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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
THRESHERMEN PLAN
Saving OF GRAIN
Clay County Operators Discuss
Various Details of Work at
Vermilion Meeting.

Vermilion, s. D., June 29.-Declaring
themselves in favor Of the grain saw
Ing efforts of the food administration,
threshermen at a meeting Wednesday
night, attended by practically all Of
the county's 70 threshermen, unani-
mously adopted q resolution pledging
themselves to do all in their power to
save grain during the coming thresh-
ing season. In order to carry out this
patriotic program 1t was agreed to urge
the FULLEST cooperation of their farmer
patrons.
Keen interest was shown when H. F.
Bornemann, president Of he South Da-
kota Brotherhood Of Threshermen, said
mat You are losing at both ends
when you have a slipping belt" Mr..
Bornemann said practically any slip
ping belt on the threshing machine
caused a loss of fuel at the M end
and the loss Of grain at the other. He
urged the tagging Of all pulleys includ-
ing the drive pulley on the engine.
An interesting discussion during the
meeting brought out the fact that much
tlme n grain can be saved by spread
Ing q 10x12 canvas under the feeder
at each setting. One thresherman de-
CARED that he had saved on the average
from IL to 10 bushels per day by this
method and further avoided the possi-
pll1ty or throwing stones and sticks
into the cylinder. In regard to he
cleaning up around the machine the
old expression of the farmers, "Oh,
let that go, the hogs will get it," will
not do when we have to feed our SOL
dier boys across the water, in the opin-
ion Of those present.
The importance Of using q weigher
q brought out at the meeting. n
workingmen's compensation insurance
and road laws were discussed. A be-
ginning was made toward organizing
the threshermen of the country as a
branch Of h South Dakota brother
hood.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
ASKS $4,000 FOR
DEATH OF HUSBAND

Mobridge, s. D., June 28.-Mrs.
Richartha Meier, widow of Ludwig
Meier, has brought suit against the
Milwaukee railroad for $40, 600, alleging
that the railroad is responsible for the
death Of her husband. Meier had been
in the employ Of the railroad as black
smiths helper. On January 2 his body
was found in the Milwaukee yards,
badly mangled. He had left his horae
at the usual time to go to his work,
and the body was found at about Z
o'clock in the morning.
The plaintiff charges that the ruen
had to go directly across the yards TO
get to their work, and that the railroad
had failed to provide walks or crossings
to the place. 1t is stated this is the
first suit to be brought in South Da-
kota under the workmen's compensa-
ton act in which a corporation en-
gagged in intrastate traffic is involved
The suit was brought in the Walworth
county circuit court, but will I'M
doubleday be transferred to the federal
court at Aberdeen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
BIG DEMONSTRATION
FOR DEPARTING men
Sioux Falls People to Give En-.
thusiastic Send off to 521
Going Friday.

Sioux Falls, s. D., June 29-Com-
munity singing on the streets In
which hundreds of persons n school
children will participate will be a
feature Of the farewell to be given
Friday forenoon to 521 selective draft
men from Sioux Falls and Minnehaha
county, who at noon on Friday will en-
train for Camp Funston, Kan, having
been called to the colors in the June
draft. Another feature will be a pa
rade Of the new soldiers who will pass
through the principal business streets
while on their way to the Rock Island
depot, where they will take their train.
The parade will be headed by a ban
and by members of the local G.. A. r.
post. During the community singing
while the new soldiers are marching
from the city coliseum to the railway
depot o patriotic songs will be sung,
The Battle Hymn Of the Republic.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are
Marching" Keep the Home Fires
Burning" and America" The last
will be sun as the train is departing.
This will be the largest number of
soldiers to leave Sioux Falls at n
time since the war commenced.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
DECISIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA SUPREME COURT

Pierre, S.. D., June 29.-Supreme
court decisions just handed down are:
Gunder Johnson ct al VS.. Incorporated
town of Castlewood, Hamlin county
reversed. .
State VS.. William Demerly. Law
renee; reversed.
w. c. Lusk ct al VS.. city of Yank-
ton, Yankton; affirmed.
Security State bank ct al VS.. F.. b.
Cannon ct al, Faulk; modified and af-
firmed.
G. Heileman Brewing company VS..
L. e. Pierce ct al; affirmed.
Ernest Ramp, a minor, by guardian,
VS.. Warren Lamb Lumber company,
Pennington; affirmed.
Elliott Supply company VS.. A. Ross,
Day; affirmed.
j.. r. Watkins Medical company VS..
c. H. Miller ct al, Roberts; affirmed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
ABERDEEN LEADS ALL
RECRUITING STATIONS

Aberdeen, S. d., July1.-The Aber-
ieen recruiting district under Lieuten-
ant William Anshelm, including both
North and South Dakota, leads the
United States in the number of vol
lnteers for the month of April, ac-
cording to statistics received here from
he adjutant generals office in Wash
,ngton.
The number of applicants. accepted
Turing the month Of April was 364
from a population of 1,160, 944. The
percentage, according to population, is
higher than any other district In the
United States including the larger sta
tons. New York city, with a popula-
lion Of 5,484,172, accepted 1904 in
April, or with a population nearly five
times as great as hat of the Aberdeen
district, failed to accept five times as
many applicants.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
HoMESTEADER iNHERITS
MUCH LAND IN ILLINOIS

Lemon, S. d.. June 29.-From a
humble homesteader in northwestern
South Dakota to owner of hundreds Of
acres of valuable Illinois farm land
and other property, is the transform
alton a In the personal affairs Of
Elmer A. Myers, who RAJ n Of the
pioneer settlers Of the Lennon dis
trict Of Perkins county. He and his
mother, Mrs. J. M. Stoner, were among
the first to locate on a home stead in
the district following the construction
Of the coast line Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st Paul railway through
Perkins and adjoining counties in
northwestern South Dakota. The
change in the fortunes Of the young
man is due to his being the heir of his
grandfather, who died recently, leav-
ing him a large estate. His mother
will be the guest of relatives at Lake
Park, Ia, for a time while he devotes
his attention to closing up the affairs
of the estate bequeathed by his grand
father.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
ICE CREAM CONSUMPTION
Is DOUBLED IN YEAR

Sioux Falls, s. D., July Lice
cream consumption in Sioux Falls has
increased more thar 100 per cent in
the past year, according to a COM
plant just made.
Ice cream manufacturers declare
there are several reasons contributory
to this. The government has urged
the people to eat foods made of butter
fats. By this way the farmer would
retain his COW, provided he could OBJ
tain a good price for butter and milk.
Otherwise he might easily be attracted
by the high market prices for cattle.
Using cream and milk for the manu-
facture of ice cream undoubtedly has
tended to keep the prices to a stand
ard.
"They get the habit" he said. 1.-The
mar who a yea ago drank beer at the
end of a hard days work, now eats
ice cream. He isn't satisfied with one
dish, but eats three dishes of cream"
About 100000 gallons Of ice cream
is produced annually by the Sioux
Falls manufacturers. Most of this,
however, is shipped in bulk to nearby
towns.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
MISSOURI RIVER is
EATING UP FINE FARMS

Yankton, S. D., June 29.-The Mis-
.ouri river, which has been cutting
heavily above Yankton for two years
past, has been doing swift work of late.
A mile of an old used road, ono the
Yankton and Norfolk railroad grade,
has gone into the river. The fine farm
of A. p. Johnson, 10 acres, is all gone
but three acres. Henry Buckhart has
moved because 60 acres he farmed is
all washed away. Others are now NOV
ing, among them Dave Wallace,
whose farm is in the city limits, just
below the chalk bluffs that stand as
a rampant for the city against the Mis-
souri's further ravages. 1t now APP
pears as if the Missouri would soon
finish all the bottom land adjacent to
the city on the south, bringing the
stream close to Yankton once more,
where 1t used 20 be 40 years ago.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
YOUNG MAN BROWNS
IN MADISON LAKE

Madison, S. D., June 29.-Archie Car
michael, aged 81. drowned in Lake
Madison Wednesday evening. The ac-
cident occurred near Chautauqua pier.
In company with other boys he swan
out to the diving platform, a distance
of 100 yards. In attempting to swim
back he became exhausted n sank
a few feet from the pier. His COM
panions noticed he was weakening and
called to him asking If he could make
1t. He sank without making a reply.
The body was brought to the shore
soon after II went down the third time,
but efforts of physicians failed to re-
store life. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carmichael, of Madison. He
was a student last year in the state
normal and business manager Of the
school nnual. He graduated last year
from the high school n was a mem
Der of the debating team. Recently he
applied for enlistment in the army avi-
ntion corps, had been accepted, and
was to have left in a few days.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
SECURES Irvine FOR
S. DAKOTA BINDING
Warden Redfield Gets an Add.
tional Supply From
Wisconsin.

Sioux Falls, s. D., July DIR. @.
G. Redfleld, warden Of the South Da-
kota ~penitentiary, announces that he
has purchased from the Wisconsin state
prison at Waupon, 100000 pounds of
Irvine to help supply the demand In
this state. While the output Of the
South Dakota penitentiary will run
$500, 600 pounds this year, 1t would fall
80 per cen short Of meeting the de-
mands OF the farmers of the state.
Warden Redfield made a trip to
Waupon last winter in an effort to
secure the promise Of Irvine, but not
until now was he assured that he
would be able to purchase 1t from the
Wisconsin Irvine plant. The Irvine will
be put on the market here at the same
price as the South Dakota Irvine.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
GREAT FLOOD OF MONEY
TO REVENUE OFFICE

Aberdeen, s.. D., June 28.-The clos
ing days of the time set for the pay
ment Of income taxes brought a great
flood Of money to the internal revenue
office in this city from the two Da-
kotas. 1t is estimated that over 10000
Dakotans from the twin states must
pay a direct revenue tax this year.. The
sums collected from individuals, part
nerships, corporations, theaters, and
other amusement houses is known to
amount to many millions of dollars
from the two states, although the in
ternal revenue office is not permitted
to give out the exact figures. The
offices Of the department have been
vastly extended to accommodate the
rush Of business, and now takes in the
federal court room and the United
States district attorneys offices, in ad-
dition to the offices usually occupied by
1t, and still it's quarters in the federal
building are inadequate for the de-
mands made upon them.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
TO FIX PRICES OF ALL
FOODSTUFFS AT ONCE

4 Sioux Falls, S. d., June 29.-In ac-
cordance with instructions from the
state food administrator, a committee
of six residents Of Sioux Falls a been
appointed to Ak prices which shall be
charged at the business houses Of the
city for groceries and other ~necessaries
of life. The committee is made up of
representatives Of every line Of food
stuffs. The prices agreed upon by the
committee will be published, and If any
retailer is found violating them his
supplies will be cut off by the whole
sale houses. By exercising this power
it is believed all the retailers will be
compelled to sell goods at the prices
fixed, as none Of them will want to be
forced out Of business, which would be
the result if they attempted to charge
prices higher than those fixed by the
committee.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
NEARLY HUNDRED MEN
MISSING FROM CONTINGENT

Sioux Falls, S. D., June % Chair
man Frank II. Johnson. Of the local
draft board last night received q tele-
gram from Roger S. Brown, former
chief clerk Of the board ard .aI ain
Of the M~innehaha county contingent Of
registered men who left here yesterday
noon for Camp Funston, stating that
the final check of the names after
train had left the station showed that
SO men were missing from the original
contingent of 521,
Mr. Johnson said that he could not
account for the absence of such a
large number Of the men. as only ~
or 10 had been granted extended time.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES
ARE TO BE NAMED

Huron, S. D., July What in
dustries are. essential and what are not
will be discussed at a meeting of the
state council OF defense here today.
The councils recent order that all men
between 16 and 81 and 65 years old
not employed must register will be
thoroughly discussed al the meeting.
George w. Wright, state secretary,
eaid that possi,ly the age limits may
be changed to include men between q
and 81 years. All men employed at
work which the council decided is nom
essential may be obliged to register,
Mr.. Wright said.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
RUST HAS APPEARED
IN SOME WHEAT FIELDS

Aberdeen, S. D., June 2S.-According
to statements made at the office of thu
federal o administrator for South
Dakota, here, wheat rust has made ita
appearance in IL different places III
South Dakota, and a fight must be
made to protect the wheat crop from
its ravages. War is being carried on
still on the barberry bush, said to be
the harboring place for rust, and the
better farming agent. the food admins
tration officials, the Aberdeen park
board and Brown county farmers ara
all united in IN effort to keep the pest
from spreading. Sporadic instances OF
rust have been reported here from
Vermillion, Mitchell, Salem, Sioux
Falls, Howard, Madison, Bookings and
other localities.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
TABOR.
The .Aesp Of the western Islands OF

The sAeep Of the western islands or
Scotland are almost as stylish as the
dogs that ride In automobiles on our
own Fifth avenue in New York city.
The canine a~ristocrats have occasional
cavities In their teeth filled with gold.
but the Scottish sheep have their en-
tire set gold plated before they have
Any chance to decay. The gold plat
&ng is due to gold dust in the soil.
As early as 1886 Hector Boece,' bishop
OF Aberdeen, speaks of the remarkable
appearance Of tho sheep that roam
~tho golden mountain" in central Aber-
6eenshire. Their wool Is yellow, their
flesh is red, flecked as It were with
saffron, and their teeth are the hue Of
gold, he SAYS,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
WHOLE FAMILY INJURED
IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT

Aberdeen, S. D., June 29.-As Mr.. and
Mrs. c. j. Lindgren and family, wei
knew Aberdeen people, were driving
their car to their summer home in Min
nesota the car turned turtle near Lang
ford, s. d., and Mr.. n Mrs. Lindgren
II their daughter were injured. Mrs.
LindgrcnS hurts are quite severe, and
a surgeon n trained nurse were sum
moaed from Aberdeen to care for her.
She was brought back t O Aberdeen and
Is recovering from her injuries.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGE
IN GREGORY COUNTY

Fairfax, S. d., June pa heavy
wind and rain passed over this section
Tuesday night about 8 o'clock, doing
much damage. The Lutheran church
was blown to pieces n the Catholic
church was overturned, the top falling
against the rectory a short distance
east OK the church. Many barns were
turned and others blown down. The
ROOT Of the mill was blown off and car
ried a block away. A large empty oil
tank was literally picked up and car
ried several blocks. The rain fell in
torrents drenching the parched crops.
A second storm followed the first about
three-quarters of an hour later but did
no damage.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
WOMAN MADE TARGET
BY UNKNOWN ENEMY
Slight Wound Inflicted In Fore
head BY Bullet Fired BY
Unseen Person.

Wood, S. D., June 2S.-Mrs. J.. L.
Scull, wife OF a homesteader and ranch
sr living near here, believes she has
an unknown enemy who seeks her life.
Mrs. Soul was standing just outside
her home looking over the homestead
when she heard a bullet whistle
through the air and an instant later a
cash about an inch long was cut in her
was hit by the bullet, or by a piece Of
stone Clipped from the nearby house
by the bullet is not known.
At any rate, her escape from death
was q narrow one. No che was seen
about the place and 1t Is a mystery
from whence the bullet came.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
MANY FARMER BOYS
TO BE TAKEN IN JULY

Sioux Falls, S. ID, June 29.-Accord-
ing to Adjutant Genera Morris, Min
nehaha county farmers to the number
Of probably $50 will be called to fill
the county's quota of 372 men in the
July draft call for 1000 registered men
from South Dakota.
Gen. w. A. Morris declares that, al
though he made repeated efforts to
nave Provost Marshal General e. H.
Crowder at Washington order that the
farmers be deferred for at least an
other month SO that they might. harvest
their small grain crops which are just
Opening, his latest n what he be-
lieved to be definite orders from the
provost marshal general, stated that
the county quotas would have to be
filled from the old reg~istrants in lass
!. which in this county is practically
exhausted except for the estimated
500 or 600 farmers.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
WOMEN WILL BE MORE
ACTIVE IN WAR WORK

Pierre, S. d., June 2S.-To bring
about even more efficiency through CO.
operation the woman's committee,
council of defense, will open head
quarters at Huron, with Mrs. c. j. Trail
in charge. The state council of defense
has authorized this cooperation, and
will provide for the necessary routine
helpers, ETC., needed to make the wom-
ms organization in every way an
actively operating headquarters for the
systematic use Of women's time and
work throughout the war. The state
council of defense has its meetings now
chiefly at Huron, where the chairman,
George w. Wright, resides, and, al
though considerable of the business is
still done at the capital, also, it is con-
sidered more convenient for the many
members from over the state, compos-
ing h committee, to hold their meet
ings at Huron with the chairman.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04

A shabbily dressed little m en-
tered the State Savings bank at Oak
land, Cal, and made her first payment
on O $50 Liberty bond. my husband
and I have only one pair of glasses be-
tween us and this money was to have
bought another pair" she said as she
rendered the deposit. II don't read
much more, for my husband feels that
he needs the glasses during the day
while he is at work, and at night he
likes to look over the paper. He tells
me the news. though. and 1 can see
that we all have to get in and help II
We want to win"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
GIRLS BURNS FINALLY
CAUSE HER DEATH

Madison, S. D., June 29.-Lucile
Dougherty, 10 years old, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Dougherty, died as
the result of burns received a short
time ago. She vas at the home of a
neighbor and was frying potatoes
when the grease in the pan burst into
flames. The grease finally exploded
and the flaming liquid was dashed
over the child's clothing, making her a
living torch until the clothing was
torn from her body by others. She was
frightfully burned
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
FAILED TO REGISTER; HE
MUST ENTER SERVICE

.Sisseton, S. D., June 29.-Lyman
Clott, a Roberts county man arrested
on h charge Of failing to register, be-
Ing Of draft age, entered a plea Of
guilty and vas given his choice of serv-
Ing a term in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan, and paying a
fine Of $1,000, or enlisting in the army.
He chose army service. Clott is a
married man with two children, and
had he registered he would have been
placed in a deferred class and not sub
iect to military service.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
HEAVY RAIN VISITS
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

Mitchell, S.. d., June 27.-Hcavy
,ains, accompanied by violent electrical
iispla 9, swept central South Dakota
asst n ght during 4 storm which broke
lear re Missouri river about 10 D. IN.
and ntinued without cessation until
law The first deluge carried hal
With over n strip obaut the width o!
one unity, extending from Noun.
Verr I, to Canton, q distance OF about
lc0 IS, but no material damage dom
to wing crops. Precipitation a;
Nit Il exceeded one and one-hal.
nclC
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04

1t Is believed that nearly so per cent
Of Canada is still undiscovered, and if
Indian reports are to be believed, there
IL in the basin Of the Mackenzie river
one Of the largest areas Of possible OIL
bearing country on the face Of the
earth. The Indians report the eXis-
tence Of lakes 100 miles long in YOU
kon that no white man has aver seen,
while even the Indians apparently
know nothing of the as yet untrodden
Mackenzie mountains.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
"HELL FIRE" GANG MAY
BE BLAMED FOR BLAZE

Gregory, S D., June 29.-Members
of a new hell fire" gang OF the i. w.
w. may have been responsible for
fire which destroyed the barn and con-
tents or the farm Of Albert Totenharen,
near Gregory. Five head of horses
were burned to death. Four sets of
harness, a quantity Of hay and other
property a consumed. The origin
Of the fire is a mystery and, as stated,
may have been the work of an incen-
diary. The fire started during the alb
sence of the members of the family.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04
DIRECTOR or soYs'
CLUBS HAS RESIGSED

Brookings, S. D., July wv. n
MAR, state director Of boys and girl
clubs, has announced his resignation 2
state club leader, to tai:e effect il
J.. He will be succeeded by II. J. s..
Goro, who has been rs aTJs:an.
several years. Mr.. hiar holds
Variable service record. i1e las
engaged in work for III , sta 70.
last % years. a..a. OAR ~ Ii.
says he has not GAINED = lat
other occuIa..ou-.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04

BY the Cleveland, Ohio, council of
defense a method of impressing on i'm
migrants the reasons why America is a
better place to live than the country
pr their birth, has been discovered.
Prizes of Thrift stamps were offered
to school children for the best essays on
why My Parents Came to America"
Prizes ranged from a single stamp to
f5 worth, and 1926 essays were turned
In
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04

Babies are the most popular things In
Bartlesville, Okla, according to Mrs. G.
l.. Kellam, matron Of the Provident as
ISOLATION. Recently she had a baby
nounced it in the local paper. Tho
next day five women were on hand
Mt her office at 8 o'clock. They passed
the entire morning at her office, argu-
Ing as to which one should get the
child. During the day more than 100
telephone calls were made of Mrs.
Kellam. wanting particulars about
the baby.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-04

Watchful officials en- Peaks island,
Ne, discovered intermittent flashes Of
hight from one of the cottages. The
investigators decided they could de-
cipher part of the code and finally
nided the cottage. The owner seemed
entirely taken by surprise M shortly
explained the mysterious flashes by
showing how the wind had played
through an open window with the cur-
tain, now causing the light to show and
again cutting it off.