The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

RratiOns for the dedication OF the lnsutu-
tion I'm the near future. The building y
practically completed and on OCTOBER q
the citizens OF Canton will be given an OPP
~portunity to assist In filling the shelves
with books. A reception and book showef
viii be held on that date. The FORMAL
dedication will take place a few Weeks
later. al which time several Of the most
prominent South Dakota orators VIII TAKE
part In the exercises.
cusTER-The first mothers pensions
granted in Custer county under the new
law have been awarded to Mrs. KY Put
nam, Of Buffalo Gap. and Mrs. Tinnie
Gorton, OF Custer. Mrs. Putnam h q
widow with three children and will re-
cefye SIS per month. Mrs. Gorton has
two children and will receive so per
month. hi is the widow Of Charles Cor
ton who was shot and killed at Britt0n
about a year ago while acting as peace
maker between two men who were en-
gagged in q fight.
TABOR-Anton Charvat, a farmer liv-
ing in Charles Mix county. Is here re-
ceiving treatment for q peculiar ailment
resulting from his becoming overheated
while at work in q field. Although his
eyesight Is good SO far an seeing objects
about him is concerned, he has noticed
that since becoming overheated he grad
ually is becoming unable TO read. His
memory also IL affected, az frequently
while engaged In conversation he cannot
think of the most common words, and Ia
wholly unable 70 express himself.
KIMBALL-Mr. n Mrs. Andrew
Brooks. highly respected residents, have
Just celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary. About 40 old time friends were
present to aid them in suitably observing
the event Mr.. Brooks IL n years OF age,
while. his wife Is IS. Three OF their seven
children are living. They took up their
residence In Marshall county, Iowa, IN
1871, n in 1883 came TO the vicinity Of
Kimball n located on a homestead, hav-
Ing since been residents OF this region.
b. ONIDA-A monument to the unknown
dead a been erected In the local GENES
terry through the efforts OF members OF
the @. A. r.. and other citizens. The mon
ument 10 of concrete and IL surmounted by
80 bornbshells. relics of the civil war,
which were given the local Grand Army
post by the war department. The monu-
ment viii be dedicated on Saturday. octo-
Der Is. with appropriate exercises, In
charge Of the @. A. r., W. r, c. IN Sons
OF Veterans, school children and citizens
generally. "a
MENNO-Some OF the farmers OF this
vicinity are feeding common Lewis I've Ia
their hogs to c're them of hog cholera,
and IL is stated the I've does the work.
They use one-fourth OF a can to a barrel
Of slop. The second day after the feeding
Of the I've commences they are well
enough to eat corn. This vas the case
with a large number of hogs that were 50
far gone with the cholera that they could
hardly stand when the first dose OF lya
was given them. II w At
FRANKFoRT-C. r. Wilson OF this
place was aroused during the night by
two strangers, who told him some one
was robbing the store of M. r. Cooke.
Wilson thought the men were attempting
to play a practical joke and went back
to bed without turning In an alarm. Next
morning when Cooke opened his store he
found some one had broken a window and
entered the establishment, taking the
change from the a drawer and cloth
ing amounting to about $50.
WOLF CREEK-Rey. Paul Tschetter.
one OF the best known Mennonite clergy
men In the state, is lying at the point of
death at his home here as the result OF a
stroke of paralysis. He now Is abso-
lutely helpless and his death is momentar-
fly expected. His son. who lives In North
Carolina, n his two daughters from
Canada have been summoned to his bep-
side.
EGAN-Charged with grand larceny. a
penlIenIlafy OLLeISSt hi ElHBlloLuldh
named C. Bishop has beer lodged in the
county Jail pending his trial at the next
term of state circuit court. He IL ac-
cused of stealing two gold watches, SIS In
money, two pairs Of shoes and a new suit
case, belonging to men employed with
him who were doing some concrete work
In this vicinity. ## "
woONSoCKET-The county commits
sioners nave contributed $50 toward the
cost of q monument to the soldier dead
which Il Is proposed to erect on the court
\ house grounds Of this city. The remain
der Of the sum necessary will be raised
by popular subscription. The monument
will be composed of iron aunon balls
arranged In pyramid form aud resting on
q beautiful polished marble block. bearing
the words: 'lS6l-1S66. Dedicated to our
soldier dead"
ALEXANDRIA-The Rosedale Mennon-
tie colony, situated near here. has just
marketed the cabbages which the colonists
raised on one acre Of land. The crop yield
ed SO ~abundantly that the colonists re-
marketed, while 1t is estimated that the
colonists themselves used at least 500
worth from the same tract. Thus the
single acre OF land produced a crop worth
800. @
LEBANON-Grant Potts, a farmer near
town, killed the largest buffalo wolf eyer
seer In Potter county. The animal meas
ured 6 feet from nose to tail tip and stood
81 inches high. His son had seen the wolf
in the morning and later In the day the
boy and his father returned to the VII
cinity and finally shot tho wolf. The skin
IL being tame n will b. kept as q
memento. H
YANKToN-The return to Yankton
Tuesday OF MIR. and Mrs. Paul a..
Brecht," was the first intimation Yankton
friends had Of their marriage. The bride
formerly was Miss Pauline Kathleen. Mr..
Brecht Is q member Of the Brecht Drug
company, the Oldest established drug store
IN the Dakotas, founded by the late DR..
r. A. Brecht in 1869.
DEADWoOD-Lodges Of the Degree Of
Honor west Of the Missouri river in South
Dakota will hold a convention here
November II. when a large number Of
delegates is expected to be present. Sew
eral Of the grand lodge officers are ex-
pected to be present. and a large class
win be initiated.
wENTWORTH-Thomas Bontoft, an
nxrarf rofatn Hpinlxar ~ thfa nIaNa has