The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-01-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

STURGIS-Troops l. and M Of the
Twelfth cavalry are expected to arrive at
Fort Meade this week from Fort Apache,
Arizi.
YANKTON-Extreme cold still prevails
here with the temperature steadily below
zero all the time. day and night. Twenty
five below zero has been reached here on
two occasions.
YANKTON-Deaths of the week were
Mrs. Robert Schnock, mother of Mrs.
Louis Janousek, and very well known in
the city for IS years. and Anton Carter, a
pioneer and well fixed farmer of north
Yankton county.
YANKTON-while eating nuts on
Christmas day, little Emil Kriz, 2 years
old, and son of John Kriz. Of Lesterville,
choked On a nutshell. He was brought to
this city for treatment but efforts to save
the child's life were not successful and
he died in a hospital.
WHITE OwL-Bitter winter weather
has prevailed ever since Christmas. Mails
are delayed on both railway and Star
routes and communication with the out
side world is all but impossible. The set
tiers, however. are coming through in
reasonably good shape.
P~IERRE-The Fort Pierre electric light
plant has just began to supply juice to
the wires. II was built by A. Winkler
and Is superintendent by f. B. Lee, Of
Pierre. The power is furnished by natural
gas, and the surplus is used to pump the
city water supply. The promoters hope to
secure a market for surplus current for
use in irrigating from the Bad and Mis-
souri, rivers.
GAYVILLE-The business men and
farmers from the surrounding country
greeted r. o. Richards with the most en-
thusiastic midday meeting that has ever
been held here. The favorable reports Of
The new year meetings that preceded his
visit here we're fully realized by the large
attendance upon the coolest day of the
season thus far, and by the attention Of
his audience. Many earnest workers for
the adoption of the proposed primary law
Is the result of this meeting.
PIERRE-John Eaton and Mrs. Ella
iorford, the adoka couple charged with
adultery, have been bound over to the
Stanley county circuit court on heavy
bond. e. E. Morford, the husband, has
sued for divorce. The children have been
sent to a brother of Mrs. Morford in the
east part OF the state. The court re-
quired Morford to pay attorneys fees for
his wife. and provide for the support OF
the children until after the circuit court
hearing.
PIERRE-An index OF the increase in
irrigation in South Dakota is the increase
Of the state engineers fees for irrigation
permits for the past three months over
that OF the same a year ago. The cur
rent fees amounted to s2S5. 70: a year ago,
1864 Two new permits were issued to-
day: To II. l.. Rrekke, OF Lindsay, Stan
ley county, for 10l acres on the Cheyenne;
Ind to the Pine Ridge Educational asso-
citation for 40 acres, to be watered from
White Clay creek.
WAKONDA-The member of the local
Catholic church are greatly pleased at an
announcement made by Father Egan. the
pastor, to the effect that the last dollar
Of Indebtedness against the church prop
srty had been paid. The indebtedness was
represented by notes a~ggregating 5000.
During services Father Egan called for
ward the men whose names secured the
hotes and then burned them In their pres
ence.
WOONSOCKET-Mayor Hobart has
presented 10 the local Boy Scouts n fine
American flag. The members of the or
ganization take great interest in the Boy
Scout work, the local patrol being one OF
the best drilled IN the state.