The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-09
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

HIGHMORE-The local commercial club
s. preparing to give banquet to the eth
gems at the West hotel on the night of
November 10.
ELkTON-Local men have inaugurateG
a movement to organize a commercial
club, and meeting soon will be called
for the purpose.
Rec HEIGHTs-A band has been or
ganized here. with Professor Van Camp as
director. Instruments have been re-
ceived and practice has commenced.
REDFIELD-A term of state circuit
court for Sphinx county will convene here
on Tuesday Of next week. The term will
be quite prolonged, as IA criminal and 46
civil cases are to be disposed OF.
OLIVET-A commercial club has been
organized here the following officers hav-
ing been elected for the coming six
months: President, Chris LANCER; Sec
rotary, M. r. Jenison; treasurer, p. j.
Hofer.
VERMILLION-Prepa are being
completed for the annual convention of
the Southeastern South Dakota Epworth
league, which will be held here Saturday
and Sunday, November II and II. Among
the speakers will be Dean Perisho, Of the
state university, and Rev. Mr.. Tibbetts, of
| Yankton.
SPEARFISH.-A doe and two fawns have
| taken up their residence on the ranch of
| r. II. Evans, near here, and appear as
| tame as domestic animals, permitting per-
! sons to approach them without exhibiting
| the slightest alarm. 1t Is believed they
will remain on the ranch permanently IL
| not molested.
LUVERNE. MINN.-EInest Hamann,
aged SO years, a resident of this county
for more than 30 years, died here yes
a.la Mr 10, trN
Germany. He leaves a widow aged
about 80 years and three grown sons.
Mr.. Hamann was one OF the most re-
| spected residents Of this county.
DEADWOOD-Cupid was unusually
busy during October and all records for
! that month in the marriage business in
this section were broken when 38 marriage
licenses were .ssueI. The only other time
In the history of the county when mar
riage was popular was the regular
bridal month OF June In the year 1900.
when the same number of licenses were
issued.
LEAD Securing box OF matches, 2
year-old Viola Junell, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. August Junell, sucked so much Of
the phosphorus from the heads into her
system that she died 10 hours later. The
baby's act was, not discovered until her
agony commenced, and although every
thing possible was done by the physicians
summoned, they were unable TO alleviate
her suffering until death ensued.
SIOUX EALLS-R. G. Richards of
Huron, author OF the advanced primary
election law which he seeks to have adopt
ed by the voters OF South Dakota at the
general election next year, addressed an
audience in the city auditorium in Sioux
Falls last night In support of the pro-
posed new law. Ills address was along
much the same lines as those made by him
at other points in the state during the
past 10 days.
WOI.SEY-B loodhounds secured when
the H. B. Ilershman store at this place
was robbed. took The officers TO Il point
II mffss north of town, where they found
a man giving his name as BIZ Darby,
who had been hanging around Wolsey for
some time. lie was brought back TO VOL
sey and has been lodged In jail on the
charge of burglary. This vii! be one of
the few cases in the history OF the state
In which bloodhound evidence will be used
against defendant.
MADISON. S. D.--Mrs. Martha
Bowling, wife OF ). NJ. Bowling, of this
city. died suddenly. being stricken with
paralysis of the heart while engaged
in her household work. Mrs. Bowling
was a pioneer resident OF this county
coming here from Randolph, la. Mrs
Bowling was 81 years OF age. hus-
band, s. NJ. bowling, and four sons,
W. l.. Bowling. Ernest Downing and
Raphael Bowling. of this city, and
Frank Bowling, of Vermillion, S. d.,
survive.
MADfSON-C. A. Randall. Chief Dep
uty Fire Commissioner and Inspector
Fred J. Buck, held hearing at the city
hall On complaints that had been filed
against q number of dangerous buildings
in Madison. Inspector Buck made an in
spect.on here I'm August. and as result
OF that inspection and consequent sug-
gestions conditions have been changed so
that the commissioners found Madison in
excellent condition.
RAPID CITY--lt now develops that the
presence of r. J. England, Of Rochester,
N. Y, with President Macomber, of the
II. c., b. III. & w. r. X. In the city may
have bearing on the purchase of the
line by the Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy.
Mr.. England Is representative of the
James J. Hill interests which are more
or less allied with the Burlington system.
He made careful inspection Of the r. c.,
B. II. K w. properties and 1t Is not i'm
probable that a sale of the road to the
bigger corporation may be consummated.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result of an UNI
usual accident the little son of Mr. and
MIS-. ofNdl foreSt, feSlueHtS OF lTOQuOlS,
! met his death The mother left the child,
who was months old, sitting in high
chair, and temporarily stepped out of the
room TO attend to household duties. While
she was absent the little boy slipped down
| in the chair, catching his head between
| the chair and the leaf In front, thus be-
| ing suspended in the air. When she re-
! turned to the room a minute or two later
| the Mortified mother found that the boy
| was dead.
| DEADWOOD-That oppos.t ton to Con-
gresham Eben w. Martin, of this city,
| will not materaliZe strongly for re-elec-
ton as a member from the Third dis
! trct is now becoming evident. DIR. Her
| man Il. Rate, Of Nisland. progressive.
| is the only announced candidate so far.
| and he Is making no campaign. Hon.
| Peter j. Tscharner, of Lennon. also n
! progressive. and considered strong, was
| urged to make the run, but word received
| from Lennon announces that TscharneT,
| who was a member Of the last state legis-
lature and one Of the progressive leaders,
| has consented only to run again for the
| legislature.
| RAPID CITY-Although local Milwau-
| kee officials have not received an official
| notice of a change in train schedules over
| their line II is understood that an i'm
| portant change Will go In effect Sunday.
| which involves the time of the arrival
| and departure of the passenger trains and
| the running OF them on central time
| schedules instead of maunta ain time as