The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-09-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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heavy was the downpour that the
main street of this town was con-
verified for a while into miniature
lake.
| CLARK-The heaviest baby in Clark
| county is the three-months-old daugh-
| ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. David Olson. The
baby weighs 19N pounds.
FoRESTBURG-A special election
will be held here September 10 to sub
NIT the proposition of Incorporating
Forestburg as city under the general
laws Of the state.
IPSWICH-The congregation of the
Welsh Methodist church, south of
here, are erecting a new church on the
site Of the old town of Powell, which
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
EGAN--An unusually bold thief stole
team of valuable horses belonging to
| John Halligan from the streets of
Egan, and thus far not a single trace
OF either the thief or the team can be
found.
PIERRE-R. C. Noble, of Center
vile, graduate of Purdue, has started
work as a field assistant in the state
engineers office, succeeding Don Rose.
OF Pierre, who returns to school at
Purdue.
BRIsToL-The Day County Sunday
here, elected the following officers:
President, William Carpenter: vice
president, Alexander Ross; secretary,
I. s. Coomes
RAPID CITY-Through the efforts
or local sportsmen, the herd of IL
mountain sheep recently captured by
Jimmie Reynolds, rancher on the
Cheyenne river, in the Bad Lands, will
be turned loose.
PIERRE-The railway commission
has received a petition for depot at
Dante. IN Charles Mix county, on the
SQuaw Central. The commission will
hold its regular monthly meeting at
Huron this week.
WINFRED-At the annual business
meeting of the Winfred Women's club
the Following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Mrs.
Shifflet; secretary, Miss Mcdowell:
treasurer, Miss Hall.
HOT SPRINGS = The dry-farming
experiment station, assigned to this
county, will be locat~l at Ardmore.
The soil adjacent to Ardmore was re-
garded as most typical of the greatest
area OF untitled land In the county.
BRIDGEWATER - owing to- the
prime condition of the soil in this To-
cality, made so by the copious rains
OF the past six weeks. an increased
acreage or winter wheat will be
ing.
M1TCHELL-Dakota Wesleyan will
open Ior registration for the new school
year monday. September IS. Accord
ing to reports from the field and from
the university office, the prospects are
very good for large attendance of
students,
HOT sPRINGS-Justice Emmett B.
COOK, aged 81, devotes several hours
every day to the making of fancy
work. One OF the features Of the ex-
hibit at the state fair from this county
VIII De crazy quilt" made by this
old man.
TYNDALL-sheriff Kelley has re-
turned from Bozeman, Mont, having in
custody s. Deeds, who is wanted here
on statutory charge Deeds has
Deen wanted since last July, but not
until few days ago was he located
and arrested at Bozeman.
WATERTOwN-T big automobile
parade from Watertown to Huron on
WATERFOWL day at the state fair will
20 VIA Hazel and Vienna instead Of by
Slark and Doland as first planned.
setter ROADS and the shorter distance
influenced the change of itinerary.
YANKTON-A little slice of six and
one-haf acres. situated between the
stone and Donaldson farms, was sold
to J. J. Mikota and Olof Johnson. Al
though the land was unimproved, it
brought $500 an acre, the highest price
ever paid for unimproved Dakota land
1t Is claimed
PIERRE-Articles of incorpora tion
have been filed with the secretary of
state for the Thomson Ditch Co. of
Belle Fourche, which proposes to irri-
gaze with water from the Redwater:
ana Ior the lie Beau TRANSPORTATION
Co.. with the object to operate a ferry
at that point.
PIERRE-The Pierre merchants an
tumn carnival has attracted large
crowds from the surrounding country
Unlike the usual carnival. evervfhino
IL free. A great free dance occurred
In the auditorium, at which ali the
prominent citizens of the city and
county were In attendance.
HURON--George Burke formerly
with the Chicago and Northwestern
railway. was instantly killed yesterday.
ne was at the top of the electric light
pole assisting in stretching wires at
the state fair grounds when struck by
q live wire and thrown to the ground
ne was the oldest son of Roadmaster
John 8. Burke. OF the Dakota division
OF the northwestern system
PIERRE-The recent rains have
Frightened things up in a wonder
ful manner. The Missouri river
bluffs. which were sere and brown in
the middle Of July, have taken on a
vernal greenness. Parties travelling in
the surrounding country report a good
corn crop In many places, I and an
abundance Of forage. Conditions are
not as bad as the id-summer pess.-
mist predicted
: P1ERRE-The leg irons worn by
Lame Johnny, the Black Hills bandit
nave been presented to the State HIS,
torical society by E. F. Pierce. of Hot
Springs, In behalf of Frank Peterson
OF Custer. who has had them in his
possession since the time that Lame
Johnny was strung up by the Vigilance
Lame Johnny's real name
was Cornelius Donaho. He was q
graduate Of Girard college. PhiIadei-
phia, and had a most interesting his
tory.
SIOUX FALLS-A life stzed portratt
OF the late Senator Kittredge is to be
painted as a memorial to him and |
placed In the capitol at Pierre as the
result OF meeting held in Sioux Falls
oy admirers. Funds to cover the cost |
nave been contributed by friends bara