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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

The minority who have square chins
and big lower jaws say that we Of the
receding chins have neither will nor
strength Of character, which is absurd,
as any n may know who remembers
that Genera Wolfe and Mr.. Pitt had
practically no chins at all, to say moth
ing Of living soldiers and statesmen.
To judge a man by his chin Is no less
foolish han to judge him by the bumps
Of his skull.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
FARMER BURNS BUGGY
WHILE ENJOYING SMOKE

Howard, S. D., Aug. 10.--While
driving home from his farm in
the country, Frank Kavaney, Of
this place, had an interesting
experience as the result of his
buggy catching fire under him.
He decided to enjoy a, quiet
smoke while communing with
himself along the road. He
carelessly threw a lighted match
into the bottom Of the buggy,
which contained a quantity of
hay and other infiamable mater
ial. Instantly there was some
thing doing and In a remarkably
short time the buggy was
ablaze. Kavaney hastily un-
hitched his horse and then n
deavored to extinguish the blaze
and save his buggy. Blu. In this
he was unsuccessful end dur
ing his efforts was badly burned
about the hands and lower
limbs, finding it necessary to
place himself in the care of a
physician.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
SMALL NEW YORK BANK IS
FORCED TO CLOSE DOORS

New York. Aug. 9.-The European
American bank, a small institution,
closed it's doors today, and the state
Superintendent of banks has directed
that the institutions affairs be liqui-
dated.
The bank was organized In 1907 with
q capital of 500, 900, and it's deposits
aggregate something about 5000, 900.
Losses incurred through poor loans
caused the institutions failure.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

Reptiles eggs are not very attractive
objects. In the case of crocodiles and
many kinds of tortoises they are pale
colored or white, and resemble those Of
birds in shape. But the egg of the
gopher tortoise is remarkable for it's
complete roundness. 1t might well be
mistaken for a golf ball. Many snake
eggs are soft skinned. brown as to
color, n look for all the world like a
number Of new potatoes. The eggs Of
IN are usually small. soft and in
conspicuous. The most remarkable
point about them is the extraordinary
number laid by the Individual. A sin
gle cod lays as many as 5000, 900 eggs
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
SEVERAL INJURED BY
DERAlLMENT OF TRAIN

Redfield, S. D., Aug. "a Chicago
& Northwestern ~eastbound passenger
train was derailed at Miranda, 20 miles
west of here, yesterday.
Seven cars left the track because OF
a broken engine wheel. Several per-
sons were injured, the most serious
cases being those of l.. j. ingalls,, a
land dealer Of Redield, an Mrs. Dean
Lebeau. Several doctors were called
from here. Traffic is tied up tempo
rarily. None of the cars turned over.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

How closely famous pictures can be
initiated by skillful artists was proved
by an exhibition by Ruskin in 1875 Of
a series Of facsimiles Of Turner's pic
lures in he national gallery, London.
the collection was accompanied by a
characteristic note from Ruskin, in
which he said: II have given by best
attention during upward Of 10 years
TO train a copyist to perfect fidelity in
rendering the works Of Turner, and
have now succeeded in enabling him
to produce facsimiles so close as to
look like Observation-Disclosures
must sign with my OWL name to pre-
vent their becoming sold for real Tur-
ners.'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
WiNDSTORM DAMAGES
PROPERTY NEAR HUDSON

Hudson, 8. D., Aug. "a windstorm
on Tuesday evening, blew some Of the
corr fields almost fat, but most Of
the corr will straighten up again. Tom
Jones lost a stack of oats, which was
hit by lightning and was consumed by
fire. At Al Thorpe's place three big
cottonwood trees were struck by light
ming and another was u%prooted, the lOO-
foot tree hitting the house In It's fall,
Earring the whole structure and break
ing a number of window lights.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
pRA,R,Es READY TO BURN.

Pierre, s. D.. Aug. 9.-Much of the
western part Of the state is In shape
where a prairie fire would sweep rap
idly over the ground. and with a gale
back Of it, a fire would mean untold
damage. The papers In h western
half of the state are warning the set
tiers to use care in handling fire, and
to do everything possible to protect
their property from such loss.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

The sting OF death physically
Is nothing; a man who has lost con-
seriousness in the water. a man who
has been under an anesthetic, a man
stunned in an accident-these have
been in effect dead. and yet they know
nothing Of death. In speaking Of II
the most glazing contradictions pass
quite naturally for axioms.. 1t is the
gentle hand" but it Is also the ''grisly
terror" It Is beautiful and won
derful," but II Is also terrible"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

After desperate efforts a traveller
who had fallen into a river managed
to reach the bank in safety. His wife,
who had been a distressed onlooke r,
exclaimed as soon as her anxiety was
relieved, "Ah, Thomas. We should be
vera thankful tae Providence for saw
Ing you life" Thomas was somewhat
aggrieved at what he deemed an un-
equal opportunity Of the credit. "Yess.
yess," he replied: Providence wass
very good, but I wass ferry clever,
too. Whatefer."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

Prussia's laws at one time inflicted
penalties for smoking, not only in rail-
way carriages, but in any public place.
in 1910 the prohibition was so far re-
Taxed as to allow cigar smoking in the
streets. provided the lighted end Of the
cigar was protected by a kind Of wire
cage. which was supposed to obviate
the risk OF fire from flying sparks. This
was soon found to an unavoidable reg
ulation, and, after endless petitions, the
government allowed the smoking of
AXE cigars in public. But until 184S
any smoker retaining his pipe or cigar
In his mouth when passing a sentry
or an officer In uniform was liable to
q term OF imprisonment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
PITCHER ROY PARNN
SAVES YOUTHS LIFE
Hudson Twirler Rescues Boy
From Breakers at Asbury
Park, N. j.

Hudson. s. d., Aug. 9.-Pitcher Roy
Parkin. Of Hudson. the premier twirler
Of the Newark, New Jersey, Tigers,
saved the life of a 12-year-old lad at
Asbury Park, N. j.. this week.
Pitcher Parkin was taking a sun"
dressed in a bathing suit. not being
able to battle because of two broken
ribs, caused by a fall in a club house
after a game in Toronto, when the
cries of the lad who had gotten beyond
MS depth attracted his attention. For
getting all about his broken ribs, Roy
plunged into the breakers and managed
20 catch the lad after he had sunk the
second time, bringing him to shore.
The lad was Eddie Dashed, and by
prompt action his life was saved. The
lads father ran to the scene of the
rescue when he heard of 1t and pre-
sented the hero with a $50 bill.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
BOY r BARN.

Stickney, s. D., Aug. 9.-For the third
time. William Sievert, a well known
farmer living nea here, has lost a barr
and contents because Of an apparent
mania Of one of his small sons to play
with matches. The boy, who is 10 years
old, was left at home alone while the
other members of the family ven to
a neighboring farm. Finding a match
it did not take the boy long to SET
the barn on fire. There was no insur.
ance, and the loss accordingly was
total.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

tits proposed to establish a wireless
telegraph station at the meteorological
observatory on Mt. Mirador, In tho
Philippines, to give warning Of typhoons
to vessels In the China sea and points
along the China coast. A similar sta
ton will probably be established later
at Santo Domingo de Basco. on, the
island Of Batan, for communicating in
formation of the presence Of typhoons
in that vicinity to the headquarters Of
the Philippine weather bureau at Man.
ila
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
WEDDING AT ELK POINT.

Elk Point. S. d., Aug. 9.-William
Bobzin and Miss Wilma Hendricks
were married at the court house yes
terday by Ira l.. Nichols, justice of the
peace. Mr.. Bobzin Is a brother of Mrs.
August Schultz, living two miles north
Of this city. The young couple re-
Gently came here from Illinois and will
make their home here.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

Knut Angstrom. professor Of physics
at the University Of Upsala, who died
last month, was distinguished as an
investigator Of solar radiation, and de-
vised the instrument adopted by inter-
national agreement as the standard
for measuring this element, viz, the
Angstrom electric compensation pyri-
eliometer
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

There was to be an attack by night.
The darkness was impenetrable. A
sergeant addressed his section as fol-
lows: Now, "a attention, No. 2
section. We are going to do a night
attack; there'n be no talking or smok-
ing; II there are any orders to be passed
down 1 will just tip you the wink!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
MUNICIPAL PLANT TO
HEAT BUSINESS BLOCKS

Redfeld, s. D., Aug. 10.-The city
council Is about to let contracts for
new boilers for the municipal electric
light plant. This plant was taken over
by the city from private parties 10
years ago, and has been a great sue
cess under municipal ownership. Last
winter the city high school building
was heated by the exhaust steam from
the light plant. This experiment re-
suited in such a saving to the school
and the city that large boilers will be
purchased and the city will furnish
heat to a row of business blocks.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
GAME WARDEN FOR
DOUGLAS COUNTY

Armour, S. D., Aug. Oh. j. Baker
has been appointed game warden ir
the county by State Game Warden
Bancroft. Mr.. Baker owns an automo'
bile and will keep those who are breah.
ing the game laws guessing as TO h'
whereabouts. ,u,
C. H. Dewald threshed the we've
chaff on his farm south Of town ana y.
averaged % bushels to the acre ~
tested So pounds to the bushel ana -
Of course No. l wheat. About 70 busn.
els to the acre seems to be the average
yield, and the quality is all No. J.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
MAN DIES I'M coRNFIELp.

LeSterVlIIe, 5. D., Aug. B~.-JOseph
HoE2ka, aged rs years, was found dead
in a corn field on the Peter Harrant
farm near here. He had been drinking
hard for some time and was sick and
partially demented when he left the
house and wandered away.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
sTURGIS MURDER CASE
PRESENTS NEW ANGLES

Sturgis, S. D., Aug. 9.-Two new
angles Of interest are added TO the
Thomas shooting case here. The first
~ the quiet investigation into the cause
Of the death of the two former husbands
Of Mrs. Mcmahon, who shot and killed
David p. Thomas three days ago In his
office. George b. Mcpherson, the first
husband Of the accused woman, died
suddenly about three years 81 and 1t
was rumored that his death was due
to poison administered by himself, the
alleged motive being trouble with the
government over the illegal fencing Of
land. McMahon's. death two months
ago was also sudden.
The origin3, charge against Mrs.
Mcmahon was yesterday dismissed and
a new information was filed against
her and also against Mrs. Mary Hanify,
a niece of Mrs. McMahon's last hus-
band. Mrs. Mainly Is charged with
being an accomplish. The hearing was
set for a late hour yesterday afternoon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

The natives of Korea carry visiting
cards which Measure about twelve
inches square, and when their use II
taGnired they are merely shown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB Is .y
REORGANIZED AT FAlRFRN

Fairfax, s. D., Aug. Gan entHu nat
astic meeting of citizens was held I"s'
night and a new Commercial clup "
ganized with 80 members for a star"
Plans were discussed about VaIS a
committee appointed to orange lor :
fall festival to be held the last VICE.
in August or first Of September LIAR.
Editor Walter III. Cox. Of the Aust si.
tiser, formerly of Sioux City, IS pieW
dent of the new organization. ana '"
M. Walters. secretary. Nv"
"A greater Fairfax in every We"
Is the clubs slogan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

Bahia Blanca, Argentina, is now the
largest wheat shipping port In South
America. 1t has a population OF forty
thousand and is growing rapidly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
SISTER OF BARTLETT TRlPP
DIES AT SlOllx EAl q

Sioux Falls, s. D.. Aug. S.-Mrs. Su-
san A.. Flanagan, sister of Bartlett
Trip, of Yankton. and mother of Mrs.
John Holman. of this city, died here
yesterday at the nome of her daugh-
ter, at the age of "A years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
GENERAL FUND HAS
S20S,77 ON HAND

Pierre, s. D., Aug. 6.-The statement
of the state treasurer for the month
ending July 81, showed a total of $367,-
592 on hand In all funds. Contrary to
the usual condition of the treasury a
greater part of this Is In the general
fund, which shows up with $20S,77I.
This means that the state viii not
register any warrants for some time
to come, not likely Until after the op-
ening OF the Legislative session with
it's expenses, as the calls for taxes in
September and December will more
than likely carry through. The Irvine
plant fund shows but SCOOPS. The
capitol building fund $9,294. The
game fund shows up $l0,038, with the
license fees for this IA barely be-
ginning to come in. BY the first OF
October this fund will show a large
increase. The next Legislative ses-
sion will be asked to amend the game
law to give the game warden author
ity to expend a certain portion Of the
fund for game birds for the state, and
this will make an outlet for a portion
of the fund which Is increasing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
WOMAN CLAIMHOlDER
SCORES her POINT
AGAINST A RAILROAD
Disproves Right of Northwest.
ern to Build Across Her Trip
County Land.

Yankton. s. D., Aug, 6.-After having
had the case under advisement for Il
days Judge r. b. Trip has handed
down a decision In the important case
of Eleanor Salee. of Trip county. yer.
u the Northwestern Railroad COM
pany, in which the court sustains the
plaintiff and an injunction ordered re-
straining the said road from cortinu-
ing its construction work across the
claim of the plaintiff, who holds claim
No. 4 in the Trip county drawing.
The case Is one of much importance
and the decision Is far reaching, as II
gives other homesteaders the same
rights under the same conditions Miss
Salee has successfully contested. The
question involved was somewhat CON-
plicated and turned on an entryman
on public land giving a deed to the
Northwestern for right of way while
a contest vas pending against the
enti lyman on his filing. Tie court held
that inasmuch as the railroad had
failed to file an, approved profile of its
road in the local land office before the
road was constructed It acquired no
right Of way under a deed given II by
an entryman named Schneider, whose
claim was contested by Miss Salee, who
is a very popular settler Of Trip
county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
ASSESSED VALUATION
INCREASED $16,00O,O 900

Pierre, S. d., Aug. S.-While the
complete figures have not vet been Sc
cured, 1t is certain that the increase in
state valuation this year over last year
will be over SIG, 000, 900, bringing the
total assessable value of the state up
to $685., 600. 900. The increases shown
in the returns on town lots and goods
and merchandise have helped to run
up the total beyond expectations.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
RATTLERS INVADE
SETTLERS KITCHEN;
SIX ARE KILLED
Dallas, S. D. Man Thought They
Were Burglars Looting
the Larder.

Dallas, s. d., Aug. 9.-Aroused from
ais sIumbers shortly after midnight
s. d. Perrigo, of this town. concluded
there were burglars in the house. with
MS elbow he nudged his wife ana,
awakening, she listened. h felt GER
tain thieves were carrying away every
hing in the kitchen.
There was a clatter Of 'tinware. In the
kitchen. Pans were falling and the
sounds indicated that tin dishes were
being taken from one place and hurled
INTO another.
Climbing out Of bed and with re-
yolver In hand, Perrigo started on a
man hunt. Taking a lighted lamp
along, he opened the kitchen door and
as all was still. he listened. Then
there was a buzzing sound and he took
10 his heels, retreating to the dining
room. Reaching what he supposed was
q place Of safety and looking around,
Perrigo's blood ran cold at the sight
hat presented itself.
From the kitchen, and evidently at
iracted by the light. came a procession
Of rattlesnakes-six of them--one
monstrous big one and five smaller,
Jumping from the chair and hurrying
into the bed room and closing the door
behind him.. Perrigo dressed, climbed
through q window, secured q CLUB ano
e -entered the dining room to hattie
with the snakes. The lighted lamp on
The table enabled him to locate the
snakes and he finally killed all of them
without being bitten. h largest
snake had 10 rattles and each OF the
mailer ones five.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11
RattIesnake Crop Prolific.

Kyle, S. D., Aug. 9.-Never IN the
history of his part of South Dakota
have so many rattlesnakes been seen
as in the present summer. The great
Increase Is supposed to be due &c
weather conditions. 1t has rained here
little and the temperature has run
nigh. The. bad lands, a few miles
oorth of here, are fairly alive with
r~attlesnakes. At the mouth of a cave
in the bad lands, Is miles north OF
here, one day last week, Pete Baxter,
a cowboy, came upon a nest or snakes
With his revolver he shot ~. HIS
Ammunition then having become ex-
hausted, he continued the attack with
q club. In this manner Killing Az.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-08-11

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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-19
TAFT THE SERVANT OF PRIVILEGE

IN the course of his articles, "The Impending Roosevelt in the
April American Magazine. Mr.. Ray Stannard Baker takes occasion to
quote the opinions of a number of close observers of public trend on
the sub;ect among them a promine mt politician of the Middle West who
follows:
Taft has been exactly what expected him to be. He a and Is
a conservative and ractonary and it should have been plain to ever'
ne during the campaign last year that about the biggest bunco game
ws being worked on the people that has V been attempted. with
Roosevehs endorsement Taft app cared in the West as a RADICAL ma
yet he a enthusiastically supper ted by every conservative, by every
ractionary, and 10Y by all the privileged interests. Everybody should
have been able to zee this-everybo dy except Bryan. In the campaign
of Taft W e were presented with the spectacle of a man who a sup
ported by the privileged interests on the theory, perhaps IN knowl
edge, that he would not carry ut the promises he was making n per
hitting his friends and sponsors to make for him. Nothing more Gym
cal. nothing mre degrading has ev Ell been eel in American politics
And Taft is doing just what exp ccted him to do, namely, serving ms
master, Privilege"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-19
WALL STREET WISDOM
EVEN WALL r

EVEN WALL STREET is beginning % sit up and take notice OF
the unfair deal that the workingm a of this country is receiving from
the protected manufacturers.
The Weekly Market Letter issucd by the New York stock broker
40. firm of Warren w. Erwin & CO. has this to say OF conditions pre-
vaiing under our system OF excest sive protection:
"Because the cost Of living, me assured in gold dollars, is 10 higher
than at ny time inc the war per iod and because wages and salaries
have OF in recent ears advanced ven half as much as have the prices
of the necessaries of life, it is escn tml, both for labor and fr industry.
that wages and salaries should be readjusted more nearly to the oSt OF
living Strike and friction may be anticipated"
But the Railroad Trust balks at a increase in wages. So do the
other trusts. Little disposition is manifested anywhere to give the
workingman a share OF the huge tariff graft. And with fine zeal the
workingmen arr getting their rev ne on the tariff barons by a boycott
on meat-Johnstown Democrat.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-19
DO YOU WANT The BEST?

The best is none too good especially
hen it m to printing. The
PEST is the kind of work done al
the Appeal and prompt delivery is
one Of the slogans under which the
job department operates. Let MS
know your wants anG We viii, talk it
over With lou.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-19
FINE DISPLAY

II yOu want to see 4 fine display oil
jewe ny, umbrellas, cut glass, etc, go
to the Golden Jewe!ry company's store
opposite the post office.
4 nice, cOZy sitting 20 at Bark
ley's these cold lays, and the very
choicest of liquid eff refreshments,
HOT TAMALES
Matt Farrell will have tamaleS on
Saturday and Sunday nights. The
finest tamoIc~ in town. Phone your
orders or tama1cs served at p%arlurs.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-04-19
OTTO TO SPORTS

All persons wishing to obtain fish
ing and hutning licenses must secure
the same during the week as from
this time forth they will be unpro-
durable after Office hours on Satur-
day. All licenses must be secured
from the County Clerk from this
time forth.