The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-17
PERJURY CHARGE
AFTER DIVORCE TRIAL

Sioux Falls, s. D., Oct. 16.-Becauss
testimony given by him in the trial in
n Clay county circuit court of
Claude Wilson and Martha Tripp on a
statutory charge conflicted with tes-
timony given by him al the trial of
divorce proceedings last spring, the
former husband Of the woman. who
was the chief witness in the statutory
charge case. was arrested on a charge
Of perjury as he left the witness stand.
The defendant was committed TO the
county jail to await action of the
court. From the conflicting evidence
given by him ii Is said he has no other
course than to enter a plea of guilty
and receive his sentence. The maxi
mum penalty for perjury under the
South Dakota statutes is five yea in
the ~penitentiary. Wilson and the wom-
an were freed.
PIERRE-The report Of condition of the
state treasury. at the close of business
September 30 showed $l,170. 1856 in the in
come FUND for the common schools OF the
states; Sl5l IA in the Irvine plant fund:
$2o,S 1923 in the game fund; 81, ZIG In the mo,
tor vehicle fund. The various apricul,
tural extension funds showed $54, 993. 43.
which were divided among the county az,
ricultural extension appropriations. state
Smith lever, federal Smith lever, n ex,
pertinent station funds.
SIOUX FAL+LS-As the result of a fire.
which Is believed to have peer started
by mice gnawing matches which had
been dropped In the barn, John Har-
nisch, a farmer living near Memo, SUI
fered a heavy loss. His large granary,
containing over 1000 bushels of wheat.
was burned and he also lost two bug
giles. one hog n q corncrib. No one
on the farm had been smoking and no
fire a been near the building. The
loss was about $4,000, with insurance
Of $50.
HURON-Louis Diendorfer, of Messing,
ton Springs. 8. D., was brought to Huron
by state officers, having been arrested on
q charge OF making seditious u~tterances
against the president and the United
States. He was given a hearing here be,
fore w. j. Flanagan, United States COM
missioner. and bound over to the merit
term Of federal court at Sioux Falls o.,
bonds of $500.
SIOUX FALLS - Fred Williams. of
Waubay, recently arrested on a statu-
tory charge, after lying in Jail for several
days. was taken before Judge Bouck, of
the state circuit court, and entered a plea
OF guilty. He was sentenced to a term
OF three years In the Sioux Falls peniten-
farm Of Chris Arneson. near Ramona, has
been arrested and held for trial in the
6t0tc CAICuit court On the charge or steal
ing a load OF flax from his employer. The
flax was sold to ar elevate at Oldham
for $2l6.6O. Victor then fled, but was pur-
sued and captured at Raymond.
CESTERvILLE-Rev. J. Pm. Forsan-
der. of Cou&cil Bluffs, Ia, who a oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the local Baptist
Church for about a month. during which
he accepted the permanent pastorate of
the church, has arrived and at present il
directing Improvements to the parsonage.
preparatory TO taking up his permanent
residence here. 49,
PIERRE-The state has received from
the general government for distribution to
the counties In the forest reserve, SIS. 7s2.
or this the Black Hills reserve gets. 81, $50;
the Harvey reserve s., 80. and the Sioux
reserve $1.lll.SS.
PIERRE-Articles of incorporation have
been filed for the Grain Treating Machine
Company mt Aberdeen, with a capital of
tSo.Wo, to manufacture achin for
treating grain for removal of smut and
foulness. ~Incorporators, wm. Mauck.
Daniel Bereth, jacob Krause.
SPENCER-Rev. J. e. Bruner, who
during the past year has been pastor OF
the Baptist Church In this city, has ac-
cepted q call to the pastorate OF the
at once assume his new duties there.
RAMONA-Archie Victor. n young man
who during the fall was employed on the
tiagy.