The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-02-29
milwaukee RAILROAD
TO DOUBLE TRACK ITS
ABERDEEN MAIN Line
Plans Paralleling Rails On Line
Between Dakota Town
and Minneapolis.

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and Minneapolis.
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 23.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee e & st. Paul railway
will double track the roadbed between
here and Summit this summer, whl9
other portions Of the line are also h.
undergo the same remodeling, with tn
ultimate object in view Of having T.
double track over the entire system be-
tween here and Minneapolis.
Supt. ]. r. Gillick announces that
the plans were already under way for
the double tracking between here and
Summit, a distance Of about 10 miles.
The work will be In charge OF Thomas
H. Strate, assistant engineer In the
construction department, who arrived
I'm this city from Chicago to take
charge of the work. He will have Of
fees in this city and will be furnished
a sufficient number of men to rush
the work along at the best possible
speed, at the same time assuring a
good solid roadbed.
EDUCATIONAL FLYING SQUADS
GOOD WORK AMONG FARMERS
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. a. Farmers
institute corps No. 2 has just coiicluded
two days meetings at Milbank, Sisse-
ton, Wilmot and Big Stone, which were
well attended by farmers and citizens
and great interest was manifested IN
the meetings. At Wilmot and Sisseton
business men had taken charge or the
arrangements. and had onered sub
stantial prizes for grain seed, vege-
tables, butter, home baking, etc. The
halls at both towns were tightly packed
and at Sisseton an additional evening
meeting, over those on the schedule,
was held. At Sisseton a corn school
was held for the benefit of the boys.
In each town women's auxiliaries were
organized for the purpose of assisting
in making the farmers institutes at
tractive, the officers of the auxiliar-
les in the different towns being:
Milbank-President, Mrs. A. W.
Glenn; vice president, Mrs. L. M. kar-
cher; secretary, Mrs. Henry wander
man; press correspondent, Mrs. w. w.
Downie. wilmot-President, Mrs. w. F.
jones'; vice president, Mrs. George
Ironside; secretary, Mrs. A. Minder;
treasurer, Mrs. j. B. Lent. Sisseton-
President, Mrs. A. p. Houde; vice pres
idert, Mrs. Andrew Warwick; secretary,
Mrs. Halver DIN; treasurer, Mrs. Rob-
ertson. Big Stone-.President, Mrs. /.
D. Aldrich; vice president, Mrs. Rich
ards: secretary, Mrs. m Black.
Verdon-President, Mrs. Morrill,; vice
president, Mrs. Bud Smith; secretary,
Mrs. May Bucklin; treasurer, Miss
During the present week institutes
are being held at Doland, Turton,
Raymond, Clark, Elrod and Henry,
under the management OF DR.. II. H.
Stoner, state superintendent, assisted
by the following corps of assistants:
Prof. H. J.. Skinner, Mrs. Charles B.
Mccoy. Prof. j. d. Towarx n Frank
Gardner.
MILWAUKEE WILL HAUL
GRAIN FREE OF CHARGE
Pierre, S. d., Feb. 23.-There seems
to have been no definite information
on whether or not the Milwaukee com
pany would join with h other rail-
way systems in hauling free seed grain
for the different counties. In a reply
| to a wire from the immigration depart
| ment, H. F. Hunter, general agent for
| the company, says on this proposition:
This company has arranged to trans
port free seed grain to such counties
west of Aberdeen on our line as buy
and furnish the same to the needy
settlers under chapter 225 of the laws
! of 1911. The seed grain will be
billed at full tariff charges and when
the commissioners furnish evidence
that they have distributed the same to
the settlers under that law we will
then release the charges. We have
| ALSO dTTdIEtu W dllo" liz SI1 ioou
rate to apply to shipments in less than
carload lots from Minneapolis west to
points on our line in South Dakota"
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$1,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR
MAN WHO KILLED EDWARDS
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 23.-For the
murderer of Thomas Edwards, Of
Yankton, S. D., whose body was found
on the Kersey Coates drive February
1 AHrc LVppn,a Il ed yD rdg his widow
will pay $1,000. The money will be paid
on the conviction Of the assassin, ac-
cording to information furnished by
Mrs. Edwards from her HON at Yank
ton, S. d.
Edwards was found with a bullet
hole behind the right ear and a re-
Volver lying near him. From papers In
his pocket his name was ascertained,
but there were no of any kin
in his effects. 1t was at first thought
he had committed suicide, but investi-
cations conducted by police and de-
t~ectives at the instance Of four frater-
nal orders of which he was a member
tended to confirm the theory that he
had been murdered and robbed.
A few days previous to the discovery
Of his body. Edwards had returned
after an absence Of several weeks, to
there only a short time. His reason
for coming to Kansas City was not
known here. He was registered at the
Coates house, but did not occupy the
room on the day previous to that on
which he is supposed to v beer
murdered.
GUSHING OF SCUATTERS
GIVES RISE TO RUMORs
Rapid City, S. D., Feb. 2s.-Notic'
to squatters along the right or way
of the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road north of here on Rapid Creek, tt
vacate at once, has led to rumors tina
the road contemplates making RapiC
City a division point n erecting re-
pair shops here. General Manage
Walter was here last fall and had the
land surveyed, squatters h being in
formed that they would be permitted
TO remain during the winter as 1t wa'
expected to be severe. They have no
been notified to get off forthwith.
Speculation Is rife about railroad cir