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

Eenting Lead, Hot Springs. Rapid City,
Sturgis, Spearfish and Deadwood. The Of
ficers elected are: President, Mrs. Eben
w. Martin, Deadwood; vice president.
ing secretary. Mrs. ID. @. Booth. Spear
fish; corresponding secretary, Mrs. George
8. jackson. Deadwood; treasurer, Mrs.
Wagner. Sturgis.
DEADwoOD-The farmers in the val
ley districts lying east and north OF this
place will suffer material loss on account
of the continued wet weather. In most
sections they have been unable to har-
vest their grain and only a few OF them
were far enough advanced with their
work to do any threshing. Most Of the
hay and last crop OF alfalfa have been
lost and 1t Ii predicted that hay In this
section viii be as high as last winter.
when 1t brought $50 per ton In Deadwood.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the leadership OF
Mrs. Frances H. Brookman and Miss lane
Poulsen a camp FIRE. has been organized
among the girls OF the Vermillion high
school. This Is a national organization
corresponding In character TO the Boy
Scout among the boys of
America. Only girls who acquire a grade
OF Sc per cent and over In all their studies
In the high school are eligible to this or
E~anization. 2.t% .,.4 %
PIERRE-Miss Emma Peterson, OF sam
sarc, will probably lose an y from q
peculiar accident. She was attempting
to force q cork into a bottle which con-
tanned q corrosive dislnfectant, and as
the bottle was wen filled, the force In
pressing In the cork caused an explosion,
throwing the liquid into her face. So
strong was the solution that II burned q
hole In n eyebalL 3.
+. ABERDEEN-Three division superin-
tendents Of the Milwaukee railroad held a
conference here with r. j.. Gillfck. division
superintendent OF the Aberdeen division.
They were e. C. Atkins, of Lacrosse,
Wis, superintendent OF the Southern,
Minnesota division l. II. Beardsiey. OF
Sioux CITY, superintendent of the Sioux
CITY and Dakota division. and ". Cob
Inns, OF Mason City, Ia, superintendent. Of
the Iowa and Dakota division. A.
PIERRE-State Engineer 8. Fl. Lea has
returned from an inspection trip 10 the
Hills. He found that physical conditions
great irrigation project on the lower Box
Elder, but that Il was being delayed by
difficulty in securing land for the reser-
voir. This ground, some loo acres Is all
good agricultural land, n Il may be nee
essary to condemn IL
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SIOUX FALLs-Davis, a town on the
Great Northern railroad south OF Sioux
Falls, was swept by a disastrous fire,
which wiped out Al entire block OF build
ings, with the exception OF ne building
In the business district, and caused q loss
estimated at 81, 600 The store saved was
owned by r.. 8. Smith. ~
BELLE FoURCHE-At q special cleo
ton to be held here November 8, In con-
nection with the general election, the prop
osition Of issuing bonds OF 81, 800 for the
refunding OF tho outstanding warrant In
debtedness OF the city, 50 the city can
be placed on q ash basis, will be sub
mitted to the voters.
E. LAKE ANDES-A Masonic lodge has
been organized here, with the following
officers: Master, T. Il, Andrews; senior
warden, Ernest Davis; Junior warden, +.
r.. Remington: secretary, Harry Hard
man; treasurer, n. @. Miller. A number
OF grand lodge officers were present to
aid In instituting h new lodge.
ABERDEEN - The Young women's
Christian association OF Aberdeen has or
ganized al employment bureau. A list Of
positions wanted by young women res.
dents Of the city Is kept, n business men
are asked to apply to the association whea
needing clerks, stenographers or other
help. g..
MILBANK - Dallas, the s-year-osd
daughter Of o. q. Briggs. OF MiIbank.
had a narrow escape from drowning when
she fell from a Milwaukee railroad bridge
into a small lake and into IL feet of wa
ter. w. e. Mount happened to be passing
by and succeeded In rescuing~ the little
girl.
SCoTLAND-The Scotland postoffice
was robbed when an entrance was made
by forcing open the back door The vault
was blown open and all the money and
stamps in the office taken. The exact
amount win not be known until an ex-
animation has been made by the inspector,
who III been notified. There Is no clew.
TORONTO-Robert King. one of the pio-
neer settlers OF what now 10 South Da-
kota, died at the family home on q farm
near here. He came to Dakota 50 years
age. from Lake City, Mimi, and was the
first homesteader to take up land and
settle on 1t In the townsite where he made
his home up to the time Of his death,
WESSINGToN-The dwelling house DC.
cupied by the family Of Harry Besecker.
on a farm II miles southwest of town
was destroyed by fire. Sparks from the
burning building set fire to the prairie and
II took scores of men many hours to ex.
t.nguish the flames. a. great deal OF hay
and grain was consumed.
GAYyILLE-Threshing operations are
East nearing, completion In this vicinity.
The champion wheat yield OF this part OF
the state is reported from the farm of
Freeman Lynch. He had nine acres OF
wheat, measured ground, that threshed
out an average of 511z bushels per acre.
RAvINIA-The residents Of this place
a day or two ago celebrated the third an
niyersafy OF the founding OF the town.
During the three years the town has
grown in a very gratifying and
now is one of the thriving small towns OF
the state. ~ts=
{ wAUBAY-Burglars broke into the
EWaubay drug store here during the night
and stole 10 watches and some other ar
ticles. AT Mclaughlin the Dorr store
building, which Is closed but still con-
tains a stock OF goods, was broken into
and. a quantity OF goods taken @'p
TWIN BRooKs-Leonard Leenderts. a
farmer living near town, set IRE to q
straw stack. The fire got away from him
and swept to adjoining farms, destroying
stacks Of grain and other property! The
loss will reach several hundred dollars.
RUTLAND-H. b. Holt was badly hurt
In a The horses were attached
to a hay-rake and Holt fell under IL and
was dragged a considerable distance. The
fortunate dropping Of the pole at the crit
cal juncture saved him from being killed
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