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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
SISSETON INDIANS
GET LATE ANNUITY
Nearly $1,000,0oo Held Back
Since Time of the Min
nesota Massacre.

Yankton, S. D., Dec. 2.-The sum OF
1888, 900 will be paid the Sisseton In
dams in this state just in time for
Christmas money by a just government
In recognition of an injustice done this
tribe at the end of the Minnesota mas
sacre, 36 years ago., ,
Congress declared forfeited the Sis
seton rights through treaty and annui-
ties for taking part in the massacre and
although many Sissetons had nothing
whatever to do with the massacre and
were of material help to the whites.
The matter was taken up for the tribe
and two years h passage OF a
bill was secured referring the case to
the United States court Of claims. The
judgment OF $7SS,000 was returned.
Last February this judgment was af-
firmed by the United States supreme
court. Since that date the roll Of In,
dians has been made up by Indian In
spector James Mclaughlin, and the
payments will begin at once at Sisse-
ton agency and that the work would
be completed by Christmas. Sixteen
hundred Indians. Sissetons and heirs,
participate.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
DAKOTA SUPREME COURT
HANDS DOWN DECISIONS

Pierre, s.. d., Nov. 30.-In supreme
court opinions We're handed down:
. BY Corson, Glare A. Marks VS.. Henry
NJ. Marks, Deuel., affirmed; O.. England
vs.. c. A. South, Lincoln, affirmed; ].
NJ. Jones, ct al, VS.. G.. II. Winser, Min
nehah9. reversed; State VS.. X. o. Stalk
ken, ct al, petition for rehearing de-,
MED. This case involves the question:
of sufficient vote for granting a liquor
license, and it is held by the court
that 1t requires. a majority of all vot-
ers; II. N. Tret VS.. T. c. Dejean, mayor
Of Plankinton, Aurora, affirmed. In
this case the question of the license
bonds on a majority vote cast at a
special election, vas at issue, the court
holding that at such an election, a
majority of the votes cast is sufficient,
regardless OF the alleged number OF
votes in the city, those not voting being
considered as agreeing with the ma
jority.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
THIEVES NEST YIELDS
PRISONERS AND LOOT

Sioux Falls, s.. D., Nov. 28-As the re-
Nlt OF a recent wholesale raid on farm
houses and school houses in the northern
part Of Lincoln county, two men, named
ELI Burns and August G. Randzus. have
been arrested in this city on the charge OF
having been responsible for the raid. -
One Of the places visited by the thieves
was the home of a farmer named Dudley,
living in the northern part Of Lincoln,
county. To the energy of Dudley is in
directly due the arrest OF Burns and
Bandzus and the recovery of the stolen
property. Dudley personally took up the
trail of the then unknown persons who
had robbed his home and traced them to
Sioux Falls. .
Becoming convinced that they had come
to this city he secured the assistance OF
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Kelley. Suspicion
was directed toward Burns and Bandzus,
and the deputy sheriff maintained a watch
and discovered that the two men were
making their home In the loft Of a barn
on the place rented by Burns.
: Securing a search warrant the deputy
sheriff visited the loft of the barn, where
he not only found a good share Of the
property stolen from Dudley, but also
much other plumber, including school
books, school charts, a clock taken from
one of the robbed school houses, together
with considerable other loot of much the
same character as hat mentioned.
The purpose of the thieves evidently was
to dispose of the stolen property as rapidly
as would be safe, and thus secure cash
from their operations. The recovered prop
erty has been taken charge of by the au-
thorities and is being returned to the own
ers as rapidly as possible, while the Of
tenders are facing long terms in the peni.
tentiary.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
STATE IRVINE PLANT
NEARLY COMPLETED
Thousand Tons of Irvine Ready
by Time 1909 Harvest De-
mands Prison Product.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Dec. lit is an
bounced by T. p. Conner, superintend.
emit of the work OF installing a binder
Irvine manufacturing plant at the Sioux
Falls p~eIitentiary, that he expects to
have the plant in operation between
January 1 and 10 next. superintendent
Cunnor further states that by the next
harvesting season there will be from
800 to 1000 o of Irvine ready for
market. ah ". o .
The state board OF charities and cor
rections has awarded to the Hess a
Rau company, Of Mitchell and Water
town, the contract at $10,600 for. in
boiler and engine, the motors and cleo
trio wiring, h shafting N equipment
for the mill and the dust suction sys-
tenn for the new plant.
The machinery will cost in the neigh
borhood of $50, 900. The plant will be
operated by about 20 convicts. Exclu-
sive of the machinery. about $4,000 al
ready has been expended in installing
the plant. The buildings for the power
house and heating plant, together with
the buildings for the Irvine plant prop
er, exceeded the appropriation OF SEQ, 900
by about $4,000.
The machinery through which the
hemp must go in the preparatory pro-
cess includes 10 machines, as follows:
Two breakers, each with a capacity Of
10000 pounds daily; two spreaders, each
with q capacity of 10000 pounds daily;
three drawing frames, Zach with a
daily capacity Of 10000 pounds, and two
finishing frames, with a capacity OF
1000 pounds daily.
There will be 100 spinning machines
IN the finishing department, with an
aggregate capacity for making 7,000,-
300 feet OF Irvine daily, 1t is planned
to install an endless chain carrier
from the plant to the s~torehouse for
he disposition of the product. To drive
the machinery there will be five motors
of from five to 30 horse power capacity
downstairs. Four motors of 80 horse
power each will be installed on the Sec
Dnd floor for spinning. r.t
The product Of the new binder Irvine
plant will be marketed exclusively in
South Dakota, and those who have
pushed the project of the state en-
gaging in the manufacture of Irvine
maintain hat the product of the peni-
tertiary plant will be furnished to the
fs rmers at the lowest possible price. "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
WHEATON ASKS
SUPREME COURT
ABOUT POOR OIL
Food Commissioner Puts Up
Fight Against Adulterated
-H Flax Seed Product.

Canton, s. D., Nov. 2S.-The South
Dakota supreme court will be asked to
say whether adulterated linseed oil
may be sold I'm competition with the
pure product. That Is the way A. n.
Wheaton, South Dakota food commits
isioner, puts it.
The South Dakota supreme court is
to be asked to say whether a manu-
facturer shall have his business injured
by a law prohibiting from selling an
Adulterated product as such. That Is
the way the American Linseed OIL COM
pany, of Cleveland and Omaha, puts it.
This In brief constitutes the case be-
tween the above anne company and
the pure food commissioner, which
was heard at Canton yesterday before
Judge Jones. The court Is asked to
Issue a restraining order against the
enforcement of the law. The case will
go to h supreme court, however IL is
decided by Judge Jones. Commission
er Wheaton. in support Of his ruling
against n company, states that II is
the only concern, in his knowledge,
selling linseed oil In South Dakota In
violation OF the law.
f.. Forty Per Cent Mineral.
Commissioner Wheaton asserts that
upon analysis he found the product of
this company to contain 40 per cent.
OF mineral oil OF q much lower value
than linseed, and that because Of this
mixture h company IL able to sell
at lower prices than the makers Of the
pure product. He wrote LOO letters to
dealers I'm the state, warning them
against this oil, and thereupon the
company asked for an injunction
against him. s#J r...
The South Dakota law provides tha
mo person, firm or corporation shall
sell, expose or offer for sale any flax
seed or linseed oil, unless it is done
under its true name" and it is further
stipulated hat 1t shall pass the test
for purity prescribed in the United
States pharmacopoeia,
The company admits it's product is
only 60 per cent, pure, but insists that
this has been plainly stated on the la
bel. 1t Is asserted, further, that their
product is described as "linseed oil,
raw, with thinner and drier," and lin
seed oil, boiled, with drier." The COM
pany, through it's attorney, Hugh A.
Meyers, of Omaha, claims that there
is nj law in South Dakota applicable
to their product, and If ii is, that it is
unconstitutional. The question really
resolves itself into one whether an
adulterated linseed oil may be sold lat
all If its label tells what 1t is.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
OLD PoPuLIsT LEADER
r.. BUYS A NEWSPAPER

WATERFOWL. s. D., dNov. 2S.-H. l..
Loucks, the Sage of Altruria,'' known
all over South Dakota and in adjoining
states as the leader of the old farmers
alliance movement, later the dictator
of the populist party in South Dakota,
in which position he welded the 0
autocratic power ever possessed by a
citizen of this state, a purchased the
controlling interest in the WATERFOWL
Times Publishing company and will as
sumo editorial charge of the paper next
week. He has associated with him his
son, Perry F. Loucks, an attorney of
this city; E. E. Kneedy, former editor
of the paper and a brilliant speaker
and writer, and E. z. Simpson, former
managing editor. 1t is announced that
the paper will be independent as far
as politics are concerned, but just the
same WATERFOWL politicians and news
paper men are sitting up and taking
notice. 't
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
WOMAN ATTEMPTS
.... LIFE WITH RAZOR

Madison. s. D., Dec. 2--Report
reached the city today that Mrs. Carl
Olson, residing with her husband on a
rented farm one mile south of Rutland.
attempted suicide Wednesday after
coon by cutting her throat with a
razor. Mrs. Olson had been acting
aueerly for some time and her husband
nad been kepeing close watch Of her &C.
lions. Wednesday afternoon he left
her in the house with q small child
and went into the field to husk corn,
Returning to the house. his wife was
no where to be found and, after making
a search of the premises, he found her
In an clubhouse kneeling down and
blood flowing from wounds in her
throat. Mistakenly fearing trouble for
himself II he touched his wife and
thereby get blood on his clothes, the
hired man a summoned and SEN &c
Rutland for help, while the woman lay
bleeding in the clubhouse. Upon the ar
rival of q physician she was removed
TO the house and her wounds dressed
She had gashed hirself on both sides
of the ~windpipe and then thrown the
into the vault under the out.
house. Fortunately the wounds were
not fatal and the woman Is still alive.
However. she regrets lack of success
In not killing herself and declares she
will succeed in taking her life the first
opportunity. .. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
INCREASE THE POPULATION
IN STATE PENITENTIARY

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 30.-Several
new prisoners have recently been
lodged in the Sioux Falls penitentiary,
n the institution Is well filled by
those who have violated the laws of
the state.
Among the new prisoners is Vincent
Kovar, who was brought to the insti-
tuition by Sheriff Horswill, OF Ham
lin county. Kovar was convicted Of a
statutory charge and will serve a term
Of five years. f..
Another of the new prisoners is Jack
Williams, who was lodged in the pen
itentiary by Sheriff Ennos, Of Custer
county. Williams will serve a term of
one year, having been convicted of
felony in the state circuit court for
Custer county.
Other new prisoners are George will
liams and Otis Bunnell, who were
lodged behind the bars Of the institu-
ton by Sheriff Logan, Of Hughes coun-
ty. Each will serve a term OF one year
for grand larceny. Desiring to leave
the country via the Missouri river
route, and not possessing the cash.
with which to purchase a boat Of their
own, they confiscated a steam launch
which they found moored near a land
ing at Pierre. The men would have
succeeded in making their way out of
the country had it not been for the
fact that the launch became marooned
on an island some distance below
Pierre, where the fugitives were round
ed up and taken into custody by the
authorities.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
HORSES ARE HUNG ON
: RAILROAD TREsTLE

. Reliance, s. D., Nov. 2S.-Two horses
that hung themselves on a railway
bridge of the Chicago, Milwaukee g.
st. Paul line near here might have
caused a disastrous wreck IL Pat Rag
ney had not tagged an approaching
passenger. Walter Bartholow's team
broke loose from a Reliance hitching
post, and, instead of going home over
the road, tried to follow the railroad
track. When they came to the pile
bridge over Medicine creek, their feet
went through the spaces between the
ties and they fell during the struggle
ito disentangle themselves. One of
them dropped over the bridge in such a
way hat the harness strangled both
of them. Ragney noticed an obstruc-
ton on the bridge as he was going to
town after dark, and stopped the ap-
preaching passenger train. The crew
dumped the horses n wagon into the
creek and the train went its way.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
PROFIT ON GRAIN CROP
EXCEEDS FARM VALUE

Wheeler, S. D., Nov. 30.-G. W. VIII
kins, a we'll known farmer Of this
'(Charles Mix county, holds the record
for the amount of grdir, raised this
year, considering the noun of assist
ance he had. With the aid of only one
man he raised IL, 900 bushels of grain,
the small grain having just been
!threshed. OF this 5000 bushels is corn.
, He sold 5000 bushels of his corn for
As cents per bushel, on his place, and
the crop raised this year bv Mr.. Will,
kins will pay him q profit Of approx
mately 81, 200-considersbly more han
the value of the land upon which the
crop was raised. w..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
NuuGHEs COUNTY BANK
ROBBED OF SMALL SUM

Blunt, s. D., Nov. 2S.-The Hughes
county bank at Blunt was robbed yes
terday morning by four men who called
Cashier H. c. Freer to the door of his
residence, seized him and compelled
him to go to the BAN and open the
bank. The robbers secured only $150,
ali the money in the vault outside he
safe. which was protected by a time
lock. Men giving the names Of Frank
LiIly and Frank German have been ar
rested. Two other suspects are under
arrest % Huror
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
HUSBAND WOULD
ESCAPE HIS MUCH
WANTED PARTNER
Hangs Himself to Be Free from
Woman Who Was Much
Sought After.

Florence, S. D., Nov. 2S.-Alas for ro--
nance! A young woman who was
loved and courted by a whole town,
and with the entire world watching
the struggle for her hand, as told in
the newspapers, has driven h success
full sutton, her husband, to attempt sui
eide. And nov Ii all Is TO n In a
sordid divorce court.
This is one of the newer towns OF
South Dakota, II thriyed from h
start, following the building OF the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis road through
this county. AS is the case with all
young towns, its population was for
some time made up of men only. And
then came a widow n announced
that she would open a restaurant and
boarding house. Needless to say every
nan in the town, sickened of bachelors
hash, became a patron. Even II theirs
had been other women in the town,
The young widow would have attract
ed the attention of the men. She was
comely and possessed a tongue just
sharp enough to challenge their chiv-
airy. Presently all the unmarried men
of the town-and that meant nearly all
began to vie with each other In pay
ing her attention. Indeed, the ardor or
the various courtships would have Sc
riously interfered with her business IL
she had not possessed so much tnde-
pendence. But for weeks not one OF
her many admirers could gain an adj
vantage. The young woman, expert
enced as she was in matrimony, was
taking her time.
In the meantime the newspapers
heard of the race for her hand and
every advantage gained by any of her
numerous lovers was quickly chron-
icled. Finally her choice fell upon
William Austin, a young n indus
trious and good-naturel carpenter. The
others took their defeat gracefully,
venting their disappointment in h
noisest charivari ever heard in the
county. - #ha
Last week, Mrs. Austin went out into
the summer kitchen of her home. and
found her husband dangling from the
end Of a rope. He had hung 1t over a
stout spike and had pulled himself up.
His face was almost bursting with
blood and he gurgled rs h cut him
down. And then she ran for help.
Thus 1t was told to the world that the
mar who had worsted so many rivals
to make the woman his wife, a been
driven to suicide by the keenness OF
her tongue. Not only did he say that
she had harassed him until he had
axe to drink, but had made him so
miserable he preferred to die. Mrs.
Austin denies she has been a scold, but
both she and her husband have re-
tanned counsel for a divorce.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
DARTONNE GIRL ON
STAND FOR STATE
IN RANDALL CAST
Defense Seeks to Show Tha,
Girl Profited in Money by
Death Of Her Lover.

Rapid City, s. D., Dec. with al,
yes in the our room turned search.
ingly upon her, as though she held the
secret of Frank Bright's murder with
In her thought, Winnie Bartonne. hand
some, vivacious, yet with much OF
stern purpose evident In her attitude,
today told the stnTy &c iIer relations
with tie murdered man In q series OF
events leading up to the finding of the
body in a cornfield about eight rods
from the home where she presided as
mistress OF the man who was known to
her as Frank Bright, but whose real
name was Marion Dragoo.
She realized that upon her testimony
hangs, In large measure. the fate o
Ernest Randall, who is on trial for hi
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03

1t was at Quimper, in Brittany, that
a tourist found an old woman selling
trinkets. What is the price of thisY
he asked, taking up an antique ring
OF silver and sapphires. us IL for your
wife or your sweetheart? z" said the old
woman. For my sweetheart Fifty
frances Fifty francs! Nonsense"
And the tourist turned angrily away.
"Come back said the old woman.
take 1t for 10. You've been lying to
me, though: you have no sweetheart.
Had the ring been for her you'd have
bought 1t at once without regard to its
price II will take IT," said the tour
list, smiling. Here are h 10 francs"
SO the old woman wrapped the ring up.
But you haven't q wife, either" she
grumbled. III IL had been for her you'd
have beaten me down to 8 francs. ON.
you meni"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
DR.. PEARS0NS, COLLEGE
BUILDER, ISN'T "BROKE"

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 20.--Dr. d. K.
Pearsons, the millionaire philanthro-
pist, Of Chicago, about whom a state
ment was published recently that his
b~enefactions had depleted his fortune
and left him $3.50, 900 In deficit, is quoted
DIR. Pearsons also is quoted as saying
he has So 600. 900 more to give to educa-
tional institutions OF this country,
which gifts he VIII begin to bestow
next July. under certain prescribed
conditions.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
ODD FELLOWS WILL ATTEND
INTERSTATE MEETING

Vermillion, 8. D.. Dec. 1.-The Odd
Fellows of this city received a visit at
their regular session from Grand Mas
ter Ruel z. Dana, Of Armour, and
Grand Warden II. M. Wallace, of Elk
Point. The local lodge is planning to
attend the great interstate meeting at
Sioux City on December 8, This and
the meeting at Sioux Falls on December
fraternal circles ever held In the North
west.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03

Lady Wilfred Laurier. wife of the
premier of Canada, reported in a recent
speech to club women that quite a
number OF women had recently gained
recognition in the higher institutions
OF learning in Canada. Among the wo-
men lecturers who were giving special
satisfaction by their college work, she
mentioned one woman lecturer of Nc
Gill university, and several in the Roy
al Victoria College for Women. Also,
she said that Canada had special rea-
son TO be proud of her women farm
ers. During the last year more than,
$4,000 women made a success as farm
ers in the Dominion. g.,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
DRUG DEALERS
Be CONSULTED
ABOUT new LAW
Food Commissioner Will Ask
Manufacturers to Confer
Over New Drug Law.

Brookings, s. D., Nov. S0.--Before the
converting of the South Dakota
state legislature A. H. Wheaton,
pure food commissioner, expects
to ask the drug manufacturers
OF the United States to con-
fer with him upon the subject of a
pure drug law, to lake the place OF that
which was declared void by the SUI
tpreme court.
The last Legislature passed an elabo-,
rate but obscurely worded law regu-'
lating the sale Of drugs. This was In
terpreted by the commissioner as re-
contents of patent medicines sold In
the state. The drug people took the
matter into h courts and the supreme
court decimated the law. Now Com
missioner Wheaton says 1t is his desire
to cooperate with the drug dealers of
the country, but states that IL they
will not, he win make such recommen-
not unlikely the legislature will be
asked to pass a drug act similar to
that approved by congress.
Commissioner Wheaton also will ask
IN legislature to increase the appro-
priation for his Office. " 81
Wants Larger Allowances.
with the present allowance, II is
impossible for us to get over the state
more frequently than once in six
months, and II should be lone every
three months" says the commissioner.
1.-THE state is growing more rapidly
than most people realize, and 1t is no
small task to keep watch of every
town" -4m.r
Commissioner Wheaton is considering
a suggestion that has come to him
from the wholesale grocers, and one
that Is said to be of considerable i'm
.portance to their business. This is
that the state provide that aimed
goods be sold under a schedule of es-
tablished grades. The wholesale gro
GERS, as 1t is now, use a system Of
grades. But 1t is complained that
competitors may sell goods claiming it
belongs to a better grade han 1t Is
entitled to have. The retailers, not
being experts, cannot tell the differ
ence, and thus an honest wholesaler
may lose business because o. the prac-
tice. 1t is urged upon the commission
er that 1t would protect both the retail
er and the wholesaler for the state to
give legal recognition to the generally
used classification of canned goods.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
ELECTRICIAN KILLED ..
WHILE REPAIRING LIGHT

Huron, s. D., Nov. 2S.-Carl Young,
aged 22, brother of o. O. Young, prin-
.cipal of the Huron high school, was in
stantly killed last night by a live wire.
, AS electrician, he vas repairing an
arc light, when he was struck by 104
volts. The remains were taken to
Oregon City, Ore, where his mother res
sides. .s .f r
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
uoRsETHIEF ATTEMPTS
ESCAPE FROM OFFICER

Fairfax, S.. D., Nov. ~2S.-Johnsoh, the
alleged horse thief, made an unsuccess-
full attempt to escape from jail here
last night, rushing past the sheriff who
had left the door ajar as he brought the
prisoners supper.
Johnson succeeded in getting u of
doors and made, q sprint across lots
and through barns and alleys, with h
officer In pursuit, but ran up against
Allen, the liveryman, and between the
two he was again taken into custody.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
GOVERNOR PARDoNs WOMAN .
SERVING PRISON SENTENCE

Huron, s. D., Nov. 30.-Mrs. Myrtelle
Higgins, sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary, at the last June term of
the circuit court here, has been par
doned by Governor Crawford. Judge
Rice, Of Deadwood. who presided at
the trial here, together with a large
number Of prominent citizens of that
place, Joined In the recommendation
for pardon.