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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
BITTER FIGHT ON
OVER COUNTY SEAT

Gregory. S. D, March IA merry
fight is now being waged by h towns
of Herrick and Burke before the board
Of commissioners Of Gregory county.
who have been in session at Fairfax for
several weeks for the purpose Of deter
mining whether either of h towns Of
Herrick or Burke has a majority Of the
voters on its petition for the removal
Of the county seat from Fairfax. 1t Is
believed, however, that this preliminary
fight before the county board is just
an opener in the county seat contest.
If either Herrick or Burke is placed
Upon the ballot it is believed that the
people of Fairfax will put up a game
fight to retain the county seat as they
are said to be firm believers in the
scriptural doctrine Ito him that hath"
etc.
Thus far Fairfax has made no direct
move in the contest, but it is we'll
known hat they intend to put up a
big fight to win at the polls In No
Vember.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
SCHEFF SAYS
DIVORCE NOT HERS

New York. March 10.-Judge PlatZek,
In the supreme court, has appointed
Edmond E. Wise, Is William ST., ref
cree to hear testimony In the divorce
suit of Won Bardeleben against Won
Bardeleben, and this gave rise to a re-
port that the action was brought by
FRITZ Scheff, actress, against Fritz
Won Bardeleben, her husband.
A Geographic dispatch from Gin
cinnati. in which city Miss Scheff is
playing, brought word OF her denial of
The truth Of this report. Through her
manager, she said:
There is not the slightest truth in
The story that l have begun suit for di-
Vorce. Somebody in New York called
me on the long distance telephone to-
lay and asked me about the report. Mr..
Won Bardeleben is in New York and I
have not begun suit against him."
Mr.. Wise, the referee. said he could
throw no light upon the identity of the
iitigantS.
Il know hat the woman in this case
IS the complainant" he said, but l do
not know whether this woman is FRITZ
Scheff. Several persons have asked me
today whether it is she"
The only Won Bardeleben whose
name appears In the city directory is
Fritz Won B~ardeleben, a dealer in pos
tai cards. He is the husband of FRITZ
Scheff. His address is given as Breton
hall. 1t was said there last night that
be had not been there for a month.
Judge Platsek, who appointed the ref
free, said last night:
II was struck by the unusual name
when l signed the reference, but l was
not told whether Fritzi Scheff was a
party in the case"
At the Offices of the theatrical man
lger who has charge of Miss Scheff's
business it was said that Fritz Won
Bardeleben was in Cincinnati with his
hyIfa
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
DARING BANK BURGLARS
PROBABLY WERE EMPLOYEES

Chihuahua, Mexico, March 6.-The dar-
,ng bank robbers who removed $295, 900
from the vaults of the Chihuahua branch
Of the Banco Minero: took the money.
from a vault directly under the study
Of Governor Enrique Creel. who has q,
residence in the upper stories of the build
Ing.
1t is believed that the robbers had &C
complies among the bank employees. and
that they were concealed In the vault.
before closing time Saturday afternoon
The lock being broken from the inside
Of the vault supports this theory. The
bank Waterman, the porter n two or
three men OF unknown antecedents have
been arrested and are held in Jail "in-
communicate" American detectives arc
here at work on the case, but If they
have any clew to the robbers the authori1
ties refuse to make 1t public.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
RAILROADS
MAKE DECENTRALIZATION

Sioux Tails, S. D., March 6.-Answers
TO the bills Of complaint Of the various
railroad companies having lines in the
state, in the cases involving the reduc-
ton Of the passenger rates in South
Dakota from 8 to 2h cents per mile,
nave been filed in the United States.
court in this city by p. w. Dougherty,
assistant attorney general and counsel
Of the South Dakota board of railroad
commissioners.
Counsel Dougherty in his answer in
cludes the following railroads: The Chi
cago & Northwestern; Chicago, Mil
waukee e. st. Paul; Chicago, Rock ISL
and & Pacific; Minneapolis & st. Louis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; Pierre, ,,
Rapid City & Northwestern, and the.
Pierre & Fort Pierre Bridge railway.
Give Fictitious Value.
In the case of the Milwaukee COM,
pany Attorney Dougherty denies that.
the lines and property of the company.
in South Dakota is worth $45. ZOO, 900, as
claimed by the company, and alleges,
that the fair value is not more thanl
SIS. 900, 900.
In the answer it is denied that the
proposed reduced rate of passenger
fares would reduce the income of the
company in any amount whatever, but
would stimulate traffic. The answers
further allege that the order of the rail-
road commissioners fixing the rate n
fare of charges for the transportation
of persons with ordinary baggage, not
exceeding $50 pounds, at 2K cents per-
passenger per mile is a reasonable order
and rate, and that for the past three
years the said passenger fares over
the lines of the great railway systems
in South Dakota, not including the
great amount Of free transportation is
sued by the companies, amounted to an
ger per mile. .
Railroads Misrepresent.
The figures of earnings and expenses
furnished by the railroad companies are
claimed in the answers not to he the
true figures, the railroad companies be-
ing virtually charged with misrepre-
senting the amount of business tran
saCted by their ines within the state
Of South Dakota.
1t is further charged in the answers
that the great railroad systems which,
have during the past year or two ex-
tended their lines in the state have
been engaged in exploiting townsites
n farm lands along the new extern
sions, from which it is alleged they
have derived large profits, and that
these alleged profits were not included
in the figures furnished by the railroad
companies and which are q part Of the.
case of the railroad companies In their
fight to have the railroad commission
ers permanently %enjoined from putting
the proposed schedule Of reduced pas
senger rates n effect.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
SIX KISSES ARE
ALL He CAN STAND

Chicago, March 11.-Six kisses a daS
are the limit for Ora M. Leedo. He
promised the detectives who arrested
him for deserving his affectionate wife,
that he would stay with her on that
basis. They found him in Springfield,
where he went seven weeks ago. III
Is a case of too much lovey dovey bust
ness" said Leedo. Now. I'm no chill
Iy guy, but 1 don't wan a woman kiss
ing me all the time. Imagine a big sloh
like me being called Honey And ]
used TO call her Babe Did you ever
hear anything SO mushy in all your
life?"
Mrs. Leedo lives at 6154 Aberdeen
st, with her two sons, aged II and
IA years, by former marriage.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
OLDEST TRAVELLING
SALESMAN Is DEAD

Deadwood, s. D., March 9.-Edward
Cuthbertson, in point Of service the
oldest travelling salesman in the Black
Hills, is dead at his home in this city,
aged 6S, after "A long illness that cul-
minated in neuralgia of the heart. Ever
since 1877 Mr.. ~Cuthbertson has made
this his home, for many years repre-
senting Allen Bros, of Omaha, and was
80 successful that he leaves an estate
estimated at close to $50, 900. He was
also a pioneer of the early days Of both
Omaha and Chepenne. His family con-
sists of a wife and three children scat
tered about the West.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
MISSION HILL VOTES
FOR DRY" TOWN

Yankton, s. D., March Omission.
Hill has decided by a majority vote OF
five to go dry this summer, after thor
ouRhly discussing for and against the
saloon. 1t was a township vote and
the country defeated the town.
Mary Ycutcy, an insane patient al
the state institution, committed suicide
by hanging. The death took place the
last part of February, the report of
which has just leaked out.
Extensive improvements are on at
Sacred Heart hospital, where the Bene'
dictine sisters have started a dormitory,
10 by SO feet in size. Plans are being
drawn for a fine chapel. while next year
will see the magnificent new hospital
started.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
NEW MAIL ROUTE
OUT OF DALLAS. s. D.

Dallas, S. D., March Con March 10
bid will be opened for carrying mali
on a new route which is to be estab-
lished between this place and the new
town of Lamro. Both Dallas and La
TO are situated in close proximity to the.
eastern line Of Trip county, now a part
of the Rosebud Indian reservation, but
which will be opened to white settle
ment in the late summer or early fall
OF this year. About 1000, 900 acres of
the Trip county lands will be opened.
Dallas and Lamro promise to develop
into towns OF much Importance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
CRIPPLE CREEK NOW oUTpoNE

San Diego, CAL, March 11.-Prospect-
ors by the hundreds are leaving daily
for Dulzura, a new mining camp IS
miles southeast of here, which promises
to rival Cripple Creek in it's palmiest
days.
Talk of $4,000 surface ore is heard.
The official report Of c. Z. Anthony, as.
sayer, shows one sample running 7 ,46l
TO the ton. Other samples reduce tho
average to $1,000.
Nevada ~prospectors discovered the
new gold field and they kept it secret
until they had located many rich
claims.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
S~TOCKGROWERS TO
SEE INDIAN RACES
AT BIG MEETING

Rapid City. s. D., March 10.-The 18th
annual meeting of the Western South
Dakota Stock Growers association will
be held in Rapid City on April 13, IA n
Is. The convention promises TO be the
largest and most important in the his
tory of the organization. The citizens
of Rapid City will give a typical west
ern celebration of cowboy stunts, pony
races and other sports. A large delega-
ton of Sioux Indians from Pine Ridge
agency will take part in the celebration.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
s. D. GRAIN MEN
ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION

Sioux Falls, S. D., March Sat a meet.
ing last night the Independent elevator
men Of South Dakota, organized what is
to be known as the Farmers Grain Deal.
ers' Association of South Dakota. The
following officers were elected:
President, c. M. Bowers. Of LOOMS,
secretary, L. NJ. Doyle, of Letcher; treas
urer, L. o. Ellison. OF Vermi!ion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
THREE DIVORCES
GRANTED AT BROOkINGs

Bookings, S. D., March 9.-Judge
Geo. H. Marquis. of Clear Lake, held
a chambers court here yesterday and
the following divorces were granted:
Caroline Miller vs. John Miller, OF Elk
ton; plaintiff was granted custody of
minor children and was given the
homestead. Nellie Grudem VS.. liver
Grudem, of Brookings; $4,000 and the
custody of the children was awarded
to the plaintiff. Alta B.. Dodge vs.. Fred
e. Dodge, of Redfeld, plaintiff being
given $25 per month alimony and SIPS
for attorneys fees.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

During 1906 5,240 persons were en-
gagged in the United States in the man
,ufacture of pens and pencils and pro-
ducts to the value of $7.673,777 were
manufactured. The manufacture of
Head pencil products. was the most i'm
,portant branch of the industry, the pro-
lduction being valued at $4,425, 1896. Foun-
tain and photographic pens were sec
lond in Importance In value Of products,
with $2,082, 005; gold pens were next,
with $692, 029. and steel pens were last,
with $473, 847. '
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
PLANTATION FIRE
CAUSES $4,000 LOSS

Plankinton, s. D., March 9.--Fire was
discovered early yesterday morning in
the Aurora Lumber company depart
ment store. Quick work saved the big
building, but fire M water destroyed
most OF the general merchandise stock.
The damage on the building is not
large, but the stock loss will not be
less than So 900, partly covered by in
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
LIFTS HIS HAT
WHEN HE HEARS
A HEN CACKLE.

Beresford, S. D., March T.
few months ago. while in the
employ Of a produce firm in
Fairmont, Mimi, Guy Johnson.
of this city, in a spirit of hu-
MOI placed his name and ad-
dress upon an egg.
Last week he received a letter
from a Spanish young woman
in Pedro Miguel, canal zone,
Isthmus of Panama, requesting
him to write.
Johnson refused to divulge
the name of the young woman
in question. 1t is understood,
however, that he lifts his hat
every time he hears a hen
cackle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
SHOOTS AT YOUNG
MAN WHO DANCED
WITH HIS GIRL.

Yankton. S. D., March 9.-Earl
Heddleston, alleged to have been
sending out threatening letters,
digging a bogus grave and plac-
ing a tombstone with his rivals
name thereon, is now in jail
charged with shooting at the
young man who happened to
dance with the girl that Heddle-
ston claimed a monopoly on.
Virgil Winfrey, OF the Stearns
ranch, is the complaining wit
ness and tells an interesting
story Of the recent happenings in
his neighborhood.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
WAITING FOR SPRING
BREAKUP TO FIND BODY

Springfield, s. D., March 1l.-The
spring breakup of the ice in the Mis-
souri, river is expected to reveal the
body OF Harry Frazier, a young Indian
who was drowned on January 30 last
while attempting to cross the river on
the ice opposite Springfield. The father
Of the young man, according to In
formation which q been received here,
has offered q reward for the recovery
OF his sons body, n an effort Will be
made to find II.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
rs CARLOADS r
EMlGRANTo FOR PIERRE

Pierre, s. D.. March l0.-Seventy-fve
carloads of emigrants, the advance
guard Of an army of 300 emigrants, all
bound for Pierre. arrived here last
night at midnight. The new arrivals
were greeted by the first blizzard OF
the year, for, from a balmy atIuos-
phere yesterday. the tickle weather sud
denly turned to wind and snow. The
government reports this morning a fall
Of eight inches In "a hours. and as yet
the storm shows no signs of abating.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
LEMARs COMPANY GETS
SOUTH DAKOTA LICENSE

Pierre, S.. D.. March 9.-The state de.
partment Of insurance has issued
licenses which will allow the Williams
burg City Fire Insurance company, OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, and the German Mu-
tual Insurance company, Of LeMars,
Ia, to operate in this state as regular
licensed companies under the laws of
his state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

Professor David Eugene Smith is hav-
ing many interesting, unusual and val
liable experiences in his travels through
h orient. He reports that the Budd-
hist priests have displayed much inter-
est in his search for mathematical ma
terial among the Burmese, and that he
has obtained from them a considerable
number of curious manuscripts. Some
valuable casts Of old numerical inscrip-
'tions secured from the Calcutta mu-
scum will be added to Professor Smiths
large collection.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
MEN LAID OEE.

st. Louis. March 1O.-Announcement
was made today by the Missouri Pa
cihc-Iron Mountain Railway system
that after March 10 the services of
1000 men employed in the company's
shops here no longer would be required.
The total number OF idle employees on
the system will then reach $500.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
FINE CHANCE FOR
SOME YOUNG MAN.

Bridgewater, s. D., March 9.-The
board of education Of this city is
confronted by a very serious prob
lem, namely, that of providing
male escorts to and from school
for several OF the school ma'ams,
who owing to the running at large
of numerous vicious dogs, deem it
unsafe to go unprotected.
Owing to the fact that there Is
no provision in the school laws Of
this state touching on O case Of
this nature, the board OF educa-
ton is at a loss to know what
course to pursue.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
BASEBALL AND RACING
PLANNED FOR CoNDE, s. q.

Condo, s. D., March 11.-At a meeting
OF the local business men 1t was decid-
ed to organize what will be known as
the Condo Baseball and Racing associ-
alton. The new association will keep
a semi professional baseball team in
the field during the coming season and
also have Condo included in a racing
circuit which will consist Of Condo and
three other towns in this part Of the
state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

Nature is engaged in he manufac-
ture Of gasoline from natural gas
throughout the local oil field, q fact
that makes 1t difficult to run Oil from
The wells, and is making the
gaugers earn their wages. The intense
cold c%ondenses the gas as it ONE
from the wells with the oil and trans
forms ii into gasoline, which freezes
in the pipes. Only % u of a total
pf $40 wells in Rockland township
were not affected in this this
month.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
LAURA TAMMEN WINS
$50 SCHOLARSHIP

Yankton, S. D., March 11-Miss Laura
Tammen won the $50 scholarship Of
fered by the Yankton Business insti-
tute here In q defamation contest. 9th
err scholarships, ranging from $50 down
TO 800. were also awarded to Miss EN-
erson, Miss Hall, Edgar Dunn, Miss
Barnes, Harvey Dunn. Roland Shufelt
and Will Loynachan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
FIVE TOWNS CLIMB
ON THE WATER WAGON

Watertown, S. D., March 10.-The vii
lage of Castlewood, county seat of
Hamlin county, went dry at the cleo
ton Tuesday. Other towns In the dry
list are Bemis, Hiatt, Dempster and
Tolstoi. II all but two OF these saloons
have been permitted during the pres
ent year, but will have to close their
doors on the 1st Of July next.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
LID TANNED DOWN
TIGHT ON RAPID CITY

Rapid City, S. D., March 11.-Another
attempt is being made by the local
ministers to keep the lid damned down
tight on Rapid City n as a result
complaints were filed against p. B, Nc
Carthy and John and Charles Barker,
saloonkeepers. charging them with in
fractions of the liquor laws. The min
listers have had spies on the trail Of the
saloons and declare that the IL o'clock
closing, the law on screens and pool
tables, have been violated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

The Kiev station of the wireless teleg-
raphy line which the Russian govern
ment is constructing to connect Sevas-
topol with st. Petersburg has succeeded
i'm picking up Marconi transatlantic
messages, including a number OF, press
dispatches sent from h American side.
Messages transmitted from Paris and
Casablanca also have been picked up.
The distance from Glace bay, the point
at which the Marconi wireless messages
are started for Ireland, to Kiev is ap-
p~roximately 1850 miles.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

! Orsa, In Sweden. has, in the course OF
"a generation, sold IS, SOC, 900 worth Of
trees and by of %judicious re-
planting has provided for a similar in
icome every 30 or 40 years. There are
no taxes. Railways and telephones are
free, and 81 are the school houses,
Teaching Inc many other things.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
SOUTH DAKOTA

Mr.. @. A Holder. of Round Park.
was in the city one day this week n
told us something Of the large bust
ness he has built up in the sale of Ga
lax leaves. He will pay the women and
children Of his n~eighborhood as much
las $4,000 this winter for gathering
these leaves along the little ravines
PIN the mountains. The leaves are
packed in punches of % each and sold
ITO florists in cities. They sell here for
25 cents for 5000 leaves. Women and
,children often make 81 and $3.50 a
day gathering them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

Sir Leopold McClintock tells how, in
one Of his Arctic expeditions. a sailor
was foolish enough to do some outdoor
work at a temperature Of 80 degrees
below zero. His hands froZe, and when
he rushed into the cabin and plunged
one Of them into a basin of water, SO
cold was the hand that the water was
instantly converted into a block Of ice.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

Some interesting statistics nave been
got together by a foreign contemporary
;cn the duration of a medical mans life
iduring the last centuries. 1t appears
in the 10th the practitioner lasted
only 36 years and five months. In the
18th century this was increased to AZ
years and eight months. The 18th
Heightened this four years, and in the
18th century we find that the medical
imam reached Sc ears and seven
months,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
STAMFORD VOTES TO
KEEP THE SALOONS

Stamford. S. D., March 10.-At- the
township election in Stamford township
the citizens ticket was unanimously
elected. The total vote of the own
ship is about A, OF which "a votes were
polled. The to%n went wet" by seven
majority.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

The world contains at least four
mountains composed of almost solid
iron ore. One is in Mexico, one in the
United States, another in India, and a
fourth in Africa just below the Soudan
and there have been reports Of such a
mountain existing in Siberia.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

(, John c. Heed, who has been known
flor a long time as 1.-The March Wiz
ard" has just died at Hackettstown,
N. ]. He composed more than 100
marches that became popular, and at
yhis funeral a band of IS musicians
played selections from these march
compositions
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

{. The art objects collected by the late
Orchard Mansfield will be sold at auc-
Ition in New York early in March. The
,collection includes valuable portraits
and paintings by Romney. Sir Thomas
Lawrence, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Ho-
garth, Largilliere, Sir Peter Lely, In
ness, Gainsborough and other artists.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

Z About 5000 acres of coal lands In
Monterey county, California, about 200
miles from San Francisco, are about to
he developed in an extensive manner.
Most of the coal Of this section is lig-
nitic in character, but this tract Is said
TO contain a vein Of semi-bituminous
fuel.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
KING ALCOHOL CLAIMS
VICTIM AT GARRETSON

.Garretson, S. D., March Mrs. A
T.. Smith, wife OF a merchant tailor, is
dead, the result, 1t is said, of a pro-
longed drinking debauch. Besides her
husband, a ~15-year-old daughter SUI.
wives her.
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SHOOTS AND KILLS
HER ADOPTED DAUGHTER

Rapid City, S. D., March 11-During a
quarrel over a trivial affair, Mrs. Chas.
8. Barbour shot and killed her adopted
daughter, Rose Adams, aged II. No
one witnessed the tragedy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12

immense wing power; 1t belongs to
every sea and, although seemingly
frail, II easily breasts furious storms.
.Petrels have been observed 1000 miles
from nearest land.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-03-12
FIREMEN FATALLY HURT
IN BLAZE IN CHICAGO

Chicago, March IA score of fire
men were injured, three perhaps fatal
ly. by a fire early today which de-
stroyed Apollo hall, a t,-ree-story struc-
ture In Blue Island avenue. The dam
age is $751;, 600.