The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-02-08
Old SOUTH DAKOTANS
CONCERNED IN MURDER
Principals in Recent California
Tragedy Are Former Res
idents of State.

DcSmet, s. d. Jan. 27-It has been
learned hat Mrs. John Keene, who
was shot and killed at Fresno, CAL, by
Joel Ped Corbin, who then attempted
suicide, during the greater part of her
life was a resident Of South Dakota.
She was a daughter Of j. III. Cross, OF
Arlington. She lived many years in
kingsbury and Codington counties. Her
slayer also was a former resident OF
Sou Dakota, living many years at
Brookings, where his divorced wife and
children still reside. During his resi-
dence at Bookings he was a railway
mail clerk and later served as clerk in
the Bookings postoffice.
Emma Cross, later Mrs. John keene.
was q student OF the DeSmet high
school about 16 years ago, n is re-
membered by a number Of DeSmet peo-
pie. Following her marriage to John
keene they resided in WATERFOWL. The
husband died and the widow moved
with her parents to California. Mrs.
keene, at the time of her tragic death,
and for some time before, had been
employed as forewoman M buyer for
a large dry goods establishment In
Fresno, living with her parents.
infatuated with Mrs. Keene, Corbin
also moved to Fresno, where he was
employed as a street car conductor.
Prior to the murder and attempted sui
clde, Mrs. keene had told friends that
Corbin was pressing his attentions on
her and had threatened her life If she
ala not consent to marry HON.
Men acquainted with Corbin say that
financial reverses and family troubles
arrected him, and that he had become
morose. Information Of the tragedy
came as a great shock to the South Da-
kota friends Of both Mrs. Keene and
Corbin.
Andriasaatt q JIttdSnn
man, has received a letter from his par
ents In Holland which sets forth the war
prices which the people there nave to pay.
Potatoes are $3.50 per bushel; beef, so
cents per pound; pork, rs cents per pound;
S2.5O for 20 eggs; tobacco. 80 cents: butter.
III per pound; ~raisins. SIZE per pound, and
other things in proportion. No -four is to
be had, but each family is allowed so
many pounds of bread per month. Many
products, because Of the high prices paid
In England and Germany, are being sold
to those countries.
YANKTON-Bishop Burleson, the newly
elected bishop of the Episcopal diocese,
attempted to reach Yankton Sunday for
his first visitation. He oficiated in Ver-
million in the evening and started for
Yankton at 2:3l. He failed to show up
and was lost to the outside world until
the following day. He haA been stalled at
a farm house where he was forced to stop
over night. He was within five miles of
Yankton when the storm made it impos-
sible to proceed.
nALLAS-Charles Schultz, Of Polish de-
scent and known In Dallas as the Po-
lack" had been under suspicion for some
time by Chief of Police Wood in connec-
ton with numerous petty thefts commit
ted from farmers wagons tied in the
business districts of Dallas and was ar
rested after p%urloining a valuable fur
robe belonging to l.. w. Usher, a Tripp
county farmer. He vas sentenced to 30
days in the Gregory county jail by Police
Judge b. II. Martin.
Observation-Disclosures from all por-
tions of South Dakota md the neighbor-
ing states are IN Mitchell for the sale of
Herefords, Holsteins, Aberdeen Angus
and red polled Durham cattle at the state
pavilion in connection with the annual
triple gathering of stock and poultry
breeders and grain growers.
LAKE CITY-Entering a plea OF guilty
to killing a cow belonging TO his employer
and selling t to persons in AXE City, FL
mer Kegley, employed on the Curtiss
ranch near here, was sentenced to q
term of Is months in the Sioux Falls peni-
Tertiary. The sentence was suspended.
CANTON-State's Attorney Carlson has
issued a public notice to the effect that
the state Cigaret law is being violated
throughout Lincol2 county, and that he
will at once commence prosecuting those
who continue to persist in violating the
law.
ERWIN-At a mass meeting of busi-
ness men held here a commercial club
was organized. The following officers
were elected: President, Gilbert Johnson;
vice president, J. W. Kruger; secretary,
]. w. Earl.