The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

discovered by a hotel guest who smelled
smoke, and upon opening the door to his
room saw smoke coming out OF other
rooms and gave the alarm. The occupants
Of the hotel made hurried exits and fin
ished dressing on the roof CT a nearby
building. Only a small portion of the
hotel furnishings were saved. The uild
ing had been but recently remodeled by
Landlord George Williams. He carried
1900 insurance on the building and con-
tents and his loss will be about 5000.
WAUBAY-Men now are engaged in con-
stTucting a cement dam near the north
end OF Pickerel lake, a fine body OF water
near here. During high water In the
spring the lake invariably overfiows into a
creek emptytng into Waubay lake, and
large numbers of fish have been carried
into Waubay lake, which is so shallow
that fish do not prosper there. The con-
struction of the dam will keep the fish
In Pickerel lake at all times, and will
make 1t one OF the best fishing resorts
In this part of the state.
WEBSTER-That there are some men.in
the state who are averse to becoming
candidates for office is indicated in Day
county, where the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
county ticket has nearly levaporated dur
ing the past few days. A number of men
who had been placed on the ticket as
candidates for various positions "a
Withdrawn their names. and now the only
candidates for county offices who will APP
pear In the Independent column are for
the offices of county surveyor, sheriff and
county commissioner
FLANDREAU-At a meeting held here
preliminary arrangements were made for
making the county fair a permanent feat
ure. and a committee of well known
Moody county citizens was appointed to
decide upon a plan. Some favor a stock
company being formed to have control of
the fair company, while others believe the
city should purchase the land now used
for county fair purposes and maintain it
as a public park and athletic ground and
as the place for holding the annual county
fairs.
BERESFORD-During this year more
new dwelling houses and other buildings
have been erected in Beresford than dur
Ing any previous year. Among the new
buildings is the new old peoples home, a
new Methodist Episcopal church. large
numbers of dwellings and a number of
business blocks. At the present time
there is not a vacant dwelling house in
the city and the demand for rental prop"
critics far exceeds the supply.
BRIDGEwATER = Peter Weber, a
prominent farmer living near here. is one
of the corn kings OF. this section of the
state. He had $50 acres of corn this sea-
son, which yielded an average of 80 bush
els to the acre, giving him an aggregate
Of 1860 bushels. from the field. At the
present market price the corn is wosth
$1,000. Several other farmers of this VII
entity will nave 5000 bushels OF corn or
better.
GETTYSBURG-Peter Mas. a pioneer
resident Of Potter county. is in the GUS
tody of the sheriff to await the action OF
the insanity board. The sheriff and an
attorney went to the Mas farm to levy
on some property and found Mas in the
granary trying to kill himself with a shot
gun. The two men disarmed Mas and
brought him to town. 1t Is said that he
recently made a humber OF threats to
commit suicide.
WHITE LAKE-To make a short cut
i'm reaching the railroad depot here, c..
l.. Kendrick crawled under a train. While
he was only half way across the track,
crawling on his hands and knees, the
train started. To save himself from be-
ing crushed to death he grabbed an air
hose and dragged along with one of the
wheels nearly touching him, until he at
tracted the attention of one OF the train
crew, who seized him and succeeded In
jerking him from his perilous position.
SPEARFTSH-The annual convention
of the Rebekah lodges of the Black Hills
just held here was a very successful one,
both in attendance and in the interest
displayed in the various business ses-
sions. Terry was selected as the place
for holding the next annual convention.
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Mrs. Matte
Schaad, Terry; warden, Mrs. Annie Will
son, Lead; secretary, Mrs, Corie ID. Hem
ton, Spearfish.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS z has been fixed
as the time for the closing of the boys
corn growing contest, which was inaugur-
ated by the local commercial club. Each
boy contestants will be required to make
an exhibit of half a bushel of the corn
raised by him this year. The exhibits
will be Inspected by competent judges. and
the boys who make the best showing in
the contest will be awarded cash prizes.
HARTFORD-The 3-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rely Caldwell had a mar
row escape from death as the result of
drinking a quantity OF fly poison which
had been left within her reach. 1t re-
CURED three hours hard work on the
part of physicians to save her life and
bring her from the influence of the poi
son. ~
PARKER -The city council has
awarded to a Davenport, Ia, company
the contract to install a new municipal
electric light system in this city. Under
the terms of the contract the system
must be completed and ready for opera
ton not later than January is, 1915.
The cost OF the system win be SCOPES.
ELK POINT-Patrick Dyer has retired
from the live stock buying business in
Elk Point, after having been engaged in
the business for a period of 40 years. Dur
ing hat time he purchased stock valued
In the aggregate at several millions of
dollars. He Is one of The pioneer settlers
of this part of South Dakota.
FRANKFoRT-old veterans living hero
aud In this vicinity are raising funds for
the erection in the local cemetery of a
monument to the dead veterans of the
civil war. who are buried here. A tall
obelisk nearly 20 feet in height and of
gray granite has been decided upon. 1t
will be suitably inscribed.
TABoR-A fine new Presbyterian church
has been dedicated in the region west of
Tabor, and is entirely free from debt, the
member and other persons having con-
tributed the entire cost OF the structure.
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YANKTON-Charles Bowman was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at hare labor.
but n stay of 30 days was granted to
give the defense time to formulate a mo-