The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-09-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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SIOUX FALLS-As the result OF
kerosene catching fire after she had
saturated her hair with II, Minnie Sa-
vile, the 12-year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Saville, who reside on a
homestead in Lyman county, was Sc
riously burned. The girl had bathed
her head with water and then satur-
ated 1t with kerosene, after which she
took UP q position near a stove for the
became ignited from the stove, and be-
fore the flames could be extinguished
she was seriously burned about tho
head, arms and shoulders.
WHITE RIvER-Three deaths in
White River In the past W. weeks, to-
gether with a contagious sore throat
among the people OF h town, alarmed
people in h towns near White River
OF the three deaths o m were OF
diphtheria, but OF a complication OF
diseases. DR.. Williamson, Of Murdo,
a member OF the state board of health,
was sent here to confer with the To-
cal physician as to conditions. He
found the disease to be sore throat n
that the local authorities had taken
proper precautions to prevent its
spread. 81
DEADwoOD-In charge OF Deputy
United States Marshal Bedding n
several special deputies F. r. X. Hew-
lett, the wealthy hide dealer; County
Auditor John E. Fail and his twin
brother, David Fail, all OF Rapid City,
s. D., who were convicted in federal
court here Of improper use of the mails
In the wolf bounty case, were taken to
Leavenworth, Kan, where they will
serve sentences Of n year and three
months
SIOUX FALLS-Peter Briggs. a
mixed blood Sioux Indian, belonging on
the Rosebud reservation, who passed a
number OF forged checks on business
men in towns located near the reser-
walton, appeared before Judge win.
hanson, Of the state circuit court, and
entered q plea OF guilty to the charge
against him. The accused is not yet
Is years OF &C., and because OF his
youth II was decided to send him to
the state reform school at Plankinton.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has ap-
pointed Hans Anderson, Irene; w. r.
Cottrell, Cresbard; A. ]. Keoymar, Tu-
lare; A. r. Friar, Doland; r.. II. Nc
Coagherty, Mellette; @. A. Malone.
Draper; s. r. Hits, Revillo; r. d. Per-
son, Mansfield; Malvin e. Doe, Mt.
Vernon, and Adolph Idso, Morristown,
as delegates to the international dry
farming congress, which meets at Leth-
bridge, Ala, on october 21-26.
WHITE OwL-Notices are out call
ing for bids on a mail route from Coop"
err to Red Owl by way of Tama, The
schedule calls for three times a week
nesday and Friday mornings. and meet
ing both the Faith and White Owl
stages. This Is an Improvement IN the
old route, whereby a letter for Red
Owl or Tama had to go via Wasta or
Sturgis.
PIERRE-Mrs. ]. r. Carson. one of
the pioneers Of Hughes county, died
at the hospital in this city yesterday
from heart trouble. AS Bird L. Pick
her parents in 1883, and about 20 years
& went %ith her husband to Cherry
Creek, and has since thai time worked
with him in his duties as a teacher
among the Indians In that part Of the
state.
ABERDEEN-John Jelinek, former
cashier Of the Farmers State bank, of
Amherst, has been sentenced to an in
determinate term of not more than five
years in the state p~enitentiary at Sioux
Falls by Judge Frank McNulty, of this
city, for making false reports to the
state bank examiner, making false en-
tries on the books OF the bank and for
embezzling.
PIERRE-Wilbur Styles, of Aber-
deem, and State Senator Wright, of
Huron. are here making deposit of
500, 900 in. real estate securities with
the insurance commissioner as the first
deposit Of 100000 of the capital stock
Of the Northwestern Life Insurance
ing from a mutual life to an old line
company. .
PIERRE-Attorney General johnson
haa rIYlaH In pnawer IN a uIIarv from
the states attorney of Pennington
county, that the Office Of county aud
itor in that county was vacated by the
conviction Of former Auditor Fall In
the wolf bounty graft cases, despite
his appeal to a higher court, and that
1t is In order to appoint a successor.
CoLoME-Jimmie Sessions, aged Z,
son Of MI. and Mrs. Jeff Scisaions,
living on q ranch near here. is in q
ing kicked in the head by a horse,
which he had been sent to drive from
q field. One hoof was planted on the
little boys forehead, cutting q deep
cash and fracturing the skull.
WHITE OWL-Frank Hart, OF
Scenic has gone to Calgary. Canada,
where he will take part In a bucking
contest for the worlds championship
Hart has a wide reputation for his
prowess in riding outlaws, and Is con-
11dent that he will bring back the ST.
200 prize which Is to be awarded to
the winner Of the contest.
YANKTON-Yankton has just COM
pleted a good pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river at this point for
the accommodation of citizens and
farmers. Forty boats were needed to
bridge the stream, which this year is
ON the Dakota side for the first time
in many years.
PIERRE-Editor Fred A. Mix and
c. A. Main. a printer employed on the
Fort Pierre Fairplay, have been arrest
ed for checking up the exhaust pipe tC
the gasoline engine of the opposition
paper, the Stock Growers News. Both
papers are controlled by companies Of
local politicians who are bitter rivals
PIERRE-The state game warder
has lately received a fresh supply Of
the state game laws published ir
pamphlet form for distribution gratis
to all who apply. Until recently tho
supply has been limited and the depart
ment has been chary about giving then
out.
WHITE OWL-Good yields Of small
grain continue to be reported. Jo'
Hampton's oats went 46 bushels to the
acre and John Swenson's so, but Blake
Crowser heads the list with a field OF
oats that yielded not less than 20 bush
els pei acre.