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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
NEARLY KILLED BY
EXPLOSION OF SAW

Huron, s. D., July 2e.-Otto Hagan.
an employe in the Chicago and North-
western shops. who was severely in
jured a day or two since. will recover.
While running at full speed, the rail
saw exploded and a piece struck Mr.,
Fingan on the head. INJECTING a wound
that came near being fatal. !.
The position on the board OF direct.
ors Of the First National bank, by the
resignation Of r.. w. Stewart, who re-
moves to Chicago, has been Allied by
the election OF H. i. Rice. !.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

The highest fall Of water ever used
for power seems to be that of Lake
Brusio, in Switzerland. where is To-
Gated the most powerful electricity
generating station in Europe. Fhe
water of the Poshiayono, in the Pos
chiavo valley. is led through a great
conduit three miles long to the resar-
voir, from which five sets Of enormous
pipes conduct 1t to h power station
at a level 1880 feet lower. Electric
energy OF $4,000 horsepower is distrib-
cted from the generators to points
along the shores Of Lake Como and
Maggiore. and as far as the great plain
Of Milan.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

The British vice consul at Caracas,
Venezuela, reports that a contract has
been concluded between the Venezue-
Ian government and Senior J. 0. Nance
by which the latter undertakes to es-
tablish and keep up continuous nayi-
cation between Puerto Cabello and
Guanta in Venezuela n ports in Cuba
and Panama with five steamers, each
capable of carrying not less than 1000
head Of cattle. The line is to enjoy a
monopoly for one year. capable of ex-
tension for an additional year. The
contract is not transferable to any for
etgn government, company or person.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

Among the graduates from the gram
mar schools in Boston In June was q
l~6-year-old Jewish boy, Saul Hornstein
who has been in this country less than
twelve months. He was born in Kishi-
ne. Russia, and could not speak q
word Of English when he began school
last year. But he tackled the new Ian
sGl1age with such determination that he
was socn promoted from one school to
mother. md will enter the high school
In tho fall.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
DATES FOR INSTITUTES
a@a IN al liza

Brookings, s. D., July ao.-The follow
ng dates for farmers institutes in the
Slack Hills have been fixed by the
tate agricultural college:
Spearfish, September II and is; ST.
0ngel September 20 and 21: Belle
'ourche. September % and "a; Pied
mont, September %: sturgis, Septem-
Der rs and q; Rapid City, September
20 and October 1; Buffalo Gap, October
! and 3; Hot Springs, October A and 5.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
APPOINTS DELEGATES TO
IMPORTANT CONFERENCES

Pierre. S. D.. July Ex-Governor
Crawford has appointed the following
d~elegates to represent South Dakota
at the national irrigation congress at
Sacramento, Cal, September 81, 1907:
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Lea, Pierre; A. w.
Ewert. Pierre; A. N. Van Camp, High
more; Seth Plummer, Huron, Warren
Young, Fort Pierre; Walter S. Hamfl-
! ton, Belle Fourche; 7. w. La Fliesche,
Belle Fourche; c. L. Wood, Rapid City;
J. A. Stanley, Hot Springs; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley A. Stuart, and Charles
Francis, Sturgis.
Governor Crawford has also Up
pointed the following delegates to the
American mining congress at joplin,
Mo, November 11-16, 1907: Thomas
| Greer, Lead; N. Treweek, ST., Lead;
| Kirk C. Phillips, Deadwood; w. 5.
Elder, Deadwood; Myron Whsle, Rapid
| City; Mark Sheafe. Watertown, G.. w.
Abel, Huron: G. L. Millett, Fort Pierre;
Professor r. l.. Slagle, president of the
| State College of Agriculture and Me
| chanic Arts, Bookings; c. H. Fulton,
president School of Mines, Rapid City.
Delegates appointed to the Trans
| Mississippi Commercial congress at
Muskogee. Okla, on November 1921,
1907:
J. C. Eager, Pierre; r. w. Dwight,
Sioux Falls: Frederick Hepperlee, Eu-
reka; Adam Scott, Hawarden; J. G.
Laxon. Canton: e. c.. Isenhuth, Red
field; Thomas Reed. Arlington; Sigurd
Hanger, Yankton; Thomas Sweeney,
Rapid City; Ira Curtiss. Aberdeen.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

The highest tree In the world, SO far
81 has been ascertained. Is an AUSTRIA
lian gum tree OF the species Of eucalyp-
tus regnans, which stands In the Cape
Otway range. 1t is no less thar 415
feet high. Gun trees grow very fast.
There Is one In Florida which shot up
forty feet In fou years. and another
In Guatemala which grew 100 feet In
rise of ten feet in a year, or nearly one
foot q month.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

Fl. j.. Heinz, who has made a for
u n Of .$20,0 900 600, started N the road
to wealth by peddling tomato catsup.
When he was a boy his widowed moth
er used to make catsup and he took it
around to sell to the neighbors. Finally
their time was completely taken up in
making catsup and jelly. The kitchen
rapidly grew, and now there are mann
moth factories. Mr.. Heinz lives as
modestly now as he did when he was
poor. He is especially interested in
Sunday school work and that he calls
his recreation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
NiFE'S TITLE TO HER
HOMESTEAD is PRESERVED

Whitewood, S. D.. July 3O.-By n
If the most important decisions this
rear the secretary of the interior has
lust declared that a wife who has
lust taken up homestead land prior
20 her marriage can maintain her title
@ the land, even though her husband
makes his legal residence elsewhere.
The decision was in the case of Mrs.
Augusta Raymond, of WhitewooG, VINO
aas been fighting two years to hold
aer land. David Perkins, OF the same
place, contested her right to the land
IN the ground that her legal residence
VAS with her husband. who is en-
ployed in another section of the coun-
try. The land office at Rapid City de-
slded against the ma as did the
commissioner of the land office at
Washington, but Attorney =. p. Stew
lrt, of Deadwood, appealed the cast to
Secretary Garfield personally and has
lust been notified OF the decision that
viii make an important precedent for
future cases.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

sRas1Ss *sssssssacxslpy the luoury,Anr
h3:scwlsicss tsrldss tor therpoor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

REQUESTS THAT HE
BE SENT TO ASYI-UM;
HDihfL Lilo Al r m r. - ,


REQUESTS THAT HE
= DRINK, HIS NEMESIS
: Brookings, s. D.. July 29.-Jas.
F. Brooke was adjudged insane
by the county board of insanity
; and committed to the state
asylum at Yankton. Brooke's
condition was brought on by
excessive use of intoxicants. He
requested that he be examined,
: as he said he was afraid he
, would injure some of his friends
: or relatives.
? His case is a pathetic one,
7 n would serve as a good text
for q prohibition lecture. Fiji
? teen years ago he was one of
? the most brilliant young attor-
neys of this part of the state,
II seemed to have a successful
, career before him, but a craving
for liquor has reduced him to
his present condition. His prac-
? tice gradually dwindled away
his family left him and he was
? reauced to the necessity of be-
ing supported by his widowed
: mother.
: About two gears ago he re-
: fornled and gave UP his old
; ways. He joined the Episcopal
church and later became a min
? lister of that denomination. He
? was given q charge in Arkansas
; ana later transferred to Barnes
: vile, Mimi. While there the old
? craving came back to him, and
he left his pastorate and went
to Minneapolis. He was found
there by a friend and brought
home this week.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
FINE $4,000 HOSPITAL
PROPOSED FOR YANkToN

Yankton, S. D.. July 30.-Bishops
o'Gorlnan, Of Sioux Falls, and ArchiL
.ect Tomlinson, OF Chicago. are In con-
ference with q number OF business men
appointed on the new city hospital to
be erected at an outlay of $50, 600. AT
frst it WAS proposed to form a corpo7
ration. but now h Benedictine Sisters
here desire to undertake The work and,
it Q looks as If Bishop O,Gorman
will give his consent to this plan. The
project embraces eventually a magnifi1
cent group of buildings on Mount Mar
~. the most commanding site it Isl
claimed anywhere in South Dakota
During the bishops visitation seven
sisters will take the perpetual VOWS Of
The order and three will be received for
probationary membership.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
SEWER BONDS CARRY
BY SMALL MARGIN

F~lankinton. S. D., July 29.-The spe-
cial election held at Plankinton for
voting w bonds to the amount OF
$4,000 was carried by a majority OF
nine votes. The city council Is rrang-
ing to sell it's bonds, and as soon as
the money is received the work of in
Sailing the sewer will begin.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
REV. FATHER TRAYNoR
GOES TO Col TOM q /,

Beresford, S. d., July 30-Rev. Father
Traynor, who was some months ago
transferred from the Emmett charge
near Beresford to Lennox. has now,
been given the work at Cotton. Mfnne3
iaha county, where the duties will ms
Guide moving the church to another
location and building an addition and
constructing a priests house.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
NOTED COLORED WOMAN
DIES IN BLACK HILLS

Deadwood, S. D., July 29.-Every
emb of the Black Hills Pioneer So
ciety-and there are many of them
scattered about the country-Wi1 hear
with deep regret of the death in this
city of Mrs. Celia Goodrich, colored,
known to all and revered as Mother
Goodrich, ministering angel to the
rough miners who faced adversely in
early days of this camp. For some
time past Mrs. Goodrich, a sufferer
from dropsy, has been gradually fall
ing until the end came quietly at st.
Joseph's hospital.
In the rough days doctors were few
and hard to get. For many miles
around Deadwood, there We're small
mining camps. In each of these the
name of Celia Goodrich. answered for
nurse II doctor, and births, deaths and
sickness saw her eyer present. Some
times it required two days hard noun
tain travel to reach the sickbed, but the
woman never hesitated. OF later years
increasing family duties confined her to
her home, except on Sunday and prayer
meetings at which she was a most reg,
ular attendant.
Mrs. Goodrich leaves four sons and
two daughters, o in Omaha: Ed in
Montana; Fred in Deadwood; Harry in
Denver. and Mrs. Laura Kercheval and
Miss Kate Goodrich in this city.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

Government tests of f1re-killed tim
Der nave demonstrated the fact that
this wood As good and should be con-
sidered as thoroughly seasoned timber,
MS far as its use is concerned. Fire
killed timber checks badly when left
standing for any length of time. and
this is an obstacle In the way of it's
use for some purposes. Timber which
has been killed by fire should be gen
orally used within year after It
has been killed. but satisfactory rail-
road ties have been made from timber
killed fifty years before.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01

DR.. S. A, Knapp. who is directing the
work Of the general education board In
the south, is the father of agricultural
education In the United States, While
he was president OF the Iowa Agrioul-
tural college he drafted the Hatch bill,
which brought the agricultural chile ges
undo the wings OF the national gov
eminent. He introduced rice culture in
the south and revolutionized the rice
business in South Carolina. He found
"a solution of the boil weevil problem
by pushing the cotton crop 1head SO
a 1T matured before the boil weevil.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
GASOLINE ExPLGDEs
BLOWS MAN EtETEFN EEEr

Custer, S. D., July. Civ tile cleans
ing a shirt with gasoline, Iii his tent
e town, Dave Peterson, master me-
chanic at the New Yosk mica mine
was the victim OF an exa.osion (which
he was badly hurt. gust Of wind
blew the flames from the stove into The
vessel OF gasoline, causing an espIas.oa
which blew Peterson fifteen feet away.
Everything In the telir, incluai.l:.
money ii a gold watch. worth SEQ.
were destroyed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
RAISE FUND TO CAPTURE
BAND OF SHEEE TItEVE,

EeIle Fourche, S. D., July 31.--Hcrse
M and sheep growers have COM
bined in raising a fund for the cap.
ture and prosecution OF q band of,
thieves which have been raiding their
camps daily. At a meeting OF the Belle
Fourche Sheep Growers association.
an assessment Of ~one-fonrth Of a cent
per head of sheep was made.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
OLD RESIDENT. TIRED
OF LIFE, HANGS >tiMSELE

Beresford. s. d.. July s...-Throwing
a rope yer a bs;im. Car Christensen
SO years old, hung himself this morn
ing. His lifeless bod wa cut down
by farm lands who found it when they
went to do their cnores. Christensen
has lived here thirty years. No cause
of suicide is known.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
lBENEDlCTINE SISTERS
GIVE $4,000 TO HOSPITAL

Yankton, S. D., July 5l.-Pledging
100000 toward the new hospital the
Benedictine sisters have been given
complete charge Of the Institution. This
was decided at Il meeting of the Assoc
citation at Sioux Falls, over which
Bishop O'Gorfnan presided. The Bishop
pledged $4,000. Bonds to the amount
of $50,000 will be hoated. The COM
pleted building will be a quadrangle
with d, frontage of $50 feet each side.
1t Will be a four-story affair inc cost
about 800, 900. Work will begin at
once.
The yankton Independent Telephone
has elected its officers as fol-
lows: Fred Schnauber, president; r.
Tassel, secretary, and w. H. Eafnunds.
treasurer. The officers n Mp. OIL
man, C. j. Novotny and C. Fl. Dillon
form the board of directors. The an
nual report showed a successful year.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-01
REJECT TELEGRAPHlc BID,
LOSER THREATENS SUIT

Deaawood, S. D., July 3t.-Angerea at
having his bid for the electrical fur
nishings OF the new Lawrence county
court house turned down by the county,
commissioners owing to an alleged irs
regularity, the representative OF the
David ]. Braun Manufacturing COM
pany, of Chicago. is preparing to sue
the county commissioners and compel
them to give him the contract. The
contract went to the VosburGh Manu-
featuring. company. of Chicago, for
$1,000, but the other firm had made u
t~elegrapflic bid OF 500 less, which the,
commissioners deemed imprope, under,
the law.
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CAME HERE TO KILL.
italian Travels From Europe to Reap
Vengeance.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 27.-Comina
to this country seven months ago ex-
pressly to kill Joseph Reinone, thirty,
years old, former bandit in Italy, shot
and almost instantly killed the man in
New Worcester this morning, and es-
capped into the woods to the south OF.
the city. He Is an expert woodsman.
and, although big posses and the con-
stabulary of all the surrounding towns
are working to head him off and prevent
him from reaching New York, the police
fear he will get away.
The man, according to the story told
to the police by acquaintance, came
here to kill Reinone. whom he said had
ruined his wife in Italy. He followed
him everywhere. Yesterday by chance
both men were put on the same job. He
got up this morning at o'clock, cleaned
an old-fashioned revolver, and said he
was going to kill a bird. He walked up
to Reinone at o'clock and killed him.
No one attempted to intercept him, and.
throwing his gun into a pond after cry
ing in Italian that his honor was avenged,
he escaped into the woods.
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CHILD OF FIVE KILLS MOTHER.
Waited for Her With Loaded Shotgun
and Blew Off Her Head.

YORK, Pa, May 27.-Mrs. Frank Doll of
Airville, York county, was killed yesterday
by her five-year-old son with a shotgun.
A portion of the woman's head was blown
off The killing was declared to be acct
dental by a coroners jury, which had been
summoned by Justice of the Peace ]. s..
Pesey.
During the mothers absence yesterday
morning the child, Ernest Doll, secured
the shotgun. which was standing in the
corner of the kitchen, placed a shell in
position, he had often seen his father
do, and then pointed it toward the door
through which the mother would have to
pass to get into the room.
The mother soon returned, and when she
opened the door the little fellow pulled the
trigger. The aim was true, the full charge
striking her IN the head, causing death
instantly.
Neigh bors who heard the shooting rushed
to the Doll home. The father was sent for,
and when he was told of the tragedy be-
came frantic with grief.
The son who did the shooting, when he
realized that his mother was dead, called
for her to return.
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No Way to Use Big Church Request.

ERIE, Pa, May 27.-Hudson Hearn. who
died here a few days ago, left a remarkable
will, which has Just been probated, and
which leaves the Presbyterians of this city
in a predcament. Under Its terms $4,000
is left for the purpose of building a Pres
byterian Church in Erie, and $4,000 addi-
tional for its endowment Members OF the
denomination say there are enough Presby-
terrain churches in Erie to accommodate all
communicates for the next decade. A pro-
ject FOR the consolidation of two congrega-
lions was recently under consideration.
How the money can be utilized, under the
peculiar terms of the will, is the problem.
Mr.. Hearn was bachelor of correct habits,
parsimonious life and shrewl business in
stncts. His father left to him an estate
estimated at 100000. Part of this was
seat on the New York Stock Exchange,
now worth $4,000 The remainder was in
railroad stocks and mortgages. Hearn in
creased his fortune SO that his estate 10
now valued at 100000.
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Body Scattered Two Miles.

WILMINGTON, Del, May 27:-An uni
Identified white man. probably tramp, was
struck by the northbound Norfolk express
on the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Delaware Junction short
ly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning and
cut TO pieces. The mangled remains We're
scattered along the tracks for two miles.
portion of the trunk was found wedged
in the locomotive, which was the first the
crew knew of the accident
1t was reported that tramps had first
robbed and stripped the man and placed
his body on the tracks, but Coroner Gallo
way does not think so.
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Race Feeling in Panama.

MEXICO CITY, May 27.-J. r. Merther,
who arrived Saturday from the Isthmus
of Panama, said that much race feeling
existed in Panama and that serious clash
was not improbable. He reported that
several insignificant clashes had already
occurred. The officiousneSs Of the Panama
government officers of negro blood, he de-
clared, was largely responsible.
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GS'l', GS6-Thc woman vino is an artist
in dress never fails to take pleasure in a
new mode which adds becoming lines and
allows her TO array herself IN "A pleasing
manner. The wave of oriental influence
which has swept the fashion world during
the past year leaves its effects here and
there in the new gowns. and perhaps the
most decided Indications at present to be
seen are the various sleeve effects. of which
the mandarin shown here IL most POPULAR
This is quite In harmony with broad Shouts
dered effects and carries out the wide arm<
hole styles to perfection. The :rock Is de-
veloped in one of those supple silks which,
lend so much fascination to The present
feminine dress. The waist is gathered at
the yoke and shoulder edges while the
skirt Is tucked about the top and lengthen-
ed by full hounce. The bands which eff
feet the mandarin sleeve are separate and
made Of trimming fabric such as en-
broidered bands or lace. the yoke and
sleeve bands corresponding. The skirt may
be finished in short round or instcp length
while the sleeves may be long end at
the elbow. The light cloths, crepe de chine.
batiste and mousseline are suggested four.
teen and three-eighths yards. - inches
wide being needed for the medium size. !
Two patterns, 6s65-SiX sizes, - to AZ
inches bust measure; 6SGG-Six sizes, 20 to
80 inches waist.
The price of these patterns Is 2oc buu
either will be sent upon receipt of loc.
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Auto Smashed Electric Light Pole.

NEW YORK, May Pin turning out for
an electric cab in front OF the ST. Regis
Hotel last night large automobile crashed
into an electric light pole, breaking it at
the base and causing it to fall to the street.
For nearly half an hour the broken electric
light wires sputtered, lighting up the ave-
nue.. No one dared go near the sputtering
wires until man passing in automo-
bile got out and by using a rubber blanket
separated the wires. The automobile was
not damaged.
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HOTEL MORTON,

Virginia Ave. the Beach.
Open all the year: view: steanr heat; sun
parlor: elevator TO the street level; en- suite
with hot and cold bath; capacity, ESQ Booklet
mailed application. Mrs. n. Il. HAINES.
jalG 1901, 10