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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
STRANGER STEALS $500
AND PAYS THE PENAi.T Y

Java, S. D., Sept. 23.-While the Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroads depot
agent was at breakfast at a local hotel,
a stranger signing the name of James
Salisbury, g. guest at the same hotel,
went into the agents room and took
from his coat money M checks to tee
amount Of $500. Salisbury then walked
to Hosmer. hired a rig and drove to
Eureka. City Marshal J.. H. Coonen.
of Eureka, asked to look out for him,
arrested the man as he vas about to
drive away, The stranger tried to bluff
by saying he was an officer and look
ing for the am man, but h mar
shall gathered him in. Then he asked
to be allowed to write a Letter and
slipped in the envelope, addressed to a
in North DakstA, $205 In bills.
This n $3.50 on his person was all
that was recovered.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
CONCISE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR HANDLING CROWDS
AT THE TRIP OPENING

Dallas. S. D.. Sept. 2~3.-Inspectol
John T. Boylan, or the p~ostofice de-
partment. has arrived here to prepare
for handling the great rush Of mail
which will come to this place on &C
count OF the opening OF he Trip coun-
ty lands In the Rosebud reservation, the
drawing for which will take place Oc-
tober 5 to II.
All applications from the -four affi-
davit points, Chamberlain and Presho,
S. D., and Valentine and O'Neill, Neb.
under the rules for the opening will be
forwarded to Dallas n delivered to
Judge j. w. Wilton, superintendent OF
the opening, not later thai 4 o'clock on
October II. "
The post officials viii arrang for
extra help during the registration days
and have ample facilities for handling
not only the applications which will
be sent in from the affidavit points, but
also the immense quantity of personal
mail for those who come to register. Ii
is anticipated that the Dallas office
will have the largest crowd to handle
because Of its location on the edge of
Trip county, which makes 1t so ac-
cessible to the lands to be opened.
Preparations are also being made to
guard against lawlessness during the
presence Of the great crowds. There
will be Indian police, deputy United
States marshals and a large force of
detectives so that there will be ample
protection against undesirable char
Rcters. ta...
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
MITCHELL ASSAILS
SHERIFF KEMPKER;
ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE

Vermillion. S. D., Sept. lI-With a
broken chair leg in hama ana a bot
tie of bed bug poison in the other, II.
b. Mitchell, the horsethief confined In
the county jail, made an effort to worst
Sheriff kempker and make a get
away" ..r
Mitchell affected illness and was
taken to the yard under guard OF the
sheriff and later said there was some
thing in the corridor Of the Jail that
he wanted. He soon returned with his
weapons OF offense and was so close
upon the sheriff that there was not time
in which to draw a gun, and Kempker
succeeded in knocking the bottle OF
poison from his assailant's hand and
soon had him to the bad.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
KERMIT Is "DELIGHTED"
WITH WESTERN TRIP

Huron. 8. D., Sept. 19.-Kermit
Roosevelt, son Of the president, spent
yesterday here in company with United
States Marshal Seth Bullock. They
were going to the Cheyenne Indian
reservation for a few days hunt. Re-
ferring to the proposed trip of his
father to Africa, young Roosevelt stated
that he expected to accompany his
father, but the matter was not yet fully
decided. He has visited this locality
before, and In answer to questions as
to what he thought OF South Dakota
and her people, he said:
II am certainly well pleased with
what i have seen here; in fact, al no
point have / been more impressed with
the wonderful development Of q new
country than here. l was here two
years ago., and it seems almost jncredi-,
BILE that such a change could be
wrought in'so short a time. ! am sur;
prised at the number of young people
here, and can readily see what prompts
them to come to a new country. There
are opportunities for them that cannot
be had in the east, and l wonder that
so many continue to remain in CON
gested cities" r..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
PRINCESS LONGS
FOR THE STAGE

Paris, Sept. ia daughter of the
Pharaohs, a descendant of Cleopatra"
may be advertised to tread the boards
of a modern theater if a certain lady's
ambition is gratifed. Certain 1t is that
an Egyptian princess, daughter of Is
mail Pasha, once khedive Of Egypt,
yearns to act the heroine in the dram
~atization of Elinor Glyn's Three
Weeks
AT the instant no genealogist is at
hand to tell 10Y far back Ismail
Pasha's ancestry runs, but 1t is fair
to presume, for theatrical purposes,
that he could trace his forefathers to
the time when the sphinx was young.
This princess has made an offer to
Elinor Glyn to play the queens role
in Three Weeks" If she gains her
desire, she promises to wear on the
stage her own jewels, worth $500, 900.
The princess bears the prosaic name
of Mrs. Willie Baker" She married
an Englishman, an officer, who was
stationed in Egypt. She is a widow
now with flashing black eyes, and a
feline, graceful figure. She moves in
royal society. AS she speaks Persian,
the shah, while in Paris, was always
glad to receive her. She dwells here
in a fine residence she owns, which.
one belonged to the duke of Aumale.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
is CHICAGO GUILTY
OF RACE SUICIDE /?
Number of School Pupils Of
Tender Age Has Fallen
Off Materially.

Chicago, Sept. 19.--Is Chicago reapins
the effects of a period of race suicide?
The figures of 1908 school census, made
public last night in advance of their
presentation to the board OF education,
would Indicate that this is a fact. In
yestigation OF the figures shows that
in face of an Increase Of 40,797 I'm the
number OF minors in the city the num-
between the ages of 7 and IA, has fall
len in two years from 1884, GOO to 176, 800.
In private and parochial schools the at
tendance at these ages has fallen of
1,400. a...s a. -
That the children have not deserted
the schools for the streets is indicated
10y the fact that the number reported
as out Of schools" a undergone on
ly a nominal increase-an increase
which Census Supt. w. T. Monroe ad-
lmits is entirely normal. : u
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
DELEGATES APPOINTED
... TO COMMERCIAL CONGRESS-

Pierre, s. D., Sept. l7.---Governor Coe
]. Crawford today appointed as dele
gates from South Dakota to attend the
nineteenth annual sessions of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
gress, to be held at San Francisco, Cal,
october 8. to 10, the following men:
John Hunter, Deadwood; Dan Nc
Kimon, Madison; Glib Diziemanowski.
Woonsocket; J. p. Grinager, Howard:
". H. Roddle, Brookings; A. c. Witter.
Aberdeen; A. o. Ringsrud, Elk Point:
W. ]. Wolfe, Lake Andes, F., b. Roberts.
Milbank; J. E.. Platt, Clark; Ernest
May, Lead; H. d. Walrath, Watertown;
c. B. Bellinghurst, Pierre; w. M.
Waibel, Huron; T. w. Dwight. Siouy
Falls; H. p. Packard, Redield.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
WOMAN coNFEssEs TO
ACT or FIRE BRAND

Eureka, s. D., Sept. 23.-Mrs. Fred
Gringle, Of Alaska, has confessed to
the county attorney that the town Of
Alaska vas fired recently, not by night
riders or by men seeking vengeance
against the town. but by herself and
husband for the purpose OF obtaining
insurance on their property. II appears
from her statement that a bed was
thrown between the pool room and
Ballinsky's saloon and saturated with
kerosene and early in the morning fired.
Apparently the Grlngle family had
barely time to crawl from the upstairs
window, but 1t is now known that this
was a spectacular exhibition to divert
suspicion and that earlier valuable
goods, including cigars, had been boxed
and removed from the building. Sheriff
Hoven and Fire Marshal Craft secured
these goods IA thus refuted the claim
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gringle that they had
time to save nothing except the cloth
Jog they slept In. Mrs. Gringle was
put In the Jail here and her husband at
the Bangor jail that they might be ex-
amined separately and Mrs. Gringle
could not get away with her story when
alone. ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
SLAUGHTER" DAVIS
SHOOTS BECAUSE OF
CIGARET PAPER

Yankton, S. D., Sept. 17.-Ciraget pa
pers caused considerable excitement at
a dance at John Chops near Utica.
A man named Hair was accused of
stealing the papers and this. led to a
general row Slaughter" Davis got
drawn into 1t and in defense against
heavy odds, pulled a gun and let drive
three times into the crowd.
The fusillade gave several some very
narrow escapes and one bullet passed
through John Lanes left hand while
Peter Petronek has a slight flesh
wound, Davis then fed and has not
been found. although quite a man hunt
was in progress for hours after.
Nc complaint has been issued against
him as those ait the dance seem to think
Davis was justified under the circum-
stances in defending himself. The
dancers had been indulging in LIQUOR
heavily and Davis was a new conner
to the dance. ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
PRESHo BARS GAMBLERS r tl.n,
FROM REGISTRATION CROWDS

Presho, s. D., Sept. 22.-The city is
making big preparations for the thou
sands that will be here for the regis
tering October 8 to IL. Owing to the
fact that Presho is the nearest rail-
road registering point to the Trip
lands that are not allotted to the In
dams and because of the up to date
accommodations that are to be had
here, Presho is expecting the majority
of the land seekers.
The city officials have made the an
nouncement that there win be no
gambling Of any kind or nature what
ever and all suspicious characters will
find the city too hot to hold them. A
special force Of plain clothes men will
be added that will keep order and no
trouble of any kind or nature Is ex-
pected. Owing to the absence Of
sharpers many people will come to
Presho where they will be accommo-
dated in the right way. The Milwau-
kee will u excursions and there will
be daily stage service that will &C
.commodate the many who will wish to
look the land over The northern por-
ton of the reservation lies directly
south Of Presho and this and is the
very best, 1t lying In the famous White
river valley.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
BURGLAR sHADoWED BY
AGENT IN LATTER'S HOUSE

Edgemont, s. D., Sept. 18.--By exer-
cising a little strategy and nerve, John
Whaley, night agent at this place for
the Burlington Railroad company, sue
ceeded in capturing a burglar, whom he
turned over to the local authorities.
Agent Whaley makes q practice of re-
turning to his home about midnight
a night for his lunch. He was APP
preaching his home for the purpose Of
partaking of lunch when he noticed a
man in close proximity to the house.
The man was acting so strangely that
Mr.. Whaley decided to keep watch for
the purpose Of discovering what the
stranger was up to. FINALLY the
stranger disappeared within the
Whaley house. The owner was soon on
his track, and quietly followed him
from room to room. Finally the in
truder CHANGED to turn his head, to dis
cover that Whaley was close behind
him. Instantly Whaley got the drop
on him, and, marching him from the
house, surrendered him to the authori-
tics. A search revealed that the bur
glar had w razors on his person, these
being tied to a string Ind dangling
from his neck.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
UNIVERSITY WORK BEGINS
UNDER FINE CONDITIONS

.Vermillion, S: D., Sept. 2S.-The reg
istration is still going on in the Uni
versity here and at present the enroll
ment is $40, with many more new and
old students coming in. The ear 190S-9
promises to be bigger than any in the
history of the institution and President
Gault and the faculty are making great
efforts to keep the standard OF the
University Of South Dakota on the level
with any university in the west.
The first chapel exercises this year
were held on Thursday morning, the
president delivering the accustomed
Force" for a theme. Class work began
Friday morning. The Y. M. c.. A. and
Y. w. G. A. gave a joint get-acquainted
reception in the armory on Saturday
evening. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
HEAVIEST REGISTRATION
EVER MADE AT 8, D, u,

Vermillion, s. D., Sept. 19.-Regis-
Yersity here is in full blast and all
t~ndications point to the largest en-
rollment this year than in any in the
history Of the institution. On Tues
day evening, the second day Of regis
tration, 144 had registered against 9S
last yea at the same time. This num-
Der is greater than at any other time
for the second day of registration.
h903 showed 1O2 at this time which
comes the closest Of any. OF the LA
students registered, almost two-thirds
are new students.
The faculty in the college Of engin-
eering has been completed by the APP
pointment of DR.. Thomas Mckinney,
of Marietta college, Ohio, to the chair
OF mathematics In place of DR.. Pell,
who resigned some weeks ago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
SOUTH DAKOTA NOTES.

The Brule fair is expected to be a hum.
mer. .t~ ...
A white Mallard duck has been killed
near Pierre.
Duck hunters are busy about Marion
and they are getting good bags.
According to the Union the mercury
climbed up to the l0l degree mark in Rap
i'd City on the Tth inst.
Some men will saw wood. A citizen OF
Yankton engaged in the dangerous pas
time and lost two fingers.
The True Republican at washington
Springs has changed hands again. But
not because it was not prosperous.
The Deadwod Daily Pioneer Times is
rejoicing over the prospect hat the cop
per market will soon become more active.
The Draper Democrat is making so good
a showing for a new publication that ii is
receiving words of praise from its con-
temporaries.
Lead is going to have a field day with
sports OF all sorts for the entertainment
of the populace, Two ball games planned
are expected to bring the people "for miles
round
It is the opinion of the Fort Pierre Fair
play that when ii comes to endurance and
absolute indifference to pain and discom-
fort the old time cow puncher has EN- all
skinned
The Pierre New Era is willing to be
searched for a reply TO the query, What
is the Pierre board of trade doing to make
Pierre a good grain market?" That puts
it up to the board. ..
The Sanborn County Herald vouches for
the statement that some followers OF Izaak
Walton living there recently captured $3.50
bullheads in a ditch south of Woonsocket
and dumped them into Lake Prior.
1t isn't fear that keeps the Armour Her
aid from publishing the bits of scandal
that develop in it's town, but a wholesome
respect for innocent members of the fam
lilies of the scandal-makers. And the Hot
Springs Times Herald saws me too"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
ABERDEEN AMERICAN
CHANGES OWNERS

Aberdeen, s. D., Sept. 19.-The deal
for the sale of the Aberdeen American
to A. A. Picker, of Faulkton, and w.
Kutnewsky, of Aberdeen, was closed
yesterday and h new owners have
taken charge.
The matter of a policy Is not out
lined as yet, but doubtless will~develop
shortly. Messrs. Pickler and Kut-
newsky are well known young bust
ness men.
For the present at least, 7. II. Nc
Kee and T. d. Potwin, who have had
charge of the paper for two years will
remain as business manager and man
aging editor, respectively.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
IHEARST'S PARTY
PUTS FULL TICKET
IN DAKOTA FIELD
Warne for Governor, Schneider
and Bray Will Make Race
for Congress.

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Sept. 17.-william
Randolph Hearst's Independence party
is to invade South Dakota.
The Independence party, through
conferences at Sioux Falls and Yank-
ton, has selected a full state ticket, and
Ihomas !; Hisgen, the party's nominee
for president. and Mr.. Hearst will
speak at Yankton and at Sioux Falls
on October IA. In Sioux Falls the audi
forum will be reserved for the event
and there is no doubt 1t will be crowded
by voters attracted by the picturesque
campaign methods of Mr.. Hearst.
further, the Independence party is to
nave a county organization in his
state, and Edmond f. English, OF Yank-
ton, the Independence national commit
teeman for South Dakota, and General
III. w. Smith, Of Sioux Falls, will per-
tect this organization as rapidly as
possible.
Following is the independence state
tlcket, which will be put on the South
Dakota ballot by petition, under the
Independence party's caption:
Presidential Electors-WilIiam L. PAL
mer, q banker of Carthage; b. G.. Taylor.
a barber OF Sioux Falls: Everett Ftske, a
darmer OF LILY n w. s. Winsey, a mer-
Members OF Congress - Louis ".
Schneider, a merchant of Salem, and w.
.. Bray, a miner of Lead.
.Governor-Dr. Rodell Q. Warne. a physi-
clan of Mitchell. 'TT
Lieutenant .G~overnor-J. c. Bonnie, a
merchant Of Lead.
Secretary of State-Sanford q. Donald
son a merchant OF Yankton.
attorney General-Geo. w. Latin, a
lawyer OF DeSmet.I
Auditor3Henry W. Smith, a farmer OF
TreasureN-Daniel Elliason, a farmer OF
Commissioner OF School and Public
Lands. A. Gleason, OF Chamberlain.
Rallroad Commissioners - Walter b..
Dean, a merchant of Yankton.
Petitions for a place on the ticket
Tor these candidates are now being
state. TE = 49, 1
II. w. D~iffenderfer, national commit
teeman for Oklahoma, of the indepen-
dence party, who has been In Sioux
rails a few days conferred with South
Dakota representatives OF the party.
SAID 1t was proposed to make an ac-
i've campaign in South Dakota and
that the ticket was not being put In
the field for the sole purpose Of OBJ
tanning a party standing. He protested
that he had found many Independent
voters In South Dakota whom he
thought would be attracted by the new
party. ~.
THE organization will be perfected
at once" a Mr.. Diffenderfer. Those
interested in the party will be called
together shortly and q chairman and
secretary of the state central commit
tee will be elected and an active cam
paign be made for the state and ma
ttonal tickets" 49,.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
PANAMA DITCH ACROSS
. SIOUX BOTTOM LANDS

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 22.--The work
OF constructing a mammoth drainage
canal in the region along the Big Sioux
river, north of Sioux Falls, Is progress
sing quite rapidly. The contractor who
is digging the miniature Panama canal
expects to complete work before win
ter sets in, when the county commits
sioners will take steps to have bridges
constructed across the canal at points
where it is crossed by highways. The
canal will reclaim several thousand
acres of the most valuable farm land
in the state, which during the past
two or three seasons has been rendered
practically worthless by being flooded
by the overlooking of the Sioux river.
The canal Is 40 feet wide at the bot
tom,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
ELECTION ORDERED
ON GALVESTON PLAN
Sioux Falls Holds Special Elec-
ton to Change Order Of
City Government,

Sioux Falls, s. d., Sept. 1S.--The city
council. as the result Of a petition be-
ing filed with it, has decided to call a
special election on Tuesday, September
80, for submission to the voters Of
Sioux Falls of the Galveston or com
mission plan of city government for
their rejection or adoption. The Gal
weston plan was submitted to the
voters of the city last fall, but failed
TO secure a majority. Those pushing
the movement at this time believe there
has been such a change in sentiment
that the plan will be adopted at the
coming special election and substituted
for the present method of city govern
ment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
THREE BAD MEN
. ARE SET AT LIBERTY

Huron, S. d., Sept. 19.-No small dis
appointment was occasioned here Tues
day by the release from custody OF
three g charged with pocket pick
ing at the state fair and who are also
believed t be implicated in the recent
robberies at Winona. The men are
known as Samuel Cohen, Harry Rodg-
ers and j. W. Simpson and are known
in police circles In Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Omaha and other cities.
Sheriff Parr, Of Winona, was here
with requisition papers for these men,
but they were defective and Judge
Boucher, before whom their cases were
taken, decided that the men could not
be held any longer n therefore Or
dered their release.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24

The Public Belt railroad Of New Or
Teams has been partially completed, and
AZ about ready to begin business. This
BELT railroad Is unique. The entire
water front ON both banks of the
Mississippi river belongs. with the ex-
ceptfon OF several special landing
places. to the municipality itself. In
order to enable the railroad cars to
reach the wharves and to lie alongside
the ships for the transfer and exchange
of cargoes the city OF New Orleans,
owning the river banks, has built along
the river front a railroad whose tracks
cofahect with those OF all h trunk
lines reaching this city, and by means
OF this municipal railway 1t Is a sim
pie affair to receive cars from all the
trunk lines and to deliver cars to all
those lines, and either connect with the
shipping in the river or with h stores.
warehouses and factories in various
parts or the city, and with which the
Belt connects.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
MILWAUKEE WILL
OPERATE ITS OWN
EXPRESS BUSINESS
Experiment on Coast Line Sat
isfactory and Old Contracts
Will Not Be Renewed. .

Aberdeen, s. D., Sept. 22.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road has
found the operation OF express and
commercial telegraph lines over its
w system so profitable On the New
Pacific coast extension that after jan
uary l 1t is very probable that the
practice will be extended over the en-
tire system of the road. Il
For the past twenty d years the
company has been under contract with
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany and the United States Express
company to handle business over the
lines OF that road. The contracts with
the w corporations expire on Deem
Der 81, and IL is now sold that no new
agreement will be entered into, but
that the railroad company will assume
active management of the commercial
business handled yer Its lines.
This practice will be In line with
other roads throughout the country
and In every case the departure has
proven q paying one.
Both h Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern roads operate their
own express companies, n several
of the roads throughout the country
have adopted the practice Of handling
all commercial telegraph business over
their own lines. e ~
At the commencement of the Pacific
coast business of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee g. st. Paul road the company start
ed handling its express business
through what is known as the CONT
mental Epress company. The CONNER
cial telegraph business also was hand
led by the company over its own lines.
N. A. Averall has been installed as
superintendent Of the Continental Elk
press company and is directly in
charge of all the express business
which is handled by the Dad over their
new Pacific va extension.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
THIEVES STEAL TEAM
FROM STREET OF AVON

Avon. S. D.. Sept. ga small three
year-old driving team, attached to a
new top buggy, was stolen from the
street here on Thursday night.
The outfit, the property of Mike Pud-
will, living six miles northeast of town,
had been left hitched on a side street
while some of the Pudwills were at
tending the Dode Fisk show. There is
no clue to the thieves.
Work on Avon's new $4,000 sewer
system is being pushed rapidly, 1t Is
hoped that the improvement will be
completed before SNOW flies.