The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Redfield are making arrangements to
hold their second annual harvest fes-
tival on September rs. The harvest
festival given last year was q big suc-
cess n under the present plans the
festival this year will be considerably
larger. The features will be q big free
dance for the farmers in the evening
and q bountiful dinner at noon. which
will be free to the farmers. Arrange
ments are being made for the erection
Of a large tent for the agricultural dis-
plays.
ELK POINT-Francis NJ. Rust, one
of Union county's esteemed and highly
respected citizens, died at his home In
this city Tuesday morning, following.
an illness OF more than q year FROM
| ulcer of the stomach. He was born in
Switzerland and was In his SEVENTEEN
year. He was a member of the q. "A.
r., OF the Masonic end Odd Fellow
lodges, and Is survived by atwife and
seven children.
WEBSTER-Prairie chickens have
propagated rapidly in this section Of
South Dakota during the past year, un-
der h profession afforded them by
the state game law, and farmers and
others who have been through the
country state there will be a bumper
crop OF chickens In Day county this
fall, and the county will be a sports
mems paradise by the time the opel
season arrives.
AMHERST-The engineer on the
Bonner Hughes threshing rig, at work
on the Rozenbaugh farm near here. was
probably fatally injured, in the high
wind storm of Wednesday night. A
hay rack was tipped over, striking the
man and injuring his head. He bled
constantly at the ears for several hours
and it is nottthought that he can o
gibly recover. ls
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of State Glass
ner has chartered the Waverly State
bank. of Codington county, capital
stock, $4,000. The incorporators are:
John Swanson, Candy. Mimi, who will
be president: ]. A. Thronson. Clear
Lake, s. d., vice president; A. T, Lee
nertz, Altamount, S. d., cashier. n
T: N. Antony, Gary and J. p. Antony.
Of Goodwin.
LENNox-Mr. and Mrs. John Bull
tena, highly respected residents OF
Lennox, recently celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary. For many
years prior to coming to South Dakota
they resided at Grundy Center, La.
They have six living children. They
are among the most prominent of the
German-American residents OF this
part of the state.
YANKTON-The moving picture
shows OF Yankton are In a way TO
receive disciplining from the city au-
thorities. They have been running ON
Sunday nights, but complaint was en-.
tered by q number OF citizens to the
city corrcil which fixed the penalty
TOR violating the Sunday ordinance at
$50. ~aE
DoLAND-A number of seed corn
meetings are being held under the
auspices of the Sphinx County Farm
Improvement association. and much
good Is expected to result. Special at
tention is given to encouraging farmers
to exercise the greatest care in the Sc
lection or their seed corn. and In or
ganiziDg boys corn clubs. +. s
LEAD-While abusing his wife and
family, from whom he had separated,
j. w. kid" Ross, former Texas COW.
puncher and known throughout the
northwest as an expert gambler, was
shot and almost instantly killed at the
nome or his wife by a nan named
Yeager. Mrs. Ross maintained q, board
Ing house and Yeager boarded there.
MILLER-Sitting upon a high seat
on a large wagon box filled with 50
bushels of grain, 1~0-year-old Opal Ping
drove into town from five miles out,
delivered the o at the elevator and
returned IONS alone. The girl is small
for her age, but al expert In driving
horses. She also rides a pony nicely
IN herding cattle and greatly enjoys
the exercise.
DEADWooD-Greeted with dyna-
mite bombs exploded from white rocks
500 feet above the city and a long
string of autos from Deadwood and
Lead, the pathfinder cars on the Black
and Yellow trail, en- route from Chi
cago to Yellowstone National park, ar
rived here last night in charge Of Ben
M. Wood, state highway commissioner.
PIERRE-The tax commission has
reserved it's findings In relation to the
hearing held August 20 on the Home
stake assessment. The indications are
that the commission will stand pat on
its valuation of SIG, 900, 900, which is
eight times the valuation last year.
PIERRE-That the alfalfa weevil.
which is damaging the crCp In Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, has not found its
way into the fields Of this state. is the
assertion OF G. N. Ainslee. Of the gov
eminent service, who has Just com
pleted a tour of the western half OF
the state, Investigating the alfalfa crop.
CAMP CRoOK-Charles Wilson and
Carl Cornell, living on ranches near
here. performed the unusual feat of
running down and killing four large
gray wolves. The hunters were on
horseback, n after running down the
wolves roped them and then shot or
dubbed them to death.
OF war GArr1-.
son party We're visitors here and
at Fort Meade yesterday, coming from
Deadwood In automobiles. After con-
Guiding their business at the post they
returned to Deadwood, from where the
party left today for Fort Robinson,
Neb.
PIERRE - Governor Byrne has
granted a pardon to Henry Big Eagle.
sent up from Hughes county about d
year ago, on a two-year sentence. on
a charge of horse rustling.
CANTON-G. W. Murner, formerly a
prominent resident OF Hutchinson
county, now residing here, is c~ritically
III and his death is expected at n mo-
ment. = 49,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Byrne has COM
muted the sentence of Gunder Tangen,
ington county, to IA years.
a Profitable Meetina. ,g