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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
~fH|RTY-FIRST BOMB
HURLED IN CHICAGO
Missile Wrecks Two Restau-
.ants and Causes Panic in
Telephone Exchange.

Chicago, June 3o.--The cause Of
the explosion which last night
wrecked a telephone exchange in
the heart of the city and did dam
age to property estimated to ex-
coed $i00,oo0, inflicted injuries
which may be fatal to one man,
John la Due, dishwasher, and
slightly wounded "a others, is still
unexplained.
A number Of the employees Of the
telephone company are on a strike.
The principal damage was to the
conduit through which the convey
ing cables Of the telephone COM
2any pass to the central exchange.
Fifteen cables which control $4,000
telephones were torn and twisted
by the force Of the explosion and
some OF them were severed.
Chicago, June 3O.--An explosion sup
posed to have been caused by dyna-
mite did great aamage In the business
district here last night and injured two
or three persons severely, and wrecked
stores n windows for a block near
Clark and Washington streets.
The exact nature OF the explosion re-
mains a riddle, because of the great
amount of debris thrown around the
alley where 1t occurred. It is prob
ably another series Of gamblers war
bombs that have mystifled the police
OF this city for more than two years
Bomb No. 80 in the series wrecked a
saloon q few nights ago.
The center Of the explosion last night
was in an alley in the rear OF the Cen
trail Telephone exchange. This ex-
change was unable to do n more
business during the night. Two res
taurants facing In Clark street were
blown practically into the street, food
and dishes being scattered over the
a tracks.
In this alley also was the rear en-
trance to Powers & Gilbert's saloon,
headquarters for Martin b. Madden and
bis associates in the building trades.
Madden and his men are figuring
largely in labor disputes at the present
time and have been the subject OF
grand jury investigation.
Another place opening into the al
ley, which was demolished to an equal
degree with the saloons, was the Cash
Register store Of Mont Tennes, who
Is also alleged to conduct several gam
bling places. Tennes' places have been
frequently raided by the police, and
another bomb was exploded there a
year ago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
FIGHT WITH CLUB
ON PIXIES PEAK

Colorado Springs, Colo, June 30
AS the result of a fight at Summit
house, Pixies Peak, in which a club
was the principal weapon, George H.
Robinson, manager of the hotel, is in
a local hospital with a broken head.
while John A. Clark and George Ship
ley, both Of Chicago, are in the county
Jail.
: The trouble started over a COM
tplaint by Robinson that the young men
were boisterous and were annoying 9TH
ter guests.
! 1t Is believed Robinson will recover.
although he Is not considered out OF
danger. Shipley and Clark will be held
until the physicians make a definite
report on Robinson's condition.
Hanover, N. H., June 30.-John A.
Clark, of Evanston, ILL.,, and Joseph
Shipley, of Oak Park, who became in
.volved in a fight on Pixies Peak yester-
day, were graduated from Dartmouth
college a year ago. Both were prom
inent in athletics.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
Xxx THOUSAND KANSAS
MINERS GO ON STRIKE

Pittsburg, Kan, June %. - All
the miners in the north end of the
Pittsburg coal field, about 5000 in
number, quit work today.
No strike had been called, but the men
decided to suspend work until a deci-
sion is reached in the check-off dispute,
It is possible that a formal strike order
will be issued tomorrow calling out all
miners of the Southwest.
A break in the ranks of the operators
occurred today, when two companies
the Sheridan Coal and the Mccormick
coal, announced they would grant the
miners dema DIS.
The grievances of the union men in
clude the charges of discrimination
against union employees: demands fol
hearings for discharged men; longer
lunch time; installation Of bulletil
boards in car barns, and the ANNOUNCE
ing of layoffs and shorter runs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
PRESIDENTS MAY ATTEND.

New Orleans, June 30.-That several
presidents Of American republics may
meet here during the Lakes -to-the-G Gulf
Deep Waterways association conven-
ton, November lib, Is the hope which
has been strengthened by O press dis
patch from Washington announcing
In New Orleans upon that occasion. In
vitations to executives of Mexico and
other Central American republics and
Cuba, win, IL Is stated, be earnestly
extended by the committee In charge OF
the arrangements
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
THEY STAND BEFORE
TAFT AND TELL HIM
WHAT IS WHISKY

Washington. June 30.-President Taft
today wrestled with the question of
what IL w~hisky?"r
Before him were the attorneys rep
r~esenting all the interests that have
been waging a fight over the original
decision Of DR.. Wiley, the government
chemist, regarding what is whisky and
what should be labeled limitation
whisky" .".
They came to obtain a final decision.
After lengthy arguments an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow.
& Joseph n. Choate, former American
ambassador to. Great Britain, was
prominent among the array of counsel
for the manufacturers, while among
those opposing him was John G. Car
isle, former secretary of the treasury.
Attorney General Wickersham was
present at the request of the president.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
ATLANTIC FLEET
READY TO DRILL

WashinstonF June 29.-With two
months of hard work before il, h
Atlantic b~attleship Heet 10 as
sembIing in Hampton Roads, Va,
for the summer m~aneuvers, which
will be extensive and exhaustive.
The feet may be divided into two
~squadrons and fight against each other,
A dozen torpedoboats will make at
tacks on the big battleships whose on
GERS and men will be required to exert
extreme vigilance, also to guard against
the stealthy little submarine torpedo
boats, four Of which, with a parent
ship, are attached to the feet.
Under Rear Admiral Seaton
Schroeder, commander in chief Of
the Atlantic fleet, will be nearly half
a hundred ships of war, ranging in
size from the big 16, 0O0-ton flagship,
Connecticut, to the little 170-tor
submarine, Tarantula.
Many Hard Drills.
Fleet drills and exercises involving
tactical problems and battle evolutions
will be held in New England waters
during the latter part of July and the
early part Of August. Then the fleet
will proceed to the southern drill
grounds, south Of the Virginia capes,
for record and battle target practice.
This shooting will occupy about two
weeks, beginning August 10. At the
close the vessels will return to Hamp-
ton Roads and go thence to their home
yards for repairs, before the winter
maneuvers in West Indian waters.
Only II of the battleships of the pres
ent fleet made the trip around the
world; the other four In the command
are new vessels. The older ships have
been thoroughly repaired, and the new
ly adopted fire control mast, which has
been called the inverted waste basket
fnSfallad-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01

Penalties are provided In cases Of
false or fraudulent returns II any corr
poration subject to the tax refuses on
neglects to make a return In the man,
ner required or makes a false or fraud
ulent return, it Is liable to a penalty Of
not less than 81, 1000 and not exceeding
SO, 900.
When any person authorized by law
to make or verify a return, shall mako
a false or fraudulent statement for the
purpose Of evading the assessment, he
becomes liable to a fine not exceeding
81, 900 or a prison sentence of not more
than one year or both.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01

NEW YORK-Arthur Heinze, one OF
the brokers whose banking and cop
of investigation since the collapse of
their copper pool, was found guilty last
night by a jury In the United States
circuit court Of corruptly impeding the
administration of justice In connection
with the disappearance OF the United
Copper company'S books.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
ROOSEVELT FAMILY SAILS.

. New York. June 29.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt sailed for Europe today on
the Cretic with her daughter, Ethel,
and her two sons, Quentin and Archie.
The first month of their trip will be
passed with Mrs. RoOsevelt's sister.
Miss Carew, in the latter's villa near
Rome. The remainder OF the stay
abroad will be spent in a tour
OF France, which was designated es-
pecially for Miss Ethel's benefit. Mrs.
Roosevelt plans to return to the United
States with the three children in No
Vember.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
BATTLES IN RESERVOIR;
FAILS TO COME OUT

Oskaloosa, Ia. June 30.-Chas,
Demic, aged "a years, was
drowned in a reservoir at the
Greenridge mines. He went in
to battle and was seized with
cramps.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
CAUSES TW0
RAILROAD WRECKS

Chicago, June 30.--Four deaths
superinduced by the heat were re-
ported to the police today. There
were numerous ase of prostra-
ton privately cared for. Carl Sum-
mers, said TO have become dement,
ed under exposure to the sun,
jumped into the lake. He was un-
conscious when rescued and died in
q hospital.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
Cork Filled IHuHs.

Their hulls have been filled with cork
and this, 1t is expected, will keep them
Rfioat after they have been riddled with
projectiles. They will be towed at diff
Serent speeds and will be fred at by the
battleships running at various speeds.
Results of the practice will be kept
secret.
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has been
considering going to sea with the feet
during the maneuvers to watch the
work of the ships, but has not come to
q final decision.
While at Rockport, Mass, July 7. or
later at Provincetown, President Taft
may find 1t convenient to review Ad-
miral S~chroeder's feet from either the
presidents yacht, Sylph. or his bigger
yacht, Mayflower.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
Denver, June 3d.
Two trains in Colorado
met accidents yesterday
as a result, apparently, of
the intense heat, which is
believed to have twisted
the rails.

rer & Rio Grande passenger train, No.
J, known as the "San Francisco Linn
ted" went into the ditch at Sedalla,
20 miles from Denver. The wreck was
caused by the displacement of rails
Among the injured were Mr.. and Mrs.
). c. Jackson and Vida Jackson, of
West Lafayette, Ind, who were slightly
bruised. .n. a.a-
A few hours later the engine and two
coaches OF a Colorado Midland train
we're dsrailed inside the city limits
IF Denver, presumably the result of
1eat-twlsted rails. The passengers and
crew escaped with a shaking up.
Yesterday was the hottest day in 10
years in Denver, the thermometer
reaching 98 degrees.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01

KANSAS CITY, MO.-A license was
issued here yesterday for the marriage
of Paymaster General Culver Charming
Sniffen. u. g. A., and Mrs. Zenobia
Richardson. Both the general and Mrs.
Richardson live in Washington, u. C..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
Icspyaahl. 1905. by A. W. Fsma.

PLAIN brick building
of antique aspect, yet
one Of the most nota-
bic buildings in Ameri-
ca, IL not In all the
world, is the old state
house in Philadelphia.
Within its now ancient
walls were written his
tory's most glowing
pages. The cradle Of
American independ-
ence, its unpretentious
spire has pointed the
way to freedom to two
hamfauharnc IN ronuh-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
LING MAY
HAVE BEEN KILLED
New Theory Advanced in At.
tempts to Solve Mystery Of
Elsie Sigel Murder.

Chicago, June 30.-Twenty
Chinese students, grouped about
six young women teachers, were
routed yesterday from a mission
which has been conducted for
several weeks in the basement OF
a south side apartment building
by three sisters. The police were
aroused TO action by the com
plants of the residents near the
mission.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
Historical Accuracy.

From Chicago Daily News.
Teacher-Where was the Declaration
OF Independence signed?
Tommy-At the bottom.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01

Briefly stated, the plan I'm
poses q tax Of 2 per cent upon
the net earnings of every cor
poration, joint stock company or
association organized for profit
and having a capital stock rep
resented by shares, and every
Insurance company organized
under the laws OF the United
States or Of any state, territory,
or district, or under the laws Of
any foreign country and In
gagged in business within the
United States.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
MISSOURI ON RAMPAGE.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June 3O.-The Mis-
souri, river rose three inches here last
night and is still rising. AS a result
of the high water and heavy rains,
much land in the Missouri and Kan
sas bottoms is inundated and farmers
In some localities are moving out
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
MExICO CITY-Alfredo

MEXICO CITY-Alfredo Sanchez,
well known bull fighter, was killed at
the local bull ring Saturday afternoon.
The bull knocked Sanchez down and
hooked one horn through his body,
penetrating a lung. The man was taken
to the hospital inside the bull ring,
waAra he died within a few minutes
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
BROWN Is

Atlanta, Ga, June %29.-John NJ.
Brown today o Office as governor of
Georgia, succeeding Hoke Smith.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
PoLLYs FOURTH OF JULY
Even a Parrot Can Cry, "Hurrah for
George Washington at the
Proper Time.
From St. Nicholas.

Polly was a middle aged parrot,
Whose early days had been spent in
the green forests OF Yucatan in Central
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01

For the first time in the his
tory of the navy, the firing will
be done on the open sea, and in
every condition Of weather. Night
firing under the same conditions
will be carried on. For target
practice the two old torpedoboats,
Nicholson and O'Brien, have been
dismantled and prepared as tar
gets.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01

WASHINGTON, =. C.-Three Of the
negroes convicted of the murder OF
Walter Schultz have been denied new
trials and their death in the electric
chair of the Virgin penitentiary is set
for three consecutive Fridays, begin
ming September g.. =
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-07-01
TWO ESCAPE.

Concord, n. H.. June 2~9.-Joseph
Gouin, Of Dover, implicated in the SEN
sational Rockingham Junction murder,
three years ago., and VIM. Chapman,
Of Portsmouth, today overpowered a
keeper IN the New Hampshire state
hospital for the insane, where they
were under observation. and escaped.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-02

street, where the cat was taken the nlght before. Could it be that across the street might be found a salve for the sorrow the giant elm proclaimed "a salve that at the same time might tighten his burden by shifting it, per. haps, to the owner of the sweet, chill. Ing voice of the night before?
 But Walton walked on and, being over gallant, endures in silence the chill that sreets him these days.
 You see, they didn't advertise for information" he tells the Hortons, whose full sympathy is his. And, anyway, there are too many orange cats in this neighborhood. I'm not looking for more"
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-02
Calvin Man of the World.

Calvin had many advantages. He was not scholar merely, he was a man of the world. He had travelled, was familiar with the life of courts, was on terms of intimate friendship with many of the most distinguished persons of his day He had con- handing intellect, a literary style which was the envy and admiration of the learned He knew law as well as he did theology French as well as he did Latin. His grasp of a wide range of subjects and his attention to detail were things to marvel at. Add to these an ineXhaustible patience and bulldog tenacity of purpose, a vivid human interest and an amazing ca pacity for work, and we begin to un- derstand how it was that this penni- less and sickly foreigner, who came to Geneva in the first instance so utter. ly unknown and without prestige as to figure in the records merely as "a Frenchman,' ended by setting his stamp so ineffacably upon the place that it remains there even to our own day.-Century.
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Purchase Supplies in Quantity.

Bids for supplies for the military in the Philippines are asked for in such quantities as 6,6O0,oOO pounds of frozen fresh beef, 100000 pounds of frozen fresh mutton, 464 GOO pounds of rice, 116,O00 pounds of sugar, 8,232 cans of assorted jams, 30,000 pounds of butter, 2400 cakes of coap, 35,000 one-ounce bags of smoking tobacco, 5000 half pints of "fizz" water, and so on. Military supplies are admitted duty free
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DEAL WITH THE LEADING FIRMS OF ARKANSAS LET THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS HOUSES OF LITTLE ROCK FILL YOUR WANTS:

AUTOMOBILES and Supplies. TsdfOrd Auto Co.
 ARCHITEcTuRAL Iron Work, Steel Bridges, Beams, Girders, Angles, Aan- nels, Trusses. Themas-Fordyos Mfr. Go.
 ARKANsAs BRICK AND MTG. co Brick, Rock, Csmsnt, Lime, r1astsr. BLANK BOOKS. Democrat Printing and Lithognphins Co. oAoe Furni- turs, Fine Stationery, Bank Supplies. BOILERS, Eaginss, sAwnills.. Wshr- fr'ts Mfg. Go.
 BoFps AND STOCKS For Sale. Greet Western oil, 1S; Delta Consolidated, 10, and other. O. |. Eaton, P. o. Box eeo
 corsuLTIHa ENGINEERS. Lund & Hill. Sswsrs, Waterworks, Power De- vslopmsnts, Bridge Lsvee and Drain pICK1NsoN AND WATKINS, rasi. neers. Surveys, Waterworks, Sswsr, Water Power: Lsysss, Drsinase. DUDLEY E. JoNEs co. Machinery and LITTLE ROCK BOILER AND IRON WORKS. Builders and Rspair.n of Boilers, Tanks, smsksstscks, Iron MANTELs AND FLOOR rILna. Cr.w. ford Paint e1d Paper Go. DR. LYHAN RAeCIDAUH. xys, Ear, Hose and Throat Specialist. South srn Trust Building.
 sHKET MUSIC and Musical Instrunslts. Classical and Popular Music, Muioal Msrchandiss. Mail OrdsYs Solicited. c. D. Stewart, Sel xollsabsrv Bldg.
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HIS LITTLE MISTAKE

ore evening last week young Wal
 -rs.her suddenly. it was remem- h.rad later-left the circle gathered m the chilly veranda of the family hotel that houses his trunk, and .,orted for the evening stroll that has become his habit
 He swung diagonally across tho lawn smoking vigorously and with the outward appearance of man possess. ing no ulterior motive, no subtle de- sign.
 If was nearly dark and the hedges o, the hotel lawn loomed black as he ,assed them-so black indeed, that iust at the corner of the hedge, turn ing upon the sidewalk of the avenue, Walton stumbled. And at the same time there arose a weird vail of an puish that drew the attention of the peopled veranda to Walton's dark figure.
 It's cat" Walton muttered to himself, watching a gleam of yellow flash under the rays of 8 street lamp. And it's for all the world like the Hortons' cat Wonder if they've lost it?"
 Now. the Hortons had but recently acquired a Persian cat, orange as to color, pedigreed for four generations back. which answered to the fantas. tic name of Comet. Only the night before Walton had heard for the twen- tieth time just how much Mrs Hor. ton thought of Comet. how unusual Comets coat was and how he was never allowed to walk abroad alone, so positive was his owner that some lurking thief would carry off her far. famed pet.
 His mind filled with Mrs. Hortons present grief and future joy should he bring to her the lost Comet, Wal ton bounded after the cat calling in his most seductive tones. Finally he won the confidence of the wanderer. Undoubtedly the cat answered to his name--a fact that Mrs Horton had impressed upon Walton Comet had never been called "kitty"-that name forever attached to his short-haired brethren. It must be Comet-he was orange, his eyes a deep .conper, his
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tall a waving plume or orange rur

taii waving plume or orange rur
 After few minutes mapeuvar;rs walton was speeding back to the Hotei With purring bundle in his arms. lie would telephone the Hor. tons and then take over the cat and restore him to the arms of his fond owner.
 May l ask if you know whose cat that Is, MT. Walton?" came in sweet. iy suspicious tones from the ton of the steps, as Walton began to mount them
 Then for the first time he realized that he had been the center of in. terest for the whole neighborho6d for some moments past. Somewhat con. fused by this discovery, Walton stan. mered:
 "l think do. am going to tele. phone-'
 But what are you going to do with the cat?"
 "Oh, keep it in my room till I take it to my friends"
 And whose is it, do you think?"
 Suspicion was filling the air. Wal. ton felt himself growing more and more confused and he stammered out Hortons name before the gatherips crowd.
 But it isn't" asserted the coo, voice "1 know whose cat 1t is-give 1t to me. It belongs across the street and I'll take it over They would never forgive me if 1t were stolen"
 The cat was lifted from Walton's grasp and borne away, while Walton hurried from the chilling gaze of the assembled body. He rushed to the telephone booth with a speed that added fuel to the fire of suspicion al. ready blazing brightly.
 But Comet was at hime! The cat was not the Hortons'-an explanation that Walton made to all who would listen.
 That is not all of the story. The next morning on huge elm that Sraces yard on the same side of the street as the hotel there appeared sign, written in hurried hand:
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-02

MONEY MADE IN LITTLE ROCK Real Estate One dollar Makes Two; Often Makes ten. We buy and sell Arkansas and Tex as Lands. Our next excursion to Texas August 3. Southern Real Estate O.. Little Rock. Ark. GOING TO BUILD? It will be greatly to your advantage to drop me postal and get a pro- positionx Do it today. R P Nor rison, Architect. Masonic Tenn pie, Little Rock, Ark.