The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-06-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

INTERPRETATIONS to his Wifo, who
he believed was in Sioux Falls, TO
learn that she had departed for her
old home at Platte, S. d., and visiting
her there and pleading with her to,
return to their home at Winner, Trip
county, with him, only to be refused
| and later being served with papers in
q divorce suit, Bartlett i. Harden, 2
| pharmacist, returned to his home at
Winner. After brooding for some days,
he ended his life by cutting his throat
| with a pocket knife. Harden was a.
graduate Of the state college, az
Brookings.
BELLE FOURCHE-A horse. sup
posedly gentle, dragged ~12-year-old
Joseph Kline, son Of Mrs. Mary II.
Kline, to his death at the Floyd Cook
ranch. IS miles north Of here. The
boy tool some horses TO the pasture,
and when he alighted at the gate
wrapped the rope to n of the horses
around his arm. The animal started
to run and dragged young Kline a
mile and a half before 1t stopped. The
boy had apparently been Killed In the
first few minutes. His body was found
by searchers. s.m. @#% .ulAEt.
Observation-Disclosures grand lodge
and the grand lodge OF the Order Of the
Eastern Star OF South Dakota will con
vene here in Joint session Tuesday,
june IL. Special trains from the
eastern part OF the state are expected
TO bring in the neighborhood Of 1000
people for the ~three-day convention.
There are 1862 Masonic lodges in South
Dakota with a total membership of
nearly 10000, and representatives from
each OF the lodges will be present
ABERDEES-H. l.. Walker, head of
the Walker theatrical booking circuit,
has mazda a nrnnngifinn Tn the mamie
of Aberdeen to equip the second story
OF the McDiarmid Il Slater building
here, 50x142 feet In size, as a theater,
provided encouragement is given. The
proposed theater would seat about 600
people. Since the G~ottschalk theater
was destroyed by fire three years ago,
Aberdeen has been without an opera
house. "
RAPID C~ITY-Seven young men re-
ce1ved their degrees from the State
School OF Mines here at the annual
commencement day exercises. The
graduates are: Samuel G.. Dickey,
Frank A. Farenwald, Peter M. Mosier,
Cyril u. Coolidge, Glen r. Ives. Jessie
O. Betterton, Joseph H. Snyille, N. T..
Mason, of Deadwood, made the COM
mencement address. N
ALCESTER--The first annual meet I
ing OF the Swedish Baptist conference
OF South Dakota, after being in session
here several days, concluded Its work
Sunday evening and today those who
attended 1t are proceeding to their
homes In different parts of the state.
The meeting was avery successful one
and reports made showed the confer-
ence to be in excellent condition.
ABERDEEN-The South Dakota |
Christian Missionary society, which had
been In session here three days, con-
cluded its meeting on Sunday. Of
a - - p Mn..-- KS Il
dent, X. e. Kneedy, OF WATERFOWL;
vice president, G. A. Thornton, of Do
land; treasurer, T.. @. elliott, of Yer
dom; corresponding secretary, w. 5. |
Elliott, of Brookinss.
LAKE AHDES-An organization has
been perfected here for improving the |
public highways In this vicinity and
also the highway running from Lake
Andes to the fine lake from which this |
town receives its name. The lake Is |
becoming one OF the leading fishing re-
sorts of the state and it is proposed that :
the facilities for reaching IL from town
shall be OF the best.
+ ARMOUR-The program is being
prepared for the ninth annual conven-
tion OF the second district w. C.. Il. u, |
which Will be held in Armour June %,
26 and n. Among the speakers will be
Mrs. Anna Simmons, state president,
and Mrs. Cora Aldrlch, state superin-
tendent OF contest work. There will be
two matron contests n a silver m
a gold medal contest. 4 M..,
ABERDEEN-The 10-county teach
ers' institute opened here today with
over 500 teachers in attendance. The
counties included in the joint insti
tute are Brown, Edmunds, Marshall, |
Day, Roberts, Walworth. Mcpherson,
Campbell, ZiebSch and Dewey. Gov
ernor Wesley vas present at the open
ing exercises N delivered an inter-
esting address. I. g.4
BELLE FOURCHE-While boiling all
mixture ] containing turpent1Pe, Mrs.
Charles Bolles, a young mi of this
city. set fire to her home and was so
hours later. The boiling over of the
kettle started a fire which ignited her
clothes, and n~eighbors who responded
were unable to save her.
LEAD.-The Burlington trolley line
will be extended to the City park and
on to Terry. Mayor Harvard received
a letter from Assistant superintendent
Hotter of the Burlington asking him
IL the city would guarantee the right
OF way, the mayor answering that ev-
erything was ready and the work Will
start at once "''
PIERRE-The first to file expense
accounts for the primary election was
w. s. Glass, who admits that IL cost
him $500 to be defeated for IN
the Second district, and Thomas Thor
son., who spent s2S6.05 I'm securing the
place of republican national commit
ema s "" ~
SIOUX FALLS-It is expected that
not less than $4,000 people will at
tend the annual picnic and celebration
Of the Old Settlers Association OF
Minnehaha county, which will be held
Thursday, June 13, in a fine grove
about 10 miles north OF Sioux Falls.
HERRICK-In justice court here be
fore Justice Young. II. K. Lonikarh was
convicted OF illegally conducting al
drug store or pharmacy and was fined
$50 and costs. E. G.. Bent. secretary
OF the state board OF pharmacy, was
the complaining witness. Xxx .@eg. II
LANE-Committees appointed by the
Commercial club are making arrange
ments for a sports day celebration. June
20. There will be ball games, horse
races, aerobatic feats. balloon aseen-
sion, music and dancing.
BIG SToNE-The wild plum crop III
this vicinity may be q failure. due to
the fact that the trees have been at
tackled by the fungus disease known as
plum pocket" Some few trees have
been saved by spraying.
SIOUX FALLS-John Mathey, a well