The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-10
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

EGAN-Charlie Davis was arrested
last week by Sheriff Erickson on the
charge Of Bookkeeping. Egan has been
q dry town since the LIST Of last July,
but Bookkeeping has been carried on
to some extent and the arrest of Davis
will show the offenders that the au-
thorities mean business 1t Is expected
that the federal onicials will take
charge OF Davis.
BROOKINGS-Prof. +. ]. Cummings,
who for several years has been instruc.
tor at the summer school at the state
college, has just been elected principal
now In the field getting ready for the
fall work. Previous to his work at the
state college he had been superintend-
ent OF schools at Elk Point, and has
done considerable post graduate work
at the University Of Chicago.
MILLER-The liquor contest case
that was decided here In favor. OF the
saloons Ia now ready to be carried to
the supreme court, the transcripts and
details having been completed. As one
vote may change the result, the inter-
est IN the possible decision OF the high
err court In keen and uneasiness IL be-
ing shown by the saloon men as the
temperance advocates believe they will
win out yet.
MENNO-One field Of wheat on the
farm of Andrew ]. Mettler threshed
out 10 bushels per acre, the balance
averaging IL. Other returns are as
follows: j. J. Mettler. wheat, IL: Carl
Reiser, oats, 1874; wheat 10; Chr.
wheat, 111; oats, 16; Fred Guthmilier.
ST.. wheat, 10; Fred Streyle, oats. IS;
EN-. Eberhardt, oats, 10; wheat, about
10; Peter Wahl threshed 1,450 bushels
of wheat from l45 acres and LOO
bushels, of oats from 60 acre.
LEMMON--Fires Of incendiary ORR
gin broke out simultaneously in the
furniture stores of T. Nickisch and s.
N. Braden. In the Nickisch store q
stock worth some $1,000 was practi-
damage to the building. insurance 'i IL
given at $4,000 on stocks, and $500
on building. The stock Of the Braden
store Is probably a two-thirds loss.
invoicing some $4,000. The building il
owned by Mrs. Ryan, OF Morristown,
and is insured for $1,000.
DWOOD-AlthouEh other gov
eminent assay Offices in the west may
be forced out of, business after the
first Of next year. owing to the in
creased charges for assaying under the
new law, this will not affect the To-
cal office. When it was learned that
the new charges were likely to cause
mining companies to ship to the mints
rather than pay the extra charges at
the assay offices, Senator Gamble sue
ceeded in having the secretary of the
treasury exempt the Deadwood office
from the operation of this law and II
will continue with the present scale.
RAPID CITY-Despitc the dry sea-
son and the business depression, Rapid
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building boom, which is keeping UP
with almost daily new contracts for
houses end other buildings the banks
are showing splendid business. The
Ffnancier, New York publication,
places the First National bank of this
city first of South Dakota national
banks in its roll of honor for 1911 and
1t Is No. 120 in the United States.
Since 1881 the bank has been under
the management Of James HALEY.
PIERRE-The report Of the condition
Of the state treasury at the close of
business July 81 showed a. total bal
ance In all funds of $19S.6S5. OF this
the general fund carried $4,000, which
is considered sufficient to carry the
ordinary expenses of the state until
the receipts begin to come In from the
September call for taxes. The total
debt of the state is an issue of 100000
revenue warrants, which will be due
next April, and $4,000 due the Irvine
plant fund, which was borrowed for the
general fund when there was large
surplus in the Irvine fund.
SIOUX FAL.LS-Sioux Falls !, is to
have the greatest and most costly
concrete bridge In South Dakota. This
Is assured by action which has just
been taken by the city commissioners.
The proposed; bridge will cost about
$4,000, and must be completed not
later than July ] Of next year. Bids
for the construction OF the bridge will
be opened September s. The proposed
bridge will be across the Big Sioux
river on Eighth street, In the heart of
the business district, and will be the
full width Of the street.
PIERRE-There has been consider
able complaint as to inspection charges
by state officials on the live stock
which is being brought across the river
here from the west, the people coming
out being in many cases hard press
ed for cash. State Veterinarian Hicks
came down to look after the situation,
and has decided that under existing
conditions the state can stand the ex-
pense better than can the settlers and
has arranged for free inspection for
the next two months. The expenses OF
the work will be paid OCT OF the in
ciden.ai fund Of the state live stock
sanitary board.
BELLE FOURCHE-The North
western State bank at Newell, which
temporarily closed its doors after the
suicide. last month Of its cashier, Odin
Hameister in Deadwood, has resumed
for business, the shortage Of about
$4,000 having been made good and the
affairs of the bank found In good con-
dition. The bank is now in charge OF
the president, F. j. Spencer, and A. T.
Walker, who has been appointed as
sistant cashier When the bank re,
sumed 1t was expected there might be
a run, but il did not materialize and
the normal business is now being tran
sacted.
EDGELEY--That the Milwaukee linz
is controlling the renewed operations
upon a new line from Edgeley to
Jamestown and from that city north.
east to Canada is the opinion of peo-
pie in the country between Edgeley and
Jamestown. Milwaukee officials say
that while they are aware of the re.
newal of the constructive work at the
terminal OF their line at Edgeley they
are not ready to admit that the Mil
waukee line Is in any way connected
with the new road. 1t was reported
that a trainload of steel had arrived In
Aberdeen to be transferred to the
Edgeley line for the new extension.