The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

/ also failed to find a pocketbook containing
500 in cash. Thinking the three men had
robbed him he aroused the countryside.
After all sorts of excitement had been ere.
ated. Jenson found his pocketbook In hia
bed, with the money intact. ~,
RAMONA-while seated in a chair, and
while apparently in his usual good health,
James M. Hancock. a well known resident
of Ramona, was attacked by heart fall
i ure and was dead when member Of the
family reached him.. He was so years OF
age and unmarried. For many years be-
fore coming to South Dakota he was ems
gagged In the railroad business at Nc
| Gregor, la. Z
ACKNOWLEDGMENT came UP from
Yankton and took Jess Marshall back on
the charge of holding up a man and get.
ting away with his money. Marshall has
been here for several weeks and remained
In obscurlty in the country until he was
found by local officials. lie was forced
to leave this city last sunme to avoid
arrest for insulting two women In a
hotel. ~
RAPID CITY-C. J. McBeth, the Man
kato, Mimi, real estate dealer, who was
arrested near Wasta for the alleged en-
bezZlement Of $24, 600 from c. X. Howard
on a property deal, will not have to an
swer In the South Dakota courts, when
/ LIG CdES CdLic up uClOTe JubtlCS ldyHihII
here the evidence against McBeth fell
short and the court declined to hold him.
MITCHELL--In a recent interview CIV
en- out to a Des Moines paper. w. 8. Hill,
OF this city, president OF the state fair
board, declared that in his opinion alfalfa
Is the coming crop Of South Dakota. Mr..
Hill commended the work of the man
lagement of the state fair board which
was somewhat censured by the Iowa legis-
lature during its present session.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have been
concluded for the meeting of the North
ern South Dakota Teachers association at
Aberdeen on March 1921. The association
takes IN the teachers of the counties Of
Brown, Campbell, Day, Edmunds, Faux,
Grant, Marshall, Mcpherson, Potter, Rob-
erts, Sphinx and Walworth, and more than
500 teachers are expected to attend. n a.
MILLER-state's Attorney s. v. Christ
has filed a petition of nearly 300 names Of
taxpayers appealing from the recent con-
tracts by the county commissioners for
bridges with the Iowa Bridge company.
The commissioners lave retained ex-Judge
Pussy as attorney to defend the contracts.
The case for hearing will be in the June
term of circuit court. .
WEBSTER-Robert Mark, q 'Sisseton
Sioux Indian, was arrested here while in
possession Of a horse which had been
stolen from a Roberts county farmer. At
first Mark declared that he had purchased
the animal, but finally broke down and
confessed that he had stolen 1t. He will
have a hearing before the circuit court in
Roberts county. p.
MILLER-A thief OF mystery has bee1
operating at Lawrence for a year or more.
His latest undertaking was to tap Chas.
williams till and take about So. The rob
berries often amount to several dollars.
Detectives have been at work, but so far
nothing has developed hat throws any
light on the mysterious midnight lar
cenies.
MENN0-An appraisal of the estate of
Valentine Preszler. a pioneer resident who
died recently. shows the value of the
property to be $5l, S45. Every cent of this
was made by Preszler after taking up his
residence in this vicinity, he being one
of the earliest Of the pioneer residents of
Hutc' nson county.
PAkKER-County Superintendent Keo
King is initiating interesting spelling COLI
tests In the rural and small town schools
OF Turner county. Each school Is to have
q local contest from which representatives
will be selected for a anal struggle in Par
ker at the time of the eighth grade grad
uation exercises.
YANKTON-The Eighth District Medi-
cal society was in session here Thursday,
with, a large attendance. Some very inter-
esting papers were read by physicians of
the district Of medical subjects, among
them one by DR.. D. v. Moore. that proved
highly interesting, on a recent knee opera
ton.
MITCHELL - Coach Ralph Douglass,
who has been on the faculty of the Da-
kota Wesleyan university here for the past
two years, has rendered his resignation
which will take effect Immediately. He
win enter the employ of the Common
wealth Insurance company, Of Lincoln,
Neb.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen council Of
the United Commercial Travellers is plan
ming for a big meeting on March %, when
the Huron council will be here to put on
the work for a large class. Tn Water
town and Mitchell councils are expected
to send large delegations to the meeting.
SCOTLAND--It is reported here that
steps are being taken to found a new
town between Scotland and Lesterville.
The first move will be an effort to induce
the Milwaukee railway compan to con-
Struct a sidetrack at the site.
PIERRE-The Braden Ranch company,
of Vale, Butte county. has been incorpor-
ated with ! $1,000 capital by s. NJ. Braden,
OF Norfolk, Neb. Harry L. Snyder, OF
Omaha, and William II. GLADDEN., of Vale,
s. D.: to do a general cattle business in
Butte county.
YANKTON-Jess Marshall. captured at
Mitchell. is in Jail here, held to circuit
court charged with robbing Dick Ungerma
of a sun of money In as bold a holdup as
was ever carried out within the city lin
Its. Marshall was found after a months
search.
PIERRE-Ex-Game Warden Bancroft
has wired the department at Pierre that
congress has now passed the Mclean mi
gratory act, which protects all sorts OF
migratory birds and game. 1t will cut
quite a figure in the hunting season.
HoWARD-R. E. Dowdell, of Arteslan,
president of the American Press associa-
ton, and candidate for United States
representative last fall, is among the
South Dakotans at Washington, ID. c.,
seeing the new president get busy.
ELK POINT-Members of the Lutheran
denomination living here and in this vi
cinity have organized a church and will
engage a pastor. Pending that arrange
ment Rev. Olaf Lysnes, of Vermillion, will
hold services at intervals. ...-. -
LEAD-Yesterday 100000 little noun
tain and brook trout were received In
Lead from Washington, d. c., for release
in Spearish creek. n..