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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
SEED CORN TESTS
MOST UNSATISFACTORY

Hazel, s. D.. April 27.--Further evil
dence that the farmers of South Dakota
will have to be unusually careful con-
cerning the character of the seed corn
they plant this spring is furnished by
the result Of tests which have just
been made by John Robish, an expert
enced and progressive farmer who re-
sides near this place. Robish made
very thorough tests Of his seed corn.
and found that the very best results
he could obtain from the test was that
so per cent. of the corn would grow.
He is a careful farmer and makes a
practice OF selecting his seed corn in
the fall of the year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
WHITES WILL GET NONE H
OF PINE RIDGE RESERVATION

Deadwood, 8. D., April 29.-Spring on
the Pine Ridge Indian reservation this
year means great activity among it's
Indian residents, numbering now about
1000. Much of ths seasons work is
well under way, and crops of corn,
oats and potatoes, in addition to the
garden truck viii be raised. ".. =.
Major John Brennan, Indian agent
at Pine Ridge, says that there is no
longer any opposition even among the
old Indians to the alloting in severality
OF the land. Even Red Cloud, the fa-
nous old chief, the patriarch OF his
tribe and OF the reservation, has taken
his allotment and is satisfied with the
results. Chief Red Cloud Is now 81
years Old and though he is totally blind
and very deaf, yet he retains his mem
tai faculties in remarkable manner.
The Indians on this reservation will
receive more land than those on other
reservations, according to the previous
allotments. An allotment order has re-
gently been issued which provides that,
all heads OF families receive an entire
section of land; the wives receive o.
half section the children OF age quar-
ter section, and those under age eighty
acres. On Rosebud reservation for ex-
ample, the heads of families receive a
section, but half of that goes to the
wife. When the allotment first went
Into effect in June, 1904, the provisions
of the bill specified that children born
after that date should not participate
in the allotment. This provision has.
however, been nullified by an act Of
the last congress which provided that
as long as there was any land on the
reservation, the children, no matter
when born. should participate. This
provision, together with the increased
amount OF land given to the individuals.
means that by the time the allotments
are all made there will be no land left
on Pine Ridge agency to be thrown
open to the whites. The only way in
which they can get such lands Is by
purchase when the authorities permit
the lands of dead Indians to be sold
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
RAILROAD RETRENcHEs
BECAUSE MINE Is IDLE

Deadwood, s. D., May 1.-The Bur
lington railroad has already begun tG
retrench on it's expense account owing
to the business depression due to the
closing down and flooding of the Home
stake mine One freight crew has been
taken off between Deadwood and Edge
mont, and it is expected that the crew
running on the narrow gauge lines
from Lead to Piedmont and Memo will
be taken off this coming week. The
force of men in the yards in this city
has also been materially reduced.
The principal business of the road these
days is In its passenger department, as
the freight shipments are small.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
Had His Wife Arrested.

Scotland, s. D., April 27.-The arrest
of President King, of the First Nation
al bank here. recalls a sensational in
cident in his affairs which happened
some three years ago, but which had
been about forgotten here.
His wife one afternoon entered the
bank, extracted about $500 from the
safe and took the first train out Of
town. King discovered his wife and
money missing about the same time,
and telephoning officers at Elk Point
had her placed under arrest when the
train reached there. The money was
found in her handbag and was restored
to the bank, when the woman was
brought back. 1t was said Mrs. King
had cnafed because she had not been
allowed to travel more and took the
money and left with the intention of
going abroad. .... ~
Mr.. and Mrs. King continued to live
together In apparent harmony, She is
now visiting her parents in Dixon, Ill,
accompanied by her 4-year-old child
Another child, aged 8, is here with Mr..
Kings father. "
The affairs of the bank are frankly
admitted by Receiver Landmann to be
in very bad shape, and Kings promise
that he can explain, is not received for
much. y. ..- .s.. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

tions which later threatened the stabil-
ity of two st. Louis institutions and
several more in Missouri which were In
the chain. Mr.. King accepted arrest
with nonchalance turning with smile
when the officer touched him on the
shoulder at the Kaiserhof hotel. His
arrest was through his Identification by
means of his portrait on checks Of his
bank, but the deputy United States
marshal afterward said Kings new
side whiskers, cut to the pattern newt
able whiskers bf the stage banker,
nearly fooled him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

A man with an infiammable nose re-
Gently created excitement on the
Boulevard st. Michel, Paris. He waa
lighting a cigarette when his nose be-
came suddenly ignited, and 1t and his
beard were soon on fire. The mar
Jumped about In great pain, and wax
carried through Mortified crowd to
druggists shop, where the blaze was
extinguished 1t was then found that
he had celluloid nose The real nasal
organ had gone under in q street fght
and he went to a flesh patcher for an
artificial nose. We had been supplied
with one OF celluloid instead Of horn
hence his mishap
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
NORTHWESTERN SHOPS AT
fr PIERRE TO COST S267OO

Pierre, s. D., April 27.-Engineers are
busy locating the site of the new shops
and other railroad improvements at the
east end of Pierre. The shops and
freight yard will be built on the seven
teen acre tract Of land north Of the
Indian school. The ruundhouse site is
eighty-five rods west of the Indian
school line. Coal houses, water tanks
and other buildings viii follow. Work
begins this week and the improvements
will cost $267.0o
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Readers of ''The Convict Ship" will
be interested to know that until re-
Gently one OF these craft was In ex-
tstence. The ship few years ago was
moored and exhibited in the Thames,
between Blackfriars and Westminster
bridges. It had taken to Australia in
its time $4,000 poor wretches exiled
from England for various offenses. The
vessel sank In Sydney harbor, but was
had seventy-two cells, black hole and
q chapel The ship began its voyages
TO Australia In 1887 and sailed eighty
one years, In which time II carried to
imprisonment and exile 116,842 men
and 2OSIQ women
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

4 Society is very strict in Japan about
the little matters of hair dressing, and
woe betide the woman who would ne
glect to abide by the prevailing Gus
tom. Not alone in the better classes,
but among the poorer people as well,
the eligible young woman, the widow
who wishes to marry again, and the
widow who doesn't, may always be dis
tinguished by the way in which they
dress their hair.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
WOMAN DENTIST, SINGLE, HAS
BETTER Pull THAN AS WIFE

Lead, May LIT has just come to
light that William f. Dutton. promi-
nent lawyer, mining man and broker of
this city, and Miss Jennie Hines, an at
tractive young dentist, were married a
year and half ago at Omaha. The
reason for the silence was that Mrs.
Dutton was very successful in her pro-
fcssion and thought that IL the fact OF
her marriage was known that her bust
ness would fall off, and II was only
when Mr.. Dutton decided to move TO
Denver that IT was decided to make
the matter public.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
ODD FELLOWS GATHER
FOR BIG CELEBRATION

Huron, S. D., April 29.-Huron Odd
Fellows, assisted by large delegations
from lodges in cities within a radius OF
$50 miles are celebrating the aniver-
sary of the establishment OF the order
In this country here today. 1t is the
largest gathering OF it's kind held In
this part of the country in many years.
The Rebekah's are here in force and
prominent officials and members OF
both orders are numerous. The city is
handsomely decorated and the visitors
were given a royal welcome.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

In one of Reynolds pieces called THE
Caravan" q dog, hired from the keeper
Of an a la mode beef shop, was in-
troduced to the Drury Lane stage, the
animal being trained to save a child
by plunging into real water. The pub
Iio was delighted by this bit or realism,
and Sheridan, bursting into the green
room, shouted ecstatically: Where is
he, my guardian angel?" The answer
was made: THE author has just left
the theater." "The author!-pooh!-I
mean the dog actor, preserver Of Drury
Iana0
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
BIG GAIN IN DEPOSITS
IN DAKOTA NATIONAL BANKS

Pierre, s. D.. April 27.-The statement
of business Of the national banks of
South Dakota for the call of March
22, shows total individual deposits to
be 9,947, ,393.5S, gain of $1,752, ,460.51
since the call on January 26. There are
now eighty national banks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
HoRsEWHIP AND a..
BRAND THIEVES.

Presho, S. D., April pa vigi-
lance committee to capture thieves.
publicly horsewhip them and brand
them in some manner is proposed
owing to the extensive petty steal
ing which has been carried on
among the homesteaders in Lyman
county. Thieves make a practice of
visiting the homes of the settlers
during the latter's temporary alb
sence, and large quantities of cloth
ing, household articles and other
property are carried away.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

According to figures compiled by the
census bureau at Washington, a di-
vorce suit is filed every two minutes
during working hours OF court officials,
and divorce granted every three min
,utes, in the United States. This has
been the average for the last twenty
years, and census officials say the num-
her is increasing at an alarming rate.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

The Siamese minister Of public works
has received the sanction Of the king
TO the proposal to acquire and install an
entirely up to date telephone system
in Bangkok The system decided upon
is the one known as the central battery
system. The installation will go to
public tender. Phya Sukhum is now
engaged In arranging for q new cable
from Koh-Si-Chang to Sirachi with
connection to Bangkok
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

To encourage temperance the British
admiralty allows SO cents a month to
sailors who forego their daily ration of
rum. But, as sailor who does not
wish to drink rum can draw his rations
and sell them to other sailors at 80
cents or even more a month, the tenn
lperance plan is not so successful as was
hoped.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
HAVE GOOD HURON LODGE

Huron, s. D., April pa class of
about sixty was initiated into the or
der OF the knights of Columbus here
wednesday evening. Delegations were
present from Sioux Falls, Aberdeen.
Mitchell, Waterto IN, Pierre, Sioux City
and other places. A banquet was
served at the Hotel Royal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Among the numerous advisers of Mrs.
Russell Sage none is held In higher re-
lgard by her than some Of the simple
and unaffected village folk who live at
Lawrence, l.. J., near her summer
lhOme
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

One of the most remarkable cases of
heart displacement known to science
was shown at the autopsy I'm the New
York morgue recently on the body of
Michael Kruckman of Jersey City. It
appeared that Kruckman's heart had
been pushed out OF it's pericardIal sac
and was crushed up against the lung.
IHe had thus lived for twenty-three
lIsawe
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

4 Zangwill. the author. was recently
asked by daily paper to prepare for
the next mornings issue a history Of
famous trials He Immediately sat
down with stenographer and dictated
two-column article that covered 200
years
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
FOOD INSPECTION
BOARD is CREATED

Washington. ID. c., April 27.-Secre-
tary Wilson today created by executive
order board of food and drug inspec-
tion, whose duty 1t shall be to admin
lister the national pure food law. The
board consists of DIR. Harvey w. Wiley,
man; DIR. Frederick l.. Dunlap, asso,
ciate chemist, and George r. McCabe,
solicitor OF the department OF agricul-
ture.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
SCHOOLS CLOSED BECAUSE
OF PRESENCE OF SMALL box

Armour, s.. D., April 27.--Ths schools
Of Independence township, Joubert
township and the village of belmont,
this county are closed owing to an out
break of smallpox. So far no fatalities
have occurred and precautions are be-
ing taken that the pest does not get
from under control. 1t is thought that
the disease was brought here by travel
ing men from the north part of the
state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
SCHOOL Is OUT TO .t..... ...
PERMIT OF BUILDING

Armour, 8. D., April 30.-School closed
here yesterday for the year, two weeks
early, in order that work may com
Wednesday evening at the opera house
There are five in the class: Mary Boohr,
Winnifred Kaufman, Cornelia Nourse,
Lillian Nourse and Luella Turner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
HIS MILLION pWINDLEs
TO A PALTRY $4,000

Yankton, s. D.. April 27,--Mrs. George
II. Meyer has arrived here from Cali
fornla to be present at the settlement
of her husbands estate. Mr.. Meyer
died here when just about tc set a
divorce. He was reported exceedingly
wealthy, but the executors have only
located about $4,000, which was IN cash.
This goes under the will to the estate,
and n sister, so that the widow will
get half OF the property
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Solid gold ornaments" says a Mel
bourne newspaper, threaten to become
las extinct as the dodo. while rolled
gold, gold filled, gold plated and other
ke-believe treasures press into the
market, driving the public to callous
scynicism and the legitimate jeweler to
idespair'' -
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

4 The average wages paid In the Lam
cashire district, England, to cotton
lspinners range from about $1.44 a
week for doffers to s672 for men in
lopening room and $500 for carding
overseers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
$4,000 HOSPITAL TO BE
BUILT AT SOLDIERS HOME

Huron, s. ID" April S0-At a meeting
OF the Soldiers home board in this city
on Thursday ii was decided to erect a
hospital at Hot Springs. s. D., costing
$4,000. Aside from ]. B. Geddis, the
present were George A. Ludlow OF
Sioux Falls, president. and A. b. Nelson
OF Pierre, secretary. ~he next meeting
of the board will be at Hot Springs
May 21.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Lord Aberdeen's sons the Hon. Dud-
ley and the Hon. Archie Gordon, have
strongly developed mechanical apti-
tudes and worked for time as ordi-
nary apprentices In one of the big
bodybuilding yards in Aberdeen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
EMPERoR'S SON FALLS
FROM HORSE, INJURED

Berlin, April 27.-Prince Eitel Fred,
erick, Emperor Williams second son.,
fell from his horse during the cavalry
drill near Potsdam. Alarming reports
spread regarding his condition but
there is no cause for fear.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

The government railways revenue
last year of the state Of Victoria, Aus
tralia, was the largest on record, being
after payment of the interest 81, ,O25, 600.
The states exports last year increased
iby nearly $4,000 .O9O.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
EDITORS SON QUIETLY
.. WEDS, SURPRISING FRIENDs

Howard, s. D., April PC. e. REEVE,
son of Editor #. q. Relve OF the Miner
County Democrat, stole march on his
friends Monday evening and was
quietly married to Miss Hannah Jacob
son. Not any of their friends knew of
the affair until the following day
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

James Ford Rhodes, whose history Of
the civil war has added so much to the
authentic annals of the United States,
WAS until recently an extensive iron
and steel manufacturer in Cleveland,
l(1hio
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
MORNING DAILY AT

Huron, s. D., April 30.-Feeling that
there is sufficient demand for another
daily paper in Huron. w. r. Hollister
publisher of the Huron Herald Demo-
crat, announces that the Huron Morn
ing Herald will mako its initial appear
ance on Wednesday, May /. 7
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
INDIAN CONSIDERED GOOD
BEFORE HE SHOT HIMSELF

Wilmot, S. D., April 29.-owing to
Ill health, Charles Good Boy, a Sis
seton Indian. near here, committed
suicide by shooting. He was about SIS
years OF age and had always been con-
sidered a good Indian
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
BANKER KING IS IN
JAIL LACKING BAIL
6cotIand Man Unable to Fur,
r.. nish $4,000 Bond---
Former Sensation.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 27.-JudgS
Garland, of the federal court. has re-
fused to reduce the bail bond OF Banker
c. c. King, Of Scotland, 8. u, as fixed
by the united States commissioner in
Chicago before whom the banker
waived examination. Unless King can
get good collateral security for the $780,
900 bail, the bond companies here will
not aid him. He spent the night in jail
and his attorneys are today endeavor-
ing to get bondsmen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Miss Waneta Toskatomba, a full
Iblooded Choctaw maiden with a good
leducation and 100000 In her own right,
ANNOUNCES that she would rather de-
vote herself to charity than matrimony.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02
GENERAL auRs RETIREs.

washington, ID. c., April 29.--Having
reached the age OF ga, Brigadier Gem
eral John w. Bubb, recently in COM
mand Of the department OF the Da-
aotas. was placed on the retired list
today.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Eight years ago Norway began to put
away a certain percentage OF the profits
looming to the state from liquor selling
FOR an old age pension fund. This now
amounts to s2.5o0.o00.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

The French government is taking
steps TO stop the promiscuous wearing
reason Is that they are often used to
promote and cloak fraud
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-05-02

Fools stumble al ound In the dark, but
the wise man carries lantern.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-23
A Nice Legal Distinction.

A lawyer in the Indian Territory
named McCann was the attorney for n
farmer wso had killed ncighbor.
McGann got The man out on bail on the
plea Of justinublc homicide or some
thing of the kind, and the farmer In
mediately took his gun AMI killed the
chief witness against him.
Naturally this ncttled the sheriff AMI
the judges. aud they offered $500 rc
ward for the murdcrous furmcr. say
said McGaun TO the sheriff, will you
give me that reward 70 get himT
yes" the sheriff replied. and McGanu
rode out to the hiding place Of his
client.
The farmer came UP AMI McGann
shot him. took the body back to town
and demanded the rcwnd. How
about this, McGannr asked nnothcI
lawyer. "Do you think It X In accord
ance with the ethics Of the legal pro
fession TO take advantage of your eli
cnt in that mannerT" Ethics be blow
ed!" snorted McGaun. Il killed him II
another case. Exchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-23
sanneitx Of Blind Aorses.

The way In which blind horses car
90 about without getting into MOI,
difficulties than they ordinarily do IL
very remarkable. They rarely, If ever
hit their beads against a fence or ston,
wall. They will slide OF when they
come near one. 1t appears from care
full observation that 1t is neither shade
nor shelter which warns them OF the
danger. On an absolutely sunless and
windless day their behavior Is The
same Their olfactory nerves doubt
less become very sensitive. for, wher
driving them, they will poke theli
heads downward In search OF water
fifty yards before they come TO
stream crossing the roadway. 1t can
not be an nbnormally developed sense
OF hearing which leads them to do this
for they will act alike though the wa
ter be stagnant pool. Men who have
been blind for any great length Of tlrn'
develop somewhat similar instincts &
blind horses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-23
RAILROAD MEN AROUSED.
Western Managers Alarmed over the
Threatened Rate War.

Denver. Colo. April % Western
railroad managers are alarmed over
the threatened rate war Of far.reach-
ing effect. The Burlington is credited
with making such a war possible Il Ia
current news here that Chairman Me
Leod Of the burlington has notified
all members Of the Western Passcn-
rer Association that the Burlington
road has withdrawn from the agree.
ment OF the western roads not to pay
commission on the steamship bust
ness. an agreement made by all THE
roads Of the association last Decem.
ber. In consequence OF the withdraw.
al of the burlington from this agree
ment there is a likelihood that n rate
war will spread 10 Kansas city,
Omaha and Denver. The most con.
scryativc railroad men here declare
that this rate war would not end un.
til an agreement has been made he
tween the presidents by which the
weaker roads in this part Of the coun'
try would have "direrential' or low
IT rates than the stronger lines b.
tween all important ccnters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-23
PATRICK GIVES UP PRACTICE.
Since Going to the Penitentisry He
Has No Time For Clients.


New York, April 23-,Albert T Pat
rick. the lawyer whose death sentence
imposed upon his conviction for the
murder of William Marsh Rice, was
suspended recently to imprisonment
for life, has been compelled to drop
his law practice since he was remov'
ed from the death house to begin his
term as life convict.
Patrick is learning the building
trade and just now is hardening his
muscles by carrying timber about the
prison yard. His latest legal client
In the death house was John Johnson,
a convicted life murderer, whose case
is now before the United States court.
Johnson had about made up his mind
that he would have to pay the death
penalty when Patrick drew up an ap'
peal TO the United States court in be-
half OF Johnson. Patrick's regret was
that he could not appear in court ia
argue the appeal and an outside law
yer has been called in.