The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


Mitchell nave complained to the railway
commission, seeking a new depot.
CENTERVILLE-A goodly number Of
Woodmen from In and around Centervile
are planning on taking in the big Mod
ern Woodmen meeting at Sioux City De-
cember 10.
FRANKFORT-Editor Mahurin has sold
the News-Messen2er at Frankfort to
Richard W.. Shoem aker, of Meadow, $. d.,
and the first number OF the paper under
the new management is issued this week.
PIERRE-State Auditor Anderson, who
has been laid up for the past three weeks
with a bad attack of infiammatory rheu-
matism is reported to be much better,
| and will soon be able to come to the office.
P~IERRE-The dining room at the Riv-
erview. the hotel just across the street
from TIE depot, remembered by thousands
of travellers, and one of the Oldest hotels
i'm the city, will close on Saturday night.
the hotel to be run hereafter simply as a
%rooming house. -.
TYNDALL-The local Masonic lodge
held Its annual election of officers last
night at which time the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Benz.
Bussey, w. M; VIM. Thompson, s. W.;
Max Goldberg, ]. W.; John Williamson,
treasurer; Murray Colburn, secretary"
TYNDALL-Judge R. b. Trip will con-
vene tho regular December term OF cir
suit court for Bon Homme county In
| Tyndall next Monday. There Is only one
criminal cases on the calendar for trial,
but the civil calendar promises to be rath-
er lengthy as there are "a cases on the
| docket.
Of hay has been cut in this vicinity and
shipped to localities where the hay crop
was q failure. One dealer here has
shipped a total OF about 80 carloads thus
far, and other dealers have made about
as good a record.
wATERTOWN-D.sposing of 10 separ"
ate matters in chambers Judge c. K. Sc
ward set q record for a days work the
other day that he Is not anxious to have
TO repeat very soon. The matters dis
posed Of included n divorce case. entering
of judgments and the denials and grant
ing OF motions.
wATERTOWN-The spearing OF pick
erel and other fish will be al
lowed on Lake Pelican for the next four
months according to a resolution passed
today by the county commissioners The
resolution stipulates that no person may
spear more than % fish in one day nor
have IN his possession at any one time
more than so fish.
FAITH-Iver Lee, living near Faith. has
commenced suit for false arrest against
a Montana sheriff. whom he charges with
having arrested hin by mistake while re-
Gently in that state, and with holding
him In Jail for two days without a charge
being brought against him. Lee seeks to
recover damages OF $4,000.
ABERDEEN - The ltttle Ssyear-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Hall Of
this city fell down the elevator shaft at
the Sherman hotel, a distance Of a story
and q half, but escaped with minor
bruises. Her escape from serious hurts IL
not death itself surprised all who wit
messed the accident.
WATERTOWN-The City Sunshine So
ciety has designated next Saturday as tag
day, when they expect to raise enough
money to carry out their Christmas plans
for the poor Of the city and have a sur
plus for further winter needs. Their plan
has the Endorsement Of the merchants as
ISOLATION and will be aided by every char
table organization in the city.
GEDDEs-The fifth annual reunion of
the Charles Mix County Old Settlers as
ISOLATION Is being held here today and Ia
attended by several hundred Of the pio-
neer residents Of the county. One OF the
features was an old-fashioned picnic din
ner at noon. Addresses were made by a
number of men prominent in the county
and state.
HARTFORD-A bold thief entered the
barn of John Matthies. near here. while
Matth,es was absent with q fine driving
horse and calmly awaited the return of
the farmer with the horse. After the lat
ter had put the animal UP for the night
and returned to the house the thief
seized the horse and rode 1t away. since
which time no trace Of It has been found.
PARKER-Dr. Wallace M. Hamilton,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church
Of Sioux City, will address the Mems Sum
day evening club, Of the Presbyterian
church OF Parker Sunday afternoon. This
club Is distinguished as being the largest
Mems Brotherhood In South Dakota. DR..
Hamilton will assist Rev. Mr.. Wallace.
the pastor, In special meetings throughout
next week.
BELLE FOURCHE-The great reser-
voir at Belle Fourche. emptied during the
growing season last year because OF need
ed repairs, is full again, the Belle Fourche
river, swollen with melted snow water
pcrI ing In q large volume daily. This
guarantees that another season will see
practically the whole $1,000 acres Of the
Belle Fourche project under cultivation.
This year only about 5000 or 1000 was wa
tered.
PIERRE-Several carloads of Kasota
stone have arrived to be used In the con-
struction Of Burke hall, the new building
at the Pierre Indian school. Work is pro-
crossing nicely. The building, unlike the
early attempts at architecture In Indian
school buildings, will be constructed with
regard to the aesthetic as we'll as the
practical. The first buildings built are OF
rough domestic brick. laid with no view
to decoration.
CENTERVILLE-Clyde Peterson. son
Of II. p. Peterson, Of this city, and a
graduate OF the class OF 1911, is keeping
up his reputation as an athlete at Bill
ings, Mont. While here he held first place
as an all around athletic and at the inter
state meet at Minneapolis last spring took
several .firsts. The; Triple b team. bas.
ketball, of Billings. Of which he Is a mem
Der, Is about to begin a tour OF seven
states, 1t being an advertising scheme OF
the business men of that city.
WATERTOwN-At its regular meeting
last night Kampeska lodge, No. Is. A. F.
& A. NJ, Of this city, elected the follow.
ing officers: Worshipful master. DR.. II.
c. Parsons; senior warden. j. w. Ferris
Junior warden, Lawrence G.lruth; secre.
tary, j. c. Johnson; treasurer, G. l.
woodward. One hundred degrees were
conferred during the past year by this
lodge. A committee Is at work on ways
and means for securing a new $50. 600 Ma
sonic temple during the. coming year
work upon which Is expected to begin