The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-30
DAKOTA A NEWS.

ELK POlNT--Fffty-fiVe members Of
the Vermiliion lodge, No. 8, L@O. o. f.,
including their team, came to Elk Point
by auto with a candidate, upon whom
they conferred the first degree. The
team did good work and IL well IN
training for the American trophy, for
which Ii expects to compete in the con-
test at Winnipeg, Manitoba, next Sep
TENDER. A banquet was given by the
local lodge.
PIERRE-The state game warden
wishes It known that county commits
sioners should make no appropriations
from the game fund for the current
year after it is exhausted, and that
claims for the present year mo be
paid out of next seasons receipts. In
case warrants are issued on this years
fund in excess OF the same, they must
be paid pro rata, as is the cas- with
the wolf bounty certificates.
MILLER-Benjamin Barnes, the Old
est veteran here, S1h years, was in the
civil war with his father who died in
Andersonyille prison. He remembers
distinctly bidding his father farewell
on h battlefield Inc that there was
81 p"remonition between them that they
Would not meet again. And 1t turned
out as they had been mentally warned,
for the senior Barnes was soon after
cast in the prison to die.
ELK POINT-There Is evidence Of
considerable improvement in Elk Point
by way of new buildings. One new
garage, one new livery barn on the
block where the Hammond livery barn
burned last January, and one new
building in which will be installed A
stock Of harness and supplies, are the
additions by way of business buildings.
New residences to the number OF four
are being erected.
PIERRE-The people of Fort Pierre
have raised the required fund for the
location of government irrigation e1.
pertinent work near that place. and
have selected a part of the Mcpherson
irrigated tract near Fort Pierre for
demonstration. This is more accessible
than the Philip farm, which is seven
miles out from Fort Pierre.
SIOUX FALLS-Samuel Ellis, who
died recently al his home IN a home
stead in Corson county, was the father
Of Il children. He was 80 years of age
and came to South Dakota from Mich
gan. He is survived by his second wife
and most of the children born to his
first and second wife.
MOUNT VERNON--Tuesday. June
IS. has been fixed for the annual cete-
bration and picnic of the Old Settlers
association of Mount Vernon. The as
ISOLATION elected the following officers
President, l.. G. Helgerson; vice presi-
dent. L. 0. McEwen, secretary. A H.
Olson; treasure. j. M. Newell.
PIERRE-The. state engineer has
granted permits to J.. Chas. Russell, q
Midland, Stanley county, to irrigate =
acres from Bad river. and John II,
Neiss, of Valentine, Neb., to water IL
acres from Rock creek in the Key
apaha water district OF South DakU-
Ia.
MORRISTOWN-On June 2 Morris
town will be three years old, and the
residents are making preliminary ar
rangements TO suitably observe the an
ntversary.
AURORh-George II. Larrabee, for
mer owner OF the Aurora Times. again
and will conduct the paper In the fu-
ture. S@
CUSTER-W. w. SouIe, OF Rapid
City, who has a state wide reputation
rs an orator, has accepted an Invita-
ton from the board OF education to
deliver an address to the graduating
class OF the Custer high school on Fri
day night OF this week.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS street
grading is being done here, and when
the work Is completed Cottonwood will
be one of the best drained towns in this
part of the state.
WASHINGTON, d. c. Senator
Crawford has introduced for Senator
Gamble a bill providing for an appr0-
priation OF $50, 900 to check the inroads
OF the Missouri river in Clay county.
South Dakota