The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-29

COMMEND
PHYSICAL TEST and
HEALTH ASSURANCE
homeopathic and Eclectic
Schools Take Advanced
Grounds on Marriage.

''iouA rdns, ). D., June 23.-physi.
sians certlfieates showing that appli,
sahls Tor marriage licenses are fred
from certain diseases h tend ia
oreak down the future generations viii
oe required IN South Dakota in future.
Y the members OF the South K
state homeopathic and Eclectic socie,
ties, which ave just concluded thei,
annual conventions in Sioux Falls. haya3
their way about 1t. @
Durlng their annual conventions tfleJ
declared themselves in favor of a lay.
requiring this, and pledged the mem,
oers OF the two societies to do all withi
IN their power to induce the next lon.
l%slature to enact a law making this re.
lufrement for those who apply for mar.
rage licenses anywhere in South IA.
aota.
Ihis action followed an extended dis.
ausslon as to what could be done IA
prevent the marriage OF people nhysic.
ally unfit to enter the married stare
ana as a result of the discussion ii wa,
decided chat a law requiring applicants,
Tor marriage licenses to pass a certain
physical examination at the hands of a
physician was of h utmost need and
Importance.
Those who attended the two conven.
lions now are returning to their honle1
IN various parts of the state. At bust.
ness sessions held near the close of thu
convention officers We're elected for tbs
coming year.
The Officers elected hsthe rn,ae4,A
society We're as follows. President W,
y: Daniels, Madison. vice president, E.
w. Madison; secretary G,
Greenfield, Avon.
The homeopathic society elected thu
following officers: President. O.. N
Hoyt, Pierre; vice president, d. r. Sul4
Ivan, Frankfort; secretary-t treasured
G.. H. Fulford, Sioux Falls.
Madison was selected as the place fot
holding the next annual conventions Oh
the two organizations.
RAINS MUST COVE SOON on
CROP FAILURE WILL FOLLOW
Sioux Falls. S. d.. June 23.-Heretol
tore corn and potatoes In South Da3
kota have been doing much better
than small grain, and 1t has been
and make good crops. But if they do.
q soaking rain must sweep over the
state within a few days.
AS the result of the excessively hot
and dry weather of the past few days..
the critical stage for corn and pota,
toes has been reached, and unless
there is a general rain or extensive
local showers soon both corn and po-
tatoes will be injured to as great an
extent as small grain had previously
| been injured.
Under ordinary conditions the corn,
- "Saia " hlSo III GU y
a week or 10 days yet, ~notwithstand-
Ing n small supply of moisture
which has been in the ground, but the
excessively hot weather this week, and
the windy days have made a heavy
drain on such moisture as remained
in the ground. Corn and potatoes are
in the balance. A few days will tell
the story.
AS matters now stand, some sec
tons Of the state will raise very
good crops of small grain, corn,
potatoes and flax, having been fav-
ored with more rain than other sec
tons. This applies particularly to
Brule, Lyman, Charles Mix, Gregory
and a few other counties, which nave
had heavy rains and where crops Of
ali kinds continue to do well.
Minneapolis, June 23.-south Dako-
ia reports have been less favorable for
the last few days. Territory that
ray, Mobiles, Pipestone and Rock
counties in Minnesota has been dry
n the dry district extends along the
line of the Milwaukee to washington
Springs, S. D., On the Minneapolis &
st. Louis from Watertown to Aber-
deem and west n on the Chicago Sc
Northwestern from WATERFOWL to
Redfield. The general Offices of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road report
the crop in South Dakota that now
looks bad will revive. and advices to
officials of the Milwaukee road III
Minneapolis are that while the road
in South Dakota has much country
about 1t that it is dry, recent rains
helped materially in places, and there
will be a fair crop If rain comes Don