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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
CENSUS BULLETIN SHOWS
GROWTH orc TRADE

81, 21S. or 40.5 per cent at from 20 to 49
horse power; 35,257, o. 27.S per cent at
from 20 to 20 horse power; 20, 1853, or 49,
per cent at from 10 to 10 horse power;
and 1883, or 6 per ent at less than 10
horse power. Passenger vehicles con-
stituted 97.4 per cent of the total mum
Der and business vehicles &c per cent.
The tables show that In 1909 there
were manufactured In the United
States q total of 126, 1893 automobiles,
or which 120, 1898 were gasoline, 3,826
were electric and 2,374 were steam.
OF the total of Log, 593 made that year,
1s3,33s were passenger vehicles and
3,255 were business vehicles. OF the
former 4.5S2 were buggies, 36.304 were
runabouts, 76,114 were touring cars,
5,2o2 were closed cars Limousine, cabs.
etc) and 1928 comprising wagons, am
b~ulenceS, patrols, etc.
OF the business vehicles 1852 were
delivery wagons. 1895 were trucks and
~ other types. a.
Referring to bicycles and motor
cycles h bulletin calls attention to
the marked decline in the manufacture
OF bicycles and tricycles and the in
crease in h manufacture Of the mo-
torcycles
During the year 1904, a total of 225-
S09 bicycles valued at So 02, sos were
manufactured while in 1909 only 168,-
S24, valued at $2,436, 996, were turned
out.
In 1904, OF the other hand. the num-
per OF motorcycles numbered only g.
300, valued at SIS, 62S, while in 1903 they
murdered 1928, valued at So, OILS, 1888.
me total value OF products of the
industry decreased from $S1. 915, 9OS in
1899 TO 1878, 240 in 1904. but by 1906
II mad risen again to $40, sos, 567, or more
than double the figures for 1904.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
Enormous Increase In 5 Years
Reported BY Department Of
Commerce and Labor.
BICYCLES ARE IN DLSFAv0R

. The enormous growth of the automo-
bile industry in the United States is
shown by the figures contained in the
bulletin entitled statistics of h Man
ufacturers-United States" just sent
out by the census bureau of the de-
partment of and labor,
which is complied from the census re-
turns Of 1910.
Naturally the figures are now three
years old but they form a basis for
calculation Of the growth since 1903
until 1912. The bulletin says:
THE growth OF the automobile in
dustry has been phenomenal. In 1899
the general statistics for the industry
wore, Included. with those for carriage
and wagon manufacture, and only 3d.
897 automobiles were reported. In 1904
the total number, including automo-
biles made by concerns classified nde
other industries, was %, $3.50, while in
1909 the number was 127 ,237, or nearly
33 times the number reported In 1893.
The value Of all products Of the In
dustry proper was SEAS, 202,0 75 In 1903
and $50, 033,56 in 1904. Gasoline ma
chimes formed 95.1 per cent of the to-
tai number made In 1909 n S6.2 per
cent in 1904. OF the total number a
ufactured in 1909, S,226, or rs per cent
We're rated at SO horse power or more;
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
AUTO TAGS SUPPLANT
CARDS IN POKER GAME

8. P.-ordinarily I'd let you have
the pot, but something tells me that
my lucky star is now in the ascend
ant. I have a 'hunch." On the strength
OF IL / meet your boost and hereby
whoop FER UP another simoleon.
F. P.--(Nohchantly)-I hate to take
your money. ".~.H &.. a.' b. ".
s. P.--Histt Here comes my hand.
(Saucy little roadster chugs up from
behind and passes by. Players crane
their neeks to read the number. 1t Is
9,999.) Il
+. P.-(Limp like a dish rang)--l
am hooded. (Makes a noise like .
groan.)
s. P.-Pocketing the pot)-I told
you so. ". "".. r
Variations of the game are such as
to admit of lettering your hand by a
draw In hands where there are
no pairs the highest numbers win.
At a hot weather variety OF the ma
tional game" automobile poker ia
justly popular. 1t beats the combina-
ton of a hot, stuffy room, stacks of
the red and white and perspiring play
ers In shirt sleeves SO popular I'm the
current political fiction of the day.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
GOOD ROADS WOULD
SAVE VAST EXPENSE
.. =. Pennybacker Asserts That
$250,000,000 On the Pres
emit Crop Is AT Stake.
AND PEENYBAcKER KNOWS
Executive Secretary OF the American
Road Congress- Speaks With che
Authority Born OF
Acquaintance.

That not less than s25O.0oO.ooO wcdi6
be saved to the country In the cost Of
hauling the present record-breaIxinR
crop If 20 per cent OF the public high
ways of the country were improved, ia
the assertion Of J. Il. Pennybacker, jr-
executive secretary OF h Americas
Road congress. Mr.. Pennybacker, be-
fore becoming the American Associa-
ton for Highway Improvement. was
the chief of the road management de-
partment in the United States office OF
public roads, had made a comparative
study Of the cost OF hauling crops over
good and bad roads.
Because Of his knowledge or the
actual needs OF the country, Mr..
Pennybacker was selected az the x
ecutive secretary OF the Americas
the road movement In America.
THE governments prediction that
the crop now being harvested win sex-
coed any previous years YIELD" said
Mr.. Pennybacker, should serve TO call
attention to h great losses that are
being sustained by farmers and con-
suners in the hauling Of crops. 1t ~
estimated that the Improvement or the
main roads Of this country, appr0xi-
mately 20 per cent. would result In
an annual saving OF at least $3.50, O0b,-
900 N the cost Of hauling alone. which
"CNAA w ~ AAhRAuV0 uNtVSW
miles Of road at a further cost of S.
BOO per mile. In five years this would
improve $780, 900 miles, which would bs
sufficient to bring the total mileage OF
improved roads up to 20 per cent.
There are more than $4,000, 900 farm
horses and mules in the United States.
valued at ST. 700, 000, 900; about 1,5OO,0 600
horse-drawn vehicles valued at $685.
000, 900, and more than 100000 auto-
mobiles valued at about $500. 900, BOO. Al
depreciation of s per cent, caused by
the wear and tear OF bad reads. yTsausss1s
mount to $4,000 900 annually which
at $4,000 per mile would be sufficient
to build $4,000 miles OF improved roads.
These are but a few great economic
facts which will be brought to the at
tent1on Of the American people at tho
American Road congress to be held in
Atlantic City, September 30 to Octo-
Der 6. Once the people realize the
great waste involved in bad roads,
there will be little delay in the Inn
provement OF the main arteries OF
m throughout the country. The
whole subject is so big that we have
made arrangements to treat 1t In e
tons at the congress, each section.
such as legislative, administrative.
finance and education, having been
placed under the auspices or the rep
resentative organizations In those par
ticular fields"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
RICH CALIFORNIAN HAS
ORDERED PRIVATE TRACK

San Mateo,-Antoine Borel. the
wealthy banker and Swiss consul in
San Francisco, whose country home
just south of San Mateo is one of the
scenic sights of the peninsula, has or
dered h construction OF q race track
OR, rather, a private riding course
where he may take his early morning
canter in seclusion. and free from the
dangers caused by the natural antipa-
thy Of the horse to the automobile.
While taking one OF his morning gal
lops recently, ABorel's mount became
frightened at a passing motor car. AL
though the banker Is an expert rider,
he was thrown from the saddle and
sustained a fractured arm. 1t was
while nursing his injury that he con-
ceived the idea OF installing O private
riding course -...
The track will be a mile and a quar-
ter long and will be located in q field
adjoining the Borel gardens. .
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
AUTOMOBILE TRUCK
S~UPPLANTING HORSE
Educating Merchants Thing OF Past
Now They Have Seen Its Use.

New York-"Educating merchants to
the superiority of motor-drtven trucks
over horse drawn vehicles is now a
Bennett, vice president Of an automo-
bile company.
1.-The evolution Of the motor truck
has, in the. past, been one of education,
but now it Ia different. The motor
truck user knows of Its superiority
over the horse and his chief tribula-
ton Is to know what make and how
many to buy.
For several thousand years men
have been using horses, with the re-
suit that Transfers as q class under
stood the capabilities and limitations
OF the horse, but when he was placed
behind the steering wheel and found
himself controlling O heavier, swifter
and more powerful vehicle there were
a lot OF lessons for the horse driver to
learn anew.
AS we build trucks today their op-
Grafton, Is comparatively simple, and IL
Is by no means necessary for a man
to be a first class mechanic TO operate
n though. Of course, the more he
knows about a machine the better 1t is
for both the truck owner and the truck
maker.
How many dollars We're lost In the
earliest days Of the motor truck
through the ignorance and carelessness
or operators will never be known. but
today in every town and village, and,
indeed, on many farms, are men who
are thoroughly capable Of handling
commercial car This condition has
been brought about principally through
the efforts OF motor truck builders who
have not stinted to forward the edu-
catlcnal movement. Every time O.
ruck Is sold the maker sees to 1t that
the man or men who are to drive tt
are given a thorough instruction as to
how to get the most out OF it with the
smallest outlay for fuel, oil, tires and
repairs. The result has been q univer-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Ambulance wagon?" shifted the bull
terrier with interest. Must be a mis-
take, assure you. No ambulance
wagon for mine. Guess 1t would be a
pity to send it away empty, though.
Some had better take a ride. How
about your" And forthwith he sprang
at. Driver Emile Guignon~ and bit him.
However. Patrolman Weeks and
Driver Guignon rose up in their wrath
and 10 minutes later 1t was the hull
terrier after all who took that ride.
He feels quite well and At, though q
little worried about Mr.. Guignon's con
dition.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
Hot Weather Variety Of "The
National Game" Played BY
Waterloo Motorists.
NO CHANCE FOR MlsDEAL

Tag poker has been invented to add
to the fascination OF automobillng.
Witness the enactment Of a friendly
two-handed game along Fourth street
any fine afternoon. The players buzz
along in any sort of an automobile.
First player-It's your deal. / get
the first hand.
Second player-You're on. Same old
stakes. .'
Fa II. Pas an automobile passes he
reads the license number .)-There's
my hand, 2,122. On the strength of
that III boost the percentage. 1t is
going to cost you something to stick
around in this game. ! am proud Of
those three deuces.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
The Proper Way.

Hello. old man; how do you find
business" r-
"How? BY judicious advertising Of
course"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

THAT novelist says he takes HIS
characters from real life."
HE should be encouraged Nokeep ON
taking Them" replied Mr.. Gfowcher.
'The fewer like them In real tife, tho
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Surnames were introduced into Eng
land By the NormanA.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Nearly every Shetland househoId haa
attached to It q flock of tame gunk
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Dear Mira. Thompson-I am q girl
Of 10 and am In love with q young
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

f. Dear Mrs. Thompson: DIS II ct
iuuette for a young lady to ask a
young man to dance with her IL they
are friends? Off I am hostess at q
party, would It be right for me to In
troduce at the door TO those ! don't
know? Anxious
Q)--No. O-Yes
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Dear Mrs. Thcmpson--When a girl
fs engaged and wears a diamond ring.
who should remove the ring, and how
soon before the wedding day or cere-
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

1t seems to me, my dear, that neither
of you care very much for the other
any more. Better break such an en-
gagement. Next time do not permit
any secrecy. Have the engagement an
nounced at once. and don't allow too
many liberties to your fance.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Dear Mrs. T~hompson-Is It proper
for q girl to go TO a dance unescort-
ed2. Is II right to dance with n fell
low who wishes, when you have not
been properly introduced? OLIVE.
nice girl goes to a dance
alone and never dances with a man
who hasn't been introduced to her by
somebody she knows.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26

Dear Mrs. Thompson-Ut i am in
the seventh grade at school and can't
learn history. What can / do? o.
! will finish grammar school this year
and am undecided whether to go to
college or to high school. Please ad-
wise me. BROWN EYES.
Gl--HRYe you ever tried to read
your history as IL IL were a story book?
Ask your teacher to tell you where you
cRn get interesting historical stories
written for young folks: then get them
and read them at home. (2) II you
mean business college, 1t will depend
upOn whether or not you expect, to
earn your own living: IL you do, better
go to business college.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
A kEG OF NAILS

Every voter, whether he favors
bond issue or opposes it, should take
this keg of nails to the polls next
Tuesday and open it there and keep
it open in the name of truth and fair
ness. Every nail in it is sound and
square in the head, straight in the
shaft and true to the point, and may
be relied upon to drive right to the
spot if occasion demands it.
The county does not pay for any of
the fuel used in the Wa-Keeney
school, nor the teachers wages. nor
any other expense of the city school.
The county commissioners have not
paid any auto bills for the county
high school principal or teachers
One more direct tax levy will not
raise money enough to build and
equip county high school building.
1t would take two or three more such
levies as we are now paying. Neither
will it take forty or fifty thousand
dollars Neither can the trustees
make. contracts involving more
money than the have in hand. The
high school trustees can use the
money raised by, a bond issue but
they cannot issue the bonds nor sell
them. That must be done by the
county commissioners who will also
make the levies to pay interest and
principal. High school bonds must
not run longer than twenty years and
the commissioners may issue them for
shorter terms. These bonds cannot be
sold to banks or private persons un-
till they have been offered to the
state of Kansas and the state shall
have refused to purchase them. In
Kansas, municipal bonds and other
evidences of public Indebtedness,
such as scalp warrants, etc, are not
taxable That is the reason the peo-
pie can borrow money on bonds at a
lower rate of interest than in any
other way and this should appeal to
every voter who has to borrow money
to pay direct tax leyies. If the
bonds are issued it will not be neces-
fsary to make another building levy.
To defeat the bonds will not abolish
the school and the law and circum-
stances will compel the trustees to
continue to make building levies
Inc DOHuS Ludy Oc pdi0 liz pdAo Oy
future residents. Direct tax levies
must be paid by the people now Hv-
ing in the county
After all, it is only a business prop
osition; personal prejudice and sec
tional telling should not affect the
matter The school needs the build
ing now Which is the best way tc
| raise the funds? Bonds, to be paid In
the future, or shall all of it be paid In
the next two or three years in. tn,
form of direct tax?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
A Letter From Mrs. Ufford From Arch
Creek, Florida, to The World Family

LAS | sat sewing this afternoon
out on the veranda, my thoughts
turned to you and all of my friends
We have been hearing so much of the
cold and suffering out there and our
hearts go out in sympathy to the
poor people and the cattle as well.
We hope the worst of the cold is
over. This is a beautiful afternoon
and the birds are singing and the
flowers blooming. We have not had
any frost yet. We have a lovely gar
den and are eating young tender
beans, ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, new
potatoes, lettuce and radishes. Mr..
Ufford made the garden himself. We
have 375 strawberry plants growing,
and musk melons as big as a tea cup
now. Mr.. Ufford and Neil have six
| acres of tomatoes and expect to COM
| mence picking next week. We like
| Florida and are enjoying ourselves
About sixty of our Arch Creek friends
| hired big launch and we went to
the beach, here we enjoyed our first
sea bathing. We have an eight mile
trip on the bay before we reach the
ocean. The scenery along the coast
is excellent. Spring begins in Febru-
airy and in March it gets as warm as
it is going to be all summer. Then
comes the mosquitoes and flies, etc. ]
wish all of my friends might enjoy
Florida with me- George York has
been up to see US and we we're glad
to see Kansas man.
With best regards to all
Sincerely,
EMMA r. UFFoRD
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
Seventeen Years Ago
From The World. February l6, 1895

Miss Bessie Cowick gave valen-
tine party.
Col. Reynolds takes charge OF the
Grainffeld Lumber Co.
Fred Egger of Glencoe township,
winters $50 head cattle.
w. E. Saum appointed local y. >
land commissioner.
FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
Fresh meats and lard at Bakers
Charles Folkers, township trustee,
wants road scraperS returned.
Chicken thieves rob Joshua Croft
of some nice stock.
High school, J. L. Shearer, teach
er, has 43 scholars; grammar school,
Myra L. Reynolds, IT; intermediate,
Carrie A. Stradal, 46; primary, Mrs
Mae Greenwood, AZ. District 40, H.
W. BlakeIy, Is; District No. 7, r. O.
Redmond, Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. /. Verbeck give a
&sPovertie Soshul-'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

ed on James Benisch Wednesday.
Dave Dienes made trip to Wa
Keeney for load of corn Tuesday.
G. c. McKune and family spent
Sunday and Monday at A. r. McKin-
ley's.
The ground hog saw it's shadow, so
we can just get ready for six weeks
of cold weather.
FIR. Benisch called on teacher Sun
day afternoon and she entertained
him with music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dienes and Mrs.
Michaelis called on John Fabricus
and family this week.
Will Schneider made business
trip to Wa-Keeney Tuesday. We all
wonder what's going to happen.
South Trego is improving by having
a meat market, harness shop and
blacksmith shop. What comes next9
George Defines called on James
Benisch to grind some corn Saturday
but he wants to have an excuse so he
could see the teacher.
The infant of Mr.: and Mrs. Christ
Rohn died Sunday and was buried
Tuesday afternoon. the funeral SER
vices were held at the house and
/ church..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
THE LAST WORD

A special election of the voters of
Trego county is called for next tues
day. This election will settle one
question and only one. Only one
high school question is before the
voters. and that is the only such
question which can be submitted now
or at any future election. That one
one question is: Shall we issue coun-
ty bonds in the sum of $40, 900 for the
purpose of erecting and equipping a
county high school building? That
is all. The school was established by
a majority vote of the people seven
wears ago and it cannot be repudiat-
ed or set aside now or at any future
period. If the bonds are not issued
the trustees must continue to make
an annual levy for building purposes.
A new building is needed now. In our
opinion, speaking only as citizen
and taxpayer, it would be better Tor
the school and the taxpayers to issue
the bonds. The matter of interest is
as wide as it is long. Borrow money
and pay interest, or pay cash and lose
interest. To put it another way:
The interest on $40 for one year is
lust equal to the interest on 81 for
twenty years 1t appears to US that
every parent and patron of the school
should vote for the bonds for the
sake of his children, and every tax
payer should do likewise for the sake
of his purse. However, If the bonds
are defeated it will show that the
voters want the trustees to go on
making the levies. Take your choice
Let us have full expression of the
voters. Go the polls. You cannot
vote for the bonds by staying al
home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
In Wa-Keeney city the total taxes
are as follows:


All the above rates should read
ssper Thousand assessed value" They
include taxes for all purposes, such as
road tax, bond tax and county high
school tax and may be verified by the
rates per hundred which are printed
on the back of the latest tax receipts.
Any tax payer who knows which dis
trict his property is assessed in can
easily find his total tax rate and
make other comparisons. The above
totals show that the tax rate in the
Ogallah district is less than one per-
cent; in Collyer little more than one
percent and in Wa-Keeney city al
most exactly twice as high as it is in
the Ogallah district. But of course
that is not no fault of the people of
Ogallah, or Collyer or any other
neighborhood.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
VODA

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bordovsky are
on the sick list.
Many from here attended the Rach-
eau sale Tuesday.
Kristof Bros. hauled hay from SkeI-
ton ranch Monday.
The ground hogs predicts US some
more cold weather.
Otis Schwanbeck spent his vacation
days with home folks.
Ralph and Charley Kristof called
on E. Mensing Tuesday.
The Misses Mensing visited their
brother at Voda Sunday.
The weather is moderating now and
spring will soon be here.
VIM. Cox has a car of corn, coal
and kaffir corn on track at Voda.
Miss Ethel Carpenter spent Satur-.
day night with Miss Rose Zeman.
Frank Zeman, Jr., expects to come
home with his cattle in week or
ten days.
Grant Billings bought the voda
restaurant and will start an up-to-
restaurant soon.
Go to Mr.. Vandewater's for your
groceries and dry goods. His prices
are reasonable.
Pryce Owens made flying trip to
Wa-Keeney Monday and brought
home load of shorts
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stradel called
on Mr.. and Mrs. e. Kristof while in
Voda last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Schwanbeck
and family and Pryce Owens spent
Sunday evening at Ralph Kristof's.
Rudolph Horak and Joe Svetlik
spent Monday night at r. Kristof's,
and Tuesday hauled two loads of al
falfa hay from Gleason's ranch.
A surprise dancing party was given
on Mrs. Lizzie Kruht last Wednesday
night; a large crowd was in attendance
and a No. 1 good time was reported
by every one present.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
OGALLAH

r. G. Wilson and Z. B. Hays of
Wa-Keeney were here Tuesday.
John Reidel was buying bones in
Ogallah the first of the week.
C. H. Cruson was quite sick Sun
day but is better at this writing
Word came of the death of Mrs. L.
Morton at Yocemento Wednesday.
Jacob Frank, the local Creosus,
arrived from Illinois the first of the
month.
C. G. CahiIl lost feather out of
his war bonnet in checker game
Tuesday evening
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

To chew the rag is no sign OF
wisdom teeth. Neither can a man
prove his own honesty by crying ''stop
thief at the other fellow Anybody
knows how to kick and no brains are
required to be able to holler Graft. "
This same holler went up when we
voted bonds in the sum of $4,000 to
build the court house and jail, and
vet the commissioners had money to
spare and turned back five thousand
dollars unused. The county has a
good building and the bonds were all
paid off long ago. So much for the
kicker and chewer, and SO may it
ever be.