The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ing was known of any OF the robberies I'M
I'll morning. The first place entered was
the meat market, where some cash and
articles of value were secured. Two hard
ware stores were entered, where less than
81 In small change was secured from the
money drawers. From the Waterbury
general store tire thieves carried away two
| paths of mems fine shoes, some clothing
and the small amount which was In the
cash drawer. At the Milwaukee depot a
trunk was demolished in the search for
cash. An automobile spring utilized as a
Jimmy served to give the bandits entrance
to all the places robbed.
ALEXANDRIA-The vigilance of Mrs.
Adam Hermann, wife OF a prominent
farmer living near here, prevented one OF
her husbands valuable teams and a buggy
from being stolen. Noticing a team
hitched to a fence about s o'clock In the
evening. after darkness had set In. she
promptly informed her husband. He made
an investigation and discovered that the
| horses were his and that his buggy also
had been removed from his barn, pre-
paratory to the unknown thieves hitching
up the horses n making their escape.
The thieves evidently were In hiding near
by, but they were not found
EDGEMONT-Many of the homestead
ers In this vicinity are constructing dams
and making preparations TO store water
from the winter SHOWS n spring ain
for use during the hot summer months
next year. One OF the most extensive ir-
| rigation plants is being installed on the
homestead OF Mrs. Heppner. some miles
from town, where a dam $50 feet long, I6
feet high and IL feet in thickness has been
constructed. The ditch connecting with
the dame and which will carry water to
her fields for irrigating purposes is about
eight feet wide at the bottom. Lateral ir-
rigating bitches will be constructed from
his main ditch. The dam will hold suff-
cient water to irrigate every acre of land
she wants TO cultivate.
sIssEToN-The Coffaa brothers. living
on a farm in this section. were returning
to their home with about 800 I'm cash
which they had drawn from a Sisseton
bank, when two unknown men attempted
TO hold up and rob them. Then men evil
IDENTIFY were aware they had the money.
The bandits stepped put OF the shadows
beside the road and commanded them to
halt. Instead. the brother who was driv-
ing whipped up the horses and the other
fired a shotgun I'm the direction OF the
holdup artists, but evidently without eff
feet. Seeing their would be victims were
armed the two bandits disappeared.
TRIPP-Fire of unknown origin caused
| a heavy loss to Mrs. Peter Mehlhaff, liv-
ing on a farm In this vicinity. The large
barn on the place was burned n only
the arrival of neighbors prevented the de-
struction of the house. which stood near
the barn. In the barn were 1,500 bushels
of oats, 10 tons of threshed corn stalks.
10 tons of hay, some machinery and other
property, all OF which was burned. The
loss is estimated at $500. with insurance
of only $500.
PLANKINTON-Stricken by heart fail
ure without the slightest warning, John
J. Ratigan. aged SS, dropped dead at the
home OF his brother, a well known Aurora
county farmer. Ratigan had been en-
ployed on the farm of William Callison
all summer and fall and was regarded as
an unusually robust and healthy man. The
family formerly lived at Rockham, Sphinx
county, taking up their residence in Au-
roSa county about a year ago
BELLE FoURCHE-The shipment of
| sheep from this market for the present
season now is about completed. Large
| numbers of cattle also have been shipped
from this point to eastern ark 1t Is
estimated that between 5000 and $1,000
sheep will be fed in the Belle Fourche
valley during the winter. A large amount
| of forage was raised this year. and this
will provide all the feed that will be need
ed for the sheep during the winter months.
ELK POINT-At the annual business
meeting OF the members of the local Ep-
worth league the following officers were
| elected for the coming year.: President,
Miss Sac Stacy; vice presidents, Mrs.
Bessie Fenton, Miss AIMS Crawford, Mrs.
ii. C. Kock, Mrs. Maude Gasink: secre-
tary, Miss Claudia Compton; treasurer,
Miss Myrtle Homer; organist, Miss Ethel
Hester.
SALEM-The McCook County Odd Eel
lows association will held its fall meeting
II nn Monday axyanfno Mnuafnhar 16 af Sa-
lem. The association holds two meetings
each year, the spring meeting being social
and the fall meeting being for the purpose
OF work. Work will be conferred In the
initiatory and first degrees by the Salem
n Spencer teams.
SALEM-The Catholic ladies OF Salem
are greatly pleased at the success OF a
fair which has just been held by them for
| the purpose Of raising funds for the
| church. The total cash receipts were ST.
934.S3, expenditures s662.07, leaving a net
gain of 81, 272. q. One of the features of the
fair was a diamond ring contest, which
was won by Miss Elizabeth Gstohl.
GETTYSBURG-No word has yet been
received as to the whereabouts of Fred
Bennett, who was school treasurer OF
Fairbank township, in Sully county, and
who Is charged with embezzlement of
| about $1,000 Of school money. Mr.. Bennett
l IGII d lew aSo oAlN AhS NiVh ~ Ca
fort has been made to bring hin back for
trial. ...
| WENTWORTH-As the result of a mass
| meeting of local business men a CONNER
cial club has been organized, with more
than 30 charter members, Byron Farrell
| was elected president and Teo. b. Halvor-
son secretary. The club will hold regu-
lar meetings twice each month and special
meetings as occasion demands. p
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CoLoNY-The authorities Of Colony
| are looking for an individual named Don
Bare, who disappeared with a team of
horses which had been temporarily loaned
! him by Leonard Burrows, a comrade,
/ while they were at work on a ranch near
Colony. The fugitive is believed to have
| escaped to North Dakota.
FAULKTON-on the claim that there is
| not sufficient financial return the owners
of the electric light system here have
closed down their plant, and at present
Faulkton Is without street lights.
HURON-The secondary city election
held Tuesday to name city COMMISSIONS
for Huron resulted in a victory for Dan
Tel Wagner over r.. C. Gibbs, the winner
securing a majority of 1S5.
MADISON-At the annual business
| meeting of the members of the Madison