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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
EVERY ELEcToR TAXED ON
NEW SCHOOL REVENUE PLAF

county commissioners, in session here,
levied a tax of 50 against each elector
for the year of 1914 for the support OF
the common schools of the county.
Every elector, therefore, will have to
pay 81 for education. unless exempt by
law, and a levy OF So was made on
every male inhabitant OF Potter county
for road and poll tax purposes. This
tax will reach cvery adult male, wheth-
er an elector or simply a visitor re-
siding here temporarily.
Beaver Gulch road to Forest City, on
the Red and Yellow trail, was reported
finished by the contractor. This gives
a trail from Redfield and Gettysburg
to Forest City and across the Missouri
by government ferry boat and then on
west to Belle Fourche and Yellowstone
park.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
cHosTLY MANIFESTATIONS
ARE PARTIALLY EXPLAINED

Pukwana, s. d.. Sept. 21.-Flashlight
powders are a part Of h properties
carried by up-to-date ghosts to frighten
the sdperstitious, as witness recent dis
coveries in a graveyard les Pukwana,
where many OF the residents OF nearby
homes have been witnessing the antics
of the departed spirits at various times
this umnler
had been exploded from the tops OF
several tombstones, where they could
be seen for several miles in a CHASTITY
glare. The work Of the Jokers attracted
considerable attention during the sum-
mer, especially among the superstl-
tious. A box in which the powder had
been carried also was found concealed
in weeds near the cemetery.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
SPHINX COUNTY GETS AWARD
FOR BEST COUNTY DISPLAY

Huron, s. D., Sept. 19.-A crowd OF
about the same size as that of Wednes-
day attended the State fair Thursday,
making another record breaker for this
week. The weather is fine, and thou
sands came in automobiles.
Sphinx county was winner Of tho
premium for the best agricultural dis
play, winning by a comfortable margin
over Jerauld county, its nearest COM
petttor. Butte county was third;
Yankton, fourth; Turner, fifth, and
Dawson, sixth. The exhibits are
marked on a scale OF 1000, and the
grading was as follows: Sphinx, $685.;
Jerauld, 924h; Butte. 907&; Yankton.
sS92A Turner, 828A; Dawson, 745h.
Only 100 points are given for artistic
arrangement. In the contest for best
town exhibit in the women's denart-
ment. the 500 prize was won by Red
field, with Pierre second aud Yankton
third.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
DoWELL AND UsTRuD
QUIT PROGRESSIVE TICKET

Huron, s. D., Sept. 21.--Two with
drawals and one substitution on the
state ticket are announced at the pro-
gressive headquarters here. r. L.
Dowdell, the progressive convention
nominee for United States Senator, and
for congress In the First district, have
filed their Withdrawals from the ticket.
In connection with these Withdrawals
Chairman c. o. Van Meter Of the
progressive committee, announces that
the committee has given its endorse
ment TO III. l.. Loucks, previously an
the committee a designated "A. l..
Van Osdel OF Yankton county as the
candidate for congress in the First dis
trict. IS"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
German Advance Into Prussia
Is Said to Haze Been Arrested

Ruzsky and Brussiioff, One report
which reaches London from Galicia de-
clares that the Austrian cavalry has
been entirely wiped out. This may ac-
count for the fertilization of the Aus
TRAN line instead OF its continued re-
treat toward Cracow. From many
points in the Qua monarchy come dis
quieting rumors. Polaa the naval base
on the Adriatic. is said to be in revolt,
longer to have their attention diverted
towards the west, are demanding news
OF the situation in Galicia, from which
district hordes OF refugees, Poles and
wounded Austrian soldiers are pouring
into the capital daily. Violent scenes
outside the ministry OF war building
at Vienna are reported.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

London, Sept. 19.-In a dispatch from
Rome the correspondent Of the Ex-
change Telegraph company says adj
vices have been received there from
Vienna, describing violent scenes said
windows in this building were broken.
Diezeit, a Vienna newspaper, declares
that the Holy Synod at Petrograd has
proclaimed a religious war against
Germany and Austria.
London, Sept. 19.--News from the
eastern theater continue to be of the
same character, that is to say, further
reports of overwhelming Russian
victories against the Austrians In
Galicia and of the stubborn pressure on
the Russian frontier to the north where
the Russians, however, appear to be
hefding their own.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

London, Sept. 21.-Petrograd reports
that General Rennenkampn has def
nitely arrested the German advance.
This movement has been assisted by
river excursion boats changed into
what the soldiers termed a "one-horse
navy and had driven the Germans
back into the marsh country along the
border. The Austrians, in a persistent
effort to ave the remnants Of their
army and ~re-establish Ii as a lighting
force, have, according to reports from
Vienna, fortified their extended new
defensive front from Drohodyek south
west OF Lemberg to Cracow, with the
center on Przeymsl. An attack on
'PrzeymsI Is expected also from the
Russians under command of Generals
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
MISSOURI HELPED BUILD
FINE ARTIFICIAL LAX

Chamberlain, s. d., Sept. 23.-To
construct an artificial lake, one mile
long, an eighth OF a mile wide, with
fine sandy bottom and beach sloping 70
10 feet in depth, appears like a huge
undertaking, but with the help OF the
Missouri river ii has been accom-
plished hare In a short time and the
people OF Chamberlain now have one
of the finest boating and bathing re-
sorts in the country.
American island is a heavily wooded
tract lying in the Missouri river OPP
posite Chamberlain. 1t was coded to
the city by the government for park
purposes. On the farther side the
lesser channel was crossed by the
Milwaukee railroad with a long
trestle. Some time ago the railroad
company secured permission to build
a dam and driveway along this ~trestle,
thus closing the channel and diverting
the water into the main channel neare
the city. " ~
Above this dam the lake formed, the
turgid water settled, and the shores Of
American Island park are now washed
by a pretty channel lake, less in ex-
tent but similar to McCook and Crystal
lakes, near Sioux City.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Petrograd, Sept. 20-That the Russians propose to abandon the
invasion of Hungary in order to concentrate their attack on the
German armies now being marshaled to resist the Russian invasion,
is intimated here. It is realized that the German resistance will be
soldier will be required.
The car, it is declared, is determined to take Berlin if it costs
Russia her entire fighting strength. His former friendship for the
kaiser has been replaced by bitter enmity. Nicholas, it is said, pro-
poses to ride into Berlin at the head of his troops.
Austria is fairly well disposed of, though she has not been con-
quered. The Austrian armies have virtually been cleared out Of
Gaicia, although another battle in the vicinity of Cracow is antici
pated. The principal effort of the Russians heneeforth will be to
hold the passes of the Carpathians and the crown land of Buckowina
purely as defensive measures in order to prevent further attempted
invasions of Poland by the Austrians.
Dispatches Epm Vienna report officially that the Austrians and
Germans in Galicia have formed a new defense line and are, await
ing . Russian attack on the strong fortress of Przemysl, so miles
west Of Lemberg.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Russia, II IS said, will be more in
.clined toward ~leniency In her future
dealings with Austria than with Ger
many.
Russia has had in the neighborhood
Of 100000 men operating in Galicia.
The army first gen against Germany,
under General Rennenkampff, did not
reach that number. Now, however,
Russia has, approximately, 5000, 900
men ready for duty In the field and she
soon will have 10000 600 additional
roops ready for service.
Berlin, Sept. 10, (OfficiaD-The Ger
nan eastern army continues its opera
lions in Suwalki province and is adj
vancing against the Russian forces.
Dispatches from Agrame report that
the victory over the Servians was far
greater than at first believed.
"The Servians were completely rout-
ed and were driven in flight across the
Save river. Many were drowned"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
STOCK BROKERS FAIL
TO EvADE PAYING TAX

washington. D.. c.. Sept. 19.-Stock
brokers who have protested against q
proposed special tax of $50 a year will
not escape assessment. Democrats of
the ways and means committee de-
termined today to include them in she
war revenue bill which Is now being
perfected.
Arguments that brokers should not
be taxed because stock exchanges now
are closed were not regarded as suf-
ficient to entitle brokers TO exemptions,
inasmuch as it is probable that the ex-
changes again will be operating before
the need for war revenue has passed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
ANGERED AT ACCUSATIONS;
DRINKS POISONED WHISKY

David City, s. D.. Sept. 19.-John c.
Mack, OF Viewfield. committed suicide
by drinking a mixture Of s~trychnine
and whisky. He had offered g neigh
Dor named Smith a drink from the bot
tie and after taking the drink Smith
became violently III. A doctor was sent
for, who pronounced IT a case OF
~strychnine poisoning. When Mack was
accused of trying to poison Smith he
became very angry and went home and
drank the remainder Of the contents OF
the bottle, dying shortly afterwards.
1t is believed Mr.. Mack's mind was
unbalanced. as he had brooded consid-
erably over the death OF his wife. which
occurred about a year ago.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
TWO YOUNG COUPLES
WOUNDED BY FARMER
IN GUARDING MELONS
Deputy Sheriff And Daughter of
Sheriff In Party-one Young
Woman May Die.

Pierre. s. D., Sept. 2S.-What is
classed as o~ver-zealous use OF a shot
gun in guarding a melon patch on Mar
ions island, above Fort Pierre, re-
suited In the wounding of Messrs. Nor
man and Davis and the Misses Grid
and Luco. az of Fort Pierre, who were
returning after dark IN a semi-publtc
highway today that led through the
fortified truck district. Miss Grid Is
the daughter of the sheriff Of Stanley
county, n MIR. Norman Is deputy
sheriff.
All Of the members Of the party were
rue by shot, Miss Luco being SER
iously wounded. One bullet entered her
lung and another lodged nea her heart
Those attacked deny that they were
disturbing the melons in m way,
claiming that they were merely using
this shortcut road on their way home.
The shots We're fired by Oliver Mar
ion, son of the owner Of the melon
patch, and Howard Aiken, the hired
a Both men are under arrest
They claim that they shot only after
the members of the party. who were on
horseback, had failed 10 stop when
commanded. The men who did the
shooting state that they a caught
some other persons raiding the patch
the same night and supposed the two
young couples from Fort Pierre were
members of that party, who had re-
turned to do more damage. A hearing
of the case Is assigned for "Wednesday
at Fort Pierre.
The attending physician fears that a
piece of Miss Luco's dress was carried
into the wound and that p~eritonitis
may result, There is a strong posi-
bility that she may die.
During the earlier part of the melon
season a number OF Fort Pierre young
sters had threatened to raid this melon
patch, and IL Is supposed that these
threats induced the owner to maintain
his gun guard.
The town Is aroused over the Incl
dent, and a vigorous prosecution is
certain to follow IL any fatalities or
permanent injuries result from the
shooting.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
PIONEER DIES FROM
KICK BY VICIOUS HORSE

Naples, S. d., Sept 19.-David Ponce
roy, a prominent farmer living near
Naples, died as the result OF being
kicked over the heart by n Of his
horses. He had gone to the barn to
aid his SONS in hitching up a team of
horses. While thus engaged one Of the
horses bit the other, which kicked VII
ciously, one OF its hoofs striking Pomc-
roy directly over the heart. He lived
but 20 minutes after being struck. Mi.
Pomeroy was.a pioneer settler OF South
Dakota. He Is survived by a widow
and several children.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
FINDS WATCH ~ FIELD;
LOST SEVEN YEARS AGO

Bradley, s. y. Sept. 21.-WhiIa work.
ing on a farm near Bradley se.en years
ago, w "A. Straight lost a gold watch
IN the field one day, He made a dill
gent search for 1T. but without sue
cess, Yesterday. while cutting corn in
the same field, he found the watch,
which evidently had been turned up
when the corn was cultivated. The
Itimepiece was in good condition. not
understanding its long exposure to the
elements, the gold shining as bright as
though IL had recently been polished.
The works were not damaged in the
least.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
SOUTH DAKOTA

The wireless outfit on the steamsfe.
mperator comprises three separate
gtations-one OF 10 kilowatts Tor long
distance work. one Of three kilowatta
mainly for communicating with yes
,els at moderate distances. and an
emergency station worked by a pow
srfil storage battery. The main sta
ION can exchange signals directly with
The large land stations OF America or
Europe during the whole OF h trans
Atlantic voyage, so that the delays In
Tolved In relaying messages from ship
"a shin are avoided. In midocean the
ship IS in communication with both the
German station at Norddeich and the
American station at Sayville. The
emergency station, intended for use In
case OF a stoppage OF the ships dyna-
Is capable OF operating for six
hours.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Tire waterfalls of Sweden have $780,
900 horse power. only about 16 per cent
OF which Is used at present. The Swed-
ish government has erected power sta
tons at Trolihatten, and others are In
process OF construction at Deleif and
Porjus In LRpland.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

One of the most dramatic Develop
ments of q material kind in the last 25
or 30 years has been the rise Of the
cotton seed industry. the value OF its
crude product increasing since 1880
from something more than 81, 00o, 900 to
$3.50 100000
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
TELLS WEIRD STORY OF
FRUSTRATING TRAIN WREcF

Aberdeen, s. d.. Sept. 2.-Word wes
received here by Milwaukee railway
officials, that a man tagged a train on
the Ortonville-Fargo branch of the lire,
and informed the rainmen that he had
foiled a plot to wreck the train. The
man had been shot in the leg, and
were plotting to wreck the train and
rob II. He claimed the robbers had
thrown the switch in order to derail
the train, and that after being shot he
had tried to pull the switch back in
place, but failed. and had then tagged
the train. Investigation disclosed the
switch had been partly thrown and the
train would have been wrecked If It
had not been tagged. The man was
taken to Paramount, for treatment, and
the robber story is being probed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

held the monopoly for the manufacture
OF tobacco In the territory that Greece
acquired In the late war. Last month,
however. the district was thrown open
TO competition.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
MExlCANS ORDERED TO
EvACUATE DIES MONIES

Des Moines. la. Sept. 19.-Des Moines
police have declared war on Mexicans.
Following the shooting of OFFICER a.. III.
Peterson In a revolver duel last night,
in which Julean Vasquez, a Mexieamt
was killed. OFFICER Peterson was shot
through the lung, but will recover. The
police arrested eight Mexicans today,
and declare they will force a general
exodus of Mexicans from Des Moines.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
FARMLAND HAS CLAIM
FOR SERVICE RECORD

Bridgewater. s. D., Sept. a.
In the line OF records claimed
for various accomplishments and
conditions, a resident OF this
section claims a record which Is
entirely c~rSditable, even IL lack
ing in sensation. Ed Miller be-
, lives he is entitled TO a chrome
OF some kind for longest continu-
Gus service in the Employ Of
one man ASA farm laborer. AHe
has been working On the T..
Rockwell farm for IL straight
years. Most farmers who have
had experience with the help
problem will concede that the
record Is worthy of recognition.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

George Artzberger. Of Baltimore, age
e6. Is still able TO play ball well enough
70 be on a semi-professional team in
that city. He has taken part In 81 on
tests his year and In that time has
struck out only once and made only
one wild throw.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
CLAIMS DANCE MUSIC
INSPIRED HIS EFFORT
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
He Felt So Good That He
Thought It a Good Time To
Put On Finishing Touch.

Fulton, s. D., Sept. H.-"The music
told me to do 1t; 1 felt so good I
thought I might as well die then as
any time"
. This was the explanation given by
William Zeitschel, a Hanson county
young man, for an attempt he made on
his life by drinking a quantity OF WOOD
alcohol. IT is said he believed he was
drinking carbolic acid when he made
the attempt to end his w life.
The attempt was made during q
dance in Fulton, and all those present
saw him as he raised the bottle OF
poison to his lips and drank the con-
tents. Prompt work on the part IL
ply saved his life. He Is be-
lieved to be demented and a charge OF
insanity has been lodged against him.
IT Is planned to send him to the state
hospital for the Insane at Yankton,
where it is hoped q ourse of treat
ment will restore him to a normal mem
tai condition.
Zeitschel is the owner OF a homestead
in Wyoming and has a good deposit ID
O Fulton bank.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

FOR measuring sea depths a Massa-
chusetts doctor has invented a dyna-
mite bomb which explodes on striking
the bottom. the distance being estirnat-
ed by measuring the time ii takes the
sound 70 reach the surface of the
water.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Arthur ". Walker, Of Mt. Vernon, N.
", q poet and upholsterer, told the
Judge that he had no resentment
against Thomas Ready for knocking out
him to eat less.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Great Britain's annual mail bag at
accounts amounted to: Letters,
:, 2gg, 800, 900; postcards, S~99,OOO,0OO;
half-penny packets, 1,079,0 200, 900; news
papers. 202, 900, 900; parcels, $50, 200, 900;
kilograms, sS,49A000;, money orders,
10, S46,0 postal orders; 144,4s2,0oO;
old axe pensions, 40,574,944; savings
bNnk deposits, 90 9S,077; wireless mes
5I,1O0. This immense volume OF
business passed through 24,354 offices
and called for the regular clearance OF
nearly $4,000 street letter boxes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

ECotton seed oil has 10 times the nu,
ffitive value of beefsteak and costa
half as much. AS the United States
makes each ear more than S,00o,00
barrels OF refined cotton seed oil, II IL
worth while to study tho various meth
DDS OF making 1t acceptable as food.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

An unusual monument In a Will
mantle. Conn, cemetery contains 6S2
letters and figures, the whole inscrip-
ton consisting of names and dates.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

An idea of the extraordinary driving
force imprisoned In s~ucculent young
mushrooms may be gathered from the
fact that through a shop floor laid
down in asphalt three inches in depth.
IN Dunedin, New leland, several mush-
rooms. from two to three inches In
diameter, forced themselves up into the
Hight or day, a few weeks ago.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
CLAIM GERMANS ARE CHECKED AT BORDER

Petrograd Dispatches State That General Rennenkampff, With
Aid of Armed Excursion Boats Has Halted Won Hindenburg'S
Advance And Forced TeutoniC Forces To Seek Safety In
S~Wamps-kaiser's War Office Issues Indefinite Statement
Concerning Successes In East.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Salmon fishermen in British Column
bia earn SIS a day. and some instances
when the catch is exceptionally good
as much as $25 a day.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

London, with 100000 people. has
only IS murders annually. The Uni
ted States. with 80, 0O0, 600, has 10, 900
murders a year.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

The salt contained in the oceans is
estimated at more than $500, 900 cubic
miles. or enough to cover the United
States with a layer 1.6 miles deep.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Helen Ring Robinson, state senator
in Colorado, has refused to run for con-
gress, believing that she can do more
good at home.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

The total toy production of the world
yearly is valued at S52,7 zoo, 600, OF which
$45.220, 900 falls to European countries.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Fifty thoneand knives are turned out
daily BY the Sheffield, England. cut
lery work shops.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24
Who Is Determined
ITO RIDE into BERLIN AIT
HEAD OF HIS TROOPS, NOW
PLANS SMASHING ADVANCE

Campaign Against Austria TO Be Temporarily Abandoned, It Is
Reported, Leaving Only Enough Troops To Hold GaICia And
Carpathian Passes To Prevent Further ~InasionS Of Poland
While Armies Augregating 100000 Or More Men Are
Hurled Against Berlin.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Southern and eastern Europe furnish
81 per cent of the emiErants to the
United States.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Persia has no distilieries, breweries
or public houses, and native wine Is
the only Intoxicating beverage used.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

The gold fields OF western Australia
are the largest known. They cover
224AO0 square miles.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Falmouth is probably the Oldest port
In England. 1t was used by the
Phoenicians at least $500 years ago:
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

Tobias Smollett was born I'm Dunn
bart6nshirg. Scotland, in 172l. After
finishing at the University OF Glasgow
ne was a~pprenticed to a surgeon. BE
finally went To London, where he pub
lished. his Adventures Sof Roderick
Random.'' which first gave him fame
and fortune. In 1850 he went to Paris
and then wrote Adventures OF Pere-
Crime Pickle" In iT6f appeared his
history OF England. He died N l1Il at
Monte Nuovo, near Leghorn. Italy.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

The United States. instead OF being
the fourth largest consumer Of Brazil-
ian cacao. became in 1911 second after
Germany, and the proportional In
crease In the exports TO the United
states wac even. greater than to Ger
many. or the principal countries,
France was the only one that pur-
chased less cacao during 1911 thanRin
1910.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-09-24

The magnolia has a more powerful
pcrfufns than any other flower.