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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
INDIANS GET WORST
or ElSIlC ENCOUNTER

y Lake Andes, S. d., Oct, L-Three
Yankton Sioux Indians, who came to
Lake Andes for the parpQse OF beat
ing up" a white man, Jared rather bad
Iyf and were compelled 70 pay fines In a
local court.
Tho Indians were Reuben Spotted
Eagle, VIM. Spotted Eagle n VIM.
Highrock. The white m1rIr whom they.
attacked was Patrick Miles, with whom
they had a a dispute. growing out OF
a. horse trade. Miles elaine he WAS
attacked by the three indians. He de-
Tended himself with a pitchfork handle.
aud was getting the BETTER of his as
sapants when the town marshal ape
Ipearcd upon the scene The white man
ard the three Indians We're arrested,
and all Had 10 pay flnes,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
HAND is MANoLED
IN THRESHlNG PULLEY

Elk Point, S. D., Oct. 6.-While John
Gill, living six miles east OF this city,
was cleaning wheat off aFbelt on his
threshing machine. his left hand was
drawn between the belt and a pulley,
badly mangling the forefinger or his
hand and the thumb.
He at once came to this city n Dr.
Phillips amputated the finger, but 1t is
thought the thumb can be- saved. He
put a glove on his hand to smea a
preparation on the belt and believes
that the glove became fast to the belt.
The accident happened on h John
Ward farm near this city.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
BELL COMPANY PLANS
Va COMPETITIVE SERVICE

Huron, S. d., Oct. Wv. o. Pennell,
of Kansas City, representing the Bell
Telephone Coz is spending a day or
two here. He, with other representa-
.tiyes OF the company, are making a tour
of South Dakota. investigating tele-
phone conditions with a view to estab-
fishing a Bell system in the principal
cities Of the state. Besides Huron,
Aberdeen, Brookings, WATERFOWL and
Woonsocket have been visited and in
dications are that the Bell Co., will in
augurate systems in some of, If not all,
the towns named.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
PANAMA CHEERS OBALDIA,
IT'S NEW PRESIDENT

Panama, Oct. 5,-The most remark
able political demonstration aver wit
messed here marked the inauguration
to.the presidency of Don Jose Domingo
Obaldia. Thousands OF Panamans
thronged the streets, cheering the new
president and the popular enthusiasm
was reflected in the warmth OF his re-
ception.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
THE DEATH PENALTY
FOR MURDERER HAYES
Makes Plea Of Self Defense,
But Meets Prompt Verdict
With Death Sentence.

Deadwood. S. ID. Oct. 5.-After d
short trial. in which the defendant
sought tc make a showing OF, murder
in self defense, Chas. Hayes. alias VIM.
Dunn, was convicted OF murder in tho
first degree, for the killing of Fred
Samuelson. at Spcarfish, about two
months ago. The death penalty goes
with the verdict.
Lena Schaar. the 1~6-year-old girl.
who was the cause OF the. jealousy
which led to the murder of Samuel
son, was the principal witness for the
state, being the eye wituess OF the
shooting. which occurred in her fathers
barnyard; where she and Samuelson
were milking the cows.
After the shooting, Hayes fed to the
hills, where he had stored provisions.
In anticipation Of the deed. and there
he remained a fugitive for three weeks
before he was captured by some thresh-
ers near Sturgis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
BOOTH FAILURE rs WORSE
THAN WAS ANTICIPATED

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Whiie the report OF
the auditors, who have been working
on the financial statement of A. Booth
e Co, is not yet completed, IL was
learned today hat the showing will be
worse than was anticipated when the
examination began. ~
The alleged surplus of 81, $50, 900 shown
in a statement issued on September L
covering the company's fiscal year end
ed April 80. 1908, is no surplus at all.
Instead of there being a surplus the
capital stock has been impaired to the
extent of 81, 200, 600.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
MONSTER RATTLEsNAKE
KILLED WITH LARiAT

Murdo. s.. D., Oct. i,-While riding
across the prairie a few days ago,
Brook Taylor, a we'll known rancher OF
this part of Lyman county, ran across
and killed what, without doubt, is the
largest .rattIesnake killed. in this part
of the state this season.
In fact, many OF the old timers VINO
have inspected the skin declare II is
the largest rattlesnaker they eve saw
After cutting off the head and a few
inches OF the body theshide OF the snake
measured SIS inches 81 length. Taylor
Killed the monster snake with his
lariat.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Sir Walter Parratt, the newly APP
pointed professor OF Emusic in Oxford
university, 4 gan 1@thnsiastlc chess
player. .0hapa& socaasfoh he undertook
to play two men at once and at the
same timesplay on the pianoforte from
memArgE Ftefqe selected by those pres
qnt from affyNof the classical writer's
FOR that instrument. He not only played
brilliantly during the games-never
once looking at the chess board-but
conversed with several persons, who
did their best to distract him. The
game lasted an hour and Sir Walter
swab the A&ef9rS4 Els Tianoforte selec-
tons while the game was I'M progress
came from such giants as Bach, MOI
erfgsBeGthpHen. Menaplssehn and Chop
In, and he afterwards ekplafned that for
the greater part OF the hour he had
been intensely interested In the efforts
OF a ny to disentHtikDe 4tself from q
spiders web!
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
MABEL" REPUDIATES
THOSE LOVE LETTERS

Clinton. H., Oct. b,-The authorship Of
sensational letters alleged to have been
written by Mabel Smell Mcnamara. OF
Kansas City, niece. OF the late Colonel
Tom Smell, OF Clinton, and which were a
SENSATIONAL feature OF the suit to break
Smells will, Is eniphatically denied In an
answer filed today In the county court by
the niece. She does not deny correspond
ing with snerL but does deny the letters
attributed TO her,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
SIOUX FALLS MINISTERS
WANT A SUNDAY 4 Avn

Sioux Falls, s. d., Oct. 6.-The Sioux
Falls. Ministerial association has begun
active work in support of a law to be
submitted to the people for ratification,
prohibiting Sunday theaters and Sunday
baseball to which admission is charged.
Rev. Frank Fox says that since Iowa and
Minnesota have Sunday theater laws, all
the troupes come into this state for their
Sunday performances.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
EXPERTS SAVE LIFE
OF FAMOUS PAINTING

Milan Oct. 3.-The latest OF the nu-
merous attempts To prevent the decay
OF Leonardo ia Vinci's celebrated
painting OF The Last Supper in the
Old monastery of Santa Maria Della
Grazie. which Is now used as. a cavalry
barracks, has, Just been completed aft
er three months work. The spublic viii
be again allowed 10 view the picture to-
morrow. Experts. who have viewed II
today are enthusiastic concerning thc
result.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
PENN'S CITY CELEBRATES
225TH ANNIVERSARY

Philadelphia, Penn, Oct. with
booming guns OF the American war
ships lying in the Delaware river Off
this city at sunrise today. the second
day in the elaborate program for the
celebration OF the 225th anniversary OF
the founding OF Philadelphia was ush-
cred in This Is military day. The prin-
cipaI feature is the great parade, when
10000 soldiers, sailors and marines will
mass in review this afternoon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
POWDER HOUSES
EXPLODE; ONE DEAD

Sioux Falls, 8. D., Oct. 6--Two powder
houses southeast of Sioux Falls exploded
today with a defamation that was heard
20 miles way.
One boy was killed and II Is feared that
two others persisted. The financial loss is
not heavy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
LIGHTNING BURNS RoLEs'
FEET, BUT he RECEIVERS

Miller, s.. D., Oct. 6.-Ben Boles was
driving to Tulare when ne passed I'M
der q telephone wire just as II was
struck by a bolt OF lightning from q
cloud overhead. The wire fell and
struck Boles, knocking him senseless,
the horses then running away with the
load and going to a neighbor's, who
took care of the stricken man, The
lightning burned MT. Bules'sfeet, and In
other ways injured him, but ne has re-
covered.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
THREE SEVERE ACCIDENTS
OCCUR AT ARLINGTON

Arlington, S. D., Oct. z.-Andrew Lee,
ex-governor and democratic nominee,
addressed a large audience here today.
Floyd Lokke, OF White, was seriously
injured in a football game.
Mrs. A. X. Shea, ~postmistress at
Bates, was seriously injured in a run
away.
Mike Hand, OF Cavour, narrowly es-
capped death by slipping into the cylind-
er Of a threshing machine. His feet
were badly mangled, bur he will re-
cover. t ...
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
souTH Dakota

Tasmania has long been known az
the apple land OF the south, but few at
aune have any real idea Of h money
that a be made, and is being made,
out OF apple growing In that island.
Last year, for instance, there were
small orchards In the south
which returned as much as 1900 bush
els to the acre, and one owner OF four
ncres. who picked ove 1900 bushels
of marketable fruit. which he sold at
4 shillings q busfieL. reaped a grosssre-
turn of 800. AS his expenses at the
outside would moi be more h q G100
his profit an acre worked out at some
thing like Rl76. OF course this was
an extreme case, but orchards OF 20
acres and upward averaged full 500
bushels an acre and yielded a clear net
profit of quite $500 in each case. The,
area actually planted at the present
time sfhs domestic and commercial or
chards is about 10000 acres N up
ward of half q million cases of apples
were exported to this country last
year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
THREsHER's ARM MANeLED
IN SELF FEEDER

Parkston, S. D., Oct. August Muel-
Ter was the victim Of quite a serious
accident while engaged In aiding with
the work of threshing on the farm of
Daniel Boettcher, near here. He
dropped the oil can into the feeder of
the machine, and, In endeavoring to
recover it, his right arm came in con-
tact with the revolving knives. The
arm was badly mangled before 1t could
be withdrawn from the machine, but
it is not believed 1t will be necessary.
to amputate the arm.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
SMALL BOY WITH MATCHES
CAUSES SERIOUS BLAZE

Arlington, S. D., Oct. G.-Small boys
and matches caused a disastrous fire
on the farm OF Fred Berg, living south
east of town, by which he lost his barn,
containing his winters supply OF hay
and oats.
The business men OF this place are
raising funds for a. gymnasium equip
ment for a Y. M. g. "a. 1t is hoped the
gymnasium may be equipped for use
before the winter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
DAKOTA RACER WINS
PURSE OF $4,000 ABROAD

White Lake, S.. d., Oct. 3.-Mike
Griffin, of this place. who sold Shady
q. to parties in Austria a year ago,
has received word that the horse has
won a big stake at Baden and with it a
purse of $4,000. He sold the animal
for 5000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
DEMOCRATS GET TICKET
PLACED ON BALLOT

Pierre s. d. Oct. 1.-AttorneN
General Clarke has given his opinion in
.avors of the placing .of.tle democratic
petition ticket ON the ballot under the
head OF good governb5ent&tieket
This settles the question as to the
fling OF anne by petition and permits
any combination of name under q
party head.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

For the dirst decade OF the Twentieth
century enc of sCanada's greatest acL
complishments will be the completion
of the Dominionis second transconti-
mental railway, The Grand Trunk has
finished its prairie section from Winni-
peg to Edmonton. From Edmonton TO
the coast, 700 miles, through the noun
tains, three years more will be needed.
The work is exceedingly difficult and
extensive.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Says a correspondent OF the London
sChfDniple ~ *Thts writer knows of a
west country English farmer, a hard
Headed business man, who uses the
latest machinery on his farm, yet holds
tina belief in pixies as firmly as any
article OF HIS religious creed, Having
been 2wieited by a series OF minor mis-
fortunes, he confded to the writer in
fhetsftmdst seriousness his. fear that he
had offended a. pixy by inadvertently
stepping into a fairy ring, ana stated
that he intended going on the morrow
to the white witch at Exeter to get
further misfortune ayerted, And this
~level-headed business man took a day
from Mssfarm in the busiest time OF
the yeAr and journeyedsto Exeter and
back--a matter OF SOME go miles--for
this purpose. ON his return he was as
one who had cast off a heavy burden.
But the white witch's mysteries no per-
suasion could induce him to reveal"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
BOY KICKED BY HORSE
Is FATALLY INJURED

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 5.-To surprise
his father upon his return, Stanley
Schmidt, Of Ellis, planned to do all the
chores.
Leading a horse to water he was
kicked on the head and will die.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
SILVER FOR COINAGE.

washington, d. c., Oct. S.-Director
of the Mint Leach announced today he
would this week resume the purchase
of fine silver for subsidiary coinage.
He expects to purchase about 125, 900
ounces each week for an indefinite
neriod NJ t
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Peanuts only thrive in a warm cli-
mate. The plant requires a limey,
sandy loan. and yields from two BUSH
els OF pods planted an acre as much
inch deep in rows from 28 to SO
inches apart, and from IL to 16 inches
in the row, when danger OF late spring
frosts have passed. After planting and
during the growing period of the crop
the soil Is kept loose and open and free
from weeds. The crop is harvested be-
fore frost in the fall, the plant being
loosened by means OF a special pillow,
then taken up and put into shocks.
After drying from Is to 20 days the
pods are picked.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Experiments are being made in Eu-
rope with q ~microphone for the discov-
cry Of the presence of shoals of fish.
The Instrument is sunk into the water,
and the constant tapping of the fish
against It as they pass warns the fish
erRlen,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08
IRRIGATION CONGRESS
OPENS TN ALBUQUERQUE

sixteenth annual session OF ths Ma
tlonal Irrigation congress WAS called.
to order here this morning by President.
Frank Goudy, cf BtRSey. With cyC.y
seat in the convention hall ocedpien.
Nearly 1900 ~deiegatcs arc resent. Thss'
days sessl0ps have Seen getoted AZ.
routine business,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Golfers are beginning TO complain
that the return OF popularity OF tennis
is putting them out of business in some
OF the more fashionable summer re-
gone so far out OF favor that tennis
courts are being laid out on the old
golf grounds. and in places where the
links are still kept up the craze for
tennis makes II hard to find a golhng
partner. This state OF affairs is es-
pecially marked in the socalled ultra
fashionable set. Society has always
looked upon golf as a pastime that
takes up too much time and Is a good
deal OF work. But at the less exclu-
sive summer resorts the golfers are
still out in force.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

The state OF Guanajuato, Mexico, has
produced silver worth $780, 00, 900 Mex
lean, during the last $50 years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Perhaps the most curious or polish
ing wheels is that made Of corr husks
for finishing shell OF bone combs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

There are nearly so clocks on the
GIANT ocean liner Lusitania. controlled
by a master clock in the charthouse.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

An Indian stream, the river Kistnah.
500 feet wide, has the longest span OF
telegraph wire In the world.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Tho nlm OF a soap bubble Is but
$500, O0Oth part OF an inch Of thick
ness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

The only royal doctor Of medicine In
Europe is Duke Carl Theodore Of Ba-
varia.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

The diamond cutters OF Amsterdam
are In distress for lack OF work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Liverpool makes llcarl. S.Ge.O90 a.
year BY municipal trading.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

Duties of newspaper correspondents
in Russia are not light. In Reval, for
instance. a Journalist had to get per-
mission from five different police au-
thorities before he could work unmo-
~lested-the secret police, the ministry
OF the interior police, the ~gendarmes,
the palace police, the Reval police.
Each police Official acts independently.
so as to make the confusion as COM
piete as possible. One of the first pre-
c~autionary measures adopted by the
Russian police was to photograph the
special correspondent and circulate his
portrait among the police authorities.
He was then encircled by a Gordon Of
secret police OF both sexes. who kept
up a vigilant espionage. He was then
perfectly free to do his worst.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-08

the sovereign shall not leave the king
dom without the consent of both houses
of parliament. In ancient times the
absence OF the king was met by the
appointment Of an officer called the
.,justiciar.. This officer was afterward
superseded by the appointment of lords
iuStices under the great seal, but mono
has been commissioned since 1921. In
IS4S. when Queen Victoria was about
20 visit Germany, Lord Campbell urged
that lords Justices should be appointed
according to constitutional practice,
but the chancellor Cord Lyndhurst)
convinced the house that this was no
longer necessary, owing to the modern
facilities of communication. This has
served ais a precedent eve since.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
ARE ASHAMED OF THEIR JOB
Men Not on Exhibition While Engaged
 In Washing Clothes.

T don't see why it is." unused the flat dweller, that men are so ashamed of washing clothes when they are caught at it. Why shouldn't they? Washing is about the hardest work anybody can do, and yet 1t is rele- gated to women. The other morning I got up unusually early. and. looking across into the window of the next apartment through my kitchen win
 dow. saw some one with short hair bending over the tub. At first I thought 1t was a short-haired girl. but when she raised mp and saw that she had on trousers it was borne in upon me that she was boy. The mo ment he looked al me he frowned. came to the window, and angrily drew the curtain down. Now, why shouldn't he have washed those clothes with the curtain up and me looking at him just the same as he would have done if he had been 8 sbort-haired girl?"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
4 Mounted Nurse Corps,

The American navy has been given It's female nurse corps by act of the re. cent congress, but now Great Britain goes us one better by proposing for It's army mounted nurse corps. Ac. cording to the Inter-Ocean there is now in existence a company of young women which has been trained by a veteran officer and will be ready for the test The Islington Drill Brigade Girls Yeomanry, they are called, and now are fiveand.twenty strong and efficient riders The girls wear the or dinary military rank badges surmount- sd by spur and crossed whips. One had the crossed flags of signaler. The uniforms consist of red tunic blouse. with blue skirt with white braiding round the bottom, white gauntlets. black ieggings, and yellow sash. red and blue field service cap Is worn with chin-strap. Riding whips are carried.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
FOR SUCCESS IN LiFE's PATH
Superior Mental Equipment Is Not Ab-
 soiuteiy Necessary.

If you are not very clever. don't be discouraged. It is not always the brainy man. or the positive genius. who makes headway. If nature has only given you average brain power, then make up for 1t by cultivating oth- CT valuable qualities.
 Go in for genuine, honest work. Take pride in doing every job well. Turn out the very best article you can produce. Do nothing as If 1t were trihing
 Earn for yourself reputation for reliability and stanch honesty. Be known as "a white man." These are precious qualities. So is punctuality. Cultivate a habit of turning up promptly to time. Be as correct as an English lever watch. Redeem your promises. Be willing, keep your tenn per well under control. and, by your words and deeds, convince those around you that you are to be trusted,
 Just. then. think of your chances even If you are not clever young per son. Buck up, like a good sort, and succeed on these lines. There is heaps of room for this class of com modity Exchange.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
GAIN IN EoYPT's POPULATION.
Next Census Is Expected to Show
 Good Increase.

Egypt is to have a new census taken. Taking the census in Egypt and, in fact, in all eac.crn countries, is an extremely difficult and delicate task, as from the time immemorial the ordeal has been looked upon wi.h dis tavor of orientals. The population of Egypt has been a very irregular one varying in proportion as the country came under the subjection of succes- siye invaders. Thus, when Egypt be- came a Roman province in B. c. 30 her population was estimated at about iS.000, 900.
 That peace counts for great factor in the increase of Egyptian population can be proved by the fact that Tn 1897 the census gave the total as 9.734.405, or an increase of 43 per cent in 15 years. With that as basis, taking into consideration that there have been no events calculated 10 cause a decrease. that the Egyp' tians are a prolific race and that the prosperity of the past decade has at- tracted numbers of foreigners to the country. one would not be far wrong fin computing the figures of the next census to be over 13,000.oOo-'rathei more than css
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
RESENTED ATTEMPTS TO ROB.
Diver Turned on Gull Who Sought the
 Formers Prey.

4 Great Northern diver made it's ap- pearance at the Cove and spent part of the winter there. and as he was not disturbed and grew accustomed to the sight of human beings he lost all shy. ness and fished close to the rocks. One day they saw him with small fat fish which he could not swallow.
 By and by black backed gull swan to him and began following him and making snatches at the founder each time the diver tossed 1t up. But the diver would not let him have the Ssh; he simply turned round to get s~ay from the teasing gull and the emboldened the other. until he be came quite excited and was almost violent in his efforts to get the fish Then suddenly the diver dropped the fish, turned on him and struck him like lightning. driving his sharp pow erful beak into his neck or the base of his skull. The gull Tapped his wings violently once or twice. then turned over and fioated away. belly up, quite dead. Instantly after dealing the blow the diver went down and quickly reappeared with the founder and resumed tossing and catching II again, just as if nothing had hap pened. while the dead gull slowly drifted further and further away From w H. Hudson's The Lands End"