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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

HOW BIRDS KILLED A SNAKE.
Contest in Which Reptile Had Small
Chance for His Life.

Alma Correspondence Forest and Stream.
Ed Neal and his sister, Miss Jessie Neal
OF Alma tell a strange story and vouch
for the truth of 1t. They had been spend
ing the last month with their father,
Younger Neal, at their old home in the
country near Alma, and one day last
week they were out driving when they
saw ia the road in front OF them a large
snake OF the kind known as coach whip.
Stopping the horse in order to kill the
snake they discovered that a pair of
mockingbirds were flying at and striking
the reptile with their beaks, first from
one side Of the road and then from the
other They watched the battle, as they
call it, for something like half an hour,
when the snake entirely ceased to at
tempt to avoid the angry onslaught OF the
enraged songsters.
Ed Neal got out of the buggy n going
to the scene of the conflict found that tho
snakes head was almost severed from it's
body. The neck Just back OF the head
was cut down to the skin on its throat.
and when he picked 1t up the head fell
down limp. The snake was dead. 1t
measured 5h feet, and seemingly had
just swallowed a half grown rabbit,
which was in the stomach u~ndigested.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
He Was Looking for Her.
From the Cleveland Leader.

In the course of his remarks the leo
turer reviewed the agricultural pros
poets OF the country and as an illus
tration told n story Of a poor farmer
who had died, leaving to his wife the
farm heavily mortgaged. He said thai
the widow set to work with a will and
succeeded upon n years wheat crop
In paying off the entire mortgage.
When he had completed his lecture,
the gentleman shook hands and greet
ed the members of his audience. One
middle aged man finally approached
him thoughtfully and began; Il say,
mister, you told a story bout the wild
ow raising a mortgage on n years
crop" Yes. my friend, that was a
true story. 1t happened only two years
ago. well. sir, could you tell me
who that widow is. She's Just the
kind Of a woman I've been looking for
all the time"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
Scents Used by Royalty.
Tnnnn ThA-nlHn

Apropos OF recent unfavorable COM
ments by a London magistrate on the
use Of perfumes, 1t may be pointed out
that very exalted p~ersonages are ha-
bitual users OF scent. Queen Wilhel-
nina, OF Holland, has daily a pint
Of eau de cologne in her morning bath;
Queen Victoria, of Spain, affects a mix
lure OF iris and lavender on her hand
kerchiefs; Queen Helena, OF Italy, pre-
fers iris and heliotrope; the dowager
queen Of Italy and Queen Amelia, Of
Portugal, are devotees OF sweet ~violets,
but the empress Of Russia leads the
way, as she spends on less than $4,000
a year or perfumery in Paris alone.
In respect Of violets, she requires that
they shall be plucked just at sunset.
And when the boxes Of violets reach
Petersburg they are first sent to b.
examined. lest they might conceal
bomb or some deadly WEAPON.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
Too Luxurious.

August Belmont, in tho smokeroom
OF the liner that brought him back to
America-it was an English liner, and
these boats have Smoke" instead OF
smoking ~rooms-told IA afternoon
many interesting things about London.
Mr.. Belmont described the street
near Tottenham Cour road where sec
ondhand clothes are sold.
"A discussion / overheard in that
street" he said, will give you some
idea Of the prices hat prevail.
ct s'y,' said a young man, "woot
price these 'ere?'
And he held up before the dealer q
pair of plaid trousers.
II can let you have 'eh, my SON., for
sixpense,' the dealer answered.
The other threw the trousers back
into the barrow.
"'Garn!' he said; I don't want a pair
for Sundays. I want 'em for workin'
fn''
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
In Ruahouseviile.

The doctor stands npon his head
n pares potatoes with q fork;
He's dyed his WHISPERS green and red.
n as he pares he elbows a cork
The banker owns a hundred farms,
But that's not why he wear one shoa,
And goes around and flaps his arms,
II cries out: 'Cock-a-doodle-do0I"
The grocer does not Eroce today:
He's standing. battered, in a gtallI
He's billed to eat a bale OF hay
Before the evening shadows fan.
The milkman's bell today Is still,
His s~tock-in-trade 10 getting sourI
He rolls a peanut up the hill,
And turns q handspring onoe an hour
The village dentist rides O goat,
And seems to weary OF the STUNT
The county judge still wears his coat,
But has the tails around in front
They are not hopelessly insane,
But they arc men who pay their debts,
And so, In devious ways and vain,
They're squaring their election bets.
-Collier'a Weekly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
Too Kind.

George v. Kelcey, a veteran Journal
list OF Cleveland. remembers Artemus
Ward well.
Ward called on me-" he said the
other day, 1.-The night before one of his
panorama lectures. There were some
three or four large reaches s%currying
about my room, and they attracted his
attention.
"'I am very fond Of roaches,' he said.
Once, in my own home, I found a
roach struggling in a bowl of water.
I took a half walnut shell and put him
in It; 1t made a good boat; l gave him
a couple Of tootllpicks for oars. Next
morning I saw that he had fastened a
hair to one Of the toothpicks and had
evidently been fishing. Then, overcome
with exhaustion, ne had fallen asleep.
The sight moved me. 1 took him out,
washed him, gave him a spoonful OF
boiled egg and let him go. That roach
never forgot my kindness, and now my
home is full of reaches"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
Same Old Way.

The beautiful woman with the
peaches-and-cream tints and satiny
skin was looking sympathetic ely at
the face OF the man who had just been
rescued from the powder house which
had exploded with great earnestness
and abandon.
poor mani she said. your COM
plexion is ruined!'
"Oh, 1 don't know" said the man,
feebly, yet ch~eerfully; you see J got
my complexion the same way you got
yours-a powder puff"
And the lady wen away.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
He Was Worn Out.
From the Cleyaland Lender

There was a certain western con-
gresham whose boundless affability
and habitual absent ~mindedness have
occasionally led him into absurd mis-
takes. One day, during his last cam
paign, as he stepped from I train at
the station of his home town after an
arduous two weeks of stamping and
glad handing." his little daughter
rushed up to him and kissed him. The
congressman beamed upon her with a
proud and tender parental eye.
We'll. WE'LL" he exclaimed, "if it
isn't my little Alberta!" Then he
added, mechanically. And how is
dear old father?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
The True Lion.

His maJesty's inspector was testing
the class in general knowledge. Now,
lads" he said gravely, your teacher, ]
expect, has explained to you the mean
sings Of most Of the notices which ap-
My to the months Of the year. Thus:
II February give much snow, a fine
summer II doth f~oreshow,' and in JAM
uary II sun appear, March and April
pay full dear But I wonder which OF
you can remember what comes In like
n lion and goes out like a lamb?"
There was an aweBtruck silence for
a few moments and then q pale look
i'm boy said: "
Please. sir. It's our landlord when
he gets his arrears paid I'm"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 1O5
". ". Hide & Eur Co.. Minneapolis, Mimi.
Hardly Eneouraaina.

John D. Rockefeller, conversing am
iably with a reporter. drove home a re-
mark on inefficiency with a golf story.
There was a man" he said, who
had no success at golf at all. The
more he played, 1t seemed, the poorer
he became. One day his work was
particularly bad.
dead dear he said to his caddy, as
he looked ruefully at a deep hole in the
turf that he had just made with his
iron; dear, dear, there can't be worse
players than myself
WELL said the caddy, refiectively,
maybe there's worse players, but they
don't play"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

o u not sleep, my
limbs swelled and the
secretions were trou-
blesome; pains were
intense. l was fast
in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
no cure for me and I
was given up to die.
Being e I used
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

The first automobile made its appear
ance in Shanghai in 1902 and was an
American car. After six years there
are but 140 cars there, and only five
of them are owned by natives.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

PILES CURED IN q TO IA DAYS
PAZo OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrud:
ing Piles In q to IA days or money refunded.
h0c .|
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
~BED-BoUND FOR MONTHS.

Hope Abandoned After PbysicinnS'
Consultation.
Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash
ington Sts., Centralia, Wash, says:
For years I was weak and run down.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
Perfectly Frank.

'EIow's the soil?" asked the pros
pective purchaser.
ITO be candid with you" answered
the owner, "you'n nave 20 do ONE
thing to tone II down. The potatoes 1
raise, for instance, are too large for
commerce. They only run about three
60 the peck" d.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

"A mar lever appreciates the value
Of his wife," say the Atchison Globe,
until he vans to use her as an excuse
for not going to war;"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

Doan's Kidney Pills. Soon / was bet
ter and in a few weeks was about the
house, well and strong again"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
EosterzMilburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

Tt is not a good plan to allow too
many hogs to sleep together ON cold
nights.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
C. FOR SICK M

For thirty years Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been The
standard Hemedy for female LIS,
andhas positively cured thousandsM
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation ,ulcera-l
ton, f!broid tumors, Irregularities
periodic pains, ,bSckache, that heara
ing-down feeling, hatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous ~prostraticn~
Why don't you try it? .
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick.
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to.
health. Address. Lynn, Mass.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

= This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia E..
Pinkham'sV Vegetable Compound
LenaV. Henry, of Norristown, Ga,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 suffered untold misery from .fe-
male troubles. Mydoctor said ar opcra-
ton was the only chance ! had, and y
dreaded It almost as much az death.
Zone day 1 read how other women
had been cured by Lydia e. Pinkhamis
Vegetable Compound, and / decidedto
try it. Before ] had taken tho first
bottle I was better, and now I Amsn-
tirely cured.
EVERY woman suffering with amy
female trouble sfould take Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

"A DaSt, rich e0gntrv md a conteReed.
prosperous peopte:" Extract from correspond.
ence Of a Natl n Il Editor, whose visit TO Western
Canada in August, 1905, was an Inspiration,
Many have p i'd the entire cost Of their farms
and had a balan ed from $40 90 10 5000 per acre
as a result II ne crop.
Spring Wheat. Winter Wheat. Oats, Barley.
Flax and Peas are the principal cr)ya, while tbs
wild grasses bring e. peTfecti N the best Cattle
that have ever been 8 ID on the c lcnro market.
/ Spl ndid G ina e, Sch OILS "a d Churches in. nil
fiocaliti g, railways ton h"mret Of he settled dis
tricts, and p ices FOR produce are aiwals good.
Lands. may al.o be purchased from Railway ard
La d Companies. For pamphlets. maps and In
formation regarding low railroad rates app " to
". d. SCOTT. Superintendent OF Immigration.
ST.. St. Paul, MINI. J. NJ. MacLachian, hos it6
WATERFOWL. South Dakota, and ". v. Deupett,
Sol New York Lite Building, Omaha, Neh..
Authorized Government AgeGts
- Please say uasrs you saw tbs advertisement.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

The book having the largest circula-
tion is the telephone directory OF the
city OF New York An edition OF / ,00O,-
600 copies is printed twice every year
20 meet the demands of subscribers to
4b0, 900 telephones which are ia use in
that city and it's suburbs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

TO CUhE n COHD IN. ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE ER0MO Quinlne Tablets
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure
q. w. GROVES signNtrre is on each box. 25c
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
HEK ID INsIsT ON HAVING
DR.. Marfcl's Preparation

The stasdard Remedy. 90 pmgKistsD
send for beck sRelief for Nomen."
TREECH DRUG co., 80 W. 82d st, N. Y. city
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

ryrs. Winslovs eooT-IEv sxEUf ror Chndrep
eeothing; sottens the gums, reduces nv
aye pair. ouras VIM cNhN os cent a bottla
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
His Reputation.

oh, yes, he's an extra high roller,
His hours are unusually late.
And that is the way .
The neighbors all say p. 1.' 4 .
He's q Kind Of a roller skate.
|4 New York Evening SUN.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

x-nu cRu r At AUCTION IS farms, 200 lsH, WIN
HVN SNLE be sold W the highest bidder, Dec. IL, 1908.
@TIta for partlDs. Illinois Trust& Investment CO Morris Okla
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

There are great number of citi-
zens who take pride in the appear
ance of their residential properties
in particular and in the appearance
of the city as whole in general.
These citizens are busy this week in
Grand Junction complying with the
requests contained in Mayor Went
worth's cleanup proclamation, and
as a result a great change is being
made in the looks of many sections
of the city. The promptness and
thoroughness with which the proc
lamatlon provisions are being re-
spected is most gratifying to the
mayor.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18
HEADED FOR The SLOPE
Is THE POTATO SPECIAL
The Train Left Fort Collins Mon
day Night.-Certain to be Civ
en- an Enthusiastic Re-
ceptiOn.

The farmers of the western slope
will soon know all there is to know
about POTATOES and how to grow
them. Monday night at o'clock
the spud special, which is to carry
experts on potato culture to the diff
ferent towns in the San Luis valley
and the western slope, along the
lines of the Denver & Rio Grande,
left Denver with it's load of potato
machinery and it's party of experts
on the Irish staff of life. Those in
the party were Prof. H. M. Cottrell
of the State Agricultural College, di-
rector of the potato institute; Prof.
e. r. Bennett; Eugene H. Grubb of
Carbondale; Z. r. Bliss of Greeley;
S. w. Clark of Greeley; A. Sherman
of Eagle, Colo, and F. A. Wad-
agent of the Denver &c Rio Grande.
These men will address the groups
of farmers who gather in the coach
es when the special stops at the var
ious towns on its itinerary, and will
explain to them the uses of the car
load of special potato machinery
which is to be displayed.
Investigation has shown beyond
doubt that the valleys of the Eagle,
Grand, Roaring Fork. Crystal river,
North Fork. Uncompahgre. Monte
yuma and the San Luis have better
natural advantages for producing
fine potatoes than any other section
of the United States, and it is the
intention of the institute special to
make the farmers of that section of
the state acutely alive to the fact.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

d. NJ Landreth of Salt Lake City
the well known capitalist and land
owner, was an arrival in the city last
night and is a guest at the st. Re-
gis hotel. Mr.. Landreth is one of
the men behind the great Orchalara
proposition which David S. Miller,
one of the best known residents of
Grand Junction, recently investigate
ed in the interest of himself and
other well known local people. Mr..
Landreth will spend several days in
Grand Junction. He Is connected
with many of the greatest develop
ment projects in the intermountain
region and is one of the original
boosters of the Grand valley, and
has never let his belief in or his
loyalty to this section wane.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18
SOMETHING ABOUT The
GREAT "ORCHALARA" TRACT
Grand Junction People are Anxious
to Learn More of the Famous
Fruit Oasis.

Yesterday The Sentinel announc-
ed the return of David S. Miller to
the city from Twin Falls, Idaho.
where he assisted in closing up the
big deal whereby The Landreth In
vestment & Development company. in
which may local people are inter
ested, secured control of Orch
alara,' the remarkable subdivision
to the Idaho city.
The following account of the deal
and description of the big tract of
rich land, is taken from the Twin
Falls, Idaho, Daily News:
The biggest deal in Twin Falls
fruit lands was consummated this
week when the Landreth Investment
e Development Co. acquired 1040
acres of cream land, portion of
which is within the city Limits of
Twin Falls, including the famous
Bryan-Filer farm half a mile from
the center of the city. The company
will Immediately subdivide this land
into five and 10 acre tracts, full
measure, after streets and alleys
have been laid out, so that every
purchaser will have full acreage.
The company has also signed con-
tract with the Great Shbshone &
Twin Falls Power Co. for the i'm
power lines through the new sub
division, which is to be known as the
Orchalara subdivision. In addition
to having light and power instantly
available for their use, the purchas-
ers of property in the Orchalara sub
division, will have the benefit of the
new 100000 school house which the
Twin Falls district is erecting this
year and which will be almost at the
doors of the Orchalara residents.
Furthermore, they will have the
benefit of the centralized school sys-
tenn by which their children will be
carried to and from school in COM
Portable wagons built for the pur-
pose. Another distinct benefit will
be a complete and up-to-date tele
phone system throughout the Orch
alara subdivision. In addition to all
these benefits, the Orchalara citizens
will be enabled to connect with the
Twin Falls trunk sewer system, the
main line of which passes through
the subdivision.
With all these modern conven-
fences Immediately available, the
Orchalara subdivision should sell
like wildfire on the opening day,
Wednesday, March 25. Not an acre
will be sold prior to that date.
For this opening on March 25,
special train will be run from the
famous Grand valley in Colorado to
Twin Falls, the object being to in
terest those who appreciate the
value of first class fruit land and
who know what can be done with it.
The new subdivision slopes gently
to the north and is considered ideal
for fruit growing. Every acre of it
is already under cultivation and in
tending purchasers can see with their
own eyes just what the land will do.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Late yesterday afternoon in the
county court, Benjamin F. Myers
filed suit for divorce from his wife.
Mrs. Eva Myers. Desertion is the
ground upon which a legal separa-
ton is asked. The couple was mar
ried in Grand Junction in 1895. In
January, 1907, Mrs. Myers deserted
her husband and four children, ac-
cording to the charge made by My
ers. He asks for an absolute di-
vorce and the custody of the four
children.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Again this week large congrega-
tions are attending the revival SER
vices at the Methodist church, and
there has been several conversions
at every service. Rev. Forsyth Is
delivering earnest, forceful and eff
fective sermons and the influence of
the meeting is spreading rapidly.
The revival is proving one of the
most successful ever held in Grand
Junction. The services will continue
throughout the present week.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

The Humane Society of Boulder
has denied its responsibility for the
newspaper reports circulated last
week that the Medical school of the
State University is careless or bar
barous in the vivisection of dogs.
After thorough investigation the
society and university authorities
came to a perfect agreement. 1t
was provided that the humane Of
ficers should weekly inspect the
work of the course in dog surgery
If they desired to do SO.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

The Sentinel is in receipt of sew
eral of the late Los Angeles and San
Francisco papers containing ac-
counts of the coming of the great
naval fleet to the Pacific coast and
the monster preparations now un-
der way to give Admiral Evans and
his fleet a welcome. From the tone
of the papers and the illustrations,
it VIII be one of the greatest events
in the city's history.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Great shipments of fruit trees are
being received in the valley just at
this time and heavy deliveries will
be made among the fruit growers
and fruit-growers-to-be within the
next few weeks. The acreage to be
planted to fruit this season in the
Grand valley will be the largest
acreage ever planted here in any sin
gle year.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Telluride journal: Mr.. c. P.
Rock, for a long time a resident of
this place, is now with his brother,
Mr.. George F. Rock, at Grand juno
tion. His health has been poor for
some time. and last winter he con-
tracted pneumonia at Denver and
was taken to his brothers home at
Grand Junction, where he seems now
to be recovering as we'll as can lie
expected.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

The following ticket has been put
in the field to be voted on at the
Palisade city election which occurs
on April Z: For mayor, DR.. J. l..
Tadlock; for trustees, ]. ]. Jenkins,
NJ. G.. Craten. Phil Bowen and John
Wilson. The ticket is known as the
citizens ticket.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Joe w. Vannice and young
ranchman whose name was not
learned were the principals in a row
that resulted in blows being ex-
changed fhis morning in front of
the Drew veterinary stables. The
trouble arose over ditch argument,
Neither participant in the trouble
was injured to any extent whatever.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

A great many suspicious looking
characters are reported as being
seen in the railroad yards and in
the southern part of the city in the
evenings and in the early mornings
The hobo is beginning to move
across the country now that spring
is here.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

James H. Armstrong of Boston is
spending a few days in Grand juno.
ton. He is a guest at the st. Re
gis hotel.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

There have been no new local de-
velopments of Importance in the ma
chiniSts' strike situation. Condi-
tions are about the same as they
were yesterday. No trouble here is
ANTICIPATED
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Sam Cooley, A. E. Gibson and
Haywood Bornw. all of Mack, are
spending a few days in Grand juno
ton.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

There was large crowd of la
dies in attendance at the skating
matinee given this afternoon ait the
Auditorium.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

There has been a heavy advance
sale of seats for THE Bondman," in
which Wilton Lackaye is starring,
and a great audience will witness
the big production tomorrow night.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Mrs. J. r. Wentworth, wife of
Mayor Wentworth, returned home
yesterday from an extended visit to
relatives in st. Louis. Mayor Went
worth met his wife in Denver and
accompanied her home.
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-18

Better get some hose and waite
your lawn.-J. e. Mckenzie, thu
plumber, 545 Colorado avenue.