The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

XIV AAlALIlIkTLAS nFE6o HCt1Ily Jul AGN
from her body, and her hands blistered
by the fire, Miss Flora Hendricks
ave herself n her aged invalid
father here from burning to death, by
hard and fast work, and also the home,
which would have gone had the fire
brother presented her with a new gas
olene stove and she did o UNDER
stand operating 1t. After the fire was
subdued the gasolene stove was put
out OF the house and the old fash
Toned n again put In commission.
FAULKTON-A M. Strachan. a
well-known farmer living near here.
is the potato king of this part OF the
state. He has 100 acres of the tubers.
which will bring him a return much
greater than IL the tract had been
sown to small grain. The crop now
has been harvested and it is a large
one. The planting, c~ultivating and
digging We're all done by machinery.
Strachan treats his seed to a bath OF
two hours duration in a solution OF
formaldehyde and as a result the po-
tatoes are wholly free from seab.
BURKE-The stealing OF Il 4.
~Slaughteris large touring car, follow
ing the theft OF his brother Jacks a
few weeks ago, has highly incensed
the people of Burke, and the excite
ment became intense when It was re-
ported that two prominent business
men are implicated In the taking OF
the car. Their homes and movements
are being closely watched, and IL is
thought that sufficient evidence will
be secured to justify arrests soon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are about
completed for the nnual Bennett
county fair, which will be held here
September II, is and 10. Prizes will
be given for the best exhibits of farm
nnAslFaaka ~ v.1 MlssyAW AA.@atr o. = - wanNI1ALHt
work and home canned fruit. Among
the amusement features will be Indian
dances, In which the participants will
be Sioux Indians from the adjacent
Pine Ridge reservation.
PLANKINToN-Death came sud
denly to John Caesar a pioneer farm
er OF this vicinity. After returning
from a business trip to Plankinton he
complained of not feeling well and
went to sleep. as it was supposed, but
when an attempt was made to arouse
him 1t was found he was unconscious.
He remained in this condition sew
erai hours, when death resulted Heart
disease was the cause
BURKE-Father Fitzgerald, In
charge of the local Catholic church,
has completed arrangements for the
erection Of a n club house in prox-
unity to the church edifice. The club
house will be equipped with a gym
nasium, bowling alley, billiard parior
and other games Of amusement 2
purposes.
bration and picnic will be held here
next Monday, September Is. Addresses
will be made by Gov. II. M. Byrne
and Professor Larsen, Of Brookings, OF
Intensive Farming" Music will be
furnished by the Trip band. There
will be a program of street sports
ana races. y
EDGEMoNT-When struck by the
fangs Of a rattlesnake. Leo Shay saved
his life by sucking out the poison. To
make certain that the poison had not
reached his system, he came to town
to see a physician, who, after an ex-
animation, informed him hat his
promptness in sucking the wound had
removed all the poison.
ABERDEEN-The viii OF the late "A.
II. 5OIwin, an Aberdeen merchant,
senior member OF the Olwin-AngelI
company, was admitted TO probate yes
terday. The estate consists of $30 ,000
worth Of real estate inc $4,000 worth
OF merchandise. Mrs. Huldah M. Oh
win, the widow, is named as execu-
trix. ... -. viii
PUKWANA-Miss Edith Sedgwick
has rendered her resignation as super
intendent OF schools OF Brule county,
n Miss Evalena Rossman has been
appointed her successor by the board
of county commissioners. Miss Sedg-
wick In the neal future will become
the wife OF Conrad Troller, of Cali
fornia. #
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES entered tbs
hardware store of Fuimer a. Son and
escaped with about $500 worth Of guns,
silVerware, knives, shears, tools, a
lawn mower. and other goods. Every
thing indicated hat a light wagon
had been backed up to the back
door and loaded with the stolen goods,
wARD-Fire starting when a Ian
tern globe broke destroyed the fino
barn on the Potratz farm, together
with many tons OF hay, 100 bushels OF
oats and other property which was
stored in the building. The loss was
partially covered by insurance.
BRIDGEwATER-AA prairie fro
three miles east Of here today, de-
stroyed several hundred dollars worth
of hay, belonging to Biever brothers
and Joseph H. Hofer. A. epidemic OF
hog cholera has broken 0 u in this To-
cality, and numerous losses OF logs
from this source are reported by farm
ers. ... " ru
LAKE ANDES-The attorney gen
erals department has been notified OF
several arrests in Charles Mix .coun-
" on Charges OF taxing pass from Lake
Andes for shipment to Yankton. The
shipment, without the individual catch
ing them accompanying them, being in
violation of the state fishing laws.
SISSETON-Nate Cline, Cary Farm
ham and James Dowd were arrested on
the charge Of selling liquor to Indians,
Cline and Dowd were held under bonds
of 5000 and $500 respectively for APP
pearance at the October term OF state
circuit court. Farnham's preliminary
hearing was continued.
DEADwoOD-Failure to hear a
switch engine in the Burlington yards
here yesterday afternoon cost John
Gravett, a section man, his life. The
engine backed into him and crushed
him to death. He was so years old and
leaves a family, his son being at work
with him at the time.
@ EUREKA-The members OF the
Eureka German society at their annual
business meeting elected the following
officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Otto HI. FToh; vice president, j..
F. Paul Gross; secretary, Theo. J. p.
Giedt; treasurer, William J. p. Giedt.
ABERDEEN-Of the 81 graduates of
the Aberdeen high school class of 1919, "a