The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-08-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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commanded them TO throw up their hands
Blatchford felled the holdup man with
| blow from his fist While lying on the
ground the bandit fired at him, the bullet
grazing Blatchford's scalp The hoIdup
man regained his feet struck Blatchford
2 blow with the butt Of his revolver and
then made his escape.
GARY-Ernest Collins, farmer living
near here. was badly hurt as the result
or a peculiar accident He was engaged
In repairing mower sickle and was
standing near hayrack. which was on
wagon. A sudden gust OF wind tipped
over the Loose top OF the rack, which fell
upon him. In the mixup he was badly cut
about the face and head by the section
OF the sickle which he had I'm his hand.
he also received severe cut on one
hand.
SPRINGFIELD-A third bank is to be
added to Springfield business houses. 1t
will commence business not later than
September Is. II viii be known as the
Farmers and Merchants State bank, APP
phcation having been made for a charter.
The stockholders and directors will be
James Kirk, DIR. o. H. williams, j. l..
Turner. Q. f. Clancy and ]. w. Turner.
J. W. Turner will be president. j. L. Turn
er vice president, and c. f. Clancy cash
Ter r."
SIOUX FALLS - Information has
reached Sioux Falls that Edward May,
who resides near Sioux Falls, and who for
some weeks has been In France, has en-
listed In a company OF rough riders or
ganized In the French capital and will
hnght for the cause of France. So far as
known he is the only South Dakotan who
win be actively identified with the Euro
pean war.
NEoAyrppcu - .. -
business men and other residents IL was
decided to hold a fall festival In Mont
rose, and Wednesday and Thursday, Sep
TENDER % and "a, was fixed as the time
Various committees were appointed to
make the necessary arrangements Among
the sporting features will be ball games
between leading teams OF this part of the
state. 1t Is expected several thousand
persons will be in attendance.
PIERRE-Governor Byrne left the capt.
tol to address and assist in the unwilling
of the statue of John Weston Smith,
pioneer preacher who was killed by the
Indians somewhere in the Black Hills
country between Deadwood and Crook
City about 10 years ago. The statue has
been provided by public subscription and
is erected at Deadwood.
WASHINGTON sPRINGs-oscar John
son, living on a farm in the vicinity, is
alarmed for the safety OF his wife, two.
children and a sister, who left some time
ago for visit at their old home in Den
mark, and who because of the war are
unable to return to the United States and
South Dakota. johnson is unable to get
any word from them, -
a. MARIoN-Fred Bones. a farmer living
In this district, has offered a reward OF
800 for the arrest and conviction OF I'm
known persons who recently raided his
farm and stoler4O of his spring pigs An
organized band seems TO be at work in
this territory stealing porkers the activ-
ity OF the thieves doubtless being due to
present high prices.
ABERDEEN-The Better Farming as
ISOLATION has been daily receiving letters
from commission merchants all through
the southern and middle states telling OF
q shortage in potato crops in those Sec
tons and asking If there will be a supply
OF the tubers In South Dakota this year
The potato crop in South Dakota is excel
lent this year. &C. '~Es
IRoQUoIs-Felderman brothers, on a
large farm In this section, have 100 acres
OF fine alfalfa, on which they are feeding
700 hogs and from which they have this
season cut 80 tons of hay. The hogs will
be finished up on corn. The brothers rap
idly are becoming the hog kings of this
part of the state.
YANKToN--The news has reached this
city of the sudden death at Victoria, b. !
O., OF Miss Rose Matthiesen, daughter OF
Mrs. M. M. Matthiesen, of this city, and
very prominent here socially. Miss Matt
heisen was visiting old friends at VIC
toria when taken ILL., The remains will
be brought to Yankton for burial
HETLAND-Farmers of this vicinity
are holding their grain for higher prices.
A great deal of grain is being received
at the Hetland elevators, but little has
been shipped out The farmers are taking
advantage of the Is days free storage
given by the elevator companies.
PIERRE-The railroad commissioners
have received notice that the Minneapolis
& st. Louis railroad will give a homeseek-
err rate TO South Dakota points on its line
from any place In Iowa for $40 for the
round trip. and from Illinois points for SIS
the round trip, with 10 days stop at any
South Dakota point.
FEDoRA--A number of Sunday school
workers from different parts of the state
are scheduled to make addresses at the
annual convention OF the Miner County
Sunday School association, which will be
held here on Saturday and Sunday, Aug
ust % and 3d. ..E.
HURoN-G. o. Van Meter, state chair
man Of the progressive party, has opened
state campaign headquarters In Huron,
and the party campaign this fall will be
conducted from here. George w Wright,
Of this city, state campaign manager and
Mr.. Van Meter will together direct the
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oSCEoLIA--A spark from a railway
locomotive set fire to grain field west
of town owned by Matthew McQuerry and
burned about 10 acres of grain. height
oors turned out and extinguished the fire
before further damage was done.
GEDDES-During the month OF July,
694 cans of cream, or more than "a cans
for each week day, were shipped from
the local station. At an average of IS |
per can, the cream brought the farmers |
of this section, $4,752
BRIDGEwATER-c dry, hot
weather during the past three weeks has |
lone material injury to the corn north |
and west of here, which prior to the dry |
spell promised a heavy yield.
WASHINGTON SPRINGs-By vote |
II 100 to 80. il has been decided to issue |
bonds to the extent of $4,000 for the |
purchase and construction Of a municipal |