The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-08-05
WOMAN DISPATCHES
RATTLE SNAKE WITH
A HARNESS TRACE
Plucks Off "Rattles'' to Prove
Her Courage to Her Doubt
in Friends.

Howard, of Nitteberg. proved her
pluck by killing a large rattlesnake
with a tug which she took from a horse
she was driving. Her team SHE'D from
the road, and She saw a large rattle
snake strike at n Of the horses. As
soon as the team could be stopped, she
unhitched them. and, having no other
weapon, took a tug from the harness
and returned to the spot. finding the,
reptile yet in the road.
Knowing instinctively hat i'm,
the absence of direct evidence
there would be doubt of thet
courage of a woman to kill a snake,
Mrs. Howard succeeded in breaking off
the rattles and presented them as a..
trophy of the incident.
FOUR BOYS ARRESTED
FOR STEALING BOAT
Chamberlain. S. D., July 30.-Fourr
boys, evidently runaways, and who
have carefully concealed their James
and places of residence, are serving
for stealing a boat. They recently APP
peared at Oacoma and applied for
work. After working one day laying
water mains, they abandoned their
jobs, stole a boat and departed down
the Missouri. The theft was soon de-
Wheeler.
ELks PLAN OUTING
IN HILLS COUNTRY
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 3O-The first
meeting of Elks in South Dakota
is to be held at Deadwood, on August
Is, 10 and 20. Elks of the state,
ganized the state association, and it.
was decided to hold the first conven-i
ton at the time n place stated
Colonel R. ]. ("Dick') Woods, of Sioux
Falls, was made the first president of
the state association.
LeMars, la, and Grand Trustee Perry
Clay, OF Denver, and other distin-
guished Elks are expected to attend
the meeting. One of the entertain
ment features will be a street carnival.
trips will be taken through the.
town of Spearfsh, where a trout dinner
will be served, to Lead and the famous.
Homestake mine, to Wind cave, Sylvan
lake, Hot Springs and Other points.
AGED MAN HANGS
HIMSELF IN BARN
Dell Rapids, July 3o.-August Mil
lerte, aged 81 years, committed sui
eide by hanging some time during the,
He is the father of Mike Mil
lerte, of this city. During the night.
the old man stayed on a farm
" Ills SUI, dear town, and.
not missed until his lifeless BODY
was found hanging in the barn in.
the morning. Coroner Booth arrived
from Sioux Falls at noon and is in
the death.
Ihe age of the old man.
and a failing mind in consequence. was;
undoubtedly the cause of the deed.
GOVERNORS DAUGHTER
LOST IN A BOAT
WATERFOWL, S. D.. July 80 - Miss.
Bernice Wesley, daughter of Gov
ernor Wesley. and Miss Olive walrath.
OF this city, both unable to row a boat.
had the startling experience of drift
ing helplessly across lake Kamposka
from the officers club to Yahota.
While attempting to row the boat in,
the quiet waters near the club, they
TOO far out, where a wind struck
them, and they were powerless to,
guide the boat. Geral Marugg was.
unable to overtake them with a row
GOAT, put reached them soon after they,
cached the shore at Yahota. and
brought them back in an ~a11tonobila
is STOPPED
ON DAKOTA TRAINS
Pierre. S. D.. July 30.-Reports from,
over the state indicate that railway
men are generally insisting on the en-
OF the law, which prohibits,
~ VI Intoxicating liquors on
A man was compelled
to return his ticket in this city and,
get his money back, and was not al
to board a train. At Lennon
q train was held while a man who re-
FUSED TO need the warning Of the con-
ductor was ned $40 for violating the
law, and also q like amount for his.
remarks to the court. Another man.
taken from a train between Huron,
Miller.
! WHAT If THE COUPLE
SHOULD RAISE TWINS
WATERFOWL. S. D., July 30
: The human interest feature is
brought out strong In in
ducements offered by Thomas
= A. Way, townsite agent of the
Minneapolis and ST. Louis road.
2 in connection with the nov,