The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-31
DAKoTAsTATE NEWS

ket one OF the most ingenious devices TOT
q burglar alarm. The machine is sim
plicity IN itself and can be transported
from place to place In the pocket and can
be adjusted TO windows as well as doors.
Several OF them have been sold and are
now in use in the city.
SIOUX FALLS-The railroad commits
sion meets here November z to make an
inquiry into telephone rates and to adjust
them IL 1t is found necessary. The in
vestigation is due to the fact that some
telephone companies have q two-ninute
minimum rate, while others extend the
time to three minutes for the same fee.
A petition was filed with the railroad COM
missioners asking that all telephone com
panies be compelled to make a three
minute rate. n' "3Fat E@, #
yERMILLION-The highest price that
has ever been paid for farm Ian In Clay
county was received by O. w. Chaussee
last week when he transferred his S0-acre
farm to John Bruyer for the SUM of $4,000,
or s175 per acre. The farm Is situated five
miles from VermilIion and the purchaser
owns about 100 acres Immediately Joining
the Chaussee farm. The conveyor will
retire to reside In this city. 4
FRANKFoRT-while Roy GIN ana his
sister were hauling a load OF grain to mar
ket the girl slipped down between the
wagon and horses. In attempting to res-
cue her. the horses became frightened and
ran away. The young MAJ fell to the
ground and the heavy w~agon-load Of
wheat was drawn over his body, fractur-
ing his collarbone and otherwise inJur-
ing him. The girl was only slightly In
tured. 8#. "tly a. w. .s.#3 z
VERMILLIoN-The ninth attempt TO
secure nm artesian well on the Julius
Charriin place, two miles southwest OF
this city, proved successful. After drill
ing for several weeks In a rock of the
hardest Ind most ~unyielding character a
ine fiow OF water was reached at the
depth of 421 feet, which Is 40 feet deeper
than any of the other flowing wells on the
farms In that vicinity. ; ~ " 1--WE"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been COM
pleted for the dedication next Sunday OF
a new Methodist Episcopal church, which
has Just been completed here. The princi-
pal address will be made by Rev. Thos.
G. Tiff, DID, of University. Park, Colo.
DR.. Tiff has lived in the west for Is years
and has spent most of that time building
and defeating churches, rsN iaEk
LEAD-The Elks Of Lead have made
arrangements with the Western Union
Telegraph company for a wire to run d.
rect to their lodge room on election night.
LEAD--F. w. Brown, of Lead, who has
served Ave years on the state board OF
pharmacy, has been reappointed and the
board has elected him president. r.
GROTON-Sparks from a switch en-
CINE are believed to have been RESPONSE
BILE for q IRE which for q time threatened
TO destroy the Merchants elevator here.
A high wind was blowing at the time and
only by the hardest kin Of work was
the elevator saved. AT the time there were
between 10000 and Il. 900 bushels Of wheat
and LeoO bushels of FAX in the building.
wEBsTER-James McAieer was sem
fenced Wednesday to, six months I'm the
Day county Jail for having dynamite In
hts possession. by Judge c. c. Carpenter,
Of Lennon, who Is here holding court for
Judge Frank McNulty. Judge Carpenter
| vas a farmer schoolmate OF McAleer'a,
and says that the young man IL OF good
parentage, but early went wrong.
ABERDEEN-Charles Lamar, proprie-
tor of the Wright hotel, shot Harry Nash
In the side when the latter refused to
leave the hotel and threatened to shoot
Lamar. Nash was in an intoxicated con-
reached for his hip threatening to shoot
Lamar, but ti,e latter was too quick. The
wound vas only slight.
BRITTON-The second flow has been
struck in an artesian well which. 10 being
drilled here to increase the supply OF
water for the city water works system.
The we'll IL something Of q freak In It's
way, for the water, instead OF being hard
Ike that in most artesian wells in this
state. is as soft as rain water. j d
BRoORINGS-At the s~emi-annual meet
ng of the Woman's Civic league the fol-
owing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. b. b. Bracket: vice president, Mrs.
Lillian Smith; recording secretary. Mrs.
W. III. Powers; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. RIB. Breed; treasurer, aMrs.SJ. Nd.
smythe. .ag
TYNDALIc-John Matuska, living seven
miles from town, was a5heavy loser when
1 neighbor attempted TO burn some weeds
iuring q high wind. The flames got be-
POND his control and swept Matuska's
farm, destroying six large stacks OF wheat
and a quantity OF hay. y "a
RAPID CITY-Actual work began on
Rapid City's new federal building yes.
terday. It will be located IN the south
east corner of the intersection or st.
Joseph and Eighth streets. The con-
tract calls for q 500, 900 structure, to
be completed by February 1, 1914. u
DALLAS-At a meeting held here by
the physicians OF Trip, Mellette and
Gregory counties what will be known as
the Rosebud Medical association was or
ganized. The next meeting will be held at
Winner In December.
wITTENLRey. Mr.. walker and some Of
the witten business men have made arcan-
vas of the town and within two hours
raised enough cash TO build a church here.
They did not X promises but received
the hard cash from each .doner. The
building will be erected at once.
I CANToN-The members OF the local
Epworth league, at their annual meeting,
elected the following officers: President,
Miss Dilla Wimple: vice presidents, Lloyd
Rising. Sylvia Larson, Mary Anderson,
Grace Bent; secretary, Alice Hannah;
treasurer, Roy Haas.
ABERDEEN-David Miller was held 20
the federal term OF court here under $500
bonds, charged with selling liquor In and
about Butler, 8. D., without having paid
the government tax.
ABERDEEN-In circuit court here d
day was spent In vain endeavor to 90.
cure a jury IN the case OF Ed Roberts
against John Jacobs, both Of Columbia.
Roberts charges Jacobs with having in
duced Mrs. Roberts to live in open adul-
terry with him. +.1a..tL.
GROToN - Preliminary arrangement
are being made for the annual farmers
institute, to be held here November Z,
and 9. Hundreds of farmers will be IN
attendance. Experts on farming Will b.
present and make addresses. 49, &