The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Plumbing met a horrible
death Thursday when the side OF ~
ditch where he was at work on North
Springs Avenue, caved In, carrying MIN
with ii under a huge mass Of earth
and stone. His body was not recovs
cred until evening, though II 10 believed
that the accident occurred early IN the
afternoon.
REDFIELD-The state board OF
charities n corrections, Governor
Byrne, the superintendent OF the home
for feeble minded, n the state
engineer, constituting the state board
or commission. met here for the pur-
pose Of laying out ground plans FOR adj
ditional building extensions of the I'M
stitution here. They chose for the inn
proyements here what is known as the
least Site,
MADISON-Pat sullivan sold his
quarter section farm in Herman town
ship, four miles south OF Madison, to
Henry Minnaert OF Rock Valley, Ia,
for a consideration Of $I4,500, or about
$91 per acre. Mr.. Sullivan bought the
farm a little over two years age, pay
ing $40 per acre and has made we'll ON
his crops In addition to the rise la val
ne of the land. i
RRooKINGS-The state college at
Brookings observed good roads day"
by working all Its horses and men on
the roads surrounding and traverstng
the college property. The roads were
already In fairly good condition due to-
the work put IN them this spring by
the students in traction engineering.
The class In traction engineering grad
ed at least v miles or road this spring
in their regular class study.
DUPREE-The Condor case has been
called for trial before Judge Carpenter
here, and a great legal battle is sex-
pected. Condor Is charged with the
murder of one Joe MARCEL, an Indian,
on September N, 1912, n was indicted
in the federal court as the cffense was
alleged TO have been committed On an
allotment, but a demurrerlto the juris-
diction wac sustained and the case re-
turned to Ziebacb county,
REDFIELD--General w. a. Morris
has issued general onder number 5 as
sembling the military Officers Of the
safe In a school of instruction at Twin.
lakes, i've miles south OF Redheld, June
1927 inclusive. Captain John II. Hug
gins and L~ietutenants Turner. Wright
| son, Wclnough n Titus, Of III reg
ular army have been detailed as in
structors.
VERMILIoN-Mrs, Thomas Sterling
gave a large reception at her home
/ Monday evening in honor OF Senator
Sterling's nephew, Charles Sterling and
his bride, who were passing through on
their wedding trip to Denver. They
were both formerly students at the
state university, They will reside in
Chicago.
HURON-Many improvements are
under way at the state fair grounds at
this time among which is the new $25,.
900 machinery and manufacturers
building, the e dairy building, mod
ern and complete in every way, costing
$4,000, the press headquarters a new
feature, and the new administration
building,
LEAD-Lead is TO have a paid city
fire department. The matter has been
agltated for some years an1 the city
commissioners have just taken action
department which will go into effect
this fall. The city and the Homestake
l Mining company have agreed to split
the cost of maintaining the new 1e.
partment.
DALLAS-Although the baseball sea-
son is young in the Rosebud league,
two serious accidents have occurred to
Dallas players, Homer Hetts, a local
merchants. had hie collar bone broken
in collision with a Gregory player a few
days ago, and now Harold Sears,
local lumber VI Ter, Is suffering from
a broken jaw, caused by a pitched ball.
RAPID ~CITY-Isocal hardware mer-
chants have sold more than LOO milk
cans since the first OF last January.
/ ole Peterson, the largest daIryman
west of the Missouri river is manufac-
turing and shipping four tom OF butter
fat to eastern markets each month,
aPIERRE-The state land department
has been served With notice OF contest
on two of the t~ractsawhich have been
i selected in the forest reserve. the con-
tests being instituted by mining claims
ants, who have staked locations in that
part of the Black HIS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUNDAY and
continuing for three DAYS the annual
~convocation of the Episcopal church of
this state Will be held The consecra-
ton of st. Mary's Episcopal church,
which has just been completed and fur
place tomorrow. It#
lCHAMBERLAIN-The chantauaua
will be held on American island July
5 to 40; with one OF the strongest
programs that has ever been offered In
the state. The island has been put
In fine shape and is one OF the beauty
spots OF South Dakota.
SPRTNGFIELD-The first session Of
1.-the Springfield normal summer school
has opened with a good attendance. The
last legislature failed to make finan
Il Nlchl PAUNi nNVilS NlCE SutlHlST fSCIlOOlS, ana
hence a part of the normal faculty and
II SIlpt. c.. f. Burton. of the Government
Indian school. are donating their SER
vices for six weeks.
HOWARD-Esrher Krauser. a pretty
girl Is years old, was severely burned
in the face, and on the neck and arms
by the explosion OF a stone jar OF lard
which she had heated, then removed
from the stove and put on a table
where some water had been spilled. Her
face is badly disfigured and II is feared
that III win be permanently SCARED.
PIERRE-Goyernor Byrne has APP
pointed Mrs Gina Smith Campbell Of
Dell Rapids to be commissioners from
the state OF South Dakota to the Nor
wegian Centenary exposition to be held
In Chrtstiania in 1914. Mrs. Campbell is
NOW in Norway and will remain until
after the close of the exposition,
BRIDGEWATER The annual school
election held here on Tuesday resulted
In the election of "A. II. Mayer and j.
r, s.. Hofer as members OF the board
Of education.
GRAND VALLEY-A motherly hen
belonging to Mrs. Herbert oliver has
adopted a litter of kittens. The real
mother of the kittens has accepted the
situation gracefully. Biddy, mother
cat and the six kittens all live har-