The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-31
SUPREME COURT CONVERTS
TWO WET TOWNS TO DRY

Ny Pierre, 5. D., Oct. 2S.-The supreme
court In a decision just handed down
has reversed the state circuit court of
Turner county, which declared the IL
cense election of last spring valid. The
point involved was that the license
proposition was printed on the general
ticket and not on q separate ballot, as
the law provides. This win make Cen
terville dry. although license was car
ried by q considerable majority. d.,
Hughes VS.. Hill ct al, Is a very SIM
liar case In which 1t Is held that the
license election of last spring at
Springfield was invalid for the same
reason, because the question shall in
ttoxicating liquors be sold at retail" was
printed on the general election ticket.
4 STURGIS--N. Il. Franklin, president
of the First National bank at Dead
wood Ben Bear; of st. Paul; John
Clay, Of Chicago. and other associates
have applied for a charter for a new
bank here, to be known as the Bare
Butte Valley bank, with a c~apitaliZa-
tion OF $4,000. AS % as the charter
is received organization will be effected
and ii is hoped to have the bank open
for business within sixty days.
. ABERDEEN-Seven Indian, prison.
ers were brought here from the Sisse-
ton reservation, to await trial at the
lcIul OI IGQSTdI COURT LIS
crimes alleged against, them were In
Producing liquor, and criminal assault.
The prisoners are Oliver Campbell. Asa
Johnson, Israel johnson. Harry Jones,
George Quinn, Solomon Hisgun and
Lot Max.
PIERRE-Denuty superintendent o.
o. Young has gon to Huron to confer
with a committee of high school prin-
cipals of which Superintendent J. w.
Mccltnton. PRINCIPAL w. !. Early, Of
Earls, OF Dell Rapids, and n. e. Raw
lands. OF Hecla, which is to discuss
proposed legislation relative to high
schools. -.
YANKToN--The members OF the
Yankton Knights of Columbus have
elected officers for the ensuing year,
MS follows: Grand knight, Stephen
Hentges; deputy grand knight, r.. f.
Walpole; chancellor, David M. Finne-
can, financial secretary. Norbert Bren-
nan; treasurer, Robert Schneider: rev
corder,. Henry Esser.
MENNo - Children playing with
matches caused q heavy loss to Samuel
J. Decker. a well known farmer living
some miles from town. His large barn,
one of the largest In Hutchinson coun-
ty, was burned, together with about
1000 bushels OF oats and other prop
erty, including farm machinery. be
had but little insurance. .f...'
BANCROFT-Threshing has been
completed In This vicinity, and farmers
now are devoting the greater part OF
their attention to their fall blowing,
SALEM-Death came suddenly ia
John Schoeberl, a pioneer resident OF
| this section. He was preparing a pillow
for the days plowtng operations when
he suddenly was stricken with paraly-
sis. Heawas found by some OF his chill
dren lying face downward in q field
He died without regaiEing conscious
/ ness. .ss& . .tM ~ " saa.. 3
SPEARFISH-New wheat Is being
ma marketed here and elsewhere in the
valleys or the Black Hills In large
| quantities. and the various fiourine
mills OF this region will break all pre-
vious records In the amount OF the
product which they will turn out DUR
: Ing the next few months.