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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
FEDERAL OFFICERS WILL
WATCH FOR VIOLATORS

Pierre. s.. D., March 7.-Game War
den Hedrick, following instructions
from the federal department at Wash
ington, is again giving publicity to the
fact that there is absolutely nc spring
shooting permitted In any state in the
union. The federal authorities report
that, though a considerable number Of
arrests have been made and cases tried,
on q whole the lsportsmen OF the coun-
try are obeying the law. The largest
number of convictions were reported
from New York. New Jersey and Ore
gon.
A plan is under way to tag several
hundred ducks down south so that II
birds are shot on their ~northward jour-
ney, their routes can be ascertained
over which they travel. The Washing
ton department has a force OF 129 war
dens In the field organized under the
direction of eight district inspectors,
and two special agents, and these war
dens are distributed in II states. chiefly
in middle states, the Mississippi val,
ley, the Great basin and the Pacific
coast. The department reports that
legislation is under way in FIVE states
to cooperate with the federal depart
ment in relation to protection of mi
gratory birds.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
COMMISSION SEEKS
TO DEFER new RATE
ON WESTERN CATTLE
Proposed Increase Of Two Gents
Per Hundred Would Be Bur-
den to South Dakota.

Pierre, s. d., March 1.-THE state
railroad commissioners have entered q
request with the Interstate Commerce
commission to defer putting into exc
cution the order OF the railroads for an
increase Of 2 cents per 100 pounds on
all cattle shipments going east THIS
raise In rates would make thousands
OF dollars increase in rates In u
Dakota alone, and the railroad COM
mission will endeavor at a hearing to
get the matter abated. This rate was
to go into effect April /. D .
The commissioners have also ordered
that claims for damage and losses may
be sent to railroad companies up TO
April /, regardless of the fact that the
loss may have occurred more than
four months ago. For about a year
past all bills of lading have contained
injunctions hat loss claims must be
submitted within four months to the
railroad offices. Some claims nave not
been fled in accordance with that pro-
vision through ignorance on the part or
shippers as to the new regulation.
This order of the railroad commission
ers to allow all such bills to be sent
In to railroad departments up to April
j will Furnish some protection In SUCH
cases,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
sRULE COUNTY RANcHER ah
RETURNS FROM MEXICO

Chamberlain. S. D., March THAT
he had been given an opportunity to
buy cattle from the herds Of William 8.
Benton, the British rancher whose
death in Mexico has been the most i'm
portant episode in the republic to the
south for several months. is the decla-
ration Of John Q. Anderson, the Brale
county stockman who recently re-
turned from a trip along the border.
Mr.. Anderson met General villa, the
rebel leader, who offered to sell him
any number OF cattle taken In raids.
Among the cattle were many which
had belonged to Benton. The rebel
chief further guaranteed to deliver the
cattle to Anderson at the border.
Newspaper dispatches from Mexico
have indicated that Benton met his
death when he came to Villas head
quarters and protested against the loss
Of his cattle and other depredatioEs by
Villas men.
The risk in attempting to ship the
cattle across the border, as well as to
transport them from q warm climate to
South Dakota at this time Of the year,
deferred Mr.. Anderson from accepting
the offer Of the rebel general. Several
thousand head OF cattle were in the
corrals of the rebel camp at the time
he visited Villa, Mr.. Anderson declared.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
AUDITOR MUST BE NOTIFIED
OF PRECINCT CHANGES

Pierre, 8. D., March 6.---Section 81 of
The Richards primary law provides that
II a registered voter changes his resi-
dence before election day he must send
a sealed certificate to that effect to the
county auditor and the auditor will en-
roll such elector in the enrolment book
OF the new precinct. This must be done
at least II days prior to the primary
election, SO that precinct officers may
DO duly notified. Section 149 Of this act
provides that ANY person who at M
primary knowingly votes or offers to
vote in a precinct in which he does not
reside Oh in which he is not authorized
by Law to vote ," " is guilty Of q mis-
demeanor n upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by q fine Of not ex-
ceeding 800 OF by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding 80 days" In
consequence a number Of people who
have moved about town this spring, or
have changed rooming places, are maxi
ing visits to the county auditors office
to get established in the right precinct.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
DoANE ROBINSON TALKS .
OF MISSOURI RIVER POWER

Vermilion, s. D., March 5.--Doane
Robinson addressed the weekly CON
vention yesterday on the power pos
sibilities Of the Missouri river m South
Dakota, whereby PIT Of the rivers 51T
feet OF fall through this state way be
put through turbines, by means OF
13 dams, located at intervals OF about
25 miles, where narrowing banks make
such possible, beginning a few miles
west of Yankton and reaching b the
state line. He showed that cr&y IN
South Dakota, of the entire length OF
the river, were there any practicable
dam sites. This power proposition Is
Endorsed by engineers as entirely prac-
teal. A. very conservative esefYnate
gives 800, 900 commercial horsepower as
the low water production, whife the
high water excess will develop suf-
ficient power to irrigate 5000, 600 acres,
estimated on pumping the water
against a 4o0-foot head. Monday we
ming he addressed the engineers on
the technical side OF the Little Bend
project. the most feasible Of the Is pro-
posed dams. The Dillon bill, now be-
fore congress, giving the president
power to develop our river
with a free hand, was advocated as
a financial solution Of the problem,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED
- IN DISCRIMINATION CASE

Desmet. s. D., March 7.-ArgumentS
were heard by Judge Taylor in the case
of South Dakota VS.. Botsford Lumber
company, on the question of the right
Of the state to proceed by indictment
against q corporation. In December tho
grand jury OF K~Ingsbury county indict-
ed the Botsford company for violation
of the state anti-discrimination act Of
1907.
. This case was instituted after COM
plant was filed with Attorney General
Johnson. The attorney general, after a
thorough investigation, recommended
the calling Of a grand jury and the pre-
sentation of the facts obtained upon
the investigation to that body. The re-
suit was the returning Of an indictment
charging the defendant with violation
Of the 1907 act. The defendants con-
tention that h court had no jurisdlc-
ton to summon a corporation into
court ever though it was indicted was
overruled by the court, and the case
was set for trial April %.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
ROBBED OF $685. WHILE
TRAVELLING IN BOX CAR

Aberdeen. S ID. March Sired Ray.
man, So years of age, was robbed OF
1865 In cash by two box car compan-
ions just as a freight train from the
south was pulling into this city. The
two robbers then stripped the old uan's
clothes Off and threw them from the
moving train so that he would be I'M
able to give the alarm until they had
a chance to escape.
Rayman's cries attracted the atten-
ton Of a brakeman to the car, how
ever. and the two men took flight. One
of them, who gave his name as John
Foley, was later arrested. He had a
knife and ring In his possession which
Rayman identified as having been
stolen from him, but Foley had only a
small part of the roll. The other man
has eluded capture thus far, but Is
thought to have escaped on a wesr-
bound freight 'M
The robbed man has been in the
south working all summer and was
going to Montana to file on q home
stead. g.. ..~. E
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
TWO HAzEN TEACHERS ... ~.
a....g IN MILWAUKEE, JAIL

Milwaukee. Wis, March 9.--The high
school OF HAGEN, S. D., has an entire
new set OF teachers as the result Of the
arrest in Milwaukee, OF Prof. Frank
Devilliers and his assistant, Prof. STAN
ley Davis. Both men are charged with
obtaining money from the Milwaukee
business colleges by means of fraudu-
lent checks ...' .
Devilliers and Stanley were in charge
or n Hazen school and they were as
sisted by two daughters of prominent
farmers. The professors fell in love
with the girls, and February 6 there
was a double wedding. That started
the trouble for Davis and Devilliers,
they say.
I'VE gave a big blowout in Hazen
and about 60 were present" said Devil
Tiers. "Then we went to a nearby town
and a crowd charivaried US: that meant
a lot more money. When we got
through we owed $3.50. Davis and I
then came to Milwaukee and got about
$S5 on checks from business colleges.
The scheme vas original and we de-
pended upon 1t. We first wrote letters
tp~urportipg to come from our fathers
and saying that we were to enter
school. Two days later we called with
the checks. We were too sure, and be-
of that we got arrested. We in
tended the raise $3.50, call for our wives
and 80 right back to Hazen. I was
running for county superintendent OF
schools and / had a good chance of
being elected. The reform crowd was
with me-"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
NEW YORK WAITS TO FIND
GOOD HOMES AT MITCHELL

Mitchell, S. D., March 6.-Two dozen
homeless waits from the city Of New
York, ranging in age from 4 to IL
years, will be given to Mitchell people
on Friday Of next week. That is, they
will be given to people wanting chill
dren pom the recommendation of a
committee of representative citizens.
Arrangements for the disposal Of the
children have been made by Miss Glare
b. Comstock, agent for the Children'a
Aid society Of New York.
Aside from the necessary recon-
mendations from the committee, com
posed OF leading citizens, the foster par
ents must agree to treat the children
IN every way as members OF the fam
ny. sending them to school. church,
Sabbath school and properly caring for
them until they are Is years Of age.
Protestant children will be placed In
Protestant homes and Catholic children
In Catholic homes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
MADISON COMMITTEE TO
DISCUSS ELECTRIC I'M

Madison, s. D., March 6.-The Com
mercial club railroad committee, con-
gisting OF John H. Waskey. John II.
Walden and r. l.. Mease. left for the
Twin cities yesterday, where they viii.
meet the remaining members OF tbS
committee, Jos. Henkin and w. L
Thompson, and will confer with the
official of the Electric Short Line com.
pany in regard to the extension Of their
road from Brookings to Madison.
Colonel Luce held a meeting here last
Thursday evening, gave the features of
his road, stating the amount of benefit
the farmers would receive from IL az
well az the t~ownspsople. and met with
such that the above committee
was appointed to go over the PROPOSE
tion with the officials In Minneapolis
and give their report at a future meet
ing Of the Commercial club.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
BOARD TO SELECT SITE FOR
STATE FARM BUILDINGS

Sioux Falls, s. D.. March "a great
deal Of important business was tran
sacted at a meeting held in Sioux Falls
by the members of the state board of
charities and corrections. The MEM
bers of the board will return to Sioux
Falls on Monday OF next week for the
purpose of selecting a site on the re-
Gently purchased convict farm at the
Sioux Falls penitentiary' for the build
ings that will be erected on the farm.
Arrangements are being made for the
erection Of the buildings this spring. It
is said the board also will consider the
advisability of installing an electric
lighting and power plant AT the peni-
tertiary.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
PERIsHo AGAIN HEAD OF
CONSERVATION CONGRESS

Sioux Falls, s. D.. March THE
South Dakota Conservation congress,
at a business session yesterday after
noon before final adjournment elected
the following officers for the coming
year: President, Elwood c. Perisho,
Vernilion; vice president, Mark G.
Rich, Belle Fourche; secretary, Charles
McCaffree, Pierre.
Mr.. Perisho served az president dur
mig the past year. The new secretary
is the state immigration commissioner
OF South Dakota
The executive committee as selected
10 made up of the following: Prof. N.
e. Hansen. Brookings: J. A. Whiting,
Yankton; State Engineer Derr, Pierre;
State Statistician Doane Robinson.
Pierre. .......
The congress adopted q resolution
favoring a national prohibition law.
and urging the passage OF additional
legislation for the conservation Of wa
ter power, mineral and other great
natural resources.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
POLICE HAVE SUSPECT
IN STATE VAULT CASE

Des Mones, Ia. March Io.-Police are
holding H. p. Bingham as a suspected
members Of the gang which tried to dy-
Mantle and rob the vault In the state
t~reasurer's office a fortnight ago, but
have not connected him with the crime.
One Of the watchmen at the s~tatehouse
says Bringham answers the descrip-
ton OF one OF the men who held him
prisoner while his pals were attempting
to force an entrance to the vault. The
police found a Jimmy" on Bringham's
clothes. and II. is claimed II was pur-
chased at a pawn shop the day before
the attempted robbery.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
BOOKED TO APPEAR
AT RURAL MEETING
Conference to Be Held in June
. Indicates Presence Of Well
o.. Known Workers.

Bookings. March 1O.--The first South
Dakota Rural Life conference will be
held under the management OF the state
college at Brookings on June Is, 10 and
70. Speakers Of more than state or ma
tional repute will be engaged to take
charge OF various topics to be o
sidered during the conference, The
six weeks summe school will also be
in session at the state college at that
time, giving many teachers an OPP
portunity of attending the conference
meetings.
Among those on the are:
Address, Purpose OF Conference by
Regsnt A. e. Hitchcock. Mitchell.
Addresses on "Co-operation." by DR..
II. III. Hubbard OF University Of Wis
consin. ,.a|. 49,.
Short papers on Rural Organizations,
the Crane, Farmers clubs, Co-opefa-
tive associations. Discussion.
Papers IN Social Agencies in the
Rural Community" a.
The Farm Home, Hygiene. Beautify-
ing the Home and Home Grounds.
School Consolidation or the Needs
OF III Schools of the State" by State
Supt. G.. III. Lawrence. '"
The Rural School and the Rural
Church" by DR.. Warren Fl. Wilson.
Address, Regent L. w. Dwight, Sioux
Falls.
"Bettering the Conditions in the
Rural Schools" by Miss Grace b. Sher-
wood, director FORMAL training Depart
ment, School of Agriculture, Crooks
ton, MINI.
Short papers on Rural Schools topics.
The Rural Church" by Rev. Rich
mond "A. Smith. secretary Iowa Baptist
Country Church commission. and by
President j.. A. Aasgaard, Concordia
college, Moorhead, MINI.
Several short papers on Rural
Church topics and discussion.
On Sunday, the last day. m in
the churches by the visiting clergy.
On Sunday afternoon, address by Fred
M. Hansen. secretary county depart
ment, Y. M. G. A., OF Iowa.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
TO BOOST TRAIL BUILDING
DURING SEASON o. II

Aberdeen, s. D., March 1.-The irwin
Cittes-Aberdeen-Y Yellowstone Park trail
was in all probability the most active
piece OF road construction In the Matted
States throughout the year 1919, &Do. 900
having been raised along the 1,160 miles
Of road between Minneapolis ard the
Yellowstone National park and exrend-
ed for improving this interstate high
way. Over 600 miles Of this read 10
graded n over 600 miles graveled,
while the entire distance has afready
been marked or arrangements have
been made for marking 1t. ~,, Il
The officers Of the trail association
have been in Aberdeen for severed days
perfecting plans for the year Of 1914,
which now gives promise Of SURPRISING
last yea In h actual results obtained.
George N. Remission, Of HettingeL. N.
D., has been secured as financial repre-
sentative OF the trail and win spend
three months visiting every town along
h entire LOO miles organizing IT in
active work. directing the road con-
struction work and raising funds with
which to carry on the work In coun
ties which are thinly populated, such as
Corson county, South Dakota and Bill
ings. county, North Dakota, and for
building q bridge to span the Missouri
river at Mobridge.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
CARTHAGE MAN REACHES .
CENTURY MARK or LIFE

Carthage, S. D.. March 9.-John
Henry Funk, OF this city, was 100 years
old yesterday, his birthday being cele-
brated by a gathering OF friends. He
still is in good health.
Mr.. Funk was born in Wadenswell,
Canton Zurich, Switzerland, March 8,
1914. He went when % years of age to
Steinen, Wiesenthal, Baden, and In 1888
he married Fredericka Albert, Of that
place. In Muehlhausen he learned the
trade OF roller pressing In a cotton fac
tu-y. He had a brother with him at
that time in Muelhausen, who left for
America and was never heard OF after
the civil war. Mr.. Funk came to
America in 1870 and has lived in sew
eral different states.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
WOMAN HoMEsTEApER
10 ACCIDENTALLY wOIJNDEr

Murdo, s. D.. March 6.-While Miss
Emma West a young women home
steadeT or this vicinity. was sweeping
she purchased for protection was in
her way. While moving the Weapon IL
was in some manner DISCHARGED, the
charge striking the first finger OF her
right hand and tearing IT of. Had the
barrel OF the weapon been inclined an
inch more toward her, her head would
charge after tearing Off her finger
passed close enough to her face TO burn
her eyebrows. For q time II was
feared her eyesight had been injured.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
SECOND TYPHOID DEATH
OCCURS At ELK POINT

Elk Point, 8. D.. March 5.-The death
Of Lee Walters furnishes the second
fatality from the list Of the church
supper typhoid victims, at which time
2S persons were Infected. Lee Waters
was "a years of age and the son of Mr..
and Mrs. o. M. Walters Of this city.
He had been associated with his father
In the hardware business for many
years. He is survived by his wife
and daughter, Marjorie. his parents,
sisters Olive Ana Vera, all OF Elt
paanA.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
MITCHELL CONDUCTOR
LOSES ARM UNDER TRAIN

Mcintosh, s. D.. March 9.-Harry
Hill, a conductor on the Milwaukee's
Puget sound line, fell beneath his en-
CINE at Mcintosh while making up his
train. One arm had to be amputated,
and a fight Is being made to save a leg
which was badly mutilated. HiIl was
riding on the running board of d
switch engine while making UP his
train. He stepped from the engine and
went to cross h tracks when his own
engine, backing UP, struck him. He
was taken to Mobrldge on a special
train. Conductor Hill Is q brother Of
Supt. F. G. Hill, and a member Of the
E1k's ledge at Aberdeen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
RUMoRs AGAIN cUENRENT
or WINNER EXTENSION

Winner, S. D.. March 5.-superin-
tendent of Construction A. q. Spencer
and Charles Dean, Of the water supply
department Of the Chicago e North
western railroad. wer In Winner re-
Gently for the purpos, OF investigating
conditions west Of here, preparatory
20 extending the railroad this spring.
II IL reported by prominent railroad
Officials that a rs. mile extension will
be built this spring. The officials yer
TO Jordan and Carter. n from there
westward into Mellette coun1y. along
the line OF tho old urvow
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
ELDERLY WOMAN ASKS
$4,000 HEART BALM
FROM AGED RANCHEE
Following Correspondence, Hs
Sent Her q Ticket-Then
Had Change Of Notion.

Mitchell. s. D.. March 81. M
Crosby, an elderly Lyman county
rancher, has been named as defendant
In q $4,000 breach or promise suit
brought by Mrs. Mary e. Clay, of
Portland, Ore. Mrs. Clay is elderly and
h case will be bitterly fought.
The couple first INDUCED in extensive
correspondence and finally agreed to
marry, according to the story Of Mrs.
Clay. Her aged fiance sent her a
ticket to come to Mitchell, but on the
he did not wish to wed. Mrs. Clay
promptly started suit for $4,000
against her unfaithful lover.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12

The Foundation for the Equitable
building An New York will extend down
to solid rock so feet below the surface.
and VIII be the most substantial yet
sunk. 1t win be or reinforced mono
wall six feet thick. The building win
represent a total weight OF more than
zoo, 000 tons, as against the weight or
los. zoe tons of thu Woolworth build-
Ing, 168,S00 tons Of the Municipal
building. and 2,6l0 tons OF the Singer
building. The steel framework alone
will weigh $4,000 tons, as against 5000
tons required for the Woolworth
building. 2....
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
5RuLE COUNTY FARMER
STARTS SNAKE SEASON

Ola, 8. D., March THE first snake
story Of the season Is told by Frank Ar
tune, a prominent Brule county farmer
living near here. He states that on a
recent unusually warm day for this
season Of the year he saw q bull snake
on the prairie near his home, the reptile
being 10 active as if II was July. Ar
tune stated that the only ether In
stance OF his having seer q live snake
ago. when on February n ne found 4
live snake o. the prairia.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
ENLARGED HOMESTEAD
MEASURE WILL APPLY
IN WESTERN SECTION
Now Realized a Mistake Was
Made, Eliminating South
Dakota From Privilege.

Rapid City, 8. D., March 6.--Advices
received at tina local land office from
the interior department indicate q
favorable attitude toward extending
the enlarged homestead act to the re-
naming government lands in western
South Dakota, 1t seems entirely
probable that a congressional enact
ment to this effect will be Forthcoming
within n short time.
South Dakota could easily have been
included In the enlarged homestead
region at h time the original measure
was enacted, but vas eliminated from
the bill by special effort of the states
delegation In congress at that time. II
is now generally claimed that this
elimination involved very faulty Judg-
ment with reference to the welfare OF
the western part OF the state.
The South Dakota legislature, at the
asst session, adopted q resolution ask
ing that the unentered lands in South
Dakota be listed as subject to the full
section privilege, and such q bill 10
now pending. The bill permits Of the
land being used for grazing purposes
without the present requirement as to
cultivation. Persons who have pre-
viously taken a homestead of 100
acres are granted the additional right
on these lands to complete an entry Of
$40 acres. M
In harmony with the suggestion OF
the interior department, : Receiver
Harry l.. Candy, Of the local land Of
nee, la communicating with home
steaders for suggestions that will help
10 perfect the measure.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-12
sEcRETARTs ANNUAL PAY
PLEDGEDpAT BRoOKINGS

Bookings S. D., March l0.-The male
students at the state college have
pledged $500 q year for three years to-
ward the support of a Y. M. c. A. secre-
tary who viii devote all his time to that
work. The faculty will duplicate this
urn, and the local business men will
do as well. The growth and scope OF the
college Y. M. c. A. has SO enlarged
under the leadership of Secre-
tary George Phillips, that 1t has
been found necessary to make ad-
vAnced plans for future work.