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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
AN IMPORTANT RULING.
State Supreme Court Rules That Taxes
Must Be Paid on Credits.

Vermillion. 8. D.. Jan. 3.-One of the
most Important decisions OF the SUI
preme court In recent years was handed
down last Saturday. II relates To the
taxation OF a and credits. n the
higher authority reverses the decision
of Judge Smith to the effect that he
board of county commissioners had no
right to assess certain money and
credits owned by residents of Clay
county. The decision viii mean that
the city al Ncrmillion alone VIII Sc
cure about 81 100 for taxes OF 1894 that
otherwise would not have been In sight.
The decision OF the supreme court has
more than "a local significance. II will
affect nearly every town. city and
~ In the state. During he yenr igOi
there was n general movement TO as
scss mortgages n moneys. but the
proposition met with "a resist
nncc. 49, a test case q. +. Salmer, "A
wealthy citizen OF vcrmillion. wen into
SQUIRT with his trouble. He was repre-
scented by Dean Thomas Sterling. of
the state university Law department.
and the county board employed Attor-
ney II. @. Tilton. of this city, and Attor
ney e. IL. Dillon. OF Yankton. for coun-
sci. Arguments were heard before
Judge T.. q. Smith In this city during
"A term of circuit court.
The contention OF counsel for Mr.. Sal
NnfT NtA@ NhAl uIlufE NV IINNNiAA A"N -
was unconstitutional for the board 10
make any assessment OF this nature,
since no return had been made by the
various township assessors. The
boards attorney argued that " the
present Law was unconstitutiona then
the old law was I'm force. and " the old
law could not be used. then the court
was In "A position to do the assessing
himself. Judge Smith held that the
board was In error. whereupon the COM
missloners appealed to the supreme
court,
F.. Many OF the citizens who will be
Obliged to pay taxes ON mortgages for
the year 1904. however. Will not be
caught mapping again. There has been
"a general assignment OF mortgages
since the question arose. and when time
for the next assessment II VIII
be discovered that most OF the mort
cages are owned by Iowa and Nebras-
ka people.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
BIG GRAIN
County West Of Missouri River Shows
New Record.

Reliance, :. D., Dec. 3O.-A year ago
the wide extent OF country between the
Missouri river and the Black Hills. In
the heart OF which this place IL sit
uated. did not have Il single grain buy
er. the country being occupied almost
wholly by the sheep Hooks and cattle
herds OF sheepmen and catilcmen. The
extension of the Milwaukee railroad
westward from Chamberlain through
reliance and on toward the Black Hills.
with the Pacific coast AS It's ultimate
destination. has changed all this and
farmers are now occupying all OF his
vast domain. That the farmers who
settled in the region surrounding Reli-
ance did not waste their time during
the last summer In indicated by the
grain shipments which have been made
from this and other points on n new
railroad extension. During this fall a
single grain buyer at this place has
purchased over $4,000 bushels Of grain
from the farmers of this vicinity. for
which he paid "a sum aggregating more
than $500. Many OF the farmers kept
their entire seasons crop for seed next
year. The acreage devoted to crops In
this region next year Will be the great
est In the history OF the country since
the 1000. 900 acres lying between the
Missouri river and the Black Hills was
ccded by the sioux Indians and opened
to white settlement on February 10.
1880.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING.
Great Northern Buying Up Town Pro-
erty at Aberdeen for Station.

Aberdeen, s. D.. Dec. 30.-For soHs
time II has been known that the Greaa
Northern road has been looking wlis
longing eyes upon the site OF the Pafd
Place hotel as n suitable location for ID
new station In Aberdeen. The Part
Place hotel n directly across the stree
from the Brown county court house and
but two blocks from Main street. II
principal business street OF Aberdeea
The proprietor OF the hotel and the r,a
~resentatives OF the road. however, cou1
not come To agreement, the hotel maz
demanding $4,000 for the site alone.
exclusive OF the building upon Il. whi.
the highest offer made by the RAILROAD
was but $4,000. For n time the Great
Northern determined to build Its sta.
ton on the block directly east OF TX
hotel. but on Wednesday n final deter.
mination was reached In the matte;
and condemnation proceedings wen
commenced against the property. Tx
proceedings, II Is thought. will not y
reached by this term OF circuit court
The body OF Darius HoCum. the MI
waukee freight conductor who droprt'
dead OF heart disease on "Wednesday
morning. is I'm charge OF u local under
taker until arrangements for the 10
neral can be made. The dead man Tor
merly resided at Montevideo. Nina
but moved To Milbank. x. D.. with ha
wife and children when ne was given
run on the Hastings and Dakota uiyS
sion out OF Aberdeen.
Henry Oberg OF Bristol. who was re
Gently severely injured by a Milwaukc
engine. which struck his team rs b
was driving across the track. jumps
from the second story OF 81. Luke
hospital on Wednesday morning. III
right hip and right arm were broken Il
the fall. and he will be kept In the he's
pital several months longer. Oberg ha
been dellrious most OF the time since b.
was injured In the encounter with %
train. and was In that condition whri
he attempted to escape from the hos
lpitnl by jumping from the window.
Frank Gilshannon. aged -. "A formc
resident of Aberdeen. vas killed by Of
accident In the Milwaukee yards Mt chi
,cago. The body Will be brought 9
Aberdeen for burial. Gilshannon va
unmarried.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
PASTOR APPROVES WINE
Speaks Out for Sane use-Believes in
Facing Conditions as They Exist.
He Says.

Fitchburg, Mass. Jan. 3.-The Rev.
Alexis w. Stein. rector of Christ Epis-
copal church. had no idea when he
made public his Views on the license
question. through n letter published In
n local paper n day or two preceding
election. hat anything approaching u
sensation would he caused thereby.
The rector believes In facing condi-
tlons as they exist. This prompted
him TO give expression 60 the views ne
s%ntertains on the subject OF saloons
and drinking.
The communication which was the
means OF bringing TO the rector the
public notice ne does not crave vas
written at the request OF those Who
were Interested In obtaining n mo
vote election. In substance ~ was:
Il am one OF those who believe I'm
the use of wine and beer. The surcst
cure for the misuse OF them Is the
proper use Of them.
The man who drinks his beer In his
nome with his family and children
about him. habitually. will get no harm
himself nor do any harm TO any one
Else"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
FARMERS { E CARS.
South Dakota Railroads Cannot Meet
the Demand.

sioux Falls, =. u. Jan. 3.-From all
parts OF South Dakota come urgent
calls for cars IN which To ship to mar
ket the bumper crops ra-sed In the state
ehis wear.
The various railroads with ines en-
tering the state are simply swamped
with calls for ears. which are pouring
I'm In I'VE increasing numbers h
railroads are making efforts
Tn keep the crop moving, but so is
the quantity OF grain awaiting ship
mcnt that the railroads are utterly un-
able TO supply cars East enough TO
meet the demand. owing TO their rolling
stock not being ample to care for such
mammoth crops as were raised la the
state this year.
In the northern part OF the state.
where the snortngc In The more APP
parent. the grain dealers and elevator
men have resortcd To u novel method of
informing the distant farmer when
their elevators ARE not full. by flying
days OF the highest pinnacle OF their
elevators.
Farmers for the last month have
waited in vain for the unfurllng OF the
desired signal that grain again has
commenced To nov Elevators are
allied 20 the bursting point. and at many
points the buyers have long since been
compelled TO cease purchasing grain.
Relief from the ear shortage is ex-
pected I'm the near future. when South
Dakota's grain crop viii again COM
menCe TO move toward the big market
points without. Il Is hoped. further In
terruption.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
COAL iN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Rich Vein n a Depth Of 1900 Feet Nea.
Miller.

Miller. 8 d.. Jan A vein OF coal
eight feet thick and equal In quality TO
the best Hooking Valley soft coal was
discovered about twenty-five miles
northwest OF here by William Deuel.
while boring ar artcsian well on the
Martin Moore ranch IL In 1900 feet
below the surface OF the ground In
chalk stone and below the first flow OF
artesian wsuer. The seeming impos-
slbility Of working n coal mine thus
situated cnused contempt and disgust
rather than n celebration OF JOY over
the discovery, but IL " believed by
many that the time will come when
by some method the pal Will be raised
TO the top of the ground n used.
This extent OF the vein In not known,
but u is believed 20 underlie n large
area.
In the early SOS n vein OF coal was
discovered about twenty miles farther
northwest that furnished fuel for the
pioneers OF that neighborhood for some
time. That vein was G the surface
and was n poorer quality OF coal than
the vein discovered by Deuel. 80 deep
down I'm the earth. The gentleman
states that of the scores OF artcsian
wells he has sunk there a been no
coal found In any OF them TO speak or
except this one, although more or less
gas escapes from all OF them. The
Hyde county well that is reported To
be quite heavily charged with gas
is only n few miles west OF the Moore
well where tho thick vein OF "A IL.
and the theory Is advanced that the
coal underlies that whole section,
hough under the artesian How.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
PRINTERS CASE HELD OVER.
Much Dissatisfaction with Judge Jones
at Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. Judge
Zones. of the state circuit court, TO tho
disappointment of the striking printers
IN this city. has continued to the spring
term OF court the trial OF the Injunction
cases instituted against the members
OF the local typographical union as the
o%utgrowth OF the strike. At the sug-
gestion OF Judge Jones, the employing
printers. who some weeks age secured
the injunction. consented TO the dis
solving OF the injunction against the
women me.6r"rs OF the local typo
graphical union and other members OF
the union who have not been partic-
uiarly conspicuous In the strike. The
striking printers wished the Injunction
cases tried at the present term, but the
attorneys for the employing printers
declared they wished 10 bring to Sioux
Falls the officers Of the International
Typographical union and all h corrc-
spondence hat has taken place be-
tween the officers OF the local union and
the international union, and h "A there
fore they could not get their cases
ready for trial at the present term.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
SHERIFF REFUSES TO ARREST.
Fugitive Failed in Attempt 20 Give
Himself Up 20 Officers.

Pierre. =. d., Jan. 3.--Scveral weeks
ago Sheriff Logan. OF this county. was
approached by an individual who said
he had escaped from custody In Kan
sas City and desired to return TO face
the charge against him and wanted the
sheriff To take him In charge and re-
turn him To- the Missouri authorities for
the reward. The Missouri authorities
were wired and said the man was
wanted all right. and that n reward OF
$50 would be paid for his return. After
Figuring out the cost OF W tickets to
Kansas city and one return trip on top
OF that sheriff Logan decided that he
was not looking for any such "A snap
and told the Missouri people TO come on
ana hc would show them their val
They evidently figured the same way
he did. and after the man had loafei
around here FOR several days In his
vain attempt Ia break into jail he van
ishcd az ne had come. no one knowing
from where or To where. lie probably
made his way to "a point where an Of
flccr could figure within his expenses
on q $50 leaf before he found Anyone
willing tai pay his fare back la Mis-.
souri,.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
AN OPERATOR DISAPPEARS.
Yankton Railroad Employe 10 Missins
Taking Some Cash.

Yankton, =. d.. Dec. @.-Josepi.
Cromwell, operator ard general assist
ant TO Agent +. W. Warning In the OF
fee OF the Northwestern Railroad com
pany I'm this city. disappeared SUNDAY
afternoon. taking with him, IL Is al
legged. ts4 OF the company's money. No
trace OF his method OF escaping has
been discovered. He left n letter adj
dressed q his mother in Alabama, 10
which he babe them goodby as he had
gone wrong and was determined To end
his life. The railroad authorities re.
gard this an n blum and have instituted
n vigorous search which should lead TO
his arrest.
Cromwell Is about 20 years OF age.
dark complexion. over 6 fee tail and
very slender. He speaks with n distinel
Irish accent. y
IL is alleged by Agent Warning ard
Auditor r. w. Higbee. OF Chicago. who
In here checking up the Office. thai
Cromwell lost the money In n Yankt0n
gambling house. Both express the BE-
lief hat Cromwell did not deliberately
steal the money. as he had had pos
session OF much more n.oney or sevcraI
occasions and could have collected more
on outstanding accounts which were 10
his keeping.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
UNCLE SAM KEEPS BUSY
aevernment ot6eisls A~pprehend Msn
on Reservation.

Omaha. Neb, IAN. J--CharlcA Man.
Vile has beer arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Moore near
RushvIlle ON the charge OF horse steal
ing from the Indian reservation at
Pine Ridge. He will be brought To
Omaha for a~rraignmcnt before the
United States commits sioncr.
william Blackbird. an Omaha Indian.
has been arrested on a caplas AT Rush
willie for introducing liquor onto the In.
dian reservations I'm Nebraska. He VIII
be brought To Omaha for commitment
In the Douglas county jail until his
trial can be had.
Among other arrests ut Valentine by
Deputy Marshal Allan 10 that OF III. G..
Dale. charged with making a fraudu-
lent homestead affidavit.
J. G.. Pettijohn, former register OF
tho land Office ut Valentine. and j. NJ.
Tucker. an attorney OF the am place.
have been released on 5000 bonds Tor
their before the federal
grand Jury To answe to the charge OF
conspiracy In land fraud matters there.
They were a~rraIgned before the United
states commissioner there and pleaded
not guilty To- the charges against them.
n. G.. Dale. who was arrested ut
Rushville Friday for s~ubornation of
perjury and ON the charge OF procuring
homesieaders to make fraudulent nj
lngs I'm the Modisett Brother pasture. Is
cashier OF the Stockmcn'E Bank oi
Rushville. inc OF which a. NJ. Modlsett
~ president and A. II. Modisett IL n
~stockholder. The Modisetts ave about
10000 acres under fence In Sheridan
county.
William G.. Smoot. government farm
or at the PLlc Ridge Indian agency.
was also arrested on the same charge
as hat preferred against Dale. The
two men were arraigned Saturday be-
fore the United States commissioner at
Chadron and gave bond In 5000 for
ehelr appearance before the May term
OF the federal grand jury at Omaha.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
CHURCH OFFICIALS MEET.
Inter. Denominational Commission o.
State Met at Rrookings.

Huron, =. D.. Jan. "A meeting OF
more thar passing Importance To the
churches OF South Dakota WAS held ho
Brookings last week. IL was the gath
erinE OF The inter-denomindtional com
mission Of the state, and aside from
doctors OF divinity, ministers OF the Cos
Del and dcacons. a goodly Number OF
Iaymen were present. Consideration
and the adoption OF n constitution
ELECTED deep interest. and 10 little dis
QUESTION. The one adopted IN fashioned
after the plan OF the Federal Fedora
ton Of Churches. approved at the ma
tIunnI meeting Of that organization at
its meeting In New York i'm November.
The object OF this state organization W.
TO enable churches, pastors and SUI
p~erIntendent TO become familiar with
the work In every part OF the state and
10 secure the cooperation OF the peo-
ple without reference to church aiiilia-
ton or creed. In extending and broad
euing the Christian religion.
The officers chosen for the ensuing
year are: President. W. II. Thrall. T.
d. Of Huron: vice presidents. Rev. Mr..
Msrphy OF Brookings. Rev. e. y. Ha-
ser VI Mitchell. Rev. Mr.. Hardman OF
Brool.lngs: the executive committee Is
composed Of the ofiicers-elect and Rev.
n. RIfenbark Of Huron. Rev. VI. y. Car
sou Of Scotland. DIR. 4. ". Shanafelt
and Hon coe ]. Crawford Of Huron.
Rev. Mr.. DICK OF BroSkings II treasurer
and Rev. r.. ~. Grant o Huron IN sscre-
Iary. The next annual meeting VIII be
held In November. 1896. the place and
tnfe "a be named later.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
NOTORIOUS BAD MAN
HAS Been Capture
Joe DeMarche, Wanted
R~ustling, Bound Over to
Circuit Court.
WAS A CLEVER ARE
Officers Found u impossible 10 Lee,
Him Until Statutory Limit Had
Expired, When psmarehe
Became Too Bold.

Oacoma. s. ID, Dec. 30.-The no,I
ious Joe DeMarche. for years one |
tthe most noted cattle rustlers liy1
west OF westover In Lyman cou-1
hwns bound over To appear ut the Ia
lunry term OF court TO be held nj M
place. A warrant has been out for ~
for years for rustling, but the offs,
found IL impossible TO locate him urs
the three years statutory limit d,
expired, when he became more III
again and vcntured 10 show himself
formerly.
While In this unsuspecting mood F,
was arrested by Sheriff Pickett OF
charge OF subornation OF perjury.
After some difficulty. the state ~,
cceded I'm getting Andrew Night n,
out OF the state pcnitentiary NJ Sios
Falls TO testify rs the star witness
the case.
The caso against DeMarche grew q
OF the arrest and conviction OF Andre
Night Pipe two years ago last June .
a charge OF larceny.
Night Pipe has at various times sin,
his conviction been telling things out
court and declared no was Willing
come back to Lyman county and test,
against the parties who were rcspo,
sible for getting him into trouble.
In order to protect Night Pipe. Y
DcMR.che IL accused OF fixing up
statement for the benefit OF witness
ard to which they should all swts
The witnesses testified as told by II
Marche. as Is now alleged, and AZ
result DeMarche finds himself I
hgaiBzt q charge OF subornation OF 81
sury. The case created n sensation
everybody had about concluded n
DcMarche had succeeded In eludli
punishment for his alleged misdce
and few believed that States Attorn'
Williamson would be able TO bind hi
bver.
The state. however. had carcfu.
prepared lis side OF the case and put
q vigorous fight against n most stu
born opposition by former States A
torney Bartine. IL promises TO be
light royal In the circuit court Us II
learned that Mr.. DeMarche will be q
Tended by three OF the ablcst lawys
in the state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04

A scientific commission which has
been investigating the pcculiarities or
the Mediterranean or Malta fever has
come upon evidence which shows that
the Infection OF the disease may be
transmitted by goats. DIR. Dammit and
Major Horrocks found the specific or
ganism OF the fever I'm the milk or
goats that were apparently healthy.
The blood OF several OF the goats gave
n reaction which Is peculiar TO the
fever. This finding is not only I'M
portant for Malta. but for many other
places within the Mediterranean area.
Gibraltar Is n OF these where this
fever Is very prevalent. and goats are
almost the only source OF the milk sup
ply.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
FIRE At BERESfORD
CAUSES BIG LOSS
The Towns Electric Plant anc
New Steam Mill Com
pIeteIy Destroyed.
LOSS is o s25, 600
AZ the Fire Was Not Seen by Aryen,
Until Buildings Were Covered by
Flames the Origin 10 q
Mystery.

Beresford. =. ID. Jan. Fire nj an
early lot hits morning completely
destroyed the electric plant here and
the new steam -four mill.
The W. buildings were IN n mass OF
flames before any knew OF the nro.
An alarm an quickly spread through
the town. but although every cnor1 was
made to check the dcstruCtibllity of the
IRE. both buildings and contents burned
TO the ground.
The city will now be In total dirk
ness the rest OF the winter. or until n
new light plant can be erected.
The property was owned by A. q.
Mason. who came here last spring from
Missouri. lie states hat he Will re-
build a once.
The loss In It's entirety Is estimated
at SIS. 900, with insurance TO cover
$4,000 worth OF n destroyed prop
erty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
ROBBED
and HIT BY TRAIN
L. G. Beaver Left on Railroad
Right Of Way by Murder
Gus Thugs.
PROMINENT ARMOUR MAN
Ne Was Partially Aroused by incoming
Freight Train, Struggled To Get
Out Of Danger. but Had
His Fingers Cut OF.

Armour. 8. D.. Jan. IL. @. Beaver.
n respected resident OF this city. was
held up last night Mt 1880 near the
mill at the edge OF the city by two
masked men. sandbagged. robbed OF
his watch money and other vaiuables
and left on the railroad right OF way
In a semi-conscious condition. He
heard the roar OF the incoming freight
md struggled To- get n safe distance
from the train. He then relapsed into
Inconsistencies and later when he
came 20 10 found that In falling he had
thrown his left hand across the rails
and that the fingers had been severed
by the passing train. There In no clue
60 the robbers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
CHASED BY WOLVES.
Man Near Hoimquist, unsrmed, Al.
tackled by Fierce Prairie p%eniEens.

Holmquist. s. d., Jan. 1.-The resi-
dents of his part OF Day county were
greatly alarmed when Howard Rasmus
drove hurriedly into town and reported
that while on the road some distance
out he had been chased by "A pack OF
wolves. Aiming himself with "a rife
md n plentiful supply OF ammunition
NE left town for the purpose of ami
hilnting the alleged pack OF wolves.
But no trace OF the animals could be
found. They evidently thought pru-
dence the better part OF valor n de-
parted for a new field OF operations.
Notwithstanding that the wolves have
disappeared. timid residents of the
country for miles around hardly dare
venture out OF doors after dark for fear
OF being attacked 10y the animals.
which RasInus represented TO be OF an
unusually fierce character.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
CALL TO

Aberdeen, s. d.. Dec. 3O.-The Chris
tIan church has extended "A call I'd
Rev. W. r.. Jinnett OF indianapolis, Ind.
To the passionate recently made vacan
by the resignation Of Rev. DIR. NJ. u.
Ainsworth. II IL understood that Rev.
Mr.. Jinnett will accept the appoint
ment. The Baptist church. which has
been without "a pastor since July !. has
extended n call to Rev. &. +. Bronson
OF w~orthington. Mimi. which has been
accepted by the latter. who will COM
mence his passionate on February l.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-04
SWEEPS FIVE OVERHEARD.

Woods Hole. Mass. Jan. IA great
wave, reaching almost tidal proper
lions. rolled up Vineyard sound Satur-
day night and. overtaking the 1--WE
snasted schooner Henry q. Barrett.
tumbled over the stern n swept over
board TO their death Captain Joshun
Norton. OF RichIand. Me. the com
mander OF the vessel. and his mate.
James Conley. OF 81. Johns. ~. Il. The
wave carried away the deck house and
did considerable other damage TO tn
shin,