The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-10-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

with Marquette university at Milwau-
kee, November IL.
HOT SPRINGS-Mrs Edna Morris,
grand worthy matron of the p. f. o. of
this state, is the guest today Of the To-
cal chapter OF the order.
PIERRE-Articles of incorporation
have been been filed for the Horribly
Sanatorium Of Sioux Falls, and the
Deadwood Consolidated Mining and
Milling Co., Of the latter city.
WASHINGTON SPRINGS - At a
meeting of number of the young men
an athletic club was organized here
and complete equipment will be in
stalled in fine quarters.
PIERRE-It is rumored here that it
Is highly probable that a number of
South Dakota progressives will attend
a La Toilette campaign meeting at
Chicago Monday. No Pierre people will
attend.
HURLEY-Steps have been taken
here to organize an athletic club, and
at meeting to be held next Monday
evening the organization will be per-
fected and officers will be elected for
the coming year. ..
DESMET-As the result OF an acct
dent sustained several months ago, when
his hop was broken, Frederick G. More
ton. has just died at the family home
here. He was S3 years Of age.
GARDEN CITY--This place finds it.
self I'm such good financial condition
that the town council has taken steps
to pay off some OF the outstanding in
debtedness with surplus funds which
nave accumulated in the town treasury.
UDSON-Preparation have been
completed for big sports day celebra-
ton here on Wednesday of mex. week.
Features of the day will be ball games
between leading teams OF this part of
the state. Other sports have been pro-
vided.
WINNER-Owing to the impossible
ity Of issuing bonds based on this
years assessment, and the assessment
Of last year being inadequate. the city
council has for the present abandoned
efforts for municipal system of wa
terworks.
DOLAND-Informati has reached
here Of the death at Tacoma, Wash, of
Grin w. Barlow, one of the founders of
Doland and for many years a resident
OF this place. During his residence
here he was one Of the best known pio-
neers Of northern South Dakota.
PIERRE-The Great Northern and
500 Line have filed their annual reports
with the railway commission. The
Great Northern earned $551.532 at an
expense Of $4,000; and the Soos rev.
enue for 81 miles Of road amounted &c
$16.732, to earn which it expended $780,
673.
CANTON-Accidenta falling into
the gearing of thrashing machine OPP
Grating near here, Jacob Eliason,
young Norwegian recently over from
the old country, had one of his limbs so
badly mangled that 1t had to be ampu-
tated. He was unable to withstand the
operation and died soon afterward. All
of his relatives reside in Norway.
PIERRE-Reports from the sur
rounding country state that stock and
horses have never been In better con-
dition to Withstand the winter. The
late rains and the fact that there has
been no frost have brought forth a
luxuriant growth of prairie hay. which
Is curing In good shape for winter.
PIERRE-An enormous buffalo wolf,
weighing over 200 pounds was shot by
T. e. Phillips southwest of Fort Pierre,
near the Paradis place. 1t had enor-
nous tusks, and looked very formid-
able. 1t is supposed to be the animal
which has made great depredations
among the young live stock. 1t sold foi
$65.
CASTLEWOOD-T. H. Lee, one OF
the pioneer residents Of Castlewood and
Hamlin county, was found dead in bed
at his home here. He had worked al
day and retired early. The cause OF
his sudden death was a stroke OF
paralysis. He is survived by a widow
and three SONS.
DEADWOOD-A military school for
boys is to be established in the Blacl
Hills next year. Russell ID. McNeilL
representing Lincoln, Neb., men is here
now and is looking for suitable site
Deadwood. Whitewood and Spearfist
are under consideration for the acad
envy. the questions being to get suf
hcient level ground. No other military
schools are within radius Of 40f
miles of Deadwood.
HURON-Reports indicate that much
damage to the fax crop in this localitJ
has resulted from the late heavy rains
Fields where the crop had been cut and
left to dry out have suffered most, tn,
rains and the damp weather in some in.
stances have caused heavy mold and
injury to the seed. A large acreag,
yet remains to be cut, but as rain fel
over this section of the state yesterday
II will be several days before the croI
will be dry enough to harvest Fal
blowing has progressed rapidly and tn,
amount already turned over is greater
than heretofore.
PLANKINTON-A jury in the stat,
circuit court here returned verdict il
favor of the defendant in the case o.
the First National bank, of Little Rock
L., VS.. Albert Belize, farmer of thii
county. The case was an outgrowth OF
Belize securing the services of eastern
physicians during the illness of his
wife. The physicians sold TO the Iowa
bank note for $275 which was al
legged to have been executed by Belize.
and when Belize refused to pay tht
note the Iowa bank instituted the &C,
ton as an innocent purchaser. During
the trial Belize claimed he never know.
ingly gave note and also alleged that
the physicians had not carried out their
part of the contract The jury thus
sustained his contentious.
ABERDEEN-At the Methodist
Episcopal conference the following
transfers to the Dakota conference
from other conferences were an
nounced: o. w. Taylor from the Min
nesota conference; j. F. Gibson from
the Des Moines conference; r. A
Bruce an j. w. Potter from the lowe
conference; e. r. Hunt from the Hin.
OILS conference; Charles b. Thomas and
Ira w. Ellis from the southern Illinois
conference; r. G. MinlSler and Edward
T.. Holmes from the Northwest Iowa
conference. The board reports that q
number OF new church edifices were
started or completed during the con-
ference year, among them being a S1S,-
600 edifice at Groton, one at Pierre
costing $4,000, one at Gettysburg cost
ing 50 600