The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-20
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HURON, s. D.-A. M. Olafson was
injured by falling from a car at Cayour
EMMETSBURG, lathe Eighth
district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias will be held here January 20.
LOGAN, IA.-Through a postal card
vote Harrison county has decided to
build a new court house to cost 500, 900.
HURON, S. D.-Louis Racey was ac-
quilted in circuit court here of the
charge of numbering G. l.. Stewart at
Wolsey.
PIERRE, s.. Drank Crane, clerk
of the supreme court, has made a do
nation of 500 to the Beadle memorial
fund.
MASON CITY, IA.-Henry Hunting
ton had his foot badly crippled bv the
accidental discharge of a gun while
hunting.
PIERRE, s. D.-Governor Vessey has
gone to Washington to attend the con-
%servation conference called by Presi-
dent Taft.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.-Dr. p. e.
Triem, formerly a member of the uni
versity medical faculty, died recently
in Seattle.
HOWARD, S. D.--Oficial papers of
Miner county for the coming year are
the Howard Press. Carthage News and
Canova Herald.
MULLIN, NEB.-Hundreds OF head of
cattle are dead in Cherry. Hooker and
Custer counties as a result of the cold
and heavy snow.
DEADWOOD, S. D.-Joseph Garcia
slipped on q sonwbank and fell under
the wheels of a Northwestern train,
cutting one leg off.
WASHINGTON, IA.-Former Editor
Howard A. Burrell, of this place, will
make a tour of Europe the coming
spring and summer.
RAMONA, S. D.-The new electric
light system has been completed and
accepted and Ramon now is putting
on metropolitan airs.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.-The Jury
which has been called for the trial Of
the Maybray cases will also consider
the bleached flour cases.
DIES MONIES, IA.-Local bankers
have employed an inspector whose
duty 1t is to examine into the affairs
Of banking institutions.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.-Dr. John A..
Marquis, of Beaver. Pa, has been elect
ed president of Coe college and has
accepted the position. :
COUNCIL BLUFFS, lathe post
office at Ross, on the Northwestern,
was robbed Of 500 in cash and the
same amount in stamps.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.-A Boston cap
italist has secured an option on the To-
cal gas plant and promises to furnish
the citizens with 90-cent gas.
PIERRE, s. D.--The state treasurer
has received $1,000 from the Hatch and
Adams funds for the benefit of agricul-
tural college extension work.
MASON CITY, IA.-Henry Nelson
walked 10 miles to be present at his
own wedding, when the train was too
| late IN oat him RI hic docffnoftor ~
IDA GROVE, IA.-President Sykes,
Of the Corn Belt Meat Producers, spoke
here in favor Of a statee m
counsel to look after freight rates.
DES MONIES, IA.-W. s. Ayres has,
been appointed assistant county at
torney Of Polk county to succeed
Thomas Guthrie, who becomes Judge.
WHITE LAKE, s. D.-Prairie chick,
n are so tame that a large covey
horne, probably driven in. by hunger.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D.-Mrs. George
Holmes has found a brother from
whom she had not heard for AZ years.
He lives In Terre Haute and is wealthy,
ROSLYN, s. D.-The 3-year-old son,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thron Hattie, well,
known residents Of this part Of Day
county, died as the result of being
scaldeG.
OACOMA, S. D.-The Oacoma Ar
gus-Leader, Presho Settler and Murdo
Coyote have been selected as the off,
cial paper Of Lyman county for the
ensuing year. :.
BRIDGEWATER, s.. D.-The official
papers Of McCook county during the
coming year are the Bridgewater Trib-
une, Canistota Clipper and Salem Pho
neer-Register.
LAKE CITY, lathe little town of
| H~ark Ctfx, 10 Co. 5000. =.
1854, has ceased to exist as a corpora
ton, Judge Powers having dissolved
the organization.
VALLEY SPRINGS, S. oh. d.
Kinyon, of this place, claims the rec
ord for long service as postmaster, hav-
ing been appointed March 4, 1890, and
served continuously since.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.-Two compa-
MES are trying to get the right to build
suit is an injunction which will tie the
project up for some time. :
PIERRE, S. D.-Revelers threw a
beer bottle through the plate glass
window Of Mayor C. L. Millette's bank;
presumably because they were dis
pleased with his dry policy. d.
SHELDON, lar. B. Piper, editor
Of the Sheldon Mail, has retired from
the business, having sold the paper to
cohAAA Duu-
Usher of the Ashton leader.
PIERRE, S. D.-The first issue of the
new paper at Holabird, under the d.
rection of Editor Perkins, has made it's
appearance. This is said to be the
smallest town in the state to nave a
weekly newspaper.
CHICAGO-Judge Carpenter, in the
circuit court, announced a ruling here
Saturday %upholding the right of the
city of Chicago to use its traction fun
for the purpose Of constructing and Op-
Grating a subway for passenger traffic.
VENICE, ILL-Loui Smith, known
as the man Of mystery" and sup
posed to have been a French nobleman,
was crushed to death in a local factory
yesterday. He had worked just a week,
for the first time in 80 years tina he
lived here.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.-Tbree men
were killed in an explosion yesterday,
which wrecked the water gas plant of
the Union Gas and Electric
Portions of the building were carried
for blocks, and windows were broken
over the west side of the city.
TACOMA, WASH.-Captain E.. ].
Locke, former master of the British
bark Loudonhill, who arrived in Taco
ma yesterday from Dublin, where he.
left the ship, reports that IL men in