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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
PART OF BRAIN REMOVED,
BUT PATIENT MAY LIVE

Aberdeen. S. D., April 19.-One OF
the most remarkable cases coming be-
fore the attention Of the Aberdeen
medical and surgical fraternity is that
OF H. Z. Henry, of Britton. who was
brought here with a bullet hole
through his brain.
In taking q .38 caliber revolver from
a shelf the gun exploded, the bullet
entering the head near the right
temple, blowing through the brain cells
and coming put the back Of the head.
In cleansing the wound fully two
tablespoonsful OF brain matter were
removed.
1t is the opinion Of attending sur
geons that he will recover. He Is able
to see n hear, and Is gradually re-
gaining his power Of speech. He is able
to recognize objects and is quite ra-
tional. He is go years Of age.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

toxicating liquor to the above men.
toned parties, nor to allow them to
loaf or remain in their places of bust.
ness unnecessarily.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed:
r. r. Robinson. for money paid out,
so cents.
Frank Hlavac, grading, ETC., s34.
Tyndall. Printing company, printing,
$10.75.
Jos. Dvoracek, grading. $40.
Vac. Hakl, grading, $$16.
On motion the following places were
designated legal places to dispose Of
or sell chattel mortaged property, to
wit: The front door of the postoffice
at Tyndall, s. d.; the front door OF the
M. w. A. hall at Springfield, s. D.: the
front door OF the livery barn on lot l,
black 10. of the original townsite Of
Scotland. s. D.; the front door of the
Star livery barn at Avon, s. D., and
the front door of Kulis's blacksmith
shop in Tabor, s. ID.
On motion board adjourned to |
o'clock p. m.
T.. H. Abbott, Chairman.
Attest: ]. J.. Maus, Auditor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board OF county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. Present full
board, county auditor and sheriff.
Board proceeded to check up with the
county treasurer for the quarter end
ing April 30, 1915, n found the follow
ing:
Balance on hand January 1,
1915 .$134, 260.S
Collection for January, Feb
ruary and March, 19l5...... las, TAI. O5
$3.50, oOl. a.
Disbursements for January,
February and March 1915.... 65,S65.55
$214,135.S7
Less Bills receivable .......... 93,810.6l
Balance On hand April l, 1915, 500, 1852
On motion, duly seconded, the report
Of the county treasurer was approved
Moved ami seconded that the county
auditor be and he is hereby instructed
to advertise for bids on gas or oil tract.
ors, size 30x60, or 40xS0, and also for
n 12-foot grader, bids to be opened
Tuesday, May 4, 1915, at 2 o'clock b.. n.
On motion following bills were al
lowed:
D. & B. store, merchandise for poor,
$15.81
On motion the resignation of L. S.
McBurney as janitor for the court
house, same to go into effect Thursday,
April 10, 1915, was accepted.
Moved and seconded that Jack Hanlin
be appointed janitor OF the court house
at $50 per month. Motion carried.
On motion the following commission
er Inc sheriff's bills were allowed:
I. H. Abbott. commissioner salary,
S12.
Jos. V. Wagner, commissioner salary
and mileage, S18.4 40.
Charles Dirks, commissioner salary
and mileage, $24.
Lloyd Patterson. commissioner salary
and mileage, $3.50.
w. A. Cobb, commissioner salary and
mileage. $3.50.
l.. L. Wagner, sheriff attending con.
missioners, 80.
On motion board adjourned to Mon
day, May 3. 1915, at 10 o'clock. a. m.
T. H. Abbott, chairman.
Attest: J. ]. Maus, county auditor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
REV. H. K. P. CORNISH
IS GRANTED DIVORCE;
WIFE USED CIGARETS
Held Various Charges In South
Dakota-Former Instructor
at Huron College.

Huron. s. D.. April 21.-on the ale
cation that his wife smoked cigarets n
received attentions from other men,
Rev. H. X. p. Cornish was granted a
divorce in district court in Omaha. Rev
Mr.. Cornish now Is located In South
Omaha, but has held various charges
In. South Dakota and Nebraska. The
Case was not resisted M he secured
his divorce by default. Neither the pc
tition nor the testimony went very
much into detail as to Mrs. Cornish's
alleged transgressions,
At one time Rev. Mr.. Cornish was an
instructor in Huron college. He also
was Methodist pastor here and at Es-
mond Before going to South Omaha ne
was stationed at Ralston, Neb.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
sRooKINes DEFEATS HURON
IN MINIMUM WAGE DEBATE

BTookings, S. D., April 17.-South Da-
kota State college defeated Huron col
lege in a spirited debate Wednesday
evening in the college auditorium, the
question being: Resolved. hat the
several states should adopt laws en-
bodying the principles of the minimum
wage" Huron was represented by
Charles Lundberg, Roger Campbell and
George Longstaff. while the Bookings
speakers were Horace Jones, Of Nit
ehell; Homer Smith, OF Egan, and
Thomas Strachan. Of Chelsea. Jones
and Smith composed the team which
defeated the North Dakota debaters
here two weeks ago. The judges were
Professor HaywOrth. of Elkton; Pro
fessor Briggs. of Lake Preston. and
Chas. A. Alseth, Of Lake Preston. Hon.
PhilO Hall presiding.
Telephones are coming into . in
Tripoli.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

The republic OF Nicaragua has an
area OF ZOO square miles, and its pop
ulation Is estimated at 500, 900. At least,
rs per cent of the inhabitants live In
the western half Of the country. The
two halves of the republic differ great
ly in many respects and there Is little
communication between them, the jour
ney by trail and river being so slow and
difficult that passengers usually go by
way OF Costa Rica. while the small
amounts OF merchandise shipped from
one side to the other are sent mainly
by way of Panama.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

There :" an increase of nearly
TOO, 10000 =. re cigaret output In the
United last ear, according to
statisti, piled by he United
States ECO Jouy AZ from the
monthly ,zraal revenue figures. The
total output Of cigarets for the year
was 16, SIS, 726, 013, and the actual gain
was 691. 1874, 956. In the same year the
output of large cigars totaled 1908, 1885,
26s, or a decrease of 41S, 116, 302. There
was an increase OF 96,654,76o in the
output Of little cigars, which numbered
1,059. $50. 354. The production OF manu-
featured tobacco for the year fell off T.
o95, 211 pounds, the total being 44S, 1885,
A4A pounds.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
lowa's Literary. Firmament.
Joe Mitchell Chapple, in National Mag

zine.
The women of Iowa are we'll repre-
sented in the literary armament, and
what has been accomplished in Iowa
%authordom at this time has been at
'tributed to her splendid schools and the
inspiration of hard working mothers,
who were determined that their boys
and girls should have an education, no
matter what II cost them in self sacri-
flee. The Iowa home coming had all
that honey air about 1t hat inspires
a writer to draw deeper and deeper on
memories of the old home state for the
inspiration Of his work. and was an
event recorded in red letters in the at
tending authors note book as pleas.
ure days with the spirit of Pegasus"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

st. Bride, the ~patroness. OF Ireland
and of Fleet street, whose feast falls
in February, was the beautiful daugh-
ter OF q bard who became the religious
disciple OF St. Patrick and abbess of
KildLcS. The story OF st. Bride, or
Bridget, fired the Celtic imagination,
and. in Ireland, about 20 parishes bear
the name Kilbride. The spire of her
church in Fleet street has been twice
struck by lightning, and much reduced
from the original height, but is still
one OF the tallest steeples in London.
II is supposed to have been designed by
Wren's Young daughter.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
DRIFTING BOTTLE SHOWS
SPEED OF RIVER CURRENT

Peirce, S. D.. April 19.-Drifting 100
miles in about "a hours is the record of
a bottle cast into the waters OF the
Missouri river by Mrs. A. G. Snyder.
Of his city. She placed a note in a
bottle asking the finder to notify her Is
to the time n place OF finding 1t, and
has received a note from Russell Ros-
enberger, who says he picked up the
bottle at a point IL miles down stream
from Chamberlain, on the day follow
ing that in which the bottle was thrown
into the stream. The record is LOG
miles from Pierre to Chamberlain.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

marching song ready for them in Land
of Ny Fathers" This, according to Sir
Ernest Clarke, is the Oldest Welsh mel
ody extant, having beer composed in
7s6. After many hundred years Evan
James, an obscure schoolmaster, wrote
some words to 1t, which have come
20 be adopted as the Welsh national
anthem. At a mass meeting in Wales
TO celebrate the end of the South Afri-
can war, very few knew God Save
the King" but Land of My Fathers"
was rendered with immense enthusi-
aam
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

p PIERRE-O. +. Sammis, ono of the old
time 'Treighters" between here and Dead
wood, and one of the first settlers In
Hughes county, died yesterday at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. George X.
March, Spokane. Wash, at which place
Mr.. Sammis was visiting.
YANKTON-The death occurred here Of
Mrs. Johanna c. Wenzlaff, aged So
years. There are nine surviving children.
including President G. G. Wenzlafr, OF the
Springfield normal: Mrs. Marie Lawroa,
principal of the Yankton high school: Mrs
Johanna Baisch and Mrs. Sophia Max, OF
Scotland, and Mrs. John Max. OF Yank-
ton.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

One of the biggest jobs of the
British army is that of the quarter
master general, whose duty 1t Is to
see that every soldier ] the service
Is provided with all necessities Of
war from a shoestring to big trench
shelters. Sir ]. S. Cowans, who was
recently .ppointed to fill this high
position, is the third military mem
Der of the army council and has been
working ceaselessly to supply the
provisions, clothing, shelter and IN
fact everything used by the two OF
more million soldiers in the field.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

The menace OF a film famine"
which because of the European war
threatened to hurt the American NOV
ing picture industry. has been banished.
Moving picture film is being made of
skimmsd milk. The first roll OF
practical SKINNED milk film was shown
In the exhibit of the Illinois state food
commissioner ut the national dairy
ahOw
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

The adventures of the Elgtn marbles,
now safe from Zeppelins in the nearest
approach to a crypt the British museum
can furnish, began in 1898. when they
were wrecked at Cerigo on their way
from Greece to England 1t took the
divers three years, and a vast sum OF
money to fish up the P~arthenon relics.
II Is believed that Lord Elgtn spent
over 974,000 IN procuring these price
less fragments left by Turkish vandals,
who would probably have made an end
OF even these had the earl not rescued
them in time. The house Of commons
voted R36,o00 for their purchase, so
that the enterprising peer lost heavily
In cash, and suffered from a public agt-
tation against his alleged vandalism
rapacity and dishonesty" as well as
from Byron's Curse Of Minerva"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

Chodzinski, the famous Polish sculp-
tor, whose statutes adorn public places
In many of the worlds capitals and who
made the statue Of Pulaski in Wash
ington, is now forced to sell wood to
keep his family from starvation, ac-
cording to a letter from the sculptor to
American friends.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

The United States has furnished
more than 40 per cent Of the electrical
machinery and supplies used in Brazil,
but not through any concentrated eff
fort It was because the street railway
and light and power Systems in various
cities are under the management of
Americans.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

A new method of growing corn has
given good results in dry land sections
OF western Kansas. The rows are Z
feet apart, instead Of 3h feet. but the
plants are twice as thick in the row.
The yield was double that of adjoining
fields planted the old way.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

One of the gasometers of the New
town Gas company, New York city,
which is 276 feet high n has a holder
251 feet in diameter, is believed to be
the largest in the world.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

The claiming OF Egypt as a British
p~rotectorate means that 368,181 square
miles are added to the British empire
with a population OF upward Of
lI.O0O. 900.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

Fred Smith. Of Akron, Ohio, adver-
tised In q newspaper that he would give
away lO0, 900 marbles. In one day so
many kids" flocked to his office that
very few marbles were left.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

Almanacs are In existence that were
compiled in the Fourteenth century.
but they are only In manuscript; the
nrst printed almanac was issued about
the year l47b.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

For the purpose Of making repairs to
auto trucks without unusual delay,
such as those used in warfare, for In
stance, travelling workshops have been
built by some English firms. and these
have done great service at the front
and many machines have been rescued
which otherwise would have been nee
c~essarily abandoned. A typical shop Of
this kind has q three-horse power gas
oline engine which drives q dynamo
that supplies lights for working at
night, and also for a grinder n a
portable drill. 1t also furnishes power
for q six-inch lathe hat is provided
with milling and other attachments, as
we'll as screw cutting. The outfit in
cludes a bench with a good wise, an
anvil, forge and extensive assortment
Of tools, supplies and materials.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

A mans lungs require twice as much
air when he is walking as when resting
quietly.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

At the beginning of last year France
had 1,400 certified airmen, and Great
Britain and Germany 70 each.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

"A List OF Nuggets Fvuno in Vic
toria," published as No. IL of the
memories OF the geological survey Of
Victoria, Australia shows that II In not
only a land unusually rich In gold, but
nuggets have been more lavishly dis
tributed In that state than elsewhere in
the world, and in sizes that have never
been exceeded. The list describes 1887
nuggets. many Of which are waterworn.
Contrary to general belief. examination
shows that these alluvial nuggets could
not have resulted from the aggregation
OF gold while in the gravels from an or
iginally small piece. The famous Vel
come Stranger nugget. weighing 2,2S4
troy unces net, vas found In a bed
Of quartz. No evidence was found that
the size OF the nuggets grows In the
drifts, but there Is ample proof In some
cases that drift waters contain gold.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22
ONLY ONE VOTE AGAINST
ISSUING SCHOOL BONDS

Colome, s. D., April 19.-The special
school meeting here on the question Of
a new school building drew out a rep
resentative vote, 104 votes being cast.
On the proposition to bond the district
in the sum Of $13.400 for the purpose OF
building a lev school building in Col
ONE, only n vote was recorded in OPP
position. On h proposition to select
block No. 10 as a permanent school
and 6 against.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22


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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22


DEADWOOD-Word from Sweden tells
of the sending to prison there for 20 years
OF Nels Pierson, who was deported from
here a couple of years age Pierson had
considerable trouble here on charges OF
arson preferred by the national forest
officers and was finally deported when
IL was thought his mind was deranged.
Since arriving in Sweden he burned down
his brothers home n was convicted
and sent TO Jail.
VERMILION-The cash receipts OF the
local postoffce for the fiscal year end
ing March 81 were $13, 076. 20, as COM
pared with only a trifie over $12, 900 dur
ing the prior fiscal year. The increase
is sufficient to give the postmaster an
increase OF 500 per year in salary. max
ing the total salary OF the postmaster
$1,000 per year.
SIOUX FALLS-Taking advantage Of
an act OF the last Legislature the county
commissioners OF this county have ar
ranged to utilize prisoners from the Sioux
Falls penitentiary in performing work
for the county. Prison labor will be used
In tearing down an old county Jail build
ing in this city and the brick OF which
II is constructed win be piled up for
future use.
LEAD-At their annual business meet
ing the members OF the Ministers asso-
citation elected the following officers for
the coming year: President, Rev. James
A. Ayres; vice president. Rev. A. =,
Waltz, OF Deadwood; secretary treasurer.
z, :. Warren. 49,.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-04-22

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Cheyenne record., 1915-08-26
coPTT2IGHT 1914 - DopRFNEAo 3 coNRA1I

voice behind them. Drawing in their
horses. they greeted him eagerly when
he appeared.
Were you right? Are we followed?"
That's as may be. didn't hear or
see anything more. waited. but moth
ing happened, so l came on"
His words were surly and his looks
sour they, therefore. forbore to ques-
ton him further. especially as their
keenest interest lay ahead, rather
than behind them. They were nearing
Tempest lodge. AS it broke upon
their view, perched like an eagles
eyrie on the crest Of rising peak.
they drew rein, and, after a short con-
sultation, Mr.. Sloan wended his way
up alone. He was a well-known man
throughout the whole region, and
would be likely to gain admittance If
anyone could. But all wished the hour
had been less early.
However, somebody was up In the
picturesque place. A small trail Of
smoke could be seen lowering above
its single chimney, and promptly upon
Mr.. Sloan's approach, a rear door
swung back and an old man showed
himself. but with no hospitable intent.
On the contrary, he motioned the in
truder back, and shouting out some
very decided words, resolutely banged
the door shut.
Mr.. Sloan turned slowly about.
! bad luck" he commented. upon
joining his companions. THAT was
Deaf Dan. He's got warm nest here
and he's determined to keep it. No
visitors wanted was what he shouted
and he didn't even hold out his hand
when offered him the letter."
Give me the letter." said Reuther.
He won't leave lady standing out
In the cold"
Mr.. Sloan handed over the judges
message. and helped her down. and
she in turn began to approach the
place. AS she did so, she eyed it with
the curiosity Of hungry heart. 1t
was compact structure of closely
cemented stone. built to resist gales
and harbor would-he recluse. even in
an Adirondack winter.
Mr.. Sloan had been repu1sed from
the west door; she would try the east
Oliver uf Oliver it were) was prob
ably asleep; but she would knock, and
knock. and knock; and If Deaf Dan
did not open, his master soon would.
of this simple barrier and was lifting
her hand to the door it suddenly flew
open and man appeared before her.
Cheyenne record., 1915-08-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Found and Lost.


1t was Oliver. Oliver unkempt and
with signs upon him Of nights work
Of study or writing: but Oliver!-her
lover once. but now Just a stranger
into whose hand she must put this let
ter.
She tried to stammer out her
errand; but the sudden pallor, the
starting eyes-the whole shocked, al
most terrified appearance of the man
she was facing. stopped her. She for
got the surprise, the incredulity of
mind with which he would naturally
hall her presence at his door in a
place so remote and Of such inacces-
sibility. She only saw that his hands
had gone up and out at sight Of her,
and to her sensitive soul, this looked
like a rebuff which. while expected,
choked back her words and turned her
family flushing cheek scarlet.
1T Is not l." burst from her lips in
incoherent disclaimer OF his possible
thought. "I'm just messenger. Your
father"
1T is you!" Quickly his hands
passed across his eyes. How" Then
his glance, following hers, fell on the
letter which she now remembered to
hold out.
ITS the copy of a telegram" she
tremblingly explained, as he continued
to gaze at 1t without reaching to take
1t. you could not be found in De-
troit and as 1t was important that you
should receive this word from your
father. undertook to deliver 1t. re-
membered your fondness for this place
and how you once said that this is
where you would like to write your
books, and 80 came on a venture
but not alone-Mr. Black Is with me
and"
"Mr. Black! Who? What" He
was still staring at his fathers let.
ter; and still had made no offer to
take 1t.
Read this first" said she.
Then he woke to the situation. He
took the letter. and drawing her in
side, shut the door while he read 1t.
She, trembling very much. did not
dare to lift her eyes to watch its ef.
feet. but she WIS conscious that his