The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-10-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

school convention ever held in Fai
River county is closed after O good AZ
tendance. II was in charge of COUNTY
Organizer Lockwood.
PIERRE.-During the past summor
the state has constructed 25,oo0 soma 20
feet of cement sidewalks on the capitoI
grounds. running In width from IL :"
10 feet at cost OF about $4,000.
CUSTER-The summer season ~.
Sylvan lake. the highest summer re-
sort east Of the Rockies. closed YES
terday with a barbecue. T. j. Carol,
expects to manage II again next year
JAvA--Preliminary steps have bao,
taken to organize a Commercial cluh
at this place. and at a meeting to be
held within q day or two such an or
ganization will be formally launched
REDTIELD--A movement has been
started to have a. government good
roads expert come here and lay our y
mile Of model road in the fmmedia,s
vicinity of Redfield, for the purpose ~
encouraging good road building in this
section.
HOT SPRINGS-An organization q,
retailers of the city was perfected last
night, the chief object being to pro'
tect business men from loss through
bad accounts and the practices of those
known as dead beats" It is called
the Business Mems association. h, I
Glattly, a lumber dealer, and presiden;
OF the Commercial club, was elected
president.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has re-
turned from his extensive trip to thu
east to attend the annual governors
conference. On the return he took IN
the Kansas State fair. where he spoke
on Governors day, and the progressive
meeting at Mitchell.
BELLE FOURCHE-The CONNER.
cial club has taken definite steps to.
ward securing Carnegie public II.
, brary building, and II is expected ar
rangements can be completed SO the
work of erecting the structure can
commence within the next few months
DEADWOOD--A forest fire within
quarter OF mile of the city destroyed
over 100 acres of good timber before
| It was extinguished. The forest SER
vice was obliged to keep a good sized
| force at work on the flames as the
| wind made the fire dangerous, and il
was hard to keep In hand.
CHAMBERLAIN--wo has reached
| town to the effect that yesterday. dur
| ing a sharp thunder storm, Elmer
| Knudson was killed by lightning, about
been at work in field on his place.
| and was found dead on the ground by
| his brother Oscar soon after.
Residents are taking
| great interest In special election
| which is to be held here Tuesday of
/ next week, at which the proposition OF
| issuing refunding school bonds in the
sum OF $500 will be submitted. The
| issuing of the bonds will make a con-
siderable saving in interest charges.
LAKE PRESTON-Rt Rev. Thomas
| O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls. Catholic
| bishop OF the eastern diocese of South
Dakota. at services held I'm the Cath
| Ollie church administered confirmation
to class of $50 new members. About
q dozen priests from this portion Of the
state were present TO aid the bishop in
| the exercises.
| PIERRE-Thc department of history
| has received from the war department
q complete Typographical map OF the
| Missouri, river from Sioux City 20 Bis
| marck. The section showing the Lit
! tie Bend. above Pierre. at which pace
| II is proposed TO construct n mammOth
| water power, shows that by cutting
4 through 200 foot shale blum for
| distance of about one mile fan Of
lC2 feet can be secured.
| LEAD-Eis plea that he did not con-
slider IL moral wrong TO borrow an
4 other hunters license to shoot prairie
| chickens. did not save Rev. Emory Bor-
la. of Terry. from being fined $50 and
costs for Illegal hunting. Borla, when
he had the law explained to him, plead
ed guilty. but seemed much surprised
that he had committed an offense. He
had only succeeded in bagging one
chicken when the game warden caught
him.
FAITH--Among the unique features
| OF an entertainment to be given here
October 3 for the purpose of raising
funds for the erection OF a united
church building. will be a war dance
given by the Indians from the adjacent
Sioux reservation. This 1t Is believed
Is the first time that Indians have
contributed a war dance to swell a
church fund. The war dance will be
given I'm connection with home talent
play. the proceeds OF which also VIII
go TO the fund.
LUDLOW--Some excitement has
been caused here by reports to the eff
feet that gold has been found in the
| Cave Hills. some miles from here.
Chas. II. Oliver. resident In the vi
cinity OF the Hills, exhibited here a
sample of quartz which he secured IN
the Hills. He had II assayed and re-
ports that II averaged S24 per ton IN
gold. 1t is expected that quite STAN
pede will take place for that region
when the nature OF the find" becomes
generally known.
VERMILI4ION--The second day OF
the Clay county fair proved to be an
unusually successful one. Various al
fractions and displays held the inter
est of the visitors throughout the
entire day. Directly following the
very enjoyable concert by Reeds bahG,
of Sioux City, in the evening, the fair
visitors had an opportunity OF seeing
Henry Woodruff in The Prince Oh
Tonight" About 1000 people ATTENDED
the fair. making the gate receipts run
up close to $4,000.
| PIERRE-The South Dakota CentrH
Railway company has filed its annua'
| statement with the state railway "'.
mission. The statement shows ne.
income of $s4.796 for that system, Ou'
this does not include any u.siet""S
paid to the stockholders OF the com
pany, the amount being credited "
the profit and loss account OF the roau'
| but all expenses OF every class IN
Guiding interest IL shown. and the sss,
900 was clear for any use the COMPANY
saw Mt to put IL to.
SIOUX FALLS-It is feared ina,
Miss Susie Rehm. aged 20. daughter y.
| a prominent farmer living in SpHss