The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

RAPID CITY-The Pierre train from
Deadwood. leaving here in the morning
and arriving in the evening. has been dis
continued.
ROQUOIS-Preparat!on have been
completed to open postal servings depart
nlent at the local postoffice on Tuesday
of next week.
SALEM-A number of the young men
held meeting and organized what VIII
be known as the Salem Athletic club,
which has placed a football team in the
field.
SPRINGFIELD - The Congregational
church, under the leadership of Rev.
Mr.. Warner, pastor. will celebrate the
fortieth anniversary of its existence in
Springfield.
CORSICA-A. j. Brink, progressive
farmer living near here, sold on tho local
market los head of hogs, which averaged
over 300 pounds in weight each and for
which he received a check for more than
$780,
PIERRE-To date four announced or
possible candidates for secretary of state
have been suggested-F. p. Glassner OF
Tyndall; ]. ]. Murphy, of Turner county;
Theodore F. p. Giedt, Of Eureka. and
Asher Pay. OF Huron.
wESSINGTON-Thi place has Gevel-
oped an inventor, in the person of c. e.
Wright, who has perfected an ingenius
device for dumping flax. He has applied
for patent. and his friends expect he VIII
make fortune out of his invention.
KIMBALL--The geese are beginning to
arrive. There are good many ducks in
the country, but instead OF being congre-
gated In several of the larger lakes
which lack water this year-the birds are
scattered all over the county in the small
ponds and are hard to get at.
PIERRE-Tom Moore. Stanley coun-
tyty prisoner, being held in jail in this
city to keep him from comforting with his
alleged pals in the Stanley county Jail
yesterday, slipped out of the jail. making
quick getaway. The hearing OF Moore
was to be called in Stanley county court
today.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS delegates rep
resenting the civic fraternal and religious
societies of Bookings elected the follow
ing as a board of control of the manage
ment of the Bookings hospital: o. G..
Oyloe, Rev. w. Il. Shean. DR.. l.. @.
Borst. Mrs. ]. w. Caalett and Mrs N. Z.
Hansen.
SIOUX FALLS-That boys who are now
only IL years old are confirmed tobacco
users and have been smoking and chew
ing the weed for four years and purchas-
ing 1t at the local stores was some of the
startling evidence brought forth in the
testimony of some OF the boys in Juvenile
court before Judge Medin yesterday.
SPEARFISH-Gene regret is ex-
pressed here over the resignation of Rev
- a 1.
local Episcopal church. He has accepted
a call from the Sacramento. Cal. diocese
and has asked Bishop Johnson, of Sioux
Falls, to have his successor appointed so
he can leave for his new field of labor on
November is.
Observation-Disclosures a railroad was
completed to this place a month or two
ago, not until next Monday will the rail-
way mail service b. extended to Winner
it having taken this long to unwind the
necessary red tape. Regular passenger
train service has been IN operation since
July g. The installing Of the railway mail
service will be suitably celebrated next
Monday by the residents.
BROOKINGS-On Wednesday, Novem-
Der i, the three-year short course in ag-
ricu'ture will begin the years work at
the South Dakota state college. This
course is now In its fourth year and has
proved to be very beneficial course to
young men and women of the farms who
cannot leave their homes for a regular
nine months four-year course The pio-
reer class was graduated last spring.
DEADwOOD-Richard Connors. a pio-
neer of 1876, was found dead in his house
on his ranch on Corral creek yesterday
corning. He was in Deadwood on Satur-
day to see President Taft and when he
left here appeared to be in his usual good
health 1t is not known at what time lie
reached his home, as he was living alone,
but when one of the neighbors called yes
terday morning he found the old gentle
man cold in death.
BOSTON-The executive council yester-
day laid on the table for further consid-
GRAFTON Governor Foss' nomination OF
Prof. Garrett Droppers, of Williams col
lege. to be member of the board of rail-
road commissioners. Professor Droppers
formerly was president of the University
of South Dakota, and later a lecturer on
political economy in the University of
Chicago.
PIERRE-The Burlington & Missouri
river, operating a little over 100 miles OF
road In the Black Hills. has filed it's an
nual report 1t shows a revenue of $1,279.-
07 at an operating expense OF $1,A5, 220.
This leaves profit of $4,000 on its South
Dakota business. The reports of most of
the railways show that last years bust
ness was not very profitable. The Bur-
lington on its entire line uses $500 cars
and 1875 engines
ST. ONGE-Fooling with companion
who carried gun The did not know was
loaded" resulted in the death of Albert
johnson, 16 years old, near Fruitdale.
Young Johnson and Arthur Fartig, a
friend. were playing with two shotguns,
both of which they thought empty, when
the one in Fartig'c hands was accidental
ly discharged, the charge entering John
sons abdomen and infiicting injuries from
which he died few hours later.
LEWOOD-Deposition have been
taken at several points in the state in be-
half Of Miss Bennett, Of Castlewood, who
has instituted damage suit against the
South Dakota Central Railway company,
by which she seeks to secure a judgment
of $4,000 for injuries alleged to have been
sustained in train wreck on December
3 last The suit will be tried at term
of state circuit court here. George III.
Marquis, former judge Of the circuit court,
will look after the interests Of the plain
tiff, while the railway company will be
defended by Sioux Falls attorneys.
PIERRE-The supreme court in the dog
case of William II. Wood ct al VS.. A. j.
Campbell. of Gregory. affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court. One Of the is
sues of this case was whether or not
Campbell had given away dog The
dog had killed several hogs and a dam
aga Siiit was hro,ipht uyhich rac,,ltaa g., 4,