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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
SOUTH EAkOTA'S BLUE LAWS.
t Is Wicked to Play Baseball or &C
nia.iaLi-. as 4La SaLLa4l d.

fCillCklIiS OH LIN SdDpdlH Idy.
Yankton, S. D.. Aug. Pew people in
South Dakota realize that on the Statute
books Of the state there remains an ans
cient blue law which is well nigh as rig
orOus as those which kept the early New
Eng1anders in the straight and narrow
path. An action begun Yesterday in this
city will bring the presence Of the law
forcibly to the minds OF sixteen young men
whD committed a grave offense against
the peace and dignity of the state and in
cidentally fractured the sacred blue law
on Sunday last by playing a game of base
ball.
Nine young Americans Of 1ankton made
arrangements to meet q corresponding
number Of husky youths from the corn
fields and hay meadows Of Mission Hill
vicinity in an S0-acre tract which had
been leased for the purpose and there to
give a genuine exhibition of the rural
brand of the American game. Previously
there had been some friction between the
real sports and some of the -ncighbOrS
who objected to the sacrilege on the day,
and notice had been served on the ad-
vance agent that there would be nothing
| doing In the hay meadow even at the cost
of invoking the law. This warning the
boys saw fit to disregard and
per arrangements, and after the usual
preliminaries got away from the wire in
good order. About this time a son of the
Directing nelSnDOT Strplleu onto the lleld.
This was the signal for a stampede in the
direction of the representative Of the law
and gospel, and without more ado he was
summarily and somewhat forcihly eject
ed from the field. TIL whole affair is now
being aired in court with sixteen of the
players as defendants in m action for
Sabbath breaking and one as defendant in
an action for head breaking.
The South Dakota law governing the
Keeping of the Sabbath is much more
strict than the majority OF people suppose.
1t provides that labor Of any kind, except
that which is absolutely necessary, all
public sports, all public traffic, all sale or
Offering for sale of merchandise, all en-
gaging in trades, manufacturing or mer-
camille en1p!oEn:ents and several other
minor acts constitute Sabbath breaking.
No Sunday baseball. Sunday drives and
p4cnics, pulling of weeds in the back gar
den. slipping down to the store on Sunday
morning to sell a friend a bill Of goods,
no Sunday morning HAYES and shoe
shines, not even shall the Sunday paper
be purchased with It's alluring comic sup
plement unless at the peril Of infringe
ment Oh the blue laws Of the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
CURIOSITY WAS DISASTROUS.
Trio Riding on Tender of Locomotive

Trio Riding on Tender of Locomotive
Receive Ducking in the River.
Pierpont, S. D., Aug. S.-A trio of
visitors to the railroad bridge one mile
north of here, which is now undergoing
repairs, had a narrow escape from Sc
rlous injury. They went to see the
pile driver at work. They saw it and
nearly put the machine out of COM
mission.
The party was made up of DR.. r.
w. Murphy, r. l.. Folsom, editor of the
Signal, and H. G.. Raffelson, manager
of the Pierpont Lumber The
trip was made on the tender of a loco
motive, the engine being backed to the
scene. A brakeman had charge but
lost control of the air brakes and the
tender crashed into the pile driver with
such force as to crush the rear end of
the former n badly twist the latter.
The track was torn W for a distance
of about twenty feet.
All four persons on the tender and
engine were badly shaken and escaped
with a drenching.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
he must BE AN ELK.
South Dakota Man Goes Crazy When.
ever the Clock Strikes Eleven

Howard, S. D.. Aug. s.-August
Schultz, son OF prominent residents OF
me country near Howard, is the victim
OF a peculiar case of insanity.
AS the clock struck II he suddenly
and without the slightest warning be-
came a raVing maniac This was at
nlght. 1t was necessary to summon
the officers, who locked him up for the
night. The next morning he appeared
10 be all right once more, n was re-
leased and permitted to return home
with his father. However, when the
CLOCK that night again struck II he
again became 9 raving maniac, and it
required several men to control him.
The board of insanity had a meeting,
and after examining him decided it
was best that he should be placed In
Inc state hospital for the insane at
Iankton, where he now has been ta-
ken.
His insanity is believed to be due to
the excessive heat of the few days
prior to the time when he first be-
came violent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
STORM,
One Barn Demolished and Another
Burned Near Woonsocket,

Woonsocket, S. D., Aug. GA heavy
wind and electrical storm last night
wrecked the large barn recently erect
ed by j. W. Bills, two miles northwest
OF town. 0. c. Vanderpool and Louis
Fouperg, who We're sleeping in a wagon
car 200 feet from the barn, received Sc
we're bruises, the car being thrown into
the barn bottom side up. A large tim
per from the wrecked barn was driven
into the side of the farm house.
george CrunnerWalt's barn, north
west OF town, was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground, the loss be-
ing $500. No damage to crops by the
storm is reported.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
INVOKE THE REFERENDUM,
Sioux Falls People Ash, for Vote on
Question of BuyirS Waterworks-

Question OF BuyinS WaterWorks.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. S.-Parties
who are interested in the question in
volVing the proposed sale of the mu-
nicipal waterWorks system i'll this city
are circulating a referendum petition
asking the city council to submit to a
vote at a special election the PROPOSE
ton Of selling the system to the South
Dakota Water company, which for a
period of more than twenty years has
been supplying Sioux Falls with water
for domestic and fire protection pur-
poses.
Under the referendum amendment to
the state constitution the petition re-
quires the signatures of 5 per cent. of
the voters who cast their ballots at the
last election. 1t appears certain that
the necessary number of signatures
will be secured. If the proposition is
submitted to the voters the election
will without question prove to be one
OF the hottest ever held in Sioux Falls.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
PRISONER SUICIDES.
Short Terrer Ends His Own Life At
ter incarceration CT But 4 Months.


Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. S,-Benjamin
Wenzel, about As years of age. a pris-
oner in the Sioux Falls ~penitentiary,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in his cell.
He displayed considerable ingenuity in
preparing for the taking of his W
lift n in the carrying gu of his pur-
pose. In some manner he secured pos
session of a small card. One end of this
he fastened about his neck, While the
other end was attached to Il Ventilator
near the top of the cell.
He slowly s~trangled to death. When
discovered his toes touched the floor.
III health is supposed to ave been he
cause of his desperate act. Wenzel was
serving a term of four years and had
been in the penitentiary only about four
months. He was sentenced from Hand
county for criminal assault.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
$286,5o0 FOR WOOL.
All Wool Growing Records Broken BY
Black Hills COUNTY.

Belle Fourche, S. D., Aug. S.-The
Wool deliveries in this market to date
lldlcate that the predictions made
were remarkably correct. So far-and
the season is practically closed-the
records of Gass & Uhler's warehouse
snow 1,1S5,IO9 pounds received, and
Adams & Pettigrew stored about 10000
pounds, making a total of 1.245.7O9
pounds that have n through this
market this year. Compared with the
total clip of 1905, which was but 915-
GOO pounds, these figures show an in
crease to this time of 3S0,709 pounds.
The price paid at this market will av-
erage about 23 cents, which makes =
total of $2S6,513.O7 which the wool
growers of this county have received
this summer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
w LAND OFFICES
MAY Be ABANDONED
Business Does Not Pay for Actual Eek.
pense, and Huron and Watertown
Offices May Be Closed.

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 6.-Rumor is
current in land office circles to the eff
feet that the and Offices at Huron and
WatertoTn are to be moved to this
city and combined with the Aberdeen
office Though none of the Aberdeen
officials would deny or affirm that
rumor, it is learned on good authority
that there is something 10 1t and Aber-
deem people need not be surprised to
see the combination become effective in
the lear future.
The reason for the change is said to-
be due to the fact that both the Huron
II WatertoWn offices have outlived
their usefulness. Practically all of the
land for the original homestead entries
has been filed on and the final
entries are rapidly nearing consumma
ton. The fees from both the offices are
not enough to pay for the expense of
operating them and Uncle Sam is evil
IDENTIFY looking for a reduction in his
expense account.
The business lone by the Huron of
flee the past year was 1877 original
homestead entries and 1852 final entries.
The fees for the year We're 81, S99. 90.
and the total business transacted was
500, 312.14.
flee received 122 original entries and
sos finals. The fees amounted to ST.
147.95 n the total mount of business
done was $11 $50. OF.
From these figures it will be seen
that the combined fees do not aggre-
gate $4,000. The expense of operating
the offices are said to be a little in adj
vance of 81, 600.
The business don by the Mitchell
land office in its home district was very
light. their being but forty original en-
tries n eighty finals. hi Rosebud
business helped that office out, how
ever. sending in $50 new entries.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

According to recently published
statistics there is a further reduction
In the meat consumption in Germany.
In the first quarter of 1906 it was not
only less han in the last quarter Of
1905, but also shows a decrease as COM
pared with the first quarter of 1905.
Per capita, the population of Germany
used during the first quarter of 1906
20.94 pounds of meat, during the fourth
quarter of 1905 2l.40 pounds. and dur
ing the first quarter of 1905 22.l7
pounds
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
EDITORS WILL NOT SEE CANADA,
Satisfactory Arrangements Could Not
Be Made, and Will Go to Okoboji.

Parker, S. D., Aug. S.-Charles f.
Hackett, president of the South Dakota
Editorial association, makes the an
nouncement that the association will
go to Arnold's park, Iowa, for it's sum-
mer outing. The association voted to
accept an invitation from the Canadian
government to make a trip through the
northwest territory, but the officers
could not make satisfactory arrange
ments with the transportation COM
panies and therefore decided to aban-
don the trip and instead take a trip
next winter, probably to Florida and
Cuba. The outing at Lake Okoboji will
be taken in the last week of the pres
ent month, the editors converting Au-
gust %.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
s2,2o5 M FINES

Oacoma, S. D., Aug. 4.-The treasury
of Lyman county was enriched to the
amorat of 50, POS as the result of the
payment Of fines imposed by Judge
Frank B.. Smith, of the state circuit
court. during a recent regular and spe-
cial term Of circuit court held in this
county. A number of additional cases
are pending in which the penalty is
a fine, and at the next term of court it
is expected that fully as much will be
collected in fines imposed upon resi-
the law.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

James Bruce. the eighteenth century
traveller and explorer, owed his discoV-
cry of the source of the Blue Nile to
his ability to amaze the Abyssinians.
He had some reputation as an astrolo-
ger, but his cure of smallpox wtS moro
of a feather In his cap as n medicine
a His firing of a tallow candle
through a table established his fame
still higher as q worker Of miracles.
His tanning of savage horses and shoot
ing of kites on the wing We're the final
maneuvers which opened the way to
the river to whose discovery he had
dedicated his life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
REPRODUCE CUSTER MASSACRE.
One ihousand Sioux Warriors viii En-
tertaln Visitors to BonesteeJ Fair

an
Bonesteel, S. D., Aug. 6.-The third
annual fair OF the Gregory County Ag-
rlcultural society will be held at
Bonesteel on September 10, 20 and Fl.
over $4,000 will be offered in pre-
NUNS n sports. A nurnber of first
class horses have already been booked
Tor the races, which will be a speciaI
feature, and two ball games for a.
purse of $3.50 between two profess
slonal teams will be pulled off. Several
Tree attractions will. be engaged and
the best brass band in the state will
be in attendance.
One thousand Sioux warriors of the
Rosebud tribe Of Indians will be here
during the fair n will help entertain
the great crOwd with their numerous.
war dances and will also give an ex-
hlpltlon OF how General Clusters COM
and of the Seventh cavalry was mas
sacred on the Little Big Horn in June,
1876.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
REDFlELD AFTER CONVENTION.
Sphinx County Town Making Efforts to
Secure Meeting Of Dairyren.

Redfield, S. D., Aug. efforts are
being made to have the next annual
convention Of the State Dairy and But
termakers' association, to be held this
fall, held in this city. Peter Nelson,
manager OF the Rcdfeld creamery, who
is an influential member Of the associa-
ton, and who keeps in close touch with
association affairs, expresses the opin-
ion that Redfeld stands a very good
chance OF capturing. the convention.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Charleston, S. C~William Marcus,
the first white man to be executed in
Charleston county since the civil war,
was hanged here Friday for the muir
der of his bigamous wife on S%ullivan's
island last April. The victim was
stabbed forty times with an icepick. 1t
was not learned until within the last
few days that Marcus had a wife and
five children living in Cincinnati.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Educators and the public in general
are showing much interest in the recent
opening of the Dread School of Agri-
culture, Manufactures and Commerce,
which occupies 1000 acres of land some
eighteen miles from Baltimore. Md. It's
founder and head is Henry D.. Perky.
From each state two students will be
admitted to work their way through.
but h number of pay students is IN
limited. All will be trained in actual
cultivation and management Of farms.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

The school board of Racine, Wis, has
recently adopted the policy of with
holding 10 per cent. of the teachers
wages each month until the end of the
school year in June. The purpose is
to prevent teachers who receive offers
or better positions from breaking their
contracts in the middle of the term.
Teachers and principles have objected
to this rule, ana threaten to resign in
G body il it is enforced.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
TWENTY-FIVE FEET A MINUTE.
Track Laying on M. G. St. l. Extension
BEING Pushed RAPIDLY.

WATERFOWL, S. D., Aug. THE first
spike in the Minneapolis and St. Louis
extension from Watertown was driven
at 8 o'clock on the afternoon of July
81. There are $50 men in the track
laying crew and two and one-half
miles of steel are laid a day, at the rate
Of twenty-five feet per minute during
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
SOUTH DAKOTA

Ffve steamboats,, are being built for a
Kiel shipping company which are said
to be wholly unsuitable. a recent trial
of one of the boats was carried out in
the presence Of representatives of the
Imperial navy and many shipping
firms. The vessel was fully laden to
represent 200 passengers, n 1T was
assumed that, in consequence Of a leak
caused by q collision, the entire engine
room division, into which water was
pumped, had filled, while q hole was
made to the exterior to admit water
freely. The ship accordingly sank. but
when 1t was full of water it had still
about a foot of free board above the
surface, thus satisfying the conditions
imposed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

According to the government returns
IS, 200, 900 punches of bananas were inn
ported into the United States for the
fiscal yea ending 1905. The declared
value of those bananas as given on
their entry into America, taken from
the invoices at port Of shipment, aver
aged rs cents a bunch. The selling price
of the same banana is about $1.50, thus
showing that the banana trust has
about $50, 900, 900 annually for transpor-
tn ton a nd nrnGic
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Pensacola, F1a.-An investigation Of
h alleged peonage at the jackson
Lumber company's camp at Lockhart,
Ala, by the United States commission
er resulted In three men being held to
the United States court for trial un-
der heavy bond. They were Robert
Gallagher. Superintendent w. n. Grace
and Oscar S. Sanders employees of the
company.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Statistics Of coke and anthracite pig
Iron production for the first five months
of this year show a production of TO-
S1C.525 gross ton The production in
June, If 1t continued at the rate for
the month of May, will bring the total
up to II, 523, 9S6 tons, including 1872, 416
tons of charcoal iron. This indicates a
production of %, 600, 900 tons for the
whole year, against %, 992, $50 tons in
1906 and 16.497 .033 tons in 1904.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
MAY RESULT
Presho Woman Struck by Lightning
and Is in Unconscious Condition,

Presho, S. D., Aug. 6.-Mrs. M. Jesspe,
living three miles north, was struck by
lightning. She was standing in the
house talking to a neiglbor when g
small cloud went over. The bolt tore
the shoes and stockings off the woman
and she was severely burned. A neigh
Dor woman was terribly shocked, but
is up and around. There is no hops
for the recover of Mrs. Jesspe and she
has been unconscious ever since struck,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
CORN WELD WILL BE ENORMOUS

Bonesteel, S. D., Aug. S.-The
weather here all season has been IDEAL
Cor the maturing of crops, and small
grain, which is already harvested, bids
fair to exceed in yield and quality any
previous yield in the history of the
county. Corn never looked better thar
1t does now and with fair weather from
aow until September 10 the corr yield
will be enormous.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
%TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

Reading, PA terrific cloudburst
struck the borough of Hamburg, this
county, Friday. A ten-foot food swept
through the main portion 81 the town.
leaving in its wake ruin and devasta-
ton. There are washouts in the streets
to the depth Of ten feet. Allen j.
Romig, who was working in a tinsmith
shop, was drowned. The shop was
swept away. More than fifty dwellings,
were damaged. Loss, $4,000.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Sioux Fails, S. D., Aug. S.-Arrange-
ment ave been completed for the an
nual convention of the Minnahaha
County Sunday School association,
which will be held at Valley Springs on
Saturday afternoon and Sunday, Au-
gust is and 10. Leading clergymen and
Sunday school workers from Sioux
Falls and the other cities and towns
Of the county will be present to ad-
iress the gathering and assist in max
ng the convention the most successful
eve held by the association.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
TOWNS ON FIRE.
Flames from Burning Forest Do Large
Damage in the State Of
Michigan.

Sault Ste Marie Mich, Aug. A-The
forest fires around outlying towns are
now under control. Wellsburg was
about half destroyed and the business
portion Of Eckerman was burned for
Two blocks, with many residences the
Tires are still burnlng Sut not dangar
ous.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

As the British war Department.
move from Its old quarters in
Pail Mall to the new quarters In
Whitehall, the suggestion is made that
II sell It's furniture in the old place and
buy it back, 1t an advance, for the nem
place, South African style.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Mr.. Lloyd-George was recently pa
elected from the Carnaroon district
England. When the returning officer
ascertained the figures the town hall
&c showed 1924 p. m. The majority
was 1,224.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

People usually live longer in islands
and small p%eninsulas than on cont
nents, a scientist asserts. Barbados.
Greece, Madeira and the Shetlands are
all favorable to long life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

There Is living at Recife. near Per-
nambuco, a child OF 51a years OF g
who is four feet two inches In height.
n who boasts q mustache and seep
bass voice.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Seaweed parasofs were the novelty NJ
the recent Henley regatta. The real
weed is used and is skilfully applied to
e background of fine biscuit or pastel
tinted eauze. An outer layer of gauza
is then placed over it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

form, Just as animals are. Sensitive
plants, which shrink from he h1man
touch in ordinary circumstances. lose
their irritability in air charged with
chloroform vaDor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

The idea of teaching children to read
phrase by phrase or sentence by SEN
tence at b outset, instead of the old
fashioned alphabet method or the pres
ent word system is advanced by Di-
rector De Croly OF the Brussels In
stitute OF Special Instruction, accord
Ing to a translation for the Literary
Digest.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09
MARsHALL's NEW COURT HOUSE
Contract Is Let for Structure to Cost
Nearly 100000.

Britton. S. D., Aug. S.-The contract
has been let for Marshall county's new
court house, $5T, 955 being the contract
price, including heating and plumbing.
The building will be of stone. yellow
sandstone from the quarries at Sand
stone, Mimi, being used for the walls,
and the red Bedford Gndiana) stone
for trimmings. The new court house
will be one of the handsomest and most
substantial county buildings in the
state. The contract calls for the CON-
pletion of the building by the first of
September OF next year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Owen Seaman, the new editor oe
London Punch, lectured the other night
or he art of parody, and saws fhe
Express, without a blush he quoted
examples Of his own parodies to Nus
trate the apotheosis of the art"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

The Irish language is spoken in the
Bahamas among the mixed descend
ants of the Hibernian patriots banished
long ago by Cromwell to the West In
dies. One can occasionally hear ne
gro sailors IL the East End of London
who cannot speak a word of English.
talking Irish to the old Irish apple
women who gather round the docks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-09

Acardidate for parliament from Bod
min, England, fishing town, is can
vassing ON OF his constituents al sea
In steam siauilah.