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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
MILES IS B0NND OVER.
Held to the Circuit Court Under Bonds
Of $4,000 for Tapping Tele-
Graph Wires.

Gettysburg, S. D., Oct. 1.-THE pre-
iminary hearing of T. Z. Miles, charged
with tapping telegraph wires and OBJ
tanning money from the Stockgrowers'
State bank by false ~pretenses, was held
last night before Justice j. w. Ken
needy.
The testimony offered by the state
showed that the mayor of sioux Falls
and one Wright, a striking Great
Northern telegrapher, and the manager
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, and the authorities at Gettysburg
entered into a scheme to have Wright
appear to fall in with the plans of Miles
to tap the telegraph wire and send
Miles bogus kilograms. so as to work
the asher of the a n to pay Miles
the money on a draft On one Wiley of
Miles City, Mont.
The cashier of the bank, it appears,
sWore out a warrant for Miles, charging
him with having obtained money by
false pretenses from the bank q day,
or at least several hours before Miles
actually received the money.
1t was developed further that every
body connected with the authorities,
including the cashier of the bank. knew
long before Miles drew the money that
the kilograms We're bogus and were
sent by Miles and the bank from Lee
banon by Wright, who was stationed
there for the purpose.
The sheriff, armed with his warrant
was across the street from the bank
for some hours before Miles drew the
money, waiting for the plans of the
state to mature, SO as to arrest Miles
r~edhanded with the goods upon him.
The defendant was bound over to
the circuit court, which convenes here
on october II, in the sun Of $4,000,
and not being able to furnish bonds
was taken to the Jail at Pierre.
H. H. Keith, of Sioux Falls, repre-
senting the Bankers association, con
Quoted the prosecution. The defendant
was ably defended by T. +. Murtha.
Miles is considered a dangerous mar
by the bankers of the state, and it is
said he is wanted in Colorado and
other states for the commission of Of
lenses similar to the n with which he
is charged here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
ICE SUPPLY GONE.

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 3.-The local
supply of ice is exhausted and Aber-
deem is confronted with an ice famine.
The local firm which has a monopoly of
the ice business in the city put up over
300 tons more than its usual supply, but
this was exhausted last week, and 1t
has since imported SIX carloads of thir-
ty tons each from Minneapolis. 1t is
supplying meat markets and other
places where ice is a necessity, but the
housekeepers nave to do without. The
scarcity is attributed partly to the fact
that the warm seaso is this a
more prolonged than usual. h Their
mometer during September registered
above 80 upon man. occasions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
FIRES

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 4.-Owing to the
extremely dry weather. hat has pre-
vailed in northern South Dakota for
several weeks fires in threshing out
fits have been unusually numerous.
The stacks of grain are as dry as
powder, needing but a spark to set
them ablaze. On Friday three outfits
caught fire from Il spark from the en-
CINE within q short distance of Aber-
deem, and in each instance a consider
able quantity of grain was burned be-
fore he blaze could be extinguished.
In one case fourteen stacks of grain
We're burned and in another 400 bush
els of wheat We're destroyed. At Ash
ton and Mellette two separators were
destroyed by explosions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
PRAIRIE FIRE FIGHTERS.
Zee Heights Has an Exciting Hour
Combating the Red Peril.

Combating the Red Peril.
Miller, S. D., Sept. 30.-A prairie fire
just east of Rec Heights famed by a
stiff south wind, meant excitement and
anxiety for an hour to the toWnspeople
as we'll as to the settlers farther north.
1t was almost taken for granted hat
the firebreak northeast of the town
would prove no barrier to the bounding
flames, the weeds having grown up
thickly, blu being green the break
did check the flames and thus save the
north country.
The large number of stacks just east
of the fire, the town a little way west,
with no end of the possibility of de-
struction north, caused about seventy
men n boys to gather for the fight.
A number with brooms bound with wet
cloths formed a picket line on the
break ahead of the fire, to breathe in
the hot smoke and occasionally brush
back a darting flame that seemed de-
termined to steal across and burn out
the settlers. The larger forces followed
the sides to prevent the fires from
spreading.
A few rods from the east line stood
a steam t~hrasher, whose crew, with wa
ter tank, We're probably the most
strenuous fighters, for their machine
was at stake as well as hundreds of
stacks that it would yet thrash if the
fire was subdued. A rope about fifty
feet long, with wet blanket in the cen
ter, as dragged over the streak of
flame by a half dozen men on each
side, who walked briskly Now and
then an unexpected gust of wind would
push a flame out and instantly force the
men to retreat, to again make a quick
rush through the binding smoke as the
gale subsidized. Others followed with
shovels n wet brooms to subdue the
cekindled spots. Some would hurl
shovels of dirt at the jumping flames,
and others would strike into them with
their coats and hats.
In a quickly gathered crowd to fight
fire where the danger is so great valu-
able clothing, UGH as shawls, blankets,
coats, ETC., is sacrificed, and this was
true IN this fire, which was finally con-
quered with 10 great loss,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
PRAIRIE FIRES RAGE,
Large Tracts Burned Over in South
Dakota with Heavy Losses.

Dakota with TeaVy Losses.
Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 3O.-A prairie,
fire which was started by o spark from
the engine of a special stock train.
swept over a large section Of country ".
the vicinity of Nina, in Edmunds coun.
ty. One tract scorched by fire is four
miles wide and six miles long, and an
other is a milo wide and four and a
half miles long. The heaviest loser is:
Frank Schwab, who had 500 bushels of
speltz, $50 bushels Of wheat and 2h0
tons of hay destroyed. Other farmers.
lost from fifteen to twenty-five tons OF
hay each, and a large acreage Of uncut
hay and was swept over. Many farm
ers in the path of the fire had to fight
the flames stubbornly to save their
barns and other property. The fire
crossed Snake creek twice and was
finally extinguished by a high wind
from the east, which swept the flames:
back over the tract that had previously
been devastated.
A hot box on a stock train three
| miles west of Andover started a fire,
which burned one steer to death and
severely burned IA umbe of other ami
mails in the car. AS 500 as the blaze,
was discovered the train was stopped
and the cattle unloaded from the car,
after which the crew started with the,
train FOR the next water tar in order
to ~eXtinguish the fire. On the way a.
piece of burning wood fell from the car
and started a prairie fire which de-
stroyed 100 tons of hay before it could
be eX%tinguished by nearby farmers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
BANK FAIL.
Masked Men Attempt to Blow a How.
ard Safe.


Howard. S. D., Oct. 3.-Five masked
men, after overpowering the night
Waterman at this town Friday night,
dug under the walls into the First Ma
tional bank m began work on the safe
which contained $780, 900 legal tender.
The Waterman finally succeeded in
freeing himself and reused the town,
but the robbers had been warned of the
watchman's escape in time to secure a
team n delivery wagon from Il neigh
boring barn. AS they We're making a
hasty exit from the bank building a
few of the citizens appeared armed
with revolvers, rifles and %shotguns.
They fired on the robbers, who fired in
return. Several shots We're exchanged,
but the robbers succeeded in making
their escape. One is supposed to be
wounded. The sheriff is searching the
surrounding country and their capture
seems certain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
REFORM AT
Same Wave That Struck Deadwoot
Recently in Prooress.

Yankton, S. D., Oct. 4.-With one pa
per Offering a prize of $25 for the best
essay on good citizenship, the states,
attorney and city marshal joining,
hands against the gambling joints, and
a number Of private citizens Joined to-
gether for the aVoWed purpose of buy
ing up the red light district of the,
city, and to turn the same into a city
park, 1t does begin to look rs if Yank-
ton had entered the reform class that
struck DcadWood with such Il force
this summer, and which is at present
agitating more than one South Da-
kota city. Certain it is anyhow that
in all directions n healthy sentiment
towards a cleaner Yankton is being
indications. change the political mar
locally quite considerably. Not that
the movement can be said to be politi-
cal, for so far it is strictly n~on-parti-
san and efforts are being made to keep
it so. Two cases, growing from uneX-
pected raids, come into court today, in
which prominent gambling places are
implicated. A number of the frater-
nifty have already skipped town and
others are ready to jump, provided
they are convinced the reformers real
ly mean business. A unique side of the
present movement is the business like
way in which the shady district is to
be CLEANED out. This occupies sew
eral blocks III length south of Third
street, the main business street. OPP
tons are being obtained on all this
property and owners will have the
choice of accepting a reasonable cash
offer or of being prosecuted vigorous
~. Once cleared it is one plan to turn
the section into a park, and to build
on the site a magnificent cement pal
ace, of which Yankton has long
dreamed and will before another ear
zee realized.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
FRESHIES HELD UP.
College Boys at VermilIion Have
Strenuous Time,

Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 2.-This has
been a week for the new
students at the state university. They
have been put to all sorts of tests by
the old students to show that they are
wsrthy of becoming good students.
Ready cash has been a p%erquisite for
escaping torture, and as a result the
former students have been feasting to
their hearts content. Restaurants have
been well ~patronized. Campus tickets
emitting the holder to all the privileges
of the buildings have been sold at any
old price, according to the size and
strength of the Students pocketbook.
The dc style of initiating the new ones
has been relegated to the rear, and as
q result good feeling has prevailed and
there are no bruised heads and limbs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
JOKE ON POLICE.
Raidcd a Club Room at Lead to Fina

" NoIIiDliiiSs
Lead, S. D.. Oct. 3.-The recent ac-
on all forms of gambling in Lawrence
county the other day gave some prac-
tical jokers an opportunity to have
some fun at the expense of a squad Of
policement and a number of the So
ciety women of Lead.
AS the result of the work of the prac-
ii al jokers the entire police force was
called out to suppress what had been
represented to them as a fragrant viola
ton Of the order prohibiting gambling
in any form. IN what they believed to
be the discharge of their duty the Of
ficers raided one of TIE most popular
homes in town. When they entered the
parlors they found beta,een twenty and
th-Tty of the most popular matrons and
sweetest ome in the Black Hills cons
gregated about the tables playing six.
ty-three.
The chief informed the astonished
ladies that they were all under arrest
and gay his men instructions to secure
all the evidence they could. For a
moment the woman was dumfOunded,
and for a short time they did not real
lie what it all meant, but when it did
dawn upon them they got mad, and
the manner in which they chased the
policemen out of doors was a revelation
to the officers.
Brooms, chairs and anything they
could get their hands on were utilized
by the angry women in driving the in
vading policemen from the house,
Some of the blows which fell upon the
heads Of the lucklesS policemen were
not love taps by any means. officer
Woolcox lost his helmet in the melee,
and after the trouble had been adj
justed and the officers had promised to
be good, he could not be induced to
again enter the house, but had his hat
carried out to him.
The officers all bore marks which in
dicated they had been in a riot, and all
OF them declare they will resign from
the force before they again tackle what
they term a mob of angry women
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

In a spirited game at Redfeld thu
Aberdeen high school. football team de-
feated the Redfield high school by a
score of IL to O..
Eugene Libbis, of Mcpherson county,
thrashed 547 bushels of wheat from
seventeen acres. e. H. KILLER, of near
PleTpont, in Day county, raised thirty
one bushels of macaroni wheat per
acre.
John Erickson, tho partner of Cap
tain Jacobs, of Columbia, in a thresh-
ing outfit, lost the sight of both eyes
while working about the engine of the
outfit. A plug blew out and the escap-
ing steam struck the unfortunate man.
In the face.
The report of the United states land
office in Aberdeen for September shows
that there were eighteen homestead
homestead proofs, comprising 3.O36
acres, and 2.516 acres of land sold in
Isolated tracts.
A new German Congregational
church has been built in a thickly set
tied German community south of Ban
gor, the old county seat of Walworth
county. The church was dedicated on
Sunday. October /, and Rev. Mr..
Sehurr was installed as pastor.
George ADJUST, a Kingsbury county
farmer, is experimenting with grape
growing with fair success. Last year
ne planteQ so grape vines, of Which
$50 are still living and some of which
bore this year. He is putting in an
other half acre this year and is con-
fident vineyards can be made to pay
even as far north ais Kingsbury county.
number of Brown county farm
ers, notably Isaac Lincoln and I. O..
Curtiss, Of Aberdeen, experimental
with winter wheat last season with
fairly satisfactory results and more OF
the farmers are trying it this season.
4. Mckenzie: a prominent farmer and
land III of Groton, will SOW twelve
acres to winter Wheat his all.
In a number of places in the northern
part of the state elevator agents have
received instructions to lower the
grades on wheat. AS a consequence
many farmers will hold their wheat.
They claim that wheat that is now
being graded No. 2 or No. 8 northern
Will grade No. ! northern when the
rush is over and the mills need h
wheat.
w. II. Kearney, an Aberdeen mer-
chant, is holding a unique exhibit at
his store. He is offering a list of thirty
prizes for potatoes grown in Brown
OF adjoining counties and has received
many hundreds of bushels from COM
petitors for the prizes. The potato
Gro in northern South Dakota is good
this year and the exhibit affords a
splendid advertisement of South Da-
,kcra as a potato growing state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
GOLDEN WEDDING.

Aberdeen. S. d., Oct.3--Mr. and Mrs.
Bernhard Baer of Bowdle, Edmunds
county, celebrated their Goth wedding
anniversary by a reception to 200 chill
dren. grandchildren, relatives and
neighbors. All their ten children. five
boys and five girls. all of whom gre
grown and married, We're present on
the occasion. A feature of the day was
the Baer band. composed exclusively
of children and grandchildren of the
aged couple. who furnished music for
the day. Mr. Baers Is so years of age
inc his wife is a few years younger.
both are hale and hearty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
NEW RULES AT UNIVERSITY,
No Smoking on Campus or Splitting on
Walks, e.

Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 2.-The young
men of the university are just now dis
cussing a new rule which has been laid
down by President Droppers. 1t con
Germs smoking on the campus n eX-
pectorating OF the walks. Hereafter
no student will be allowed to puff away
at a cigar, cigaret Or pipe after set
ting foot on the campus. For violation
of this rule n hat of decorating the
sidewalk with spittai a penalty will be
attached 10 the offender.
Students are not kicking very strong
over the new requirement, a. they fig
ure that it is bound to come sooner or
later. President Chalmers, who comes
here in January, made this ruling at
Brookings shortly after taking charge
of the agricultural college, and no
doubt would do the same thing here
If necessity required.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
PRAIRIE FIRES BAD.
Great Stacks of Wheat and Other Small
Grain Destroyed.

Huron, S. D.. Oct. 2.-Joseph Dele-
vaux and L. Ranny, living on farms
near Cavour, in the eastern part Of
Beadle county, are the first to suffer
loss this season from prairie fires. A
Chicago and Northwestern freight train
set fire to the prairie grass east of Ca
YOUR, resulting in the destruction of 400
bushels of wheat, a quantity Of other
small grain and about 100 o of hay
belonging to Mr.. Ranny. A few miles
north Of the same town, fire was acct
dentally started by a party of hunters,
and a quantity Of hay was destroyed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
SOUTH DAKOTA
George Best, y cosrermonger, wa

George Best, y costermonger, was
charged at the Thames police court re-
Gently with cruelty to a donkey. Con
stable 745 K stated that yesterday aft
ernoon, while on duty at the Mile End
road, he saw defendant cruelty beating
q young donkey, which was attached TO
a barrow, in which were two other
men. Best struck the animal five
heavy blows, causing it to swerve onto
the pavement. 1t was evidently in
great pain, and there were whcals on
the back, which was sore and tender.
The donkey a q jagged ear, as though
1t had been bitten. Men at times bite
donkeys through the a or nose 10
'tske the heart out Of them" Mr.. Mead
sentenced defendant to fourteen days
hard labor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
BODY CUT in TWAIN.
Farm Hand Falls Under a Stock,
Train at Andouer II

iraln at AndoVer.
Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 30.-Emil Ro-
m~anonsky. a young farm hand. was
killed while attempting to board a fast
stock train at Andover. He had been
working for several weeks and had
saved o $50, $50 of which he sent
to his mother at Lacrosse, Wis. He in
tended to return home to Lacrosse and,
boosted that he did not intend to pay
railroad fare. When the stock train
came by the station it was running
about twenty miles an hour Roman
onsky attempted to board it, when his
foot slipped and he fell under the train
and was cut in two just above the
stomac the head n shoulders falling
beneath the train. while the other por-
ton of the body rolled off the track.
The remains were sent to Lacrosse
on the next passenger train
Romanonsky was about 20 years of
age His father is said to be a baggage
man on the Milwaukee road out OF La.
Crosse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 2.-while
chatting with several hunters, who,
made a temporary stop at the home OF
her parents, residing on a farm near
Humboldt, this county, Miss Maggie
Schlecht vas the victim of an accident
which may result in the amputation
of one of her feet. A gun in the handle
of one Of the hunters was accidentally
discharged, the charge taking effect in
the girls foot! nea the ankle. The
injured girl has been placed in a local
hospital, where an effort is being made
to saw her
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05

: The German empress is an early riser
Pnd sits down to breakfast with the
emperor, winter and summer, p%unctual-
~ at s o'clock. At l o'clock the inn
perial couple dine with their children;
guests are seldom invited to their mid
day meal, and when they are they are
treated quite en- familie. She is ex-
ceedingly fond Of children, Of all sorts
Ftnd conditions. and when she Is staying
IN the country h often stops her car
riage at the sight Of a group of chill
klren and lets them climb into it in
Search Of the bonbons which she carries
with her for the d~electation of any little
one she may meet.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
DEAD FROM

Lead, S. D., Sept. 3O.-A Chinaman
named All Gin, who has lived for sew
eral years in Portland, an adjacent
mining camp. died yesterday as
the result of an attack made upon him
last night. Hhe was found gagged at
a late hour last evening in an alley.
with his head badly crushed. He did
not regain consciousness, SO could tell
nothing of the attack. All Gin was n
highly respected Chinese resident, hay-,
ing lived in Portland for several years.
He was 81 years OF age and was prom
inent in Chinese Masonic circles. He
had apparently been struck over the
head with an iron rod or some other
heavy instrument. No clew to his as
sailants has been found.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
~PosTMAsTERs MEET.
Organization Is Perfected in conven-
ton at Mitchell.


Mitchell, S. D., Oct. "A conven-
ton OF fourth-class postmasters was
held in this city yesterday afternoon,
the object of which was to perfect an
organization, which was accomplished
through the election of the following
officers:
President-E. A. Wigton, Esmond.
Vice President-O. P. Ashley. Lennox.
acknowledgements. E. Brown,
Iroquois.
L. =. G. Lillibridge of Blunt and Rob
ert Martin of Andover were elected
members of the executive committee,
and w. M. Vandely of Marion and E..
A. Wigton Of Esmond We're elected
delegates to the National League Of
Postmasters of the Fourth Class, which
meets in Washington, D.. O.. October
26-27.
Arrangements were made to supply
the finances for conducting the bust
ness OF the new organization.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
BOY LOSES LEG.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 2.-The s.
year-old son of John Johnson, one Of
the city sidewalk contractors, while
attempting to initiate older boys who
make a practice of jumping on and off
moving rains within the city limits,
had one of his legs cut off just below
the knee by falling under the wheels
of a freight train on the Omaha road.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
ENTIcED BY a A

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 3O.-Williar.
S. Kinney. a 12-year-old boy, has left
and his parents fear he has fol-
lowed a farm hand who disappeared
at the same time. The farm hand wa
a tramp who had been working for the
boy father for several months. He
toio ailurlng stories of his adventures:
while touring the country in a box car
and the boy is believed to have become
with the life as portrayed
by the farm hand, whose name is Frank.
Anderson.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
BISHOP HARE HURON.

Huron, S. D., Oct. 4.--Bishop Hare
conducted ordination services in Grace
Episcopal church here Sunday, at
Which tine Rev. Mr.. Stockwell. of
Parker. was ordained priest. Among
those present from out Of the city were
sIseg. Mr.. Green of Mitchell, Rev. Mr.,
Doherty of Yankton, Rev. Mr.. Russell
of Pierre. Rev. Mr.. Edison, rector of the
local church, was also IN attendance,
as were also a number OF persons from
neigiaboring churches. The services
We're iargeiy attended and were very
Impressive. The music was especially
prepared Tor the occasion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-05
CAUGHT THREE BURGLARS.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 3O.-Jack Sui
livan, a real estate man Of Cakes, neat
ly captured three burglars who We're
entering the Cash Mercantile COM
pany's store at that place. Sullivan.
came by the store just as two bur-.
glars entered the building, one remain
ing outside as a watch. He had with
him a small piece of wood about the
size and shape of a revolver, which
he pulled on the burglars and made
all three accompany him to the Lookup