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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
WIFE AND FAMILY ON CLAIM
NOW PASSES FOR RESIDENCE

Rapid City, s. D., Dec. 25.-Assist-
ant Commissioner S. V. Proudfit, OF
the United States land office, at Wash
ington. has Just rendered q decision,
which, it is stated, will be the law re-
garding the domicile and residence or
homesteaders on their claims in the
future. The ruling practically says
that, where the wife and family reside
on the claim during a period of IA
months. this is q residence and that is
all that is necessary to prove when
APPLYING for a patent. In other words,
the homesteader may be away at work,
as is often the ease and not lose his
rights.
The decision follows closely on agi-
tation, which induced President Taft
to take cognizance of the injustice of
the law, when in South Dakota last
October. 1t also shows the work which
Senator Gamble and Representatives
Martin and Burke have been doing
since their return to Washington, In
the interest of South Dakota home
steaders.
The facts in the case are as follows
Charles *. Zenor anne to South Da.
kota from Boone, Ia, in April. 1907
and made entry on h northeast "A
section z, township 4 north, range f:
east, near Pierre. In June, 1908, his
IA months residence on the claim ex'
agent of the government contested thu
| entry and the evidence showed that
while the wife and family Of Zenor ha
lived on the claim during the entire
period, he had worked as q barber II
Pierre for most Of the time and hat
been nothing more than an infrequen
visitor {. the claim.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
hyde CONVICTION AN
INJUSTICE TO PIERRE
AS WELL AS TO HYDE
Many at Dakota Capital Take
This View of Treatment
of It's Citizen.

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 25.-The town IL
greatly stirred up over the conviction
Of Chas. l.. Hyde. at Sioux Falls, on
the charge OF fraudulently using tho
mails. AS In all cases of this sort.
there is a wide divergence of opinion
and a sharp cleavage between those
who believe him innocent n those
who feel that he is guilty. Many citi'
zens feel that II Is an injustice, botl
to Mr.. Hyde and to Pierre.
The sentence of n year and thref
months Imprisonment and a Inc o.
$500 and costs on each of the three
counts, is one Of the heaviest imposed
in the federal courts of this state FOL
some time. The imprisonment periods
are to run concurrently, meaning tina
If Mr.. Hyde is taken to the fedora
penitentiary at Fort L~eayenworth
Kan, he will be required to serve ont
year and three months.
When asked by Judge Elliott IL
passing sentence IL he had anything Il
say why sentence should not be pro
nounced, Mr.. Hyde stated that he ha
never in his life sold a piece or rea
estate without thinking the purchaser
had made a good investment. III
stated that he realized now that n
had made q mistake in the characte
of his advertising matter. He also re
ferred to his poor physical condition
saying the limit Of endurance ma
about been reached.
His attorneys gave notice or appea
from the sentence Of the court, an
this will act as a stay Of judgment.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
MISTAKES OF THREE
AND A BLOCK TARGET
CAUSE ODESSA WRECK
Tragedy of Errors Lay at Bot
tom of the Columbian
Train Wreck.

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 23.-In order to
cause the accident at Odessa, M.nn-
which resulted in the eat of 10 per-
sons and injuries of 20 more, in the
opinion of j. 7. GIllick, superintendent
Of the Hastings and Dakota division
of the Milwaukee road, four diferent
| men erred in Judgment. Those men
are the dispatcher at Aberdeen. the
| operator at Appleton, Mimi, the opera
tor at Junction Switch, and the nag
man on the columbian" Said Mr..
Gillick:
| have been due to a peculiar chain or
| circumstances. In the first place, the
operator at Appleton must have IN
dicated something to h operator at
Junction Switch and to h train dis
patcher that the first section or NO.
IS was coming at his station. Both
| the. operator at Junction Switch and
the dispatcher assumed the train was
coming at Appleton, and as that train
had to meet q westbound train at
lAppleton, that would go to Correll, the
1noxt station, for the second section, 1t
Iwould insure a clear block between
Junction Switch and Correll for the
lsecond section, and they both felt jus
Titled under the circumstances In let
ting the second section enter the block.
"Of course this was positively con-
trary to the rules governing the
handling of trains under the block
rules, and just what prompted the ac-
ton on their part is hard for me to
understand, as in all my experience i
never heard of similar instruction be-
ing given. .ar,no n,aos tbe
first section Of No. Is was standing at
Odessa waiting for the signal which
the train found against 1t, to be re-
leased, so that that train could pro-
coed. The signal that stopped the
first section of No. IS at Odessa is one
Of our ordinary block signals. 1t has
been installed and in actual service
about five years, n has never failed
to work properly. In THIS case tne
signal must have been pulled back tc
its clear position by the operator
when he left the office, but he failed
to catch 1t in the groove that Is In
the device to hold 1t.
while the train was standing nj
Odessa, which is on a slight curve, thu
view of the train was obscured by
ears standing on the inside of the curve
on the sidetrack. The iagman on firsi
is, who was an experienced fagman
walked back far enough to disappear
on the curve, and the conductor OF
the train assumed that the fiagmar
was going the proper distance 10 hoie
the second section. The fagmaf
failed to go out the required distanc'
or to leave any warning signals whei
he returned to his train, unknown u
the conductor or others, and as a re
suit the approaching train was no
properly tagged.
"The part that was taken by the va
rious employees concerned in the ac
cident was most unusual and /
explain how SO many of them erred II
judgment at the same time as wa
done in this case"
The rumor in Aberdeen that tn
train dispatcher on duty at the tim
of the wreck Noonan, had been dis
charged, proved incorrect. The onl
man connected with the accident VIII
has so far lost his position is the flag
man on the first section of No. Is.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
ELLIOTT PASSES JUDGMENT
ON OFFENDERS OF THE LAW

Sioux Falls. S. d., Dec. 25.-Prineipal
interest in sentence day in the federal
court turned on the case OF Chas. L.
Hyde. the Pierre millionaire real estate
man, for fraudulent use of the mails.
Judge Elliott also dealt sentences TO
Ernest j. Warner, Elmer e. Weeks
and w. III. Butterfield, who entered
pleas Of guilty to charges OF consplr-
acy to defraud the United States OF
public lands, on each OF whom was
Imposed a term Of one year and one
day In the federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, and 500 and costs.
These are the cases arising on the
coded portions Of the Cheyenne River
and Standing Rock indian reservations,
In the north central portion OF the
state, and they have attracted wide at
tent1on because OF the prominence OF
the accused n the nature or the
| charges against them, some or the
| features of some of the cases being
the covering up OF numerous quarter
sections of public lands by the nilns
of soldiers d~eclaratory statements.
Charles Davis, Of Moody county, was
sentenced to 30 days imprisonment
John s. McCue, who some days age
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
Of sending an Objectionable iettel
through the mails, was sentenced u
Imprisonment in the federal pen1ten
tiary at Fort Leavenworth for a perio'
OF two years and to pay a fine OF slo'
and costs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
FIRE MARSHALL CRAFT
CONCLUDES TO REMAIN

Pierre, S. d., Dec. ga few days
ago, State Fire Marshall +. A. Craft
rendered his resignation to Commits
sioner Basford, stating as a cauae that
the salary was insufficient. At he re-
cent Fire prevention congress strong
resolutions were adopted by the as
sembled nremen, insurance agents, etc.
commencing Mr.. Craft and urging him
to retain the office. Also a $500 judg-
ment against Mr.. Craft for an unlawful
prosecution, and secured through a lega;
technicality, was paid by the associa-
ton. Az a result, Mr.. Craft has with
drawn his resignation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

REDFIELD-Elaborate preparations are
being made for the annual James Valley
poultry show, which will be held here
January 2, 3, 4, 8 and G. The exhibit is ex-
pected to be an unusually fine one, and
will be made up of birds from all parts
of South Dakota, North Dakota, Mime
sofa, Iowa and Nebraska.
wESSINGTON-The lid has been
placed on dice shaking I'm Washington, and
the proprietors of pool halls have been
ordered to exclude from their places OF
business all boys under is years OF age.
CANOyA-New officers of the Woodmen
lodge for the coming year are: Consul
y. r. woodstock; advisor. w. T. Cough
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

yer.
PARKER-Through the efforts of the
Commercial club a juvenile band has been
organized with SO members, % of whom
own their own instruments.
WASHINGTON - Under instructions
from Washington a postal savings depart
ment was added to the postofhce Thurs
day Of this week.
ABERDEEN-The Northern Normal
and Industrial school basketball team de-
feated the Edgeley, N. D., high school
team In the first game Of the season. 80
to (.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
Scared Off.

From the Washington Star.
Miss Mary Garden was talking in
New York about the winters fashions
In evening gowns.
Some Of these black and white
gowns" she said. ARE lovely, but 9TH
ers are too decollete.
"A bishop at a reception the other
night rose and took leave rather sud
denly.
why. bishopi' said his hostess in n
hurt ton When it's still so early!'
1T can't help 1t, dear lady said the
bishop, with q grim smile. You give
mo q warm welcome. but o guests
giving me altogether too much cold
ahoulder.tb
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

When Marshal Lefebvre was made
Duke Of Dantxic, the new duchess (who
was the original Of Sardou's Nine. Sans
Gene), went to the Tulleries to thank
che Empress Josephine. ~Unaccustomed
y call her by her new title, the usher
entered to take the orders Of the cham
berlain in waiting; he returned and adj
dressed her: Mime. la Marechale may
enter" The lady looked askance at
him, but entered the salon and the
empress, rising, advanced g few steps
to meet her, saying, with engaging gra-
ciousness: "How Is the Duchess of
'Dantxic2" La MARKETABLE, instead OF
answering, winked intelligently, and
then turning toward the usher, who
was in the act of shutting the door;
Hey, my boy" said she, what do you
think Of that?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

During the investigation at Rome Of
the Doinus Flavia. on the Palatine,
tho pavement Of the dining hall of Do
mitian. measuring 1000 square meters
In area, has been discovered practically
intact. 1t IL the richest Of all the pave
ments belonging to the imperial palaces
OF the First century. being Of oriental
granite with q border Of Numidian
marble and other African stones. In
teresting evidence Of the heating ar
rangements Of the time is provided by
the raising CT the pavement from the
earth 10 as to allow Of the introduction
OF hot air from a special heating fur
mace,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
COST OF STATE GOVERNMENT
SHOWS GRADUAL INCREASE

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 23.-P. j. Murphy,
deputy state auditor, has prepared sta
tistics showing the per capita cost OF
state government at five year periods
for the last 10 years. 1t will be seen
that the per capita has nearly doubled
in this period. This is accounted for
by the fact that there was no new
public building In 1900, and there have
been extensive additions to h various
plants maintained by the state eac.:
wear thereafter. The figures show:
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
SEVERELY INJURED THE
MISUSE OF SPANK STICK

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 25.-Bang!
The big cartridge In the spank stick
went off with a roar and the candidate
Jumped, too, but the charge Of powder.
instead of scattering harmlessly into
open space lodged in the person Of p.
l.. Killeen, Tenth and Dakota avenue,
manager Of Menter-R osenbloom's
clothing house, who, last night Joined
the Owls and today lies In the Samar-
itan hospital where, skilled surgeons
are endeAvoring to prevent blood poi
. soning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

These figures represent the total cost
of state government and contracting
and maintaining the charitable, penal
and educational institutions.
ELK POINT-One of the greatest corn
raisers in the state is John DeBuhr, jr,
living near here. whose force Of men re-
Gently completed the work of huskinE
II. 900 bushels of corn off 1875 acres. HIS
also has 1000 bushels on 20 acres of shocked
corn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

The death. at Snainton. Yorks, of the
Rev. William Senior Salmon, recalls a
curious custom that obtained In Elm
ton parish church, near Welbeck,
Motifs. The church possessed no organ.
and when the psalms or hymn was an
nounced. the parish clerk used to stride
e the pews to the chancel, and there.
facing the congregation, gravely whis-
tie tia tune.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

"Our Dumb Animals contains a pic
ture OF q puppy st. Bernard, made
from q photograph taken by Harry A..
Moore, Of Muscatine, Ia. It is one Of
a collection Of photographs which are
remarkable because they were made
by q man who has been blind since his
seventh year. In a description Of the
remarkable achievements Of the pho
tographer the writer Of the article says
that the little dog was Curious and
restless before the camera, yet the ac-
companying reproduction shows him
we'll posed and looking natural" all of
which attests the remarkable skill and
infinite patience Of the blind picture
maker"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
The Ignorant Lady.

Frank Miles Day, an architect, de-
sired to illustrate, at the T-Square club
in Philadelphia, a piece of architectural
ignorance.
why" he said. ut was as bad as the
woman who listened to q lecture on
Cologne Cathedral, and, at the end,
shook the lecturers hand and said:
"tOh. thank you, sir, for your illumi-
mating remarks. I often wondered
whore our colonial architecture came
from. Now, of course, i see that 1t
from Cologne"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

The official estimates Of the strength
OF the French army. as 1t was com
posed last year. show hat there were
under arms 6S1. 491 men. who could be
Joined At once by 800. 900 from the first
reserves. On mobilization. another l.
;;400.0 900 would be brought up. and the
last line Of 1,70o.0 900 makes a grand to-
tai Of 1900. 900.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
eoUTH DAKOTA
What He Took.
the Washington Star.

From the washington Star.
Hillary X. Adair, a detective. was
praisinR, at q banquet In Dubuque, the
generous warmth accorded by John ID.
Rockefeller to sheriffs, bailiffs and oth-
er myrmidons Of the law.
"They don't get treated at John
D's' said Mr.. Adair, "as old Cluss once
treated me.
"Cluss runs. you know, a saloon.
was waiting in his place n cold De-
cember night to a q bigamist, when
Cluss come out from an inner room
wrapped in a heavy ulster.
"'Why, hello, Adair!" he said, shak-
ing me warmly by the hand. Tn glad
to see you. What1l you take|
well said l, I don't know-Im
not particular
~Cluss, who had been watching me
anxiously, now butted In with the
words:
"'Goodl Slip on your overcoat, then
and we'll take a walk. I was just
starting out"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

The Dutch have a delightfully."- orig
inal way Of collecting their taxes. If,
after due notice has been given. the
money Is not sent, the authorities place
one or two hungry militiamen in the
house, to be lodged and maintained at
tho expense Of the defaulter until the
amount of the tax. Is paid.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

6tatisticians and timid ladies alike
have lang recognized the Bank as the
busiest spot in London for vehicular
traffic. 1t Is surprising to find from a
county council return that 1t only just
beats the Marble Arch. In one day o.
ilS1 vehicles passed the Bank, and the
Marble Arch record was only 10 fewer.
Knightsbridge, east Of Sloane street.
was q bad third with 49, 62.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
DAKOTA BLACK HANDLER
EVIDENTLY MAIL MAN
Federal and State Authorities
Join in Arrest of Sus-
pected Party.

Pierre, S.. D., Dec. 23.-The Sully
county and the federal authorities last
night Jointly arrested Frank Ripley, the
mail carrier who collected the letters
In the Sully county black hand case,
on the charge of having mailed black
mailing letters threatening incendiary
burning Of the property OF Sam Thorpe
and Henry Esselbrugge, rich ranchmen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
HYDE SENTENCED

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 23.-
Charles L. Hyde, a wealthy real
estate dealer of Pierre, s. D.,
was sentenced today by United
States Judge Elliott, to one year
and three months in the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan, m
a conviction of having used the
mails to defraud in connection
with the sale of town lots.
The judgment was stayed on
appeal to tho United States cir
cult court of appeals.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

snow. WILLIE" said the superintend-
ent's little boy. addressing the black
smiths little boy, who had come over
for q frolio. well play Sabbath school,
;You give mo . nickel every Sunday for
,slx months and then at Christmas I'll
Isivs you Q 70 cent bakolGNdy."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

Two American products in which
there IL an increasing trade IN Man.
churia are kerosene OIL and ,dgarets.
The value of cigaret importation in
creased from $4,000 In 1909, to $50, S73
in 1910.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

According to a statement made by a
well known teacher OF dancing, there
will be q revival this ear Of old fash
Toned dances. 1.-THE rapid and some
what boisterous dances Of a few years
ago." he said, had their day of pop
ularity. but for several seasons the
moderate and more temperate move
ments have taken their place. Possibly,
the style Of women's dresses had some
thing to do with this. The quadrille
and the minuet are in favor with many
persons, and they are coming back
There will always be young people who
prefer wild waltzes, even up 10 the
Apache limit, but the waltz Of the COM
ing season-and the waltz is really the
only dance-will be moderate"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28

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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-10-07
TO TEST THE REFERENDUM.

The validity of the initiative and
referendum principle of government
under the constitution of the United
States, has been brought to question
before the federal supreme court. 1t
is to be hoped that it will be fairly
tested and the issue determined on
its merits by that great tribunal
The issue is raised in an appeal by a
telephone company from a judgment
recorded against it in the courts of
Oregon under a law enacted by the
initiative and referendum method of
legislation. The corporation holds the
law invalid because of it's enactment
by popular vote, holding that under
the clause of the constitution guaran.
teeing to every state republican
form" of government, the laws of a
state should be enacted by consti.
tuted assembly of representatives of
the people.
When President Taft vetoed the
act of congress providing for admis-
sion of Arizona to statehood, because
of his disapproval of the initiative and
referendum and the recall features of
the proposed states constitution. the
conservative press of the country
pointed out that the president had
failed to justify his veto and should
not have exercised it except upon
constitutional grounds, which he might
have found in the opinion that the
proposed section of the Arizona con-
sutuuon was in conflict with the
clause of the federal constitution
guaranteeing republican form of gov
eminent to the states. The case of
Oregon was cited to show that the
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-10-07

very forms to which the president OBJ
jected On the proposal of Arizona's
case would necessarily obligate the
president to proceed TO an elimina-
ton of them from the constitution of
Oregon and Of the other states which
had them in practice in their code
of laws. AS a result of the presi-
dents veto Arizona has been forced
to enter the Union with these fea-
lures omitted from its constitution
but there is nothing to prevent their
readoption by the state after it has
been proclaimed a member of the Tn
ion.
The initiative and referendum is
the most insidious, vicious and uncon-
stitutional proposition ever brought
forward in the entire history of demo-
cratic institutions and representative
government.
A meeting of the people themselves
or of their representatives Immediate
ly and directedly elected by them, in
delibeTatiye assembly, is absolutely
essential to any exercise of the power
of taxation or of the power to enact
amend, modify or repeal a law; thai
is to say, there must be a meeting OIL
assembly, by whatever name it may
be called, at which the proposed tax
or law can be considered, discussed
amended, adopted or rejected.
Yet, as tyrannical as this new form
of government seems to us, it is really
great problem and ought to be care
fully considered by the greatest court
in the world and there it should be
interpreted in the light of the federal
constitution.