The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-04-25
DAKOTA A NEWS.

VERMILLION Arrangements are
being completed for the annual CON
vention of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Sioux Falls dis
trict, which will be held in Vermillion
April "a, % and 26. Among the speak
ers will be Mrs. George Taylor, OF Min
neapolis; Mrs. j. p. Jenkins, of Mitch
ell: Miss Jessie Payne. Of Vermillion,
and Miss Alice Brethorst. Of Lennox.
The last mentioned is the conference
missionary, who has just returned from
west China.
SIOUX FALIS-Jack Armstrong, who
recently disappeared from Harding coun.
ty, has been traced to western Canada,
and It is expected he soon will be taken
and returned to South Dakota. One Of
the charges against him is that he forged
the name of Lyron Cushman, a prominent
and wealthy resident of Harding county,
TO checks or which he received a deposit
slip for 81, 100 and $500 in cash at a Bow
man bank for a forged check for $500.
and depositing the balance to the credit
of Cushman. When the latter received his
deposit slip Armstrong had disappeared.
LEAD-On his way to Lead, where he
was to work IN the mines. Will Green, a
young Cornish lad. is believed to have pAc-
ished in the wreck of the Titanic last Sun
day. Green had been sent for by his
friend George Adamson. OF this city. and
was expected to arrive here this week,
having sailed on the Titanic from Liver
pool. So far no word has been received
or mention of his name, so his friends
believe that he persisted.
DEADWOOD-John Treber, of this city,
and well known over the state. who was
a candidate for reelection to the state
legislature. has announced his withdraw
81 from tho rana and 1nhn HuntPr ar
Deadwood. has been named In his stead.
Mr.. Treber took an active part in legisla-
tive work in 1910 and was a prominent
member. Mr.. Hunter is also a we'll known
business man.
GEDDES-It IS rumored that G.. l.. Kirk,
of Platte. an old newspaper mar and for
mer owner OF the Geddes Record, will
soon engage In the newspaper business IL
this county again. Mr.. Kirk was In this
city the first part of the week negotiating
with the owners of the Record with ref
erence to buying his old paper.
B~RIDGEWATER-Tha declamatory con-
test among the high schools for this dis
trict. comprising seven counties, will he
held In this city Friday evening, April 2G,
at which time a gold and silver medal will
be awarded first and second places. The
Bridgewater high school will be repre-
sented by Harris shanard.
WESSINGTON-The town council
has purchased a building which will b"
remodeled and converted into a town
hall and town jail building. Quarters
also will be provided for the volun-
teer fire department and it's equipment,
and a tower. with a fire bell, will be
erected on the building.
MENNO-wolves are becoming I'M
usually bold in the county near here
One of them followed Fred H.. Mettler
three times around one of his fields
and then Mcttler procured n shotgun
and killed the animal which persisted
in lowering in his vicinity.
FARMER-A baseball team has been
orGa nized here with DIR. j. F. Roselle,
manager; g. N. Kelly. captain. ana
A. w. Parker. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. the
local ball grounGs viii be placed IN
first class condition and a grandstand
erected.
DELL RAPIDS-The local Odd Eel
lows will suita bly, observe the 93d an
niversary of the founding Of the Odd
Fellows order by elaborate exercises
on April 26. One of the features VII!
be a 6 o'clock dinner.
CANTON-The young women Of
this place have organized what VIII
be known as the Girls Hiking cluD
and each morning will indulge In long
walks to points in II city n this
vicinity.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are pend
ing for the transmission of electric
power from Lake Preston to this place.
with a view to having the streets ard
buildings lighted with electricity.