The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-27
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Mrs. G. H. Getman. who was alone in
the house of her son-in-law, j. j. Brandt,
during the absence of the family at Big
Stone lake, was awakened by a burglar,
Mrs. Getman's screams aroused the neigh
bors, but before they reached the scene
the the burglar had disappeared. He had
secured nothing.
During a severe electrical storm on SUM-
day night two horses owned by E. II.
Ilau, of Brown county, We're killed by
lightning. The storm was one of the most
severe of the season. The wind blew a
gale and 1.65 inches of rain fell. Oats,
spelt and some wheat We're blown down,
out 1t Is believed the grain will revive and
suffer but little permanent harm from the
wind.
Clerk of Courts Kellogg, of Moody coun-
ty, is the first to make a report to the
census and vital statistics office under the
new vital statistic law. No reports were
expected by the department. until after
days of July Clerk Kellogg reports eight
births, no deaths, two marriages. two
naturalizations and one divorce. OF the
eight children reported, but two had been
named. All of the births but one had been
reported by the regular physicians.
h responses to the appeals or assist
ance for the flood sufferers at Fort Pierre
were SO promptly met tina the COMMITTEES
selected for that work now authorizes the
statement that no further subscriptions
are needed TO meet all the requirements
Of the occasion. They wish to tender
their thanks to those who so promptly
responded to their needs. TIE relief funds
have been. and those on harA will be used,
to meet all necessary assistance for not
only those at Fort Pierre, but those in
the whole of the fiooded district.
The mosquito plague Is giving farmers
trouble all over the state, says reports
from Pierre. In Hand county these pests
are reported to have driven farmers out
Of their corn fields. and yesterday a herd
Of starnpeded cattle and horses plunged
down into the valley of Medicine creek
near Canning. breaking fences in their
rush, all attempting to escape from the
attacks of mosquitoes. The stock had
come from such a distance that the resi-
dents of that locality could not tell the
owners.
Mayor Aldrich. of Aberdeen, has re-
seived a letter from some point in ILL
own could not be identified, containing
y, which the sender asked the mayor to
place In the proper fund as compensation
sor city water used from the hydrant of
2 neighbor during the writer's residence
In Aberdeen, with the %neighborss permis-
sion. but contrary to the city rdinan noes
and contrary to the law of Cod The
letter was signed: Yours for righteous
appeared to be in the Handwriting Of a
woman.
Ira O. Curtiss, who has a field Of winter
Maeat on MS farm near Aberdeen, has
considerable quantities. The rust is on
he stalks and not on the heads of the
grain. As the wheat Is almost ready tn
harvest 1T IS not believed the rust will
M. Curtiss has the only field Of winter
wheat In Brown county. Isaac Lincoln.
who had a small field of this wheat
ploWed 1t under early in the spring. The
spring wheat is not affected in the least,
the winter wheat happening to be in Just
the condition to be affected by the rust
at the time the weather conditions were
risht Ior the propagation Of the rust,