The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-24
HEADED SERPENT
MEASURES 3O9 FEET

the State Historical society. Doane
Robinson. OF Pierre, and Henry Smith,
OF Dell Rapi4x. yesterday located and
mapped what Is regarded az n OF the
most perfect OF the prehistoric remains
In South Dakota. IT IL Of q giant
feet following the conyolutions, south
OF Harold, s. d., located on a high ter
race on q fork of Chappelle creek, in
Section 18, Township ITO, Range IA, one
mile south of the Butte schoolhouse.
This is q school section. The snake
consists OF a double row OF stones, lay
ing Is inches apart, and with q triple
head. Hardly a one Of the 900 stones
In Il have been disturbed. On the south
side are some lodge marks, while or
the north side Is the Indian gems
mark, q bird, which has been disar-
ranged, but which Is thought to tndi-
cate that the snake is the work of the
Night Hawk band of Dakotas.
COMMISSION HEARING
REGARDING PHONE TOLLS
Pierre, s. D., Oct. 21.--The state
Railway commission has received nu-
merous complaints as to the time linz
its established by the different tele-
phone companies on toll messages sent
over their lines. Some Of them make
the period OF conversation at the initial
price three minutes, while others make
II two minutes. A great Inconvenience
Is experienced where the message -
sent yer the lines Of two companies
with different limits, and this differ.
.ence has frequently lead to q charge
which the customer believes to be I'M
reasonable. To assist in remedying
this matter the commission has called
q meeting to be held at the Sioux Falls
CnpoFo avrin1 oIIth r00Ona on NOVannhpr
z, to'which all telephone companies do
ing business in the state are summoned
to appear and furnish all the informa-
ton In their possession with reference
to the question as to whether there
should be established within this state
a uniform time limit for the transmits
sion Of toll messages over telephone
lines, and as to whether such time
limit should be two or three minutes"
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEATH
III. CANNOT BE- ESTABLISHED
Huron, s. D., Oct. 21.--Miss Ethel
ellis and Earl Crane. OF WilloW Lakes,
s.. D., were given a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Case, OF Willow
Lakes, tf.s week, and the case was dis-
missed, 1t being thought that there
were not sufficient grounds for bind
ing the defendants over to circuit court.
The action followed the shooting and
subsequent death Of Mrs. Oliverson, Of
willow Lakes, some months ago.. When
examined, Mr.. Oliverson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Meegard, who were members Of
the party at the time OF the shooting,
all gave practically the same story,
AS they Were returning from Vienna
by auto they passed Miss ellis and
Mr.. Crane, about $50 feet distant. Aft
err passing them they heard n report
of two rifles almost simultaneously
and Immediately saw that Mrs. oliver
son was hurt. Both OF the young peo-
pie came. to the car when 1t stopped.
They stated that they had shot at a
telephone post acros the road, and a
fresh mark on II showed that n bull
let had struck It. Mrs. Oliverson's
death followed shortly. ~
+ How the tragedy occurred may never
be known, but II 10 believed that 1t
was purely an accident.
MEETING or SOUTH CENTRAL
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
Bonesteel. g. D., Oct. 21.-The South
Central Association Of Congregational
churches win hold their annual meet
ing In Bonesteel, October 20 and 30.
This association includes all the
churches in the southern and central
portion of the state. This is the first
time that a meeting of the association
has been held in Gregory county and
Is considered, therefore, an event OF
considerable Importance. Ample prep
arations are being made by the pastor,
Rev. John Jeffries, and the Congrega-
tional people for the welcoming and
entertaining of the meeting. An in
teresting program mas been prepared.
Among the. speakers are ProEaH. Ct.
Durand, of Yankton college,; Rev. ID.
J. Perrin. assistant state s~uperintend-
emit, of Rapid City; Rev. w. M. MAR.
Of Mitchell. and others,
FORMER ARMOUR PASTOR
r. WILL LOCATE" A CLAIM
Armour, 8. D., Oct. 2l.-Rev. Charles
Methodist church here for the past
wear, asked the Methodist conference,
recently held at Yanktorl, ito be To-
Gated" Mr.. Thomas has accepted the
p~astorate OF the congregational church
at Al Jwhead, s.. D., and will remOve
there at once, and while acting as pas
tor will live pm his claim, which is
within a mile or so Of the city limits.
Mr., and Mrs. Thomas have made many
friends during the time they have been
Rev. Mr.. sunderlin, the new Meth
odist pastor, is reported to be q young
man Of ability and energy. He is *
pected Go arrive in the city with his
bride next Friday.
rEIF,- -
CASH ON WOLF CLAIMS
AMOUNTING TO $23,e28
Pierre, s.. D., Oct. 21.-The state
auditor will shortly begin issuing wolf
bounty warrants, claims against the
state amounting to $23,s26 having ac-
cumulated during the past year.. $4,6S4
OF these were deducted owing to trregu-
larities, leaving q net Of 1929. This
will make q pro rata payment OF II PEI
cent as against So per cen last year.
and q probable 30 per cent II the wolf
bounty frauds had continued. $404.25
was recovered from the auditor of Fall
River county on warrants previously
issued, which has been returned to the
general fund.
KILLED q RATTLERs
r. IN PRAIRIE DOG TOWN
Philip. s. D., Oct. Awhile George
d. o'conneli. a farmer living about 10
miles northwest of town, was hauling
rnilet, he ran across q est OF rattlers.
They were coiled I'm a bunch In a
prairie dog town, and Mr.. O'Connell
had nothing but q pitchfork with which
to fight them. He succeeded In killing
20 Of them, two OF the largest bearing
10, rattles each.
DALLAS-A new curfew ordinance
recently enacted by The city council