The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-27

ton was defeated. The peoples candi
dates for aldermen in the three wards
were elected with no opposition.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES voted to re.
main in h dry column by Il majority
of AZ out OF a total vote of $40. The
only other contest was in the Third
ward, where f. A. Seyler defeated d.
w. Lyons for alderman.
RAPID CITY-Rapid City reelected
Mct1lroy commissioner OF police and
fire by 1876 majority, on his record Of
neglect Of duty in the matter Of saloon
regulations. The city stays wet by 81.
Last year it was 122.
ELK POINT-O. NJ. Walter was
chosen mayor The following council
was elected: First ward, S. G. Thorn
ton; Second. Chester Main; Third, A.
u. Parker, jr. License carried by As
majority.
SCOTLAND-The city election was
quiet. p. 4. Bliss was elected alderman
in the First ward, NJ. T.. Brown in the
Second and N. Seirr, jr., in the Third.
The vets won by a majority OF SO.
DALLAS-The election in Dallas re-
suited in the reelection of P. Leggett
as mayor n the entire citizens ticket.
Two hundred votes were cast and the
town went wet by a large vote.
PLATTE-Platte goes dry by 2, first
time In history. Davis, mayor; Lien.
treasurer; Mccall inc Boyte Justices;
Butten. Boland, Wilson, Cool, aldermen,
without opposition.
SPRINGFIELD The town of
Springfield voted against saloons, the
"drys' winning by a majority of 8.
Charles Will, a banker, was elected
aye
FORT PIERRE-The town or Fort
Pierre today changed from the no.
license to license column, the vets
winning over the "drys' by a majority
Of 20
CLEAR LAKE-Only one ticket was
in the field here. All the old officers
were reelected. License carried by 81
majority.
CHAMBERLAIN-A quiet election
license question. License carried by 70
majority.
SHERMAN.-The VETS" took a vic
tory from the "drys" when the town
voted for saloons by a majority OF II.
MONROE.-Monroe. which last year
went dry" reversed itself this year
by a majority of 40 to 8.
Observation-Disclosures went wet
by SO majority. Nearly 500 votes were
cast.
%CANISTOTA.-At the city election
there were IS wet" votes and SO dry"
HIGHMORE.-The city of Highmore
voted wet by a majority Of 2.
HURON.-Woolsey and washington
switched from wet" to dry"
Observation-Disclosures voted
wet" by a majority of 81.
HARTFORD.-Hartford voted wet"
by a majority Of 48.
~ ,,ryrH,r>,y
cense wins by 81.
INSTRUMENTATION went wet by 81
majority. The S65, 900 sewerage bonds
carried, three to one. and by a legal
majority.
RAPID CITY.-This city went wet
by 81 votes.
LAND SALES BRING IN
NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS
Pierre. S. D., April 2o.-The state
land department has completed its
sales Of state school lands for this
year. While the acreage sold was not
SO large as last year, the average price
was far above that Of any other year
in which sales have been made.
The sales reached 19,007 acres,
bringing a total Of s9SS,052 to the
fund. Of which 25 per cent must ha
paid in cash. Many of the purchasers
paul lIio Lull dliOulll, Ia IAe pcTIllI-
nent fund will be in shape to supply
demands for nlany OF the loans pend
ing.
BY counties the sales were: Dawson,
200 acres at an average of $54.30;
Hanson, 1886 acres, average s56.64;
of $54.SS; C%odington, 3,193 acres. aver
age $56.34; Deuel., 1,153 acres, average
s27.34; Hamlin. ALSO acres, average
s54.9s; Day. 1,4ss acres, average
$3.50; Brown: 1853 acres. average
Most Of this land was purchased by
owners of adjacent tracts and was not
speculative buying. Some Of the tracts
went above s1aa-aa acss.-- saeii
prices the school fund of the state will
run into many millions more than the
founders of the state ever dreamed OF
when they placed the minimum selling
price at $40 an acre, with doubts in
the minds of many Of them whether
much Of it would ever sell at that
price.
HOT SPRINGS COMMERCIAL MEN
ORGANIZE PUBLICITY BUREAU
Hot Springs, S. D., April 2o.-This
city Is following the lead OF larger
and weather. cities in establishing a
press service, which will be maintained
by the Commercial club. Their pur-
pose Is to advance the reputation OF
Hot Spring as a health and pleasure
resort.
This publicity department. has been
placed In charge Of Otis Hymer, an
experienced newspaper writer and adj
vertising man, and he has devised q
metho1 which Is somewhat original,
which consists, In addition to sending
out general news under Hot Springs
date line. OF furnishing papers In the
smaller towns and cities with interest,"
ing items of people from their own
community who may be in the Springs,
whether for recres.on, for medical OF
surgical treatment or to take adyan-
tage of h mineral baths.
Mr.. Hymer is thoroughly in touch
with the Black Hills and comes here
from Deadwood.
OLD vERMiLLloN CITIZEN
DIES AT TWIN FALLS, MONT.
vermiiiion, 8. D.. April 20.-George
| Chambers. of this place. died Of cry
sipelas at Twin Falls, Mont, while at
that place on a business trip. His ILL
ness WAS very brief: his wife lea-n.nS
of 1t only a few hours before the mes
sage of his death arrived. He was
| about 70 yearq Of aua and haa roS35aa