The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-04-11
DAKOTA NEWS BRIEFS.

of school and public lands are meeting
with splendid success in the sale Of sur
plus lands. Three counties have been Wis
tied, 2,432 acres were disposed OF In Doug
las at an average of 1882 per acre. net
ting Sl29, 3S6; 1850 in Dawson at 5000 per,
adding up to 500, 1874; while $50 acres in
Aurora brought $49. 80. These large sales
at these prices indicates that there must
be a good deal of loose money laying
around these counties.
PIERRE-The people of the cities and
towns Of South Dakota pay over 100000
annually for fire protection in the matter
of insurance alone. Added to this Is the
cost of maintenance of fire departments In
each municipality, and the large loss from
uninsured property burning. This does not
include insurance on farm buildings,
which il generally written by the local
county and township mutuals. or this
million, foreign and domestic mutuals
write S131, $50, and foreign stock companies,
Ss96,520.
WHITE OWL-Fifty-nine leases were
issued at the lease of Meade county school
and endowment lands at Sturgis last
week at prices ranging from &c to 15c.
Following are the names OF people leas-
ing n number Of acres leased by each
one, OF people in his section: Agnes
Quinn, 64o: j. A. Oakland, GAO; John EN-
erson, 800; Ed Heberling, $40; j. A. HOWE,
$40; Wheeler Bros. 100; Tom Ward. LIS;
]. F. B~raddock, GAO.
HURON-The 10th annual conventiG.i Of
the Brotherhood Of Boilermakers OF the
c. & N. w. railway has just
been concluded In this city. The meeting
was Of four days duration, and during Its
course election of officers was held, sched-
ules were drawn up and the constitution
and bylaws were revised. Among the
delegates were boilermakers from all OF
the important points on the Northwestern
lines.
RAPID CITy-The Rapid City, Black
Hills & Western railroad has commenced
the building of a new passenger and
freight depot here which will be ready for
use some time this summer. The build
ing Is to be similar in appearance and
construction to the depot here
and is necessary for the additional traffic
through tourist aravel expected this sum
mer. Its cost Is about $4,000.
TYNDALL-The state held a sale Of
school and public lands In Bon Homme
county recently which will increase the
public school fund $4,000. Most Of the
school land In this county had been ap-
praised at $50 per acre, but sold under the
hammer at sS5 per acre. The state now
owns but very little Land in Bon Homme
county.
PlERRE--Last fall many cattle men and
settlers reduced their herds to nil, or win
tered only a few head on account Of the
feed shortage. Fine animals actually
went begging for a buyer at bargain
prices. This spring conditions have
changed and there Is a decided cattle
shortage. making prices high and demand
brisk.
CARTHAGE-The Hoy's livery barn
caught fire Saturday from some cause not
known and burned to the ground. The
horses and a part Of the equipment were
saved. For a time 1t looke as though the
Palmer house and the adjoining Wilson
and Walters residences would go but good
work and artesian water saved the day.
RAPID C~ITY-After living IS years and
being the Oldest woman in the Black Hills
Mrs. Sidney J. Wilkin died at the home of
her daughter here az a result OF an acci-
dent. A few days ago she fell from a
chair and sustained injuries so serious
that death ensued.
WHITE OWL-W. G. Welman has re-
turned from the Black Hills to make his
future home on his place west of town.
He expects to farm considerable this year,
and has started sowing wheat, the first
seeding done IN this section 30 far as can
be learned.
REDFIELD-A coal black jack rabbit,
It's glossy coat the color of charcoal, was
recently shot near here by hunters
Stuffed and mounted the freak now forms
the center attraction of an Easter display
In a drug store window.
TYNDALL-Farmers In Bon Homme
county have commenced sowing wheat
and in a few days seeding will be in full
swing. The ground IS In excellent condi-
ton and all crops will get II fine start to-
ward q bumper crop for 1872.