The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


JAvA-New officers of the local volun.
teer fire department are: Chief, II. j,
Cook: secretary, Ludwig L. Helm; treas.
urer. Jacob Helm.
CLARK-Roy Thompson and Charles
Kerns, of this place., appeared In the cir.
cult court and were fined 800 and 500 re-
spec.ively for selling liquor In violation
of law. -
IPSWICH-At a meeting of the men,
bers of the local w. c. I. u. society an
offering was taken to aid in purchasing
Christmas gifts for the prisoners In the
Sioux Falls penitentiary.
PIERRE-The supreme court has de-
MED application for a rehearing In the
disbarment procedure against A. Sherin.
Of WATERFOWL, n he is suspended from
practice 80 days from this date.
PLANKINTON-The members Of the To-
cal fire department ave elected the fol-
lowing officers: Chief, J. w. Primmer;
foreman. Il. w. Taubman; secretary, A.
c. Earl; treasurer. w. T. Lathrop.
PIERRE-F. l.. Kold, principal Of the
city schools, has resigned to take up
business and his resignation has been ac-
copied. Miss Minnie Ashton, Of the Fort
Pierre schools, was selected for the va
cancy
PIERRE--Insurance COMMISSIONS Bas-
ford reports that reports as to probable
attendance at the fire prevention congress
next Monday and Tuesday is most aus
picious. From present indications there
will be 100 on hand.
ONIDA-The excellent financial condi-
ton of the people of this place and vicin-
ity Is shown by the fact that the three
local banks have aggregate deposits OF
s,r- a q q -~aat 1no1 nf this anrax
belongs to farmers.
SPEARFISH-January 16 to 10 next has
been fixed as the time for the annual ex-
hibit and show Of the Black Hills Poultry
association. The place has not yet been
definitely settled, but it Is probable Spear
fish will be selected.
YANKTON-Robert A. Steadman, a
prominent farmer of near Violin, is near
death, as the result Of a fall from a load
of hay. The wheels Of the wagon passed
over him, inficting serious internal in
1uries, from which recovery is doubtful.
ABERDEEN-The state regents Of edu-
cation at their meeting here accepted the
plans Of J. w, Henry, of Aberdeen, for
the new 5000 addition to the central
building at the Northern Normal and In
dustrial school and employed Mr.. Henry
as architect. =
BRUCE-The : new Commercial hotel,
now nearing completion here. will be for
mally opened to the public Friday eve
ming, December ~. with Mr.. and Mrs. r,
+. Caldwell In charge. One of the features
of the opening will be a banquet to the
people of Bruce IN general. ~
ABERDEEN-At Aberdeen the an
nouncement of the new traffic arrange
,aAnt latpvannf Tho kpfthnVn VD1ntna md
the Northwestern roads is taken to NEAR
that through coast trains will also be
put on to run from Chicago over the Iowa
South Dakota line OF the Northwestern
to Cakes, N. D., n thence over the
Northern Pacific line to the coast.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hickenbotham,
OF Company l., South Dakota National
guards, has received a request from the
secretary Of war requesting him to rec
MINER q suitable officer to be desig-
mated as a recruiting officer for the Unit
ed States army at a recruiting station Ia
be opened here. Captain Hickenbothan
has recommended Lieutenant Peterson fci
the place.
FRANKFORT-IIenry Peterson. the II
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ
Peterson, living on a farm near here, died
from injuries received when he accidents
ally shot himself while cleaning an auto
matte rife. The ball entered the aldo
men and lodged in such a name tha1
the physicians could not remove II without
Fastening the unfortunate young man:
death. He fingered for many hours be
fore death came to his relief.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS jobbers will ten,
der a banquet to their travelling sales
men at the Aberdeen Commercial club or
| the night Of January 1. Aberdeen is tn,
center for q large number of. travelling
men, and the coming function is the frs
of the sort ever held here. Elaborat,
| plans are being made for a brilliant func
ton. at which over 200 travelling men viii
be guests Of the jobbers for whom the,
work. us
PIERRE-Insurance Commissioner Bas
ford. In company with the sheriff of Sulia
county is I'm Sully county today investigat
| ing a '.black hand case In which som'
miscreant has threatened Henry Essel
brogge and Sam Thorpe, farmers. to burr
| down their premises unless they COM
| cross with certain moneys. Sully count.
seems to be blessed with a super-abund
ance of fire bugs; the fire marshall beini
still at work on the incendiary burning o
some school houses earlier In the fan.
ELK POINT-The annual meeting o
the Farmers Mutual Tornado INSURANCE
ompany of Clay and Union counties
was held at the court house here and afte
the general transaction of business tn
following officers were elected for the EN-
suing wear: President, Andrew Martin, o
Elk Foint secretary, s. A. Omdahl, o
Sphinx, treasurer. Mr.. Lockwell, of Vermil
lion; directors. JOS. Montague, OF Jeffei
son; C, T.. Hasiey, of Wakonda; Andrey
Martin, of Elk Point. and Anton Nelson
Of Centerville.
HURON-The Taft Republican club, O
the city Of Huron. has extended an inv
tation and issued a call to the republican
of South Dakota, who favor the renom:na
ton and election Of William Howard Ia
as president Of the United States to met
in mass convention In the opera house ]
the city Of Huron on Friday morning
January s, 1912, at 10 o'clock. for the pun
pose of organizing a state republican Ia
club, for the purpose OF passing appropr'
ate resolutions and for the transaction
such other business as may come befor
the meeting.
DOLAND - Stricken with paralysis
Frank Rawdon, a farmer Of Prairie Ger
ter township, near here, managed b
strenuous efforts to crawl to the door
his home and wave his hand to a ma
whom he saw passing In a wagon. tn
man proved to be his cousin, Frank Pa,
terson, n he Immediately went to tn
stricken mans assistance and summone
a physician. For a time he was speech
less, but now shows some improvement