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Personal

Mrs. Samuel Ganss. of 500 p street.
will be ar home the second and fourth
Tuesdays in February.
Mrs. William Elkins. o. New York
city. is the guest Of he parents Mr.
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Miss Burren. bliss Bryan. Mrs Chand-
Ter. Mrs. Davidson Miss Dodge. Mrs.
Dunlop. Mss Eastman. Miss HUFF, Miss
Hughes. Miss Jewett, Mrs 1oran John
son, Mrs. Kenyon. Miss McAdams. Miss
Niche. Miss Mimmick. Miss Myer. Mrs.
New bold. Miss Patterson. Miss Perkins.
Miss Peter. Miss Seville. Mrs. Vain
wright, Miss White. and Miss Woodruff
The WsshinEj ouiaus were entertained
Monday evening by J. o. Burress at his
residence. Il Seaton place northwest
The club has issued invitations for ats
February dance February Is and also
Tor a special matinee dance on George
Washington Birthday from $50 to {
- m. AT the Pythian Temple After
business meeting. the members played
cuchTc. The club viii meet again on
Monday evening ar the home of Miss 4.
Harmon. ITO Sixth street northwest.
Those present were the Misses R
Luskey. A. Sixty. z. Appieby, J. ire
land. X. Slater ] Burruss. S. Breslin.
z. Burruss, 1. r Sinton, A. Harmon,
Mrs. H. ". White. and J. o. Burruss,
l. F. Young, VI. Appleby, z. Giddings,
II. ". White. c. \. Phelps, W Luskey.
and w. Harvey.
The Studio at Rome" given by Mr..
and Mrs F. Carl Smith. OF 1889 Seven
teenth street northwest. was we'll at
tended. Piak carnations and roses with
Southern smliax We're the decorations.
The ladies assisting were Ms. George
". Smith. OF Illinois: Mrs. Williston.
wife OF Gen wllnston: MFs. CanGEa.
wife or Commander Bruce Csnaga, I.
5. n; Madam FheFry, of Paris. Mrs
Chester A, Snow. Mrs. Elliott, Miss
Lancaster, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Tuo.iy,
and the houeo guests. Mrs, Wheeler, OF
Pennsylvania, and Miss AiinEeg, or
Pennsyivania-, Among the guests were
Mrs. AigeF, Mrs, Burrows, Madam
CaldeFen and Miss CaldeFeh, Madam
/ eyer and nieces, Mrs, B6urise. me Per-
sian minister. Mr.. and Mrs. RobeF,
Wynne Mrs. Brick. Mrs. Prince, Airs.
Anderson. Mrs, Frank n. Stockton. Mrs.
". T, Sampson. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Payne. Dr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Davidson,
pr. and Mrs. Joseph Dawson. and DR..
and Mrs. Welsh.
The Stonewau jackson Chapter.
United Daughters OF the Cenfederacy.
has arranged an entertainment at Car
rol institute Hall on Wednesday, Feb
ruary H. to DE followed by d dance.
There will be d MAY by q Washington
dramatic organization. William Ga
baugh viii sing the Conquered Ban
ner."
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Richard Trumbuu. Of New York: and
Andrew ". Miller, or Concord, X H,
made up the party.
Miss Roosevelt spent part OF yester-
day afternoon at the children's fancy
dress ball al the home Of Capt and
Mrs. Richardson Glover. Quentin Roose-
Welt also attended the ball appearing
as a sailor boy.
Invitations were issued yesterday for
the naval and military reception at the
White House Thursday, February s
The Mexican Ambassador and Nine
Casasus We're entertained at dinner
las night By the Cuban Minister and
Mime Quesada. who invited TO meet
them the Peruvian Minister and Nine.
PaTdo, Mr.. and Mrs. Hannis Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cxnard, the Second
Secretary % the Brazilian Embassy and
Nine ChcrmOnt. Mrs. Robert Hinkley.
Miss AndsT son. 4. J. Robinson. and
Milton Allies
The Minister and Nine. Quesada win
give small dance February % to ceIe-
brate the uprising OF Cuba for indepen-
dence.
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Weddings

Mrs. J. A. Russell has announce ed the
marriage Of her daughter. Ruth r
Howlin, 70 N H.. Dudley. Of Prince
George county. Nd. by the Rev " r.
Fisher. OF Alexandria. Va. November G.
1905.
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Mrs. Hensiey. Mrs. HarwCod. Mrs
HoOe. Mrs. Loose Mrs. LatimeT, Miss
Morgan, Miss Corneiia Morgan. Mrs
Mason. Mrs. Richardson. Mrs William
Alden Smith. Mrs Radclin Ms. Stern
berg, Airs. TalTage, Mrs TimmOus
Mrs. William Warner. Mrs B. II. War
ner. Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Wilson am
Miss Wilson. II Evanston, III.
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Announcement is made Of the mar
rage of Miss Agnes Semmes To Roy
NJ StOddard. at Alexandria. Va, Janu-
AIRY 20.
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The Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks held q reception last night from
TO ~ o'clock for the members of tho
Senate. Invited were members Of the
Cabinet, Supreme Court Justices, mem
hers or the House. and others. The
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks re-
ceivcd their guests alone, Mrs. Fair
banks wearing her Inaugural gown OF
white SATIN brocaded In gold. There
were assisting in the entertainment
Mrs, Timmons. their daughter, and
Mrs. j, n. Carey OF Indianapolis. who
arrived last night as their house guest.
Tho former Ambassador 10 Italy and
Mrs, William +. Draper were dinner
hosts last night. inviting their guests 10
meet the Austrian Ambassador and
BaFanesa Won Hengeimuiler, other
guests were the Secretary OF Commerce
and LabeF and Mrs. Metcalf Senator
and Mrs BuFreTs. Senator Frye, SEN
alter Bacon. the Naval Attache of the
French Embassy and Yiseeuntess de
FaTamend. the Counselor OF the Ger,
man Embassy and Baroness Won dan
Bussche- Haddenha usen, Gen. and +iss,
Bates, SIR. and Mrs. Edison Brad ey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ilegare, Mrs. Tfa,
bart, Mrs, Warder. Miss Sheriff., Miss
Patton Mr.. smalley, and Gist Blair
IIeat. Berry gave a small dinner party
yesterday on the Mayheser, which is
new lying in at the navy yard docks.
having i'm the party Miss Bacon. Miss
Elkins, Miss Parker, Miss Oliver and
the officers OF the snip Mrs Maus
acted as chapersn. The entire party
afterwards went 10 q dance at The bar
racks.
6eSateE AiSer entertained the ai.e:l.-
ssR delegation a dinner last night. the
company consisting of Representatives
DENLY, Townsend, Gardner Hamilton,
William Alden Smith. Samuel W. Smith,
MeMsrraR, FerdReF. Bishop, Loud Oar
ragh, and eungi Ar, Mechers. Biz. Per
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
KEROSENE CAUSES FIRE.
Tragedy at Aberdeen Is ksrrowIl
Ayertea.

Aberdeen. s. d, May ga careless
servant girl, a coal fire and a kerosene
can formed z combination which bar
rovly escaped causing a tragedy in
Aberdeen Miss Marguerite Draper, q
domestic employed by Mrs. Charles
Boedecksr, n wife Of q travelling man,
while alone in The house with the ex-
ception of rwo babies, twins, attempted
1p hurry q CarGy fire by pouring EerO-
s@ne on il. The oil exploded and the
gIrl was al once 4 mass of flames,
while tns house was sci on fire. Crazed
with fear. she ran to the stairway and
nalf leaped and half fell downstairs and
ran inlu the yarde where a p~asserby
seized hsC and, throwing her on the
Wet lawn, succeeded in eXIinguishing
the flames, nut not until the girl was
severely burned. AS suUn rs she was
released she ran toward the house,
screaming, OH, the babies; the ba-
nies'' Her rescuer rushed into the
mouse and attempted TO find the twins,
but was blinded 10y the smoke,
Two carpenters. r. n. MaTfteld and
w. X. JefEries, WIN were working near
by, then reached n scene, and, dis
regarding all personal danger. ran into
the hupBs and VI the stairs and sue
ceeded in saving Iae children. although
the house was at that time burning
fiercelT, and The Dom in which the
children were was full Of smoke. The
little ones ESCAPED contact with the
flames, but the heat in the burning
house was so intense thai they were
severely although not dangerously
burned.
Miss Draper was taken to a hospital
and is in a serious condition., although
the physicians say h will recover
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
STATE BANKERS MEETING.
South Dakota Money Lenders Holding
Convention at Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, S. D., May 24.-The IF
tenth annual convention of the South
Dakota Bankers association met here
yesterday.
The convention vas called to order BY
President O. L. Branson, OF Mitchell,
after which Rev. J. NJ. Campbell, of the
Presbyterian church Of Aberdeen in-
voked the divine blessing. General S,
Fl. Jumper, Of Aberdeen, delieverd an
eloquent address of welcome, which
was responded to by G. A. Hutchinson
of Huron. The remainder Of the morn.
ing session was occupied with the an
nual address of the president and with
the reports of officers and committees,
In the afternoon delegates from diff
ferent parts of the state delivered ad-
dresses. In the evening the association
met at the opera house and heard an
address by LATE Young, of the Des
Moines Capital O. Banking and Com
nlerce in the Orient"
The sessions will last two days, end
ing this evening. About 200 bankers
are in attendance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
WAS SACRIFICED FOR FUEL.
Trestle Built on Site of One Destroye1
Durinu Winter of Deep Snow

WATERFOWL, S. D., May 26.-The be,
ginning Of construction work on the
long bridge of the Minneapolis and 81,
Louis railway over the Big Sioux river
OH it's extension of the line from Wa
tertown, the longtime terminal of the
road, to the northwestern part OF tbe
state, brings back to the memor Of
the "old timers" the construction and
the destruction Of the first bridge that
Spanned the Big Sioux at WATERFOWL
The C. & n. w. built the first bridge
across the Big Sioux in the summer Of
1878, this first structure being on the
Identical location chosen by the M.
& St. l.. The o was pushed on
west four miles to Lake Kampeska and
Watertown was located there. After
the town was plated it was discov.
cred by the railway company that its
land grant went merely as far as the
river and the town was therefore
moved back to it's present location or
the eastern shore of the Sioux and the
railroad tracks torn up. The old bridge
was allowed to stand, however, for a
couple Of years.
The winter Of 1SSO-S1, known as 1.-THE
winter of the deep snow" when the
"bcautiful' laid fourteen feet deep on
the level and fifty or more feet deep
in the ravineS, and for more than eight
months no train entered the little town
OF the plains. Long before spring all
fuel in the then village was exhausted
and the mammoth bridge stood as a
great temptation to the people. Final
ly D. c.. Thomas, who years afterwards
was elected mayor of WatertoWn head
ed an expedition and the trestle was
cut down and sacrificed to warm the
shivering pioneers. When the road was
finally opened late in the spring the
railway officials first became aware of
the destruction of their valuable prop
erty and suits We're instigated. For
years the courts struggled with the
question Of damages asked by the
railway company, but finally the mat
ter was dropped.
The stumps of the old piles are still
to be seen above the water line and
the new bridge is being built in the
exact location Of the n constructed
over a quarter Of a century ago, the
old grade being utilized to some extent
The present Northwestern bridge
across the Big Sioux is a mile further
down the stream, the company a year
or two afterwards securing right Of
way for the extension of its line to the
westward, and the Great Northern
company has the third railway bridge
across the stream at this point.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
STRENUOUS DAY FOR JUDGE.
Garland, of Federal Court, Passes Many
Sentences at Deadwood.

D~eadwood, S. D., May 29.-Judge
Garland vas busy yesterday afternoon
in United States court sentencing pris-
onerS. Joe Meat, who was convicted of
larceny, was sentenced to one year
and six months in the p~enitentiary.
Howard Parnell, who vas convicted of
sending obscene matter through the
mails. received a sentence of two years
at hard labor in the penitentiary. Peter
Thompson, who was up for larceny,
was given one ear and six months;
and John Hollow Horn Bear and Justin
Shooting Cat, convicted on the charge
of unlaWfully driving stock off the res
ervation, were each given six months
in the Lawrence county Jail. Frank
Young was given year in the peni-
tertiary and Philip CournOyer two
Years for larceny and driving stock off
the reservation. Claud Cournoyer, who
was convicted of larceny of stock, has
not yet been sentenced.
1t is a notable circumstance that ev-
cry case that has yet come to trial mas
resulted in a conviction.
The civil suit brought by the Owens
Brothers of Omaha against A. Giles
and w. r. Classic of Belle Fourche was
commenced. The plaintiffs seek to re-
cover money paid out to the defend
ants, who figured as subcontractors on
a job on the Milwaukee line in Iowa
in the year 1902.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
FLORENCE, S. D., ISA
TYPICAL BOOM TOWN
Fifty Buildings in Course o.
Construction and Railroad
"Fifteen Miles Away"
A PRETTY POSTMIsTRESs
Her Fathers Lumber Wagon Is HeI
"Office," and It Is Hauled to Neigh
boring Farm House for Sc
curity at Night.

Waterfowl, S. D, May 25.-To any
one who has never visited a boom
town, the present little city of Florence
on the new NJ. & St. l.. extension from
WatertOWn, presents q strange sight
Tho whole quarter section comprising
the toWnsite is stuck full Of sign
boards, while in the future business
section are business blocks in all stages
of construction. 1t looks more as if a
cyclone or an earthquake had destroyed
Il city, for there is not yet a roof in
the place.
No less than fifty buildings are in
course of construction or contracted
for, among them being three two
story bank buildings of pressed brick
and having plate glass fronts Dan
Stone OF WatertoWn is on the ground
manufacturing cement blocks to be
used in business blocks and residence
foundations. The only residences so
far are tents, as are also the hotel,
restaurants, livery stable and saloons.
Corner lots are selling for 81, 900 in the
business section and $3.50 in the resi-
dencc districts, while the old farmer
sells eggs and butter to the "hotel' and
wonders why he sold the whole quarter
section fer 5000.
The railroad is yet fifteen miles dis
tant and all the building material, eX-
cept the cement blocks and native
niger heads" must be hauled that
distance. But that is no obstacle to
South Dakota pluck and enterprise.
The pretty, young postmistrass Is
carrying on Uncle Sans business in
her father lumber wagon, which is
drawn to its lot in the morning from
the security Of a neighboring farm
house.
Altogether it is the most unique set
tement in the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
SOUTH DAKOTA WEATHER.

Huron. s. D.. May 25.-The official
crop bulletin for the past week says:
Aside from fairly general rain on the
i4Lh, which was in some localities gen.
0 in amount, widely scattered local
rains or Tuesday and Thursday, and
light TO moderate showers over the
eastern portion Of the state Sunday
night, the weather during the week
was fair. There was an ample amount
Of sunshine. While over limited areas
more rain would have been welcome
and beneficial and is needed soon for
best results, the soil moisture on the
whole is as yet ample. In some locali-
ties where the rainfall of the 18th was
heavy, an excess Of moisture in the soil
retarded work. Local hail storms oc-
CURED on the 18th and 10th, but no
special damage is reported.
The temperature averaged we'll
above the normal. The fore part Of
the week vas warm, and on Wednes-
day, the warmest day, the maximum
temperature ranged from IS to SO de-
gTecs. A portion of the latter part Of
the week was cool. with minimum tenn
peratures Saturday morning sufficient
~ low in some places to cause frost,
which. however, was mostly light.
Taken as q whole, the conditions dur
Ing the week were generally favorable
for outdoor work. and very good grow
Ing weather prevailed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
WHITE GIRL WEEDS SIOUX
Miss Lily Springer and chaunoey Vel
low Robe Married at Rapid City.

Rapid city. s. d, May pa charm
Ing little romance reached its consume
nation when Rev. Mr.. Sparkling, the
Episcopal clergyman, united in mar
rage Miss Lily 3. Springer, q trained
nurse at the indian school, n Mr..
Chauncey Y. Robe. g f~ullblooded Sio&N
Indian, also employed al the school.
Miss Springer is q charming young
American girl Of good parentage II
fine education. She comes from the
state Of Washington n is about -
years Of age. Last August she entered
The service at the Indian sChsC' aG& It
was not long before The onlookera could
see that she was distinctly attracted to
the young Sioux. No question of race
or east seemed TO interfere with her
choice, and in less than q year from
the time of their meeting the young In
dian and the fair skinned, blue eyed
girl were made man and wife.
Mr.. Robe, whose real name is
Chauncey Yellow Robe, was born on
the Rosebud reservation in the year
1868 and went to Carlisle to school
when he vas Is years of age. Since
that time he has spent most of his life
among white people, and, though he
speaks with a slight accent, is never
theless, in his dress, habits and man
ner of life, almost an Anglo-SaNon.
Although he is SO advanced for one of
his race, yet his people are among the
most orthodox of the oldtime Sioux,
and his father, mother and sisters ad-
here religiOuSly to the ancient and eS-
tablished customs Of their tribe. Mr..
Robe believes in the future OF he In
dams; the Ian allotment plan; the
no~nreservation schools, and he regrets
exceedingly the working of the law
which, While making q citizen of the
Indian, permits him to buy liquor. He
has the true Indian regard, however,
for law and authority.
He and his bride will spend their
honeymoon at Hot Springs, S. D., where
in years past some of his ancestors
carved out of the solid rock the first
bathing place aver known at that now
famous resort.
Mr.. Robe is employed at the United
States indian school as assistant dis
~ciplinarian and instructor in military
tactics and athletics. No manual of
arms is taught at this school, but cor
rect movements and setting up eXer-
cises are given. This work is not COM
pulsory, but almost all students choose
to take it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
COSTLY
Sioux Falls Lad Lights Dynamite Fuse
to Hear loud Report.'

-SNN NSPN'
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 24.-Willie,
the 9-year-old son Of MIR. and Mrs. A.
G. Hahn, well known residents of Sioux
Falls, had some of his fingers blown
off and narrowly escaped with his life
as the result of children utilizing a
stick of dynamite as a plaything.
The boy and some companions, in a
manner which has not yet been ex-
planned, secured possession Of the dyna-
mite, which was in a small stick. They
appeared to kno it would pop" for
after playing with it for a time one
Of the boys noticed a fuse attached to
the dynamite and suggested that it be
lighted SO they could hear q loud re-
port" In accordance with the sugges-
ton the fuse was lighted n the dyna-
mite was placed upon the ground, an
empty tin can being put on top of it.
The expected explosion not taking
place after waiting some little time,
Willie Hahn volunteered to approach
the dynamite for the purpose of ascer-
tanning what vas wrong. He lifted the
tin can and had just picked up the
dynamite when it exploded. The force
Of the explosion was sufficient to blow
away two fingers and the thumb or the
left hand and the end Of the thumb and
first finger on the right hand. The
boy also received slighter injuries TO
his arms, hands and face.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
NOT REPORTED.
CONTESTED.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 23.-Returns

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 23.-Returns
from the republican county conven-
lions held throughout the state yes
.erday cave not the slightest question
about the reelection Of Robert j. Gam
BILE to the United States senate Tho
insurgent faction of republicans, Of
which he was one of the leaders, vii!
ave not less han 500 Of tho 1869 del
egates who will be entitled to seats III
The state convention, which will be hello
n Sioux Falls on June S.
Tho fight has been an animated one.
h leaders Of the stalwart faction are
Senator kittredge and congressman
Martin and Burke, the plan OF the stall
warts having been to nave Congress-
a Martin elected as the successor CT
Senator Gamble.
Complete New Deal.
The results Of the county v
lions also insure the nomination Of Coe
[. Crawford to the office of governor,
and means the retirement Of Congress-
men Martin and Burke and the substt-
tuition Of men allied with the insurgent
faction. Mr.. Crawford has been the
leader of the insurgents for several
years and was defeated two years ago.
The alliance this year with Senator
Gamble made the success Of the in
surgents certain. The insurgents de-
clare that Coe I. Crawford will two
years hence be a candidate against
Senator Kittredge for election to the
United States senate.
The break between Senators Gam
Bile and Kittredge has attracted ma
tlonal ~attentlon and has resulted in a
deadlock over federal appointments in
u Dakota, notably for the OFFICES
of United States attorney. this being
the first deadlock of Importance be-
tween the two senators.
Surprise in the Black Hills.
Congressman Martin lives IN the
Black Hills, and one of the surprises
TO n stalWarts was the fact that PEN
n1ngton county, one Of the six Black
Hills counties, was carried by the in
surgents, Notwithstanding the expecta-
ton that Congressman Martin would
nave the Black Hills solidly behind
him.
Features Of the county conventions
were the surprising gains which were
reported as sure stalwart counties
among them being Deuel., PENNINGTON
was not certain for them, and had they
lot secured a majority elsewhere in the
state 1t Is probable the county would
nave been against them, as it was tied
up to q favorite son in the person Of
u. d. Wipf, present secretary OF state.
Inc insurgents had steadily maintained
mat n G would carry one or more
Black Hills %countie,-, but these claims
were scoffed at by the s~talwarts.
While on the face Of the returns from,
the county conventions the insurgents
nave in the neighborhood of not less
than 800 delegates, it is confidently cy-
pected that this figure will be Increased
LOO or more by the time the state cor
Ventior meets, as several counties
which We're carried by the stalwarts
are practically certain to go to the In
surgents for the protection of their own
interests.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-31
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE.

Vermillion, S. D., May 23.-The farm
home of Thomas Mcclure, east of this
city, was the scene Of a bad fire. His
large barn, together with a half dozen
horses, several cows and two or three
hundred chickens, We're burned. The
fire occurred between the hours Of /
and 4 O'Clock in the morning, but the
family was not aware hat the blaze
had been in progress until after ev-
erything was consumed. The barn is
nbout 800 feet from he house and be-
tween the two is a row of trees. The
wind came from the southeast, blowing
the embers in the opposite direction
from the house in which the family
was sleeping.
1t is understood Mr.. Mcclure car
ried $1,000 on the barn and $500 on the
stock. Even at that he will lose money,
as n alone vas valued at $500.
Mr.. Mcclure has no idea as to how
Ine ire originated, but surrnises that
lightning must have struck the barn
during the storm which ragged about s
O'Clock in the morning. The F. A. M.
Insurance company of Clay county
holds the policies.