The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-17
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

here Following q sudden attack OF par
alysis. He came here In 1894. He was q
native Of GIenwoud, Ia. and had worked
for the Burlington at various Nebraska
points. He was So years OF age. He
leaves a wife n Ave children. A son,
William y. Coolidge, lives In Sioux City.
His parents live at Columbus. Neb,, and
brothers. Joseph and Charles. In Omaha.
DEADWOOD-On receipt OF a. message
announcing the sudden serious illness OF
his father, Harris Franklin, In New York.
AZ. Il. Franklin, president OF the FIRST Ma
tional bank here, departed Thursday eve
ming over the Burlington for Omaha on
q special train. He Is racing to the bed
side or his father, o millionaire banker
and broker IN New York, formerly a resi-
dent OF this city. Harris Franklin is as
ISOLATED with the Hartman interests.
RAPID CITY-Mrs. w. b. Bower had
Just driven up to her house and on atight-
ing id not SEQ a RATHER which lay under
her feet. The reptile sank its fangs In her
ankle. h drove a mile to the home of
relatives, where a p0ultice or onions and
kerosene was applied and whisky taken.
A. week has elapsed since then and Mrs
Bower has felt nc effects OF the wound.
Mrs. Bower lives on a ranch at Falrburn,
south OF Rapid City.
PIERRE-The indian service has given
the state permission to make a survey
over part OF the Pine Ridge reservation
for the proposed canal which Is to carry
water from the Cheyenne near Buffalo
Gap up over the prairie, to finally water
the country north or Philip and Cottonz
wood This IL the proposition that the
state engineer inspected last fail and
found no objection to Its construction.
BRITToN-The Sentinel, OF his place,
prints a strong article In defense OF Knut-
son. who murdered Charles Gorton on the
streets a week ago. Knutson and another
man were fighting, and Gorton undertook
to separate them. when Knutson pulled
q revolver and shot him through the head.
The Sentinel states that Knutson has al
ways been ~law-abiding, and that he fired
tho fatal shot only when he believed his
life In danger.
BELLE FOuRCEIE--In one day recently
40 car loads or cattle were shipped TO east
ern markets. While the range is limited
In this vici7.ty, formerly in the heart Of
the great cattle range country or western
South Dakota, the ranchers n farmers
who rave occupied the region are devotinR
o great deal OF their attention to cattle
raising OF a small scale. "
TRAIL CITY-Katherine D-ucheneaux, q
s-year-old girl living Ia Corson county,
was bitten by q rattlesnake, and died IL
hours afterward, after suffering horrible
agony. The child was q granddaughter
OF Napoleon Ducheneaux. n OF the
prominent residents OF the reservation
country, who lives at Trail City.
wINNER-Mrs. b, M. White, a wen
known pima OF Winner, was seriously
injured rs the result OF falling into an
open cistern at the home or a ne.ghbor
where she was visiting. The cistern was
in course or construction. She fell the
Is feet TO the bottom. striking a board and
badly inJuring her back.
DALLAS-Faning face downward into q
watering trough, which contained u q
few inches Of water the l6-months-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Klang,
residing on q homestead in Trip cGS1nty,
was drowned. The little one had been
playing around the yard, and her mother
discovered the body.
ARERDEEN-Dan Kelley, charged with
the murder on July IS at Groton. OF
Chester Wilson, also coloren, during a
quarrel yesterday changed his plea of not
guilty to one Of guilty OF granddaughter.
and Judge McNulty sentenced him to
serve four years In the state penitentiary
at Sioux Falls.
CLARK-Some years ago r. u. Coch
rane purchased a farm OF l60 acres near
mere IOI SoUUs LAiS yGdE n6 EOlu HE uNlI
OF the small grain crop for $S21-more thar
the farm cost him In the first place. In
addition he will have half OF the corn crop
raised this year on 40 acres.
HARTFoRD-This place is enjoying a
building boom. At present many new
dwellings and business houses are IN
course OF construction and other DWELL
mas and business houses are being Inn
proved
wINNER-A term OF state circuit court
for Trip county, which was TO have con-
vened here this week, has been adjourned
until the second Tuesday IN january,
there being little business on tteadocket.
BoNEsTEEL-The new Catholic par
ochial school at this place has been
opened, with q good enrolment. The
school Is IN charge OF the Catholic sister
hood. who came here from StuFgis. The
people OF Bonesteei donated many articles
with which to ut up h school.
oLIvET-Sheriff Koch, assisted by two
friends. after strenuous efforts, succeeded
IN capturing an insane man who was
wandering about the country districts.
frightening women n children. He is
believed to have escaped from the state
hospital at Yankton.
YANKToN-w. p. Clancy, indicted ON
three charges, hrSt Tor assault ana twice
for jati breaking, received q private hear
Ing before Judge r. b. Trip n pleaded
guilty. He was sentenced to i've years in
states prison.
YANKTON-Yaukton county proposes to
get into the good roads class and Is now
engaged in building 81 new bridges, while
the grading camps are reducing hills and
filling in the low places In a way the
county has never before experienced.
HENRY-The iirst prairie fire this fan
In this vicinity swept over a considerable
area. It started on a school section and
burned over adjoining farms. One Of the
losers was Jesse Johnston, whose hay was
burned.
MENNO-SheEff Koch arrested a ped
der who was found without the ncces-
sary license under q state law. When
tkens into a local court a fine and costs
amounting TO so was Assessed.
MILL.ER-Fred Pike was bound over to
circuit court on a 500 bond on the charge
OF taking s45 from the Northwestern TIA
ton at ST. Lawrence. He-is only IL years
old.
DIMOCK-No clew can be found to per-
sons who entered the local drug store and
escaped with a5Out 340NWorth OF goods.
They gained entrance by cutting a hole In
a glass doo