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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
RENOUMCES BIRTHRIGHT
FOR AMERICAN GIRL

Lisbon, July 28.-Prince Miguel, of
Braganza. eldest son Of Duke Michael,
the ~pretender to the Portuguese throne,
today renowned forever his rights to
the throne of Portugal in order to mar
ny Miss Anita Stewart. daughter Of
Mrs. James Henry Smith, of New York.
The princes engagement to Miss Stew
art was announced on July 9.
A large sum of money will be settled
upon the prospective bridegroom. 1t
Is understood that the sum was joint
ly provided by mother and daughter,
both Of whom are wealthy.
The prince attended the conference
in person, and when he emerged he
looked intensely pleased. either Mrs.
Smith nor Miss Stewart were present,
but when the latter was seen later she
was all smiles. Immediately after the
ceremony, probably in October, the
prince will come into possession of a
lump sum considerably in excess of
81, 000, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
INDIcT 15o SPORTS
IN CHICAGO CRUSADE

Chicago, July 26.-Attorney Wayman's
spectacular crusade against protected
vice. in this city resulted In 100 indict-
ments against resort keepers n gam
blers being returned by the grand jury.
The men were resort keepers in the west
side levee district and blind pig" men
in the suburbs.
According to Mr.. Wayman, the crusade
has only begun. A determined effort Ii
being made to get at the bottom OF the
protection system that Is said to exist.
Several policemen ave been summoned
to appear before the grand jury and ex-
plain the conditions that were found to
exist.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
DAUGHTER DENIES IT.

Chicago, July 26.-Mrs. Agnes c.
Mayfleld, wife of q mining promoter of
Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, who is I'M
der arrest In connection with the mys-
FERROUS shooting OF her mother. Mrs.
Gertrude A. Hinkley, here on Wednes-
day spent the night in the police sta
ton.
Mrs. Hinkley's statement hat the
bullet which entered her neck and
came out through her mouth was fred
by her daughter is vigorously denied
by Mrs. Mayfield.
My mothers whole story is ridicu-
lous." said the prisoner today. II came
to Chicago from Mexico to give her
stock in the mining company, not to
sell 1t to her. My mother either acoi-
dentally shot herself while planning
to shoot me, or tried to commit sui
eide.
q. Mother crazy7
Mrs. Mayfield intimated that II might
be we'll to inquire into her mothers
mental condition and continued:
Il have six letters from my aunt
(my mothers sister,, Mrs. ]. L. Hutch
inson, of Streator. Ills, which will help
me. In each of these letters my aunt
warned me to keep away from my
mother"
Mrs. Mayfield quoted from one Of the
letters as follows:
Dear Agnes, If I were in your place
/ would avoid your mother because I
feel that she will do you mischief If
your husband does not come to her
terms"
In a second letter Mrs. Hutchinson is
quoted rs saying:
You know how your mother is-she
Will either rule or ruin. I fear for you
If you refuse to turn over the 29O acres
of mining land in Mexico"
Mrs, MaYfeId stated that har motb-
er's hatred Of her began q year ago
when h married DR.. Mayfield.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

New York, July GA plea for the
stoppage of the white slave traffic
between the United States and the ca
nal zone Is contained in a letter from
Second Lieutenant G. w. Barber, Sec
ond assistant Of police In the canal
zone.
Writing to former Commissioner of
Police Bingham. Lieutenant Barber de-
clared that many American girls, es-
pecially actresses, had been lured to
Panama. He said the life they led
there would make ones heart bleed.
The letter tells OF three chorus girls
iured to Panama on the promise Of an
engagement in a local playhouse and
who were saved by the captain Of the
steamer Tagus, which took them down.
The woman who Is alleged to have
engaged them to come to Panama, was
arrested. Later she escaped.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
UNCLE SAM SKEPTICAL
BOUT THIS HERE FLYNN
BUSINESS, BY GosHl

washington, July 27.-There is de-
veloping sharp difference OF opinion, in
and out of the army, a to the practic-
ability of the Wright or any other type
OF Observation-Disclosures machine for mill
tary uses. The laymen unquestionably
lost a good deal of their enthusiasm as
a result of the long delays about start
ing the present series Of flights. Con-
'gress went out and perspired and sun
burned Its neck and got Disguised, and
the effect has been unfortunate. The
splendid later performances have not
entirely counteracted this feeling.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR HAMMOND, IND.

Chicago, July 27.-one person wa
killed, another probably fatally injured
and two others seriously hurt in a col
lision between an automobile and a
passenger train on the Chicago, Indian
apolis & Louisville railroad near Nun
ster, Ind. Ave miles south OF Ham
mond today.
Richard Flagg, IS years old, Hills
dale, Mich, was killed; Harris Eber-
hardt, 16 years old, a son OF E. G. Eber-
hardt, vice president and general man
ager of a wooden manufacturing com
pany In Mfshawhaka, Ind. was the
most seriously hurt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
TRAFFIC IN WHITE
SLAVES IN PANAMA
Government Urged to Stop Ne
farious Business--Actress-
es Lured to Isthmus.
PROSECUTE

New York. July 27.-Helen
Spencer, arrested at Panama q
Gently for enticing young women
from this city to the canal zone
under false representations, ar
rived here In the custody of two
detectives and accompanied by
Judge Thomas f. Browne, Of the
department of civil administra-
ton of the canal zone, and M. G.
Steckle, of the Panama Y. M.
C. A.
Judge Browne and Mr.. Sickle
will assist in the prosecution.
Mrs. Spencer, who Is So years
old, was arraigned in police
court, charged with kidnapping.
She pleaded not guilty and was
committed in defarit Of $1,000
bail.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
SCION OF RICH FAMILY
KILLS SELF IN PRISON

Philadelphia, July 2I.-Alfred Wort
man, who claimed he was a member
of a wealthy family in Portland. Ore,
committed suicide early today I'm the
county prison, where he had been con-
fined charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses. He tore his
clsthing in strips and hanged kim
self to a cell door. Workman, who was
about as years old, Is said to have been
wanted In New York 10 answer to
charges OF obtaining money under
false nretenses
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
HUGE BUS OF J. J. HILL

New York, July IA
bust OF James j. Hill, rail-
road mag nate, cast in bronze
and weighing 100 pounds, has
been shipped from the Roman
Bronze works, 279 Greene ST.,
Williamsburg, to Seattle, Wash,
where 1t will be mounted in
time to be dedicated on Mime
sofa day, August 3.
The sculptor, Finn III. Frolich,
refuses to tell who commission
ed him to mould what is said to
be the biggest statue ever de-
signed in this country. From
the lowermost points OF the coat
lapels to the top of the head is
more than six feet. The cost OF
the bust exceeds $4,000. It will
be mounted on a granite pedes-
tai 16 feet in height.
Governor Johnson and other
notables or Minnesota will Join
in the unwilling OF the bust.
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
sPoKANE,s cuREEW RINGS.

Spokane, Wash, July N.-Children
under 16 years OF age will not be per-
mitted to frequent streets or public
parks after $3.50 o'clock between April
l and October l and 8 o'clock in the
fall and winter months, and boys and
girls between the ages OF 16 and Is
their parents or guardians after $3.50
O'Clock n one hour earlier from Oc-
tober l to April /, according to Spo-
kane's new curfew law, effective yes
,terday. - ------
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
NEPHEW OF SPEAKER
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Danville, ILL.,, July ga motor car,
driven by Richard Cannon, a nephew
of Speaker Cannon, of the House OF
Representatives, dashed over an en-
bankment while running at high speed
near Crawfordsville, Ind, today and
up turned In a ditch. -.
Cannon's companion, John Noone, a
brewer of this city. was caught under
the car and was so seriously injured
that he will probably die.
Cannon was painfully bruised.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
TRAGEDY BEFALLS
A NEW PARLIAMENT

Melbourne, July 26.-An all night sit
ting of the commonwealth parliament
ended tr~agically at s o'clock this morn
ing when Sir Frederick Holder, the
speaker of the house of representatives.
was seized with a fatal illness. The
house Immediately adjourned. =.
Sir Frederick, who was the first
speaker OF the commonwealth parliament.
died soon afterwards.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

LEXINGTON. KY.-Upon the refusal
of the Birley Tobacco society to yield
to the demands OF the American So
ciety of Equity at q conference Of the
officials of the two organizations here,
early today, the followers of President
Cantrill, left the meeting. thereby ter
minating for the present at least, all
efforts toward reconciliation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

LONDON-The Twelfth international
Anti-Alcoholic congress, which has been
in session at the K~ensington town hall,
concluded its labors this afternoon. The
congress has accepted the invitation
of Queen Wilhelmina, OF the Neither
lands, to hold the next congress- at
The Hague, in 1911.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
TAFT SEES MOVING
PICTURES OF HIMSELF

Washington. July 27.-Pres-
dent Taft attended a special
exhibition at one of the NOV
ing picture theaters in this city
to see the pictures made OF him
during his trip to Petersburg,
Va, In May last.
The president was especially
interested in the film taken OF
him while he was delivering an
address, being the first time he
had ever seen himself in action.
He was accompanied to the
theater by Captain Butts, his
military aide.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
SUSPENDERS STRETCHED
AND PREVENTED SUICIDE

Des Nome, Ia, July 26.-James
Smith, sen up for Is days for va
grancy, tried to hang himself In the
county Jail last night with a pair Of
~suspenders. The latter stretched and
Smith got a hard fall on the steel floor,
knocking out two teeth and eliminating
his desire for death. He had served IA
days Of his sentence.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
aUBoNIc PLAGUE INCREASES.

Annoy, China, July 28.-One hundred
and thirdly five bubonic and 35 cholera
deaths were reported to the Annoy ON
cials during the two weeks ending last
Saturday. In the interior districts bu-
bonic plague is decreasing, but In the
south 1t is increasing. Kangbe, a vii
age with a population of 500 persons,
renorts SIS deaths within one month.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
WIFE KILLS c r

Portland. Ore, July 27.-Dr. A. M.
Collins, a prominent physician, was
and killed by his wife today at
the home of Captain J. H. Sladen,
whose house they were to occupy for
the summer. Jealousy was the cause,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
WE HAVE SOME.

Ferrol. Spain, July 2S.-King Alfonso
arrived here today, and oficiated az
the laying OF the keel OF the first q I
tleship OF the new Spanish navy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
LOSES ARM IN
BREAD MIXER

Des Moines, Ia, July 2S-Henry Brier,
a baker, while mixing bread this morn
ing got his arm caught in the mixer,
90 badly mutilating 1t that amputation
necessary.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

The way to praise a woman's figure In
10 sheer TO her about somebody else's.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
HoIbrook Victorious

Although we may be classed as one of the diciples of the late lamented animals, nevertheless we are going to chronicle the fact that the HOlbrOOk base ball team won a game. Oh, you HOl- brook. It happeued something like this: An aggregation of al legged ball players claiming them selves as residents of Chambers, Arizona, bravely issued chall, enge to our much defeat ted nine and thought they would have an easy time, but such was not the case, as our boys have been faith fully practicing for the past few months, and walloped the visit ors to the tune of II to 6. The game was one of the best that has ever been played on the local diamond. The local lads are much elated over the result and the manager is now busy issuing challenges to all corners, so be ware.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
CURRENT VERSE.
A Song of the Sea.

' sing you q song bt lhe sea, fi, -m ling. ripping s=a. That spJrNles bright in the morning
 light When tl.c wind is from :he lee. rh' ,ncrLld. sapphire se1, Bediamonded for me: In the morning light. when the sun is
 bright, l siG!s of the laughing sea I'll sing you d song of the sea- The tealIlg. roaring sea. THHt leaps on high meath lowering sky W hen the rocks are on the lee. The boiling, seething sea That YaWns and graspS for me h. the glenn of night with no light in
 sight. l sing of the cruel sea. TIE sing you song of the sea, The sobb'ng. throbbing sea That glittrrs white in the dawn's gray
 Eight As the dead men float by me As they drift OCT the dcsulaie sea. As they sink in the sib,lant sea Midst Splme and spcw of the wild
 ind's rev. ! sing of the wand. ring sea.
 -Wal:rr Beverly Crane.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
Certificates of Deposit

It's a handy way to put away q lit tie money when you do not care to have a regular checking account.
 You may have special funds for de- pOsit or you may want to put some away for a special purpose, either soon or remote.
 We issue them payable in six months or more with interest at per cent These certificates require very little book keeping for us and we are glad to issue them in any amount.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
If He Should Come.

If He should come in such q ni'ise ts .~-c tTc wore 'neHth JU.'nh' skies, '~' wall about as He d'd then 'r'-' tie busy thrOngs of men, N0' 'rll them to the Last Assize- w - not He meet inrredulous eyes A"' "''V. or amused surprise F'r IF every Christian citizen.
 r. He should come? The Srr-hes and Pharisees would not Str~~ hv lis lashin@s of the'r lies. TT" "'i' ~m to the "r"ss a%a'0. B r'v tap thr'r frrchca1s. when He SD, --'th sympathetic sighs.
 Ir ''c ShoUll ccmc. -Will'rm Herbert Carruth. in Open
 Court"
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13

Will Wooster, formerly a resi- dent of HOlbrook, and who has been awarded the freight con- tract on supplies for Ft. Apache, arrived from the southern part of the Territory Sunday and will devote his time to looking after the business.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
Less Alcohol in Hospitals.

The drink bill at most London hos pitals is much less than it used to be. At Guys for instance. the sum year ly expended on alcoholic liquors for the patients is at the rate of 9s. bed. In 1862 it was no less than 93 ys--LondOn Mail.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13

The pay escort for Ft. Apache Is on the road down here Yester- day they played the Snowflake ball team and this afternoon will cross bats with our own team.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
Make the Most of Everything.

man who knows the world will not only make the most of everything he does know, but of many things he does not know; and will gain more credit by his adroit mode of hiding ignorance than the pedant by his awkward attempt to exhibit his cru ditiOn.-COltOn.
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF

t1ce IS hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 157,- 27 acres, within the Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz ona, will be | subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the home stead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906 (34 Stat, 233), at the Uuited | States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on August 10, 1909. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January 1, 1906. and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make q homestead entry pr the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the appli- cations of the persons mentioned below who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to August 10. 1909, on which date the lands will be sub- ject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows: The E12 of SEA- of Lot + Cor the E12 of SEA- of SWH of SW14. Sec. IS, T. 10 N., K. 21 E., 6 and $. K. M., listed upon the application of Joseph E. Stocks ofShow Low, Arizona. Also tract winch, when sur
 veyed, will probably be within Sec. 12, T. 12 N, R. 16 E. bound ed and described as follows: Be ginning at the F. $ M. located 4.5O chains on the east side off BuckskIn Canyon, from which a pine tree 80 inches in diameter bears N 470 E 72 links; therce N. 640 E. 46 chains; thence N. 420 w. 10 chains; thence $. 37o w. 29 chains; thence $ 6o E 27 chains to the place of beginning, containing 11l.54 acres, appli- cation of C. Hess, IT,, Holbrook, Arizona. Also d tract which,
 when surveyed. will probably be within Sec 12, T. 12 N, K 16 E bounded and described as follows Beginning at the F. $. M. loca- ted near the center of the old town of Heber and at corner No. ? of John Hovle's homestead en- try No OlO4; thence N. 630 E. 73 chains to corner No. 1; thence N 30 w. II chains; thence N 320 80, E. 2975 chains; thence N. 37o E. 29 chains; thence S. 420 E 40I chains; thence $. 640 w. 66 chains tor corner No. 1. contain ing 152 5 acres. application of Ava Porter of Heber, Arizona. who alleges settlement in 1887. The two last tracts are in con- f1ict and the rights of the parties will be determined upon receipt of Applications to make entry Fred Dennett, Commissioner of the General Land office Ap- proved May 21, 1909. Frank Pierce First Assistant Secretary Df 4l,a I,,+a,,D,-
Holbrook argus., 1909-07-13

Chas. Moss, one of the old tim CTS, came in from Winslow Sun day.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-13
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Info ationa and Picked Up Here
md There in Washington.
Military Pomp to Attend Inauguration

Sheridan's marching hosts in the
spring of 1865.
The United States troops are to be
gin the homeward sailing from Cuba
soon. The soldiers will return reg
iment by regiment, and it is be
lieved that several of the organiza-
lions will reach this country so close
to the time of the inaugural cercmon-
les that they probably may be ordered
to the capital.
Some of the picturesqueness Of the
Roosevelt inaugural will be missing.
1t is understood that there will be no
rough riders present. -Four Years ago
they not only added much 10 the
parade as a parade, but they added a
great deal of joy to the inhabitants.
Some of them were new to the ways
of the capital city civilization and
broke the conventionalities in whole
hearted and perfectly inoffensiyc way
The Flying Ninth" the black troop
ers of Col. Guy Henrys old command
the men who followed him on
the trail of the Sioux and rocked
nothing of hard riding, semi.starva
ton and wounds and death, are not
to lend color and their personally
proper pride to the pageant. There
will be gallant cavalry regiments
present, however, regiments that have
fought in Cuba, in the Philippines and
on the western plains.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-13
Who Is Father of the American Navy?

to their respective merits in the com.
petition for the honor of being the
father of the navy"
Some time ago 1t was proposed to
place these statues face to face on a
single site, but that was opposed by
the adherents of the heroes Many
sites have been suggested, but up to
the present time there has been no
action looking to settlement of the
question. The statue of John Paul
Jones is now under way and a compe
tition will soon be entered upon to de.
eide who will be the favored sculptor
for the making of the statue of Barry
Work is now in progress for stat.
ue of Gen. Grant to be erected west
OF the capitol grounds. but this will
not be completed before two years.
Next spring statues of John With
erspoon, a signer Of the declaration of
independence, and Of Longfellow, the
poet. viii be presented to the govern.
ment by memorial associations. and
they will be erected in this city.
Other statues which have been pro-
vided for by congress and will be
erected here in the near future arc
those of Won Steuben, Pulaski and
KOsciuskO
The Lamar register., 1909-01-13

G ENATOR PHILANDER CHASE
y KNOX, slated for secretary of
state. is one of the most delightful
men socially to be found anywhere.
Golf, automobiling and driving are his
outdoor recreations. Billiards and
reading furnish indoor amusement.
When Mr. Knox came to Washing
ton as attorney general his reputation
as corporation lawyer caused it to
be assumed that he was one of the
gruff, brusque kind. Instead of
grumpy curmudgeon. he was revealed
as a polite, dapper little man who Of
fered his callers fine cigars and start
ed conversation as If he intended tell
ing his Utmost thoughts and furnish
ing diagrams of all he contemplated
doing and how he would do each
thing.
"Of course" he said, when the CON
veisation got around to the point
where real interesting things were
coming out, 81 am talking to you gem
tlemen personally, not in your jour
nalistic capacity"
The standard Washington story
about Knox concerns the pair of road
sters he brought here after he be-
The Lamar register., 1909-01-13
Stories of Tafts Secretary of State

came attorney general. Mrs. Roose-
welt was invited to ride behind them
and as Mr.. Knox was driving away
from the White House the group of
newspaper men fell to specializing as
to why one of them had not had his
wits about him enough TO ask the
names of the horses. One of the party
said their names were Highball and
Siphon. A serious minded chap there.
upon wrote story about it and sent
1t to his paper. When it appeared
Knox was very angry and the upshot
of it was retraction by the news.
paper.
Another story that angered Knox
was TO the effect that he had told the
late Senator Hoar that of course he
had quit the employ of the Carnegie
Steel Company before accepting Presi
dent McKinley's offer of the attorney
generalship. He regarded it as an insult
to Mckinley to imply that he would
appoint man who would consider 1t
necessary to give assurance that he
had observed the ethics of the profess
sion.
Senator Knox bought his magnifi-
cent home in Washington from Mrs.
G.. w. Childs. 1t is one of the finest
houses in Washington and is well
adapted for receiving the diplomatic
corps on New Years day, according
TO custom.
Mrs. Knox is considered one of the
most charming women in official life.
Her entertainments are among the
most elaborate in Washington.
The Lamar register., 1909-01-13

THE location in this city of statues
l Of John Paul Jones and Commo-
dore John Barry, both heralded as the
father of the American navy" by their
respective admirers. will prove a diff
ficult task for the special commission
charged with that duty. This commits
sion consists of the secretary of war,
the secretary of the navy and the
chairmen OF the senate and house COM
mittees on the library.
For each statue congress appropri-
ated $50, 1000, but no action has been
taken to decide the controverted ques-
ton relating to the navy's pedigree.
1t is for this reason that the location
,f the efiigies is regarded as impor-
liant, as the prominence given each OF
the heroes in the question of location
is expected to give some indication as