The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-10-12
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

TAKE care OF the increasing puslHess.
HARRISON-The annual convention
Of the Douglas County Sunday School
association. which was to have been
held here last Sunday. has been post
poned until Sunday. October Is.
DALLAS-A large amount OF new
equipment has been provided the local
volunteer fire department, and the de-
partment now is one Of the most eff
ficient in the southern part Of the state.
HIGHMORE-The local depot build
ing of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company has been remodeled
and enlarged and now Is one of the
finest on the lines of the company In
the state,
CANTON-Good progress is being
made In the work of erecting a new
Catholic church building in this city.
1t Is constructed of cement blocks. The
church is 37x6S feet in size and will
have a IS foot spire.
vOLGA-Great interest is being talk
en- in a mass meeting of citizens to
be held Monday evening OF next
week, at which the matter of INSTALL
ing a public library and free read
ing room will be discussed and action
taken.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. men are con-
sidering a proposition involving the
erection Of large Touring mill. w.
II. Thomas, Of Long Pine, Neb is the
one who has made the proposition and
who stands ready to build with proper
encouragement.
BRUCE-The women members of the
local library association, through whose
efforts a public library has been es-
tablished here, are arranging to give
a public entertainment on Friday eve
ming, October 13. the proceeds to be
devoted to the library fund.
LEAD-As the result of playing
with giant powder cap, Dewey Ter
ba. a boy Of this city, met with an
off the ends of one Of his thumbs
and two fingers. How the boy secured
possession Of the deadly cap is a mys-
terry.
WILMOT-Rev. G. s. Baskerville, for
some years pastor Of the local Presby-
terian church, has rendered his resig-
nation and has accepted a call from
the First Presbyterian church OF NAL
com, la. He will remove to Malcolm
and assume his new duties well before
the close Of this month.
CENTERvILLE-The dedication of
the Scandi Lutheran church OF
this city will occur Sunday, October 8.
This service will be the opening one of
a three days convention of the district
of South Dakota II. l.. Luthern
church. A number of pastors and
speakers from outside will be present.
HUDSON-The Hudson Gun club
has decided to hold big shooting
tournament on November / and 2 A
prize to the participant who makes
the best record in Workmanship and
other prizes, including cash, will be
offered for those who make good rec
ords.
HOVEN-The work of organizing a
volunteer fire department at this place
has been completed. The following Of
ficers were elected: Chief, Charles
Seurer; secretary, F. G. Grow; treas
urer. p. J. Kaiser e. e. Martin was
appointed assistant chief. The depart
ment has been organized into two COM
panies.
YANKTON-Next week, for the
first time in the county's history, an
October term of circuit court will con-
vene. There are only five criminal ac-
tions. The most important case will be
that Of the state against Willard Linn
po, who. in his capacity as marshal OF
Lesterville. shot and killed John Cheek,
who was resisting arrest.
ARMOUR-A young man employed
in the Fullerton Lumber yards at this
place made an attempt to end his ex-
istence by drinking an ounce OF lauda-
mum. The prompt action on the part
of a physician prevented him going
over tho divide. The mans name is
Knudson and he halls from Akron, Ia,
having been here a few days. Melan-
cholia prompted the deed.
SIOUX FALLS-The South Dakota
Central Railway company, which OPP
crates a steam road between Sioux
Falls and WATERFOWL, has been made
the defendant in q damage suit by
Peter ]. Yeager. former engineer
in the employ Of the company. Yeager
seeks to recover damages in the sum
Of $1,000 for injuries received on June
20. 1909, while his engine was in the
yards Of the company at Waterfowl.
IROQUOIS-Arthur Landrigan, aged
10, was accidentally shot and seriously
wounded near here while hunting with
some companions. He was riding on the
back axle Of buggy, in which were
two of his companions, and was lean
ing on loaded shot gun when In some
unknown manner the weapon was dis
charged. The charge entered his body
under the arm and came out at the
point Of the shoulder, infiicting an ex-
ceedingly dangerous wound.
ELK POINT, s. D.-John Callahan
died at his home one mile northwest
of this city today, aged AZ. His death
was caused from injuries received
while lifting. The deceased was born
in Sioux City in 1854 and soon after
ward moved to this county, where he
has continued to reside ever since. He
leaves a wife and one daughter, Ruth.
He is also survived by two sisters and
five brothers, namely. James, Pat, Mrs.
Edward Donnelly and Mrs. Simon Nc
Inerny. all of this city, and Joe. Fred
and Edward. OF Sioux City. The flu
neral will be held here.
DEADWOOD-The arrest of Genius
Ward here may throw light on the
disappearance of Edward Erby, Is
years ago. Wards arrest came about
through his presentation at the First
National bank of certificate Of de-
post for 500 in the name of Erby. The
states attorney at once caused the ar
rest of Ward, who is a brother of
Beecher Ward, who 10 years ago was
sent to the penitentiary at Sioux Falls
for the brutal murder of the two Shep-
herd boys of Puma. Some time be-
fore that Edward Erby a prospector
had been boarding at the Ward home
and suddenly dropped out of sight. Ac-
cording to the story of Genius Ward
Erby left him to go to the cabin where
Beecher was. and that was the last
time Genius ever saw Erby.
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