The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-08-10
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


BRUCE-An agitation has com.
menced here for the installing OF an
electric light system.
HECLA-A special election will IA
neld here August IA for the purpose N
voting on the question of issuing bonds
OF $4,000 for a municipal system Of
waterworks.
RAPID CITY-This city has taken
It's place as one of the towns OF tbs
state which will have no Sunday mail
In the future. The new order of things
will go into effect Sunday. August {
MISUNDERSTANDING reach here
that unknown persons are engaged IN
dynamiting fish in the Big Sioux and
Rock rivers, and that the law also IA
being violated by others who are using
seines. 1t Is expected arrests will be
made.
II 0 L A e r D. Information has
reached here Of the tragic death in In.
diana Of Dick Ohmann, the young son
OF former residents Of this place Dur
ing mad dog scare q man ATTEMPTED
to shoot and kill the dog, but instead
sent charge through the boy.
KIMBALL-An old school building
which had outlived it's usefulness for
school purposes has been transformed
into city hall. Extensive repairs have
placed the structure in fine condition
1t originally cost $4,000 and now is in
as good condition as when first built
PIERRE-Claude Garner, of onida
picked up q little gasoline money al
few days ago, by running down and
killing coyote with his auto. There
were three coyotes in the bunch at the
start, but two Of them got out Of the
way, and the third went under the ma.
chine, and gave Garner the bounty for
expenses Of the race.
ABERDEEN-Octo 3, at Mobridge
has been set for the hearing In the
case of Mrs. j. c. Correll OF that place
charged with manning her husband
Mrs. Correll. who is out on $1,000 bail
is In the southern part Of the state
with relatives. ,Correll Is able to bel
out, but will enter local hospital for
a second operation in a few days.
WHITE LAKE-Wheat on the farm |
Of Ed. Rebensdorf.. II miles south Of
town, threshed out an average Of about
16 bushels an acre and his oats about
30. Wheat on the j. w. and E. J.
Morgan farm threshed out from to |
8 bushels per acre, this being in a 10. |
the excessively hot weather prior v
July 10.
NAHANT-Between Nahant and
Rockford, in the forest reserve, the =
grazing Is particularly good, not hav.
ing been affected by the drought
Ranchers are pasturing all the cattle
the land will stand and are buying all
they can find at q bargain. This Is the
most fertile spot In the Black Hills
at present and cattlemen are taking
advantage Of 1t.
ALExANDRIA--Th board of educa.
ton has been reorganized for the com
ing year by the election Of the follow.
ing officers: President, DR.. W.
Maytum; president, v. X. Still
well; clerk, II. M. Schumacher. 1t was
decided to make extensive improve.
metns to the interior of the public
school building, and work will com
mence at once.
Observation-Disclosures returns
received here from this vicinity show
the following: S. e. Shade, wheat
bushels to the acre: oats, II; Lar
Hanson, wheat, 10; w. S. Broderid
wheat. IL; Albert Hill. one field y
oats on alfalfa ground, 81; anothsI
field, 20; Charles F'ricke, wheat ION
John Moore, wheat, 8: oats. 81 GEM
Whitney, wheat, 10; Charles Wagner
acre field, IL; f. w. Allen, wheat, "
oats. q; p. A. Zollman. wheat, 10; oal'
20.
DEADWOOD-Deer hunters in %
Black Hills this year are not gont
to be so plentiful as heretofore In fol]
mer years II has been the law ths]
hunters could bag two deer, eitn.
buck or doe, each year, for the sms
sum OF 81, provided they lived in y
state, and whenever there was snow
fall in November the slaughter We
heavy. Now the hunter must take ou
two licenses, 81 gun license ana
SIS deer license, and is permitted
kill but one deer, buck, each seaso,
Nonresidents must pay SIS for the ~
license and s25 for the deer licen'
The deer season is from Novemoei
to December /.
STURGIS-Word was received
day that the big new barn and conteA'
belonging to John Silfven, on Nts
mile creek, was struck by lightning
the morning of August 2 and burned
the ground. The damage was S2VV.
no insurance. During the same s'o'
the Wrightson store and postofflce
Wrightsville also was struck az
burned to the ground.
ABERDEEN-Mike McGinnis
hobo. 10 under arrest here charged W.,
criminal attack on Ed Eby. your
boy, the son Of Fred Eby, of Aberoee
McGinnis threatened the lad win
revolver and frightened HIN Into su'
mission.