The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

which had drlfted into renee corner anu
there frozen to death.
PiERRE-State Superintendent Law
renee has received notice from the COM
missioner of education that he is just be-
ginning an examination OF rural and lows
er school conditions similar to that under,
taken by the South Dakota department,
but which has just been stopped because
technical defect In the law as enacted
prevented the drawing of warrants on tho
treasury for this purpose.
TRENT-The residents of this place and
vicinity have just given a demonstration
OF how a person in distress can be aided
i'm a practical manner Otto Lund lost his
right hand by having it crushed in corn
shredder Shortly after the eccident his
friends presented him purse OF 500, ana
not content with this is teams drove to his
place with about an equal number OF
farmers and husked his corn crop for him.
PIERRcs-New domestic interpretations
ATE the Bergstrom Plow company, of Cam
ton Incorporated for $4,000 to manufac-
ture plows and farm implements: The Luz
verne Pressed Brick company, OF Sioux
Falls; the Wilbur +. Reeder Memorial
Methodist Episcopal church. at Smith
wick, and the Geo. d. Stewart Merchan-
dising company, of Viborg. The Hansen7
Breen Auto Co., Of Huron was dissolved,
SIOUX FALLS-It is expected that sew
eral thousand farmers from various
parts of the state will be in Sioux Falls
to attend a one-day corn show, which Is
to be one Of the features of dry farming
congress to be held here the latter part OF
January, and may remain for some of the
other sessions of the congress. 1t Is
planned to secure very low special rates
over all the railroads entering Sioux Falls
for the benefit Of those who wish to at
tend the congress.
WHITE OWL-Mail Carrier Compton
reports that a notice has been posted in
the Brushie office, saying that unless
someone offers to take the position Of
postmaster at that place within Is days,
the office will be discontinued. So far as
can be learned no one has yet appeared
to take the place, but strong remon-
STRANGE is being made in regard to tho
closing of the office, and II Is probable
that some way can be devised to keep 1t
open.
SISSETON-As the result of the acct,
| dental discharge Of rifle, Robbie Winter.
| the 6-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
| Winter, residing on farm near here, was
| almost instantly killed Himself and q
| 15-year-old brother were examining the
mechanism Of u 22-caliber rife when in
some manner the weapon was accidentally
| fellows left side just above the heart. He
was dead when physician arrived on the
| scene.
| HIGHMORE-Up to the present date
| very little snow has fallen in this local.
| ty. Farmers are busy threshng their flax
| crop, which is making a much better yield
| than at first expected. large acreage
of winter wheat has been sown, which
looks very promising. Several farmers In
| the southeastern part Of Hyde county
| have just finished husking their corn crop
which was of very good quality and made
q yield Of from 40 to 60 bushels per acre
PIERRE-Steve Bowen, a ranches
| northeast of this city a few miles, had q
| number Of cattle drift with the storm
last Saturday, and in rounding them VI
several were found missing. among then
a 5-month-old calf. Tuesday this animal
| was found buried in a snow drift and
| taken out in a lively condition. The cali
was alfalfa fed and fat, and the three
days stay in the snow does not appear
TO have affected the animal in any way
| MITCHELI-Sixty years of married life
is the period reached by Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Jacobson, of this city, and the
event was duly celebrated few days
ago by a large number of friends Of the
aged couple who called at their humble
stantial purse of gold and some OF the bet
ter things of life In the evening a fine
supper was served by the friends. Mr.
and Mrs. jacobson were married at Got
land, Sweden, and came to this country
about IS years ago.
HURON-John Fl. Miller and wife cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary
at their home In this city, at which tima
they were assisted by members of the
family and few intimate friends. III
1881 they came to Huron and located on
farm adjoining the city. Later Mr.. Mil
Ter built a commodious residence in tho
| city, which they now occupy and which !.
| known as one OF the prettiest homes IL
the state. Their family consists of Ed j
Miller, cashier of the First National bank
of Huron; Mrs. Amy X. Glenn, Of thi.
city. and Mrs. Clifford Langley, Of Santa
| Ana, Cal.
SIOUX FALLS-As he stepped from the
| doors Of the Moody county jail, Charles
Davis of Egan. after serving a term fol
selling liquor without a county license
was arrested by deputy United State.
marshal and brought to Sioux Falls or
the charge of having sold liquor from
July to July &c last without having Sc
cured a government license. AS the re
suit of his preliminary hearing befor,
United States Commissioner d. ]. Con
way, Of this city, the defendant was helt
for appearance at the next term OF fed
eral court
PIERRE-Large tile, such as is used II
most places for sewer pipe, was tried TO
use as the pipe line from the Missouri Il
the reservoir In the hills 50 feet above II
the Scotty Philips estate irrigation pro
ject, on the river bottoms above For
Pierre, with very unsatisfactory results
II being found that the tile would no
withstand the pressure of pumping. ant
II is being removed and iron pipe sub
stituted. In many places the cement pack
ing would not adhere to the glazed tile
leaving leakage point at every intersec
| ton.
| DEADWOOD-Accused of tamperini
with the United States mails. w. c. Play
mate. Of Hot Springs, is In jail here
| Playmate is alleged 10 have reache,
through the grating of the Burlingto,
passenger depot at Minnekahta and Sc
cured letter containing a check for SIG
from mail box there He went to Edge
mont ard presented 1t at a bank there
having forged the Endorsement, 1t
claimed. The bank cashier suspected hin
and advised him to take ii to the bank o.
which il was drawn and in the mean.im
telephoned the other bank, and wheI
Playmate arrived there he was arrested
He was arraigned before United State
Commissioner Palmer at Hot Springs
bound over in $1,000 bail.
| HARTFORD-Saturda November 2;
| has been fixed as the time for a meetin