The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-11-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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city, against the Chicago q North
western Railway Co. to recover DAMAGES
In the sum OF 1000 for damages claimed
to q been sustained from falling from
the platform OF the company's station at
W0lsey some o years ago, has been
settled out OF court. the railway compan
paying to Mrs. McAdams, as guardian, the
sum OF $3.50.
Observation-Disclosures is now assured
a theater before the opening OF the the
atrical season In 1g13. In July b. b. Ward
made q proposition to the commercial club
that he would put up a $S5 5000 building
and procure. a lot valued at $4,000 II the
business men OF this city would raise q
bonus OF $4,000. A committee was APP
pointed by the club and has succeeded In
raising upwards of 5000 of this bonus,
while the balance is now assured.
ABERDEEN-Jas. McAleer. sentenced
to a jail term at Webster for having dy-
Mantle In his possession, anG who was
said to have told Postofice Inspector Col
lier that. there was a fence in Aberdeen
who purchased from yeggmen proceeds
from postofhce robberies inSthe Dakotas,
writes q local paper. that he never told
Collier anything OF the sort. and that he
knows OF no fence at Aberdeen, and denies
that he Is a postofice robber.
SIOUX FALLs-A jury in the United
States court, after a trial lasting two
days, returned a verdict awarding Anton
Martinson. a laborer, damages In the
sum OF $500 against the J. B. Nelson Con-
struetion company, Of Mankato, MINI.
The plaintiff sought to recover In the sum
Of $4,000 for injuries while employed by
the company In the work or constructing
the new court house at Bookings, 8. ID.
MADISON. F.. Mckay, aged a, d
stranger, died OF typhoid fever after be-
ing a county charge for about four weeks.
IN accordance with a state law providing
for the disposal Of the bodies of persons
who have been public charges and whose
remains are not claimed by relatives, his
body was sent to the medical department
Of the state university at Vermillion for
dissecting purposes.
BUFFALO-A company has been organ-
lied to construct a telephone line from
Buffalo to Camp Crook. A connection
with the Belle Fourche line will be made
at Camp Crook. Officers of the company
are: President, l.. A. DeBelloy, Camp
Crook; vice president, c.. T. Martin, sec
rotary, Fred Wilson: treasurer, william
Fried. The company has a capital of
5000.
:KIMBALL-Mrs. John Thull, aged 46,
was found hanging to q tree in a pasture
near Gann Valley. She had been III all
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the night before to send her to Paullina,
Ia, with her sister. 1t is thought the
woman was laboring under the impress
sion that she was to be taken to a hos
pital and preferred the end hat came to
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PIERRE-Superintendent Crandall, of
the government Indian school in this city,
reports the finding Of q skeleton with
shreds Of cloth attached on q bar In the
Missouri river. There was not enough
for Identification, except by the teeth,
which were held for examination. The
drowning had evidently secured q long
time ago from the condition Of the bones.
PIERRE-New domestic corporations in
the secretary OF states office reveal the
Standard Auto Starter company, Of Pierre,
$500, 600 capital: Bankers Guaranty In
yestment Co., and the Theatrical Me-
chanical Production Co. The latter pro-
poses to manufacture all theatrical appli-
~ances, erect theatrical buildings, and pat
ent new devices in the theatrical line.
PTERRE-The Bear Butte Valley bank,
with a $4,000 capital, has organized at
ISturgis. 1t Is understood to be a sort of
successor to the defunct Meade County
bank. The stockholders are N. T.. Frank
lin, John Clay, j.. T. Craig, Ben Baer,
w., r. Adams, Kirk g. Phillips, Roscoe
Keene. A. M. Anderson, ". D. Hall and
lJoseph Meyer.
ARTESIAN-Only one-half inch of space
stood between Bryan Olson, the young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Olson, when
a shotgun which he was. handling was ac-
cidentally discharged. The charge made a,
six-inch moon in his breast or shoulder
and a numbe Of the shot slightly grazed
the face. one-half inch either way would
have caused instant death.
ABERDEEN-Judge Frank MeNulty in
circuit court denied the motion of the de-
Tense In the case Of the State We. w. II.
Roby, charged with the embezzlemeht OF
tl7, 600 from the South Dakota Farmers
Elevator company, for a dismissal OF the
case and instruction for the jury to ind
for the defendant in the action. !
PHILIP - The winter social season
opened with a Halloween card party and
dance given by the Rebekah lodge, at
which IA tables were set to accommodate
the players. The Eastern Stars gave an,
invitation dance the following evening.
Both events were a pronounced success.
BRISToL-The new track, and grade OF
the Milwaukee Railway company has been
completed through Bristol. What. was
known as Dead Mans Curve" a few
miles from town, has been obliterated by
the construction of the new track, which
Is straight.
wHITE-The Epworth league has elect
ed the following officers: President.
Frances E. Kelly; vice presidents, w. q.
Willett, Mae L. Barker, Mrs. w. G. WI
lett, Ina /. Martin; secretary, Hattie ".
Doughty; treasurer, Bessie r. Bulger; as
sistant treasurer, Robert McKercher.
ARMoUR-Ralphr M. Henderson, aged
n, son OF H. Henderson, register OF deeds
Of Douglas county, South Dakota. has at
tended school for over IL years and has
never been absent or tardy. He is now
in his third year in the high school. =,
FORT PIERRE-winiam Hid, late of
Westfork, has secured ground here and
| will at once erect a canning factory,
which. will give employment to a number
OF persons. The machinery for the fac
tory has already been purchased
YANKToN-P. J. Van Donselaar, of
the Yankton Auto Supply company, lost
an auto valued at 5000 Thursday night.
The auto caught fire suddenly and was a
mass OF flames In a moment The car
was completely consumed. -
5DoLAND-The city council has pur-
chased a great deal OF additional Hre-nght-
ing apparatus, and now the volunteer fire
denartmant "a well eouinnad Apnpr the