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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
HAD COUNTERFEIT MONEY.

Yankton. =. d.. July 3l.-Two men.
giving the names of James Doyle and
James Cahlll, were bound over here
yesterday In the sum OF 81 200 bail each,
to answer To The next United States
court on the charge OF Issuing md hav-
ing in their possession "A quantity or
counterfeit bills. which were OF the
denomination or 81. s. and $40. The
men had $50 In these bills when
searched. so that there ~ a clear Casc
against both. They were arrested ut
Scotland and were given "a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner r.. r.
White. Both prisoners are TN he
county jail here. unable TO furnish
bonds.
The harvest prospects were never bet
ter In this county than now. rs the har-
vcstcr Is practically la every field In the
county. AZ usua the thrcshcr VIII
quickly follow the cutting of the grain
and IL IN confidently expected hat This
year the state will roll up It's banner
year I'm its history. This county viii
not be- an exception. as the wcather has
been most favorable, no had storms 20
far aud no hail. and wheat AM oats
are "a remarkable crop. Corn w. not 4
bit behind In prospective yield. and
will be- heard from later with equally rs
satisfactory rcRu.t~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
CATTLE GIVE
WAY TO SHEEP
South Dakota Ranchmen Are
Gradually Changing From
One 10 the Other.
WOOL IN BUTTE COUNTY
1,75o,ooo Pounds Of Wool Shipped from
Butte County Alone Last Year.
and Belle Fourehe Becomes
Largest Shipping Market.

Belle Fourchc. =. D., July 3O.-This
town. which has been for come time
h largest cattle shipping market In
h world. bids fair now to change It's
character and become. instead. an Inn
portant point for shipping sheep. For
h last three years the stock Interests
in Butte county have been gradually
changing from cattle To sheep. Many
men who owned cattle have turned
their attention To sheep. some OF them
having gone SO far AS to relinquish
ull thcig cattle holdings.
Last year there was shipped from
Belle Fourche s9S. 900 pounds of wool.
and u II estimated that the crop which
will go out from this market during
the next month will rot be less than
1905 900 pounds. This Is not the entire
crop OF Butte county. az considerable
wool IN shipped from Dickinson, ~. D.,
and also from Evarts. =. ID. The
amount OF Butte county wool going
through those two towns will approx
mate 10000 pounds. making the total
crop for the county this ear In the
ncighborhood OF i.150.O 900 pounds.
Not less than 80. 900 sheep are on the
ranges adjacent To Belle Fourchc. and
within the next thirty days as least
$500. 900 will come into Butte county as
n result OF the sales Of wool.
The average price OF wool this year
las beer % cents. an Increase OF :
cents n pound over last years sales.
one sheepman, however, who has
about 2O.o00 sheep on the range huy
miles north of here. marketed 10000
pounds. for which he received siA
cents. Prices have been very good this
year. Feeding lambs viii bring from
s. to $2.25 this fail. and u few punches
OF eve have been sold nj IS q head.
The wool grown In this section OF the
state ranks with Montana wool. than
which there Is one better In the United
States. The adjacent ngc are espe-
Clally favorable for sheep. as there Is
an abundance OF good feed N water.
and as the natural breaks In the
try afford desirable protection for the
stock during the sudden storms OF WIN
ter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
HORSES HAVE ACQUIRED
LOCO WEED HABIT
Startling Reports Emanate
From Slim Buttes Country
in South Dakota.
iT is NOT a NEW THING
All Over the Western Range Country
Horses and Mules Have Become
Affected With n Strange De.
sire TO Eat the Weed.

Belle Fcurche. 3. D.. Aug. Ire
ports from the slim Buttes country.
ARE To the effect that the loco weed IL
once more getting in It's deadly work.
No serious trouble with the plant has
been reported for over twenty years.
Then Abe one had an entire bunch
Of horses ocoed In this same country:
but this summer. the wec Is once
more abundant. and several horscman
have suffered severely. one man having
lost "A bunch OF 100 valuable horses
up on Grand river
Stockmcn who have observed this
curious habit say that the stock first
eat the weed I'm the early spring before
the grass gets started. When they have
once tasted IL they refuse all other
nour'shWcnt. and persist In hunting
out the poison. and In the course of
several months become blind. rabid and
generally die during the late ummcr
or In h TALL. Cattle and sheep may
acquire the loco habit though u is most
common among horses. who seem To
have a special fondness for the fatal
herb. IL is u stout. silky haired plant
with oblonR leaves. and when ripe has
pods with the ends incurved. and grows
from eight inches To "A foot high. re-
scmbling Wild sage. Because. when
ripe. the seeds rattle In the pod. IL Is
sometimes called the rattle weed.
Although the state OF Colorado spent
nearly "a quarter OF n million dollars
trying To find "A cure for the habit. yet
thuS far. none has beer found. and the
only chance for loCOed stock IL to
change the range. and eve then.
though they may be persuaded In time
To eat other food. they often retain
vicious habits which make them use
less. The return of the loco habit
among horses this summer ~ viewed
with much alarm by stockmcn. as the
loco Is said TO be plentiful ON the north.
crn ranges.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
WATER co. PROPOSES,
Citizens Of Sioux Falls Will Vote on
Proposition Made by s. o. Wa
ter COMPANY.

Sioux Falls. 8. D.. July 3i.-A spc-
cial election will be called TO vote upon
the acceptance or rejection OF nm Inn
portant proposition mad To tho people
Of Sioux Falls today by the South Da-
kota Water company. which for the
past twenty years has supplied Sioux
Falls with water. and which was de-
feated In the courts In Its efforts 10
prevent the city construction OF a
municipal waterworks plant.
In It's proposition To the city tho
company offers to purchase h un-
completed municipal plant for 100000.
the mount voted for It's construction:
To ANGEL It's claim OF s55. 900 alleged
to be due for hydrant rentals from the
city. to give Sioux Falls the same
rates as Sioux City enjoys. which are
n third less than the present rates.
and TO give the city an option To pur-
chase the watcrworks system at Ave-
n periods for twenty years or any
time thereafter at its appraised value.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
pEApwoop DICK TO THE FORE.

Lead. S. ID. July 3i.-'Deadwood
Dick" IL leaving with a few friends
for Shoshonc where lac viii take n hand
in helping TO put the country In obed.
fence To law aad order. They no over.
land from this point. starting nj sunut
and travelling with all the speed their
ponies can muster. There ~ no part
or this country that ~ unfamiliar to
Dick. IN he has Travelled In all dircc.
tions In the west while scouting
through this country In the early days.
As he In ~ well posted In regard To
geographical conditions n also In re.
gard TO the character OF the men who
make trouble in new countries he VIII
be OF great assistance To- the S~hoshone
authorities In helping To- bring that see.
tion OF the land under the hand Of the
law. This Is the FIRST time In nine
years that "Dcadwood Dick has
broken away from the shacklcs of civil
ization that hold him IN SO unwelcome
n grip and taken n glimpse OF the old
life In which he bore 80 notable u part.
The boys laugh TT hat jug ] am
taking" he said. but there's no
whisky IN II. That's vinegar To- use
when we strike mn nlkall country. Just
4 few drops OF vinegar and the water
u all right. Why don I take whisky?
Why. I'm not afraid 81 snake bites.
No. h rea eason IL this. When I'm
In town n | want n drink OF beer or
~ whisky ! take II. and that's all there
~ TO IL: but when I used TO be ON the
plains I never had II with me. when
a m has whisky with him. he wants
two or three slings when he gets back
To camp Mt night. and then he gets
stupid and sleeps sound. And In those
lays ~ didn't do To sleep sound. oh.
! suppose Il would be all right To now.
but I've got into the habit and that's
all there In TO It."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
CATTLE HAVE THE RABIES.
Many Head Near Oldham Have Had
10 Be Killed.

Oldham. :. D.. July 3o.-Some OF the
cattle In this vicinity nave developed
strong symptoms OF hydrophobia. and
n has beer found necessary to Kill sew
cral OF them. About three months age
n dog belonging TO l.. g. Peterson. -
farmer residing near here. went mad.
aud before IL could be killed bit sew
oral other dogs and a number of Mr..
P%etcrson's cattle. IL is feared tina 9th
er cattle I'm addition to those which
we're killed may develop symptoms oi
h~ydrophnbia. and a close watch Is be.
ing maintained SO they may be killed
promptly II they show signs OF rabies.
So great Is the crop In this vicinity
that IL is doubtful II the elevators WIZ
be able TO handle Il. In order To pre-
vent a grain blockade the local roller
mill Is being transformed into a grain
elevator. with a capacity of $4,000 bush
els. This will make six grain ~eNato
for Oldham. and Il Is hoped these VIII
be sufficient To handle the grain o! this
locality.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
BOOM IN TELEPHONE BUSINESS
2cs Companies in South Dakota Nov.
4 Ten Years AGO.

Pierre. s. d.. July 3O.--Thc report
filed with the state auditor for the pug.
pose OF telephone assessments SHOW
that there has been an Increase OF six.
ty-nve such companies In the state
since the return was made To h board
n year ago making EOS separate CON.
panics which have reported this year.
This growth OF telephone business
has been the work OF less than ten
years. The report OF the auditor Tor
1895 showed -four companies operating
ut Aberdeen. In the Black Hills. aud
the Northwestern and Waterfowl com.
panIes. two OF which were only local
exchanges. In that year the Black
Hills company returned EOS miles or
wire n the Northwestern IS miles
which were all the toll lines In the
state. much OF the Black Hills mileage
being I'm the local systems.
This business has grown until the re-.
port OF last year showed $500 miles %
line In the state. and the Increase this
year viii make IL over 10000 miles. aud
IA large moun OF this IN OF farmers
lines which bring the agricultural CON-.
munitics In touch with the outside
world.
White fully half the companies are o..
the farmer class. they OF course do not
make up half the mileage. ms the long
distance toll lines and the cities make
up the largest part. This first OF the
independent lines on the record Were
the ]. l.. Zeitlow. which showed up IN
the 1897 reports. and since then the IN.
dependents have beer extending every
year. until II IN n very small hamlet
and an isolated farm which have no.
telephone communication.
The growth OF the telephone business
has simply been wonderful. and. as q
has the whole country west OF the
Missouri river TO expand in. II Is no Idle
prophecy tn say that II will be double.
In the next " years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
GOVERNMENT VS.. BREWERY.
Failure 20 AFRS Revenue Stamps Causes
Trouble at Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls. y. d. July 2O.-Two halt
barrels OF beer which We're shipped
from the Sioux Falls warehouse Of the
Val Blutz Brewing company. have got
ten the brewing company nnd It's agent
into a difficulty with the government.
This was because the half barrels DID
not have affixed To them the revenue
stamps required by the tcdcIAl stat
utes.
The tecr az shipped Ia George
Ryan. a saloonkcepcr at Flandreau.
DCpaty Internal Revenue Collector
Simpson. 81 FIlndrcnu. Glanced To bc
in front OF Ryau's place when the beer
was unloaded from "A drny and noted
that The half barrels were without
revenue stamps. lie ut once connscated
the barrels and made "A report to Col
I.ttor Ei,crmuu. who made n COM
Ilaint which caused tho United States
authorities I'm this city to take action
I'm the case.
I. J.. Amman. the Sioux Falls man
agCr of the company. WAS arrested and
taken before United states CommisS-
sioucr II. j. Conway. or this city. on the
charge OF being responsible Tor the
violation OF the law. The defendant
hin rclr took the witness stand and
anon other things testified hat Il was
the practice OF his ompauy to stamp
Ecgs. barrels ana half barrels OF beer
with rcycuu" stamps prior Ia their
shipment from the headquarters ~ the
company ~ Milwaukee. agents at
warehouses having nothing Ia do with
q. Largely on his testimony the case
against him waH dismissed By Commits
si11.r Conway.
However contrary to expectations.
Ills viii not end the matter. IL rs stated
On the best OF authority that the gov
eminent will take the matter before %
Tnlci Sttnes grand jury which r. Ia
convene nj Dcadwood Ia September and
VIII cuienvor TO cCure un Indictment
iu the case.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
CITY PARK FOR sPsARFlsH.

Spcarnsh. :. -. July :i.-Talg city
has been for some time attempting Il
establish n city park and President
Cook 90 the State Normal school has
come To- the front with a feasible Eug-
Eestion. lie proposes that the city ip!l
with the state and cCu a public Iark
on the state grounds brtw cen the nor
NAL school buildings aal the SpcaTnsi
river. such "a park would Cpnsniu about
twenty-five acres. would boast a small
lake In the enclosure. would lie laid
u by n landscape g%ardcrc-. ami wuul !
be- planted with the choicest 81 trees
and shrubbcry. MIR Cook further pro-
poses 10 sink an artvsial w'll on The
school grounds, and IL ttis were done
ample water would be- supplied fri all
the needs of the park.
a scheme similar To this has bcr1
worked out with great success az Eai.-
son. =. d.. where the citizens have mr.
ganiZcd an Improvement committee fpr
the purpose OF improving the grounds
OF the state normal ychool.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
FIGHT FIRE; SAVE TOWN
Desperate Battle With Flames at Bath.
S. o. Prevents Great

Aberdeen. s. d.. July 3i.-Firc de.
stroycd the Empire %lcvator nj Bath.
:. D.. nj 5 o'clock this morning. The
estimated loss IL $4,000.
The building contained 1000 bushels
OF oats. 1000 bushels OF wheat and
1000 bushels OF flax. Citizens and
farmers OF the surrounding country
battled with the flames and saved the
town from destruction.
The IRE was caused by lightning
striking the building. There Is some
insurance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
DROWNED WHILE SLEEPING.
Railroad Grader Near Aberdeen Eel
into Creek and Was Drowned.

Aberdeen. x. d.. July 30.-An acct
ientnl drowning occurred In Snake
,reek about onc mile from Mansfield
ate yesterday afternoon. the victim
being Michael Goose. "A railroad grader.
This man went In sleep ON "A ledge
inder "a bridge spanning the creek and
VAS there when three other grader
went there about 6 o'clock. An hour
later one 81 the men awoke n no.
llccd that Goose was missing. although
his coat. hat ans shoes were lying
whore he left them. lie aroused his
companions and they began "A search.
Failing to find the nan they notified
the town marshal and he discovered
the body In the water a Few feet from
the bridge. The coroner OF this city
was notified and after an investigation
he announced IL n case Of accidental
drowning.
There were no papers on the clothes
Of the dead man that would aid the
authorities In locating his relatives "T
friends. ms OF the graders said that
Goose oncc mentioned bcs Molncs Us
his home. The police OF that city have
been notified.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
ANOTHER FEATHER IN Her cAP

Pierre. =. D., July 3U.--Supcrintcnd-
CUt Robinson. a.. tine bureau ug stats
ties. has received notification that
South Dakota has been admitted into
Al" registration area of the United
States for vital statistics. Certain reg
ulnt!oua were demanded before The
state would Lc allulltci. uud. while
these have been cDrIplisi with. tHs SUI
p~rrintcndcnt OF TIE government work
expresses a fear tins; tn, reports are
lacking In the death statiEiics. ~ thcy
are lower for South Dakota than foI
any other state which has been admit
ted into the registration area.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02

Cement. concrete. and especially re
inforced concrete will. according to
some authorities. solve many OF the
hard problems confronting the archi-
tects and builders OF modern struc-
lures. Cement is known To have been
used by tho Chnldcans. Egyptians.
Greeks md Romans. The most an
cient form OF cement was simply burnt
limestone. more or less pure. used very
much an ordinary lime In used at the
present time. The Romans were the
first To ndultcrate lime by adding GER
tain clay soils and slate for the pur-
pose OF making n cement OF n ny
draulic nature. that II, n which
would set or harden under water
Piiny. who lived I'm the first century
A. d., describes the method OF mod
flying ordinary burnt limestone and
converting Il into n foTf' OF hydraulic
cement.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
REID IS NAMED.
Appointed Postmaster at Elk Point. 8
D-snidlinaer Wins In
Waterloo.

Elk Point. 4. D.. July 30.-John p
Reid has been appointed postmaster AZ
this place, this information having beca
received here today.
oyster Bay. July 30.-The prcsldcn,
today announced the following NJ.
pointments:
Ransford Stevens Miller. jr. Of New
York. to be secretary and interpreted
20 the American embassy In Japan.
viii II. Lowery. OF Illinois. consul AZ
weimnr. Germany. and Ernest l.. Har.
ris OF Illinois. consul nj Smyrna. Tur.
key.
Postmastera: William NJ. Snidlin.
ger ut Waterloo. Ia. and John T.. Reid
at Elk Point. =. II.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
HARvEsTeRs TO RATTLE.
Great South Dakota Crop Ready for
Reapers.

Huron. 8. D.. Aug. l.-HarvcstinE Of
small grain In this locality Will Ice In
general progress within the ncx few
days. Some fields 81 macaroni wheat
and also early sown barley u ryc.
will be cut during the coming week.
The small grain harvest viii come ca
very rapidly and In spite OF the fact
that good wages are offered FOR harvest
hands. the supply will not meet the de-
mand. The small grain harvest In ih!B
part Of the state IN considered one of
the best IN It's history. while the acre
age IN. perhaps. only n trinc greater
than that OF former years, the yield
is expected Co exceed that or amy other
season. There is ample moisture for
maturing the small grain crop. but In
most localities corr would be benefited
by rain. The crop. however, although
backward M FIRST. " regarded rs fRr
advanced as last year nj this ilmc.
Spelt and millet are as good crops as
ever were grown here, while the hay
crop. which Is now being harvested. Is
exceptionally nnc ans very abundant.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02

Says the Penang Gazette OF ccrtair
conditions In the Malay peninsula:
THE number OF ~crocodilcs In h vi.
sinity OF Penang and Province wcllcs.
ley In on the increase. IL seems that
fishermen Who get them cntangled IL
their nets often release them To pre-
vent their nets from being damaged
and 90 save themselves the trouble 81
giliing them. The authorities might
offer rewards for the destruction of
these reptiles, rs VAS customary a few
years ago,"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02

To Milan. where the third interna'
tionai exposition OF industries, com
merce and art has been opened. 10
owed the word "millinery,"-a Milnne'
having been originally n Milaner. m
Importer of feminine iincry from Mi.
Ian, Just as n OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
was "A worker In "cordouan." leathc
from Cordova. IL II curious to note
how many words have come from the
geographical names OF northern Italy
There IN. for instance. ''norin." the coir
Of Florence. and pistol from Pts.
tOia.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
SEVERE
In Vicinity Of Bridgsvsatcr Crops Wer,
Destroyed.

Bridgewatcr. =. d.. Aug. IA sc.
we're hailstorm passed over this city
Saturday evening. partially destroying
the grain crops south and southeast OF
here. The hailstoncs were about the
size OF hazel nuts. and completely cov-
cred the ground In spots. Eight miles
southeast. In the vicinity OF Silver lake.
the loss was almost total. according
To latest reports.
The damage I'm this city VAS very
slight. owing to the fact that little
wind accompanied the storm. The
cloud. which was narrow In extent.
passed from northwest To southeast.
and a strip Of country between Mitchell
and Alexandria ~ reported as totally
devastated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
27 TOWNS ON ST. L. EXTENSION.

Aberdeen. :. D.. July 3i.-Thc official
list OF stations from WATERFOWL 60
Leola on the Minneapolis and 81. Louis
order named; Iakota. Florence. Wal.
lace. Bradley. Crockcr. Crnndall. Condo
Junction.. Randolph. Stratford. Nahon.
Aberdeen. Richmond. Wctouka. Leolu.
stations on the Missouri river division
are nS follows from Condo: Brantford.
Mclic,tc. Worthwhile. Chelsea. Crcsbard.
wacota. Carlyle. Onaka. Tolstol. Ho-
ven. Lowry. Alaska and Scranton. At
Condo. L.eulu and Scranton ~roundhouscs
VIII be- constructed. and In this city the
road will build n large station and
freight depot. the plans OF which have
not yet been completed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
SPLENDID NEW WELL.

Twin Brooks. $. H.. Aug. 1.-The
work OF sinking mn nrtcEiun well at
this place has been completed. and the
people OF Twin Brooks noW have an
abundant supply OF water for domestic
and fire protection purposes. The con-
tractor had considerable, difficulty with
some kind OF AN obstruction In the
bottom az the well. and WAS compelled
to explode n charge of dynamite IN tho
bottom OF the well TO clear the pipe.
This proved very successful. for no
sooner had the fragments and Dirt
been removed from the pipe hHn the
water commenced to now uvcr Tho top
OF the well casing al the rate OF about
$50 gallons per hour The well will
give the town nn ample supply 90 wa
ter Tor many years To come.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02

A family festival WAS celebrated nj
Bcgnto. I'm LiIuria. n short time ago,
which was out OF the ordinary. a
peasant couple reached the fiftieth an.
niversary OF their wedding. All thcii
descendants gathered about them FOR
the occasion. II was n goodly gather
Ing. The children. grandchildren ane
grent-grandchildren to the second gen.
Grafton numbered 200 pcrsons-cighty
Of them babics-and there Is recorded
the almost incredible fact that the
family has not known n single death
since the suspicious event nifty year,
ago from which ~ sprang.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02

DIR. Clarke Russell collected many In
stances to prove the longevity OF play
srs. Wilkes lived TO lightweight: Mrs.
Give Beard. Bctterton and Reelcy. 10
twenty-five: Murphy. Jack tombstone.
King. Winning and wallack 90 seventy
sight: Dowton reached cighty-eight:
-olley Cibber. cighty-six; Yates. ninety
Mrs. Glover was sixty-eight: Garrick.
rxty-fve: Harley. sc~vcnty-two; Liston.
fxty-nine. Pope and Quinn. seventy.
.hree,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
$4,000 o CREAM.

White Lake. =. -, July 3i,-Thc
81 tho creamery at this place
has distributed among the patrons %
the institution an aggregate 81 over
$4,000. which ~ In payment for cream
purchased during the Month 81 June.
The local creamery Is proving an i'm
portnnt factor ~ the prosperity ~ the
farmers Ga this locality. who are wise
enough To- patrcnize "a. The monthly
distribution of cash gives the farmer
patrons 81 the institution ready money
all the year around and al times when
they have no income from any other
source.