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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
IMPORTANT POINT WON.
Settlers Win Out in Land Contest ir
Black Hills,

Rapid City. $. D., Oct. The set
tiers on the forest reserve have scored
another point in their w favor. Two
decisions that We're of great interest in
this connection We're made this week
ar the United states land office in this
city, Both cases We're contested by
the government and both cases We're
homestead entry of William Ostle, at
the old Addie amp neal Hill City, the
contest was made on the grounds hat
the land was more valuable for min
eral and timber than for other pur-
poses and also because the property
included buildings and improvements
belonging TO other parties. 1t was a
tlercely fought case, but it was Won
by Mr.. Ostle, In the other case. which
concerned the final proof of Frank O.
Simpson of Hill City, it was. attacked
because It was claimed the land was
more valuable for timber than for ag-
riculture, and it was claimed further
that the entry vas made for the pur-
pose of procuring scrip. This case has
been on for q long time, but a de-
ciSion in favor of Simpson has lust
been made.
Rapid City is booming 60 hard that
men have been getting up al nights
to sell lots to purchasers who cannot
wait until morning. At least that was
the experience of one of the local
agents the other day, who sold oven
$4,000 worth of said lots With only a
lantern to guide the way and show up
the various attractions of the property.
The purchasers arrived on a late train
and wished to close the deal that even
ing, and as the ground desired was not
on any thoroughfare that was lighted
by electricity, the good, old fashioned
lantern came into good use.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
SOUTH DAKOTA
TOWNS WALLED IN
Protection, However,, Is pa
PIowed Firebreak About
Villages.
A GENERAL MOVEMENT
The Rank Growth of Weeds and Grass
Made This P%recaution Necessary
as Protection from Prairie
Fires.

Pukwana, S. D., Oct. 13.-The very
rank growth Of grass and weeds
throughout the country adjoining this
place has caused much apprehension
lest a prairie fire should get started and
threaten the town. The business men
have combined and raised q fund to
have q fire-break plowed around the
place to protect outlying districts from
such danger.
It was only a few years ago that Mt.
Vernon vas wiped off the map by a
prairie fire when it seemed at it's in
cipiency to be a very Insignificant
blaze.
Other South Dakota own in the
western central part of the state have
taken the precaution to ave a pro-
tecting wall made around them.
Already this fall many farm houses
and other buildings throughout the
west central part of the state nave
been destroyed by fire and many tons
of hay and acres of ~pasturage burned
to Il crisp.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
TO EXTEND YARD TRAckAGE.
Great Many Men to Be Put to Work
at Pierre This Week,

Pierre, S. D., Oct. 13.-The latest
among the Northwestern railroad off,
Gals in this in regard to the proposed
extension work vas Assistant General
Manager Ashton. While here he gave
out that a large force Of men would
be put to work here this week to ex-
tend the yard trackage to enable the
company to handle the bridge and ex-
tension material which has already be-
gun to arrive. The yards as they are
at present constituted have several
times this fall, as they have in other
years., been more han crowded with
the regular business from this point.
and when it comes to handling the
large amount Of material which will
be required here for the next two years
IN the extension work and bridge
building, the trackage must be largely
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
HE LOST A LEG.
Young Man Became Entangled in
Threshino Machine,

Ethan, S. D., Oct. 13.-WiIltam Clark,
q young MAJ living ten or eleven miles
west of this place lost a leg in the
cylinder OF a 'threshing machine. He
was one of the men in charge of a
threshing rig operating in the western
part of the county and had stepped on
top of the separator to oil it. The
boards forming the cylinder cap hav-
ing become cut out by the flying grain
We're unable to bear his weight and
broke letting him fall directly on the
top Of the cylinder. The machine was
stopped at once and Clark was re-
moved from the machine in a fainting
condition.. Medical aid was at once
summoned. The condition of the pa
tient at the present time is unknown.
The first real frost of the season oc-
CURED last night, the thermometer
registering considerably balow the
freezing point. 1t is so late that it
can only do the corn good by drying it
out ready for husking.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
FORM Err BILLIARDS..
Dakota Pioneer Recalls Weather for
Twenty-F five Years.

Miller, S. D., Oct. 14.-Discussion is
nm among even pioneers in the
state as to the dates of the early Win
ters and deep shows that have come in
the past twenty-five years.
The Writer Of 1SS0-S1 set in on Octo-
Der Ia. The storm partook somewhat
of the nature of a blizzard. There
We're letups and some warmlike spells
after that, but the snow kept accum-
ulating until the next April, or close to
the LIST of May, when it disappeared.
No trains moved and as there was but
a family at a siding along the line Eek
cept at Pierre) and it vas we'll pro-
visioned, there was no particular suf-
ferinS. AT Pierre there was wood, and
as the snow increased in depth the m
telope and deer could be picked up
anywhere, SO that fuel and meat were
easy problems.
The blizzard of 1888 came on the 18th
of January. The snowfall previously
and afterwards was normal. 1t was
the dustlike snow and the winds
fierceness hat made that storm SO de-
Structive.
The winter that caused the greatest
inconvenience on account of it's early
snow was in 1896. This time it set in
October 81. This was the year Of the
first Bryan campaign and the fierce
ard heated agitation of silver during
the fall had caused farm work to be
neglected. There was no hay up to
speak of, much thrashing was yet to
do, while the cor in the fields had not
been touched. With farm work brought
to a standstill Il week before election
the gold and silver debates became hot
ter and election day found the voters
loundering in snowEanks in some in
stances to get TO the polls. So deter
mined was the desire to vote that only
seven in Hand county failed to vote
N1tf nf about - am r01ln1 I#"141114;~,.
boards We're slow in bringing in the re-
turns on account of impossible roads.
1t was recommended that the sheriff
go after the DELINQUENT ballot boxes,
but this idea was abandoned when it
was found that he could not travel in
the deep snow, either. The hoped for
thaw to allow of gathering the corn
and hauling the hay did not come, but
instead snow fell every few days. The
stock was got through the winter With
out much loss, for the weather was
comparatively warm all the time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
RUSHING THE WORK
ON new EXTENSION
Milwaukee Road Wasting No
Time to Get to the Black
Hills.
TRACK LAYERS AT WORK
Grade for New Line of Railroad Has
Been Completed Seventy Miles
West OF Chamberlain and
Some Rails Laid.

Deadwood, S. D., Oct. 17.-The MIL
waukee road is wasting no time in get
ting TO the Hills as rapidly as possible.
y. E. Beaumont, a we'll known news
paper man of Sioux Falls, who has just
made the trip across the country from
Sioux Falls on his bicycle, reports thai
things are moving rapidly. Grading has
been completed on the Milwaukee ex-
tension for seventy miles west OF
Chamberlain and the rails have been
laid for a distnce OF twenty miles.
y crew of surveyors are now To-
Gated at ~Johnson's sheep ranch. where
the W trails meet, II from the north
and one from the south of the Bad
Land wall. Another crew Of surveyors
IS on the southern trail and speculation
Is rife as to whether the railroad will
take h northern or southern route in
its western journey. If it goes north
it must either follow the Northwestern
road into Rapid City, which it is not
likely TO do. or it cross this road
II make for the Belle Fourche oun
try, leaving Rapid City entirely III OF
its line of march. AS this is not prob
able, the chances are in favor of the
southern route being taken. This will
run through the valley OF the White
liver Il take in q Very picturesque
country.
Lyman county is booming because of
the railroad question.
New settlers are coming in daily. 1t
will not be long until the entire
ny, which is Very rich. will be thiclly
Sat;1aS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
Al YAMkToN HOSPITAL

Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 14.-The report O
the superintendent Of the state insane
hospital at Yankton for the quarter.
ending September 80 last shows a total
attendance at the asylum on that date
of 500. a decrease of 8 from the number
at the time of he previous quarterly
report. ~Thirty-four patients have been
aalnltted during the quarter. 20 were
discharged. 9 died, 8 are out on TRIM
and 1 was readmitted. Lawrence coua-
" has the largest number, with 81. and
Minnehaha next, with 80. Buffalo
county is h only ore Ia the state
without representation. 81
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
MANY NATIVES BORN.
Interesting Reports of the Census Bur
eau for South Dakota.

Pierre, S. D., Oct. 1.-THE state CEN
sus shows that the population of South
Dakota is becoming more and more
Anlericanized with each recurring
enumeration, In 1870 the foreign born
population of the territory was Bit per
cent. of the whole. In 1880 it was 81
per cent, and this percentage has
shown a steady decline ever since that
date, being 27.6 per cent. in 1890, 2G per
cent. in 1895, % per cent. in 1900, and
1877 per cent, as shown by the census
of this year. While the state has
gained 10 per cent. i'll population in the
gain was from foreign born popula-
ton.
The returns show that there are in
the state 81, 1856 children 6 years of age
and under. OF these $3.50 were born
in the state, 1888 We're born in other
states and $40 were foreign born.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
according 10 the latest assessments

according DO the latest assessments
the most valued parcel Of land in Bos-
ton Is the southwestern corner Of VIM
Ter and Washington streets, the assess
ment being about $3.50 a square foot,
which would bring the value of an acre
Of that sort Of property up to SS,276,460
This is said to exceed the highest price
for land ever bought in London, which
was at the rate of stall 500 an acre.
but as We remarked lately in comment
ing on the London sale, the real estate
record belongs to New York. for the
stillman corner, at Broadway n Wall
streets, was sold a few months ago for
S5S9.22 a square foot, which would
mean $25, 664,423.20 an acre-Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
LEAPED INTO MISSOURI.
Mans Actions Thought to Be with
Suicidal Intent.

Chamberlain, S. D., Oct. 13.-There
was quite a little excitement on the
river near the railroad pontoon bridge
here. A man, walked across the big
boat and at the west end found it
swung open. He picked up a plank and
dove right into the river, hat, coat,
boots n all. The workmcn on the
bridge saw a man in the water and,
~supposing thai he was in need of help,
got a boat and went out after him.
When they reached him they found
that he was on the board all safe and
sound. On being asked if he would
get into the boa he replied that he
could swim clear across all right. He
was or his way over to Lyman county
and for fear that some other fellow
might get ahead of him he wouldn't
wait until the bridge was closed, but
swan over so that he would be that
much earlier ON the ground to pick out
a quarter section of Uncle SAINTS do
main.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

In 1906 the world had not a single
steamship on the ocean, a single mile
OF railway on land, & single span OF
telegraph a the continent or a sim
gle foot of cable beneath the ocean.
In 1905 it has $1,000 steam vessels.
100000 miles of railway and more than
1000. 900 miles of land telegraph, while
the very continents are bound together
in instantaneous communication by
more than 200. 900 miles Of ocean ca
bles, and the number OF telephone mes
sages sent aggregates 5000. 900, coo an
nually, and one-half of them in the
United States alone.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF STOCK.

Pierre, Oct. 13.-The live stock traffic
out of here the past week. has been
very heavy in cattle, sheep and horses.
of cars of cattle and sheep
have been sent out and yesterday the
first shipments of hogs ever sent from
here was started for the market. While
TINS Is the beginning of hog shipping
from here, with the immense amount
OF corn which has been raised in this
section of the state his year, other
shipments of these animals may be ex-
pected In the future. to add to the
1--we stock shipments fran this point
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Every one knows that Queen Alex
andra is a cat lover, but it has come
somewhat as a surprise to a number of
English women that her daughter,
Princess Victoria, is not only a lover
OF cats. but an energetic and cnthusi-
astic breeder as well. The princess oes
not breed cats, 1t appears, merely TO
increase the number of her feline pets.
Her BATTERIES are worked on a solid
commercial basis and apparently with
considerable profit to her private
pocket.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
SIX 6 ENTnMaEn-

Freaericktown. Pa, Oct. 14.--The six
miners entonbed in Clyde mine yester-
day as d result of fire damp explosion.
have not yet been rescued. The men
are entombed 1900 feet from the pit
mouth and hopes of reaching them
alive are not entertained.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
NEW TACK ON PACKERS
Prosecution Decides to Issue subpoenas
for Former Officials, of the
COMPANY.

Chicago. Oct. 16.-Important %subpoenas
for former officials of the packing com-
paries said to have been consolidated into
the National Packing company and for
former officials of the later
were issued today by federal officers.
An attempt is being made to show in the
trial Of the packers that the men subpoe-
naed signed contracts or know Of such
papers, binding owners of the consolidated
companies to an agreement that the sign
ers would not engage in the same line of
business hereafter.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

According to a report just issued by
the French minister of arts, the
churches of France, and o the Lou
vre, the Luxembourg, the Museum de
Cluny and C~arnayalet. contain the art
treasures of the nation. 1t is estimat-
ed that If brought under the hammer
the pictures, tapestries, statues, cary
ings and other works OF art in the
churches would realize the fabulous
sum of six milliards OF francs $780,
600. OO0).
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
COURT HOUSE AT YANKToN.
/. nificent Eea Building TO Be Eedi
caten Scan

cate0 Soon.
Ianktor. s. D., Oct. 1.-THE new Ya.lk-
ton county court house is practically COM
ptete and will be formally dedicated to the
use OF the county Wednesday, November /.
The construction of the new building,
while ii is a credit to the county and the
county hoard Of commissioners under
whose supervision the work vas done, en-.
tailed the probable suicide of one man,
damaged the reputation OF two others, re-
ftecsed on the ability of the board of com
rnissioncrs TO protect the taxpayers, and
attracted attention to two men in correct
ing the mistakes and faults of others.
3. Z. Engletretl. the original contractor,
died suddenly While visiting his family i'll
Eeresford. a; the time ii was runlored
that he had conlrritted suicide, but his
death was officially created to heart dis
ease, without ard inquest.
Shorty after his death serious defects
We're found to g &5t in the parts of the
building already completed. Large cracks
we're apparent III the hard brick venecling
uf the walls and it was also discovered that
certain beams which. according to the
plans and specifications, should have sup
ported the second and third floors, We're
missing. The floors, which were of sement
and otner heavy material, had sagged con-
siderably, and to many, including the
commissioners, it ooked IS though TIE
- We oot-SNt%o
The commissioners faced the emergency
without fiinching. Ed. Palmer, supelin-
tendent of construction, and James Par
sons, architect, We're Immediately relieved
from duty on behalf of the county.
Webster Tonlinson, a Chicago architect,
and j.. p. Hogan, a construction foreman
of the same city, We're induced to take
charge Of the work of construction, with
instructions to correct the defects allowed
to creep in by their predecessors. Under
their magic touch the cracks in the We
neering have disappeared, the saggine
floors have been remedied and other de
| fects corrected until the building is a fiji
rival for the new feGeral building recent
" constructed in this city at an expense
of $4,000 to the government. The court
house will cost $4,000, and besides being 0
Well constructed building is large enough
to accommodate the business of YaEkton
county for many years to come.
AT a recent meeting of the board of COM
missioners it was decided to open the new
building with elaborate and appropriate
ceremony.
Senator r. j.. Gamble, chairman of the
dedication committee, at a recent meeting
announced the organization Of the forow-
ing committees
800 E-AA LlEF - EHA W. az
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
FIVE YEARS NORMAL COURSE.
The State Board of Regents Met at
Sioux Falls.

Pierre, Oct. 13.-The state board of
regents Of education met yesterday at
Sioux Falls with the heads of TIE state
normal schools, n State Superintend-
ent Ramer, to consider the new five
year normal course which has been ar
ranged for the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
DAMAGE RON FIRES.

Huron, S. d., Oct. 17.-More losses
from prairie fires are reported from the
north part of the county. Morris King,
G. w. Gray II William Meyers lost
about 300 tons of hay and others in the
track of the fire We're also losers of
hay and some small grain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
THREsHlNa ON ROSEBUD.

Bonesteel, S. D., Oct. 13.-Threshing
has been about finished, and the yield
of small grain has been a surprise TO
even the older settlers, oats averaging
about 65 bushels per acre throughout
the county, whea 20 bushels. fax IL
to 10 bushels and rye and barley equal
~ good. Last night furnished the first
frost of the season and the corn has
fully nlatured and will make an epor.
nous ,rop.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
CONGRESSMAN 10 JAIL.

Portland. Ore. Oct. 14.-Congressman
JohnENewton Williamson,5wlio was con-
victed of conspiracy to defraud the
government Of its public domain, was
today sentenced to ten months i'm
p~riSonllent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Italy's government censors all press
kilograms to foreign countries. Recent
ly the correspondent Of the London
Express handed in a dispatch relating
to the severe heat in Rome, which the
censor declined to allow to pass.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

The English postal service is the best
in the world, and the cheapest for the
people. The rural delivery and collec-
ton are managed as carefully as the
city service. This department of the
government makes a profit of about
S1S.000,000 a year, and gives better
mails at lower. rates, charging only 2
cents per four ounces on letters.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

George Fletcher is believed to be the
oldest subject Of King Edward. He
was born on April %, 1888, and lives in
q cottage in Kiley, near Pomeroy, in
County Tyrone, ireland. and has lived
in II for more than 100 years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

The are of making Honiton lace"
says the London Mail, will soon be as
extinct as the feather work of the
Aztecs." The reason is that the local
school board insists that children shall
attend school instead of learning TO
make lace.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

In Scandinavia Christmas is cele-
brated in its literal sense of peace on
earth. good viii toward men, the
courts are closed. quarrels are adjusted
and old feuds forgotten. 1t is the home
OF the famous Yule log.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

In the village of yerjux. near Chalon-
sur-Saone, France. a couple. aged 100
and 80, respectively, have just cele-
brated the seventy-fifth anniversary of
their wedding. which they called their
platinum" wedding.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

The acme of consciseness is believed
to have been attained by a London
restaurant. which displays this notice:
IS. Q. 2 S. A." That means that a pat
on can have sausage and onions, with
two slices of bread. for four-pence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Judge Hamilton, of the Preston, Eng,
county court, remarked the other day
from the bench hat he thought judges
and counsel ought not to be expected to
work more than eight hours a day. IT
have disposed of 463 cases today he
added, and I do not feel inclined to
take up another that is likely to con
sumo two hours"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Russia doubles her population every
fifty years. Norway and Sweden In fif-
ty-two years, Great Britain and Ger
many In fifty-five, Belgium in seventy
nine, Italy in eighty-four, Spain in 104,
Austria-Hnngary in ITO and France / n
1873.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

= The custom of lifting the hat dates
back to the G when knighthood was
In flower. Knights never appeared in
public except IN full arTnor, but in the
company Of friends they removed the
helmet, signifying. Il am safe among
frieuds ~
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

A Welsh revivalist asked where some
grass that had been brought for his
horse had been procured. He was told
that 1t had come from the football
grounds. Il would not insult my horse
by giving 1t grass from such a sinful
place" he declared.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
RUSHING RlPRAP WORK.

Elk Point, S. D. Oct. 16.-Tke rip
rapt work on the Missouri river bank
Will be soon started here and a dona-
ton OF $4,000 BY congress will be
spent before .theawork is completed.
Acamp Will be started and sixty mei4
will beput to work soon. The govern
ment kas just let a contract for 500
worth OF groceries to be delivered to
the camp between now and January /.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

A Swedish company has taken a
lease of the old marble quarries of Iona.
Scotland, n the famous white and
serpentine marble is to be placed on
the market In large quantities. Opera
lions are to begin early in the spring.
Centuries ago the quarries were worked
extensively. Marble from them adorns
aome of the ancient ~cathedrals of Eu-
Ypna
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Sir Wyndham spencer Portal. who
died the other day. was the head Of the
family that since 1924 has had the priv
flege OF making bank note paper for he
Bank of England. The Portals were a
Huguenot family.