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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
SOUTH DAKOTA

An English nrm, whose shipment OF
goods was delayed In reaching japan,
received the following communication
from their newly appointed Japanese
agent: with regard to the matter
Of escaping the penalty Of nondelivery
OF this-there is only one way to creep
round same-hy diplomat We must
make a stir OF strike occurring In ou
factory. or course big untrue. I place
my presence on enclosed form OF let
ter and believe this will avoid the
trouble OF penalty of same. As Mr..
- is most religious and compc-
tent man, also heavily upright and
godiy, II fears me that useless to APP
ply for his signature. Please, there
fore. attach same at Yokohoma ONCE,
making forge. But no cause for fear
tof prison happenings. as this often
happens by merchants OF high integ-
irity. But II this involves that your
honor look mean and excessive awk-
ward for business purpose, l think
more better a little serpent-like wis
dom OF polite manhood and thus
found good business edifice." The hfm
knows as much now about the delay
as II did before.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
DEEP SKY, DAKOTA
INDIAN, TO MARRY
A NEW YORK GIRL

New York, July 27.--Deep Sky,
a. Sioux chief, has obtained a IL
cense to marry Adele Rowland, a
pretty New York girl, 81 years
old. Deep Sky halls from South
ever issued In New York to a
white woman and a full blood
Indian.
Deep Sky Is exhibiting his
horsemanship and giving war
whoops at a wild west show ex-
hibiting here. He will be married
on Thursday next at the Polo
grounds, during q benefit for
crippled children. The Indian
rites win be observed first and
then an alderman will bind the
knot in the conventional way.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
ARRESTED FOR Destroying
NEIGHBOURS MACHINERY

Clear Lake, S. D., July 2S.-At the
point OF a gun Sheriff Lawson arrested
Emil Hendrickson, a well known char
acter Of this vicinity, and the prisoner
was brought to town on the charge OF
malicious destruction of property.
1t Is charged that he deliberately
ruined a binder belonging TO Edward
Erickson, a neighbor, with whom he
had trouble. Hendrickson was held for
appearance at the next term of state
circuit court. Being unable to secure
bonds he has been lodged In jail. He
bears a hard reputation and 1t is an
nounced that more serious charges are
about to be made against him.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
FALLING ROOF FRIGHTENED
SICK WOMAN TO DEATH

Lennon, S. D., July pa strangs and
sad death occurred last Sunday at q
homestead by the Grand, not far from
Hooker's place. The lady OF the
house, being Ill, was lying in bed. Her
husband was occupied in repairing the
roof of the house, when suddenly, with
out warning, the roof broke down, tins
bers crashing in upon the Aid
reached her quite soon after h mis-
hap, but she was dead. A coroner's in
uest was held, and it was decided that
the woman had died Of heart disease
caused by fright. Apparently she had
received no injury from the roof. She
leaves several small children.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
lNlrlArE oE 4oMLsg SHOT.

M~uskogee, Okla, July 24.--Whiie be-
ing initiated into the Order OF Owls
here last night, w. L. Tull, president OF
the Muskogee baseball club, was shot
in the hip with a blank cartridge. He
vas taken to the city hospital and to-
day it was feared blood poisoning
might set In.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
X SIOUX WILL
MOVE TO NICARAGUA

New Orleans, July 27.--That a colony
of Sioux Indians will remove from the
Dakotas to an unsettled tract OF land
In Nicaragua is declared by Little BIZ
son, a Sioux chief, who reached New
Orleans from Bluefields yesterday. ne
went t Nicaragua to arrange for the
concession OF the land with President
Zelaya.
Little Bison declares he will imme-
diately take 100 Indian families to
Nicaragua and that his colony will soon
be increased by the addition OF several
hundred other families of North Ameri-
can Indians.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

All n~ayigators will be interested in
The news which comes from Liverpool
that Sir oliver Lodge recently sue
ceeded In completely clearing away Tor
4 radius OF so feet a thick fog by means
Of electrical discharges. The Marine
Journal states that the Lodge system
consists of driving electricity into q
fog-laden atmosphere at q very niSh
tops Of poles. The current acts d.
rectly upon the constituents Of the fog,
the electric influence whirling these
hither and thither, causing them grad
ually to fall to the ground. A test Is
soon to be made of the apparatus In
london. ~ H as.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
ROBBERS LOOT BANK
AND MAKE ESCAPE

Redfleld, S. D., July 24.-Word has
reached here of the robbery OF the
State Bank of Tulare, the first town
south Of Redfield on the Milwaukee
railroad.
The bank was entered between 2 and
3 o'clock yesterday morning, the safe
cracked and money to the amount Of
about 81, 800 taken.
After perpetrating the robbery the
yeggmen safely got away. Several per-
sons who were aroused by the noise
of the explosion when the safe was
cracked, FASTENED to the scene. but
they We're too late to interfere, as the
robbers had made their haul and had
~iSanDeared- \.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
MAN FINDS A SNAIL
LARGE AS A TURTLE

washington Springs, S. D.,
July 23.-What evidently was
the father of all snails was
found by j. II. McVey, while
digging in a sand pit near this
place. At some distance below
the surface OF the ground he I'M
earthed the giant snail, which is
about four inches in diameter,
being as large as many mud
turtles. The snail was curled in
an incrustation OF hardened
clay.
The chunk OF clay split open
and revealed the enormous
snail shining in all the colors
of the rainbow. 1t was prac-
tically petrified and doubtless
had lain in the spot where ii
was found for scores and per-
haps hundreds OF years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

The chemist who will extract the
bleaching principle from the common
Unison weed and place 1t within reach
OF family and laundry use has a for
tune in store. II Is a well known fact
that there is mo better way of bleach
ing the family linen during washing
than by putting a few leaves OF JIM
son INTO the boiler, but there Is an OBJ
section TO this practice, as a very un-
pleasant odor is the result. This can
be removed, however, by placing the
clothes In cold water and boiling them.
or by repeated rinsing, but all this is
troublesome, and therefore many who
know the value of. the leaves do not
use them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
CROP EXPERT FINDS
DAKOTA PAR EXCELLENT

Aberdeen, s. D., July 23.-John Inglis,
Of Chicago, a crop expert, Is touring
South Dakota. To Aberdeen men he
stated that he found conditions In this
state extremely satisfactory, and that
he believed the state would produce the
largest crop in its history.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

Yakutsk, in eastern Siberia, is SAID 10
be he coolest city in the world. 1t ~
the great commercial emporium Oh
eastern Siberia and the capital OF the
province OF Yakutsk, which In most OF
its area OF 1,5l7,063 square miles IS q
bare desert, the soil of which Is frozen
to a great depth. Yakutsk consists Oh
about 400 houses OF European struc-
ture. standing apart. The Intervening
spaces are occupied by winter yoorts,
or huts of the northern nomads, with
earthen roofs. The doors are covered
with hairy hides and the windows are
of ice.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
HiSEY INJURED WHEN
WHEELBARROW TIPS OVER

WATERFOWL, s. D., July 23.-Andrew
II. Hisey, presidential candidate, was
dumped from his wheelbarrow by
hoodlums, while making an address at
Yale and had his arm broken.
The injury may force him to perma-
nently discard his wheelbarrow as an
adjunct of his campaign.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

st. Ednlund's hall, oxford, the inde,
pendence of which seems threatened
by ~neighboring Queens college, Is now
fhe sole survivor of the original halls"
from which university life arose at OK
ford. It bears the name not or the
martyred Saxon monarch but OF Arch.
bishop Edmund Rich, who possibly
about 1918 delivered near this spot tne
first oxford lectures on Aristotle. rms
legend once enabled the present prin,
cipai to retort that if Dante really
visited oxford he might concelvably
have studied at st. Edmund's nall put
not at Queens college, which did not
then exist.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
DIES OF CHOLERA
ON HONEYMOON

st. Petersburg, July H.-News has
been received here Of the murder of the
young Princess Alexandra MestGhersky
at her fathers estate in Smolensk
province. The ~housekeeper, In revenge
for being discharged. decapitated the
14-year-old girl with an AK.
The family OF Mestchersky is n Of
h Oldest In Russia and representa-
tives OF it's various branches played
prominent roles IN E:ssia history.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

Esperanto has made more Roadway
than any OF the other efforts to estab-
lish a universal language. IT was Great
ed by DR.. Zamendorf, a Russian ply
IAN international Language, by DR..
Esperanto In 1887. It has now the In
dorsement OF scores Of the most con-
spicuous scholars in the world, n the
French government has conferred upon
DR.. Zamendorf the Cross of the Legion
OF Honor. Books for the study OF Es-
peranto are already published in ~
different languages, and some 70 mag
azines and newspapers are regularly
published in the language. There are
Esperanto clubs in every big city In
Europe and America. .. .,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
LAYING GAS MAINS
WITHOUT EXCAVATIONS

Yankton, July 26.-Yankton
people r much interested In an
invention of e. w. Crane, OF
Yankton, who has Just tested a
device which IN its first appear
ance laid 400 feet OF gas main In
45 minutes, drawing the pipe
through the soil two feet under
ground in the wake OF a pillow,
which cut the soil but did no
ex~cavating, leaving the street
In the condition ii was at first.
The pillow with five men does the
work of 20 and In much less
time, with no ditch to I'LL in and
the pipe well laid.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
STRANGER SLABS MAN
AS REalIlT OF AiIAPREll

Aberdeen, s. D., July 26.-Harry
Rogers, a stranger, was held to await
the action of the circuit court for stab
bing Ed Holton, another stranger, In
the back. The men are both employed
as teamsters here. and the stabbing
followed a quarrel between them. 1t re-
quired several stitches to close the
wound in Holton's back.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
MISS TO WE'D.

Paris, July 23.-The marriage OF Miss
Fernando Wanamaker, daughter Of
Rodman Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
and granddaughter Of John Wanamak-
er, to Arthur o. Heeren, son OF Count
Heeren, of Paris and Biarrtz, will take
place early IN the autumn and the
couple will reside in Paris.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

tThe planting Of trees In streets and
public spaces Is a sure means OF In
creasing the hea~lthfulness OF a town.
as we'll as adding to its beauty. But"
says a writer In Building World, moi
ali trees are suitable for town plant
ing; and in order to insure success,
a nursery In which to grow the selected
trees should be established In the
neiRhborhood. London appears to be
well provided in this respect. The Lon
don County Council maintains Its own
nurseries, and large tracts OF ground
at Avery Hill are reserved for the a
ing OF young trees, whose ultimate des-
t%inations are the various parks n
public gardens OF the metropolis"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

An experiment from which much may
be learned is being tried In hungary:
III a. Embodied in the new land bill
which is now coming into operation.
The proposal to break up $4,000 acres
into settlements, which settlements will
he s~ubdivided into plots of seven acres
each. But the interesting point 10 that
in the center of each group OF small
holdings there will be q larger holding
of not more than 666 acres, which Will
be in the hands Of a capable and ex-
perienced farmer, who will set ar ex-
ample for the others to follow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
POSTMASTER RESIGNS
RAPID CITY OFFICE

Rapid City, s. D., July 27.-Post-
master James H. Barber. of this city.
has sent his resignation to the depart
ment and as soon as relieved will move
to Seattle. His successor has not yet
been appointed and there are several
candidates for the place. @
MI. Barber has been In the service
16 years, i've years as clerk and the
balance of the time as postmaster, and
has been a popular Official.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
KlLLs w

j Bunceton, Mo, July 24.-Mrs. Rebecca
Moore, aged So years, one of Bunce-
toms pioneer residents, and her son,
George II. Moore, aged 80 years, a mer-
chant. died here yesterday OF ptomaine
poisoning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

The total electric light and power
generating capacity In japan at the
end of 1908 was 86,606 kilowatts, an in
crease OF 10000 kilowatts over 1907. OF
this capacity $3.50 kilowatts was gem
Grated by sleam, 31,9b1 by
water power and los kilowatts by gas
engines. Last year the Toxic Electric
Iaght company began taking power
3 Katusra, Al miles distant, the
voltage being $1,000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
CHIEF ON TRIAL.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 2S.-Former
Chief Of Police Thomas II. Broadhead
was placed on trial today, on a charge
OF bribery In connection with the al
legged protection OF vice In the red light
district during the administration OF
former Mayor A. G. Harper.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

1t is reported that a syndicate pros
pecting $50 miles south Of Suez, on the
Red sea coast, has struck oil, the gush-
err giving increasing quantities daily,
and indicating large reserves. The well
has been properly capped pending stor1
age arrangements. The possibility OF
cheap supply of fuel is a d Scovery
OF the greatest Importance to Egypt
and it's geographical position should
render the discovery valuable to this
Rrfffsh navy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

The hen gathers, mixes and puts to-
rether in organic form, $50 grains OF
water. 100 grins OF fat, Zoe grains OF
lime. so grains OF albumen, rs grains
Of sugar and 10 grains OF ash. With
her marvellous inside hxtures put
her humble grist together and shells
out the most miraculous Of anima
yroducts-the egg.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
GEDDEs MAN BROWNS
IN SCOTLAND RESERVOIR

Scotland, s. D., July 2S.--George
Ludrick, section foreman at Geddes,
was drowned in a reservoir two miles
south of this place while in bathing
Monday night. He was In charge of a
s%urfacing crew.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

Next years international exhibition
an BRUSSELS Is to have a very uncorn-
mon feature. 1t Is proposed 70 give an
ocular display Of the misery and poy-
serty in which the Belgian nome woTk-
.ars exist. With a view OF bringing thSir
needs under public notice.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
D in U OIL.

Bartlesville, Okla, July 23.-The
Prairie Oil & Gas company today an
nounced an additional reduction In the
price OF Oklahoma and Kansas crude
oil The price Is now IS cents.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
BOY SHOOTS MOTHER
IN CARELESS ACCIDENT

Webster, S.. D., July 26.-Mrs, James
Tuel, who was accidentally shot by her
son, Earl, 20 years OF age, who was
carelessly handling a revolver, and was
taken to Aberdeen to be treated, died
last night and win be buried here to-
morrow. She leaves a husband and
three children.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
47,ERs CLAIM PAY NOW.

Washington, July 26-The claims for
services in the Cayuse Indian war Of
1S47 and 1S4S in oregon, filed by nine
claimants, viii be allowed by the gov
eminent at the rate of $3.50 q day DUR
ing their service period.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
MgLL. HERES FARMAN AGAIN

Chalons, France, July 26-Henry
Farman, the English ae~roplanist, to
day made q cross country flight from
this city TO Suippes. a distance of about
40 miles, in / hour. 5 minutes and 80
seconds.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
EAIR A FAILURE.

Boston, July 2S.-The first worlds
shoe and leather fair, now In progress
at Cambridge, was placed in the hands
debtedness is between $4,000 and
$780, GOO. The receivers viii continue
the fair.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

A pulse counting watch has been in
vented for the use OF physicians and
nurses In London. The watch indi-
Gates, without mental calculation, the
number OF beats OF the pulse IN a min
affa HNrW# .. H@1 HMlNM
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29

Kenosha, Wis, July 27.-Work was
resumed in all departments Of the Allen
,tannery today and 1t Is thought the
strike is practically over. Five hundred
men have returned to work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
THREE ARE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Yankton, S. D., July 27.-In one on
the first auto accidents this city has
had, Fred Scheel's new Rambler was
wrecked, a telephone pole was snapped
off and the occupants of the auto, Mrs.
Scheel, Mrs. Erick Anderson and Mrs
Otto Bee, were cut by flying glass and
bruised up, but fortunately not very
seriously. Mr.. Scheel was trying to
avoid running over a boy when the ac-
cident happened.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-29
And WE'D
AT MIDNIGHT TO
AVOID PUBLICITY
Almost Endless Chain Of Calls
Arouses Town to Witness
Novel Ceremony.

Oacoma, 8. D., July 27.-Because Vint
Humphreys, q business man OF Re-
lance, m Miss Mamie Brown, of the
same place, objected to a society we'd
ding with all the 'fixin's,' this place
was made the scene of a midnight
promenade and ceremony in which
there were several unwilling partici-
pants.
Driving from Reliance, they reached
Oacoma at midnight and aroused Lou
Collins who was sleeping In an abb
stract Office. He admitted that Humph-
rey's title was good, but was pressed
into the service and made to go to the
home of Clerk of Courts Mackay. Mrs.
Mackay, who is the deputy in that Of
hce, refused to 20 to the court house
unless John M. Johnson was summoned
from the hotel and to go and unlock
h safe. He raised the question OF
witnesses and Humphrey HE'D away to
the home OF Dutch" Greene, who dom
ned a macintosh but couldn't find his
shoes, so went along to the wedding
IN bare feet. BY the time the license
was secured and the corteRe had
reached the home of Rev, N. H. May,
most Of the town had been aroused
from slumber and Joined the process
sion. The minister rose to the oc-
casion and when Mr.. Humphreys place
OF business at Reliance opened early
In h morning he was on hand to an.
nounce that he had taken in a partnerl
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-21
WlLLIMANTIc FIRMS
SIMPSONS STABLES,

sTIMPs0N'S sTABLES. rear Young's hotel, Main street Thor 9ughly up to date service guaranteed. trucking and heavy teaming a spe-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-21
ToscANI CLUB OUTING.
Boxing and Horse Racir Make Star
 Programme.

The Toscani club held it's second semi monthly outing at Steve Bailey's farm at Trading Cove Sunday after noon with doings every minute. The entertainment committee, which con- sisted of Charles Casey, Jim Hagerty, Frank Cleudennon, Doc Casey. Jack Harrington and Tom Carroll, deserve Carnegie medals for the classy pro- gramme they got together, of which Patsy Fenton and Jupes Mcintyre were the headliners in very fast five round bout which Jack MeGrath, the Irish Giant called draw. Jack Wilson was timekeeper, Fenton had Kid Riordan and Jerry Hewitt for seconds and Jupes had Carl Ensling and Jack Har- rington in his corner. The preliminary had the crowd on it's feet every minute of the six fast rounds they fought, Battling Shugrue. Jack Wilson was keeper.
 The horse racing was crowded to the limit with excitement. The half mile event was won in Garrison finish by Tanglefoot, ridden by Jockey P. J. Riley. Blind Lizzie came second, rid den by Eddie Roland and Aleck took third money, ridden by Charlie Elvert In the next race, which was for mile, Blind Lizzie. ridden by Jack Donohue walked away from the field in the last quarter, winning by two lengths over Aleck, ridden by Frank Clendennon, Tanglefoot coming up three lengths behind Aieck with Doc Casey up.
 There were four prizes put up for the two heats, P. J. Riley winning box of cigars. Ed Roland briar pipe
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-21
Eastern connsstIsut L.apu. Standing.
Special to The Bulletin.)

The Norwich-T Taftville team of the Wauregan at Wauregan Saturday by the score of 6 to 3. Wauregan had a safe lead of to 1 up to the sixth inRing. Here was where great cap tain was lacking. Driscoll,~ who al- ways captains the team, was laid up with a lame wrist. He is a great hustler and always keeps a team working. Perhaps had he been in the game he would have kept his team hustling and not allowed them to slow up with too much confidence and prac- tically lose a game that they had won. Nor-Taft didn't look as good as at their last visit here. Boucher was far from being at his best, and seemed to have no speed. His team gave him poor support and when they got a lead on Shit hhe put on speed and pitched we'll Liyesley pitched well, but was taken out in the seventh to give Barry chance. He allowed no hits, but gave a couple of passes.
 Raymond had an off day, the great left fielder making more errors than he makes in whole season. Mclean had an off day, Casey at short had two bad errors, McClafferty fell down on soft chance. The features of the game were McSheffrey at third base, star catches by Neareaux in center, first base playing of Gadbois and Leo- pold, the batting of Hill and Gadbois and Emerson. The score: