The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-05-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

mad both bones of his right forearm
broken while assisting a stranger who
was passing through town to crank
his automobile.
HARTFORD-The German Settlers
association has fixed June 20 as the
date for the annual picnic and cele-
prat1on or the organization. which will
be held In Hartford.
CENTERvILLE-Ev Nelson, OF
this city, received first prize in the
district declamatory contest, held at
Elk Point. He Will enter the state
contest to be held at Vermillion this
week.
HoWARD-The mayor appointed the
following officers for the coming
year: Marshal, James Shee: city at
torney. e. T. Grau; superintendent of
waterworks; Sol Debolt; city auditor,
l.. e. Brewer.
WATERFOWL - WATERFOWL will
have the honor of entertaining the an
nual meeting Of the South Dakota Mer-
chants association next year as a re-
suit OF vote taken at their meeting
at Huron.
PIERRE-The laws of the last legis-
lative session are printed and are be-
ing delivered to the secretary Of state.
They are being sent from that depart
ment to the county auditors over the
state as rapidly as they are received.
SCOTLAND-The annual picnic Of
the Illinois and Iowa Picnic associa.
ton, which is formed Of former resi-
dents of the two states, who now live
here and in this vicinity, will be held
on June Is.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley granted
an extradition on request Of the gov
ernor Of Iowa for Charles Custer, an
Iowa paroled prisoner, who is wanted
on charge of grand larceny, he be-
Ing charged with robbing cars at Sioux
City.
FLANDREAU-The ladies of the
Twentieth Century club, which is the
leading organization of it's kind in
FiandreaM, have elected the following
orncers: President Mrs. Crabtree; vice
president, Mrs, Rolfe; secretary, Mrs.
Levins; treasurer, Mrs. Ole Hove
IRENE-The local volunteer fire de-
partment has elected the following Of
ncers: Chief, A. f. Andreasen: as
sistant chief, Fred Andersen; secre-
tary, Geo. A. Jorgensen; treasurer, L.
-. Beall; captains, L. p. Petersen, J.
X. Langford and M. C. Jensen.
RAPID CITY-The following state
officers were chosen by the Knights Of
Columbus for the ensuing year: State
deputy, L. j. WEIGH, Of Mitchell; treas
urer, M: M. Guhn; warden, M. e. Bar
ker; delegate to national convention,
John Bowler, Sioux Falls; L. J. WEIGH,
Mitchell, and M. S. Tobin, of Huron;
advocate, E. e. Harvey, OF Lead.
{ REDFIELD-Figures given out by
the census bureau disclose that. Red
Held has made greater percentage
OF gain In population than any other
South Dakota city. The census of 1900
showed population Of 1900. The last
enumeration credits Redfield with 5000.
making gain Of over 100 per cent in
the past 10 years.
ROQUOIS-Resident are taking
great interest in the result of spe-
cfal election to be held here Tues
day, May %, at which the PROPOSE
ton OF issuing bonds in the sum of
$4,000 for the construction Of new
public school building VIII be SUBJ
mitted.
BELLE FOURCHE-Worrying be,
cause his wife had commenced divorce
proceedings against him here, Peter
Friedlander. q rancher aged 35, living
near vale. swallowed a dose Of strych-
nine and was dead when found. Drink
nad caused his wife to leave him and
take their two children.
bELLE FOURCHE-Among the
cases on the criminal docket are sew
eral against druggists, charged with
bookkeeping" It is stated that several
druggists in the towns, all of which
are wet. have been in the habit of
selling liquor. and that numerous COM
plants had been received.
MADISON-The volunteer fire de-
partment has elected the following Of
ncers: president, Mayor Geo. II. Was
key; vice president, c. j. Simpson:
chief A. E. Fuller; assistants. j. w
Dawson and H. w. Brown; secretary,
Geo. Mellon; treasurer. e. B. Davis:
color bearer, d. d. Reade.
ABERDEEN-The jury in the federal
court in the case of Willis Whiteworth.
the mulatto charged with the murder
Of James Felicia in a Quarrel st
Greenwood agency, in Charles MIX
county, last December, returned
verdict and Judge VIII
lard sentenced Whiteworth to 10
years In the federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth.
ARMOUR-The district declamatory
contest held In this city resulted in
Miss Leora Manbeck, of Armour, as the
winner: Second choice, Miss Elsie
were: Ray Mann. Gregory; Verne Ora
bill, Wagner; Miss Sarah Van der Lin
den, Corsica. The object Of the con-
test was to select speakers for the
state contest to be held later.
HURON-Three-fo urths of an inch of
rain fell here. The storm was local.
to the north and west line
Of the county. Sunday was the hottest,
Of the season-90 in the shade.
Over an inch Of rain has fallen over
Beadle county since Friday and fire.
Quent showers have occurred today.
The soil Is in fine condition for fax
sowing and corn planting, which is in
progress.
SIOUX FALLS-An answer has been
received from Governor Wilson's sec
rotary to the invitation Of Governor
Vessey and the Commercial club to
the New Jersey governor to visit Sioux
Falls, In which 1t is stated that IL
will be impossible for him to come at
present, but 1t is intimated that he
viii be glad to do SO at some future
time.
YANKTON-In the ninth annual
state high school defamation contest
under the auspices of Yanhton college,
Floyd Poole, of Lake Preston, took
first place in the general class, and
Bertha Nokes, of Platte, second Oden
Tutvickson, of Lake Preston, won first
In the oratorical class, and Marion
Cloud, Of Canton, second. There were
II representatives in the general dec
lamation contest and seven In orato-