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The Oakes times., 1910-06-02
bankers MEET At FARIsAuLT
Central Bank Idea One Of Topics Dis.
cussed at Gathering.

Faribault. Many bankers are
in the city to attend the seventh
annual meeting Of the third dis
trict group Of the Minnesota Bank.
ers' association, being held here. The
real work Of the meeting began at
Q p. M. when the address Of welcome
was made by Thomas H. Qainn, presi-
dent of the Commercial club. and the
response was made by W.. e. Briggs,
president Of the association.
Matters to be discussed are changes
needed to improve business. the cent
fal bank idea and commercial paper:
The visiting bankers will be, treated
to an automobile ride about the city,
for which thirty machines have been
secured. The proceedings win close
With Z banquet at the Brmswick To-
nisht s.s .5s .'ss
The Oakes times., 1910-06-02

had a big conference with the presi.
dent, at which he gave the advice that
the Ballinger matter be dropped as
quickly as possible. The next day Mr..
Vertrees announced he had no other
witnesses to call, and after examining
one witness in rebuttal Mr. Brandeis
closed the case for Mr.. CLAWS. This
conclusion was unexpected. Coming
as 1t did, 1t is accepted as an >aban.
donment of the case by the secretary
of the interior, who will rely upon q
vote in the committee rather than
upon evidence, to clear himself Of the
charges which have been made against
him. Progressives in congress accept
the actions as confession. and as the
expression Of desire upon the part
of the secretary to avoid further pub
licity.
Leaving the case without any at
tempt to meet the charges contained
in the Kerby testimony has left q de-
cidedly bad impression. The Kerby
Testimony Is uncontradicted and tho
revelations OF the stenograpnsr unex
plained. II what Kerby said was un.
true there was no reason for failure
to call Mr.. Massey. the other stenog.
rapher. He was not placed upon the
stand. Massey. however. It 70 under
stood. was put through the third de
gree" In the department, and the fail.
ure to call him may be due to the fact
that he could not remember tho Do
tails Of<thA nrana araftnn nf the Iavlar
The Oakes times., 1910-06-02
DANISH RADICALS LOSE.
Defense RiIl Supporters Gain Powe,
In General Elections.

Copenhagen, Den. General elec.
tions were held throughout Denmark.
It is only one year since the last cleo
tions. but the interval has seen three
ministries in power.
The contest again turned on the de-.
fense question, Premier Zahle and the
radicals having secured the dissolu-
tion Of the folkething in order to get
the defense bill Of 1909 abolished or
amended. The elections resulted In
the defeat Of the radicals. The pre-.
mier and the minister Of the interior
and defense were reelected, but the
ministers of worship and commerce
were defeated. Il
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
ERECT MONUMENT ON
FIRST school,. SITE

Tyndall, S. D.. July e9.-D2hnite ar
range1nents now have been completed
for the erection of 3 monument to mark
the site of the first school building
erected ia Dakota territory, which then
Included The present states of North
and South Dakota, Wyoming and other
states Of the west. The site Of this old
structure was at the old town of Bon
Homme, in this CBon Momme) county.
The exact spot which the old school
house occupied cannot be definitely de-
termined at this late day, as 80 years
have passed since the structure was
erected. The monument will be erected
north OF the first store iii the old town
Of Bon %Fboniille. II will he erected at
a point so rods from the Missouri river.
The exact wording 10 be placed upon
the monument has not yet been de-
Cided upon. 1t has, however, been de-
termined hat n side of the monu-
ment will bear the date the first school
house was erected-18G0. Upon another
will be placed the name of the first
teacher, Mrs. ]. Kountz, and the lame
of the 10 pupils who were in attend-
ance. Other historical facts in
ton with the old building also will be
recorded on the monument. The cost
Of the monument will be about $500.
All of this amount was contributed by
the school children of Bon H0mme
county.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
GOVERNOR Wesley ENCAMPS
WITH NATIONAL GUARD

WATERFOWL. s. D., Aug. 1.-THE ar
rival of Governor Robert 8. Wesley in
Camp Roosevelt yesterday marked the
beginning of a special program car
lied out by the South Dakota National
Guard now in camp on h shore of
Lake Kampeska.
Governor Wesley at nee occupied his
apartments in the headquarters build
Ing. He was kept busy the greater
part Of the forenoon with conferences
with A%djutant General Englesby,
Colonel j. H. Holmes and other officers
of the guard. Only state military
affairs were discussed.
Inspection of troops n camp was
taken up after the governor had dinner
IN mess hall with the officers. The
commander-in-chief found both men
md equipment in excellent shape and
each company received a few words Of
commentator.
Rife practice has proceeded with al
most monotonous regularity thus far.
At noon yesterday the guard completed
the special rife course prescribed by
the war department. This closes the
work for official records. Range firing
will be continued today. but the work
will not go on record. The range Of
fcer has not yet compiled the scores,
but 1t is believed the records will not
be as good as last year, because of
rainy n windy weather.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
DRAINAGE and DITCH
PROJECTS TO AID IN
PRODUCTION ON LAND
South Dakota State Engineer
Inlay Tunnel for Ditch TO
Drain Big Tract.

Pierre, S. D. July 2S.-The topograph-
ical diversity of South Dakota is shown
In two large projects which are taking
up the time OF State Engineer Lea.
One Of these is in Clark county, and
covers a large drainage project, which
Will cost more than $l0O. 900. The ditch
Will be at one place 80 feet In depth,
and will drain a large area Of swamp
land when 1t is completed. The com
m~iseioners Of that county a few days
ago opened bids for the work, but on
account of the figures submitted. have
decided to cau for new bids. Since that
time the engineer has been making es-
timatss ON a tunnel lined with rein
forced concrete in the deepest part Of
tho ditch.
The unnel will be more costly in
construction but a ditch of that width,
with the necessary ground for disposal
Of the earth taking out will mean the
taking up OF a wide strip OF ground,
and one land owner is asking 81, 800 for
the right of way wanted. The tunnel
plan would eliminate the expense, and
would allow the use OF the a n above
for agriculture.
The the project on which the engi-
neer is working is an irrigation plan
for the country east of Rapid City,
which will mean the expenditure Of
practically $1,000 900 before it is COM
pleted. 1t Will mean the storage OF the
waters OF Rapid Creek in the months
when they are not needed for irriga-
ton. 1t will require a ditch IS miles in
length to carry the water to the pro-
posed storage reservoir. The irriga-
ton OF thousands of acres of and now
given oVer to grazing. and a large in
crease the population of Pennington
county are aim Of the project. At
present there are numerous private
frriSating bitches taking water from
Rapid Creek, but all want it in the
months Of crop growing. Those on the
upper reaches of the stream get what
they want and those lower down get
what they can. In the months When
the water is not needed for the crops
1t goes to waste.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
BLACK RUST AFFECTS
LATE SOWN WHEAT

Aberdeen, S. D.. July 2S.-A number
OF farmers with late wheat report that
black rust is doing great damage to
the crop. Earlier maturing wheat is
out of danger, but the late maturing
is suffering. A shortage of the potato
crop III northern South Dakota is also
reported. Many vines which are ap-
parently thrifty and have bloomed
we'll, have turned out to be entirely
u~nproductive The dry weather is be-
lieved to be the cause. Eariy wheat.
especially velvet chaff," is yielding
we'll where any threshing has been
done, and farmers in this section of
the state estimate the yield from that
9ariety of grain at ~ bushels to the
acre, except in cases where it was
grown on land repeatedly sown to
wheat, where the yield will be greatly
lessened.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
TRESPASSERS ARRESTED FOR
LOOTING LAKE COTTAGES

Armour, 5. d., Aug. 1.-For years
the cottages along the shores Of Lake
Andes belonging to the sportsmen Of
this city have been meat for trespass-
ers and ~marauders, who AVE frequent
ly broken into them n laid waste the
property therein. Yesterday a warrant
was sworn out by L. w. Scholes, cash
Ter Of the Citizens State bank, of this
city, n the sheriff of Charles Mix
county took into custody a bunch OF
five who were caught red handed COM
ing out Of the Scholes cottage. Those
arrested are named Jensen. Pulsifer,
Davis, Brown and Schaefer, and the
probability is they will have sufficient
opportunity to repent of their lawness-
ness. Young Schaeffer came out re-
Gently from Iowa. He is a law stu
dent, and the son OF wealthy parents,
and is looking for experience, which
he will probably get.
Another fine rain visited this section
yesterday n corn is jumping. The
probability is this section of South
Dakota will handle the biggest crop in
It's history.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
JUDGE TRIP CLOSES A
TRIP COUNTY SALOON

Yankton. S. D., Aug. Before
Judge r. B. Trip Thursday a case of
much interest was decided in circuit
court, in which was involved the le-
gality of saloon licenses in towns I'M
der 1000 population and which have
been settled since the federal census OF
1900 and the state census of 1905. The
case was that of the township of Lam
70, in Trip county. where the county
commissioners had granted five liquor
licenses. The court held that only one
license to each 800 inhabitants could
be granted III townships, Incorporated
town or city, which had not to exceed
1000 people, the decision being based
CT q state law OF 1867 covering this
point. The commissioners held the
1907 law did not apply, as no state or
federal census had been taken since
the township was settled. The court
held the law was of general appli-
cation and the question of the exist
ence of a census did not affect the law.
As Lamro township has only 75O peo-
pie. only two liquor licenses can legal
be issued and the county commission
ers will have to conform its actions to
this decision.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
SUFFRAGE LEADERS, NAME
LED REPORTER INTO TROUBLE

Rapid City, s. D., Aug. 2.-Because
her name conceded with the names of
The principals In a recent sporting
event of renoWn. q suffraget here lost
Der temper and a local reporter his
lob.
Mrs. ,JaffrIes, OF Fort Pierre, recent
y made an address here on the sub
iect of the ballot for women. Tar from
Being an aggressive, pugilistic sort of
suffrage worker, MrS- Jeffrie6 Is dis
tinctly a home maker. Her life has
oeen spent on a farm which has made
the family rich, n she is proud OF
The fact that she has reared eight SONS
and q daughter. all grown and all resi-
dents Of south Dab Otn.
But these facts were overlooked by
an o~ver-enthused reporter when he
earned that the front name Of Mrs.
Jeffries' husband Is Johnson. Mrs.
johnson Jeffries-ths name got on his
nerves-and when he was detailed to
write her meeting for the Rapid City
Journal he thought ha was the sporting
writer about to attain fame by tackling
4 national event. He described her
s-eech by rounds and caused the
rpeaker to seek the editor with a pro-
test. The editor employing the faceti-
3us reporter was a woman-Mrs. Cos
Ssge-and that settled it. While it
ended In O. draw the reporter lost a
little money on the event.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
FARMERS NECK BROKEN
IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT

Wakonda, S. d. Aug. l.-Peter
Hedemark a well known and respected
farmer of Pleasant Valley township,
met a tragic death Wednesday while
driving from Wakonda to his home.
Mr.. Hedemark was an aged man and
the spirited team he was driving be-
came frightened at the breaking of
some part of the harness and before
he could regain control, h tongue
dropped and caught in the ground,
throwing him to the ground so Violent
ly that his neck was broken, and death
vas i~nstaneous.
The contract for the construction Of
Wakonda's water works has been
awarded to the Western Engineering
Co, of YanktOn.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
MONEY IN AMERICA FOR
BENEFACTlON IN NORWAY

Violin, S. D.. July 29.-James Fl.
Hoxeng, of this place, who, with his
brother, Tore Hoxeng, owns $500 acres
Of valuable Yankton county farm land,
has made public a plan formulated by
him for the erection of a home for ole
people at his native town of Upland,
In Trondhjem. Norway. The home will
cost $4,000, and of this amount $4,000
already has been contributed by former
residents of that part of Norway now
living in South Dakota through the
personal efforts of Mr.. Hoxeng. 1t is
planned to have the home completed
and ready for occupancy in 1914-the
year Norway celebrates the Tooth ami
versary of it's independence. A large
Number of the former residents Of OPP
Ian now living in South Dakota and
other states of the union. will visit the
fa%therland at that time to be present
at the dedication of the home,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
MAN is IMPRISONED
FOR USING CITY WATER

Miller, S. D., July 29.-Paul Hen
bricks, aged so years, who served four
years in the civil war, six months Of
the time being with General Custer,
departed for Pierre today to engage a
lawyer to begin action against the city
ing imprisoned him in the city iail
when he refused to pay a fine on the
charge of having allowed his water
hydrant TO run curing hours prohibited
by ordinance. He claims that he was
not the one wanted for the alleged Of
Tense and that he was o guilty. The
Jail IN which Mr.. Hendricks was i'm
DrisoHed for several hours is a small,
unkempt place, used little the last few
years, n some have maintained that
1t was not a fit place in which to put
even the common 'drunks."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
PRAIRIE FIRES EVERY
I'M TILE NEAr

Wakpaic, S. D., July 2S.-Prairie fires
nave been raging every month in the
year and the outlook for hay for stock
Is a serious one.
The stockmen are putting up hay,
n II VIII depend on how much they
get as to how many cattle will he
rushed to market. 1t is safe to predict.
however, that the cattle men will shin
out very closely this year.
Ihere is no scarcity of water and
cattle We're never In better shape to
ship. Dry weather always makes Arm
peer. were 1t not for the fires set by
plenty of hay.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
TURNER COUNTY WINTER
WHEAT YIELD is LARGE

Centerville, 5. D., Aug. 2.-Win Rist
and WIN Murray, two rarmers near
town, give the first threshing reports
In this vicinity. Rist's winter wheat
yielded IS bushels to the acre; Muir
rays wheat threshed out go bushels
and oats 40 bushels to the acre. Re-
ports from other farms, where the
crops were exceedingly favorable for
large Yields, viii undoubtedly make Is
rains nave doomed the corn RIGHT I'm
to as good IL not the best showing for
a large crop ev'Ar ssAn In this county
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04

From the days of Joseph down the
only well populated country which had
enough grain to satisfy its own cga-
sumers was Egypt, rich beyond f-pe
record of any other soil this side of
Paradise. Ferrero, In his history Of
Rome, shows the transcendent political
Importance OF cor in all times. Feed
your people. king or demagogue, else
they Will overthrow you. For the
masses from furthest antiquity to
most recent days, there has never been
any torch Of dissatisfaction, rebellion
and anarchy like a shortage of bread.
New York Press.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04

The banana has become popular in
Paris and is sold freely in the streets.
The increasing popularity of the fruit
Is simply justified, says a Paris paper,
for DR.. Max Makowsky, in Naturopath,
gives h following a. alysis of the
fruit: Ats per cent of carburated hy-
drogen, 1850 per cent of alimentary
salts. Its per cent of %cellulose and IA
per cent of water. Tho doctor adds that
ell that is necessary for sustenance can
be obtained from the banana and bread
and butter. The Partisan Journal sug-
gests that it would be interesting to
know upon what the doctor himself
eubsists.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
YOUNG BOY BROWNS
WHILE OUT BOATING
WITH COMPANIONS
Brother and Another Lad Final
~ Get TO Shore and Spread
the Alarm.

Dell Rapids, S. D., July s9.-Guy, the
i~0-year-old son Of J. G. Grotsdahl, was
drowned in the Sioux river here yes
terday afternoon. He, with two small
sr boys, one his brother. aged 6 years,
got into q small boat for a ride. and
when in the middle Of the stream above
the waterworks Guy fell overheard. 1t
was some little time before the smaller
boys got to shore and gave the alarm
and a a houC after when the body
recovered by dragging with a boat.
Three doctors worked for an hour to
revive him without avail.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04

Certain animals would appear, ac-
cording to THE University Co~rrespon-
dent" lLondon) to act as live barome-
ters. 1t is said that while frogs re-
main yellow nothing but fine weather
may be expected, but should their coats
begin to assume a brown hue il 10 q
sign of coming bad weather. A spider
seen spinning its web in the morning
heralds a fine day; II seen in the eve
ming then at least the whole Of the
night and the following morning Will
pc nne. II 1t Is raining and the owl
.screeches, better weather will ensue.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
nan COMMITS au,2lDE

tn E!CTEL HOTEL
Mitchell, S. ID, Aag. 1.-Floyd D. 4.
Risloy. ag2d zG years, and working as
second cook at the Mitchell hotel, was
found dead in bed yesterday, the sur
roundings indicating that ne deliberate
ly committed suicide. In his trunk were
found the I'm of his relatives, who
We're to be notified in case of his
death, and instructions that his body
was to be forwarded to the medical de-
partment Of the state university in
the interest of the advancement of sci
ence. Risley was a cocaine and NOR
phine victim.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
FIRST BARLEY MARKETED
IN DOUGl AS cnilNyrv

Armour, S. D., July 29.-Threshins
a commenced in this county and the
first new grain. barley, is being mar
keted today. The yield is light. but
the quality pretty fair. Harvest con-
ditions are ideal.
Corn Is jumping, and with present
Ideal conditions until frost comes, this
section of the country will show a
bumper crop.
Armour boasts a fine new brick
pavement and tributary sidewalks
JUST completed by the Milwaukee rail-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
RANcHER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

Britton, S. D, July 29.-W. W. Mar
Bile, proprietor Of a large ranch in the
northeastern part of Marshall county,
was found dead in a ravine near his
house, with a bullet hole in his head.
He had taken a rife and said that he
was going to the gulch to kill a wolf.
His wife, following him after the re-
ports Of the shots, found + m lying dead
in a pool Of blood. The shooting seems
to have been accidental.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
ALLEGED BOY CRIMINAL
MAKES ESCAPE FROM JAIL

Baskerville, Ia, Aug. 1.-Noah Coop
er. the 2~0-year-old boy who has been,
lying in Jail for the past eight weeks
awaiting q trial for the shooting Of
his employer, II. Mcclure, near Dolli-
Yer. escaped from the county jail yes
terday between II and IL o'clock by
breaking the lock to his cell with a
piece OF the iron bed in his cell. This
Is the third attempt for freedom he has
made. No trace of him has as yet
been found.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
ANOTHER WOMAN FINED
FOR SELLING ROTTEN EGGS

vermillion, s. D, Aug. Mrs. Allie
Trewartha, of Platte, 9. D., was fined
$40 and costs In justice court yester-
day for selling rotten eggs to one of
the produce companies of hat city.
This prosecution was brought about by
the state o and drug commission.
1t Is expected that other prosecutions
will follow. Deputy Commissioner OF
terness is in the field making an in
spection trip with special reference to
rotten eggs, linseed oil, stock foods and
butcher shops.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04

Mrs. Dinah e. Sprague, who cele-
brated her one-hundredth birthday
last May, is the Oldest member of the
Woman's Relief Corps. Though born
In New York, Mrs. Sprague was among
the early settlers of Cleveland. During
the civil war a large number of soldiers
camped on the nights above Cleveland,
and Mrs. Sprague was untiring In her
efforts to better the condition of the
sick and wounded in this camp. At
the age of ninety Mrs. Sprague
claimed her right to the ballot by vot-
ing for university trustee.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
ARM AND LEG CUT oEE

Rapid City, 5. d, July 29.-Thrown
by a log against a large circular saw.
]. B. Hettrick, an old woodsman at the
camp, neal Hill City, had his left
arm and left leg severed. The injured
man was fastened on a stretcher ~
Hill City and medical aid Summoned
from here, but he expired before helm
could arrive,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
THEE SECURES $500.

Lake Andes, S. D., Aug. 1.-The re-
cent robbery of the store of Joseph
NJ. Petrik. of this place, of nearly $500
In cash, is as much a mystery as ever,
the authorities having been unable to
secure a single clew to the identity Of
the thief or thieves. Petrik had been
accustomed to carry his cash on his
person, but desiring to make a trip into
the country he placed It in the safe
in his store and when he returned it
was rome.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
TRUST WILL
SUSPEND DIVIDEND

New York. Aug. Announcement
was made today that the directors of
the Atlas Portland Cement company.
which has ~ capitalization of $12, SOC. 900
have decided to suspend The dividend
on its common stock for the present.
The company. which has been paw
ing s per cent on its common stock.
obtained Il contract from the govern,
ncnt a~ggregating many millions of dol
rs 20 furnish cement from the PAN
MA lcnal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
HURON TO PREVENT
PICTURES OF EIGHT

Huron, S. D.. July 29.-The matter Of
allowing persons to show prize fight
pictures at the local theaters was pre-
sented to the city commissioners at a
meeting last night, and a warm dis
cussion followed. Pastors Of the city
churches presented a petition, asking
the commissionersto prevent the show
ing of prize fight pictures here, with the
result that the petition was tabled, by
a vote of three to two.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04
TWO AGED PEOPLE DIE.

Centerville. S. D., AuE. 1.-Two aged
citizens died here about the Same hour
early yesterday morning after q linger-
ing Illness of complicated diseases.
Mrs. Victoria Haag, aged II years,
mother of Mrs. George Corcoran, and
Severt How'd, aged 70, a retired farm
er. Both leave several grown up chill
dren and grandchildren,