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

querade ball of the local volunteer fire
department will. be held on New Years
night. A committee has been appointed ia
make arrangements.
ABERDEEN-The Ogilvie conference OF
the Episcopal clergy of South Dakota con-
cluded a two days session last evening
with an informal reception at the rectory
OF st. Marks church, rendered by Rev.
and Mrs. J. w. Hyslop.
FAITH-The Faith branch of the Mil
waukee has been badly blockaded as a re-
suit Of the storm Of last week. party
who left there Tuesday says that no trains
had arrived since the Friday before. and
that none were expected for three or four
days more.
CENTERVILLE - Extensive improve
ments are being made to the public
school building, both exterior and interior.
Among the improvements to the inside is
the Pacing of seats in the auditorium.
and the heating plant has been overhauled
and improved.
MOUNT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have
been completed for providing Mount Ver-
non with street lights The principal BUSH
ness street will be lighted with cluster
lights, three in cluster, while the side
streets VIII be lighted by center sus-
pension lights.
LEBEAU-There Is a great deal of COM
plant made regarding the recent change
in train service on the st. Louis road west
Of Condo. In prosperous times the road
made money and II does not seem quite
fair that now in a period of only tenn
porary depression. good live and growing
towns should have only three accommoda-
lions trains a week
WAGNER-A committee representing
the Platte Line Commercial association
left for Chicago today to confer with OFF,
Gals Of the c., M. g. st. Paul railroad
relative to the very poor train service
along the Platte line since the installation
Of the new time table.
ABERDEEN-Th case Of Albert
Smalley. charged In federal court with i'm
proper use of the mails, will go to the
jury today. The introduction of evidence
was concluded just before the court ad-
journed yesterday. The trial occupied the
court throughout the day.
LEOLA-A term Of state circuit court
for Mcpherson county will convene here
Tuesday, December 8, with Judge Bottum
presiding. The term probably will be
longer than usual, as there are six GRIM
inal cases on the calendar and new civil
cases are being filed daily.
HOT SPRINGS-Fall River county's
crop production for this year shows a big
Increase over the production during 1910.
Thus far during the present year an ag-
gregate OF more than 1900 acres Of farm
land heretofore lying idle has Teen entered
by thrifty and experienced farmers.
EUREKA-For the first time In several
years at this season OF the year every
country and other kind OF school in this
(AIcPherson) county is provided with a
teacher and is running regularly. An ag-
gregate of l05 teachers are engaged in the
city and country schools of the county.
ABERDEEN-Sergt. Charles ]. Sehatz,
a member of the noncommissioned staff of
Company l., S. d. n. c., stationed in this
city, was found guilty of disposing of gov
eminent property and reduced to the rank
Of private. The penalty FOR this crime is
one year in the penitentiary of Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan.
ABERDEEN-Word has been received
here that the South Dakota special to
the land show at Chicago will not leave
this city, as was first announced, but will
leave Huron Monday, November q. Stops
will be made through Iowa and Illinois
and the train will arrive in time for South
Dakota day, November rs.
lie school are filled to overlooking, ana
the congested condition has revived the
movement for the erection Of a larger
school building. The increase on the num-
Der OF children of school age has been
so great that 1t will not be long until ad-
ditional teachers will have to be engaged.
MITCHELL-An active building season
has been outlined for the business district
Of Mitchell next year and six or seven
hne buildings are to be constructed. The
business buildings will cost $3.50, OOO The
Y. NJ. c. A. will expend 10000 on their
new structure, the lot for which has al
ready been purchased at a cost Of $780,
1t will have frontage Of Is feet and 100
feet deep. The Catholic academy Is to
be erected in the spring at a cost Of $4,000.
and the funds have been practically
raised. The residence section will keep
pace with former years.
RAPID CITY-The eight boys who were
charged with rioting at the high school
were told by the board Of education that
1t would withdraw the charge Of high mis-
demeanor for which they were to have
appeared before Justice Exline yesterday.
In consideration Of this leniency the board
ordered Principal Volegein to cancel the
football games for the remainder of the
season and ordered the boys to pay for
damages done to school property and to
settle the physicians bills incident to the
injuries sustained by Miss Frances Jones,
who was injured in snowballing.
ABERDEEN-Officia notice is issued
that the Moreau and Cheyenne river
branches OF the Milwaukee system west
of the Missouri river in South Dakota
have been closed to traffic until further
notice. These branches run to Faith and
Isabel respectively. Since the heavy
SHOWS OF two weeks ago the road has ex-
perienced great difficulty in maintaining
train service on the branches, and while
the management is exerting every effort
to get the branch lines in operation, no
attempt will be made to maintain a reg
ular schedule until the lines are finally
cleared Of snow.
ABERDEEN-The federal grand Jury In
session here late yesterday returned an
indictment charging Charles e. Hyde, a
millionaire land owner Of Pierre, with
having devised a scheme to defraud and
with having carried out the scheme
through the use Of the United States
mails. The charge was that Hyde had
sent out postal cards to nonresident land
owners In South Dakota, stating the taxes
due on their property was more than was
actually the case. Hyde pleaded not
guilty. and his hearing will be held at
the next term Of federal court at Sioux
Falls.
TYNDALL--A local saloon recently pur-
chased by John Reding, of Marion, Ia.
has been closed by the authorities. The
license for the saloon had been issued to