The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ment is being planned by the mer-
chants OF this place Inc those of the
smaller towns along the route to build
a first class automobile road from this
place to Belle Fourche. The move is
receiving plenty OF encouragement
from the merchants of Belle Fourche,
n IL Is thought that IL will be posi-
BILE to get a great deal OF the worst
sections in shape so as to avoid the
"gumbo," which is impossible in wei
weather.
HOT sPRINGs-After remaining
unconscious since Sunday Albert
Pecht is showing signs OF improvement
from an accident ne sustained in a
plunge bath. He showed his daring
by coming down the toboggan slide at
the plunge in a standing posture.
When about to hit the water he
slipped and crashed against the frame
work of the slide, to the horror of
azores Of other bathers. His head was
hurt snd he is suffering somewhat
from internal hurts, but is out OF dam
ger.
VERMILLION-Party Parkin was
arrested here by Detective Deneen, Of
Sioux City, Ia, following his confess
sion OF robbing h money drawer at
the Milwaukee depot last Sunday.
waukee company here as operator for
several months, but suspicion did not
rest on him until the detectives visit.
n young man Is q graduate OF
Yankton college and his parents reside
at Hudson, s. d. NV
MITCHELL-A thousand Indians
mel and women yesterday ended a
five days religious meeting near La
Plant, on the Cheyenne Agency. The
meetings We're in charge of Rev. j. p.
Williamson, 5f Glenwood, who has seen
more than 80 years of service among
the red men,. Rev. A. ]. Rugs, of
Santee agency: Rev. ]. Thompson, Of
Pine Ridge; Rev. @. W. Reed, of
Standing Rock, and Rev. T. L. Riggs,
OF Oahe.
WlNNER-At a mass meeting here
Of residents of Trip county a county
fair association was organized, with
the following temporary officers: Pres
tdent, DIR. Jas. L. Miller; secretary, A..
b. Chain. The fair win be held dur
ing the latter part OF September or
early in October on permanent fair
grounds which the association will Sc
cure.
PIERRE-The Moody County Fair
association has been organized at,
F1andreau to hold an annual fair at
that place with 9 capital of $4,000 by
berlain, John Dahlman. G. L. Petit
grew. John Duncan, B. j. Francis, e
F. Henry, P. F. Lever, w. A. Simpson
and j. II. Loehn. At
HOWARD. J. Adkins, OF Oldham,
and his son, b. E.. Adkins, of Carthage,
have purchased a controlling interest
In the Peoples State bank of Howard.
J. J. Adkins becomes president of the
institution and b. E.4sAdkfns cashier.
The new president OF the bank has
been a resident OF Miner county since
1881.
.LEAD-Over $50 Z small game gun
licenses has been issued in this county.
Tho Game and Rifle club, besides the
game warden will havesthe reserve well
guarded from i~awbreaking huntsmen.
Grouse and chickens are very plen-
tifdl and so tame. Nothing but shot
guns are allowed in the fields, and only
25 birds in possession.
PIERRE-Goyernor R.. s. Vessey has
appointed @. "a DeLand, of Pierre:
G. L. Millette, Fort Pierre: +. A. Rey-
nolds, Chamberlain, and Peter B
4 Dirks, OF Oacoma, as representatives
from South Dakota to the lake to
gulf deep waterways convention which
meets at Little Rock, Ark. on Septem-
Der oath.
BIG SToNE-Lightning struck and
set fire to the fine barn on the farm
OF Benjamin Moser, consuming the
building. together with 5000 bushels of
oats and a large quantity OF hay. The
live stock was saved. with the excep-i
ton of n horse. The loss was par
TALLY covered by insurance.
ABERDEEN-whle riding a motor.
cycle, Lee Stanford, a lineman for the
Dakota Central Telephone company
colided with a moving machine and
was severely cut by the machine. He
was brought to Al Aberdeen hospital
where his condition is regarded as SER
ious. & ~"
PARKER-Joe Hughes. alias Acid
Scream 10, who entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of stabbing and
badly 'wounding Harold Sherman, of
C~anistota. near Parker, has been taken
TO the Sioux Falls ~penitentiary, where
he will serve a term OF one year.
ELK PoINT-Carl Oden, charged
with stealing q team, escaped from the
county jail, and an unsuccessful search
was made for him. Now he has volun-
tarily returned to his old quarters in
the Jail, stating that he. left in order
to visit a friend at Burbank.
SCOTLAND-A bunch of short
change artists, two men I'M three
women, struck town, and while here
victimized several people and made
their, escape. 1t Is believed they will
fIclI Juliet tOWuS III oOuLn DdhOId.
Better look out for them. s. -
PARKER-Paul Lavelle, aged 10,
while shooting at q target with other
young boys, was struck by "a bullet,
which entered the left side Of the
chest and passed through, emerging
just below the shoulder blade. He will
recover.
ABERDEEN-At the opening of the
Northern Normal and Industrial school
for the year, yesterday, 326 students
were seated in the auditorium, the
largest enrolment on the opening day
in the schools history.
DALLAS-A fine program has been
prepared for a meeting of the editors
of the Rosebud country, to be held here
on Saturday OF this week. One Of the
features will be a banquet at the
Lakota hotel n~.a.r. i
MOUNT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
have been completed for a baseball
tournament Friday and Saturday of
this week. Leading teams OF this part
of the state will compete for liberal
purses.
LETCHER-Mystery surrounds the
identity Of a crazy man who was
found wandering at a farmhouse some
miles from town, and who is now in
custody at Woonsocket.