The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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has been organized here with IS charter
members. One OF the conditions of MEM
bership is the signing OF, a pledge not to
use liquor or tobacco in any form. Per-
lsons from IA to Is years OF age are eligi-
Bile to membership. The following officers
lvice president, Osmund Steensland; cor
Responding secretary, Marcella Jordan;
Irecording secretary, Theodore Steensland:
treasurer, Isabel Elliott.
RAPID CTTY-while escorting MATILDA
Peterson, a young girl. to a dance. Eman-
uel Taylor, who has been WORKING here for
several months, induced her to get a SIS
lcheck cashed for him. The next day Tay-
Tor, with an oyercoat belonging to a
friend and the money from the check,
canght the Northwestern and went 70
Rushvihe, Neb. He was later brought
back to face q charge Of embezzlement
and was bound over in the sum OF $500 for
the May term OF the circuit court.
2HILIP-The third annual fremen's bali
was given Friday night. This Is the most
popular dance Of the winter. "a local flute
player and a pianist, assisted by a cor
nctist N yiolinist from Cottonwood, s.
ID, furnished excellent music. "A charge
Of 500 was made for tickets and this net
ted the firernen a neat sum-. there being
about u, couples on the floor. As usual the
annual ball was a pronounced success,
MTLLER-An interesting contest Is on
at washington under the primary system
for the postofflce. One candidate, the edi-
tor OF the Times, promises In his paper
that he will build a fine new building for
the office IL he is chosen. He prints a pic
ture OF the proposed new structure. An
other candidate advertises that he has no
promises to make, but may build a new
block If no wins. (
PIERRE-The first state meeting OF the
South Dakota Peace society was held here
l6aturday and addresses were made TO the
large audience in attendance at the meet
ing. President j.. w. Parmley In the
principal address discussed the tremend-
Gus expense and waste OF war, n praised
the proposed peace treaty advocated by
President Taft. sial"H .
SIOUX FALLS--As the result OF injuries
received while playing about the barn on
his parents farm the 5-year-old son of
Mr.. M Mrs, Peter Schueller, living In
Miner county, is in a serious condition and
il is feared he will not live. The little fell
low slid down a stack and struck a fork
handle, which penetrated his body about
six inches. E& n ~ fEa4... EiE.#&
MTTCHELL-In an automobile accident
Frank Peterson, residing near Doland,
was injured SO that he died an hour after
ward. with a party Of young friends he
had driven a borrowed machine TO poland
to attend a wrestling match, and on the
return home they struck a bad piece in q
graded road. which caused the car to turn
over. $a@". aa."@A. .a.. ...M.rE. " a-a
PIERRE-Governor Byrne has granted
a pardon to Harry Camburn, OF Coding-
ton county, sentenced to three years for
robbery, to take effect on April I, 1913. The
governor has also issued a pardon to Fred
lC. Cline. sentenced from Hyde county for
three years for larcency, the pardon to
take effect at once. Both pardons were
recommended by the ~pardoning board.
MITCHELL-Word is received from w.
s. Hill hat an operation had been per-
formed on Mrs. Hill at Des Moines, Ia,
and that her condition Is regarded as SER
Iious. Mrs. Hill is well known I'M this city
and Alexandria. She went to the home Of
her parents in Cambria, Ia, a month ago,
and was taken seriously III.
MISUNDERSTANDING annual charity
bali in the Elks' hall, had in attendance
OF about so people. The proceeds of $500
will be turr a ever to the branch of Asso-
ciated Charles in this city. 1t Is the plan
TO nave a charity ball each year for the
aid of local charitable work. TAX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has been re-
ceived of the death as the result of ar
accident at Caldwell, Id, of Bently Chris
Ter, aged 16, who with his parents for
merly lived here and at Sioux Falls. He
was hunting rabbits when a gun was acct
dentally discharged, the charge~striking
and killing him. d. f..
LAKE PRESTON: The Christian EN-
deavor society has elected new officers, as
follows: President. Miss Lucy Manley;
vice president, Miss Iva Walker; secre-
tary, Miss Grace Keith; treasurer. Chas.
A. AIseth; ~organist, Miss Alma Lewis: as
~sistant organist, Miss Zernice Cummings.
CLARK-The stockholders OF the CO.
operative company which conducts a
creamery here elected the following OFF,
GERS: President, L. l. Kloster; secretary
and manager, Fred Hess; treasurer. j. II.
Plat. The company is made up OF
farmers living in this vicinity, e
CLEAR LAKE-It is definitely settled
that the Evangelical church society will
erect a new church edihce here in the
spring. For some weeks the pastor and
leading member of the church v been
soliciting funds, and an ample subscrip-
tion has been provided. n
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are being COM
pleted for a dairy meeting to be held here
Saturday of this week. Among the speak
ers will be State Dairy Expert A. p. sRy-
ger and Professor Larsen, of the state
agricultural college, at Brookings.
MITCHELL-The county commissioners
of Aurora county have advertised for bids
for the building OF 65 miles of new road
way In that county, IS miles of 1t win be
laid out on the South Dakota Scenic High
way, projected two years g this spring.
MILLER-Figures gathered from this
and the other railway stations in Hand
county show that SAT cars of stock, made
up OF horses, cattle. hogs and sheep, were
shipped from the county during the last
year, at a value of $767, $50. '
MENNo-one of the largest real estate
transactions i'm this vicinity for come time
was the sale by Karl NJ Timer Of his fine
farm OF 442 acres near here. The land
sold for about SIS an acre, or an aggTe-
gate OF over 1000 ~ .
SPENCER-Sanford Tilley was crawling
through a fence while rabbit hunting
when his rife was accidentally discharged.
The bullet passed through one OF his legs
just below the knee, making a bad
wound. ." ."E a. .t.,. q
MISUNDERSTANDING, driving along the
roadway after dark, in the vicinity of
Fulton, a runaway team crashed into an
automobile, one OF the horses leaping into
the machine and injuripg those in the