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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
WIFE GETS VERDICT FOR
HUSBANDS ALIENATION

Chamberlain, S. D., Feb. 4.-The case
of Mrs. Gale b. Wolf has occupied the
attention OF the circuit court for the
past week and resulted in a verdict
against John Wolf for $14,500 on the
ground of alternating h affections Of
her husband. The parties to the suit
reside at Kimball. Mrs. Wolf was able
to show that her brotherinlaw used un-
due influence over her husband In get
ting him to lease marriage rela-
tons, and selling Off all his property
and turning 1t over to his brother. A
great many witnesses were examined
and an unusual amount OF interest was
displayed by the residents 2 from the
east end of the county. Mr., Wolf
claimed that he had always aided his
brother in business matters, and had
helped him in man ways to get along.
Mrs. Gale sued for ] $4,000, The de-
PENDANT, II is stated, will carry the case
to the supreme court for a final de-
cislon. NV }n4at .# .w..I"& .E-.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
WoMAN's LONESOME RIDE,
ESCORTED nv WOLVES

Rapid City, s.. D., Feb. Sum
moned to her mothers bedside, who
has been i'll for some time, Mrs. Ger
trude White rode from Moon to Rapid
City Friday night, a distance or 60
miles on horseback. Mrs. Lowe, whose
condition became serious late in the
afternoon, desired the presence of her
daughter and a telephone message
reached her shortly after 4 o'clock In
the afternoon. There was three feet
OF snow on the level, and Mrs. Whites
only means OF travel was q horse
without shoes. With more courage
than most men, Mrs. White saddled the
horse and, wrapping a few necessities
in a slicker, started On her long and
dreary ride through the hills to this
city, where she arrived about s o'clock
Saturday morning. During the ride
the coyotes howled, lending their lone
some wall to her solitary ride and once
a wolf barked dismally from a hill top.
Mrs. White, however, says that she ex-
perienced no. fear and was not greatly
fatigued upon her arrival. She did
experience some Inconvenience from
cold. "... -. ST.. l.ESt.l" tar
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
CHECK FoRGER CAUGHT
! ny ODD COINCIDENCE

Elk Point, 8. ID. Feb. As the re-
suit OF an effort, .frisk'' the First
National bank, OF Elk Point, out of
800, Elmer Saul Is lying In the county
jail under bonds OF 81, 600, waiting trial.
Saul attempted to cash u check for
$500 in an adjoining town. represent
ing himself as l.. i. Rust, Of ELK Point.
The Elk Point bank guaranteed the
check, nj Saul, representing himself
as Rust, talked with the bank over the
phone. The Elk Point banker fell for
the deception for a moment, but on
looking out OF the window he saw Rust
passing and promptly called the out
side banker to the phone n stopped
payment. Saul was arrested and the
money recovered. Other efforts at
forgery came to light the sarne day
which involved Saul in several shady
transactions, n of which was tho
forging OF the name OF III. IT. McClain
for 800 and cashing the check at JEFF
ferson. He was paid a check for $500
to settle some bills for the M. w. A,
and raised the check to $500 He also
got away with q $40 check which was
turned oYer to him TO pay bills for an
other lodge. Recently Saul was paid
5000 for his house, OF which his brother
was a half owner, but ave received
his share OF the money.
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DISPLAY or !
INTEREST IN ROADS.
AND wCOuSERVAT|o
Presence Of Hundreds Ate
Concern over the Roads AM
and Farms.

Pierre, s. D.. Feb. n
second days sessions or the Cd
servation congress were attend
by over 1000 delegates. and the Bla,
Hills contingent, here by special ts
OF three Pullman cars and a diner. Vi
tied both the house and senate at \
afternoon session.
Ben M. Wood. OF Rapid City, ma
the principal address on the good roa
Improvement in the hills. There d
excellent highways for autos, he sal
In places that two or three years \
afforded dificuIt climbing for sadS
horses. Joseph Parmley, OF Ipswic
president OF the Good Roads assoCb
ton, had the evening lecture and
Illustrated 1t with colored slides. Geol
w. Ayers discussed at length the natu
OF road construction in the Black Hill
Convict labor on highways, present
by u. l.. White, aroused d lively al
cussion, there being divided sentime
as TO whether South Dakota, outsi
or the Hills, could provide the elias
road work that convicts might perfon
rs Ii done In Colorado, Virginia, a
IT was contended that most OF the sta
is prairie, and hence machinery
largely used, with only q minimum
manual labor.
The afternoon was devoted to sta
development, withsC. f. Danforth. d
Chapman, OF Minneapolis, and W
Harris, OF that city, leading the discu
sion. /
Dan Bierwagon and Henry JeffrI.
OF Stanley county, took the lead
dry farming and alfalfa products
both being recognized as an author
on those subjects. H.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
HAND COUNTY FARMERS
.a DISCUSS RURAL TOE

Miller, s., D., Feb. l.-Farmers frh
rs miles distant came TO town vested
day to attend the farmers institaa
and the large u house was flied d
standing room. John Robertson, of I'D
Springs. made q strong talk on ta
growing, advising the planting OF Nm
grown stock IL possible. The qupstia
of field crops was ably discussed X
f. l.. Sutherland, OF Eureka, and ht
remarks We're listened to with great IN
~terest. The display OF some Is kind
of poultry gave the meeting the natur
Of a fair, The coops and cages wei
In adjoining rooms from the speakiI
and the cries OF the White Africa
guineas, the gobbling OF the turkey
and Growing Of the ROSTERS made cuff
a tumult at times. Among the fowl
was a display of wild ducks. the egs
having been taken from the lakes6
and Matched under hens. The poultr
exhibit was pronounced as fine as thu
seen at state fairs. At today's sessiO
of the institute corn and stock wer
discussed. IN
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
MITCHELL SERVICE PLANTS e.g
HAVE CHARGE OF OWNERSHIP

Mitchell, s. d., Feb. 3.-Announce-
ment is made that the United states
Public Service company has taken over
the Mitchell Power company's electric
and gas plants. The company was
chartered In Delaware yesterday. with
q capital Of 100000 {. and along with
several other big electric light plants
i'm various parts of the country the
Mitchell plant is included. The local
! plant has been owned by st. Louis
parties. and it developed today, when
the information was wired here Of the
change, that last sunme the Mitchell
plant was disposed of TO the Wurdach
concern, which has turned the prop
erty over to the service company.
which is regarded as a mere holding
company. The local plant Is n Of
the best in the northwest, and recently
nearly $780, 900 was invested for new
equipment. Is .s.s. .":..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
ATTAINS HEALTH AND
HOMESTEAD THROUGH
PLUCkY PERTlNACITY
Former Des Moines Young
Woman Wins Valuable Farm
Near Faith.

Rapid City. 8. ID, Feb. by a new
ruling made by the interior department,
Miss Bessie White, formerly OF Des
Moines, Ia, but now a homesteader
near the new town of Faith, will be
allowed to prove upon $50 acres OF the
best land in this now famous section OF
the state,
In 1908 Isaac w. Richards. of Joliet,
Ill, filed on the sk OF the neA OF
section I, township IL north OF range
Is east, and two lots. With the two
lots Richards claim embraced 100
acres. The local land office advised
him that his Ming did not come within
the construction OF the law OF a
technical" homestead, and gave him
80 days to amend his application,
Thinking to outwit the government,
Richards held 70 his Ming on the 100
acres. Miss White. a dressmaker, out
OF health, came to the hills and by
advice Of friends decided to take UP a
homestead and selected the same tract
as did Richards. She, however, filed
N three 40-acre tracts and n lot,
making in all 100 acres. After build
ing her shack, she started | n to prove
up and has kept steadily on the job.
Richards contested her right to file on
land already flied on by himself and,
after, years OF litigation, Assistant
Secretary Lewis c.. Laylin, of the in
terror department, has decided that
Richards fling on the 100 acres is
contrary to the true construction of
the amount OF acreage in a technical
homestead. This leaves Miss White in
possession OF her $50 acres.
Since fling On the land a railroad has
been built through ii and II lies almost
within the confines of the new town
OF Faith. Land experts have offered
Miss White several thousand dollars
for a REIMBURSEMENT Of the land, but
she has determined to hold on to 1t
and establish a permanent home there,
where she has regained her health.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
DAKOTA POWER COMPANY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEET

Rapid CITY, ). d., Feb. 1.-At al
annual meeting OF the stockholders K
the Dakota Power company, held we'd
terday, 1866 OF 1885 shares OF stoi
issued were represented. Secrets1
Mansfield. In his annual report, n
viewed the work of the year, the stril
ing incidents of which is the completia
of the first units OF the enterprise a
Big Bend on Rapid creek, at a cod
with water rights, amounting to neanI
$500 ,O00Ia and the contract made wi
the Consolidated Light and Pows
company, of Deadwood, to use the SUI,
plus power generated. The poles cad
rying the lines between Deadwood an
this city are being placed and 1t is er
pected that they will be carrying cur
rent within 60 days.
The stockholders selected q board X
directors, as follows; John G. Haines
Judge Levi McGee. #. NJ Stewart, d
Buffalo Gap: Charles r. Thompson, d
Whitewood; Joseph Jay and George B
Mansfield. Following tho meeting d
the stockholders, officers We're electe
by the directors. as follows: PresidcR
John G. Haines; vice president. +. n
stewart: secretary. George b. Mana
field, general manager, w. II. PutnaaA
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
PENNINGTON BAR IN va .. =.
r. ANNUAL cONvocATloN

Rapid City, S. D., Feb. 3.-Members
of the Pennington County Bar assoc
citation will give it's annual banquet
February 3, at the Harvey hotel, Each
member Is privileged to invite two
guests. and the program committee,
consisting OF Orville Rinehart and Al
bert r. Denu, has arranged for an
elaborate program OF speeches n mu-
sic. The theme OF the. post prandial
exercises will smack of a general boost
for Pennington county, and the attor-
neys will pledge their services tohas-
sist in getting better freight rates west
of the Missouri river and to help in
the passage OF laws beneficial to the
whole Black Hills territory, especially
legislation pertaining TO good roads.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
GRAY WOLVES APPEAR
IN OLD RANGE COUNTR

Colome. s, D.. Feb. For the frs
time In some years gray wolves, whe
in times past were the bane of tb
.cattlemen on the great ranges of west
ern South Dakota, and which cause
them losses Of many thousands Of dol
lars each year, have appeared in th
vicinity. One pack of five was sighte
a day or two ago in the rough countr
south of Colome. Earl Kimban,
homesteader, while travelling over th
prairie with his hounds, espied a your
gray wolf, which the hounds succeede
in running down and killing. The grow
gray wolves are able to down and XII
cattle and colts. and 1t is feared the
VIII do great damage in this regiGH
Local marksmen are preparing for
systematic roundup Of the wolves.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET,
BUT FACT LEAKED OUT

Alcester, s.. D., Feb. AFTER having
succeeded In keeping the matter a sec
ret for about three weeks, DeCort
Keith Hammit, assistant postmaster
lar teacher in the city schools. have
announced their marriage, which took
place at Parker, January Z. The Bride
is the youngest daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Durkee, well known resi-
dents Of Alexandria, and is a graduate
of the high school. She was engaged
In her third years work as a. teacher
in the Alcester schools. Soon after the
announcement she resigned her place
as q teacher.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
GASOLINE SOAKED CLOTHING
IGNITED BY MANS MATci

.+ed ciotbino catcbino ars wSsn
man near him in a saloon lighted
match, John Peters. a drayman OF thAl
village, was seriously burned betOr'
his burning clothing could be torn from
him. Peters had been at work emptyina
a gasoline tank and during this operaI
ton his clothing became saturated. ~
had just entered the saloon when M
match was lighted. In an instaHI
Peters clothing was a mass Of 1ams|
Prompt action Of the men in the rooHl
saved him from death.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

Two men in Spokane. Wash. after
nv years OF experimenting, have per-
fected q device for flashing the names
of streets inside electric cars, The de-
vice containing the name OF streets
crossed by a given a is operated au-
tomatically by a wire attached to a
revolving wheel. which IL. tipped and
turned as It strikes 1t each trolley wire.
The order Of the names is reversed at
me end II the line by pressing a but
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
STANDING ROOM ONLY
AT FARMERS INSTITUTE

Miller. s. D., Feb. 3,-Inereased seat
ing capacity had to be provided here
yesterday to accommodate the large
crowds that came to attend the farm
ers' institute, the sudden drop of the
Thermometer u 20 degrees below zero
In the morning not having kept the
people 1t home. The speakers We're
George Dixon on potato farming: o.
Hull on dry farming n alfalfa; j.
ID. Morrison ON field crops. Each topic
was received with intense interest. The
exhibits Of vegetables, corn. grain, etc.
and the display of cooking, sewing and
fancy work had increased today until
1t made a magnificent showing. The
poultry exhibit also had increased and
the lecturers declared that they had
never seen any such grand exhibit Of
fine poultry at any meeting anywhere
that they had held. A special address
on poultry In the evening closed the
institute, which has ueen Il great sue
cess. =
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
MISSOURI. RIVER ON
RAMPAGE AT PIERRE

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 3.-The old Mis-
souri, is on another rampage, having
this year surpassed all old settlers
stories. The river has not yet closed
at Yankton and closed at Pierre but
d short time ago. while today ii is
rising steadily and all teaming and ice
work has had to- be abandoned. The
yet finished their store for sum
.nler use, and some alarm is felr lest
the river will not again freeze suf-
hciently 70 continue such operations.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

The presidents wife has a definite
legal status and strict rules are laid
down for her behavior during her hus-
bands term Of office. The lady Of the
White House must not accept general
Invitations, and outside Of h cabinet
circle cannot attend a formal dinner in
Washington Away from Washington
she may dine with anybody h likes.
There Is an unwritten law which al
lows her to walk through a quRdrille
with a high official, but no lady of
the White House has ever been known
TO whirl in a waltz. @
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
PROMINENT CITIZENS
ACCUSED or RUSTLI

Gettysburg. 8. D., Feb. I.--Justicc
B. Townsley has held John "A. Miller az
Francis C.. Miller on bonds of $1,000 eat
to the circuit court Of Potter county, q
the alleged stealing Of IA head OF bIoo0'
shorthorn cattle at or near Lebanon, ca
Of Gettysburg
The accused are prominent citizens
Lebanon. where they have resided for Sc,
eral years, and have a big business
cattle buying. They are old settlers al
highly respected The charges caused
sensation and the court room was cro"d'
with men interested In the case.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

The only woman In the United States
In full charge of a seacoast lighthouse
N Mrs. e.. A. Fish. Of Point Pinos, near
Pacific Grove. Cal, who has received
years faithful, service from the chief
of the lighthouse service, together with
q medal bearing the inscription: ~.
8. l.. S." and efficiency" She has
been in charge Of the Point Pinos light
since the death, In 1892, Of her husband.
who was head of the department OF
history and physiology In the Univer-
atty OF California.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

He was a raw recruit, just enrolled
In q crack cavalry regiment and pay
ing his first visit to the riding school,
Z" tEre's yer 'orse,7 ctied the instructor.
The recruit advaEced, took the bride
gtngerly. and examined his mount with
great care. whats II got this strop
around it for?" he said, pointing to
the girth. WELL" explained the in-
structor, "you Q all our 'orses ave
a keen sensc IF 'umor, an as they
sometimes ave sudden fits OF laughter
when they see the recruits, we put
them bands round 'em 10 keep en-
from Dustin their sides"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
.STEARNS' FINE FARM
DISCLOSES DIVERSITY
OF BLACK HILLS SOIL
Orchards and Fields Bloom I'm,
der
With Bees.

Newell. S.. ID. Feb. 3.-Two and N
half years ago, when the Northwestern
railroad built down he Belle Fourche
| valley. the first station, called Fruit
dale, vas located on the 1.000-acre farm
of III. M. Stearns and took the name
of his farm. This section has been
under irrigation for over Is years =
Is today the center OF the most pro-
ductive agricultural region In the state,
Many years ago when all the sur
rounding gulches weI3 pouring their
golden treasures into Deadwood, en-
riching everybody, the Stearns Lun-
Der company wa ? OK the riaIge
business concerns OF that town. Later.
when business I'm Deadwood assumed
normal conditions, Stearns devoted his
energies to building up a model anc
under irrigation. He setSout a shelter
belt OF trees and started a large or
| chard which has since proved TO be a
| great money maker, He put down sew
eral artesian wells, the largest OF which
flows over 1000 gallons per minute.
The bore of the well is six and n
half inches and depth 600 feet. From
the water Of this well he made q lax
and stocked It with fish. From the
same source he established q power
plant fully equipped to supply cleo
/ trio light to the numerous farm build
ings and operate machinery for grind
Ing and dairy purposes.
Then he went into bees and for a
period had an apiary OF over 400 hives,
the largest in the state. To limit the
flight and make the business profit
able, he grew sweet clover on 80 acres
| of land, This land given up TO bees
was valued at 800 per acre. Bee cui-
tu1e was found SO profitable that II
was o INDUCED In TO a wide extent
In town and country. Then came foul
breed, a disease which destroyed thou
sands of swarms m put many would
be apairians out OF business. This cpl
demic OF disease was followed by two
cold, severe winters, nearly extermin-
ating what remained of the bee busi-
ness in the Black Hills.
Mr.. Stearns is again going into h
bee business upona large scale. He
has formed a partnership with 9. Fox.
| an expert in bee culture, who was
formerly In his employ. They have al
ready arranged to import 1900, 600 bees
| from the eastern part of the state and
will place them in several ideal loca-
lions and produce honey for
cial purposes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

The first man to hold the rank OF
lieutenant governor OF Missouri was
Don Pedro Piernas, q captain OF a
Spanish infantry regiment. He was
appointed to that office by Don Ale
jandro o'Reill, a lieutenant general in
the Spanish service, and commanding
In America His commission was con-
firmed by the king OF Spain on August
~, 1772. He was to govern the settle
ments OF St. Louis, or San Luis as IL
was called then; Ste. Geneyieve and
the district OF the Missouri river.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
LAD FORGIVEN AND g.. ~
...s RESUMES OLD JOB

Pierre, s.. d., Feb. 3.-Chauncey
Grauel. who forged checks On the firm
OF Steele e. Gowdy, and had them
|cashed at Pierre, and who left on the
21st for Chicago, has. returned to this
city. On his way here he stopped at
Sioux City and hunted up Steele
and the latter. accompanying the lad
to Pierre, dismissed the charges against
him. The boy was taken back and
given his old job on the firms ranch,
% miles north OF Pierre, and viii be
given a chance to repay the $3.50.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

Few indeed of the major generals of
the civil war are left. Major General
Julius Stahel. who recently passed
away, was almost the last surviving
officer with that title. He fought with
Kossuth for Hungarian Independence
in l8aS, and like many other of the
revolutionlsts OF that period, came to
America and won lasting fame in
1S6l-6- He was, with his German
brigade" complimented by President
Lincoln for his bravery at the battle OF
Bull Run. -
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
YOUNG MAN STRICKEN
IN ABSENCE or HELP

Corsica, s.. d., Feb. 3.-TakeTl sick
alone in a farm house, with all relatives
on a visit in a distant state, was the
fate OF Forrest Raden, aged "a. living
near this place. Mr.. Raden. called the
neighbors and a physician by telephone,
and 1t was Don discovered he was suf-
dicitis. He was rushed, accompanied
by a neighbour. TO st. Joseph's hospital,
Sioux City, but the appendix had brok-
en- before arrival. An operation was
undertaken but his recovery is doubt
full. A telegraph message brought the
father and mother 10 his bsdslde.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06
STATE POULTRY SHOW
ENDS SUCCESSFUL Mel

Mitchell. s. D., Feb, 1.-THE sta
poultry show win close it's exhibitit
this evening after a successful wee
This morning the annual election
officers was held. as follows: Preside
"a cage ~ Higbnore. secretar
treasurer, VIM. Scallin. Mitchell; exc
.utiye committee. John Nolt. Mou
Vernon; Mrs. Matte Webster, Woo
socket: VIM. Burgi, Yankton: H..
sutton Clark: G. w. Cook. Hooker;
p. Larson, Beresford.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

King Ferdinand is said to be max
ing not only a change of religion, but
a change Of name to Simeon the
Second when he assumes the title of
emperor Of Bulgaria. The first ST.
neon is still the national hero. and his
reign. which began in 500, was Bull
garia's golden age" when, as Gibbon
states, she took a place among the great
powers Of Europe.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

The shades OF Croesus, LucuIlus, ct
al. might be interested in the announce
ment OF a New York city furrier that
he will make coats to order from
Russian sable for $4,000, $26, 900 and
$4,000 each, according TO the grade OF
skin selected. The $6S,000 garment is
composed Of "110 skins Of rarest quail
ity." The Russian government, the
advertisement states, has prohibited
the killing Of sables or the exporting
OF their skins. I-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

One Of the rarest books in the Uni
TED States, there being only five or six
known copies. is William Cullen
Bryant's Embargo, or Sketches of the
Times: A Satire, by a Youth of Thir-
teen" A copy recently sold for $4,000.
It was printed in 1908. Two years
after its publication. the poet further
signalized his precocity by entering
Williams college.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-02-06

The eternal feminine Of the Juvenile
variety still concentrates its affections
on doils'as gifts, with the result hat no
other toy Is sold SO largely at holiday
times. Boys, say the dealers, scatter
thelr directions on various military
toys, tin soldiers, trumpets and bnpIes
being their favorites. The boys voice,
II seems. is still for war, while few
little girls have become SO advanced"
as to despise the make believe bab