The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

HOT SPRINGS-The first Sunday
school convention ever held in Fall
River county is closed after a good at
tendance. 1t was in charge of County
Organizer Lockwood.
PIERRElDuring the past summer
the state has constructed $4,000 square
feet of cement sidewalks on the capitol
grounds. running in width from IL to
20 feet at a cost of about 5000.
CUSTER-The summer season at
sylvan lake, the highest summer re-
sort east of the Rockies, closed yes
terday with a barbecue. T. j. Carroll
expects to manage it again next year.
JAvA-Preliminary steps have been.
taken to organize a Commercial club
at this place, and at a meeting to be
held within q day or two such an or
ganization will be formally launched.
REDFIELD-A movement has been
started to ave a government good
roads expert come here and lay out a
mile of model road in the immediate
vicinity of Redf1eld, for the purpose of
encouraging good road building in this
section.
HOT SPRINGS-An organization of
retailers of the city was perfected last.
night, the chief object being to pro-
bad accounts and the practices Of those
known. as dead BEATS 1t is called
the Business Mems association. B.. j.
Glattly, a lumber dealer, and president
of the Commercial club, was elected
president.
PIERRE-Governor vessey has re-
turned frot1 his extensive trip 10 the
east to attend the annual governors
conference. On the return he took in
the Kansas State fair, where he spoke
ou Governors day, ana the progressive
meeting at Mitchell.
BELLE FOURCHE-The CONNER
cial club has taken definite steps to-
ward securing a Carnegie public IL
brary building, and it is expected ar
engagements Ear be completed SO the
work of erecting the structure can
commence within the next few months.
DEADWOOD-A forest fire within a
quarter of a mile of the city destroyed
over 100 acres of good timber before
it was eXtinguished. The forest SER
vice was Obliged to keep q good sized
force at work on the flames as the
wind made the fire dangerous. and it
was hard to keep in hand
CHAMBERLAIN-Word has reached
town to the effect that yesterday, dur
ing a sharp thunder storm, Elmer
Knudson was killed by lightning, about
10 miles northeast of this city. He had
been at work in a field on his place,
and was found dead OF the ground by
his brother Oscar soon after.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are taking
great interest in a special election
which is to be held here Tuesday OF
next week, at which the proposition Of
issuing r~efunding school bonds in the
sum of $500 will be submitted. The
issuing of the bonds will make a con-
siderable saving in interest charges.
LAKE PRESToN-Rt. Rev. Thomas
O~'Gor1nan, of Sioux Fails, Catholic
bishop of the eastern diocese of South
| Dakota al corvinnC hold in tho Oath
Ole church administered confirmation
to d class of $50 new members. About
a dozen priests from this portion of the
state were present to aid the bishop in
the exercises.
PIIIRRE-The department of history
has received from the war department
a complete Typographical map of the
Missouri river from Sioux City to Bis
narck. The section showing the Lit
tie Bend, above Pierre. at which place
1t is proposed TO construct a mammoth
water power. shows that by cutting
through a 200 foot shale bluff for q
distance of about one mile a fall of
1872 feet can be secured.
LEAD-His plea that he did not con
slider it a moral wrong TO borrow an
other hunters license to shoot prairie
chickens. did not save Rev. Emory Bor-
la, of Terry, from being fined $50 and
costs for Illegal hunting. Borla, when
he had the law explained to him, plead
ed guilty. but seemed much surprised
that he had committed an offense. He
iad only succeeded in bagging one
chicken when the game warden caught
him.
FAITH-Among the unique features
OF an entertainment to be given here
october 3 for the purpose of raising
funds for the erection of O united
church building, will be a wal dance
given by the Indians from the adjacent
i Viz VI 1900
is the first time that indian have
contributed a war dance to swell a
church fund. The war dance will be
given in connection with a home talent
play, the proceeds of which also will
go to the fund.
LUDLOW-Some excitement has
been caused here by reports to the eff
feet that gold has been found in the
Cave Hills. some miles from here.
Chas. HI. Oliver, a resident In the VI
entity Of the Hills. exhibited here a
sample of quartz which he secured in
the Hills. He had it assayed and re-
ports that it averaged $24 per ton In
gold. 1t is expected that quite a stam-
pede will take place for that region
when the nature of the find becomes
generally Known.
VERMILLIoN-The second day o,
the Clay county fair proved to be an
unusually successful one. Various at
fractions and displays held the inter
est OF the visitors throughout the
entire day. Directly following the
very enjoyable concert by Reeds band
of Sioux City, in the evening, the fail
visitors had an opportunity of seeing
Henry Woodruff in "Tha Prince ri
Tonight" About 1000 people attended
the fair, making the gate receipts run
up close to $4,000.
PIERRE-The South Dakota Central
Railway company has filed it's annual
statement with the state railway com
mission. The statement shows a net
income of s94,796 for that system, but
this does not include any ulylltfus
paid to the stockholders of the com
pany. the amount being credited to
the profit and loss account of the road.
But all expenses of every class in
GLIDING interest is shown, and the ss4,
GOO wa clear for any use the company
saw fit to put it to.
SIOIIX EAIIIS-It 10 fanrnd ~.