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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
EIGHT MINES SHUT
BECAUSE OF STRIKE
Demand for Eight-Hour Day
Not Met in the Black
Hills.

Deadwood. &. d.. Jan. by tomor-
row morning eight mining companies.
all producers. will be closed indefinitely
by the demand for the eight-hour day.
which the operators were unable TO
meet.
\ The miners union of Terry had an
nounced It's decision that none OF It's
men should work after today unless the
change I'm hours was granted and last
evening the millmen OF Deadwood.
where four OF the mills are located.
took the same action.
This means that these properties.
which produced fully 81. 500. 900 last year
viii all be closed down for an indefinite
time. The production would have been
largely increased during the coming
year on account Of the completion OF
new mills and the enlargement OF old
ones. The companies which will shut
down because OF this are:
The Mogul. The Golden Reward. Da-
kota. Reliance. Imperial. Portland and
Clinton. Lundberg Dorr and the Wasp
No. ..
Four OF these properties are payers
and almost all of the others were tn
"A good way To become so.
The Homestake. having recently
granted the eight-hour day. is not af-
fected by this controversy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
THREE GO UNDER
ice and DROWN
Triple Tragedy al Fort Randall,
South Dakota, on Christ
mas Day.
MEN HuRRYING HOME
Drove Into Airhole at Niaht-The Town
is Far From Railroad and News
Of Accident Has Just Come
Out.

Armour. :. ID. Dec. :i.-Sews of "A
Christmas day tragedy In which three
lives were lost has just been received
here. Tho dead:
G. III. sLAIGHT. Fort Randall. s. ID.
DANIEL SLAIGHT. Fort Randall.
s. ID.
HERMAN cAsHERMAN. Fort Ran
dali. =. II.
The team which was carrying them
home to spend the Christmas holiday
with their families broke through the
ice OF the Missouri river and all three
went down and were drowned. The
first evidence OF the tragedy Was dis
covered by ID. Moran. who found piece
hole In the ice.
c. III. Slaight drove 20 Lake Andes
TO meet his brother Daniel. the latter
coming from his claim I'm Lyman coun-
~ to spend Christmas with his broth
cr's family. The train was late into
Lake Andes and the journey was made
at night as Mr.. Slaight was anxious
TO get home TO his wife and little
baby = weeks old.
Mr. Cashcrman was making the trip
after his wife. he having secured po-
sition In Avon. and was returning TO
get Mrs. Cashcrman TO take her 10
their new home
The Christmas festivities In Fort
Randall and the whole section round
about were interrupted by the news or
the terrible accident and men spent the
holiday recovering the bodies OF their
friends.
Fort Randall II an abandoned army
post on the west side OF the Missouri
river, about twenty-five miles from
railroad.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
WATERFOWL WINS OUT.
Breaks Up Trust Of Cities" and Will
GET Teachers Convention.

Sioux Falls. =. ID. Dec. 3l.--watcrtown
is jubilant over breaking Up what II called
1.-THE trust OF c,tics." and will be given the
1876 meeting OF the South Dakota Educa-
tlonai association now In session here.
Al the business session today the follow
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Prcsi6ent-w. l.. Cochranc. supcrintend-
cnt OF schools ot Codington county, =. ID.
Corresponding Scrrctary-J. Il. olander
BrookingS.
Recording sccrctary-Mrs. Lillian Coop.
Cr. Springfield.
Treasurer. l.. swcnson. Parker.
j. =. Lindsey. OF Gary. was elected "a
member OF the program committee for "a
period OF Two years.
The present meeting r. one OF the most
successful ever ncld by the association.
IL Ia the iwcnty-fourth annual convention
and II In estimated that between 500 and
Loo teachers and other educators are In
attendance. Professor Charles l.. Lugg. OF
Parksion. president, ga mis- annual address
sad.
"ThS question 81 teachers for the coun-
try E-huois ~ becoming y NOR" SERIOUS
question every year. Applicants for teach
.rs' certificates are largely beginners who
apply for third grade certificates. They
get them, and then the expense and trou-
bic OF developing a teacher qualified to
teach IN the rural schools dcyolyas upon
the school distr.C 90 employing that teacher.
special training us a teacher, b"cnuse he
has 20 acquire that training after hc b.
gins 20 teach"
lie suggested that n they -ould bc busy
cor the greater part ~ the year. there
would be more induCCmcut for qualified
teachers 20 get into the country schools.
Professor Lugg called aitcntion 10 the
fact that a person holding a third grade
teachers certificate gets the same salary
~ a graduate Of "A normal school. In the
rural schools, and that tl.s discouragcs
attendance upon the state normals and
keeps students away from normals who
might otherwise attend them and ~ them
selves for teachers positions.
lie ruggcsted that when majority OF
the districts realized that mere knowledge
OF branches 20 be taught does not quail
ify applicants Tor teachers certificates.
and that a person who pretcnds TO teach
must FIRST learn how 10 teach as well as 10
know what To teach, they VIII begin to
set n higher value upon normal training.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
TAKEN FROM BED TO
FACE ACCUSING Wife
Citizen OF Vienna, S. D., Center
II Sensation Because OF
Double Life.
HAD A SUNDAY SPOUSE
byron AyIssworth Bound Over IN
Sum Of $1,000 for consert-
ing With Well Known
WATERFOWL Woman.

watertown. =. ID. Jan. THE dou-
bile life that Myron Aylesworth. n pros
porous citizen OF Vienna Is alleged to
have been leading for some time was
rudely shaken last night when Deputy
Sheriff Keosan hustled the man out OF
bed and brought him before Judge
Cressey i'm this city on the charge OF
adultery. the information having been
sworn tn by Mrs. Aylesworth, wife or
the defendant
According To her testimony Ayles-
worth has been In the habit OF com
ing Ia this city on Saturday evenings
and spending the night and the next
day with woman residing on one ar
the best resident streets here, ard re-
turning on Monday to his wife and
three children I'm the adjoining town
where he was respected as an honor
able citizen. Consequently his arrest
on such a charge has created quite a
sensation In his home town. though his
wife. II is said has the support OF the
community In her course. Aylesworth
was bound over tn the grand jury IN
the sum Of 81 600.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
WHICH OF THE FOUR
MEN DID KlllING7
coreners Jury at Canton Trying 10
Fix Blame for the Murder Of
Jerry Burns.

Canton. s. D.. Jan. What appear.
to have been "A wanton murder was the
killing Saturday night OF Jerry Burns.
Of Mountain Lake. MINI. In "A room
over Thorpe's restaurant here.
IL appears that a shotgun stood in
the room where the men were Carous-
ing and one OF Il quartet there with
Burns picked up the gun and shot
Burns through the groin. lie died "A
short time afterward.
The four men. Michael Caffcry. ole
Norgard and John Ferguson. who live
near Hudson. and John Purcell, OF
Creston. la. were arrested and brought
here.
The coroncr's inquest IL now In prog
ross and up To J o'clock this afternoon
there has been no evidence adduccd
showing which OF the four men COM
united the crime. The first part OF the
inquest was devoted tn taking testi-
mony Of outsiders. The four men un-
der arrest Will be examined late this
afternoon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
STATE BAR MEETS At
PIERRE JANUARY o-1o

Pierre, s. H., Jan. THE seventh
annual meeting OF the state bar asso-
citation will he held Ia this city on the
eth and 10th OF January. The annual
address will be delivered by Hon.
Charles Elliott. one OF the Justices al
the Minnesota supreme court. Tho
PRESIDENT address will be by Hon. \.
w. Burt. OF Huron.
The papers 10 he read are by Hon.
]. ii. Mccoy, OF Aberdeen. ON Trial by
Jury: Hon. Philo Hall. OF BrookiuEs.
The Police Power. It's Importance and
Development: Hon. :. V. Jones. OF
Parker. Contracts: Hon. j. T.. Payne.
OF Vermillion. Suggestions for
Strengthening Our Tax Procedure"
Hon. George Rice. ur Flandrcau. Pro-
posed Changes In IN" Fellow Servant
Law: and by Hon. Frank Turner. ~
Faulkton.
The annual dinner or the association
Will be given on the evening OF tho
10th.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
Wife OF EDITOR NOW
ACCUSED OF LIBEL
Attorney Joe Kirby Makes Fam
lily Affair OF His Grim
inal Charges.
Mr.. AND MRS. ROSS ON BAIL
Complaint Against the Woman Based
on Recon, Publication Under the
Caption "who Is Joe
kirby7"

sioux Falls. <. H.. Jan. :.-Th" ar
rest ten days ago Of John A. Ross -hi-
tor III the 500 critic. on a charg" "i
criminal libel on complaint oi joe
Kirby. one Of the attorneys Tor the
prosecution IN the case of Mrs. r'mni"
Kaufman. til. Sioux Falls woman
charged with the murder of her 10
,year-oId domestic. has been followed by
the arrest OF Mrs. Maggie NJ. Ross
wife of the editor Of the Critic. on "a
similar charg. preferred by Attorney
Kirby. Mrs. Ross " associated WIN
her husband I'm the conduct Of the pa
per. Her arrest was based on IN ar
lticle printed IN the last issue OF the
critic under the heading Who Is Joe
Kirby" Mrs. Ross waived her preiiin-
mary examination and furnished bonds
In the sum of $500 for her appearance
lin tn. state circuit court
Ross originally stated Kirby had sold
out tn the defense Ia the murder case.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
GOOD YEAR FOR BANKS.
And incidentally South psketans Pros
per Notably.

watertown. :. D.. Dec. 3l.-This has
been "A remarkable year for South Da-
kota, despite the heavy rains OF the
fall which delayed thrashing and made
the moving of this years crop very
slow. Public Examiner Frank j..
Bramble, examiner o. all banks save
national, has just issued n concise
comparative statement OF 1905 and 1906.
OF the conditions OF the banking insti-
tutions OF the state which come under
his Jurisdiction.
Since November OF last year the
number OF state banks I'm this state has
increased from 2s2 to go with an In
crease OF capital stock OF s54e.5SS. The
number OF private banks have, during
the same time. decreased from thirty
six to twenty-nine. The banking cor
poratlons have increased I'm number
from twelve To thirteen and the In
crease OF capital stock Is exactly $780,
600.
The year ending November IL. 1906.
shows n total Increase over the year
ending November Q. 1905. OF nearly So
900. 900. OF this increase $3.50. 1881
comes under the heads OF deposits sub
ject to check and certificates Of de-
poslt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
VAUDEVILLE SINGER GETS
DIVORCE FROM breaches

Sioux Falls. =. d.. Jan. Mrs.
Florence Halliday Brown. formerly OF
New York city. who. while her husband
was preaching In Brooklyn. created a
sensation by appearing at the Orpheum
as vaudeville singer and dancer. do
ing this TO help educate her son. and
who since last March has been resi-
dent OF Sioux Falls, was saturday
granted "A divorce from the Rev.
Charles 4. Brown, once assistant rector
iof 81. Paul's Episcopal church I'm
Brooklyn. but who now resides In Jer-
sey City.
In addition Ia being granted di-
lvorce, Mrs. Brown was awarded the
custody Of stanley Martin. her li-yenr-
old son.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
- - -
SOUTH DAKOTA

II have a young retriever. gentle
yell brvd. handsome says writer.
Her kindly disposition has won her
much popularity and she ~ loved by
the family cat. the green Amazon par
rot and the village children. \ Few
days ago some poor little superHuuus
Aberdeen puppies had To be drowned.
Rut when The man went to get the 1T
tie bodies to give them a decent On
rial. two had nysteriously vanished
from the pail In which they had found
A watery grave. For a long time W"
searched In vain. much puzzled NJ inc
unaccountable disappearance. until
servant volunteered the Information
that Maggie had two littl. dogs In her
bed And here we found them. Two
little corpses. licked clean and dry and
gently laid side by side on the straw
She had fish-d them out OF the paii
carried them there. and. apparently.
done all she could Co revive them. sho
has never had any puppies OF her own
no this seems u curious instance ot ma
tcrual instinct"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03

When Bishop Berry. ~ the Methodist
Episcopal church. was a young preach
er he once gave a lecture I'm a rural
community. Wishing To be witty. h"
announced To his audience that he was
a berry and called upon them In state
what kind OF berry. Nearly every berry
known In the vicinity was guessed. and
the speaker refused To share the quail
ties OF any of those named. Al last AN
old lady. who was no; sympathetic.
arose and exclaimed In squcaky
voice: Il know What kind Of berry
you are. You are gooseberry. ana
n very green one at that. Go on with
the lecture" And the lecturer did
quickly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
POOR 10 MUST WORK
OR CONTINUE HUNGRY
War Department Willing &c
Take the Runaway Utes
at Their Word.
JOBS ON THE SANTA re
Places for Them at $50 a Day. Food
and Observation-Disclosures leupP
Appears 20 Doubt Their
Sincerity.

Washington. ID. G.. Dee. :s.-lndian
Commissioner Francis T.. Leupp has
had a conference with the president
about the ties. who recently Went
wandering because they were unable
TO get enough to eat" and he says al!
The braves will ne given an opportunity
To earn their board by working on ths
santa Fe railroad.
The war department Will transmit
the offer To the Indians who are now
under restrninr at Fort Meade. =. D..
said Mr.. Leupp. and We VIII then seq
how sincere they are In their talk of
wantin. work"
Mr.. I.eupp said the Indians would lie
given 81 30 a day. board and shelter.
The work will take them Into the
southern part of Arizona, where the
weather is mild in winter. In the sum.
mer they can ind plenty 10 do further
north. where IL In cooler.
Mr.. Leupp expresses some douet
about the Indians accepting the oner.
III they do not take u. he intimates they
may have TO 30 hungry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
SEEK HEALTH, DIES.
Mrs. Samuel 5urIeish Milton Expire
ut Phoenix, Arix.

Rcdncld. :. H.. Dec. 2S.-word ta'
been received here IF the death OF Mr,
Samuel Eurieigh Milton, whose nu,'
band was formerly In the nowsplp
business here. lie was subsequent
telegraph editor ~ the Washington, j.
g.. star.
Mrs. Milton died NJ Phoenix. Ara
whittier she had gone with her huSba't
on account of 10 health. ArrangcmcEu
for the funeral have not been made
Mrs. Milton had been III for about sA
months with bronchial trouble and b..
been I'm Arizona about two months.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
FORMER RIVAL TO
Be HIS ASSISTANT
State Superintendent ustrud
Will Appoint Professor
G. &. Swanson.
RURAL SCHOOLS A HOBBY
To Better Them BY Providing Better
Equipped and Better Paid Teach.
ers-Sanitary and Attractive
Premises 70 BE His Aim.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Dec. 2s.-H. A.
Ustrud, OF this city. the newly elected
state superintendent OF public tnstruc-
ton. has decided tn appoint Professor
G.. r. Swanson. the present supcrin-
tendent OF schools OF Kingsbury county.
deputy state superintendent.
Mr. Swanson stands high In educa-
tional circles and was n candidate for
the nomination In opposition To Mt.
Ustrud.
Mr.. Ustrud states he will make the
betterment OF the rural schools his hob
by TO some extent He favors tncreas-
ing the salaries Of the teachers In the
rural schools and expresses the opinion
that law should be enacted fixing the
minimum salary OF n country school
teacher mt $40 or s45 per month. and
he would. IL he had his way. provide by
law that the state, which has larg-
school fund which Is not being used,
should assist the smaller and poorci
districts In paying teachers so that
better teachers could be employed.
Will Inspect Schools.
Mr.. I'strud announces that he intends
TO reorganlEc the force In the office of
the state superintendent. and Will ash
for nm appropriation to enable him a.
secure more assistance. He wants t.
make n thorough inspection of tn
schools OF South Dakota each year. To-
ulScussink nih COMING uulisr, hI. AS-
trud said:
II believe In raising the age limit ~
rural school teachers from IL To -
years I do not believe the ordinarl
girl of IL years " large enough, nuI
well enough educated TO teach the or
binary country school. l also bclieyr
I'm requiring better educational quail
tications Ga teachers. and think every
one of them should have had ut leas,
one year OF normal trimming.
II also believe THAI the state should
aid the high and graded rural school
financially. Why shohid not the school
money now lying idl. IN the state treas
ury be used for that purpose?
Il want to see Improvement In tho
school surroundings and more sanitary
buildings. We forget. IL seems To- nv.
that we are becoming great state,
and that tho day when the little old
red school house In the country was
good enough is past. l believe that th'
plans for every country school should
be drawn by an architect and IL should
DC SO constructed az To AFFORD the great
est possible advantages In light and
other necessary auxiliaries. Thr
grounds should be systematically beau
tificd."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03

Sioux Falls. 4. u. Jan. Up To
the present neither Dakota territory
nor the state of South Dakota has had
n native born state officer.
This distinction will. however come
To Hans A. Ustrud. az this city. when
shortly after the LIST OF January he
will assume the duties OF superintcnd-
ent OF public instruction, To- which po-
sition ne was elected In November. Il
In "A curious fact that this native son"
honor should come TO Norwegian.
But except for his parcntaHe Mr.. list
rud In as thoroughgoing an American
citizen an there is In the country. and
the fact that he has chosen To MI the
high position In the public school Serv-
ice ~ testimony or his interest In the
welfare OF the nation.
Mr.. Ustrud's parents came 20 this
IMinnehaha) county about thirty
eight years ago. being real pioneers.
They lived In log hut south OF Baltic.
and IL was there, n few years after
their arrival. that Hans A. Ustrud was
born. The latter early decided to get
n good education. He attended first the
rural schools. and II was his expert
ence here which has already led him TO
declare his policy Will be To secure their
bettcrmcnt He will early ask the
state legislature for assistance In this
direction. He finished his school work
I'm Augustana college here and for six
years taught I'm the schools OF wiscon-
sin. Minnesota and this county. In
1870: and again I'm 1904 nc was chosen
superintendent or schools for Mime
haha county by the largest majority
ever given "a candidate for that office.
Last spring he announced his candi-
dncy for the state SUPERINTENDENT
aligning himself with the Insurgrnt
faction OF the republican, party. lie
had strong opposition from G. r.. Swan
son. county superintendent OF schools
In Kingshury county. hut hc won
handily and has just recently an
nounced his determination To appoint
Mr.. Swanson as his first assistant.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03

out OF river bed where u had tuin-
bled when It's dam was put To night
some hunters In India hshed tiger
cub. In two days II was as tam" as n
kitten and grew M the playmate OF the
camp terriers. II was very fond OF
them. and the terriers worshipped the
tigress To allay the fears OF "a woman
visitor the tigress was one nigh,
chained up. Next morning the animal
uas found with "A man under her. Che
had not hurt him. He was a thief and.
not knowing Of her existence. had como
with IN the area which her lentgth OF
chain enabled her To command. She
sprang upon him. lay on him and kept
him prisoner until guards came.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
kiTTREpoE HANDICAPPED.
Anxious to Introduce a Bill for FIRES
Lumber, But Can't.

Sioux Falsl. =. D.. Dec. est am H.
favor of the removal OF the tariff OF
lumber and II IL were within my power
to introduce a bill putting lumber OF
the free list would do SO. But all such
measures should originate In the houss
and IL IL not within my power To ~.
troducc such BILL" said Senator a. b.
Kittrcdge. who Is home TO spend The
holidays.
After the holidays Senator kittreigr
expects 10 address the senate at some
length on his resolution for the invcsii.
cation OF the lumber combine. IT.
thinks IL will Ice passed and that a
fcil and comprehensive Investigate
Nsill follow
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03

TIE humble scaiiop IL the latest Of
THE b.vllses TO he used In u cocktail.
Tatasco sauce and catsup. M with
the oyster and clam cocktails, give
spice tn the scallop cocktail. which also
gains savor from pickles. Indian relish
and lime Juice. Unlike the others. the
Bchllop cocktail IN baked In cups and
served hot. Garnished with a piece OF
celery the scailop cocktail is n proyoca-
tive To appetite and 30. worthy OF the
classification. although II In eaten with
fork. and by no means a pick ME
nm"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
CHURCH ON PLAINS.
Presbyterian Push Westward With
Much Success,

Huron. s. H.. Dec. @9.-Rev. J. i. An
dersou and Rev. g. III. Grant have re-
turned from Midland. nifty miles west
OF Fort Pierre. where they organized
a Presbyterian church with seventeen
members ana "A large number OF sup
portcrs. Rev. l.. &. Dell. missionary
for the Central Dakota Presbytery. is
acting as pastor OF the new church,
which Is the outgrowth OF the work OF
Oscar T.. Tell. of this city. Sabbath
school missionary.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
MANY SUSPECT FOUL PLAY.
But Warrant IL Out for Missing RaneF
Foreman.

Spearfsh. s. H.. Dec. 2S.-whethe'
the disappearance OF Peter NJ. Peterson
trusted foreman on the ranch OF Henri
Frawley. "A prominent lawyer OF Dead
wood. Us due To foul play, mental aber
alton. or the theft Of $500 OF Mrs. Fraw
iey's money then In his possession, has
not yet been asCertained. However, q
warrant for his arrest on n charge a.
grand larceny IN out. That a man IN
this position would sacrifice his goo
name for So small an amount
as $500 Is hardly thought possible. bu'
II II more likely that he has met Will
foul play.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03

The candle nut IL a native Of the Pa
cific islands. and the name In derived
from the fact that the kernels are 30
full Of oil that, when dried. they can
he stuck on reeds and used AZ candles.
The people OF Hawaii. after having
roasted these nuts and removed the
shells. reduce the kernels to "a paste,
which. when favored with pepper and
salt. In said TO be IA most appetlzing
dish. The husk OF the nut and the
gum which exudcs from the tree have
medicinal values. while the burned shell
In used 10 max. nn indelible ink. with
which tatooing In done
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-03
800 BIRDS COMPETING
FOR $500 IN PRIZES

Huron, :. D.. Jan. 2.--The Central
south Dakota Poultry and Pot Stock
association will hold Its first annual ex-
hIbit here January LIS. The premiums
aggregate $500. and special lists OF
prizes have been arranged for by mer-
chants and others. The entry list al
ready shows that fully 500 birds viii
be shown. Judge shanner. OF Lanark.
Ill. viii superintend the markingT