The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-07-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

BhJ CE-Lake OaKWOOu, near mere,
Is becoming favorite camping resort.
Hundreds Of campers have been at tho
lake this summer and the number Is
daily increasing.
SALEM-One OF the features of tho
annual McCook county fair, to be held
here this fall, will be a county school
exhibit. Some fine free attractions al
ready have been secured.
AURORA-A dividend of Is per cent
was declared at the annual meeting OF
the cooperative farmers elevator here.
The past year was the most successful
in the history Of the company.
MADISON-At a meeting to be held
Saturday, July 29. by the stockholders
Of the Lake County Fair association IT
will be determined whether or not a
county fair shall be held this year.
CLARK-The local board OF educa-
| ton has been recognized by the cleo
| ton Of the following officers: Presi-
| dent, o. II. LaGraft; vice president, r..
| A. Durham; clerk, w. M. Arpin. The
! new officers will serve year.
REDFIELD-Nathan Hass, who is
visiting the various towns of northern
| South Dakota in the interest Of Red
| field college, reports prospects bright
| for an increased number Of students at
the college during the coming year.
NUNDA-Sheriff Benson, Of Grand
i Forks, N. d.. has brought to this place
Severt Gullickson, former resident,
who became insane while working In
North Dakota. This is his second at
| tack and 1t is probable he will be TAX en-
! to the Yankton asylum.
ABERDEEN That the drought
| stricken homesteaders west of the Mis-
souri, river may remain in the country,
| the state railroad commissioners here
arranged q special half rate on lines
| to that territory upon foods and feed
and provided for free transportation OF
seed grain next spring.
WESSINGTON SPRINGS-S. p.
Jensen, farmer living some miles from
| town, had a narrow escape from death.
| He was engaged i'm moving when his
| horses became frightened and ran
away. He was thrown from the mower
and dragged a considerable distance.
having two ribs broken and being
| otherwise seriously injured.
ABERDEEN, s. D.-Peter Frank.
aged SIS, died at his home here Of tuber-
culosis after years illness He came
to South Dakota from Russia 35 years
ago. first residing at Yankton and COM
ing to Aberdeen a number Of years
ago. He was prominent among tho
German Russians Of this section.
LEAD. s. D.-After a brief illness,
Mrs. Cynthia A. Pride. a well known
resident here, died at her home, aged
66, the date Of her death being also the
anniversary of her birth. Mrs. Pride,
who came here in 1896, was promi-
nently identified with the Christian
Science movement here, being the first
reader.
Neutrality-suspicious. are now pend
ing whereby ii Is hoped to have Paul
Domke, of Pipestone, Mimi, champion
light heavyweight wrestler of the
United states, arrange match for
Lead City with Dummy West, who is
| now working here. West is claiming
the title of champion light heavy
| weight of the northwest.
HAYTI-The stockholders of the
Farmers elevator company reelected
| the following officers: President John
| Isaacson vice president. August Tetz-
| laff; secretary, A. o. Arneson; treasur-
er. David Sour. A 6Ia per cent divi-
dend was declared. 1t was decided to
keep the elevator open during the en-
| tire year, regardless Of the crop short
| agt.
CORSICA-A slight depression in the
| road saved the life of the 5-year-old
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
| Schoon. who live near here. when tho
| girl fell off a load Of sand which her
father was hauling. The rear wheel
passed over her abdomen. AS luck
| would have 1t, she fell into little de-
preston in the road. with the result
| that the full weight of the heavy load
did not bear upon her and she escaped
! with slight injuries.
PIERRE-The state superintendent Is
receiving no end of old teachers GER
| tificates sent in by real estate men. far
mers and other people who have been
| otherwise engaged for several years
past than in teaching school. There
Is no likelihood of there being any scar
city Of teachers in the state this fall,
and winter and the trouble that has
| been experienced several years past in
pecu.$lg sufficient teachers no longer
bothers the department officers and
even school boards.
| LEAD-Contractors Mullen and
| Mum have been officially Informed
| that they were awarded the contract
| for the federal building here. their bid
being for s73.l64 which was $1,000
higher than the bid of a firm from
Wichita. Kan. The local contractors
| secured the contract by being the only
bidders who bid on South Dakota stone
which will be secured from the Hot
| Springs quarries and the contractors
| announce that work will commence
within 30 days. The building must be
completed by September. 1912.
PIERRE-A mass meeting of citizens
md settlers was held at Philip for the
purpose Of petitioning the railroad COM
pany to haul in free fuel and feed. Cen
eral Superintendent Dyke just returned
from that section and finds that the
company is in a perplexing position so
Gar as assisting the settlers is con-
| cerned, inasmuch as the new rate law
will not authorize them to make a rate
different to one class Of persons than
another nor for one distance included
In, another. The railroad people are
keeping close watch on the move.
ment Of settlers and It Is reported thai
700 have left the country along the
| Northwestern lines.
| HOT SPRINGS-The district cour,
here has awarded Austin II. Lathrop. 81
discharged veteran OF the state soldiers
home, $500 damages against former
| Commander Geddes and members OF
the former home board. This js the
result Of a suit brought by Lathrop for
discharge without cause, and Is a Sc
huel to the investigation by the Iegis.
lature last winter which resulted then
IN the dismissal OF Colonel Geddes. after
| charges and counter charges had been
| made In Il quarrel that WAS statewide