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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
RABBIT SHOOTING APPEALS
ABOVE ARTILLERY WORK

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Jan. Eff l was
only in Moody county shooting jack
rabbits, instead of here-ah, WELL" is
the manner in which Albert Bourne, a
former South Dakotan, who since the
commencement Of the European war
has served as a gunner in the British
royal field artillery on the western
front, expresses his longing for a re-
turn to the peaceful conditions which
prevailed before the war. He said:
This is my second Christmas here,
but, thank God, it will be the last, and
then we shall know how to appreciate
the good things so much more after
this terrible war. Weather
and conditions are far from pleasant"
Bourne Is we'll known in Egan and
Colman, where he has a large number
Of personal friends who have closely
followed his course. Early in the war
he was badly wounded and spent some
time in hospitals at Paris and else
where, but upon his recovery he re-
turned to the front, where he has since
remained, with the exception of a brief
visit some weeks ago to his wife and
children in England.
He has only about a month more to
serve, as he will, If he lives, be honor
ably discharged from the royal field
artillery on February 20.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
SMALL FINES RESULT
FROM PADRONE CASES
ON MILWAUKEE, ROAD
Actual Damages Only Allowed
to Complainants, Who Said
They Had Been Bilked.

Aberdeen. s. D., Jan. 29.-The al
eyed Greek "padrone" system, so Tar
as Aberdeen is concerned, reached a
new phase in municipal court today
when Judge George w. Crane fined
John Pappas and others, defendants
In a suit brought by Alex Kippes, $23
and costs and interest. This is actual
damages, the court refusing to add
punitive damages to the judgment for
Kippes. In the case of Jim Benaris VS..
was for $42, costs and interest. In the
case Of Minas Economas vs.. John Pap
pas, the court gave judgment for sos,
interest and costs.
The civil actions grew out Of the al
legged system Of patronage" said to
have been in existence in Aberdeen,
by which II was charged that Pappas
and two or three others charged Greek
laborers a certain sum to get them
jobs on the Milwaukee railroad, ana
then bilked them for other sums in
order that they might retain their
places. A news STORY in a local
newspaper regarding the matter led
to an Investigation and subsequent
court action.
The attorneys for the defendants
state they will appeal the cases to the
state supreme court.
The plaintiffs in the action started
suit last October to recover the
amounts they alleged they had paid
Pappas and his associates, and also,
In each instance, to recover 5000 ex-
emplary damages. The court refused
to allow the exemplary damages.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
FORMER RANCH EMPLoYE
IS SOUGHT AS FORGER

Midland, S. D., Jan. 29.-The Midland
authorities only few days ago landed
in the Sioux Falls penitentiary forger
who was caught at Denver and re-
turned to South Dakota after passing d
number of forged checks on Midland
merchants, and now a second forgei is
being sought.
The man whom the authorities would
like to meet is 8. A. Collins, who since
last fall had been employed at the
Fuller ranch near Elwood. The forged
check which ii Is charged he cashed
was written out by him in Midland
restaurant, but he did not offer to pass
It here. After several citizens had re-
fused to cash it he went to store and
purchased a pair Of overshoes, tending
the check, which was for $l2.5O. in pay
ment. The check was accepted and no
received the difference in cash.
1t has since been learned that the
signature Of o. !. Towne, OF Neville, ~
the check was forged. When last seel
Collins was boarding a west bound
Chicago g. Northwestern freight train.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
MANY INDIANS BECOME
REGULAR CITIZENS ON MAY b

Pierre, s. D., Feb. 2.-May Is the
date set by the government for grant
ing OF patents to land and citizenship
papers to Indians on the Standing Rock
reservation to those who are capable
of conducting their own affairs in q
satisfactory way to the government. or
late years the eagerness to avail them
selves Of this great privilege has made
the Indians of this state anxious to
meet the governments demands, ana
in consequence one now sees shacks
and houses Of good substantial build,
we'll cared for plots Of ground, cattle and
horses taken care Of, in better shape,
and some systematic and forward look
ing management and system in
financial affairs Of the family. The hand
to mouth existence is rapidly giving
way to definite settlement and inn
movement.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
USES cHLoRoFoRM FOR
TOOTHAKE: FATAL RESULTS

Sioux Falls. s. D., Jan. 31.-The
fumes OF chloroform, used to- quiet the
pain Of a toothache, caused the death
Of Mrs. J. E. Hamilton, aged so, of this
city. She was found dead in her apart
ments, lying face downward with a
handkerchief saturated with chloro-
form pressed to her face. At first it
was believed to be a case of suicide,
but Coroner Trepanier, who investi-
gated the case, believes the death was
accidental while she was trying to find
Mrs. Hamilton formerly was the pro-
prietor of a Sioux Falls restaurant
Her sister, with whom she had been in
partnership, departed only a few days
ago for Holland, MINI.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
TO CLAY COUNTY PIONEER

Vermilion. s. D. Jan. SD. B.
Woodwork, an early settler of Clay
county, was found dead in his bed at
the farm home when the tenant went
to his room to call him for breakfast
It was evident that he had been dead
several hours. Death was due to heart
failure.
Mr.. Woodwork was unmarried. He
came to Clay county early In the '70s
and filed on q homestead. This he
leaves free from incumbrance, together
with several thousand dollars on de-
posit. The farm Is one OF the finest in
the state. A sister. Mrs. Elizabeth
Davis. lives IN Los Angeles, and II Isl
her order that the body be inferred in
Bluff View cemetery here. Funeral
services will be held Saturday after
noon. The deceased was a veteran OF
the civil war. '-..1.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
SUPPOSED VERMILIoN MAN
DIES IN SIOUX FALLS JAIL

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 2-Theodore
Anntster, of Vermilion, is supposed to
be the man who died in a cell in the
city Jail In Sioux Falls some hours
after having been arrested on a charge
of being drunk. About l o'clock in the
morning he asked the jailer for a drink
of water. and this was furnished him.
He then quieted down and in the morn
ing when an inspection was made Of
the overnight prisoner he was found
to. be dead. In his pocket was a bank
book on a Vermilion bank, showing a
deposit of 5000 in that institution. He
also had in one of his pockets a check
book on the same institution. These
were the only clews to the mans iden-
tity
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
DESERTED WOMAN WILL
BE RETURNED TO PARENTS

Sioux Fails, 8. D., Feb. 2.-The
woman who recently established her
identity as Miss Marion Brown, of Lud-
ington, Mich. who recently was aban-
doned in Sioux Falls by Robert Perry,
will be restored to her parents, who are
said to be well known residents OF
Ludington. She Is being returned to
the Michigan city at the expense of
Beadle county. Perry appears to be an
expert forger and evidently picked up
the young woman while at Ludington
on his wanderings over the country,
and prevailed upon her to elope with
him on the promise that he would
marry her. Local attention to the
young woman was first attracted when
she fell in a swoon on a street near the
heart of the business district.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
SENTENCES IMPOSED AT
MARSHALL COURT TERM

Britton, s. D.. Jan. "a term of
state circuit court for Marshal coun-
ty contributed one defendant to the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. and Jail SEN
fences were imposed in several other
cases. William Hrdina is the defendant
sentenced to the penitentiary. He was
convicted of robbery in the Kidder box
car case, and was given a penitentiary
term of IS months and fined 5000. John
Miller, convicted of selling liquor 20
an Indian, was given six months in the
county Jail. r.. ]. Bowers, convicted of
carrying concealed weapons. was fined
500 and sentenced to a term Of nine
months in the county Jail. ODDS Lang
ford, found guilty of selling liquor
without a license, was fined $3.50 and
given a term of 80 days at hard labor
In the county jail.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
HAND COUNTY PUBLISHERS
DIVIDE COUNTY PRINTING

ment among the publishers Of the
newspapers of Hand county, the county
printing Is now divided among the five
papers published in the county, instead
Of three, as the law provides. Under
the arrangement, the payment for the
publication of the official proceedings,
which ordinarily in South Dakota, goes
to three papers in a county, will here
after be divided among five. The MIL
Ter Press, in discussing the plan, states
the newspapers get a squash instead or
q melon, as none of them will make
money out Of the proposition, but read
ers will benefit by getting the official
proceedings in their home paper.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
TWO SHIPS ARE LOST;
ONE CREW IS SAVED

New York, Jan. 31.-The White Star
steamship. Bowie, reported on her ar
rival here today from Manchester that
she had picked up wireless messages
indicating that two steamships have
been recently lost at sea, heretofore un-
reported One was the Apalanchee. n
British tanker in the government ser
vice; the other an unknown steamer
whose crew was rescued by the steam
or. Finald
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

An important and interesting hydro"
electric plant has just been put into OPP
GRAFTON at Porjus, in Sweden, just
above the Arctic circle. The prevailing
severity OF the winter has been re,
sponsible for a numbet Of unusual
measures to insure the continuity OF
service In spite OF the ice conditions
In 1904 the Swedish government,
realizing the value OF the water power
resources of the kingdom and the pari
they Nigh be made to play in this
country's economic development, TOOK
steps toward the requirement and uu-
lization by the state of certain water
mowers
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
EMIL J. WoERTH MUST FACE
CHARGE OF WIFE DESERTlON

Chamberlain. 8. D.. Jan. 31-The
| sheriff of Brule county has left for
| Milwaukee to bring back Emil j.
Woerth, on complaint Of his wife, for
wife desertion. Woerth has been serv-
| Ing a Jail sentence in Milwaukee for
vagrancy. Unless he is able to fur
nish bail he will be confined in jail
here until the next term of Brule
county court.
woerth formerly practiced law at
Kimball. In this county, and at one
time tried to secure the democratic
nomination for congress.
FREEMAN-some Of the newspapers
published in this part of the state have
| printed q story to the effect that rela-
lives OF County Commissioner Samuel
Walter, who recently was killed In an
automobile accident In Bon Homme coun-
ty, had decided to institute a damage suit
against Bon Homme county on the ground
that the accident was due to an improp-
erly constructed highway. It is stated
here on good authority that no such dam
age suit will be instituted. Relatives of
Mr.. Walter went to the scene three days
after the accident for the purpose Of ex
amiping the highway, and II Is claimed
they found It in good condition and that
the automobile accident was due to other
causes.
FAIRFAx-"Dick" Ryan. a young man
who was arrested recently at Gregory on
the charge Of having stolen some articles
from the automobile OF Herman Iker, OF
Spencer Neb., appeared In court and en-
tered plea of guilty to the charge against
him. He was fined $50 and sentenced to a
term OF six months in the county jail
After committing the theft Ryan dis
appeared but he reappeared at Dallas and
was placed under arrest. 1t Is believed
he returned for the express purpose Of
being sentenced to jail, as so far as can
be learned he has no home. and aqpar-
entity Is glad OF chance to be provided
for at the county jail until summer comes.
IPSwICH-MartIn Hall. transient
laborer who claims his home Is In Idaho.
entered a plea of guilty in the state cir
cult courT here to the charge OF assault
with n dangerous weapon. and was SEN
fenced by Judge Bottum to a term OF six
months In the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
The 'harge against him grew out OF a
fight between members of q threshing
crew working in this vicinity last fall.
MfTCHELI--Triple farm conventions
consisting of the South Dakota Live STOCK
Breeders association, the South Dakota
Poultry association and the South Dakots
Corn and Grain Growers association will
open their sessions here Monday and Tues-
day of next week. Excellent programs
have been arranged for each OF these i'm
portant conventions upon which will ap-
pear some OF the most prominent author
tiles in their particular line in the country.
Detailed arrangements have been complet-
ed for the assignment OF meeting places
and entertainment OF the members to be
present 81. as
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

DR.. Manuel Amador, director Of the
Mexican Institute for Biological Re-
serach, says he has developed a method
for taking X-ray photographs without
the use Of radium, Crookes tubes or
expensive apparatus of any kind. he
used radioactive rays obtained from
an electric lamp fitted with a reflector
coated with highly purified white sui
phur. While experimenting with the
radioactive properties OF this sub
stance, he says, he has discovered q
cheap substitute for radium.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

German scientists have found that
glycerine is a valuable sterilizing agent.
Various deadly germs when heated in
Il to temperature of 248 degrees
Fahrenheit were completely killed In
one minute. This process Is particular
ly valuable for sterilizing surgical in
struments for the reason that the metal
Is not attacked nor Is the temperature
affected. Rubber tubes can be sterli-
red In II, and instead Of being injured,
the elasticity Of those which have be-
come brittle is restored by the treat
ment
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

City men are better developed than
country men. according to the report
Of a German army surgeon, who bases
his statement on the result Of the Elk.
animation OF 10000 soldiers. He says
the farmers were inferior in carriage
and in development Of bone and mus
Gle, and that he found among them
more cases Of curvature of the spine,
flat FOOT and varicose veins than among
the city men
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Estimates of exports on the Cuban
sugar crep OF 1915-16 show that 1t win be
q record enc. One hundred and eighty
eight sugar centrals have begun grind
Ing the sugar, as against 176 in opera
ton last season. The cane is said to
be the best in quality in years, cool
weather having ripened it properly and
added a higher saccharine content than
usual
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

The government of Colombia has
just made an appropriation of $4,000
annually for encouragement Of silk cul-
ture in the republic. Experiments are
TO be made with native plants, to see
IL they can be used in the industry in
place ON mulberry plants, Silk spin
ming machinery. imported into Colon
bia, will be exempt from duty for 10
wears
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

General Sherman's epigram, WAR Is
hell" has an apt paraphrase in a per-
sonal letter recently received from a
surgeon OF the British forces in Elan
ders: The war, as I, see IL here In
the trenches" he says. may be summed
up In three words-mud, blood and
blasphemy." The atmosphere Of Elan
ders, II will be remembered by readers
Of 'Tristram Shandy," Is conducive &c
profanity-"Our armies swore terribly
In Flanders" said Uncle Toby.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

A letter mailed In Illinois the day tho
writer cast his ballot f'Ir Abraham Lin
coin in 1880 has recen tly been received
by the son of the addressee, its where
abouts during the interim being a mys-
terry, except for a 1910 postmark, Col
lege Station, N. Y"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

The armies of the allies are using
sponges, or gauze, soaked with some
solution, to absorb the chlorine and
bromine gases employed by the Ger
mans in trench warfare. Ordinarily,
"hypo," or sodium thiosulphate, Is
widely used for this purpose and it
gives. generally. good results, except
that the reaction between the hypo and
the chlorine. or bromine, Eberates some
hydrochloric and sulphuric acid.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
VILLA IS REPORTED
AT BAY AT FL VALE
Carranza Troops Are Said IT,
Have Surrounded Bandit
General.

Chihuahua, Mex, Jan. S1.--Francisco
Villa, according to reports received
here today, had been driven out of the
Pickachos hills and Santa Clara can
yon, and is now surrounded by Car
rama forces near Ell Vale.
Torreon, Jan. 31.-Gen. BENZ. Argu
mendo is reported to have died OF
blood poison, caused by a wound re-
ceived at Passje recently, according TO
word brought here by Major Beeson,
OF General Murgia's STAFF.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 31.--Word tina,
Peter Kean, slain recently at the
Hearst ranch in Chihuahua, was a
British citizen was sent to the British
embassy 1T Washington by II. G. Myles,
diplomatic agent here. A search for
Kean's papers revealed a passport, ls-
sued by G: H. Maxwell Trayner, Brit
ish consul at Guatemala City, In 1900.
Ell Paso. Tex, Jan. 31.--The Car
rama consulate received q telegram
under date of yesterday from General
Trevino stating that Villa had been
"dislodged from his haunts in the can
yon Del Oso' and that Miguel Trillo,
the latest secretary to villa had been
captured.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
TWO STEAMERS DAMAGED.

says that the Dutch steamer Thuban
has been damaged and towed up the
Thames; also that the Dutch steamer
Maasdyk met with an accident, in
which two OF her crew were killed, and
that she was taking water rapidly and
had been beached.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

There are more than 100000 cleo
trio fIatfrons in use in the United
States, and more than 100000 fans,
those two being far in the lead of all
other electrical devices.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Notwithstanding the fact that in
Massachusetts, the women outnumber
the men by 65,843, In Hull there are 662
more men than women, in a population
of slightly more than 1000.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Carlsbad by law requires all build
ings to be as nearly fireproof as pos
sible, with the result that the clty's
chimney sweeps.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

There is less danger Of fire in creo-
soted railroad trestles than in those
built Of uRpreserved wood as sound
surfaces do not hold stray sparks read
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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03


SIOUX FALLS-To be kicked by a dead
horse was the unusual experience Of
James Tranor. of Rowena- He was kicked
with such force that he was rendered I'M
conscious. Tranor was engaged in the
labor Of saving the hide Of the alleged
dead animal, when, in some unknown
manner. perhaps due to the reflex action
or the muscles, the horse kicked once,
CHANGING to strike Tranor in the head with
sufficient force 10 make him uncon-
sclous.
PIERRE-A net return of $135 an acre
for alfalfa land in Sully county is the
record claimed by Albert Youngberg for
the past season. He started in the alfalfa
line several years ago, when he gathered
up handful of scattered seed on the de-
pot platform at Harold, and scattered IL
on the hillside of his farm. This grew so
we'll on the prairie sod that he seeded
several acres the next season, and has
been spreading his acreage ever since.
HUDSON-W. F. Krienke, a local man,
had just taken letter from the local
postoffice telling of the serious illness Of
his father at Hutchinson, MINI. when ne
was handed telegram conveying the
news that his father was dead. The faith
er was over so years of age and was a
pioneer resident Of Hutchinson, having
taken up his residence there over 45 years
ago.
TORONTO-Mrs. Kari A. Mundahl, 1O1
years old, who was believed to be the old
est person in South Dakota and one of the
oldest in the northwest, Is dead at the
home of her daughter in Toronto. She
celebrated her 102nd birthday anniversary
only few days ago. On that day she
became Ill with pneumonia, and her death
resulted.
WINNER-James Jensen q homestead
er, who recently was found In his claim
shanty in a badly frozen condition, has
had to have one OF his frozen feet ampu-
tated in order to save his life. The other
foot will be amputated as soon as the pa
tient is strong enough to undergo the
operation.
HURON-Figures have been given out
by the railroad officials to the effect that
during the year 1915 S32.2J0 hogs were
shipped from South Dakota to the Sioux
City, Sioux Falls and st. Paul packing
houses. which does not include large
number Of hogs which were shipped TO
Chicago and Omaha. The 1916 census for
South Dakota gives the total number Of
hogs at 1.2636t6 1t is undoubtedly true,
however, that a large number OF the hogs
which were shipped out of the state were
not included in this total, as the census
was taken during July.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

In an effort to keep the Germans
from crossing the Vistula, several hun
dred women aided the Russian soldiers
TO dig trenches.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03
SETS CYCLE RECORD.

Melbourne. Australia, Jan. 31.--Er-
win Baker. American motorcyclist
covered 1927 miles in 211s hours
thereby making new road record.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Largely because of the great drought
In Africa, the supply Of ostrich feath-
ers is smaller in quantity and inferior
grade.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

England has had more monarchs
who have ruled half a century or more
than any other great nation Of modern
times.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

The aluminium output Of the United
States this year may reach 100, OOO, 0OC
pounds, or about half the worlds pro-
duction
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

A suspension bridge in Bavaria has
but one tower. the cables at the other
end being anchored in a high rocL
bluff
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Since January l. 1879, the popula
ton Of the United States has gained
more than 100 per cent, or 52,494,0OO.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Among the Moors, If wife does not
become the mother of a boy, she may
be divorced with the consent Of the
tribe
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Since the outbreak OF the war 5000
settlers from the United States have
entered Canada.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

The Italian states railways are to be
supplied with 10.00O.0 900 Chilean sleep
ers at the rate Of 100000 a year.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

A screwless corkscrew has been in
vented, pointed shaft carrying q Piece
of metal on a pivot so that IL falls al
right angles beneath CO.. trRt = liar
been ~--aT thr01, I'll .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Upward OF 800 children are being
killed each year In the streets Of New
York ana about 1900 others injured.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-03

Since the first life insurance COM
pany started In Japan In 1891. the