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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
TRIES TO SHOOT
PEACE OFFICER
Then Barbados House and
Keeps the Whole Town ut
Bay for Several Hours.

Highmore, S. D., April 13.-Milton
McIver, a farmer living near this place,
has been arrested and bound over to
the May term of court as the result
of attacking an officer Of the law ana
afterward defying the people OF the
whole town.
o, c. Kippenbrock, deputy sheriff,
went to the farm Of McIver to levy an
execution, and as he began to read the
document McIver drew q 44-caliber Colt
revolver and pointed 1t at the deputy
who grabbed 1t, but got his finger un-
der the hammer in time to have 1t
pierced to the bone by the descent OF
the hammer.
The deputy returned to town to have
his wound dressed, and McIVer also
came here and secreted himself in the
house of Bine Wilder, where for several
hours he kept a posse at a distance.
About s o'clock in the morning he tried
to make his escape, but was fired at
three times and returned to the house,
where he remained until noon, when his
attorney, who had arrived in town, ad-
vised him to give himself up, and he
was bound over in the sum Of 81, 200.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
WHERE PRIMARY
LAW Is

Pierre, S. d., April 13.-The points
upon which the state primary law has
been attacked by the prohibitionists and
which are vital in it's operation. and
are declared by them to be unconstitu-
tional, are:
/. That the law contains many sub
jects not expressed in the title, such as
provisions for conventions n numer-
u other subject matters.
2. That the fee provision IL attacked
on the ground that 1t leVies a tax and
violates the constitutional provision
which prohibits the levy Of a tax ex-
cept In pursuance Of law.
3. That 1t violates the constitution by
refusing to all citizens equal rights in
its provision allowing a convention to
select nominees under certain condi-
tions, which is not a primary provis-
ion.
4. That the Instructions to the legis-
lature in regard to their action on the
United States senator is not expressed
in the title OF the act.
s.. That in fixing the basis OF repre-
s%entation in state conventions it dis
franchises the minority parties by de-
priving them of the right to send dele
gates to their state conventions.
6. That In permitting county central
committees to name delegates to state
conventions 1t attempts to delegate
Legislative power, giving the commit
tees the power to decide as to the need
of conventions.
Z. That 1t abridges the right of the
people as represented by the minority
parties to met and consult for the COM
non good.
s. That 1t makes no provision for the
organization Of a new party, and thus
absolutely by it's provision prevents
any new party from getting names
upon the ballot.
9. That in providing a party test 1t
adds qualifications to the vote not con-
templated in the constitutional provis-
ion as to what constitutes an elector.
In addition to this the socialists are
attacking the fee provision Of the pri-
mary,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
BILL IS HELD UP BY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Attorney General Asked For
Opinion AS to C Constitutions
aIity and Efficacy.

Washington, April 1.-THE employ
ers' liability bill which was passed by
the House in a form In which many
of the House lawyers did not approve
and then passed by the Senate very
Unexpectedly without change, has been
held up by President Roosevelt, for a
careful legal examination, with refer
ence to the question that has been
raised concerning its constitutionality.
The president does not want to take
any chance Of approving another un-
constitutional bill on the subject and
to safeguard against such a possibility
has sent the measure to the attorney
general with instructions to report on it
with great care. .... .....-a.
1t is stated the attorney general will
examine the bill both as to con5titu-
tional form and as to efficacy in opera
ton. + ~
What the president will do if his legal
advisers decide that the bill is of doubt.
full efficacy is not settled, but II IL
strongly intimated that any serious I'm
certainty will be accepted az a warrant
for returning 1t to congress with the
suggestion of Its weakness and the de
mand that in these respects It be re-
framed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
RIGHTS Terminate
WITH FRANCHISE

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 15.-Judge
Garland today decided in the federal
court case Of the City Of Sioux Falls
against the South Dakota Water COM
pany and J. H. Purdy. receiver, that
the rights Of the water company in
and TO the streets and alleys OF the
city expired with the termination OF
the contract and franchise which was
issued to the water company in 1884
for a period Of 20 years. He also in
structed the receiver to make no con-
tracts for furnishing water for any
future term extending beyond the
present quarter. The value Of the
property involved through this de-
cision Is $500, 900, and the case has
been in litigation between four and
five years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
COMMISSIONERS
REDUCE SCHEDULE
OF FREIGHT RATE
All Rates West of Missouri
River in South Dakota Are
Affected by Ruling.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 1.-THE
state board of railroad commissioners
at the meeting held yesterday adopted
a new freight schedule applicable to the
portion Of the state west of the Mis-
sour river. The reductions provided in
the schedule range from AZ to 10 cents
per 100 pounds and are equivalent to
an average reduction Of about so per
cent.
The greater reductions are made on
those classes of goods where the great
er number will be benefited, such as
groceries and other necessaries Of life.
On this class of goods there is a re-
duction made Of 15 per cent. The ate
on immigrant moveables within a dis
lance of 300 miles is cut from AZ cents to
I'm cents per 100 pounds, and upon
such goods for a distance Of $40 miles
the cut Is from rs to So cents.
The board will at once give the legal
notice preliminary to putting the new
rates into effect. and II is expected that
the railroads Will accept the rates with
out resort to the courts.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
ANDREW {. lee IS
ENDORSED TO Be
GOVERNOR AGAIN
johnson Sentiment Smothered
in Democratic Convention
Bryan Is Endorsed.

Mitchell, April lot was midnight
before the democratic state convention
finished it's work OF electing eight del
egates to the national convention. At
the beginning Of the evening session
q fight vas precipitated over the man
ner Of choosing the delegates, there be-
ing a division as to whether the dis
triCt should elect the delegates or the
convention as a whole. On roll call the
election was left with the district. w.
A. Lynch, Of Huron, was elected per-
manent chairman.
The platform adopted at the night
session faVors the abolition OF h tar
if on all trust-controlled articles, a
graduated income tax, an inheritance
tax, a law compelling all foreign cor
porations to appear and stand trial be-
fore the state courts, demands the Wig
orous enforcement OF the criminal law
against trusts Inc trust magnates,
urges tariff reforms and ~instructs the
delegates to the national convention to
vote for William j. Bryan, first, last
and all the time, and for nobody else.
johnson 10 Mentioned.
Henry Volkmar, of Millbank, started
q fight over the positive instructions
for Bryan, urging that the convention
should permit the delegates to have a
second choice. He offered an amend
men to the effect that delegates be
instructed for Bryan SO long as his
name is before the convention and then
TO use their best judgment in selecting
q second candidate.
When pressed for a second choice
Volkmar named Governor Johnson, OF
Minnesota. A dozen speeches were
made against the possibility Of voting
for Johnson, and then former Senator
Pettigrew took the platform and de-
nounced the attempet to create the
first break in the solid support for
Bryan. Volkmar's amendment was de-
feated practically unanimously.
Andrew e. Lee was Endorsed for
governor by reclamation. The follow
ing delegates were elected to the Den
yer conventions:
S. w. zeibach, First district; r. F.
Pettigrew. Second district; Andrew z.
Lee, Third district; Edward E. Lee
han, Fourth district; DR.. II. j. Rock,
Fifth district; Judge Davis Moore,
Sixth district; Frank M. Stewart,
Seventh district; w. l. Mclaughlin,
Eighth district.
A%lternates: c. W. McCullom, First
district; p. /. PiXley, Second district;
William Madden, Third district; Zach
T. Sutley, Fourth district; John Par
rott, Fifth district; Frank Tracey,
Sixth district; A. j. Morgan, Seventh
district; ]. D.. Hale, Eighth district.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
HOW FAIRFAX DEALS
WITH PEACE OFFENDERS

Fairfax. S. D., April 1.-THE new
own board of Fairfax assumed control
of the city government last Tuesday
and appointed G.. L. Wizard marshal in
lieu of c. l.. Ferguson. resigned, and
instructed the new marshal to put the
lid on good and tight.
WARDS troubles began Thursday
night when some of the boys began
to get a little top heavy and hilarious
,ly drunk.
One fellow overreached the limit and
found himself in the coop" Friends
came to his rescue and he was re-
leased on bono to go home and report
later for his alleged misconduct.
But home he would not go just at
that time and oon began anew ito
raise Cain" which of curse Wizard did
not approve and again ook the young
man In charge and landed him in the
coop for the second degree" Quiet
then reigned supreme, but no friends
came 10 his assistance this time, so
after a reasonable time Of waiting the
prisoner proceeded to remove some of
the wires" that barred his freedom
and the last known of him he was "hik-
ing" for the south side of the Nebraska
Dakota border line.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
CHINESE SMUGGLED
ACROSS BOUNDARY

Detroit, Mich, April 1.-THE Free
Press says:
Through the bitter rivalry Of three
Canadian. organizations for smuggling
Chinese into the United States, q
wholesale scheme of bringing the or
ientals originally across the interna-
tional border here at Detroit has been
discovered. 1t is said that some nights
as many as rs Chinese had been
smuggled across the line and that sew
eral comfortable fortunes have been
made at he business during the past
two years by enterprising young men,
who nave made Windsor, Ont, their
headquarters.
The emigrant authorities have scant
hope of reaching the principals in the
three competing agencies, blu a man
who gives his name as A. McMann, is
held at the Wayne county jail in con-
nection with the capture last Tuesday
of three Chinese at Adrian, Mich. The
Cinnamon and McMann were found in
a Wabash box car bound for Chicago.
There was a dead horse In the car
and the four men were concealed under
the straw. The plan was to engage a
freight car at Detroit for the ship
ment OF a horse, some worthless ami
NAL being placed in the car for a
blind.
The Chinese, 1t is said, have been
freely brought across the Detroit river
on the railroad car ferries, being hid
den with the connivanCe of employees
on the boats until the immigration in
spectors a made their rounds n
then hurriedly directed to empty
freight cars. The following day they
would be transferred to freight cars,
especially engaged, and usually started
west on the Wabash train Nc 95,
which makes only one regular stop
between Detroit n Chicago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
FEDERAL COURT WILL
DEAL WITH HORRAS

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 10.-Judge
John E. Garland, Of his city, is pre-
siding at the regular April term of
the United States court, which has just
convened at Sioux Falls. The term
promises to be one of the most impor-
tant held here for some years.
1t was agreed between the attorneys
in the case and the our that the case
of William c. Mcconnell, of Sioux
Falls, VS.. the Omaha Railroad COM
pany, should be the first to be tried
when the federal petit jury reports next
Tuesday forenoon.
While employed in the local yards OF
the company Mcconnell lost a leg, and
he seeks to recover damages in h sum
Of Sic, 900 from the company.
One of the most important cases to
be investigated by the grand jury is
that against George D. Horras, cashier
of the Hot Springs National bank,
which closed its doors the latter part
of last November. Horras was arrested
about a week ago on the charge OF hav-
ing embeZzled funds of the bank to the
amount of about $25, 900. Horras is at
liberty under a bond of SIS, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
PRIMARY IS HIT
BY SUPREME COURT
Fee Cannot Be Imposed on Can.
didates Filing Petition for a
County Office.

vision of the state primary law as APP
plying to candidates for county office
is declared by Justice Haney of the su-
preme cour to be unconstitutional. A
written opinion will follow later and
while II does not apply 10 filings with
the secretary of state in the matter Of
TO foreshadow the opinion which will
be forthcoming when the prohibition
lists get their case before the supreme
court.
The court has also decided that the
S-mill limit for taxes for all county
purposes is unconstitutional, for the
an amount sufficient to provide for the
county indebtedness and sinking funds
in various counties where a heavy in
debtedness has already been contract
ed
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
PROHIBlTIONISTS NAME
THEIR STATE TICKET

Miller, s. d, April 10-The prohibition
state convention, which was held here
yesterday, nominated the following
ticket:
Congressman, G. r. .Erskine, Of
Mitchell, and G. S. Chapel, of Hot
Springs; governor, G. r. Knappen,
Brookings; secretary of state. G.. w.
Hill, of Parker; treasurer, G. M. Brown,
of Worthwhile; auditor, H. r. Roberts,
of Pierre; commissioner OF public lands,
Earl c. Pitcher, of Sioux Falls; super
intendent OF public instruction, Hen
drick Henderson, of washington
Springs; railroad commissioner. L. o.
Woodland. of Pollock.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
MouLDERs OF IRON
NAME THEIR OFFICERS

WATERFOWL, 8. d., April 1.-THE first
annual convention OF the South Dakota
Blacksmiths, Horseshoers and Wagon
makers association has been in session
in this city yesterday and today with
an attendance of over so representative
woo and iron workers Of the state.
All sessions were open but were in
teresting only to members Of the trade.
A matter was brought up this after
noon that will doubtless be heard from
at the next meeting of the legislature,
namely, the passage of a lien law that
will place these tradesmen on the same
plane with carpenters, plumbers, lum-
bermen and t~hreshers. The election of
officers resulted as follows:
President. M. L. Toben, Huron; vice
president, Chas. Schellenberger, Clark;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, l. j. Endersby, De-
Smet, reelected; executive committee,
w. Van lyle, Huron; w. Eagleson,
Aberdeen; C. Johnson, Mitchell; A. ].
Yeager, Sioux Falls; F. Fanslow, Yank-
ton; VIM. Martin, WATERFOWL; F. L.
Highland, Pierre: sergeant at arms,
Clyde E. Stolp, WATERFOWL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
REPORTS SOME TRUE BILLS"

Sioux Falls. s. D., April 13.-The
vened in this city On Tuesday has
made it's first report, returning a num-
Der Of indictments and several nc
bills"
Judge Garland appointed w. F. Han
ley. of Custer, foreman Of the grand
jury.
The no bills" were returned in the
cases Of Frank McKeever, Howard
White Light, Joe Bad Moccasin, One
in the Center, Tasker Red Hail and
John Eagle Hawk. They were charged
with minor offenses.
Indictments were returned against
Charles Thunder Horse, Abraham Four
Generations, Edward Livermont, Thorn
as Rainbow, and Robert Medicine Horn,
all Indians accused OF introduced liquor
on the reservations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
SUPREME COURT
DECISlONS-SOUTH DAKOTA

Pierre, S. D., April l3.-The follow
ing decisions were handed down by
the supreme court yesterday:
Donald A. Mcpherson VS.. Jos. Swift
and A. w. Coe, Lawrence county, re-
versed.
The Missouri River Telephone COM
pany VS.. the City of Mitchell, Daw-
son county; affirmed.
Edgmont Improvement company
VS.. the M. S.. Tubbs Sheep company,
Fall River county, affirmed.
Lairra Klatt VS.. the Highland Park
Hose company, Lawrence county, af-
firmed.
George Mcfarland VS.. Duncan
Cruickshank, Meade county; affirmed.
c. J. Charnock VS.. Jonah Jones,
Minnehaha county, Alarmed.
State Of South Dakota VS.. Leo Arch
err, Sphinx county, reversed.
]. w. Bovee and II. r. Morfitt VS..
A. X. DeJong, Turner county; af-
armed.
Ture, Gustive Wilkin, Turner coun-
ty, dismissed.
r. Greden vs.. John Stahl, Douglas
county; affirmed.
State of South Dakota VS.. Terbert
Faux, Butte county; affirmed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
PROF. MUNYON TAKES q"
A SHOW GIRL BRIDE

New York, April Thames p. Mum
yon, multi millionaire homeopathic
medicine man OF Altoona, Pa, and Mrs.
Pauline MetZgar, known on the stage
as Pauline Neff, former beauty Of The
Social Whirl," were married in Jersey
City Thursday night n nov are at
the Waldorf Astoria.
Pauline Neff was the daughter Of
Judge Daniel ]. Neff. of Altoona. His
is one OF the leading families in that
part of Pennsylvania and the SHOW
girl bride required no coaching to as
sumo the role OF the wife of a million
arie. She was educated In a fashionable
seminary and went on the stage oily
after the failure of her first marriage
with Carr MetZgar, son of a retired
merchant Of Altoona.
Professor Munyon is close to so and
his bride "a.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
PETITION TO TAKE KINKS
OUT OF CROOKED STREAM

Vermillion, s.. D.. April ia petition
is being circulated in this city request
Ing the agricultural department at
Washington to make a preliminary sur
Vey OF the Vermillion river to ascertain
the method and actual cost of straight
ening and improving that waterway.
Every year more water is being turned
int the Vermillion and ven now II is
impossible for 1t to take care of all the
water that is led to 1t. With the COM
pletion Of the Clay creek drainage
canal a greater volume of water will
pass Fermillion and it Is believed by
the people here that something should
be done at once or people living on the
Missouri river bottom will be in danger
Of a food at any time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
N&yIZ

New York, Apri! IA check for 81
900, signed by H. S. Collins. second
vice president of the United Cigar
Stores company, was sent 10 Joseph J.
Cassidy, 20 years old, who is Frustrated
at his home, No. 500 East Eighty
seventh, as a result of a conflict with
two men who bea him in an attempt
TO rob the company's store in the Hotel
Manhattan, in East Forty-second
street.
George ]. whelan, president OF the
United Cigar Stores company, ordered
the newspaper ACCOUNTS of the incident
investigated. Mr.. Collins SEM with the
check a letter in which he praised Cas-
sidy for the defense ne made. The
company will pay for his medical at,
tenLiOn.
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Owing to the abundance and cheap
ness of meat in Australia, restaurant.
keepers have for years been able to-
give astonishingly liberal meals for IL
cents. But they are not satisfied with,
the margin of profit, and they have de-
cided In conference to raise the price
TO Ia cents. One Of the reasons assigned
for this step is the abnormal appe-'
tites'' of their customers. 1t is the hos
pitable custom in Australian popular
restaurants not TO charge for a second
helping of anything, n you a have
as many cups Of tea as you please after
having paid for the first one. 1t is the
freedom with which this privilege-un-
known in Americas exercised that.
cuts down the profits.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
a PACKING PLANT
PROJECTED FOR OACoMA

Oacoma, s. D., April 13.--Peter Dirks,
one Of the most prominent capitalists
in this part of South Dakota, is behind
a movement having for its purpose the
opening of a packing plant at this
place. Investigation has revealed that
there is a good opening here for such
an institution, and that in time 1t will
be one of the best paying institutions
I'm Lyman county. The plant will be
started on a small scale and will be
enlarged as bushes demands. Great
quantities OF cattle and hogs are raised
in this immediate vicinity, so the sup
plies for the packing plant can be
found right at its doors. The local
business men are taking considerable
interest in the project, which they be-
lieve will greatly aid In making
Oacoma a town Of Importance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
HEAVY SHIPMENTS
FROM WASHINGTON SPRINGS

washington Springs, s.. D., April Is
That this place Is becoming a shipping
point of Importance is indicated by the
fact that during a period OF IL months.
as shown by the records in the local
office of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company, a total of $50
car loads Of stock were shipped from
here to eastern markets. Since August
1 of last ear a total of 1874 car loads
Of grain have been shipped. During the
II months 400 car loads Of freight were
immigrant goods were unloaded here.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
DAKOTA

Foreigners In Japan ind a great OPP
~portunity to purchase curios at the be-
ginning of each year. Everyone in
Japan is expected to clear up his books
and pay his debts by h last day OF
the old year. The tradesmen e In
their yards-more often miles-of bills
to the honorable lady of the house."
and presents are politely exchanged all
around. Shopkeepers hold bargain sales
to enable them to pay the wholesale
houses, and IL a man cannot raise sum
cient money to pay his creditors II is
not an uncommon thing for him to sell
of sufficient or ven all OF his prop
erty at a sacrifice to enable him to-
meet the new year with a smiling ace.
The only other honorable way out OF
his dificultles is for him to commit
Ruicide.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
GOV. CRAWFORD APPOINTS
MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Pierre, S. d., April 14.-Governor
Crawford today appointed DR.. A. A.
Cotton, Of Vermillion, and DR.. H. F.
Bright, OF White Lake, as members of
the state board of medical examiners,
and Frank c. Huffman, of Pierre, as
assistant state engineer to AXE the
place of Leroy Leach, who recently re-
signed his position.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16

In noting the death of Pauline Lucca
In that city, on February %, the Neue
Freie Presse, of Vienna, says: Great
stage artists die twice-the first time
when they take leave Of the stage
set aside the harp; h second time
when, like ordinary mortals, they go
the way of all flesh; and who knows
but this last act Is not more
NOT less dreadful than the fourth, when,
after all the binding glory, the shao-
owy curtain of oblivion descends. For
Lucca this fourth act was Of long du-
ration-nearly 20 years. She had time
10 outlive her glory n to become &C
quainted with the bad memory of nan
kind"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-16
AUSTRIAN GOVERNOR
IS ASSASSiNATED

Lemburg, Austrian Hungary, April
l5.--Count Andreas Potocki. the gov
ernor of Austrian Polish province OF
Galicia, was a~ssassinated by a Ruthe-
MAN student, Mieroslap SjoZynski by
name, while giving an audience to a
delegation Of students. The assassin
fired three shots from a revolver. all OF
which took effect. The governor died
soon afterward, but first asked his sec
rotary 10 inform his majesty at once.
ssTelI him" said the dying man, II wac
his most faithful servant"