The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-02
VETERAN BODIES
SELECT OFFICERS.
State Department G. A. r. and
w. r. G. Hold Annual
Deliberative Session.

Hot Springs, S. D., June 27-The state
department G. A. r. and W. X. -,
In session in this city since Tuesday.
is attended by more than 500 delegates
and visitors from all parts of the state.
besides members of the large family IN
the state soldiers home and National
sanitarium. both of which are located.
here.
The department of the @. A. r..
elected the following officers: Warren.
osborne, of Yankton, department COM
mander; A. S. Stewart, Hot Springs,
senior Wee commander; g. A. South,
Canton, junior vice commander: c. b.
Clark, Hot Springs, chaplain; ]. H
Smith, Huron. medical director.
The w. r.. C. elected as officers: MINI
ME Fox. Bookings, president; Mary
Stewart. Hot Springs, enior vice presi--
junior vice president; Margaret stowe.
Brookings, treasurer; Mrs. VIM. Ball..
Yankton, chaplain; Mary j. Osborne.
Yankton, delegate at large; Fannfes
Morrell, Huron; Eva Williams, Water
town, and Luella Walters. Aberdeen.
delegates.
The next meeting of the two bodies
will be held at Sioux Falls.
Ex-Governor Van SAINT, of Minnesota,
and General Woods, of Chicago, made.
the leading addresses before the meet
inss of the two bodies.
TOO LITTLE SUNSHINE
IN "SUNSHINE STATE".
Huron. s. D., June 27.-Weekly
bulletin for the week ending
Monday. June %, 1905: There was on
the whole considerable unsettled wealth,
er. Rains occurred generally on We'd
nesday or Thursday, II over much OF
the eastern portion of the state show
ers occurred on nearly every day after
Monday, the 18th instant. On Wednes-
day night or Thursday morning gen
to heavy amounts of rain fell I'M
q number of eastern counties. the larg-i
est amount recorded during this storm
being 3.54 inches, at Huron, Beadlet
county. In parts of Charles Mix coun-
ty heavy rains carried away some,
bridges and caused other DAMAGE
Some of the rains We're for a time ac-
by high winds. Hail fell
In some northeastern localities, bei1igl
heavy in part of Hamlin county. While,
there We're some clear to partly cloudy
the amount of sunshine averaged
below the normal. h weather duringi
the forepart of the week was cool fori
the season, followed by higher temper
ature the latter part. The ground isl
amply moist generally. In many of.
he eastern counties the frequent rains,
nave kept much of the land too wet forl
working, and in a numbe Of places low
INC is covered with water.
While the temperature averaged
above the normal over thei
James river valley, the mean;
temperature for the state as a whole
was below the normal, the greatest de-
ficiency being the extreme southeastern
The maximum temperatures
were for the most part above 80 de-
grees. On Saturday or Sunday tenn
peratures of go degrees or higher oc-
CURED in some eastern counties, the
recorded being SO degrees, at
Beadle county, on Sunday. The
temperatures were generally
above 40 degrees. The lowest record
ed was 3S degrees, at Mellette. Sphinx
on Tuesday.
The rainfall averaged above the nor
NAL over the eastern counties. but was,
h normal yer the western
counties. Rainfall in excess of an inch.
occurred owe much Of the eastern por-.
ton OF the state, the largest amount
being 4.25 inches. at Huron, Beadle.