The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-08
DAKOTA A NEWS

YANKTON-A postal savings bank
will receive deposits after June q at.
fankton.
PIERRE-tlbeit NJ. Greece. a home
bteader neal Ash creek, ami county,.
was killed by lightning.
MADfsoN-The program has been.
completed for the 2ist annuai session
Of the Lake Madison Chautauqua assoc
ration. to be held June % to July IS.
HARTFoRD-The Cotton Courier
mas been sold to j. H. Drips, formerly
connected with the Chief at Gam Vail
June L.
.n YAMkT T. > McElro4. . well
found dead in his,roo1n at the CONNER
rial hotel. lie had been sick from am
extended spree.
ABERDEEN-Mike Becker. aged I
Years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Becker,
While playing on the street, fell beneath.
the street CIR and received n crushed.
loot and a severe scalp wound.
BANCROTT-A petition i, being cir.
fuiated here asking the board of edn-
ration to cali a special election on the.
proposition Of issuing $4,000 bonds for
The erection of a new school building.
GETTYSBURG-The work of in
Stalling a new municipal w~aterworks.
system Is being pushed rapidly, it being
the Intention to have it completed be-,
fore the summer is very far advanced.
YANKToN-Ed. McElroy, a bartend-
er, found dead In his room at the
Commercial. came TO his death from.
natural causes, induced by his habits,
according to the c%oroner's jury.
Notwithstanding wolves with auto
mobiles may become a popular sport
with automobile owners of Leola and
other towns in Mcpherson county.
Wolf rounds put the finishing touches.
to the animals.
societies have aiken steps to organize.
a stock company to erect a combined
lodge hall and opera house, something
which Onida has needed for some
time.
PLANKINTON-The Aurora County
Fair association has elected new off,
GERS as follows: President, R. j. Egg
gleston; vice president, j. d. Frazer;
secretary. L. A. Mabbott; treasurer. j..
e. Morris.
MILBANK-The Makocha Study
club, the leading organization of it's.
kind here, has elected new officers as
follows: President, Mrs. Bruce Mid
dlebrook; vice president, Mrs. +. Croal;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Mrs. Fred Cross.
nunqreQ ADcr-
deem trade boosters will leave here at
5 o'clock this evening on a trade ex-
cursion to Miles Citv. Mont, and on
the branch lines of the Milwaukee
road in South Dakota west of the Mis-
souri, river.
ABERDEEN-At he Sacred Heart.
church 1856 children took first holy
communion. The Rev. Father DeTTnody
preached the sermon. The church was.
filled with the parents and relatives OF
the children. Confirmation of these Will
take place in August.
PEREZ. NJ. Stewart, secretary
of the Western South Dakota Stock
Growers association, is here with the
referendum petition carrying about
law to the vote of the people. Every
section is included in the petition.
DEADWOOD-On his plea Of ilh
health the trial of James Brenton,
former mayor Of Des Moines, charged
with Illicit liquor selling near Conata,
in Pennington county, was continued
by Judge Willard in the United States.
court to the next term at Deadwood in
September.
BONESTEEL-William Siewerte, a.
business man, committed suicide by
shooting. The discharge from a shot
gun tore away the entire crown of his
lead. The act had been coolly pre-
Aii1o Nv v III VI 4
able business is supposed to have pro-
voked the tragedy.
PIERRE-At the annual meeting OF
the board of trade the officers selected
for the coming year are: President, G.
II. Jaynes; vice president, A. D.. Hen
gel; secretary, E. A. Platte. These with.
II. III. Straight and c.. E. Crew form the
executive COMMITTEES to look after
Pierre interests for the coming year.
FULTON-At a mass meeting held
by the people of Fulton it was decided
to incorporate and committees were ap-
pointed to look after the necessary
work of Incorporating. The town has
been organized 15 years, and has made
It's growth In the past 10 years. 1t is
located in a splendid farming country.
REDFIELD-The woman's Investi-
eating committee met here, all MEM
bers being present, held the annual
meeting, and elected as president EN-
mer Cook. Of Huron; as secretary. Car
rie Cleveland. OF Carthage. lydia East
wood of WATERFOWL Is the third mem
Der.
HETLAND-The annual convention.
of Kingsbury County Sunday school,
association, held here, was very sue
c~essful. AT a business session the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
presidents, c. C. Maxwell, Arlington:
e.. w. Sheldon, %Iroquois; DR.. Grove,
Badger; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Miss
Frances Donaldson, DeSmet. Arlington
was chosen for the ext convention.
ABERpEEN-The fact that there
has been a purse Of 5000 offered to the
lodge sending the largest bona fide
delegation to the Eks, convention
June rs, has been generally known in
the Elk world. One hundred dollars has
been donated by a banker of Elkdom.
who is a member at Watertawn. and
the other hundred by the lodge Of this
city.
ABERDEEN-The Olympia limited.
the first transcontinental train over the
Milwaukee road to reach Aberdeen. ar
rived promptly on time and was
greeted by a crowd Of 10000 people
headed by the South Dakota State
band. Every woman on the train was
presented with a box Of candy and an
American Beauty rose, and every man
was given three cigars-presents from
the Aberdeen Commercial club.