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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-27
city Emp.oye Kills SELF with Gas.

MACoMB, H., Nov 27.-James
Hardaker, superintendent Of the city
waterworks, committed suicide by in
baling gas. The body was found to-
day. He had unscrewed gas pipe
and laid down by the end of the pipe,
inhaling the flow. Ill health is the
oniy cause assigned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-27
Mo South Train.

The Chicago mail was about five
hours late in reaching here, Sunday.
The freight wreck caused the annull-
ment of train No. Il, due here at $50
a. m. No. 4 arriving at lis p. m.
brought the mail and passengers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-27

1921 st. Louis Ave, ST Louis, Mo.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
Academy Notes.
On Saturday Miss Owen was a
pleasant caller at the school.

oH odtuI udy Mioo oWSh was
pleasant caller at the school.
Mr.. Jos. Novotny was also a
pleasant caller on Friday.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Jos
Dvorak accompanied by her little
daughter Helen and Miss Mary
Hruska visited the different de-
partments Of the school and seem
ed to enjoy the time thus spent.
There are now twenry-four OF
the pupils who are the proud ow-
ners of Palmer Method Progress
Pins. Nellie Cunningham, Chris
tina Rada, Laura Earnst, Veroni-
ca Reeves and. Ludmila Trunec
have received the Final Diploma
from Prof A. N. Palmer and are
highly pleased with their awards.
Agnes Turek. Agnes Glynn,
Mary Vyborny, Mary Vitek and
Christina Sykora have received
the Improvement Certificate
which is very praiseworthy as
they have not had very much
time for practice.
The old bookcase which was
so servicable to the public school
room has changed its quarters and
gone to reside in the Primary De-
partment while a new sectional
bookcase has taken its place,
We all wish to thank our good
friends who SO kindly helped us
to secure this needed article Of
furniture.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, sell at a public sale, at the
late residence of said deceased, in
said county, the real estate DIES.
cribed as follows, to-wit: The
South Half of the Southwest Quar-
ter OF Section II, in Township g.
OF Range 81, west OF the, 9Th P.
NJ, in the county of Yankton, and
State of South Dakota, on the fol-
lowing terms, to wit: $1,000. 90 in
cash when the bid is accepted and
the balance in cash when sale is
confirmed and deed is delivered.
Dated this 9th day of May, 1911.
Chas. w. Mach,
Administrator of the estate
of said deceased.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
Notice..

By virtue of an order and de
cree OF the the County Court OF
Yankton County, South Dakota,
made on the petition of Charles
w. Mach, the administrator OF
the estate of Vincent Stepanek,
deceased, for an order to sell the
real estate at private sale and by
virtue Of subsequent order OF
he County Court OF Yankton
County, made on the 9th day OF
May, 1911, authorized the sale of
said real estate at a public.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of said deceased, will on
the 10th day of June, 1911, at 2
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

RAZOR State Bank, filing case 400
j. A: Wagner, postage and
| telephone paid 49,. ....... SOC
j. A. Wagner. notary fees and
auditing treasurer's accounts sec
J. F. hostel, trustees salary,
Feb, March and April. 80. 800
]. G. Bouska. trustees salary,
Feb, March and April -. 300
Jos. Wagner, trustees salary,
Feb, March and April 80. 300
]. A. Wagner, clerks salary. 1906
Jos. Black, marshal's salary
for April 80. -. 49,. -. 1000
| Harry l.. Roose, killing dogs. 800
M b. Welt, pumpman's salary
for April -. -. ....... 1000
Al Zezewski, street commits
sioner's salary, months. ;. 900
Robert Vauk, treasurer's sal
airy, one year ........... 1888
Tabor Fire Dept, insurance
TAX -. -. ........ 4l.S3
Joseph Hruska, Judge of cleo
lion ............ Z.OO
Joseph Skorpik, judge of cleo
ZION ........ -. 2.OO
August Seiner, judge of cleo
ZION -. ............ Z.0O
J. F. Horacek, clerk of election 200
Robert Vauk, clerk of election 200
Joseph Black, rent of hall for
caucus and election 49,. eco
The bonds and oaths of office of
the newly elected officers were APP
ploved and filed as follows:
]. G. Bouska, oath of Office as trus.
tee.
]. F. hostel, oath of Office as trus-
tee.
Robert Vauk, oath OF Office as
trustee.
Joseph Hruska. oath of office as
treasurer, and $4,000 bonds.
J. A. Dvorak, oath of office as jus.
tice of the peace, and $500 bonds.
T. Koletzky, oath of Office as clerk
and $500 bonds.
Lewis Welt, oath Of Office as as
SCISSOR, and $500 bonds.
The accounts of Robert Vauk, re-
firing town treasurer, were examined
and found correct as follows:
April rs, 1910, cash on hand 81 ,301.44
Receipts during the year :. 2.S33.22
Total ...... mum. "a 1896
Disbursements during year. 2,751.99
April "a, 1911, balance on
There being no further business be-
fore the meeting. motion to adjourn
was made, seconded and carried.
J. A. Wagner, Clerk.
Attest: Jos. v. Wagner,
President.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
|red at the postofiice In Tabor, S
D.. as secOnd-class matter.
Town Board Proceedings.


Tabor, S. D., April "a, 1911.
e board met in regular monthly
ing. All members present. Meet.
vas called to order by the presi-
The minutes Of the preceding
Ing were read and the same
upon motion approved and
led.
returns of the annual town
on held on April IS, 1911, were
used. The votes received by
espective candidates were as fol-
6. Bouska, for trustee First dis
81 votes.
bert vauk, for trustee Second
ct GA votes.
;. hostel, for trustee Third dis
GA votes.
Koletzky, for town clerk, 65
Hruska, for town treasurer, &C
A. Dvorak, for justice of the
65 votes.
Vls Welt, for assessor, &C votes.
q persons were declared elected
respective Offices for the ensu-
ear.
votes cast at said election
the question: "Shall intoxicat-
quors be sold at retail" were as
Is:
the affirmative, 60 votes.
the negative. none.
so a majority of the voters of
own of Tabor having voted in
OF said proposition, the same
declared carried.
following bills were consid-
and allowed:
nal Refining Co., gaso-
-. -. .............$ 775
& Saenger, election
MI
plies -. ~. ~. ..... Ala
& Saenger. ection
lies go, -. Jos
Ptak Lumber Co., coal. 2.35
Mercantile Co, hitching
Is and sundries ....... 1876
3ank, rent of
s drawers 49,. 1000
4 r. 5
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
A Modern Question.

A mother III Hackensack engaged
young woman as nurse for her baby.
After she had wheeled the youngster
about the yard for haHhour, she
came into the house and asked: do
you mind. ma'am, If smoke cigar.
cites" There is vacancy in Hack
ensack
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

Red Cedar trees for sale, 3 feet
high. Ioc. a piece. J. M. Smith,
route 2, Tabor, S. d.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

Will pasture cattle at ". 50 for
season. Plenty grass and water.
Rudolph Mikolasek, 5 miles west,
I mile north of Tabor.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
NOTICE.

The running at large of hunting
dogs during the months of April
May and June is prohibited by
law. Owners of such dogs viola
ting the provisions of the law rela.
ting to this will be promptly pro-
secuted. Al. jezews,kl game war.
den.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

Grandfather knows good whisky and
since he was boy HARPER has been
his choice. It's good enough for me,
and for YOU too. in short it is the
best-Buy HARPER from Hkuska &
Trunec.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
Choice In Plurality.

Marga ret and her little playmate
we're exc hanging condolences. What's
your fay urite color?" asked Elizabeth.
N.argary / looked thoughtful for mo-
ulent. and then said brightly, "Plaid!
The !selineator.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
$40 Reward

will be given anyone giving informa-
ton leading to the conviction of any
person hunting With out license, as
prescribed by the game laws of this
state. AL Jezewski,
Cana Warden
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

VIII pasture horses, plenty
grass, water and good shelter,
Frank ]. kulis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11
Where We Fall Down.

Leigh Hunt: Few people, rich or
poor, make the most Of what they pos
sess. In their anxiety to increase the
amount of mecns for future enjoy
ment they are too apt to lose sight OF
the capabiiitY of them for the present.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-11

Alfalfa seed for sale. los
Skorpik & Co.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

/ Paris. awaiting rial. charged with rob.
I lery and violence. he succumbed 10 a
COse Of poison secretly handed To him by
only escarcd without any molestation on
the part Of the French authorities but
subsequently became IN object Of par
ticular goo1 will and favor on the part
of tho present car.
There is no more strict military dis
clpinarlln, no more jevout Catholic and
no more scrupulous observer of the laws
o. his adopted country than the now
aged King Charles of Rumania. Yet
when one of the most distinguished and
gallant officers Of his army, Colonel
Nladesco was arrested for handing a
bottle of strychnine to his nephew,
Stefan Candiano. in prison. for the pur-
pose of poisoning himself prior to con-
viction OF Il series Of crimes, the mon
arch Immediately ordered the colonel's
release, and prevented any legal meas
ureS being instituted against him, short
~ afterward attaching him 10 his house
hold as aide-de-camp. Young Candiano
cnly son OF the general and Senator
Candiano. the hero Of the siege of
Plevns and Of the battle of Gravitza,
in the war of 1871 was captured red
handed, after numbering and robbing an
elderly lady Nine. Zarcou, at Bucharest.
The killing of the old lady was only one
Of many crimes, but it was the climax
Of them all, and the disgrace brought on
the family led his father. the old gen.
eral. TO commit suicide, the King himself
attending his funeral.
II was then that the young assassin's
uncle. Colonel VIadesco, visited him In
his cell and placed him I'm possession OF
a bottle of strychnine. urging him to use
II before being placed in the criminal
uOck ON trial. Candiano. however, de-
clined 10 take the poison. turned ii over
to his jailers and denounced his uncle,
VINO was arrested for incitement to the
crime OF suicide, and kept in Jail until
liberated by order of the King Candiano
was subsequently sentenced To penal SER
vitude for life.
Several monarchs are known ~ have
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
Liberality Toward Self.de
stroyers Has Been Shown
by Other Rulers.

difficulty about his i'll fated sons funeral
The Cardinal Archbishop Of Naples msds
the necessary application to the Vatican.
more as a matter of form than because
he considered IL necessary, and on the
day appointed for the obsequies the en-
tire aristocracy of Naples assembled IN
the beautiful Strongoli palace, on the
Chiaca, while a large and sympathetic
crowd gathered outside.
After several hours of waiting. tho de-
lay being OF course most painful. tele-
gram was received from the Vatican, III
which Plus y most peremptoriy for
bade that any kind of religious r'e
should be accorded To the young prince
who, in his eyes, was not entitled 70 any
better treatment than any other suicide.
The sensation created by the papal mes
sage at the Strongoli palace and among
the mobiles assembled there was inde'
scribable. the relatives being almost be-
side themselves with horror and win
grief. While much sympathy was ieI'
for them, thoughtful persons have been
disposed on subsequent reflection to AZ
prove Of the determination OF the presen'
pontifr TO administer the laws of INV
Church without favor and with ss'''
cient strictness to insure their being non
ored In the observance rather tnan
the breach. N-ATIa,n"
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
The Woman SURGEON Commands Ambulance Finds Thrills Aen
Dr. Elizabeth Bruyn Who Accompanies the Changing Relief
Wagon of the Williamsburg Hospital on Its Errands
of Mercy, Tells Some of Her Experiences

, was startled to see the driver jumping up
from the snow, where he had fallen from
the seat of the ambulance. and cry wildly
to me something | could not hear or under
stand Then came a crowd after us all
throwing their arms franticaly into the
air, and | realized with horror the danger
Gus situation | was in.
Il managed to lean out the rear end Of
the wagon. and saw the horse leaping
wildly forward. with the reins dragging. i
took Just one swift glance. at the same
time thrusting out my arms TO protect my
patient. There was a sudden. sharp crash.
II was awful. The ambulance had over
turned. We both landed i'm snow bank,
fortunately. and ] found my arms still
around my patient The horse, after hav-
ing broken loose from the ambulance. con-
tinued 20 run. and was darting away
among wagons and trucks. and ran several
blocks before il was finally captured and
returned TO us.
My patients feet were buried in the
snow. but we were both unhurt. II was
frightful experience, though
The ambulance was wrecked. bu; ar
other soon came from the hospital, picked
us up, and we made safe landing finally.
Since then We both have been congratulate
ing ourselves that things we~a not more
serious. The driver. on. he fell in soft
bed OF snow before the real uphedyal and,
of course. he eSCattn6 iinhurt
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

be found in the Bible. texts can easily
be discovered to the effect that when
the burden becomes too heavy for our
shoulders we are justified in laying II
! down. and In illustration Of this he
would often quote the verse. IF they
! persecute you in one city, fee 10 an
other" The late Car interpreted this
| TO mean that if one found life unendur-
able on earth one had perfect right
to ride off on pistol bullet, dagger or
poison capsule TO some other sphere.
Alexander. it must be remembered. was
not only the Emperor of Russia. but also
the supreme pontiff Of the orthodox
Church, and would assuredly never have
given utterance to such opinions, even
privately. had he not been fully con-
vinced of the truth of his sentiments.
Plus y. on the other hand, has little
mercy for suicides. and some time ago
all Italy was agog over his severity in
the case of the self-infiicted death Of
young Prince Pignatelli- Strongoli, OF
Naples Until then, it had been the
custom of the Church to take an ex-
tremely charitable view of suicide and
TO assume that a person who took his or
her life must necessarily be temporarily
insane, and therefore irresponsible. On
this plea their bodies received the rites
OF the Church, especially when they were
known to belong TO families renowned for
their fidelity and devotion To the cause
cf religion. An instance in point was
the tragic death of Crown Prince Rudolf
of Austria, who. with the consent of Leo
NH, was entombed with the full rites
Of the Church at Vienna.
Young Prince Pignatelli had killed
himself on the very eve of the day ap-
pointed for his marriage for no other
reason than morbid introspection. result
ing from Ill digested reading OF Kant and
Schopenhauer As his father the old
prince, was not only one of the grandest
mobiles of Naples, but also the intimate
friend of several cardinals, and head Of
an ancient family which had furnished
many prelates 10 the Church. he nat
uralB assumed that there would be no
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

taken their own lives durIg the last
/ one hundred wears. The cases Of Sultan
| Abdul AZiz OF Turkey. who killed him
/ self with pair of scissors: of the late
! sovereign Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, who i'm 1891 threw himself
over the parapet of a bridge In the
neighborhood of his villa at Cannes,
! breaking his neck Of Louis III Of Ba-
varia. who drowned himself i'm 1856 in
the waters of Lake Starcmberg. and of
Emperor Theodore of Abyssinia. who
blew out MS brains on the capture II
his stronghold of Magdala by the Eng
lish. in 1865, are sufficiently well known.
Less familiar is the suicide OF the late
Emperor Kwan-Su. who was compelled
by his terrible old aunt. the Dowager
Empress. to poison himself with prepa-
ration of gold leaf which she had con-
cocted for the purpose, under the threat
of being strangled by her eunuchs unless
he was dead within given number or
hours. SO determined was she that no
should not survive her to put into ex-
ecution policy which she abhorred.
But although there were rumors in 1900
that the sudden death OF Car Nicholas
was self inflicted. ii is only quite lately
that the facts connected with his end
have become definitely known, and those
10 a relative few.
Nicholas. who had until then regarded
his armies as invincible and his power as
supreme in Europe. was stricken to the
heart by the series of crushing reverses
suffered by his troops in the Crimean
War. on the morning of March >. 1850.
after receiving the news Of disastrous
defeat of his army at Eupatoria and OF
the mpossibility Of relieving the siege
of Sebastopol, he summoned his principal
physician and demanded To know which
was the quickest and most painless
poison that he knew of, buntly telling
him that he had resolved to commit sui
eide. He further warned the doctor, In
the stern manner so habitual to him
and that terrorized his entire encourage.
that If he were not obeyed Siberia or
death woul6 be- tho mans fate He
sharply silcnced the physicians trem-
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
HER FIRST FIRE CALL.

Another of my experiences was the fire
i'm Wythe avenue. last Thursday. This
was the very first fire ] had ever been to
as an ambulance surgeon. 1t was bad. too.
You see. these people here in this neigh
bOrhood become panic stricken very cuiCk-
ly. AMI so IT'S al the harder for us 10
help them. Several persons were seriously
burned. and | was very busy for time.
Burns are 50 painful YOU know and Cne
must work quickly and gently at :he same
time. / dressed their wounds with sooth-
ing ointments. brought them here Ia the
hospital to be cared for, and returned
quickly 10 do what was needed al the fire.
81 wonder how | should have felt mad '
been on the scene and yet unable to share
in relieving these brave fremen ana others
from suffering. or helping to hght for the
life of old Mrs. Brown and her daughter,
who were overcome by the smoke and al
most suffocated. 1t must be dreadful 10
see suffering like that and not nave the
knowledge or training TO relieve il.
could never bear that ] brought Mrs.
Brown and her daughter here and have
been assisted by the hospital surgeons and
physicians in getting them comfort able and
in saving their lives. 4 fire is a t"rricle
thing-its so treacherous and dangerous
and often difficult 10 combat and extt:.-
guish."
But did you not think Of the danger
you were in? Why. you might have been
killed yourself Weren't you little afraid 10
enter the burning buildings, TO face the
smoke and water, TO find these people who
needed you?' | asked.
AT times like these. no thought OF any
danger TO myself ever enters my head.
Somehow, l have yet 10 experience such
a feeling. OF course. | am not afraid De-
cause | do not stop long enough to con-
slider matters or TO let fear enter my head.
l could not think of myself. or any danger.
when ] see some suffering human being ly-
ing at my feet in urgent need of assistance.
1t is my one aim and object in hfe-l might
say, my ambition--to become proficient in
my profession. TO be efficient surgeon
in all that the word means. / am doing.
this work with the view of getting all the
experience possible before | begin practis-
ing physician and surgeon i'll Brook
lyn Brooklyn is my home"
! then ventured the question: "Do you
never come in contact with intoxicated
men? II so, are you never afraid when
called for case like this? Are you ever
afraid when going into certain loCalities?"
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

I bling remonstrances and commanded hin
to bring the poison.
The doctor did not dare To refuse. and
few minutes later brought small
phial containing the poison. which fe as
sured the Car would deprive any one of
| existence in "A few minutes To be sure
that there was no deceit and that the
physician was speaking the truth Mich
olas obliged him To remain in the room,
| and, pistol in hard. threatened to shoot
him If the poison failed. The Car took
the poison without the least tremor or
| though twice told by the doctor, who
| held his watch in one hand, that there
was time to save him by an antidote held
in his other hand, should his majesty
alter his mind. Nicholas refused, answer
ing the second entreaty by simply wav-
unable to speak.
1t was afterward given out that the
Emperor had died from the effects OF a
severe chill. but the true circumstances
VI tiic case were hnOMil 10 Hi tue pnySl-
clans of the court Of his son, Alexander
III, as we'll as to it's principal dignitaries.
and the only reference that I have ever
seen thereto in print is in the memoirs
Of the Italian Marquis di Gambia, who
was much at st. Petersburg during the
reign OF Nicholas l, knew the latter we'll
and heard 1t shortly after his demise
from several Of the members OF the i'm
perial household.
Alexander III, his son and successor
always took the ground. in private dis
cussion. that people have a perfect right
to take their own lives To escape suffer-
Ing. He stoutly asserted that there was
not single word I'm the whole Bible
from Genesis to Revelations. which could
be taken to imply that suicide is forbid
den and he alleged that, as f-destruc-
ton was common practice among the
ancients. II 1t were against the will OF
God He would assuredly have con-
demned 1t, either through Moses or
through Christ. Alexander III even went
further than this. He declared that
While no words condemnins suicide can
New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

not sanction tho puni shment of an officer
who preferred death to dishonOr and
who had resortcd to an attempt on his
own life rather than become involved
i'm further Disgrace through the charges
brought against him 10y his Nemesis Of a
wife. vet the imperial action i'm the af"
fair win undoubtedly he construed by
his people. military aud naval men as
We'll as civilians. as profession of to!-
II is forbidden by the criminal code OF
tho empire. Placing this Interpretation
Upon his remarks. they will have to 80
back To the Roman Emperor Trajan.
who issued licenses for sclf-destruction
TO the Patricians. the Senators and the
great dignitaries Of the Eternal City, in
order to find any analogy with the atti-
tude of the Kaiser in this matter.
Trajan usually accompanied the issue
Of a license of this kind with a recon-
mendation TO the applicant weary of life
TO reconsider his determination to end
all and, moreover, exacted the payment
of q heavy fee, so that in his days sui
eide was virtually restricted to the rich
and not at the disposal of the general
public, which "a couple Of centuries earlier
was at perfect liberty to walk into the
species Of popular dlspensaries main
tained at Corinth, on the island OF
Rhodes and elsewhere in what is now
the Levant and TO secure from the man
behind the counter either fatal draft
of poison or some other equally cxpedi-
tious means of leaving the world.
While there are plenty OF monarchs of
the Old World who entertain identically
tho same views a. those Of William IL,
that death. self-inhicted. is preferable to
disgrace, there are none of them who
have V"ntured To come out in So flat
footed fashion on the subject as the
Kaiser. The utmost that they have done
has been 90 use their authority To ac-
cord military. and when possible eccles-
iasticaI. honors 10 the dead by their own
hand, IL they happened to belong to the
army or navy. When some ten years
ago the black sheep son of the Russian
Field Marshal G0urko lay in prison at