The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
FOUR WERE
On a Ranch Near Newiin Three Are
Dead-Other Casualties.

Pierre, s. D., july .11.-News was
brought in this evening OF three more
fatalities from the Bad river food. The
deaths occurred at the Rifenberg ranch,
near NeWlin. The victims are Ferry
Rifenberg, Ed Cook aud Fred Irum-
DO. They, with Albert Rifenberg, We're
in their house, which was at the june
ZION OF Bad river and SQuaW creek, and
the rush of water carried the house
AWAY before the We're aware OF the
danger. Albert ~Rifenberg, the other
of the building, saved his lie
by breaking his way through the rool.
News from Pedro, at the forks of the
Cheyenne river, 120 miles west OF mere,
tells of the drowning of Verne Q
rance in the flood in that stream. The
young mans home was in Chicago
This is the fourth victim of the floods
in the western part of the state.
The waters of Bad river have receded
enough so that the people OF fort
Pierre are beginning to take STOCK.
They find that seventeen houses Went
down the Missouri, and that torty-lhres
are more or less wrecked, Whlle an
which w~fthstood the food are damaged
from water, the contents soaked ana
covered With a black slime which can
never be removed.
Up the valley reports are nlierlhs ~
all showing wrecked homes and there
is scarcely a ranch building
on the river valley between Fort Plerfe
and Midland. The messenger VINO
brought in the news of the death OF
Branake at Bovine says that the water
was vet from bluff TO bluff at that
place when ne left and the only way OF
travel was in making wide detours 10
get across the stream running INTO
Bad river. H..
The party of women from Fort
Pierre which was reported missing are
vet out and the only thing new learned
bout them is that they did not reach
the ranch they started for, While those
missing may report later, death IS
feared for some of them. So far the
only deaths known TO Il certainty are
those of Joe Braneke at Bovine, Arthur
Austin at Midland, the little Wheeler
boy a short distance from Fort Pierre,
and Perry Rifenberg, Fred Trumbo and
Ed Cook near NeWlin.
A report down Bad river that
John Livingston, q rancler on that
stream, lost 100 head of horses by
drowning in a pasture from which they
could not escape.
The people of Fort Pierre have been
granted authority by Major Chittenden,
of the government river service, to Use
the government pontoon boats for q
temporary bridge across Bad river I'M
Ill they can make permanent arrange
Inents
Pierre, SD. July ia report was
brought in from up Bad river OF the
death by drowning in the f1ood of Joe
Braneke, who was carried away Will
trying to save GONE horses. He came
from southern Hand county, and his
relatives have been notified. AT the
time the messenger left the body haC
not been recovered.
All told about a dozen persons have
not yet been located, n the actual los!
days.
A party consisting of Mrs. Douglas:
Lowe and Misses Georgia Hague anc
Edna Lowe, who started to drive up tn
Bad river valley on Sunday, have no
been located and fears are felt tina
they We're caught IN the food ant
lost.
Reports from the Cheyenne rive;
country show dangerously high waite
about Leslie and some property losses
Refugees from all along the Bat
river, whose property was lost in tn
flood, are getting into Fort Pierre ant
all relate stories of narrow escapes am
hardships while camping in the hills
with little food or protection.
To help shelter the homeless the tent
and blankets belonging TO Troop B O
this city We're placed at the disposal o
! he relief committee at Fort Pierre. !
benefit entertainment was given in thi
city last night for a relief fund.