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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
QUARREL NEARLY
RESULTS IN MURDER

Fairfax, s. D., Nov. 4.-Mrs. Lloyd
Forgraye, who recently was arrested on
the charge Of shooting her husband
with intent to kill, is still an occupant
Of the county jail. having been unable
to furnish bonds. The shooting took
place In a resort conducted by her.
self and husband on the outskirts Of
Bonesteel.
Al formal charge Of assault with In
tent to Kill was lodged against Mrs.
Forgraye by States Attorney Henohue.
The defendant was taken before Judge
higgins for preliminary hearing, but
entered a plea of not guilty and waived
her preliminary examination. Bonds
for her appearance at the next term
OF state circuit court then were fixed
at $4,000. FNorgrave also ives placed UNI
der bonds In the sum OF $500, which he
furnished.
1t Is said the defense, when the case
comes to trial, will be bared upon the
ground that the shooting was acct
dental and not willfully done. 1t Is
claimed the husband and wife were the
principals in a similar shooting affair
last winter in the same resort, as the
result OF which Forgrave was shot IN
the back and wounded. Tile couple aft
erward compromised their difficulties
and departed for Omaha, where they
were legally married. afterward return.
ing to BonesteeL Jealousy 1t is said
was the aus OF the recent shooting
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
HENDERSON HE'D
FOR TRENT MURDER

Trent. S. d., Nov. 5.-Henry Hen
Erickson, grain merchant and PROM
Dition leader, charged with shooting
III. r.. Bradfield through the back Hal
iowe'en night, and who has been out
on bond, was rearrested this morning
and taken TO Flandreau, where he was
given a preliminary hearing. He was
bound over to the circuit court on the
charge OF murder In the first degreel
l3raGfield, his victim, dying in the Sioux
falls hospital at z o'clock this morn
sag.
The town is divided over the affair,
Jendrickson, the accused having many
friends who believe he was justified In
shooting. Bradtield's friends are bitteI
In their derunciation of Hendtickson
Ind many threats are heard. 1t is be-
tieved, however, that the excitement
will abate soon and the law allowed
to take its coarse.
When the trial is called, n OF the
Ereatest legal battles in the state viii
take place. Attorneys Aiken and Egan.
who opposed each other In h famous
kaufmann case, have been engaged IL
this case. Judge Aiken will defend Hen
| erickson, while George Egan Will, 1t Is
said, assist the prosecution.
Bradfield's remains will not be
brought back to Trent, but this even.
ing will be sent direct from Sioux Falls
to the home of his parents In Canton,
s. u. His father, A. Bradheld, is Q
| respected resident there. Bradfield II
survived by a wife and three daughters
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
HALF STARVED DOG
GUARDED BODY OF
MASTER, MURDERED
Wealthy Bachelor Of Henry, s
D.. Dead for a Week, Was
Slain for His Money.

watertown. S. d., Nov. 6.--The slayer
DC Frank M. Brown. the wealthy bach
elor living four miles south of Henry,
is still at large. investigation showed
that the ma had been dead TOT Q
week, the ~coroner's jury finding thai
death was caused by a gunsnol wo9hu
THE body was found on the bed IN
a corner of the one room shanty wnere
he lived. the faithful dog, half starped'
being on guard over his dead master
having evidently been shut in the house
by the murderers when they left.
The man had been shot i'm the back
OF the neck, the bullet being founo IN
the body. A revolver was IN
the grass outside the house, but was
not OF the same caliber Of h bullet.
A bullet hole was found in the door,
but had been made from within the
house. A shotgun had been taken down
from the wall and laid on the bed be-
side the body, evidently to convey the
impression that he had committed
suicide. Crossing a strip of plowed
ground surrounding h house were
traced the tracks of two men leading
toward town, but they were made be-
fore the rain and so could moi be trace
beyond the plCwing.
Stock Was Starving.
Brown was last seen alive Friday
! night of last week. Early the next
morning a neighbor called at the housf,
u got no response to his knocks, err
| cept the barking of the dog from with
in. No one else seems to have called
at the place till this morning when the
same neighbor called again and found
the stock in the barn suffering for food
and water with no evidence of care Tor
a week. He hen forced the door OF
the house and made the discovery OF
the murder.
Brown was an eccentric fellow. He
was known to be wealthy, but banked
very little of his money, keeping most
OF 1t about the premises. One man who
had worked for him declares that he
had known him to bury a large roll
of bills in a wheat bin, and at another
time he dug a hole in HIS garden and
hid an unknown mount OF currency
He was frequently seen to have a roll
of bills with him as large as his arm
and carried IN an old sack under the
straw I'm the bottom of his wagon
enough money to buy a farm.
The murderers had made a thorough
Job OF ~overhauling his premises, fol-
nothing OF value was discovered by thu
officers. How much they took vii
probably never be known, as IL II
doubtful IL the assassins will ever bt
caught, for the officers have no clev
to work on.
Leaves a Fortune.
Deceased leaves a brother and sistel
in Oklahoma. He leaves a farm worth
$40, 900 and from some papers found IL
his shanty, he was evidently interested
quite heavily in some mining and othe
stock. His grain raised this year hat
not been sold, but is all stored in hi
granary, which, with the live stock, VII
net from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
LIVE FENCE POSTS,
NEW EXPERIMENT
ON DAKOTA RANCHES
AberdeeneMan Claims He Raa
Discovered Best Method
to Enclose Pastures.

Aberdeen. S D.. Nov 2,Liyins
Fence posts IRE q possibility n South
Dakota il the farmers OF the state
win benefit by some experiments that
have been conducted for a number of
years by John Ronayne OF this city.
MI. Rcnayne's discovery may sound
rather Impossible to many persons at
first thought, but nevertheless, accord
ing to Mr.. Ronayne, living fence posts
may be had for the growing Of them
Mr.. Ronayne, who has beer study-,
ing his experiment for a number OF
years, has tested il and found II abb
solutely satisfactory. He has developed
a willow of rapid growth, which at
tho end of the fourth year VIII be large
enough 10 hold three strands Of fence
wire. Mr.. Ronayne's scheme Is for
farmers to plant the slips OF the VIII
lows at a tender age at the usual fence
post distance on the land he wishes
fenced, and let them remain there for
several seasons. At the end OF the
third year the trees viii be strong
enough TO enclose young cattle and at
the end of the fourth or fifth year to
enclose cattle Of any age.
These willows offer a double advan-
tage for they rot only make a per-
manent fence, but they give cattle an.
excellent shade through h summer.
Probably the willows would not be as.
desirable for tillable land, but for en-
closing pastures they should be 2 great
success.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
NORTHWEST no ASK
AID or C~ORTELYOU;
WANTS 10 MILLIONS
Delegation Appeals TO Secretary
of Treasury for Money to
Move the Grain.

aberdeen. s.. ID. Nov. 4.--H. &. jew
EFT. OF this city, has joined a party OF.
Minneapolis business men who yester-
day left for Washington, y, O., to in-
tercede with the secretary or the
treasury for the deposit Of S1O,00O.OOO IN
currency In the banks OF Minnesota and
North and South Dakota to move n
grain crop and the cattle business OF
the great northwest. South Dakota VIII
have two representatives on this dele
cation, the Other being ex-Congressman
&C. III. Burke, or Pierre. Congressman,
Tom Marshall. of Cakes, N. r., will be
zone of North Dakota's representatives.,
and Senator Knute Nelson, OF MINES
sofa, will be one OF the gopher states
Representatives. The other members,
OF the delegation, which Will constitute
about a dozen persons, Will be made up,
lnf Minneapolis and Duluth bankers and
Igrain men. The party expects to arrive
In Washington, ID. c., tomorrow morni
Hng to meet Secretary of the Treasury
Geo. b. C~ortelyou.
Had 1t not been for the financial fur
ry In New York city and other eastern
cities relief would not nav been made
necessary. There is money enough to-
day in the banks of the northwest TO
Icare for all the business, as there has
been in all recent years, but the east
Tern furry has caused the western bank
,ers to be cautious in making loans. As
q consequence the grain business and q
great deal OF the cattle BUSINESS OF the
northwest is at a temporary standstill.
The delegation is confident that the
secretary OF the treasury, when the
proper facts are placed before him, will
not refuse to comply with It's request.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
DAUGHTER GONE;
CARTHAGE FARMER
SAYS ABDUCTION

Carthage, S. d., Nov. 5-W. n. Dem
ing, a prominent farmer residing ives,
of this place. is in search OF parties
whom he suspects OF having abducted
his ~13-year-old daughter. He does not
charge that they had any evil inten-
tions, but that they have spirited away
the girl and placed her in the care OF
distant relatives rather than permit her
father to gain possession Of her.
Deeming, about thirteen ear ago,
married O Miss Eva Slocum, daughter
OF former residents or this vicinity, hut
who now resides at washington
Springs. After three children had been
born to them, Deming alleges his Wife
deserted him. He procured q divorce
and she afterward married another man
while he took unto himself q new wife.
The children by the first marriage res
manned in custody OF the mother, Dem
ing having never contributed to their
support. Recently Deming's ex-wife is
| said to have separated from her second
husband, and 1t was upon receipt OF
this information that Deming decided
TO look up his three children. His in
vestigation, he alleges, resulted In his
discovering that they were not being
cared for as they should be. He then
commenced an action with the object
OF having himself declared the Legal
| guardian OF the children and the rela-
tives, wishing to retain custody OF the
Oldest daughter, Hazel, aged IL, now
are charged with having spirited hef
away.
Al brother OF Deming's former father
gn-law departed a few days ago for
his old home In New York state, and
Deming charges that he took the girl
with him there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
FIRE DESTROYS N. w.
DEPOT. AT PARKER;
LOSS OVER $4,000

Parker. s. D., Noy. 5,-Fire late yes
terday afternoon destroyed the North
western depot, three freight cars filled
with merchandise, and the contents OF
the freight room, causing q loss to the
company of e $4,000. J.. III. Stem
niger, the agent, who also is president
of the telephone company, lost o
5000 worth OF telephone material.
The fire was caused by a freight en-
CINE dumping hot ashes near the plat
form. The depot was a frame struc-
ture and burned rapidly. In two on
the box cars there was merchandise
for local merchants and the other car
was loaded with household goo,ls.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
FOUR SEEK PARD0NS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre. s.. D., Nov. A meeting or
he state board of pardons has been
called for November 20. at which four
applications will be considered. One OF
them is that OF John Novins. who was
sent I'D from Lawrence county on a
charge OF robbery. Another Is the APP
plication Of Harry A. Jones. who was
sentenced from Yankton county on a
charge OF robbery. The third n Is
the application of John Kapelino. who
was sentenced from Lawrence county
on a charge OF assault with a danger
Gus al The fourth is that OF Ed
ward Davis, who was sentenced for life
from Stanley county on a charge or
murder. He asks 10 have his sentence
committed to twenty years. Other APP
plications may be presented by the time
OF the meeting OF the board, but the
four mentioned are the ones now ready
for action.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
GETTYSBURG MAN GOES
TO DAKOTA LAND OFFlCl

Rapid City. s.. D., Nov. Sword has
been received here that the interior der
partment has appointed from the civil
service department A. II. Lyman, OF
Gettysburg, s. D.. as clerk in the local
United States land office, Mr.. Lyman
has been employed in the quartermas-
ter,s department at Fort Mckenzie,
Wyo., and while his addition will ma
terialIy aid the rush OF work here. more
clerks still are needed TO keep up with
the business.
Exceeding even the month of Sep
TENDER, which until 10Y held h BAN
ner record, October land office business
passed the high water mark. There
were 1,062 original homestead entries
made here, appropriating 10000 acres
OF land, 20, 900 OF this being taken up
the last day OF the month. Even the
government inspectors are surprised at
the volume OF business that is rushing
in and the building Is to be enlarged
TO make room for the clerks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
FARMER FINDS COAL
VEIN NEAR BoNESTEEL

Bonesteel, 8. D., Nov. Ain the vi
cinity Of the burning bluff on the farm
OF = w. Babb has been discovered
what is supposed TO be bituminous
coal in considerable quantity.
Mr.. Babb made his discovery last
week and has been prospecting con-
siderably ever since with more en-
couraging results every day. He has
secured the. corporation OF c. A. John
son, OF Fairfax. a Gregory county cap
~italist, to assist him in developing the
same. MI. Johnson Is convinced that
coal is present In paying quantities
and that it would not necessitate the
outlay OF q great deal OF money to
mine the product. II has been thought
for many years that coal was to be
had In this county I'm the hills and
bluffs along the Missouri river and II
now looks as If IT might soon be q
realization.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
WAR RESULTS
IN MURDER AT TRENT

Trent. S. D., Nov. A-Bad blood x
listing between the anti-saloonists and
liquor crowd resulted in q tragedy last
night which has stirred the town to It's
very depth. While or his way home
after an evening Of Halloween cele-
ibrating with q crowd OF young men,,
N. r. Bradheld, d drug clerk, was shot
through the bach by il IS claimed,
Henry Hendrickson, a grain buyer.
Bradfeld was removed to Sioux Falls
where today he underwent on opera
ton, but the physicians give but lit
tie hope for his recovery, although they
extracted the bullet. Twenty-three or
his intestines were cut by the bullet.
The citizens of the town are anx-
iously awaiting the outcome OF Brad
fields wounds. The greatest excite
.ment prevails, and although the word
on every side by the friends OF Brad
field point strongly TO a possible lynch
ing IL the young man dies.
His alleged assailant, Mr.. Hendrick-
son. was arrested a short time after
the shooting. n is now held In JAIL
AS the town bastile 10 a himsy AFFAIR,
there would be little difficulty in gain
ing access TO the prisoner. The great
est p~recaution is being taken. This
afternoon there was some talk OF re-
moving Hendrickson to Sioux Fails Ter
safe heeping.
For some time there has been DAD
blood TIVE the two elements of the
town. There are no saloons here but
the young men OF The town some weeks
ago organized a social club" where
houor is sold. The anti-saloonists
closed the place about two weeks ago
and since then the two factions rave
been bitterly opposing each other.
Three days ago Hendrickson n
! Bradheld had a warm argument over
the saloon situation and since then
] trouble has been brewing between the
two. Hendrickson is the leader OF the
anti-saloonists while Bradfield has beer
4 the champion of the other faction.
With about fifteen other young men
Bradfeld paraded the town and carried
OUT the usual Halloween pranks. There
were several shots fred during the fes-
tivities, but It is claimed they were all
blanks. Toward the midaight hour
Hendrickson, with a shotguA over his
shoulder. marched down the Middle OF
the street to his elevator. returning to
his home a short time afterward. Ten
minutes afterward Bradfield started for
his home, about n block past Hendrick-
sons. He claims that when he turned
Hendrickson's corne he fired two shots
IN the air, which were followed by two
shots In rapid succession from Hen
erickson. n of which plowed through
A his back.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
BIG RUSH FOR LAND
AT RAPID CITY OFFICE;
MORE CLERKS NEEDED

Rapid City, S. D.. NOV. 2--An un-
p~recedented rush for land in this vicin-
ity has completely swamped the office
force in the United states land Office
here and Receiver g. p. Bennett has
appealed to Washington TO have the
number or Clerks Increased as there
seems to he no letup in The filings.
The record for tho cffiee Was estab-
lished one day this week when l5D y
p~licants filed on a total of 24,009 acres
for homesteads.
Eastern people who have finished
their work are coming here IN droVes
TO secure land,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
SOUTH DAKOTA LOSES
THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR

Pierre, S.. D., Nov. 2.--Insilrance
Commissioners Basford, in his annual
report to the governor, shows that the
different insurance companies operat-
ing in the state for the year ending
December 81. 1906, collected in pre-
amounting to $125,59147, and paid
losses OF an kinds TO the amount Of 81,
h12.O3I.5 so. He states that the state is
losing thousands of dollars through I'M
authorized companies working ! N the
state without taking out the required
licenses for their agents and asserts
that it needs legislative remedy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
COWS CHASE WOLVES
OUT OF THE PASTURE

Miller, s. d., Nov. I'll. "A.
Pearson tells about his expert
ence with wolves. He saw sew
eral after a couple of cows with
young calves. Believing, that
the calves would be taken he ran
for his gun and prepared to take
a shot at the wolves, Instead
he saw the cows with calves fol-
lowing making for q larger herd
OF cattle, the wolves in hot pur
suit. AS the believing and
scared calves approached the
herd the whole force turned
upon the wolves in great fury
and chased them out OF the pas-
ture. Mr.. Pearson, who had
been watching his chance to get
a shot at the wolves, was unable
to get aim because of the mad
rush of the cattle after them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
ONE KILLED IN
WREck

Arlington, s. D., Nov. ga wreck oc-
Cured on the South Dakota Central
railroad at this point last night, re-
suIting in the death of one man, and
a considerable smashup OF a locomotive
and a construction train. The train
engaged IN laying steel had stopped fog
water before entering the yards. anu
had no lights out. "A freight follow
Ing crashed into the engine, derailing Il
and several cars.
Joe Palyic, one of the steel gang, WI
| run over ana lived but a short tina.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
KENNEDY Is NAMED
RECEIVER OF DAKOTA
TELEPHONE COMPANY

sioux Falls, s. D.. Nov. 6.-Judge
Garland, OF the United States court, 10.
dav appointed Edward @. Kennedy, OF
this city, former United States q
shall for South Dakota, as receiver OF
the Citizens Telephone company. The
receiver was appointed az a result OF
a hearing before Judge Garland today
on application OF the Royal Trust com
pany and III. e. Amber, Of Chicago.
Mr.. Kennedy is a conservative business
man and it is believed he Will be able
10 Mace The on a sound finan,
ciai basis. His bond Is $4,000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
SLUlCE GATES OPENED;
WATER FLOODS LANDS

Belle Fourehe, S. D., Nov. 6.-For the
first time since the commencement OF
work on the big government dam here.
the sluice gates OF the canal to the d.
yerting lam were opened by Contract
or Robinson, and h water allowed 70
back up and ill the adjacent low lands.
The Belle Fourche and Redwater rtv-
ers filed sufficiently to allow the wa
ter to reach the 400-foot spillway OF the
dam.
The test showed the dam to he a
splendid piece OF work and was highly
satisfactory. Boating is an assured
thing on the rivers now for some dis
lance, and skating and ice boats will
form part OF this winters amusement
for this section OF the country.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
RELIGIOUS FANATIC
is STARVING HIMSELF.

Marion, S. d., Nov. GA rare
case OF physical endurance Is
reported here, the principal be-
ing Jacob Nechtigall, who re-
Gently lost his mind as the result
OF being afflicted by a curious
species OF religious mania. He
Is at present in,charge of a ply
stefan and is in a critical condi-
; tion.
For about two weeks he has
not eaten anything, and for sew
eral days has refused to even
drink water. His condition Is
such that he can scarcely recog-
! nize anyone. 1t is thought TO be
a matter of only "a few days be
: fore he will pass away. He is
) connected with a family which
for many years has been very
: prominent in the affairs of this
portion of the state. and has
! himself been prominent for
years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
ASKS RECEIVER FOR
TELEPHONE COMPANY

sioux Falls. s. D., Nov. 4-In the.
FEDERAL court this afternoon a motion
was made by attorneys for h ROYAL
Trnst OF Chicago, trustee
for the b~ondholders ! of the Citizens
Telephone company. OF this city, for
the foreclosure OF the mortgage held
by the b~ondholders. The trust coin-
many is insoivent and asks that a re-
ceiver be appointed. The motion Will
be argued before Judge Garland at 10
o'clock Saturday morning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
RAPID CITY YOUNG MEN
TO ORGANIZE Y. M. c.

Rapid City, S. D., Nov. 6.--Rapid City
Is to have a Y. M. c. A. This was de-
cided at a mass meeting Of h younger
element or the city who have invited
the state secretary, g. A. CarrieI, OF
Brookings, and the state chairman, >.
%. Van Benthuysen, OF Mitchell, to
come here and organize the local as
ISOLATION early this month. Meetings
will be held here on November 8, ~
and IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
SOUTH DAKOTA

No state in the union has larger or
more numerous springs than Florida.
Many OF them form good sized streams
from the start and some OF them are
t~aavigabie. THE largest spring In the
state, end one OF the largest and prob
ably the best known In the United
states, is Silver spring, which Is To-
Gated six miles east of Ocala. This
spring fvfans b source OF the Okla
Waha riverea tributary OF the st. Johns
mnd steamboats, traversing the river en-
ter the spring BASIN (which has an area
Of several acres. The water Is from
evenly v to thirty feet deep, and Is
Nonddrfullg clear, appearing absolutely
anaNnld OF color.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
CLAIMS DIPLOMAT LEE,
ENGAGED TO ANOTHER

washington, Nov. 4.--According to a
story circulated here j. ~. J.. Lee, the
American minister to Guatemala who
is engaged to the daughter Of Minister
squires of Cuba Is claimed as her
fiancee by Countess FestetIcs and the
countess has written Miss Squires'
father saying she does not propose /
give Lee up,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-11-07
Yho Imperial University Of China

The Imperial University OF China,
n hich Is under the direct supervision
.of that government, employs native in
.sErnctors with the exception OF six AM
glo- educators. whose work the
Chicago professors are unable to per-
form. DIR. T. f. Read, professor of min
ing and metallurgy of Colorado college,
at Colorado Springs. Colo, has Just re-
signed to accept one of the professor
ships at the Imperial University at
1rfen-Tain. "A