The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-06-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

suited in a band being organized here.
CRISFORD-The Free Methodists of
northern South Dakota will hold their
annual camp meeting in q grove near
here.
LENNOx-Crop Of all kinds are all
| In flourishing condition tributary to
Lennox. The corn Is jumping at a
! lively rate.
1 WATERFOWL - Miss Elizabeth
| Mayor, for four years head of the
WATERFOWL high school, has resigned
because Of small salary.
IROQUOIS-Prof. A. H. Sey-
| mour, well known educator Of Kings
bury county, will deliver the Memorial
| day address at this place.
GARRETSON-So great has been the
demand here for buildings that at pres
ent there is not a single vacant store
room or dwelling house in town.
LEAD-Thrown from his rig in a
runaway between Cottonwood and
Philip, Ed. Fl. Kerner, editor of a
weekly newspaper, Is lying at hos
pital here with compound fracture Of
the thigh.
DELL RAPIDS-The Simpson stone
quarries present an active sight now
with the new crushing plant being in
stalled, together with the power cable
operation.
WATERTOWN--A. Sherin has re-
ceived notice from the supreme court
that his petition has been granted for a
rehearing in the disbarment proceed
ings instituted against him by former
proprietor Of a WATERFOWL newspaper.
CHAMBERLAIN-Th city commits
sion and Commercial club combined are
arranging for public dedication of
Chamberlain's new city hall on June 6.
Quite an elaborate program has been
prepared for the afternoon and eve
ming.
DEADwOOD--Jndict on two
counts were returned in the federal
mer postmaster Of Marietta, S. D.,
charging him with making false re-
turns in order to secure an increase
Of salary. He pleaded not guilty.
LEAD-Fifty thousand trout were
planted in the Spearfish creek by Willis
Wallson and Henry HARDWOOD, repre-.
senting the Fish and Game club, which,
is taking steps to conserve the supply
Of fish and game in this section, Game
Warden Petersen Is investigating re-
ports of dynamiting for fsh in the
same vicinity.
WINNER--Rev. John w. Walker, M.
A., graduate Of Trinity college, Hart
ford, Conn.,, and Berkeley Divinity
school, Middletown. Conn.,, will arrive
here In the near future to act as as
sistant to Rev. w. Blair Roberts, mis-
sionary of the Episcopal church in
Gregory and Trip counties.
CHAMBERLAIN-On Of the largest
real estate sales recorded in Brule
county was the transfer of 1,40O acres
of land lying in Wilbur township The
land was heirship lands and was sold
by T. e. Andrews, of Lake Andes, ad-
ministrator. 1t brought $22 per acre.,
or total Of something over $4,000.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result of
ptomaine poisoning which developed
from eating canned goods, Edward
Ripp, the 5-year- old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ripp. well known Trip
county homesteaders. is dead. He lived
only about IL or Is hours after the
poisoning developed.
YANKTON-The third annual COM
mencement exercises of Yankton Kind
ergarten Training school took place,
dress was made by Supt. T. A. Harmon
Of the city schools The graduates
were the Misses Retta Sasse, Of Del
Smet and Ava Tickling, of Yankton.
STURGIS-Mrs. Donald c. McCon-.
ACHE committed suicide at her home
near Stoneville by shooting. She used
a shotgun. which she discharged in
some manner, the charge penetrating.
her breast. She-was about % years old
and had been in i'll health for a long
time.
MTTCHELL-A. r. Cox, father of
Harold Cox, killed by falling hatch
on the u. s. s. 8. Philadelphia at
Puget Sound Navy yard, has arrived;
here from Draper, where he Is pub
Usher Of the Democrat, to take charge
Of the body and arrange for the bur-
1907.
KENNEBEC-Prepar are be-
ing made for the annual picnic and
celebration Of the Old Settlers associa-
ton Of Lyman county, at Kennebec,
June rs and 26. Special trains will be
run to accommodate the thousands Of
persons who will be in attendance. A
fine program of sports, including base
ball games, foot races, horse races, etc,
will be provided.
WATERFOWL Il L. Rratager.
of the South Dakota Central railway
has become so impressed with the
beauties OF Lake Kampeska, Water
towns summer resort, that he has
taken up his summer residence here,
and announces that he will establish an
automoplle passenger service TO the
lake which will meet all incoming
South Dakota Central trains. He will
also add q new launch to the pleasure
craft on the lake.
PIERRE-Andrew Slime, while Wis
iting relatives at Draper, Lyman
county, had SO close a call from
death that only q miracle saved his
life. He was riding horse, which
was attacked by vicious bull, and both
the horse and rider were pushed into
q barbed wire fence. Slime was caught
in q loop Of the wire, which wound
around his neck. and he was seriously
cut by the barbs, one cutting a long
cash on his jaw, while other cuts
were received almost encircling his
neck.
HAMBERLAIN-Loc capitalists
have incorporated a company to in
stall a new electric lighting system.
The new company Is capitalized at
$4,000, and the officers are: w. Hall
Irens, president; George Mcdonald,
vice president; j. H. Kennedy, secre-
tary; Arthur Olson, treasurer. An
election will be called to pass upon the
question OF granting the new company
a franchise. The contract for lighting
the streets will expire July 1. The old
company has been at work reconstruct