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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

Sailor, cowboy soldier. newspaperman
and actor is the record of Leo Donnelly.
member of the famous Pen and Pencil
Club of Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

Following the close Of the two years
run of Paid in Full' at Webars Thea
ter, New York. the company will go into
Philadelphia fol run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

Jameson Lee F:nney is to appear under
the Shubert management in a prominent
part in The Blue Mouse" as adapted by
Clyde Fitch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

Mary Mannering made her appearances
in Providence last week in the new play
called THE Struggle" by Edwin Tilton.
The star role calls for considerable emo
tional work. Miss Mannering has an
entirely new company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

For strictly professional reasons Elsie
Ferguson. leading woman With Edgar
Selwyn in Pierre of the Plains" has
been withholding the news of her mar
rage which took place before the begin
ming of the season. Consequently the
announcement that off the stage she Is
Mrs. Frederick Hoey will come as a dis
tinct surprise to all except her most init
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

Jesse l.. Lasky is to enter the field
of musical comedy and. in conjunction
with Henry B. Harris. is to launch q
big show. Mr.. Lasky's AT the Country
Club at Chase's last week scored a
notable success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

1.-The Submarine will be presented in
vaudeville by Mr. Thomas w. Ryley at
the Colonial Theater. New York, tomorrow
night The playlet was originally pro-
duced i'm the Grand Guignol, in Paris.
where it ran for several months to
crowded houses
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
KING GUSTAVE ASKS
SUPPORT or PEOPLE

stockholm, Jan. 1S.-Forma lopening
of the first parliament under the reign
OF King Gustave took place In this city
today with simple ceremonies.
King Gustave, who was present, in
a speech from the throne referring TO
the heavy responsibility ~devolving upon
him with the death OF King Oscar,
promised In whole hearted zeal for the
prosperity and progress of the father
land always to try n fulfill his duty.
1T Is my hope" the king said, "in
both good and evil days TO be support
ed by my Swedish people in our com
mon work for the true veal of the
fatherland."
Continuing his majesty announced
that the suffrage bill adopted. at the
last session Of the rigstad should b re-
submitted to the present house for final
approval. Special commissions were
recommended for considering a joint
scheme for naval and military national
defense, As well as the question of rela-
lions between employers and workmen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
ARMER BITE ON
BRAND NEW SWlNDLE

Huron, s. d., Jan. 2O.-A smooth
scheme for separating farmers from
their money has been worked with
much success in South Dakota. An oiIy
CRATER calls upon a farmer and makes
a bid for his land. The figures are alb
surdly low at FIRST, but by degrees are
raised as high as $50 an acre. and the
farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he IS
only an agent, but that he can sell the
land at the price named IL the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at the
rate OF SO cents an acre. THE agent,
promises orally that the advertising
money will not be payable until the
is sold, hui this stipulation Is not
contained ] a contract that the farmer
signs.
In a few days he receives a copy OF
an a d and not overcourteous demand
for money. IL Is said that %
agriculturtsts were caught with this
bait in Brown county and that OF
them gave MP $500. Others declare hotly
that they VIII not pay, but will make a
hight In the courts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
TO LOCATE
MISSING CASHIER
OF DAKOTA BANK
George Horras, of Hot Springs
Told Father He Was Com
ing to Sioux City.

Hot Springs, s. d.. Ian. R.-As yet
the whereabouts Of George ID. Hor-
ras, cashier of the Hot Springs Ma
tional bank. which closed its doors
a month OF more ago, have not been
ascertained. When the bank closed It's
doors, Cashier Horras wired his father
TO come to Hot Springs. At the time
the father was in a hospital prepara-
tory TO having an operation performed.
but he Immediately left the hospital
and came to Hot Springs in response
to the request OF his son.
The father and son left Hot Springs
together and proceeded to Des Moines.
La, where they parted, the father to
return to the hospital and the son. stat
ing to his father that he was going TO
Sioux City.
Since that time nothing has been
heard of the missing cashier. 1t Is re-
ported on good authority that not even
his relatives residing here or elsewhere
have heard from him since.
1t was very much desired that Cash
Ter Horras be on hand during the set
Element OF the affairs of the failed
bank, as he would have been able to
have materially assisted the receiver
in adjusting the affairs of the sbank,
with which he was familiar.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
AFFINITY
GETS YEAR IN PEN

Sioux Falls, s. d., Jan. 2O.---The con-
eluding chapter In an ~el0pement from
Austria and a chase half way around
the world was the appearance before
Judge Jones, OF the state circuit court
in this city, OF Bartol Kosetz. who en-
tered a plea OF guilty to a statutory
charge, and was sentenced to q term
OF n year in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary.
Kosetz and tho wife ot Martin Gaube.
who was q friend OF the despoiler OF
his home, on September "a last disap-
peared from Koppel. Austria, together
with the l4-year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Gaube. The man who stole
the wife and Gaube worked together In
the mines near Koppel, and Kosetz
boarded at the Gaube home. This gave
him an opportunity to make success
full love to the wife of his friend.
The clippers fed to America and I'm
ally located at East Sioux Falls, where
Kosetz secured employment. Gaube
followed the clippers to America and
to Sioux Falls. where he con-
fronted the wrecker OF his home and
his faithless wife.
He expressed q willingness to fully
forgive his wife and take her back into
his home, but against her pleadings
he made complaint TO the county au-
thorities in this city and had Kosetz ar
reSteL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
loWAN's TRIAL FOR
.. MURDER NEXT WEEK

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 20.-The Stanley
county term of court, which begins next
week, will have a number of criminal
cases to consider. First viii be the
murder charge against Aurelius Bow
en-. of Smithland, Ia, charged with the
murder OF Katherine Kille. Sheriff
Huston Is in Missouri after Harry
Brooks, the man charged with the kill
ing Of Carl Under at Midland a year
ago, and several cattle and horse rust
ling cases win be up. Another case Of
assault with dangerous weapon will
likely come before the court, on the
complaint OF s. o. Noryold, of the
prominent ranchers OF the Cheyenne
river country. Norvold found two men
cutting wood on the land OF his son
n asked them to stop, which they
refused 70 do. He went to the house
and his son accompanied him to the
timber, where the wood thieves put UP
q night. one Of them attacking the
senior Nordvold with an ak, breaking
his arm.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
MOST VALUABLE CROPS
IN HISTORY or STATE

Huron, 8. D.. Jan. 22.-W. II. Smith,
auditor for the Van Dusen Elevator COM
pany states In his report that South Da-
kota has harvested the most valuable crop
she has ever raised. According to the
December crop report Of the government,
South Dakota's 1907 crops was:
4. Spring Wheat-2, 200, 600 acres; Weld. 10
bushels; total, 22,000.OO0 bushels; average
price, IS cents, making a total value OF
: Durum-7OO,O0 900 acres; yield, Is bushels;
total, 10, 50O,O 600 bushels; average price, 50
cents, making a total value Of $S,4OO,O00.
Oats-l,3 6, 600 acres; yield, PAT bushels:
total, 50, 728,ON bushels; average price, 80
cents, making a total value Of $12, $4,000.
Barley--S75. 600 acres; yield 20 bushels;
total, 20,125. 900 bushels; average price, 70
cents, making a total value of SIS, 09S, $50.
Rye-35,S00 acres; yield II bushels; total,
$4,000 bushels: average price, SO cents,
making a total value of $366,O00.
F1ax-4S0,0O c acres; yield 10 bushels; to-
tai, 100000 bushels; average price, 95
cents, making a total value of A,560,0 900.
Corn-1, 10000 acres: yield, 26.b bushels;
cents, making a total value of $23, 5S7.600. v
These various amounts bring the total
value of the South Dakota crop to $85,-
GIL, 40. Besides the value of the grain we
have raised $685.. 900 worth OF potatoes, ac-
cording to the government report, and our
hay crop is valued at $3,S50,0ON. =.
MI. Smith a the following estimate
of the amount OF grain still in the farm
ers' hands. which will be marketed be-
fore the season Ii over:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
INTEREST TAKEN IN
TRIAL OF "BUFFALQ.'

Alexandria. S. D., Jan. 21.-Many. OF
the residents OF this (Hanson) county
are looking forward with considerable
interest to the trial Of william Buff
salo" George, an alleged desperate char
.acter between the Missouri river and
the Black Hills, in western South Da-
kota, which will take place during the
regular term of state circuit court con-
vening here on February 3.
Buffalo" George was indicted in Ly-
man county on the charge OF horse
stealing, the animal which he is alleged
to have stolen having been the property
Of Edward Benson, q Lyman county
rancher. The defendant made AFFIDAVIT
that he could not get an impartial trial
In Lyman county owing to the pre-
JUDGE on the part of the residents
against persons accused of horse or cat
de rushing" and accordingly was
granted a change of venue to Hanson
county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
TEN YEAR SCRAP" OF
TWO COUNTIES SETTLED

Deadwood, S. d., Jan. 21.-Ten years
of litigation and worry over an old
judgment for $4,000 that Lawrence
county was awarded against Meade
county when the former was divided, Is
over and the difficulty has been salts
factorily adjusted to the benefit OF both
counties. Ever since the date Of the
judgment, interest has been paid and
accommodating as well and although
Meade county has made several part
payments on the principal, 1t owed to
date practically $2S, 000. Meade county
officials appeared before the Lawrence
county commissioners and offered a
full settlement with $1,000 cash and the
remainder In interest bearing bonds
and warrants. The offer was accepted
and the securities turned over for fu-
lure negotiations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
WIDOW AND FOUR
CHILDREN SLAIN

Lewiston, Mont, Jan. ga fright
full crime was committed at the Old
Bottoms ranch on the Mussellskell.
Mrs. Sluter. a widow, aged 40 years,
and her four children, the oldest a
girl OF Is, were murdered at the ranch
house and the building set on fire.
The house was practically destroyed
The neighbors were horrifed to find
the dead bodies Of Mrs. Sluter and
her four children in the ruins. The
body OF the, mother and two chill
dren were not badly burned, but those
of two of the children were burned to
a crisp. The evidences Of murder were
very plain. The motive for the crime
is not kDown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
JONES, CONVICTED OF
ROBBERY, PARDONED

Yankton, S. d., Jan. 1S.-The direct
ors of the First National bank in an
nual session elected Frank L. Van Tas-
sci, president, to succeed w. H. McVay.
deceased. George Wilson was again
elected vice president, and w. f. Heat
on, cashier. The directors chosen were
&. b. McVay, Ella M. Heaton, George
Wilson, II. Il. Van Tassel and w. E.
Heaton. The bank declared a dividend
of IL per cent on Its years business.
News reached here yesterday that
Harry A. Jones. sent up from this
county for five years, for completely In
q robbery, has been pardoned after
two years. Jones, who had "a
trial, was '.railroaded" into the pen
on his pleading guilty to save him from
a severe penalty as he had the case
explained to him. Jones had many in
tluential friends, who as COR as they
understood his case, took up the mat
ter with the result that the board has
just recommended his immediate par
don. -. ;
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
EDITORS CHOOSE
DELEGATES TO BIG
ST. PAUL SESSION
r. {. Dowdeil, of Artesian Adj
vocate, Chosen President
Of Association.

WATERFOWL, s. D., Jan. 2l.-The 23d
annual meeting OF the South Dakota
Press association. in many respects the
best In rec-~t years, adjourned last
evening after adopting some original
resolutions. voting TO go to Pierre for
the 1909 meeting and electing the fol-
lowing officers:
President, n. f. Dowdell, editor Ar
tesian Advocate.
First vice president, Chas. NJ. Day,
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
Second vice president, Mrs. Nuna Gill
bert, Salem Pioneer Register.
Secretary, John IT. Cogan, South Da-
kota Elk. Sioux Falls.
Treasurer, Robert o. Schaber, Hud-
son Hudsonite.
Executive committee, Harry wentzy,
PukwRna Press Reporter; Geo. Schlos-
ser, Northwestern Newspaper Union,
Sioux Falls; q. A. Blake, washington
Times.
Delegates to the national press con-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
TWO FARMERS FILE
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY

: Sioux Falls, s. D., Jan. PA petition.
in voluntary bankruptcy has been filed
In the United States court in this city
by Lars Smith, a farmer living In Rob-
erts county, whose postoffice address Is
Sisseton. He schedules liabilities Of
50, 052.64, and assets of $276. OF his as
sets, property to the value of SIPS is
claimed to be exempt.
A similar petition has been filed by
Lucian Harvey Jewell, a farmer resid-
ing in Grant county, whose p~ostoffice il
Milbank. In the schedule accompany
ing his petition he places his liabilities
at $4,334.68 m his assets at $l,42O.
Property TO the value of $715, inclnd-
ed I'm his assets, is claimed to be ex-
empt. .
Amandus Raum, a merchant of
,Stranberg, Grant county, also has filed
a petition in voluntary Bankruptcy.
He schedules his liabilities at So, 1922
and his assets at S8,054.74. OF his as
sets, property to the value of 81, 527, 81
Is claimed to be exempt,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
AT WAR FOR
YEARS, NOW AT PEACE

Miller, 8. ID, Jan. 1S.-After a quar-
ter OF a century OF III feeling, Miller
N st. Lawrence now understand each
other and the old county seat animosity,
has been buried. All this has come
about from sinking an artesian well In
st. Lawrence.
In the boom days when a big coun-.
ty seat war was at its height st. Law
people sunk a well, but 1t refused
to spout forth as is the habit OF these
wells. 1t was charged that Miller
boomers had tempered with the ma
chinery and caused the water to clog
while the men were away from their
posts OF duty, before the great water
bearing strata had been pierced by the
drill.
This charge was easy to believe as
true, as a good flowing well in the town
at election time would gain many votes
for the county seat, and it was sup
posed that such a trick would not be
beyond a certain Miller boomer to hold
the seat OF government here.
Thus h Ill feeling went on from
year to year from the date OF the clog
cling OF The first artesian well. But
now comes vindication for Miller, as
another well has been bored there and
Ii too refuses Il spout water. IL seems
that the town Is not located on the
artesian rock, although a few miles In
other directions good wells r Sc
cured.
Anyway the pioneer settlers there
now see how they were mistaken In
holding that Miller clogged their well
to keep them from getting the county
seat. Many persons in Miller who be-
ieved there might be something In the
accusation feel better to know that no
one SO base ever lived I'm their town.
The county commissioners last SUM
mer let the contract to build ten. steel
bridges over the streams OF the county
and the work was not begun by the
builders until early winter. The wealth
er has been so warm that the bridges
are just about completed, without any
inconvenience from the cold.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
OHIO SISTER SEEKS
BROTHER IN DAKOTA

Aberdeen, s. D., Jan. 2O-The authori-
ties have been asked to find Clarence
Joseph, a young man n years Of age,
who came to this city from Troy, Ohio,
last August. A sister OF the young
man., Mrs. Ora Rudy. wife OF a farmer
living near the Ohio town. has written
a letter to the mayor telling of her fear
that some accident may have happened
TO her brother because his family has
not from him since August 25
last. She says that he never failed
TO write when away from home, and
asks that q search be made for him.
Joseph is described as being 6 feet L
inch in height, slim, with a light COM
piexion. The authorities can find no
trace of him here. 1t is possible he
passed through with hundreds of others
last summer for the country west of
the Missouri river, and that he has
taken up a claim there.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
IDAHO WOOL GROWERS OPPOSE
LEASING PUBLIC LANDS

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 22.-Two hun
dred members of the Idaho Wool
Growers association in convention at
Pocatello, southeast of Spokane, adopt
ed resolutions. protesting against any
changes in the administration of the
public laws opposing the leasing of
the public domain, criticizing the gov
ernment's forest reserve policy and de-
manding the immediate re-estabIish-
ment of the federal quarantine on Ida
M sheep. The association favors n
practical plan for the settlement OF
public lands by BONA fide homebuilders
10 encourage settlers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
DECISIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA SUPREME COURT

Pierre, s. D., Jan. 1s.-In the su-
lpreme court yesterday opinions were
handed down by Judge Corson In the
following cases: Flint & Wallace
Manufacturing company ysf A. ID. Nc
Donald ct al, Minnehaha, affirmed;
sylvester Phillips VS.. John J. Kink'
Minnehaha, affirmed; Alfred A. Lol-
beau vs.. William Arp, Moody, affirmed;
Peter Nielsen va. Harry Oium, sheriff,
Brookings, affirmed; Jay r. Hicbox VS..
Charles s. Eastman. sheriff. Fall River
affirmed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
HARTFORD PLANS NEW
WATERWORkS SYSTEM

Hartford, $. D., Jan. 20.-The citizens
and town council of this place are TAX.
ing active measures to restore the mu-
nicipal waterworks system, recently
damaged by the explosion OF the tank
and the partial destruction of the power
house. At a mass meeting of the citi-
zens IL was decided to cali a special
election and submit to the voters the
proposition of rebonding the town In
h sum OF 5000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
BUSINESS MEN TO
DISCUSS FREIGHT RATES

Sioux Falls, s. D., Jan. 21.-Prepara-
tions rapidly are being completed by
George Il. Blackman, of this city, secre-
tary of the state federation of com
mercial clubs, for the second annual
meeting of the federation, which will
be held at Pierre on Tuesday of next
week. More than t~wo-thirds Of the
commercial clubs Of South Dakota have
allied themselves with the state fedora
tion. 1t Is expected that the matter of
freight rates within the state will come
up for discussion at the meeting OF the
federation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
SOUTH DAKOTA
a atatisllcian has lately compared the

IA statistician has lately compared the
cost Oh an I'D to date battleship
t$10.0 900. 0OO> with Yale uniyersitys fund
OF s 500, coo, the Nobel fund Of $9.o0O,OVe
the Rhodes bequest OF $10.000.Ooo the
Peabody foundation Of So, 100000. etc.
For the cost OF a ~battleship we can
,bnlld I66 miles of railroad. 2,oeo village
echo0Ihorses or 40 model tenements.
DIR. w. II. Horfaday, director or the
New York Bronx Park Zoo. has just
returned fr q Mexico, where he spent
two months in studying sheep IN the
desert country OF the Pinacate noun
tain region. He says hat he discoy-
cred some new varieties ~ sheep. He
also tells OF the discovery Of a remark
able cluster OF extinct volcanoes by
DIR. II. w. McDcugan, OF the desert
botanical laboratory, OF Tuscon. and his
associates who went along TO make a
geological survey. They counted fully
500 dead craters, he said.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
U DAKOTA TOWN
BACHELORS ORGANIZE
.. AGAINST SPlNSTERS

Clark. 8. D., Jan. 22.--The young men
OF Croker have organized a bachelors
club, which they call the Young Mems
Protective association" The avowed
object is TO secure mutual help against
maidens with matrimonial intentions,
since this is leap year.
IL seems hat the spinsters OF Croker
have boasted OF designs on the a
tiageable men when the new year came.
This counter move OF the bachelors
has somewhat disconnected them, how
RIVER.
ly %, which gives hope to the gentler
sex that the movement Will not become
30 widespread as to infect neighboririg
towns. ~
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
FOUR GREAT NORTHERN
STATIONS TO CLOSE

Huron, s.. D., Jan. 21.-The state
board OF railway commissioners were in
the city Wednesday, on their way to
Aberdeen. A new law was passed al
the last session OF the legislature to
the effect that railroad companies must
consult with the commissioners before
they a close any station and the
board will pass up on the a~dvisability
OF the am This Great Northern rail-
way has asked to close up four stations
near Aberdeen and the commissioners
will look after the matter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
A oLDlERS
RAID A JOINT

= Leavenworth. Kan, Jan. 1S.-A mob
of 30 soldiers from. Fort Leavenworth
'enraged by their suspicious concerning
the death Of a comrade. whose body
was found in a burning building I'm the
tenderloin, and by assaults on others
of their comrades, raided the Gem" a
resort, driving out the inmates and de-
,molishing the building.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
FARMERS ORGANIZE
ELEVATOR COMPANY

Willow Lakes, s. D., Jan. 22.-At O.
meeting OF nearly 100 farmers of this
vicinity final arrangements were made
at this place. II was originally planned
10 incorporate with a capital of $40, 900.
but Il now has beer decided to place the
capital stock al $4,000. Grain will be
purchased on h percentage plan and
s per cent Interest will be paid on the
stock The company decided to pur-
chase the old Northwestern elevator,
state. =
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23

Variations produced by weather on
the aorus plant have been codified by
Professor Nowack, the originator of the
observatory at Denmark hill, England.
From his codes he a construct charts
four days In advance OF the weather
bureau. predicting storms, winds
changes and the like. The forecasts
are made through the different posi-
tons OF the leaves. which are turned
IN every direction and brought 70 diff
ferent angles by the atmospheric
changes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-23
WIFE DIES WHILE go
HUSBAND Is AWAY
WITH AN AFFINITY

Aberdeen, s. d., Jan. PA letter
from Cedar Rapids, Ia, has been re-
ceived by the chief of police asking him
TO notify John X. Van Ness hat his
wife died suddenly in that town OF
pneumonia. Van Ness Is an architect
and lived here for about a year.. Two
months ago he disappeared with a
woman whom he represented to be his
wife and his present whereabouts are
not known to the authorities.