The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

that 1t will be Unnecessary TO call q
special election to- vote bonds for the
erection here or new town hall build
Ing. All that is necessary is to CIR
|culate a petition and secure the sig
natures of persons who in h ag-
Hgregate own fi~ve-eighths Of the tax
able property OF the town. When such
p petition is filed the town board viii
have legal authority under the law to
SO ahead and erect the desired build
ing.
PIERRE-The supreme court an
nounced the admission of III new law
yers on examination before the court,
Is Iva Taylor. Rapid City; Alice Floy
Bassett, Rapid city; Alice "A. Prince,
Chicago; Hasting M. Robertson. Al
.leni Thorton II. Owne, Sioux Falls
Albert Williamson, Kennebeck; Julius
M. Coon, Sioux Falls: william A.. Ter
relL Aberdeen Mayo T. PARCELS, Fort
Pierre; Max q. Stokes, aberdeen;
Hiram A. Rodee. Mitchell.
HoWARD-During the electric storm
Tuesday night, the barn on a farm
worked by Oscar Valin, seven miles
northwest OF Howard, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
A horse, new buggy harness, a load of
corn, some hay, 100 bushels of miIlet
seed and three hogs were also burned.
.Valin, who slept in the rouse three rods
away, knew nothing Of the fire until
n~eighbors came TO assist in getting the
stock out of the barn.
MITCHELL-The enterprising town
Of Winner has just completed the cree
ton OF a hospital, one OF the first I'm
the reservation country. Considerable
help is being received from outside for
the erection OF the building, but most
Of the furnishings came from he local
people. The Elk members living In
Winner and other towns surrounding
made a liberal donation and furnished
one Of the rooms, to which Elks VIII
be admitted,
FLANDREAU-No trace has been
found OF Chris Grotjohn, Of Spring
Creek. who disappeared mysteriously
on April 10. He walked into town and
bought a pair OF shoes. The day was
one of che stormiest of the spring, and
relatives fear that in walking home he
.got lost and fro5e to death, He had
Spring Creek township, about 10 miles
from F1andreau. They owned and
worked the farm together. s.
STAMFORD-1without doubt the
most unique bridge In the state has
been provided by the commercial club
at what is known as the Rocky Ford
crossing Of White river. near town.
The bridge is a cable stretched across
the river, to WHICH q hug basket Is at
tached. Homcsteaders and others
coming to and going from town are
hauled back and forth across the river
in the basket. ss
DEI1M oNT-As the result OF getting
possession Of n dynamite cap during
the temporary absence OF his father,
Johnnie McMahan, the 10-year-old sol
OF MI. and Mrs. VIM. McMahaI, living
near town, had two Of his fingers
blown of and was badly burned about
dynamite cap would explode, he placed,
a lighted match to IL. !.
MITCHELL.-At the state conyen.
tion of the South Dakota Elks ~associa-
ton here June rs and "a, the local Elks
expect to entertain fully 1900 visitors.
The two days and nights will be filed
with automobile and motor races, base
ball games, dances and a vaudeville
entertainment. Grand Exalted Ruler
Hill is expected to be present.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
local lodge of Eagles have decided 70
purchase the necessary ground and
lodge hall building. The first floor will
be leased for commercial purposes,
while the entire second floor will be
utilized for lodge purposes.
PIERRE-Commissioner Deets has
received application from three trained
college men for positions In South Da-
kota as farming experts. The counties
Of Brown. Sphinx, Coddington, Perkins
and Minnehaha now employ UGH ex-
perts, N.
PIERRE-The Sioux Falls Brewing
company, with ~Incorporators Charles
~. Voss, of Davenport, la; William
nrAln, - ssn,Yy I.nl = - -aH n ~ Fo.lI~,v.5
of Sioux Falls, has been incorporated
and authorised TO issue stock 10 the
extent OF $500, 600.
PIERRE-The Willard Hotel COM
,pany, of Lennon, s. D., has been i'm
corporated with capital stock of S40.-
900. The incorporators are Harry j.
Tremain, of Minneapolis: G, e. Grit
fifth. OF st. Paul, and w. F. Eddy, OF
Lennon. aH 2'NS#
ABERDEEN-Fred Seaman, a pio-
neer Of Faulkton, who had recently re-
turned TO that place from Florida,
where he had gone in a fruitless quest
for health, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head with a
revolver. I@
BAI4TIC--A8 petition is being cir
culated asking the Milwaukee railway
company to move its depot to a more
central location in the business dis
trict. The depot is 10Y located IN the
northern portion OF town.
MADISON-The movement to have
the business district lighted by cluster
lights Is bearing good fruit, and IL Is
expected the lights will be installed rs
the near future.
WEBSTER-The residents OF Web
ster are very proud OF a new depot
which has, been erected here by the
Milwaukee. The structure Is very fine
and modern In every respect.
,CANoyA-A joint meeting Of the
teachers of the Carthage and Canova
districts will be held here Saturday of
this week. "A good attendance and
profitable meeting is looked for.
SISSEToN-At a special election held
here, the voters rejected the proposition
to adopt the commission form of city
government by IA large majority, the
vote standing: Yes, rs; no, l83.
MITCHELL-A call has been issued
for q mass convention OF the insurgent
Woodmen of America OF this state 20
be held in this city May T. The meet
ing is for the purpose OF naming dele
gates TO attend the national f~nsurgent
convention which will be held at
Springfield, ILL.,, May 16 n II. All
camps in the state are urged to send
delegates TO this convention.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are be-
Ing made for the first annual conven-
ton of the Brookings County Odd Fell
lows association in this city Tuesday,
April 29. Several hundred members of
/ the order will he preSRnt., OFFICERS of