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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
GOTHAM GAMBLERS
FLEECE EASY MARKS
OUT OF 100000

New York, May 19.-Evidence is
sought In this city against a gambling
syndicate said to have robbed wealthy
~Pittsburgers and Ohio men of 81. 000, 900
by means of crooked card games and
fixed" roulette wheels. Thus far the
investigation indicates that the head
quarters of the gamblers is in this
city and that victims are lured here by
Pittsburg and several Ohio cities.
dispatches from Pittsburg said thai
District Attorney Goehring had asked
District Attorney Jerome TO assist him
in rounding up the gamblers in an eff
fort to secure evidence against two al
legged leaders OF the syndicate. They
are Frank Thompson and F. b. Ranger.
result of the work of Pittsburg detec-
tives who left New York a fortnight
aQO ...
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
RAINFALL WAS LIGHT
AND FR0STS GENERAL

Huron, s. D.. May 15.-Weater bull
letin for the week ending May II, 1908.
Except on the 4th and 9Th, when a mod
crate to generous amount of rain fell
over the southeastern counties, fair
weather prevailed. There was about
the normal amount of sunshine. The
weather was usually cool until near the
close of the week, when it became mod
erately warm. Light to heavy frosts
occurred generally, and freezing tenn
p~eratures were recorded on one or more
days in the middle and northern coun-
ties. Over many counties rain would be
welcomed. and in some places it Is
needed.
The mean temperature was below the
normal. the average daily deficiency be-
ing about 6 degrees. The greatest de-
ficiency occurred over the southeastern
counties. The maximum temperatures
were generally above 20 degrees. the
highest recorded being 81 degrees, at
Selby. Walworth county, on Saturday.
The minimum temperatures were gem
orally below 81 degrees, except in parts
of the southern portion of the state, the
lowest recorded being "A degrees, at
Castlewood, Hamlin county. on Thurs
day.
The precipitation averaged much be-
low the normal. IT was above the nor
NAL over some southeastern counties,
hut over most OF the state there was
little or none.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
THIEF ABDUCTS
OFFICIALS WHO
CAPTURED HIM
Guardians of Peace Caught by
a Ruse and Dumped on
the Prairies.

Dallas, s. d., May lS.--A suspicious
looking man In a Winton
caused the night Waterman of this mu-
nicipality to think that the banks were
In danger of attack and, while the
guardian of the peace was guarding
the approaches to the treasury, the sus-
pect must have been busy with the
hen roosts, as later in the day q sack
In the auto, which was supposed TO con-
tain yeggman's tools, was found to- con-
tain chickens.
A warrant was at once issued and
placed in the hands of the Officers OF
the law. The arrest was made and all
seemed favorable for this altered petty
pilferer being brought to speedy justice,
for he was caught with the goods and
could not deny 1t.
The automobile was standing out in
the rain and the prisoner suggested
that, while he was perfectly willing 70
go with the officers wherever they
cared to take him. yet he would like to
run the machine under cover some
where before going to jail or to court.
The three accordingly got aboard the
automobile and headed for the jackson
Bros implement shed. A whiff, a whir,
a sudden dash, and chickens, men and
machine disappeared over the hills in
Trip county. A rescuing expedition
was soon sent out In hopes of ecover-
ing the officers thus ruthlessly kid
mapped, for a peaceful and quiet com
munity was bereft OF it's sturdy officers
of the law and left unprotected. Later
In the day the two officials, foot sore
and alone, returned to town. having
been deserted on the broad stretches or
prairie by their prisoner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
CORK LEG SAVES MAN
WHO TRIES SUICIDE

Philadelphia, May 19.-'Spar buoy
adrift in the river! Better report to
the harbor masterl"
Long Tom" Link, who is the blue
coated authority on matters maritime
where Paramount avenue meets the
Delaware, spat in scorn.
STOW tn land lubber CUFF! Spar
buoy! That's the tube of a submarine,
my hearty; can't you see her list to
starboard? Telephone League island
for the mine engineer and have her
blowed up"
"Gway!" roared Kelly. the positive.
That thing a submarine? It's got
the speed OF a liner. That's a hipper-
pertamus gettin' a swim. Shrapnel
shell is the only thing as will dent his
hide--less'n Biffalo Bull can hitch him
with a lasso."
During the conversation the object
which brought it about had worked it's
way around the end OF the pier, with
many and many a list to starboard and
many a swift lunge to port. When
the three observers manned a skiff and
rowed out TO investigate, they found
William Schroeder at the bottom of II,
bobbing about with the driftings Of his
cork leg.
When they had pulled him out. viii
liam seemed vexed, and presently
jumped in again. The boat overturned,
ter until William cast loose the fasten-
ings of his limb and went 10 the bot
tom. Then they were all saved sep
arately. Schroeder was taken to Roose-
welt hospital, and the leg went home to
North Front st. Both will appear
in court, and Schroeder must answer a
charge OF attempted suicide.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
BIGGEST Fish YARN
OF THE SEASON

KimbalI, s. d., May IS.-That prize
winning first Iowa fish story Of the
season, relating how a pet spaniel
troiled Spirit Lake and caught a FIVE
pound pickerel on a spoon hook has
been outclassed In all truthfulness.
Clate r.. Tinan, editor OF the Kimball
Graphic, calls" the arr and goes IT
one better. Here is his:
Monk, my big st. Bernard dog, who
is as much at home in the water as on
land, has a tip OF white on the end Of
his long bushy tail about as big as
my thumb. While fishing for pickerel
IN Il lake in the early spring, / tied
him on shore, because he bothered me
too much. He got loose and plunged
into the lake and was swimming
around, heartily enjoying himself. Sud-
denly We saw him go down and come
up struggling. treading water. and yelp-
Ing like one possessed. We thought
probably a swapping turtle had bitten
his foot. He struck out for shore,
swimming with difficulty. You can
imagine our establishment when he
bounded out on shore, landing a six
pound pickerel. The big fish had
snapped Mt the end Of that white tail
and his sharp teeth had become so en-
tangled In the hairs OF the dogs tail
he couldn't let co.
Baron Munchausen is next
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
AMERICAN TWANG is
PASSING, SAYS GERMAN

Berlin, May 19.-Among the advisors
of the Prussian ministry OF education
consulted regarding an exchange of
teachers between the United States and
Germany was Alois Brandt, professor
of the English language at Berlin uni
versity and president Of the German
Shakespeare society. When the Ameri-
can was German representative at the
Franklin celebration, Professor Brandt
says he listened to speeches by 35
Americans from all parts OF the union,
and OF the 35 the one who used the
most "un-English" was Andrew Car
negie. Professor Brandt believes the
American "twang" is rapidly dying out
He says the average American Is be-
ing educated into consciousness of his
accent and beginning to eradicate it.
His official report declares the average
American teacher of English is as good
as the average English teacher. He
says English is as well spoken gener-
ally in America as in England.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
PlTTSBURG'S PINK TEA
SET HAS "PINK EYE"

Pittsburg, May 14.-'Pink-eye," that
plebeian malady for which immigrant in
spectors are ever IN the alert, and the
possession OF which has caused the de-
portation OF many foreign un~desirabIes,
has broken all quarantine barriers and
reached the innermost circles of Pittsburg
society.
1t is reported that 1t is epidemic in
the aristocratic area bounded by Fifth,
Shady and Center avenues and BidweIl
street Those afflicted are members OF
an exclusive set extremely partial to pink
teas and bridge whist parties.
"Pink-eye," however, has no initiative
relationship to pink teas, Its origin is
q matter OF medical dispute. 1t Is a sort
of blend of conjnnctivitis, chloroiditis and
acute Inflammation Of the cornea and is
extremely infectious.
II thrives on bridge whist, the inter
changing of the cards by the players and
the unconscious habit of rubbing their
eyes in an effort to keep awake supply
ing the medium of communication
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
J0BBERS LOSE FIGHT
ON EXPRESS COMPANIES

Washington, May 14!-An important
report was transmitted TO the Senate
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion on he results OF an inquiry made
by the commission as to whether the
express companies of the country we're
engaged in the business OF buying, SELL
ing o. handling on consignment fruit.
vegetables and oysters entering into
interstate commerce.
The commission finds thai for the
handling of perishable commodities
the express companies have established
order n commission departments. The
agents OF the companies undertake to
find q market for producers and to han
die the products offered. The products
are marketed and the proceeds, less the
expense charges, are turned over TO h
producers. The commission says this
system affords practically the only
near by which the grower of fruit In
small and isolated communities can,
market his products to advantage in
distant localities"
The commission reports that express
companies do not buy or sell commod-
tiles transported by them on their own.
account Agents of the companies. who
have lone so have been prohibited from
continuing the business by the compan-
,jes themselves. q
The commission believes from the
evidence IL mas that In the inter-
est of wv and producers, as well
as local dealers In communities, served
only by express companies, and in the
interest Of increased production OF
newly developed regions, the operation
of the order and commission depart
ments of the express companies should
be allowed to continue. Accordingly 1t
recommends that all express companies
and their agents be prohibited from
buying and selling on their own ac-
count commodities transported by ex-
press, but that express companies be
permitted 10 continue their present
methods of conducting interstate bust
ness throughout order and commission
departments, subject to the prohibitions
of law against unreasonable regulations
and unjust discrimination.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
FATHER RESENTS
AFFINITY UNION
Severely Beaten by Daughters
Paramours and Resorts
to Arrests.

Platte, s. d., May 15.-Because he
had the hardihood to show his resent
men to the affinity business, John Var
ner. a prominent farmer residing In
ths Choteau creek district Of Charles
Mix county, was set upon by two
young brothers named Cannon and
severely beaten.
Two daughters of Werner had
found Their affinities in the two
brothers, and nave caused a scandal
which has set the people of Charles
Mix county by the ears. Recently
be away from home a great part of
the time, and upon returning a few
days ago made the discovery that
during his absence his daughters and
the Cannon brothers had carried the
affinity business to the limit. In
fact, the father is alleged to have dis
covered that during his absence his
daughters took up their residence
with the Cannon brothers.
When the father returned and dis
covered h state of affairs he vent
ito the place where the two couples
were sojourning and endeavored to in
duce his daughters to return home
with him. IL vas at this tuncture that
the angry father was set upon by the
two young men and badly beaten. In
retaliation he caused the arrest of the
brothers on a charge OF assault n
battery, and they were found guilty
and each fined the sum of SIS and
costs.
After fruitless efforts to induce his
daughters to return home, Werner, as a
last resort, had warrants sworn out
for their arrest and they were taken
into custody by Sheriff Skillings and
Deputy Frank Patton. II may be that
a double wedding nay be decided upon
as the best method Of adjusting the
difficulty.
In the event that the double we'd
ding does not TAX place, the two
young men may be called upon to an
swer to a serious charge In the state
circuit court for Charles Mix county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
JURY DlSAGREES IN
LAF0LLETTE'S CASE

Sioux Falls, s. D., May 14.-After be-
ing out since noon yesterday, the jury
in the criminal libel suit instituted by
Joe Kirby, a Sioux Falls attorney,
against w. T. LaFollette, editor OF the
Mitchell Gazette, today reported to
Judge Jones OF the state circuit court,
that they were unable to agree upon a
verdict. The jury accordingly was dis
charged by Judge Jones.
Both sides have bitterly contested
the case which grew out OF Attorney
Kirby's former connection with the
Kaufman murder case. LaFollette
published an article which the plain
tiff alleged reflected upon his profess
sional character. LaFollete admits the
publication OF the article, and sets up
as his defense the truth OF the mat
tiers stated therein as fact.
Much bitter feeling haS been n
gendered through the agitation and
trial OF the case.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
SEEK TO RESTRAIN
FARMERS COMPANY
Building Of Grain Elevator
Stopped by Issuance Of
Temporary Injunction.

Armour, s. ID, May 14.-An injuno
ton, issued by Judge r. @. Smith,
OF Yankton, was served on P. J.. Burke,
contractor for the erection Of the farm
ers, elevators at this place, Saturday
afternoon, also on the president OF the
Farmers Elevator company. @. III.
DewaId, restraining them from erect
ing the e~levator on the site assigned
them February IL by the Milwaukee
Railroad company. The Injunction IL
asked under an act passed In 1902
which expressly forbids the erection
OF an elevator, warehouse. Touring
mill or manufactory within 100 feet OF
any existing structure" The hearing
will be given this week in Armour be-
fore Judge Smith. II is thought that
the rendering or issuing OF a perman-
ent Injunction is a dead certainty. This
will entail the loss of the profit on the
coming crop, besides several Thousand
dollars expended by the farmers,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
BLACK HAND AFTER
MRS. HETTY GREEN

New York. May 14.-Although ef-
forts have been made to keep the mat
ter secret, II became known today that
Mrs. Hetty Green who is living at the
Plaza, received last Friday a letter
signed, The Black Hand" threatening
her with death unless she gave SIS, 900
to the writer.
Since the receipt Of the letter Mrs.
Green, in leaving the hotel for her Of
flee In the Chemical National bank has
been taken to the Madison avenue car
by n OF the hotel detectives. Until
she got the letter she was in the habit
OF leaving the hotel alone by the Fifty
eighth street entrance, which is the
door most used by those who have
apartments in the hotel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
LEG WAS CRUSHED
AND NOM AMPuTATEp

Vermillion, s. D., May 19.-Charley
Lund, a young man % years old, living
near D~alesburg, a few miles north OF
here, met with a serious injury lately
and as a result now lies in the st.
Joseph's hospital in Sioux City recov-
ering from an operation which deprived
him Of his right leg. The young man
was a victim of a runaway, and in
attempting TO jump from the wagon
his leg caught in the wheel
in such a way as to make q fracture
tina could not be reduced, so Lund was
taken to the hospital for the operation.
He will recover.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
MATCHED IN
A WARM TOOL BOX

Pittsburg, May 16.-Six weeks ago a
workman in the Pennsylvania repair
chops left two dozen eggs In an aban-
doned tool box In the r~oundhouse.
Eteampipes go through the box. AL
over the eggs a haavy layer OF soft coal
soon settled. Thrt; weeks g IA sooty
chicks arrived.
1t was found that the steam pipes
kept the temperature of the box at l0S
degrees. Yesterday a second hatch OF
chicks appeared. sooty, but healthy.
Another hatch is being prepared.
Born among the changing noises OF
covered, is deaf.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
BOYS LIFE LOST
IN BURNING BARN

Wagner, S. D., May blast night
Louis, the second Oldest son of L.
Uken lost his life In a fire in their
barn. Louis with two younger brothers
were sleeping in the loft, and when the
alarm was given by the mar sleeping
in the Office. the other two got up and
saved their lives with several bad
was badly charred when found after
the fire.
Five horses We're badly burned and
another so badly burned that 1t was
afterwards killed. Also a new automo-
bile and a number Of buggtes and other
articles were consumed. Because the
fire occurred al a time when all were
sleeping the building was nearly a to-
tai wreck before 1t was discovered. The
waterworks did good service and only
for its efficiency more buildings would
have burned.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
SON BORN TO LOUISE,
EX-CR0WN PRINCESS

Florence. Italy, May 14.-Mme. Toseli,
lately Countess Montignoso and formerly
Crown Princess Louise Of Saxony, has
given birth to q son which In accordance
with her particular desire, as announced,
she will nurse herself. l
Just at present the divorced wife of the
present king OF Saxony is the legal wife
of Sig. Enrico Toselli, an italian pianist,
TO whom she was married in London Sep
TENDER rs, 1907. He is "a years old, while
she admitted to 81 at the registers Of
fee.
When she deserted the crown prince who
has since become king OF Saxony, and
their FIVE c~hildren-three boys and two
girls to run away with Giron, the chill
dren's tutor, in 1902 her list Of escapades
had already been large enough to aston
ieh all Europe and TO fill a book. A
daughter accepted as the Princess Monica
Pia OF Saxony was born after that, ard
then the king divorced her and took the
daughter. Her title wal taken from her
and that OF Countess Montignoso granted.
The last previous escapade of Louise
previous to her marriage to TosellI was
the breaking up OF the home Of Count
Guicciardini OF Italy. The Countess Of
Guiccariadini took pity OF the exiled
princess and offered her hospitality. Ono
day she found the count and Louise in
the music room, where the ex-princess.
with stocking removed, was playing the
piano with her toes.
The present king OF Saxony, who has re-
Gently taken the little Monica Pia into
the royal palace, is reported TO be still
desperately IN love with his divorced wife,
and TO be constantly making overtures for
reconciliation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

London, May 16. - Bernard Shaw's
new play, Getting Married" is being
produced at the Haymarket this week
This play" said Shaw to an inter.
viewer, is my revenge on the critics
for their gross intellectual l~aziness, low
tastes, hatred Of good work, puerile
roinanticism. disloyalty to dramatic
literature, stupendous ingorance. sus-
ceptibility to cheap sentiment, insensi-
biIity to honor. virtue, intellectual
honesty, everything that constitutes
strength and dignity in human charac-
tern short, for all the vices, follies
and weaknesses which Yedrenne and
Barker have been trying to cure them
OF for years past.
Gabfest, One ard One Half Hours.
The revenge was very simple. II
was discussion stretched out $50 min.
utes; nothing but talk, talk, talk, talk
t~alk-Shaw talk.
THE characters seemed to the
wretched critics simply q row Of
Shaws, all arguing with one another
on totally uninteresting subjects. Shaw
in a bishops apron argued with Shaw
in a generals uniform; Shaw In an
alderman's gown argued with Shaw as
q beadle; Shaw as a bridegroom was
welded to Shaw in petticoats. The
whole thing was hideous, indescrib-
able an eternity Of brain racking dull
ness.
II am not a vindictive man, but there
Is such a thing an poetic justice and
now it will assume it's sternest retribu-
tive form"
Am / to understand" queried the
interviewer, that in order to revenge
yourself on the press you have deliber-
ately written a bad play?'
Good Heavens, no" cried Shaw.
There is nothing they would like bet
ter. / have deliberately written a
good play. This is the way to make the
press suffer. Ny play is the very best
! can write.
No Plotmonser.
The play has no plot. I am a
dramatic poet, not a plotmonger. 1t is
argument lasting three hours, carried
on with unfiagging celebration by
~ people and a beadle, all honor
able, decent, nice people. +
You will find the material for their
argument in the church catechism, the
book OF common prayer. Mr.. Sidney
Webb's letter TO the Times on the
birthday, the various legal textbooks on
the Law OF Marriage, m and
table talk OF the present bishop Of
Birmingham and the late bishop Of
London; Whitaker's almanack, the
Statesman's Year book, the Statistical
Abstract, the Registrar-G Generals Re-
turns and other storehonses of fact and
succulent stores OF contemporary
opinion. All who are intelligent enough
to make these their daily reading win
have a rare treat.
but / am bound to add that people
who prefer novelties will have to pay
repeated visits to the play before they
acquire a thoroughly unaffected taste
for IT."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21

Al sentence, probably unique in this
country, was recently pronounced by a
magistrate in Everett, Mass. Two
youngsters OF IL years had been con-
victed OF throwing stones, to the de-
strnction OF property and the peril of
passersby. Just how to deal with such
youthful Offenders was a puzzle for the
court for a while, but after due thought
the judge hit upon the happy idea OF
turning the youngsters fun into a
penalty. He ordered a police sergeant
70 take the boys back to the lot where
they had been captured and make them
spend a half hour in throwing stones
as fast as they could pick them up.
The sergeant obeyed orders to the let
ter, and the youngsters got enough OF
stone throwing to last them the rest OF
their lives.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
ANOTHER FEMININE SOCIALIST
TO TAKE STUMP IN OHIO

Bellefontains. o.. May 15-On the
heels of the stir aroused in this dis
trict by the announcement hat the
Countess Of Warwick would cross the
sea from England, to aid him on the
stump In his fall campaign, G.. f..
Wharton, of Kenton, the socialist can
didate for congress In the eighth Ohio
district today announced the receipt
of a letter from the Duchess OF Man
chester daughter OF Eugene thinner
man, the millionaire railroad man Of
Cincinnati TO the effect that she. too,
would stump the district for him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-05-21
ROoSEvELT'S DISCHARGE
OF BLACKS Is UPHELD

New York, May 1S.-The right OF
President Roosevelt summarily to dis
miss the negro soldiers OF the Twenty
fifth infantry for alleged participation
I'm the riot at Brownville, Tex was
sustained today by Judge Hough, in
the federal district court. Oscar w.
Reid, a soldier, sued the government
"a recover $122 as wages from the date
Of his dismissal TO the expiration of his
enlistment. District Attorney Stimson
contended the president had a right to
dismiss the soldier. The judge sus-
tanned the contention, and directed
Judgment in favor of the government