The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Minneapolis. The compafy is capitalized
at SIS 1000, and its purpose IL the construe-
ton Or u railway 30 miles IN length from
dartmouth, N, D., to Veblen, s. d., at o
cost OF 10000. The oncorporators are
Julius Roehoit. "a RI Rosholt, G. A. Paul
son. Minneapolis; George II. Anderson and
p. J.. Hanson. VebIen, s. ID.
BRooKINGs- Ayoung man named Ole
| Noihnse has been held for trial at the jan
uary term OF state circuit court on the
charge OF forgery. In default OF $1,000
l bonds he has been lodged In Jail. He Is
charged with forging the name Of q farm
er to a check. which he cashed at Balaton,
Mimi, where he ives arrested. shortly at
terward being brought back to South Da-
kota for trial
sTURGIs-Charles Balan.o. Of Company
M, Nineteenth infantry, Fort Meade, q
member Of the headquarters attachment,
was killed by being thrown from his
horse while taking the animal to water,
He received 4 fractured skill and lived
lsonly oneIhaff hour after the accident. He
has relatives In Kingston, Pa.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E~orrtgan, long q
prominent attorney OF Mellette, In Sphinx
county, has rented office rooms in Aber-
deem and will engage In the practice or
law here. Judge Ia r.. Boucher, whose
term OF Office as circuit Judge expires In
January, win also come to Aberdeen 20
| practice.
PIERPoNT-The residents or Pierpont
are very proud OF what is known as h
Pierpont Choral union. This now famous
singing society has over 40 members and
was organized about a year ago. It's
progress has been so rapid that II now Is
one of the leading organizations OF it,
kind IN South Dakota.
I~SABEL-F1re OF mysterious origin de-
stroyed the dwelling house of Mr.. and
| Mrs. l.. Pfaff, homesteaders living near
here, together with all the furniture and
contents. 1t was with difficulty that
Pfaff and his wife and two small children
escaped. The business men OF Isabel nave
contributed a fund for the relief OF the
family.
GEDDES-At a meeting OF Geddes lodge,
| No. 1856, A. #. e "A. M, last night, the
following officers were elected: Warren
Il. Beck, W. NJ; NJ. G, Hartzer, 8. W.;
Howard Cooper, j.. W.; J. "A. Seapy, treas
| urer, and r. Il. Dinsmore, secretary. A
| Joint installation OF officers will be held
with the Eastern Star lodge December "a.
WooNsocKET-The Eastern star lodge
! has elected the following officers: Ma
tron, Mrs. E. w. Feigs; associate matrons
Mrs. ID, b. Finch; patron. DIR. Z. w.
leige: conduetresE. Mrs. Robert Me-
( Naughton; associate ~conductress, Miss
Myrtle Bratsberg; secretary, Mrs. L. l.
Lawson; treasurer, Mrs. II. L, Hobart.
GEDDEs - Robert Spotted Eagle, a
Sioux Indian being held to the circuit
court on a charge of bigamy made his
escape from the jailer at Platte a couple
o tdays ago. while the jaiIer was escort
| ling the prisoners from dinner. He was
captured by Sheriff Rifle at Wheeler, s..
D., last night, and returned to JAIL
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The socialist
candidate for congress for the First South
Dakota congressional district. Ed M. Ja-
cobson, Of Sioux Falls, spent 2 cents for
his campaign, according to his report to
the Senate This was the price of the
stamp that brought his expense statement.
ABERDEEN-c - WAGNER, d "hon-
yoker't who recently made Ira proof on
q homestead neal Eagle Butte, has en-
tered the government service, from which
he retired when he filed Upon a. claim. and
has been ordered to Kobe, Japan, on a
government mission OF a special nature.
wATERTowN-By order OF the attor-
ney general, the Dakota Wesleyan Assur-
ance company, OF this place. a life insur-
ance concern Doing business both in this
state and in North Dakota, has beer, tenn
porarily at least, enjoined from disposing
OF any more Of Its capital stock.
DAvISToN-A meeting Is being held at
Daytston today to consider the advisability
OF organizing a cooperative creamery
con tpany and building and operating a
creamery. Great interest is being mani
tested In the plan, and there is but little
doubt Of Il being carried through.
/. LEAD-The city Of Lead is endeavoring
TO have Sunday a day Of rest, and the
Homestake mine allows its laborers to
II Ahnnua. os.sh a QfYndory AZ thar xnanIA lnax,
ing II TO their discretion. The clergy
iR e~ndeavoring to have unnecessary labor
dispensed with on .he Sabbath.
DEADwo0D ~ David K. Perkins, OF
Whitewood, this county. who was con-
vieted at the last term of circuit court, OF
attempted assault and who appealed the
case to the supreme court, was today de-
livered by his bondsmen to the authorities
n Is In jail in this city.
DESMET-In the state circuit court here
George Strenge entered a plea Of guilty
to the charge OF selling Intoxicating IL
quors without a license h was fined 500.
William l.. Brown, charged with the same
offense, stood trial, was convicted by a
jury and fined $500.
PIERRE-The Paris TrimmedsHat COM
pany, OF Illinois; the Florida Pecan Groves
company, OF Chicago, and the Illinois
Motor Transportation company, OF Chi
cago. have been Incorporated at the sec
Rotary of states Office under the South.
Dakota laws
DOEAND-The dedication OF h Church
of Christ, which was supposed TO have
taken place here last Sunday, has been
postponed for another 30 days in order TO
give the committee time to raise a bal
anee OF about $500 still remaining due.
ELKToN-Div.sion No, 3, Ancient Or,
der OF Hibernians. elected Officers at its
last regular meeting. Andrew ColIiton
was ~reappointed president. The Elkton
division Is the largest In the state. and Il
is growing steadily In membership.
PIERRE-Wessington Springs has filed
a complaint with the railroad commission
ers praying for an uptown express office
and free delivery OF express. AT present
the office liz situated in the depot and
people must call for packages.
ABERDEEN-The South, Dakota Hu.
name society, Incorporated fsre last night
with the heads OF the various charitable
and humane Institutions OF the city as in
corporators, has prepared bylaws for the
state society following cloyeiy those adopt
ed by the Colorado society.
NEwELL-A new Masonic lodge has
been installed here under a dispensation
granted by the grand master for South