The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-12-07
HOWARD STORE RoBBER
TO GET PEN SENTENCE

Sioux Falls, s. D.. Dec. 2.-In the
Miner county circuit court. Hale Kin
! sey, one of the men arrested some
weeks g by the Sioux Falls police on
the charge of robbing a general store
at Howard Of a large quantity of cloth
Ing, was found guilty and will be SEN
fenced to a term in the Sioux Falls
~penitentiary. Harry Pritchard, who was
arrested in Sioux Falls at the same
time, n who was supposed to be the
| man who drove the automobile in
which the stolen goods were carried
away was acquitted. The trial of De-
Long, the third man arrested in this
city in connection with the robbery.
was continued until the next term Of
court, and pending the trial he will be
Kept in custody, being unable to fur
| nish a bond. Part Of the stolen cloth
Ing was recovered In a cornfield near
Sioux Falls and some in Sioux City.
CENTERvILLE = Grandpa" Lemuel
Waterman, who died at the family home
| n this city at the age of SO, was one OF
he best known of the pioneer settlers Of
| his section. Himself and bride came to
| South Dakota from Illinois in 1871 and To-
| .ated on a homestead near Hurley. At a
| ater date he moved to Sioux Falls, where
| ne resided for IS years. ,Twenty-eight
| years ago himself and family took UP
| heir residence in Centerville, and he re-
| rded here continuously until the time Of
ais death. He Is survived by TOUR daugh-
ers and two sons, all grown.
| CHAMBERLA1N-At the annual con-
| rentlon of the Brule County Sunday
School association. held In this city. the
| following officers were elected for the
coming year: President, J. B. Wait.
Chamberlain; secretary-treasurer, Allen
| Ward, Pukwana. Pukwana was selected
ts the place for holding the next annual
convention. There was a good attendance
1t the convention here and a number of
| Inc addresses were made by persons
| prominent In Sunday school work i'm the
county and state.
TRENT-The state board of abroad
commissioners has ordered the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Pau Railway company
10 provide Trent with better. depot and
| lighting facilities, and the railway com
any is given q period Of 60 days to-make
The improvements. An extensiors OF the
/ plat TORN also Is ordered. The anon ~
he state board follows n recent hearing.
when both the townspeople and the rail-
way company submitted testimony.
SIOUX FALLS-The members OF the
.ity federation OF women's clubs are max
ing preliminary arrangements for a big
community Christmas tree In Sioux Fails
turing the holiday week. The community
Christmas tree will be centrally located.
snc while no gifts will be distributed from
I, each evening during Christmas week
programs will be given and the old time
Christmas carols sung by school children
and grown ups.
SIOUX FALLS-At the family home In
this city occurred the death OF r. A. Mar
vim, aged n, who had been a resident OF
Sioux Falls for a period of 50 years. He
was a building contractor. but during re-
cent years because of failing health, had
not heen actively engaged In business.
He is survived by a widow and two sons
and three daughters.
L~EAD-James @. McPharland, Of water-
town, has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the chief address at the annual
memorial servicea Of the local lodge OF
Elks, to take place Sunday. December 2
The services will be held In the Home
stake theater. A fine musical program
has been prepsred.