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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
CANTON CONSIDERS
INTERURBAN LINE
IN MASS MEETING

Canton, 8. D., Feb. 7.-One Of the larg-
est and most enthusiastic mass meetings
ever held in this city, and that in the
face OF a seyere wind storm, was the
one held at the rooms of the Unity club
Tuesday evening. The meeting was called
for the purpose of hearing from Mr., Ma
gee. the promoter Of the proposed cleo.
trio railroad between Sioux City and Sioux
Falls, via Elk Point, yermillion, Beres.
ford, Worthing, with a branch line run.
ming to Canton. The road is practically
an assurd thing and 1t now remains for
Canton to decide whether or not she can
afford to have the road go through the
heart of the county and not make an
effort to have a branch run into town.
Car the town afford to let the other towns
get the benefit of cheaper freight rates.
At the meeting last evening a great many
farmers, n owners along the proposed
right-of-way, were present. They are anx.
ious to ave the road built. The people
of the county are thoroughly alive to the
awful discrimination In freight rates for
which they are indebte to the Sioux City
Tribune, in the last few issues Of which
have been running the articles on Whats
the Matter With South Dakota?" The
people Of this section OF the state would
rather put some money into an electric
road and get cheaper rates, than to wait
for the South Dakota railroad commits.
sioners to adjust the rates. The ques.
ton o~ftenest asked now is, "What are the
railroad commissioners doing?'
A committee OF five men, consisting OF
Mayor Dean, Hon. Thos. Thorson, p. s.
Pickett, j. T. Hansen and d. c. Brag-
stad was appointed to take up the mat
ter with the citizens Of the city and
community to see what could be done to
encourage the building Of the Dad
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
UTICA CITIZENS INcENsEp
OVER FAKE NEWSPAPER

Yankton, s. D., Feb. 23.--The littl.
town of Utica, which does not boast
a paper, had distributed to it's citizens
by mai this week the first issue of the
Utica Booster" and it's advent was
not cordially welcomed. A perusal of
It's columns showed that about every
body In town of any prominence got a
warm roast for various habits and the
community is up in arms looking for
the editor" who will get short shift
II he Is run to earth. AS everybody is
In the same class. from the postmaster
to the schoolmistress the Utica Boost
er man had better take this hint and
cave town on the next midnight
freight.
Fol- the first time in history the COL
lege frestlmen fooled their mortal en-
emies the "Sophs'' this week and en-
joyed in peace a swell banquet at the
Portland, at which no rival classmen
showed up to make things unpleasant
and give the police a job.
On February %, Yankton will vote
on the commission form Of city gov
eminent, and the campaign is getting
hot. Sioux City adopting the plan will
make a big difference this way and
advocates Of the plan are now most
sanguine.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
COLUMBUS COLLEGE
BURNS GROUND;
SCHOOL TO RESUME
Catholic Institution at Cham
berlain Suffers $4,000 Loss
Without Insurance.

Chamberlain, 8. D., Feb. 23.--The
main building OF Columbus college, the
Catholic institution established here
last fall at the. former Indian school,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing, entailing q loss of $85. 600, no part
OF which was insured. 1t is supposed
that the fire came from a defective
furnace. 1t was discovered by a stu
den rooming in the building, but no
effective effort could be made against
the progress Of the flames, as the To-
cal water service was frozen up and
the buildings are out of the district
covered by the city waterworks.
Father Guillette had a narrow escape.
being compelled to smash a window
with a pitcher and come down. a ladder
clad only in his night clothes. Several
of the students had to jump from the
second story to save themselves, but
there were no serious accidents. The
students have gone to their homes
temporarily, but the school will reopen
in two weeks in some Of the other
buildings which will be remodeled for
that purpose. Father Surprenant and
Father Guillette will remain here and
oversee the preparations for the re-
sumption Of work in the school.
The structures comprising the Indian
school were secured by Bishop O'Gor-
man from the government last summer
when 1t was decided to close the Indian
school, he paying $4,000 for them for
the purpose Of establishing the college
which was organized in the fall and
was in fine working order. The re-
manning buildings, when remodeled,
will serve the present needs of the coll
iege. Contributions are already coming
in from Knights Of Columbus lodges
and the restoration Of the burned
structure will follow in the natural
order Of things.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
WAIVER WILL HEAR CASE
AGAINST ATTORNEY HARDEN

Armour, S. d.. Feb. 23.-The state
Bupreme court has appointed Attorney
e. p. WanZer, OF this city, to act as
it's representative and referee at he
trial Of G. p. Harden, an attorney of
Platte, South Dakota, against whom
disbarment proceedings have been in
stituted for alleged infractions of the
duties and prerogatives Of an attorney.
The citizens Of Armour are pleased to
note the supreme courts confidence in
the ability of Mr.. WanZer to fill this
very trying position.
The opening Of spring will see a
couple Of drainage bitches commenced
in this county. The largest Of the two
is situated in Lincoln township in the
northeast part of the county and will
drain the surface water from some 26
sections Of land. adding to the value
Of the farms and permitting the own
ers to till land which has for many
years been inundated in the cropping
seasons. The second ditch will be in
Independence township, length about
one mile, and will drain a large num-
Der Of farms. Land in this part Of
the state has advanced in value in the
past few years hat the owners can
not afford to allow land to lie idle.
Mrs. George Palmer, wife of the
Junior member of the Armour Mercan-
tile company, died at her home, Febru-
airy 18 after a short illness. The cause
OF death was tuberculosis. The end
was not expected.
A farmers cooperative creamery
was organized here Saturday and this
city is once more placed on the mar
as a center for dairy products. With
h perfection of the company Satur-
day it is expected that the creamery
Will commence doing business about
h first Of April.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
LINCOLN CIRCUIT
COURT CONvENEs

Canton, S. D., Feb. 1.-THE regular
February term Of the circuit court is in
progress In this city. The first and only
jury case to be tried this term, and one
Of the hardest fought cases ever threshed
out in a Lincoln county court, was the
one Of III. o. Orstad va. the Lincoln
County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
company. The case occupied full two
days n the peculiar thing about 1t was
that the attorneys for the plaintiff found
1t impossible to get a jury without some
men on 1t that were stockholders and
p~olicyholders Of the company. The ac-
ton was brought by Mr.. Orstad, who
lives near Hudson, to recover $500 insur-
nee from the company for loss on a new
barn. Mr.. Orstad claimed that the barn
was struck by lightning n SO weakened
thut the high wind toppled It over while
the defense claimed that it vas the force
Of the wind alone that blew the barn
down. The jury found -or' the defendant
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
YOUTHFUL LOVERS OUTWIT
A RESTRAINING STATUTE

Vermillion, S. D., Feb. 23.-About two
weeks g Johan Johansen, a farm
hand In the employ of a Papin family
living northeast Of Vermillion, secured
a license in Clay county to marry
Leona Papin. When the mother of the
girl heard Of the affair, she made COM
plant against the groom because he
had represented the young woman as
Is when in reality she is less tina Is.
Later the mother relented and gave
her permission to the marriage.
But there Is a statute in this state
which says that parents have no right
to grant a permission of marriage
where one of the contracting parties
is less than IL years OF age. A license
was therefore unable to be secured in
South Dakota, and it looked as IL the
marriage would have to be put off until
June, when the youthful bride-to-be
would reach h & of 10 years. But
then, as 1t happened, Sioux City is not
far away, n there is no mean old
law Town there like that, so the bride
and groom, armed with the necessary
parental consent. hied themselves to
our neighboring metropolis the other
day where the ceremony was per-
formed. Returning to the brides home
near Vermillion, the wedding was duly
celebrated, the lovers having success
fully evaded dissenting mammas, stern
justices and strict statutes to keep
them apart.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
CLOTHES SATURATED
WITH GASOLINE and
LIFE IS BURNED OUT
Victim Breaks Away From
Friends and Races Through
Street In Flames.

Gregory, 8. D., Feb. 22.-Herbert
Laird. a young man about 20 years old
in the Mckee hardware store was
burned to death yesterday with gaso-
line. He was fixing a pipe in a gaso-
line lighting plant on the ceiling.
Standing on a step ladder. he set a
lighted torch on the top step and with
a soldering iron disconnected the pipe
when a stream Of gasoline ran down
over him and was ignited by the torch.
He sprang down and ran out the door.
Mr.. Mckee tried to put his coat around
him as he went out, but he got out
and ran in a blazing sheet of flames
across the street n to the alley back
of the store. Then he ran into the
side of a barn where he vas caught by
the pursuing men. His clothing was
all burned off and he was terribly
burned from the knees up. He lived
only about five hours and suffered ter
ribly. His father was called from his
claim in Trip county and arrived just
before he died.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 21.-After
having been In session here since Tues
day afternoon, the fifth minus con-
vention of the South Dakota Retail
Hardware association has concluded it's
work and taken a final adjournment.
The delegates who attended the con-
vention are today returning to their
homes In various parts Of the state.
Pierre was selected as the place for
holding the next annual convention.
At a business session held during the
closing hours Of the convention, the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: President, j. p. Rummel,
Sioux Falls; first vice-president, Geo.
v. Ayers, Deadwood; econd ~vice-pres-
rotary, III. K. Johnson, Redfield; treas
urer, b.. G.. Watson, Chamberlain.
The resolutions as adopted declare
hat as the dishonest advertising does
the greatest of injury both morally
and financially. the members OF
financially, and that the members OF
the association will do all in their pow
er to discourage this baneful method
of advertising, first by creating senti-
ment against it,; second, by enforce
ment of law; third, by enactment of
new laws when necessary" defend the
farmers against the charge that they
are the cause of the present increased
cost of living, and declare nat the sys-
tenn under which his products is
handled Is more at fault han the price
paid them: declare against the enact
ment of a parcels post law; declare in
favor Of a national pure paint law;
ask the cooperation of the national
officers in securing a standard form Of
bill Of lading, to be used by all whole
salers, jobbers and manufacturers,
showing the classification n rate Of
the goods shipped.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
BANKERS SUFFER LOSS
IN SHEEP INDUSTRy

Deadwood, s. d. Feb. 19.-Formep
Black Hills bankers writing here from
Wyoming declare that nc repetition OF
the serious losses among sheep this
winter in Wyoming may be expected
another winter as precautions are al
ready being taken by the banks of Wy
oming. 1t is said that quite a few OF
these banks will this cal be heavy
losers as sheepmen had mortgaged
their fiocks to the banks and the un-
havoc with many fiocks, the banks
therefore being the losers. In future
before any mortgages will be accepted
the bankers intend to insist that the
sheepman agree to feed his 1ocks du-
ring the winter months while on the
range, as they say hat IL this had been
done this year the present loss would
not have been one-fourth as large.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
VANDALISM AT CHAivARl
BRINGS PUNISHMENT

Webster City, Ia, Feb. 22.-Because
they broke In a door; tore siding from
the house; sawed OFF a windmill and
committed other similar depredations
at a charivari party at the George r.
Ness home nea Randall. IL young
men were fined each IS and costs by
Justice A. r. Hanson, Of Scott town
ship.
The young fellows did not take the
matter seriously and six of them re-
fused to pay the fine. For this Sheriff
Brown had them in the county jail in
this city for two days.
The charivari party followed the
marriage of Mr.. Ness daughter. The
IL arrested were Martin and Lewis
Rasmussen, Ed Rasmus and Martin
Braland, Charles Henderson. Thomas
Solbreck, Lars Berkland, Albert Hen
ders0n, Arthur and Hartman HOMELAND
and George Henderson.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
LOWER RATES ASKED ON
lNTERURBAN LINES

Deadwood, S. D., Feb. 21.-Through
the efforts OF the Deadwood Business
club, q lower rate between here and
Lead, on both the Northwestern and
Burlington railroads, is being sought
with the ultimate object Of securing
more residents for this city. This was
brought about by the new conditions in
Lead due to the importing Of hundreds
of new men to work for the Homestake.
Many of these men have families and
owing to the present crowded condi-
tion of Lead, are unable to find houses.
The local business club look up the
question of a rate of Is cents round trip
between here and Lead with the Home-
stake and with the railroads. and II 1t
is secured it will probably result In q
number Of the new families securing
homes mere and working in Lead. The
present rate is 25 cents round trip.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
HURON MAN DIES IN
HOSPITAL AT ABERDEEN

Huron, s.. d., Feb. al. N. Searls
Of this city died at a hospital in Alb
erdeen of pneumonia, Tuesday morn
ing. MI. Searls was a prominent real
estate dealer of this place. He is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
Daisy, Fred, Harold and Helen. all OF
Huron; also his mother, Mrs. j. Fl.
Searls of Sioux City. and three sisters
and five brothers, four or whom reside
in Sioux City. They are Mrs. r.. e.
Pack, Mrs. s, c. Sloane, James E., and
Homer G. Searis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Aberdeen. s. d., Feb. 21.--C. II. Pulfrey
was found dead in bed at the Ward hote,
Friday afternoon, with a gas Jet In the
room half turned on. Pulfrey was given
a room at the hotel the night before and
was intoxicated at the time he retired.
The electric light hung just below the gas
jet and In attempting to turn out the
electric light he turned on the gas. The
electric light was found burning when, at
tracted by the smell Of gas, his room was
entered by the clerk. Pulfrey was a re-
tired farmer and well known in the
county. He leaves a wife and several
grown sons.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24

The only coin In use In China until
recently vas the copper cash (of which
dollar, or 1850 to the American dollar),
but these are fast disappearing except
IN the more or less remote interior. A
new coin or 'ten-cash piece" has been
made at the provincial minis, and 1t
10 rapidly dispiacing the old copper
cash. The relative value between these
and silver dollars or taels is fuctu-
afinR.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
FARMERS INSTITUTE FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DAKOTA

Sioux Falls, 8. d. Feb. 22.-TSuperin-
tendent A. e. Chamberlain, I'm charge
of farmers institutes. has been spend
ing the week in this county and In the
towns on the line west toward Nit
chell. He Is accompanied by George II.
whiting. OF Yankton, and great inter-
est has attached to each of the meet
ings. A campaign has been planned
covering all the southern part of the
state east Of the river. the dates for
the meetings the balance OF this month
and all of March being as follows:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
LAND Is CONTESTED
BY TWO CLAIMANTS

Gregory, S D., Feb. 21.-The officials
of the United States land office at this
place have concluded the hearing and
taken under advisement one of the most
interesting cases involving the owner
ship OF public land eve coming before
a federal land office in South Dakota.
The case involves a valuable quarter
section Of land in the coded portion Of
the Rosebud Indian reservation, sit
uated near the new town of Carlock.
Three different men claim the land.
The testimony in the case fills 800 type
written pages and cost approximately
$3.50. The unique case is entitled Brees
VS. Holton and Sears VS.. Holton. The
testimony submitted at the hearing
showed that Brees made a settlement
on h land on the evening of October 1
last. and has lived there with his fam
lily ever since that time. Holton, who
came from Lynch, Neb., made a filing
on III same quarter section the follow
ing day. Searls filed a contest on the
land. claiming that he "squatted" on
the much-coyeted farm on the morning
Of October 1. But he admitted that he
has neither resided on or improved the
land since hat time, claiming sickness
and Indictment weather as his excuse for
non-residence Searls and his witness
es also testified that Brees did not
make settlement on the land in contro-
versy at the time he (Brees) claimed.
In retaliation Brees charged that Searls
had not established settlement on the
farm at all, which Is in section 20, but
that he instead made settlement on q
quarter section situated in section q.
From the trend OF the testimony offered
at the hearing the spectators got the
impression that Searls and Holton had
Joined forces to defeat Brees and dis
possess him of the land. Under all the
circumstances, the decision of the Ian
officers Is being eagerly awaited.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
WAkONDA WILL NOT VOTE
ON LICENSE QUESTION

Wakonda, S. D., Feb. 21.-It is an
nounced that there will be no saloons In
this place this year; h temperance
matter will not even be brought to
a vote. This is Wakonda's fourth con-
~secutive year as a dry town, and the
business men have found that II pays,
even IL a certain class of trade does 60
to the liquor towns.
Wakonda's Corn Show and Institute
will be held March 3 and 4, at which
time State Superintendent Chamberlain
and his corps of Instructors will de-
liver lectures. Prizes will be awarded
for the best exhibits of corn, oats, etc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24

The introduction Of tungsten lamps is
doing much to advance the use OF cleo
tricity on farms. It is possible for the
farmer with q small plant, driven either
by o gasoline engine OF by damming a
small stream, to obtain sufficient cur
emit to light his house and barn with
this economical type Of incandescent
lamp. The use OF electricity on the
farm, by the way, il growing and, an
pointed out by the Electrical World,
farmers will In time come to consider
electricity q necessity. Then II will be
found profitable to establish central
generating stations for farming dis
tricts to take the place Of the small In
dividual plants now being installed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
PROMINENT HILLS MAN DEAD.

Rapid City, 8. D., Feb. 22.-Although
he had been taking treatment for heart
and kidney trouble with the Mayos, a
telegram to his wife here telling Of
the death of John Keliher. one of the
oldest and best known of Rapid City's
residents, came as a severe shock. Mr..
Keliher who was 81 years old, came
here nearly 30 years & and has ever
since been in the stock business and
came to be widely known in the west
ern part of the state. He was treas
urer OF Pennington county from 1884
to 1888,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24

Colonizers Of all races seem to be
careful saver of their earnings In the
countries to which they emigrate. In
recent years there has been a consid-
cradle migration Of East Indian coolies
TO the Island Of Trinidad, 1898 having
landed there last year. There was q
return to Calcutta Of 726, carrying with
them $50, 900 In money. besides a large
quantity Of jewels, In which the coolies
invest their savings. In the year there
were also remittances to India Of about
az, 900,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
JOY RIDER MEETS pEArH.

Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-While return.
ing from a 10y ride" in West Philadel-
phia early today, James Graham. Is
years old was killed when the automo-
bile he was operating crashed into 6
telegraph pole. Three other occupants
of h car, two of whom were young
women were thrown out and slightly
injured,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24

One may read in a guide book OF
Venice, compiled for the benefit of
strangers, this notice: When visiting
this palace strangers should show
themselves especially generous in their
tips. as the prince who occupies this
palace mas no other means of support
than to share in the money given to
his domestics."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
TRAINMAN LOSES LIFE
IN LAKE ERIE WRECK

Wheeling, w. ", Feb. PA Wheel
ing & Lake Erie railroad freight en-
CINE, running wild, crashed through a
trestle over a creek fifteen miles from
here early today, falling a distance of
80 feet and burying the engineer. fire.
cab, beneath a twisted mass of iron.
The fireman was killed Three other
trainmen were probably fatally hurt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
HARD WINTER DRIVES
COYOTES TO SETTLEMENT

Deadwood, s. D., Feb. 22.-The o n
tinued severity Of the winter is driv-
ing the coyotes in nearer town and
many nearby ranchers now report
nightly losses of chickens and small
stock. due to the raids of the hungry
animals. Many instances of their bold
ness are told by the ranchers and evil
dence is offered in the increased num-
Der Of hides that are being brought to
town to receive the county bounty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24

At the present time and for the
future as well, there Is lying at the
Bank of France, In Paris, a reserve gold
store of 2l60.0 600, 600, which iE, in fact,
write IN correspondent, looked upon
As q war fund, beside which the twenty
millions Of Germany look very small"
But the German "Kriegschatz,' or
emergency war chest fund, only amounts
to 10000. 900. and II IL lying not in the
Reichsbank. at Berlin, but In the VAULTS
Of tho Julius tower, in the fortress OF
6pandau, near the capital, against the
coming Of Germany's next evil day. IT
has been lying there al q dead FUND
eve since Germany received from
France her wal indemnity Of 2260,-
600, 900, from which II was taken.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-02-24
GERMAN BAPTISTs TO BUY
HOSPITAL AT EMERY

Emery, s.. D., Feb. 22.-The German
Baptist clergymen of North and South
Dakota will hold a meeting at this
pAce on March 2 for the purpose of
organizing a German Baptist Hospital
association for North and South Dako-
Ia which may establish a hospital in
Emery for the care of patients from the
two states. 1t is plann,d to purchase
the building and equipment of a nos
pital which now is in existence here.