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

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SIOUX FALLS-The first contest insti
tuted in the court involving petitions
which nave been filed with city and town
councils asking that the saloon license
question be submitted to the voters, mas
been commenced by the temperance peo'
pie of 1roquois. who seek to have de
clarcd invalid a petition which was nice
with the city authorities of that towf
asking for a vote at the April electiof
on the license question. The right OF
some of the signers to attach their names
TO the petition will be assailed.
ABERDEEN-John Dowd, the convic
who escaped from the Nebraska state
pe%nitentiary after numbering the wardeI
a short time ago. was a forme resident
Of Aberdeen. having worked in the mar
vest fields near this city four years ago
When confined to the penitentiary he gave
his home as Aberdeen. His photograph
was recognized here by A. ]. Geidl. fol
whom he worked one fall near Stratford
He was always well thought Of here.
GARY-Peter Banwarth, while employed
with a well digging outfit near here, was
struck on the mead by a part OF the ma
chinery and seriously injured. He was
rendered unconscious by the blow and il
was many hours before he became con-
scious. He was badly cut and bruised
about the head and face and sustained
other injuries.
PIERRE-J. T.. Simmons, chairman OF
the Taft organization in this state. has
filed with the secretary of state the list
of Taft delegates and a~lternates for the
June primaries. Mr.. Simmons also filed
the nominating petitions of the Taft list
of presidential electors and the petition
of ]. r. Halliday as a republican candi'
date fnr nafinpal cop,, nittaap,a N
MISUNDERSTANDING Jones died as
the result of a paralytic stroke which he
sustained here. His home was at Iroquois
He was IS years Of age and before taking
up his residence in South Dakota had re.
sided at Plainfield. Ia, where he was
born, and at Ada, MINI. He is survived
by a widow and two young sons.
POLLOCK-Farmers an this section o,
Campbell county predict the highest water
IN the Missouri river when the ice goes
out since 1887, at which time one residen:
Of the vicinity was compelled to remain
on the roof of his house for three days
and nights before a rescue was effected.
LEAD-Rev. Father Colbert, who has
been pastor of st. Patrick's parish foi
the past year, leaves today for Mime,
apolis, Mimi, to take care of his orphaned
sisters. He intended bringing them tc
iSNou Jul has tiltnSCu iIS u dilu va
tends to reside with them.
ABERDEEN-M. e. Gehon has sold the
Gehon Creamery company, one of the
largest creamery establishments in the
Dakotas, with cream stations in many OF
the towns in the two states. TO the Dakota
Produce company, which will take charge
OF the business on April /.
YANKTON-President Wilson, of the
College, ILGaQlla of Debating OratOrV ha
received word from Hamline university
hat the debate with that school will have
to be sacrificed because OF the captain
of the debating team of Hamline having
left school.
CORSICA-Figures just compiled show
that during 1911 the shipments from Cor
sica were the largest in the history OF the
town. The shipments during the year con-
sisted of 16S car loads of hogs, IS of cattle,
1875 OF grain and six of horses.
PIERRE-State Superintendent c.. G.
Lawrence wishes to impress upon the
teachers of South Dakota that the Nat
ional Educational association will hold its
summer meeting at Chicago, June 6-12,
LAKE PRESTON-At a special election
held here only II votes were cost against
the proposition Of issuing bonds in the
sum of 5000 for the extension Of the mu-
nicipal waterworks system.
HARRISBURG-At a meeting to be held
here next Monday evening a baseball
team will be organized and arrangements
made for the improvement of the local
ball grounds.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. improvements are
TO be made on the telephone line between
Winner and Murdo which extends through
the towns of Wood and White river.
MILLER-Covered wagons have started
to the country west of Pierre. Many OF
these came from there last fall, and they
are returning to their land.
PLATTE-The contract has been award
ed for the erection Of a new German Re-
formed church here this summer, at a
cost of over $4,000.
HUDSON-Barnes & Baumgartner, late
Of George, Ia, are installing a cement
block factory here and will soon have II
in operation.
PIERRE-The Midland Casualty COM
pany, of Chicago, has been granted a
license to write health insurance in South
Dakota.
MILLER-West & Smith, billiard hall
rroprietors here, were fined $40 and costs
for allowing minors in their place.
PIERRE-The Gayville Rural Telephone
company has been Incorporated at hat
place.