWn
nir hv CHu<hiin A -yiiN titrh scored
Honrnkh Chesarb singled Corfuy 49,
hit klftls. Keelst Rlnkirl. nilihk ne
eassk Thv squtett nllX faIir1 ~ w0-E.
ChtEbrn kmInE tNUSnt III me E1Ttg-
CAAAe Atrask ett- OSE RGN.
Fitth Inning.
INonohus famed oat Jnnes us-nt ru.
Williams 70 ChAse SchAkftr singled
eTNvfaTd htea aat 20 netshAhtF Ne
kENs
Williams was rtt.rNi ~ o'I,sart ana
Lindsay, horiar.It hmAsakd a single 70
lett DeiNhanty He'd To Crawford
Moriarity wAs doubied oat no RUNS
Sixth lnHina.
McIntyTt kot d TaMh 10 nrst CnuKhlin
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Mcintyre got q paAh 10 hrkt CpuKhlln
nika 70 williams l.si5d%say aui. Mbri.
Arlty % Chase. Mcintyre reaching rec
on1 Q'I,eAryN ilnK Ny WAk EASY tot
ChA1s. NO RUNS.
Hoffman nisd 70 Dbunhur Msttuir-
singled. but uaH nailed lryihk 20 siFAieh
trio hit Eherhrh nleA "a IanhA no
RUNS
hnNAnkh lnnInn
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UoEttANg asia =, Eve als
i3sSS sSSrIS SI IH2F fHE IitE iSs fsS i0dSE
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would you Kindly state I'd your paper
o1 What date and what year James
,as4--4t sA.sz1 lam SUI. ~ y ~, 40
ghUet yours. ANAi"N9'
tNu2
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Tennis is prohibited th the V~Flf"
ON SUNDAY.

Kindty answer this question \ besh
h that " three strikes are called % =
batter ana thh catcher drops tht ball
h Is not d ktri6e-out y bcts thar II -
Nha "a right u. y
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was sorceN out At second py Bear
mont No RUNS
The evening world., 1906-07-25

a win an sNfn brtAk Ina ~ Laukion nan nis beAi
raot
ddot tstplschaA- f1sf ychr0lAt ard up si5Tt eolrs
-1- I4nl!--4 N - Munyr b &. by t-.auak.Het
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
GIGANTIC NEGRO
COLONY IS PLANNED
immigration Association Has
Plan to Settle Up Portion
Of South Dakota.
IT HAS A BIG CAPITAL
A Well Known Yankton colored Man
10 Having Quantities Of Printed
Matter Distributed in the
South.

Yankton. s. D.. Feb. ?l.--c. c. Yam
fey, farmer. ex-slave and well known
rolored man OF this city. has left for
the south on n mission that may have
FAR reaching results In the future In
this commonwealth. Before his depart
ure he had printed some pamphlets
which explained the organization OF
gigantic colonization scheme, by which
thousands OF southern negroes VIII be
brought TO this state and settled on
South Dakota farms In the vicinity OF
Rapid City.
Mr.. Yancey declares that the Link
Brothers Immigration and COLONIZATION
association" has been chartered ana
Incorporated under the laws OF the
ptate with si,JOo. 900 capital stock. for
The above named purposes, and that ne
Is president and general manager. The
well known national plan of colonizing
The negroes OF the country In Africa
somewhere. and which has received the
attention OF congress at times. and for
which "a petition In now being circu-
lated. appears 10 have suggested the
plan to Yancey. better known locally
As TON Douglas" under which name
for years he was well known as u
heavy weight pugiiist locally.
He appears TO be very much In earn
est, and supply himself literally with
printed matter explaining his project
he has gone south To- see his people and
expected to launch his plan into active
operation this year. The association
plans TO sell stock 10 it's members. who
when they have paid In certain
amount VIII be entitled to a loan with
which TO buy farm from the associa-
ton I'm the land IL controls IN TINS
state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
FARMERS vIcTimIzEp.
SwindIer Now Returns with pemant
for Contract Money.

Big Stone. s. D.. Feb. l9.-The COM
mcncement OF n suit at Ortonyillc. d.
rectly across the river from this place.
reveals that n number OF farmers In
this region were victimized by IA
smooth swindler who made trip
through here last September. The
swIndler called on n great many farm
Frs and represented TO them that he
had n 'sure cure" for lumpy Jaw on
rattle. His plan was TO leave n SAM
Pile" package with a farmer. taking the
latters receipt for the package and
making the farmer the agent for the
rompany's patent medicines. Later the
farmers who were victimized received
ronsignments OF goods. which were
followed few days later by
bills, one OF them amounting TO slts.
In this particular case the farmer re-
fused to pay the amount OF the bill
and suit was commenced against him.
As the result OF the trial IL developed
that instead OF signing a receipt for a
sample" package, as he had supposed.
the farmer had In reality signed a
cleverly written note In addition to an
order for n large amount OF useless
medicines, including barbed wire lini-
ment. heave cure. condition powders,
hgg producers. calf dehorner and SPAWN
cure. Exactly how many OF the farm
ers were victimized IL not known, az
some OF them are believed TO have
quietly paid the bills and charged the
amount up TO profit and loss rather
than fight the case and have IL re-
Yealed 60 the world that they were
easy marks"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
BIG CONVENTION TO
Be HELD At ABERDEEN
The Second Annual Meeting q
South Dakota Travel
ing Men.
THOUSANDS ExPEcTsD|
cTED PARTIAL nd
II 10 Believed This Gathering Will 0,
the Largest Ever Entertained BY
Any South Dakota Town
During q Convention.

Aberdeen. s. D.. Feb. l5.---The iray.
cling men who make" south Dako,a
will gather IN Aberdeen on June l and
., thousands strong, TO attend the SEC.
ond annual meeting OF the South la.
kota Travelling Mems association, wi
A. Goyer Of WATERFOWL. who was The
first president and the organizer OF The
association. was In Aberdeen and Cav.
some of the details OF the plans or N.
committees having charge OF the a..
fair TO make Il a brilliant success.
Mr.. Goyer states that the traveliny
men plan TO work up "a great many
merchants floats, built upon the plAa
of those which helped TO make The
Yelled Prophet parades at 81. LOUIS
famous. The floats viii be gorgeous "a
the extreme, and the parade will be a
notable observation-disclosures but one q
many which will occur during the gath.
ering.
A thing unfortunately overlooked a
Watertown last year. where the hrS;
convention OF the organization NSs
held. was provision for entertaining The
wives and sweetht arts OF the travellrg
men. This year this feature will e
especially looked after. and every pro
vision will be made for the comfort and
amusement OF woman visitors To n.
city during the convention.
II In expected the convention Will bs
the largest gathering ever entertainrt
by any South Dako,a town. Deleg&
tionD will be present headed by bants
from Huron, WATERFOWL. Mitchell.
Sioux Falls. Rcdneld. Brookings and
other towns In the state. the town
sending the largest delegation Will -
cure the convention for next year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
CLUE TO TIE MYSTERY.
Now Believed Christopher Sven Wa
Murdered.

Sioux Falls. y. d., Feb. i5.-New evi.
dencc which has been secured by The
police indicates that the mystery sur
rounding the disappearance I'm Sioux
Falls about ten days ago OF Christophss
Sven. n Minnehaha county farmer, VII
be solved I'm the near future.
Hnute Sven. OF Sioux city, n son q
the missing man. has been on Ii.
ground several days and II rendering
valuable service 10 the police In Their
efforts TO ascertain the fate OF the
missing farmer. He was solicited BY
the police To make inquiries concerning
the domestic relations OF his father ani
mother and AS TO the financial conditioa
OF his father.
II was asccrtained that Svcn's rcla.
tons In his home were OF the most
pleasant character. His financial stand.
ing In undisputed. The suicide Theory
no longer is entertained by the police.
and they are losing faith I'm the Theory
advanced by some that the missing
man became dcmcnied and Is wander
ing about the country.
The last heard OF Sven was the state
ment OF "A friend. who informed the 20
lice that he saw Sven go past a salOoi
in Main avenue and proceed northwaFi
In that street. Several strange things
the -nlice have learned. happened n
North Main avenue on the evening G,
the disappearance OF Sven and also on
the following evening, and the police
are connecting the links In the chaia
which may lead To an early arrest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
CLUE TO JOHN D.
Reported He and His Oily Crew An
Cruising in Old Bueesnesr
Waters.

New York. Feb iS.-At last n clue has
been unea rthcd as 10 the whereabouts OF
John u. Rockefeller, who disappeared
January ~. and has kept hidden ever since.
Unless all indications are faulty and all
appearances deceptive. the richest man In
the world spent last night In the harbor OF
SANTANA bay. on the northeast coast OF
San Domingo.
The yacht Diana, chartered by the son
% II. A. Rogers. which had been pur-
suing A mysterious course among the West
Indies, was reported last night at SANTANA.
which a century or two ago was a favorite
rendezvous OF the buccaneers.
There, far beyond the range OF the long
est distance subpoena server. the tall form
OF the Standard oil chief Is supposed TO be
peacefully resting.
lake tho other long. low. black. rakish
craft that used to infest those waters, the
personnel OF the Dianas company IN n deep
secret. II Is known that Standard OIL
John IL not without a band. which Il said
TO consist OF pretty nearly all tho oil
mRgnatcs who have escaped the Missouri
proceSs-servers.
The Diana II scheduled 10 sail next for
Mexico. her destination probably being
Vera Cruz
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
SETTLERS MAKING
HEROIC SACRIFICES
Privations Endured on Rose.
bud Reservations Are Many
but Are Being Overcome.
FUEL is HARD TO GE'
Settlers Are Borrowing Money to Tide
Them Over First Five Years, and
u 10 Predicted There Will Be
Many Financial Failures.

Bonesteel. s. d. Feb. is.-what can
more positively mark the faith OF the
settlers on the Rosebud reservation In
the future OF their farms than the fact
that today there are hundreds of them
so poor that they cannot buy coal TO
keep their huts warm. who. In spite OF
their poverty. cling TO their demands
OF SO an acre for the lands and de-
clare they will stick II through until
they make their fortunes.
! Cobs and chips picked up from the
prairies are being used by the settlers
TO keep warm. and they are In many
cases destitute OF the ordinary provis-
ions OF life. They are thinly clad, In
some instances. and have suffered this
winter. but they refuse tempting Offer
ings for the land. for all that.
} Many OF the settlers are borrowing
money In order TO carry them over. and
will have TO continue borrowing for
some time. at good stiff rates OF inter-
est. but they claim they viii make good
money even ut that.
Sod corn was n good investment last
year and slowly the soil In being brok-
IN more and more.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
FUND IS INVESTED =
IN EVERY COUNTY
South Dakota School None,
Loaned on Good
Security.
RESULTS IN GOOD INCOME
Loans on Farm Property constitut
the Largest Part Of the Investment
Sound Municipalities Also
Assisted.

Pierre. 5. d.. Feb. lion the FIRST
az January. 1896. the permanent school
fund OF the state amounted to N.s7o.-
3:s.si. which either was loaned on real
estate or county or municipal securi-
ties: or stood to the credit OF the state
in the way OF deferred payments on
lands which had been sold.
This sum IN drawing and per cent
interest. This income goes directly into
the school funds OF the different coun-
ties for the use OF the schools. Up to
four years ago the whole amount drew
s per cent. but the rate was reduced to
= per cent. and since that time $1,000
200 has been placed at the new rate,
much OF IL being money paid on the old
per cent. loans and reloaned at the
reduced rate. The balance Is yet I'm the
per cent. list either as old loans ut
the per cent. rate. or as deferred pay
ments on sales made prior to the time
OF the reduction In rate. These deferred
payments ut the present time amount
TO N,s54,7's.d, and every year sees a
Into the lower rate class. IL VIII not
be many years before the whole fund
Will be at the per cent. rate. For the
year 1906. the loans OF the funds
amounted to t6I6. $3.50. OF which $685.
1854 was sent out from the Office. and
the balance was reloaned by the coun-
ties.
The department has been securing
n number OF sound municipal loans the
last year. but out OF the total amount
loaned for the year. more than n half
million dollars was on farm property.
that class Of loans taking up always
a larger part OF the fund than all other
classes combined. s5S.s50 was loaned
to school districts: s3T.450 to munich
paiities, and $4,000 to counties for the
year.
Faux county took the required cash
from. the school fund for the erection
OF their new court house. while munich
pal loans were made In the counties OF
Codington, Day. Grant. Gregory. Ham
lin. Hyde and Moody. School district
bonds running from 5000 in Stanley to
sli.6oo In Hamlin county were made
during the year.
For the first time In the history OF
the state, every county now holds In
vestments of the permanent school
fund. Stanley has never asked for any
OF the fund previous To last year. but
In organizing It's school districts, Il Is
finding n place for the cash thus TO be
secured. Al no time within the last
year has the permanent fund been al
lowed To- accumulate. and IL all has
been kept busy drawing the income
which helps reduce local taxation In
he school districts OF the state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
RUGGED BY GIRLS.
An Iowan nj Pierre Has an Exciting
Experience.

Pierre, s. D.. Feb. si.-E. G. Dale. OF
Des Moines, one of the men employed
on the railroad work at this city, read
OF the girl huggcr who IL "terrorizins
men OF :hat city and announced a wish
that he could get back To his home CITY
and tempt fate before the girl hugger
had quit her operations In that city.
His wish was learned OF by "A bunch or
mischievous girls, nm dthe next evening
while the Des Moines man who was
longing for n hugging was passing
along n dark street he found himself
set upon by n bevy OF fair huggers and
his longing was satisfied without the
trip back to Iowa. He is out every
night now. tempting fate again. but
neither he nor any OF the others who
have tried the same corner have been
again set upon by the huggtng crowd.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22

Death from snake bite Is somewhat
rare In South Africa but a recent case
Is reported from the veldt A Boer
named Johannes Smit had gone TO the
mouth OF tho Selona river TO shoot
crocodilcs. when he had an exciting
encounter with n leopard Smit would
Undoubtedly have met his death IL n
large hound. which was accompanying
him. had not sprung upon the wounded
animal. enabling Snait 90 fire second
charge. Almost Immediately after the
Incident, On he was passing through
thick underground. the man was bit
ten by n poisonous snake and his
Seath followed within an hour or two
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
HALF A STREET At
FORT PIERRE BURNS
Loss in an Early Morning Fire in
South Dakota Town Estimated
At $4,000.

Fort Pierrs. s. D.. Feb. l7.-Fir
which started In II. b. wathieson's sa-
loon on Deadwood street. at $3.50 this
morning. swept half the street and de-
stroyed $4,000 worth OF property.
buildings burned were:
Mathieson building and contents.
DIR. c. &. Vincent. Office building.
Gas Belt Land company Office.
Robert Barley. harness shop.
Fort Pierre restaurant.
Thayer a Coming. grocery.
Newman barber shop.
Heroic efforts on the part OF the
Pierre IRE department and the local
young men saved Halls saloon build
Ing and hotel and T. l.. Brown n Sons
livery.
Owners already express a determi-
nation 20 replace all burned structures
with substantial brick and concrete
buildings.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22
DESTROYED PAPER.
Gregory County Farmer Held for No
tieious Mischief.

Chamberlain, =. D.. Feb. l7.-John
Klein, n farmer living In the south
eastern part OF Gregory county. has
been bound over TO the next term OF
state circuit court In that county on
an unusual charge-the destruction OF
papers In a real estate transfer.
Klein was arrested on complaint OF
William Murphy. real estate dealer.
on the charge OF malicious mischief. IL
is alleged In the complaint that Murphy
had sold n tract OF land for Klein. and
that when the transaction was about TO
be closed Klein, who evidently had
changed his mind about selling the
land. got possession OF the contract for
abe deed and a note and mortgage and
destroyed them before those present
couid interfere.
When taken before Judge BigginS
Klein waved hts preliminary examina-
ton and was held for appearance n.
the next term OF circuit court.