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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
THE FEE PROVISION
!. or STATE PRIMARY
IS TO Be TESTED
Socialist Refuses to Pay and
Case Will BE Taken to
Supreme Court.

Deadwood. s.. D., March 31.-Did the
South Dakota legislature last year In
the enactment OF the primary law,
usurp the constitutional rights Of a
citizen, in charging candidates a zee
for rnnning for once? Lawrence coun-
ty socialists contend that 1t did and to
test the matter they ave brought man
damus proceedings against County
Auditor william Mclaughlin, through
their attorneys, Freeman noW n
r.. G.. Hayes, Of Deadwood, to compel
the oflcial to accept the petition or
Jesse e. Ballinger, socialist candidate
for county treasurer. The fee under
the law is SIS and the auditor refused
to file the petition until this was PAID.
The case Is of particular interest be-
cause its decision will be statewide In
its effect and should the contestants
win finally In the state supreme court
to which II will be appealed, 1t may
leave an opening for the opponents OF
the primary system to attack h new
law on the ground Of its constitutional
ity.
The Minnesota state primary law
which also charges fees for candidates
for ONCE, was used as a model In franz
ing the South Dakota law. In North
Dakota the fee clause has been knocked
out by the supreme court and 1t Is
upon this decision that the contestants
are basing their hopes in h local cir
cult court where the case was argued
before Judge Levi MCGEE OF Rapid City.
Judge MCGEE now has h mandamus
writ under advisement n IL he makes
It permanent Attorney General Clark
Will at once take up the defense made
by States Attorney Stewart here and
carry 1t through the state supreme
court .a 49,.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
BRULE SCORCHED
BY PRAIRIE FIRE
Which Rsges a Day and a Night
lover 500 Square Miles Of
Territory.

Kimball, s. D., March 2S.-By far the
most extensive and disastrous fire that
has devastated any portion of South
Dakota in recent years ragged in Brule
county yesterday, and was not U
under control until late in the night,
and then when II had practically
burned itself out. The fire originated
from A burning straw stack four miles
east OF Pukwana and burned In a
s~outheasterly direction, covering an
area of more than 500 square miles, ana
finally terminating in the southeastern
part OF Brule county at a point 10 mics
north of Platte. No human lives were
lost through the IRE, though many Tar
row escapes are reported with farmers
and others who were engaged in the
almost impossible ask Of running hre-
breaks which were as rapidly jumped
by the fire impelled by a brisk wind.
The fire passed about four miles to the
south of Kimball, burning outbuildings
and hay in large quantities, and many
| OF the dwellings and school houses were
saved only after the most serious EFFORT,
attended with much risk of life.
So far as known there were about 5O
head of live stock destroyed, while the
amount of hay can scarcely be COM
puted at this time, but VIII PROBABLY
| reach thousands Of tons.
This is the third Of a series of prairie
fires to devastate this section of the
state within a few days. A fire OF large
proportions was raging over In the
Rosebud country at the same time,
while earlier in the week there was a
serious fire to the southwest OF Kimbau
and extending over into the northwest
ern part Of Charles Mix county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
GROCERY MAN HAS
RAGY EXPERIENCE
IN SPRING FLOODS

Gam Valley, s.. D., March 27.--Clar-
ence Conway, 6 well known travelling
man who represents a Chamberlain
wholesale grocery house, had a thrill
ing adventure and a remarkably mar
row escape from death by drowning
while attempting to make his way
through the swollen waters of Crow
creek, a stream near Gam Valley. Tn
creek was very high from the recent
melting of snow and the current was
running like a millrace. In attempting
to ford the stream at the customary
crossing, Conway drove his q Into
deeper water than he expected. The
horses were swept off their feet anG,
horses and buggy were carried into
deer water. All went under, but Cone,
way, who had been swept away from
the buggy, came to the surface and
managed by a desperate effort to grasp
the limb of a partially submerged tree
as he was swept by it. He succeeded;
in clinging to the limb until his plight
was discovered by a farmer living in
the vicinity, who finally rescued him
from his perilous position. When res
cued Conway was nearly exhausted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
MAKE MORE DAYLIGHT
IN MERRlE ENGLAND

London, Mch. 30.-The house Of COM
mons passed on its second reading the
Pearce daylight saving bill, which
provides a new British time for the
summer months. Announcement Of the
vote was greeted with cheers and oar
OF laughter.
The bill provides that all clocks be
advanced 80 minutes. Thus a man get.
ting up apparently at 8 o'clock in the
morning will be really doing so at TAO
thus gaining an hour and twenty min.
utes Of daylight.
That such a measure, which many re
gard as mere ~foolishness, should get
such attention in the house of com.
mons is NORWOOD to the suffragettes
whose woman suffrage bill was sent &c
the committee of the whole house which
virtually shelves 1t.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
FILED AT STATE CAPITAL

Pierre, 8. d. April Companies
last week are:
The Meadow State bank, Meadow,
IS, 200; Levinger Manufacturing COM
pany, Sioux Falls, $10O, 900; King Street
Sewer association, of Chamberlain, ST.
900; Farmers Telephone company, No.
2, Canistota. $57, 900; the DeSmet South
western Telephone company, DeSmet,
SO, 500; Squire Commission company,
Pierre, $25, 900: the Pierre Country club,
Pierre, $40, 900: the Smithton Lead and
Zinc Mining conn any, Pierre, $500, 900;
the, Requat Construction company,
Pierre, 800. 900; the Great American
Railway company, Pierre, $50, 900; the
Lawrence County Fair association,
Spearfish, $25, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
STATE BOARD OF
CHARITIES SUBMITS
q,
ANNUAL PROGRAM
Leading AlienEsts, Educators
and Officials to Participate
in the Meeting.

Redheld, S. D., March 28.--A large
attendance is now indicated for the n
nuaI state conference Of charities and
corrections here three days, beginning
April /. The program arranged by the
state board, composed of d. c. Thomas,
of WATERFOWL; w. E. Upton, Of Mitch
ell, and VIM. Powers, Of Yankton, and
which controls six state institutions, Is
far more attractive than any other
ever arranged for an annual meeting.
The session will close with the cleo
ton of officers on Friday, April ..
Following are the speakers and their
topics: .
Or. H. X. Warren, president of
Yankton college, annual address.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson, president Da-
Kota Wesleyan university, Some Fun
damentaI Factors in Moral Reform"
DR.. r. M. Grain, Tuberculosis, or
the White Plague"
Allie Jewell, Children's home, Child
Saving a Factor in Society Building"
Professor G. w. Nash, president
Northern Normal and Training school,
True Philanthropy VS.. False Philan-
thropy."
E. c. Erickson, president of the board
Of regents, subject not announced.
Judge G. S. Robinson, member Of the
Iowa board of control, Penal Re
forms"
Bishop O'Gorman, Of Sioux Falls,
subject not announced.
DR.. L. C. Mead, superintendent Of the
hospital for the insane at Yankton
Social and Political Status Of Our
Insane"
Miss Julia Lathrop, of Chicago, mem
Der of the state board Of Charities and
Corrections of Illinois, state Institu-
tons and State Politics, Their True
Relation"
Mrs. Dora Donald Humbert, superin
tendent of the school for the blind, Ed
ucation of the Blind"
Bishop Hare, of Sioux Falls, divorce
a Step Toward a Second Marriage"
Attorney General s.. w. Clark, Law
Enforcement"
DR.. F. &. Gault, president of the uni.
versity of South Dakota, Some Socia
Aspects Of Public Education"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
TO DROP FARMING;
OPERATE TWINE PLANT
AND SHIRT FACTORY

Yankton, S. d., March 27,-Wm. Pow
ers. member Of the state board of
charities and corrections, by appoint
ment of former Governor Herreid, does
not understand why political discussion
should not be terminated SO far as 1t
applies to the operation Of the Irvine
plant at the penitentiary whose opera
ton was provided by the legislature Of
1907. He says there are zoo inmates
Of the ~penitentiary, 100 OF whom are
employed in the shirt factory which
yields the state a revenu of about 500
900 annually on an investment of $1,000,
and Is consequently a good enough
thing to continue. BY disseminating
farning operations in which there Is
no profit there will be practically s.
men available to operate the Irvine
plant to its full capacity as contem-
plated under the act which gave 1t legal
existence. Since both industries can
be operated with the present available
help, Mr.. Powers is of the opinion hat
the matter should be cut out as O. mat
ter Of political discussion, and the peo-
pie OF the state bend their energies to-
ward making the Irvine plant as much
Of a success as is the shirt factory.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
HDRAWING" CROWD
BARRED IN TRIP
COUNTY OPENING

Platte, S. D., March 3l.-Under n
nrovisions of the presidents proclama-
ton. which will provide for the opening
of the lands in Trip county for set
Element, it is proposed to do away with
points of registration such as were
maintained at the time of the Rosebud
opening. The proclamation will provide
that notaries, justices of h peace and
other officers qualified to administer
oaths NAV make out and attest regis
tration papers and mail them TO the
land office. In this way the excitement
and contention attending the draw
ing will be avoided. The filings Will
be made at the Chamberlain land Of
fice.' ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
WORK IS RESUMED ~
ON ELECTRIC LINE
.". FROM BROOKINGS

Brookings, S. D., April 1.-THE ON
GERS of the company which was or
Ranized to construct an electric rail-
road from Bookings to Sioux Falls
are making active preparations to re-
sumo the work of construction, now
that spring is opening up. In the near
future the work of grading and rail lay
ing will be resumed. For some time
a large force OF men has been engaged
in doing the bridge work for the new
line. which will be the longest electric
railroad in South Dakota. The work
of constructing the big bridge across
the Big Sioux river below the old town
of Medary rapidly is nearing compile
tiOn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
NEGRO MO TRIED TO
SAVE MCKINLEY DEAD

Philadelphia, April before a
class of students at the Jefferson medi-
cal college the body OF James Parker.
the negro who tried to defend President
Mckinley when he was shot at Buffalo,
was placed on the dissecting table.
Parker died nearly two weeks ago in
the Philadelphia hispital, where he had
for some months been a charity patient
in the department for insane. AS far
as known he had no friends here.
Parker struck the anarchist, Cool
gosz, as he flred at President McKin-
ley. Just a year ago he became insane
Parker never claimed credit for his act,
but said he was glad 1T fell to a negro
He was a stalwart negro, more than
six feet tall, and was a native Of
Georgia. @
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
HAD TO o GOLD
BEFORE CLAIMING BRIDE

Camp Crooks, S. D., March T.-WitE
the incentive of a prospective bride
awaiting him in Denmark, II took John
Dahl just three months to find $500
which had been hidden better than he
knew. For weeks the neighbors Of
Dahl had observed him working nights
In q small shed in the rear of his home
but he declined to divulge the nature
Of his quest until he finally EMERGE
with a bag of gold coins which he de
clared he had buried there several years
ago. Dahl either forgot or could not
locate the exact place where he had
hidden the money and was afraid tC
ask help so dug up a large space Of
ground secretly until he ran across the
hidden treasure. He is now on his way
to New York with his gold and viii!
embark this week for his old country
and his bride.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02

Liverpool is e~ndeavoring to organize
a crusade against flies, which, says
knowledge, are admitted to play
an important part In n dissemlna-
tion of disease. Their breeding places
In the city have been ascertained, their
development history has been careful
Nv worked out, and suggestions are
made as to the n in which their
extraordinary rate OF multiplication
can be readily checked. 1t will be In
teresting to see whether he sugges-
tions will be acted upon, and, II so.
whether any perceptible diminution OF
these insects in the city will be no
tfceable next summer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
BROWN WINS RHODES
SCHOLARSHIP AND $500
< FOR EXPENSES

Ysnkton, March Bon. A. Brown, a
Junior of Yankton college, who passed
the examinations last year for the
Rhodes scholarship has just been mott
fed that he has won the scholarship
and he will leave some time in the
coming fall for England, where he will
reside for the next three years, while
studying at oxford. Mr.. Brown also
wins the $500 a year that goes with
the scholarship as expense money,
Very few have been able to qualify the
past few years and Mr.. Browns sue
cess is causing great satisfaction at the
college.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
COUNTY AUDITORS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING

Pierre, s. D., March 27.-The county
auditors Of the state in session here
have changed real estate assessments
to some degree in the eastern and west
ern parts Of the state. An effort was
made by Murphy, of BrOokings, to as
sess bank stock al 60 per cent, but
after discussion it was left on the basis
Of last year.
Officers Of the association for the
coming year were elected as follows;
President, Arthur Schell, Of Meade;
first vice president, John DAILY, Of
Brown; second vice president, d. NJ.
F%innegan, Of Yankton; secretary-treas-
1rer, u. s. Baighan, of Sphinx; executive
committee, Auditors Johnson, Of Ly-
man; Carroll, of Kingsbury; Kundert
Of Lincoln; Anderson, of Dawson, and
Refvem, of Jerauld.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
FORT DODGE WON
E.... ... THE SEMI-FlNAL

Fort Dodge, Ia, March 31.-The Fort
Dodge high school team consisting OF
Charles Meloy, Waldo Miner and Rich
ard Mitchell, defending the negative,
won the semi-final debate here last
night. 70
The subject was: Resolved, That
the limited disarmament of the lead
ing powers would promote the civiliza-
ton OF the world"
The opponents from Missouri Valley,
received the vote of Professor Colgrove
of the state normal. CHIEF Justice
sherwin. of Mason City, and Professor
Seashore, of the state university, de-
cided in favor Of the negative.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
BLOOD POISONING .
RESULTS FATALLY

Deadwood, S. D., March 2S-Although.
warned to nave the injury attended to
in time, George Ingles only laughed
when he broke a tendon in a badly
crippled hand and continued work.
Within a week he was dead from
blood poisoning. the direct result of the
hurt. Ingles apparently got some for
eign matter into the wound which he
only lightly bound up. He was a
rancher near Galena, where he has re-
sided over 80 years and was a pioneer.
Ingles was 73 years old. He has
brothers residing in Middleriver, Mimi,
who have been notified to take charge
of the remains.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
WELL KNOWN SOUTH
DAKOTA JURIST DIES

Sioux Falls, S. D.. March H,--An-
nouncement Of the death this morning
of Dana r. Bailey, for years county
Judge OF Minnehaha county, and one OF
the best known men in eastern South
Dakota, greatly shocked he people Of
Sioux Falls. Death resulted o In
fammatory rheumatism after an Illness
of only a few days.
He is survived by a widow n -four
children, W sons and, two daughters.
Judge Bailey for years was officially
connected with the local Episcopal
church. He vas born in Vermont In
1888 and took UP his residence In Sioux
Falls in 1882.
He was for years a prominent jurIst
and took an active part in political at
fairs, having filled positions Of city at
torney in Sioux Falls, states attorney
of Minnehaha county and finally u
ty Judge.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
PIERRE LAUNDRY EMPLoYE
MEETS SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Pierre, S. D., March 27.-Miss AdS
Clark, an employee Of the Pierre steam
laundry, met with a painful accidene
here yesterday. The laundry has Deen
closed for repairs for the last wv
days and Miss Clark was asked TO CONF
to the Locke hotel and help the peopSS
there who are behind with their worn,
Miss Clark had been working hardly az
hour when her arm was caught In ons
of the big steam maagles and frigHs,
fully crushed. She was taken to th'
Sisters hospital and operation pei
formed, but IL is feared she will hV'
recovered from the shock.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
PROTEST AGAINST
CHANGE OF COURT

Deadwood, S. D., March 30.-Rather
than go TO the heavy expense OF trav-
cling to the other end of the state WIN
their witnesses, local attorneys and
others who have cases before the Unit
ed States district court have protested
against the proposed doing away with
this years May federal term in Dead
wood. The county Jail here now con
tains a number Of prisoners whose trials
are pending and 1t is likely that unless
court is held here in May, their cases
will be called at Sioux Falls early next
month when court convene there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
HENRY OFFERS REWARD TO
CONVICT BOOZE SELLERS

Henry, s.. D., March 27.-FollOWinS
the example set by the temperance ele-
ment In other South Dakota towns, the
Law and Enforcement league of this
place has offered a standing reward OF
$50 for evidence which will lead to the
arrest and conviction Of anyone de-
tected selling liquor in Henry In viola
ton Of the laws of the state. This &C.
ton of the league, 1t is believed, WI,
put a stop to the operation of blind
pigs and "bootlegging."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
$4,000 VOTED FOR
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING

Bridgewater, S. D., March 28.-At the
special election held today to vote on
the question Of issuing bonds in the
sum Of SIS, 900 to be used in the cree
ton Of a new school building. the bonds
carried by the handsome majority Of
1870 votes, out OF a total Of 314 votes
cast. Much credit is due the women
for the result Of the election, which
will insure the erection of a modern
brick school building. /
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02

Sorcery now and then figures in goth
century life. The Paris civil court has
Just dismissed a suit brought against
Professor Raymond and DR.. Menard,
two well known physicians, by a
lcoachman, who charged them with sor-
Gerry. The coaehman claimed $4,000
damages because the physicians had
enchanted him and disorganized his
nervous system. The court ordered the
icoachman To pay the costs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02

At a country fair out in Kansas a
man went up to a tent where some elk
were on exhibition and stared wistfully
up at the sign. 'Td like to go in there"
he said 10 the keeper, but 1t would
mean to go in without my family, ana
III can't AFFORD to pay for my wife and
917 children" The keeper stared at him
ain astonishment. Are all those your
ichiidren?' he gasped. Every one"
said the man. ""You wait a minute"
said the keeper. I'm going to bring
the elk out and let them see you ALL"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
NEGRO DECLARES JOHN
COLLINS is GUILTLESS

Emporia, Kan, March 2S.-Lewis r.
Archer, a negro, recently released from
the penitentiary after serving a SEN
tence for assault, today made a writ
ten statement on the famous John Col
Inns murder trial in which he alleges
an offer was made to him, together
with two other negroes to kill Collins
father. He asserts John Collins Is
guiltless.
An effort win be made to secure .
pardon for Collins.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
$40, 600 DAMAGE
SUIT DISMISSED

Flandreau, S. d, March 30-The case
which Attorney George W. Egan, Of
Sioux Falls, has been conducting
against Henry A. Hendrickson on be-
half of Mrs. Bradford, has been dis
missed. The suit was in the name Of
Mrs. Bradford for $40 900 damages for
the death of her husband.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
BANNER PAY DAY ...t..
AT TREASURER's OFFICE

Pierre, S. D., March H.-MarCh ~
will be remembered as a banner day IN
the history Of this state so far as the
affairs of the treasurer's Office art
concerned, the treasurer having taken
in $137 900, this being the largest
amount ever received on a single day.
The auditor paid out on warrants on the
same day $105, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
MILWAUKEE RAILWAY
. WANTS RICH QUARRIES

Bridgewater, s.. D., March 30.-The
Chicago, Milwaukee q St. Paul Rail-
way company, are negotiating for the
purchase OF the granite stone quarries
located on Wolf creek, three and one
half miles southwest of this city.
Should the deal be closed 1t is h in
tention of the company to open up the
extensive quarries al this point. using
the product In the construction OF the
new railroad bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Chamberlain, s. D.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
YOUTHFUL BRIDE ...
DROWNED IN WELL

Deadwood, s. d., April L.
Melting snow caused Mrs. Blade
Lasio, q youthful italian bride
of two weeks to fall into a deep
we'll near her home at Terry
yesterday and before she could
be rescued she had drowned.
Mrs. Lasio was drawing q
bucket of water and fell over
fifty feet into twelve feet of
water. A cousin was lowered
into the well and brought her
up, but efforts at revival proved
fruitless. She was twenty years
old and just over from Italy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
DUAL TRAGEDY IN '
CLEVELAND SUBURB

Cleveland, April 1.-The bodies Of a
man and woman, the former believed to
be that OF Carl Bernthaler, music teacher,
and the latter Miss Lena zeichmann, a
publ.c school teacher, were found In a
field near Euclid Heights. a suburb, to-
day.
Both had been shot through the heart.
II is believed that either both were muir
dered or else the man killed the woman
n then shot himself.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
MINERS ON STRIKE
A,.as. TROOPS ARE SENT

Seattle, Wash, March 30.-Troops
have been ordered from Fort Seward
at Haines, Alaska, to preserve order at
the Treadwell mines on Douglass ISL
and, where 500 miners have gone out
on strike.
Troops are due to arrive at TreadweIl
this morning. Serious trouble Is an
ticirRted. The miners threatened to
blow up the works If troops were land
ed on the island.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-02
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
HAPPUN wEnnEn

Vermillion, S.. d., March 28.-Miss
Florence Grange, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Grange, of this city, was
married yesterday to Attorney oliver
E. Sweet, OF Rapid City. Both are
graduates of the state university and
the groom is one OF the rising attor-
neys of Rapid City.