The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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| ing held by citizens II was decided to
hold rousing Labor day celebration
| here.
/ PRESTON-I.eo. Morris. aged %,
| was struck by Northern Pacific pas
senSer train at Huntley Mont. sus-
| tanning injuries which proved fatal yes
| terday morning.
| PLATTE-This section was visited
| by Il fine rain, over an inch falling here.
Corn never looked any better than it
does now. Some wheat is going as
! mgh as 20 bushels to the acre, while
some will not pay to cut.
! CENTERVILLE - Centerville will
| celebrate Labor day with program
OF sports, baseball. music, free attrac-
| tons and public Grafton. AT boost
crs' meeting several hundred dollars
were raised by popular subscription to
| finance the event.
WEST POINT-Chris Schinstock, the
| noted horseman, has purchased Tommy
Horn, the horse that won the 2:1b trot
at the last race meet at West Point
! Bud Latta, OF Tekamah, has pur-
chased Louise and Lou Christie both
| well known speeders.
FREMONT-Paul Hebert has Just
| received the bicycle which was stolen
| from him several weeks ago and recov-
| cred this week In Sioux City. The boy
! paid a reward OF $40 to Sheriff Bauman
| to be forwarded to the Sioux City po-
| liceman who located the bicycle.
WEST POINT-W. A. Mcdonald, the
veteran depot master at the North
western station, Is in Colorado, enjoy
ing the first vacation he has had in
10 years. Mr.. Mcdonald Is one of the
Oldest railroad men In this part of the
state, having been in the employ Of
the company practically all his life.
WEST POINT-News has reached
| the city OF the marriage of Henry Leisy
and Miss Anna Penner at Beatrice Mr..
Leisy Is one of the oldest settlers and
| largest land owners in Cunning county.
His bride is a professional nurse, hold
ing the position of head nurse at the
new Mennonite hospital at Beatrice.
SIOUX FALLS-Gov. Vessey has
been secured to deliver the principal
address on the occasion of the annual
picnic and celebration of the members
of the Woodmen lodges of McCook
county, which will be held at Salem
on August 8. 1t IS expected the at
tendance will run into the thousands.
ABERDEEN-F. A. Rasbeck, a young
man of Pollock, S. d., is confined in the
Campbell county Jail at Mound City in
default OF bail I'm the sum OF $4,000, on
serious charge preferred by Miss Car
RE Houchins, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Houchins, Of Pollock. The trial
OF Rasbeck has been set for the October
term OF state circuit court for Camp
bell county.
ABERDEEN--Fred Henning. a spe-
cial police officer, was attacked by a
gang of ruffians whom he attempted to
subdue at Wylie park when they ere
ated disturbance at the dancing pa
vilion. and was painfully but not dan
gerously injured. Two men were later
arrested but Henning could not iden-
tify them as members of the gang that
assaulted him.
CHEST ER--BUrns that he re-
ceived when his clothing caught fire
while he was playing near a bonfire
last night caused the death Of the s.
ycar-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Dayton. The boys predicament was
discovered soon after his clothing be-
came ignited, but the flames could not
be put out i'm time to save him. His
mother is FRUSTRATED with grief.
TYNDALL - The farmers in the
country tributary to Tyndall are or
ganiZing a Farmers Elevator company.
Application for articles Of incorpora-
ton has been made by G. w. FELTON,
James Bennish and Vincent Kofton 1t
Is the plan to purchase one of the ele-
vators in this city If suitable terms can
be agreed upon, but If not the pro-
meters expect to build.
PIERRE Much complaint is being
made to the state officers regarding in
spection of live stock by the state live
stock sanitary board especially by
homesteaders who are shipping out of
the state for the winter. The fees that
are charged are claimed to be eXorbi-
tant and Governor Vessey Is giving the
matter personal attention with the
hopes OF having the matter settled i'm a
satisfactory way.
STURGIS-Owing to the extremely
dry weather which has prevailed dur
ing the greater part OF the summer in
the northwestern part of the state, an
epidemic Of typhoid fever Is feared. DR..
Brandt, a well known Sturgis physic-
ian, reports 40 cases of typhoid In
Meade county alone, because of the
low water and the county board OF
health has recommended that all water
be boiled before use.
ABERDEEN-The Milwaukee rail-
road Is discharging its Italian laborers
I'm northwestern South Dakota and Civ
ing preference to settlers on the new
lands In this section. The road pays but
$50 day for day labor, but many
homesteaders are availing themselves
of the opportunity to secure work which
will enable them to stay in the country
until spring instead OF going east in
search OF employment.
SIOUX FALLS--Henry Miller, whose
home is believed to be at Fawarden.
Ia. has been lodged in the Sioux Falls
Denitentiary 10 serve @ term OF Is
months for a statutory offense. the
complaining witness against him hav-
ing been Miss Grace Rapp, aged 16. Of
Freeman. Miller induced the girl to
elope and they were overtaken at Cen
tervile. The defendant was taken be-
fore Judge Trip and entered n plea OF
guilty.
MITCHELI-A peculiar death came
to the little 13-months- old girl OF Mr..
and Mrs. George Hossle, who live four
miles southwest of Carthage. The
mother had left the kitchen to go to the
barn. leaving the little child alone.
The baby toddled over to the stove and
In some way the neckband OF her apron
caught in the stove damper. In her
struggles To get loose the band was
drawn tighter and the little girl was
chOked to death. The mother on re-
turning to the house, found the little
Girl in the death struggle. but was too
late to be OF any assistance.
HOT SPRINGS-After remaining in
an unconscious state for the past four
days. Mrs. Jessie March, wife of
Thomas March, president OF the Hill
City Lumber company. died at the
Sisters hospital in Hot Strings from