The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-12-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

E ~ tAAL "a EEFCHVIilLn lkAlAGN ~ idB L IGkhAhC
here having in custody c. J. Bowman.
who was arrested on the charge OF obtain
Ing money under false pretenses. and liz
held In jail for appearance at the next
term OF state court. The complaining
witness Is Frank Delire. who charges that
Bowman induced him TO indorse a check
which was drawn on abank in which
Bowman had no funds Delire was com
PEELED to pay the amount called for In the
check. Bowman was located and arrested
at Yankton.
MITCHELL~--An unsuccessful att
tempt was made TO wreck q North
western passenger train near Doland
when some person placed q rail on the
track and made 1t fast by placing q
couple OF posts. The eastbound pas
.senger train which was first to strike
the obstruction, struck the rail so as to
throw II to n side. The officers OF
ton. N
FAIRFAx--A large number of
friends and relatives gathered 20 aid
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand NachtigaL8
highly respected residents, to suitably
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary. Mr.. Nachtigal Is so years OF
age while his wife is ~. They nave
two living children and 20 grandchll-
dren, They have been residents OF
Gregory county for 20 years.
PIERRE-The Lawrence county game
report for the months OF October and Mo-
vember show that for those two months
there were issued ZS2 resident big game
licenses, and with that number probably
not a half hundred deer were killed In
the county, as the lack OF snow through
the hunting season made any approach 70
deer practically impossible, tg.,. @
GARRETsoN-New officers of the
woodmen lodge are: Consul, "A. G. Lem
bcke: adviser, r.. f. Mckinney; banker,
"A. N. Haugse; clerk, Soren Beck. The
workmen elected the following officers
for the coming year: Master, A. j. Ber-
dahl; foreman, j., T. #. Burns; recorder
IN financier. Alfred Pearson receiver,
w. b. Rapp. ~ " ~ ~
BELLE FouRCHE-Refunding bonds
recently authorized to be issued by the
voters OF this city have been sold, The
issue consists OF $4,000 for taking up
floating general warrants, and $l0,Sco for
taking up floating warrants OF the water
department. 4 Thus all the outstanding
warrants will be paid and the city will
be placed on a cash basis.
PIERRE-The state engineer will 60
to Faulkton or h 18th to- completes
the reconnaissance of the Issenhuth
highway west from that place. The
work was commenced some time ago
but left unfinished. Il. G. Issenhuth
and others locally interested In the
highway will accompany the survey.
CHEYENNE INDIAN AGENCY-Es-
Their White Face, q l~5-year-old Indian girl
and a pupil at the government Indian
school here, was burned to death as the
result OF her dress catching Are from a
hot stove. Those who CHANGED to be close
ok har,a u,ara ,snohlA IN Eoxffnol1i0h tho
flames In time to save her life.
ABERDEEN-At the annual banquet to
the Football team OF the Northern Normal
and Industrial school. a number of toasts
were responded to by instructors and
members Of the team, and the seasons
record, in which but three games were
lost, was dwelt upon with a great deal or
satisfaction. 81
WHITE OwL-The safe OF the First
State bank, which was destroyed by fire,
has just been opened. by an expert sent
out by the safe company. One hundred
dollars in gold was found to have been
melted, and a roll OF ~greenbacks was
badly charred by the intense heat of the
flames. r
MILBANK-The knights OF Pythias OF
Milbank have concluded the purchase OF a
fine two-story building, which they will
utilize for a lodge room, after they have
made a number OF improvements on the
same. The lower floor win be used for
business purposes. @ ss,
PLATEAU the annual business meet
ing Of the members OF the local volunteer
fire department all the old officers were
reelected as follows: Chief, Geo. H.
Henry; assistant chief, o. L. Roberts;
secretary, C. e, Lien; treasurer, E. q.
Smith. -.@h. r- Ht
PIERRE-State Engineer Lee has
granted a permit to the Stanley County
Abstract and Loan company for the app
preparation of water from White river
to irrigate 339 acres of land In stan
ley county. The water will be pumped
from the channel through a centrifugal
pump. . s, s4. 49,.
FAITH-Ranchers from the Chey-
enne river. report that cattle and other
stock Is wintering well. There IL an
abundance of feed and unless heavy
SHOWS come the ranchers will not need
to feed any hay. although all have good
supplies on hand for emergencies.
KIMBALL-At a mass meeting of
local business men a Commercial club
GERS were elected: President, III. Gal
braith; vice president, II. Il. Reynolds;
secretary, Robert Carlson; treasurer,
Fred Griswoid.
PIERRE-The Lincoln & Boyd COM
pany, OF Aberdeen, has been incorpo-
rated to sell real estate, with q capital
stock OF 500, 900. The i~ncorporators
are Isaac Lincoln, G.. r., Boyd, D.. o.
Boyd, WI. Hulett, r. Weber and E. d.
Mcconnell. p.
WAKONDA-New officers OF the yolun-
teer fire department are: Chief, Wallace
Wright: assistant chief, e. w. Babb: sec
rotary, Frank Thrane: treasurer, Samuel
Jacobson. Steps were taken to secure q
new building for the fire apparatus.
WASHINGTON SPRINGS - The band
has arranged to give a concert the first
week In January, n an effort Is being
made to secure Charles M. McClung, one
of the greatest cornetists In the world,
to assist III the program. 49,"
yERMILLIoN-Ben johnson, Of Spirit
Mound township. was brought TO the city
hospital yesterday with a badly mangled
hand. The injury had been lone while
working With q corn shelter. Amppta-
ton may be necessary.
yERMILLIoN-"The Chimes of Nor
mandy" given at the City theater on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights, under
the direction OF the music department OF
the state university, was an unqualified
success. VITA
MILLERAShipments OF COWS and stock
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