The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

sIssEToN-A movement has been in
,ugurated for the erection of a city audi
Iorium.
oAcoMA-A term of state circuit court
Tor Lyman county, with Judge Frank B.
smith presiding, viii convene here Tues
bay, December S.
sPEARFIsu-At a meeting Of citizens
10 be held mex Monday a commercial
club will be organized to advance the in
tcrests of Spearfsh.
LEAD-sheriff Hewitt, of Fall River
county Is here for the purpose of taking
back Dick nils. Z ha!f-breed. for en-
bezzlement and horse stealing.
MURDO-A telephone line has been
completed from here to Westover and
will be extended to White River, county
seat of the new county of Mellette.
oLDHAM-The new depot building of
the Milwaukee railway company Is near
ing completion, and is a vast Improvement
over the structure which it replaces.
BOwDLE-The preliminary plans for
the municipal waterworks system to be
installed here have been received, The
total estimated cost of the system is Sl3,-
$50.
ABERDEEN-Tne total amount raised
at the tag day, half of which will be sent
to the Children's home, at Sioux Falls,
and the remainder to be donated to local
charity, reached 1850.
PIERRE-The third dry farming, con-
s~ervation and development ongres has
been definitely located at Sioux Falls on
January 8, 10 and IL. This will suit the
convenience of j. ]. Hill,
DUPREE-Mrs. Charles b. Mccoy. wife
of q well known attorney of Dupree, has
been appointed lecturer in domestic
science for the farmers institute of South
Dakota by Governor Vessey.
sIsSETON-H 2. Knappen, editor Of
the Standard, was 80 years CT age one day
last week. and he was the victim OF 4
surprise party. He pretends he ked it.
in his paper, but nobody really likes &
surprise party.
JAVA-Wolves are unusually numerous
in the region surrounding Java, and sew
eral large hunting parties ave been out
after them. Several animals have been
killed. A systematic roundup of the re-
mainder is planned in the near future.
Alexandria, the annual business
meeting of the public library association
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. a. c. Avery; vice president,
Mrs. F. d. Peckham; recording secretary,
Mrs. Frank HULL treasurer, Mrs. C. H.
stillwell; librarian, Miss Emma Mead.
IROQUOIS-This place claims the doubt
full distinction of having developed more
cases requiring surgical operations thar
any other place of its size in the country.
The resident who has not yet gone upon
the operating table in some hospital is
somewhat Of a curiosity.
CUSTER-A volunteer fire department
has been organized here, with the fol-
lowing officers: Chief, Robt. McAdams;
a GciEfnnt .0lfnP p4,v NT1yaolP..
Frank R. Olds: treasurer, A. j. Jones.
The department will maintain a gym
nasium and club rooms, which will be
conducted along Y. NJ. C. A. lines.
SPENCER-After men had failed in re-
peated attempts, Lawrence Carlson, a boy
of this vicinity, has succeeded In captur-
ing the largest silver grey fox ever seen
In this part of the state. 1t measured Al
inches from tip to tip. There has been
a fox den on the Carlson farm for some
years, but this is the first of the animals
to be captured,
PIERRE-The State Library association
at its meeting just adjourned passed the
following resolution: Resolved, thai in
view Of the publication in the Cosmopoli-
tan of such sensuous stories as The
Common Law and The Married Low
ers,' that that publication should be ex-
cluded from every public library in the
state and country"
LEMARs-Mrs. G.. w. Forsythe, an
aged woman, was awarded $500 damages
in the district court in her suit against
c.. w. Kluckhohn. She alleged that a
dog belonging to the defendant ran
against her, throwing her down and dis
locating her hip. At a former trial a
jury gave her $500 nd the supreme court
reversed the decision on an appeal.
BLUNT-The mother Of the Knudsor
children, whose father recently commit.
ted suicide in the Hughes county iail
has sent money from Everett, Wash. tc
pay for the transportation of the children
to that place, where she will care foq
them. They were about to be sent to the
children's home at Sioux Falls when the
transportation money was received.
MITCHELL-At the meeting of the ma
tional conference Of the Anti-Saloor
League of America, to be held In Wash.
ingtoa December lila. South Dakota vii
be represented by a delegation appointed
by Governor Vessey, which comprises r
N. Holsaple, superintendent of the state
league; DS j. S. Hoagland, Lauritz Nil.
Ter. of this city; j. P. Smith. of Condo
7. r. Walker and Dean Perisho, of Yer
million, and G.. r. Malone, of Draper.
TRIPP-Lydia Keelbaugh, a girl Of is
while gathering soft husks for a mattres.
In her fathers cornfield, was shot in thu
face by Henry Lehr, a hunter, who mis-
took the young woman for a rabbit. Sh,
was stopped over tying her shoe lac,
when Lehr shot. Much excitement wa.
caused and parties were securing tn,
country for the hunter when Lehr &C
knowledged the act. The condition of tn,
victim is improved, but she may lose tn,
sigh of one eye.
BERESFORD-Compeiled to sleep In tn,
ATTIC by his wife after his return from
q visit of several months at his forme
home in Sweden, because another ma
had won his wlfe's affections, Is tn
charge which Ole Lindberg, of Beresford
makes against his wife, who now ha
disappeared with the other man and 1
believed to be In hiding in the country
few miles from Beresford. Before he
elopement his wife had sold the fam.l
COW and nearly all the household effects
and had leased the house, SO Lindberg /
out both a wife and a home. The man Ii
the case is said to be Flu Andrews.
PIERRE-The State Library association
before adjournment elected the follow
ing officers: President, Miss Ella N
Laurson, Mitchell; vice president, Mis-
Tatfia Current Efdit9 Faffs- eacrat,r,