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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
TRAIL TO THE HILLS
AWAITS OPENING OF
BRIDGE OVER POWDER
Trip of Inspection Postponed to
August Because of River
Dangers.

Rapid City, S. D.. May 6.-Chairman
Ben NJ. Wood. of the BLACK and Vel
low" Trail Pathfinders' committee, has
returned from Deadwood, where he met
other members of the committee, in
Guiding President Schlicting. OF the
Deadwood Commercial club, who is the
representative Of Lawrence county on
the committees: II. w. Troth, secretary
Of the club; v. G.. Vincent, superinten-
dent of highways for western South
Dakota; George V. Ayers and M. Il.
Brockett, OF Sundance, Wyo.
1t was decided to postpone the trip.
which will extend from Chicago to the
Yellowstone park. by way of the Black
Hills, until late in August, when the
big bridge across Powder river shall
have been completed. ~
Except for the bridge spanning
the Mississippi at Winona, the one
across Powder river is the biggest on
the route. The river is unfordable dur
ing h early summer months n the
committee are 10th to risk it's passage
until the new bridge is completed.
This being h official trip Of the
South Dakota Good Roads association
it Is desirable to have the details COM
plete and have it run off without a
hitch.
Changes in the method of finanC~
ing the undertaking were adopted. In
stead OF calling on the counties. to pay
the expenses, business and commercial
clubs along the route will be asked to
contribute. This is believed a fairer
method as the route selected by the
Pathfinders will be the official high
way from Chicago to the park.
1t was also decided to ask each city
along the road to appoint a road super
visor to attend to the repairs and build
ing of the highway, which, as far as
possible, will follow the layout OF the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
METHODIST MINISTER
SUDDENLY pERANGEp

Huron, s. D.. May 5.-WOrd comes
from B%roadland. in the northern part
of this county, to the effect that Rev.
r. N. Cratz. in charge of the Meth
.odist church in that place for several
months past, has become mentally de-
ranged. Mr.. Cratz is about 20 years or
age. and prior to coming to Dakota ter
ritory studied for the ministry and
supplied several pulpits. After serving
as register of the government land Of
fee at Mitchell some years, he was in
duced to again enter the ministry. and
supplied churches in various towns in
this part of the state. His condition
is such that his removal to a anator
ium will be Necessary.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
INCOMPETENT LAWMAKERS. .


There is said to be 1914 lawyers IN the
present federal congress, and a somewhat
similar relation of the number of law
yers to the total number OF national law
makers has been maintained in the past.
In every hatiC1 in the civilized world
there Is q heavy percentage of member
belonging to the legal profession in its
legislative BODY and eyer has been since
the organization OF society for government
and the adoption of laws to make govern
ment effective and beneficial.
The popular impression ever has been
and still obtains that members of the
legal profession are pre-eTninently quail
fed tor the making Of laws, hut this pOpu-
lar belief may be somewhat shaker by
Prof. Henry w. Farnam. OF Yale, in The
Economic Utilization of History" in which
it is asserted that to anyone of scientific
habits of mind the. weakest point in the
order as II exists is the unskilled labor"
by which our laws are made, and in
which he refers to the sharp comment of
a former Massachusetts congressman
that the people of Oregon arc hcrOically
subjecting themselves to political .viYi-
section In the testing of governmental
experiments"
How many of out state or even ma
tional legislators" asks. ProfessoV Far
mum. have had any special training in
are lawyers by profession, they have, at
best, been trained in what the law is, not
in what 1t ought TO be, and the science of
legislation still is conspicuous by, it's abb
nHIISE NAiN u ~ Va Jaw NiISolos
Professor Farnum does not attempt to
prove. and we arc. not inclined to believe
IL could be demonstrated, that members
of the legal profession are not as a rule
the ablest Of our lawmakers. but he does
point out the weak points of our present
system and the lack. which We do not
have to go far from home to discover. OF
scientific Knowledge OF lawmaking in ouI
legislative bodies and our failure to turn
the lessons Of the past systematically and
scientifically to advantage and the need
OF broader social vision.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
The Shadow Over Him.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One OF the really printable one~
comes from a Methodist pastor in Co
Iumbus:
"A friend Of mine conceived the idea
that the presiding elder was prejudicGd
against him-this was many years ago.
My friend had been shifted to 81 small
and scattered settlement and he felt
that he should nave been sent to a
more prominent position, ] reminded
him that he should not be dissatisfied.
Brother | said, you should pray,
that you may see the hand of the Lord
in Your appointment to this little
charge. ,-.,E'
- have, brother. he replied, a little
bitterly. Time and again / have
prayed to the Lord hat / might see
His hand in it-but every time ! looked
up all ] could see was the big paw OF
that presiding elder"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
coLoNIZING CLERGYMAN
BUYS IRRIGATING TRACT

Rapid City, S. D., May 6.-Bishop
Joseph Busch, of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Lead. has purchased from
Mrs. Rose Brown, about q acres In
the Providence addition, lying west OF
the Northwestern tracks. The pur~
and it includes all Of the land pur-
chased some time g by Horace Cam
brill and and E. A. Brown, of the Prov
idence Mutual Investment company, OF
Providence. r. l., for $40 and other
considerations. The land lies in the
artesian belt, which has already been
tapped by the adjacent land owners
for water and is susceptible of irri-
cation for farming. The purchase is
the first made by Bishop Busch in
pursuance of Il colonization scheme he
is perfecting. -
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
EARLIEST SETTLERS

Verminion, S. d., May 5.-Three Clay
county pioneers have been buried here
during the week. They were James
Brown, Thomas j. Douthit and Mrs.
Samuel Hayward. All of them had
been residents OF this county since the
early '70s, and all had been prominent
in the development OF this section of
the country. '
Mr.. Douthit died at Violin. where he
has recently resided, and Mrs. Hay
ward in Sioux City, where h had
made her home for the last three years.
Mr.. Brown, at the time of his death,
still resided IN the farm near YER
million that had been his home for 70
wears.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
MINISTERIAL SNAKE STORY "
AND THOROUGHLY RELIABLE

Meadow, S. D., May 6.-Noticing one
of his mich cows acting strangely,
Rev. J. T. Halliburton. of Meadow,
walked u into the pasture and found
the of the disturbance to be a
huge prairie rattlesnake lying coiIed
and ready to spring. The folds of the
reptiles body made a pile as large as
a water bucket, above which it reared
It's head a foot or more. The vibrating
tongue, buZzing rattlesi and threaten
ing attitude of the snake induced the
minister to leave the field and call for
assistance. When he and his son re-
turned a few minutes later. armed with
clubs, his snakeship had uncoiled and
glided into a hole in the ground.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
LAST OF SIOUX CHIEFS
EXPIRES MAKING SPEECH

White River, S. ID, May 5.--Bear
Looks Behind, the last of. the Sioux
chiefs and the successor as leader to
the late Hollow Horn Bear, who re-
Gently died in Washington, dropped
dead at white River issue station
while making a speech in which he
was defending the Christian religion
and pleading with his followers to seek
the way Of the white q
The Sioux camps near here ! are
scenes of mourning as this is the first
time, in the history OF the tribes when
the people are without a chief.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
LUMBER COMPANY GlVEG
IT'S PATRONS GOOD TIME

Vermillion, S. D., May 5.-Today the
Thompson-Lewis company, lumber and
implement dealers, are hosts to a large
number of Clay county farmers, Din
ner was served at the Waldorf hotel at
noon and at 2 o'clock h guests lis
tened to an illustrated lecture on fence
and steel posts by E. M. Ryan, OF Chi
cago. This lecture was given at the
Orpheum theater and the pictures
showed the method OF manufacture and
erection as well as a variety OF COM
pleted fences.
A large humble OF farmers attended.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
EXPENSIVE PROJECT
FAVORED BY BlXBY

Washington. May 5.-Brigadier Cen
erai Bixby, chief of amy engineers,
recommended to congress-, today, that
"buttermilk channel" in New York har ,
Dor be ]deepened within three years TO
IS feet and widened to ! 900 feet at a
cost to the government OF $l1f,950.0G0
provided the New York navy yard Is
retained In commission. The proposrG
improvement OF the channel to til
navy yard between Governors lsiag.
and the battery General Bixy disasr
proved. .a
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

The italian government, in q royal
decree OF February s, 1913, ordered tar
In Investigations 10 be made by a COM
mission working under the ministry of
agriculture, industry and commerce to
form h basis for negotiations for new
commercial treaties with the other
European countries,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
PRIVATE nEcoMEs oEEIcER.

Washington, May 5.-Clarence oliver
Ward, OF Omaha, one of the very few,
of the enlisted menHo rise to the quail
f~ications of a commissioned officer. has
successfully passed the severe entrance
examinations to the naval academy. at
Annapolis. Ward enlisted as a hospital
apprentice at Omaha. April 25, 1911.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
WILSON NAMES AIDES.

Washington, May 3.-Secretary Will
son today organized the clerical force
of the department Of labor. He ap-
pointed Robert Watson, Lowell. Mass,
chief clerk; George G. Box, of Buffalo.
n. Y, disbursing agent; Hugh l.. Ker-
win, Wellsboro, Pa, private secretary,
and Samuel Gompers, jr., son of the
president OF the American Federation
Of Labor, chief of the department of
publications.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

With the exception OF IL cities In the
United States. Honolulu has a higher
percentage OF tuberculosis cases than
amy municipality on the mainland.
Statistics gathered by the board of
health show Honolulu an average Of
S2l cases to the 100, 600, while the aver
age for h cities In the United States
e. only 2OA.9,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

When Louis Kidder, Of Gouldsboro.
Me-, began to move, he hitched four
pairs Of horses and one yoke OF oxen
to his house, and hauled 1t over a pond
on the ice, through a field and over a
pasture to a new site a mile distant.
In less than two hours the house was
again ready for occupancy on its new
location.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

China's enlightenment will estab~
lish an arsenal Of the largest and most
improved type to keep home the great
amount OF money expended abroad
each year for the purchase of NUM-
tions OF war. 90
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Moving 10000 pounds of machinery
from one section of the Everett high
school building, in Boston down a
four-step stairway and into the new
anne is the task accomplished recent
ly by the boys Of that school, students
In the technical science department.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Brookline. Mass. said to be the rich
est town in the world per capita, does
nren OF the wealthy parents must find
other amusement. They know moth
ing Of the delights of the movies"
One result Of an evangelical cam
paign In bloomsbury, Pa, has been the
payment Of q number of long standing
bills.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

The Chinese are the greatest consum-
ers OF old newspapers in the world. The
o1icial returns % the custom house at
Newchang say that that port alone in
1911 received 1918 o n OF old European
newspapers valued at $72, 800.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

" The nacerating machines at govern
ment headquarters in Washington de-
stroy $S,50Q,000 daily. Charity workers
frequently write in and ask for the
condemned paper money, citing the
great good they could do with II
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

The reformed burglar on his release
from Jail, was inclined to be a bit ia
cetious. Simply state" he remarked
to a reporter who CHANGED to be in the
vicinity, I" that under no circumstances
win / be a candidate for another term"
Proving that burglars, as well az COM
edy actors, have a sense of humor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
QUIET ALoNe BORDER.

Washington, May 5.-Major Gen.
Leonard Wood. chief of STAFF of the
army, who returned today from a tour
OF inspection along the Mexican from
tier, told Secretary Garrison good order
prevailed along the border.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Thomas Gambon, a wife heater, was
sentenced to six months at hard labor
by Recorder Mara, Of Bayonne, N. j.
The recorder said: IF / held court In
b days Of Salem I would sentence you
to be, burned at the stake" "a.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Five thousand copies of the Bible
have been placed in the guest rooms
OF the hotels of Washington, D.. c.,
through the efforts of the Gideons or
CHRISTIAN Commercial Travellers of
America. a.,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

An insect, much resembling the juno
bug, and found In great quantities In
the high plains about Quito, the CAPT
tal of Ecuador, Is toasted and eaten as
q delicacy by the natives OF that coun-
try. They are sold in the streets In the
same manner as chestnuts in the cit
Aes OF this country. The roasted bugs
taste very much like toasted bread,
with nj pronounced flavor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

To encourage children to save money
a German bank has installed coin in
the slot machines in public places,
yleioing stamps, accepted at the bank
for deposit.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Uruguay's imports from the United
states TOT the first II months of 1919
the record sum of Sc, 776, 600,
WINE tne previous ear they reached
only $5,S53,3l3. also a record wear
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

EDWARD G. Acheson, whose discover
les with the electrical furnace have
cen or mmense value to the industrial
WoIio, mas received an important dec
GRAFTON from the cZar of Russia
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

A glass bottle blowing machine in
vented In Germany has a speed Of .
Voo bottles an hour, equal to the wor4x
or 2bO expert glass blowers WIN
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Theodore Run. a teamster, has been
IN the employ of the Cudahy Bros,
company In Milwaukee for the last 2b
years. he has missed only three days
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

At the state experiment station at
wooster, the crops have averaged. for
q term OF years, about twice as much
fields in Ohio. ei@Ih
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

is distilling alcohol from
corn stalks and using it for fuel in an
and other internal combus-
ton motors. "S
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

national assembly of Panama
recently enacted a law to encoura ga
cotIon manufacturing in the epubIic
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

winnipeg has added to its list Of
municipal ownership a public bath and
mas expended in the last year S6o, 0O0
Tor buildings and maintenance.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

10 prevent a COW from SWITCHING bar
tai IN the face OF a person milking her
= man has patented a chain and hooL
70 mold her tail against one leg.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

An association Of English ro,1tr,
men who SEND about 200, 600 eeps ~
with X-rays. '"ehl
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

kite which car be assembled readv
Tor hight, in 10 minutes, the invention
OF German, has lifted three men to-
gether to a height Of 40 feet !"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

A ms girl observes that March 10
tne shortest month of the year" be-
cause the wind blows three DAYS our
OF every week" oU'
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

a California vineyard Is protected
from grasshoppers by means OF a big
suction fam which draws the pests into
It's clGtche".
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Bradford (England) city council has
oecloed 20 build 200 wOtkmen's houses,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Ward Baldwin has remarked in Gin
cinnau the woman from whom he was
divorced 10 years ago. ""S
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

A camel with ar average load wt,,
traXei "a miles a day, and when unen-
numbered 1t will go 80 miles a dav
sometimes. u"S
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

In Cradley Heath, Birmingham. Eny-
land. women b~lacksmiths make chaI5s
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

Germany ships l2.O 0 600 or IL O0o ooo
plps q crowns OF lilies OF the val
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08

E~ngiand's textile mills euapipy ,nora
than 1000 900 persons.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-08
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11

The italian artist who spent month
in a scewer is undoubtedly well equip
ped to write modern play. "a an
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
BLOWOUT COMES
in RIGHT PLACE.

Two young men, the same number
of young women and one touring car
" ent driving last night in a neighboT
ing village.
Just the place." said one of the
young women, referring to the tires
and not to possible entertainment in
the nearby restaurant and cafe, for =
blowout"
AS the last word left her lips, there
came the explosion and the long hiss
ing sigh of escaping air dreaded by i
drivers. The blowout had come. One
of the machines tires had gone.
The young man who was driving
said something under his breath too
low for the girls to catch, and jumped
out to see Which tire it was. He circled
IDS CdI anu punCllSu al lOul NnSClos
Then he scratched his head, circled
the car the other way round and
thumped all the tires a second time.
That's. one on me-" he said, grin
ming shepishly. q can't find a fiat
tire. I've felt them alone, two, three,
FOUR. Every one is still tight"
The other young man got out and
hunted for that fiat tire with no bet
ter success. All four of them were
hard-and they were positive that
there were but four wheels on the
car One of the girls suddenly put her
hands on the extra tire that was strap
ped beside the running board.
WAS this tire blown up when we
left town." she asked.
eyes," said the puzzled driver
"Then that's the answer" she laugh
ed; cts fiat now. The blowout was in
this extra tire
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
AMERICAS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO
ORPHANS FUND
METHODIST HOME FOR THEM
Funds viii Be Raised Over
The State

Americas Methodists and other good
friends as we'll will rally today in be
half of the Methodist Orphans Home
of the South Georgia Conference.
Others willing 10 help in this splendid
charity can give their contributions to
Rev. j. A. Thomas, or to any officer O.
the church or Sunday school. who will
add it to the Americas fund.
Tomorrow will be Rally Day" in
all Methodist Sunday schools in the
state, and the Americas school will,
as usual, make its splendid contribu-
ton in behalf of the orphans. The
Americas school leads all others IN
the entire South Georgia conference
in this respect, and this enviable rec
ord will be again maintained tomor-
row.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
Sale of Ladies Suits.

Tuesday next we will offer bunch
of carried over wooden suits for la
dies and Misses that are perfectly
good but different in style from this
season. They will be for this day
only and if you want them it will be
like finding them if bought at prices
made herewith. They will not De
displayed, or any selections made un-
til the day and hour of sale.
One lot of suits foremerly up to $1O.Co
Tor ''Sl.9>
One lot of suits formerly up to $15.Cr
for E. E. ..Sz9o
One lot of suits formerly up to $4,000
One lot of suits formerly up to $500
Tor ''9f'90
Come quick if you want them. You
will get worlds of good wear AMI
service out of them. There are a lot
of misses and girls suits in the lot
For cash only.
CHAS. L. ANSLEY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
OAKLEY To HAVE
OTHER CONVICT In
HOSPITAL With him

Montgomery, Ala, Oct 10.-Will G.
Oakley will have a companion at the
Tuscaloosa asylum in the person of D.
j. Nabors, a Shelby county convict
who has just been pronounced crazy
and paroled by Governor O'Neal into
the asylum. The convicts may comfort
one another in their rational moments
Both are said TO be raving maniacs
An agent Of the convict department
will carry both prisoners to Tusca-
loosa today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
May Not Stay Long

The opinion is expressed that the
convict may not remain at the hos
pital long owing to the fact that the
precautions against escape are not as
great there as at the penitentiary AL
ALBANIA, it is claimed, need a hospital
for the criminally insane.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-11
Has Old Career

Majors had an old criminal record
A desire to take human life appears
to have ever been uppermost in his
mind and it is believed now that the
temperament all along has been the
outcrop of an unbalanced mind. Once
the recipient of former Governor Co.
mer's executive clemency, Majors
broke faith. He erred a second time
Human blood was spilled again and he
went to the penitentiary.
The demented prisoner was sent uv
for long term several years ago from
Shelby county for a most ruthless
murder. After serving several years,
former Governor Conner paroled him
Returning to his home, Majors lived a
good life for several years, but the
thirst for blood soon ran riot in his
brain, and he slew anc Cner man. This
time he was sent up for life. He has
been at Speigner's only few months.
Warden w. NJ. Coleman reported TO
Governor O'Neal that the prisoner Is
stark mad, and thereupon he has been
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