The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-10
Neus Breuities

Tor the engraving and man
ufacturing OF a series OF IL stamps,
unique in size and novel In design. for
exclusive use in the forwarding OF
packages by the parcels post. Under
the law recently enacted by congress
ordinary stamps cannot be used for
this purpose. ~
WASHINGTON-By the terms OF an
alliance between the New York Central
lines and the Western Maryland road,
details of which became known here to-
day, coal from the Pittsburgh district
Will be laid down In Baltimore and
other eastern tidewater destinations In
competition with coal from Virginia,
West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennes-
see fields. I'd
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-Gov. Thorn
as r Marshall has directed his forces
against the promoters Of the Mineral
Springs Jockey club, which has COM
pleted a track and intends starting a
race meet in the middle OF October at
Porter, Ind. The governor directed At
torney General Honan to file suit to
enjoin the club from opening it's meet
as scheduled. 49,. =
wASHINGToN-The fight before
the supreme court OF the United States
by the railways within the Chicago
stock yards to soap regulations by
the Interstate Commerce commission
was begun when attorneys for the rail-
ways filed a brief In support OF their
contention that the Interstate com.
nero laws to do apply to stock yard
roads. ~ #E#4@ 81 r.
AMARILLO. TEX.-Tears welled in
the eyes of John Beal Sneed. the
Amarillo banker, slayer Of Al @. Boyce,
for the first time. when his attorney
referred to the once happy home of
the Sneeds and its alleged ruin by thu
man he killed here on September IL.
Heretofore, Sneed has listened un-
moved TO the arguments.
CLEVELAND. OHIO - Municipal
ownership and operation Of a telephone
system Is contemplated in a resolution
adopted unanimously by the city coun-
last night. It calls upon Mayor
Springhorn to investigate the question
Of public ownership Inc operation OF
n or both OF the systems.
SAN Observation-Disclosures for
an alternative writ OF mandamus d.
recting the secretary OF state to place
on the November ballots as republican
electors pledged to Taft" was filed
late Monday, with the state SUI
preme court. Preliminary arguments
on the petition probably will be heard
tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCo-It is said an un-
identified bandit, believed to be the
person who held up two cars on the
San Francisco-San Mateo line nearly
two weeks ago, was shot and killed last
night after a spectacular holdup and
pursuit. Al Kauffmann, a special po-
liceman, was wounded by the bandit,
but not seriously.
CHICAGo-A dramatic scene was
enacted in the rooms Of the civil ser
vice commission, when Patrolman Fred
e. Brandt, a member Of the police de.
a bride of SO cents, was stripped OF
his star and termed a disgrace to the
police force by Assistant Chief OF Po-
lice Herman +, Schuettler.
PENSACOLA. FLA.-Wiliam M
Bell, the 19-year-old bank clerk who
confessed to stealing the package OF
SIS, 900 from the First National bank
here, pleaded guilty before a United
States commissioner Wednesday after
noon. He declared he had no accom-
plices. His bond was fixed at $4,000.
MESSINA-The volcano Stronbol
again is in eruption. Cinders, ashes
and incandescent sand are being eject.
cd from nine craters and dust Is falling
in quantities over the surrounding
country and outlying islands. Vine.
yards and crops generally are suffer.
ing heavily.
WILMINGTON, DEL-The Central
Fuel Oil company, an oil producing
company in Oklahoma, chartered in
this state, was Monday adjudged Q
bankrupt by Judge Bradford in the
United States district court. Liabilities
are placed at $3.50 ,6S6.23 and assets
81, 500, 514.46.
CLEVELAND, OHIO-Two men IL
A~ a,kNxxanhtI2 arrnn NTH NAxrnIHKA~.
last night held up and robbed DIR. an6
Mrs. John K. Tressell, of Alliance
while they were motoring to this city
Shots were fired by both parties. The
Tressells, as they escaped, were pur.
sued by an ineffective fusillade.
MARQUETTE, MICH.-Capt. Henry
Richardson and his crew OF 16 narrow.
ly escaped death Friday when the
steamer Culligan sank in Lake Super.
Tor, 20 miles west Of Grand island. The
sailors were tossed about for severa
hours in small boats until rescued by
the fishing nj Columbia.
NEW YORK-wallace willett, an
expert on sugar statistics, testified thai
he received SIS. 600 for three weeks IL
negotiating for Henry o. Havemeyer
the president of the Utah Beet Sugar
company, which eventually was bought
over by the American Sugar Refining
company.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Judge w.
NJ. Conley, of MADEIRA county. wal
named by Acting Governor Wallace to.
day to preside over the trial Of Clar-
enc 8. barrow in Los Angeles wher
the second charge of jury bribing
against the Chicago lawyer Is called
October q.
NEW YORK-When the city tax
books were opened to the public yes
terday, it was shown that real and
personal property assessable for 1913
totals in value slightly more than ST.
$40, 600, 900, an Increase of nearly $780,
600. 900 over the figures for the present
year.
SACRAMENTO - Advices received
by Secretary of State Frank c.: Jordan
today stated that the necessary sigma
lures to petitions for placing Roosevelt
electors o the November ballot had
been obtained in the various counties.
The last Of the petition will reach the
capital tomorrow.
KANSAS CITY,. w. Springer, a
farmer Of Burlington Junction, Mo,
was victimized by two strangers here,
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