The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-30
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VAsS Va 4NSW AVN . oAioC udllh
ng firms and rivals of J.. Pierpont
Morgan & Co., has purchased the hold
tngs Of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt in
the Union Trust company in this city,
according to an apparently authentic
report in financial circles. II is said
that h Speyers have taken v er 1872
shares Of the company's stock, in
volving approximately 100000 {.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-william J.
Bryan, h has been i'll for several
days at the home Of his cousin, ex-Gov-
ernor William 8. Jennings, here, left
yesterday for Mama, Fla, from which
point he will board q steamer for Cuba,
later going to South America. Mr..
Bryan was feeling much better when he
left the city, but was still suffering
from a severe cold.
TOLEDO, O.-Official announcement
was made here last night of the pur-
chase by ]. p. Morgan & Co., OF con-
trolling interests I'm the five additional
Independent telephone companies of
Ohio n Indiana. 1t IL announced also
that the companies will be operated ex-
clusively by Morgan & Co, and that
the Bell company had nothing TO do
| with the deal.
| CINCINNATI, ~OHIO-Former Senator
Joseph p. Foraker vehemently denounced
the corporation tax before several hun
i uTcO DuSllSSS Hlsll Oh SlnCll-tdll last UlRnC.
Mr.. Foraker declared the tax was abso-
lutely unjust. and advised his hearers to
refuse to file reports or to pay the as
sessment, because the law was unconsti-
Itutional and would be found so by the
courts.
NEW YORK--George S.. Hart & Co,
one of the largest dealers in butter and
cheese in the city, made an assign
ment for the benefit Of creditors yes
terday, with liabilities of approximate
ly $204, 900 and assets of about $4,000.
Just after h assignment an involun-
tary petition Of bankruptcy was filed
against the firm and a receiver was
appointed.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-A second
will of George Rhodius, which, instead
Of giving $4,000 to the city OF Indian
apolis for parks, as did his first will,
leaves the greater part Of his 81. 900, 900
estate to a woman known as Elma
Dare, or Dodsworth, will be filed for
probate within a few days, according
to her attorneys here.
NEW YORK-Sun Cham, a SAT-
from hued cashier in a Chinese curio
shop. broke up the family Of a white
a Frank B. Paulsen, cashier in the
auditors office OF the Mutual Life In
surance company. obtained a divorce
yesterday from his wife, Sarah. Sun
Cham was named as correspondent.
BOSTON, MASS.--Dispatches re-
ceived here from Flagstaff say that Pro-
fessor Percival Lowell has successfully
Photographed Hal!ey's comet The pic
lures show an irregular formation, but
with a distinct nucleus, which is out Of
h center.
SYDNEY, N. 8. w.-The governments
statistician estimates a wheat yield Of g.
E0n OAA ht,ghA1C fAr fha xrnae xr,htAk 100000
last years production by 10000, 900. This
leaves between 1s.00O.0 900 and 1900. 900 BUSH
els available for export.
NEW YORK-The merger OF the Utah
Copper company nj the Boston Consoli-
dated Copper company has been finally
effected. according to a statement Issued
yesterday by Samuel Untermeyer, repre-
senting the two companies.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. one-half Of the
fire department made a run to the White
House yesterday, where 1t was opposed
there was a fire. 1t developed that one OF
the automatic alarms had gone off by &C.
cident.
ST. LOUIS, MON. Dwight Fortner
was found guilty Of uttering a check
for $4,000 bearing the forged indorse-
ment Of Henry C. Tulley by a jury last
night. He was sentenced to two years
In the ~penitentiary.
CHICAGO-Frank Fl. Woods, of Lincoln,
Neb., was elected president Of the Inter.
national Independent Telephone associa.
ton at a meeting of the executive com.
mittee. ]. B. Ware. Of Chicago. was elect.
ed secretary.
PIERRE, S. D.-The Methodists un-
der the ~pastorate Of A. d. Thibodeau
have found their church too small and
have leased the opera house for Sun
day services until such time as they
can build.
CHICAGO-Former United States Sena.
tor William A. Harris, Of Kansas, died
suddenly here yesterday at the home Of q
relative. Heart disease was given as the
cause of death.
LONDON-A disastrous fire involving SC
far as has been asceFtained the loss OF
three lives and the destruction Of the big
drapery story OF Arding & Hobbs. al
Chaplain, a southwestern quarter Of Lon.
don, occurred yesterday.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-Chairman Norman
L. Mack, of the democratic national com.
mittee, In a signed statement, comes out
in favor Of direct primaries In the Janu.
airy number Of the National Monthly.
KIEL-Chief Naval Engineer Roggen.
sack, of the cruiser Dantzig, who had been
convicted of financial Irregularities. com.
mitted suicide by shooting In his nome
yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Born in the
eighteenth century in the province of
| Kiev, Russia, Mrs. Brayne Makoden-
ski died at the Jewish sheltering home
Saturday night at the age of 115 years.
GARNER. IA.-Gus Grimes, Of Britt
was sentenced last week to 20 years In
the penitentiary for the crime Of lar
ceny, to which he pleaded guilty.
PIERRE, S. D.-Governor Vessey has
pardoned Mrs. Earl Saddler sent ur
from Yankton county on a charge OF
maintaining a disorderly house.
CHARLES CITY, IA.-word has
been received from Washington that q
bill has been introduced for a new pub
lie building at this place.
PIERRE, s. D.-Governor Vessey has
granted a parole to Josiah Chamber
lain, who is serving sentence from Clay
| county on q statutory charge.
NEW yORK-Mrs. e. l.. Fernandez, tn,
| first woman theatrical agent In America
and mother OF Bijou F~ernandez, the
actress, died here yesterday.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D.-Bertha A
Koon, of Aberdeen, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy with $937.4O liabilities
Inc no ~esource
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.-Rufus Shat.