The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-06-08
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WASHINGTON - Leonard Under
wood, Of Yankton, S. d., until recent
iy secretary to Senator Gamble, has
been appointed to a position as special
agent in the land service, with head
quarters at Seattle. Mr. Underwood
will be succeeded as secretary to Mr..
Gamble by Ralph Case, also Of Yank-
ton.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH-Six per-
sons were drowned in Utah lake Sun
day when the launch Gallilee, on which
six persons were attending a party
given in honor Of the approaching mar
riage of Miss Vera Brown and Edward
b. Holmes, capsized. Among tho
drowned were the prospective bride and
groom and two other children OF Capt
Edwin Brown, owner OF the launch.
CHICAGO-Chicago sweltered Sum
day in what was five degrees the hot
test weather recorded here. The tenn
perature rose to 95.3 degrees more than
degree higher than the next hottest
day of the year in which many heat
records have fallen. One drowning and
several heat prostrations were record
ed. Following day of suffering the
mercury dropped suddenly last night,
falling 80 degrees to 65 by o'clock
DENvER--Harold Henwood, who on
May "a shot down three men in a bar
room here, has pleaded not guilty to
the second charge of murder held
against him, following the death of
George Copeland, the Victor, Colo,
man, a bystander, who was struck by
two bullets from Henwoods revolver.
Previously he had pleaded not guilty
to the charge OF murder following the
death Of Sylvester Won Phul, Of st.
Louis.
WESTINGHOUSE Lodge. In a
telegram to Henry NJ. Whitney, of
Cohasset, Mass. said he will vote for
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
and also for the Root amendment,
which has been objected to as fatal
to the agreement, but he added that
he will vote against "all hostile amend
ments' and will not press even hia
proposed fisheries amendment unless
satisfied that 1t will not imperil the
agreement.
WASHINGTON-Th customs court
has given a decision which promises
to bring customs collectors into even
more unpopularity. The words in one
section Of the Payne-Aldrich law have
been construed to mean that INV
American born animal Cnce taken out
of this country must pay duty to re-
turn. 1t Is held that the law applies
to all animals from pet poodles to draft
horses. Heretofore customs collectors
have been allowed to exercise soma
discretion in enforcing this provision.
MOBERLY, MO.-Enraged over his
decisions, a mob Of about 600 angry
fans attempted Sunday to throw
Umpire Frank GonIns, Of st. Louis.
In pond. He was rescued by deputy
sheriff and taken to hotel, which
was guarded by the entire police force
until a st. Louis train left. The game
was between the Ben Miles, of st.
Louis, and local club. The home
club was defeated, though it had a
pitcher said to be a member of the
Kansas City American association
team.
VERA CRUZ, MEX.-The war be-
Ing over, constructively at least, tho
presidential campaign may be said TO
have been begun In Mexico Sunday
when Gen. Bernardo Reyes, who was
! recalled from Europe to aid in tho
re-establishment Of peace. arrived hero
by the steamship Fuerst Bismarck
from Havana. While not yet an avowed
candidate for the presidency, General
Reyes is considered receptive Tn
doubtedly his name will be on the ball
lot when the election Is held. lie Is
popular with the army ard con rely
politically on what remains Of tho Dial
! machine.