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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11

Rev. H. P. Carson, who in the
discharge Of his duties as Synodl-
cal Missionary is now working III
the Black Hills, sends us the fol
lowing interesting communication
"My nine days sojourn IN Rap
id City was very pleasant, not on
ly in my touch with church people
but as respects the climate, the
commercial and the railroad build
ing. After long years Of waiting
the town is now on the eve Of their
much coveted expansion. | saw
a locomotive steamed up and at
tached to fiat cars all labeled G.
M. & St. P. R'y, standing on their
own track in Rapid City. met
Hugh Gum and family, also Robt
Vows daughter, formerly of Scot
land. Hugh Ia now chief OF police
and his reputation as such officer
is good. The town, however, is
rather a wide open town, including
even gambling! The water works
furnish from up the mountain side
the most delicious, clear, cold wa
ter and Rapid creek supplies abun
dance Of water power TOR manu-
featuring as we'll as for llghtlns
and motor purposes in connection
with electricity. l Witnessed hun
dreds of Austrians and Indians
handling ties and rails and layln'
track in and near the town. L IN
spected the State School of Nine
and addressed the over two hund
red students in the Governmen
Indian school, a model OF orde
and manifesting excellent spirit"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
Notice to Bridge Contractors.


Notice in hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the county
auditor Of Bon Homme county at the
court house in TyndalI, South Dakota,
on or before 10 O'clock q. m. on thel6th
day Of January, 1906, for furnishing all
material aud labor and building all
bridges, both steel and wood, aud APP
pruach,s and steel culverts that may
he ordered by the board of county ~
missionerS Of Bon Homme Co.. for the
ensuing year. Each bid must be mad,
per lineal foot Of bridge and culvert and
must be accompanied by complete
plans and specifications and also by a
certified check for $1,000 90 drawn III
some solvent bank in Bon Homnlc
county and payable 10 the Board 81
County commissioners as Il guarantee
That the bidder will enter i!to Il con
tract with the c unity in cast his bid is
accepted; otherwise the check is for
feitcd to the county. The Board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
Dated at Tyndall, S. D., this 18th day
Of December, 1905.
r.. M. COTTON,
Co. Aud. Of Bon Homme County.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
Sickening Shivering Fits

of ague and malaria, can be reliev-
ed and cured with Electric Bitters
This is a pure tonic medicine Of
especial benefit in malaria, for it
exerts a true curative influence on
the disease, driving it entirely out
of the system, It is much to be
preferred to quinine, having none
of this drugs bad after effects. E
S. Munday of Henrietta, Tex:
writes: "My brother was very low
with malarlal fever and jaundice:
till he took Electric Bitters which
saved his life" At R.. W. Russell
Drug Co.'S. store; price SOC, guar
anteed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
GA
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature os &xH2NzMzM

Agent Griffiths did some lively
work selling coupon tickets yester-
day just before the train went east.
Messrs. Bombach and Bechthold,
with their families, from near Wit
tenberg, came in just about half
IN hour before train time and
wanted coupon tickets and baggage
checked for Lodi, Cal. During
that time Mr.. Griffths made out
seven coupon tickets costing 1865,
checked the baggage and had the
passengers ready before the train
pulled in.
Mr.. W, S. Brant of Ashton was
here the fore part of this week and
closed a deal by which he becomes
a partner in the Bon Homme
County Bank, and will be elected
cashier at the next meeting of the
stockholders. He is a young man
of experience in the banking bust.
ness and comes highly recommend
ed both for ability and business in
tegrty. lie returned to Ashton
Monday afternoon to close up bl:
business affairs there, and will ar
rive the latter part of this week tt
remain permanently.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11

WANTED: District Managers to
post signs, advertise and distribute
samples. Salary SIS 90 weekly,
$500 per day for expenses. State
age and present employment.
IDEAL SHEAR Co., 80 Randolph St.,
Chicago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11

The week Of prayer is being OBJ
served this week in the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches.
Adam Schenbenberger went to
North Dakota, west of Bismarck,
today to look after some business
matters.
Mrs. LOOMS and Miss Helen
Heating are both victims of the
mumps this week, this being the
third attack the latter has had this
winter.
Quarterly communion services
will be conducted in the Presbyte-
rlan church next Sunday morning,
and several new members will be
taken into the church.
MIR. Burkett expects to leave
next Monday for Rapid City. His
wife will remain for a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kiley, and will follow as soon as
he has made arrangements for liv-
ing there.
Fred Presler, who with his wife
has been visiting at the home of
his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Schenkenberger, left for his
home in Eureka Tuesday. 1t WAS
Mr.. Presler's uncle Of the same
name who came near being as
phyxiated with gas in a hotel in
Aberdeen a few days ago, and
Fred's Scotland friends have been
congratulating him on his escape.
Mr.. Presler has accepted a position
as manager of a lumber yard al
Trip, and is packing up his house.
hold goods preparatory to moving
to that place.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
baseball u the bible.

Johnsoy-You say that you knows
about the Bible? Well, what's in it
about baseball, do yer knows? Walters
Why, dey amt muffin in the Bible
bout baseball. ~Johnson-Dey certainly
am. Didn't Noah put the dove out Oil.
a long fy?-New York Times.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11

Christian Glauser aged IS years
and Adam Hauck aged Is years
were found dead in their bed at the
European hotel in Aberdeen We'd
nesday morning, both having been
asphyxiated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
The Best PhSsic.

When you want a physic that is
mild and gentle, easy to take and
certain to act, always use. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. For sale by r. W. Russell
Drug Co.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
The b Lawyer.

"They sag he's an authority on con
stitutional law"
Il think hes an authority on neon
stitutional law. According to him.
there's very little of any other kind"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
CnpabIe and ALARMING.

Percy-I'm afraid of Miss Isabel.
Guy-Why? Percy-Oh, she looks at
me as if she could make me propose If
I were left alone with her.-Life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
Coouetrv anal Ciyili.ntton..

1t is in q country in which the wo-
men are most coaucttish that civiliza-
the coquetry Of women that one owes
the refinement of manners.-Boudoir.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
U-.n Parycun.

Wife-What is q pa.veau? Hublet-
That's what the man who got rich ten
years ago calls the nan who got rich
yesterday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11

On Sunday morning DR.. Dob
son, the presiding elder Of the
Mitchell district, will conduct quar-
terly meeting in the NJ. E. church
at 1870. Love feast at 10 a. m.
DIR. Dobson will preach morning
and evening. All cordially invited.
The collapse of one of the seats
In the Presbyterian church last
Sunday evening, occupied by some
OF our young men, was an amusing
feature of the exercises not down
on the regular program. The boys
will not acknowledge that they
were asleep, neither will they own
up'that they were full, but they
say the seat was more than full.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
IF you need a pair ofsboes
get Drew=SeIby Go. Shoes
al F. BeckeF's.

Mrs, Minnie Becker returned
from Parkston Tuesday. She says
her sister, Mrs. John Schmlerer,
has just recovered from the third
attack of appendicitis, and she has
about decided to submit to an OPP
Grafton.
A.. L. Fish, clerk of courts Of
this county, furnishes the 1ynNoa''
Tribune the following report q VI
tai statistics from July l, 1908, TO
Jan. 1. 1906: Births 100; deaths
80; marriages Sc; divorces 3;
naturalizations s.
R. P. Loomis has sold his dwell
ing house at the east eud OF Nam
street to A.. H. Mcclellan, taking
in part payment Mr.. McLellan>f
house one block west. Mr.. Loom
u.s. house was built last summer al
a cost of about $4,000, and the site
includes a quarter of a block
This has been nicely graded, frul'
and ornamental trees set out, ce'
ment walks laid and everything
provided to make it one OF the
most beautiful lawns in. town. l
is convenient for Mr.. Mcclellan, a
it is near the creamery, and VII
make him g home in which ne ma.
well take pride.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11

The week of prayer is being OBJ
served this week in the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
SCOTLAND MARKET REPORT.

For fresh bulk oysters 60 to John
Cisar's.
Miss Marie Frizzell returned to
Mitchell Saturday.
Mrs. w. G. Grant is one Of the
latest victims of the humps.
Miss Hazel Richmond visited
friends at Springfield over Sunday.
Commissioner McCollum from
near Springfield was in Scotland
Wednesday.
Call up Phone No. IS for best
meat. and groceries.
DR.. Jasmann and W. D. Crit
fths went to Parkston last night
to attend a Masonic meeting and
banquet.
Homer Hetts of Parker, n Of
the boys who played in the Parker
ball team last summer, was here
the first of the week visiting Nell
son Brown.
Mr.. Kuehn of Charter Oak, Ia,
who owns a farm northwest Of
Scotland, arrived on Tuesday to
look after his property interests for
a few days.
Commissioner Dunmire was out
west of town Wednesday inspecting
sites for one or two new steel
bridges that will necessarily nave
to be put in next spring.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-11
Gas Ts @ - IA.
Bears the - The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Tabor Independent: Mrs. NJ.
Melmer returned from Wagner last
Friday where she had been look
ing after the farm of her husband,
Mr.. Melmer, who is sick for some
time.
An entertainment will be given
in Scotland on February 3D., by
Miss Lottie Tillotson, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Cemetery
Association. More extended notice
will be given later.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
A FEW HINTS FOR THE FOURTH

The Fourth OF July will be along pretty soon--that
day of days when feels IL patriotic
even at the expense OF headache the next morning II
behooves everybody devise Of
entertainment the holiday, originate
thing that will mark him "A genius OF what IT
doesn't matter much
one of the cleverest things that could be suggested
lis TO obtain small Russian bomb about the size a
baseball and paint IL sphere
mond stitches and ALL and then somebody preferably
an enemy. to try TO hit IL with "A baseball bat
Another most exciting stunt would be procure
nice large pin wheel-about half foot in diameter
pin IL 10 the lace curtains in the paror
start IT of. Ii would interest your wife and little
ones that dearly beloved would be speechless with
JOY in the minority
II you have friend of somewhat retiring disposition,
naturally quiet you know, weary of time
from overwork, and everlasting favor
for him by gently dropping lighted fire cracker down
his back; can't imagine how lively and animated IL
will make him. But stop! IL having friends
callers the evening OF the fourth will make
everlasting reputation yourself getting
from the stereotyped setting off OF sky rockets the
lawn by taking them into the dining and inviting
them to how you to hitting the
glass bottle the upper shelf.
oh, there lots and lots Of to joyully spend
the Fourth and at the time your family
friends.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
WOMEN GUIDES OF MAINE

Though they were eyed with dsfavor
at first, women guides evidently have
come to etay, for It is apparent the num-
Der OF emancipated beings who have
taken to the woods in northern Maine.
is greater this year than ever before, and
az these women ''vacationsts'' cannot
fnd for themselves and scorn 10 be de-
pendent on man there is a demand for
women who possess the necessary wood
craft, says the New York Pre1s. II is
the duty OF the guide to find good fishi.fg
or hunting grounds. build fires and do the
cooking. She must see also that camp
fire doesn't become devouring force. She
has 10 make an annual report 10 the fish
and game commission
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
WHEN ROOSEVELT GOES.

As soon as the president leaves the
White House for the summer extensive
repairs Will be begun on the mansion
under the direction Of Col. Charles s.
Bromwel. superintendent Of public
grounds and buildings says the Wash
ington Post. The blue room will be
thoroughly overhauled The tapestries
will be replaced by new ones which
will probably be ordered from abroad
as II Is thought duplicates cannot be
obtained In the United States No al
terations will be made in the general
appearance OF the room except that the
floors will be scraped and polished and
the woodwork refinlshed The lower
floors OF the White House will be gone
over and all Of them thoroughly cleaned.
and repolished. A great deal OF painting
will be done here also.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
HELD IN ABHORRENCE.

From the days OF the embamed beef
which made American soldiers sick in
cuba TO the present time every new
statement OF the case has been success
fully quieted down. Upton Sinclair could
not get THE Jungle" printed until the
publishers had made an investigation of
the conditions in Packington TO see II
they were as bad as Sinclair stated them
TO be, ad they were found TO be worse.
The president sent for Sinclair and made
spec'ai inquiry as TO the truth OF his
statcnents-the purpose Of mis- book and
then he sent inspectors there. and the
public fas been given tneis sickening rev.
e!ations In all their details. and public
or IN on has reached q point where il
holds In equal abhorrence the business
AMI thr milionaires who coatrol it.--Noi-
wIch Eullotin.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
AS FROM THE DEAD.

The French papers relate a curious
romance. Jean Marie lie Floidec was
mourned as victim OF Mount Pelee for
he was whiting Martinique at the time
OF the eruption His brother and ester
live at Maisons-Lafitee. and the other
evening the latter was seated at the plano
when she suddenly found herself clasped
in the arms OF an unknown intruder. who
burst into the room. Her shrieks brought
her brother rushing into the room. and
he completed her amazement by falling
10 embrace the stranger. Then the ex-
plantations came. The intruder was no
other than the brother who four years
had been mourned as dead. He had
succeeded In getting on board a ship
bound for Australia. Thence he made
his way TO Japan. and during the war
with Russia practiced blockade running
with such success that he made a million.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE

Jonathan Bourne, Republican. defeated
John NJ. Gearin, Democrat. for the nomi-
nation for senator I'm Oregon on Monday.
Mr.. Gearin. the senator from Oregon.
holds his office by appointment.
The striking novelty OF the election was
the practical choice OF senator by popu-
lar vote Two candidates were nominated.
one by each party, and n majority of the
candidates for the legislature pledged
themselves to elect the candidate VINO
should poll the highest popular vote.
A Republican legislature has been elect
ed. but. according TO the agreement. Sem
ator Gearin, Democrat. would have been
chosen IL he had received the largest
popular vote.
oregon appears TO be the first state
in which senator will be seated by the
direct action Of the voters.-Boston Globe.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
REGISTER AT ONCE

There nearly $4,000 in this city who by regis
ering, qualify themselves TO the election
November next only s2s1 had discharged this duty
to the time the city hall closed Saturday
Thus there nearly $4,000 citizens who have
performed this important duty while but II days remain
during which 1t be attended Unless there
mediate and large increase In the daily registration
eral thousand citizens likely be shut in the
and crush OF the closing of registration
wise citizen will not subject himself 10 tho danger
disfranchsemen delaying register
hour but will the city hall placing
his name the list qualify himself TO do share
OF the work OF reform at the polls next November
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11

IT is given will unquestionaby lead to the prompt
concurrence in the senate's action
Certainly it squares with President Roosevelts S
ideas concerning campaign contributions for in his
last annual message 10 congress he said "All con-
tributions by corporations 10 any political commit
tee or for any political purpose should be forbidden
by law. Directors should not be permitted to use
stockholders money for such purposes, and more
over prohibition of this kind would be- as far as
1t went. an effective method of stopping the evils
aimed at in corrupt-practices acts"
Clearly the Tillman bill is just what the presi-
dent desires. He should, therefore, throw the
weight OF his influence i'll favor of concurrence by
the house and should promptly sign the measure
when it comes before him for approval
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
A CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.

bill as important as any that has passed
either branch OF congress during its present session
was favorably acted upon by the senate on Satur-
day last.
1t is commonly known as the Tilman corrupt
practices act and it prohibits national banks from
making contributions to any campaign fund.- and
makes II misdemeanor for any corporation what
soever to contribute funds to be used in aid of the
election OF presidential electors United States sem
ators or members of the house of representatives
The punitive section of the law provides that
Every corporation which shall make any contri-
button in violation OF the foregoing provisions shall
be subject TO fine of not exceeding $1,000, and
every officer or director of any corporation who
shall consent TO any contribution by the corpora
ton in violation OF the foregoing provisions shall
be subject to fine OF not exceeding $1,000"
There should be no doubt OF the passage OF
this act in concurrence by the house II ought TO
have the endorsement. OF the administration which
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
TRADE WITH MEXICO

The trade of this country and Mexico is increasing
especially the mail order line but stll
much merchants do
fully realize the necessity of distributing catalogues
and other advertising matter printed in the Spanish Ian
Most OF the conducted by Germans, French
and Spaniards. The controlling idea OF these
be TO sell their goods for great margin of
profit the people will THE notion OF
encouraging habits OF buying" j.
Durango, OF turning capital
OF narrower margin of profits does have
dawned them" The consul, while admitting that
Mexicans would appreciate American little
hope o. such being established. declares
the United States when he into foreign land
plays for the biggest stake" Agriculture will
in time offer special inducements In Mexico business
requires slow and cautious movement.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
HOW TO PRESERVE
YOUR CUT FLOWERS

tives and friends shower tokens Of their
regard in the form Of flowers at -eeHa-
mencement and class day, may profit by
a few suggestions as to how TO treat
these flowers so that they will last for a
few days.
Put the flowers in paper boxes in the
evening, wrapped in oil paper. They must
be sprinkled well being careful not TO wet
the petals, as delicate roses and sweet
peas become spotted brown when wet.
Put In box and kept in a cool place.
they will be fresh in the morning.
Before placing them In the vases, cut
OFF about quarter OF an inch OF the
stem where II has become hardened. and
then wash thoroughly with luke warm
water in order TO remove all traces of
scum or slime
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
NOT A MAN THERE.

travellers tale has II that Nang Hanu,
a Siamese city, home OF the royal family.
is sort of municipal harem, composed OF
women and children alone 1t Is the centre
Of Bangkok. has high walls around IT,.
and In its population of 5000 there is not
single man. though the king occasionally
pays visit. There are shops. markets,
lakes. trees and flower gardens, a hall of
eral and soldiers, all the positions, Off
cial and otherwise. being filled by women
The only man in all Siam who can enter
the city is the king Sunshine Bulletin.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
TELEPHONE
COMPETITION

The Lowell Courier-Citizen sees no
need of two telephone systems in its city
and bases its argument on the experience
Of the man who is required by his busi-
ness to subscribe for both Even on that
score an answer could be framed. but the
Courier Citizen has not given enough heed
to the experience Of the man whose re-
qurements are satisfied with either OF
TWO competing systems. 1t has been
found In this city that lower charges
coupled with eminently better service
nave been the results OF competition. so
far as 1t affected people who could get
along with a single telephone Of either
system.-Fall River Herald.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
1T MEANT A LOT.

There was organized in Paris years ago
a society for the culture OF silence. on
the occasion of the initiation OF a distin-
guished man OF letters a bowl OF water
was brought out 10 him in a room where
he was waiting in solitude He studied II
a moment placed rose upon IL and sent
IL back. The water bore the rose without
overflowing. To the members assembled
In another room the act was the most
convincing evidence that the initiate COM
pretended the purpose of the fellowship
and was prepared in spirit TO become one
OF the company. The act was n symbol
which Americans may wisely study
Good Health.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
ONLY BIGOTRY.

The meeting 10 protect the Gardiner
immigration bill, which will be held at
Faneuil hall tonight and addressed by
the mayor and other prominent citizens Of
Boston, Is a fitting and, timely remon-
STRANGE against this iniquitous measure.
IL would be impossible for Mr.. Gardiner
or his father-in-law 10 show any reasons
for the necessity OF such a measure Of
drastic legislation at this time. II is
pure bigotry. and deserves the severe con-
demnation which we hope it will receive.
Boston Traveller.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-11
ALFONSO'S NERVE.

Twice Alfonso. King of Spain. has been
the target for a bomb and each time he
has not only escaped injury, but has
borne himself with a calmness and dig.
nifty that will beht his station. 1t cannot
be written OF him as OF another monarch
And Nicky ran" Last year the people Of
Paris were won by this young mans con-
duct when an attempt was made on his
life. His popularity among his own sub
tects must be increased by the manner In
which he acted yesterday. One thing a
King needs In these levelling days, per-
haps more than Kings needed II in the
past, is personal courage and Alfonso has
it.-(EXchange)