The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-07
WILLIS e. JOHNSON is
TO HEAD ASSOCIATION

WATERFOWL. s.. D.. Dec. willis e.
Johnson, president OF the Northern
Normal Industrial school, of Aberdeen,
was elected president of the South
Dakota Educational association, de-
feating DIR. II. M. Gage, of Huron.
AS the primary vote was practically
unanimous for Mrs. Olive M. Warren.
of Spearfish, for recording secretary
and j. w. Reemer. of Platte, for treas
urer, they were declared elected. Sec
rotary A. II. Seymour. of Aberdeen,
holds over.
The resolutions approved by the gen.
eral convention Endorsed the education
al medical clinic as proposed by DR..
w. Franklin Jones, Of the state uni
versity, and condemned by DIR. j.. G..
Parsons, of Sioux Falls: also indorsed
the state survey of school system urged
by President McClinton.
Sioux Falls was chosen as the meet
ing place of the convention next year.
Clate Tinan, OF the Kimball Graphic, ar
rived in Kimball ar a visit to his father.
but was compelled to depart for New
York in less than "A hours, though he
had not seen his father before for several
years. The younger, Tinan lives In Manila,
p. l., where he has been for the past 10
years. and for the past six years has been
engaged in the automobile business. He
told Kimball folks they. need not worry
about the Japanese taking over the Philip
pines because. in his opinion. the Japa-
nese do not want the Islands. Very few
of them live on the islands. Mr.. Than
said.
WOLF CREEK-An interesting event
here was the celebration Of the golden
wedding anniversary OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Mandel. sr.. prominent pioneer resi-
dents of this section. They were married
so years ago in South Russia. They came
to the United States many years ago and
since early days have resided In this VI
cinity. A number of relatives and friends
gathered to aid them In suitably observing
the anniversary Of their so years of mar
fied life.
SIOUX FALLS-The headquarters of
the Sioux Falls Rescue mission, which for
years have been or East Tenth street, are
to be moved to a more central location on
Phillips avenue, In the heart of the busi-
ness district and will be placed In charge
of a trained missionary worker, a woman,
whose name has not yet been announced
The business men and other residents Of
contributed a fund Of 81, 400 Tor the mis-
sion so 1t car carry on the work on a
larger scale during the coming year.
HUMBOLDT-The new municipal water
works system at this place has been COM
pleted and placed in operation. The sup
ply tank has a capacity of $1,000 gallons,
which from Its elevated position furnishes
ample pressure In the mains. Until the
completion of the system the residents OF
Humboldt had to depend on cisterns and
wells for their supplies Of water.
PLANKINTON-Mae Mckee, a young
woman living near P~lankinton, offered to
finish husking corn for her father, when
the latter was prevented from working
because of an injury, provided she re-
ceived the same pay any other husker
would get. The offer was accepted, and
Mae picked 354 bushels Of corn for 6 cents
a Sushel.
ARMOUR-christ Semmier was killed
while blasting rock on his farm about
eight miles northeast of Armour He was
an experienced man at the work, and II
Is thought that he went to investigate
a belated explosion and was in the act OF
STOPPING over the fuse when the explo-
sion occurred. He was about q years
DID. n leaves a wife and three children.
SIOUX FALLS-The Sioux Falls Press
gives Senator f. g.. johnson credit for
originating the idea of electing presidents
by direct vote, but Senator Chamberlain,
OF Oregon, was several weeks ahead of
Senator Johnson in s~pringing the PROPOSE
ton, which Is discussed to some extent
after every presidential election.
CHAMBERLAIN-while engaged will
a number of other men in trying 10 keen
floating ice from striking the pontoon
bridge across the Missouri river at Cham.
berlain. f. j. Woods fell Into the river and
drifted under the Ice, but managed to
break through and was rescued, though In
a terribly chilled condition.
DALLAS-Farmers, stock raisers aud
breeders from all over the Rosebud, also
from lows and Nebraska points, attended
the sale of Shorthorn cattle held here yes
terday by J. F. Edelstein, proprietor of the
Greenfield farms, near Dallas. One bull 3
years old brought $40. A 4-year-old COW
and calf sold for $500. Altogether SO head
were sold and brought approximately
300. Twelve hundred visitors were in
attendance. IS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Aberdeea,s
six banks noW total ss.00o,O0O. an Increase
OF IA per cent over deposits In November.
1915. a time when the Dakotas had q