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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
RARE PREHISTORIC FOSSIL
UNEARTHED NEAR WINNER

Winner, s. D., May 1.-The skele-
ton OF a prehistoric dinosaur was un-
earthed by a dredging crew at work on
the city waterworks, near Shoemaker
Springs, four miles south OF Winner.
While the ditching machine was in OPP
Grafton in an unusually deep cut II sud
denly brought to the surface among the
debris several huge bones resembling
the paddles Of a rowboat.
The workmen were amazed to find so
far below the surface the bones OF
what they at first thought to be an
enormous buffalo. The bones were SO
large that they stopped the work OF
the dredger. Councilman Barnum, pres
ident OF the Bank Of Winner, who was
present, at once recognized the bones
to be those OF some prehistoric animal
or reptile and had a few of them
brought to Winner, where parts Of the
yertebrae and the extended shoulder
or fin structure were fitted together.
The paddle shaped structures, which
extended upward from the ~vertebrae,
measured in the ne~ighborhood Of six
feet. This rib was curved like the rib
of an ordinary animal. A socket in the
vertebrate allowing the rib to fit in was
found. While the large structural bones
stand above the spinal column, the ribs
extend downward. This popularity en-
abled Prof. Bruce Backus and others
versed in archaeology to identify the
find as belonging to the prehistoris din
osaur.'
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
ABERDEEN MAY EXPERIMENT
WITH MUNICIPAL SALOON

Aberdeen, S. D., May 5.-The latest
development in the license fight in Alb
d is the announcement that II the
license forces carry out their plans to
institute a contest in circuit court OF
the election in which Aberdeen voted
out the saloons on a tie vote, and the
court holds a majority Of the votes cast
were in favor Of license, steps will i'm
mediately be taken to put in a NUM-
clap saloon in Aberdeen
The municipal saloon Is operating at
Lennon and Lennox, s. D., and was
operated for a year at Sisseton, until
that town went dry" Under the NUM-
cipal saloon plan. a company is formed
which takes out licenses for all The sa-
looms permitted under the state law. In
Aberdeen the number Is IS, and the IL
cense that would be required from the
municipal saloon would be $4,000. the
saloon license here being / LOO. Under
the plan, a manager is employed who
has complete charge OF ne municipal
saloon. After paying all expenses, in
Guiding the licenses, the net profits
made by the municipal saloon is divided
between the city government and the
school district.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
RULINGS SUBMITTED BY
RAILROAD COMMISSION

Pierre, s. D., May 1.-The railroad
commission has ruled that the legls-
allure passing the old law providing
Tor railroads putting in cattle guards
wing fences and farm crossings IN
tended the law to be fully definite and
comprehensive as the new n along
ihis line passed by the 1915 legislature
ind has ordered the Northwestern to
put in such crossings in the case or
John Duyer VS.. the Northwestern,
After July l the point will be definitely
Jettled as to administration Of the law,
out the commissions rulings, In the
meantime, will be just about h same,
. n the grounds Of legislative intent n
The old law
In the a 8 of T. s. Barker VS.. the
Milwaukee, the commission has or
Tered In new stock yards at Loomis.
B. D., to be equipped with shed Gov
ertngs and separate watering troughs
tor cattle and hogs.
The cas- OF the Social Telephone
company, Of Marshall county, was ad-
iusted by ordering equal telephone
rates to all. The practice had evil
IDENTIFY been to give half rates, or at
seast reduced rates, to stockholders OF
the company. Also the company has
been ordered to comply with the exist
Ing law and furnish the railroad COM
mission with a list of its connecting
lines and switching contracts.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
ROSEBUD WILL BOOST FOR
NEW WASHINGTON HIGHWAY

Fairfax, 8. D., May 8.-CommencinG
with a big mass meeting at Jordan to.
morrow, the Rosebud citizens will give
their chief Interest during the coming
week to affairs connected with the pro-
posed Washington Memorial highway,
promoted by the erratic but persistent
Colonel Thatcher. The meeting at Jor-
dan tomorrow will be attended by rep
resentatiVes from all of the towns In
Trip county and will include a big
booster program, with an open air bar
becue. A similar congress for Gregory
county ist booked for Fairfax next
Wednesday, May s. The local Com
mercial club has taken the affair in
hand and expects to stage a monster
demonstration. Colonel Thatcher will
be on hand at both the Jordan and
Fairfax meetings, and has promised to
route his highway through the Rose.
bud If a proper interest is shown In
the project.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
DAKOTA sILIcATE DEPOSITS
TO DEVELOP NEW INDUSTRY

Ardmore, S. D.. May ~3.-Cropping out
OF the shale beds that almost surround
Ardmore. is a peculiar strata OF earth
en- material which local people have
often thought might be Of value, and
samples have at different times been
sent to chemists for analysis. The re-
suit has not been encouraging, as the
chemists reported the material worth
less except for the 20 per cent alumni
mum 1t contained. A few months ago,
however, a chemist at Des Moines, Ia,
with the aid OF Rev. Mr.. Prather, OF
Winner, s. D., discovered q process by
which this worthless material is to
be made the basis OF a new industry,
and the kaolinite and fuller's earth, or
aluminium ~silicate, is to be made into
q compound that will soften and puri-
~ water. II is estimated that a ton
OF the compound will soften and purify
100000 gallons Of water. The process
has been patented and copyrighted and
the manufacture Of the finished product
has been begun by the Des MoiDes Re
hning company, at Des Moines, Ia, the
raw material being shipped from Ard
more and Buffalo Gap. ..
Recently Rev. Mr.. Prather was here
with a second group Of men and COM
pleted mineral filings on nearly 1000
acres of land which Is undertake with
the strata Of aluminium silicate three
feet or more in depth. So far as known,
the two deposits above mentioned are
the only ones in the world where the
minera exceeds a few inches in thick
ness.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
NESz HELD WITHOUT
BONDS ON CHARGE OF
NUMBERING Ed TOM
Community Sentiment Seems to
Be That Kiesz Was At
tackled BY Tom.

Leola. s. D., May 3.-At the prelim.
mary hearing or Jacob Kiesz, who Is
charged with the murder OF Ed Tom,
his brotherinlaw, the defendant waived
the Introduction OF testimony, and
James Clayton, acting Justice of the
peace, held him without bail to the next
term OF circuit court, which assemblies
here in June.
Popular feeling appears to be with
kiesz, who Is a soninlaw of Christian
Holman. a prominent resident of Nc
Pherson county, and has always borne
an excellent reputation. He has a wife
and a baby 8 months old.
Kiesz a rented a farm owned by
his mother, adjoining his own farm, and
ne trouble arose oVer this farm. Tom
disapproved OF the rental Of h farm
owned by Mrs. Kiesz. his motherinlaw,
by kiesz, and, it is alleged, on the day
or the killing he vent to Kiesz's farm
armed with a pick handle, and attacked
K1esz. Kiesz had been warned Of
threats Tom had made and, when Tom
appeared, pick handle in hand, he pre-
pared to defend himself.
In the fight that followed, Tom
seized Keisz by the throat, and, in
breaking away, Keisz grabbed the pick
handle from Tom and struck Tom on
the head. In the struggle, both men
fell to the ground, with Tom under
meath. Toms head struck a stone, and
he died about three hours later.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
sTRoMME, THIRD POSTMASTER
IN TOWN OF GARRETSON

Garretson. May 5.-Although Gar
retson Is a town with a population of
nearly 1000. and is a quarter Of a
century old, its third postmaster has
Just taken charge Of the office, In the
person Of J.. A. Stromme, a pionerr OF
the town, who mas been appointed post
master by President Wilson.
UP to Mr.. Stromme's appointment.
but two men have served as postmaster
since the town was established.
Anthony H. Rudd was appointed post
master when the town was established
in 1890, in the Harrison administration.
He served four years and gave way 10
w. H. ,O'Leary, a democrat, who was
appointed In 1894. Four years later, In
1898, Mr.. Rudd was again appointed
postmaster by President Mckinley, and
he served until today, a period OF near
~ 81 years.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
WEBSTER PREPARES FOR
TWO LUTHERAN MEETINGS

Webster, S. D., May 5.-The Aber-
deem conference Of the Dakota district
of the German Lutheran synod of Iowa
and other states will meet at Webster
on Tuesday and Wednesday. A good
program has been prepared for the
meeting, which will be held in the Ger
nan Lutheran church here. In addi-
ton to the clergymen OF the district, a
number Of outside ministers will be
present n take part in the meeting.
Those within the district are w.
Kraushaar, Aberdeen: A. Wiederander,
Aberdeen; j. Haberaeker, Arlington: o.
Erpenstein, Bryant; r. H.. Bunge,
Eureka; NJ. W~iederanders, Eureka; M.
Haag, Hecla; H. Dieter, Hosmer; r.
Tauber, Hosmer: G.. Kirchdoerfer,
Java; c. Tauber, Leola; r. Hanselman,
Ivory; w. BurZlaff, Redfield, and c..
Stretch, Webster. .
The following week, On May IA. Is
and 16, another large Lutheran gather
ing will be held here, in the form of
the state convention of the Luther
league. Twenty five different leagues
will be represented by delegates and a
large number OF visitors from all sec
tons Of the state will attend. II is X
pected at least 200 delegates and visit
ors will be here for the meeting, which
will be held in st. Johns Lutheran
church. One of the features OF the con-
Yention will be the singing of the
Choral union, an organization COM
prising the members of the choir of the
Lutheran churches OF the James VAL
ley district, n including about 70
voices.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
DRY TREATY CLAUSE
ON INDIAN LAND NOW
RECEIVING ATTENTION
Government Officials Active In
Prosecutions on Former
Yankton Tracts.

Wagner, 8. D., May THAT the
United States authorities for South
Dakota propose to strictly enforce that
clause OF the treaty with the Yankton
Sioux Indians by which a considerable
portion Of Charles Mix county was
opened to white settlement with a pro-
vision which permanently prohibited
The sale Of liquor on the coded lands Is
indicated by recent announcements and
oy the instituting of cases against q
number OF defendants charged with
selling liquor In Wagner and other
towns which are situated in the ceded
tract. s
As a result Of the announced inten-
lion OF the federal authorities II Is
probable that in future the entire
feded tract will be dry" and thai
lone Of the residents will take the
chances OF getting into difficulty with
Uncle Sam. 1t is said that the name OF
svery person in the coded lands VINO
Jas been selling cider or any or the
Sther so-called temperance drinks, ana
merchants who have been selling ex-
;racts which contain a percentage or
Ilcohol, is on a list made by the fed-
raj authorities,
knowledge Of his has a a SEN
alton, and the result has been that
~Iealers have voluntarily placed q ban
On prohibited drinks of all kinds and
merchants nave ceased selling extracts
which come under the federal ban.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
RRIDeEWATER VISITED BY
SUNDAY MORNING STORM

Bridgewater, May 6.-A storm Of
tornadic tendencies broke suddenly over
this section at an early hour Sunday
morning inflictinF many hundreds OF
dollars worth of damage to farm prop
erty and stock. The losses reported
are: James Curtin. large new barn
and eight head Of horses, estimated loss
$4,000; August Paweltzki, barn sheds
and windmills, $500: +. s. Packard,
granaries, corn cribs and grain, $500;
Jacob A. Gaspar. o. II. Silence, and ].
r. Hofer, suffered minor losses.
Numerous windmills and small farm
buildings were destroyed in all direc-
tons. Fruit blossoms were badly dam
aged by the wind and hail. Sever dam
age is reported from Emery, S. D.,
where several box cars were blown from
stroyed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
ALASKA RESIDENT RETURNS
AFTER 20 YEARS ABSENCE

Aberdeen. S. D.. May 5.-Thomas
Coffey, OF Alaska, Is in Aberdeen on a
visit to his nephew, Collector James
Coffey, OF the internal revenue office,
and Patrick Coffey. Thomas Coffey has
lived in Alaska for 20 years. and this
Is his first trip back to Gods country"
in that time. He is located more than
100 miles from Fairbanks, and has not
heard from relatives or friends for
many years. He returned to the Uni
ted States to find his father, W
brothers and several other relatives had
died DUNG his absence, and the rest OF
the family had scattered so 1t was with
difficulty that he got track OF any Of
them. Now that he is in communica-
ton with his relatives he intends visit
ing them all before returning to
Alaska.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
SUCTION OF TRAIN SAVED
CHlLD,S LEE. Is THEORY

Aberdeen, s. D.; May Mrs. Lucia
Stadiotto. the Swiss who be-
came violently insane while on an
eastbound Milwaukee train, going from
idaho to New York, where she had
steamer tickets for Switzerland, and
threw her ~2-year-old child from the
train at Bowdle, S. D., has been placed
In the county poor farm here until her
husband can be heard from. The child
was but slightly injured, trainmen at
tributing its escape from death to the
suction of the train, which was travel
ing at a rate Of IS miles an hour The
suction, they think, let the body down
gently and protected 1t from injury.
1t develops from the woman's state
ments today that her husband is az
Elk River. Id. and wore OF his wife's
p~redicament has been sent to him there.
The family was DESTROYS of returning
to Switzerland, but there was not suf-
ficient funds for all to go. So the
husband bought his wife a through
ticket and she and her two children.
one aged 2 years and one aged 8
months. started on the long Journey.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
FATHER AND SON HELD ON
ARSON CHARGE AT WEBSTER

Webster, s. D., May 3.-On complaint
Of State Fire Marshal 8. z. Grams, John
S~zcpaniak and Lawrence Szcpaniak, OF
Kosciusko township. this county, were
arrested on a charge of arson and are
being held here to await the action Of
the state circuit court. The men are
father and son.
Some time ago Lawrence Szcpaniak,
the father, lost his farm by mortgage
foreclosure, the property passing into
The hands OF. Walter Ingolstad, OF Min
neapolis. The Szcpaniaks were noti-
ned to vacate the farm last winter and
are said to have made threats Of VEN
geance then. On April l, as the fam
lily were vacating the property, the
house they coupled was destroyed by
Ore. and it is the belief of the state fire
marshal, after an investigation, that the
father and son are responsible for the
lre.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06

In the F1athead Indian reservation.
near Camas, Mont, II al artesian well
containing hot mineral water, said to
be he only one In the world. Around
~, within a mile, are other artesian
wells In which the water In clear and
cool. A few years ago the govern
ment threw open the Flathead reser-
walton, and those who were success
ful In h drawing now fine
ranches in a fertile valley. Artesian
wells have been struck at q depth
ranging from 90 to S65 feet. In the
summer OF 1913, on a ranch within a
mile of one Of these cold wells. drillers
were at work when, at the depth Of 244
feet, hot water gushed upward with
such force that the drtllers were forced
to nee. In q few days the rush Of hot
water had waAhod q large hole, with
b drill stan In, though in~capacitated.
The well was finally curbed 30 that 1t
could be used. The water is 100 Fab
ranheit, flowing AZ the rate Of so bar-
rels q minute.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
MITCHELL HAS RIGHT
TO ISSUE BONDS FOR
CITY PHONE SYSTEM
Supreme Court Upholds Action
of June 10, 1913--outcome
of Protest on Rates.

Mitchell. s. D., May Through a
decision Just handed down by the South
Dakota supreme court, Mitchell has
won the right to issue 100000 In bonds
for the construction of a municipal tel
ephone plant. This is the elimination
OF a series OF barriers raised by the
Dakota Telephone company, which has
been seeking to prevent such action.
The Dakota Telephone company re-
fused to establish a rate satisfactory
to Mitchell citizens and the latter, In
retaliation. refused to renew the com
pany's franchise, o expired. The
Mitchell city council ordered the COM
pany to remove its poles ard wires
from that city, but this action was pre-
vented through a strained and tech
meal court ruling. ....
Determined TO assert their rights and
independence OF any corporation ma
nipulation, Mitchell citizens then voted
$780, 600 In bonds for a municipal tele-
phone plant. This action was taken on
June 10, 1913, and the vote was rs In
favor Of the bond issue and ESQ against
II. During the ensuing period. almost
two years, the telephone company has
kept the issue tied up In court
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
WHITMARSH Is HELD FOR
ATTACK ON MRS. HAHSC

Sioux Falls, s. d., May las the
result OF his preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Orr, OF the municipal court,
Lewis Whitmarsh. q former convict In
the Sioux Falls penitentiary, after be-
ing positively identified in open court
by his victim. Mrs. Knute Hanson, has
been held for trial in the state circuit
court on the charge OF first degree
criminal assault. Whitnarsh already
has served one term in the Sioux Falls
p~enitentiary for a similar ~offense, and
one term for attempted assault on a
woman
While on the witness stard at the
preliminary hearing OF Whitmarsn,
Mrs. Hanson positively identified him
and a V details Of the assault upon
her. She stated that when WhItmarsh
appeared at the Hanson home. about
20 o'clock in the forenoon. wednesday
of last week, her husband was working
little girl but a few minutes before
had started for the field. Three chill
dren were at school and two other chill
dren were working away from home.
Mrs. Hanson was outside the house
when Whitmarsh appeared. He de-
manded money and finally drew a re-
volver. Frightened, she stated. she
would get her husbands p~ocketbook.
which was in an upstairs room.
Whitmarsh followed her, and, after
the pocketbook had been turned over
to him. ne bound her and then at
tackled her, ignoring her pleas for
mercy on the ground that she was in a
delicate condition. In default Of 5000
bonds, the defendant has been lodged
In the county Jail.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
MUST MAKE CONNECTIONS

Milbank. s. D., May LA decision
Of Importance to South Dakota, North
Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa has just
been handed down by the state railroad
commission in the ordering in OF a
physical connection between the Dako-
ia Central Telephone company n the
Grant Telephone company, a branch OF
the Tri-State Telephone company OF
Minneapolis.
The order provides that this connec-
ton shall be made within 80 days by
the establishment Of three trunk lines
between the two companies local Of
fees, the expense Of the trunk lines to-
gether with the connections to be borne
by the Grant county company, although
the actual work Of making the connec-
ton between these trunk lines Inc the
instruments of the Dakota Central shall
be made by employees Of the latter COM
pany.
Following the establishment OF this
connection, the Dakota Central shall
permit subscribers OF the Grant com
ty company to receive or transmit long
distance or toll messages from the tele-
phone instruments installed in their re-
spective places of business or residences
at the regular toll tariff rate.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
FINDS IRREGULARITY IN
YANkTON SCHOOL SYSTEM

Yankton, 8. D., May 1.-State Ex-
aminer e. 1. Lampy, who has been go
ing over the county officers accounts
at the Yankton county court house,
gives as his opinion that the Yankton
city schools are being operated illeg-
ally since the institution of the COM
mission form of government in the city.
The board of education operated under
a special charter and this vas main
tanned after the city adopted the COM
mission plan, although Mr.. Lampy
claims that with the change of the city
government the schools OF the city
would operate under the same law as
other schools Of the state In cities un-
der commission, The city recently
voted a 100000 bond Issue for building
a new school which is held to be legal,
as 1t was placed under a vote OF the
people. ~
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR
FARMING OPERATIONS

Aberdeen. s.. D., May 1.-Two
weeks OF warm n rainless weather
furnishing ample time for the. major
ity of the farmers to get in their small
grain, followed by a week OF rainy
weather, has put northern and north
western South Dakota in the best con-
dition for a bumper crop this year that
IL has ever experienced.
Nearly all OF the small grain Is in,
and in many fields the grain has COM
menced to shoot up. Winter wheat and
alfalfa are looking splendid. Corn
planting will commence In another two
weeks or 10 days.
Trees and shrubs AVE all leaved out,
and fruit trees are beginning to bloom.
-
MILLER-It Is estimated that during
the season just closed the four local grain
elevators have purchased an aggregate of
10000 bushels of grain and 5000 bushels
Of corn. The value of the grain pur-
chased was about $40, 900.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-05-06
MANY TEACHERS REFUSE TO
RENEW THEIR CONTRACTS

Aberdeen. s. D., May Am unusual.
ly large number OF Aberdeen teachers
who were reelected by the school board
and given until today to signify theii
acceptance of the positions for another
year, have notified the board Of their
designations at the close Of the present
school year. Or the number there is
included one principal OF grade schools,
several high school teachers. and a
number of grade teachers. Mrs. Alice
,. McKenna has resigned as principal
Of the Washington school, c. NJ. with.
row as teacher Of Latin. A. d. Tinker
as manual training teacher. Miss Ber-
padrine Cooney as teacher Of domestic
science, and a half dozen grade teach:
ers.