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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN
OFFERED GOOD POSITION

Huron, S. D., May 1s.-The position Of
secretary to the Minnesota live stock
sanitary board has been offered to DR..
J. P. Foster, Of this city, but he has
not yet determined to accept. DR.. Fos-
ter is favorably known throughout the
northwest as q veterinarian and during
his services as such veterinarian won
much favor.
Beginning June II and continuing
three days a ministerial association and
EpWorth league convention will be held
IN this city. Revs. G.. D.. Hagan, J. S.
Hardness, Duane Rifenbark and P. 8.
Bunt are preparing a for the
gathering.
A number of we'll known railway m
ployes have gone to Rapid City to fill
positions on the Northwestern extern
sion; among the number are Engineers
Walru1I ana Williams, Firemen
Hentges and Roberts and Conductors
w. G. Hill and d, hui
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
ACCUSED MA NsAYS
SHORTAGE is NOT HIS

Watertown, S. D., May 21.-The FL
deity and Deposit company, of Mary
and, caused the arrest of Henry Wag-
ner, Of this city, the complaint charg-
ing embezzlement Of funds of the Atlas
Elevator company, doing business at
Henry, a small station near this city.
Mr.. Wagner has been in the employ of
the company for the past five years,
and recent investigation shows a
shortage in his accounts, the bond COM
pany claiming to have been required
to put up some SLIGO to cover short
ages.
Mr.. Wagner claims there are no dis
crepancies on his part and If any APP
pear the mistakes We're made during
the time he was confined at his home
on account OF sickness.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
IN TOWN OF 1000 PERSONS
SOP CONVERTED AT RENiyAI

Alexandria, S. D.. May 1S.-The re-
vival meetings here have come to a
close. Fol four weeks Evangelist Rob-
ert e. Johnson, of Chicago, led in the
most remarkable series Of meetings
ever held in this section. During the
past fifteen days 302 made a public
profession Of their new faith. Among
this number may be found some Of the
most prominent professional and bust
ness men Of the community. All classes
have been cached and helped.
One of the most remarkable features
Of the meeting was the offering taken
for the evangelist M his helpers on
Sunday, which amounted to ST. 46. ~.
The incidental expense of the meeting
aggregated $3.50. which had been pre-
viously provided. Alexandria has q
population of only about 1000 people.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
SIGN OR I'll BLOW
YOUR HEAD OFF" SAYS
STEP-DAUGHTER
George Singer Promptly Att
tached Signature---Effo,t to
Get Bal! for Husband.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 20.-''Sign'
those papers OR / will blow your head
off,"
These were h words which greeted
George Singer, of this city, as he
awoke from a sound slumber. Within
a few inches of his face was the muz-
zle of a revolver, held by Mrs. Annie
Observation-Disclosures, his s%tepdaugh-
ter, and latest wife of William Under
wood, who recently has gained consid-
erable notoriety as a crook of almost
national reputation.
Underwood was arrested at Hot
Springs, Ark, two or three weeks g
and brought back to Sioux Falls on he
charge of obtaining $3.50 from a Sioux
Fails bank by false ~pretenses.
Mrs. Underwood resorted to the des-
perate measures in order to secure a
part of the money required for obtain
ing the release of her husband from
Jail.
Mr.. Singer, knowing that his step,
would carry out her threat, quickly at
tached his signature to the note n
mortgage which his s~tepdaughter held
in her other hand.
She Required $500.
The mortgage n note were for $500.
1t is said in explanation OF the Wife'S
desperate action that q brother of in
~ W Peg Wv
the sum required to get him out of his.
present scrape, and Mrs. Underwood,
decided to raise the remainder and in
the effort to settle the case against her
husband and secur his release from
custody she resorted to force.
Even in the event that Underwood
succeeded in securing his release, his
trouble likely would not be over, for he
is wanted in Chicago on the charge Of
embeZzlement, a reward Of 5000 hav-
ing been offered for his capture on this
charge, and in addition a former wife
from whom he never was legally sep
arated would also like to appear against
him as the prosecuting witness on a
charge OF bigamy.
Mr.. Singers friends nave advised him
to at once take steps to stop payment
on the note which was secured by his
stepdaughter in SO sensational a man
ner,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
REFERENDUM PETITION FILED
WITH 1000 EXCESS NAMES

Pierre, S. D., May 18.-The refren-
dun petition on the divorce law passed
by the last state legislature has been
fled with the secretary OF state beaT-
ing 6,135 signatures, about 1000 more
than required by law.
The petition was brought here by j..
H. Voorhees,, one Of the attorneys at
Sioux Falls, who practically had charge
of securing the names to the petition.
This is the first petition Of its kind
ever field since the law was instituted.
The referendum petition signed by over
5000 citizens and presented to the legis-
lature in 1905 asking for a popular vote
on the primary proposition, was, as all
know, turned down by hat legislative
body, which act had more to do with
defeating that wing of the party last
year than anything else.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
LEAVES SIX REASONS
FOR HIS C

Chicago. May 2O.-six reasons why
he killed himself We're given by Beau
ford l. Leeds, a guest of the Warner
hotel. who vas found dead In his room.
The reasons are:
7 have been dissatisfied since I was
a child.
Il ave been handicapped through
life with deforrned feet.
One side of my body has been part
iy paralyzed for the. past ten years.
My right hand has been ruined by
EN- accident.
Il have been a sufferer from neu-
ralgia.
Il have been up against a score of
financial misfortunes."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
TELEPHONE WARFARE is
IN HANDS OF THE COUR1

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 1s.-Argu-
ments have been concluded before
Judge, Garland, Of the United States
court, here. in the case of h North
western Telephone company, which
owns and operates a telephone system
at Yankton, against the city council
and city authorities of that place. The
suit is the outgrowth Of a telephone
war which has been in progress at
Yankton for some time.
Judge Garland took the case under
advisement. The telephone
alleges that threats have been made by
the city authorities that tf the company
attempts to improve its system or ex-
tend its lines, its poles and wires will
be forcibly removed from the streets Of
it has a legal franchise and q right to
the streets.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
PLANKlNTON, S. D.
HAS SI4. 600 FIRE

Plankinton, S. D., May 20.-Fire orig
lna1lng from an unknown cause in the
livery stable OF w. Mason burned over
most of an entire block last night do
ms damage aggregating about s14. 900.
The losses are.
w. Mason, livery building GOO
.. Morrison. seven horses, grain, hay. 1000
Carl Furchner, store building. -. 100
Noble q AtlSin, lumber yard....... 3'50O
john Durham, breakage moving
stock I. I'M
+. i. Rowan, carload of lumber. 500
=. Lichenste.n, building 500
John Baxter, millinery stock 1900. 200
me only insurance reported was car
RED by Noble & Atkin on their lumber
stock. being practically enough to cover
their loss.
The fire started about 8 o'clock and
there was fortunately no wind, other
wise half of the town would have been
consumed, the firemen having all they
could do to conquer the fire. There
We're two drunken men seen about the
livery barn early in the evening and
it is thought they may have accident
ally set fire to some hay. This is the
worst fire PlanlSinton has had in many
years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
USUAL GLUT OF CHURCHES
IN NEW WESTERN TOWN

Gregory, S. D., May 21.-Arrange-
ments ave been concluded for the
erection here this summer of five new
church buildings. One of the new
churches already is nearing completion,
that of the German Reform society.
The Catholics have the foundation for
a fine church building nearly COM
pleted, while h Methodists nave their
foundation completed and have COM
menced work on the church building
proper. The Congregational and Ger
man Lutheran societies have ran
to build.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
NAMES DELEGATION TO
PUBLIC LANDS CONVENTION

Pierre, 8. D., May 18.-Governor
Crawford has appointed the following
delegation to represent the state 81
South Dakotn at the Public Lands
convention to be held at Denver, June
Is, 20:
United States Senators r. J.. Gamble.
OF Yankton, and A. B. Kittredge. Of
Sioux Falls. Representatives in con-
gress. Philo Hall. OF Brookings. n
VIM. II. Parker, Of Deadwnod; G. j.
OF Pierre; D. Eastman, OF Wilmot:
James Philip, OF Fort Pierre; j. 81
Steers, of washington Springs, and
]. TODD, OF Salem.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

In Brussels lives a lawyer who re-
Gently made good use of a photograph
In a, lawsutt. He had been continually
annoyed by the noises of a hammering
at an iron foundry in his near neigh
bori.ood. Finding that complaints We're
u~navailing, he brought the matter into
court. But before doing SO he placed
q phonograph In his library for one
Whole day. When the case came before
the court he produced the photograph
n set going the specially prepared
cylinder. An uproar and din as from
h forge of Vulcan was the result, and
the ingenious lawyer won his case.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

Italy has produced a new cereal for
bread making purposes that is attract
Ing a good deal Of popular attention.
A public test was made the other day
at Mesbrino of baking bread from
Hour Of the new grain, which is named
Olco Cairo, and has been developed
py q priest of the name OF Candeo.
The bread was to be paIa.
table, Light and, mixed with one-third
OF wheaton fiour Is declared to make
q sustaining God at very low price.
Resides this, the Inventor, says that
Its general use would do away with
the pellagra in Italy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
YOUNG MINISTER WINS
a COVETED "EEI

Huron, S. D.. May 2O.-Rev. w. H.
Thrall, D. D., has returned from Chi
cago, where he attended, as a member
from South Dakota, a meeting of the
board of directors of the Chicago Theo-
logical seminary. DR.. Thrall is much
gratif1ed over the fact that Allen L..
Curtis, of Castlewood. a young theo-
logical student, who occupied the pull
pit OF the Congregational church at
Gam Valley during the summer vaca-
ton, won what is known as the EEL
lowship'-a scholarship which entities
him for the next two years to an in
come from $4,000 as aid in special
studies in Germany or elsewhere as a
theological student.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
BULL TossEs A STREET
COMMISSIONER! OVER FENCE

Yankton, S. D., May 22.-Tossed by
an Infatuated steer over a fence was
the experience of Street Commissioner
Chris Wolff here on a business street
saturday noon. Mr.. Wolff had Quilted
IN as two cattlemen We're trying to
persuade the "critter" to move along
The animal. %resenting the new man'a
assistance, charged down on him and
tossed him out of the way. Wolff wa.
not injured.
Joseph Rothmeyer, an old residena
here, is dead at the age of 70 years. He
leaves a wife and six children.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

What is the "Drago doctrine which
is to be excluded from the elaboration
of The Hague conference? 1t has moth.
ing to do with the late Queen Draga
of Servia, but derives it name from
DR.. Drago. Foreign Minister of the Ar.
genttne Republic, who, initiating the
example of President Monroe, enunci.
Rted the convenient theory that debts
owned to the citizens Of one govern
ment by those of another ma not be
COLLECTED" by force. This was when
The combined fleets Of England, Ger.
many and Italy in 1902 appeared of
Venezuela and caused Mr.. Kipling. to
write his "Rowers." This "Drago'' doc.
trine was naturally hailed with enthuA
siasm by all the nloney-borrowing re-
publics of South America; but they
were told from Washington that 1t
could not be regarded as a subclause
OF the Monroe doctrine.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
FORT PIERRE TO HAVE
HOSPITAL: INCARCERATION

Pierre, S. d, May 20,-Articles of in
corporation have been filed for the Fort
Pierre Hospital association, with a cap
ital of $4,000. for the construction of
a private hospital at that place. The
incorporators are all prominent resi-
dents of that city, being w. HI. Frost,
n sylvia, Mrs. Nellie Douglas, f.
N. Davis and l.. E.. Goldsmith.
Articles nave also beer filed for a
new state bank at Rec Heights, with a
capital of $4,000. The incorporators are
VT. Gardner, Frank II. Gardner and
X. w. Speirs, of Rec Heights, and r..
II. Greene. of Miller.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

The longest distance the human voice
has been transmitted is believed to be
from Montreal to Winnipeg, 1.430 miles,
over the special copper wire along the
line of the Canadian Pacific railroad.
This wire, which has intermediate con-
nections only at North Bay and Fort
William. was installed by the railroad
company for it's telegraphone system,
by means of which two messages, one
by telephone and the other by tele-
graph, can be- transmitted simultane-
ously over the wire. A number OF tests
been made of the new outfit, it
being found quite easy to converse from
end to end OF the line, while at the
same operators at an interme-
idiate station (Fort William) We're send
ing a Geographic message to Montreal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
COLONEL YOUNG RETAINED
AS THE SUPERINTENDENT

P%lankinton, S.. D., May 22-At a meet.
ing of the state board of charities held
here 1t was decided to retain S. E.
Young as superintendent of the state
training school. This is pleasing news.
to the people here who are thorough
acquainted with the workings of the in.
stitution and the value of Colone,
Young's services.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER
OFFERED EASTERN JOB

Boston, May 17.-Benjamin Ide
Wheeler. president Of the University
of California, has been offered he
presidency of Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, to succeed Henry s.
Pritchett, who his r~esigna,
ton last December.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
TWO WESTERN GIRLS TO
ENTER MISSION FIEI

Boston, Mass, May 17.-Among the
newly appointed missionaries an
bounced by the American board of for
eign missions are Miss Mabel A. Ellis
OF Neigh. Neb., and Miss Esther
Nlcnoi, OF Pierre, s. D.. There are TWEEN
ty-three others, and all will meet here
May 30 for a conference at the Park
Street church, before starting out on
their assignments, the locations Of
which will be later.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
ANOTHER BURGLAR GONG
CLANGS IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Yankton, S. D., May 1.-THE bur
glar gongs at the American State bank
sounded an alarm at 1 a. m. Tuesday
n caused ONE CONSERVATION here.
President NJ. p. Gilman was summoned
but no trace of burglars has been dis
covered. The outside gong neal the
roof had been tempered with and it
appears intending ~looters of the bank
thought they could sever the connec-
ton with the vault gongs, but had
failed, turning the loud gongs lose in
stead. The burglar alarm was set off
at Bridgewa:er, S. d, Sunday night.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
VISION CLEARS UP AND
THEY HUNT SPECTACLE MAN

Milbank, S. D., May pa warrant is
out for the arrest of G.. F. Williams, q
spectacle peddler from st. Paul. 1t is
charged he a swindied a large mum.
Der Of people in this and adjoining
towns. selling them cheap and worth.
less s~pectacles for prices ranging from
So to SIS. The chief Of police of st
Paul In reply to an inquiry says tina;
the man is not known in that city.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

American and English women mar
ried to great, Roman mobiles have done
much toward refining life in the Eter-
nal city. They discouraged the rough
horseplay and the practical joking, so
common under the old regime even in
the best houses. They have introduced
such amenities of life as open fire.
places, bathrooms nj improved sani-
lation, and, in short, they exercised the
same ~softening and humani2ing effect
upon the Roman nobility of the last
half Of h nineteenth century that the
creeks a upon the ancient Roman
5patricians.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
HUNDRED NEW HOMES
AT WATERFOWL; NOT ENCuGb

Watertown. s. D., May 21.-Local
building firms have contracts booked
for over 100 dwelling houses, nearly
OF construction. and yet the travelling
mems committee of the Business MEMS
union declares that IL they were ali
ready for occupancy the demand for
ous would still be far In excess of
the supply. To meet the exigency the
union authorized the formation Of a
home building loan association with q
stock of 100000 The stock to be
issued In two series.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
HANGED BY BARRED
WIRE BY ACCIDENT

Fairview, S. D., May 1S.-John An
derson, a well known farmer living
near here. knows how it feels to be
hanged. He and Peter Ring were en-
gagged in Strengthening the barb wire
on a fence, and as Ring was Tightening
the Wire Anderson bent over to exam
inc another part Of the fence. At this
juncture the sagging wire was sud-
denly Strengthened by Ring, and
caught Anderson under the chin and
lifted him violently from the ground.
He succeeded in releasing himself from
the wire. but not before his face and
neck had peen horribly mangled by the
barbs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

Miss Katherine Elkins, daughter OF
ssas Vest Virginia senator and heiress
to a goodly fortune, is n of the few
athletic girls who refuse to acknowl-
edge the passing of their type. Few
persons outside her family circle have
seen Miss Elkins when she was not
astride a horse and clad in the most
notwithstanding garments. She In
variably wears a derby hat, a stiff linen
collar, a small black tie n cutaway
coat. h has magnificent black hair,
put h conceals 1t under her hat and,
II is said. in mischief, Miss Elkins takes
q positive delight in being mistaken for
her brother.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
PREMlERS EAT MUCH
BUT CONFAB FAILS

London, May 1.-THE imperial con-
ference has ended n the colonial pre-
miers call it a failure. Coming with
high hopes Of a preferential trade
scheme and elaborate programs for imj
perialistic legislation they succeeded I'M
having impressed IN the government
only a few minor projects. Socially the
conference was a great success and the
visiting prenliers have eaten many din
ners.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

.Tramway," a very useful word mi.
yersaliy employed In Great Britain but
hardly eve heard here, is said to have
been derived rom .sOutram's ways.n
Outram being the first man to lay iron
plates on OGDEN stringers. Tram" IS
an old word. meaning, at various times.
sied. car. The word tram was
used long before Outram's time For
fascinating q plank road or even a
highway. It seems more likely that 4
was N this way tram Is probably q
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
IN
A NEW TARIFF PACT

washington, May 22-secretary Rcot
and Mr.. Won ~swinderen. OF The Neither
lands have concluded IN agreement
under the pingley tariff act BY terms
81 wftefsfn return for m nbatemerk 81.
rs per cent. IN the duties imposed Ia
spfcsfs, the most Favored tarifr rates ara
accorded I American goods cntpyias.
The Netherlasls.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
REGENTS MAKE NO
CHANGE IN FACULTY

vernilIion, S. D.. May. 2o.-No.
changes We're made in the faculties Of
tire South Dakota state schools by the
heard of regents which met here .s-
Gay. Al the Instructors were given a
eefiployad to draw plans for the new
aaflaings at Aberdeen, Broo6ings and
IN rsnsIsfon.
DT. .~AIsgander Psii was elected dean
cs ssssss - zinc ss..:sss scsseei for the next
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

Jaflanese spaniel, or sleeve-dog OF
IaraT, is one OF the long-coated varfe-
Sies which = much admired. They have
been hard to acclimatfze,and many dis
couraser1ents have been met with in
tnetr introductfon. They have large
heads, With big dark eyes set wide
apart and very fun. Their little ta,1s
curl up over their backs like feather
yusters. One pound IS the true sleeve
dog weight.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
IOWA PARENT REFUSES TO
BAIL SON OUT OF JAIk

Plankinton, S. D., May 17.-John
O'Rourke, a young man who was re-
Gently arrested here for obtaining
money by giving mortgages upon cat.
tie he never owned, has been unable to
secure bonds, and will be compelled
to remain in Jail until next fall. The
young mans father resides at Britt.
Ia. He visited his son a day or two
ago but left for home declaring he
would not furnish a bond for the
"black sheep of mis- flock,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
YANkTON HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS WIN A.. BASKETBALL

Yankton, S. D., May 22.--In the bas.
ket ball game here Saturday afternoon
the Yanlkton high school girls defeated
the Springfield normals, % to -. The
first game was also decidedly in Yank.
tons favor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
~REVivAL!ST WHIPS SON,
is SENT TO STONE PILE

Athens, Ca, May 20.-Because he
whipped his 12-year-oid son for playing
baseball on Sunday, j. II. Arnold. ray
cling revivalist, was sentenced to six
months on the rock pile.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23
DELEGATES WANTED TO
IRRIGATION CONGRESS

Pierre, s.. D.. May 1s.-st4te Engin-
cation to represent South Dakota at
the fifteenth national Irrigation con-
gross In Sacramento. Cal, Septsrnber
~. Delegates will be present renre-
ssenting farmers clubs, rityation So
c~ieties. chambers of commerce n 9Th
er organized bodies, cities. counties md
states.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

One Of h largest and most inter-
esting engineering undertakings In
course OF construction at the present
time IS the building on a public street
On Paris of two underground depots
and q considerable length OF connecting
FUNNEL. which, when completed. win be
sum into position. These are for the
use OF the Metropolitan subway. the
main line Of which railway crosses the
Seine. The sections which are to cross
q river lave been built on land and
doated to location, where thew are s,,nE
to the river bottom.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-23

Well into the nineteenth century the
sale of a place In the house of COM
mons was considered to be as honora-
bic a transaction as the purchase of a.
IN advertisement wrote Professor
Fryrle, before Grampound was dis
dranchfsed. offering a borough for sale.
as not only to be sole bu sold by order
OF the cour of c~hancery. A short time
before the reform bill Lord Monson
PAID 100000 for Cation. which con-
tanned about twenty-five houses and
rather more thar 100 inhahttantsn