The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-03-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Miss Irene Tastad. young people whose
parents reside in the same farming Sec
ton of Sanborn county. The young man
and girl had been sweethearts for more
than a year and wished tC marry, but the
marriage was opposed by the girls par
ents. not because they had any objection
to the young man, but because of the age
of the girl, who is not yet Is. While the
parents of the girl were on a trading cx-
petition to town she slipped from the
house, Joined her lover and they dis
appeared. 1t is believed that in due time
their parents will be Informed of their
whereabouts and asked for the parental
blessing.
SIOUX FALLS-Elaborate preparations
are being made by the friends of Presi-
dent Taft for a Taft rally, which Is to
be held in Sioux Falls tonight. A tele-
gram has been received from Senator
Gamble stating that he will arrive In the
city this afternoon and will be on hand
at the rally In the evening to make an
address on President Taft and give the
people Of Sioux Falls and South Dakota
his reasons why President Taft is en-
titled to a denomination
RAPID CITY-The granting by Judge
MCGEE, Of a divorce to James L. Costello
is the closing chapter in a romance hav-
ing some unusual features. In 1898 Cos.
tello was married at Scenic. near Rapid
City, and two months later Costello re-
turned home one day and found a note
from his wife stating she had left and
would never return. Although Costello
engaged detectives to search for her, he
has not been able to secure the slightest
trace of her from that day to this.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is made hat
Huron college will conduct its regular
summer school this year, as usual, begin
ming on June II and continuing for six
weeks. The college has held a summer
school In this city every summer since
1901. and claims to have the Oldest regu-
larly conducted summer school in the
state.
ASHTON-At a meeting held by a large
number of the local men a good citizen.
ship league was organized with the fol-
lowing officers: President, B. L. Sheri.
dan: vice president, Z. +. Vernon; secre-
tary, David Roberts. The object Of the
league is to promote good citizenship and
good morals In the community.
HURON-Mr. and Mrs. Levi Frank, OF
this city, have just celebrated their SD
wedding anniversary at the home of their
son, Charles Frank, the occasion being
fttingly observed by a gathering Of about
rs friends of his aged couple. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank have made their home In
this city for about 80 years past.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, A.-Joseph b.
Barnard and Nellie Gardner, of Oral, S.
D., In securing a marriage license here,
gave their ages as over 81. 1t has hap.
pened here that young people have writer
the words lover 21' on a piece Of paper,
which they placed In their shoes when ap-
pearing for a license to wed.
DE SMET-A meeting Of the democrat!
of Kingsbury county will be held here
March 20 for the purpose of talking over
organization and issues. p. IT. Wickhem
of Alexandria, candidate for nomination
to the office of governor on the demo
cratic ticket, will be present and make an
address.
DE SMET-A good attendance is ex
pected at a good roads meeting to be hello
here on Tuesday Of next week. One OF
the principal speakers will be T.. c.. Issen.
huth, of Redfield, a member of the state
legislature. All the towns In this part Of
the state will send delegates to the meet
ing.
ABERDEEN-N. M. Hansen, of the
state Ian commissioners office, is in
Aberdeen. appraising the state school
lands Of Brown county. The lands leased
for grazing purposes range from % to Is
cents an acre, while the lands leased for
farming purposes bring So and s4 an acre.
WHITE LAKE-Ted Scott. who is de.
scribed as lone Of the smallest boys for
his age and the largest for his size in sew.
en- counties" won first prize, SIS, in the
Aurora county boys corn contest. There
were nearly so contestants, but young
Scott won over all of them.
MILLER-G. r. Malone was here and
organized a grange society of 40 or SO
member with H.. ". Woodruff president.
Another was organized at Rec Heights
and II ia aYnacfad nna will ha cto rfad ot
Washington, where Mr.. Malone went from
here.
PIERRE-The firm Of Bagstad &
Aaseth, of Gayville, Yankton county, one
Of the best known and successful mercan-
tile companies In the state. has reached
the end of its first charter and has made
application to the secretary of state for
an extension for another 9-year period.
YANKTON-No new cases Of scarlet
fever have developed recently, and those
who were quarantined are rapidly recov-
ering. II the present improvement con-
tinues 1t will be possible to open the pub
lie schools again within a few days.
PIERRE-The residents along the Mis-
souri, river front report that the ice is
holding firm. 1t will take at least 10 days
Of warm weather to break it loose here,
and the indications are that the stream
will not be clear much before April /.
PIERRE-State Supt. c. G. Lawrence
has called a meeting of the various coun-
ty superintendent for the Aberdeen boost
ers meeting to discuss various school
problems and possible remedial legisla-
ton.
PIERRE-Asa Forrest, a prominent at
torney of Canton, has broken into drama
with a five-act play entitled Clate Man.
son, B. S. A.. 1t is the first play depict.
ing the work and play Of the Boy Scouts
LEAD-Almost a year from the day he
was injured, during all Of which time ht
suffered intense agony. George II. Lane
a young miner, died at his home here a.
the result Of a fall which broke his back
PIERRE-The license to write insurance
of State Deputy F. G. McCone, Of Sioux
Falls, representing the Brotherhood OF
American Yeoman. has been cancelled by
the insurance department.
YALE-License carried here by a ma,
jority Of two votes but a contest has beer
filed on the ground that two illegal vote.
were cast. IL the contestants win, YalS
will be dry after July !.
ABERDEEN-The democratic state cen.
trail committee at It's meeting at Mitchell.
on Tuesday, selected Aberdeen as the
meeting place for the state convention
and July % as the dates.
WHITE LAKE-The threshermen O,