The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-22
COUNTY TOUGH
is FATALLY WOUNDED
IN A SALOON FIGHT
r. T.. Bartlett, Of Wewela Fires
Three Bullets Into Body
of Wess Good.

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wewela, s. D., May 1s.-In.a shoot.
ing ARRAY which occurred in the little
Inland town Of wewela, Trip county,
wess Good, a notorious character, re-
ceiyed three bullet wounds, one Of
which may prove fatal. r. r. Bart
lett. a local saloon man., did the shoot
Ing. #~ KIT
Local sympathy is entirely with
Bartlett in the incident. q Is
making a showing Of self defense.
Good ana q brother made an attack on
BARTLETT who gave them repeated
warnings before opening IRE.
Bartlett is an expert gunman and
states that he merely tried to stop MS
the shots went slightly astray and
probably struck q vital part. w. -
The town and community is all
rouRh up over the shooting, which Is
the first fatal brawl that has occurred
IN the history Of this town. Wewela
L. one OF the government townsites
established at the time OF the Trip
county opening and is 20 miles from
the nearest railroad point.
# Bartlett, who did the shooting, home
steaded a quarter section near mere
and later embarked In the saloon busi-
ness. tx. Z ~ ~ ~
KILLING AT BRUCE.
Aberdeen s. D., May 1s.--Jack q
ris, aged 40 years, was shot and killed
last Thursday at Bruce, Brookings
county, by Earl Boop, is years Of age.
woRTHlno EccENTRic 10
worthing, S. D., May I9.-After hav-
ing defied authorities for some time,
and with his house q yerttable arsenal,
Lew Morris, an eccentric OF
sWorthing, was captured by ofncers py
O ruse and as a result Of an examina-
ton has been ordered sent to the STATE
hospital for the insane at Yankton.
His abode was directly across the
street from the WorthSng postofncs,
and from this point of vantage ne
could watch his enemies" who>in his
d~ieordered mind, consisted OF prac-
tically every resident Of h town.
Norris made a practice Of keeping the
curtains ON the windows pulled down
and all doors and windows securely
fastened at all times, day and night,
and was seldom seen outside MS
humble abode. u ZN$ ..
He fancied that all the residents Of
Worthing had 1t in for him." and
prepared to meet his enemies in battle
he laid I'M a large supply OF firearms
and other weapons and a goodly sup
piy Of ammunition. Although he had
never done anything more serious than
make savage threats OF how he would
Kill and pile up his "enemies' hke cord
wood. the authorities feared he might
become violent at any time and kill
someone before he could be captured.
Accordingly, they effected his capture
and took him before the insanity board.
RRINKER PLEADS GUILTY
~ F5l TO Ml3DEMEANoR CHARGE
Pierre, s. D., May I9.--In circuit
court yesterday the charge of misap-
preparation by former State Land
Commissioners f. #. Brinker Of public
funds was withdrawn and a charge OF
being interested In q contract an q
public official from which he received
| private gain was substituted, to which
he entered a plea Of guilty and VIII
be sentenced Monday. This charge ID
q misdemeanor. "H@
The permanent investigating com
mittee- to 20 over the record OF all
| state departments, consisting Of Wal
| ter NJ. Cheever, OF Bookings; Allan
Bogue, of C~enterville, and r, M. Lyons
OF Sioux Falls, met for h first time
yesterday and organized by the selec-
ton of Bogue, president; Lyons, vice
president, and Cheever, secretary. They
adopted a resolution requesting any
person who has any knowledge OF any
YnisappropriatIon or Violations OF or
| hciaI duty to report n same TO the
secretary at Pierre and the charges
will be investigated, They Will begln
their regular sessions In o three
weeks.
GOVERNOR PUSHES AUTO
MANY WEARY MILES
Pierre, s. D., May 1~1s.--Footsore and
weary, Governor F. NJ. Byrne and
party pulled into Pierre from q trip
| to the western part OF the state, nay
ing walked and pushed an automobile
through the gumbo for the last 20
miles of the Journey. 1t took them
/ nine hours to make the last 20 miles
averaging q little less than three miles
an hour. The members OF the party,
In edition to Governor Byrne, were
Immigration Commissioners Deets State
Engineer Deer and e. Q. lssenhuth o.
Redficld.
They had made a trip to Faith In the
interests of the RED n Yellow
trail. a proposed highway from Water
town, through Clark, Redfield, Faux
ton, Gettysburg, crossing the Cheyenne
river at the agency, On the Fol- Ridge
by way of Eagle Butte, and through
to Faith, going from there over &c
+ Belle Fourche, where the trial ends.
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and banquets featured the journey and
all went well until the final stage o.
the return journey, when heavy roads
were encountered en- account or tht
continued rains. a
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ALIENATION or AFFECTIONS
/ ALLAYEp BY VERDICT OF 81
Sioux Falls, 5. D., May 1t9.-Augus
! Alweis was awarded a verdict OF II IN
4 his suit against George Lott on 9
charge that Lott had alienated the az
~fections Of the plaintiffs wife. The
suit was for $4,000
The jury brought in a verdict scales
during the night, which wal Q II
open court. The verdict found for thu
plaintiff in the sur of 81 n also at
! tempted to assess h costs against TIT
defendant. Judge Jones pointed ou'
that the statute provided for looking
after the costs. The law provides thai
when a verdict is returned for less
than $50 that costs simply to thu
amount OF the verdict follow the YER
dict. The jury was sent back to thu
consultation room, where they pre-
pared a verdict in the sum OF 81 which
carries costs to the amount or 81. "
CLAY IRRIGATION
DITCH TO BE CONSTRUCTED
Vermillion, s. D., May l9.-The lonI
drawn out litigation concerning tn
nronnaifiou for the construction of al