The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DefB OF the NASn Larnily lot neaTlH Nv
years. tho Canton News this week was
Canton, and Ben Averil was placed In
charge as editor. Since the death OF N. G.
Nash, the founder OF the News. the paper
has been managed by the Nash brothers.
The late N. G. Nash founded the News
at Canton when the town was In its
earliest infancy, but he remained there un-
I'll he saw one OF the most attractive cities
in the state grow up and flourish. An
MITCHELL-A drunken prisoner placed
in the city jail came near Causing a SER
ious fire In the heart Of the business dis.
trict and ending his own life by being
burned to death. The drunk gave his
name as Frank Brown. He was put In
the jail at 10 o'clock and an Jour later
he set fire to the mattress In his cell
other prisoners extinguished the
flames, but not before Brown was badly
burned and overcome by smoke. In an
other v minutes he would have died.
PIERRE-New auto licenses beginning
with 14,86S are Nelson Bros, Stickney; Ben
Fendrick, Salem; Jos. Klimisch, Parkston:
Theo. Kloster. Clark; Paul Doering. Corr
sica: Carl Olson, Salem: q. M. Banks,
Watertown, and August Schweather, Lake
censes record this year has been the very
large per cent Of new machines purchased
by farmers, especially large numbers be-
ing purchased by the German-Russians OF
Hutchinson county.
MITCHELL-The old opera house build.
Ing In this city was wrecked when the east
half OF the big structure Eel lin. It was
erected nearly 50 years ago, and has been
used for an opera house and store build
Ing at various periods II has long been.
In litigation as to the ownership. It has
hnAn nnn1AAn~AH nlna aRAr. HAaRA
was rebuilt and seemingly made safe. II
was partially occupied at the time of the
cavern, but no n was injured.
M'LAUGHLIN-A nre said to have been
started by sparks from q locomotive en-
gine on the Milwaukee road, swept over a
large area OF a n near Mclaughlin, de-
stroying thousands Of acres of feed for the
livestock Of ranchers md farmers, and
burning several barns. The total loss viii
amount to thousands Of dollars, and II is
claimed the grass land burned over viii
require three years to recover from the
effects Of the fire. "
ABERDEEN-It costs the state Of South
Dakota the sum of $50 a month to fur
nish little Belva Weekly with an educa-
ton. Miss Morgan, who teaches the dis
tTict school in Sherman 3-1. reports to the
county superintendent that since school
commenced the first Monday in Septem-
Der, she has had but one pupil, Belva
Weekly, aged 10 Miss Morgan receives
q salary OF $50 q month. -. Il
ABERDEEN-"Many'' Moore, a negro
laborer, who was killed the other day In
o train wreck at Onawa, Ia, was en-
pioyed In the city reservoir work In Aber-
deem when he received & telegram from
his wife at home, telling him to come
home; baby Is sick" Moore did not have
much money, and was beating his way
home TO his sick child when he was killed
at Onawa.
MoBRIDGE - Wilma Pagan, little
daughter of q railroad conductor at Mo-
bridge, fell against q red hot stove n
was seriously, burned. Her clothing
caught fire and the frightened child ran
screaming into the yard, Her mother
caught her and In tearing the blazing
clothing from the child's body. Mrs. Fa-
gan's hands were badly burned.
LEAD-Mrs. T.. e. Smith, OF Flat
iron, In the Yellow creek district, took
cyanide of potassium, a deadly and
instaneous posion. Ill health and de-
spondency was the cause. The woman
and her husband had been married but
a few months and lived happily to-
gether. -tN
SENECA-A camper in the region SOUTH
east OF town accidentlly started a prairie
fire which swept over the country for
several hours before a small army OF
farmers could ~extinguish II. A number
lost all their hay, and some lost grain and
buildings.
REDFIELD-A chapter OF the United
Commercial Travellers of the South Da-
kota Jurisdiction win be founded here.
Grand Counsellor L. r. Campbell and
Secretary Farrell, both OF Huron, have
been In this city organizing a branch,
which will consist Of Is charter members.
HARRoLD--C. r. Schultz. the invent
or of a substance which will I'LL automo-
bile tires and thereby prevent punctures.
but which he claims does not interfere
with the fesiliency Of the tires, has es-
tablished 4 mall factory at Harold for
the manufacture of his product.
tTABOR-At the home OF his son, Martin
Honnef, living ear here, occurred the
death Of Leonard Homer, who for AZ
years had been a resident Of what now Is
South Dakota He was 81 years old at
the time of his death. He is survived by
q widow and three sons.
wINNER-Frank Mcclosk and son.
Frank, living IN homesteads some miles
from town, were fined $10.95 each In the
court of Judge Backus because they failed
W put ~ Oil AppSaA uASS aAtSA bSahb $50
moncd rs witnesses In q criminal ease In
voly!ng the theft OF some calves.
DELMONT-A new German Luth-
eran school. to be conducted under the
direction of the German Lutheran
synod of Iowa, has been opened here
with q good enrolment. Tho new
school Is in charge of Miss Gertrude
Bishof. late Of Atlantic, Ia.
BALTIC-As the result of a 3-yer-old
boy playing with matches the fine barn
on the farm of Jacob M~issenhelder, near
town, was destroyed by fire. None OF the
contents, including a large quantity. OF
grain n hay. could be saved. There
was only $50. Insurance
MARTINI. c. Torrison, a banker Of
Omaha, Neb., as the result of an investi-
cation Of the local field, has organized the
State Bank OF Martin and will engage In
the banking business here. A building Is
being erected for a permanent home for
the new bank. &
M'NEELY-Vance Larmer, q well
known homesteader living near town, was
passing behind his horses In a barn h
one OF the animals kicked him In the
side with great force, breaking five RIBS
and infiict:ng other injuries.
TRIPP-Thieves entered the hardware
store OF Wlederrich g. Hoff n carried
away a sum of money. as well as a quar-.
tity OF knives m other goods, No ar
rests have been made as yet.