The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-22
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

OF the South Dakota state tax ON
mission, addressed the assessors Of Day
county at a meeting here, and ex-
planned the provisions Of the New
South Dakota tax law. The Day
county assessors agreed to follow the,
instructions of the state tax commits
sion, and all property will be assessed
at its full value.
woONSOCKET-Wben the newly
organized city council attempted to
select the official city paper OF Woon-
socket for the ensuing year q deadlock
ensued. three OF the aldermen voting
Tor the Herald and three for the Times.
Mayor Hobart could have cast the de-
Gliding vote, but he refused to decide
80 delicate q matter, n after 10
ballots had been taken, with no result,
the council adjourned. The News, the
honor, until the next meeting OF the
council in June.
MITCHELL Yesterday was the
opening service OF the inauguration Of
DR.. william Grant Seaman as presi-
dent OF Dakota Wesleyan university,
and more than 1900 people were as
sembled In the Methodist church to
hear the sermon delivered by Bishop
Luccock, OF Helena, Mont. In the even
Ing fully as many people were present
to hear DR.. Worth Tippy, ot Cleveland,
Ohio, who was the second Of the prom
inent speakers Of the week. Prof. Hob
son and his chorus of 80 voices
rendered a half dozen special numbers.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result OF
shock and loss of blood following his
being accidentally shot In the left arm,
Wesley Hayes, AGED II, q son Of q we'll
known pioneer farmer OF Hutchinson
county. Is dead. In taking his gun from
n hayrack 1t was accidentally dis
charged, the DAD striking him in the
left arm AGAR the shoulder. .Ss
HERMILLION-Timothy Harrington
an III pioneer OF this section Of the
state is dead He was nearly 80 years
old. In the early days he was a con
tractor and superintendent the job of
laying the track for the Milwaukee
railroad through Clay county,
ToRoNTo-Jens Rees. late of Brook
ings, has leased the local creamery,
and has reopened it. Farmers OF the
surrounding region. have pledged sup
port. s ~. ,
PARKSTON-Arrangements are well
under way by the Catholics of the
Parkston parish for the erection here
or q p~arochial school, to be erected at
D cost OF $40, 900. ar
PLANKINToN - The Evangelical
Church association OF Palatine town
Il Nip, nGNIf mere, HES dWdEuGQ ING CONF
tract for h erection OF a fine new
church edifice. ..\
DEADWOOD-Heart disease caused
the sudden death at her home near this
city Of Mrs. Anna Fredericks, wife OF
w. b. Fredericxs, an old timer OF this
section. s<> @s .- " ..l+
~VERMLLION-It is rumored that
the Milwaukee railway will construct
q new depot here this summer. The
old depot has been inadequate for some
time.
ST. LAwRENCE-st. Lawrence by
a large majority voted BONDS to build a
$4,000 schoolhouse. s .
CANTON - The dozen children
brought to Canton by agents of the
United Charities Of New York all found
good homes and as many more could
have been placed, They are bright,
clean looking, well hammered children,
Just such as bring sunshine into homes.
Two found a welcome in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Thorson, two at the
home OF Mr.. n Mrs. A.. G, johnson,
two with Mr.. n Mrs. Ole Nordby,
M with Mr.. and Mrs. Searle, two with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Chapel and one
with Professor and Mrs. Dale,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS exer-
cises Of the B~ridgewater high school
will occur at the opera house Thursday
evening, May 20, when the following
young people viii receive diplomas: J.
Harris Shanard, Title Mayer, Ana-
stasia Heiberger, Averil Smith, Linda
@. Gullander, Lena Martha Mayer,
| Clara Josephine Larson, Charles III.
| McCay, Ralph w. Harter, Clarence
Francis Clauser, Claude #, Rasmussen.
The s~alutatory will be given by Tillie
Mayer, and the yaledictory by J. Har-
ris Shanard. " ~
BELLE FoURCHE - The Belle
Fourche Commercial club has raised
So 900 In q and factory properties
in this city and today q deal was closed
with the Alfalfa Foods and Medicine
company, OF Minneapolis, Mimi, to To-
cate their western factory for the man
u~facture OF their foods in this city. The
location of tbs factory will be a great
benefit to the farmers here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there are indi-
cations of oil and gas in the Rosebud
country, G. A.. johnson, a local banker.
has taken operating leases on 10000
acres and will spend 100000 in pros
pecting IN Gregory county. The burn
Ing bluffs" along the Missouri are sup
posed TO show that gas is stored under
meath. E -
SIOUX FALLS-Holding that the
complaint did not state facts which
constituted libel per Sc and that IL was
ihsullCieut, Juuge Jones stopped the
trial OF the case of G. w. Egan against
70. c.. Ward before any testimony was
introduced and discharged the Jury
which had been empaneled,
PIERRE-John McCleIand. who came
here from Corning. Ia, about 10 years
ago and has been looking after various
interests here, died last evening as a
result OF hemorrhage Of the brain. Bur
ial VIII be at Corning. =
oRTLEY-George Nicholson, 10 wears
OF age, fell beneath a gravel train and
was crushed TO death. He resides five
miles north Of here and has been work
ing Tor the Milwaukee road In the gray-
ell PIT for several Weeks. e
MILLER-The annual Method,st
camp meeting OF this circuit has been
announces 70 open at 81. Lawrence
June - to continue until the 18th.
PIERREs-Fake bargain counter adj
yertising will be a misdemeanor in this
state after the first OF July under Tie
provisions OF the Hawley bill which was
passed by the last legislative session.
Tn act covers all misleading adver-
Using through newspapers, circulars,
letters. billboardsi or signs, or any ad-
vertising medium.
STURGIS-With a large sum of
money on his person. Walter Baker,