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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
BIG CHUNK OF COMMISSIONS
rs IN COURT CONTROVERSY

Sioux Falls, y. d.. Feb. lg.-whether
the county treasurers OF the various
counties OF South Dakota are entitled
TO or ! per cent. commission for the
collection OF city and school taxes. IS
"a question pending before Judge Jones
or the state circuit court here.
IL has been the practice for years I'm
practically all of the counties Of the
state for the county treasurcrs To re-
tain per cent. commission for col
lecting the city and school taxes. The
4 per cent commission H. s.xacted un-
der a general law enacted in 1877.
The contention OF the attorneys rep
resenting the Salem board OF cduca-
tion II that under section 1866 OF the
political code, county treasurers are al
lowed 10 hold back only per cent. of
the city and school taxes collected by
them
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
DRAINAGE GETTING MORE
ATTENTION THAN IRRIGATION

Aberdeen. :. D.. Feb. 1S.-To those
who ten years ago deemed Brown coun-
~ the center OF the desert a rather
fuuny circumstance occurred when the
farmers east OF James river turned out
So oppose the building Of "A drainage
ditch from the Marshall county line
down To James river. Their argument
was that while the ditch would be q
good thing for the Marshall county
people II would result In converting q
large amount OF Brown county land
into swamps. IL Is noteworthy that ~
the present legislature there Is much
more interest In drainage bills than iu
irrigation nrOIects.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
ANTI-TREATING BILL
IS STILL At THE BAR
70 Be Judged Again After
Killing OF Two Reports
on u.
THE 2.CENT FARE MATTER
Carroll Means to Have a Measure Pre-
pared for Observation-Disclosures
wise City Ordinances Every
Five Years.

Pierre. =. d., Feb. is.--After "a strenu-
Gus day. In which twenty minor bills
were passed and two combinations.
which supplied entertainment for the
crowded gallery. the senate will today
renew the contest over the anti-treat Ing
bill and Dowdell's school text book
bill.
The former. coming up with a ma Jor-
ity report from the temperance commit
tee against u and "A minority report for
II. failed OF adoption of the minority
report by one. and the ma jorlty report
failed by three. leaving the bill In the
same status M before the senate acted
upon the committee reports. The line
UP VIII be more stringent today than
yesterday. and the result IT. IN doubt.
Dowdeirs text book bill was amend
ed TO exclude independent incorpora-
lions and then defeated by one vote.
Dillon tried to table the whole PROPOSE
ton and failed by three. after extended
and pointed debates.
Lost Without Change OF Heart.
lie Immediately gave notice for recon-
sideration and thus holds the fate OF
the bill In his hands unless Dowdell can
persuade someone who voted against
the measure To move to- reconsider.
Carroll. who defeated the 2-cent rate
bill which he sought TO champion I'm
the house. and killed II by voting to
table motion for indefinite postpone
ment, viii father a new rate bill which
Will he worked out In committee to-
day and introduced Monday.
The senate passed the following house
oils: Protecting the name Of trust
company from use by and not under
bank examiner: providing for the reVis-
lon Of city ordinances every five years:
permitting sureties on official bonds the
limit liability To the amount In justin
cation: establishing a division legisla-
tive reference I'm the state library
New Bills.
New bills Introduced. Senate;
Robertson. dissolution OF corpora
tions.
Egge. repeal of Sioux Falls water
works bin OF 1905.
Goodner modifying the admission OF
attorneys.
Perkins. division Of organized coun-
ties.
Dcering. assessment OF banks.
Dillon. appeals from the board OF
equalization.
House.
Smith. Iegalizing the Marshall county
court house fund.
Price. repeating the honest caucus law
and limiting the number OF saloons 10
one for 500 persons
Gable. mills deficiency levy. 1907 and
1908.
Railway committee. placing teie-
phones under the railway commission.
Whittemore. new divorce bill. the
same as the senate bill which was
asphyxlated
The educational code was read and
many amendments offered. IL was or
dered printed and went over To Tues
day.
The house passed a bill providing for
the licensing or nursery agents by the
state board OF agriculture.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
CATTLE STAND BLIzzARDs
BETTER THAN THE SHEEP

Belle FourChe. =. D., Feb. ls.-Iatest,
reports Indicate that the cattle losses
In this country viii not be as heavy as
was feared. although the loss Of sheep
VIII be great. Snow to a depth Of seN :
crnl inches covered the ranges and in
such packed condition that II was Inn
possible for the sheep ur cattle To get
TO the grass beneath.
The cattle. however. although thin.
nre strong aud n the weather continues
mild and with no severe storms before
the breaking Of spring. they will come
out all right. Some Of the sheep com
panics have lost very heavily. In some
cases half or the floCks already haN-
ing persisted. Conditions about Rapid
are said TO ne very similar.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

a Bangor man. says the Kennebeo
Journal. In his effort TO describe the
oo)0eot place In the world. spoke Of n
poed that was too cold TO keep wood
m" and this was the limit until this
correspondence came In from Mount
poosrt concerning the weather down
there last week: A fisherman Of Otter
creek says big Goldfish wss 90 attract
- ~ the warmth Of n gasoline heater
n his dory that u jumped into the boat
eeater. 10 frose In half circle. Jed
Serkins. Of Trenton. went to the barn
10 water his stock. He fell and upset
The pail. Before he could step out OF
lhe water his boots froae TO the floor.
He had to take his boots OF to get
away.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

There are some oddities In Chile con.
nected with the sphere of woman that
deserve mention. One n that women
act - conductors on the street cars.
Everywhere the passenger meets the
woman conductor armed with her bag,
and collecting the coins fully ~ well
n her masculine competitor. and much
more politely. In the shoe stores all
the ''salesmen' are girls and women,
and In the telegraph ofaces In city and
country. young women are invariably
found m operators. And they do theiy
work well. too. But to offset this. In
. Chilean hotel or boarding house and
IN many residences men do the work Of
HE chambermaid. American ladies are
always shocked To md that n man ser
vant takes care Of the sleeping rooms
n the hotels Of Chile.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
LIVE STOCK WASHED
AWAY IN THE FLOOD

vrrmiIlIon. =. ID, Feb. so--Scores OF
farmers with their families He'd from
the overlooking waters from tn. MIS-
souri, river sunday afternoon. due to
;an ice gorg. south ~ here. hut they
lost thousands ~ head OF live stock
and Immense quantities OF grain. corn
and other products. Hay and straw
stacks are floating about.
The Milwaukee aud ~. Paul railroad
liz hard hit here and at Burbank. The
train for Sioux city, which left Yank-
ton this morning. came as far as this
station. The train from Sioux city for
Aberdeen could not get here. II In es-
timated that between three and four
miles OF trick ~ washed out.
The gorge formed about o'clock
Sunday and IL was less than six hours
that q lake four miles wide and about
ten miles long was formed. Among
the farmers who ned with their families
but who lost heavily In live stock and
other property were:
Thomas Walker. whose pens contain
Ing 200 hogs were flooded and all OF
the animals drowned Ben Waterman.
+. q. Sheldon. Martin Erickson, VIII
liam Gunderson. william Cooling and
Richard wherry. The latter had his
effects all collected to be disposed OF
ut auction sale today. and all was
washed away. His loss will be from
$500 To 5000.
Students Try Dynamite.
The rural telephone system was used
to great advantage In notifying farm
crs OF their danger. The water has
been stationary since about o'clock
this morning.
The families OF Stanley Ketchum and
Herman Peterson. which were In a state
OF quarantine. had not been appraised
OF the coming Of the flood. II was
learned this morning that tw8 feet of
water stood In their houses. 4 rescu.
Ing party has been sent TO assist thu
families.
This morning the water above the
gorge was quite stationary. falling n
little IL anything. II II rapidly rising
below the gorge. party OF students
from the engineering depa rtment az the
state university at Nermillion Is at
work trying To find a suitable place &c
dynamite the gorge and open up the
river.
Wolves. which were driven from their
lairs by the high waters. were shot by
farmers In boats this morning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
KEEPS MAIDEN NAME
AFTER HER WEDDING

Shenandoah. PA. Feb. iG.-Dr VII
liam +. Moua CHAN. 81 Philadelphia. and
Miss Anna NJ. Monaghan. OF this town.
were married In the church a: the An
nunciation. The bride was one of the
towns best liked girls and Is daughter
OF John Il. Monaghan. Her husband Is
n practitioner I'm West Philadelphia.
Mrs. Monaghan enjoys the rare distinc-
zion Of being married and still retain
ing her maiden name.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Washington. ID. e.. FEB. eO.-The sen.
ate committee on naval affairs today
authorized n favorable report on IN,
naval appropriation bill. \ number OF
increases In the appropriations were
recommended. the most important oi
which was AN additional $4,000 900 for
new battleships. bringing the total W
90 $4,000. 900. The house provisions
for two battieships Of the Drcadnaughi
type were not amended.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
HUM OF FIGURING MILL
MAY HAVE TO RE hushEp

Hcrricd. s. D.. Feb. Is.-Thc pro-
prietor OF the Touring mill at this
place finds himself in "A serious predica-
mcnt as the result of the recent train
blockade In North Dakota. Three car
loads OF ignite coal consigned 20 him
were sidetrncked at Ashley. The resi-
dents OF the vicinity made a raid on
the cars and carried away every pound
OF coal they contained. Now the mill
man is confronted with the alternative
or utilizing fence posts for fuel or per-
hitting his plant TO freeze UP.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
FORREST ON THE BOARD
OF REGENTS, VICE GREELEY

Pierre. =. H., Feb. ls.-The following
appointments made by Governor Graw
ford were promptly confirmed by the
senate:
$. Forrest. OF Britton. member OF the
board Of regents, Ia place or NJ =.
Greeley. resigned.
ID. l.. Il. Lamb. OF Charles Mix. oil
inspector for the southern district.
w. g. Demnree. OF Beadle oil iU-
spectOr for the northern district.
William A. Clark, OF Lawrence, oil
inspector for the western district.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
SENATORS SWELL
BATTLESHIP FUND
Naval Affairs Committee In
creases Appropriations and
Report Favorably.
CARRIERS RESIGN.
PAY 100 SMALL.

Washington. Feb 2o.-Thc letter
carriers situation In Rutte. Mont,
u causing concern To the postofflco
department. which " unable To- in-
crease the pay of the twenty nine
men because the law forbids more
than $40 per Annum la offices OF the
class Co which Butte belongs. The
carriers declare they cannot I've on
the salaries paid or on tho salaries
promised In the pending postofiice
appropr.at ion bill. and therefore
tender their designations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

The annual report OF the surgeon
general Of tho United States army.
contains . table showing the death
rate I'm the various armies with
. view TO comparison. Under the head
pf acute alcoholism tho United
states army has frst place, with $50
IN every thousand admitted TO medi-
cal treatment In the German army tho
rate II only .0s. or more than 200
times less than In our army" In tho
French army the cases Of acute alco-
holism TO the thousand are gtven a.
Is. In the Dutch "a and In the British
IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Near Ashcroft. In British Columbia,
are number OF small lakes. whose
shores and bottoms are covered with
q crust containing borax and soda In
such quantities and proportions that
when cut out IL serves as n washing
compound. The crust Is cut into
blocks and handled In the same man
ner as ice. and IL IN estimated that
one OF the lakes contains 10000 tons Of
this material.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
WOMAN rs PRESIDENT
OF EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION

Bonesteel. :. D., Feb. 20-A conven-
ton In this place of the editors OF Boyd
and Keya Paha counties. Nebraska.
and Gregory county. South Dakota. re-
suited ia the organization of the Ponca
Valley Press association. The follow
ing were elected officers:
President. Mrs A. NJ. Armstrong
Butte Gazette: secretary. Opie Cham.
bers, Herrick Press: treasurer. w. F.
Kinney. Burke Gazette.
The next meeting viii be held ut
Herrick In May.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
MURDER LEFT BY THE
JURY A DEEP MYSTERY

Canton. :. D.. Feb. lS.-MIchaeI CAT
fiery was acquitted 81 the murder 81
J. NJ. Burns ut Hudson. last Decembpr.
The jury was out twenty-five hours
Five men We're drunk and carouslng In
"A room at Hudson. The llght was on,
and four swore that they were asleep
when shot was fired that killed ]
NJ. Burns. one OF the four, MIchar,
cancry, of Sioux county. Iowa. was
arrested and bound over for muir
der
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

ftalo Campanini. who a quarter Of
D century ago used TO be the operatio
star OF this city. Just as Caruso In to-
day. Is buried In Parma, nnc his grave
lies betwecnSthose OF Paganini and Bot
tesfni. Every year New York woman
who was a stakeholder nt the old
Academy OF Music In the golden days
OF the tenor's career makes n pilgrim
age TO Parma to lay wreath on tho
grave
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
SIOUX FALLS TO HAVE
NEW $4,000 CHURCH

Sioux Falls, =. D.. Feb. 2O.--Good
progress " being made In preparing for
the erection In this city OF "A new $40
coo congregational church building.
The contract VIII provide for the com
pletion of the structural ready for dedI-
cation. by April OF next year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
BECOMES STANDARD OIL

NermiliiUI. :. d.. Feb Is.-w. NJ
Barnett. III this city. has gone To Dead
wood 10 take charge OF the STANDARD
oil company'S interests i'm the Black
Hills. Barnett was formerly agent at
the Milwaukee depot here. serving for
nine years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
GREAT NORTHERN GETS
LARGE GRAVEL DEPOSIT

Sioux Falls. =. D.. Feb. 20.-During
the past two or three years the Great
Northern Railroad company has ex-
pended nearly $4,000 In the purchase Of
new property I'm Sioux Falls. including
the site OF the magnificent new depot
building Of the company. The com
pany has just concluded the purchase
OF AN additional fifty acres. on the
tract is heavy deposit OF gravel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

How sensitive deer are In the matter
Of food was proved once again during
she hearing OF a case at Feltham. Eng
land. where three men were charged
with sleeping I'm a deer pen In Bushey
park. The keeper said that they had
pulled down from the racks about ten
shillings worth OF hay. which the deer
would not afterwards touch because Il
had been lain upon. In fact. the deer
would not go near the pens as tho
mon had slept there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Professor Korn. OF the Munich uni
versity. has greatly improved his APP
paratus for transmitting photographs
over telegraph wires. He has succeed
ed In sending photographs and sketches
ak or seven inches square In this man
ner from Munich To Nuremburg, n dis
tance OF 100 miles. In from ten To- fifteen
fnintites
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

An enterprising German has patented
q device for fitting monographs TO
doors. Az customer enters the door
OF a shop n voice Will cal out: Flour
n cheaper today" New consignment
of srecial quality mincemeat just re-
ceived: try some" and similar invita-
lions
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

San Franciscos "Barbary Coast"
like its Chinatown. Is being re-erectcd
pn tho old site. thus fulfilling tho pre-
dictions OF those who said that the good
resolutions made after the FIRE by the
San Franciscans would not last long
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Among the answers to questions at
q recent school examination appeared
the following: Gross ignorance II la
times a. bad m just ordinary ignor-
Ancc." "Anchorite II an old fashioned
hermit sort OF fellow who has an
chored himself 90 one place" The
liver II an Internal organ" Vacuum
10 nothing with the air sucked out OF
Il put up In a pickle bottle--it IL very
hard to get"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

It costs much money to get q piece
Of legtslation through the British par
liament. A certain railway once pro-
posed . scheme for a part OF the coun-
Try where their undertaking would DO n
godeend 10 every enterprise and con-
ton. The bill ought to have gone
through with almost no outlay OF
money. But TO set that bill through
parliament cost the sum OF 100000
before ever Q sod was turned or q
BRICK laid,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

A happy stroke OF luck has befailen
. Liverpool citizen. II would appear
that under certain will there was
beQueathed to him shares I'm an under
taking In Singapore. These at the
time werc valued at $4,000. Shortly
afterward the British government ac-
CURED property ut Singapore for dock
purposes. and under tho arbitrator's
award it In estimated that the legacy
u now worth about Sl,500,00o.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
lew 20 CHICKENS TO
REGAIN TWO DIAMONDS.

Deadwood. &. H.. Feb. ls.-walter
Miller was compelled TO slaughter
twenty chickens In order to recover
two valuable diamonds which he
had lost In his chicken yard.
lie made "A thorough search of the
yard without finding the stones. II
occurred TO him that one ~ the
chickens might have swallowed
them. Accordingly. he began
slaughtering the fowls In n search.
lie finally discovered. Ia the crop
OF the twentieth chicken hc Killed.
which was an old hen. both or the
jewels.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
MAsoNs TO HAVE A
TEMPLE AT ESTEIIINE

Estclline. = H.. Feb. 20.-The mem
beers of the local Masonic lodge have
just purchased desirable tract OF
ground upon which IL ~ proposed TO
erect "A finc Masonic temple.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
LABOR IN BLACK HILLS
TO JOIN IN THE PROTEST

Lead. =. D.. Feb lS.--The Trades as
sembly met with representatives from
all OF the Hills unions and voted to
hold "A protest meeting against the In
generation OF and abduction OF Hey
wood, Moeyer and Pettibone by the al
legged connivance Of the officials Of
Idaho and Colorado. The Miners
Union opera house will be donated for
the services next Sunday and mann
moth turnout In expected.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
PAYS $1,000 FOR t53 ACRES
NEAR BRlDGEwATER. g. Z

Bridgewater. 9. D.. Feb. l6.-M. n.
Ryan, OF this place. has bought what
In known as the Gage farm" consist
ing OF l53 acres adjoining the town.
site. for 81. 900. the highest price for
which land has sold In this locality.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Military circles have been convulsed
over n case OF discipline that recalls
the problem Of the irresistible force
meeting the immovable obstacle. An
pfscer ordered an enlisted man to 70 10
church and the man refused. The Of
deer had no right to give the order, but
the enlisted man had no right TO refuse,
This extraordinary situation has been,
solved by transferring the enlisted man
10 appetizer post a. q mark Of disa pprov.
al. and sending the ofncer to another
post ON temporary duty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21

Japan has bought and II buying large
numbers OF Normandy horses for the
new cavalry regiments OF the empire.
prixe winners at trotting races are pre-
ferred. Many horses OF the Breton
breed are also being purchased for Jap
- --..tce
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
ANNA SHAW HEADS
SUFFRAGISTS AGAIN

Chicago. Feb. 20-Rey. Anna How.
ard shaw was today unanimously re-
elected president of the National Wo-
man Suffrage association.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-21
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS
4 primary Law
u 10 State Wide in Character
And Option Feature Is
Eliminated.
FOUR REFORM MEASURES
Anti. Pass Monopoly and Anti.corpen
alton Oft Bills ensetsd Into Law
Wolf Bounty Again TO
the Fore.
FOUR REFORM MEASURES
FULFILLING PLEDGES
m eOUrh DAKOTA.

The south Dakota Legislature has
thus far passed the following re-
form measures:
A comprehensive primary election
law.
An anti-lobbyinG law.
An Mnti-paxe law.
A Law preventing corporations Tor
poIiticai COMMITTEES or candidates.