The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-25
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

lazy 4 ehQ pdyapic Oh MArcn 4 OF tno our
rent year. This money will bs pro rated
to the counties for distribution to tho
school districts according to the showing
made at this springs school census. Tho
permanent fund, derived from the sale of
school lands. In let out on farm mort
cages. and to Independent school districts,
municipalities and counties. The fund Of
ready money 10 nearly always loaned up
to the limit. The amount Of interest from
any single county ranges as high as 5000
from Beadle.
RAPID CITY-Cirrhosis OF the liver
ended the career of Stephen Breyer, pio-
neer and known as the best prospector in
the Black Hills, at the Rapid City hos
pital, after a short illness. Breyer was
70 years old. He was q native OF Canada
and became q m~etallurgist and prospector,
locating the greatest nickel nine In Can
ada at Surbury, on Lake Superior. This
he sold and came 10 the Hills in the early
days, spending the rest Of his life here
in prospecting and miner development.
He leaves considerable property and a d.
vorced wife and five children In Canada
MITCHELL-Out of the county seat
contest in Charles Mix county, the coun-
ty fair association has been bene-
fitted by 1850. When the campaign
was on between Lake Andes and
Wagner the Wagner business men
agreed to present the county fair asso-
citation with the above sum II that town
was selected. This prompted many to sign
the petition circulated by business men
Of Wagner, and eventually made Wagner
the candidate to be voted on next fall
against Wheeler. The money is to be used
only for the erection of new buildings
on the fair grounds.
PIERRE-The state board of health re-
ports December to be the freest from con-
tagious disease of any month Of the year,
with % counties In which no contagion
was reported, SO cases in all with four
deaths. There was a typhoid epidemic in
Day county during the month with 2s
cases and four deaths. There were cases
as follows: Scarlet fever, q, no deaths;
diphtheria 81, four deaths; small pox 10,
no deaths; measles IS, no deaths, and no
cases of cerobro-spinal meningitis or in
fantile paralysis.
MITCHELL-Saturday J. T. Morrow.
treasurer Of Dakota Wesleyan university,
received a check for 81, 352.09 from the as
sistant secretary OF the Rockefeller fund
Of the general educational board, OF New
York. 1t is just half the amount that the
university here Is to receive to help Gre
ate the endowment fund Of $3.50, 600 which
the institution Is raising. Half Of the sum
has been provided for, which brought the
half Of the pledge from the Rockefeller
fund.
MOBRIDGE-Alec Brewer OF the Flying
v ranch In Lyman county tells a remark
able story of volunteer alfalfa. A flood
swept away some alfalfa seed two years
ago, and last all Mr.. Brewer visited a
portion Of the ranch which consists OF
gumbo soil, in q bottom, and found an
excellent growth of the alfalfa, which had
been started from seed carried away by
the flood. He allowed the alfalfa to go to
seed. and threshed over 200 bushels of
seed from the tract OF land.
PIERRE--The silver loving cup won by
the state at the st. Paul land show for
the best ~ ears of corn, has arrived at
Pierre, and henceforth will be placed on
permanent exhibition at the state house.
The cup is IS inches high, OF FURNISHED
silver, and gold lined. 1t will be part
of the South Dakota exhibit at future
agricultural displays, and it Is hoped to
secure further trophies to add to the col
lection.
FOREST CITY-The government au-
thor.ties at the Cheyenne River Indian
agency will in the near future award the
contract to eastern builders for the con-
struction OF a new $4,000 government ferry
boat, which Is to be placed in commission
here the coming season. The boat will be
utilized to take freight for the agency
from here to the west side OF the Mis-
souri, river.
DEADWOOD-After lingering uncon-
scious for SO hours with a bullet in his
brain, Charles l.. Stillman, the druggist
who Friday night shot himself In a ft of
dependency. died here Sunday. Warned
by a physician to whom he was talking
In his drug store here that he must stop
drinking, Stillman excused himself and
then put a bullet into his brain.
WHITE OWI-A lumber of young men
living In the vicinity OF Red Owl have Or
ganized q bachelors club which meets at
the home of one of the members each
week. After INDUCING In boxing and 9TH
er amuscments, the host is required to
furnish suppe for the members, and the
boys report some fine times at their meet
ings.
YANKTON-J. II. Davis, father of Mrs.
Albert L. Lee, of Yankton college, and
whose husband is secretary of that in
stitution, dropped dead in the yard at the
Lee home on Saturday. The deceased,
who was rs years Of age, was a Virginian
and confederate veteran. He leaves his
wife, one daughter and al only son.
TRIPPING annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Hutchinson County
Fair association will be held here on Feb
ruary IA. In addition to electing officers
and transacting other business. the propo-
sition of increasing the capital stock Of
the association from 5000 to $4,000 also
will be discussed and acted upon.
CLARK-Henry Summers, jr., "a years
OF age. mmi suicide by hanging HIM
seR. He left the house with a sister, and
leaving her went to the barn, where in
the hay loft he was found by his father.
The Summers family came to Clark four
years ago from Lodi, Wis. Dependency
was the cause.
WHITE OWL-The Pioneer store and
]. w. Spaw nave started the ice harvest
at this point and q fine grade OF the
slippery" Is being taken from White
Owl creek. a ckn Of some 30 inches
being reported. A chinook wind, the first
since before Christmas Is hurry.ng oper-
ations.
SIOUX FALLS-Fr.ends have entered
Judge o. 8. Clifford. Of Canton. as a can
didate for election as commander of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, department
Of South Dakota, at the annual encamp-
ment OF the department. to be held at
Mitchell June 6.
GARRETsON-The athletic club which
recently was organized here has leased
permanent quarters in one Of the business
blocks and will install a complete gym
nasium, with shower baths and other mod
ern conven.ences n equipment.
PIERRE-New domestic corporations
70 tho Dalnta Cool produrfs cnp,pnpxy at