The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-30
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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paper.
PEEVER-A new, Lutheran church
building has been completed here, and will
be dedicated on Thanksgiving day with
elaborate ceremonies.
LEAD-Adams ]. Puffer will lecture. at
the assembly hall this evening. He has
challenged Senator Crawford to a joint
debate and 1t will be very interesting.
COLOME-A new municipal waterworks
system has been completed here and now
Is ready for the official tests preliminary
to its acceptance by the town council.
LAKE ANDEs-Preparation have been
completed for n shooting tournament,
which will be held here Tuesday Of this
week under the auspices of the local gun
club. Teams from a number Of towns
will participate.
LEAD, S. D.-Jas. Dungee, former
cnce Chaulk, formerly Of Morningside,
but now OF Lead, were united IN MR.
riage last Thursday evening at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. !. w. Chaulk, in this city.
BRIDGEWATER, S. D.-Timothy p.
Ryan. a prominent citizen and retired
farmer, died at his home here Satur-
day, following lingering illness,
caused by Bright's disease. Inter-
ment will take place at the old home
in Waukon, Ia.
WAKONDA-A number Of prominent
citizens have organized what VIII be
known as the Wakonda Light, Power &
Heating Co., and will install light, pow
or and heating plant at the earliest posi-
BILE date. The company will have cap
ital Of $4,000 and will ask for a 25-year
franchise.
SIOUX FALLS-O. l.. Branson, Of
Mitchell who is candidate for nomination
to congress on the republican ticket in
the First district, has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the memorial address for
the Elks Of Sioux Falls, at the memorial
services to be held in the Elk temple on
the first Sunday in December.
CENTERVILLE-The class of 1911 Of
the Centerville high school has pur-
chased bust Of Longfellow, heroic size,
which was this week placed on pedestal
OF like material in the high school room.
1t Is the plan to have each succeeding
senior class place bust of some promi-
nent man in the school building.
RAPID CITY-Brought back from Iowa
on a charge of wife desertion, Ben Bough-
cult court by Judge MCGEE to one year in
the penitentiary. but upon his promise to
support his wife and child here he was
released and sentence suspended. Mrs.
Boughner worked as hospital nurse here
when her husband left her.
ELK POINT-Many farmers in this vi
entity have raised an unusually large
amount of corn. Among the big corn rails
ers are August Langley, who finds his
crop amounts to 10000 bushels: Fred and
Henry Dahl. with 10000 bushels; James
Beavers, 5000 bushels; Ed NORM, 5000
bushels; Henry Bernard, 1000 and 1900
bushels of sweet corn. All of the corn Is
of good quality.
CENTERVILLE-Dr. II. A. Austin, a
resident of this city for the past rs years.
died at his home. He came to Center
vile from Detroit, Mich, where he prac-
ticed dentistry for 10 years. and has since
continued his profession here. For the
past 25 years he has acted as organist Of
the Congregational church. He leaves a
wife and two children, Mrs. Z. l.. Syber-
son, of this city, and F. II. Austin, of
Vallejo. Cal.
SIOUX FALLs-what without question
Is one of the finest church buildings at
an interior point In South Dakota was
dedicated yesterday by the Evangelical
congregation in Albau township,
northeastern Grant county. The structure
cost 5000, all Of which has been raised or
provided for. The dedication exercises
were in charge Of Rev. A. f. Breihan, Of
s. D., the district president Of
the Evangelical Lutheran denomination.
RAPID CITY-Considerabl comment is
being made by persons, who observe the
large number Of Indians who have tents
pitched in the suburbs. Investigation
shows that the Indians, who have
brought their children to the city for the
purpose of entering them in the United
States Indian school, have decided to re-
main here during the winter This is rath-
err unusual and the reason assigned Is not
that they desire to be near their children,
but that they dare not 60 home to the
where starvation, as they say,
stares them In the face.
ABERDEEN-At Mobr.dge this evening
of towns In northwestern
South Dakota will assemble to organize
q Northwest Development league. The
meeting is the outgrowth of movement
started by the Faith Commercial club, the
of the club, Arthur G. Keene,
editor Of the Faith at Faith having add
dressed the other commercial clubs in
towns in Corson, Perkins, ziebach, Dewey
towns of northwestern South Dakota
form an organization for the purpose Of
advancing their mutual interests and that
Of that portion Of the state.
PJERRE-Dr. o. II. Hoyt, secretary of
the state board of health, has Just issued
his report for contagious diseases and
deaths therefrom for the month of Octo-
Der. OF the So counties in the state from
which health reports are expected none
have failed to report for the past SIX
months. Twenty-three counties contribut-
ed call the cases or contagious diseases,
there being 80 counties in which no con-
tagous Illness was reported A very UNI
usual circumstance was the entire alb
sence of cerebro-spinal meningitis and in
fantie paralysis. AS a result of 1856 cases
reported there were eight deaths.
RAPID CITY-Rev. A. c. Stevens. SUI
perintendent of missions for the Methodist
church in western South Da-
kota, left for his former home in ST.
Paul, where he expects to spend Thanks
giving with his family. Afterward MIR.
Stevens will go to Lennon, where he
will conduct three weeks service and
to secure a church edifice to the
city. He will also spend some time at
Timber Lake and about the first of the
year come to Rapid City, which will be
made the headquarters from which he
will direct the work of the mission
Rev. MIR. Stevens expects to bring his
family to RAPID City in the spring.
STURGlS-Every legal resource ex-
hausted and almost penniless after a two
years fight for freedom, Mrs Nellie Nc