The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-06-08
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

scsSlOH OF the CO0lngtOn county LeaCh-
ers' institute has been set for June /,
to "a.
EPSWICH-Crop conditions in this
ricfnity could not be better. Recent
heavy rain put things in the pink O,
condition. tae
LENNox-william Fitzgerald, Q
pioneer of Lincoln county, has been
lll with asthma and heart trouble. DIR.
Siaman is the attending physician.
ABERDEEN-Twelv cars of stock
bound for Sioux City, were wrecked
near Ashton, on the Milwaukee line,
tying up the line until late Friday. The
lrainmen escaped without injury.
DEADWOOD-The grand lodge Of
The Ancient Order of United Work
men concluded here last evening. Alb,
srdeen was selected for the meeting
place in 1913.
PIERRE-In the United States court
here. the case of Clarence o. Nash.
former postmaster Of Marietta, Stanley
county. indicted on 9 charge Of falsify-
Ing postoffice returns to increase his
salary and of embezzlement Of $1,000,
went over the term. e
VERMILLION-The contract for the
construction Of the new high school
building has been awarded to Eric
the basement Is In progress. 1t Is hoped
to- have the building completed before
winter.
ABERDEEN--J. r. Halliday. of Iro-
quois, former state auditor, and Mrs.
Halliday last week arrived at their
18th anniversary and were surprised
by their friends with an improvised
silver wedding. Mr.. Halliday Is editor
Of the IroQuois Chief.
IPSWICH-Two years ago this sum-
ner a complete sewer system was put
IN. Last summer an electric light plant
:ame into operation. with lights all over
the city. This year $4,000 water
plant will be installed, giving ample fire
protection. The water supply will be
furnished by artesian wells.
ARDMORE-John s. Cole, of Denver,
an expert In dry farming. was the chief
speaker at q big farmers meeting held
here, when grange was organized
Mr.. Cole has spent the past 10 days ex-
amin1ng every part or this county, to
select a suitable spot for the location
Of government experiment station.
HOT SPRINGS-The Northwestern
installing an oil storage tank here
and coal will be unknown hereafter
The engines used on the stub between
here and Buffalo Gap have been fitted
np for the liquid fuel and as soon as
the few days workout Is given them in
he Chadron yards they will be put in,
service.
ABERDEEN-Acco to the es-
Inmates of the r. l.. Polk Directory
company, Aberdeen's population Is a
shade under $4,000, instead Of only
1878. as given by the federal census.
There are over 5000 names in the direc-
tory, and the multiple used by the d.
rectory people brings the population up
to 1925.
PIERRE-The referendum petition
to carry to q vote the law for the
settling of county seat contests was
filed with the secretary Of state with
5000 names. AS only one town in the
state is especially interested in hav-l
Ing this law upheld, 1t is alleged that
the names were procured by paid So
licitors. They count just the same.
BELLE FoURCHE-Upon convic-
ton of adultery, Or. Horace M.
Champney. we'll known physician,
was sentenced by Judge Rice to Ave
months in the penitentiary. DR..
who came her in 1895 and
Is AZ years old. has one divorced wife,
but was never divorced from his sec
Dnd wife on whose complaint his
trouble arose, who lives here The
woman in the case was not prosecuted
MITCHELL-Fred Appel. a young
nan living in Miner county, near
Eanova, was accidentally killed. He
was cleaning q small rifle when the
gun was discharged by the trigger COM
ing in contact with a bench. The ball
entered the forehead and went down.
ward, penetrating the brain. He lived
.wo hours. He was 26 years old and
IA NJ Mr. I'll
Appel. prominent residents Of that
county.
SIOUX FALLS-An important de-
.ision defining the rights OF the farm
RS of South Dakota under the state
law has been rendered by the
supreme court in the case arising from
Turner county. The decision is In
substance that boards of county COM
cannot refuse additional
lrainage when a drainage ditch already
constructed needs to be made large to
properly drain the land through which
I passes.
DEADWOOD-South Dakota grand
edges Of the Ancient Order of United
Vorkmen and Degree OF Honor are in
ession to be continued three days.
over six hundred visitors are on hand
lmong the most prominent being Gov,
B. r. Carroll of Iowa; w. M. Narvis Of
ne same state, supreme master work.
nan In the United States, and Mrs.
frances Buell. Olson, Of st. Paul, su-
,erior chief Of honor
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen park
,oard has entered upon an extensive
Ian for identifying the park system
Il the city. At present the board Is
working on Melgaard park, named
fter pioneer, part of his tree claim
the park. The grounds are
icing laid out with drivewayg, trees
re being planted In vacant spots, and
low spot in the grounds will be con-
'erted into an artificial lake.
SIOUX FALLS--A dozen cities will
,e represented at the meeting of the
Federation of South Dakota CONNER
'ial clubs here June and Z. H. O.
cooley, secretary Of the Belle Fourche
club, will talk on What
IAN We Do to Make the Federation a
and Useful Organization?"
md r. z. Dowdell on How to Adyer-
Use the Commercial, Industrial and
agricultural Resources Of South Da-
,ota at Small Expense" Governor
yessey will be on hand.
IPSWICH, s. B.-Carl Sanborn, one
Il the early settlers Of Edmunds
county, met @ very sudden death at
3eebe, a new station between here and
Roscoe by falling from scaffold. He
md his son and another man were
on the structure, which sud
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