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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
A BAD INDIAN
GETS SHOT WITH
BOOZE And GUN
Defies the Kimball Marshal and
Gets a Charge That Inn
proves His Conduct.

Kimball, S. D., April 1S.-Joe Riley, a
half-breed Indian from the Crow Creek
agency, was shot by City Marshal j. s.
Stewart, Of this place. because he re-
fused to hold up his hands when or
dered to do SO and submit to arrest.
The shooting was done with a ham
merless shot gun loaded with BB shot.
The half-breed now lies at h Catholic
parsonage in a pretty badly democrat
lied condition, but will probably re"
cover. The victim of the marshaPs
gun was running amuck about town on
a saddle horse, having come to town
during the day with another half-breed,
who tried in vain to induce him to
start for Grow Creek after nightfall.
Riley had in the meantime obtained
possession of some booze and was as
difficult to handle as a flea. The mar
hal claims that the Indian made
threats to kill him. After arming him
self with the shotgun. obtained at a
hardware store, he finally met up with
the half-breed, who was mounted, and
ordered him to throw up his hands. In
stead of obeying orders he wheeled his
cayuse, dug the spurs into him and
made his escape, but not until the OFF,
Ger had cut loose one barrel OF his gun.
That was the las seen Of him until
this morning, when he was found lying
in a pasture about a mile from town
by two men at work or the race track.
An examination showed that the charge
of heavy shot had taken effect to the
number Of 20 or more in the small Of
the Indians back and buttocks. A
heavy A gun was found on him. Had
the hammerless safety catch not been
on when the marshal first pulled on his
man IL is likely that he would have had
a dead Indian on his hands. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
A BRIGADE POST
AT FORT MEADE

D~eadwood, S. D., April 1S.-Indica-
lions are strong that Fit. Meade,
near Sturgis, is o o to become q
brigade instead of a regimental post
at a cost of something less than half
a million dollars to the government.
Fol over a yea the government has
been considering the advisability Of
such a move, and when Secretary Of
War Taft was in the Hills last year he
spoke of it as more than a possibility.
Just now three government agents,
who decline to make known the nature
of their visit, are at the post examin-
ing it's equipment and taking short
trips into the surrounding country.
From other sources 1t is given out
that these are the preliminary steps to
the purchase of a wide tract of and in
order to give the post the required
amount of territory for a brigade post,
In all about SO square miles. On this
land, If the post is enlarged, will be
built e barracks, more officers quar-
ters and administration buildings nee
essary for the handling Of three more
regiments of cavalry.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
MUTE TELLS IN SIGNS
husband Is SVENGALI

Spokane. Wash, April 20.-Mrs. Mary
Ruby Truesdale, a mute, testified in
sign language that her husband, George
Tuesday, whom she married in Iowa a
fiuence over her, and Judge E. II. Sui
Ivan, sitting in the Spokane county
superior court, promptly granted a de-
cree in her applications for an absolute
divorce. Mrs. Truesdale also alleged in
her complaint that her husband had
threatened to kill her, and in answer to
the courts questions through an inter-
prefer familiar with the language Of
signs the woman re-enacted the scene
with all its fury. The defendant WAS
not in the court room.
This is the first time a mute has APP
peared before a court of record in Spo-
kane county and asked for legal separ-
alton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
DELUGE SUBMERGES
TOWNS IN TEXAS

Fort Worth, Tex, April 81. - With
Telephone, telegraph and railroad serv-
ice almost completely suspended, Fort
Worth last night was the center of the
worst storm of wind and rain hat has
ragged owe north Texas in many years.
With two exceptions, every railroad
out of the city was forced to annul
some trains. owing to washed out
tracks and loss of bridges.
Cleburne, 20 miles south, was struck
by a wind storm of TORNADO proper
lions, followed by a torrential d%ownpour
of rain that literally flooded the city.
Within 20 minutes after the storm
broke two bayous that u through
Cleburne a left their banks, flooding
500 to 600 houses.
A circus, whose tents were pitched in
the western portion of the city, was
completely wrecked. Two lions escaped
and prowled about own for an hour,
throwing people into a panic.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
WATERFOWL HAS
VOTING RECORD
HARD TO EXCEED
Four Elections In Sixty Days
and Several More Loom Up
In the Distance.

WATERFOWL, 8. D.. April 81. -Four
election days within two months is the
record WATERFOWL is making this
spring in giving her voters more OPP
portunities to exercise their elective
franchise in that time than the aver
age municipality within a year and q
half. These four elections are the
spring elections on April z for city
officers, a special election called by
the council for April 28 to vote on
the establishment OF a municipal court
In WATERFOWL, a special election to be
called by the county superintendent of
schools to vote on the proposition Of
taking h city schools out from under
the special charter now governing the
city, and the subsequent formation of
ar independent district under the gen.
eral law of South Dakota, and the
regular school election on June 2.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
PRE- SBYTERIANS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING

Sioux Falls s. D., April 1.-THE
presbytery OF South Dakota is holding
the sessions of it's annual melting here
today, and will continue until Thurs
day.
Rev. Mr.. Linka, of TyndaIl, made an
address on home mission work last
evening. and tonight addresses will be
made by Rev. Mr.. Kuhn, of AleXan-
dria. and DR.. D.. E. Jenkins, of the
Omaha Theological seminary.
The convention of the young people
of the p~resbytery will be held Thurs
day. n in h evening Dr.. Gault, Of
the University Of Vermillion, will give
an address.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
TWO FARMERS LOSE
PROPERTY By FIRE

Howard, S. D., April 1S.--During the
high wind Tuesday afternoon fire start
ed from a burning straw stack and
burning it and the granary and all his
other outbuildings, together with ma
chinery, grain, etc. The fire jumped
from his place t o that of E. A. Weis-
haar, nearly half a mile away, burning
all his machine sheds, granary, hog
pens, etc. The town people turned out
and by hard work managed to save his
house and barn. These W. farms are
situated one mile east of Howard. The
loss will amount to hundreds of dollars,
as the buildings were all good ones.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
HANSON WINS CONTEST
IN COLLEGE ORATORY

Yankton, s. D., April 1S.-Alvin Han
son, of Vlborg, was the college student
who won out in the oratorical contest
here. He will therefore be the college
representative in the state oratoricals
to take place in May. His subject,
very well handled, was THE Tragedy
of Lost Childhood"
John Nemic a been held to the next
term of circuit court for b~urglarizinR
the saloon of George Brown. He was
nabbed by Night Policeman George Os-
born while in the act of removing a
number of bottles of brandy, whisky
and beer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
READS OWN GUILT;
r,-.;-;,,, DIES FROM SHOCK

Philadelphia, April 17.-Confronted
with the accusation of embezzling more
than $1,000 from the Franklin insti-
tute of this city, of which he has been
treasurer for % years. Herbert z. Heyl,
was seized with what is said TO have
been apopleXy at his home in West
Philadelphia today. He died shortly
afterward.
At breakfast, when glancing through.
a morning newspaper, Heyl saw the
account OF the alleged embezzlement.
He arose from the table, ran into the
hallway and collapsed.
A warrant for Heyls arrest had been
issued yesterday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Major G. c. Buxton, who is travelling
lin British East Africa, says that one
morning he heard a lion grunting near
his camp. After a pursuit OF three
miles he saw the beast 60 yards off, be-
hind a bush, and fired al him with a
rifle. The lion dropped and then stood
bolt upright. A shot from a Mauser
Knocked him over. Suddenly another
great head and name peered over the
bush. A steady shot with the rifle
dropped the second lion. whereupon a
lioness Immediately sprang out Of the
bush. allowing a clear shot Major
lMauser.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

The Standard Oil company has insti-
ituted barge service across the Atlantic
ocean for the transportation of oil in
bulk. Two large steel barges will be
flowed back and forth by oil-carrying
steamers. The fact that the steel
lhawser OF one Of the barges has a
length of 5000 feet is cited as evidence
l0f the danger of the new service. A
gap Of three-ifths of a mile between
steamer and tow is wide enough to let
in trouble during dark and stormy
nights, especially where barges are a
rarity.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TO
BE ASSIMILATED

Yankton, S. D., April 22.-The North
western Telephone company, which has
had to divide local patronage for some
years with a citizens independent COM
pany, which has been very successful,
has been negotiating for some time to
crowd out It's rival. 1t is o claimed
here that the big business deal is about
TO be consummated, giving Yankton but
some fayoring the plan, while others
think II means surrendering to a COM
pany that but for its own s~hortsIghted-
ness would never have had a rival in
the 6AlA here.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Al clerk I'm the Bingham house who
has been blessed with a boy baby dur
ing the last year wanted, among other
little gifts, to give his young hopeful a
silver dollar marked 1907" which could
be suspended about his neck on a string
and used to help cut the little teeth
which were beginning to show signs Of
appearing. He inquired among all his
friends for a 1907" silver dollar and 1t
was not until he had been on the vain
search for nearly a week that some one
told him to call al the mint, and there
be received Official information that
under advices from Washington they
had not coined any silver dollars since
1905, and therefore there had never been
NOR would be any silver dollars for the
spresent year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
THORSON MUST OBEY
FEDERAL DEMANDS.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 90
Theodore Thorson, OF Yankton
county, was summoned as a
petit juror for the present term
of federal court. and should
have reported for duty last
Tuesday, but failed to do so.
Judge Garland ordered that a
writ of attachment be issued for
the delinquent juror and United
State Marshal Bullock produced
him in court in accordance with
the provisions of the writ. Mr..
Thorson, stated as an excuse
that last Monday and Tuesday
he was confined to his bed with
an attack of rheumatism, and
that being unable to appear in
the federal court on Tuesday he
was under the impression that he
would not be wanted after that
day. Under the circumstances
Judge Garland decided not to i'm
pose a fine in the case and Thor
son will serve as q juror during
the remainder of the present
term Of United States court.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
ICE HOUSES BURN;
,..,,,. ENGINE SETS FIRE

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 17.-Fire last
night destroyed 16 ice houses belonging
to John Parker, situated between the
Milwaukee railway tracks and the Big
Sioux river, in the southeastern portion
of the city. The fire was caused by a
spark from a locomotive. Twelve thou
sane tons Of ice was exposed and in
will run from $4,000 TO SIC 5000, with
IS, 900 insurance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
RURAL MAIL ROUTE
HAS WOMAN CARRIER

Lennox, s.. D., April 21.-Rural route
No. 6, running from this place to the
farming communities in this vicinity,
now has a woman carrier, in the per-
son Of Mrs. e. E.. Gilmore. She enjoys
the distinction of being one of the few
women who are engaged in the business
of gathering and delivering mail on
rural routes In the northwest. Two
other women, Mrs. j. ]. Halligan and
Mrs. James Redman, also are on the
eligible list for appointment to posi-
tions as rural mail carriers on routes in
this immediate vicinity when vacancies
occur.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
MCCONNELL LOSES SUIT
AGAINST RAILROAD

Sioux Falls, s. D., April 21-A verdict
was directed by Judge Garland in
United States court in favor of the
Cornell sought to recover IS, 900 dam
ages for the loss of a leg which oc-
CURED in the company's yards here last
fall.
McConnell's attorney will appeal the
case and seek to determine the status
of the state statute relating 10 con-
tributary negligence
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

The "Priory'' at Bicester, near OK
ford, England, which, as its name indi-
Gates, occupies the site of a former
religious house, has quite lately been
purchased by the community Of Olive
tan Benedictine nuns, who, having been
expelled from their house in Normandy,
sought refuge in Bicester some FIVE
years ago. They had the happiness re-
Gently OF celebrating a religious pro-
dessicn therein-the first hat has taken
place since the reformation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Aerial letter boxes have been placed
In all large tenement houses and apart
ment buildings in Budapest, Hungary.
When the postman enters the hall on
1.-THE first floor OF the building he places
THE letters In the boxes allotted to the
jdifferent families. A spring is then
pressed and electricity does the rest.
THE boxes are shot up to the floor re-
,quired, where they remain until emp
tiled or until the postman comes again
and brings them down by touching an
lother spring.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

For centuries Europe a enjoyed a
monopoly on cathedrals, the highest ex-
ponents OF Christian architecture. Dur
ling the last few years, however, near
lly a dozen beautiful structures have
been in course Of erection or have been
completed in the United States, and
1.-THE time may come when the whole
land will be dotted with these master
pieces of art. One of these, now build
ing at st. Paul, under the direction Of
Archbishop Ireland, will be one of the
finest in this country.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

In the course of a paper before the
French Academy Of Medicine Professor
iGrimbert recently stated that the CEN
trial pharmacy, which dispenses supplies
Ito the public institutions in Paris and
the department Of the Seine, annually
furnishes $4,000 leeches for use in the
'shosDitals.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Five women have been appointed to
the staff of the Rockefeller institute
for Medical Research-Miss Nellie
iGoldthwait as chemistry assistant, Miss
Maud l.. Menten, Miss Mabel p. Fftz-
igerld and Miss Wollstein as fellows,
and Miss Bertha L. Barker as scholar
.of the institute.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

The Luxembourg government is treat
ing i~ncorrigible yagabonds to bread
and water for the first four days of
their Imprisonment, Inc to the lowest
scale OF ordinary diet twice a week
afterward. The prisons are said to be
complying fast.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Mrs. Boorman Wells. the "suffra-
lgette,'' said at a women's luncheon in
New York: you may ridicule as you
please, but when we get the suffrage in
London we shan't abuse ii as some
of your Colorado women do. I heard
two Denver men talking at dinner the
tother night, Hello said the first,
there's a Philadelphia genius has in
vented ~buttonless underwear oh,
that's nothing said the second, I've
worn 1t ever since my wife got a
lvofegU
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
FAIL TO CONVICT
ACTORS IN KANSAS
CITY CAMPAIGN

Kansas City. April 20.-Notwith-
standing the fact that Judge Porter
field, in his Instructions, had said
plainly that the Sunday law had been
violated, the jury in the first theatrical
case to be tried here stood 10 for ac-
quittal and two for conviction. After
remaining out 10 hours they reported
inability to agree and were dis
charged.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN
SOUTH DAKOTA COURTS

Pierre, S. D., April 22.-The supreme
court has admitted upon examination to
practice in this state, Ward b.. Dyer, of
Fort Pierre. Donald Fellows, of Aurora,
Wiley w. knight, of Clear Lake, Jos. ].
Conry, of Aberdeen, Theo. Quale, of Blunt
and H.. K. MacGeary, of Sioux Falls.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Father Ehrle, the director of the vat
lean library, has been appointed a
member of the Academic des Inscrip-
tions, which is one of the five academies
that make up the famous Institut de
France, and the one that presides over
HISTORY, archaeology and ancient
oriental languages. Father Ehrle is a
Norman and a Jesuit. He is said to be
the living authority on the care of
books and on the preservation and res
ttoration Of old manuscripts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
CLARK BOUND OVER
ON MURDER CHARGE

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 1S.-John
Clark, or John Steltz, vas held with
out bail to the next term of court to
answer to the charge OF killing Theo-
dore Southam in his cabin on the
Sioux river several weeks ago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
BY PRAIRIE Sir

= Kimball, S. D., April 20.-BuffaIo
county was swept by a prairie fire yes
terday which destroyed over $40, 900 in
buildings and stock. The fire origin
ated over the line in Hand county from
a burning straw stack.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Many cases of astigmatism arise
from the practice of reading In bed,
particularly by persons recovering
from a severe illness. 1t strains the
muscles OF the eye to such an extent
that they alter the curvature of the
cornea-the abnormality to which the
term astigmatism is applied.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
MISS MARLOWE WORSE,
HER -FOUR

New York, April 1S.-The Illness OF
Julia Marlowe, the actress, has reached
such a stage that her managers have
announced the closing Of her tour for
the season
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
Huron Is Scorched.

Huron, S. D., April 17.-Soon after ]
o'clock today fire entirely destroyed the
livery barn owned by A. J. Cox and
operated by Will Whalen. All of the
horses and most of the carriages were
saved, but the harness and equip
ments were burned. The loss on the
building and contents is $500. The
Windsor hotel was damaged to the
amount Of $500. The Morning Herald
printing office, owned by w. H. Hollis
ter & Co, was Quilted, the presses and
other machinery was saved, but the
type and furniture and much stock
was destroyed. The loss on the office
was 49, 900 and about the same on the.
building, which was wned by w. L.
Miner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Mukden, Manchuria, has 40 tanneries
and a large fur trade. both local and
export. Prices are Is to 20 per cent
lower than a year ago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
MORE THAN $4,000 ~.
IN LOSSES BY FIRE

Huron, s. D., April 17.-Later reports
from the district covered by yesterdays
prairie fires, while not complete, specify
known losses aggregating more than
$40, 600. Owing to the burning of tele-
phone poles and the gripping Of The
means OF communication, this report is
but partial and h actual loss will not
be known for some time.
The Rose Hill Presbyterian church
was destroyed, loss So, 200: NJ. J. Lyons
farm house and all buildings, $4,000;
william Nash. on the John Wilson
farm, lost all Of his furniture by re-
moving it from the house, also barns
and young cattle. Ed Kimes, who was
reported fatally injured while trying to
save his team and hay bailing outfit,
will probably recover
The fires were the worst ever known
in this section of the state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23
INCORPORATED UNDER
SOUTH DAKOTA LAW

Pierre, S. D., April accompanies
having Incorporated in South Dakota
this past week are:
The Royal Elevator company, Mitch
ell, $780, 900; the Charles Mix CountH
Milling company, Platte, $25, 900; the
Brainerd Lumber and Mercantile COM
pany, Pierre, 500, 000: the Rawhide
Tri-Lode Mining and Leasing COM
pany, Pierre, $780, 200; Mabean Mer-
camille company, Blunt, $4,000; Farm
ers' Telephone Exchange Of Iroquois,
Iroquois, $4,000; Rogers Silverware
company, Freeman, $500, 900; Luibdo
SOC, 900; Lock Bar Steel Concrete COM
pany. Pierre, 5000, 900; Homestake n.y.
drau1ic Mining company, Pierre, $780,
600; United States Car Corporation,
Huron, $1,000, 900; South East Truro
Telephone company, Stickney, ST.
600; the Louisiana Sulphur and Devel-
opmcnt company, Sioux Falls, $1,000
900; Carthage Sewer company, Car
thage, $4,000; Yankton Institute,
Yankton, $25, 200; Cotton Cemetery as
ISOLATION, Cotton; Sheridan Farmers
Telephone company, WATERFOWL, $10,-
600: Farmers Cooperative Creamery
association, C~astlewood, $4,000; Volks-
Zeitung Publishing company, Eureka,
$4,000; East Pierre Assembly Hall as
sociation, Pierre: International Veneer
company, Pierre, 81, 900, 000; the Haley
on OIL company, Huron, 81, 500, 900; the
Ajax Electric Tool company, Huron,
$25, 900; the Congregational church of
Murdo, MurdO; Boulevard Sewer COM
pany, Sioux Falls, $25, 900; Hurley Ce-
ment Tile factory, Hurley, $4,000;
Sherman Dry Goods company, Aber-
deem, $50, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Not less than 10000, 900 yen ($15. OoO.-
i000) is yearly spent by foreign visitors
in Japan. Some estimates put the
amount at 10000, 900 yen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

Argentine is said to be the only
country in the world whose congress-
~appropriates $4,000 a year to aid the
work Of the National Council OF wom-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

! Sixty carloads OF Canadian made
Harvesting machinery have been or
Idered for Siberia.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

II all the Bell telephones made each
year were blended into a single instru-
!ment it would be nearly 800 miles high
land weigh 1000 tons.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-23

In Madagascar there is a natural for.
ltress with p~reciptous walls 1000 feel
high. The only neal OF access is 9
mediterranean passage.