The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-04
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

" III
ARMOUR - Extensive improvements
nav been made to both the interior and
the exterior of the opera house. In flu
ture 1t will be lighted by electricity.
GETTYSBURG-The local boosters are
considering the matter OF having a regu-
lar market day for Gettysburg. A boost
or supper also win be given in the near
future.
CANTON-The South Dakota board Of
ing for the examination of candidates for
registration and general business In Can
ton. January II.
UTICA-The second nnu ball and
banquet Of the local volunteer fire depart
ment will be held Saturday night. January
g. This Is one of the big events OF the
winter in Utica.
GEDDES-The new officers Of the COM
mercial club are: President, F. l.. Lar
son; vice presidents. H. c. Tucker, C. r.
Haliquist; secretary, K. e. Dinsmore;
treasurer, Geo. w. Shuck.
REDFIELD-The commercial club has
appointed a committee Of three whose
duty 1t will be to look after all state gath
erings and capture as many state conven-
lions as possible for Redfeld.
ABERDEEN-Locsl democrats are ar
ranging for a meeting of the democrats
OF Brown county at the Sherman House,
In Aberdeen on January 8, Jackson's birth
day, when q smoker and banquet will be
held, and plans discussed for carrying on
an effective campaign this year.
ELK POINT, s. D.-Eddy Coleman
Rogers, Of this city and Miss Mabel
F'ennel, eldest daughter OF Frank M.
TNA~. - N nAtA Av~., $1,000
married at the residence of the brides
father. Rev. H. E. Rice. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. o~fficiating.
WILLOW LAKES-In accordance with
orders from the city council all slot ma
chimes, dice boxeg and other games Of
lance have been ordered out of all the
business places. The council also re-
voked the license Of a pool hall because
the proprietors were convicted OF the
charge of selling liquor. and ordered the
place closed.
WAKONDA-A number Of the business
men have organized n will be known
az the Wakonda Light, Power & Heating
Co., and already ave commenced the
work Of erecting a power house TO be
used In connection with the lighting and
power systems which they will install
here. Tho officers Of the company are:
President, r. A. Swexey; secretary. Sam
uel Jacobson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. 8. Shaffer has
rome to Watertown after Harry Blake
and John O'Brien, arrested there for rob
hing a fur store. The men had sold some
furs. but the proof against them for the
WATERFOWL robbery was insufficient to
hold them. and 1t Is believed they are tho
men who robbed the Aberdeen Hide &
Fur Co., on December is. Accordingly,
they will be brought to Aberdeen for ex-
animation.
P~IERRE-Mrs. Sam darlington. Of Fort
Pierre, was quite severely burned by q
peculiar explosion which curre as she
entered an empty room with a lighted
match. As she struck the match the ex-
plosion took place. ~deranging the contents
of the, room. knocking her down, and
breaking the windows. She was quite
severely though not dangerously burned.
1t is supposed that a leaky pipe filed the
room with gas.
ABERDEEN-P. G. Valentine, q me-
chanical engineer, visited Aberdeen to in
spect the headlights used on this division
OF the Milwaukee road. The Milwaukee IL
working on plans to get all Its locomo-
tive headlights in shape to comply with
the Wisconsin law requiring headlights
powerful enough to enable engineers to
plainly see objects at a distance of 500
feet. and a corps of mechanical engineers
are now engaged in working on the prob
lem.
PIERRE-The state has received a re-
mittance from the general government for
sl4, 11 as the states share of n coll
lected from the forest reserves in South
Dakota. OF this amount IS, 800 goes to the
northern division of the Black Hills re-
serve, $500 to the southern division Of the
Black Hills reserve and 81, ATS to the Sioux
reserve In Harding county. This fund
goes to the counties In which the forest
reserves are located. and Is by them d.
vided between their road n school
funds.
ELK POINT-The board Of county COM
missioners, of Union county, at their final
meeting for the year appointed w. p.
Connors, of Jefferson township; Andrew
Hall, Of Richland township. and John
J~amtgaard, Of Big Springs township. to
take the annual invoice of the Union
county poor farm, located seven miles
northwest of this city. A contract was
entered into whereby Peter Larsen Is to
assume control of the farm as superin-
tendent for the ensuing year. MI. Larsen
has been superintendent for the past four
years and has given excellent satisfaction.
MITCHELL-The annual South Dakota
Corn and Grain show Is to be held in
Mitchell January 1913, with q full corps
Of competent instructors. In the exhibit
ton department the corn display will be
exceptionally good, and prizes are to be
awarded In three districts. aggregating
$40, aside from the special prizes which
ore offered in the various districts. The
state is divided into three districts. and
the same prizes apply In one as In the
other. The champion 10 ears Of corn
| draws a cash prize of $40. a SIS for sweep
stakes In the district and a silver loving
cup. TIE professional corn raiser is elm
mated from the contest In the exhibition,
n this gives the average corn raiser an
opportunity to demonstrate his ability to
| produce good corn.
At Bevieux (Oold Bex), among the
Alps, the railroad passes the rock salt
mines, from which the Swiss govern
ment procures most of the salt whose
sale Is q government monopoly, and
often sold only by the local postmaster.