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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
WATERFOWL GETS REDUCED
RATES OF INSURANCE

Watertown, S. D., July "a reduce
ton Of approximately % per cent in the
rate of premiums or fire risks in the
business section Of WATERFOWL has been
put into effect by the big companies
writing fire insurance In this city. The
reduction is due to the recent improve-
ment In the fire department. The de-
molishing of several frame buildings
within the fire limits Of the down town
district and their replacing with fire
proof brick and stone blocks is expected
to reduce the rates still further this
summer, which are now lower than in
any other city Of the same class in the
northwest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
HOOK AND LADDER CONTEST
Is WON BY PARkSTON

Chamberlain, s. D., July 4.-Yester-
day settled the contests for the many
championships in the tournament Of
the South Dakota Firemen's association.
Parkston won the hook and ladder
championship in 33 seconds fiat, with
Rapid City second in 33 1-5 seconds.
The chiefs 100-yard foo race was won
by Hubbard, Of Presho, in IL seconds,
with Walker, Of Pierre, second.
There were nine entries in the fore
mems 20O-yard foot race. Lane and
Boyd, of Rapid City, scoring first and
second. Time, % seconds.
Eleven entered in the firemen's 200
yard race. Wildmen. Red Dick and
Busch winning in the order named.
Time, 81 seconds.
The big hose championship race had
five entries. Platte won first in 29 LIS
seconds; Parkston, second in 80 fiat;
| Presho, third in 81 seconds; Pierre,
"a LIS seconds; Rapid City, no time.
There were five entries for the singles
| coupling contests, of which Reimer, OF
Clear Lake, won first in 4 2-5; Wagner
second in 4 3-5 seconds. The tourna-
ment concludes with tomorrow's pro-
/ gram.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
ANOTHER VICTIM CLAIMED
BY BIG SIOUX RIVER

Sioux Falls, s.. d.. July 6.-While
bathing in the Big Sioux river at q
point in an immense power dam where
the South Dakota Central railroad
bridge extends across the river, Lloyd
Simpson, aged about IS. was drowned.
The body was recovered by the police.
Simpson reached Sioux Falls on June
II last and entered the employ Of the
International Harvester company as q
laborer. His former home is believed
to have been at Newberry, Ind. Simp-
son could swim very little and was
standing on a ledge near the edge Of
the river when a companion, who was
ia good swimmer, swan out into the
river quite a distance. The companion
heard Simpson shout for help, but when
he reached the point where he had been
he had disappeared. 1t is believed
Simpson accidentally stepped off the
ledge into deep water.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

The Pennsylvania. Society for the
Prevention of tuberculosis has begun
a war on the street cleaning methods
Of Philadelphia. DR.. Howard s.. An
ders, who has made an exhaustive
study for the society of street cleaning
methods in the United States and Eu-
rope, declares that the Quaker city
stands alone in fostering consumption
causing conditions. The society will
direct Its first efforts toward compell-
ing the street cleaning forces to sprin-
kle the pavements before sweeping and
when that is accomplished will move
to have the city equipped with the lat
est vacuum cleaners.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
PIERRE CELEBRATES
CHANGE FROM WET"
TO Dry POLICY
Legislature Will Make Capital
City the Bone of Conten-
ton in Contest.

Pierre. s. D., July 4-Entering the
list Of dry cities last night at II
o'clock, Pierre for the first time In is
history is on a strictly water schedule
and has succeeded in raising the ques-
ton: What will be done when the
legislature meets?".
For a single year Pierre operated
under the prohibitory law, but no n
could tell the difference between that
administration and the open saloon.
But that vas in the period when the
state capital was rated as a frontier
town, subject to invasion at n min
ute by the festive cowboy and the out
filter who bought all his supplies at
wholesale and was in the habit or tax
ing his drink wherever he pleased
What a cowboy demanded at the point
Of a gun he usually got, and as II was
known that he would demand whisky,
he got II, not on the "a t." but over the
bar, and where he got his the legislator
and the thirsty statesman, as well as
the roisterer who came to the state
capital for a good timS, also slaked
their thirst and dropped their money.
The cowboy Is no longer a factor In
city government, the 'outfitter" has a
railroad almost at his door and there
Is no longer a disposition to cater TO
this class of trade, but "hotei pusl-
ness" during the sessions of the legis-
lature is another question and there is
argument pro and con as to what the
policy will be at such times. The state
~anti-saloon league which halls Pierre's
advent to the dry column OF towns as
a great victory, will see to 1T that there
is no illegal selling, since with Pierre
as a base of operations, the campaign
will be extended over the state. On
the other hand the retail liquor dealers
are expected to point to Pierre as an
example where no-license does not
prohibit"
There is no city in the state where
the fact Of a ''no-license" victory would
receive the attention that prevails here,
and the end of the business which was
| celebrated last night by the .adherents
of the wide open policy was as demon
strative as could be desired.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
DAY FOR
CONSERVATIoNIST,
IL Made Permanent institution
and Resolutions Declare
Its Purpose.

Pierre, s. u, July Awhile yeste,.
days meeting of the conservation cor.
gress vas full of good things and Al.
tended by great crowds, today was no,
less remarkable. The auditorium wa.
filled last evening after the capita
dedication, and Governor Eberhart, q,
Minnesota, gave a splendid address on
the subject Of keeping the boys on thu
farm. He was followed by r. S. How
of the department of agriculture in tbs
public schools. Professor Hansen ana
Dean Perisho were among the attend.
ants during the day, but today's pro.
gram was also full of good things.
Agricultural topics were well handed
by j. w. Campbell, Of Huron; Mari
Crichfall and Professor Willis, ~
Bookings and w. f. Bancroft, presi.
dent Of the state press association
made a fine speech on the influence az
the press in the development Of the
state.
Ex-Governor Lee was unable to he
present and Judge Carroll, of Miller
presided at the morning session and
Judge Chamberlain in the afternoon
The latter meeting opened with Hon.
M. r. Greely's paper on Our Duty 10
the New Settler" and continued with
the program as before outlined. Hon
s. H. Lea, who spoke on irrigation the
first day handled the subject of water
power development as he is so well
qualified to do.
Building material, milling and irri.
cation were ably treated by Professor
Cook, Of Bookings; Henry Neil, of the
State Miller's association and Hon. R
Z. Dodell, Of the committee on resolu.
tions, presented resolutions indorsinc
the work of the congress making It a
permanent organization, recomme nGinp
various important measures and thank.
ing the people of Pierre for their hos.
pitality. These were accepted by the
members and ordered filed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
EIGHT SALEM FIRMS
DAMAGED az FIRE

Salem, s. d., July S.-Fire which
broke III in the rear of a hardware
store, destroyed property to the value
Of $S5, 200. The losses included BUSH
ness properties as follows:
Farmers Harware store. ~ -.
Tyler & Hallas, hardware.
H. l.. Grimm, millinery. ~
George M. Dott, dental parlors.
J. STREET,, vacant building.
]. E.. Patten, racket store.
Clifford & Murphy, real estate Office.
M. N. Nelson's saloon was also badly
damaged. =
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
SOUTH DAKOTA

The production Of a Gretna Green
marriage certificate In court is n ap-
solutely unprecedented, for in the
Wakefield case, in 1927, such a GER
tificate was produced and identified by
the famous blacksmith himself, and In
another case at Carlisle Assizes, In the
early 18th century, a Gretna Green
certificate played its part. Some idea
of h number Of these marriages may
be gained from the fact that one of the
f'priesta" is said to have sometimes
made as much as a100 in ms week, q
code of secret signs between himself
and the p~ostboys enabling him to ascer-
tain the station OF his clients, n TO
charge accordingly, just as h doctor
of today charges you accordingly TO
your supposed
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF MARCUS PEOPLE

Marcus, a., July Sat the home OF
the brides parents, northwest OF town.
Miss Grace Pixler was united In mar
rage to Charles Moore. Rev. +. w.
Wilson was the officiating clergyman.
announcements have been received
mere of the marriage of two of Chero-
kee county's young people. John CO.
burn, son OF Hon. G.. f. Coburn, and
Miss Marion Maltby, of Cherokee,
watch occurred on a homestead near
Cut Bank, Mont, on Wednesday, June
20. Mr.. Coburn is a graduate from: the
law department of Iowa City.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
JUDGE GRANVILLE BENNETT
ANSWERS LAST SUMMONS

Hot Springs, S. D., July 4.-Judge
Granville G. Bennett, lawyer, Jurist,
politician, orator n one of h oldest
pioneers of the Black Hills, died at
the hospital at this place at IL o'clock
Wednesday evening, after a four weeks
illness caused by q trouble of long dur
alton. =.
Granville G. Bennett was born in
Fayette county, Ohio, october 8, 1888.
In his youth he moved with his parents
to Illinois, and later to Washington,
Ia, where he completed his education
In the Washington college, studied law
and became widely known as q success
full politician and lawyer. He was
strongly aligned with the Lincoln ad-,
| ministration and was an anti slavery
worker. When the wal broke out he
enlisted in the Seventh Iowa, Gnd later
, in the Nineteenth. He served hrough
the greater part of the war and was
h%onorablv discharged in August, 1865,
| after peace had been established. He
served several years in both the houses
of the Iowa state Legislature, and in
| 1875 was appointed associate justice OF
the supreme cour Of the territory Of
Dakota. At that time he moved
to Vermillion and later to Yankton,
and in 1877 to Deadwood, where he has
since resided. He was the first Judge
in the Black Hills, he being instru-
mental in bringing law and orde. into
the wild and unsettled community. In
1878 he was elected a delegate to con-
gress, and at the completion Of his term
once more took up the practice Of law.
In later years he served several terms
in the position Of judge Of the county
court.
Judge Bennett is survived by one son,
Rev. Gaylord Bennett, an Episcopal
preacher in one Of the leading churches
In Baltimore; and two daughters, Estel-
inc, a special writer or the Chicago
Record Herald, and Halle, who has
made her home with her father for sew
eral years past. ST.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
DYNAMITE IS USED
IN MINERS STRIKE
Coal Trouble in Pennsylvania
Results in Bloodshed
and Violence.

Greensburg, Pa. July 4.-The Wesl.
moreland coal district Is In the throes
of a miners strike which so far hass
resulted in several deaths, the use Oh
dynamite and many arrests.
The latest trouble arose today at Eh.
port, when the homes of two foreign
miners were dynamited, resulting III
the injury of a 1-year-old baby, winch
was hurled from its crib across a room
against a wall.
Late last night marching strlk,
ers fired into the barracks Of deput!
sheriffs guarding the property OF tne
Fort Palmer mines. No was was III
jured,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
F~ooLHARDY HIRED MAN r.
CAUSES AN ACCIDENT

Herrick. S. D., July Gas the
result Of following the advice Of
a hired man, who told him to
take hold of a colts tail and put
1t In the barn, one of the young
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dem
ton, who live or a homestead
nea this place, was seriously in
jured and narrowly escaped be-
ing killed. The little fellow did
as instructed by the hired man,
and instantly the colt kicked
him In the face, inflicting seri-
ous injuries. Had the colt been
larger and stronger the boy
would have been instantly killed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

There are many methods of manufac-
turing matches; there are many diff
ferent machines employed in such man.
ufacture. Nearly every company has
machinery specially adapted to it's W
peculiar use, and employs processes
discovered or devised by it's own chem
lists n mechanics, which are kept as
trade secrets. One of these machines
has been known to turn out IL, 1926, 400
machines In one day, boxed and la
belled ready for shipment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

Three examples Of King Edwards
practical sympathy with suffering
were quoted by Father Bernard
Vaughan in a sermon in London. Toe
first showed his personal interest In the
sickness of a domestic servant; the
second his care for a blind boy. The
third was a pathetic story of a child,
q little breadwinner In ar east end
lslum. She was thrown u of work
by lung trouble, and wrote to the king
begging him to send her to some place
for open air treatment. The girls
home was visited by a friend OF the
king, who reported the genuine char
acter Of the case. The child was sent
away by the king for six months, and
is now in good health and at work in a
factory.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
QUEEN OF BONANZA Is
APPENDICITIS VICTIM

Bucharest, Roumania, July 4.-l~
condition Of Queen Elizabeth, OF kou'
mania, Carmen SYLVIA, who is sui1ei'
ing from a severe attack of appenua,
citis, is reported today as improVinStt
Her majesty's physicians state tnH ~
she Is experiencing less pain than rs %
the preceding days of her Illness. i ~
queen is in her 67th year, and partlIJ
ness has been felt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
pEMENTED MAN ON PRAIRIEs.

Trip, 8. D., July Ga stranger who
recently was found in an unconscious
condition beside the Milwaukee railroad
track near here is believed to bear the
name of Schrader, n as near as can
be learned, his home is In Chicago. The
unfortunate man talks in a very ram
bling fashion n is believed to have
temporarily lost his mind because of
lack of food and exposure to the hot
sun while making his way over the
country in search of work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
MARCUS BANK BECOMES
A NATIONAL INSTITUTION

Marcus, Ia, July 81 Marcus Is to
have a First National bank. The new
incorporation Is to be a successor to
the Citizens bank, and f. S. Barnes
will be president of the new institution.
The stockholders are principally local
capitalists and the bank will commence
business as soon as the legal prelimina-
ries are arranged. The cash capital
will be $115, 000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

I'm 1871 Edward Lear was staying
with the governor of Bombay at Maha-
~baleshwar, the hill station Of the Bonn
bay presidency. l was there and took
q walk with him one day. He asked
me the name of some trees. I told him
they were called .jabul' trees in India.
He Immediately produced his sketch
book and in his inimitable style drew
a b~ull-looking into a jam pot. He said
1t would help him to remember the
NAME" ..-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
ARRANGING A BALLOON
EXPEDITION TO POLE

Kiel, Germany. July 5.-The Mainse,
bearing Prince Henry and the entire
complement of the Zeppelin party, to
ran preliminaries for the north
polar balloon expedition, sailed for
Spitzbergen today.
Several scientists who will study
conditions in the far north with a view
to determining whether the project is
practicable. are included in the COM
pany.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

The Electrician states that the Penn
sylvania railroad officials are still max
ing experiments with wireless telegra-
ply with a view to a~scertaining its at
ficacy for railroad work. The mast In
use for the tests Is erected near Altoona
on the mountain, at a point 1866 feet
above sea level, the receiving apparatus
itself being 1,735 feet above the level Of
the ocean,. Communication already has
been established with various wireless
stations along the Atlantic coast, as
well as with various vessels at sea.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
FATHER SHEA LEAVES MITCHELL

Mitchell, s.. D., July 4.-Father ]. ].
Shea, pastor Of Holy Family church
here, has been granted a leave Of alb
sence for a year for travel abroad after
which time 1t is expected that he will
go to Canada to reside. He has been in
charge here IL years and has spent
80 years in the work in the state and
territory, having held pastorates at
Lead, at Emmett in Union county, and
also at DeSmet. He has caused a
church to be built at THU place at a
cost Of more than $50, 900 and has been
successful in all departments Of his
work.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
FIRE AT ~cENTERvILLE.

Centerville, S. D., July 1.-Fire yes
terday morning at an early hour dam.
aged f. II. Gray's produce building and
stock of butter, eggs, poultry and
cream. The fire is thought to have
started in the engine room. The $1.2OO
insurance on building and stock will
partially cover the loss, which will
reach at least 81. 500.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

To have lived in Idaho county SO
years and yet never have seen a railway
train until the other day is the exper-
fence Of Mrs. Oliver Garfield, Of White
bird, Idaho, who, accompanied by her
husband, one of the survivors Of the
Whitman massacre, passed through
Fem, Idaho, enroute to Portland to
attend the rose carnival, says the Ana
conda, MONTY Standard. Mrs. Cam
field left her home in the east to cross
the plains in Idaho 40 years ago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

Mrs. Clara Bancroft BeatIey has been
elected for her eighteenth consecutive
term as superintendent Of the Sunday
school Of the church of the Disciples in
Boston. Under Mrs. Beatley's admins
tration q graded system of instruction
has been introduced. which includes a
series of bible lessons, ethical teachings
and a ourse Of social service. Because
Of its wide success the school has at
tracted visitors and investigators from
q churches throughout the country.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
M UMPIRE BETTER.

Hudson, s. D., July 4.-Miss Amanda
Clement, the woman umpire, of Hud-
son, s. D., has so far recovered from
her lameness as to be able to go 90
Valley City, N. D., where she will UNI
pire a series Of IL games during the
week Of sports, beginning next Mon.
day.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

What is probably the largest lobster
eve caught in Prince Edward island
was taken from Little Harbor, near
Chepstow, Kings county, las Wednes-
day by a fisherman there. This man.
moth lobster is now in the possession
of ]. ]. Horribly, of Charlottetown, and
its dimensions are as follows: Cir
from tip Of tail to eye. 2115 inches;
length over all, 37h inches; width Of
claw, IL inches; gross weight, IL
pounds. Mr.. Hornby is having 1t
mounted and 1t will probably be placed
on exhibition. &
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
ARMY OFFIcER DIES.

San Diego, Cal, July 5.-Brigadier
General Charles Franklin Robe, u. S.
A., retired, died suddenly at his home
here today of acute indigestion. He
was 65 years old and had been on the
retired list since 1903.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
DYING WIFE PROTECTS
HER ACCUSED HUSBAND

Mason City, Ia, July 4.-Willlam
Robinson, a negro, held since Sunday
on suspicion OF shooting his wife, was
released yesterday when his wife, who
is still alive, signed an affidavit that
she was shot by a white man.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

Deputy Consul Albert 8. T~roughton
states that during the last four years
the cinematograph has become very
popular In Malaga, Spain, the four
theaters being crowded nightly. Only
Az cents is charged for first-class seats,
and III cents for second class. French
and Italian films are. used exclusively.
AS the proprietors are continually look
ing for novelties, 1t would seem that
Malaga offers a good field for Amer
lean film makers. Nothing has yet
been shown in the way of depicting
American life or industries. One or
two of the local theaters are connected
with similar places throughout south
ern Spain, and American films once in
troduced would be widely viewed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

The new double track bridge built
over the Mississippi river at Clinton,
Ia, by the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad has a length Of 1900 feet, but
its chief feature is the length and man.
ner Of construction of the swinging
span. This span Is 400 feet long and
is swung on its centra, pivot by means
Of electric power supplied by a power
house On h shore and carried to the
bridge by q submerged cable.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

Since the Dutch philosopher Leeu-
wenhoek discovered that the pupa Of
the flea was somtimes preyed on by
the larva Of a mite. 1t has been well
known that various small insects have
their external parasites.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

Rudolph SEE. a Chinese boy, has just
walked away with the University Of
Pennsylvania scholarship which is
yearly awarded by competitive exam
nation to a District Of Columbia high
school student.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
ISABEL HAS NEWSPAPER.

Aberdeen, s. D., July 5.-The new
town of Isabel, at the terminus Of the
Timber Lake branch Of the Milwaukee
railroad, is to a q newspaper, to be
issued this week, which will be named
the Isabel Pioneer. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
MARRIAGE AT MITCHELL.

Mitchell, s. D., July 4.-Dr. George
G. Kimball and Miss Florence Winsor
were married here yesterday afternoon
by Rev. Barnett Of the Episcopal
church.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

Miss Josephine Lowe, of Washington,
Iment Of the University Of Pennsylvania
$50 specimens of moss. They will be
made the nucleus Of a large collection
of MOSES representing every part Of
the country. In the collection presented
by Miss Lowe were are specimens
from ireland, Canada, Japan and Eng
land.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
Low CONVENTION A r

Huron, S. D., July "A rate of a
fare and one-third has beef granted
for the round trip to the republican
convention, which meets at Sioux Falls
Tuesday Of next week, over ali roads.
Tickets are good from jun 80 to July 6.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
HARLEM CASE ADJOURNED.

Platte, s.. D., July1-Adjournment has
been taken in the G.. p. Harden dis
barment case until August 20 by agree
ment to give opportunity to take dep
ositions which will be offered before
the completion Of the case. Harden
has succeeded in having much of the
testimony offered by the prosecution
ruled out.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07

The total school and college enroll
ment in this country in 1908 was 49,
P70.232.