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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
NO CHANCE FOR ROW Nv
LNXERMILLlON ELECTION

Vermillion, SD, April 14.-IThe Yer
million election will be anything but
exciting. C. e. Prentis, of the Lee
Prentis company, has been nominated
to succeed Mayor Kempker. He has
no opponent. Olal Hanson has been
nominated to succeed himself as com
missioner, as has f. M. Hart, for
member OF the board of education.
The only chance OF rivalry will come
on the question as to whether 'Vermil-
lion shall have three or Ave commits
s~ioners. but popular feeling seems to
indicate that the city is pretty we'll
satisfied with the present five.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
BOOZE DRUG STORES
PAY 6 IN FINES

Vermillion, s. D., April 14.-Circutt
court, which closed yesterday. had for
it's principal business that Of taking
care of the products of nearly a dozen
kangaroo courts held here during the
early spring or late winter months.
There were six criminal cases on the
docket, FIVE OF which were booze cases.
The other was dismissed. Six of the
seven men indicted for selling
whisky and allied products pleaded
guilty and paid fines to the amount of
s ,o25. The other defendant, Robert
Royem. @ drug clerk, was regularly
tried and found DOT guilty.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
WATERFOWL GUNNY"
SAFE FOR THREE WEARS

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 12.-Thomas
.McAleer, alias WATERFOWL Gunny," a
noted postoffice robber and Jail breaker.
appeared before Judge Elliott, OF the
United States court, and entered a
plea OF guilty of robbing the p~ostoffice
at Yale. s. D., las summer. He Was
sentenced to three years and one month
in the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Kan While confined in the
Minnebaha county Jail awaiting the
disposal Of his case in the federal court
he made his escape and was at liberty
several months before being recaptured
in the northern part Of the state. In
paying the reward and other expenses
in connection with his recapture the
sheriff had to expend $500 of his own
funds. McAleer is the only man who
ever escaped from the Minnehaha
county jail during the term Of Sheriff
Kelley. a..... dr. T.. u
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
FORMER IOWA DIVINE ~ 4. ... ST..
DIES AFTER FAREWELL

Marshalltown, Ia, April 15.-Believ-
Ing that death was near and anxious
TO keep his closing days engagement
as pastor Of the Friends church, Rev.
1som p. Wooton, a pioneer of this
county and for many years a Friends
pastor in this state, died at his home
In Seattle in less than "A hours after
he a left his sick bed to preach the
closing sermon OF his term as pastor.
The word announcing Rev. Mr..
Wooton's death came in a telegram
received by friends here. Wooton had
been suffering from heart disease, and
was very iii. He was determined to
preach his closing sermon, however.
and before pronouncing the benedic-
ton asked his congregation to sing 1T
Is Well with My Soul" a favorite
hymn, declaring 1t would be the last
song they would sing for him. He re-
turned. from his church to his home,
and died the morning following.
Rev Mr.. Wooton was II years old.
and was prominent in the work OF his
denomination in this state. E
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
BODY OF MORGAN LIES ...
: AMID BANKS OF ROSES

New York, April l4.-Almost buried
IN roses and twining Ivy, the triple
coffin that contains the body of j.
p. Morgan lies today in the west wing
of the marble library which holds his
books and many Of his art treasures.
There it will repose until 1900 OF his
friends gather to pay final tribute TO
his memory at the funeral services in
st. GEORGES church Monday.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
NEW EFFORT TO "sTAELH
OFF DRING JUDGMENT

Miller, S. D., April 1.-THE cele-
,brated Dring case against ST. Law
renee township. in which a decision
was recently given by the state su-
preme court, ordering a new trial here
In June. is again to be delayed If the
petition. to the court for a rehearing
of the decision by the township pre-
walls. 1t is not believed that the court
will reverse itself or wen grant q re-
hearing. 1t seems that by a further
reading of the opinion it almost gdi-
reefs that the township pay the brings
the fun $40. 900 sued for.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOLS .
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

Sioux Falls, s. D., April I2.-After
the South Dakota Sunday School as
ISOLATION has come 10 a close. At a
business session the association elect
ed the following officers: President. c.
III. Lcggett, Fort Pierre; vice president,
s. ID. Van Benthuyson, Mitchell; re-
cording secretary, Il. H. Hagen, Huron.
The executive committee is as follows:
r. l., Kelley, Pierre; r, L. Slagie,
Brookings; A. HI. Seymour, Volga; J.sE.
Booth. Ramona; @. d. Brown, Beres-
ford; j, w. Whiteside. Wessington
Springs;. r. p. Leach, Sioux Falls;
Frank Fox, Sioux Falls; Mrs. T. =.
~Torgenson. Beresford: d. d. Tallmann.
Hot Springs.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

The total area of England, in 1857,
excluding the foreshore and h area
covered by the tides, according to In
formation issued by the board OF agrl-
culture, was 80, Q 0,397 acres. In 1900,
or 33 years later, IL had been dimin
ished by the seas erosion to 32,549,ols
acres, q reduction of 41.3T8 acres, ana
this after taking into consideration the
land gained by accretion. Assuming
the average value an acre of the LOST
land to have been 500, this means a
lnsa Of &4127 500.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
SUMMARY OF MONEYS IN
&y t" HANDS or TREASURER

Pierre. s. d April 14.--The state
treasurer's report for the period end
ing March 81. shows a cash balance in
all funds OF $S8S,615, of which the gen.
eral fund carries $380,377. The interest
and income fund for distribution4to the
schools in June is $394,503; while the
Irvine plant fund has $13S. 1858, most OF
which will be used for operating
expenses for the coming season.
The game fund Is now $42,545,
and the forest reserve fund $10.565.
The disbursements for March were
1910. T32. ..r &a... : "
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
WITH SKULL CRUSHED
o., BOY STILL LIVES

Webster, s. D., April Is,
Elmer Candy, a 14-year-old
school boy, is lying at the point
OF death here as a result Of an
accident On the school grounds.
: A number Of school boys were
p~racticing throwing the ham
mer, when the Candy boy ran in
front OF a boy just as he was
IN m act or throwing the heavy
ron missile. The hammer struck
hi1l at the base of the skull
r IN the left side Of the head and
he fell to the ground uncon-
scious. Physicians who EXAM
med him declare every bone in
the skull was broken, and IL IN
q wonder he was not instantly
, Killed. AS 1t IL. the boys con-
dition IL extremely critical. and
IL Is feared he cannot recover.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

In Oklahoma and Washington the
expenditures for public schools each
year amount to about rs cents 1r each
500 In wealth, and this proportion Is
nearly four times as great as that
found In such states as wyoming and
New Mexico. 500,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Redwood forests can be grown Tor
the market In from 40 to so years by
California timber owners. according to
DR.. George James PIERCE, professor OF
botany at Stanford. He adds that The
destruction OF the redwoods in Cali.
fornia, the only place in the world
where they flourish. is no more neces-
sary than a similar destruction of hu-
man life. ..,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
NOTED SCOTTISH DIVINE
TO DELlVER sAccAI

Nermillion. s. D.. April 15.-Dr. La
nor Of Greensight Parish, Edtm-
bargh, Scotland. distinguished as a
traveller author and lecturer as well as
9 Givlhe' a been secured to deliver
both h baccalaureate and commence
ment address at the State university.
The noted speaker is to represent
scotland and the Scottish church at
the Worlds Christian Citizenship con-
ference TO be held in Portland, Ore.
June 20 TO July 6.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

II Prussian statistics given any idea
pf the relative proportion, then women
must be much fonder of life than men,
Tor more than three men commit sui
eide for every woman who takes her
own life. According to the Berlin cor
respondent OF the Lancet, the number
OF suicides In Prussia showed a slight
decrease in 1911, when 81 cases were
registered for each 100, 900 OF the popu-
lation, as compared with % in 1910.
The actual number Of persons who
took their own lives was S,422, OF
whom 1894 were men and 2,02S were
agOfnen aN. IT, .ss ...., ...E
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

An English capitalist has been in the
Philippines In quest of 2 5000. or 10000
acres for a cocoanut plantation, but as
30 large a tract Is difficult to obtain
he is reported to have got 5000 acres
on the island of Lapac.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

The following definition Of being
drunk has been given by a laborer in a
Melbourne police court, writes u sgd
ney correspondent: Il go on drinking
till I think I'm trunk. Then ! drink
more, tin T'believe I'm soben Then
am sure that / am drunk"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
GROUND Is IN GREAT -. @,.".
SHAPE EoR SPRING SEED

Aberdeen, s. D., April 15.-Not in
years has the ground In South Da-
kota been in better shape for spring
seeding than at present. Over two
inches of precipitation fell this week
In the form Of an extremely wet snow,
which melted just rapidly enough to
o into the ground with very little
of 1t being wasted. The snow extended
from the eastern border to beyond the
Missouri river, and far up into North
Dakota and south practically to the
Nebraska line. The western part of
h state previously had received an
abundance of moisture, placing the
entire state in splendid condition for
farming purposes. H..
The snow of this week caused the
James river to rise and in the region
between Cakes. N. D., and Ludden. ~.
d., the lowlands were overlooked.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
PERJURY IN CONNECTION 4
WITH WHITE SLAVE CASl

Sioux Falls, >. D., April IA charge
Of perjury Is made against Clarence s,
Miles, a former hotel nan of st. Paul,
Mimi, in an indictment which has been
returned by the United States grand
jury. now In session in this city. 1t Is
possible that the case against Miles
may be tried at h present term OF
federal court. The perjury Is alleged
to have been committed October "a
last In the federal court in Sioux Falls
while Miles was testifying as a wit
ness for the defendant in the white
slavery case Of the Government Va.
Mrs. Hortense Rich. keeper OF; a Sioux
Falls resort. The woman was charged
with having brought two girls from st.
Paul to Sioux Falls. Miles testified
that Mrs. Rich had nothing to do with
the two girls coming to Sioux Falls,
and that he. personally, at the request
Of one Of the girls purchased their
transportation to Sioux Falls for them,
the girls paying him the sum the
tickets cost. This was in direct con
tradiction, 1t is alleged. of the testi-
mony Of the girls and other witnesses
for the government in the Rich case.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Al prehistoric cemetery and a crema-
forum have been discovered at Gors
Goch. in Cardignashire. Wales, by a
farmer whose pillow accidentally turned
mp the fragments Of a cinerary urn.
The fragments were forwarded to Pro-
fessor Boyd Dawkins, who pronounced
them to be undoubtedly of the bronze
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
THREE CANDIDATES SEEK
MUNICIPAL JUDGESHIP

Mitchell, s. D.. April l2.-The an
nouncement that Chas. F. lynn, for
merly of the law firm OF Preston, wag-
ner g. lynn, has entered the race for
municipal Judge at the city election.
April 10, makes three candidates in
that field. The other two are VIM. Z.
Herbert, formerly states attorney, and
Roscoe Satterlee. The office will pay
a salary of about $500 and the Judge
elected will hold Office for four years.
The contest IL being watched with
considerable interest.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Miss Ena Fitzgerald, of S~unnyholme,
Shanklin, Use of Wight, author OF
.tAnd the Stars Fought" has been
elected the first lady member. of the
Isle Of Wi&ht Model Aero club.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Miss Helen Winslow says that there
are now about 5000 widows in Massa-
chusetts dependent on public, charity
at a cost of $40 or $12 a month.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

A Paris authority figures that the
average woman, in the years between
s and 70, spends before her mirror a
total of 1855 minutes, or more than
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
SOUTH DAkOTAN ONLY
HEIR TO BIG ESTATE
OF MISSING BROTHER
Patrick o'Dea, Of Humboldt,
told of Death and Wealth
So. at Same Time. n

Sioux Falls, 8. D, April 15.-Patricl
o'Dea, u prominent pioneer farmer, hv-
ing near Humboldt, has just been ad-
vised of the death at Redding, CAL, of
o brother whom he had believed dead
for about Is years. 1t further develops
hat Patrick O'Dea Is the only heir OF
the dead man, who left a great deal of
personal property and real estate in
the California town where he died.
Patrick will at once communicate
with the California authorities and
establish his claim as the only heir OF
the lead man. %ly.-, .. -.
The California authorities, when the
brother, Austin O'Dea. died recently, at
Reddipg, were unable to find among
his pagers a will or other Information
which would throw light on the where
abouts of his relatives. But they did
find among his papers evidence show
ing that in 1873 he had filed in Minne-
haha county, of which Sioux Falls Is
the county seat his declaration of in
tention to become a citizen of the
United States. The California authori-
ties: accordingly, wrote a letter to tne
clerk Of, courts of Minnehaha county,
asking his aid in locating the heirs or
the dead man. " ... Z.
The clerk of courts gave the sub
stance Of h letter to the local news
papers, and this resulted in friends OF
Patrick O'Dea seeing 1t and they
called his attention to the matter.
O'Dea states that without doubt the
man who died in California was his
missing brother. whom he had for
years supposed to be dead, as he had a
brother of that name, who was a
bachelor and at one time lived in Min
nehaha county.
! This brother made homestead entry
on a tract of government and near
Humh0ldf In 1877 Ha also made entry
OF a tree claim, but deserted the latter,
and, to save the land. Patrick o'Dea,
who had been notified, contested IT in
1880, when he moved to Minnehaha
county, the contest being instituted to
prevent the farm from falling into h
possession of strangers. Austin O'Dea
had left South Dakota before Patrick
arrived, and the latter never heard
from him again and supposed that he
had died years ago until het received
the information that the missing
brother had died only recently.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Manufacturers OF Finland have
formed aAco-operative. insurance So
ciety in order to. reduce their pre-
miums. The scheme proves popular.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

The gospels have been printed in ia
pan in three little known dialects for
circulation among the aborigines of
western China. '
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

A sand hox for automobiles. like the
familiar device on locomotives, to dis
tribute sand under their tires to pre-
vent ~skidding, has been patented by
q Massachusetts Inventor. -
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

The greatest ocean depth yet meas
ured, a point 40 miles north of the
Philippine island OF Mindanao, is 80, 08S
feet deep. r. s~e-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Switzerland is about to establish the
largest national park in Europe. 1t is
in h canton OF Grisons and has an
area OF nearly so square miles.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Five years working of the small
holdings act In Devon, England, has
resulted in 800 persons taking up 6,445
acres, about 30 acres each.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
HERBERT CHARGES LAWYERS
WITH SHOWING BAD FAITH

Mitchell, s. D., April 15.-AWm. e,
Herbert, formerly states attorney of
the office of municipal judge before
the municipal election Tuesday, in an
open letter today virtually accused
Attorneys Roscoe Satterlee and Charles
Tym of this city, of double crossing
him, in that, after pledging him their
support and urging him to run for the
office they have since both come out
as candidates for the same office Her
bert states that he has no desire for
the office primarily, but that he was
urged to run by members Of the Davi-
son county bar, nine Of whom signed
his petition, and that he was given
the idea that there would not be any
opposition to him. 1t Is generally be-
heVed here that Mr.. Herbert Will be
elected.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Paper from which gas, nantes can
be made, instead of using the more ex-
pensiye fabrics. has been Invented by
an Italian scientist.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

New York has $50 hotels, with accom-,
modations for $50, 900. This is exclu'
Eive of charitable institutions.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

San Francisco promises a moral
cleaning up In advance OF the opening
OF its exposition.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Sending pictures by4wire il. nothing
new In Germany and France, and now
they ares talking Of cabling >. them
across the Atlantic. 49, -"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

City of London ratepayers are to
provide &i4S,12 for the city police
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Five francs (96.5 cents) is more thar
the average laborerh gets for a ,day's
work In the Lyon district of France
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Higher prices for tin have led to the
extensive use of aluminium foil FOL
wrapping tobacco in England.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

A Spokane, Wash, department store
has announced a minimum wage scale
of SO per week for the saleswomen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

The Spanish government will spend
: 2,00O,O0 0 on a scientific building at the
Central university in Madrid.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

In Cleveland a teacher is required to
work is years before she can receive
the maximum salary, $1,000,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

John Youngbird, of Cedar Lodge,
Colo. was kicked to death by a horse
the other day just after his marriage.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Over 1000 stockholders will start [;
chain OF cooperative grocery stores ii
Lorain and Eiyria, Ohio.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Edward Mylius, foe Of King George
may make his future home in Lo
Angeles or San Francisco.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Dan Tobin, president of the team
sters, says a per capita tax was re-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

The state of Kansas win publish the
textbooks for the public schools and
distribute them at cost.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Life Is longer in the German cite,
than In the small towns, according t
the German statistical bureau.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

Canonsburg, Pa, win this year cele
brate the birthday OF it's founder.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

st. Louis must pick this spring from
800 candidates for municipal OFFICES.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17

st. Louis police are TO have an
eight hour day.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
STOCK MEMS MEETING
UNDISTURBED BY SNOW

Rapid City. s. D., April l2.--Snow
for the third day OF stock meeting
dampened the enthusiasm OF those par
~ticipating and correspondingly exhil-
arated hopes in the hearts of ranchmen
for bountiful crops. No one was found
who regretted the storm. The band
played at intervals throughout the day
In the stores n hotels and were fol-
lowed about by a crowd Of Indians and
young people who were out for q frolic.
There were automobile parties Joy rid
ing about the, city in the storm serenad-
ing their friends and whooping it up
ut the slightest provocation. The gov
eminent was busy with its special
agents n detectives during the week
and as a result Sheriff Baken has five
~bootleggers lodging with him In the
county hotel. They win be tried at
the May term Of the circuit court for
selling liquor to Indians. .9TE, A%
The South Omaha and Sioux City
representatives OF commission houses
have left for other stool meetings in
this range country to the north and
will terminate their trip at Miles City,
Mont, next week. .a ... 81. -,-. .lF.u. ng,.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-17
JUDGES MUNICIPAL
NAMESAkE RIVAL. or
CARTER FOR OFFICE
Claims Of Equal Merit Pressed
BY Village Of New Collec-
tors Name.

witten, s. d., April l2.--The entrance
Of Witten as a land office candidate. In
a Of a removal OF the office from
Gregory, presents a new phase. Wit
ten was no named In honor OF Judge
James w Witten, who is said to be
slated for appointment as commission
er OF the general land office, who will
have the inal verdict on the removal
question, according to an announce
ment made some time 3 by Secretary
Lane. g Tcllv
Witten il an inland town. located
about the same distance as Carter
from Winner, the nearest railway
town. IT was one Of h original gov
eminent townsites established at a
time Of the Trip county opening and
was generally regarded as on h
of prospective railroad extension, un-
til doubt was thrown around the sit-
uation with the private townsites of
Jordan and Carter, established by
Jackson brothers, Of Dallas.
The people of Witten never have
given UP hope that they will event
ually get the Northwestern extension
and the rival claims in that respect by
citizens of Carter and Witten have
helped to enliven things In Trip
county during the waiting period,
which still Is in force. This prairie
vigil OF the rival claimants has been
kept up four years and the Northwest
ern. officials continue non-committal as
to when the extension will be built.
1t Is admitted that the hope OF witten
for recognition Is based In the asBnmp-
ton that Judge Witten will have a
kindly feeling for the town which was
named In his honor, and which resisted
several efforts for the establishment
OF a different title. Those who know
Judge Witten do not think he will be
inclined ~ strain the situation any to
add to the Importance of the family
name. ',t ., H&1 @
Viewing the matter from the side.
lines II does not appear that public well
fare demands the present removals OF
the land office TO either OF the inland
towns, but the average. outsider Will
perceive fully as much merit In the
claims of Witten as in the claims OF
Carter. ,.... ~ .a%,y"A