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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
Vanderbilt MAY
STARTLE SOCIETY

New York, April 6.-Alfred G. Van
derbilt, wealthiest young man in
America, offered his wife $1,000, 900 in
settlement Of all claims arising out of
her suit for divorce in which the legal
papers have been flied. AS an alterna-
tive to the acceptance OF his offer he
threatened to make an active instead of
a passive defense.
That he will defend himself is GER.
tain, according to the legal papers al
ready on record. Such a defense might
be merely formal. Absolute secrecy ia
maintained as to the actual testimony.
The defense he threatens, however, TO
prevent a large claim being made
against his fortune, would make all the
facts public, and, according to his
friends, would stir American society to
it's depths.
Already there are several rumors in
the fashionable set of impending suits,
and developments are anxiously await
ed.
Neither Mrs. Vanderbilt's lawyers nor
those representing Mr.. Vanderbilt
would announce today the name of the
correspondent mentioned in Mrs. YAM
derbilt's bill of complaint.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
DAUGHTER
TO LOSE LAMENESS

New York, April 3.--There is happi-
hess unbounded in the palatial home
of Andrew Carnegie at Fifth venue
and Ninety-first street, for something
has happened hat not all the ron
masters $500, 900, 900 could, in itself, have
brought about. This was the bring
ing of little Margaret Carnegie TO real
health.
The steel brace which the child has
been compelled TO nav Clamped for
the last year about her right leg hold-
ing 1t rigid, is shortly to be removed
by the physicians order and the in
trinity, which at one time was thought
would make her a cripple for life, has
been pronounced all but cured.
Before the ironmaster sails with Mrs.
Carnegie and Margaret for Skibo Castle
to spend the summer, the little girl will
have had the brace taken off and. &C
cording to the assurances of the 9hysi-
clan, she will then be able TO walk with
only the slightest hint in her gait that
a brace was ever necessary.
The event ome opportunity, for lit
tie Margaret will be II years old next
week.. 1t is the best birthday gift she
could receive, although there is unlim-
tied money to buy her anything that
her heart could desire. The winning Of
her health is, however, the only gift her
father and mother wished for her. and
that only time, and not the ironmasIer's
millions, could procure
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
IS
~ GUILTY OF MURDER

Flandreau, S. D., April AFTER be-
ing out only a few minutes the jury
returned a verdict Of guilty OF muir
der in the second degree, against
Henry Hendrickson, ne Of the wealth.
Jest men of Moody county, for the kill
ing of Harvey Bradfeld last Halloween
night. The state had shown by its
evidence hat Bradield had started
home and was 80 feet from the Hen
erickson home when two shots were
fred, the second hitting him, that
Bradfeld stated before his death that
he saw a fash from Hendrickson's yard
and afterward saw the door in Hen
arickson's home open and close; that
all n~eighbors had retired before this
hour and that Hendrickson had gone
home an hour before; hat Hendrick-
son afterward tried to remove the evil
aence of the crime by whiting Off the
top Of a picket on his fence that vas
pierced by a bullet; that the grass by
the fence appeared as though some one
had lain on 1t; that h two men were
enemies and that Hendrickson had
threatened Bradfeld by saying he a
all he would from him. The de-
tense surprised the court by refusing
20 introduce any evidence, Hendrickson
wen taking the stand to declare
ais innocence. Hendrickson's attorneys
that he had not been connected
with the crime by the evidence.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
ADVANTAGE TO
SOUTH DAKOTA
Senator Gamble Secures i'm
Portant Amendments to
Reservation Land Bill.

Washington, April 3-Senator Gamble
.oday favorably reported from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs. Senate bill
1886 TO authorize the sale n DISPOSE
ton Of a portion of the surplus lands
IN" the Cheyenne and Standing Rock
Indian reservations in the states OF
South Dakota and North Dakota with
i number of very important amend
ments, which materially change the eff
sect Of the bill and male II much more
desirable to the people Of the eastern
part of South Dakota.
The amended bill provides for the
opening of a strip Is miles wide running
PAST and west from the Missouri river
20 the western boundary of the reser-
vations together with a strip So miles
wide, running north n south cross
the entire length of the reservations.
The opening of the strip to the Mis-
souri, river has been earnestly sought
by Senator Gamble, as it will unite the
western and eastern parts of the state
heretofore divided by the Indian reser-
Vations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
HoMEsTEADER SEEKS TO RE-
COVER FOR PERSONAL INJURY

Bonesteel, S. D.. April 81. T. VII
kins, a homesteader residing near Her
rick, in the ceded portion of the Rose
bud Indian reservation, has instituted
a suit in the state circuit court by
which ne seeks to recover damages
from the town of Bonesteel in the sum
of 200, for injuries alleged to have
been received as the result of a run
away while in Bonesteel in the summer
of 1904. The matter was first brought
before the town council, but the coun-
Gil could not see where the town was
liable in any way and refused to pay
the claim, which now must be ad-
justed at a term of circuit court which
will be held this month.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
WRR BETWEEN PANAMA
AND COLOMBIA NEXT7

Panama, April 6.-Advices received
here last evening reported hat Colom-
bian troops on March 26. had invaded
the town of Jurado, on the frontier Of
Panama and Colombia. taking possess
sion OF the place, which has always
been under Panama's Jurisdiction. The
been offered to the Colombians as Ju-
RADIO was guarded by only FIVE Panama
policemen. There is no Geographic
communication between that town and
Panama, and confirmation of the re-
port Of its invasion by Colombian
troops is not possible at present.
Ricardo Arias, secretary OF foreign
affairs, said regarding the report:
Our government would consider the
occupation OF Jurado by Colombia as a
casus belli."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
PHONE COMMISSIONER
ASKED TO FIX RATES

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 6.-Colonel
r. j. ("Dick') Woods, OF this city,
president OF the South Dakota Travel
ing Mems association, in accordance
with action taken at a recent meeting
OF the executive committee, has filed
an official complaint with w. E. Eye.
state telephone commissioner, in refer
ence to alleged exorbitant rates which
are charged by some Of the telephone
lines In South Dakota. The complaint
sets forth the alleged discrimination,
the material portion of the complain
being as follows:
The rate from Armour to belmont.
Iripp, Stickney, Plankinton and a num-
Der or other towns is 80 cents, while the
rate from these stations to Armour IS
only 20 cents. There are a number of
other points in this state where a uke
condition exists, and upon inquiry we
learn that h reason for this Is that
certain exchange owners are not con-
tent with B cents paid by the toll line
companies FOR making the connection
ano recording the message. Insisting
mat they should be paid an extra (
cents for the use Of their apparatus or
exchange" VI
Telephone Commissioner Eye. II IS
expected, will take early action in the
matter, which is quite important 70 the
travelling men, who do a vast amount
OK telephoning, the alleged discrimfna-
tlon In cost a~ggregating large Sums
10 them each year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
ANOTHER BOMB IS
THROWN; GALLERIES OF
EXCHANGES CLOSED

New York, April 8. Following the
sending of letters demanding money. a
bomb was thrown today at the home Of
Joseph Scullitto, in Beaver street.
Brooklyn. The explosion badly dam
aged the house. The occupants es-
capped uninjured. The Scullitto home is
within a block of that OF Selig Silver
Union square Saturday.
Following the receipt from police
headquarters of a warning hat evil
dence had been obtained that at attack
might be made upon members OF the
Consolidated Stock exchange, IL has
decided to close it's galleries. The gal
leries of the stock exchange have been
closed for a month or more. The cot
ton exchange galleries have been closed
since Monday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
BAPTIST MISSIONS
SHOW HEALTHY GROWTH

Huron, s. D., April cat a meet
ingo OF the executive committee Of the
south Dakota board of Baptist missions.
held with Rev. w. G. King, secretary
m this city, was of special Interest
Inc Rev. Craig s. Thoms. of VermiI-
non, presided. The secretary's report
SHOWS n four new churches have
ullding dedicated and two are ready
Tor dedication. The work is well adj
vanced on several others, and also on
one new parsonage. The secretary re-
ported large gains in the su~bscription
TO is known as the Forward
movement" fund, a special fund for
eVangelistic work, the total for the
year reaching $l,O72. Rev. J.. H. Davis,
the new state evangelist, is doing very
successful work and developing new
nelds beyond the Missouri river. The
Young Peoples societies Of the state
are raising a special fund OF $500 to
assist in the support of a missionary
west Of the river.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
"GOOD" MICROBES
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

San Francisco, Cal, April 3.-Fran-
co.'s Bennett, of the Ecole polytech-
niIue, Paris, claims to have discovered
good microbes which will Danish old
age.
Il believe with Metchnikoff and 9TH
er famous doctors that old & is
brought on by fermentation in the
body with accumulation of years. said
M. Bonnet. Il believe that this fermen-
tation in the body is caused by mi
crobes which Icall bad microbes. To
stop old & from coming on, there
fore, all you have to do is Kill these
bad microbes. There will be discov-
cred a microbe that will do this, which
! call good microbe.
Hereafter, to keep from growing old.
you need only to get a supply OF good
microbes, take them in your food and
within your blood a great battle will
be fought. From that day you will
never grow older"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
SP0RTSMEN AFTER
PROFESSIONAL POT
HUNTERS AT ANDES

Lake Andes, s.. D.. April Rum
ors state that professional pot hunters
are busy in this locality bagging large
quantities Of wild geese and ducks for
export, and the game warden and the
sportsman of the locality are. exercis-
ing exceptional vigilance to apprehend
any possible offenders and protect the
game in this locality which is truly
the sportsman's paradise" Lake
Andes Is one OF the way stations in the
great aerial passage-way OF the wild.
game which makes its annual pilgrim,
age from the southern rice fields TO the
lakes and rivers of the far north, and.
this game gathers here in almost
countless numbers. 1t Is claimed that
the professional pot hunters follow up
the passage way Of this game from
state to state as the journey is made
10 the northward and slaughter without
other regard than the revenue il will
bring to them. 1t is to guard against
this destruction of the wild
game supply, especially during the
brooding season that such exceptional
interest Is being taken in the matter
at this time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
COMPLAIN ABOUT
SHIPMENTS OF BEER

Washington, April Refusal Of ex
press companies to accept shipments of
beer and other liquors destined to points
in prohibition states has resulted in a
complaint to the Interstate Commerce
commission. The Royal Brewing com
pany of Kansas City, Mo, has in
stituted a complaint against the Adams,
American, Pacific, United States and
Wells Fargo Express companies, alleg.
ing that they refuse to accept ship.
ments OF beer at Kansas City to points
in Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma. The
complainant says that 1t has been send.
ing for 80 years c~onsignments Of malt
liquors into those states marked &c,
o. D." Now the complaint alleges the
express companies refuse to carry So
called Intoxicating liquors." with the
understanding that the purchase price
is to be paid on delivery. The com.
plant maintains this action Of the ex.
press companies Is in violation of the
interstate commerce act.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
FARMER is DROWNED IN
ICE COVERED LAKE

Arlington. S.. D., April John
Pearson, a farmer living near the town
of Lake Norden, was drowned while
trying to drive from town to his home.
He left town shortly after dark, his
way leading across the neck of the
lake, neal the inlet. 1t is supposed
that he became confused in his reckon
ing, for the next morning the conductor
Of the train from the north sighted
mis- team, standing almost to their
shoulders in water, surrounded by ice.
The news was spread as soon as the
train reached town, and a searching
party left for the lake. The horses
were extricated, the front wheels of
the wagon still being attached to the
harness. The rear wheels Of the wag-
on and the o had disappeared. They
had evidently been swept under the
ice, and with them the driver. All ef-
forts 10 recover the body have so far
proved futile, the current having prob
ably taken it to some distance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
HOW TREE CULTURE
VALUES

Yankton. s. D., April GA lesson in
the value of tree culture may be gath
ered from the report of the state horti-
cultural society. 1t is stated that C..
v. Gandner had a grove Of five acres
planted to ash Is years ago and he has
been offered $1,000 for the five acres. He
estimates thai 10 years from now each
tree Will be worth -, and this would
amount to $4,000 per acre, or 322, 500 for
the patch.
George II. Whiting, of Yankton.
bought In 1891 a tract Of land contain
ing ~ acres OF cottonwood trees. from
which he has taken his fire WOOD soId
many posts and $4,000 feet OF lumber.
and he still has 160, 900 feet Of lumber
which he values at $40 per 1000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
SIOUX FALLS ASKS
FOR MORE "DRYNESS!

Sioux Falls, S. D., April AN ag-
gressive campaign to make Sioux Falls
a dry" town for the coming year at
the regular annual municipal election
In April IL being waged by the tenn
perance people OF the city. They al
ready have had one speaker Of prom
inenCe from IN outside point to make
an address To the people of Sioux Falls,
and 1t now is announced that arrange
ments have been completed for the
coming to Sioux Falls OF w. G. Cald-
wood, of Minneapolis, a well known
a~nti-saloon speaker. who will address
the people of this city on the evening
of April IL in aid of the prohibition
movement.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
MURPHY DAMAGE CASE
REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL

Sioux Falls, S. D., April "a decision
granting a new trial in the case of
Herbert E. Murphy VS.. the Chicago,
Rock Island e. Pacific Railroad com
bany, has been rendered by Judge Car
land, Of the United States court in this
city. Last year Murphy instituted an
action against the railroad company by
which he sought to recover damages in
the sum OF Sic, 900 from the railroad
company for injuries received while an
employe OF the company, and as the
result of a freight car being equipped
with a defective automatic coupler. The
case was tried at the October term of
federal court in Sioux Falls, the jury
returning a verdict awarding Murphy
damages in the sum of IS, 200.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
H0RRAS Is HELD
FOR ~EMBEZZLEMENT

Sioux Falls. 8. d.. April "A bond
Wwas filed in the United States court
here yesterday for the release of former
cashier George d. Horras, Of the Hot
Springs National bank, which was
closed during the winter. Horras is
charged with embeZzling about 326, 900
Of the banks funds.
The failure of the bank grew out
Of the financial panic last fall and the
institution was thought to be in q posi-
ton to at a little later season,
but such disclosures were made by the
examination Of the banks affairs that
the arrest of Horras resulted. He Is
thought to LAY used the funds of the
bank in unsuccessful Investments.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
SOCIETY GIRL BREAKS
RAWHIBE FARO BANK

Reno, New, April 6.-Miss Lillian
Bennett, said to be the daughter Of a
prominent New York family. broke a
faro bank at Rawhide last night, win
ming $4,000 in n sitting in the Carl
Young restaurant.
When the banks roll was cor
Young sent out for more money, but
the banks of the camp were closed and
the big game was brought TO an end.
This is the second time the young
woman has made a spectacular play in
the new camp and in the same resort.
At a former sitting she lost IS, 600. but
took her a luck with little concern.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
ATTORNEYS TO ARGUE
THE CASE

Sioux Falls. S. D., April 1.-The
Parkston committee which was behind
the prosecution Of Mrs. Emma Kauf-
mann or the charge of having muir
dered her young domestic. it is an
nOunced here, has engaged j.. e. Whit
ing, an attorney of WoonsOcket, and
Thomas II. Null, an attorney of Huron,
to make the arguments before the state
supreme court in opposition to the
granting by that body of a new trial
for Mrs. Kaufman.
The case. 1t is expected, will come up
for hearing before the supreme court
at the spring term OF hat court, which
commences early in April.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
ALcEsrER ORGANIZES
A TELEPHONE COMPANY

Alcester, s. D., April IA farmers
telephone exchange has been organized
here which proposes to furnish tn,
town and adjoining country with tele
phone service at actual cost. The in
corporators are: August Ludwig, JohI
Bergdale, Lars Erickson, ]. G.. Hoard
]. o. Jamptgaard, ole Quale, J. +. Lar
son and Harvey Hoard. A proposition
has been made to the Hawarden com
pany TO purchase its South Dakots
lines and connections to be combined
with those OF the new company. Z
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
PARTNERS IN CRIME
UNITED IN THE PEN

Huron, S. D., April 4.-Sherif Young,
Wednesday morning, took Charles
Mamie and his wife. Margaret Mamie,
TO the p~enitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Mamie and his wife were convicted Of
keeping a house of i'll fame and he was
sentenced TO a term OF two years and
his wife n e year in the state prison.
They were also convicted of perjury
and each sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
TO MAKE MURDERER
KEEP PROPERTY TITLE

Armour, S. D., April 4.-The states
attorney for Charles Mix county,
John e. Tipton) has i~nterposed and
seeks to a the deed made by VIM.
Hippen of that county, set aside. VIM.
Hippen is being held on a charge Of
numbering his brother, Harm, by means
OF a shotgun. The murderer imme-
diately conveyed all his real and per-
sonal property to the wife of the muir
dered man, TO reimburse her for the
loss sustained. The states attorney
now seeks to have the deed set aside,
arguing that the murderer, VIM. Hip
pen, is not a pauper, but that he is
possessed of sufficient means to bear
the burden of the trial instead Of the
cost falling on the county. The hear
ing is set for Friday of this week,
before Judge Smith at Yankton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
CROWD
FERRY BOATS OUT
or COMMISSION
"Scotty PhiIIips "city Of
Fort Pierre" Go Up the River !
for Commerce.

Pierre, s. T., April 2.-The steamers
"Scotty Phillips" and "City of Fort
Pierre" left Fort Pierre this morning for
h trip up the river as far as Montana
Tn boats will be gone for the summer
working a. the various shipping points
ON the upper Missouri.
The merchants at Pierre and Fort Pierre
are rather dismayed at this intelligence.
as 1t caves the entire ferry business to
The two steamers here, both Of which are
owned by the Northwestern railway. 1t
Is now a simple question Of paying what
aver rates the railroads set. The mer-
chants had counted on using boats to-
transport their goods across the river and
then ship by train, the difference be-
tween boat rate and bridge rate being con.
siderable.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
CRANK
MAINS CHAUFFEUR

Armour, S. D., April Julius
Geriouex, a livery and garage
proprietor of this city, met with
a peculiar accident yesterday.
He was preparing to convey a
party of travelling men to a
nearby town and threw the
starting lever of the auto for
ward to start the machine, but
failed to throw it far enough,
with the result that the lever
when released few back, strik-
ing him on the right wrist, COM
pletely smashing 1t. 1t is thought
that the cause of the accident
was the choking of the cylinder
with gas. He had taken out a
policy (accident) in an insur-
ance company for several hun
dred dollars a couple Of days
before the accident
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or CATTLE
DISAPPEARS IN
SINGLE NIGHT
unloaded for Feeding and No
Trace Of Them Can Be Found
the Following Day.

Watertown. S. D., April THAT a
EAR load of "a cattle could drop out OF
existence In a night and leave no trace
20 tell what became of them seems In
credible, and yet such a case has kept
two Milwaukee & st. Paul detectives
busy in this city for the last four days.
Monday night a car load Of cattle was
lnloaded in the local yards for feeding
Surfing the night. In the morning not a
race OF the bunch vas to be found, o
has a clue yet been found leading to
he solution of the mystery.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09

The Gaulois, OF Paris, has been en-
pertaining it's readers with a patent
leather boot story. 1t seems that every
six months each sewer man of Paris
receives a pair of heavy boots. At the
end OF the period these articles are
worthless as far as the original pur-
pose is concerned, but they have act
nally increased in value. The old boots
are sold to the leather dressers, 1t isI
Iaid, as the conditions under which
they have been used make the leather
peculiarly adapted for conversion into.
patent leather for dress shoes. :
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
TOO ILL TO
TAKE JOB PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT OFFERS

Washington, April 6.-John Mitchell.
former president OF the United Mine
Workers of America, called on the
president today. On leaving the White
House he said the president had offered
him a position as special commissioner
to study and report upon labor condi-
lions on the panama canal and so on.
Mr.. Mitchell said he Toes not wish TO
accept the offer as II was necessary for
him TO o his health before he
could take up work of any kind
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
SOUTH DAKOTA

Writing from Jerusalem to a friend
IN New York, Adolf Stirner, who made
q tour OF the United States last year to
study economic and social conditions,
says: Il know the energy and the
creative power OF your people. New
states, great railroads, monster works
OF engineering and architecture are
taken as matters Of course n excite
little comment. But when ! see hat
Is being done here 1 must reserve a
traction Of enthusiasm for the people
Of Jerusalem. They are not goaded on
by competition, and their surroundings
make for Incidence and stagnation,
Nevertheless, a spirit of progress has
developed which commands respect. II.
you lived here you would know what a
Aew house in Jerusalem means, and
o would stand aghast, as ! did when
( was told that 200 had beer completed
In the last three months"