The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

tGuards from wntertown to Redfeld. The
Redield armory is too small to house the
equipment of the guards. and it Is prob
able a building will be rented for hat
purpose. The annual encampment of the
guards, heretofore held at WATERFOWL, will
probably be held at Fort Meade this year.
PIERRE-The convention of county
auditors which has just adjourned elect
ed the following officers: President, III.
X. Wood, of Sphinx county; tirst vice
president, L. g. Alderman. of Beadle; sec
ond vice president, r. A. Zangle, OF Davi-
son: secretary and treasurer. ]. ]. Rob
erts, Of Brown. The executive committee
consists of A. f. Ecklein, of McCook:
Burt Burton. of Meade. and L. c. Leggett.
OF Lyman.
HowARD-A fair amount OF land has
changed hands here for so early in the
season. All sales are bringing good prices.
The Hamel place, south of town, sold for
$40 per acre this week. A farm nine miles
east OF Howard. In the vicinity OF Win
fred, owned by Ralph Miller. sold for the
same price a few days ago.. Real estate
dealers look for a good usine this sum
mer.
MILLER-About to stop over Sunday at
Omaha at the request of his family, there
was N unseen warning quite mysterious
that told him not to stay there, and b. F.
Torrey prevailed upon his people to hurry
on home, They arrived here safely.
though If they had obeyed the first i'm
pulse to remain they would probably have
| been killed.
CLARK-Spontaneous combustion is be-
lieVed to have been the cause Of a fire
which started in the large barn OF Jacob
| Pfiffer near here. Some blankets upon
which had been spilled some oil, were
thrown on some sacks Of oats. The follow
ing morning the barn was discovered to
be IN fre and was. saved with difficulty.
ABERDEEN-Carl Arness, II years OF
age, was arrested here last evening
charged with rihing the mails. When ar
rested he had four keys to postoffoe
boxes on his person. and admitted he
robbed the mails of several thousands or
dollars in checks and drafts which he de-
stroyed, being afraid to cash them. His
hearing was continued until Thursday.
PIERRE-The attorney general holds
that Ralph s. Longstaff may receive pay
from the state for work in connection
with the printing contracts Of the Thtr-
teenth assembly, done by the authority OF
the old printing commission and per-
formed prior to the passage of the new
bill.
BRIDGEWATER-The J. T.. Mckee
store building, one of the old
in Bridgewater. is being moved 20 a new
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brick building to be used for a hardware
store and office purposes. 1t will be erect
ed by F. J. Ellwein at a cost Of $4,000.
FAITH-Friends in this city and vicin-
ity are circulating a petition asking for
the pardon OF James r. Shepard, who in
1911 was convicted of assault with a dan
gerous weapon and sentenced to Sioux
Falls. The application will be considered
ut the next meeting Of the pardon board.
HOT SPRINGS-Committees appointed
by the volunteer flremen have taken up
the preliminary work of the state Are
mems tournament, to be held in Hot
Springs on June II to 20 inclusive. This
will be made the biggest and best tourna-
ment Of the kline ever held in this or any
of the adjoining states.
HOWARD-The big storm of last week
which was so bad in the western part of
the state came as far as Fedora, 10 miles
west OF here, but hardly a fake of snow
fell in this vicinity. The weather of this
winter was the finest with least snow of
any year since the winter of 18S3-84, so
old timers say. --'
WHITE OWL-The thermometer regis
tered II below zero here this morning.
Driver Cox, Of the Star route. states that
the snow drifts are worse than he ever
saw them at any time. Mail has been
very irregular he past two weeks here,
with no hopes OF Improvement in the near
future. .- r., ~
EDGEMONT-An apparently demented
| man, whose hobby was burglary, has been
compelled to shake the dust Of Edgemont
| from his feet. Should he return from ex-
lie he will be prosecuted. Within a short
| time he entered a number Of business
/ houses and secured a small amount of
loot.
4 ApER nEGNN- Tho Ahar6aar 1roV,n ~
the South Dakota Bankers association
will meet in Aberdeen on April "a. The
group comprises 66 banks, and with the
representatives who will be present from
other groups, 1t is expected over $50 bank
ers will be in attendance at the meeting.
SIOUX FALLS-Following the discovery
Of alleged laws by the city auditor in a
petition asking for the recall Of City Com
missioner Dickinson, those who circulated
the petition threaten to institute man
damus proceedings to force it's acceptance
and the election called. So
WINNER--As the result of his prelim-
mary hearing before Judge Nolan, e. r..
Kindred, Of this place, who was. arrested
at the instigation OF State. Fire Marshal
Grams, on t~hetcharge OF setting fire to his
livery. stable last June. the! accused was
discharged. -,
PIERRE-The South Dakota railroad
commission has been notified that the In
terstate Commerce commission has start
ed an investigation of the coal rates from
Wyoming to South Dakota, in accordance
with a resolution passed by the recent
Legislature. y
BROOKINGS-It was Is years ago that
George p. Sexauer. a miller of this place,
and a prominent citizen OF South Dakota,
first engaged in the milling business. He
built the first Touring mill at two or three
South Dakota towns before locating at
Brookings more h 20 years ago.
HURON-The proposition to issue $5, 600
in bonds for the erection Of a high school
building was carried by nearly 1000 ma
jority at a special election here. The
building when completed will cost $25, OO0.
Nearly 800 women voted for the first time
at the high school election.
EFAITH-At the annual business mech
ing Of the federated church it was de-
cided to select a clergyman in a novel
manner. Under the arrangement all menu
bers of the federation and contributors TO
the pastors salary will be entitled to vote