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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

It looks as II the Chinese public in
the south will be in a fix this year for
the want Of the usual almanac, which
Is an Indispensable requisite in every
household in order to distinguish be-
tween lucky and unlucky days and the
like. The little books are sold by the
got them ready as usual. To meet the
situation, new covers were put on with
the new dates, while the inside re-
manned the same as IL there had been
no change. The sale Of these is strict
IL interdicted and nothing has been
provided to take their place.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
DELEGATION
is SOLID FOR CLARK

Colorado Springs. Colo, April 30
That Champ CIark's candidacy for the
presidential nomination
be Endorsed by a practically
unanimous vote today at tho state con-
vention here was apparent before the
convention opened. 1t was a ~foregone
that Colorado's delegation to
the national convention Will be In.
structed to vote for Clark.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

The owners Of many mines in Eu-
rope and Australia fll the abandoned
workings with sand. SC that the mines
may become once more a part of the
solid crust Of the earth. Old, worked
out mines are often a n to build
ings or communities above them; and
protection by timbering, which is the
American method, affords security for
no great length Of time. Sand filling
has been practiced in the mines of
western Australia tor the last IA years.
w. II. Storms. writing in the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal, says that the
cost In Australia is about 20 cents for
each ton Of ore extracted.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
Many Scandinavians have a decided

Many Scandinavians have a decided
ly different anatomical construction
from less hyperborean people. In these
hardy mortimer, the layer OF fat under
the skin, panniculus adiposus, is some
what seal like Ind blubbery, something
like in those cole sea animals, the
whale, seal and walrus. Also the blood
vessels in this Eat are somewhat over
developed as In sea mammals. All this
comes about Just as our Wells long e
pointed out--from exposure to the Sc
v~erities of disease and climate. It is
no unusual thing for N~orwegians and
Swedes to stay in icy cold water for
hours hunting sea weed without suf-
fering sickness or discomfort.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
BASKETBALL TEAM
TO GO TO HONOLULU

Aberdeen, S. d., April 3O.-The Aber-
deem Red Men basketball team has ar
ranged for a trip to the Hawaiian ISL
ands next winter. The team Will stop
at only the big towns between Aber-
deem and the coast, to play games.
and will sail from San Francisco to
Hawaii, where they will play a series
OF games and return to Aberdeen from
the coast by another route. The en-
tire expenses of the trip have already
been arranged for, and the team will
certainly make the tour. The Red
Men team Last year won the South Da-
kota championship.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Charles XII, OF Sweden, invented a
curios form Of ~flreless cooker. the first
portable military cooker. He had a
knapsack lined with hay to strap to a
soldiers back. When starting on a
march a big chicken was split open
and the inside dressed clean n then
filled with butter. In the chicken was
placed q small cannon ball Of hot iron.
The hot cooking chicken was then
placed in the hay knapsack. When
camp was pitched at evening the meat
was deliciously cooked Inc all soaking
IN butter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
LANE TAI
NO.

Rolla, Mo.
from Newbr
here for a
fatal shooti
woms
ant was say
Wilson.
The man
Walter Lane
death with
Deputy Cons
WINS brothe
ing assisted
fore the sht
Charles A
lacking Mis-
Wilson broui
Miss Short |
that night a
Newburg ia
In the excl
Louis ColVi
brothers ard
who jerk ed |
deputy cons
vim.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
SULLY FLATS RESORT is
SOLD TO YANKTON PARTIES

Fairfax, S. d.. April 30.-The SuIly
Flats sanatorium, consisting of 400
acres and buildings, have been sold to
DR.. Jennie c: Murphy ard A.. ii. Simp-
son, OF Yankton, for 1000 by the ad-
ministrator of TIE late DR.. James Bu-
chanar. The sanatorium is located on
the land where the famous Jack Sully
lived for a number of years and cost
its builder at least SIS, 900 or $50, 900 for
the improvements.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
THREE YEARS AT SIOUX FALLS
LEAST PENALTY. II CONVICTED

Hot Springs. s.. D., April 3O.-Auditor
Joseph P Herman, Of Fall River
county, under arrest on the charge Of
embezzlement in connection with wolf
and coyote bounties, will have his pre-
liminary hearing early this week., be-
fore Justice of the Peace Fred G.. Os-
motherly.
Coming as this does. with the pri-
maries only five weeks away, consid-
erable apprehension on the part Of
other candidates for county Offices is
the result, the entire community
VIII be deeply interested in the put
come.
II found guilty on this charge Tier
man will have to serve q penitentiary
term of not less than three years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

While Amundsen and other2 diner as
70 the edfbility digestibility, flavor and
appetibility OF polar dog meat, old I'm
Gle Hippocrats, the first great scientific
observer of the world and one of the
most accurate. reckoned a fat puppy
as one Of the greatest d~elicacies Greece
offered.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Forty yoang Chinese women are
qualifying for the medical profession In
American universities through the in
f1uencc of Or. Yamel Kin, the first
woman doctor In China. DR.. Kin, as
tile head OF the hospital for women
In T!en-Tsin has also for the last 10
years been training Chinese women for
the nursing profession.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
SHRINERS DO DIFFERENCE
TO DAUGHTER OF PTOLMYS

Aberdeen, S. D., April 2s.-Shrinera
from all over the state attended a cere-
monial session of Yelduz temple here
last night, the occasion being the pres
ence Of the mummy of an Egyptian
princess, presented to Lulu temple of
Philadelphia by the Khedive of Egypt,
and which is now being sent to diff
ferent Shrines w the country.
Yelduz being n of the first Shrines
honored with the presence of the prin-
cess. who was greeted with distinguish
ed honors.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

K,osks of Paris, as the street news
stands are called, are to be sacrificed
to the need Of widening streets. They
are not to be abolished for the present,
but are to be permitted only within
restricted areas. Some time ago the
new project of the Seine cleared the
CITY of advertising handbills.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

The editor Of the Peabody, Kan, Her
old has been helping to find American
husbands for girls in Sweden, who took
advantage Of both his kindness and
their own leap yea privilege. He made
nine Of them happy during the month
Of January, and will now undertake to
do the same for two more.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

The whole elephant tribe is locke
upon with great veneration by the Sia-
mese. The elephant is the moo
animal of the country. and though MS
nonderous strength is daily used in his
masters service, he Is mans ~colaborer,
not his beast of burden.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

When equipping the Fran for the ex-
petition to the south pole, Capt. Roald
Amundsen decided to use oil engines,
because. with the same capacity for
the storage Of fuel. the oil engines gave
a far greater radius Of action thar
bulky steam engines requiring coal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
'woMEN'S CIVIC LEAGUE AND
CITY FORMULATE A POLICY

Verminion, s.. D., April 3O.-The
greatest harmony and cooperation is
existing between the city government
and he newly organized "woman's
Civic league" A vigorous campaign
for greater cleanliness, healthfulness
and beauty has been started and will
be pushed throughout the summer.
A resolution Of the club declaring
last Friday and Saturday "dandelion
DAYS. was followed by a proclama-
ton by Mayor Kempker to that eff
feet. The result was a general effort to
destroy that troublesome plant all over
the city. Prizes for general improve
ments of home surroundings will be
offered by wards. Also for gardens,
either vegetable or floral, by children.
The basement OF the new high school
building will be made a social center
and roper amusements provided.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
THIEVES ENTER DENTAL
OFFICES AND FIND COL

Huron. S. D., April 29.-Chief Of Po-
lice Uecker has received word from the
chief of police at Mitchell that a dental
robbery, similar to the one here We'd
nesday, occurred in Mitchell a few DAYS
ago, considerable gold being taken and
one three-tooth gold bridge. Among the
swag taken from the men arrested here
Is a three-tooth gold bridge which be-
longs to none Of the dentists robbed
In this city. as we'll as some odd pieces
of gold. 1t may be that his will be
a valuabl link in the chain Of evidence
against the men in custody here.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
WOONSOCkET WATER SHOW
DESIGNED FOR BIG EVEN

W~oonsocket. S. D.. April 29.--At a
meeting OF the committee appointed
by the Coyote club, of Woonsocket, to
arrange for a big water carnival I'M
Woonsocket in 1912. held yesterday. it
was decided to hold this years carnival
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
August IA. Is and l6. These dates will
in no way conflict with the state fair at
Huron or the corr palace at Mitchell.
Speakers OF national repute, possibly
presidential candidates. will be secured
for the occasion and with three big
ball games. swimming, log rolling. boat
and other contests. the attractions
should be worth going miles to see.
Special trains with low rates will be
run from all directions, which will
bring in hundreds of outsiders. The
company will be capitalized for 81, 600,
and already a large per cent of the
stock has been sold.
Committees have been appointed TO
work out the details of what will be-
the biggest thing of it's kind ever held
in the state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

A device by which a passenger, from
any point within an automobile, can
regulate it's speed, without the KNOW
edge of the chauffeur, has been in
vented In Germany.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

To a Chicago loan shark who testihed
that he goes to church every sunday
Judge Lands said, sarcastlcaliy:
Don't let your religion interfere with
your business"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

INQUIRY among 266, 270 men of the
German army developed that 1o,2s2 OF
them were .left-handed." The inves-
tigators claim left-handed persons are
not the equal Of right-handed Q In
physical and mental strength.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

An item in a western paper ~ years
ago read: lone thing they can't say
Of Ira ]. Lacock, Of Hiawatha-that
ne is lazy. He lies in bed and dictates
letters, and: even his broken leg ID
N-rtxDs
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

The control of infectious diseases q
reached a point where 1t Is possible 70
say that the average length OF lie
has Deer Increased by Q IL years
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

British imports of hops, about half
of which come from h United states
reached IS, 1886, 900 worth last year.
against 49, 1876, 900 In 1910 and $2,SZo,oo
a. 1O0Q
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Refrigerator cars, cooled by ammonia
machines operated by Internal comous-
ton engines utilizing petroleum TOT
fuel, are being built for a German
railroad
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Don't kiss each other on the public
highway; it's awful to see a woman
doing a mans work." is n OF the
''don'ts' Of the wellesley college girls.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
JULES "

Paris, Al
most famot
of France,
as q result
this morniI
Paris, Will
department.
Vedrines
new record
from Brus
Spain. in "a
He starte
in his dep|
way to Br
trouble ded
than Doua
miles, whic
and forty
had succeed
proper wor
seen flying
r suburb
rapid desce
Accounts
The accideil
say that thu
graph wire
and that w
the rails.
According
nit the MI
about to la
feet in his
The avia|
fractured s
train and c
was taken 1
ton Of ire
formed. but
be hopeless
Jules We'd
career as a
leading part
plane races
sides this
narrow csc
He made a
record from
participating
which he W
contest he
while on the
was also al
his flight a
was decorat
irving at NJ
Legion of II
eminent. I
Rome-Turin
chine.
In the FL
cennes thrC
and back 4
some time
while flying
placed fourt
He was Il
court, Fran
and again a
1911, but in l
able to crea
miles an he
records for !
A few days
record of 101
He was tn
didate o I'll
Quoting his
monOplane.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Fully LOO singing societies, with a
membership of 100, 900, are expected 10
take part in the "Concurs
de Musique," to be held In Paris tnis
summer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
FRANCE T

Paris, A
against the
be one resu
Bonnet ban
two Of who's
terday at @
after a e
soldiers.
The polio
Of t
chists who |
from varid
These will I
from France
The melc
called forth
portions Of
and many ar
this has BET
The funei
tendent Jou
Department.
endeavoring
demon cha
"a, took pla
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

Cleveland is more or less excited at q
report that high school boys and girls
have q habit of ~patronizing ~rathskellers
and getting drunk.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

A new German type Of oil engine 10
said to work very successfully.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
FATE OF
UP

Port HUI
fate of GeoI
on trial CHI;
Thomas Ma.
found unde
Baptist chu
pected to b'
this afterno,
Testimony
GUIDED Satl
placing on
and two loo;
Judge La
charge to Il
verdict Of
defendant II
Of
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

The worlds demand for moving
pictures now calls for the use OF near
ly Is, 900 miles Of films a year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

A machine to affx a postage stamp
on a letter as the proper coins are In
serted has been patented by q New
York man.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02
RuFoRD ID

Washingtc
n navy
that h ar
o to I
pick up Am
conveyed by
ers Perry a
sells, which
day. were nc
lngton, but
ton of the
torpedo boa
,ters at San
o are n
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-02

II. 6. Hancuff Is announced as a can.
didate for nomination for sheriff at
Holton, Kan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
A MIGHTY MEAN TRICK
II Made THE Green City Chap Msdaef
Than a Wet Hen.

Former Sseriff Billy Davis of Bar.
tholomew county tod the following
story to Illustrate the driving force %
the little black bumblebee. the baIe
Of the existence of lie small country
boy and the summer boarder:
I'VE had Oh our farm one SUMMER
young man from the city who had &
horror of being stung by bumbleDec
He had been told that if he were at
tackled he should see to it that his
head and face were protected. as the
bees would sting his face all out OF
shape and if lodged in his hair would
sit and sting until they Wee tired.
He was with US in the clover field
one day. where the bees were unusual,
ly thick. We were 'doddering' the
hay. or piling it in small piles against
an approaching rain. and were pretty
close to the mower. AS the city chap
was stalking aIoag between piles the
mower tore up the nest of some OF
those little black bumbebees, and
they made for the youngster fr"rn
town Some one shouted. and thr
threatened victim made for a newly
piled 'doddef' of hay. In he wenl
headforemost until his lead and Shout
ders were covered.
But the bees didn't care about tlit
head and shoulders particularly. There
was a wrigglng mass. it looked alive
and they went to it, and what they did
to the exposed part of that city chap
was s-plenty. a mufled yell from tie
interior Of the dodder followed, and
hay went scattering in all directions.
The city chap arose to his feet madden
than a wet hen
al may be from the city and green
he shouted. but | think it Is a mighty
mean trick to Scare a fellow like that
and then when he Is trying to make
himself safe stick him with pitch
fork cab lick the man WIG did it. .
-Indianapolis News.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
Misinformed

The Sentinel force was informed
Saturday that there were six wit
nesses feady to swear that Jack
Brown and Vasile Deacon were not
playing billiards at the Brewery
Saloon Sunday evening. February
IS, as was reported in the Sentinel
last week. We are sorry that mis-
information led us to make the
statement and hereby humbly
stand corrected.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
He WAS THE PASTOR.
And That Kept Him From Giving this
Other Man the Address.

Will Tovnsley of the Great Bend
Tribune tells this story of versatile
minister in western Kansas. who is
also postmaster. runs the only general
store in the town. is president of the
only bank in the place and is also q
practicing lawyer:
On one OCCASION a travelling salesman
sold the town merchant a lot of jew
elry When it came 1t was not as rep
resented and was returned to the
house. which. however. undertook 10
COLLECT the bill. Fist the wholesale
house drew a Sight draft on the mer-
chant through the bank. which was re-
turned unhonort,d Then letter was
addressed to the POSTMASTER figuring
about the financial standing Of the
merchant. The postmaster reported
the merchant all 8. *. Finally the &C;
count was sent for collection addressed
to the leading lawyer.
Then the minister took his pen in
hand and WROTE a. follows: THE IN
dersigned Is the merchant 6n whom
you attempted to palm off your worth
less gocds: the Undersigned is presi-
dent and owner of the bank to which
you sent your sight draft; the under
Signed is the osttiiaster to whom you
wrote. and the Undersigned Is the law
ger whose seftices y6d sought ~ o.
tain for your nefafldGs Business. And
if the undersigned We're not also the
pastor of the church at this place he
would tell YOU where to g6."-kahsas
city Star.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
After the Strike.

He tried the door with his key. but
the thing was locked on the inside
locked aud bolted. And just as he
was aboht to apply the knocker Il
voice. stern and admonitory. reached
him from above:
Hello. WHO are you? What do
you WANT"
My dear" he called. isn't that Il
trife gratuitous: | wait to come in.
Dye SpF:'
Where hatt toti beeh TIL this
hohf??,.
Club. my darling. Been down dis
ctlsSing the Srrike"
"yeiy well. then Now yot can cd
back and discuss the lockout. Does II
Still raiii T'-Ptafsoti's weekit.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29

c. w. and Geo. Demmert were
in from Shakan with salmon Sun
dav. They had three boxes for
shipment that were caught near
Port Buclare.
Deputy u. S. Marshal, Schnabel,
left for Shakan on the Uncle Dan,
Wednesday evening to attend to
the Marshals sale of the FL Capt.
tan mining property,
A party of duck hunters consis-
ting of Dr.. Dawes, H. Gartley. p.
Stanhope, F. Ammundsen and J..
R, Nichauls made a trip to Aarons
Creek last Friday afternoon on the
Portage.
The members OF the Alert Fire
Company, No. I. express their
thanks to the ladies of WrangelI
who assisted the Firemen by do
nations and especially Mrs. Horg-
helm and Miss Linhart who assist
ed in serving the lunch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
School Notes
Ann Sylvester, Correspondent

The scholars who rank highest
in their class this month are;
Senior class,
Weston Dalgity, 90.
Alice Kincaid, 90.
Seventh grade,
Adolph Engstrom and Esther
Tervo, oe.
Talithr Ensley, 90.
Sixth grade,
Carl Carlson, o..
Estella Thomas, e5,
Fifth grade,
Annie Lotus, %.
Sam Ensley, 81,
Fourth grade,
Helen Hofstad, 90.
Clara Tervo, o5,
Third grade,
Edith Horgheim, o8,
Edna Sinclair, 90.
Second grade,
Katherine Lotus, 81.
Mary Smith, 90.
\ first,
Ruth Lindnan, o,
Henry Ronning, o3.
B first,
Elizabeth Churchill, o6,
John Coulter, o..
Primer
Howard Lawrence, 90,
Willie Sinclair. So.
Ruth Tucker is hack in school
again after a weeks absence Oh ac-
count Of illness.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that the
book for the registration of voters
for the coming municipal election,
to be held April and, 1912. is now
open at the Patenaude Building
and will be open until March 3oth,
1912.
Dated Feb. II, 1912,
\: J SyINDsETH.
Registrar.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
News of LO-
cal Interest

Some fine W. d. c. pipes a
Patenaudes.
The Halley's made port Tuesday
night,
Try Tamparette, sc at Paten
audes
F. Wigg and c. Duffy came in
from Port Buclare Sunday.
The Alaska and Dixland came in
from Port Buclare, Tuesday.
p. Dalmige came to Wfangell
on the Jefferson after an absence
of three years.
Twenty workmen bound fof Fish
Egg, Alaska, came in on the Jeff
erson Saturday.
The Princess May, Jefferson,
Santa Ana and Al-ki called at
Nrangell Tuesday.
Capt. McGehee took the Ida
May on a tip to Petersburg and
Ideal Cove, Tuesday.
A new Is h, p. Clifton Motor
was recently purchased by F Wigg
for his new seih boat.
The Arctic Brotherhood camp
will give dance and SUPPER on the
evening of the 10th Of March.
For Salel-Douhle ended cedar
trolling skiff, oars and locks COM
plete. Inquire at Sentinel ofics.
Geo. Storch was taken Ill Mon
day and was Unable 10 take care of
the St. Michael Wharf business
for a few days.
For sale ! Il. p. Standard en-
eine now in Wabash. $4,000 for
quick sale. Inquire OF Capt: Fred
Stackpole;
F. Gingrass put trip gCrgs on
the hose carts Tuesday ard they
will now give a generous Warning
if called to a fire.
For Sales h. 2. Standard mar
Inc motors reverse gear, complete.
Call at City Stole or y. P. y. can
hery. VIM. Fienier.
U. S. Commissioner, VIM. c.
Thomas, returned on the Jefferson
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-02-29
A. KkIKINs, AGENT FOR

Globe" I cycle Marine Motor.
'Eddystone-Glcb." dyeie, open
crank-case motors, The best 2
cycle engine made; FactoTy re-
built motors: "Peffex' water
proof ignitefs; Motsineef Auto
sparksr.
River transportation summer
and winter with Launch Black
Fox" and des team.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-29

one from New Orleans was Sl.25.
Both boxes had been opened and
several dozen oranges had been
taken out. The boxes bore evidence
at once that they had been riiied.
Complaint was made both to the To-
cal agent and to the central office
in st. Louis, for have a theory that
1t is best always to go straight to
headquarters. II was not the value
Of the stolen oranges cared for,
but 10 think that great big corpor-
alton will not compel its employees
tu regard the rights uf the people To
whom the packages are consignod
! asked for information because no
attention whatever was paid to any
complaints. In taking about this
to several people ! found it quite a
common thing for them to find all
sorts of merchandise and fruits
rihed. There should he n remedy.
what is it?