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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
SAYS YOUNG TEACHER
BURNED HIS BOY

Lockport, N. Y, Nov. 8.-Charles
Mussen, a stone mason, complained Of
inhuman and brutal treatment Of his
10-year-old son Donald by Miss
Wright, a teacher in the district school
at the village of Olcott, north of this
city. ..
Mussen asserted that as a punish
ment to his boy for throwing a lighted
match at a girl, the teacher held the
boys fingers and placed them in the
flames Of burning matches until the
boy screamed with pain. He says the
boy came home with the tips Of his
fingers terribly blistered.
The teacher in question is a young
girl just out Of high school. A
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
ROOSEVELT MUST BUY
HUNTERS LICENSE, $3.50

London, Nov. 2.-President Roose-
Welt, during his hunting trip in Africa,
will have to take out a license and be
limited in the number of animals he
will be allowed TO shoot. This may,
however. be changed II the king sees
fit to grant him special privileges dur
ing his ~sojourn in British territory.
The license MI. Roosevelt viii have
to buy costs $3.50, and under the reg
ulations each hunter is limited to 60
animals, except In the cases Of lions,
leopards and ~crocodiles, of which he
may shoot as many al he wishes.
AS set forth In the new licenses the
president may kill "2 elephants, 2 rhi-
noceri, 10 hippopotami, 81 antelopes,
2 buffaloes, 2 earth hogs, 2 earth
wolves, 10 chevrotains, 2 monkeys, 2
marabou storks, 2 ostriches, 2 egrets
and 1 chimpanzee." CRATES, wild
asses, secretary birds and a number Of
other species are forbidden to any
hunter not armed with special privi-
leges.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
TEACHERS WILL HEAR
SPLENDID TALENT

Aberdeen, s. D., Oct. 31.-Professor
Olander. secretary Of the South Dakota
Educational association, has announced
his program for the annual conven-
ton, which is to be held at the nor
NAL school in this city December 20, 80
and 81. Among the prominent speakers
who will be present are President c.
III. French, of the Huron college; Ma
than c. Schaeffer, state superintendent
of the Pennsylvania schools: Miss
Cora Mel Patten, principal of a school
OF elocution in Chicago DR.. Thomas
Nicholson secretary Of the Methodist
board of education, and Judge b. Lind
sey, Of the Denver juvenile court.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
WATERFOWL WATERWoRKs
THREATENED WITH LITIGATION

WATERFOWL, s. D., Oct. 31.-The Wa,
tertown Waterworks company and the
eity council have joined issue in what
may prove to be a long and costly
tght over the moving of a couple OF
mains from two abandoned streets.
One Of the mains in question is the
principal n supplying the business
district and on the safety OF which
depends it's fire protection and rate
Of fire insurance. It's removal from
what is now private property to the
newly opened thoroughfare is impera-
tive before the excavation for q big
business block yer its present location
puts ii out OF business and so en-
dangers the business district. The cost
of its removal is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000 and neither the COM
pany or the city council will stand
the cost.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

One Of the greatest puzzles set a
member OF parliament, says the Lon
don Opinion, is how to concede the
most worthy and honorable intentions
to an opponent, how to profess an I'M
swerving and unfading belief in his I'M
compromising veracity and bona fides,
and at the same time to convey a dis
tinct conviction that he is an impostor
and a humbug OF the first water, and
an accomplished Ananias carrying a
weller Of IL st. z lb. in the Mendacity
handicap.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
PINT OF CHAMPAGNE
LIMIT FOR A LADY

New York, Nov. 2.-EliJah w. Sells,
q cousin OF Mrs. Katherine Clemmons
Gould, and q distant relative OF her
husband, Howard Gould, testified be-
fore Edward G. Whitaker as referee
at a hearing in the suit for divorce
instituted some time G by Mrs.
Gould. ..
Mr.. Sells, who appeared as witness
to the good character of Mrs. Gould,
was asked just how much wine he
thought a lady should drink.
Mrs. Could" the witness replied,
drank only as much wine "a a lady
should"
queried Mr.. Nicoll. ,
well, l should say that the limit
for a lady is a pint Of champagne at
dinner" said Mr.. Sells. 5
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

There are two varieties OF apples
found wild in Europe, but the region
adjacent to the Caspian sea seems to
have been the origin OF the apple as
known In the east. Charred pieces or
apples are found in the heaps OF refuse
left by the lake dwellers. who occu-
pied portions Of Europe before any OF
the present races. These people lived
TO the water-probably to protect
themselves from animals, in an era be-
fore metal weapons were known. These
specimens OF apples are generally r
bombed ', heat but they show per-
fectly the internal structure or the
fruit.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Indianapolis, Nov. 3.-Something new
in aeronautics was attempted here yes
terday, when a monster balloon, with
110,00 0 cubic feet Of gas, shot up into
the air, with an automobile in the place
where the basket is usually suspended.
The ascent vas made at 4:40. the bal
loon carrying two occupants, C. l..
Fisher, of Indianapolis, and c. L. Bum
baugh, of Springfield, Ill. The idea of
the aeronauts is to be able at will to
roll up the balloon, load 1t In the ma
chine and return to the starting point.
The machine used was q new 24-horse
power cylinder touring car, and when
stripped Of all unnecessary equipment
weighed 1900 pounds. Dayton, Ohio, is
said to be the objective point of the
trip. A s~outheasterly direction was
AIKEN. 81
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
SEND AUTO UP
WITH BALLOON
Car Weighing 1900 Pounds Is
Attached to a Monster
Gas Envelope.
FLIES 20 MILES TO
NEARBY TOWN IN
20 MINUTES.

Mourmelon, France, Nov. g.
Henry FIarman today for the
first time gave a practical DEM
o~nstration Of the possibilities
of his aeroplane by flying d.
rect from this place to Rheims,
a distance Of 20 miles, without
a mishap.
He assembled at 4 o'clock this
afternoon and after e~ncircling
the field, turned his machine In
the direction Of Rheims. Soar
ing over the tops Of the trees
the aeroplane rapidly disap-
peared from view. An hour later
a telegram was received from
Mr.. Farman announcing his
safe arrival at Rheims. He said
that he would stop there for
the night and that he intended
to return by aeroplane. The
time Of the flight was 20 min
utes and the height reached was
between 120 and $50 feet. The
course was literally as the crow d
flies, over trees, fields and
streams. ".
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
NATIONAL couRslNG
MEET AT DE SMETI

DeSmet, s. D., Oct. 29.-DeSmet has
been chosen by the National Coursing
association for the fall coursing meet,
for greyhounds. In this interesting
contest the dogs will chase jackrabbits
over the prairies. The sum OF $4,000
ming a ace with a jackrabbit will REL
ceive q $125 purse. L. f. Altfllisch
and J. s. Walen are officers Of the local
association. sLaN p.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
RESIGNED OFFICE TO RETAIN
A RAILROAD PASS

Huron, s. D., Nov. 3.-Alderman S.
L. Foote, trainmaster for the Dakota
division OF the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway, has rendered his resigna-
ton a councilman, the act being
prompted by the fact that Mr.. Foote
is obliged to frequently travel over
the division in the discharge of his
duties and as there Is q law pro-
hibiting any state, county or city off,
Ger from using a railway pass, Mr..
Foote could not fill the position of
alderman and pay fare in making trips
on the railroad in the discharge of his
duties.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Domestic servants are hard to get in
Buenos Aires. A correspondent in that
city writes that the question 10 'the
one grave preoccupation OF the women
of the federal capital, and the staple of
conversation at the midday reunions"
In describing the servant Of Buenos
Aires, the writer says: Cook, house.
maid, waitress, chambermaid or nurse,
individually and collectively, they are
the speck on the ripe fruit OF domes-
tic felicity, the fly in the ointment, any
thing and everything you please that is
bad and ~slovenly and untrustworthy,
everything save good servants"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

The promoters of the institution for
the blind in Vienna seem much pleased
with the result OF the first eight months
of its existence. All the workers are
blind, and they are engaged in the
manufacture Of brushes and baskets.
Up to the present about $4,000 kronen
worth OF orders have been executed,
say something like $4,000, and a fair
profit has been realized. The society
has now under consideration the pro-
posal to enlarge the workshops. The
wares are put upon the market in fair
competition with the product of other
kindred factories.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

The output Of amber in 1907 by the
mines Of Burma was two and one-half
tons, valued at 1890. These mines
are situated in the administered terri
tory Of the Myitkyina. The output of
the year previous was 2I6h hundred
weight, valued at $3,543. Amber min
Ing in Burma Is reported not to be a
paying business. The average value
of amber in Burma is $4S a hundred
weight, which is higher by IS or 50
than the price of last wear.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
MoTHERINLAW CAUSES
! SUICIDE OF REDSKIN

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. S1.-A spectral
to The Tribune from the Standing
Rock Indian reservation says: Even
the red man has trouble with his mo-
therinlaw, as was shown by the suicide
last Monday Of Mike Ice, a full blood
Sioux, on account OF dependency
caused by the interference OF his wife's
mother in domestic affairs. After a
OF words at meal time. Ice went
TO another part of his house and blew
his brains out with a rifle after writ
Ing a note telling Of his troubles.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
MAsoNs DEDICATE NEW
30. TEMPLE AT REDFIELD

Redfield, S. D., Nov. a.-Yesterday
was given over to the Masons in this
city, the occasion being the laying OF
the cornerstone OF the new Masonic
temple. All the business houses and the
schools were closed and a large crowd
assembled to witness the imposing GER
emonies peculiar to this organization.
The building, which is Of brick, will
cost S2O. 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Consul Twells, at Carlsbad, reports
that the Austrian government intends
to establish a "radium spring at the
Imperial uranium mines in Joachim
sthal. Within the last two years it
has been known that the water in the
mines contains radium, and medical
authorities have affirmed that this wa
ter is OF value for treatment of certain
diseases. 1t is said that the water is
sufficiently abundant for bathing pur-
poses, and that the government will
build and control hotels at the pro-
posed spring.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
'CHRISTY" AND HAYES
BECOME sPELLBINDERS

New York, Oct. H.-"Christy'' Math-
swson, the famous pitcher OF the New
York National league baseball team,
was one Of the speakers at a demo-
cratic mass meeting in the Twenty:
third assembly district last night. John
j. Hayes, winner OF the Marathon ace
ut London and a number of other mem
bers Of the Olympic American team
occupied seats on the platform.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
LIGHT FINGERED" CHAP
- Is SHY TWO nInIne

Bridgewater, s. D., Oct. So.-Ray Will
lians. a painter, with two fingers mis-
ring IN the left hand. together with
Jack Dole. a day laborer, who has
been employed here for several n
past, suddenly disappeared taking with
them a quantity OF clothing and Jew
elry.
A reward Of SIS is offered for their
arrest. Sheriff 7. #. Ryan is makine
svery effort to apprehend the thieves.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
DIAZ MAY AGAIN
BE A CANDIDATE

Mexico City, Oct. 29.-President D!az
says in an open letter regarding his
rumored retirement at the close OF his
present term In 1910 that the reports
are premature and unfounded. Presi-
dent DiaZ says the statement attributed
TO him was merely an expression of
personal desire. He intimates that he
will Rgain be q candidate.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Mining in India has increased large
~, according to the annual report Of
the chief inspector of mines in India.
Last year the coal output was 10,526,-
468 tons, an increase Of 1,400, 900 tons
over 1905. Production of manganese
rose from 4S6,442 tons in 1906 to 642,-
ploYed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
MURDERER KILLED
IN CELL BY MOB

Kingston, Tenn, Nov. "A mob Of
30 masked men attacked the Roane
county Jail early today and killed Geo,
Cook, held on the charge Of numbering
John King.
1t is presumed the men intended TO
hang Cook, as they had ropes I'm their
possession, but when his cell was
reached ne offered resistance and pro-
duced a razor. He cut one OF he men
IN the mob, ~whereupon the invaders
quickly shot Cook dead.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Sidney Kidman, the Australian cat
tie king, is now in London on his first
visit. He probably owns more Of the
British empire than any one other
man. At IA he was earning $3.50 a
week, and now he has 49,216 square
miles of land standing in his name.
Kidman began life as a teamster, and
gradually worked his way up until he
was the largest horse dealer and cat
tie owner in Australia. He owns 100,-
600 cattle and 10, 900 horses.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
SECOND P~ENITENTIARY
SENTENCE FOR CRIMINAL

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 31.-John H. Fag-.
CT, aged SO, pleaded guilty in the dis
lrict court and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years for attempt
ed criminal assault on the 4-year-old
girl OF a n~eighbor. " .
Eager has already served two terms
In the penitentiary, the last time for
incest, former Governor Mickey COM
muting his life sentence TO 10 years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
YOUNG WIFE DIES FROM
DRINKING CARBOLlC ACID

Yankton, S. D., Oct. 29.-Mrs. Frank
Jones, aged "a, committed suicide at
the European hotel in this city last
evening by taking the contents OF a
bottle Of carbolic acid.
g With her husband she came here re-
Gently from Fort Pierre, but before
marriage h lived at DEBORAH, Ia
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
BRIGHT Outlook,

have delighted you, doctor. Judge
from your happy countenance hat you
can save my life.
DR.. Sawbones-I cannot promise you
that, but we must PERFORMS number
OF most interesting operations upon
YOU. ' .-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
GRAIN SHIPMENTS
HEAVIER THIS YEAR

Aberdeen, s. D., Nov. 2.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
has just issued an estimate OF the
number of cars of wheat shipped from
stations in the Aberdeen territory dur
ing the fiscal year closing June 30.
1908, and an estimate OF the probable
shipments from the same territory dur
ing the present fiscal year, which will
end June 80, 1909. Reports from 43
towns on the James river division OF
the road In Aberdeen territory shows
that the shipments during the last
fiscal year amounted to 4,426 cars, and
that the probable shipments from the
same station this year will aggregate
6,403 cars. Twenty six stations Of the
Hastings and Dakota division shipped
6,l95 cars last year and are expected
to ship 7,t6e cars this year. The fig
ures indicate that the wheat crop
grown in the Aberdeen territory this
year is considerably in excess of that
raised last year. J
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
HIGHEST SALARY EVER
PAID WOMAN TEACHER

Memo, S.. d., Oct, 29.-What is
known as district No. Sc, a country
school district near here, has engaged
q teacher at the highest price ever paid
county. The price paid the lady Is to
be $50 per month. One or two men
teachers nave contracted at $50 per
month, but this is the first instance in
the history of the county that a woman
teacher has received so high q salary.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
DAKOTA TRAVELLING MAN
DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS

Huron, s.. D., Oct. .31.-John Darby,
d resident of this city for several years
and a well known and popular COM
mercial traveller, died in Minneapolis
Tuesday afternoon, where he went
some weeks since for medical treat
ment. Mrs. Darby and her son Ben,
were present at the time of Mr.. Darby's
death. The remains will be brought to
this city for interment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
DIES RIGHT AFTER
DAUGHTERS d

New York, Oct. 2s.-Wiliam Joseph
Marin, a lawyer TT 81 Wall St, died
last night at his home. 2s3 West Forty
fifth st., a few hours after his only
child, Marie Josephine Alnsworth, had
been married In the house to Lorenzo
Martinez Picabia, employed In a Wall
street banking house. When the crepe
was hung on the door, the rice left
on the stoop by wedding party still
remained there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Harry Battan, since his return from
Atlantic City, has been putting on cos
mopolitan style and improved his bar
Der shop with a new coat Of paint and
wall paper. AS a physiognomical hair
dresser, tonsorial artist, Uranium ma
nipulator, facial operator, capillary
abridger and professor of ~crinicultural
abscission and genealogical tripsis, Mr..
BRttan a no superiors, says the
louisville, N. Y, Chronicle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
DAKOTA

Queensland. Australia, has a curious
tree which ensnares ana kills insect
life ard sometimes birds also. A trav-
eler says OF IT: "The seed vessels OF
the Queensland upas tree, 'Ahmoo' OF
the blacks (Pisonia Brunoniana,)
which are produced on spreading leaf
less panicles, exude q remarkably vis-
cid substance approaching bird lime In
consistency and evil effect. Sad Is the
fate OF any bird which, laundering In
Its flight, happens to strike against
any of the many traps which the tree
In unconscious m~alignity hangs u on
every side. In such event h seed
clings to the feathers, the wings be-
come fixed to the sides, the hapless
bird falls to the ground and as IT
he seeds. to which leaves and twigs
adhere, until by aggregation 1t is in
closed in a mass Of vegetable debris
as firmly as a mummy in its clothes"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
STORE looTERs MAKE
GOOD THEIR GETAWAY

Huron, s. D., Oct. 31.-Nothing has
yet been learned of the whereabouts
Of the parties who burglarized e. B.
Hershman's store at Wolsey a few
nights since, carrying away Is pairs
of mems shoes and other goods to the
amount of 800. This is the second
time MI. Hershman's establishment
has been robbed within a short time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Nine. Marcelle Tinayre, author of
la Rebelle" and La Maison du
Peche," is among the recently elected
~chevaliers OF the Legion Of Honor.
Nine. Gabrielle Dumonnet's marble
statue entitled "Triboulet d'Enfant"
has been bought by the French nation
and will be put in the Luxembourg. At
present the works of only two women
sculptors are represented in this mu-
scum.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
cREW OF 2s PERIsH.

London, Oct. 31-Wreckage picked up
In the North sea confirms the fears that
the freight steamer Yarmouth found
cred two days ago while crossing from
the Hook of Holland to Harwick. She
carried a crew Of % men. 1t Is believed
all persisted. .A
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
MENoNITES WILL START ,.
NEW DAKOTA COLONY

Pierre, s, d., Nov. 8.-Representa-
tives OF a Mennonite colony Of Pennsyl-
vania Dutch have been in this city
for several days looking over lands and
before leaving purchased several tracts.
They expect to be back to this part
of the country next spring and to bring
q number of others OF their peculiar
religious belief with them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
HORSE THIEVES BREAK
JAIL AT OACOMA

Presho, S. D., Oct. ~31.-Johnson and
Harvey, horse thieves, captured here
yesterday by the sheriff, escaped asst
night from the county jail at Oacoma.
At supper time they broke through the
room with a stove poker and headed
west.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
OF Course.

Old Man J~ohnson-You fellows In the
weather bureau don't always guess the
weather properly.
Chief of the Weather Bureau-Maybe
not. but you always get what's coming
70 you In the weather line.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Nine. Curie. who helped her husband
10 discover radium, has just been elect
ed a corresponding member Of the st.
Petersburg academy Of sciences. Mile.
iGausel, M. D., was appointed director
iof a clinic of Montpelier university the
other day. It is the first time such an
ONCE has ever been given to a woman
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
NEW TRADE PAPER
FOR THE DAkOTAS

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 31.-The Da-
kota Jobber and Retailer Is the name
Of a new trade paper which. has been
established here by W.. II. Cashier, J.
A. Stewart and c. II. Ware.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

Caleb Watts, of Lily Pad, Pa, who
raises frogs for the market, gets the
best results by feeding them on liver,
and flies.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05
HORSE THIEF IS SHOT
IN HOT FIGHT
R~esists Sheriff at Kennebec and
Is Killed in Encounter
Comrade To Taken.

oacoma, g. D.. Nov. 2.-Harvey and
Johnson, the two horse thieves who
made their escape from the county Jail
It this place. were overtaken at Ken
nebec last evening, bur were not re-
captured until Harvey had been shot
and killed by the sheriff. He put up a
stern fight.
johnson was turned over to the au-
thorities of Gregory county, for whom
he was being held. 2
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

In the last half dozen years the earn
ings OF the cable lines between Europe
and India show an annual profit Of 81
1000, 900 to 81. 200, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

! California's output OF gold in 1907 fell
81, 004, 524, as compared with 1906.
while she produced $66,1S2 worth of sill
lyer less.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

A patent has been granted a Chicago
man on an electric piano that produces
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-05

A Siamese jungle Is described as a
forest Of fish hooks and knives laced
together with barbed wire.