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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
NULL PROSECUTES
KAUFMAN CASE
Huron Attorney Engaged by
Minnehaha County to Handle
States Case.

Sioux Falls, 8. D., March 30.-That
Thomas H. Null, a prominent attorney
OF Huron, has been engaged by him
as special counsel in the case of Mrs.
Emma Kaufman when the latter has
the new trial which was granted her
by the state supreme court, as the re-
suit OF an appeal, Ia the announcement
which has just been made by George
]. Danforth, of this city, states attor-
ney OF Minnehaha county.
The selection OF Mr.. Null to assist
States Attorney Danforth will be sat
isfactory to the people OF Parkston,
have vigorously pushed the prose-
cution OF Mrs. Kaufman, Mr.. Null
having been engaged by the people OF
to represent the prosecution
when the case was taken to the state
supreme court on appeal.
The new trial will take place in June,
the term of circuit court for Moody
county, to which the defense took a
change Of venue for the first trial, hav-
Ing been adjourned until June 1. The
first trial OF Mrs. Kaufman took place
In June, 1907, so 1t will be two years
to q day when her case again Is
called for trial.
Owing to the wide publicity given
the first trial, 1t Is a matter OF consid-
erable conjecture as to whether or not
L Will be possible to secure a jury to
'gatn try the case in Moody county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
AURELIUS BOWEN
FOUND GUILTY or
KILLING TEACHER
Convicted Of Manslaughter and
Gets Eight Years in the
Penitentiary.

Highmore, S. D., March 2s.--Aurelius
Bowen was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter In the first degree in the district
court here and sentenced to eight years
in the penitentiary for the killing of
Katherine Kille on her claim over In
Stanley county nearly two years ago.
The case was tried in Stanley county
last summer and resulted in a disagree
ment, after which ii was transferred to
Hyde county on a change Of venue.
IT. was brought out in the trial that
Bowen had tried to pay court to the
girl and had on several occasions been
replllsed. He had boosted that he
would win her n that IL he was not
successful he would see that M one
else got her. These boasts were con-
sidered meaningless until the victim
was found IN her shanty one night aft
er a party with a bullet hole in the
back Of her head. Suspicion was natur-
ally fastened on Bowen and he was
arrested and charged with the crime
for which he has finally been convicted.
The mild character OF the verdict is a
disappointment to those who firmly be-
lieved in his guilt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
BUILD MONUMENT FOR
. lE "FOOL SOLDIER" BAND

Aberdeen S. D., March 29.-while in
Aberdeen today Colonel Thomas G.
Orr, of Bookings, president Of the
South Dakota Old Settlers association,
received a letter from Doane Robinson,
secretary OF the South Dakota State
Historical society, stating that work
had been commenced OIL a granite mon.
ument to the memory OF the Fool SOL
der" band of Sioux Indians, IL in num-
Der, who in November, 1862, rescued
two white women and four children
who had been stolen from their homes
at Lake Chetek, Mimi. and taken to
what is now Walworth county, this
state, where the rescue was effected.
The monument will be erected at the
scene of the rescue, on a farm now
owned by Simon Olson, one mile from
Mobridge, S. ID. Mr.. Robinson has con-
sented to deliver the d~edicatory adj
dress. The monument will consist of
a plain granite shaft, fou feet high,
set on top Of two huge native boulders.
1t will be inscribed:
"Chetek captives rescued here, No
vember. 1852, by Fool Soldier band"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
LAW IS
EFFECTIVE DEFENSE
Man Who Shot Wife's Para
mour Goes Free Through a
Directed Verdict.

Rapid City, s. d., March 2T.-Edward
Norris, the merchant OF Washta, who
was under indictment for the shooting
and killing OF David Jennings, whom
he found in a compromising position
with his wife, was acquitted Of the
charge of murder under a verdict d.
rected by the court here yesterday. The
defendant admitted the shooting which
resulted In the death OF Jennings, but
claimed that IL was unintentional and
without malice, but was justified under
the circumstances. Judge MCGEE I'M
der motion OF the defendants counsel,
suggested to the jury that they find a
verdict of acQuittal.
Few people knew that the case was
coming up at this time and there were
not many in the court room at the trial
which lasted only a part OF the fore
noon.
Morris, who s~uspicioned that all was
not right between his clerk, Jennings,
and Mrs. Morris, absented himself from
the store and let it be known that he
had gone put of town. Letting himself
into the house with a night key he
made his way to his wife's room and
there found the couple asleep together
In bed. During the alteration which
ensued Jennings was shot and died
very soon after, and Mrs. Morris was
wounded by a stray shot. p
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
MAN AND WIFE NARROWLY
ESCAPE AFFIRMATION

Clear Lake, s.. D., March 25.-Mr. and
Mrs Will Arnold owe their lives to the
fact that Mr.. Ramharter, proprietor of
the store underneath the rooms they
occupy. CHANGED to return to his place
of business at an unusually early hour.
MIR. Arnold went out to feed the horse,
after rising In the morning, and felt
so bad he went back to tell his wife to
call u doctor. Entering the room, he
collapsed. Mrs. Arnold started for the
telephone, but fell unconscious. Just
then Mr.. Ramharter entered the store
below and Arnold had presence Of mind
enough to pound on the floor till his at
tention was attracted. Mr.. Ramharter
summoned DR.. Harvey and then escap-
Ing gas was found. He declared they
would have been unconscious in a few
minutes If help had not been obtained.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
BISON PROVIDES A
NEW COURT HOUSE

Bison, s.. D., March SOTO meet the
objections Of p~artisans of Lennon,
whose town was defeated by Bison In
the contest, both al the polls and in
the courts, for county seat honors OF
tho new county of Perkins, the resi-.
dents OF this place are having a fine
new court house building erected. sew.
eral Of the county officers are partisans
of Lennon and they have refused to
open offices here on the ground thai
Bison Is without the necessary facili-
ties for county purposes. To meet
these objections the new court house
Is being erected by the enterprisina
people of Bison. The new building will
be S0x50 feet in size on the ground, and
will contain six large office rooms on
h first floor, and the court room, Jury
room and witness room on the second
door. The people of Bison proudly
boast that a number Of the older coun-
ties in the state are without so good
a county building. Work on the struc-
ture will be pushed so 1t will be COM
pleted by or Dol after April s. at which
time Judge Rice, Of the state circuit
court Will hear arguments upon man
damus proceedings instituted by Bison
TO compel all the county officers to
maintain their offices In Bison.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
WOULD IMPOSE DEATH
PENALTY ON KlDNAPERS

Chicago, March 26.-That death for
kidnapers who steal children and hold
them for ranso will be the punish
ment dealt out, no matter in which part
OF the United States the crime is COM
mitted, appears likely as a result Of
the wave of horror that has swept over
the country because OF the kidnapping
OF little Willie Whitla at Sharon. Pa,
and the successful extortion OF the ran
som Of $1,000 from his, father.
Already several states, among them
Illinois, have laws providing for the
execution OF child stealers. All over
the country steps are being taken to-
day in various state legislatures and
IN the national congress for the passage
Of laws SO drastic that kidnapers will
think twice before practicing this form
Of extortion, which is most repellant to
American sentiment. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
LONDON ARAIpQns TRIP.

Chicago, March 30.-Jack London, the
novelist, has sent out an open letter to
his friends from Sydney. Australia, in
forming them that his trip around the
world must be abandoned because OF
his physical breakdown.
For eight months London, his wife
and a crew OF three men have been
sailing in a 40 foot yacht anon the
Cannibal islands, so far from points
touched by mail steamers that they
We're unable to send or receive letter.
The cook went mad while they were on
the high
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
GRUESOME FIND
IN STRAW STACK
NEAR BURBANK
Body of Unknown Negro Founc
Under Snow--Was Stranger
in Community.

Vermillion, 8. D., March Pa grue.
some find was made yesterday by 8
man working on the G. +. Maynard
farm e Burbank. In a straw stack
covered with snow he found the re.
mains OF a negro, about 80 years old
the surroundings indicating that he
had been there for at least two weeks
The mans coat and hat were found
some distance from the body, but there
was nothing found on his person By
which to identify him and he was ar
absolute stranger in this community.
There were no marks of violence on
the body, and II is evident that he
erawled into the straw stack to sleeI
and never awoke. Whether he frozs
to death or died from other causes has
not yet been determined. &
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
BURGLARS BURN WOMAN.

Trevorton, Pa, March 25.-Mrs. La
vina Swinehart, so years old, living
alone here, was attacked by two burg
lars In her residence. Not knowing
whether they had killed her or not, they
threw her body on a bed after which
they hurled a lighted kerosene lamp
on top of her and fed, as the lamp ex-
ploded.
Flaming oil ignited the bed clothing
and Are was envelopiEg Mrs. S~winehart
as neighbors entered and saved her
from cremation as well as the structure
from being consumed.
Mrs Swinehart il In q serious condi-
tor. 1890
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
HOMECOMING WEEK
RECEIVES A BOOST

Aberdeen, s. D., March 27.--Dakota
homecoming week, TO be held in Aber-
deem June 21-25, 1909, was given an
appropriate sendoff at a mass meeting
at the Aberdeen Commercial club Tues
dey evening, when a large crowd Of
citizens listened to addresses by
Colonel T. G. Orr and A. II. Wheaton,
of Brookings; r. E. Dowdell, Of Arte-
sian; T. b. Roberts, of Sioux Falls, and
a number Of Aberdeen business and
professional men, favoring the move
ment. AS q result OF the meeting,
preparations for the homecoming week,
which is designed to be a reunion OF all
the pioneers Of Dakota territory who
resided In the territory at the time of
its admission as the states of North
and South Dakota, will be pushed with
the utmost energy from this time forth.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
THE WIRELESS AIDS
SHIP In DISTRESS

Newport, r. l., March 3O.-with
the greater part of her thousand pas
sengers unaware any accident had hap
pened, the steamer Providence was
towed into Newport today, from the
vicinity Of Point Judith, where during
the night the steamer had become dis
abled through the breaking of her port
paddlewheel.
When the Providence became dis
abled, wireless telegraphy was en-
ployed to call the steamer Common
wealth, which was in the vicinity. She
stood by the Providence until a tug
put In appearance, and took the Provi-
dence in tow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
lR0QUOIS- HAWARDEN
GRADE TO BE RAISED

Huron, s. D., March 27.-The work of
raising the grade and otherwise i'm
proving the roadbed OF the Chicago e.
Northwestern line between Iroquois and
Hawarden, will be commenced as soon
as the weather permits. Besides
grayeling and in many places rebridg-
ing, eighty-pound steel rails will be laid
In place OF those of lighter weight now
In use. To do the work q large force of
laborers will be needed, and the com
pany is now securing help as rapidly as
possible, and when the work is COM
pleted the south line will be one of the
snoothest and best in the state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
MARIS TAYLOR is
ACCUSED OF FRAUD

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 29.-That
Maris Taylor, prominent in democratic
politics, formerly public bank exam
ner under Governor Andrew Lee and
at one time member OF the democratic
national committee, was guilty Of mis-
appropriation of property OF the de-
funct Building and Loan association. of
Dakota, while acting as it's receiver,
were findings OF Special Examiner c.
NJ. Harris, supported by Judge Garland
in federal court yesterday. The prop
erty involved amounts to about S26, 900.
Taylor was appointed receiver for
the defunct loan association in Novem-
Der, 1899. A final decree declaring the
organization i%nsolvent was issued In
federal court in February, 1900. An or
der Diminishing Taylor as receiver was
filed in 1903. The matter was left In
allegiance until the appointment Of G,
+. Easton, Of Aberdeen, in June, 1908,
Taylor took some OF the land held in
trust to his own use, and transferred
II under his name to disinterested par
ties. In looking up their titles to this
property, 1t was discovered that Tay-
lor's transfer to them was not legal.
While Taylor had formerly been dis
charged as receiver. a new order was
issued in federal court, setting aside
the former proceeding in the bank
ruptcy case and setting aside the for
mer order in SO far as IL released Tay-
lor from liability. Judge Carland'c
findings also set aside the order con-
frming the sale of that real property
which the findings showed Taylor had
retained for his own use.
The court also confirmed that part of
the findings Of Special Examiner Har-
ris, showing that Taylor had not Sc
cured a proper title to the property he
had transferred from his name.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
NOT FOR PApEREwIsKI.

New York, March 26.--In an attempt
to cure Jan Ignace Paderewski, the ia
nous pianist Of rheumatism, which,
crippled his hands, Miss Grace McCon-:
nell, a representative of a bee CONF
pany, went to the Hotel Manhattan
with two dozen bees today to persuade
the musician to let the insects sting
him. e.. ..... !
Miss McConnells idea of singing Mr.
Paderewski originated from the intro,
duction OF bees into the Roosevelt hos-i
pital, where they are used to treat
rheumatic patients. 1t has long been
a theory that the sting of a bee Isl
q cure for rheumatism" 4
Mr.. Paderewski refused to be stung.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
new PUBLIC LAND
FOR HOMESTEADERS
A RICH SECTION
Three Million Acres West Of
Missouri River to BE Thrown
Open This Fall.

LIE Beau, s. D., March 25.-Not since
that day when the sagacious William
Penn bought Pennsylvania from his
red friends has there been a deal made
which was quite SO satisfactory to the
indiana as hat whereby the white
ma will be given possession OF the
magnificent stretch of territory now
included in the Cheyenne river and
Standing Rock reservations, which is
to- be opened to settlement during the
coming fan.
The Sioux who do the freighting for
the cattlemen TO the west of LIE Beau
are not reconciled to the deal
they made with Major Mclaughlin for
ceding their lands to the government.
but they feel assured that they have
laid the foundation for their for
tunes.
a generation back they were fight
Ing with scalping knives to keep the
whites out of their country. They
held to the reserve just across the
river from LIE Beau with a ~tenacity
that demonstrated their love of the
soil. For a hundred years these Te-
ton Sioux had held this country as
their choicest hunting ground; the
land of their fathers and the favorite
pasture of their buffalo, they chung TO
long after they had left the way open
into the Black Hills and the great
hunting grounds on the Republican
river in the Big Horn country.
industrious Indians.
Now they are a tribe of traders and
farmers; their young men do the
freightlng for the cattlemen and ride
the ranges for them. There are scores
of men just past middle age who have
rich farms west of the river, who.
thirty d years ago., were among
the iercest of the followers of Sitting
Bull when ne made his last stand on
the Little Big Horn and destroyed
Custer and his men. They regard the
coming of the white man to settle on
the 3,000,00 acres they have coded as
the one thing necessary to give their
own holdings substantial value, and
they ave held many pow-wows dur
ing the winter in which they discussed
means of making the opening Of the
reservation profitable to themselves.
This land to be opened next fall will
attract q greater ~concourse Of people
than has ever been seen at q like
event. The immense territory to be
opened, and its fertility, has already
impressed prospective settlers to the
extent OF bringing q lot of people to
this point. Of course, no one will be
on the reservation until II is
formally opened; but there has been
a good deal of spying on the promised
land this winter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
THESE ARE DESIGNATED
" AS DEPOSITARY BANKS

Pierre, s.. d., March 3O.-The state
of finance met Thursday and the
following banks were designated as
depositaries: The First National,
American Exchange, Pierre National
and Bank OF Commerce, all OF Pierre;
Che First National, of Brookings; the
First National and Hudson State bank,
Of Hudson; the Exchange bank, OF
Lenox; Peoples Exchange, of Worth
ing; State Banking and Trust company,
of Sioux Falls; First National, Of Alex
andria; h Bank Of Harrisburg, Har-
risburg' the Cotton State bank, OF Col
ton; me Dakota National, of Aber-
deen; Gregory State bank, Gregory;
Farmers State bank, Of Canton; the
First National, of Centerville; the Citi-
zens' Bank. of Parker; the Granite City
bank, Of Dell Rapids; Dakota State
bank, OF Baltic; Farmers State bank,
of Thomas; First National, Of Parkston;
washington Springs State bank, Wes-
sington Springs; the State bank, Of
Florence; the Beresford State bank, Sc
curtty State bank, Beresford; Lincoln
County bank, of Canton; Sioux Falls
National bank; the Mitchell National
bank; First National bank, of Canton:
Sioux Falls Savings bank: Commercial
State bank, of Platte; Security State
bank, OF Clark; the Farmers bank,
Milbank; Bank OF Bowdle; belmont
State bank; Hutchinson State bank,
Of Parkston.
The minimum rate of interest wan
fixed at 8 per cent per annum on Ger.
tihcates of deposit, and Q per cent per
on the average daily balance on
active accounts. All banks which
made application for funds, and which
came up to the requirements of the
surety bonds were accepted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
KAUFMAN CASE
is POSTPONED.

Flandreau, S. D., March 81
District court, which was called
here Tuesday, was adjourned to
June 1, when the trial of Mrs.
Emma Kaufman for the murder
of Miss Agnes Polreis will be
held.
States Attorney Danforth of
Minnehaha county, recently ap-
pointed, stated that he had not
had time since his appointment
to prepare the case, and the at
torneys for Mrs. Kaufman urged
the continuance on the ground
that Moses Kaufman, a material
witness, is suffering from nerv-
u breakdown and was not at
present able to appear.
Both sides assert that the case
will be ready for trial when court
reconvenes June /.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

The board. OF censcrs at Stuttgart,
Germany, would not permit the per-,
graeber's drama entitled THE First!
Man and Woman" A Stuttgart paper
says This play Is simple and pure
with Its Paradise setting, and not a,
work on which the pious anger OF the
CENSOR should have been poured out" =
IN b same city the owner Of a hall,
refnsed to let It to Gabrielle Reuter-,
who wished TO read there from herr
novel, The House or Tears" The,
same paper says that the German peo-'
pie are awakening to the fact that all
things that are written are not worthy
or production. :
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
MILLIONS OF GRAFT IN
MY JOB, SAYS BINGHAM

New York, March 27.-A dishonest
man holding the position Of police com
missioner of New York city easily
might become a millionaire in a few
months, SO great are the opportunities
for Illicit gains, according to a state
mont today by Commissions Bingham.
During Mr.. Bingham's first year In of
fee, he said. a single bride of $500, 0OO
a year was offered him II he would pro-
tect certain criminal interests.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

sans empioy-Charies F. West, Of
Boston-recently celebrated the 60th
anniversary OF his service. Although he
IS now rs years old, West still puts In
the required eight hours every day, de-
Avering his batch of mail promptly. His
associate letter carriers, on Washing
tons birthday, marked his anniversary
by giving a dinner In his honor.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

The Political Equality league, Of Chi
cage, has begun q billboard campaign
Tor woman suffrage. Every available
space is being ~plastered with posters
bearing the symbolic figure Of Chicago,
carrying in her hand the woman's bal
lot. The league hopes first to obtain
for women the right to vote in mu-
nicipal elections, and is bending all it's
energies toward that result Just now.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
LATE CONGRESSMAN PARKER's
WIDOW GETS BACK SALARY

Deadwood, s.. D., March SO.-Accord-
ing to a report of the proceedings of
the National House of Representatives
by the Congressional Record the widow
or the late Congressman Parker, Of
South Dakota, has been allowed 81, 500
a years salary. This amount will be
in addition to the salary drawn by the
colonel until the date OF his death.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
CHANCES
GO WITH NEwSPAPER

Butler, s. D., Mch. 25.-There
is a good opportunity here for
any young woman who is famil-
lar with newspaper work and
, who wishes to pave the way for
securing a good husband. For
some time the Butler Herald, a
weekly publication, was pub
> lished by Miss Bessie Lancaster,
: who by reason OF her newspa-
per work recently secured a
good husband and retired from
, newspaper work, leaving a good
> opening for some other young
; woman who wishes to land a
, husband. The Herald has de-
veloped into something Of a
matrimonial agency, and II a
new editress takes hold OF the
helm of the paper 1t is not ex-
pected it will be long before she
too secures a husband and re-
tires.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01

Electric trucks have superseded the
old horse trucks on the Brooklyn front,
The old three wheeled horse trucks
proved at best q slow method Of trans
portation, and the shod feet Of the
horses rapidly wore out the planking,
OF the piers, making the item for re-
pairs a heavy one. The new trucks,
carry three times as much as the old
ones.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-01
DALLAS TAKES ON WAYS
OF WELL ORDERED CITV

Dallas, s. D., March 29.-Another
step has been taken by Dallas toward
DOMINIC the ways of the staid commune
tiles farther east.
For the accommodation Of the gam
blers who are laying for the farmers
ho~mesteaders to fleece them OF
created by order OF the city govern
ment with ball and chain accessories
and a strict compliance with the laws
OF the city and the state are included
In the campaign which Is being made
under b direction OF the new city row.
eminent.