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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
DRUGGISTS WILL MEET.
Twenty First Annual Convention Will
5e Held in Sioux Falls Auu. 22-23.

Sioux Falls. :. D.. Aug. S.-The twen-
ty-nrst annual convention OF the State
Pharmaceutical association Will be held
In Sioux Falls on August 80. y and -.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the gathering. The meeting OF the
association this year promises TO be
the best In the history OF the associa-
tlon. and will be largely attended. The
business sessions VIII be held I'm the
Elk building.
Secretary Rent states that In addi-
ton Ia the business portion OF the an
nunl convention. special attention has
been paid TO arranging the program foi
the social and sport events. There are
something like nifty events or contests
In which the druggists. travelling sales
men and the ladies Will participate In
hope OF capturing one OF the Ave prizes
which Will be offered In practically ev-
cry contest. The field sports and other
contests VIII take place nt the pail
sades. near Garretson. Arrangements
have been made by which the Great
Northern railroad Will run an excursion
train from Sioux Falls to the palisades
In order To accommodate those who
wish to participate I'm or witness the
field sports and other contests.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
SOUTH pAkoTA's BLUE LAWS.
u 10 Wicked 10 Play Baseball or Go
p~ienickina on the Sabbath Day.

Yankton. 3. D., Aug. 2-Fcw people IN
South Dakota realize that on the statute
books OF the state there remains an an
cient blu law which IL well nigh ns rig
orous as those which kept the early New
Englanders In the straight and narrow
path. An action begun yesterday In this
city will bring the presence OF the law
forcibly to the minds Of eixtccn yoans men
who committed "A grave onrnre against
the peace and dignity OF tho state and In.
cidcnially fractured the sacred blu law
on Sunday last by playing a game OF base.
ball.
Nine young Americans OF Yankton made
arrangements TO meet "A corresponding
lumber OF husky youths from the corn
fields and hay meadows OF Mission Hill
vicinity in an S0-acrc tract which had
been leased for the purpose and there To
give a genuine exhibition OF the rural
brand OF the American game. Previously
there had been some friction between the
real sports and some Of the ~ncighhoTH
who objected to the sacrIcge on the day.
and notice had been served on the adj
vance agent that there would be nothing
doing In the hay meadow oscn nj the cost
OF invoking the law This warming the
boys saw nt 10 disregard and assembled
pcr arrangements, and after the usual
prcllmlnarics got away from the wire In
good order. About this time "A son OF the
obJccting ~nclEhbor strollcd onto the field.
This was the signal for "A stampede In tn"
direction OF the representative OF the law
and gospel. and without more ado he was
nummariiy and somewhat forcihly eject
ell from the field. This whole anair II now
being aired In court with sixteen OF the
players M defendants In an action for
Sabbath breaking and one rs defendant In
an action for head breaking.
The South dakota Law governing tho
Keeping OF the Sabbath u much moro
strict than the majority OF people suppose.
4, provides that labor OF any kind. except
that which II absolutely necessary. all
public sports. all public traffic. all sale or
Offering for sale OF merchandise. all en-
saging Ia trades. manufacturing or mcr-
camille c~mployments and several other
minor acts constitute sabbath breaking.
No sunday baseball. Sunday drives and
plcnlcs. pulling OF weeds In the back gar
den. slipping down TO the store o. Sunday
morning 10 yell a friend a bill OF goods.
no Sunday morning shavcs and shoe
shines. not even shall the sundly paper
b. purchased with Its alluring comic sup
plcmcnt unless NJ the peril OF Infringe
mcnt on the bluc laws OF the stale.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
FORT RILEY TRIP
COSTS TOO MUCH
Railroad Fare Prohibits S. ..
N. @. From Participating In
Regular Army Maneuvers.
WILL GO INTO CAMP
Officers Decided 20 Abandon Trip anf
to Have Eiaht.pa Eneampment
on State Grounds at Lake
kampeska.

WATERFOWL. s. D.. Aug. 1.-The South
Dakota National Guard Will not so To
Fort Riley. Kas.. to participate Ia the
regular army maneuvers n decis-
Ion was made by the commissioned Of
ficers Of the guard In "A meeting with
the adjutant general ut headquarters
I'm this city. and In place OF the trip to
the regular army post IL was decided
TO hold An encampment OH the state
camp grounds on the shore OF Lake
kampeska, near WATERFOWL. August ,
To iG.
Officers and men have been planning
for weeks on the trip to the regular
army post and the participation In ma
neuvers there M the abandonment OF
II In "A disappointment to all. but the
trip had To be abandoned on
OF the expense. The recent session OF
congress included I'm the regular army
appropriation bill 100000 for holding
camps OF concentration Of the regular
army and militia at different points IN
the United States. South Dakota was
allotted for these purposes $4,000. TO be
divided as follows:
Seven thousand dollars for transport
tation. 5000 for pay. n $1,000 for sub
~sistence.
AZ the time the apportionmcnt was
made TO the different states IL was be-
lieved the railroad companies would
transport troops To Fort Riley ana re-
turn at the usual rate for this class
az business, 1 cent per mile. llowing
the usual amount OF baggage. Al n
meeting OF the Western Passenger asso.
citation. held after the apportionment
was made to the different states. II was
decided To- charge Ia cents per mile n
to charge the regular excess baggage
rates on all tentagc and camp equip
axe Notwithstanding the fac, that each
soldiers personal baggage would not
exceed nfty pounds per "A u there
was. or should have been. nj least JOG
pounds per man TO apply on the camr
equipage.
The adIustant general has X un.
der Amusement the proposition TO send
one battalion To the mnncuvers insteac
OF n full regiment and this may be
done.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
VICTIM OF
POISONED DRINKS
Angel OF Death Reaping Harvest
As Result Of Wholesale
Poisoning.
BRISTOL BURlEs THREE
Death and Sickness in Many Northern
South Dakota Towns Resulting
from Excursion 10
Evarts.

Bristol. 3. d.. Aug. S-Bristol buried
It's third victim yesterday of the hor-
rihie wholesale poisoning Mt Evarts OF
the c~Scursionis;s to that place the nrst
OF July. Andover and Webster have
each paid by n death for the part ia
thu holiday. while all along the IL. N
ID. division OF the Milwaukee road that
furnished the excurslonists nearly one
hundred victims are still tossing on
their beds In the delirIum OF typhoid
fever.
The blame for II all seems hard TO
nx. While the lemonade can count It's
victims by the scorc. the chicken s;ews
set we'd at the restaurants also claim
n large number OF victims as does also
the ice water. IL seems as II the whole
place was cursed and In many n home
In this part OF the state h news that
Evarts IL TO be abandoned b" the Mil
waukee road and the site deserted In
received with grim satisfaction. The
name Of Eyarts will always call up
sorrowfui memories.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Sioux Falls. =. D.. AUG. b.-Arrnngc-
ments have been completed for the an
nual convention OF the Minnehaha
County Sunday school association.
which will be held at Valley Springs ON
gust rs and 10. Leading clergymen and
Sunday school workers from Sioux
Falls and the other cities and towns
Of the county will be present To adj
dress the gathering n assist In max
Ing the convention the most successful
ever held by the association.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
He MUST BE AN ELK.
South Dakota Man Goes Crazy When.
ever the Clock Strikes Eleven.

Howard, :. d.. Aug. s.-August
Schultz, son of prominent residents of
the country near Howard. is the victim
OF n peculiar ease OF Insanity.
As the clock struck II he suddenly
and without the slightest warning be-
came a ruving maniac. This was at
night. IL was necessary To summon
the officers. who locked him up for the
night. The next morning he appeared
To be all right once mere. and was re-
leased and permitted TO return home
with his father. However. when the
clock hat night again struck IL he
again became y raying maniac. and 10
required several men To control him.
The board OF insanity had "A meeting.
and after examining him decided IL
was best that he should be placed In
the state hospital for the insane at
Yankton. where he now has been TIA
ken.
His insanity Is believed TO be- due 10
the excessive heat OF the few days
prior To the time when he first be-
came violent.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
SEIZED WITH CRAMPS; BROWNS

Ynnkton. :. D., Aug. S.-John Buck
NAM. aged ~ years. son of Henry Buck
NAM. n wealthy retired farmer. was
drowned today In the James river near
the Dnughcrty ranch. thirteen miles
east OF here. The young man had gone
I'm swimming with "A number OF com.
panIons. n ls believed he was taken
with cramps. for he sank suddenly IN
midstrenm and no n MAS able To help
him. Mr.. Buchanan had been engaged
IN business ut Mission Hill. The lam
ily Ii well known In this section.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
TWO LAND OFFICES
MAY BE ABANDONED


Aberdeen. =. D.. Aug. 6.-Rumor 4
current In land Office circles TO the q.
feet that the land Offices MT Huron ard
watertown are tn be moved TO IN,
city and combined with the Abcrdesu
Office. Though non OF the Abcrds,u
officials would deny or affirm tina,
rumor. IL In learned on good authoriiv
that there II something To II and Aber.
deem people need not be surprised IA
see the combination become effective h
the near future.
The reason for the change IL said "a
be due tn the fact that both the Huor
and WATERFOWL offices have outlIy.s
land for the original homestead entri.,
has been fkd on and the fnaI
entries are rapidly nearing consumms.
ton. The fees from both the Offices AZ.
not enough Ia pay for the Expense a,
operating them and Uncle Sam IL e,.
IDENTIFY looking for n reduction In M,
expense account.
The business done by the Huron a..
fee the past year was ls' original
homestead entries and i52 final cniriesI
The fees for the year were 2.SggS
and the total business transacted va,
SO. ai2.14.
During the year the WATERFOWL On.
nce received To- original entries ana
30s finals. The fees amounted To 81.
1t1.s5 and the total amoun OF bushes.
done was 81. 6ss.0T.
From these figures u Will be see,
that the combined fees do not agers-
gate $4,000. The expense OF operating
the offices are said TO be n little In ad.
vance OF $4,000.
The business done by the MItch.r
land Office I'm its home district was verr
light. their being but forty original On.
tries and eighty finals. The Rosebut
business helped that Office out, howI
ever. sending In $50 new entries.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
INVOKE THE REFERENDUM.
Sioux Falls People Ask for Vote on
Question Of Buying Waterworks.

Sioux Falls. =. d.. Aug.
who are Interested In the question in
yoiving the proposed sale of the mu-
nicipai waterworks system In this city
are circulating a referendum petition
asking the city council To submit to u
vote at n special election the PROPOSE
ton Of selling the system to the South
Dakota Water company, which for "a
period OF more thar twenty years has
been supplying Sioux Falls with water
for domestic and irc protection pur-
poses.
Under the referendum amendment to
the state constitution the petition re-
luircs the signatures Of 3 per cent. OF
the voters who cast their ballots at the
asst election. II appears certain that
the necessary number of signatures
Will be secured. II the proposition rs
submitted to- the voters the election
viii without question prove To he one
" the hottest ever held In Sioux Falls.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
VITAL STATISTICS IN BEADLE.

Huron. :. D.. Aug. S.-Vltal statistics
report for the month OF July for Bcadle
county shows out OF the % births re-
ported IL females and IL males. only
I deaths were reported. OF which .
were males and I female: causes OF
death were: from old age 1. pneu-
monIa !. cholera infantum I. drown-
ing /. or the six marriages the oldest
male was 20 and the oldest female was
CT; the youngest male was 81 and the
youngest female ~. There were three
divorces. two widows and n wild
over. only one person declared his
intention to become a citizen OF tho
United States.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
ACCIDENT RESTORES HEARING.
Shock Does What Physicians Have
Failed to Do in Il Years Time.

sisseton. s. D.. Aug. S.-The family
OF w. j. Towles. a druggist OF his
place. il one OF the happiest In the
state. the result OF what at first was
thought n serious accident.
whlls riding In their automobile last
Sunday the machine struck n stone.
throwing the occupants To the ground
and running over the ~l2-year-old daugh-
ter. Eva. n deaf mute. Her parents
thought the child dead at first. but In
stead the shock had restored her hear
ing. which she had lost when but a few
months old. following n spell OF sick
ness. All week the sense has been get
ting stronger till now she can hear the
falling of ~raindrops. Music makes her
Wild with delight and she keeps her
mother at the piano half the day long.
She In learning to talk and to under
stand spoken language. having con.
versed heretofore by the sign language.
Eva IL a bright and attractive child
and her new found gift makes her ra-
diant. and the whole town rcJoices with
her.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
CURIOSITY WAS DISASTROUS.
Trio Riding on Tender Of Locomotive
Receive Dueking in the River.

Pierpont. s. D.. Aug. s.-A trio of
visitors TO the railroad bridge one mile
north of here. which II now undergoing
repairs. had n narrow escape from se-
rious injury. They e to see the
pile driver at work. They saw IL and
nearly put the machine out 81 com.
mission.
The party was madc up OF DR.. T
W. Murphy. X. l. Folsom. editor OF the
Signal. and III. q. Rarclson. manager
OF the Picrpont Lumber company. The
trip was made ON the tender OF n loco
motive. the engine being backed To- the
scene. A brakeman had charge but
lost control Of the air brakes and the
tender crashed into the pile driver with
such force ms TO crush the rear end of
the former and badly twist the latter.
The track was tor up FOR n distance
OF about twenty feet.
All four persons ON the tender and
engine were badly shaken and escaped
with u drenching.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
STORM.
One Barn Demolished and Anoths
Burned Near Woonsocket.

w~oonsocket. 8. D.. Aug. GA heav-
wind and electrical storm last nigh
wrecked the large barn recently errc,
ed by J. w. Bills. w miles northwes
OF town. O. &. vandcrpool and LouA
Fouberg. who were sleeping In n wago'
car 200 fee from the barn. received s.
we're bruises. the car being thrown mi,
the barn bottom side up. \ large tin,
Der from the wrecked barn was drives
into the side OF the farm house.
George Crunncrwait's barn. north
west OF town. was struck by lightnir.
and burned 10 the ground. the loss be
Ing 500. No damage to crops By n,
storm IN reported.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09

Locks were used In the time Of the
Pharaohs. AZ karnak the visitor In
shown the sculptured representation of
q lock which IL almost exactly iike the
kind OF loci used In Egypt mt h pres
ent day. Homer says that Penelope
used n brass key to open her ward
robe. He adds that u was very crooked
and had an ivory handle. A Greek
writer who lived I'm the last half of the
twelfth century explains that such
keys were undoubtedly very ancient.
although still to be seen In CONSTANT
noplc and elsewhere. Roman locks.
like the Egyptian. required a partial
sliding OF n key. They were. how
ever, more intricate.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
sa,2o5 M FINES.

Oacoma. 4. D.. Aug. 4.-The treasury
81 Lyman county was enriched TO the
amount Of s.. 205 M the result OF the
payment OF fines imposed By Judge
Frank u. Smith. OF the state circuit
court. during n recent regular and spe-
cial term OF circuit court held In this
county. \ number OF additional cases
are pending In which the penalty Is
"A fine. and ut the next term OF court II
IN expected that fully as much viii be
collected In fines imposed upon resi-
dents Of the county who have violated
IN. Law.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
mARsHALL's NEW COURT HOUSE
Contract 10 Let for Structure TO Cost
Nearly $4,000.

Britton. s. D.. Aug. S.-The contract
has been let for Marshall county's new
court house. So. 955 being the contract
price. including heating and plumbing
'rhe building viii be OF stone. yellow
sandstone from the quarries at sand
stone. Mimi. being used for the walls
and the red Bedford nndiana) ston'
FOR trimmings. The new court hous,
will be one of the handsomest and most
substantial county buildings In tn,
state. The contract calls FOR the com.
plction OF the building by the nrst oi
September OF next year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
s2s6,5co FOR WOOL.
All Wool Growing Records Broken by
Black Hills County.

wool deliveries In this market To date
Indicate hat the predictions made
were remarkably correct. So far-and
the season In practically c~losed-the
records of Gass a uhler's warehouse
show l,iS5.1os pounds received. and
Adams g. Pcttlgrew stored about 60. 200
pounds. making a total OF i.2i5.7O9
pounds that have gone through this
market his year. Compared with the
total clip OF 1905. which was but sl5.-
600 pounds, these figures show an in
crease To this time OF $50. 100 pounds.
The price paid M this market win av-
erage about 20 cents. which makes n
total OF s2Ss.5i3.07 which the wool
GROWERS OF this county have received
this summer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
PRISONER SUICIDES
Short Tsrmsr Ends His Own Life AZ.
ter incarceration Of But 4 Months.

Sioux Falls, 8. D.. Aug. s~.-Benjamin
wenzel. about a years OF q "A pris-
oner In the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
committed suicide BY hanging himself
In his cell.
He displayed considerable ingenuity In
preparing for the taking OF his own
lift and I'm the carrying out of his pur-
pose. In some mannc he secured pos.
session Of n small card. One end of this
he fastened about his neck. while the
other end was attached to n Nentilatoi
near the top OF h cell.
lie slowly strangled to death. When
discovered his toe touched the fioor.
I'll health In supposed to have been the
cause OF his desperate act. Wenzel was
serving a term OF @ u years and had
been In the p~enitentiary only about -FOUR
months. He was sentenced from Hand
county for criminal assault.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
MAY RESULT FATALLY.
Presho Woman Struck by Lishtn'n
and 4. in Unconscious Condition.

Prcsho. s. D.. Aug. 6.-Mrs. NJ. JESSE
living three miles north, was struck
lightning. She was standing In "
house talking To "a neighbor when
small cloud went over The bolt io'
the shoes and stockings of the woHa
and she was severely burned. a neig'
Dor woman was terribly shocked. bI
IL up and around. There is no hoI
for the recovery OF Mrs. Jesspe and =,
has been unconscious ever since strae'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
TWENTY-FIVE FEET A MINUTE.
Track Laying on NJ. & ST. L. Extension
BEING Pushed Rapidly.

WATERFOWL. s. H.. Aug. 1.-THE first
spike in the Minneapolis n ST. Louis
extension from Waterfowl vas driven
mt 3 o'clock on the afternoon Of July
81. There are $50 men In the track
laying crew and two and one-half
miles OF steel are laid a day. at h rate
Of twenty-five feet per minute during
working hours.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
T%eLEeRAPHlC BRIEFS

Philadelphia. Pa.-Mrs. Laura Ham
mel, an inmate Of the Frankfort asy-
um for the insane. was given some
arm and some modern knitting needles
She crochetcd n rope n with "
ianged herself. She a been nfiiictea
vith suicidal mania for n year. but the
,sylum physicians never suspected the
micidal possibilities In n skein of yarn.
San Franeiseo-Dr. Ernest Ruther-
ord. an authority on radium. says u
xiii not cure cancer or any other dis
kase.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
REPRODUCE CUSTER MASSACRE
One Thousand Sioux Warriors Will En-.
terrain Visitors to BonestseI Fair.

Homestead. =. D.. Aug. s.-The Thru
annual fair OF the Gregory County AZ.
riculturnl society Will be held q,
Homestead on September 10. 90 and n
over $1,000 viii be offered In IRE.
miums and sports. A number Of fr,
class horses have already been booked
for the races. which Will be n special
feature. and two ball games for a
purse Of $3.50 between i've prufes.
sional teams Will be pulled on. Several
free attractions will be engaged AMI
the best brass band In the state WFl
be In attendance.
One thousand Sioux warriors OF IN
Rosebud tribe of Indians will he herc
during tho fair and will help cnteriain
h great crowd with their numeruu,
war dances and will also give an ex-
hibition OF how General Clusters COM
mand Of the Seventh cavalry was mas
sacred on the Little Big Horn In June,
1876.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
NEW COURT HOUSE FOR GRANT.

Milbank. =. d.. Aug. S.-The question
of n new court. house FOR this tGrantD
county IL being agitatcd here. The
first county building was burned and
the present structure was erected with
the intention Of It's being only a tenn
porary makcshift uatil the county could
afford "A good building. Grant county
In now rich. prosperous n practically
out Of debt. md II is felt that the time
has come to build n county capital
that will be n credlt to the county. IL
IL probable that the commissioners viii
consider the question at their next
meeting.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09

London had recently a novelty In q
breach of promiss suit. or at any rate
In the evidence introduced. The young
people having arranged tn get married
exactly 10 weeks from their engage
mcnt. kept tally OF the time by thread
ting 10 squares OF cardboard on n
piece of string and taking n on and
throwing IL away every Sunday even
Ing. This In a decided Improvement
on the schoolboy's plan OF the number
OF days to the holidays. with one a
crossed out every night. Incidentally.
u may help the assessment OF an
agcs II n breach results. In this In
STAN ninety nine squares had been
removed when all was over. and &ez5
was claimed and awarded.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
REpFIeLo AFTER CONVENTION
Sphinx County Town Making Efforts
Secure MEETING Of Dairymen.

Redncld. $. D.. Aug. G.-Enoris
being made To have the next ann
convention OF the s,atc Dairy and b
termakcrs' ASSOCIATION. To- be held {
fall. held In ttfS city. Peter Nicls
manager OF thu Redneld creamery. "
r. an Influential member OF the asso,
ton. and who Keeps In close touch I"
association AFFAIRS. expresses the OF
ION that Redheld stands "A very -
chance OF capturing The convention.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09

ln~dianapolis. lnG.-Thc fact that Ma
tionai Democratic Chairman Taggari
is negotiating for properties ~ Ex-
ceisior Springs. Mo-. and also for n
pleasure resort In Mississippi has beer.
taken by his friends here TO mean h "A
he will abandon the French Lick re-
sort owing to the attitude which Gov
ernor Haniy has assumed toward him
and the methods practiced ut West
BADEN and French Lick.