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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

Sir William Crooles has discovered
now Co get nitric acid from the air,
but the discovery has long been looked
for. Il have before me-" writes cor
respondent OF the London Chronicle
"a manual OF chemistry N which j md
= euiogy Of nitrogen and its compounds
such as nitric acid and the 50 called
compound amrnonias. Whoever says
the inspired chemist, succeeds Ia pro-
ducing those bodies In abundance from
she nitrogen OF the atmosphere with
nut the use OF organic materials Will
mot only amass q princely fortune but
must rank AZ one Of the greatest bene-
factors of the human race. inasmuch
hs such a discovery would open up an
Utmost infinite supply OF matter for the
Fertilization OF the land
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
CHILD or SIX FALLS INTO
WELL AND NEARLY FREEZES

Spencer. =. H.. Feb. :6.--Anna Laurie.
a 6-year- old schoolgirl Of this place. had
"A narrow escape from death by falling
into Il haif-dug we'll while on her way
home from school.
The girl had been in the habit Of
walking across the hole. which had
been filled with snow on which AN Ice
crust had formed. The recent warm
spell had thawed the snow and when
the little one set foot upon the ice IL
broke and preCipitated her to the bot
tom.
The well WAS In an unfrequcnted spot
and the girl might have frozen to
death had not her mother been alarmed
at her failure Ia come home from school
and instituted a search. IL was more
than AN hour. however before any one
thought Of the well. and when taken
out the child Was unconscious and half
frozen. II IL believed, however. that
she Will suffer no III effects.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
WRECK DELAYS THE
ROOSEVELT TRAIN

Washington. ID. g.. Feb. s5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived here today from
Cambridge. owing TO an accident "a
an accommodation train In the Penn
sylvania tunnel. the federal express "a
which was attached the presidents car
was shifted 20 the tracks OF the Balti-
more A. Ohio. and the train proceeded
over the latter rer>
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

Pierre. 4. H.. Feb. 2i.--Therc will b.
no session OF either body Friday exctp,
the exercises in representative hall IN
commemoration OF Srsshington's birth.
day. Governor Crawford will speak o.,
Lincoln. and President Gault OF IN.
state university. will speak on Wash
inRton.
Defeated. but not dismayed. Dowdtil
discovered n new text book bill simpl,
limiting the maximum price TO be PAID
Tor book trust goods.
Two legislative spportionment biz,
produced swearing delegations In ~.
legislative districts affected.
The senate passed the Sunday theat.r
bill which came from the house.
Farmers Killed u on.
lssenhuth's negotia BILE instrument BIZ
was jumped on by the nifty member,
OF the farmers brigade and extermir-
ated.
The bin compelling the railway CON.
mission to accept counsel from the a..
torney general and discharge II. J
Rodge failed OF "A ma jority.
Carrolfs rate bill came up at N.
head OF the calendar this morning whsn
It's author moved an amendment cut.
ting out all OF the main provisions az
the bill and substituting the existing
Law with "A limitation OF . cents instead
Of cents. and placing the promulga.
ton Of the rate In the hands OF ths
railway commission, to be done when
they determine that the rate IN equr
able. There was no opposition TO ~,
bill. and NJ votes were east for II. Al
provisions relating to mileage books ar.
omitted from the measure.
The mouse appropriated s37 900 for
state printing for the coming biennial
period
f,.....s.tu. -. -. ., -,
lost In the senAi. on "a tie Of twenty on.
for and against. The bill was defeattd
by Kruger and Guodner. who changed
their votes on final roll call, which cut
II two short of a majority 81 all men
beers.
Newspaper Men and Aorsethieves.
The senate voted against the meas.
ure To take newspaper men out OF tn,
lass with horsethleves. and an ediio'
accused of libel can he hawked oil
over the state for prosecution.
Jenkins put la n passenger rate bill
providing "A sliding scale of passeng,I
fares according In gross earning a.
Ines, rates varying from TO cent?
The bill transferring the secretary az
agriculture into commissioner OF In.
migration on n salary OF $1,000 yea
Nas passed by the senate.
Prices ga cent rate bill In hung VI
Ind n member Of the committee who
would ask that u be put In motion,
Find True Value Of Railroads.
The Glass bill forming an expert
commission to determine the true valu.
81 railroad property passed the hour,
The democrats uniform rate bill war
ordered back to the judiciary commit.
zee To be 'behead ed''
The anIl-treatinE bill has It's life PR.
longed "A week In the senate on "a sp,.
.ial order.
Both houses stretched the refersn-
aum law Ia permit ditto marks anG
separate petitions. Dowdell will ash
for judgment OF his school text boo
bill again today. II looks bobtailcG
without All emergency clause but he T.
following II with bill deferring the
adoption OF books under the preseI'
law two years to give his uniforia
measure a chance TO get action.
The house bill barring Sunday thea.
ters will come up for final passage b.
the senate today and will probably D.
killed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
INSURANCE AGENT rs
UNDER CHARGE OF FoRGEE

Lead. &. D.. Feb. 23,-Sheriff Trahtr
has gone Ia Billings Ia bring back "
III. Olney. who was arrested In Billing
ON the complaint Of several Lead bus
ness men. Olney Is n representative ~
the Standard Insurance company ard
left two weeks ago and several busin"s'
men are convinced that their LOAF
have been misplaced. He IN held g..
getting sTo0 by fraud and there is OF
: forgery charge against him. He " i
be brought back 10 Lead Friday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
High and Humorous Ground
Taken by Defenders OF In
iquitous Industry.
BISHOP HARE'S APPEAL
He Has Noticed the BaiefvI EHeets Of
the Sioux Falls Divorce colony
on Young Girls ~
Selvpal.
WORKED ON SUNDAY
TO KILL DIVORCE BILL.

Pierre. 4. H.. Feb. A.-The milling
that has been done over sunday on
the divorce question has borne fruit
and the opponents OF the measure
have succeeded In delaying the
adoption OF the senate committee
report until "Wednesday. The pro
gram OF delay II we'll mapped out
for "A bill which viii now hardly be
disposed OF by the senate this week.
10 a. could have been acted upon
by the senate earlier II might have
scored n partial victory before final-
- being defeated In the house. hut
nov II Seems that the senate will
have the fate OF the measure en-
tireiy Ia itr own hands and n pre-
pared TO put IL to n slow death.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
Work oflleLaHNakeTs
PreeeediNss Of the week in Brief IN
Both Houses ot the South Dakota
Legislature. > > -
SENATORS KEPT AT
WORK Bv wASHOuTs.

Pierre. q 10. Feb. H.-Ths senate
which Was To have taken n recess
from yesterday afternoon until
Tuesday afternoon was deferred
from this action by the washoutr on
the lines east from Pierre which
preclude the getting to their homes
The state capital has heen cut of
from train service for several days.
transfer OF the NAL near Canning
being made with wagons.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
RATE BILL TO GO
TO GOVERNOR SOON

Pierre. =. H.. Feb. 1.-THE house rate
bill will have it's first reading Ia the
senate to-day ana win go through In the
regular order without opposition. Both
the members aud the railroad interests
are satisfied to fix "a rate 30 -. cents
per mile and assign It's pTomulgation
TO the railway commission after the ac-
tual earnings and value or the roads
are determined ia accordance with the
provisions of the GLASS bill which ~
following the rate bill In It's movement
through both houses.
The new city charter viii come up
for passage Ia the senate today. This
bill embodies what ~ known aS the Gal.
weston plan. providing for the election
OF ~ commission OF Ave men To admin.
lister tho affairs OF the city by depart
ments. IL viii meet sturdy opposition
in the senate since II ~ regarded ~ an
Innovation bordering on freak leglsla-
lion. -
Bills on $50 Subjects.
ON the last day FOR the Introduce ion
OF bills In IN q usual order the total
reached .s6 IN the senate, with eighteen
joint resolutions and memorials. and in
the house $50 bills. with nineteen joint
resolutions End memorials
Hereafter the Introduction uf any Dill
must be- through committee or by
unanimous consent. AMI they will be-
few and far between. Many VI the
bills are duplicates I'm the Two houses.
but the total Of subjects upon which
AN attempt n made at Legislation viii
reach $50 aud there are more bills iu
process of incubation.
Whether "a Legislature can legislatc
goodness into the people II the ques-
ton involved In the hill preventing
Sunday theaiers and baseball. II has
now passed both houses and the gov
ernor viii be given chance to pass
judgment upon IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

"Tent life In nero weather IN not par
Sicuiariy hard on one" said J. ID. Cary.
OF Pendleton. ore. When ! was I'm
Alaska three years ago. lived I'm a
tent when the thermometer was 40 de-
grees below zero. We had two walls To
the tent. so that there was always air
space between the two sections. A tent
10 far warmer than In commonly sup
posed. There are many homes In Alas
ka that are snug and comfortable NIL
winter through although they are sided
with only one thickness OF boards and
hhree thicknesses Of building paper"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
SLOT MACHINE CASES
PROVE A FLUkl:

Dubuque. Ia. Feb 2I.--County AttoI~
new Nelson dismissed 800 indictments
against slot machine, owners The jury
disagreed In two trials.
T. q. Cox. forger. was sentenced 10
eight years lie In also waited at Folr
Madison and Independence.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

Pierre =. D.. Feb. :5.--Divorce reform
IN this state will be opposed Ia the leg
islaturs on the ground that Il II n cur.
taIlment OF personal liberty.
Right Rev. william VI. Hare. Epis.
ropal bishop of South Dakota. II ask
Ing for the reform to- conserve the en-
tity and purity OF the home.
The South Dakota civic federation
is asking To have the present lax d.
Vorce laws made more stringent for the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
NORTHWESTERN WILL BEGIN
BUILDING SOON AS POSSIBLE

Gregory, :. d., Feb. 2s.-The work ON
the new extension of the Northwestern
from Bonesteel TO Gregory has ceased
until spring. The steel gangs have AN
ishcd laying the track into Gregory
and putting In terminal "Y' here. No
further work viii be done on the new
lire until after the frost leaves the
ground.
SuperintendentS Rraden and Reyn-
Odds OF Norfolk, were here today with
Trdinmastsr Mount and Roadmaster
Speelman on "A tour Of inspection. They
stated that the Northwestern would
have their hands full In getting the
new line To Gregory IN shape To take
care OF the heavy business of the open
ing OF Trip county. They are expect
Ing the greatest rush OF landseekers TO
Gregory ia the history of the west
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
DOWDELL SAYS IT
IS INSID|OUS FOE
HIS School Book Bill Aimed
al Octopus Is
Knitted.
NO REGISTERED LOBBY
5anborn County Senator Declares That
Book Trust Hides Behind the
Closks Of State
Edveators.

Pierre. = T.. Feb. ss.-Th- death OF
owdells uniform text book bill In not
an absolute bereavement. NJ there are
more like Il. and others which look like
q but are different Hut none OF them
viii furnish the pyrotechnics which at
tended the progress Of this bin through
the senate. IL ~ the one rea, nght of
the session. n WAS "a night In the com
mittee and the best that Dowdeil could
get from this committee. which WAS
disposed To Kill ~. was report without
recomme ndatton. The suspicion OF the
committee az we'll as the members OF
the senate had been aroused through
the agency OF the representatives or
the book trusts and every paragraph,
81 the bill was submitted to the most
thorough examination and criticism.
This made 10 difference to the senator
from Sanborn. who had been through
other wars aud was prepared to night
this one 10 n finish. lie was told that
his measure meant cheaper books, like
they have In Indiana under the law of
which powdelrs II counterpart.
He Sent for Books.
He offered to share the expense Of
sending for the books furnished TO In
diana under the contract. and when the
books arrived they We're found To be
the Identical books furnished In this
state. except that they were OF two
grades better paper and were furnished
for 40 per cent less than IN paid la this
state.
The measure was called M and failed
~ the clear majority of all members.
though having a majority Of one az the
number voting The effort WAS then
made To table all further consideration
~ the bill. but this failed and the bill
was brought up OH a special order and
icfcEted ON tie vote which lacked
two OF clear majority.
AZ every turn Dowdell has added
strength To hts single handed fight
against the representatives OF the book
trust and has displayed the fighting
qualities which brought him To the
ulism
Strong Opposition.
lie had M natural opponents of the
Oil two of the foremost lawyers OF that
body, Dillon and Dudley. and In the
nnal round he was also opposed by
3oodner and by Kruger. the latter the
guiy practical educator In the senate.
A peculiar fact I'm connection with
the work Of the book trusts IL that not
withstanding the anti-lobbying bill has
become effective there In no registration
Of any representative OF that octopus
among the twenty Ave or more accred-
tied representatives OF special inter-
csts. This also u I'm line with Dow
dclIs contention that the foes he has
had To fight nre not out In the open but
are como called behind the educational
interests or the state. which are In
measure subject 10 undue influence
sxcrted from secret sources.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
MOTHER AccIpENTILY scALps
HER OWN BABY TO DEATH

Epworth. =. D.. Feb. .s-Mr. and
Mrs. Zwingleberg. who reside on "a
farm two miles southeast of Went
worth. lost their ii-months-old son.
Theodore. as the result OF an appalling
accident. Mrs. Zwlnglcberg had heated
sCme water In boiler on the stove. and
the mother was arranging the boiler
when one corner Of IL slipped down into
the fireplace just as the child crept
along the floor to the front OF the stove
The boiling water spilled on the child.
scalding him so severely that after lin
gering several hours In the greatest
agony he died.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
MosEY MARKET.

New York. Feb. 26.-Money NOM
inal.
Prime mercantile paper. 5kuSA per
cent.
Sterling exchange nominal: s4.s 500
,4.A.5 for demand, and 81 80. 35g4. SO. 90
| for sixty days.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
! n ,he la~. o. onr s,a,e on rn.rrlase and

IN the laws OF our state on rnsrrlase ana
div oTcc.
Sioux Falls Defends ns Pet.
sioux Falls and other mfge cities la
the state have made tsN way unpleas-
ant for the divorce bin which seeks In
some measure TO restrain the wear aud
tear upon che short cut between the
marriage altar and the divorce mill.
The bin was inspired by some OF the
most notable churchmeu and attorneys
la the state. and has been passed upon
and amended by the state bar associa-
tion. and yet it In objectionable 10 those
who ind fat fees and sustenance In
practice and In trade Ia the community
OF the divorce colony, This measure
which provides for a years residence,
and trial OF the case In the state
and I'm the judicial circuit where the
cause OF action was formed is Int ended
to check the infiux OF misfits who come
To South Dakota for relief. and the
bill made Its appea rance early In the
session and went to the judiciary COM
miitee where II has slumbered fitfuliy
and has Az a matter Of fact been held
back by some OF it's champions who
f"l, that Ia this way It's life would be
prolonged measurably.
Richards stirs Them Up.
At last u. ~. Richards. the weil
known Dick" Of Beadle county and
hlstnDeI oI the CIVIC leurIatton OF the
state. took up the accusat lions and In
situations OF certain parties and made
common cause with them. and In let
tiers to constituents OF Senators Good
ner and Dillon accused the latter OF
very bad faith In allowing. and per
haps encouraging. the bill To slumber
so late In the day. Mr.. Richards ad-
vised the constituents OF the aforesaid
senator To communicate with them at
once and urge immediate action on the
bill. and "a was this ming at the hon
esty OF the men named that caused
both OF them To arise TO the question
81 personal privilege in the senate on
the date the measure Was reported and
oeny that they had held II up or that
the structures against them had any
thing tn do with the report being made.
Dudley for the Business.
Senator Dudley. also Of the Judiciary
committee and man OF considerable
oratorical powers. also improved the
opportunity Ia say that Dick Richards.
nor the president of Yankton college.
nor any other man could make him
Vince by such accusations as had been
directed against his colleagues. that I've
signed the minority report with them
against the bill and would have held
II In the committee six months if that
long was required To Kill II. for he had
mo- use for II and wasn't bidding for
div orCe business either. as he was not
good enough looking Ia Invite that class
of business.
These three nCn aud others will OPP
pose the bill when II comes up for anal
passage. Goodner and Dillon making
technical objections and Dudley con
dcmning 10 as an attempt To sbridge
the right Of personal liberty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

! The London death rate In now near
ly 30 Der cent lower than IL was at the
coming into operation OF the public
health act I'm 1891. In that year the
death rate was III: In 1905 IL was l5l
a thousand
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
LADIES OF MAccAsEEs FROM
THREE STATES TO MEET

Huron. =. d.. Feb. 26.-The local
lodge OF Ladies' or the Maccabecs are
preparing for the meeting here March
n and - OF their convention for the
jurisdiction for North and South Dn-
kota and Wyoming. Mrs. = Nevada
Hereford. OF Yanktou. state command
or. writes that addresses viii be deiiv-
cred or the evening OF March Il by
Lillian VI. HOLSTER. Bina NJ. West and
other supreme officers.
class win be initiated and the ex-
empIihcntlon OF the work given by the
Huron team. Much interest II taken
in the awarding OF prizes. A prize OF
si5 n offered for the largest number
OF members secured. for the next larg-
est, SO, and for the third largest. s..
A prize Of $40 viii also be given 10 any
one hive having the largest number OF
bees" at the convention from outside
oi the convention city. To amy mem
Der securing twenty-five accepted ben
eft members viii be- given So. Tor each
accepted benefit member. s.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

The frst milestone out OF the city of
London on the Great Eastern road To
Colchester IT. TO be found In the tap
room OF beerhouse In the whiteCh a pei
road. probably the house was built over
the stone.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

A bill has been introduced In the
California legislature providing that
every spool OF thread, silk. cotton.
wool. etc. sold shall be marked with
Its exact length. A fine OF $50 IL pro-
,vidcd for violation OF the law, $40 TO ~
TO the infortner
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

! For weeks "A mine In Coalisland.
Tyrone. ireland. had been. IL was said.
haunted. Strange sounds were heard.
and strange. unearthly sights were seen
by the miners. Time and again the
workers were startled until the force
was In virtual state of terror. Al
last. however. the ghost has been laid.
IL was n gray donkey. II roamed about
the disused coal pits at night looking
for food
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

: Speaking In sydney recently. the
premier of New South Wales said
there wcrc fewer criminals in proper
.tion 10 population In that state today
than ever before. and one OF the prob
lens was what TO do with the jails
which were rapidly becoming empty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

/ II In estimated that from January
TO September ]. 1906. a total Of 1896
tons OF toys were sent from Germany
20 the United states. as against SIZE
tons for the same period the previous
year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

7 The American board of missions now
has 2s,3ss stations and outstattons.
.G,750 men and s.O39 women mission
aries. 7O.I35 native laborers. 1899
communicants. LEO. s02 under instruc-
ton, and an income Of sis.605,1tS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

There IL an enormous number W
small landholdeTs In Egypt. 5000 900
acres being cultivated by over i,O00.-
700 landowners. OF whom 5000 are
Europeans. owning on an average a
little over 100 acres.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

|, Mr.. Millais tells how rabbits swim.
when compelled TO: They swim with
the head held as high as possible while
the hooks OF the hind legs appear above
the element on each stroke. The Shout
,ders and front part OF the body are
buried beneath the water. while the
rump and tail are high and dry"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
pIpHTHERiA CAUSES TWO
DEATHS AT MADISON

Madison. :. D.. Feb. Geo. Dewey,
bartender. In dead here OF black diph-
liberia. Tillie Helma. school girl. re-
Gently died Of the same malady. caus-
Ing CONSERVATION In the school.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

| In order TO deter boys from smoking
cigarettes, Il was suggested at a meet
Ing 81 the education committee OF the
London county council that diagrams
OF cigarette smokers handwriting
which apear In the medical officers re-
port should be enlarged and displayed
in the schools.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

A golfing Judge according 10 the story
had occasion Ia interrogate In n GRIM
inaI suit "A boy witnes from a town In
Wales. Now. my lad" he said. II
want Ia know IL you are acquainted
with the nature and significance OF an
OATH The boy. raising his brovs In
surprise. answered: 'Of course. I am.
sir. Don't caddy for you at the Coun-
try Climb"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

A Kansas editor remarks that he
doesn't mind waiting until n delinquent
subscriber sells his hogs or his crops
40 pay up, but he does object 20 watt
ing until his century plant blooms.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

The blue ribbon Of Blue ocean gun
merry has been won by Rear Admiral
Prince Louis. OF Battenburg. In h. NJ.
-. Drake. Shooting over a course laid
out In Aranci bay. the guns OF the
Drake have succeeded In hitting the
target at a distance OF 4 miles no
fewer than los times out OF is3 rounds,
giving n percentage OF 20 per cent.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28
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BROTHER-OF-AlL STOLE
A cow For ALL

Chamberlain. \. ID. Feb. 20
Because. II II alleged. he stole a
COW with which To make feast
for his friends I'm celebration OF
his birthday. Brother-of-All. "A
Sioux Indian from Crow Greek.
Is In Jail awaiting trial for stock
'ruStling."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-28

Z Professor Lyon william Phelps. OF
IYale. In a recent lecture In Connecticut.
declared that Mark Twain II easily
the greatest American novelist In the
history OF the countrys literature"