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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-21


where they attended the funeral
of Mrs. Frank LANCER. In last
weeks issue we enormously men,
toned that they had gone to at
tend the funeral of FIR. LANCER.
The Crane house moving crew
of Yapkton arrived here Monday
to move the Musilek building on
the corner lots owned by the Ia
Dor Mercantile Company. The
house will be remolded and en-
larged to accommodate the large
amount of goods the Company
will handle.
II. c. Schneider and family
moved to Wagner last week to
make their home where Henry
will engage in real estate with the
Trumbo Land Co. Frank Her
man. who some time ago had pur-
chased his dwelling in town, has
moved into it with his family.
Adolph Mach has resigned his
position as teacher to take up the
census work. This is Mr.. Mach's
third term in the same school
which speaks highly OF his ability
as a teacher. Miss Catharine
Mcguire finishes the term. After
the census he will leave for Rapid
City where he will engage in the
real estate business.
A crew of about 80 Italians is
working on the Milwaukee track
between Tabor and Napa. AS we
understand it the Company will
overhaul the entire track from
Yankton to Platte this summer,
giving the track ballast bed.
We believe this to be a cheaper
method of operating than having
wrecks occur every day some OF
which prove to be very expensive.
A fierce snow storm swooped
over the country last Saturday
and continued until Tuesday. A.
bout six inches of snow fell in the
surrounding country. The dam
age done to fruit trees and vege-
tables is total, as trees were in
full bloom and vegetables we'll
grown. The grain, however. was
not hurt much, as the layer OF
snow protected it. BY Wednesday
the snow was reduced to nothing
by warm weather. We will have
no home raised fruit this year.
The following town Offices
were elected at the town election
held Tuesday:
Jas. Bouska. trustee Ist ward.
J. v. Wagner. 2
]. F. Kostc! I" 8 "
J. A. Wagner, clerk
F. 0 Petrik, assessor
] A. Dyorak. Justice of the Peace
Robert Vauk, treasurer.
The votes cast on The liquor
proposition were s. wet and 5 dry
As we have learned BY phone
the following towns voted on ,ne
liquor proposition as follows:
Tyndall wet by II3 votes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-21
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Geo. T.unec. trustee lst ward.
Jos. v. Wagner. trustee End ward.
DR.. Blezck. trustee Bird ward.
Jas A Wagner. clerk.
Joseph SkOrpik. treasurer.
JaS. u. BOuska. assessor marshal.
J. A. Dvorak. Justice OF the Peace.
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Potatoes tor sale at 75c per bus
hel. Vlasak & Straka.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

THE next striking feature was band OF hoo-
goblins-men wearing masks measuring liilee
feet across. with two pairs Of staring eyes anu
hjdeous gaping mouths these being intended 10
throw a spell over evil spirits that might De
lurking near Then came the master OF eere-
monies astride magnificent white horse Win
a bodyguard of hveried attendants
1.-TWO catafalqueS exactly alike in constTun
ton came next on one of which reposed the
body of the princess but Corean funeral Gus
tins decreed that the people should not know
upon which the body was. Homage was, there
fore paid to both. Each catafalque rested upon
the shoulders of 10S carriers, and all about were
belIringers to scare off any evil spirits that
might have evaded the hobgoblin band.
six large wooden horses, standing ten feet
high and covered with white paper, mounted
upon large carts to serve as sacrifice, were
the next division of the cortege- These horses
were burned at the tomb. the supposition
that they would serve as a means Of loeomptien
in the other world
Tho ceremonies attending the preparation OF
the body of a Corean person of high standing
for burial are exceedingly curious These begin
in reality when the person is found to be in
fair way to die. As soon the Illness is pro-
nounced critical the person is removed from his
usual chamber to another room, in the hope that
a different surrounding may check the course OF
the disease much as people Of means in this
country seek a different climate. If this re-
course fails, and death seems inevitable, piece
Of cotton is placed in the invalid's mouth and
intently watched by the sorrowing relatives
Death is assumed to have come when the breath
fails to stir the cotton.
"A near friend of the family then takes coat
of the dead person to the roof OF the house and
stands directly over the spot where death en-
sued. He holds the collar of the garment with
the left hand and the hem with the right hand,
and waves the coat three times toward the
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

for the body to rest upon Prior 70 PLAclHS l-
body in the coffin the sons Of the dead per-
son bathe and then place the body IN t1c
coffin The face is covered with a thin film OF
cotton batting and the teeth and the finger and
toe nail parings I referred TO before are placed
beside the body The remaining space In the
coffin Is filled in with old clothes Of the dead
person, to prevent any movement OF the body
pine, being an evergreen. is accepted as a
good symbol of manhood in COrea, and all
cofins are made of that wood Burial IS often
delayed for months and so long as the body
remains in the house the members of the family
must enter the room and bow to the body on
the 1st and 10Th of each month. Fresh fruit
must first be offered TO the dead person before
the surviving members Of the family may
taste it.
In the case of wealthy persons or members Of
the royal family the grave is ornamented with
stone effigies of men and animals. arranged on
each side of the grave and facing one another
The desecration OF grave is a capital offence
in Corea, but daring thieves will sometimes
steal bodies to hold them for ransom. \ Corean
will pay more for the recovery Of his dead
fathers body than for a living son. and II nee
essary will impoverish himself TO recover
stolen body"
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

.n witch ,bs first shake the fun name Of
a.. dead nerson is uttered loudly. at the second
shake the highest honor attained In LIFE, and at
the final shake the announcement OK the death
..rbe death announcement being properly mada
with due solemnity. the hon-Dak-k"e. or spirit
ghost box, is made This is OF Wood. about
eighteen inches in length and twelve inches IA
width and depth The box is covered with
naner and inside it is placed paper case con-
.ainino, a niece of paper with the name Of the
denarted written upon it, This box Is placed
at the head of the dead person These neces-
sarv pre1iminaries disposed Of, near relative IS
selected 10 arrange for the funeral. N prepar-
ing the body for burial the hair Is hrst tied
1ooseIv all of the combings that have been
saved for wears being worked into the remaining
hair.
.1Tbe Coreans also save all the teeth u Is
necessary to have removed; likewise the finger
and toe nail parings are preserved from NANCY
% old age These are placed together IN
nnunh and put beside the body, which Is then
laid upon a table where full course dinner
has been spread. The relatives f1ereupon with
ara1v tn an adjoining room to kneei. the men
facing the east and the women the west AL
piva way to loud lamentations Inls Done the
relatives return to the room Where the Docy !s
and the mouth is opened to receive a gluten rice
naste inserted to hold the mu-gong-Ju' tne
"pearI without a hole" a most precious mex
loom The mu-gong-ju is a substance taken
from a clam found only at the mouth OF ths
Nak-Tong River and is very rare.
! THE body is dressed in ne" garments dA4 4
screen placed about it, over the screen DeiNS
hung a banner bearing the DEAD PerSoh n4-'-S
and honors attained, while on snaA taOie
,sa- nv are placed certain belongings, such as
ran ,nkstone. spectacIes and seals This ends
the first days proceedings. The undertaken
comes the second day and ties up the body n
cords Of twisted paper The waist cord IS t!ed
In a manner to resemble Chinese character
the belief being that all canonized spirits SO ar
range their waist cords
SON the third day the undertaken brings the
coffin. the bottom OF which Is covered Win
Y1uten rice -four, intended to form cuSnl0A
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

every roof along the route was filled with peo-
pie, 1 being among the thousands SO placeu'
The city was yeritabe sea of lanterns, ana
every inch of space in the wide roadway that
was not reserved for the passage of the funeral
cortege was filed with a surging mass OF peo-
pie.
TT was a madly jostling pushing, yelling
crowd all seeking to get into the best places TO
see the procession pass and to US Americans
looking on it seemed to be a scene of disorder
which nothing could stop, but a6 soon as the
vanguard of the cOrtege appeared d sudden huSh
fell over the mob, and all disorder stopped as II
by magic. regiment of police in this country
could not have been nearly so effective in bring
ing order out of chaos.
''At the head of the procession was a corps OF
torchbearers, who ignited great brush torches
that had been placed along the route These
torches standing ten feet high and near to-
gether threw out f1arng, uncanny light ana
the marchers moved along so swiftly and
silently that the effect was made the more
ghostly. Soldiers marched along on either side
of the main body of the procession. some carry
ing flags and streamers and others long, paddle
like weapons with which to brush back the
crowds if they pushed too far forward
"The first division of the procession made
up of thirteen large sedan chairs draped in red
and blue brocaded silk, borne on the shoulders
of O. dozen carriers, and in which rode the
thirteen historians appointed to write OF the
achievements of the dead princess. After these
came a group of men with banners of Oriental
richness Oh bamboo poles. and then gaudily
dressed bearers of poles which were long
SCROLLS of white paper on which eulogies of the
princess had been written by eminent Corean
scholars The chair Of state used by the prin-
cess in life with the royal red umbrella, came
next and directly behind the chair. fenced in
with blue cloth. that the rabble might not SEE
them. rode the women of the court, on ponies.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
WHAT SHE saw IN CORE4
american Woman Thinks "Japs
TictimiSe NdtiUes.

If there is anything worth seeing, trust a
wide-awake American woman to see it. Mrs.
Homer b. Hubert has recently returned to this
country from Corea after residence of twenty
two years in that quaint, Far Eastern country,
bringing home a fund of vivid impressions, some
of pleasant memory and others not SO agree
able. Accompanying her husband, who first
went to Corea commissioned an instructor IN
a school for Corean noblemen at Seoul and who
later attained confidential relations with the
royal family, Mrs. Hubert was enabled to &C
quaint herself with phases of the inner life OF
the higher classes from a vantage point that
would be impossible to the casual traveller or
even one who passed considerable time there
Mrs. Hubert is decidedly antl-Japanese AS
she sums it up, they corrupting the subju-
gated empire mentally, morally and physically.
Boatloads of japanese women are being taken
over to COFea, Mrs Hubert asserts for i'm
moral purposes, and by the introduction Of
morphine into the country the health of the
men and women is being constantly under
mined as the Coreans easily become victims. In
former times the Coreans used morphine, and in
order to stamp it out the government made its
use a capital offence. That law has been re-
voked since the japanese established a pro-
tectorate and its use is becoming alarmingly
widespread, Mrs. Hubert says.
Judging from the way things happened" she
said to Tribune reporter the other day, there
must have been a we'll defined plan to humble
the natives from the time the japanese began to
take a hand in the countrys affairs Lower
class Coreans were beaten right and left by the
Japanese coolies, and not even the higher class
natives were exempt from insult and worse
The officials when complaints were made would
not openly countenance the ruffianly treatment,
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
MRS. H. g. HUBERT.

ut seldom was offender though he might
be apprehended easily, brought to punishment.
"a faVorite trick of the japanese to make an
excuse for maltreating native would be to pro-
hibit passage along a certain path, or to order
that nobody enter specified rooms in public
buildings. No sign would be posted or other in
tmation given to the native that such restric-
ton had been ordered. and when native un-
Willingly treSpasSed the forbidden ground
the Japarese attendants would fall upon him
and administer an unmerciful beating. Often
the victims of this treatment would be laid up
for weeks, and there have been deaths resulting,
but the offenders never brought to JUS
ticc The impunity with which these unpro-
yoked assaults could be committed stirred the
Brutal coolies to all sorts of eXcesses. and the
Coreans did not dare to retaliate for fear of dire
punishment sure to be inflicted upon them
speedily.
1.-The most impressive sight 1 saw in Corea
was the funeral of the Crown Princess It was
the acme of barbaric display-really marvellous
In its rigid carrying out of every detail from
the important ones down to the smallest I
have been told that that funeral cost half
million dollars and do not doubt that it did.
As In all monarchical countries. a death in the
royal family demands that all subjects go into
mourning In Corea the mourning symbol is
yellow instead Of black as elsewhere.
when the death OF the princess was an
nounced thousands Of men were set to work
preparing the equipment and when everything
was ready those who had parts to perform In
the funeral procession were rehearsed. SO that
nothing would happen to mar the effectiveness
Of the real function. The funeral started from
seoul at midnight and long before that hour
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
GIN YOU BEAT ITg

She-I don't see why you should hesitate to
marry $4,000 e year. Papa says my gowns
never cost more than that
He-But, my dear, must have something
to eat
She (petulantiy)-Isnt that Just like a mani
Always thinking Of his standardization
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-03

Miss Rosetta Olson has been
visiting relatives in Waterloo the
past week.
Misses Martha Foss and Agnes
Flaskrud of Calmar were DEBORAH
visitors Monday.
Mrs. L. Frink of Freeport de-
parted today for visit with her
daughter at Parker, S. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Enright
went to st. Paul Monday, for a
weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. Frank Dunlevy and Miss
Nell Rossley departed Monday for
visit with relatives at Greene,
Iowa.
Mrs. o. Brunsvold of Locust
departed Monday for a couple of
weeks visit with her sister in Min
neapolis.
Charles Hutchinson and son of
Des Moines has been the guest of
relatives and old friends in the city
this week.
Miss Cora Dickinson of Free
port departed today for Canistota,
S. d. for visit with her sister,
Mrs. Malcolm.
-Oehler & Hitler are busy this
week. moving their hardware store
into the building formerly occupied
by T. j. Brandt.
You get the best electric mas
sage there is to be had at B. E.
Bucknell's Barber Shop Baths and
cigars in connection. left.
Misses Ruth O'Brien of Still
water and Miss Nell Nancy of Rose
Creek, Mimi, who are the guests of
Miss Laura Gilmartin at Calmar,
were DEBORAH visitors Saturday.
Misses Bertha and Theresa
Assem- departed Saturday for Seat
tie, Wash, where they will visit
relatives. They also go to Port
land, Oregon before returning home.
Mrs. Mary Lamm and son Jeff
and her granddaughter, Miss Mar
garet Lamm of Freeport, ILL.,, arriv-
ed in DEBORAH last Wednesday on
visit to the home of Mrs. M. C.
Steyer They returned home Mon
day.
Mr. Ben Bear departed last eve
ming as announced last week on his
seventeen semi-annual purchasing
trip to New York City. Mrs. Bear
accompanied him to Chicago, and
will visit her daughter, Mrs. Ben
jamin at Springfield, Ill. during his
absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stoskopf
and son arrived home Sunday MORN
ing from their Ohio visit, which in
cluded brief stays at Alliance,
Cleveland, Canton and other points.
where they visited relatives and en-
joyed seeing the many interesting
sights of those cities.
New standard $4,000 Smith
Premier typewriter, $4,000 unlim-
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particulars and interesting book.
Braidrup & Nettleton Business Col
lege, Winona, Mimi. 31-l.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-03
Do You Have Backache?

Here is a remedy that has been
selected from hundreds of formulas
by the American Drug and Press
Association. 1t relieves promptly
the suffering, cleans out the system,
restores the kidneys to healthy &C
ton. 1t is called Meritol Kidney
and Backache Remedy, and has the
Endorsement of druggists all over
the country. Give it trial and you
will be surprised. Brunt & Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-08-03
Card of Thanks

The undersigned desire to express
sincere thanks to the friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted
them during their recent bereave-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Chandler.
Mrs. A. G.. Fisher.
Mrs. Alta M. Boughton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
A Pioneer Picnic.

At a reunion of about a dozen old
settlers, who gathered once year to
talk over old times, the hostess Zone
Of the daughters of the Oldest
guesD thaught 1t would be some
great fun to ask all the younger
members of the families to come at
tired as pioneers; the men to wear
negligee shirts, unblacked boots: the
girls calico frocks and -bonnets.
Kerosene lamps were resurrected and
with candles furnished the lights. Tin
cups and dippers were In evidence,
and bacon was broiled over the fire.
place logs The decorations were
branches of trees and wild flowers. All
the elderly guests were expected to
give stories of their early days. The
only modern thing was the invitations
sent over the telephone, whereas in
the olden days such messages were
carried by word of mouth. so all the
neighbors were finally notified of the
gathering" to be held.
MADAME MERRI.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
A Daisy Luncheon,

Al reunion Of college girls to be
held very soon. the hostess has
planned Daisy" luncheon which
promises to be very pretty. The in
vitations have water color daisies
scattered over the pale green note pa
per and read, viii you be link in
my Daisy Chain on (day. date, hour ?"
After wraps are removed the hostess
Will give each guest wreath of
daisies for their hair. These she will
make on very fine wire of real daisies
which have been left in water over
night so they will keep perfectly fresh
Tor several hours. The table Ga round
one) is to have a large mass of
daisies In green bowl for the center
piece. and from the overhead light to
the four corners there is to be a
daisy chain made of smilax and
daisies fastened at each corner with
bows of yellow and white tulle. The
small cakes served with the Ice cream
are to be ornamented with frosting
daisies with yellow centers. the ice
cream Is to be yellow and white.
Gold-band china and glass candle
sticks with yellow shades will COM
plete this exceptionally od-looking
table. The place cards are to be cards
with daisies cut our around the edge,
hand-painted. There is no special en-.
tertainment scheme planned, as the
hostess says the girls will have so
much to 'reminisce' about they will
not have time to give every one a
chance to talk it over" By the way,
this set Of girls, many of whom are
married, have very nice custom Of
keeping each others birthdays. They
have book with all dates in, SO If
only a card of greeting Is sent the
birthday member is sure of at least
ten good wishes for many happy re-
turns OF the day."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28

Remember the name-DOan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y
Wedding Fee Counterfeit.
A well-dressed stranger entered the
Office of Justice William B. Williams,
Montclair, N. j.. and after shaking
hands astonished the justice by say
ing: I'm here to redeem that coun-
terfeit SO bill passed on you. Two
years ago l called on you with my
girl and two witnesses and you mar
ried us. handed you SO bill.
had a counterfeit In my pocketbook
that I'd carried for several years.
never missed it until yesterday. Then
l remembered that I'd accidentally
handed you the bill" The caller pro-
duced good SO bill. but the justice
refused to take it. Don't let that
worry you, my dear fellow" he
laughed. Il never knew 1t was a
counterfeit. No kind of money sticks
to me over night. I'm married, my
self"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
An Announcement Luncheon.

A young woman whose engagement
had been kept profound secret.
owing to the fact that the happy man
was In distant country. wished to
announce her news and at the same
time select her bridal party. She
asked the would-be matron Of honor
and the five maids she wished to at
tend her to luncheon. There was
nothing unusual in this, for they were
all good friends. On entering the
dining-room they found a pink and
white rose table. A low bowl held
several dozen bride and bridesmaids
roses. at the matron's plate. there
was white and pink rose tied with
pink and white gauze ribbon. at the
others a single bridesmaid rose tied
with white gauze. From the mass of
roses to each plate pink and white
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
TRUE TO HIS REPUTATION
Accommodating Landlord Rather Went
Too Far in His Desire
to Please.

Col, Maruon Boykin, who keeps the
only hotel at Palmett Cross Roads,
S. c., Is a paragon of real old south
ern hospitality, and what the place
may lack in modern convenience Is
made up by the sympathetic, paternal
way in which the colonel treats his
friends. For years he has made it a
rule to give always little more than
they asked for. This has established
his reputation among travelling men,
and a New Yorker who had heard 1t
was stopping at the place for the first
time.
measure?" he asked.
In the relations that obtain be.
tween gentlemen. suh," answered the
colonel, ut is always proper to be ex-
ira accommodating"
"Will you join me?" asked the New
Yorker, nodding toward the bar.
Charmed, suh!"
The northerner ordered pony
glass Of brandy, but the barkeeper at
sign from the colonel said there
were no glasses SO small In the place,
and put out an ordinary whisky glass
with the comment: "That'n hold
more"
After the northerner had eaten a
very satisfying dinner and enjoyed a
smoke. he left call for six in the
morning, SO as to catch an early train.
jocularly remarking to the colonel:
Now don't forget to still be extra ac-
commodating.'
Il promise you won't, suh," replied
the colonel
So the New Yorker went to sleep
with the serene assurance that he
would be aroused at the proper hour.
Il seemed hardly to have fallen into
a sound slumber," said he in telling
of the instance recently, when l
heard a terrific pounding at my door.
l sprang up, wide awake
Whats the matter? called out"
-Four o'clock! four o'clock!' came
the landlords voice from the other
side Of the door. Two more hours to
sleep!'"