The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-22
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

three-fourthS inches OF rain Tell IN lhls
section of the country last night and
this morning. 1t is still raining.
SIOUX FALLS.-Walter G. Leyse has
been appointed city auditor of Sioux
Falls to succeed Lewis Larson, who
recently rendered his resignation in or
der to go to Washington, d. G.
PIERRE.-The Missouri river Is
higher than 1t has been for several
years, showing over eight feet today,
and slowly rising, practically covering
the sandbars.
CHERRY CREEK = The traders
store of II. r. Robinson and John NJ.
Robb here burned to the ground, with
a loss of $40, 900. The stock was par-
TALLY insured.
FLANDREAU.-Mrs. Mary Murphy,
aged about So years, fell down stairs
last night and broke her neck. She had
gone upstairs to close the windows on
account of the storm.
EAIRFAX-C. A. Johnson has been
busy this week with "a force Of men,
harvesting his first cutting of alfalfa.
He had 200 acres to cut and has kept
three machines busy for several days.
CLARK.-The Clark County Agricul-
tural society has cleared up its old
debt by a strenuous stock selling sam
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the intention to give a strictly agri-
cultural exhibition in September.
COLOME-The general and special
committees of Colonies big celebration
during the week of July 4 have been
busy completing plans and perfecttng
arrangements for the various features
II attractions which will max his
tory for the Rosebud country. Nothing
will be advertised hat won't be pulled
off.
PIERRE.-Adolph Schubert and Tony
Richard. ~Xtensiv and owners near
New Ulm, Mimi, We're here this week
and purchased a pair of young buffalo
from the Philip herd, which they will
AXE to their farms later in the season.,
with the intention of building up a herd
of t.Eese animals in southern Mime
sofa.
COLOME-Marshal Holbrook has put
up signs of warning and hereafter VIC
lators of the 10-mile speed ordinance
will be nabbed and fined for their fun.
1t is to be hoped that the speed ma
MACS can be stopped before the newt
able a accident results. Colome
streets are too crowded with teams
every day to take chances.
BONEsTEEL-At a special meeting
of the board of directors of the Gregory
County Interstate Telephone company,
g. a oSbi NaS tloSCu w il1lC e
by the entire interests of the Interstate
line together with the Krotter system
In Nebraska. with headquarters at
Stuart. was sold to the Nebraska Bell
Telephone company, of Omaha.
GARY-G. r. Caldwell, a local In
ventor, has been granted a patent on
q foot-warmer which is so constructed
that it can readily be attached to any
automobile, being connected with the
motor, II so designed that ii will
furnish any amour Of heat without in
the least detracting from the power of
the engine.
SIOUX FALLS.-Local Automobiles
are planning what will be one of the
finest motor roads in the state and one
of the finest in the northwest. The Big
Sioux river makes a large loop around
Sioux Falls on the south, and it is
planned to construct q motor road
around the entire loop, about 20 miles
in length. An engineer will be secured
to lay out his driveway.
ELK POINT.-The following teachers
We're selected by the board of education
as instructors in the city school for the
coming year w. a. Deyo, principal,
other grades, Clara Walcott. Willel-
nina Haase, Maud Montgomery, Mar
garet Dyer, Theresa Raabe, Randine
Rinssrud, Anna Ryan, Kathryn Dyer,
Dorothy Osmotherly and Maude Fox.
WINNER-It has been decided to
hold a rousfng Fourth of July Zebra
ton here. The first railroad was only
recently completed to Winner, and the
first passenger and freight trains to
run on a regular schedule will reach
here on the evening of July 2. The
celebration will be In honor of this
event as well as an observance of In
dependence day.
HURON-Martin Lauters, aged 16,
suffered a most painful and serious ac-
cident at Lake Byron last night when
a pot of coffee exploded. scalding the
lad about the face and arms. Martin
was camping GU with Clifford Hoff-
man, a boy of his own 6 They were
preparing supper. when in some unac-
countable way the coffee pot exploded
throwing the scalding liquid over the
boy.
MADISON.-Frank Leighty is in jai
here, pending an investigation for in.
sanity. He recently became attentive
to a young who did not encour.
age his suit. Yesterday he called on hel
with a revolver In one hand and a bot
tie of laudanum in the other, demand
ing her promise to marry him. On he
refusal he drank the poison and made
q motion to shoot her, but she dashed
the gun from his hand and called fol
help. A doctor his life.
PIERRE.-The South Dakota Medica
association closed it's session here ant
selected Mitchell as the place for hold
ing the meeting next year. The of
ficers for the ensuing years are as fol
lows: President, w. J. Smith, of Sid
ney. fiSst vice president, G. e. McCaul
ley, OF Aberdeen; secretary, P. A.. Spaf
ford. of Plankinton; treasurer, r.
Away. of Aberdeen; counsel. Secon,
district. J. B. Vaughan, of Castlewood
Eighth district, James Roam, OF Yank
ton.
CENTERNILLE-The South Dakot;
Interurban Railway company held it
annual meeting of stockholders In Cen
terville. when 1t was found that some
thing like $500, 900 worth Of common
stock had been sold and $T5. 1000 wortl
of preferred. Ten per cent of this com
mon stock subscription has been pal,
in. and from this sum the expenses ar
being met. which includes survey. sal
aries. selling stock. etc. The compan,
tseerdeaccrtog-tos SCH &c 80 oe tocs %
mile.
WHEELER.-Carl Scarbury, age IL
compelled for years to a
adventurous father to Alaska. Sout'
America. Asia and other parts of tn
world. arrived in Gregory county to Sc