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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
BILLS ORDERED
FOR LAND SWINDLING
AND JURY TAMPERlNG
Disclosures of Special Agents
Lead to Action BY Federal
Grand Jury.

Dallas -. d., Dec. 12.--At the federal
court held in Sioux Falls last week m
teresting developments were MADE by
the grand jury in ~uncoverinG numerous
land frauds which are alleged to nave
taken place i'm the Gregory land district
which comprises the Rosebud country,
which resulted i'm the Indictment of Joe
Il. Baker and Arson Wager, of Gregory,
II Logan b. Fain and Brice Herman,
of Timber Lake, 5. d. For many
months numerous special agents OF the
department OF the interior have been at
work on these cases and IT Is claimed
by the agents of the government that
the offenders will have great dllficulty
to make n satisfactory explanation 10
the court OF the actions II irresulari-
ties OF which they are accused. Inc
grand jury returned three distinct IN
dictments against Baker. Fam ana Her
man for subornation or perjury anu
conspiracy, and Baker, Fain, Herman
and Wager are also indicted for tam
pering with the federal grand jury and
with these numerous charges hanging
over them, the quartet are all In jail at
Sioux Falls awaiting trial. In connec-
ton with the settlement of Gregory
county Baker was convicted in the fed
eral court at Deadwood n was SEN
fenced to q fine of 81, 900, which he PAID,
for an offense in his land operations
similar to the charges now held against
him. Incident to the opening of Tr1pp
county Arson Wager was taken in by
the federal authorities for fraudulent
| use OF the mails in connection with his
land operations and was heavily fined.
The indicted men have been active In
their efforts to have a congressional IN
| v~estigation Of the Gregory land office
and have filed charges against the reg
istrar, Il. G. Burns, for Irregularities In
the performance OF his official duties,
and as a result numerous special agents
were detailed to Gregory to investigate
for the department charges against
Registrar Burns which resulted in them
uncovering many Irregularities or
Burns accusers and the indictments
just returned were the result. Regis
| trar Burns actions have been upheld by
the department.
The indictment returned against the
four men charging tampering with the
| jury is regarded as q very serious Of
Tense and the federal penal code, article
1877, reads as follows:
Whoever shall attempt to influence
either action or decision of any grand
or petit Juror Of any court of the
United States upon any issue or matter
| pending before such juror, or before the
jury of which he is a member, or per-
tanning to his duties. by writing or
sending TO him any letter or any COM
munication in print or writing, In rela-
tion to such issue or matter, shall be
fined not more han 81 900 or impris-
oned not more than six months, or
both"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., December q,
has been fixed as the date for the Cedi-
cation of a fine new lodge hall which was
recently completed by the local Odd Eel
lows.
VOLGA-A Royal Neighbor camp has
been organized by a number OF Volga
women, with Anna Lehman az oracle. The
new camp starts out with q charter mem
bers.
MITCHELT~Postoflce detectives are
still trying to discover the men who re-
Gentry robbed a mail pouch at Madison
Of 81, 900 which was being shipped by NAL
from the Lake County bank to a bank ut
Ramona.
ALEXANDRIA-Matt Adams, an al
legged wife-beater, has been arrested on
complaint of his wife. who charges that
he beat ana otherwise abused her, AS
the result OF his preliminary hearing he
was held for appearance at the next term
of court. and In default of 81 600 bonds has
been lodged in the county Jail here.
CASTLEWOOD-The Lyle Construc.
ton company has finished two freproof
buildings for the First National bank, at
Castlewood, s. d. These buildings are en-
tirely freproof. the only wood used being
doors and castings around the sa ne. The
: windows are wire glass set in metal
frames. All the partitions are made OF
tile and the floors are covered with various
kinds of floor tile.
SIOUX F'ALLS-At a business session
held near the close of the annual con-
vent!on of the harness and saddlery deal
ers If South Dakota, which has conclud
ed IN this city. the following officers
were elected: President, John Plat;
Montrose; vice president, ]. NJ. Yauns
49,. -.
]. Gilbert. Sioux Falls.
PIERRE-At the recent very successful
Sully County Farmers institute, largeE
attended by agriculturists from all part
OF the county. all expressed themselves n
very optimistic concerning the crop pros
poets for next year, and proposed to plant
q larger arr tran ever
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
SHELTER BUILDING
IS RESUMED; WORK
IN MINING NORMAL
In Spite Of Heavy Storms, Rail-
roads Are Open and the
Mines Not Blocked.

Deadwood. S.. D., Dec. 11.--H. G. Os.
terman, who is building a smelter at
Galena, has returned from Chicago and
work on the property will be resumed
at once. The smelter will treat from
200 to 300 tons daily this winter, en-
larging later on. AT the same time the
the Gilt-Edge Consolidated company
Will be completed. The smelter will
be the first to operate in the Black
Hills in seven years n is equipped
to handle the pyritic ores In the Galena
M Two Bit districts and in portions
Of the Central Hills.
None OF the principal mining com
panies has been obliged to shut down
or even curtail production. despites tho
heavy snowstorms. The railroads have
managed to keep upthe regular orc
supply to the mills in Deadwood, tho
Golden Reward even keeping VI its
construction of the new dryer and
roaster ear the Astoria shaft.
Good ore Is being mined from the
Columbia property near Keystone,
Three carloods were recently sent cas-!
andthe returns show that the ore aver
aged 500 a ton gold. The two shafts
are being connected at the 200-foot
depth Will be mined for q test run in
the custom mill at the property.
Joe Mitchell. one of the old-time min
ers and prospectors in the Rockford
district. is opening a graphite body that
Is showing well. He sent samples IL
eastern chemists and had uniformly
good results and will continue develop
ment until he gets the property In
shape for a deal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
PRESBYTERIANS FLOURISH
IN SPITE OF DIFFICULTIES

Huron, S. D., Dec. 12.-Dr. Fl. p. Car
son, Of this city, stated clerk OF the
Presbyterian synod Of South Dakota,
has just published the annual minutes
Of the synod. They show a larger num-
Der Of church organizations, ministers,
houses Of worship and ans than
ever before in this state. The largest
amount ever contributed for home mis-
sions Is also shown, as well as the
greatest expenditures for home use.
DR.. Carson also calls attention to the
fact that, despite the drought and
money strlngency throughout the state,
the people OF the synod and their
friends In South Dakota have contrib
uted nearly 500, 600 toward the Huron
college endowment fund.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

One of the smallest Of the German
municipalities is undertaking a very big
experiment in financial legislation. The
diet OF the elder Of the two principal
tiles of Reuss, which lie in central Ger.
many, TO the southwest OF the Thur,
ingian states, carried recently a resoi
luton In favor OF increasing the staff
income tax by, 8 per cent of the tax or
incomes between $50 and $500, and
by 10 per cent of the tax on income,
exceeding $500 u year in the case OF
unmarried persons of either sex wht
have reached their ,5oth year. The diet
consists of IL members, and the reso
tuition was Carried by seven vote,
against five. The s~upertaXation OF
bachelors has often been proposed IN
other German states, and was ocular
ly referred to asa possible form OF inn
perial taxation By the Emperor Will,
lam, ,,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
RUNNING WATER POISONED
az TYPHOID GERMS

Rapid City, S. d., Dec. 12.-County
officers have issued q warning to peo-
pie living along Rapid creek from a
point above McGee's mills. where Vic
toria creek empties into Rapid, to the
Cheyenne river, not to use Ice cut
from creek water, owing to the pres
ence OF typhoid germs In the creek.
During the fall and winter there have
been upwards Of 80 cases Of typhoid
fever In the MCGEE and Lanphere-
Henrichs lumber camps, which drain
through Victoria creek into Rapid
creek. The sewage from the United
States Indian school and Rapid City
itself drains into the creek and there
is always likely to be typhoid germs
in one or both of these drains. The
ponds at SCOTS mills and the electric
light plant nave been condemned and
ice cut from them sent to the state
chemist for analysis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
BON HoMME PIONEER MEETS
DEATH AT RAILWAY CROSSING

Tyndall, S. D., Dec. 12.-While driv-
ing home from church with his family
Sunday afternoon Jack Hughes was
struck by a freight train and instantly
killed. Mr.. Hughes was driving a frac-
tious team and seeing the train COM
ing, the family managed to get out OF
the buggy before the team became un-
manageable. The horses crossed the
track in safety, but the engine struck
the buggy and carried 1t and the un-
fortunate man down the track several
rods. Mrs. Hughes was a pioneer OF
Bon Homme county, having came
mere nearly 40 years ago. No blame
for the accident Is attached to the en-
gineer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
LOWERED RENTS FOR STATE
LANDS BECAUSE OF DROUGHTS

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 1.-THE state land
department has received many letters
from west of the river leasers of state
land, requesting, that In view Of the
last seasons crop failure, that state
land rentals be lowered. Deputy Com
missioner N. NJ. Hanson, who has per-
sonally visited most Of this country the
last year and knows conditions, says
that It is likely the rent for pastoral
land will be reduced from loo an acre
to about &c, n from Sc to sc. In the
past all land, with the exception of
Harding and Perkins counties, has
brought Toe. The lowered rents will
probably be for a three year term, the
department hoping that within that
time conditions will have changed suf-
ficiently to warrant the higher price.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
STORED WATER FROM DRAWS
FOR BAD LAND IRRIGATION

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 12.-Accistant
State Engineer Rex Green will leave
shortly for Scenic, where he will attend
and address a gathering OF citizens Of
that vicinity on the Bad Lands" irri-
cation proposition. Mr.. Green will
make a preliminary survey Of a number
Of the tables which ii Is proposed TO
lrrigate with runoff water to be stored
In nearby draws and pumped onto the
land. with a view TO the practicability
OF this means of i%rrigating. The citi-
zens Of that vicinity and the White
river valley are showing great interest
In irrigation propositions and within
the past week two new projects have
been initiated on White river embrace
ing about, 900 acres.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
NOTED CAREER OF
JUDGE TRIP ENDS
AT YANKTON HOME
Diplomat and Jurist, Long
Prominent in Public At
fairs, succumbs.

Yankton. s. D.. Dec. 9.-Judge Bart
lett Trip, former minister to Austria,
once Chief justice OF the supreme court
Of Dakota territory. and In many re
spects tho most distinguished citizen
OF South Dakota, died at his home this
morning at 7:45 o'clock.
Judge Trip suffered a stroke OF
paralysis about n week ago, and since
then little hope has been entertained
for his recovery. He was So years old
A wife survives Judge Trip. but rs
had no children His other nearest rel
ctive Is Mrs. John Holman, a niece who
lives in the east.
Judge Trips Career.
Juge Trip was born at Harmony
Me-, July Is, 1912. He was h son or
William n Naamah BartletD Tripp,
He was q student at W~atervifle collego
from 1857 to 1860. and graduated from
the Albany Law schoolsins1867. . In 1869
he married Ellen NJ. Jennings, Of Gar
land, Me-. Upon her death he was again
married to Maria Janet Washburn. OF
Yankton, S.. D.. in 1887.
Judge Tripp practieed law in Angus
ia, Me-, from 1867 to 1869, and at Yank
ton from that time until his death. He
was president of the Yankton school
board from 1876 to- 1885. and was one
of the incorporators OF Yankton college
in 1881. He was on the first board oS
regents Of the State University OF
South Dakota, and a member of the
committee for codifying the Dakota
Territorial laws In 1877 and the state
laws in 1902.
Judge Trip was the democratic nom
Iinee for delegate to congress in 1878.
EIIe was president of the first constttu
convention in 1885, During thu
First term of President Cleveland
rJudge Trip served By bis appointment
as chief Justice of the1territorial su-
pret1e court from iSS6't0 1888.
Is Minister. toNAustria.
when Presidents Cleveland was
Slected q econd.sthme,, he appointed
Judge Trip as United States minister
to Austria. This was in 1893. and he
served four years. He returned to
Yankton to live When his term ex-
pired.
Judge Tripp was; a delegate to the
democratic national conventions, of 1877
and 1892. He was a member Of the
Samoan commission to settle question:
in controversy between England, Ger
many and the United States, by ap-
pointment of President Mckinley, He
had been q lecturer On constitutional
law in the University of South Dakotl
since 1902.
Until the silver issue became the di
viding line between parties, Judge
Trip was. an ardent democrat in poll
tics. Since 1896. however, he has been
affiliated with the republicans. In 1870.
he was prominently mentioned, as a
possible nominee for the vice presiden.
cy, which went to Theodore Roosevelt
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

Though castiron is not now chosen
for the working parts Of machines 1t
has been known to show great durabil-
ity when SO used. In an instance late
ly brought to notice a castiron crank
shaft OF an engine built in 1850 had, in
1910. made 1S7, 900, 600 revolutions and
the stress on the neck at the beginning
Of each stroke had ranged from 1850
to $3.50 pounds a square inch. In an
other instance, a castiron gudgeon, put
to use before 1888, has continued in
service without fracture. 1t has with
stood at least $50, 900, 600 applications of
inch.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
MILWAUKEE FIRM CONTRACTS
TO BUILD HURON POSTOFFICE

Huron, 6. D., Dec. 1.-THE contract
for the new ~postoffice building for HUI
ron has been let to the Northern Con-
struction company. of milwaukee,, and
work will begin early In the spring.
The contract involves s95,SS3.
This Ia the seoon time bids have
been called for OIL the federal building
for. this city. Congress appropriated
500, 900 for It's construction. and all of
the first sot Of bids were higher than
the appropriation. necessitating that the
work be advertis Cd q second time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

The jewelers. Circular Weekly,
speaking Of the great increase in value
of pearls, Gays that a necklace recently
sold for $4,000 had been bought in
1894 for $4,000. Reports from Paris,
the trade paper adds, are that the de-
mand for pearls is stronger than ever
Were 1t not for the resale to dealers OF
pearls that have already been worn, the
market would almost be barren Of fine
gems, as the increase In the number OF
pearls from the fisheries has not beer
commensurate with the growing de-
mande.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

What is probably one OF the largest
batteries In the world is being manu-"
featured In America. 1t is to be at
Baltimore for heavy rates of discharge.
This battery consists OF 152 cells, each
containing 1873 plates. Each Of thel52
lead-lined wooden plates measures four
feet two inches high and 21a inches
wide and 72B inches long. and will
weigh, without plates and electrolyte,
approximately 1000 pounds. The total
weight Of the entire battery equipped
with plates and electrolyte, when ready
for service, will be approximately 1,100,-
600 pounds
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

Here are a few examples from Basil
Hargrave's Origins and Meanings OF
Popular Phrases and Names" Tho
phrase every mar jack of them is
explained as q corruption Of the arch
ale "eyerich" or "every-chop" every
one) into "every-John" and then "ev-
ery-Jack." "Hobson's choice" goes
back to the seventeenth century. To-
bias Hobson, who kept a livery stable
at Cambridge, England, and who
would only let out his horses in strict
rotation, saying: This or +"
Mind your p's and as is said to be a
reference to pints and quarts In the old
alehouse score, and an admonition mot
to allow the score to run too long
Point blank was the white spot in
the center Of the target, from the
French blanc.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

For the banquets to the guests at
the wedding of the son of Lebady, lately
bashaw of Petuan, 1000 hens and
chickens were killed, 500 sheep, 40 oxen
and 500 pigeons. Honey and cheese
were consumed by the hundredweight
and bottles of lemonade disappeared
by the thousand. For coffee and tea,
5000 pounds OF sugar were required,
n Lebady spent 5000 on biscuits,
pastry n confectionerv-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

The most popular form Of old sea
CLOCK was the sandglass, which greatly
resembled the present day egg boiler
Many Of these glasses were timed Ia
run "a hours, and prior to the ship
leaving land the glass was set exactly
at noon. . If 1t were carefully watched
land turned as 500 as the sand ran
sdown the skipper could reckon the day
with fair pccuracv.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

There is a short crop Of cabbage in
Germany this year. the sauerkraut,
usually an article Of export to the
United States, is in demand for do
nestle requirements. Hungary and
Russia have been exporting fair guam
titles thus far, and some contracts COW
ering German sauerkraut sold in the
American market have been Cancelled
and the difference In price paid. 1t is
anticipated that the shortage will be
still more apparent In January than at
present n offers Of American sauer-
kraut will be received with, &nterest by
Hamburg Dealers
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
HURON SECRET ORDERS AND
THEIR OFFICIAL ROSTER

+ Huron, s. D., Dec. 9.-Annual cleo.
tons have just been held by -four Of
the lodges of the city, the officers being
given below:
Huron lodge, No. 26. A. F. and A. M
elected: L. l.. Appleby, w. NJ; T. II.
Campbell, s.. w; G. n. Hall, J. w;
II. j. Rice, Sec; r. u. Hill, Treas; j.
II. Foasberg, s. D.: Glen Waibel, J.. d;
G. w. Hill, S. s.; II. Larson. ]. s.;
trustees, w. +. r.. Whorton and F. X,
Brumwell.
Huron lodge, No. 16, knights Of
Pythias, selected: G. r. hardwood, G,
c.; Fred Foasberg, V. c.; A. l.. Kin
kead, Prel.: G. NJ. Eckles, M. of w;
j. III. Foasberg, K. OF r. S. and M. OF
F.; J.. r. Dramsdahl, NJ. of E.; Thomas
Thomson, NJ. of A.; trustee for three
years, J.. r. Johnson; representative
to grand lodge, T. M. Simmons, A. l..
Kinkead and J.. r. Dramsdahl.
The officers OF James River lodge,
No. 20, ]. O. o. f., are as follows
j. L. Foxton. n. c.; Charles Demlo,
". G.; H. l.. Eckhart, r. s.; Geo. It.
Grove, F. S.; Earl Batchelder, Treas,
Colfax Rebekah lodge, No. 8, haa
elected as follows. Mrs. Mary Finicie.
N. g.; Mrs. Grace T.. Meyers, V. G..
Miss Genie Stueben, Sec; Miss Laura
Denning. Treas.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

Birds go to the arctic regious to rear
their young because of the labish
abundance of food provided there.
Seed eating birds FIND an abundant sup
ply OF cranberries. crowberries and 9TH
err ground fruits which remain frozen
all winter, while insect eating birds
have only to open their mouths to fill
them will mosquitoes. The condition
in Siberia n Alaska are Identical. the
open season for birds being n period of
four months' duration in each.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

Gypsies introduced the practice of
palmistry into England. This appears
from a statute of 1881 called an "Acte
concerning E~gypsyens," which recites
that 'afore this TYNE DIVERSE and many
outlandysshe People, callyne them
sclfes Egyptians. using no craft nor
faicte of marchaundyse, hav comen into
this Realme and gone from Shire to
Shire and Place to Place and used
create subtyll and crafty meanes to de-
ceyve the people that they by palmes-
tire could tell MEME and womens for
tunes, and have by cratic and subtyltie
deceived the people Of their money"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

. A New York grocer has combined an
advertising novelty and a source o.
profit In a butter churn, which Is in al
most constant operation In his store,
The church is driven by a small cleo
trio motor. and the scheme is to sell a
patron a quantity of cream and then
for a small charge churn it into butter
The operation takes but q few minutes
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

There are 80 dental surgeries for the
school children OF Sweden, the effect Of
which has BEEN to reduce absences from
school on account OF toothacne 20 a
Negligible minim am.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

A doctors wife just home in Paris
from AMMAN, where she was attached
to a branch of the Pasteur institute.
relates that servants I'm that country
have the crrioIs habit Of washing ali
dishes under the table. never on top.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

At Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
there are valuable slate deposits good
for roofing and other purposes. They
are GOO to 500 feet Fl width and extend
for miles.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14

A German chemist claims to have
melted metals In a N by focus
ing the suns rays upon them without
necessitating TIE use of a container of
high heat RESISTING properties.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-14
LETCHER MAN WINNER
OF BUTTERMAkER PRIZE

Aberdeen, s. d., Dec. 9.-The Soutli
Dakota State Dairymen and Butter
makers convention. in annual CONVEX
ton here. reelected the entire set OF
officers for the ensuing year. as fol-
lows:
President, A. H. Halls, OF Garretson;
vice president, p. A. Zollmun, Of Alex
andria; secretary-treasurer. A. z. Ry'
ger, of Bookings.
making contest. In which ]. M. Ras.
mussen, of Letcher, was winner. with q
score of 1914, but vas tied by Alvid
Finstad. of Alcester. with the same
score, while r. Fl. Baldwin, Of Belle
Fourche, was third with a score Of 81,
The other contestants were close be-
hind, the average score being 81.
The convention closed the two days
last night, when the delegatca
were the guests OF the Commercial club
at an Informal smoker.