The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
YANKToN HAS ONE INJURY
IN JULY 4 CELEBRATION

YanKton, s. D., July 8.-A heavy ram,
precipitating several inches or water
upon Yankton county arrived Just De-
fore the Fourth and made roads some
what bad and picnics at least Of doubt
full value After Lot week, in which
the CORE has been growing with great
rapidity, the rain was OF great Value'
The heat has returned and corn pros
poets are excellent in this vicinity.
1t is always with some apprehension
that Yankton people approach the
Fourth, as the city has seen some bad
accidents in the past. The safe and
sane rules Of the past two years were
again in force here, and so far as
learned on July S, after O close scru-
tiny of the field, only one accident re-
suited. This was to Tony Mormann,
aged 16, who received heavy charge
of powder in his right eye, inflicting q
painful wound. The eyesight was saved.
SIOUX FALLS-Daniel J. Higginboth-
am, aged 30, local barber. unable to with
stand grief caused by his wife deserving
him, ended his life by swallowing an
ounce Of carbollc acid. The deed was
committed at the home OF his motherin-
law. His wife left him Monday follow
Ing q quarrel He made several threats
that no would end his life II she did not
return to him. He told his acquaintance
that life without q wife was not worth
living. There are no children In the
family. ".a. aEn
SIOUX FALLS-The gioux Falls lodge
Of Elks has just paid off the last out
standing obligation against their temple
property, which Is among the most val,
liable In the city. They had mortgage
Of $4,000 against the property which they
could have paid several months ago, but
the holder of the mortgage preferred
drawing interest and would not accept
the money until this time, when the Of
ficers OF the lodge were able to exchange
cash for the mortgage. The Elks o!
Sioux Falls now own property valued al
not less than $4,000, against which there
is not a single dollar of indebtedness. Few
lodges in the country are in as good
financial condition.
FREEMAN-A deputy state food int
spector, during visit to this city, caused
the arrest of the wife of well known
farmer on the charge Of selling stale eggs.
The woman was compelled to pay a fine
and costs aggregnting about $50. The in
spector CHANGED to be in a store when the
eggs brought in by the farmers wife were
being unpacked, and noticing that the
eggs looked as IL they had been under
setting hens for 10 days or more made an
investigation, which resulted in the wofn-
ans arrest
SIOUX FALLS-Forty members of the
Minnehaha Mandskor, local singing So
ciety, which is made up large of Sioux
Falls business men, departed today for
Grand Forks, N, D., where they will take
part in the annual convention of the Nor
wegian Singing Association of America,
which will open in the North Dakota city
this week and continue several days A
number of other singing societies OF
South Dakota will send large delegations
to the Grand Forks meeting, Canton being
among the number.
COTTONwoOD-The voters OF this
place, at a special election, authorized the
issuance Of bonds in the sum Of 50, 900 for
the erection of a fine new modern brick
school building. On July 28 the board OF
education will open bids, and 1t Is ex-
pected the contract for the erection OF
the building will be awarded soon there
| after.
EDGEMoNT-Boy scouts of this place
| have completed plans for what will be
one OF the longest hikes ever undertaken
by boy scouts of western South Dakota
The hike will commence Sunday, and be-
fore It is completed the boy scouts par
ticipatin9 will have visited Pringle, Gus
ter, Sylvan Lake. Wind Cave and Hot
| Springs, from the latter place returning
home. They will be accompanied by ar
auto carrying the camp eQtIlpage, but
win have to do their own cooking and
| camping.
HUMBoLDT-At a special election tc
| be held in Humboldt and throughout
| Humboldt township on Friday of this
week the voters win have submitted Il
them the proposition Of consolidating thG
schools of the township into one school
located at a central point, in which al
the scholars Of the township viii b,
pupils. Several schools would be aband
oned and the school expense Of the town
ship would be very materially reduced.
MT. VERNoN-The police made a RAID
| in the elevator district and succeeded II
| capturing three women and one man, wht
| were charged with disorderly conduct
| When taken into court they were fount
| guilty and compelled to pay fines an,
| costs aggregating $64.5o. after which the,
| ware ordered to laaYa town