The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-31
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

the Northwestern company at this
place rapidly Is nearing completion.
SISSETON-This place no longer has
a company OF the state national guard,
the local company, known as Company
!, having recently been mustered out.
COLTON--H. L. sisson, a prominent
citizen, has been elected mayor of Col
ton, to succeed j. o. Reed, who recent
ly rendered his resignation, himself
and wife having decided to take up
their residence at Dell Rapids.
EMERY-An elaborate program ia
being prepared for a Labor day cele-
Various sports will be provided, In
Guiding three ball games. Music will
be furnished by the Emery band.
PLERRE-Governor vessey yesterday
granted an extradition warrant for the
custody Of Leslie G. Bruner on q re-
QUESTION Of the governor Of Missouri
Bruner, who is under arrest at Hot
Springs, il wanted In Bates county
Missouri, on q charge Of horse steal
ing.
WASHINGTON SPRINGS 1t is
planned to transform half block OF
ground belonging to the local schools
into a public park, the land being un-
used at present. From this beginning
the park plan will be pushed until
washington Springs has series OF
public parks.
ELK POINT. e. Copeland, who is
operator in Elk Point for the Milwau-
kee railroad, has very valuable news
paper 1t is the first number OF the
Maryland Journal and the Baltimore
Advertiser, bearing the date of Au-
opening of the revolutionary war.
county will hold their annual meeting
at Okoboji this year on September l,
They are preparing for large attend
ance of old timers, along with the new
Corners, and have secured Loomis L.
Gull the Black Hills candidate for
governor, as their principal speaker OF
the day.
ONIDA--The regular fall term OF
state circuit court for Sully county
which was to have convened here on
September ~. has been postponed until
September ~. in order to enable the
farmers and others who will be re-
quired to be in attendance to attend
the state fair at Huron, which opens
September IL
SPEARFISH--One of the greatest
artesian wells ever drilled I'm this par,
of the state has been sunk on the
ranch of William Stannus, near town
The well is several hundred feet deer
! and has an estimated flow of loo gal
Ions per minute-making 1t the grand
| father OF all artesian wells I'm the vici-
nifty OF the Black Hills.
CHAMBERLAIN While p. Il
Burns and family. of this city. were
coming in from Mitchell in their auto
| their car turned turtle east OF White
Lake, owing to the bad condition o.
the roads, and they miraculouslN
! escaped any serious injury excepting
slight injuries to Mrs. Burns, who was
at once taken to the sanatorium.
! HURON--Within a short time trains
| on the Dakota division OF the Chicago
| Il Northwestern railway will be oper-
ated by telephone. Poles are being set
| and soon wires will be strung and The
metallic circuit completed over the en-
| tire division. From Huron to Oake:
| the new arrangement Will first bo pu
| into operation.
MITCHELL-The 18th annual rcun-
| Ion of the Pioneers ASSOC latlon OF 1901
I Homme county will be held at Spring
! field, Wednesday. AddI esss will b.
made by Mayor Charles HILL +. A
\ Morgan, Rev. A. l.. RIGGS. end Mrs
| Hattie Moore Mitchell. with short talk:
| by the old settlers. The days iexerci e!
| will conclude with baseball gamc be-.
| tween two OF the best clubs in that sec.
| ton of the state.
/ PARKER--The Mems Sunday Eve
| ming club held 4 picnic and corn roas
| in the grove of b. ]. Costain, on thu
| vermillion river, five miles east o
! Parker After partaking of roasted
corn and other good things, Mis-!
| Grieve sang a nice solo, after which
Dillon, Of Yankton, gave fine talk
| which was listened to with attention.
SIOUX FALLS-Thrown from hay.
| rake by runaway horses, Miss Rose
! Sykora of Bon Homme county, hat
| most OF her hair torn out by the roots
| She was aiding her father rake hay
| when the horses attached to the hay
| rake became frightened and ran away
| The girl was thrown in front of thu
| for quite distance. When rescued 4
| was thought she was dead. She vii
| recover.
| LEAD-Rt. Rev John Busch, lof thi!
| city. Catholic bishop of the western
| diocese of South Dakota. is at presen
on an extended tour OF the missions o.
| his church on the Standing Rock ant
| Cheyenne River Indian reservations
| Two weeks will be required and 1t will
| be necessary for him to travel hun
! dreds of miles to reach the various
filiSSioiiSs oo'AiC "a "a'ANh e~A>
mote. ~
PIERRE-Governor Vessey has sc
| Saturday, September 2. as the date OF
/ which Joe B. Baker, X. T. Coffey ant
| Logan Fain, the nortaries shut out b.
/, the government on account OF .thei
! acts on the Rosebud reservation lan'
! department, may appear here and SHOW
| cause why their commissions as no
| taries should not be Cancelled.
| PARKER-A joint Methodist Sunda,
school picnic of the Parker and Hurle.
| Sunday schools was held yesterday II
| the VIII Coddington grove three an
one-half miles from Parker A BAN
| Of music was furnished by Parker, LEI
by Mr.. Curyea. A ball game between
| Parker and Hurley Sunday schoo
teams and other sports furnished at
fractions for the day.
DEADWOOD-Not in many year
has the prospect for prairie chicken
and grouse in the Black Hills been s.
good as this year. For five years tn
birds have been protected, the killin
reason opening again September l
| and lasting one month. During the fiv
years the birds have multiplied rapidly
Receipts from hunting" licenses thi
year are expected to be UNUSUAL
heavy.
SIOUX FALLS-Elaborate idedica
| ton exercises were held today In homo
| of the formal opening to the public O
| Sherman park consisting of SO acre
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