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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
HOMESTAkE FAILS TO
RESUME OPERATIONS

Lead, s. D., Jan. 4.-The unions made
another move in the Homestake lockout
trouble by posting notices containing the
names Of 40 men whom it alleged had
violated their obligations by signing the
Homestake non-union list. The lists are
headed, Traitors to the Working Glass,
Bulletin No. l." and were widely placard-
ed about the city. They attracted consid-
srable attention, but are not expected to
lead to n other result. The notices set
forth that the men mentioned had "lost
the respect and confidence Of all honor
able men,"
For several weeks a persistent rumor
has been in circulation that the company
intended resuming operations about Janu-
airy /, but as the year is over and no
preparations have been made, 1t Is evil
dent hat the company has no intention
Of re-opening In the near future. In fact
the best posted business men and those
in closest touch with the situation here
declare hat II will be easily SIX months
before the Homestake turns a hand to-
ward resumption of work. The manage
ment has made 1t plain that no compro-
mise is to be made. and that It is content
to bid Its time until conditions become
more settled, and 1t Is generally under
stood that 1t will manage its own affairs
and employ such men as it sees ft.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
SALE OF CATTLE
HELD AT MITCHELL

Mitchell. S. d., Jan. 5.-The value of
hitchell and surrounding territory as
a market for blooded cattle was DEM
onstrated here Thursday at the disper-
sion sale of cattle belonging to Albert
Hill. of Alexandria. The sale was Of
Hereford cattle and was held in the
pavilion erected for the state cattle
sales. 1t was well attended by buyers
from all over the state, particularly by
the heavy stock raisers from west OF
the river. The cattle averaged over
Sl37 per head and the total sale
to 1855. The heaviest ur-
chaser was Henry Schact, of Okaton.
who bought II head of cattle which
cost him S2,505. With but three excep-
tons all of the animals were purchased
by South Dakota farmers, many Of
these being from near the reservations
In the cattle range country, where
there is a tendency to build up herds
Of loode stock.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
MOTHER RESPONSIBLE
EnR Hhu NC nEATL

Elk Point. 8. D., Jan. Mrs. Henry
Jansen, Of Soo Valley township, was
arrested yesterday by Thomas Gunder-
son, sheriff of Union county, on the
charge of numbering her 3-months-old
baby. When her husband returned
from the corn field Tuesday evening,
the baby was not In the room, and on
looking about found the child in an
other room. dead.
An inquest was held at the Jansen
home Wednesday by States Attorney
Charles Stickney and Coroner H. F.
Elliott.
The mother was placed on the wit
ness stand but would not say anything
about the baby's death, but as there
were finger marks on the baby's throat
the jury brought in a verdict that the
mother strangled it and was charged
with murder in the first degree.
She a been acting rather peculiar
for some time. IND the opinion is that
she was insane when she committed
the act.
Her trial will be held at the March
term of court n her defense will be
insanity, and If such is the case she
will be sent to the insane hospital at
Yankton.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

A statement from the Irish depart
ment of agriculture, just issued, says
that in June of this year, as compared
with the corresponding month OF 1908,
there was an increase Of approximately
s. .400, 600 in deposits in Irish joint
stock banks and of about $4,000. 900 In
savings banks deposits. The increase
in postoffice deposits on December 81,
last, compared with December 81, 1907.
was $102, 500, while the investments,
ETC., on which dividends are payable at
the Bank Of Ireland, amounted to
"a. 0OO. 600.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
MOTHER IMPRISONED
az LITTLE DAUGHTER

Harold s. D., Jan. 4.-To be a pris-
oner In the cellar of her home for some
hours, or until she was able to make
her cries for help heard at the home of
a neighbor, was the experience Of Mrs.
w. Fl. Glaspy, a well known woman of
this place. She had occasion to go into
the cellar, and when she attempted to
return to the upper part Of the house
h discovered that her little daughter,
as a childish prank, had hut the door
opening from the cellar into the living
rooms above. But 1t proved to be no
joke for the mother, as there was no
way on her side Of the Closed door by
which she could open 1t, and the little
daughter on the other side could not
reach the latch. Realizing that she
was a prisoner Mrs. Glaspy called for
help, but not for some time were her
cries heard by Mr.. Mason, q neighbor,
who went to her assistance and re.
leased her from her novel prison.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
COMMISSIONER LISTENS
TO SERVICE COMPLAINT

Geddes, S. d., Dec. 31.-Railroad Com
missioner Rice, of Flandreau, met with
representatives of the towns along the
Yankton-Platte line to hear complaints
about the inefficient service given by
the Milwaukee company. 1t is alleged
that freight coming from Sioux City
and other jobbing points is all the way
from a week to a month In reaching
its destination. Wagner n this place
are now out of coal and unless service
can be improved promptly there will be
suffering from cold
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
AFTER INSANE FUGITIVE.

Vermillion, s. D., Jan. 3.-State Of
fcers have been searching this section
of the country the last lew days. for an
inmate of the state insane asylum. The
man escaped the early part Of the week
and was retaken at Elk Point. AS he
was being taken back to Yankton on
the Monday evening train, the lunatic
smashed q window and jumped out.
The train was backed up to the spot
where the fellow landed, but aside from
several blotches of blood scattered over
the snow, no traces Of the man could
be found. He is still at liberty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
PERJURY CHARGE AGAINST
HER NEW SONINl Avn

Vermillion, s.. d. Dec. 3I.-Forest
Gilbaugh and bride are under arrest
charged with perjury in swearing 10
the young woman's age in procuring
a license. The complaint was sworn
out by Mrs. Minnie Bacon, mother of
the bride, who claimed that the girl is
under age. The couple secured the IL
cense the day before Christmas and
were married so quietly the same even
ing that the mother did not learn Of 1t
until Sunday. when they failed to re-
turn home at the usual time. The war
rant was sworn out yesterday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

BURNS EYEBALL WITH
HOT STOVE POKER

Toronto, s. D.. Jan. 5.-Miss
Cora Lovre, q well known young
woman of this place, may lose
one Of her eyes as the result Of
a peculiar accident. She was
engaged in washing the zinc un-
der a cook stove in her home,
and had occasion to rise and
poke up the fire. The poker was
laid on the stove plate, with the
hot end projecting outward.
When the young woman re-
sumed the work of washing the
zinc she moved about and soon
came into contact with the hot
end Of the poker, which struck
her squarely in the eye. The
eyeball was badly scorched.
Whether or not the sight can
be saved has not yet been fully
determined.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
TWO AsPHYxIATEp
BY GOALS IN CELLAR

Aberdeen, 8. D., Jan. Sword
comes from Buffalo, county seat Of the
new county Of Harding, Of the asphyxi-
alton OF Ed Mirault, commonly called
French Ed" a well known character
In that section. Mirault and a COM
panion were sleeping in a cellar, where
a pan Of Goals had been placed to keep
vegetables from freezing. The gas from
the coal, combined with the small
amount Of air in the cellar, caused Mir
ault's death. The other man was bare
ly alive when found, but
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
SOUTH DAKOTA
rhe NORWEGIAN government naa

The Norwegian government han
placed the steamship Michael Jars at
the disposal of Sir John Murray and
DR.. HORT, the Norwegian fishery direc-
tor, for deep sea exploration in the At
lantic ocean from the Canary islands
to the Faroes. According to h Lon
don Times the purpose of the cruise 10
to try In the great ocean the new meth
DDS n instruments which have been
developed within the last few years,
especially during the international fish
cry explorations. 1t is believed that
b great fishery nets and travis which
are now used for economic purposes In
shallow waters can be used with sue
cess In great depths. down even to
three and a half miles. On one occa-
sion the Challenger, from a depth OF
nearly two miles, with a 10-foot trawl,
brought up q fish belonging to seven
species, but recently the Michael Sars
by means Of a trawl with 60-foot
headrope, brought up from a depth OF
over half a mile 225 fish, 100 OF which
belonged to new species.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

The Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
rAny presents figures to show that the
careful observation and analysis Of the
cars' performance, the management an
nounces, IL that In October, 1909, acct
dents on the Twelfth and Sixteenth
streets division decreased "a per cent,
compared with the same month In 1908.
This can only be credited to the effec-
tiveness of the closed doors and steps
III eliminating boarding and alightine
accidents" 1t is stated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
HAS MACHINE BY WHICH
HE TELLS SEX OF EGGS

New Rochelle, Jan. LA New Ro-
chelle inventor, Walter Gunnarson, ex-
poets within a short time to get a
patent on his Xograph, a simple ma
chine for detecting the sex of an egg
before Matching. Mr.. Gunnarson is a
landscape gardener, and is the super
i%ntendent Of Rochelle park. He has
spent 10 years in experimenting and
now claims that with his machine, he
can tell whether an egg Is fertile and
IL 1t contains the embryo OF a rooster
or q pullet.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

In half q century the United States
department Of agriculture has grown
from a mere beginning to an institution
with over 1900 employees. Congress
supplies It with an annual income for
its expenditure in the neighborhood Of
316, 600, 900 while half as much more is
spent by the states in their agricultural
departments, colleges and experiment
stations. OF its employees. nearly 5000
are scientists. hundreds are adminis-
trative officers. and thousands are
clerks and helpers. There are a dozen
bureaus. ranging in expenditure from
$50, 900 to 81 600, 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

Mobridge, s. D., Jan. This strange
missive, crudely carved on a stone tab
let and buried with the bones of a man
ana woman nearly a century ago,m made
A.. w. Vail. general foreman for the
Milwaukee road, think that he had
been readiIS; the Gold Bug or
Treasure Island when he unearthed
an old grave one mile east Of Mobridge
a few days ago.
Mr.. all was prospecting for gravel
for the Milwaukee road when he acct
dentally broke open the old grave and
round the tablet with its writing, in
French. He at first thought 1t was a
hoax. but upon digging again 100 feet
north and 100 feet west" he was sur
prised to find a. hollow bon of some
animal and to find in this bone. which
was plugged at both ends, a piece Of
parchment covered with writing In
French. Mr.. Vail will not disclose the
exact wording Of the matter on the
parchment until he can get the time to
go to Alabama and look into the au-
thenticity of II, but he says that 1t per-
tains to a grant of land in Alabama
made by the government to n Pierre
La Moure, In 1888. The parchment
was dated that year. while the tablet
bears h date of 1912.
The French settled this country in
the early days, many of the Indians
on the reservation having French
names. 1t Is thought that La Moure
and his wife persisted while prospecting
In this part Of the country, and that
other members of the party, fearing
they would never return, buried the
parchment in the belief that ii would
be found some time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
STATE BANK DEPOSITS
INCREASE S3.70e.98

Madison. S. D., Jan. SAN increase
I'm deposits Of 49, S9, 9S1 in two months
and a half is the record made by the
state and private banks of South Da-
kota from September /, 1909, to Novem-
Der 16, 1909, according to the report of
the public examiner, John L. Jones,
just issued. 1t NAV well be doubted
whether any western state has aver
made so good a showing within a SINH
lar period of time.
According to this report there were
f4 of these banks on November 16 last,
an increase of w o from the last re-
port. The deposits amount to $49,-
S20, 740.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
BANK CHANGES MANAGEMENT.

Aberdeen, s. D.. Jan. 3.-The Da-
kota National bank Of this city will at
the annual meeting to be held in jan
uary change hands. The stock owned
by Colonel ]. H.. Holmes, president of
the institution, will be taken over by
r. A. Romans, Of Dennison, la. Mr..
Romans is a real estate man and will
remove from Iowa to this city. 1t is
stated that he has two o m in the
state university at Nebraska who will
be placed In charge Of the institution.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
GIRLS BODY FOUND
BESIDE THE TRACK
Neck Is Broken-She Either
Jumped or Was Thrown From
Coach at Night.

Malvern, Ia, Dec. 31.-There is great
excitement here over the discovery Of
the body of Cecil Dodd, a beautiful 20
year-old stenographer, beside the Wa
bash track a mile from here this morn
ing. Her neck was broken, the girl
having been thrown or having jumped
out Of a window of a Wabash coach
last night. She had been to Red Oak
for her Christmas vacation and was
returning to her work. No cause for
suicide is known and the authorities
believe II is q case Of murder.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

Two Irishmen, bent on robbery, held
up a passing Scotchman. After a long,
fierce fight, in which the Scotchman al
most had the better Of 1t, they succeed
ed in conquering him. A thorough
search of his clothes disclosed one lone
nickel. "Troth, Pat" said Mike dis
gustedly. IF he'd had tin c.nts instead
of a nickel he'd have murthered the two
OF us!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
THOMAS TO RETIRE.

New York, Dec. 31.-Wall street
heard from railroad sources today the
report that e. b. Thomas, the veteran
president Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company, had placed his resignation in
the hands Of the board of directors and
that H.. u. Nudge, head Of the Rock
Island system, was being considered
as his successor.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
A is

st. Louis, Jan. 4.-The seismograph of
the st. Louis university recorded an
earthquake which began at 5:06:4
o'clock this morning. The shock con-
tinued "a minutes and 80 seconds, the
greatest oscillation occurred at $40.
The principal motion was from the east
to the west.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
WILL SERVE LIKE
JACOB FOR HIS WIFE

Vermillion, s. D., Jan. A.
What was the 8 of Jacob
serving IA years before he
could get the pima he loved
IL no one was to follow his ex-
ample? That is evidently what
Judge Best had in mind when
he decreed that Forrest Gil
baugh should give up the young
wife whom he had married but
three days before, pay "a a week
for her support until the middle
Of March, and il in the mean
time he has shown that he Is a
real good boy, and capable Of
making good, he can have her.
The arrangement seems to be
agreeable all around and the
young chap is at work to get
the money to hold up his end
of the bargain which relieved
him Of other penalty for perjury
for swearing that Mrs. Bacon's
daughter was Of age when he
married her.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
INSURANCE COMPANIES
CHANGE THEIR LOCATIONS

Pierre. s. d., Dec. 31.-The records Of
the state department show
that there have been a number of new
companies admitted to do business In
this state for the year 1909, and a few
have drawn out Of the state. The list
OF new companies are:
Royal Exchange Assurance, London;
missouri State Life, st. Louis; Key
stone Guards. Athens, Ga: Central
Life. Ottawa. H.; Dakota Western As
surance, Watertown: Pennsylvania
Miliers Mutual, Wilkesbarre. Pa:
Moines, Ia; Columbia, Jersey City, N.
j.; Middlewest Fire, Valley Springs. N.
D.; Tri-State Mutual Grain Dealers,
Luverne. Mimi; Merchants Life and
Casualty, Minneapolis; Union Marine,
Lebdon; Mannheim Fire, Mannheim,
Mannheim, Germany; Loyal Americans
OF the Republic, Springfield. ILL.,; Farm
ers and Merchants, Lincoln. Neb.: Ma
n Protective association, Worcester,
Mass; Calumet, Chicago: American
FIRE, Newark, N. j.: Boston, Boston.
Mass: Central Fire. Chicago; German
American Life, Omaha. Neb.: United
Securities company, Baltimore, Md;
Hartford Life, Hartford, Conn: First
National Life and Accident, Pierre, S.
D.; Western Life and Accident, Denver,
Colo: Iowa Life, Waterloo, Ia.
The companies which lave with
drawn from the state for the year are:
United Order of Foresters, Milwau-
kee; Security Mutual Life, Bingham
ton, N. Y; Cosmopolitan Fire. New
York; Monarch Mutual, WATERFOWL, s..
d.; Nebraska Underwriters, Omaha,
Neb.: Bankers Reserve Fund Life, Gin
cinnati, o.; Order Of Home Guardians.
Mitchell, S. d. The Bankers Reserve
Fund Life withdraws on account OF its
merger with the First National Life
and Accident company, Of this city; and
the Order of Home Guardians with
draws on account OF its merger with
the Homesteaders, of Des Moines. Ia.
While 1t will not be possible to Sc
cure comparative figures on insurance
business In the state for 1909, as COM
pared with 1908, until after the reports
of the various companies are filed in
January and February, the department
reports a heavy increase in the volume
of insurance business for this year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
WooNsockET REVIVAL CLOSES

Mitchell. s. d.. Jan. 5.-A series of
revival meetings at W~oonsocket, con-
Quoted by Rev. r. E. Johnson, Of Min
neapolis, have just closed after a
months duration with most successful
results. Over 300 converts resulted
from the meetings. For the meetings
a large tabernacle was constructed by
the citizens and the building was
crowded nightly for the religious serv-
Ices.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
WRoNGED HUSBAND SECURES
POSSESSION OF CHILDREN

Aberdeen. S. d., Dec. 31.-R. N,
Montgomery. a railroad mail clerk OF
this city, running between Aberdeen
and Miles City, Mont, has just re-
turned from Missoula, Mont, where
he went in pursuit of his wife, their
two children and a boarder named
Sprague with whom Mrs. Montgomery
fled. The man vas tried in Montana
for a statutory charge and sentenced
TO $50 days in jail. Taking the two
children from the mother, Montgomery
returned to this city. placing the chill
dren with relatives at Ludden. N. D..
No steps toward a reconciliation were
taken by the Wronged husband.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
LOST r FOUND.

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 31.-The steel
barge Badger, which was lost from the
steamer Bay State during the Christ
mas storm while en- route from Boston
to Newport News, is safe, having been
towed into Hampton Roads today by
the Dutch steamer Saramacca.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
DESERTED BABY TAKEN
BY ITS GRANDFATHER

Aberdeen, s. ~, Jan. 3.-The diff
Guilty over the ownership Of the baby
abandoned in this city a month ago has
at last been settled. The baby has
been turned over to it's grandfather.
James Marshall, Of Streeter, N. d., who
will act al guardian for the baby, it's
mother being Marshalls daughter, Mrs.
Bell. The local people who took the
baby into their home to raise were
r~ecompensed for their trouble and ex-
pense by the grandfather.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
BANK TELLER IN PRISON
FOR EMBEZZLING MONEY

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. Charles We
rerka, bookkeeper and teller Of the
Workingman's Savings Bank & Trust
company, north side, was committed to
jail today on charges of embezzlement.
1t Is alleged he appropriated $50. 900 OF
the banks funds on or before Deem
Der 20. The information is made by
a bonding
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
WRIGHTS GET INJUNCTION.

Chicago, Jan. San exciting chase
IN the United States circuit court today
granted the preliminary injunction APP
piled for by the Wright brothers
against the Herring Curtiss company
and Glenn III. Curtiss, restraining them
from manufacturing and selling aero
planes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

Schools are being established In every
part Of the Chinese empire and are
being put In charge OF educated Chin
csc who have studied in Japan, Europe
and the United States, says a consular
report. Popular education is q strong
feature OF the new movement in China
for the general betterment Of the u
try and its people, all tending toward a
limited monarchy in place OF the CEN
turies old au~tocracy.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
WOMAN Is ACCUSED
OF NUMBERING Chill d

Elk Point, s. D., Jan. 3.-Mrs. Henry
Jansen, a Danish woman q years of
age, is accused of strangling her 81
months-old son to- death at her home,
Is miles northeast of this city yester-
day afternoon. A coroner's jury found
a verdict in accordance with these ell
legations today. The woman Is said to
be demented. She has been brought to
this city on a charge Of murder
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
OFFENDER HELD FOR CRIME.

Oacoma. s. d., Jan. 5.-Sherif Sam
Sheldon has returned here with Michael
Olson, who is wanted in Lyman coun-
~ or the charge of obtaining prop
erty under false pretenses. AS the re-
suit OF his preliminary hearing he was
held for appearance a the next term
OF state circuit court under $1,000 bail.
which he furnished.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

An Australian, who has just arrived
In London, says that the people in the
antipodes were much more upset by the
magnetic storm last September than
has been realized over here. The aurora
australis was on such a scale Of mag
niflcence that it alarmed and appalled,
people from one end Of the island con-
tinent to the other.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06
WINFIELD SCORCHED
BY A $4,000 FIRE
Six Business Blocks Are Wiped
Out at Early Hour This
Morning.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 1.-Fire at 2:30
this morning burned six business
blocks at Winfield, Ia, doing damage
to the amount of $50, 900. The cause
of the fire has not been learned.