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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
RUINED HIS STEP
IAUGHTERi GIVEN
10 YEARS III Pen
Sherwood Sysinger Draws a
Heavy Sentence at Kimball--
Forgery Case.

Ksmball, S. d, Jan. 2~9.-Judge Frank
3. Smith sentenced Sherwood Sysinger
TO Is years in the ~penitentiary in cir
cult court at Chamberlain. The crime
for which Sysinger vas found guilty
was committing rape upon his 17-yeaF-
cid stepdaughter, Mable Burger.
Sysinger was arrested on complaint
of the girl last November, who charged
him with first committing the crime
when she was at the tender age OF 8
or ten years and alleged that he had
continued the criminal relations with
her ever since. She is o in a deli
cate condition from the unnatural in
timacy.
An effort was made to abduct the girl
a few weeks 6 and run her out of
the country.
II. Frank Ryan, arrested here a few
weeks ago for passing forged checks,
pleaded guilty. Judge Smith is
waiting advice from the East before
passing sentence, ii having come TO his
knowledge that Ryan is an old offender
and is wanted at other points for the
same offense.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
MRS. VANDERBILT, TOO,
May MARRY A TITLE

New York, Jan. 27--Just now the i'm
preston prevails that the wedding OF
Miss Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi,
OF Hungary. will be Immediately fol-
lowed by the announcement OF the en-
gagement of her mother, Mrs, Wander
bilt, with another titled foreign noble
a and news OF her marriage in the
near future.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was left an annual
income of $3.50. 900 by her husband, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. and the New York
and Newport establishments. She is
said to have several millions settled on
her during her life n she has a big
fortune In jewels.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Vanderbilt
became foreign in their p~roclivities aft
er the death of Mr., Vanderbilt. under
the guidance of Mrs. Robert Goelet.
They passed some months for three
consecutive seasons with Mrs. Goelet,
cruising in her yacht Mamma In for
eign waters.
Mrs. Goelet lavishly entertained for
eign titled guests on her yacht Royal
ty when anchored at different ports.
Arrangements have been completed
for the bridal breakfast to follow the
wedding OF Miss Gladys M. Vanderbilt
with Count Laszio Szechenyi next Mon
day, January "a, at II o'clock, at the
home of the brides mother. There win
be about ESQ bridal guests.
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WILL ASK 6RlsToW ABOUT
PANAMA CANAL AFFAIRS

Washington, Jan. 27.-Some dissen-
sion a arisen among the members
OF the Senate committee on inter
oceanic canals over a proposition TO
call former Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral J. l.. Bristow, the special Panama
railroad commissioners, before the
committee and question him concern
ing his report on a proposed project
OF he government acquiring a steam
ship line on the Pacific coast.
After retiring from the postofice de-
partment, Mr.. Bristow was sent by the
wal department to investigate the
business relations existing between the
Panama railroad and steamship lines
plying on the Pacific coast northward
from Panama. He has made q re-
port in which he gives it as his
opinion that in order to maintain traf-
fc by h Panama route and to give
government steamers plying north
ward from Colon freight to carry it
will be necessary for the government
to establish a line OF steamships on
the Pacific. Relations between the
Pacific Mail Steamship company and
he Panama Railroad company have
been strained for some time owing
TO the refusal OF the secretary of war
10 give the steamship the
exclusive right to all business over
the Panama railroad at Panama.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
INDIANS ANXIOUS TO
ADOPT new METHODS
Yankton Episcopal Rector Has
Class---Father OF Sioux
Cityan Injured.

Yankton, S. D., JAN. 27.-Rey. Robert
Doherty, of Christ Episcopal church.
has a small class of three Indians,
faithful workers among their own p.o-
pie, who are here to study the English
language because they find they are,
under the new conditions, seriously
handicapped among the young Indians,
all OF whom nowadays want to be
Americans and can nearly all speak.
read and write in English. The three
Indians are Ruben Estis, of Lower
Bruie; Zenas Graham, of Flandreau.
and George Lawrence. All are typical
Indians, who having realized that the
old ways Of their people are fast dy-
ing out, are adopting themselves to the
new, so as to meet with better success
In their chosen york as helpers" m
catachists to he ministers among
them.
A Miniature Cyclone.
This is not Exactly the cyclone period
OF the yea although something very
like a twlster struck a Great Northern
car between Tea me Lennox. The
whole of the top part OF the freight car
was torn off by the force of the wind,
while the rest Of the train was not in
jured n particle. The trainmen are as
much surprised at the incident as citi-
zens who have visited the wrecked car.
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LIGHT AND POWER
FOR HILLS TOWNS

Rapid City, s. D., Jan. '29.-Rapid
creek, the largest stream in the Black
Hills, win soon be harnessed so as to
furnish electric power to Rapid City
and the mining camps of the Hills. Fol
years, or ever since this country was
first settled by white men, the pos
sibilities Of the power to be derived
from Rapid creek has been known and
talked about, but excepting for using
st in n small way as direct water power,
nothing has been done with Il. A local
organization, the Dakota Power COM
pany, has been organized, and is now
at work constructing a flume and
bitches n soon as spring opens up
will begin the erection OF a large power
house about IL miles west of this city.
The city has granted the company n
franchise TO locate and operate In the
city, light, power and heat works and
appliances. M. r. & N. w. Ry. (Crouch
line) has also granted the use OF it's
right of way for the placing of poles
and for the transmission line and con-
template using the electric current in
operating its passenger trains.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
MONOPOLY
BIGGEST OF ALL

Washington, Jan. 2S.-That the Gen,
tral Electric company is now engaged
IN the preliminary work looking to per-
eecting the greatest monopoly in Amer
lea IL not in the world. is one of the
sensational charges made by the wa
terways commission.
The great combination of electrical
interests, it is declared, is organizing
an immense scheme to cur control
Of all the best water powers in the
West and South, with the view to
placing 1T in domination Of the future
power of the country.
The waterways commission, at the
head OF which is Congressman Burton,
Of Ohio, will present its first report 90
congress in the course Of a week. 1t
has made startling discoveries con-
corning the work Of the General Elec-
trio company interests. ~
The present operations of the Gen
eral Electric people are especially de-
voted to Colorado, where they are
working hard to surround the power
situation. Throughout the West, and
In the southern Appalachian region the
same work is going on, it is stated, and
the government must act soon or it
will find little but the crumbs when it
Is ready to step in and take charge OF
its water powers
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
$4,000 SUIT Is
OUTCOME OF WRECK
On DAKOTA LINE

Rapid City, s. d.. Jan. 24.-As the
outcome Of a wreck here last October
when the motor car carrying passen-
gers coliided with a freight train near
Mystic. and cost n life and injured
-four others. three suits for damages
aggregating $40, 700 have just been
drought In the circuit u here
against the Crouch railroad, and others
will probably follow soon.
In the wreck little Mary Plat, who
was travelling with her mother. Mrs.
Milo F.. Plat, a well known resident Of
Boulder, Colo, was killed, and her
small brother George was injured so
that he may be crippled for life, while
the mother was badly crippled n {
erwise hurt by the shock. Now the
father has brought suit on behalf OF
h dead child for $50, 600, and asks
$40. 900 more for his son George. Mrs.
Platt asks 10000 damages for her own
injuries.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
FARMERS INSTITUTES
p I'M DAKOTA TOWNS

Bookings. s. D., Jan. 24.-Dates for
farmers Institutes for the southern
part of the state: "..
Garretson, January 81; Valley
Springs, January %; Flandreau, Janu-
airy % and 80; Madison. January % and
20; Colman, January 80; Canton, Janu-
airy 80 and 81: Ramona, January 81:
washington Springs, February 3 and a:
Artesian. February 8 and 4: Howard,
February 6 and 8: Woonsocket. Feb
ruary 5 and 6: Alexandria, February I
and s; Parker, February z and 8;
Hurley, February 10 and IL; Cen
t~erville, February 10 and IL: Beres-
ford, February 70; LenIoX, February
IL; Irene, February Is; Mission Hill,
February 10; Vermillion. February IA
and Is; Elk Point, February IA and IS;
Scotland, February II and IS; Tyndall,
February "a and IS: Burke, February
20; Corsica, February 20 and 21; Fair
fax, February n and %; belmont, Feb
ruary %; Platte, February 25 and 26:
Wagner, February "a; Taber. February
q; Freeman. February rs and rs;
Parkston, February 2S and 20.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
OUIDA DIES, POVERTY
STRICKEN, AMONG DOGS

Florence, Italy, Jan. 29.--ouida
CLouise de Ia Ramee), the novelist,
died at Via Reggie after a long i'll
ness in most distressing poverty, her
only attendant being an old servant
oma IN whose arms she expired.
She was completely blind in n eye,
and the other eye was badly affected
through her having suffered so much
from exposure and p~rivation. During
the last few months of her life she
was compelled at times to sleep I'm
the open air when unable TO pay for
q nights lodging. The immediate cause
of death rs set down as asthma. COM
plicated by heart disease.
Ouida had a passionate fondness for
dogs, and up to the last was surrounded
by many of them, depriving herself
of even the necessartes of life in order
to feed them.
Louise de la Rance was a British
novelist Of French extraction. She was
born at Bury st. Edinunds about 1S4O.
Her pseudonyfn, "Ouida." was a child
ish INSTRUMENTATION of Louisa" Her
best known novel, Under Two Flags
was written in 1867, and was drama
tized only recently.
Ouida had lived for q long time past
near Florence, and her death occurred
not far from the beach where the poet
Percy Bysshe Shelley was drowned.
Early last summer attention was
called through dispatches to the Lon
don papers to Ouida's poverty. Marie
Corelli started a fund for her benefit
and subscriptions were made to sew
eral funds m her behalf, put Ouida
announced her intention OF refusing the
charity.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
IRRIGATION PROJECT
At BELLE F0URCHE
Vii Be COMPLETED

Bell Fourche, s. D., Jan. 24.--Not-
Withstanding the fact that orman &
Crook, the contractors, who nave just
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
Colorado courts, are the largest con-
tractors on the government irrigation
project near here. and their affairs are
badly involved, Engineer r. +. Walters,
in charge of the work. states that the
government will not be in any way en-
barrassed nor the project hindered.
Work has now closed for the winter
and only a few men are working. but
IN the spring 1t Is thought that Orman
& Crook will be able to resume their
work and IL not their bondsmen, the
National Surety company, of New
York, will proceed with the contract,
which is for over 81, 900, 600.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
NEW CORPORATIONS
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre, s. D., Jan. 25.-The follow
ing companies have incorporated IN
der the laws of South Dakota:
; Jacalitos Mining company, Pierre,
$1,000, 600; Chilson Hangen company,
Webster, 500, 900; Bad River TeIe-
phone company, Nowlfn, $4,000; In
ternational Trading and Development
company, Huron, $600,060; st. Pau.
Minneapolis e. Seattle Electric Rail
road company. Pierre, $4,000, 900; Spen-
Ger Leasing company, OF Greater New
York, Pierre, $4,000: Cibola Mineral
Water company, Huron, $200, 5000; Ca
naan Mica company, Huron, $500, 900;
FindIey State Shoe company, Huron,
$1,000; Benetol Sales company, Pierre,
$5e0, 600; Farmers Elevator company,
of Willow Lakes, Willow Lakes, SEQ
600; Ramona lodge, No. 152. ]. o.. ..
T., Ramona; Pleasant View Rural Tel
ephone company, Hitchcock, $4,000,
Won Jewett g. Co., Pierre, $250,000:
Fletcher Drug company, Fort Pierre,
$1,000; Big Sioux Telephone company,
Harrisburg, $3.50; Pierre Cement Con-
struction company, Pierre, $50. 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
WEALTH TO Be MADE
IN TREE PlAATL,I
Forceful Object Lessons Given
at South Dakota Horticul-
turists' Meeting.

WATERFOWL, s. D., Jan. 25.-The 18th
annual session OF the South Dakota
Horticultural society opened here yes.
terday with the address OF Welcome by
Mayor d. c. Thomas, Vice President
Quincy, OF the society, responding
President Tracy followed with his AN.
nual address.
G. ". Gardner, OF Piedmont, in speak.
Ing OF Forest Tree Planting in the
Black Hills said that he had q five
acre grove that he planted 10 years
ago, composed mostly of ash. Ow.
ing to the scarcity of timber, Mr.. Gard.
ner estimates that hardwood will be
practically a thing OF the past for com
mercial purposes 10 years hence. q
have already been offered $4,000"
hi declared, for that five acre patch
OF timber, and nave refused 1t. By the
time the grove is rs years old the trees
alone will be worth from S. to IS each,
standing and as each acre easily con
tains 1000 trees, one may readily cal
culate what the five acres will bring
me ten years hence"
Money in Cottonwoods.
George II. whiting, continuing the
discussion, said that in 1891 he puT-
chased a tract of land on the Missouri
river bottom that contained ten acres
of cottonwood trees. 1t was a tract
that was flooded by the great overflow
In the spring of 1884, said he. Il
have never devoted a days time to 1t
except to cut out the dead timber and
nse the live when occasion demanded,
I have used all the fire wood that my
family has needed, have sold several
hundred posts a year for several years
and within the past three years ] have
taken from that tract $4,000 feet OF
lumber, and still have left at least
$780, 900 feet of seryiceable lumber. Cot
tonwood lumber is today selling IN
Yanktnn at $50 a thousand feet.
II think I am safely within the TACT
when l say that almost anywhere in
South Dakota one can easily grow
timber enough, with only the proper
care for the first two or three years
after planting, to make the land or
which it grows gain at least $50 an acre
each year in valuation because of is
timber. Ten acres of timber-referring
TO the ordinary varieties of soft wood
will easily increase in value to the
extent of $40 a year an acre, and under
favorable conditions IS to moisture aDt
soil, 1t will more than double the fig.
ures 1 have given"
The Officers.
President, G. A. Tracy, Watartcwn;
vice president, A. Norby, Madison,
secretary, N. e. Hansen, Bookings,
treasurer, C. w. Quincy, Yankton;
librarian, e. d. Cowles, Vermillion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
CLAIM CHAMPION
QUOT PITCHERS

Canton, S, d., Jan. 24.-Canton has
an Unique organization, composed of
prominent citizens. known as the
Horseshoe club This club meets
both winter and summer and its men,
bers are all expert quot pitchers. At
a recent meeting the following officers
We're elected: President, A. j. Minor;
vice president, Jerry Reimer; secretary,
III. F.. Thayer; treasurer, Chris Sanvig;
directors, "A. Il. Stowell, l.. L. Redfield.
Dave Brcnner, VIM. o. Osborn and ].
w. FaIdman. The club claims TO be
the champions of the state and are
willing and ready to meet any club
within the state or the northwest in
contest. aa
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
KILLED AND DEVOURED
BY PACK OF WOLVES

Spearfish, S. d., Jan. 27-Through the
hnding of n skeleton on the plains
northwest OF Edmunton, Alberta prov
jnce, it is believed that the mystery
of the disappearance of John Al Bur
CESS, a Spearfish pioneer. is solved.
Burgess left here last summer TO es-
tablish a Canadian bank at Edmunton.
Three months ago he wrote here that
he was leaving on a long horseback
ride and ne has never since been heard
from.
The skeleton was picked clean by
wolves n was found on the trail Bur
CESS took. Near the remains lay an
empty rifle and five wolf ~carcasses, in
dicating a struggle for life.
Burgess was n OF the best known
Odd Fellows in the state.
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HALLOWEEN ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN DEATH

Canton, s. D., Jan. 28.--Florence Mil.
lage, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Millage, OF this city
died Thursday. The little girl was the
victim OF an accident on Halloween of
by having her clothes ignited from a
jack-o'-lantern, The funeral tool
place from the Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday, her schoolmates at
tending in a body.
Lincoln county holds the prize as the
chief corn county of the state and as
the convention Of corn growers win
have offered liberal prizes for the best
corn. The convention will be held Jan
uary 30-31.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30

1he lavish way In which the great
Napoleon created titles Is shown by The
record OF 1896, when Soult was made
duke OF Dalmatia, Bessieres of Istria.
Victor OF Belluno, Money of Coneg-
nano. Mortimer Of Treviso, Macdonald
OF Tarentum, Oudinot of Reggie. Be-
sides the marshals, General Duroc be-
came duke of Friaul. Maret of Bass
an0. Savary Of Rovigo, Fouche OF OF
ranto. and a Corsican relative OF the
Bonaparte family, Alright, a courag-
eOus cavalry general, was made duke
of Padua. The best titles were those
shat were taken from the battles ana
designated the victors throughout HE.
The aged Kellermann was made luke
OF Valmy; Lefevre, duke OF Dantzig:
Massena, duke of Rivoli and prince OF
E,sslingen; Lannes, duke of Montebel-
10; Ney, duke of Elchingen and prince
or Moskeva and Besesina; Davoust,
duke or Auastadt and prince OF Eek
muhl.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
BARBER ARRESTED AFTER
SEARCH OF TWO YEARS

Bridgewater, S. D., Jan. 27-After
being a fugitive from justice for over
W years, Harry Gray "A barber by
trade and formerly employed In this
city was arrested at his home in Cam
ton, s. D., yesterday by Deputy Sher-
iH James Colleran, of this county, upon
a statutory charge made by a young
woman of this place. He was brought
here to face trial. Upon preliminary
hearing the defendant waived examin-
alton and was held to the circuit court
I'm a bond Of $1,000, in default OF which
ne was lodged in the cCanty Jail.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30

The sight OF six pairs OF elephants
simultaneously at work capturing q
half dozen struggling t~rumpeting mates
IS an imposing one. Like q pair of ami
mai policemen arresting a prisoner, the
great beast side alongside a victim,
take him between them, and jostle and
squeeze and worry him, tail FIRST to-
ward a tree. Every inch is contested
by the herculean fighters, until nearing
q stout tree OF stump the little brown
elephant catchers slide from their
mounts to the ground, crawl under the
ponderous bellies, slip cable sings
about a hind foot, and take a tHEn
around a tree.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
pEADWooD TO DEDICATE
TWO FINE BUILDINGS

Deadwood, s. D., Jan. 25.-February
5 has been set as the date for the ded-
ication ceremonies of Deadwood's two
handsome new buildings, the federal
building and the Lawrence county
courthouse. Committees from the
Deadwood Business club, the city coun-
Gil, county commissioners, federal Of
flee holders and Mayor Adams, have
charge OF the entertainment.
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The young liberal party OF Bavaria
al Its recent national convention voted
unanimously to invite women to join
an branches Of it's society as soon as
they could do SO legally. There is now
a movement to nave the old law pro-
hibiting women from becoming mem
beFs or political associations repealed.
When this is accomplished It is ex-
pected that the women OF Bavaria viii
avail themselves Of the Invitation from
the young liberals and also that other
political parties will open their doors
10 them. .I- ...
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BIG PRICES PAID
FOR RELINQutSHME NTS

Kimball, s. D., Jan. 27.--very high
prices are being paid for reIinquish-
ments to homesteads in the region be-
tween Chamberlain and the Black Hills.
Albert Kingsbury, who went from this
vicinity to that region and made entry
of a homestead, has returned to this
side of the Missouri river, having sold
his rights in his homestead for 81, 100.
He had not even made final proof upon
the land, this sum being paid simply
for his REIMBURSEMENT.
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STEAMSHIPS COLLIDE
IN FOG; NONE HURT

Rotterdam, Jan. 24.-The steamer
Amsterdam, belonging to the Great
Eastern Railway company and the
British steamer Administer, from New
York, December 80, 1907, collided last
night near Nieuwe, Waterweg. There
was no loss OF life.
Both vessels were badly damaged.
The Amsterdam had Sc passengers on
board. Afdense fog prevailed.
A report just received here says one
OF the Amsterdam boats containing 20
persons Is missing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
MIL6ANk DRINK VICTIM
SLASHED HIS THROAT

Milbank, s. D., Jan. 25.-Frank Fore
man, a cigarmaker, attempted suicide
by cutting his throat. He had been
drinking heavily, and was taken with
delirium tremens. He secured q dull
knife and cut a cash In his throat, then
trying to find a revolver to end his
life. He was saved by friends and will
recover
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30

Amy man, woman or child who is at
all Observant must be perfectly well
aware that a petrol car in good condi-
tion travels better in the evening aft
er shutdown and at night thar in the
daytime. The reason is obvious-for
the heritage and foliage, etc, give of
certain gases at nightfall, which act
OF which supplies the force which
move the pistons OF the engine, and,
in consequence, we get an increase of
power. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
STRUNG UP BOY
FOR THE THEFT
OF PoCkETBOOK

Spcarnsh, s. d., Jan. 29.-Be-
cause he kept a pocketbook con
tanning SIS, which he found In
the dressing room OF his fellow
students, Albert Smith, the young
son OF Fred Smith of this city,
was strung up by the neck until
he nearly choked, according TO
the story OF his father.
Young Smith was convicted Of
larceny and taken to the county
Jail at Deadwood. When the
students found ne had kept the
purse they took him to a near
by tree n night, and, fasten-
ing a noose around his neck,
swung him off his feet, n trag-
edy being prevented only
through the interference Of cool
er heads among the band.
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WHIPPED BEAR WANTS
UNCLE SAM TO GET his

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 27.-Relations
between the United States and Japan
are receiving considerable attention in
several st. Petersburg newspapers,
which have published articles express
ing the opinion that war between these
two countries is certain to come. The
writers, however, show little famil-
iarity with political conditions of the
United States and thespresent status OF
the negotiations between that country
land Japan.