The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-04-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


GAYvILLE-The South Dakota State
Holiness association will hold ITS annual
camp meeting ca the associations grounds
at Riverside station, lear Mitchell. June
q to July Z. Rev. DR.. G.. j. Fowler, OF
West Newton, Mass. president OF the Ma
tional Holiness association, and one or the
most able pulpit men in this country, with
Rev. c. Il. Weigele. OF Pasadena, CAL, Will
be the evangel.sts. The association eX-
poets to build a large wooden tabernacle
to be ready for use on the same grounds
and about the same time the following
year. 1913, when the National Holiness as
sociation will hold it's annual camp meet
ing there.
VERMILLION-The Vermillion school
district is peculiarly unfortunate this
spring in the necessity Of frequent
changes in the teaching force. Within
the last two weeks, Miss Bertha Boyd,
principal of a ward school has given up
work for the year because OF Ill health;
Miss Sara O'Neill has been taken serious
ly Ill with kidney trouble. and Mary Davis
OF the high school faculty, submitted TO
an operation for appendicitis on Tuesday.
The scarcity OF suitable substitute teach
ers adds to the difficulty.
ESTHERVILLE-A local lodge Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
was organized here this week by Mrs.
Laura b. Hale, OF Sioux City, the state
organizer. The following were elected off,
GERS Mrs. j. L.. Osgood, president; Mrs.
S. II. Williams, Mrs. ]. D.. Vannoy, Mrs.
J. W. Morse, Mrs. H.. c. Hurd, vice presi-
dents OF the different churches Of the
city; Mrs. J. H.. Orvis, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. W. A. Lesher, treasurer; Mrs.
c. p. Turner. corresponding secretary.
YANKTON-An enthusiastic meeting Of
the Yankton Business Mems club was
held at the city hall. Reports Of the flnan-
cial condition Of the club and of the work
done during the last six months were read
and the action Of the various committees
approved. The annual elctioS Of directors
was held and the following men named
on the board: John Max, NJ. NJ. Bennett,
w. J. Fantle, Olaf Nelson and ]. A. Dan
forth.
VERMILLION-Dean Z. c. Perisho, Of
the state university is in the northern
part Of the state on a lecture tour. He
will deliver three addresses before the
Northern South Dakota Educational asso-
citation at Webster. The threatened dam
ger Of high water led to the closing of the
university a few days early for the Easter
recess in order that the students might
reach home.
EsTHERvILLE-The elk lodge OF
thisc city at its last meeting elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year: H. s.
Greig, E. r.; f. G.. Parsons, e. l.. K:
Chas. A. Root, E. r. X; r. w. Con-
verse. esteemed lecturing knight; Frank
Peterson. secretary; v. A. Combs, treas
urer; F. 9. Shade. tyler; G. g. Gardner.
trustee; d. r. Alexander. representative
to grand lodge.
WHITD civilizations asking for tho
division Of the county into Ave instead OF
three commissioner districts as at present
kao> hAAN nt~nAA IL xhta OnAHfnv thfS
week and nave met ready signers. Two
more districts would give each member OF
the board a territory over which he could
exercise q much closer watch and give q
much moro satisfactory supervision.
WHITE OwL-The house belonging to
Jake AIMING. living near Boneita
Springs. wa destroyed by fire a few days
ago with all tho contents, with the ex-
ception Of a few articles which Mr.. AIMING
managed to save. The fire started at the
base of a tile chimney. AIMING places his
loss at 81 $50. with 500 insurance.
KIMBALL-while DR.. and Mrs. M. A.
Willy were returning from Chamberlain
In an automobile the latter turned to look
ping bag. The machine gave a lurch.
pitched her out n she sustained a
brok shoulder.
Observation-Disclosures are buoy
seeding wheat with prospects that the oat
seeding will commence soon. The fields
are drying up nicely. II enough good seed
corn can be obtained a larger acreage
will be planted this year than last.
CHALK BUTTE-The Meade County
Messenger OF this place has been sold to
T.. J. Melven. III. G. Nelson, the former
owner, will remain in this section, but
expects to devote his entire time in the
future to the real estate business.
ESTHERVILLE-The Estherville fife
company elected the following officers:
Geo. Osburne, president; c. L. Jeglum.
secretary; H.. o. Sillge, treasurer; Ct. r.
Connely, chief; H. o. Sillge, chief Of po-
lice