The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

hold a rousing Labor day celebration
here.
PRESTON-Leo. Morris, aged %
was struck by q Northern Pacific pas
senger train at Huntley Mont, sus;-
tanning injuries which proved fatal yes
terday morning.
PLATTE-This section was visited
| by a fine rain. over an inch falling here.
Corn never ooked any better than it
Toes now. Some wheat is going as
high as 20 bushels to the acre, While
some will not pay TO cut.
CENTERVILLE = Centerville will
celebrate Labor day with a program
of sports. baseball, music, free attrac-
lions and a public Grafton. At a boost
ers' meeting several hundred dollars
We're raised by popular subscription to
finance the event.
WEST POINT-Chris Schinstock. the
noted h~orSeman, has purchased Tommy
Horn. the horse that won the 2:15 trot
at the last race meet at West Point.
Bud" Latta, of Tekamah, has pur-
chased Louise and Lou Christie, both
well knoWn speeders.
FREMONT-Paul Hebert has Just
received the bicycle which was stolen
from him several weeks ago and recov-
cred this week in Sioux City. The boy
paid a reward of $40 to Sheriff Bauman
to be forwarded to the Sioux City po-
Hceman who located the bicycle.
WEST POINT-W. A. Mcdonald, the
veteran depot master at the North
western station, is in Colorado, enioy-
ing the first vacation he has had in
10 years. Mr.. Mcdonald is one of the
Oldest railroad men in this part of the
state, having been in the employ of
the company practically all his life.
WEST POINT-News has reacned
the oft Y. of thn. i, ,~r, ~ ,n 90 J,,,.. 1 -
and Miss Anna Penner at Beatrice. Mr..
Leisy is one of the Oldest settlers and
largest land owners in Cunning county.
His bride is a professional nurse, hold
ing the position of head nurse at the
new Mennonite hospital at Beatrice.
SIOUX FALLS-Gov. Vessey has
been secured to deliver the principal
address on the occasion of the annual
picnic and celebration of the members
of the Woodmen lodges of McCook
county, which will be held at Salem
on August 8. 1t IS expected the at
tendance Will run into the thousands.
ABERDEEN-T. A. Rasbeck. a Young
of Pollock, S. D., is confined in the
Campbell county Jail at Mound City in
default of bail in the sum of $4,000, on
serious charge preferred by Miss Car
RE Houchins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Houchips, of Pollock. The trial
VI iSS9DSAfN mas DStil SCI lOI llG OCTOBER
term of state circuit court for Camp
bell county.
ABERDEEN--Fred Henning. a spc-
cial police officer, was attacked bv a
gang OF fuffians whom he attempted TO
subdue at Wylie park when they Gre
ated a disturbance at the dancing pa
Vlllofl, and was painfully but not dam
serously injured. Two men were later
but Henning could not iden-
tlfV them 81 < 1le,1, IerS .nF tl,N ~, +1,t
assaulted him.
Observation-Disclosures that he re-
ceived when his clothing caught fire
While he was playing near a bonfire
last night caused the death of the s.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Dayton. The boys predicament was
discovered soon after his clothing be-
ignited. but the flames could not
be put out in time to save him. His
mother is Frustrated with grief.
TYNDALL = The farmers in the
country tributary to Tyndall are or
sanizing a Farmers Elevator
for articles of incorpora-
ton has been mad by G. w. FELTON,,
lanes Bennish and Vincent kofton. 1t
is the plan to purchase one of the ele-
vators in this city if suitable terms can
be agreed upon but if not the pro-
moters expect to build.
PlERRE-Much complaint is being
to the state officers regarding in
spection of live STOCK by the state live
stock sanitary board, especially by
homesteaders VINO are shipping out of
state for the winter The fees that
are charged are claimed to be exorbi-
and Governor Wesley is giving the
matter personal attention with the
hopes of having the matter settled in a
satisfactory way.
e,ryrr~rr
dry weather which has prevailed dur
ng the greater part OF the summer in
northwestern part of the state, an
epidemic of typhoid fever is feared. DR..
Brandt, a we'll known Sturgis physic-
Ian, reports 40 cases of typhoid in
county alone, because Of the
low water, and the county board of
health has recommended that all water
be boiled before use.
ABERDEEN-The Milwaukee rail-
road is discharging its Italian laborers
in northwestern South Dakota and Civ
ing preference to settlers on the new
lands in this section. The road pays but
$3.50 a day for day labor, but many
hon1esteaders are availing themselves
Of the opportunity to secure work which
will enable them to stay in the country
until spring instead Of going east in
search of employment.
SIOUX FALLS-Henry Miller. whose
home is believed to be at Hawarden,
Ia, has been lodged in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary to serve q term OF IS
months for a statutory ~offense, The
witness against him hav-
ing been Miss Grace Rapp, aged is, of
Freeman. Miller induced the girl to
elope and they were overtaken at Cen
terville The defendant was taken be-
o r Judge Trip and entered a plea Of
guilty.
MITCHELL-A peculiar death am
to the little 13-months-old girl of MI.
and Mrs. George Hossle, who live four
miles southwest of Carthage. The
mother had left the kitchen to go to the
barn. leaving the little child alone.
The baby toddled over to the stove, and
In some way the neckband of her apron
caught in the stove damper. In her
struggles to get loose The band was
drawn tighter, and the little girl was
choked to death. The mother, on re-
turning to the house. found the little
girl in the death struggle, bnt YVES too
late to be of any assistance.
HOT SPRINGS-After remaining in
an unconscious state for the past four
days. Mrs. Jessie March, wife of
Thomas March. president of the Hill
49,