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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
STATE PRESENTS
ITS EVIDENCE IN
The RATE CASES
Attempt Made to Show That
New Schedule Would Not
Injure the Roads.

Sioux Falls, 8. D., March 21.-The
hearing in the passenger rate cas- in
volving the reduction Of passenger
fares In South Dakota from 3 to
2 cents per mile, has been resumed
at he headquarters of the state board
Of railroad commissioners in this city.
At a hearing held in Chicago several
weeks g the testimony Of the rail-
roads "a taken, and the state now is
presenting it's case.
The hearing Is being held before j.
Howard Gates, Of this city, who was
appointed a special master to take he
testimony by Judge Garland, Of the
United States Court, after the various
railroads with lines In the state had Sc
cured en- order restraining the railroad
commissioners from putting into eff
feet a new schedule reducing pas
senger fares to the sum stated. 1t prob
ably will be several days before the
hearing Is concluded, when the special
master will make his findings and re-
port to Judge Garland.
The state Is making a hard fight to
show that the proposed reduction would
not be confiscatory, as CLAIMED by the
various railroads. and that the business
transacted by the companies In South
Dakota Is Of such volume as to war
rant the proposed reduction.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
BOY DIES SUDDENLY ON
WHIT. ROCK

Deadwood, S. D., March 23.-While
attending an evening picnic with his
classmates on the summit of White
Rocks, the cliffs that rise 800 feet above
the city, Woodbury. Cooley, aged 16
years, was suddenly stricken with heart
failure and died before his comrades
could bring him back to town.
The boys death was particularly
tragic. The party of school children
had been lunching In the moon
light with their teacher, Miss Woolz-
muth, when the food ran short. Cooley
started to the extreme pinnacle to get
some sandwiches for a girl friend, and
Just as he reached the top, gasped and
fell, another boy catching him in time
to prevent the body %plunging over the
cliffs. The other boys in the party
carried the limp form to town and
sought a doctor, who found young
Cooley had died almost instantly, death
having been caused by over exertion
with a weak heart. Young Cooley came
here with his parents two years ago
from Benton Lake, MINI.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
BISHOP HARE MEMORIAL
tn PE LEI n IN 40


Sioux Falls, S. D., March 1S.-Prepar-
ations have Practically been completed
for the services to be held in Sioux
Falls on Wednesday, April 20, in mem
DRY Of the late Bishop William Hobart
Hare, of the Episcopal church of South
Dakota. The services will be held at
the New theater, from 2 to 4:30 O'Clock
In the afternoon. The speakers will in
clude Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Gorman,
Catholic bishop of the eastern diocese
of South Dakota; Hon. e. A. Sherman,
of Sioux Falls; Governor Vessey, and
Rev. w H. Thrall, of Huron. A quar-.
tet of the Masonic order will sing, and
many representative citizens of the
state will attend. 1t Is believed that a
very general interest will everywhere
be manifested to join In the services
concentrating n who, during 80
years in South Dakota, exempiined the
highest type of citizenship and con-
tributed so splendidly and so constantly
to h things which made for good in
South Dakota.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
MINERS UNION UNDER
RESTRAINING ORDER

Deadwood, s. D., March 2l.-During
the tendency Of a temporary ~injunc-
ton issued in the circuit court here
yesterday by Judge Rice, the members
OF the Terry Peak Miners union are
restrained from using the word scab
to the n%onunion men being daily i'm
ported by the mining companies, or in
any way molesting either the Golden
Reward company or it's employees. The
injunction, which will be argued March
"a, was sweeping. The company
charged the union men with intimida-
ton, using bitter invective and causing
the company heavy financial loss. The
miners arc restrained from congregat-
ing or from interfering by word, sign
or action with the men, and in effect
prevented from picketing the compa-
ny's property, where armed guards are
constantly employed. The injunction
followed a series of alleged threats and
in~timidatiOnS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
URGES BROOM CORN GROWING.

Pierre, S. d., March 21.-On account
Of the high price of broom corn, the
board Of trade of this city has decided
to purchased several hundred pounds
Of broom corn seed and distribute it
among farmers in this part Of the
state. In early days broom corn was
successfully grown in this section. one
settler in northern Sully county, put
ting it in on first years treaking and
getting a return of $50 al acre. Dry
years put a stop to efforts in that d.
Yection.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
FARMERS LUMBER CONCERNS
JOIN IN ORGANIZATION

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 21.-As the
result Of a meeting held in this city by
representatives of farmers lumber
companies doing business in South
Dakota, with an aggregate capital Of
$500. 000, what will be known as the
Farmers Lumber association of South
Dakota, was organized. The follow
ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year.: President, A. Berg, Baltic:
vice president, c. j. Erickson, Howard;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. William H. Men,
zie, Geddes. The new association
starts out with a good membership
and 1t Is expected that by the time the
next nnual convention Is held the
managers Of practically every farmers
lumber company in the state will have
become members.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
LOVERS oUTWIT MOTHER.

Freeman, S. D., March 18.-Thls
place was the scene OF an elopement'
the parties in interest being William
Warren, of Montrose, and Miss Anna
Hofer. daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Ho.
fer. of his place. The mother opposed
the marriage of her daughter. The
clippers proceeded to Montrose, where
khey were married, soon afterward
departing for the Black Hills section
of the state, where the groom has a
homestead, upon which they will re-
side.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
MEN HAVE FIERCE
BATTLE WITH A STEER

C~enterville, S. D., March 23.-Dr.
Joseph Foy, of this city, assistant state
veterinarian, is the hero in a battle
with an Infatuated steer, which toe
place in a grove near town Saturday.
Foy and his brother were driving a
bunch of feeders to town for shipment
from their fathers place 3 miles east
Of town. One of the bunch had made
a reputation for being IAN ugly brute
who is always mad" Saturday the
third attempt was made to drive him
10 town. The brute preferred an air
laying low half q dozen fences, driving
women and children to shelter as he
rushed through door yards finally bring
ing up in the Putnam grove.
The Foy brothers, we'll mounted, each
with lariot and revolver. decided to
capture the mad animal dead or alive.
No jungle hero in the wilds Of Africa
ever had a more exciting battle with
beasts than did DR.. Foy in the little
grove Of cottonwood as the i%nfuriated
steer made charge after charge at the
mounted riders, receiving in return
bullets from their 3Ss and hard hits
from their horses feet as the horses
reared and struck at their antagonist.
Finally DR.. Foy threw his losso over
the animals head. only to realize that
ne was In a life and death struggle
with a mad beast at close quarters.
At this moment the doctors brother
Aired a bullet which plowed drought the
animals nose, only Increasing his rage.
as he made a desperate charge at the
doctors horse which reared and
jumped to one side. The doctor slid
Off his horse and tried to get on the
opposite side ci a fallen tree, blu got
tangled in the limbs. The steer quick
ly sighted his man and made a last
desperate charge. The doctor fully
realizing his peril fired his two re-
naming shots into the animals head,
"and when the steer fell dead within
8 feet Of me-" said the doctor, ut was
the most welcome scene I ever wit
messed"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
HURON WOMAN GETS FORTUNE.
GOVERNOR Wesley SPEAKS
TO BOYS FROM FARM

Mitchell, s. D., March 19.-At a meet
ing of rural school officers and teach
ers, Governor Vessey delivered a spe-
cial address on educational matters,
taking strong grounds in behalf of the
boy on the farm, that he be given a
better chance to get an education.
County Superintendent Brown has ar
ranged to have a boys corr contest in
the fall. and had Superintendent Law
renee here from Lincoln county to start
matters. 1t Is the intention Of the
superintendent to secure money from
the school districts to offer as prizes
for the contest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Before h customer paid his bill the
motel stenographer tore several pages
out OF her notebook and handed them
70 him. "Only the notes Of his letters"
said to the next customer. "He is
one or the cautious kind. There are
not many like him. About once in six
months somebody comes along who
Keeps such a watchful eye on his cor
respondence that he won't even let a
stenographer keep his notes. OF
course, 1t Is nothing t US and we al
ways give them up when asked to.
/! don know what the cautious folk
90 with them. Destroy them, maybe.
Anyhow there Is no record of foolish
u~ttera left in the stenographer's
books"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
COLT FALLS IN CAVE,
STARvES FOR 80 DAYS

White Lake, S. D., March 49,
A 2-year-old colt belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Jennings, who
reside on a farm some miles
from here, was buried alive
for a period of 80 days and came
through it's experience in fairly
good condition. Notwithstanding
that 1t had nothing but snow to
eat during the entire period of
its Imprisonment. The colt dis
appeared during a snowstorm.
After the storm was over a
search was made for it, but it
could not be found, and was
supposed to have strayed away.
The other day, while a member
of the Jennings family was in
the vicinity Of an unused cave
near the Jennings home, he no.
ticed that the door leading into
the cave had been broken in.
An investigation resulted in
finding the colt in the cave, into
which 1t had fallen and from
which 1t was unable to make it's
escape. When found the animal
was standing upon its feet, but
was very weak.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
Transfer NOT DROWNED.

Huron, S. d., March CIV. A. Den
ny, who mysteriously disappeared
Sunday morning and was supposed to
have drowned in a ravine tributary
to the Jim river near this city, is
row known to nave left his team and
skipped out for parts unknown. He
was seen at Wolsey the morning fol-
lowing the accident and at that place
boarded an eastbound train. No rea-
son is assigned for the mysterious
conduct of the man.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
CARTRIDGE ExPLoDEs IN
PIPE OF A SMOKER

Buffalo, 8. D., March o.
While Frank Gilbert, assistant
in a local store, was engaged
in counting dynamite caps, Max
Keene, a friend, strolled up to
him. filled and lighted a pipe,
and then discussed with Gilbert
the horrors Of dynamite explo-
sions. Suddenly there was a
sharp report and the dynamite
caps were thrown promiscuous-
ly about. but fortunately without
exploding. The explosion
proved to be a revolver car
fridge. which in some unac-
countable manner had been
placed In Keene's pipe with the
tobacco. The pipe was shat
tered into small bits and Keene
was burned somewhat about
the face. That the dynamite
caps did not explode is consid-
cred miraculous.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
REACHES AGE OF 90 YEARS.

BridgeWater, s. D., March IL
Aaron, or Grandpa" Kelly, Of this
city, recently celebrated the 9sth an
niversary Of his birth, and is without
doubt the Oldest person in this portion
OF the state.
MI. Kelly was born at Elmira, N. T.,
In 1912, and has resided here for the
past 20 years.
The old gentleman still walks about
some and a be seen on Main street
quite frequently.
His ambition now is to round out the
century mark.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
PASTOR EXPOSES A
GIGANTIC FRAUD

Yankton, s. D., March 10
Rev. F. ". Stevens. Of the local
Congregational church, working
through the state department at
washington and foreign sources
has unearthed a gigantic system
Of fraud perpetrated by the men
OF clerical garb and almost as
numerous as an army, who rep
resent themselves as workers
for schools, hospitals and or
phanages Of the Chaldean
church. Mr.. Stevens informa-
ton shows that there are no such
institutions In connection with
the Chaldean church, and yet
the officials do not sense the
shame Of giving credentials to
the solicitors to 90 out into the
world and prejudice the cause
II foreign missions by a graft
which yields hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars, not a penny Of
which goes for the purpose rep
resented by the clerical graft
rs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
MARRIAGES AT ELK POINT,

Elk Point, S. D., March 22.-John
Kalstad, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Torger Kalstad, and Miss Sigria Peter
son, eldest daughter Of Mrs. Thale
Peterson. were married at the home
Of the brides mother in Brule town
ship, last Wednesday, Rev. P. j. Rein
e~rtson. pastor of the st. Paul's Luth-
eran church. officiating.
Albert j.. Surdey and Miss Ina
b. Selby, both of this city, were mar
ried here last Wednesday, by Ira l..
Nichols, justice of the peace.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
FlANDREAU MANS WIFE
DIES OF APPENDICITIS

Flandreau, s. D., March 19.-Mrs.
Edgar Horribly, wife of the county
auditor Of Moody county, died Sunday
morning. March 13, Of appendicitis.
Mrs. Horribly was the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. ]. Buck, of Egan. She was
born in Moody county in 1880, where
she grew to womanhood and was mar
ried In 1908. The funeral services will
be held at the opera house al Egan
today.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
UNION COUNTY CITIZEN
DIES IN STATE ASYLUM

Elk Point, S. D., March 22.-J. T.
Donaldson, for the past 35 years an in
mate of the state asylum for the insane
at Yankton, died there yesterday at the
age Of 81 years.
He was born in Norway in 1926 and
came to this county in 1870 and tool a
homestead about six miles northwest
Of this city, where he lived until 1875,
when he was sent to the insane asylum.
The funeral was held in this city to-
day.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
CLIP STUDENTS HAIR
AND THEN APPLY IODINE

Mitchell, s. D., March g.
AS the result of a class prank
last week in which the fresh
men class Of Dakota Wesleyan
outnumbered the sophomores
and took them out into the
country and clipped their hair
and branded them with iodine,
81 Of the ringleaders in the event
have been temporarily suspended.
from school. The scalp had been
going on for the past week and
finally the faculty issued an ul-
timatum that further warfare
should stop. The act Of the
freshmen ensued with the re-
suit that this disciplinary mea-
sure was taken. Petitions for
the reinstatement Of the fresh
men are being circulated by the
upper classmen and 1t is prob
able that the erring ones will
be allowed to resume their
classes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
SOWING AMI REAPING.

Bridgewater, S. D., March 19.-The
unusual spectacle Of sowing and reap
ing being carried on at the same time
is to be witnessed in this locality, where
one farmer il sowing grain, while his
neighbor is engaged In gathering the
left over corn crop, which was showed
under last November. Spring has
opened fully three weeks earlier than
usual, and the soil is in prime condi-
ton for seeding.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
BIG PRICE FOR HOGS.

Wakonda, S. D., March 21.-Tues-
day Sam Artz, living near Wakonda,
marketed two hogs which up to the
time sold had raised 1859 pigs for him.
Their combined weight was 1850
pounds and he received for them
$127.2 6, the price being 5000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.

Ethan, S. d., March 19.-Mr. and
Mrs. Theo. Reinartz. prominent res
idents of this place, recently celebrated
the golden anniversary Of their mar
riage. Mr.. Reinartz Is in his 74th
year while Mrs. Reinartz is 76. Both
are hale and hearty and expect to ce'-
citrate many more wedding anniver-
carries. They are old residents of this
place and for man. years have been
very popular among their wide circle
Of acquaintances.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

At the south there Is SON. talk of
putting q heavy tax on soda water in
order to break even with the teetotal-
ers. II the truth is told, more than
half OF the o and mineral water
down there Is drunk by people who
temper ana weaken down something
else while drinking all this carbonated
water, while the sweet soda is drunk
almost altogether by women and chill
dren.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Excellent bricks are made of the soil
OF ant hills In Central Africa The
natives tread 1t with water into dough
! substance, which is shaped in
rough, wooden molds. 1t is then dried
in the sun, and afterwards bak ed In
native kilns.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Recently at a meeting Of the New
York Academy Of Sciences Charles H.
Townsend described his studies in the
strait OF Magellan. Among other
things, he spoke of the native tribes
innapiting that region, and expressed
b opinoin that those dwelling among
n more westerly channels of the
strait are probably the lowest Of exist
ing primitive races. They 60 almost
naked and Nv mainly on shell-fsh.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
"DEADWooD DICK" ILL.

Venice, CAL, March 21.-Richard Bull
lock, the original "Deadwood Dick is
seriously i'll at the home Of Mayor Es-
kins, who was his substitute messenger
20 years ago on the bullion run between
Lead, S.. d., and Omaha.
Bullock is 65 years old He has only
one y and that affliction gave him
the nickname "Deadeye' before he
came to own his latest sobriquet.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
BUILD REVIVAL TABERNACLE
FOR SHELDON MEETINGS

Sheldon, Ia, March 21.-The big
tabernacle for the union evangelistic
meetings is nearly completed. and will
seat about $500 persons. Rev. Mr..
Lyon, who has held successful meet
ings at Webster City, Algona, Esther
VILE n other places in northern Iowa,
has been engaged to lead the work
here. A large chorus has been organ
lied.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Miss Anna G. Hedger recently resign
ed the principalship Of the Hebrew
Technical School for Girls in New York
70 become the head Of the new depart
ment OF household economies in the
University Of New Zealand. She was
CHOSEN for this work by a special en-
voy Following an investigation of the
work Of the leading instructors in do
mestic economics in England, Canada
and the United States.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Hubert Latham recently tool up a
moving picture operator on a seven
minute trip in HIS ~aeroplane TO an
elevation Of so feet from the ground.
The operator took pictures with the
lens pointing downward. The a
tus weighed 200 pounds. and its opera
tor 1876.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Professor Herdman, ~lecturing at the
British Royal institution, and describ-
ing how to tell the age Of a fish. said
the lines on the scales Of a herring are
lines OF annual growth. The number OF
INES on the bones are another indi-
cation,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
RAPID CITY ADOPTS
THE COMMISSION PLAN

Rapid City, s. D., March 22.-Rapid
City lined up for the commission
form of government yesterday. Those
In favor Of 1t carried the issue by a
majority Of 45. The total vote was 342
for the plan and 297 against. The in
terest taken by the liquor element in
trying to defeat the plan helped in de-
Gliding in it's favor. Feeling ran high
throughout the entire campaign.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

Cape Cod figures that she produced
last year about $50, 900 barrels of cram
berries out Of the $50, 600 produced in
the whole country. Let Cape Cod fur
nish the cranberries to the people and
she care not who provides the turkeys
to go with them.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
WILL BUILD HALL

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 1S.-The
local council Knights of Columbus has
concluded negotiations for the purchase
Of a valuable tract of ground in a very
desirable location on which they viii
erect a fine lodge hall. The land pur.
chased is diagonally across the street
from the city auditorium.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

What Is known as the "Old Spy Oak"
elanus close to the intersection OF
westminster, Hobart and Morris Park
avenues, In the Bronx. 1t is a tree Of
me appearance, having a diameter Of
nve feet at a distance Of FIVE feet above
the ground. There is no definite his
tory OF the old monarch, but tradition
mas 1t that 1t vas the tree from which
spies were hung during the revolution
airy war. Efforts are being made to
preserve It.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
FORGED N NAME.

Pierre, S. D., March 19.-Sherin
Laughlin, of this city, today secured
a requisition or the governor of Mich
igan for Bert Thomas, wanted here
on a forgery charge. Thomas forged
the name of his aunt, Mrs. Rose Coop
where she kept her deposit, It is al
legged, and, securing the money, left
the state. He was arrested In Michi-
gan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24

DR.. MAJ Wolf. Of Heirelberg, to whom
astronomy owes the discovery, by the
AID OF photography, OF SO new aster-
olds. has himself never seen a single
one Of these little planets. He has only
l0pked upon the images OF the stars
Uncovered by him, leaving to others
''searchers Of the sky the pleasure OF
viewing them through telescopes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-03-24
COTT

Washingto
cotton repor,
be ~1o,Ss3,24O
half bales a,
pared with
estimated by
be ginned an
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