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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
HIS LIFE INSURED
FOR $4,OOO,OOO
Rodman Wanamaker, Of Phila.
delphia, Carries Heaviest
Policies in the World.

New York, Aug. S.-There are sew
EN- men in the United States who carry
Isl, 900, 900 and more insurance on their
lives. two who carry 81, 800. 900, and one
who carries $4,000,000. The latter is
iRedman Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
who is the most heavily insured man
lin the world. James B. Colgate. the
stock broker, carries more Insurance
than any other resident of New York,
his policies aggregating $1,500,000.
Milionaires OF Philadelphia, in pro-
portion to their number, go in for life
insurance more heavily than those OF
any other city. Statistics gathered by
the Insurance Press and published to-
day, show that 1874 residents of Phila-
delphia are insured for $50, 000, 1000,
while New York, with four times as
many ~millionaires has 491 residents in
sured for $57, 000, 000. Chicago has 1855
millionaires insured for $24, 500, 700.
OF the seven men who are insured
for 81, 200, 900 each, one lives In Georgia,
one in Illinois, n In Louisiana, two,
lin New York, n in Pennsylvania and
In Wisconsin.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
MAYOR DOOLITTLE
ATTACHES RECORDS
or CITY ENGINEER
Spirited Fight Between Council
and Mayor Over Appoint
ment Of New 0ficer.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Aug. 10.-Failing
to seuure the confirmation Of his APP
pointment Of a successor &c l.. 70. Hem
bricks, city engineer, Mayor Doolittle,
through City Attorney Grigsby has
seized the books and papers In h Of
flee OF the engineer and has thrown
the affairs pertaining TO hat Office in
to q deadlock until the cause shall be
tried out in the courts.
The action of the mayor follows one
OF the most spirited contests between
council and city executive that has ever
Is nc prospects of a compromise at
the present time.
The cause of the contention IL gem
orally regarded as growing out OF an
effort on the part Of the mayor to pay
off some political obligations formed
at the time OF his election In the spring,
He has proposed several candidates for
the position of city engineer, but the
council has invariably turned them
down by a decisive vote. Recent ap-
pointments were s.. b. Howe, OF this
place, and the city engineer Of Mitch-
ell, but the council gave them but short
shrift. At the last meeting of the coun-
ell, Mayor Doolittle refused to sub
NIT the bill OF the city engineer for
services and the council took up the
bill and approved Ii over the protest OF
the executive who now retaliates by
Selling the official records of the en-
gineer and likewise refuses TO order a
warrant drawn for the salary of the
engineer. The difficulty will now be
.hreshed out in the courts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
STATE ASSESSMENT
SHOWS GOOD GROWTH

Pierre, s. D., Aug. 8.-The total valu-
alton of this state for assessment pur-
poses this year will be nearly 1910, 000,-
900. The returns of all property other
than corporate, as returned by the as
SCISSORS to the state auditor, is $243,-
925,S93, and the balance will be made
up by corporate property Of all classes.
The total for last year was owe $780,
900, 900, and the increase on general
property alone this yea is ST. 00 900.
While most OF the counties OF the state
show increased assessments this year
as compared with last year several OF
the older and larger counties of the
state have been growing poorer, but
this has been more han met by the
increases in the newer counties. The
counties which show that they have
decreased in value are Bookings,
Brule, Custer, Grant, Hamlin, Lake;
Lawrence, McCook, M~innehaha, Moody,
Roberts, Sanborn, Turner and Union.
The heaviest decrease was In Lawrence
county, which fell off 1857, 693. But the
new counties come in with a heavy in
crease, Stanley leading with s1,495.6 17t
Lyman with $979,0S8, and Gregory with
$705,345.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
SENTRY HALTS KAISER,
NOT RECOGNIZING HIM
IN NEW STYLE MUsTACHE

s~winemnnde, Aug. n.-During his stay
at Corfu in the spring Emperor william
accidentally burned or onea end OF his
mustache. and since then he has worn IT
straight instead of with the ends pointed
upward in eagle-wing style. The result
ant change in his appearance was the
cause OF an amusing incident at n OF
the coast forts just before he departed
for Sweden. Accompanied by several Of
icers, the entire party being In civilian
dress and wearing Panama hats, he APP
preached the entrance to the west battery,
and the sentry on duty prevented their
further progress.
you must let me enter" said his ma
jesty, amused Don't o know me2 I
an the emperor
The sentry then looked more closely and
recognized his majesty's features. He
presented arms and allowed him to pass.
The emperor reported the occurrence to
the officer2of the guard at the fort, prais-
ing the soldiers sense of duty and recon-
mending his promotion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
CHICAGO TERMINALS
TO COST S2O,OOO,OOO
Northwestern Announces Plans
Complete for Station at
Madison Street.

Chicago, Aug. 11.--The Chicago q
Northwestern railway announced today
that the engineer and architects have
completed plans for its new Madison
street passenger terminal which Will
cost, when completed. in the neigh
borhccd OF $40, 200. 600, and which will
include facilities for handling over a
quarter million OF passengers every "A
hours.
The station will surpass In point Of
ground covered and length OF trackage
every railway terminal in the United
States, It is said, except the south sta
ton in Boston.
Several millions OF the $50, 000, 600
appropriated already have been ex-
pended for land and right of way. The
approaches and track elevation will
AXE approximately 100000 more
and the structure itself, 1t Is estimated,
may require the expenditure of nearly
1000, 900.
The new terminal will occupy pr&c-
tically four entire city blocks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
CORNER IN COTTON
Is RECORD BREAKER
Young Livermore Has Grizzled
Old Bears Completely at
His Mercy.

New York. Aug. 12.-Jesse La Liver
more, a fair haired, beardless man Of
81, younger looking by 10 years than mis-
age, who sits in a back room or q WAN
street brokerage house and issues Or
ders in a gently modulated voice to 2
score OF busy clerks, has possessed
himself OF every bale OF cotton not un-
der contract in the warehouses OF
Greater New York, and is smilingly
watching the painful contortions Or q
group OF grizzled bears on the New
nave sold 100000 bales OF cotton for
October delivery while the available
supply In the vicinity of this town
Is only $4,000 bales, the warehouse re-
ceipts for which repose safely In the
strong box OF this newest napoleon OF
speculation.
Such q situation has never been
known in the history OF the local cotton
market. In many respects 1t is the
most remarkable corner ever at
tempted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
HEROIC BOYS SAVE
LIFE OF FARM HAND

Irene, Aug. 11.-Three young men
of this place, Roy Skillman and Harold
and Warren Hartwell, had a thrilling
adventure, during h course OF which
young Skillman and Harold Hartwell
saved the life Of Ole Nelson, a farm
hand In the employ of ]. II. Shaw, and
at the same time proved themselves to
be In the hero class. The three young
men had gone to what is known as the
Martin Peterson lake, les here, for
the purpose of enjoying a swim.
Nelson also had one to the lake and
attempted to wade across, put soon got
beyond his depth and called loudly for
help. Roy Skiiman and Harold Hart
well lost no time in jumping into an
old boat which was near at hand and
soon were hurrying out into the lake
to the rescue Of the drowning man.
Nelson, In his frantic efforts to save
himself from drowning grasped the
boat in such a name as to upset 1t
and soon Hartwell and Skillman also
were floundering about in the water,
which was over their heads.
After strenuous exertions the two
young men drew Nelson to the over
turned boat, which they grasped and
succeeded in hanging to. After resting
q few moments they commenced pad
ding with their free hands. and in this
tedious fashion finally managed to pro-
pei the overturned boat n its living
freight to shore.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
GRANTS INJUNCTION
DURING A SHAVE

Coffeyville, Kan, Aug. 12.-The cam
paign agitation about the use and abuse
OF injunctions is expected to take new
life I'm Nowata county, Oklahoma, just
across the state line.
Judge Van Leaven granted an injunction
while sitting in a BARRIERS chair. A law
yer from C~offeyvllle had a client whose
land was about to be sold. He wanted
an injunction issued until the cause could
be tried.
The lawyer hunted all over the court
house for the Judge and finally found him
In q barber shop. His onor's face was
smeared with lather and the barber was
busy. The lawyer stopped the barber long
enough to Introduce himself to the Judge,
and then, as the barber went on shaving,
the lawyer argued his case.
The judge then announced his willing
ness to issue the restraining order. The
barber raised the judge In his chair long
enough for him to sign the injunction or
der. The lawyer went back to the court
house while the barbeT finished the shave.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
OLD ARMY OFFICERS
STAND "HiKE. WELL

San Francisco, Aug. 10--SeVen army
officers from the Preside and Benecia.
ished the third and asst section of their
hike" in President Roosevelt's 50-mile
walking test TO determine their eff
flciency and physical fitness to remain
in the service.
The veterans, the majority Of them
nearing the three score mark, arrived
at the general hospital early In the af-
derwent an examination. All were de-
clared to be In excellent physical con-
dition at the end Of their three days
walk.
The senior officer, Colonel John l..
Glen, enlisted in the army at the age
of 10 year and is referred to In the
histories Of the civil war as the drum
major boy of Shiloh"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
STOCKHOLDERS WILL LOSE
Bv BANK EAIlUI

Hot Springs, s. d., Aug. 10-With Its
cashier under indictment for having
unlawfully converted funds, and the
doors closed since last fall, the Hot
Springs National bank hal been or
dered sold by Judge Garland in federal
court, the proceeds from the sale of
the property and assets being esti-
mated as sufficient to pay he deposit
tors, though leaving stockholders
losers.
is ordered by the court to transfer
the property of the bank to Parks g.
Marty, on payment of the sum of $53,-
O80.53, estimated sufficient to pay the
depositors. The entire liabilities are
estimated at $125, 000. George Horras.
the cashier, under indictment, will
have his trial at the September term
OF the federal court at Deadwood.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
FARMER KILLED BY
LIGHTNING BOLT

Howard, S. D., Aug. 10.-Arne M. Ty-
stad, n Of the most prominent farm
ers in Miner county, was struck by
lightning Monday during a heavy cleo
trio storm and instantly killed. He
was cutting grain and had just un-
hitched from the binder to &c to the
family of six small children, the mother
having died about five years ago
The Canova burglars have been
bound oyer to the fall term Of court,
under bonds Of $1,000 each. Not being
able to furnish them, they will remain
in jail.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
DESTROYS 200 TONS OF COAL

White Lake, s. D., Aug 1.-Two hun
dred tons OF coal belonging to the Mil
waukee railroad company, stored at
this place, caught fire from spon-
taneous combustion, caused by the ex-
cessive heat of the and following
a period of dampnAss. The fire stated
at the bottom of the huge pile of coal,
making 1t very difficult for the volun-
teer fire department to extinguish II. A
force of men was kept busy a full day
before the fire was reached and extin-
guished. This is the second fire that
has been started In coal here by spon-
taneous combustion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
COMMISSION MAKING
PHYSICAL VALUATION

Deadwocd, S. d., Aug. l1.-When the
state railroad commission next listens
to complaints OF Irregularities or In
equalities in the rates charged Black
Hills shippers, 1t will nave before II
complete data concerning ne valuation
of the roads and their improvements,
instead OF having to rely upon the word
Of the railroad attorneys as ! n the
past. Members of the commission, to-
gether with Carl G. Wit. civil engineer,
and his assistant and e. +. Schwartz,
clerk of the board, are now on a tour
of the Black Hills lines OK the railroads.
The commission is making a physical
valuation OF the. roads over which 1T
travels, a work for which the last leg
~islature appropriated $4,000, every cent
of which win be expended before the
year and a half which the commission
figures II will take to complete the
work. This observation trip has been
preceded by months OF hare work on
the part OF numerous clerks and inves-
tigators who secured data from other
sources.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
1000, 900 POUNDS OF
WOOL IS MARKETED
AT BELLE FOURCHE

Belle Fourche, s. ID. Aug. 12.-The
Belle Fourche wool market closed Sat
urday after the largest business ever
done here. The total amount Of wool
marketed this season reached $4,000
pounds, as compared with l,750,000 last
year, 10000 o In 1906 and 1880, 600 In
1905. While the prices paid this year
did not compare with those Of last year,
the Belle Fourche market held up well
during the season and the average price
paid was close to 16 cents a pound.
or the total amount shipped from here
about 500, 900 poundsswent on consign-
ment, the balance being sold outright.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
SOUTH DAKOTA

But sure enough, did you know there
were some oysters, and Virginia oys-
tiers at that, which cannot live always
under sheets OF water? The seaside
oyster does not grow In deep water, say
over 10 feet, and the most and best OF
them grow In water so shoal that 1t 10
dry ebb half the time. These latter are
TIE most prolific seed bearers we have;
but they will die IL planted in deep wa
ter or In the Chesapeake bay. The IN
side or bay oyster should never b
bare to thrive best. Singular, isn't II.
that the Virginia oysters, n and the
same bfvalves, can lead a double life,
but only one phase OF 1t at a time. The
seaside fellow must be out OF water a
good portion OF his time to thrive, while
the bay and river fellow will die in
summer and freeze In winter ifNexposed
10 the afr.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
INJURED BY FALLING
OFF THE CREAM CAN

Avon, s.. D., Aug. IA baby
owl caused Isaac Johnston to be
run over by a wagon and 81
riously injured. He had been
helping Peter Lorenz stack grain
and rode to town with Mr.. Lor-
enz and family, seated on a
cream can in the rear end of the
wagon. One mile north OF here
q baby owl ran ahead of the
team, and, as it turned off, Lor-
enz cracked his whip at 1t. The
horses started suddenly, throw
ing Johnston and the cream can
out backward. Johnston caught
at something to break his fall,
and the something proved to be
one OF the hind wheels. He re-
volved with 1t and IL passed over
his back. 1t is not believed he
was internally injured.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

Penguin eggs, which are similar In
texture n flavor to large plovers'
eggs are now being regularly shipped to
the London market from the Cape OF
Good Hope. The islands on which the
penguins congregate are situated on
the mainland. They are the property
OF the government, which preserves and
protects the birds. The freshness OF
the eggs Is secured by the action OF the
government Of Cape Colony, which
owns the islands.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
HURON VOTES 100000
FOR SEWER SYSTEM

Huron, s. D., Aug. 8.-Tuesday, a
special election on the question of is
suing 100000 sewer bonds was held,
question and 127 against. This was
most gratifying to all interested in the
construction of an adequate sewer sys-
tenn for Huron. The construction OF
the sewer will be commenced as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be
completed. Work on both main sew
ers win begin this fall at the river and
carried west so that when spring opens
next year the project will be well
started.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
AFTER GOOD ROADS

sioux Falls, s. d., Aug. 10.-At a
meeting OF the local owners of auto
mobiles 1t was decided to organize an
auto club to promote good roads, and an
organization was perfected by the cleo
r. j. Wells; vice president, Geo. t.
Blackman; secretary, A. j. Keith;
treasurer, Max Norton. The ~organiza-
ton will be known as the Minnehaha
County Automobile club.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

There were in Spain in 1901 only SCI
electric power stations, Of which Col
were for public lighting and 30 for
private lighting. Since then the num-
her of power stations for electric light
ing has increased considerably, and 1t
may be added also that the use of cleo
tricity in its many other applications
has also increased and become
general, but there Is still a vast field
FOR further Industrial Developments, as
the supply of power which the coun-
bausted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
MALEFAcToRs DRAW
JAIL SENTENCES

Pierre, S. d., Aug. 1o-Judge Boucher
completed his term OF court in Stanley
cases were tried at the term, the prin-
clpal one being the Bowen murder case.
in which the jury failed to agree.
Geo. Clawson was sentenced to- a TO-
year term on a charge preferred by a
girl; Jack Rogers TO Is months on. q
charge Of horse rustling; Peter Peter
son 10 10 months OF a charge OF as
erai jail sentences were imposed for
petty offenses.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
BETTING NO CRIME,
HOLDS JUDGE GAYN0R

New York, Aug. 10-Justice VIM. J.
Gaynor, OF the supreme our in Brook
lyn handed down today a decision in
which he held that ordinary betting is
no crime. and added;
THE law never descended to thrust
OF men and women, and those who try
TO make out that II has done so. only
tend to create disrespect for it.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

Al night for a 2-cent cable rate be-
tween England and America has been
tnaugurated by John Heniker Heaton,
a member of the British parliament,
who led the fight for. q 2-cent postal
rate. 1t is proposed for the two Cow
ernments to acquire possession OF the
existing cables and to operate them for
public benefit. At the present time the
cables are worked to about one
twelfth OF their total capacity, n IL
ds argued that the margin offered TOR
Increased business would make the q
cent rate profitable.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
IN HIGHEST SPIRITS.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 8.-An advance
OF 2 cents a gallon in the basic price OF
Idistillers' finished goods or spirits be-
came effective today, making the basic
price $1.37 a gallon. The advance Is
caused by the high price of corn. This
is the highest price spirits ever touched
i'm this market.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
AUTO ExPL0DES, TWO
KILLED, SEVERAL HURT

gainesville, Ohio. Aug. I2.-Mrs.
Mary Rowden. IS years old. and Mrs.
Rose Beckwith. As a Old. were in
stantly killed; Fred BucKwfth, as years
old, was fatally injured; Bessie Beck
with, 16 years old, his daughter, was
badly bruised and burned by the ex-
piosion OF a steam automobile eight
miles from Painesville today. The
party was on the way ffomsits home at
Windsor to this city.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
DOG BEATS HIS WAY
ON PASSENGER TRAIN

Elkton, s. D., Aug. l2.-Rail~
road men tell of a cocker spaniel
dog that has become an expert
in the art OF beating his way
over the railroads. 1t seems the
animal has some dog chums at
Watertown. The animal watches
its chance to slip into one of the
passenger coaches on the oppo-
site side Of the station here and
hides under q seat. At Water
town, so miles away, he gets off
and runs about till II is time for
the train to go back to Eiasson,
and then makes HE way on 1t
again. How he manages always
to make the right train end not
be carried by his home station Is
a mystery to the trainmen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
PIckLER's DAUGHTER
MARRIES EDITOR HOY

Faulkton, s. d., Aug. 11.-Madge Em-
ily Pickler. daughter of ex-Congress-
man Pickler, and N. z. Hoy were mar
ried here yesterday. The bride is a
member of one of the county's pioneer
families. The groom is the editor Of the
Grand Valley Herald, at Meadow, s. d.
After spending their honeymoon in Col
orado the couple will be at home at
Meadow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

The Rockefeller family association Of
which by the way, John ID. is not a
member, though many of it's members
claim kinship with him, has traced the
history OF the name back to the south
or France. where there is still a Baron
iRoquefeulle. The French Rockefellers.
being mostly Huguenots, went to south
ern Germany after the revocation of the
edict OF Nantes; hence the Teutonic
form OF the name. The first Rookie
Teller came to America in 1720.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

The London Evening News, In order
to determine the musical taste of the
English people, asked its readers to
name the musical compositions the
performance OF which gave them the
most pleasure. The answer showed
these to be the most popular In the
order named: The overture to Tam
hauser,' the overture to William
TELL Tschaikowski's 1872" Grieg's
Peer Gynt Suite" Thomas "Mignon
Gavotte,'' THE Mikado," Memberships
midsummer Nights Dream"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

Tram travelling In Calcutta evidently
calls for special training OF the nerv-
Gus system. Al correspondent gives de-
tails OF three mishaps which he OBJ
served during the space of a few hours.
He saw one car with no apparent ex-
cuse crash into another standing at a
junction. In the next cas he saw q
car, upon which the driver was en-
gagged In drinking a 'lota' of water,
charge q number OF bullock carts, and
his final experience was of a cyclist
contemplating the ruins of his bicycle
and addressing measured N adjecti-
val language to an official at the steer
ing wheel"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13
SHEPHERD ADDRESSES
MICHIGAN COMMISSION

Mackinac Island, Mich, Aug. 10.--Ai
yesterdays session OF the food commits
sioners 1t was recommended that the
committee prepare a model for food
and drug bill to be used In securing
new legislation. Among these who adj
dressed the convention today were Pro-
fessor Shepperd, OF South Dakota, and
State Analist Robinson, OF Michigan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-13

The London Times states that the
Danish government is considering the
project to construct a railway tunnel
under the Great Belt. The total length
Of this tunnel would be about ~ miles,
Of which IL miles would be under the
sea. The estimate Of h coat Is put at
slightly more than $1,000, 900. At the
present time there Is a train ferry SER
vice across the Belt, but 1t Is often
handicapped by bad weather, n 1t is
calculated that the tunnel service o
be profitable, even IL the cost were con-
siderably more than the estimate given.
Test borings have shown that the con-
dition Of the materials in which the
xunneling work would have to be car
ried out Is favorable for the work.