The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-03-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

White Rock; l.. c. Emerson, Divisions;
J. A. Thurson, Clear lake: Cornelius
McGrcevry, Presho; s.. A. Buck. Bruce; G..
c. Blum, Eimball: c. e. Gorth, Water
town; G. NJ. Lloyd. Cottonwood; n. Ill
dahl, Lyons; Chas. Foreman, Ward; l.. V.
Burke. Dell Rapids; G. Medinen. Lake
Andes; w. NJ. Brown, Armour; r. H.. Mol
ton, Winner; c. j. Melgaard, Claremont;
w. 7. Smith, Bridgewater: j. II. sheldon,
Sioux Falls: c. II. Barrett, Nermlllion; j.
+. Laingren, Newell: c. \. shannon. Fort
Pierre; w. l.. Green, Wall; q. Splitter,
Aberdeen; f.. c.. Cummins, Friedrich: ID.
NJ. Finnegan, Gankton: John Clark, Red
field, and o. T.. Shubert, Isabel.
sIOUN FALLS-Gerritt yanITeeg and
John G.. Noteboom, young men living I'm
the vicinity Of Corsica. have been bound
over under bonds Of $500 each for trial
In the state circuit court of Douglas
county on an unusual c~harge-that Of
Unlawful assembly. The charge against
them is the outgrowth of a ''tinpan"
serenade rendered by themselves and 9TH
er young men to Isaac DeVelder, a promi-
nent young farmer, and his bride. 1t is
charged that the two defendants in par
tfcular created a great disturbance and
committed considerable damage to prop
erty. The term of court at which they
viii be tried will convene April Is.
ABERDEEN-Thorlas II Strate, assis-
tant engineer for the Milwaukee road. is
In charge Of the double track work be-
tween Aberdeen and Ortonville. One of
the most difficult stretches of road on
the entire system is between Andover and
Summit Two long hills are surmounted
and slow time is made. The road will
level the grade and put in the double
tracks along that stretch as soon as pos
sible. The distance to be covered Is 7J
miles, and Mr.. Strate expects to get the
work completed before cold weather sets
In next fall.
DEADWOOD-Until the arrival OF Gem
eral Manager Dorr from Denver nothing
definite will be known about the plans of
the Mogul Mining company for rebuilding
their big cyanide mill at Puma, which
was almost entirely destroyed by fire
Thursday. The origin OF the fire is st:ll
unknown, although 1t started in the pre-
cipitate drying room and was soon beyond
control. The mill was remodeled five years
ago from the old kildonan chlorination
plant Of the Horseshoe Mining company,
and the total plant was valued at about
$500, 600.
request of the state at
torney OF Union county, the attorney gem
erals department has rendered an opinion
on a question which has been a %quandary
to more than one householder in this
state. The attorney general holds that
where a county board of health orders a
quarantine and fumigation on account of
contagious disease the expense OF the
fumigation is against the county and not
against the owner of the property. This
matter Of expense has been the cause of
many contentious. .r
HOT sPRINGS-The race for mayorship
here continues to excite intense interest.
Ben j. Glattly and Archie. Riordan, for
merly announced, were today puzzled
over the sudden entry into the race of
former State Senator VIM. B.. Dudley.
Each candidate has excellent qualifica-
tons, but 1t is generally believed that the
combination Of the saloon element and
the Water, Light & Power Co., will make
a strenuous effort to control the cleo
ton.
S1OUN FALLS-At the annual business
meeting Of the stockholders of the South
Dakota Central Railway company, held
In Sioux Falls, the old board of directors
was reelected and the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, +. NJ. Maytag, of Newton, Ia;
vice president and general manager, G.
w. Macarthur, of Sioux Falls: vice presi-
dent, Joe Kirby, Sioux Falls: secretary,
G. NJ. Root. Chicago; treasurer. l. l.. Bra
tager, Sioux Falls.
HOT SPRINGS-Hot Springs Encamp-
ment No. 80. I. o. O. F., will hold an all
night session on Saturday, March 16.
when a large class will be given all of
the degrees. This lodge Is reputed to have
the best degree team in the state and II
is probable that II will be chosen by the
grand lodge to represent South Dakota
in a contest for honors at the interna-
tional convention to be held in Winnipeg,
Canada, next September. Cd
ABERDEEN - A woman passenger
missed the Minneann1iS a, ST mis- train
on the Aberdeen-Lola branch at Wetonka
by a hairs breadth. She wanted to come
to Aberdeen on urgent business, and the
railroad authorities held the train at an
interlocking tower two and a half miles
from Aberdeen until section men could
bring the passenger on a hand car, when
she was placed on the train and carried
to her destination.
PIERRE-General Mark Sheafe, OF
WATERFOWL, a life long democrat. and
presumed to be a Harmon man, has filed
his intention to ran for delegate to the
Baltimore convention. He also supports
Wickem. The democratic delegates that
filed last week under the head of Wilson
Bryan progressive democracy belonged to
the Johnson faction.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are being
made for the annual district convention
Of the w. c. r. l.. OF the southern coun-
ties of the state. which will be held here
the second week in April. Mrs. Anna
Simons, state president. and Mrs. Alice
Picker, state vice president, are expected
TO be present and make addresses.
ALEXANDRIA-Rev. Norman Mcleod
for some time pastor Of the local Presby-
terrain church., has rendered his resigna-
ton, having accepted a call to the pas
torate Of a similar church at Corning, la.
Rev. Mcleod and family will remove to
Corning shortly after April l, and he will
Immediately assume his new duties there.
PIERRE-Col. Mark w. Sheafe, Of
WATERFOWL, Is the first man to file with
the secretary Of state, an independent pc
tition as a delegate to a national conven-
ton. He wants to go to Baltimore. Nd,
and does not need any other motto than
that he wants to go.
YANKTON-In the annual Flanagan
prize ebate ut n college for the
Judge Bartlett Trip prize. James Watson,
OF Centerville. won first place. Messrs.
Stratton and Tobin. Of Yankton. won Sec
ond and third places and the three will
have places in approaching inter-colleg!-
ate debates.
WHEELER-A Yankto firm has been
awarded the contract to drain Brown
Bear AXE, quite a large body of water in
this Charles Mix county. The draining
of the lake will reclaim several hundred
acres Of valuable farm land.