The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
BODIES
SELECT OFFICERS
State Department G. A. r. and
w. r. @. Hold Annual.
Deliberative Session.

Hot Springs. 8. ID. June 1.-THE state
department @. A. r. and W. r.. c.,
In session In this city since Tuesday,
~ attended by more than 600 delegates
and visitors from all parts OF the state,
besides members ofTthe large family In
the state soldiers home and National
sanitarium, both Of which are located
here.
The department OF the g.. A. r..
elected the Following officers: Warren
Osborne, OF Yankton, department COM
mander: A. s. Stewart, Hot Springs,
senior vice commander; G. A. South,
Canton, Junior vice commander; O.. b.
Clark, Hot Springs, chaplain; J. H.
Smith, Huron, medical director.
The w. r. c. elected as officers: Min
ME Fox, Bookings, president; Mary
Stewart, Hot Springs, senior vice presi-
dent: Minnie r.. Walters, Sisseton,
Junior vice president; Margaret Stowe,
'Brookings, treasurer. Mrs. VIM. Ball,
.Yankton, chaplain; Mary j. Osborne,
Morrell, Huron; Eva Williams, Water
town. and Luella Walters, Aberdeen,
delegates.
The next meeting OF the two bodies
will be held at Sioux Falls.
Ex-Governor Van SAINT, OF Minnesota,
and General Woods, of Chicago, made
the leading addresses before the meet
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TOO LITTLE SUNSHINE
IN SUNSHINE STATE"
Se agbsP bnIi ME ar June dhe week g;Ew Weekly
Monday, June %, 1908: There was on
the whole considerable unsettled wealth
er. Rains occurred generally on We'd
nesday!or Thursday, and over much of
the eastern portion of the state show
ems ooourred-oR.peaEly every day after
M ss@ SsBt SS as 4 s apssaDt' m On Wsd Fsg-
erous to heavy, amounts Of rain fell in
a number OF eastern, counties. the larg-
est amount recorded during this storm
being 3.54 inches, at Huron, Beadle
county. IN parts-Uf-Gharles Mix coun-
ty heavy rains carried away some
bridges and caused other damage.
Some OF the rains were for a time ac-
companied by high winds. Hail fell
In SOME northeastern localities, being
heavy In part of Hamlin county. While
there. were some clear to partly cloudy
days, the amount of sunshine averaged
below the normal. The weather during
the! forepart Of the week was cool for
the season, followed by higher temper
allure the latter part. The ground is
amply moist generally, In many of
the eastern counties the frequent rains
have kept much of the land too wet for
working, and In a number of places low
land is covered with, water.
While the temperature averaged
slightly above the normal over the
middle James river valley, the mean
temperature for the state as a whole
was below the normal, h greatest de-
hciency being the extreme southeastern
counties. The maximum temperatures
were for the most part above 80 de-
grees. On Saturday or Sunday tenn
peratures of 80 degrees or higher &C.
Cured in some eastern counties, the
highest recorded being 93 degrees, at
Huron, Beadle county, on Sunday. The
minimum temperatures were generally
above 40 degrees. The lowest record
ed was 3S degrees, at Mellette, Sphinx
county, on Tuesday.
The rainfall averaged above the nor
NAL over the eastern counties, but was
below the normal over the western
counties. Rainfall in excess of an inch
occurred over muctT,of the eastern por-
ton. of the state. 1.-the largest amount
Being 4i25 tnehesf%9t Huron, Beadle
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