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

divisional point has been changed from
Murdo to Mitchell and all trains win be-
operated from that point In the future.
MOBRlDGE--Joseph p. Parker, former
ly publisher of the Mcintosh Chief, has
assumed charge Of the Mobridge News.
RED OwL-Tom Houston was In town
| Wednesday and reports that he has un-
lowered q large vein Of coal on his place
north Of here. He will have the coal on.
the market this winter.
| KADOKA--Good progress is being made
In the work Of building dams In this vi.
cinity and improving the public highways.
The dams are designed to hold the spring.
waters for use during the growing season. :
| PIERRE-State Superintendent Law
renee, acting in the school house STATUTE
/ of 1907 has approved the plans for a new !,
school house at Eagle Butte, after once
vetoing them because Of defects in ven
| tilation
| WHITE OWI.-To insure as large an,
audience as possible from a sparsely set-t
| tied community, the young men OF this
place have formed a dancing club for the
winter. The first dance will be held Mo-
| vember 10. .
| STURGIS-A mountain lion, measuring,
! seven feet from tip to tip and Weighing
$50 pounds, was killed near Sturgis yes
terday afternoon by Arthur Rupe wlkiel
out deer hunting. The animal Is thought
to be 20 years old.
PIERRE-The Chicago, Rock Island g.
/ port with the state railway commission
showing operating revenues Of $144, 2s1 In
this state, with operating expenses Of $l$,-
029, OF a net loss of 81, 74S
RAPID CITY-The contract has been
] let for the scenery and stage fixtures for :
| the theater in the new Elks building at,
Rapid City, which when completed will
| be the best In western South Dakota, and
| will be surpassed by none In the state
ABERDEEN-Since farmers of northern
South Dakota are Boosting of their big
yields Of potatoes this year, James Wynn
OF Columbia, exhibited IA potatoes which
filled a half bushel measure and weighed.
2S pounds. The largest one weighed three
pounds.
FLANDREAU-A referendum election.
will DE held here on Tuesday of next week
for the purpose of voting upon the adop-
ton or rejection Of a proposed G-year
franchise TO G. c. Ladd,, a capitalist, TO.
install and operate an electric light pow
er and heating system.
PIERRE-Judge E. g. Smith and Editor
Tom Roberts. with party have returned
from duck hunting south of Miller. Theyt
report, contrary to runlor, that ducks are5
, as thick as they ever have been and the
shooting fine. In other localities hunters
have reported very scanty supply.
DEADwOOD-From three to six inches
Of snow fell through the Black Hills Tues
day night, the storm approaching q big
zard in the northern hills. 1t was fol-
lowed during the early hours Of the morn.
Ing by below zero weather. The snow is
OF benefit in the farming district and will
increase the water supply in the towns.
RAPID CITY-All trains from the east
ern part Of tho state have had their
quota of sportsmen for several days past
| bound for the northern hills, where they
hope to secure a buck early In the season .
before the animals have become shy. Hills
ranchmcn and prospectors continue to re-
port a scarcity Of game.
RAPID CITY-Judge Exline fined Earl
| Taylor, of Farmingdale $50 and costs after
hearing the states evidence In a suit T"
brought against him under the pure food
act alleging that he had sold to his
neighbors meat which was partially ,
decomposed and unfit for human con-,
sumption. having been tho product OF q
cow not properly slaughtered.
MADISoN-J d. Ainsworth, who recent
| ly purchased the Winfred Dispatch, has,
gone insane and Sheriff Martin brought
week and he will most likely be commit
ted to the state hospital at Yankton. The
paper is now In charge of his son, c. III. /,
Ainsworth. Mr.. Ainsworth took the VIM
fred paper when II was badly run down ;
and labored hard and necessarily to build
IL up, and It was doubtless due to over
work and worry that his mind gave way.
He was formerly publisher Of the Sentinel
at Onawa, Ia :.
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| of the Clear Lake TOWNSHIP has presented.
to the residents OF this place q handsome
and costly public drinking fountain, which !.
will be placed in a central location. The
fountain consists of a large stone from .
the famous pipestone quarries In Mime
| sofa, carved appropriately with three {
branches and an Indian head. This stone
will be surmounted by a tall white foun-f
tain-head containing the pipe and bowl
which forms the latest type OF sanitary I
| drinking fountain.
ESMOND-Suddenly becoming insane, II /.
has been found necessary to send Oscar
Tillborg, a prominent farmer who for
some years has lived about three miles
from Esmond, to the state hospital for the !,
insane at Yankton Shortly before losing
his mind. Tillborg complained of feeling /
badly and physician was called. At first
he was deranged only at intervals, but
| the spells came on until he became vio-
| lent. The loss of mind Is attributed to
worry over financial matters and his in
| ability to meet all obligations He has a
wife and seven daughters. He Is the own
| er of a 32O-acre farm, which Is valuable.
| MOBRIDGE-The towns Of Lennon
| and White Butte, situated in the extreme
| northwestern part Of the state, are sle
! only towns I'm South Dakota which have
not benefited from the general 30 per cent
| reduction in express rates which went In
| to effect In South Dakota a few weeks
| ago Both towns are near the North
| Dakota boundary, and the refusal of the
| express companies to give them the bene-
| fit of the reduced rates is based on the
| fact that the railroad travels through
North Dakota for a few miles before II
reaches the two towns, and that there.
fore the reduced rate does not apply.
WATERFOWL, s. D.-Gen. Geo. W.,
Carpenter. of this city, past command
| er OF the G. A. r. of the department of
| Dakota former state surveyor and for.
20 years city engineer of the city of
WATERFOWL, died here Wednesday
morning after an illness Of several
months. General Carpenter was one of
\ the earliest settlers OF the county, and
as a practical civil engineer his serv-
ices were in demand in all the sur
rounding counties. He was a pronni =
nent veteran OF the civil war In which
he was major OF the 116th New York
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