The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
Day in History

Abraham on this day. A. NJ. 1891.
1870 A. D.-The modified prayer book
h canes into use In all Protestant Epis-
copal churches In the United States.
1900 A. D.-Trcaty OF 81 Ildefonso. by
which Spain coded Louisiana TO
1907 A. D.-The first steamboat. tho
Cicrmont. invented by Fulton. sailed
from New York TO Albany. IL was
iSo feet In length and made nvs
miles per hour.
Is33 A. D.--Inception OF our system OF
national banks. President Jackson or
dering the public funds removed from
the Bank OF the United States and
deposited In certain selected banks
throughout the country.
ist7 A. D.-vioient tornado unroofed
factory at Portsmouth. N. H.
weighing not less than 10000 pounds.
IL separated into three sections. and
the largest. weighing $4,000 pounds.
was carried 900 feet before II was
dropped To earth.
hs&s A. D.-Hudson river railroad op-'
cned to Peekskill.
1854 A. DIS. 8. Yankee Blade. from
Frisco To Panama. struck reef and
was wrecked. Out OF 500 passengers
aboard only fifteen were lost. al
though specie To the amount OF $780,
900 went down.
1881 A. D.-Reduction OF letter postage
in this country from to , cents per
1856 A. D.-Postoffice department In
augurates system OF special delivery
Of mail.
1891 A. D.--stanford university at Palo
Alto. California. was opened with <1s
pupils already entered.
October ,:
Isll-First newspaper issued ut Buffalo.
~ Y
iss.-A severe gale swept over the At
lantic ocean and the English channel.
entaiiing great destruction OF prop
erty and loss of life.
lss2-Battie OF Corinth. Miss. The en-
trenched federais under General
Rosecrans. 10000 strong. repulse the
terrible attack OF Generals Van Dorm.
Price and Lowell with $1,000 men.
Federal losses 3S5 killed. i.sr wound
ed. 32i missing. Confcderates. 1.t25
killed. 5.ss2 wounded and 2,:ss mis-
sing.
iSs7-Dcath OF Elias Howe. inventor OF
the sewing machine. aEed -.
isS3-New York Herald establishes It's
own news stands for selling the pa
per Mt cents per copy. the News
dealers association having refused TO
sell Il for less than cents.
iSs3-State board OF inquiry met ut
Philadelphia To investigate the legal
relations OF the Standard on COM
pany 10 the state. It's conduct aS TO
the payment or taxes To the state. etc.
iSS3-Fire destroys the exposition build
ings and exhibits ut Pittsburg. worth
Loco. 0O0
,Sei-At Boston a petition with over
ten miles az signatures II prepared
for presentation TO the ensuing great
temperance convention. In favor or
outlawing the liquo. traffic and opium
trade.
ls9i-LIttle Rock. Ark. visited By
tornado: four killed. many injured.
and property worth 100000 de-
stroyed.
tSss-President Mckinley presents Ad-
miral George Dewey with n sword OF
honor at the capitol Washington.
1884 brother OF Dom Paul Kruger
passing through Chicago on his way
from Nebraska TO the Transvaal en-
deavored To raise regiment there.
October 4:
i22e-Francis OF Assist founder OF the
order OF Franciscans or gray friars.
died
disqualification OF the FIRST edition OF
the whole bible In the English Ian
guage. being the translat ton OF Niles
Coverdale.
16O9-Hcndrick Hudson, having ex-
plored the river TO where II divided
itself I'm several branches. returned to
its mouth on this day. put to sea with
all sails set. 20 report his valuable
discovery.
l7OI-Alexander Selkirk. Scottish
mariner. put ashore on the desert ISL
and OF Juan Fernandez. by order OF
his captain with whom he had had a
quarrel. Tie was marooncd there for
three years. living on Ash. fruits and
goats.
i777--Battle OF Germantown. I'm which
the Americans were defeated with n
loss Of 200 killed. 900 wounded and 400
taken. The British loss was COO In
iIllcd and wounded.
iSi3-General Harrison attacked by the
Indians Mt Chatham. They were re-
pulsed and pursued some miles and
great quantity OF arms and ammu-
milton was captured.
1Si5---A British force under Lieutenant
Colonel Lethbridge cmbarks I'm TWEEN
ty-five boats and two gunboats TO
capture Ogdensburg: they were
driven back by General Brown with
out effecting a landing.
iS53-The Great Republic. n mammoth
clipper OF 1000 tons burden. and the
largest merchant vessel In the world
was launched nj East Boston. Mass.
lssi-Aeronaut In Mountain In the SER
vices OF the union army. makes an
ascension. passes over confederate
lines and dcsccnds into Maryland.
iS9O-The Niagara tunnel was begun nj
1912 when the first sod was lifted by
G.. u. Gaskill, president OF tho
Niagara Power company.
October g.