The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-30
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Sioux Fails of a Shrine temple at a
cost of $4,000.
IROQUOIS-The first annual ball Of the
local volunteer fire department will be
held on Thanksgiving night. The proceeds
will be used to purchase equipment for
the department.
PIERRE-State Engineer Lea. who is O
member Of the executive committee of the
National Irrigation congress-, has been
summoned to a meeting Of the committee
in Chicago December 2.
MINER-Funds are being raised here
for the erection Of a Catholic church
building next spring. Miner is one Of the
new towns In the coded portion Of the
Cheyenne River Indian reservation.
PIERRE-MIss Elizabeth Swanson. for
several years stenographer in the state
engineers Office. has resigned and will
be succeeded by a sister of Secretary Cas-
sell, OF the railway commission.
ABERDEEN-The city commissioners
appointed Fred M. Jump, a deputy sheriff,
chief of police to succeed Seth Richmond,
who was removed from office last week
after declining to resign his position.
WENTWORTH-At It's annual business
meeting the local tennis club elected the
following officers for the coming year:
President. L. F. Hartwich: secretary. Miss
s. 1AllS.
MITCHELL-The three saloons In Win
ner have secured another lease of life
through the stay Of proceedings granted
ny Judge Williamson, holding up the IN
junction he had issued previously In clos
ing UP these places Of business.
young man giving his
name as Louis D. Morrell, and claiming to
be a student at Mitchell, was arrested
mere on the charge of selling cigars with
out aking out a peddler's license. After
paying the costs he was released.
REDF1ELD-During the cold spell last
week. a carload of 50 hogs were on a
stalled train between Redfield and Pierre
and the cold was SO severe the animals
all were frozen to death.
OLIVET-A term of state circuit court
for Hutchinson county will convene here
MONDAY OF next week, with Judge Robert
b. Trip presiding. Only one criminal
case is to be tried, but there are a num-
Der of civil cases to come before the
term.
M1TCHELL-The business men of
Letcher organized a commercial club. and
Is IN line with other good towns in this
section OF the state. The following board
OF directors was elected: G.. w. Craw-
ford. L. NJ. Doyle, w. c. Buchanan and
R. H. Todd.
u VI AuJuldNI tGns
eral Englesby, assistant State Engineer
Rex Green will leave shortly for Water
town where a careful Typographical sur
Vey Will be made Of the national guard
reservation Camp Roosevelt" for the
benefit of the war department.
YANKTON- Yankton man, who
was having his wood stolen, hit on the
pian or concealing cartridges in the
WOOD. The cartridges were soon found
by the thief, who turned two Of them
over TO the police and wants the owner
Of the wood prosecuted, much to the
amusement Of Yanktopians.
ETHAN-The first reports in the state
OF losses Of cattle from what is known
as the cornstalk disease come from sew
era farms In this vicinity. Losses from
TINS cause also are reported from some
OF the farms near Hitchcock. The loss
es result from cattle being turned into
corn Helds and eating too great an amount |
OF cornstalks.
4ANkIoN-In annual meeting Yankton
fire department elected the following Off
GERS: James w. Todd, chief (re-elected):
John Fanslow and Frank Tilton were
elected first and second assistant chiefs:
James Grove, jr, was elected secretary,
ana Il. L. Mayor (the present mayor) was
selected treasurer, an office he has held
for about 20 years.
ABERDEEN-The Ogilvie conference of
the Episcopal clergy of the Niobrara.
Black Hills and Eastern deaneries will
assemble at Aberdeen this week. About
Az cIergymen are expected, of whom a
number are Sioux Indians. The meeting
is for the purpose of discussing denomina-
tlonal needs and the progress of the
church In general.
HAYTI-The annual trapping season has
opened in South Dakota, and scores of
men nave gone to the lakes In this vi.
cinity and In other parts Of the state for
the purpose of trapping fur-bearing ami.
lnais, which are reported to be quite
numerous. As all kinds Of fur bring good
prices on the market the season should
be a profitable one.
RAPID CITY-Register Loomis s. c.r
will not resign his position in the United
states land office as was announced al
the Tine he presented his platform and
himself q candidate for COVER.
nor under the banner Of President Taft,
ne Goes not state just when he will re.
sigh and may not until after the primary
mas been fought out next spring.
state live stock sanitary
ala To-Day adopted a resolution barring
al I'VE stock from the state of Illinois.
from South Dakota, unless thew come
with a clear health bill from the federal
This action. they saw. is taken
Tor the reason that a lot of infected stuff
ooth horses and cattle. has come into this
STATE from Illinois carrying health certi.
from state inspectors.
MINTosH-It is reported here that the
.aiiWaukee railway company has con-
tracted for the hauling of 1000 car,oad.
or lumber, fruit. etc.. from the coast to
tne east. This immense amount of goods
WIN be hauled over the Pacific coast ey.
tension. which passes through Mcintosh, /;
: ny means an average of five extra trains
a day for at least 60 days to PASS thro,Iyh
and other towns, in addition ia
the regular traffic. :
state railway commission 4
wants to know what the wholesalers Of 4
south Dakota want, and has asked suob 4
dealers to meet with them at Sioux Fails 4
.he 18th OF this month, the department 4
senaing out special invitations to such 4
oealers this week, for that meeting. The 4
reason OF the call is that the wholesalers 4