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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
PRo1,BITIoNIsTs' CAMPAIGN.
Plans Are Made for an Energetic Can.
vass of the Entire State.

Bookings, S. D., Sept. 15.-The pro.
hibitionists Of South Dakota have
planned the greatest campaign in the
history of that party in this state.
knute Lewis, of Lake Preston, the
candidate for governor, accompanied
by E. w. Chaf1in, of Illinois, a celebrat-
ed orator Of the party, and Jesse F..
Van Buskirk, of Sioux City, as cam
paign %soloist, will tour the entire state,
beginning September 20. Rallies will
be held in three different towns each
day.
The prohibition state committee has
a corps Of special organizers in the
field conducting a special campaign in
several counties for the election of the
prohibition candidates to the legisla-
ture, and leaders of he party con-
fidently assert that the vote in the
state will be largely increased with
strong probability Of landing several
of their candidates in the next legis-
lature.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
LOCATING c., M. & ST. p.
Engineers Pick Route THROUGH Noun
Trims of Montana and lS,La -

Engineers Pick Route Through Noun
tains of Montana and Idaho.
M%issoula, Mont, Sept. 15.-E. ]. Pear
son chief engineer OF the Milwaukee
road, and S. M. Rarnsdell. chief en-
gineer of all crews working west of
Missoula in the Occur d'Alene district,
who have been in this city on business,
have stated that their intention while
here is to locate the route through Mis-
soula and this section of the country,
1t is announced that grading is being
done in the vicinity of Eighteen Mile
house, east of Butte. Several engineers
are supervising the work and a large
force of raen is employed. The road
will have numbered tunnels in tho
vicinity Of Divide, one of which will
be 1900 feet in length.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
COURT HOUSE FOR suLLY.
Voters of County Will Be Asked to
Authorize the Issuance Of Bonds.

Onida, S. d., Sept. 19.-At the forth
coming meeting of the board of county
commissioners of this (Sully) county
they will consider a proposition to have
the matter OF voting bonds for the con-
struction of a county court house build
ing submitted to the voters Of the u
ty at the election in November. Peti-
lions asking the county board to submit
the question of voting bonds now are
being circulated throughout the county,
and are said to be receiving the sigma
lures of many taxpayers. The county
commissioners also will be asked to
ave specifications for the proposed
new court house prepared, so the neces-
sary amount Of bonds can be voted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
NOVELTIES OF tn NEWS


Wooster, O.-At Fredericksburg, the 9.
~yearsold son of Alfred S. Lutz played WITH
matches and .gnited his cellulo.d belt. The
belt exploded, causing burns which result
ed in the child's death two hours later.
~Paris-sarah Bernhard says that Patti
Is foolish to retire if she can sing at ali.
NINE. Patti is not old unless she is 70. ana
1 do not think she is that e!aSret L dc
not mean to retire even when l am 10 years
old. ii j am STILL able to act"
Waterbury,, Conn.-While at work nea,
Miildale Frank st. Peters, a laborer, found
d long steel tape measure. Hesthrew the
strip into the air. 1t came down across
one OF the big cables Of thesiNew Milford
Power company, carrying sSsseJt volts. ST.
Peters caught hold of It, n was instant.
ly killed.
Thayer. Mc.-Thomas Cantrell, d farm.
or who lived five miles east Of Tne,.sr
met death in an odd way. Cantreii wash
the woods and saw a squirrel. n q tree VI
PICKED up q large stone and threw II ar
Tie animal. The sione struck tba 49,
Gnd rebounded, striking CantrelI 4, ~
head, crushing the skull. Death f-oIien.a5
almost immediately.
Conway, Ark.-Upon a single nnatnb aaa
pended the lives OF !, -,
an attempt 60 wreck the Fort Sniit., pasa
sensere tram near Palarm was frussratel
by John Sloan and his wife. They disna,
cred q switch thrown ogaa ana jaraa
stones aud railroad les piled on tile trac :
They could hear the train. Ssoa., ha,i -
one match; whiei;s.Fiff asaeeeeuea In its No.
Andafirea a-ftece of paper. f4.s wi ! s
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

While regretting his departure from
Tacoma.
The University of South Dakota is
located at Nermi!lion, on the Missouri
river, about midway between Yankton
and Sioux City. The institution has
been established some twenty-four
years, and is supported by a generous
and grant. It has an enrolment of
about AGO pupils, and embraces the col
!ege of arts and sciences, the college
Of law, and the college of music.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
TO GROW WINTER WHEAT.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 15.-Winter
wheat will be grown in Brown county,
and quite a umbe of farmers have
decided to negin seeding before the end
Of this month. Experiments conducted
last season demonstrated the fact that
winter wheat can be successfully
grown here and it is the intention this
fall TO conduct operations on a more
extensive scale than before. One farm
err made an experiment and threshed
nearly thirty bushels an acre, While an
other man reported twenty-five BUSH
els,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

In many of the Greek islands, diving
for sponges forms a considerable part
Of the occupation of the Inhabitants.
The natives make it q trade TO gather
these, and their income from this
source is good. In one OF the islands a
girl is not permitted to marry until she
has brought up q certain number Of
sponges and given proof of her skill
by taking them from a certain depth.
But In some of the islands the custom
Is reversed. The father of a marriage
able daughter bestows her on the best
diver among her s%uitors. He who can
stay longest in the water and bring up
the biggest cargo of sponges marries
the maid.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
100000 COURT HOUSE.
Brookings County Taxpayers Propose
to HaXe Finest Ruiidinu In State.

Erookings, S. D., Sept. ia new
100000 court house for rrookings
county is declared to be an urgent ne
cesSlty by the county commissioners,
and q proposition for issuing twenty
year 4 per cent. bonds to this amount
will be submitted to the voters of the
county at the general election OH No
velnber Z. The present county build
ing, With its court rooms and Offices,
is declared to be too small and the
vaults unsafe. If the county votes the
bonds it will give Brookings one of
the finest buildings in the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
UNCLE SAM FOLDS AN AUCTION.
1927 Acres of Land in Mcpherson,
Walworth and Campbell Sold.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 15.-An auc-
ton sale vas held yesterday at the To-
cal United States land office of GER
ain isolated tracts of government land
in Mcpherson, Walworth and Campbell
counties. The minimum price set by
the government was $1.25 an acre, but
some of the land was sold for So and
50 an acre. The highest price was for
a tract Of 120 acres in Walworth coun-
ty, which brought S. an acre. The to-
tai numbe of acres sold was 1927, and
the amount realized was $7,06S.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
ONE YEAR FOR cHAs. TOBIAS.

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 15.-Charles
Tobias, the man who robbed and
burned a mail pouch at Bradley, S. D.,
nearly two years ago, pleaded guilty
at his trial at Deadwood and was sem
fenced to n years imprisonment. The
sentence will be served in the county
Jail in this city. Tobias escaped from
here While awaiting his trial, but was
captured three days later While visit
ing his wife and hild at Bradley.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Mrs. Charles A. Babcock, of Orwell.
n. u, has had a monument erected in
the cemetery at Orwell over the grave
of her late husband, who was always
engaged in the lumber business. 1t is
a saWmill made of marble and granite,
and Is an exact reproduction of their
Redfield mill, made on a scale of n
Inch 20 the foot. 1t is complete in every
detail, having saws, carriages, rollers
to carry off the sawed lumber, skids
with three logs on ready to roll on the
carriage, car loaded with lumber. the
whole being cut out of marble. 1t has
the appearance of a mill just shut
down..
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
POPULAR PASTOR RESIGNS.
Rev. Mr.. calfee, Of Sioux Falls, Will
Make an Australian Tour.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 1S.-The peo-
pie of Sioux Falls We're greatly sur
prised by the announcement that Rev.
w. j. Calfee. for about six months pas
or Of the Methodist church in his
city, had rendered his resignation and
Intended to conclude his work in Sioux
Falls on Sunday, September %. Upon
eavfng Sioux Falls he will go first
10 Kansas City, Nc. Himself and wife
areenow considering a proposition to
nake an Aussralian tout under the
auspices of the Y. M. G. A.
Rev. Mr.. Calfree formerly was pas
.or of the church of his denomination
1T Huron, S. d., afterwards holding
similar positions at Council Bluffs, Ell
Paso, Tex, and Kansas City, Kas.
Prior to coming to Sioux Falls he was
engaged in evangelistic work, but be-
of jill health was forced to give
t UP. He came to Sioux Falls think.
ing the climate would restore his
1ealth. His expectations III this re-
spect have been realized and he will
aow return to his evangelistic
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
A RO-oEVELiIAN FAMILY.

Watertown, S. D., Sept. 15.-Mr. n
Mrs. John c. Hilliard are rejoicing over
the birth OF their fifteenth child, all Of
whom are living, and Mrs. billiard is
only 40 years old, but is still in splendid
health. Doane Robinson, the state
statistician, in his vital statistics re-
ports, makes special mention of a wom-
on of 80 years who is the mother of
fourteen children, but the Hilliard fam
lily must be given the record. There
Is no race suicide in Codington county.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
PRINTERS RETAIIATE
Strikers Tear Down Harveat FsstiyH
Posters That Were Printed In
Non-Union Shops.
Non-U Union Shops.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 15.-Posters
advertising the harvest festival, which
is to be held in Sioux Falls the first
week in October, were last night torn
down from the bill boards throughout
the city by one or two striking print
ers. This action is due to the fact that
The posters were printed in a nonunions
establishment.
A sensation was created today when
t became known that the posters had
oeen forcibly removed and arrests are
threatened. &s5
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
INDIANS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

Pine Ridge, S. D., Sept. T.-Last
evening during an electrical storm
lightning entered the tent in which
two Indian families We're sleeping,
burning the bedding and scorching all
Of the occupants, but not seriously in
juring any Of them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

A new instrument for surveying deep
bore holes contains q compass, plum
met, small cameras and electric light,
the whole connected with a small ad-
Unstable clock, so that the light may be
turned on for a given period after the
apparatus has been lowered into the
hole. 1t has been used in surveying a
number of holes in South Africa and
has proved very satisfactory. Both dip
and deviation are recorded by means OF
photographs of the positions of both a
plumb-bob and a magnetic needle at
any desired point in the core hole. The
photographs are taken by means OF two
small electric lamps lighted by q time
contact.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
BANK RUN CONTINUES.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 1z.-Ths
run on the Hibernian bank continued
today. Two hours before the bank on
ened there We're 500 people before liz
doors.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
GERMAN PASTOR DIES.

Bridgewater, S. D., Sept. T.-Rev.
Philir Muench, pastor of the German
Lutheran church, died suddenly yes
terday at his home, of dropsy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
ONE DEATH IN FIRE.
Driver suffocates in the Burning Of a
Large Li"ery Barn in St. Joseph
Business Center.

St. JOSEPH Me- Sept. 1T.-Fire in a
livery stable belonging to winaish &
,McQuirn, nea the business center. his
morning, resulted In the death OF John
/. Pay1rie,, a driver, who suHcoated in
bed. The body was almost entirely
ccslsEnaeG-S%s4oss SS.s COO
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
DIES FROM OPERATION.

ing an operation for appendicitis, Car
rol Smith. the youngest child and only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Smith, of
Hot Springs, died yesterday morning.
He will be buried today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Sir Edwin Arnold was once entertain
ing the duke of C~onnaught in Toxic.
Just before leaving, the nobleman re-
marked to his host: you have proved
u most untiring host, but there is one
thing you have not shown ne which
this country is noted for, n that is an
earthquake" Sir Edwin smiled grimly
and was about to reply when q violent
earthquake shock actually took place,
part of the building being damaged.
The duchess of Connaught came KUN
ming in in a frantic state of alarm. and
when the duke had quoted her fears,
he turned to Sir Edwin and coolly re-
marked: ooh, you wonderful magician,
I thought | was not asking too much of
you.n
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

A wonderful fruit has been found in
the n~eighborhood of the coast of the
Gulf of Guinea, III Africa. 1t has the
power, says q report, to Change the
flavor of the most acid substance into
q delicious sweetness" An official has
found5it effective after a dose of quiz
nine, and adds that "if a lemon be
sucked within two or three hours Of
eating one of the fruits it's acid fave
As entirely counteracted."E The fruit
resembles a small plum, with the seed
invested in thin. soft pulp, wherein
lies the peculiar sweetening property
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Lima, Peru-The United States
cruiser Charleston, with Secretary Root
Oh board, left Callao for Panama. More
1000 persons participated in the
municipal ball in honor of Secretary
Root Saturday night.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Bliss, Okla.-Forty thousand people
attended the celebration of the thir-
teenth anniversary of the opening OF
the Cherokee strip at the '101' ranch
Sunday. The celebration consisted OF
n wild west show and Indian exhibi-
tion. Five hundred Indians took part
Including members of the Ponca, Otoe.
Cheyenne, Kaw, Usage and Pawneo
tribes. Four hundred cowboys gave {
roping and riding contest.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Alliance, Neb.-A e end collision
between w stock trains on the Bur
iington road. between here and Hem
Ingford. resulted in the serious injury
Of a brakeman and two stockmen, to-
sether with the piling up of a num-
Der of cars containing stock.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
sir WAS BORN IN DAKOTA.

Deadwood, S. D, Sept. 1s.-Miss
Frances Dennis and Frank B. Palmer,
Soth of this city, were married last
evening at the home OF the brides
parents, the Rev. MI. Ashley, Of the
Congregations church, officiating. Miss
was born and brought up in
thisacity, and from a well known
n highly respectedSfamily The groom
has been a resident Of Deadwood for
two
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer left on the Bur
lington for a short trio down the Ina
will return in a few weeks and
mars Ineir nome in this city.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
GOOD FISH STORY

Watertown. S. D., Sept. 19.-The
splendid fishing afforded by Lake Kam-
peska was called attention to yesterday
#heiiEWn Williams returned to town
with a string OF forty black bass,
caught IN q few, hours near the OUT
let.
hEMARRiES FORMER HUSBAND.
Deadwood, S. d., Sept. 19.-Miss
Birdie Gibson, of this city. to Ben
Yer afeW days S renlarry Charles
-Brandbaugh, from whom she was di-
syorced several years ago. Miss Gibson,
n Rrandbaugh We're man lied in Dead
wood II lived together only a short
Hme4bsfe?e arose and ttff1sssSa..
yorce follo&ed.AThesnnharry@w1fe took
iirvf TaIdea5rianl and accepted d posi-:
as stsnographer in this city: but
time ard absence served only to- re-
awaken the old and Miss Glib.
soslisfJ few days ago for Denver
Where 3ralldbaugIlh has good position
'.it.S' Tssis- SIS tsS5 ERE sin TrIsrried.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

MarseilIes-President Fallieres was
present Sunday at a banquet given by
he municipality and later unveiled q
statue Of the sculptor Pierre Pouget
md reviewed the French and foreign
"arships in the harbor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

1t Is said that the Prince Of Wales
hates toadyism. a few years ago he
was taking part in a shoot. EARLY in
the day q man came up to him and
said: .I've been picking up your royal
hignesses' birds, That's all right
answered the prince; how many have
youg2' Thirteen, SIR answered the
man. That's funny was the reply.
considering that I've shot only eight
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

ArlnoHs relics or famous men in
MISREPRESENTATION OF Or. John Dixwell ~
sSt.. fouls. Is 1ar. Oliver Wa5deM Halmes.
shoe aorIfssssI It IS an ordinary steel shoe
horn afHxe to aScase handle about
four feet long Armed with talis the
On b.s SaSss W..tssso,Ifs
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Pneumatic foundations and tunnels
be carried out at a depth Of 2Io9
feet below the water surface, according
to- MessT,s. leonard Fiji and NJ. Green
wooda#They experirnented on the ef-
feet OF air presslires III to ninety-twoI
IN which they stayed under different
pressures Tor various times
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

This is the tale of a dog In the
steeple of st. Clement Danes. Judg-
ment was given at Westminster county
court in the action brought by Mr..
Afford, late verger at st. Clement
Danes church, Strand, to recover Els,
q months wages, f,om the wardensr
In lieu Of notice. During his evidence
plaintiff had admitted hat he kept q
dog in tne steeplc and alleged that the
rector kept three dogs in the church
Judge Woodfall, in giving judgment.
said he adjourned he ase generally
reserving all questions Of cost. He
hoped the parties would come to some
arrangement. His honor added that he
had received a letter from the rector
repudiating the suggestion of plaintiff
that he had kept dogs in the church
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

'rhe sacred fires of India have not all
been extingnished. The most ancient
twelve centuries ago, in confnernora-
Of the voyage made by the Parsees
when they ~enaigfated from Persia "a
India The fire is fed five times every
fwenty-four hours with sandal wood
and other fragrant MATERIAL combined
nth vessx dry fuel: ~ 1S22
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Newcastle on Tyne-To a conference
Of the commanders of the local vOlun-
ieers War Secretary Haldane said he
believed the time was nearer thai most
people believed when the work of COM
pelling a reduction of the crushing our
den of ornaments would be undertake
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
PRINCE ALBRIGHT DIES

Berlin, Sept. I.-Albrecht, prince Of
Prussia, died today. He was know
as the richest prince in Germany
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Goldfield, Nev.-John Moritz, aged
10, was shot to death by Jack Thomp-
son, a gambler. Moritz was a mes
senger for the telephone company and
had occasion to go to a dance hall.
There, it is said, he accidentally
bumped into Thompson, who was
dancing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

A snake story from India, told by
General Sir Thomas Edward Gordon:
when asleep at night an officer hap
pened to cast his arm over the side of
the bed and was violently awakened by
a sharp bite on one of his fingers. Call
ing for a light, he and the servan who
brought 1t, on hasty examination, de-
cided that the punctured marks were
those of a snake bite, and, after tightly
binding his arm in two places to stop
circulation, he proceeded, with the
servants assistance, to cut off the bit
ten finger. In the meantime his dog
cart was made ready and he was taken
quickly to the regimental hospital,
where medical treatment was prompt
~ applied. The surgeon examined the
severed portion Of the finger and pro-
bounced the bite to be that of a rat"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

HEstToRR EXCHANGE.
ChicageE7scsss4i New York rs.
Change Par to 3 per cent. discount.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

San Jose, Costa Rica-In conformit,
with the fourth article of the treaty Of
peace between Guatemala, Salvado1.
and Honduras, which was signed OF
board the United States cruiser Mar
blehead July 20, a peace conference
was inaugurated here Saturday by
President Gonzales Viquez. The OBJ
iect of the conference is the signing
of a general treaty of peace, friendshi,
and commerce..
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
P. A. BLISS, Editor and Proprietor.
SCOTLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA

When Lord Ra.,ieigil, the British
scientist, was a student at Cambridge
the examiners set among other prob
lens one which they based on an arti-
Gle in a German mathematical period
ical supposed unlikely to have pene-
trated to Cambridge. Only two men
solved it, Mr.. Strut (Lord Rayleigh)
and another. The examiners asked the
other man about this problem. oh"
he said, Il take the - mentioning
the name of the periodicaD and I was
very glad to find that, thanks to an
article in the last number, that prob
lem came out quite easily" When MI.
STRUTS turn came they expected a
similar answer. hut he astonished them
by replying: *The fact is, gentlemen,
that I sometimes contribute to -,
and 1 could not help feeling greatly
nattered that you should have thought
my little problem worthy of q place
In this examination" He got the prize.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Houston, Texan International and
Great Northern freight train from st.
Louis n points east was derailed at
Prices Switch, near Palestine. One OF
the cars was half filed with matches,
which became ignited, and the flames
spread to fourteen of twenty-three OF
the derailed cars. The cargo Of mer-
clandise was very valuable and tho
loss will be heavy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Palermo-The people of Sicily are
still in a condition of panic because Of
the earthquake shocks which have been
occurring here for four days. They
continue to camp in the open, and
many have taken refuge in caves
Whole towns and villages have been
deserted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20

Telluride, Colo.-Snow to the depth
of fourteen inches fell in the mountains
in western Colorado Saturday. Below
the elevation of 10000 feet the snow
melted as it fell. This is the first
snoWstorm of the season in this vicin-
fly, and it has come about q month
earlier than usual.