The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

club has inaugurated a movement to pro-
vide Belle Fourche with a public park.
SIOUX FALLS-Cows furnishing milk
10 people in Sioux Falls must be tested
for tuberculosis, according to the orders
recently issued by the. city health officer.
REDFIELD-With only 10 dissenting
votes the voters of Redfeld have declared
in favor of bonding the school district In
the sum OF $4,000 for the purpose or re-
funding outstanding warrants.
MADISON-A local branch OF the Ger
man Baptist Life association has been Or
ganized here, with the following officers:
President, Henry Rolrer: secretary, Emil
Koloschefsky; treasurer, j. ]. Fisher.
ELK POINT-Jonas Warren was arrest
ed on the charge OF removing mortgaged
corn from the farm OF w. -. Castle. He
furnished bonds in the sum OF $l,5OO Tor
his preliminary hearing.
ARMOUR-Snow covers the ground and
sleighing is good. something unusual In
this country. Generally II piles up so that
the sale of bobsleds' is not a profitable
business.
ARMOUR-Schooi closed here yester-
day for the holiday vacation.'rI 1t will be
necessary for the board to employ q mu-
sic teacher An place Of Kiss Sallie Gable.
she having rendered her resignation.
HARTFORD Because Of a technical de-
feet in the election. bonds recently voted
here for the construction of a municipal
.waterworkss system. have been declared
void, land the question will again have to
be submitted to the voters.
ABERDEEN-An order OF the Sons OF
Veterans will probably be organized here
soon. The matter has been taken up with
the G.. A. r. post, and IL Is believed there
are enough sons OF civil war veterons to
organize q strong branch of the order.
MADISoN-The new officers of the G.
AR. post for the coming year are: Com.
mander, Joseph Puiford; senior vice, Johr
Norton; junior vice, Geo. Belknap; adju'
tant, w. A. Drake; w. M. Downs. chap
lain.
RAPID CITY-A contract for 81, a.
worth OF furniture for the new Elk
building AT Rapid city was let a few
! DAYS ago. The building when completed
. will be a credit to Rapid City and appar
: emily the furnishings are to be in pro
n portion.
S ABERDEEN-Attorney c. ]. Dousman
of Lennon, who has been prominent N
: legal and political affairs In Perkins coun
( ty and northwestern South Dakota sinc'
s the settlement Of the Standing Rock AM
e Cheyenne River reservations. has move'
t with his family TO Billings. Mont. wher'
he will reside in the future.
CLEAR LAKE-T. ]. Law. OF this city
|, referee i'm the contest case involving tn
q county seat of Hamlin county, has com
menced the work reviewing the testimon,
and preparing his decision In the case. l
e Is expected that within the next few week
.e this will be filed with the judge of tn
& state circuit court for final action.
II WHITE OWL-A large quantity OF Goa
= is being taken from the Oscar Evan
place, formerly owned by Clyde. Tennis
- on White Owl creek. 1t Is said to be Q
" excellent quality, and Is a great thin
~ for people living in'this section, who here
81 tofore have had to haul'their coal a Ion
distance.
A. CENTERvILLE - Holiday trade. hs
id been more than satisfactory to the mel
90 chants of this city the past week. Lars
crowds were in town every day and In
freedom and cheerfulness with which the
spent the hard cash spoke well for III
prosperity of the farmer In this part {
the country.
TORONTO-Uuusually bold thieves OF
operating in this vicinity. Not satisfle
p to pilfer small articles which can be cal
II ried away in their arms or pockets. the
have provided themselves with horse
and wagons and from a number of farm
% nave hauled away large quantities {
coal, corn fodder and other propert.
Some of their operations AVE extende
to Toronto.
Observation-Disclosures will undoubteC
~ be host to the South Dakota State Fir
a mems association IN June, 1912, when thu
u organization will hold Its annual tourn;
Id ment. Mayor Ed M. Hall has receive
n word from +. j. Purdy, of Mitchell, asl
ed ing II this city desired the tournamen
ia The association I'm this state has no
IL reached a membership OF 1900, and the a
tendance is always large.
us ARMOUR, 6. D.-Miss Dora Add
id son, Of WATERFOWL, is dead here as
ce result Of typhoid fever. She was Il
only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stanlt
er. Addison, of WATERFOWL, n durir
the latter part of October came
IL Armour to visit at the home of II
st only been here a few days when 81
was stricken with typhoid.
to DELL RAPIDS-Those who CHANGED
10 be at the depot OF the Milwaukee Railwi
~ company a few days ago had the oppC
, tunity to inspect something rare in I
form of an ancient trunk. which belong
e to some traveller. The trunk was made
st 1T4l, making 1t 40 years old and 1t W
OF not much the worse off for wear. FL
h blems on the lock indicated that IL W
)n, made in either England or Belgium.
Of PIERRE-Uniformity of accounting "
he be demanded of telephone companies OPT
Lys ating in this state after the first OF ne
ide year by the state railway commissi'
IA They have adopted, and will issue as SO
is as necessary blanks which will be used
accounting. The form is the same as Il
DIS, prepared by the Interstate co
TX, mission for accounting by telephone co
ms panies under their jurisdiction. The deta
of the system will be given to the co
81. panies within a very short time.
of PLATTE-An attempt at burglary &c
asst place at the home of Alderman Butt
When Mr.. Button returned from a me
ing OF the council, he was informed
ing the women OF the house that some
In was trying to break I'm at the back "
ne dow. Quietly telephoning to the auth'
ties he went out to investigate and foi
US: q man by the name of TOben at the c
Ia ner of the house. a lively scuffie ems
BOT, which resulted in Toben finding him.
"a, In the lookup. A hearing was had bef
, z Justice Boyce, at which Toben was Dol
his over on a $3.50 bond, and being unable
furnish this Is now spending his time
ciaI Jail.
SIOUX FALLS-After carrying to
Mad wife from a store a sack of graham fl
tire and a can of kerosene oil. Joseph
i'm Heber, a pioneer resident OF Vienna, G
ed his life by sending six bullets froi
Il