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The Lamar register., 1909-10-20
Murder VIII Out.

During the past few months ru-
mors have come to the officers that
In October, 1908. a mexican baby
was born on a company farm about
three miles north Of Holly. was kill
ed by its grandfather by blow
on the head with a hoe and thrown
into a privy vault. So persistent
were these rumors that Sheriff Simp-
son felt that 1t was his duty to in
vestigate. So on last Sunday with
Night Marshal Dan Atkins and 9TH
ers he proceeded to explore the
vault to see II any remains of an
infant could be found. 1t was not a
Sheriff and his assistants but they
had a duty to perform and they did
not hesitate to remove the offensive
contents Of the vault. and in them
were found the remains of an in
fant. The flesh was nearly all gone
but the bones were there and the
skull showed unmistakable evidence
OF having been fractured and crush
ed in by some blunt instrument
The shreiff at once informed the
Coroner and Deputy Dist. Attorney
who went to Holly and held an in
quest at the farm where the re-
mains were found. Among the wit
nesses summoned before the Coron
er's jury was Mary A. Bonevidez
She Is the wife OF Paul Bonevide7
who with his father Felipe Bonevi
dea was living on the place wher
the infants body was found In Oct
cher 1908. One Rosa Bonevides was
The Lamar register., 1909-10-20
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TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Notss From Lamar Register Of
October 10, 1889.

Tax levies were made by the board
as follows: County % mills. state
4 mills, Lamar 20 mills and 'front.'
age, Granada mills. The various
school district secretaries certified
taxes and of these only Nj. J. Nc
Millin of Carlton, G. A. Watson Of
Mulvane, and s. N. Garfield OF Hol-
ly, remain In the county.
As the county seat election ap--
preached 1t was very noticeable the
number of former citizens who were
returning.
County seat meetings were be-
ing advertised at all tho school
houses. c. C. Goodale, o. G Hess,
James Swift and c. B. Thoman were
doing the main talking for Lamar,
and A. R. Black and A. E. Bent
for Alliance
The Lamar register., 1909-10-20
RAW WORK.

Rocky Ford has been gradual!
spreading its prohibition Tor The
p,ast few years until most ever!
thing Is included, and the treatment
handed out TO the Lamar school
poys there on last SATURDAY
shows that decency ana courtesy are
especially prohibited to AL citizens
Of the Rocky town. When even the
principal OF the high school anu
other members OF the faculty wiii
use profane and indecent Language
o visiting school boys and resort
20 ruffian tactics towards the visit-
ing coaches, there Is little self
respect left In the town. Lamar
people never Supposed that there
was any town that would permit a
gang OF hoodlums to follow visitor s
over the town and To the train shout
ing vile epithets at them all the
time, but that Is the treatment Civ
en- our school boys last Saturday.
rhe Rocky burg is living up to lis
lame, and Lamar people will see
that they have few opportunities In
the future to vent their narrow
minded spleen on citizens of this
town. 1t is evidence though OF the
impotency of the Rockyites that the
whole town was unable to get bet
ter than a tie from eleven Lamar
boys.
The Lamar register., 1909-10-20

a daughter of Felipe Bonevidez and
was, also living with the family.
According to Mary, Rosa gave
birth to male chila, which lay cry
ing on the floor of the privy vault
ing on the floor of the priv:
ipe ordered his son Paul to kill
the child, but he refused. The faith
er who was also threatening to xii
his daughter Rosa, finally struck the
child in the head with a hoe an-
killed it. The child was then
thrown into the vault where the
sheriff found its remains just one
year later.
The Bonevidez family except Mary
Paul's wife, had left Holly in May
and were at Wiley where the old
man, Paul and Rosa were arrested
by Under Sheriff Cal Downing and
placed in the County Jail at Lamar
The preliminary trial will be held
In Holly before Justice James w.
wilkins today. The status Of the
case at the present time so far as
the talk of the BonevideZ family Is
concerned is as follows: Mary says
that her father-in-law killed the child
and threw 1t in the vault. Rosa
says that her child was born dead
and thrown in the vault. Paul says
the child was. born alive as he heard
it cry. That his wife and his faith
er between them killed the child.
There seems to be no doubt that
the child was born alive and was
killed, and most likely the old man
will be held for the murder Of his
grand child.
In bringing to light this horrible
md unfortunate affair the Sheriff
las performed a duty. He does not
propose to go out of office with the
record OF unsolved murder myster-
les, that some OF his predecessors
have left behind. And he is much
nearer the solution of some past
.rimes than most people imagine.
The Lamar register., 1909-10-20
CONTRACTS LET.
The Two suttes Company Let ths
Big Contracts for Dam and
Canals.

On last Friday the contracts were
let for the work to be done by Tht
Two Buttes Irrigation and Reservoi.
Company in developing the Care!
Act lands In southern Prowers ant
northern Baca county. The contract
for the main canal and the laterals
was awarded to the Mcdowell Con-
structiOn Co. of Lamar at price
which will approximate $125.00O. ane
that company has already begun the
work and will complete the same
by April 1st. 1910. There will be
twelve miles of laterals. By tht
end of next week the company ex
poets to have 15O teams and 22!
men at work and there will be nc
let up until the contract is complet-
ed.
The contract for the dam was
let to Dennis Gibbons Of Denver
Mr.. Gibbons was the contractor o.
the Lamar sewers and the work dont
here Is sufficient guarantee thai
the dam will be well and Quickl,
constructed. This immense strrctur'
Is 1900 feet in length and SO fee'
high. 1t is $50 feet wide at bas
and so feet on top. The coatra:'
price Is $175,OOO. 1t Is to be con
pLeted by May 15. 1910.
The lands under this great irri
cation project are rapidly being ia
en- up and about 10000 acres arr
now contracted for. The drawint
which takes place this week wi
probably result in the disposal
most Of the balance. Altogethe
there are $4,000 acres OF Carey Ac
lands and 1910 acres of school lands
This body OF land is as fine a
any that can be found in the ives
and the irrigation under this sys
tenn will be one Of the surest ant
safest ventures ever attempted any
where.
The capacity Of the reservoir Is
4O,5OO acre feet and the water sup
ply il absolutely certain. and there
are no priorities at all below 1t to
ever interfere With Its workings
This fact alone Is greater security
than can be given by any new irri-
CATION venture that can be attempt
ed at this late day in Colorado.
In the midst OF this fine body o.
land the company has plated out
the fine townsite OF Two buttes'
and will throw 1t open to the pub
Lie on Friday Of this week. 1t will
be a sure winner from the start ant
there Ia little question but what
In a short time 1t will be the coun-
ty seat o( Baca county.
The Two Buttes Irrigation an,
Reservoir Company as now constitut
ed is one Of the strongest that evei
handled a proposition here. A. n
Parrish and W. C. Gould Of Lama.
are president and secretary, ano
Fred L. Harris G1 Chicago Is treas
urer and general manager. c. w.
Beach is the engineer in charge.
The spending Of several hundrde
thousand dollars on this great en-
terprise. giving employment as 1t
will to nearly five hundred men all
winter, will Of itself be great boon
to this section as a large part OF
the money will be put into circula-
ton here. and Lamar will be the
principal headquarters for the con
tractors on the work.
After irrigation of the land begins
next season there will be several
hundred farmers located on the tract
with their families. and this will
also add the trade territory Of La
mar, as well as increase the taxable
valuation Of our county.
The Lamar register., 1909-10-20

AN WIN eooosiN VERY DEP AVA
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09
Fire In Tabor Mill.

The FIRE Company Of this place
W 5 called out Monday morning
at 2 o'alock by the rap s riking
of the fire bell, the cause being a
fire i'll the coal shed adjoining the
Tab ,r mill. The members prompt
ly responded and in a half hour
the flames were subdued. Frank
Novak was first to see the fire
and gave alarm. A large supply
of aoit, ~pulverized coal had been
stored in the shed which got wet
at the bottom. causing a sponta-
neous combustion. No damage
was made by fire, except one side
of the shed had to be partly bro
ken to gain access to the origin
of the FIRE.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09
New brand Of d vOree I'm Jersey.

New or In jersey
One of the most vel sentences evei
pronounced in New Jersey was that
inflicted on Samuel Band of Paterson
by Judge Francis Scott in the Couri
Of special sessions. Band, by tn
courts decision, is practically divorced
from his wife. IL he ~disregards the de-
cision he will be sent to the State pris
on for a year.
The defendants wife charged Bant
with having beaten her and forced her
to work in the silk mills while hi
stayed idly at home. His daughtei
testified that Band was a nuisance
about the house.
Justice Scott ordered the prisoner t.
send an expressman to his house fo'
his belongings.
"Get your clothes and luggage, 7
you have any warned the court, "a,W
II you ever go near your home or yo,t,
wife l will send you to prison for on'
year."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09
TO SPEND MILLIONS.
steel Trust Approves Plans for Ex-
tensive improvements.

steel Trust Approves Plans for Ex-
tensivs improvements.
Arrangements for spending about
100000 on new mills and improve
ment of old ones have been completed
by officials Of the United States Steel
Corporation. President ". Ellis Corey.
In referring ito the company's action
said:
'eWe have decided to engage immedi-
ately In thet making of a new type OF
Ear wheel, and will erect a new plant
which may cost in the neighborhood OF
S.. 100000. Our tests haze been MADE
at McKeesport, and we have found that
the best wheels are made by rolling In
stead of pressing or forging. We have
not vet decided on the location for this
new plant, but It viii be in the Pitts
burg district.
"In addition to this we will spend
about $1,5OO,0O0 in improving the
schoen steel Wheel Company's plant
az McKee's Rocks and make 1t n OF
the best In the world The demand Tor
the best steel wheels 10 growing and we
will be in a position to furnish them
In addition to this we will spend about
100000 in Homestead"
Asked for a statement as to what ne
thought Of the iron and steel outlook
President Corey said: we are now
working 90 per cent OF our capacity
and I look for a gradual improvement
until about the middle OF next summer
when business will reach a normal and
healthful stage. / do not expect any
boom, but only healthful business"
In connection with the foregoing the
corporation has just paid 100000 for
the schoen Steel Wheel Company's
plant. This, in addition to railroad i'm
provements and smaller matters which
were decided on some time since, vii
make a grand total of perhaps $40,
100000 to be spent Immediately In the
P~ittsburg district by the corporation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09

'orget Yoar Pose Of Misfortune ana
Take TO Grfnnfmg.

.orget Your Pose Of Misfortune ana
Take 10 Grinnfmg.
II yon want to get the worth Of the
argnin In life cultivate gladness, adj
lses a cheerful writer, who
as followed her own advice with sue
ess. The N who mopes doesn't en-
oy herself and surely no one enjoys
Ter.
Any one can be glad when things go
Ter way; to be glad when the maid
freaks your best dinner set, and the
rock On which you've broken yourself
surns out a fright shows a disposition
that can be counted on to oil LIES
wheels.
There's a lot Of gladness going, but
many OF US are blind to 1t. What we
v mt is to take life like a healthy child
and find enjoyment In simple things.
We can cultivate our critical side until
1t takes the Eest from everything.
What IL we haven't an overlooking
pocketbook, need we hang down the
corners of our mouth when there is
health and the outdoors and love to
make for gladness9
Does Il come easier to look on the
black side7 Has the pose Of misfortune
become your natural slater Forget It
and take to grinning.
AT first that grin may be as strained
as a ~caricatured Taft or Bryan Smile"
but most OF your friends will think It
more lovely than your usual hangdog
expression, The brand improves with
practice.
Forced cheerfnlness IL not pleasing,
but it is better than chronic depression.
Fsep pumping out that oil OF gladness
0 i by and by the Jumps will be lubri-
Gated.
Gladness isn't an effort to be glad
1t IL Just being glad You can not worry
yourself into It; neither does 1t come
BY stimulation; It does come from tax
Ing life easy and enjoying things wheth-
or they were meant TO be enjoyed OF
not.
You sad one, try for a day to hunt
chuSeS luz klhuuSBDs AHDOCuu Va
ming up your woes and mourning over
the total, get In a receptive mood for
Joys. You'll be surprised at the end
Of the day to find how many have been
the occasions for smiling.
Does your head achef Sample the
laugh cure. Are the children obstreper-
GUS? Don't nope we your sorry lot,
but charm them with a smile. 0
the future seem a coal-black WALTZ See
W at kind OF a wedge a day Of cheerful
ness can make.
Gladness never comes with time to
think about your troubles, so get busy.
The full life Is rarely the somber life.
Get grateful for your mercies; you
may think IT takes a magnifying glass
to find them, but the eye is sharpened
by the looking.
If you have no other cause for glad
ness, IL your friends are not what they
should be, IL fortune frowns and things
generally seem rank" just be glad
you are alive.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09
Tabor Defeats TyndaII.

Without doubt, the best and
cleanest game Of ball this season
was played at Tyndall last Friday
during the Carnival between Tai
Dor and Tyndall, being won by
the former. The score by innings
was as follows:
Tabor o Q o o o IL I Ia
Tyndall o o o o o o o o 90
Miss Amanda Clemens, the UNI.
pire, gave general satisfaction by
her quick and correct decisions.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09
MARKET
CHANGED every Thursday.
Town OFFICERS.

Geo. Tsunec. trustee Isl ward.
JOS. v. Wagner, trustee End ward.
DR.. Blczck. trustee 3rd ward.
a A Wagner. clerk,
Joseph Skorpik. treasurer.
ms u. Bouska. assessor.
os. Travnicek street commissioner.
j. L. Matuska. marsha.
.. A. Dyorak. Justice OF the Peace.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09

season opens and hunting permits
can be obtained from AL Jezewski
game warden for this county.
Robert Mawhinney and Ed.
Gibblin left Thursday for the
Black Hills with the intention Of
fling on government land.
The Yankton Business Institute
prepares bookkeepers and steno
graphers. Worthy students get
positions. Fall Opening Sept. 2.
Mrs. Alois Bouza ard Mrs. JOS.
Hakl with their children visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. FIR.
Hakl at Yankton over Sunday.
Mrs John Homer of Lesterville
spent a few days at this place the
early patt of the week with her
paren,s. Mr.. and Mrs. Matt PEI
trik.
Now is the proper time to place
those lightning rods On your
house. We sell the Barnett sys-
TEN; which mean the best. Re-
FAC & Jezewski. agents. b Al
Josph Bcllinger, line man for
the independent Tel. Co is max
ing an attempt to organize a far
mers' telephone line northeast Of
town and is hopeful of success.
Joseph Udlinek of Howells, Neb
spent a few days at this place vi j
He sold his farm near that
place to retire and contemplates a
visit to his native land, Bohemia,
in the fall.
1t is intended for those who ap.
p~reciate quality, for those gentle
men who enjoy a thoroly matured
rich Old Kentucky liquor : l. w.
Harper whiskey. Sold by Hruska
& Trunec.
Farm for rent, 4 miles west Of
Tabor. Applicant must have ex-
p~erience and all horses and ma
chinery. One third of all crops.
About 40 acres of field. Apply
TO Frank Welt, sr. Tabor, S. ID
fo-2
Joseph H jna Sr. left for Lake
Andes Monday to take care of his
son.in-law'<, Joseph Stedronsky's,
farm, who lett for a Colorado
health resort where he will stay
for some time. Mr. Ssedronsky's|
health is not good at the present
Among those from here who
attended the Labor Day celebra-
ton at Wagner Monday were
Frank Kostroun, i, Horacek.
Jos. Sestak and their wives; Mrs
John Rokusek and Miss Mary Ro
kusek; Frank Barta Sr who also
visited his son Frank and ]. "A
Wagner.
Frank Glynn returned from
Sioux City "Wednesday where he
had been on business pertaining
to his line of buying grain. He
and his brother William have
bought the interest Of George and
Dave Terrence in the Terrence
elevator at Fairfax last week and
Will has taken charge of same.
Frank will run the farm at Bon
Homme.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-09-09
ABOUT TOWN

I.T-T '... ##-..#. "..F.. #H ..."E."
Will buy a load Of dry corn
cobs. A. Dvorak.
St. Wenceslaus school opens
MonLay Sept, IS.
Bring in your eggs, | pay cash
for them. A. Novak.
Window glass in all sizes can
be had at the Queal yard.
Notice. Shooting on my lake
is strictly for hidden M. J. Rada.
Attorney Stilwill of Tyndall
was here Tuesday on legal bust
ness. {.
Mrs. Dryer left for Avon Tues
day for a short visit with her pa
rents.
A baby girl arrived at the home
.LTE
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Kortan last
week.
Edward and Gust Stava we're at
Lake Andes last Friday to look
over land.
For a square deal good lumber
and low prices come to j. H.
Queal Co.
w. w. Bouska of Yankton and
wife visited his parents at this
place Tuesday.
Joseph Rezac bought a young
team OF horses of Joseph Hladky
ST.. last week.
Mrs. AL. Jezewski spent last
Friday at the home of her parents
at Yaukton visiting.
Jos. Vy'oorny, his daughter and
boy visit ed friends in Chas Mix
county early in the week.
DIR. Matthews, the veterinary
surgeon of Yankton was here on
buy ness matters Monday. "
Frank Dvoracek and wife left
for Murdo last Friday for a visit
with relatives at that place.
James Petrik of near Lake An
des visited with his parents at
this place this week.
Cottonwood cordwood for sale.
Also fine black grapes for sale.
apply to c. F. Blachnik.
Will Pisek was in Chas Mix
county this week to look up a
suitable piece of land for rent.
j. E. Matuska has bought the
tinsmlthing outfit of Frank Petrik
and is ready to fix you leaking I n
cans.
The Milwaukee depot at this
place is receiving a coat of dark
olive paint trimmed with lemon
yellow.
Father Bouska was among the
many who attended the Old Set
tiers Reunion in Tyndall last
Thursday. :
lob UNDERHlLL", the finest
whiskey on earth. Nothing like
it or just so good. For sale by
M. b. Welt, f7 /
Mrs. Thos. Carney of sYankttn
spent a few days here this week
visiting with her brother Frank
and mother.
Frank Carda and his crew of
carpenters have commenced OH
the erection of Robert Vauk's
new residence this week.
The residents on the east side
of Jackson street have eecided to
construct cement walks from
Main street to Jos. Horacek's cor
ner; work to commence at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-13

tions had brought out the fact of the
Taft taste for this Adamic fruit, and
the matter occurred to that enthusiast
tic Beaumonter, John D. Reavis, to
show the president that Southern Cali
fornia was not given over wholly 10
orange and lemon growing. The
thought took concrete form in the pre-
paration and presentation of box OF
as fine apples as are produced any
where.
These apples to the president were
put up in an attractive box, each one
wrapped under the label of the Beau
mont growers and all appropriately in
scribed.
Following is the text Of letter which
accompanied the fruit:
Associated Press dispatches recount
that you like apples and that the taste
is hereditary.
therefore, on behalf of the fruit
growers of the Beaumont valley, River
side county, [ take pleasure in present.
ing you with a box of this Adamic
fruit on this the eve of your departure
from Riverside county.
"These apples were grown in valley
that is as sunny as your disposition
and as replete with natural resources
as your own admirable self.
I'm connection with this presentation
it is but Just that the comments on
you and your apple-loving ancestors,
who never puckered his lips for less
than peck should be made in rhyme
by Beaumont poet, the organizer OF
the first Taft club in the United States,
Arthur J. Burdick, in whose name
present the verses attached
The letter was signed by John d.
Reavis. The poem referred to pays a
dainty tribute to the apple as queen OF
the mountain fruit.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-13
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO. oct. l2-The U. S. S. tor
nedo boat destroyers Lawrence, Goldsbor-
ough. Preble and Davis, having completed
tornedo practice, cleared today for san
Francisco. They will return next month,
The steamer George w. Fenwick, capt
Miller. arrived today from Astoria, bringing
500, 900 feet of lumber for the National
Lumber company. -,
The steamer Temple e. Dorr, Capt Pau
zer. has arrived from Eureka, bringing 700,-
900 feet of lumber for various consignees.
The North Pacific companys steamship
Roanoke Capt. Durham, cleared tonight for
Portland via San Francisco and Eureka
with large passenger and freight list.
The steamer Helen p. Drew, Capt. Gun
derson, has arrived two and half days
from Greenwood with 100000 feet of lumber
CONSIGNED to the Southern California Lum-
her company and 100. 900 feet for the Blinn
Lumber company.
The freight and passenger steamer Hama
lei Capt. McFarlane, arrived today with
cargo consigned to the Crescent Wharf and
warehouse company. She will clear on re-
turn trip tomorrow
The steamship st. Croix, Capt. Warner,
arrived tonight from San Francisco and
way ports with passengers and freight. she
will clear no return trip tomorrow.
The steamer Centrhlia, Capt. Erickson,
cleared yesterday from Grays Harbor via
san Francisco for San Pedro, carrying b75,-
600 feet of lumber.
The steamer Governor Capt. Japson, ar
rived tonight from Seattle via Eureka and
freight. She will clear tomorrow Tor san
The steamer Norwood. Capt. Martin, is
due Wednesday from Grays Harbor via San
Francisco with passengers and $4,000 feet
of lumber for various wholesalers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-13
SAYS He MURDERED
WOMAN IN CANADA
E. w. BEDF0RT ARRAIGNED ON
HIS OWN CONFESSION
Says He Killed Ethel KInraid in Ham,
Ilton, Ontario, in 1908, for
$50o-Date Does Not
Tally

LONDON, Oct. 12-Edward William
Bedfort, Canadian, was charged to-
day in the Bow street court, on his
own confession, of the murder of Ethel
Kinraid at Hamilton, Ont, and re-
manded for a week to allow inquiries
ito be made into several peculiar
features of the case.
Bedfort gave himself up yesterday
His signed confession, which was read
in court, states that he murdered
Ethel Kinraid in 1908, whereas the
murder occurred in 1909.
The confession alleges that Bedfort
met a man in Toronto, whose name he
did not know, and they went to Ham
ilton, where his companion helped him
to find the house and gave him $500 for
shooting the woman. Another vol
luminous confession in the hands Of
the police is understood to coincide
with the circumstances of the murder
with the exception of the date.
A description of the murderer pos
sessed by the Scotland Yard officers
does not tally with that of Bedfort.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-13
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Cattle-Receipts esti-
mated at 11.OOo market steady, 10 lower;
beeyes 42O1s. .75; Texas steers, S4.00Q5.2O;
western steers S4259725; stockers and feed
ers, Ss1OQ5.25; COWS and heifers, SS,2oq5'90;
calves. $799.50.
Hogs-Recepts estimated at 11,oOo; market
weak; light, S72OQ7s5; mixed $7s59S.O5;
heavy, ST. s59S 10; rough, S.35Q755; good to
choice heavy, s75598.1O; pigs, $b.7597; bulk
Of sales, $76OqI95.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at $4,000 Market
weak and 1Oc lower; native, S2.5og475i west
ern Sc 7594s0; yearlings. 81. 40; lambs,
native, 81 2OQD7; western, s4.4097So.