The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-05-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

United States courts The road protest
q that on account OF the mountainous
character Of the road here they be left
nut of the new rate on the Hills lire. and
: Is possible that they will be successful.
except at certain points like Hot Springs,
Neached by both the Burlington and
northwestern railroads, where they have
announced the same rates as the com.
?eting road.
GETTYSBURG--A vigorous attempt to
sxterminate gophers In Potter county has
begun since the last meeting OF the coun-
" commissioners, when they decided to
increase the bounty from / to 2 cents for
each gopher killed. Ed b. Toomey, county
auditor. paid out money for 1900 gophers
dis week. Both farmers and school boys
are uniting in the endeavor to rid the
farms Of the pest. Last year several
farmers suffered hundreds of dollars dam
lge on their crops, some losing entire
fields OF corn. @ @"H". EL 9." ID
ABERDEEN-The federal grand jury
returned but four indictments at this term
OF court, John Cowan, William Seaboy
and Lee Horn, Indians, being Indicted fol-
introducing liquor on a reservation, and
Arthur Wilcox, OF Peever, white, for sell
Ing liquor without a government license,
Wilcox pleaded guilty and the Indians
pleaded not guilty and were held to the
hSAt ACIIu VI COuTN. Later three HOIt
Indians were indicted for introducing H.
uuor. ~. ..-. #aM
PHILIP-Thes local board of education
" arranging to advertise for bids for a
new school building to replace the one
destroyed by fire in February. At the
special election last week the voters of
the district authorized a bond issue OF
$4,000. This, with the $40, 900 received from
insurance on the old building, will Enable
the board to erect a building suitable to
the needs OF the town at his time. IT is
planned TO have the work under way by
June /. &c.,
WAGNER-The Interstate Power COM
pany, with headquarters for South Da-
kota in this city, is contemplating the CEN
Trailing of their several plants In this
locality during the coming summer. J. f.
Cameron, general manager OF the come
panys interests in this state, is II Oh!
cage this week comforting with the di-
fectors in.regard to the change. The COM
pany controls plants at Armour, Platte,
Lake Andes, Scotland and Wagner.
CLEAR LAKE-At the annual business
meeting of the members of the local
volunteer fire department the following
ofncers were elected for the coming year:
Chief. George Eichinger; assistants, Her
man Neumani George Taylor; secretary.
-" = ' ~ NCOEHG AELuHs IL
was decided to lend representatives Of
the department to the annual tournament
OF the South Dakota Fireman's associa-
ton to be held at Parkston in June.
SPEARFiSH-Dying in harness was the
rate OF Abner J.. Meeker. a substitute
carrier IN a rural route extending
from this city. He was stricken with
paralysis while making the journel over
his route, and when he reached one of
the mail stations he was s~peechless and
wholly unable to assist himself. He was
taken to his home, but lived only a short
HOWARD-Material has been ordered
for the ~stringing Of an electric light wire
from the Howard plant to Winfred, so the
OF that place car have electric
lights, "A number OF farmers in the region
south OF Canova are talking OF building
a line TO connect with the line which
runs from the Howard plant to Canova,
and by which Canova is lighted with
electricity.
BRIDGEWATER-In the eighth grade
declamatory contest held here Saturday
evening in which there were IL con-
testants, Adelaide Terrell won first hon
ors. receiving a So gold piece, and Marion
Hilton, with second place, received a
cash prize 81 81. Miss Terrell viii repre-
sent the Bridgewater school in the county
contest to be held at Salem, June 20.
CLEAR LAKE-Ed ~Brandberger entered
. plea Of guilty here to the charge OF max
ing an assault on another man at a church
n paid a fine of $685.. Clarence
Cady, arrested OF the charge Of discharg-
firearms at a dance, was fined $25 and
costs.
DEADWooD-John Cloney, who was
here on Instructions from the au-
at Newcastle, Wyo., has been
returned to that place, where he will be-
tried on the charge Of cattle rustling. 1t
is said that at the time he CAM to South
Dakota he was under bonds in wyoming
on the charge of horse stealing.
sPRINGFIELD-The deal between Geo.
w. Snow and the former OWNERS OF the
Times has fallen through. The paper has
been published for 10 weeks with j. c.
Young as editor and general manager.
The property now reverts to the former
owners and win probably be run under
their management,
1ALExANDRIA-The voters of the city
having authorized the issuance Of bonds
In the sum OF $4,000 for the purpose Of
installing an electric light system, the city
council now is arranging to install the
system n thus take the first plunge into
municipal ownership of public utilities.
RAPID CITY-The contract has been
awarded for the erection in this city of
r. new Congregational church at a cost of
S14, 800. The work Of construction will
omnenc as soon az the material can
be placed on the ground.
OLIVET-A regular term of ciscuit
court for Hutchinson county will convene
here May 4. Three criminal and IL civil
cases are assigned. The term will be the
first held in the county for a year, an
nual terms being able to care for the few
court cases arising In this county.
MITCHELL-The religious forces of
South Dakota will be assembled in Mitch
ell the coming week, on the occasion Of
the 3Sth annual convention of the State
Sunday School association. The ~associa-
ton win convene on Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock for a three days session. 49,
DALLAS-Arrangements are being made
for wha will be the first high school field
meet ever held in this part OF the state.
The meet will be held in Dallas on May
Is, and all the track teams OF the high
schools OF the Rosebud country have been
to participate.
BRUCE-The local library association
has elected the following officers: Presi-y
dent, Mrs. Grace Walters; vice president,
Mrs. Austin; secretary, Miss walters;
treasurer, Mrs. Pickering.
PIERRE-The railroads have withdrawn
the proposed Va in rates on potatoes,