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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
TOBACCO MEN IN
IRON CLAD DEAL

Bowling Green. KY, Aug. 23.-The
pooling pledge adopted here at the first
sessions OF the tobacco department Of
the American Society of Equity, Is, as
previously reported, designed to suit
the wishes of the powerful Burley So
ciety, a Kentucky organization that
controls the output of much of the
White Burley counties.
The specifications Of this pledge Ak
the price of tobacco OF average quality
at is cents a pound, unless two-thirds
OF the owners Of the tobacco in the pool
vote to make it otherwise. Provision
Is made that the pledge shall not be
binding unless 20 per cent OF the crop
is pledged on or before November l, in
each tobacco ear. This pledge is to
be for Kentucky only, II being provided
that In other tobacco districts the re-
spective unions form their own con-
tracts.
Today the delegates discussed the
proposition adopted by the Kentucky
branch of the Equity society in order
TO avert the second pool of Kentucky
tobacco which the Equity society had
threatened.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
EIGHT MILES OF
NEW SIDE TRACK

Aberdeen, 8. D., Aug. A.-Beginning
next Monday the Milwaukee road win
use eight new side tracks. just west
OF the city. The eight tracks comprise
a mile long, and when completed will
prevent the congestion OF freight
which has occurred here at times 1 n
the past.
A large feeding yard, calculated to
hold 35 carloads of cattle, is being
built. Over 1000 men are working on
the James river division of the road,
ballasting the track and getting II in
shape for transcontinental traffic, and
Superintendent Gillick is anxious to Sc
cure additional men.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
POLITICAL UNREST
Is RIFE IN MEXICO

Mexico City, Aug. 23.--Much unrest
ts reported In the state Of Coahuila
and Neuyo Leon in northern Mexico.
General Bernardo, Reyes, governor of
Neuvo Leon. who has been prominent
ly mentioned as the successor OF Presi-
dent Diaz, has retired to a mountain
retreat.
Ell Impartial, the government organ,
says that SIS, 900 was sen to him yes
terday secretly. A special train carry
ing 400 cavalrymen Will leave here this
afternoon under sealed orders. It's sup
posed destination is Sabinas, in the
state of Coahuila, where antiadminis-
tration riots are reported to have oc-
CURED.
The afternoon papers here declare
that General Reyes has been forced
to resign the go~vernorship Of Neuvo
Leon, but this report cannot be con-
frmed. The friends of Reyes are pre-
pairing a demonstration In his honor
today, his birthday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
WOES BEFALL
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN

Chicago. Aug. A.-Frank J.. Powers,
of Lead, s. D., told Police Lieutenant
Mccarthy this morning that he con-
siders himself the most unlucky man
in the city. He was arrested upon sus-
picion and discharged,
II was born on Friday the 18TH"
said Powers. IT wv my arrest to the
fact that j have on a shabby suit that
cost $13. My good clothes were stolen
the day i arrived In Chicago.
II am on my way to Chillicothe, Ohio,
The day / started from home / sprained
my ankle. After getting a new start
L was held up in Omaha and my nose
broken. Besides having my grip stolen
here, I was knocked down by IN auto
and bruised"
Powers says he Is the 18th child of a
family OF IA. He remained owe night
at the station house to avoid further
mishaps.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

This is a story told by a commercial
traveller after a trip through southern
Canada: Being impatient to get out
Of a sleepy little town 1 hurried to
the station. After a while an object
slowly emerged from the distance and
skunk UP alongside. / boarded the soli-
tary coach, and, after a tedious wait,
the engine began to gasp feebly, the old
coach creaked a little, but the train did
not move. / was about to get u to
see what was the matter when the
forward door Of the coach was sud-
denly flung open and a head popped
In. Hey, YOU said the engineer, leer-
Ing at me. climb off till / get a start,
will yer"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
THIEVES GET PLUMBER
IN ABERDEEN HOMES

I Aberdeen, S. d., Aug. 25.-A number
lof houses In Aberdeen have been en-
tered by burglars during the past two
weeks, but in each instance only small
amounts were secured. The house Of
w. G. Ritcher was entered and thor
'oughly overhauled, the contents of
nearly every receptacle of clothing or
other articles in the house having been
dumped in a heap on the floor. The
discovery was made when a 13-year-old
boy, a member Of the family, returned
to the house In the morning after
spending the night at a neighbours. The
other members Of the family were at
Minneapolis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
DIAZ SUSPICIOUS
OF GENERAL REYES

Mexico City, Mex, Aug. 24-General
Bernado Reyes, governor of the state
Neuvo Leon and opposition candidate
for the vice presidency OF the republic,
is surrounded by a detachment OF gov
eminent troops in the mountains near
Galena, Neuvo Leon. No yer act
has yet been committed and 1T is re-
ported thar Senior Reyes Is merely be-
Ing held under surveillance by the
federal authorities.
A number of members Of the Reyist
party have been arrested at Torrento,
state OF Coahuila, 10 miles southeast
of Mexico City, for holding meetings.
The charges against them are disor-
derby conduct.
Today was General Reyes birthday.
and a celebration in honor OF the event
was planned for Monterey.
Beaumont, Tex, Aug. 21.-It was
a~scertained today from Charles Valen-
zuela, a well to do Mexican of this city,
that two agents of General Bernado
Reyes have been in this city seeking
recruits for the overthrow of President
Diaz In Mexico.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

An idea of what the Panama canal
construction means to n industry In
this country may be CLEANED from the
fact that almost a million tons Of ce-
ment will be used In the gigantic work.
Shipments hssve already begun In
steamers owned by the government
which will carry about 5000 tons at q
trip. 1t Is estimated that 1t will take
about four years to deliver the $500
900 barrels Of cement contracted for at
the present rate Of shipment. The gov
eminent will profit by using its own
vessels instead of chartered ships, as
there will be no charges for demur-
rage In case loading or unloading is
delayed by storms.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
OFFICERS CLUB HOUSE
WRECKED Rv sTORM

WATERFOWL, s. D., Aug. M.-The new
$4,000 club house Of the officers of the
South Dakota National guard at Lake
Ksmpeska was partly wrecked last
evening. The two large porches on
the north and west sides Of the build
ing were torn off and hurled a hundred
yards through the air. The pavilion
wtthstood the shock Of the wind. On
the farm of al. Lapler, two miles north
OF Henry, in h west end Of the county,
n large barn was twisted from its
foundation, the granary moved and the
windmill blown down. The storm at
this place seemed to develop cyclonic
tendencies, but the cloud lifted a short
distance beyond this farm, and over
the rest OF n county all reports indi-
cate q straight wind.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
DEAD BODY Is
FOUND AT DEPOT

Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug. 24.-When the
agent OF the Rock Islano road at Larch-
wood, Ia, went to the depot this morn
ing he was startled by finding the body
Of a dead man along side of the depot.
The dead man had a wound on HIS head
n was surrounded by a number OF
empty beer bottles.
About 8 o'clock last night residents
in the vicinity of the depot heard cries
for help. A stranger who could give
no account of himself was placed UNI
der arrest. The coroner and sheriff are
making an investigation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
RUN STEAMBOATS,
OVER TOPS or FENCES

Arlington, 8. D., Aug. 25.-For
the first time since the settle
ment OF this state every lake
along the highlands between
WATERFOWL and Arlington Is
overlooking. The string of seven
lakes, commencing with Lake
Marsh and ending with Lake
Poinsett, is discharging a heavy
stream Of water in the Sioux
river, and thousands of acres of
meandered lands that hitherto
have raised crops r now under
water. Steamboats, are now being
run over the tops Of fences that
mark the pasture lands OF
earlier years, while trees OF large
growth r standing in places a
number of roads from the shore
line in deep water.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

1t will be a great satisfaction to
those who are fighting for the preserv-
alton of the Adirondack forests to learn
that the first two of the oil-burning
locomotives to be used have proved
signal successes. The only complaint
against them is based upon the rapid
ity with which oil makes steam, but
this is hardly a serious difficulty. If
this reform can reduce the number OF
fires by 30 per cent. as is expected, 1t
will prove the most effective les yet
devised to prevent the devastation of
the north woods by flames.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

The first successful towing Of canal
boats by automobiles was accomplished
on Sunday on the Lehigh canal. Owing
to the liability OF the towline to snap
In the effort to start, George b. Plum
mer, a Camden automobile expert,
equipped a seven-ton motor truck Of
IS horsepower with spiral springs. Six
barges with 800 tons of cargo were
taken from Allentown to Bethlehem
IN an hour. Present lock capacity and
speed limitations considered, 1t Is es-
timated that automobiles compared
with mules will handle double the mum
Der of boats In half the time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
STEALS WHISKY BUT
GETS POISON DOSE

Nahant, s. D., Aug. M-Coniscating
in the dark what he thought was a
bottle OF liquor, proved a disastrous
joke for L. Kennedy. The young man
did not notice a poison label and swal-
lowed some Of the contents imme-
diately. The bottle contained a mix
ture Of corrosive sublimate and wood
alcohol, and Kennedy was soon in a
critical condition. Al physician was
summoned and he was removed to the
hospital in Deadwood, where 1t Ii
hoped that his life may be saved.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

There is a wave of fear in some
parts OF Scotland hat the spread Of
the temperance movement will aus
q marked decrease in the consump-
ton of Scotch whisky, with corre-
spending loss to all who are interested
in its production. 'Dynamitards," as
naphtha drinkers are called, have reap
peared in Edinburg. This ~'naphtha"
staying power" and Is composed Of
alcohol mixed with .1-10 OF its bulk OF
methyl alcohol and 3-8 of i per cent
OF petroleum, with as little water added
as taste calls for. II kills quickly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
COURT STOPS WEST
VIRGINIA RATE LAW

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 25.-Judge
Burdette, in the circuit court today, is
sued an injunction restraining the state
and county officials from enforcing the
2-cent fare law against the Norfolk
81 Western railroad. The III holds
f~iscatory. 'r
+ The courts order requires the road
to issue coupons for the excess of over
u cents a mile collected until a contest
case, pending in the state supreme
court, is decided.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
sANITARIuM GRADUATES
CLASS OF NURSES

Chamberlain, s. D., Aug. 21.-The
graduating exercises of the first class
of nurses Of the sanitarium was held
Tuesday at 3 o'clock. The assembly
room was beautifully decorated in blue
and white, the class colors. Music
was furnished by an orchestra OF To-
cal talent, led by Professor Fullen-
wider, OF Mitchell, and choice selec-
tions were well rendered. A large
crowd was in attendance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
FAIR REPRESENTATIVE

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 24.-Governor r.
s. Wesley, OF South Dakota who is now
in Washington, has chosen John T.
Kean, Of Woonsocket, who also is Wis
iting in the West, to act as represent
alive of South Dakota at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition here on Da-
kota day, August 81. He and other
South Dakotans are now engaged !
arranging the program.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
RULES WHICH WILL
GOVERN DRAWING Of
RESERVATION LANDS
Conditions Similar TO Those at
Rosebud and Trip County
will Prevail.

Aberdeen, s. D., Aug. 2S.-When the
reservations of Cheyenne river ana
Standing Rock are opened to settle
ment, the method resorted to VIII be
similar to that used in the Rosebud
drawing in this state, and In the Occur
d'Alene, Spokane and Flathead draw
ings just completed in the West.
Every man over n years of age who
has not already exhausted his home
stead rights and who does not al
ready own more than $50 acres or
land, is eligible to register for a
chance in the big lottery. 30 are
single women over "a years OF age,
widows Or other women VINO are
heads Of families. With the excep-
ton Of old soldiers, each applicant
must register In person at one or the
half dozen registration points to be
named in the proclamation opening
the reservations. The applicant mus
give his or her name, age, present
residence, recite the fact that ne or
she Is able to All the requirements OF
the law for those securing home
steads. and give a few other little de-
tails. All these must be embodied in
an AFFIDAVIT, sworn to before o notary
public.
The Big Drawing.
All the applications from the various
registration points will be forwarded
to Aberdeen, where the drawing will
take place, beginning within a day or
two after the registration is concluded.
The envelopes containing the names or
all the applicants will be placed In
some huge receptacle and thoroughly
stirred about to avoid any possibility
of any n being able to guess which
bunch of applications are on the sur
face. Then the drawing will begin.
The first name drawn out will have
the first choice for a claim, the second
name will have the second choice, and
so on.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
NAV MINE MAKES Q

, Deadwood, s.. D., Aug. 25.-What
promises to prove one of the most inn
.portant and prolific ore shoots in the
Bald Mountain country is now being
'opend up by the Golden Reward Min
ing company. Since the installation of
the slime plant at the mill in the first
ward, the treatment of the ores by the
company has proved fairly profitable,
the slime process being considered sue
cessful. The mill is now handling about
200 tons of ore daily, the heads show
ing about Sc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

Tn my Bohemian days 1t was my
fortune-or misfortune, as the case
may be-to meet often n to know
well the American bard, Walt Whit
man. writes William Winter. 1T is
scarcely necessary to say that he did
o impress me as anything other than
what he was, a commonplace, uncouth
and sometimes obnoxiously coarse writ
er, trying to be original by using a
formless style, and celebrating the pro-
ietarians who make the world almost
uninhabitable by their vulgarity. With
reference to me, Waits views were ex-
pressed in a sentence that. doubtless,
he intended as the perfection Of con-
temptuous Indifference, 'Willie,' he
said, is a young Longfellow.'" r.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
MAN LOSES LIFE
IN BURNING BARN

Alcester, s.. D., Aug. 21.-The new
barn OF DR.. A. Hyden was totally con-
sumed by fire Monday. Chris Bredall,
the doctors br~otherinlaw, who was the
only person at the barn at the time,
was fatally burned, dying yesterday
morning at 3 o'clock.
The old settlers OF Union county will
hold their Goth annual picnic at Al
cester August 81. Arrangements are
being made to royalty entertain the
crowds, and a good time is antici-
pated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
MOVER IN BLACK HILLS
N SPEAKS TO LABORING MEN

Lead, s. d., Aug. 24.-Charles II.
Meyer, president OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners, Is here on an Of
fetal visit. Meyer smoke to a fair sized
crowd in the Miners Union opera
house on the work and conditions of
the federation and on the eight-hour
day achievement among labor unions.
He will address all the local unions in
the Hills before leaving.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
THIS HORSE HOLDS THE
LONG SERVICE RECORD

C~enterville, s. D., Aug. 21.-
Twenty-Five years ago this sum-
NOR Tom Canada was q dray-
man here. One OF his dray
horses vas a roam, 8 years old,
named Frank. Many draymen
have come and gone during this
long period, but Frank still
holds down his job on the dray
line, where he has been in con-
tinuous service with the excep-
ton of six months, when he
was owneG by a farmer. Frank
didn't like farming, refusing to
eat regularly, was uneasy and
lonesome, and became poor and
sick. He was sold back to the
dray, and was perfectly con-
tented. "Old Frank" bids fair
for another decade of service.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
ILLINOIS PRIMARY
UNDER DISCUSSION

Chicago, Aug. 25.--New York's legis-
Ilative committee. which vas appointed
to investigate the workings OF direct
primary laws in various states began
a two days session here today.
Master in Chancery q. Fred Rush,
outlined the provisions Of the Illinois
law, which failed to survive a test casa
In the supreme court OF the state.
Mr.. Rush declared In favor Of direct
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
CHIEF FORESTER PINcHoT
IN BLACK HILLS RESERVE

sonally investigate the feasibility of
permitting sheep to Craze on the Black
Hills national forest reserve, Chief
Forester Clifford Pinchot is here.
Mr.. Pinchot and Supervisor Kelleter
are holding two big mass meetings on
the reserve today and tomorrow at
which settlers who oppose the plan will
give their reasons.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
Ths BIG Drawing.
sAMMIs TAKES JOY
RIDE ON A CAMEL

Deadwood, s. D., Aug. 23.--
The election of officers and q
grand ball were the features OF
the first day OF the South Da-
kota Elks' associations con-
vention. All the lodges In the
state are well represented.
Grand Exalted Ruler Sammis
was escorted from the station
on a camel. The parade was
one Of the largest w e e
here.
The officers elected were:
President, r. j. Woods, OF Sioux
Falls, reelected; vice president,
H. R. Baskerville, WATERFOWL;
secretary, Chester Snyder,
WATERFOWL; treasurer, Colin
Campbell, Huron, reelected.
Waterfowl gets the next on
yention.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

fected and he had been released on
bonds. This was last ear This SUM
mer the circuit court of appeals af-
firmed the action OF Judge Garland, and
as Knowles refused to pay the fine
he was again lodged in the Penning-
ton county jail, from which he is now
striving to secure his release under the
plan stated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
WIDOW SUES RAILROAD.

Bridgewater, s. d. Aug. 25.-Action
for damages In the sum of ST. 99. 90,
has been Instituted in the circuit court
for this judicial district, by Agnes
Thompson, widow Of Edgar Thompson,
who came to his death accidentally
last June by being III over by a Mil
iwaukee freight train in this city.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
PORTUGUESE JOE"
cASHES IN CHECKS

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. pa
Consumption took another char
acter from this section in the
death Of Joe Silvers, better
known as Portuguese joe" an
old time miner. Joe has spent
about 80 years in the Hills,
working In all the camps, and
contracted miners consump-
ton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
NATURAL GAS BLOWS
UP AND BURNS ONE
VICTIM TO DEATH

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. PA nat
ural gas explosion, resulting
from a disconnected rubber hose,
at the home OF William Cook. at
Manor, Pa, near here early to-
day, fatally burned Cook and
seriously injured his wife, two
children and mother. The house
was demolished
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
WINS A CHANCE IN
THREE LAND LOTTERIES

Sioux Falls, 8. D.. Aug. pa.
Kendall b. Cressey. OF this city,
is the fortunate winner of num-
bers in both the Flathead and
Occur d'Alene reservations. He
was also a winner of a chance
I'm the Trip county drawing,
but has not exercised his rights
in any ase He is one OF the
officers OF a local bank and reg
istered because he happened TO
be in the locality when others
were after a chance at the land.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
FIND STRANGERS BODY
= IN MISSOURI RIVER

Elk Point, S. D., Aug. 25.-The nude
body OF a man was found on the banks
of the Missouri river south of Jeffer-
son, s. D., by William Miner. The body
was badly decomposed and had been in
the river for some time. The body
will be brought to Elk Point for burial.
The identity Of the person is unknown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

That the war on tuberculosis pays
immediate dividends in human life is
proved by q report of DR.. Bosley, health
commissioner Of Baltimore. In the
monthly health bulletin for July 1t is
shown that the number of deaths from
%, as compared with 1923 for the same
month of last wear.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

A big British doctor finds that the
parts of the body in which cancer
starts, such as the lower lip, liver, ETC.,
are highly electric and radioactive. A
piece OF the lower lip. II laid on a photo
film, darkens 1t the same as does ra-
dunn, but IL a piece Of the lung-can-
Ger seldom comes in the lung-is put
the doctor argues that highly electric
flesh Is the main secret Of cancer.
Woman's flesh Is more electric than
mans; cancer Is m in women.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

EAST GRAND FORKS, MIMI
Mrs. Anton Straus, residing at Tabor,
10 miles northeast Of this city, killed
her ~1-year-old daughter and 3~-year-old
son yesterday by chopping OFF their
heads with an ak. She then ran to the
nearest neighbor to borrow a gun to
shoot her other children, but was taken
in charge. She has been out Of the
state insane asylum but three months.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
LOUISIANA SCENE
or SEVERE STORM
WHICH KILLS TWO

Alexandra, La, Aug. 23-The
heat wave, accompanied by tenn
p~eratures ranging from So to lilo
degrees was suddenly broken to-
day by the most severe electri-
cal storm ever experienced In
central Louisiana. Two people
yer killed, one was paralzed
and two were rendered uncon-
scious by lightning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26

A woman who recently applied to the
for the last three months she and her
i've children had lived rent free by
stsouatting" in the rooms of empty
houses. In Lambeth there are many
such houses which have reverted to the
duchy OF Cornwall, and people are per-
mltted to occupy h places until the
premises are demolished.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-26
E Nd WANTED

dence OF reviving business conditions
In the coke region of Pennsylvania,
coke operators have sent broadcast adj
vertisements for &C. miners, coke
drawers and laborers. large posters.
printed in foreign languages, have been
circulated.