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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
MARRIAGE
MADE KNOWN LONG
TIME AFTERWARD
Couple Threw No Sign to Make
Friends Wise Until Ready
for Announcement.

Lincoln, Neb., June "a genuine
surprise was sprung hast evening on
the friends OF Miss Jennie Beerup, a
prominent young woman of Lincoln,
and Edwin Cole, a mail clerk on the
Burlington when they made h n
inouncement that they were secretly
married in Omaha on October IL, 1907
/ Mr.. Cole and Miss Beerup met sew,
eral years ago at a social function In.
this city, and it was a case of love at
first sight, but obstacles were In the
WAY of an immediate marriage.
Finally, on October IL, 1907, Miss.
Beerup went to Omaha to visit friends
$Mr. Cole followed the next day. 1t was
they determined to raw any
possible danger OF parental objection,
and they were secretly married.
Cole resumed his run on the Bur-
lington mail train, while Miss Beerup,
after finishing her visit with Omaha
friends, returned to her home in Lin
coin, both carefully guarding their
secret.
Yesterday the couple went to Omaha
and made the announcement OF their
marriage. The facts were .communi-
Gated to Miss Beerup's parents In this
lcity, and the couple. was rendered a
wedding dinner here last evening.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
DREADFUL SHEATH GOWN
-. , CREATES A SENSATION

" - va. - g.. D.. .@a.sL HFE y. .Hr#H.- r..
Old Orchard, Me-, June 2T.-This
staid, sedate. ultra aristocratic old
summer resort has put 1t all oyer Par
is when it comes to the sheath gown.
II Old Orchard has not done it eight
girls have, and the fact that they com
from Cleveland, Ohio, may be only a
coincidence.
A gay party took Old Orchard by
storm last Sunday, and since then there
has been more excitement in Boston So
cial circles already gathered here for
the summer than they have had in
years. 90" rT
Elderly women are talking, middle
aged ones are chattering n younger
ones are envying, while men are telling
one another, each vowing that he won't
miss It tomorrow. EE@
. For all the girls were clad in direc-
toire gowns when they went into the
dining room, sheath gowns. that looked
as If the rounding, sinuous, curving
body had been poured into them. At
the bottom, a little to the left, was a
daring slit about eight inches long.
and through that slit-horror of hor-
rors!-there was not a long. black silk
stocking. nor a white one. nor n of
any color. But instead. rounding up
over trim ankles was a no, not sock
a half hose, real, genuine mans half
hose. and, worst of all, through that
daring little slit could be seen a mans
garterytreal, old fashioned mans garter
snapped around the calf and buckled
to the top of the stocking. That garter
buckle, of gold and set In diamonds,
with initials carved and hand chased,
added to the glory, but not one whit
did it detract fromlits at~tractiveness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
INTERESTS TO UNITE
FOR personal LIBERTY"

New York, June N.-As one result Of
the passage of the Agnew-Hart anti
betting bills at Albany racing men,
backed by liquor interests, have
launched a movement looking toward
favorable legislation which may not be
confined to the state OF New York.
The Personal Liberty league has been
formally organized, with 5000 enrolled
members as a starter. 1t is non-parti-
san, and its membership viii not be
restricted exclusively TO race track
men.
Saloon men, advocates of Sunday
baseball games and theatrical shows,
lovers OF prize fights and all others
who do not wish to be ruled by the re-
form element, which is well organized
all over the country, will be united un-
der one head.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
ABERDEEN GETS
COURT OF ISIS

Aberdeen. S. D., June 3Os--NoH event
IN the Masonic world could better dem
onstrate the up to dateness ofdhe Aber-
deem Masons than the Installation of
the Court of Isis In this city yester-
day. The Court of Isis is an adjunct
OF the Shrine and while not a new In
stitution exactly, 1t exists In only one
other city In the United States, New.
York. Aberdeen thus has the 'distinc-
ton OF having the first Court In the
West, Only wives, mothers nc sis
tiers of members of h Shrine are
eligible to membership in the Court.
II. A.. Brown and w. G. Jacobs were
largely instrumental in securing this
Court for Aberdeen.
The Court of Isis in this city began
fits existence with a large and enthus-
iastic MEMBER While the majority
of those who Joined yesterday live I'm
Aberdeen, it Is safe to saw that every
town OF consequence in the field oc-
cupied by Yelduz Temple is repre-
sented.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
RUNAWAY O N
MAY FORFEIT $1,000
!. APPEARANCE BOND

Sioux Falls. s. d., June 30.-Miss
Grace. Ellingwood, who was arrested at
FL Paso, Tex, on a statutory charge
upon complaint of Mrs. w. J. Alexander
OF this city, gave bonds in the sum
of $1,000 pending q hearing upon an
application for a writ of habeas corpus
and now it Is learned hat she has
fed to Mexico just eros the line, and
with her is the husband of the woman
she has wronged. =
When besought in this city by Mrs,
Alexander to leave Alexander to his
wife, Mrs. Ellingwood is said to have
declared that IL they couldn't secure
divorces and MARI they could live to-
gether anyway n are seemingly keep
Ing the unholy pledge SO far.
It is not learned whether she Will
forfeit the bond at Ell Paso or return
there at the time Of the hearing and
make a fight for liberty. She evidently
has access to funds some place, a. IL
Is known that Alexander had none, and
Mrs. Ellingwood is undoubtedly sup
plying the trimmings for he tragic
escapade.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
new LAND OFFICE
OPENS AT LENNON
Coleman, of Flandreau, and
Carpenter, Of Sisseton, Will
Represent Government.

washington, June 30.TA new land
district to include certain lands in
North Dakota and South Dakota, with
Offices at Lennon, S.. D., will be
established on August / next. with a
view to having the boundaries follow
u township section lines, the new
district is taken from the Dickinson
and Bismarck districts in North, Da-
kota and the Rapid City district in
South Dakota.
Edwin c.. Coleman, of Flandreau, S.
d., has been appointed by the presi-
dem to be receiver. and Cyrus C. Car
penter, of Sisseton, s. ID, as register
os the new Office.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
$500 WANTED FOR
A HAIRLESS DOG WHO
49,. a.. rs A LITTLE TRICKY

WATERFOWL, S. D., July 1.-The death
of a diminutive brown dog without any
hair will probably be the subject OF a
suit in circuit court. The Parker shows
will be the plaintiff and l.. B. Grant
will be the defendant. <
While the dog was cayorting in the
street hear the tent of the Parker ami
NAL zoo, an automobile drove by and
ran over the dog, killing it.. There
doesn't seem to be much question about
the death of the dog, but there is a big
interrogation point connected with the
driver of the machine.
= The management of the shows in
sist that Mr.. Grant was the chauffeur,
and claim that they will be able to
prove it. Mr.. Grant say that he did
run over any dog. and does not
know anything about the death of the
canine I'm question.
The Parker people claim hat the
dead dog was a highly trained hairless
Mexican, worth about $500. The little
fellow, they say, was an understudy to
the dog who climbs the high ladder and
dives into a net, 1t being his business
to do this stunt at any time the white
performer is. indisposed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
:PoSTMASTERS ADVOCATE
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS

Lincoln. Neb., June 29.--The Me-
braska Postmasters' association is in
favor of postal savings banks, and
said so in a resolution adopted .yester-
day, reaflrming the one passed by the
third class Nasbys. The mail handlers;
however, object to the bill now before
congress-, which proposes hat these
deposits shall be gathered up and sent
to the national banks in the money
centers. They want the bill as IA
thered by Postmaster General Meyer,
which provides that the postal deposits
shall be redeposited in the banks: :of
the town where they are made, thus
keeping the money at home for circu-
aation.
The fear Is expressed that the ma
tional bankers will exert every influ-
ence in congress to have the bill as
passed compel deposits in their insti-
buttons. Every speaker insisted that
IL this is attempted, there will be a
general uprising against the measure
in that form.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
DOGS GUARD SICK
MAN In SWAMP

Taunton, Mass, une 29.-William May,
"a years OF age, residing in Brockton. cams
to this city on a visit n on Saturday he
started to return. He intended to board
an electric car, but on the road became
i'll and wandered blindly along until he
got into a wooded swamp, where he fell
and lost consciousness. When he came
to he raised his voice, but he was SO weak
that he could scarcely shout.
Night came. He tried to call, but his
voice was now nc louder h a whisper.
He was suddenly aroused by something
cold thrust into his hand. 1t was the muz7
zle OF a dog, but he did not know 1t.
Through the night he was conscious that
at times HI heard the barking OF dogs
seemingly near at hand. ~.
With the coming of day something warm
and soft passed over his face and he
looked into the brown eyee of O dog.
From time to time the dogs howled
and barked and looked eagerly in the dt-
rection of the road. All day they stayed
beside the half conscious man, now and
then licking his face.
In the meantime James Sheehy was
looking for his dogs. Walking along the
road leading to Brockton he heard bark
ing in the woods. He plunged into the
underbrush and hurried in the direction
OF the barking. At last he came upon the
swamp and there he saw a man lying ap-
parently lifeless with the dogs sitting oe,
side him.
Help was summoned and May, almost
lead from lack of food and water, was
removed to the Morton hospital.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
CORNER STONE OF
STATE CAPITOL
Laid AIT PIERRE
Imposing Masonic Ceremony
Davenport Presides and
Beadle Makes Address.

Pierre, 8. D., June 29.-In presenting
General w. II. H. Beadle as speaker OF
the day at the dedication OF the corneI
stone OF the new state capitol building
here yesterday, Governor Crawford
spoke briefly In congratulation OF the
people Of the state on the imposing
structure now being built, referring to
Its donation by the government through
the setting aside Of public lands for
this express purpose, Introducing Gen
eral Beadle, he referred to him as the
father OF the school system of South
Dakota since 1t was he who originated
the plan OF setting aside the large
tracts of land for school purposes.
General Beadle spoke at considerable
length on the progress Of free govern
ment. which has found its highest ex-
preston in America through our lib
eral educational system, and referred
to the significance Of capitals and capi-
toll buildings In the nations and subdi-
visions Of the world, impressing his
large audience with the fact that capri
tolls mean most where representative
government is the most direct In ex-
preston and administration.
The ceremony OF laying the cornel
stone was under the direction Of repre-
sentative Masons of the state, led by j,
j. Davenport, grand master, of Stur-
BlS. Inc pTOCeS5iOH IOTIl6u Ut Tic HAL
LDf that order and marched to Capitol
Hill, where the ceremonies took place
under the ishadow OF the only wooden
state house in the United States, the
two story building which had done
duty since the first capital fight, which
was contested back n the first year
Of statehood.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. DIR. Asking, of this city. Grand
Master Davenport was assisted. in the
ritualistic work by Deputy Grand-Mas
ter George v. Ayers, of Deadwood;
Junior Grand Warden Schfader, TOT
Rapid City, and Senior Grand Warden
Ives, of Huron. ,sRev. Marshall Mont
gomery, OF Lead, made the Rddfess of
the grand master.
The corner stone Is OF Ortonville
granite, four feet each waF, and OF its
south side appears the great seal of the
state and on the. north side, facing the
old capitol building, the date 1908,
Copies of historic papers and important
acts OF the legislature repose within
1.-THE cavity Of the stone. ~ -,
The day was pleasant and represent
tatives were present from all parts Of
the state to witness the ceremony
which gives to the capitol location the
aspect OF permanently
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

William III. Parker was born at
Keane, n. H, May s, 1847, served in
the union army from 1851 to 1855, grad
uated from George Washington uni
versity In 1868 and was admitted to
the bar the same year.
He we collector OF internal revenue
for Colorado territory 1874 to 1876; as
sistant United States attorney for Col
orado 1876 and afterward United States
attorney. Removed to Deadwood, Da-
kota territory, 1877; was a member OF
the constitutional convention In 1885;
a member Of the territorial council the
same year and also in 1889; served from
1902 to 1906 as states attorney for
Lawrence county.
Colonel Parker was elected a mem
Der OF the Sixtieth congress in 1906
and took his seat as one Of the repre-
sentatives from South Dakota, March
4, 1907. His term would have expired
March 4, 1909. He was not a candidate
for reelection. @
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
A MAY MARRY YEr.

washington, June 29.-Society is dis
cussing eagerly the report that Miss
Maude Ashford and former Senator
Gassaway Davis, of West Virginia, n
time democratic vice presidential can
didate, are to be married in Europe this
summer. I,
The Elkinses and the duke of the
Ahruzzi to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, she admitted she might marry Mr..
Davis, and added:
TITS funny the way they act sinca
Miss Katherine became engaged to the
duke. This duke business was the rea-
son they objected so. strenuously to my
marriage 20 the senator"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
ROBERT MCDOWELL,
CANDLES PRIVATE
SECRETARY, DEAD
Robert Mcdowell Dies at Fox
Lake, Wis. After Siege
With Typhoid Fever.

Yankton, 8. ID, juno 30.--Robert T..
Mcdowell, nephew and private secre-
farys to United States Senator Robert
]. Gamble, is dead at the horne of his
relatives at Fox Lake, Wis, MT. Nc
Dowell9Wa taken sick at Washington
near the close OF the session and his
Illness finally developed into q case OF
typhoid FEVER 14eS left the city and
started for his home In Yankton, but
found 1T necessary to stop of at Fol-
Lake be0k use OF bis, increasing indts-
3. For some time ii has been known
that his condition was dangerous, but
the announcement of a fatal termina-
ton came as a shock to his many
.frlsIdg here. among whom he had lived
sfbr number OF years.
S~Mr. Mcdowell leaves a wife, but no
child en-.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
NATIONAL GUARD
ORDERED TO CAM

WATERFOWL, s. D., July 1.-General
orders issued today from the Office OF
Adjutant General G. H. Englesby call
the South Dakota National Guard to
Camp Roosevelt on the morning OF
July II for a 10 days our of duty. All
companies, including those from the
Black Hills, will participate. The rife
range has been enlarged and the gem
since last summer.
: Troop A, Of Selby, 8. D., has been or
dered by the adjustant general to mus
ter out. The order is the result OF the
recent government inspection which
found that the horsemen were not up tG
the standard demanded by the war de-
partment. This is the last troop in the
state guard.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
SOUTH DAKOTA
TOWNS SWEPT BY
WIND and FLOOD
Destruction by Tornado, Flood
and Hail Reaches a Total
of 100000.

Beresford, S. D., July 1.--Without q
breath of wind, q hall storm covering
a territory six miles wide and 10 miles
long, devastated the crop on nearly
two townships OF land OF which Beres-
ford Is just about In the center, about Z
o'clock Sunday morning.
Rain fell for several hours at rate
never observed here before and by
many 1t is pronounced a cloudburst.
Brule creek and valley were oyerfloweu
to such an extent hat many houses
and outbuildings on what is considered
dry ground were surrounded and liz
some cases flooded, while the deluge OF
hail beat the crops out of sight and:
the floods washed them away leaving
drifts of hail stones. and crushed Ssge5.
tation along the pathway of the flood.
in places many feet deep. =
Z Sixty square miles of rich farming
land was practically denuded of grow
ing crops and in many places the grass
is beaten into the mud to such an exA
tent that 1t will furnish neither pastur-
age nor hay. Eags
Corn which stood knee high on Sat-,
urday and gave promise of a full crop
was u off even with the ground yer
"a large part of the hail stricken terri
tory, whik small grain is totally de-
stroyed. mtF
; ]. w. Reedy, Oscar Sundstrom and
Mr.. Deane, who have extensive holdings
in rea estate, are among the heavy
losers, but there are at least 1876 farmS
ers damaged by the hail and food. A
conservative estimate by those who
have visited the stricken territory
places the total amount of damage al
$125, 900 to $500 confined wholly tc
growing crops and grass.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
PARKER
OBEYS SUMMONS
South Dakota Congressman
Passes Away at Deadwood
After Serious Illness.

Deadwood. s. D., June 2s.;After an
illness of three weeks Congressman
william H. Parker. of Deadwood, this
morning succumbed to cirrhosis Of tho
liver and dropsy. ~ ~ Y
He was taken i'll just before the close
Of the last term OF congress, but inn
proved and came home. ...s z. f.,
He was 81 years Of 6 and a native
of Keane, n. H., and is survived iby
a large family of children all of whom
are of age. He will be buried in the
National cemeterr - Arlington, Va.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Rat catchers and inventors from all
parts of London are eagerly competing
for a prize of 10 guineas and the en-
blazoned diploma which the Society Tor
the Destruction Of Vermin offers. This
society, Of which Sir James Crichton-
Browne is the president, seeks to exter-
inmate the rat tribe. as well as mice,
house flies and other lively nuisances.
AT ~presentsrat skins are not CONNER
cially profitable, and the society hopes
to discover some good use for them.
The theory is thai once people find a
profit may be made out of dead rats.
more efforts will be made to catch
them. ..- ..H +
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Blowing up is one OF the accidents
to which deep water divers are the
most liable. When a diver is crawling
on the bottom with his head down.
says Popular Mechanics, air may ac-
cumulate in the back OF his suit, and.
gaining access to the legs. cause him
to turn turtle and shoot helplessly up
ward, with a risk of coming into con-
tact with a ships or boats bottom. To
make such accidents impossible, the
diving committee OF the English adj
miraity has recommended that all new
diving suits be provided with an ar
arrangement for lacing up the legs ana
thighs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
CARTHAGE CONTRACTS
FOR WATERWoRKs

Carthage. S. D., June 27.-In ac-
cordance With the term Of a contract
recently awarded a New Ulm, MINI"
preparations are being made
for the commencement Of the work OF
constructing a sewerage system at this
place. The contract provides that the
work must. commence not later than
July Is and be completed not later
than October of this G a Carthage
has for years needed such a system
and the residents are greatly pleased
because this necessary Improvement Is
at last to be made.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Some tests have been made on the
Northern railway of France to deter
mine the economy Of using one power
full engine instead of two smaller ones.
The tests extended over six months
time, and covered over IL, 400 miles.
Both trains were of the same weight
$50 tons. The cost for fuel, oil, main
tenance and wages for six months was
$761 for the one and 81, 041 for the two
engines, or a saving Of $3.50. The first
cost was $23, $50 for the single engine
and $1T, 900 m $12. 22O for the two en-
gines. "
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
ANOTHER FIGHT AGAINST
KAMPESkA PIRATE FISH

WATERFOWL. s. D., July 1.-Again the
pirate fish of Lake Kampeska are
facing wholesale death. Twice already
this season the lake has been seined for
gaar, carp and buffalo fish. which We're
feeding on the young Of theg game fish,
but still the scavengers are in the
waters in great numbers. 1t is now pro-
posed to set a seine q half mile long
and strain the whole lake through It,
The outcast fish will be shipped east
In carload lots to a firm that has prom
Used to buy them and thus the pirates
will pay their own funeral expenses.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
ROOT UNDER
, BILL" MULDoON AGAIN

. New York, July 1.-Secretary OF
State Elihu Root is at William Mdl-
doon's health institution It White
Plains again for a course of ball throw
Ing, hard walking and riding, cold
shower baths and plain cooking. He
went there not because he needed
treatment this time as he did last year,
fit then that he and his physician de-
cided a short course Of Muldoon's cur
riculum each year would be a good
thing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Lancashire (England) medical off,
sers are calling attention to the dan
ger of weavers in the cotton mills con-
tracing infectious diseases from the
sractice known as "shuttle-k kissing
sucking the welt through the eye Of the
shuttle. Diphtheria, consumption and,
many other diseases are spread by this
custom. T.. ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

D00.0 600 railway ties were used, which
aenuded 600, 900 acres of forest to sup
ply. The British railways. are supplied
from Russia, 1000, 900 ties a.. year be-
ing needed. The Russian forests are
now SO much exhausted that the peas
ants have to sledge the trees for max
ing these ties a distance of 20 miles to
get them to the rivers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

A New Haven Judge, who recently
imposed fines and costs on two Yale
football gladiators found guilty Of
riotous behavior and resistance TO the
police, declared that he did not care
whether the culprits were Yale stu
dents Or hod carriers" so long as the
evidence was clear that they had COM
mitted gross offenses against the pub
lie peace
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
MOSQUITO CAUSES DEATH.

Chicago, June 29.-Lawrence McC@f-
Thy, for. IL years a police operator at
the Hudson venue station, died from
blood poisoning that resulted from a
mosquito bite. He was spending his
vacation with his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Jordan, at Minneapolis. He left Chica-
go last Wednesday. The following day
he was bitten by the mosquito.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Fearing that he would be licked IL he
told the truth In plain words, the editor
OF the Enid, Okla, Eagle printed this
expression of esteem In saying farewell
to ]. J.. Isenberg, the old warrior OF
Enid, upon the latter's retirement from
the newspaper business: In the glinting
google of the gugglegish. may he wut
and wus and wis and WI. In other
words. be the long-haired Dibbleblitz o.
c~ookebaugh, may be igglegott NIT das
wuzzle. ...|