The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-05-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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circuit court here Leroy Jelley and Rich
ard Feick, both OF Alpena. entered pleas
of guilty to the charge OF selling liquor
Illegally. Each OF the defendants was
lined 500 ard costs and both paid the
amounts assessed against them. The case
Of the state vs. Seth Teesdale OF Lane,
charged with giving liquor to a minor, was
dismissed. The case of the State VS.. Nor
ris II. Kent. OF Alpena. charged with at
tempting to shoot his wife, also was dis
missed, Mrs Kent falling to appear
against her husband &
i MITCHELL Hanging by his belt at the
TOP OF telephone pole Chris Andrews
had narrow escape for life Wednesday
when telephone wire he was stringing
crossed an electric cable. The first shock
from the current caused Andrews TO coll
lapse completely AS his body crumpled
up the belt kept him from falling Had
Andrews not loosened his grip he wouAd
nave been electrocuted. as current OF
EOO volts passed through his body,
MADISON--Arran have been
perfected for the 2Sd annual convention OF
the state Homeopathic and 10th annual
session OF the state Eclectic medical so-
cieties, which viii be held In Madison on
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week, An
interesting program has been prepared for
the occasion. IT is expected all sections
Of the state will be represented at the
joint meeting of the two societies.
LEAD-For the first time in the history
OF the Episcopal church In South Dakota
women are accepted delegates to the an
nual convocation now In session here, the
first state convocation of the church west
OF the Missouri, Bishop George Biller, jr.,
OF Sioux Falls, Is presiding, with Rev.
Frederick b. Barnett. Of Mitchell, secre-
tary. One-third OF the delegates present
are Indians t.H
BELLE FOURCHE-D. j. Arnold has
been appointed chief OF the local police
department He will succeed Lee Brooks,
who recently was appointed deputy United
States marshal for the Black Hills dis
trict and who about July will move to
Deadwood and make that city his head
quarters In future 'g...... ...-
| GARRETSON-At the annual business
meeting of the members OF the local Icu-
worth league the following officers were
elected for the coming year: President,
Floyd Tabor; vice presidents, Alice Ia
1 Dor, Clara Wong, John p. Sanders Is.
Harry Sanders; secretary Christine Jor-
dahl: treasurer. Harold Jordahl.
SIOUX FALLs--Ray Howard, who was
serving a term OF three years in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary for perjury, committed
4 In Sanborn county has been paroled- He
i has accepted a position on the farm of
John Sims well known Sanborn county
4 farmer, and promises that In future he
will lead sober, upright life.
PIERRE--A. dozen cars would have
been required to haul the non-gaIue fiHh
which have been taken from the streams
and lakes Of the state the past year
under the supervision OF the game de-
partment. The reports filed show the
quantity of fish In the different classes
which have been taken out, buffalo lead
Ing with 423,1oo pounds; carp, S2.076
pounds; pickerel, 2. 002 pounds; suckers,
S,640 pounds, and red horse, 6.210 pounds.
MfI4LER---A class OF Is graduated
/ from the high school here Friday night.
They are: Jessie Halbig, Gertrude Can
alan, Paul s. Carroll, Hazel Weeks, Kath-
leen Pinch, Ida Greeves Alfred Schroe-
/ der, Victor Woodruff, Otto Scott, jamie
Cochran, Fanny Miller, Louise Wangs-
ness, Robert Kenyon, Mamie Schmeiter,
Earl Spain VIM. Grant Seeman, Of
Mitchell, delivered the class address.
MoRRISTowN--T Through the Efforts OF
Mrs. Regina Getman. county superintend-
ent OF schools. boys and girls corn
club has been organized in the county
and the members will compete this sea-
son for liberal prizes. IT Is expected there
win be 100 or more contestants. Each
contestant must raise at least 100 hills
of corn and care for It as directed.
iGETTYSBURGo On the showing OF the
wet" contingent and the owners OF the
pool rooms that they could nos make a
reasonable profit OF their business and
pay heavy licenses, the city council REL
duced the license on saloons from $1,100
TO $3.50 for each saloon and pool room IL
censes from $50 to $50. III
BROOKINGS--The senior class or the
BrooRings high school gave their class
play at the opera house Thursday eve
ming and held their class day exercises
az the same place on Friday evening, at
which time diplomas were given to 20
graduates, 10 girls and IA boys. t.
vERMIIIoN- The 1915 Coyote il
loose. This is the Junior annual OF the
University Of South Dakota and this year
is edited by Blaine Simons, Sioux Falls;
Carl Nitteberg, Garretson. manager, and
Porter n Lowry, Sioux Falls, cartoonist.
DELMONT-The belmont city band
has contracted for a hve-day street car
nival, commencing Tuesday, May 26 and
continuing throughout the week The
belmont Gun club also will hold It's sec
ond annual tournament on the z6 and 81.
ALExANDRIA--At a rousing mass
meeting OF the business men a CONNER
cial club was organized. The following
officers were elected for the coming year:
President. +. A. Martin; secretary, L.
=. Long; treasurer, #. w. shryock.
PHILIP--At the Cheyenne agency. so
miles north OF here, one Gam Crow, also
known AZ Grow -F'lies-Away Is under ar
rest charged with white slavery The ar
rest was made under Instructions from
the United States district attorney at
Helena, Mont, and proceedings are now
under way to secure the return of Crow
to that state for indictment and trial The
defendant is full blood Sioux Indian.
and the white slave" In this instance
seems to have been red slave, an In
dian woman. ,Es
PIERRE-The total flre tax which will
be distributed among the different FIRE
companies OF the state, through the fund
OF IA per cent OF the fire insurance
premiums received by the foreign Are
companies doing business In this state.
will this year amount to $c7,5es which win
yo to the companies direct Sioux Fails
gets the largest amount of this with s., ,755.
Aberdeen, $724; Lead. $S26; Pierre, sos:
Rapid City, $40; WATERFOWL, y759; Huron
E72S; Yankton, $l69. t'a - t-
CHEYENNE RIVER INDIAN AGEN-
CY-After efforts extending over nearly
10 years good flow Of water finally has
been secured for the system which sun
plies the buildings at this agency with
water. The permanent supply which has
just been secured is furnished by Ave
huge wells, which are 40 feet deep and