The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-29
ABERDEEN WINS
over RAILROADS;
SECURES TRACK
Railway Companies, After Long
Fight, Agree to Construct
interchange Track.


Sioux Falls. S. D., Aug. S.--The snip,
pers and jobbers of Aberdeen -
last to secure the interchange rai!roau
track for which they nave been STRIVING
for several years. Three or -FOUR Years
ago the state board Of railroad COM
m~issioners acting upon a coiapiains
made by the shippers and )~oppers OF
that city, ordered that an interchange
track be constructed in that CITY OUT
the railroad companies objected ana
carried the matter into the courts, ana
to the supreme court OF the uhlted
! States.
Through a defect in the state law
covering the matter at issue the ran
road won in the courts and nothing
further could be done until the present
time. At the meeting OF the state leg
! islature last winter the railroad com"
missioners had the defect in the law
remedied. with the result that the inter-
| change track now will be constructed
without a contest.
The shippers and jobbers of Aberdeen
recently filed with the railroad COM
missioners a complaint to tile erect
that they were greatly ~Venie
by reason of the failure OF the rail-
road companies n med to construct
the connecting track, and asked that
the railroad commission take action in
the matter.
The railroad commissioners issued an
order for representatives of the rail-
road companies to appear before the
board In Sioux Falls, August 20. to
show u why the merchants and
johbers of Aberdeen should not have
granted them an Interchange track to
be used by an the roads entering Aber-
deem. Rather han wait for the hear-
ing the railroad companies, to judge by
the nature of the officials communica-
tons made to the board. now have de-
cided 20 go ahead n construct the
desired track.
w. H. Stanley, of this city. secretary
of the board of railroad commissioners.
has been officially advised to his effect
by attorneys and others representing
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul,
the Great Northern and the Mime
apolis and ST. Louis railroad conn
panies. 1t Il expected the rack will be
completed sometime during the fore-
part OF September.
SOUTH DAKOTA METHoDisTs
WILL REDEEM OLD COLLEGE
Hot Springs, S. D., Aug. 2S.-At the
closing session of the twenty-eight an
nual conference Of the Black Hills mis-.
sion of the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday the educational committee
submitted its report in regard to the loa
cation of an academy in the Black
THIS, WTlCT WAS unanimously aQOpI6Q1
The property of the old Black Hills
college here will probably be redeemed!
1t can be bought for SIS, 900, and Hot
Springs has raised Its bonus to 81, 900.
They authorized a committee consist
ing of Thomas Nicholson, the SUPER
@ntenden Of the mission; Hon. 2: w.
Martin, J. A. Stanley and S. E. Wilson,
to act In conjunction with William
Seaman and Joseph T. Morrow, already
appointed for the university, to offer
$4,000 for a clear title to the property,
and request the town to increase its
offer to the same mount. They re-
commended that after the property was
secured that $4,000 be provided for re-
pairs and renovation and $4,000 more
for the running expenses Of the first
year. They recommended the opening
of the school the 1st of September next
year, two of the directors to reside here
and two In Mitchell.
Pastors Assigned.
The bishop read the following APP
pointments:
and Cascade. to be supplied; Custer, J. W.
Lucas. of Dakota conference; Deadwood.
First church, Thomas Andrews; Trinity,
Hot Springs, E. s. Chappeli: Lead. John
Hall, of Dakota conference; Washta, S. NJ.
Davis; gashville. J N. Gardner; Ransom.
keystone, E. T. Chamberlain; Rubaix and
Galena, to be supplied; Spearfsh, w. r.
Jeffreys. jr.: Sturgis and Piedmont. q. M.
eater; sundanen, Terry; Whitewood and
T.. Murray, ]. l.. Dimmett, w. ]. Cotty
and William Mason. returned to own con-
ference.
Rev. r. H.. D~olliver, pastor of the
largest church in Joliet, ILL.,, in the
Rock River conference, who twenty
seven years age am to Deadwood as
the first home missionary Of the Meth
odist church, was appointed superin-
l farr7n,,f ~ 49, D1-1l, ril1
ceeding DR.. C. b. Clark, who September
l. becomes chaplain of the Battle
Mountain national sanitarium. DR..
Dolliyer is a brother Of Senator Dolliyer
of Iowa.
At the close DR.. C. B. Clark, who re-
tires after six years of faithful service,
was presented with an oak writing
desk. the presentation speech being
made by Rev. John Hall. Next year
Inc conference meets at Custer.
BIG PACKER LEASES
SOUTH DAKOTA LANn
Rapid City, S. D.. Aug. 23.-Nelson
Morris. the well known Chicago pack
er, has leased over 100000 acres OF
grazing land northeast OF here on the
Standing Rock Indian reservation. For
nearly ten years his land has been
controlled, on q lease by the IT, cat
tie outfit. whose bid for renewal was n
fraction Of a cent per acre less than
that Of Norris. Five years ago the
LII" people fenced the land, and for
years have had several large droves
OF cattle on this range, but with the
coming OF Morris this number is to be
largely increased. Morris owns much
land in Texas n has always grazed
his cattle there. Since securing this
lease in South Dakota he has moved
1000 Of his cattle here and intends to
bring IN many other herds as soon as
possible. This is the first instance
where Morris has ever fed any of his
big cattle holdings in the north, and
the result will be of considerable in
terest to cattlemen.
as -
MASKED HlGHWAYMEN
ROB HARVEST HANDS