The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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viction on a statutory charge IN the
Clark county circuit court, James ~.
Douglas was sentenced to a term OF
five years IN the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary. The girl in the case, who was
the complaining witness against Doug
las, has been committed TO the STATE
reform school at Plankinton, where she
win be compelled to remain until she
reaches the age OF 81.
BELLE FoURCFE-At the regular
meeting of the city commissioners
Monday night of this week the mat
ter of selecting the men who are TO
receive license for selling intoxlcatlnB
liquors at retail in Belle Fourche Tor
the coming year were selected, -. r.
Roberts and A. c.. Mcclure being the
successful ones. The unsuccessfui
were Pete Peterson, Pisap g. Co, and
Charles Hinkle. II.
CHEYENNE RIVER INDIAN
IAGENCY-Red Eagle, a Sioux warrior
! residing on this reservation, Is believed
to be the bonanza full-blood indian
farmer OF South Dakota. He has had
| so acres Of his land broken and Will
plant It to corn. Another acre VIII be
devoted to potatoes, He n q a mn
| section Of land, upon which there is a
coy frame dwelling house ana other
farm buildings. t.'@
PIERRE-Goyernor Byrne a ap-
pointed w. l.. Yourgman, OF Mobridge'
as census taker for that tow TO settle
the populations for license purposes.
| Applicants for these appointments at
| different towns are taking them at
their own risk so far as compensation
is concerned, as the law Whlch pro-
vtdes for such appointments makes No
provision for payment.
HIGHMORE-The law firm OF
| Boucher, o'Brien. Johnson & Auldridge,
which has been located here. has been
( dissolved n Judge Boucher Al
torney General johnson will Jointly
omen an Office in Aberdeen, MI. john
son moving there in the near future.
scoTLAND-The Ministerial assoc
| citation OF Bon Homme county is hold
ing a meeting in Scotland today. Cen
eral church affairs @of the county are
under discussion. Z . ,e'H .
RERESFORD-A proposition is be-
Ing worked out to secure in the neigh
borhood OF 200 carloads Of gravel from
Hawarden with which to gravel some
or the principal streets OF the Guy
MuILER-The first summer Chau-
tauqua ever held here will begin JuIy
/ l6 and last a week Preparations are
Already under way for the gathering.
WHITE oWL-while Ralph Estes
was riding a Iocoed pony IL threw q
at landing Estes against a fence posi-
breaking both bones OF his left arm.
vERMIILION-Union services were
held at the city theater on SUNDAY
morning under the auspices OF the u.
AZ r.. The memorial sermon was
| preached by DR.. G. s. Thoms or the
| BAPTIST church. Services on DecoTa-
ton day will again be at the CITY
theater, with an address by captain
van Elten of Highmore. The Womens
| Relief corps that day will serve n pan
Duet to the old soldiers and their wives
GETTYSBURG - George IA, Gill
natrick. who has a wife n several
children, has been bound over 10 the
fall term Of circuit court on n
charge Of criminal relations with a
young girl residing here. Ginpatricks
wife ID holding down a claim in the
western part OF the state and he mas
/ been operating a large rented farm
near this place. ~a
FLANDREAU - Arrangements are
made for a sports day celebration
which viii be held here Tuesday, June
10. Among the features will be two
fast bali games and various street
sports. Two bands have been engaged
to furnish music. Everything Will be
free, hundreds Of people from the
farms of the surrounding region VIII
be present.
PIERRE-An opinion by the attorney
general this week states that the de-
PENDANT in a criminal case is entitled
to a change Of venue before his
preliminary examination, the question
having been submitted for his deci-
sion. Mr.. johnson states that the. law
is clear IN the point, and has never
been altered. q u y
IREDFIELD-Much enthusiasm was
manifested here In signing the petit
tons for rcferending the law which
establishes a four year college course
at the Aberdeen normal. Aside from
the sectional feelings involved II Is
contended that the recommendations OF
the board OF regents should be upheld,
WATERFOWL Joseph . Godfried
Rademacher is dead at this place al
h age Of 70 years. He was born al
Achen-on-the- Rhine, Germany. in 1894
Mr.. Rademacher came to the United
States In early life and was o n OF
the pioneer residents Of Minnesota.
DEADwO0D-Three newspaper men
all from Sioux Falls, are members OF
the petit jury panel for the federal
court term now in session here. They
are A. B. Sessions, Charles Day and
r.. A. Dotson. -
CANTON-Mrs.- Robert Tucker. wife
of n Of Lincoln county's prominent
farmers died suddenly Saturday. She
was sitting In q chair pairing potatoes
WAGA SIG SuIlGtHu a sLrOke OF hpOpiGXS
and died within a few minutes.
DE SMET-The railroad company
has had TO put on two extra express
cars from Tracy west and north from
Brookings to take care of the increased
cream shipments. -
FAULKTON-Weather and cror
conditions in this county could not bt
better. More than five inches of rair
fell during May. Corn planting under
way. r. ..-... , ~
SELBYAExperiments in boring 70,
oil IN Potter county are being watched
with a great deal of interest by resi-.
dents OF Walworth county, for the rea.
son that experts have stated tina
similar geological formations exist II
both counties. Some Walworth county
land owners lave been approached
with propositions to- lease their lands
for OIL purposes, but most of them ar,
inclined to await the result OF tn,
Potter county experiment.
MOBRIDGE-Charles CUNNINGHAM.
conductor on The Milwaukee road
stepped between two cars to discon.
meet the airbreak, when his foo
slipped n he fell beneath the movin;
cars. The first set of truck passed
over his arm and leg. but he succeeded
in getting from the track before tn,
second set of trucks caught him. II,
was severely injured, but will not los,