The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-03
DAKoTAsTAT NEWS

funds for the construction OF an cleo
trio railway between Sioux Falls and
Albert Lea, MINI. The people along
the proposed lire are boosting the pro-
ject to the best OF their ability. The
residents OF Alden, Mimi, are the latest
TO come to the aid OF the project. They.
at a mass convention, agreed to raise
$1,000 and this amount was subscribed
in a short time. .
( FREEMAN--An anxious mother, in
the person Of Mrs. Lena Violin, Is
making an effort to find her missing
son, Christopher Wolff, aged Is, who
two years age disappeared from the
family home at Midland, Stanley coun-
ty, and who has not since been heard
from. The missing young man Is de-
scribed as having blue eyes, light
brown hair, 5 feet Z inches in height
and an identifying mark is a scar under
his right eye.
identified 60 years old, was found
in a straw stack near this place by
two hunters. The supposition is that
the maj crawled into the stack last
winter, as he was dressed In heavy
winter clothing buttoned tight. The
flesh on the body had fallen away. He
had a watch, money n a pocketbook
containing papers which nay identify.
him when examined by h coroner.
MISUNDERSTANDING Meyers. OF
Glenbam, who entered a Chicago
street car and glanced at the con
ductor to discover he was a long-lost
SON., whom he had not seen for 26
years, H. now a resident of Hettinger.
N. ID. Meyers is a pioneer OF South
Dakota, Q butcher by trade. When the
Milwaukee built it's coast line, Meyers
was one of the first settlers at Hettin-
ger, where he has grown wealthy.
CLARK-while the Panama canal
will be opened to traffic in about q
year, 1t may not be completed entirely
until a year later, according to Clar-
c Langley, a civil engineer in the
employ of the government at Panama,
who is visiting his brother in Clark.
The government allows its employees
on the canal six weeks vacation each
year, and Mr.. Langley decided to
spend his vacation here.
l. PIERRE-The immigration depart
mert Is inviting all of the Commercial
clubs of the state to send representa-
tives to the Minneapolis and Chicago
land shows, where they will be given
an opportunity to be heard from the
South Dakota booth. The local clubs
will have to bear the expense Of the
trip. as the state department has In
sufficient funds for the same.
GARDEN CITY-A railroad detec-
Live, after making an investigation, has
| bGCuTCu GVIQeUCG WHICH leaves little
doubt that the recent destruction by
fire Of the Milwaukee railroad depot
here was due to the operations of a
frebug. 1t is believed the depot first
was robbed then burned to W.
traces or the burglary. 1t Is expected
an arrest soon will be made. %|&
TRAIL CITY-Cheyenne Junction,
s. d., has had it's name changed and
will be known hereafter as Trail City,
1 apd tho Chaxrannn YtPnafirn Rannrd xxdla
now be known as the Trail City Record.
F. b. Miller has sold out his interests
IN the paper and the name of X. B.
Miller goes to the top of the editorial
column as owner and editor. -
MITCHELL-The State Federation
Of Women's Clubs convention will be
held at Chamberlain this week, COM
mencing Tuesday evening, for which
an entertaining ogram a beef arr
ranged. A great many of the women's
clubs belong to the organization and
the attendance will be large. The ses-
sion will last three days. H
REDFIEL D-Arrangement are be-
Ing made for the annual meeting of
the Northern Association of Congrega-
tionai Churches and Ministers Of the
state, 70. be held here October 15 n
16. The association covers all Of that
part of the state from the Minnesota
line TO the Missouri river.
Observation-Disclosures Crabbs re-
ports nine miles OF new steel laid on
the Bristol branch of the Milwaukee
railroad. Eleven miles more will be
laid to complete the new track as far
as Oldham this fan. The entire track
to Bristol will be replaced with new
rails in the spring. ,.t Nv. -.v# tf&.
BROOKINGS-Robert K. Phelps, for
some time publisher of the Brookings
County Press, a local weekly, has re-
tired and in future he paper will be
conducted by Turner & Miner. Under
the new management, the paper will
support the entire Republican ticket in
the state.
Ia COLOME-WhIle performing his
missionary duties at a point west of
town. Rev. l.. M. Campbell suffered a
paralytic stroke on his left side. His
advanced age makes the attack very
serious. For several years he has been
the Methodist missionary in Trip
county. -
PIERRE-State Veterinarian Hicks
reports to the governors office that the
horse epidemic which secured a start
in a few of the southern counties of the
the coming of colder weather, and that
no new cases have appeared for several
days.
ABERDEEN-Word has been re-
ceiyed in Aberdeen OF the accidental
death, at Tacoma, Wash, yesterday,
OF A. Is. Mehner, formerly a we'll
known conductor employed by the Mil
waukee railroad out Of Aberdeen, who
moved to Tacoma a year ago.
BIG STONE-The local canning fac
tory has closed down for the season.
The total product was about 10000 0
cans, all OF which were put up in less
than four weeks. With the usual six
weeEs' run, the output would have
reached about 2,0o0,000 cans. /.
CLARK - The champion durum
wheat raiser Of the state Is b. Fl.
Barnes, living near here, who reports
a yield of 100 bushels from two acres
-65 bushels per acre. The field was
hes his barn, which accounts for the
unusually large yield. "
PIERRE-A. 1000 mile Jump with
one, at the most two stops, Is going q
long way even for the modern circus,
which, is on the move all the time, but
that is what the Al G.. Barnes show fs
attempting with its first stop here from
Onawa, Ia. '" "
SIOUX FALLS-The general com
mittee in charge Of arrangements for
the approaching meeting of TIE Ger
man-American Alliance Of South Da-
Eota, to be held in Sioux Falls October
10 To H. has completed final nrenara-