The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-10-22
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

II NWUTIfdO DNTV5 CUTTIUdHg TT ITTo NTNys TIs
been revealed by an accounting which has
just been made. This makes the total
loss much greater than was at first esti-
mated. The loss resulting from the fire
now is placed at $4,000. A number OF
private owners who had cars stored in
the garage were losers by the fire. These
Included Henry r. Wiley. OF Conrad, Ia;
William Greenwald, OF Little Rock, Ia;
Ed Jorgenson, of hardwood, Ia, and
John THOMPSON, of Minneapolis.
YANKToN-An interesting decision that
concerns many small papers Of the state.
came up incidentally here in circuit court
Thursday in a punishment case, 1t de-
veloped that the summons had been print
ed in the Utica Times, which Judge r. r..
TTipp held not a legal newspaper within
the statute. as Il was not printed at
Utica, although issued there. The Times
is printed by the Press and Dakotan, OF
Yankton. and from there sent to the pub
Usher for distribution. Judge Trip held
that no legal service of the sumnfnns
had been made.
SIOUX FALLS-A representative of the
Interstate Commerce commission VIII BE-
in Sioux Falls on October 30 for the pur-
pose of holding a hearing TO consider coai
rates from the Wyoming coal fields to
points on the Pierre, Rapid City & North
western. the Chicago & Northwestern,
and the Chicago, Milwaukee x st. Paul
railways. The members of the South Da-
kota board OF railroad commissioner will
represent the people of the state at the
hearing. and it is desired that all cities
and towns Interested send representatives
of their commercial clubs TO the hearing.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS viii soon oc-
cupy the center of the stage at the Uni
versity of South Dakota, and prospects
Ut the present time are unusually bright
along this line. Prominent among the
dozen men who "scrimmage" daily In
preparation for the first triangular de.
bates between Iowa State college, Kansas
State college and the university on No
vember 13 are II. c. Mundt, j.. A. Fitz-
gerald, III. h. Rudolph, l.. j. ellis, G. NJ.
Davis and Blaine Simons. On March IL
another triangular debate will be held
between Drake, Grinne and the South
Dakota university.
MITCHELL-Lieut. Earl Il. Rowley
has been named as the new captain Of
Company F, South Dakota National
Guard, to succeed Capt. NJ. L.. Shade, who
has moved to Red1eld and been made
inspector general OF the guard. Captain
Shades new detail will not remove him
from the line of promotion, according to
the order of Adjt. Gen. w. A Morris. H.
@. Meyer, second lieutenant, has been
promoted to the vacancy left by Captain
Rowley's Advancement.
BRIDGEwATER-The local branch of
the Deutcher verein put on a moving
picture n vaudeville show at the opera
house last night, the proceeds derived
therefrom to be divided between the Red
Cross society and the orphans home at
Sioux Falls. The sum of $170 has al
ready been converted into the Red Cross
funds, through the efforts of the local
society.
BISoN-At the general election in No
vember the voters Of Perkins county will
have submitted to them on a separate bal
lot the proposition OF authorizing the Is
suance OF bonds In the sum of $4,000, to
draw S per cent interest, with which to
take up the outstanding warrants of the
county, which are drawing Z per cent
interest.
YANKToN-In circuit court here the
damage suit of Joseph Stransky against
the city of Yankton and Il. NJ. Coates,
a druggist, drifted onto legal rocks and
the court directed a verdict for the city
and dismissed the case against Mr..
Coates. Mr.. Stransky fell on an icy walk
last winter and broke his arm.
WILLOW LAKES-The 2-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Spilde, well
known residents of the region near Will
low Lakes, is dead as the result of burns
received several days ago. For a time 1t
was believed his life could be saved. but
he gradually grew worse until death end
ed his suffering. He was an only child.
CANOvA-At their annual business
meeting the members of the local volun-
teer fire department have just elected
the following officers for the coming
year: President, s. E. Strobel; vice
president, A. +. Clough; secretary, Dean
| Trippler; treasurer, H. III. Schultz; chief
j. j. Duffy; assistant chief, r. s. Hede.
SINAI-The sixth annual corn and
| potato contest will he held here on Sat
urday, October 81. There will be 22 pre-
miums offered, which will amount in
value to over 500. Ten prizes will be
given for the best exhibits OF yellow corn,
five for white corn. three for popcorn
and four for potatoes.
ABERDEEN-After seven and a half
hours elaboration, the jury empaneled
TO try Alfred j. Babe" Ward for con-
~tributing towards the delinquency of IA
year-old Ethel Shevlin, brought in a YER
dict of guilty as charged in the Informal
ton. II is understood that the case will
be appealed.
BRIDGEwATER-L. b. Determan, n
farmer, adjoining the townsite. has
\ brought suit against two of B~ridgewater's
business men in the sum OF 500, for the
loss Of hogs which IL is alleged in the
complaint, were killed by bulldogs owned
by the cited merchants. q
S~ELBY-After being out four hours,
the jury in the case against Baptist
White Eagle, charged with the murder
of little d White Shield, the 3-year-o old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam White
Shield, brought in a verdict of not guilty.
IRoQUOIS-The commercial club is
completing preparations for the annual
colt show, which will be held In I~roauois
Ion October 81. These colt shows have
proven a material incentive to the de-
velopment of the horse raising industry
among the farmers Of Kingsbury county.
ALEXANDRIA-The city council has
awarded the contract for the installing Of
a municipal electric light system, the con-
tract price being Sass. The work of in
stalling the system will be commenced at
once. The contract requires that the
work be completed within 80 days.
IRENE-The growth of Irene is shown
by a report just made by Poundmaster
Andrews, to the effect that the postoffce
business has increased during the past SIX
months 30 per cent over the business trans
acted by the office during the correspond
Ing period of last year.
CONDE-Fire OF unknown origin de-
stroyed the fine dwelling house on the