The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

FOR tuDeTClIUSl>, aCStluiIiS 10 the OfueI
Recently issued by the city health office
REDFIELD-With only Is dissentin
votes the voters of Redield have declare
In favor of bonding the school district
the sum OF $40, 600 for the purpose OF r.
funding outstanding warrants.
MADISON-A local branch of the Ger
man Baptist Life association has been oil
ganlzed here, with the following officer.
President. Henry Rohrer; secretary, Eul
Koloschefsky; treasurer, j. j. Fisher.
ELK PoINT-Jonas Warren was arrest
ed on the charge of removing mortgage
corn from the farm of w. D. Castle.
furnished bonds in the sum OF 81 500 TO
his preliminary hearing
ARMoUR-snow covers the ground an,
sleighing Is good. soInethlng unusual f
this country. Generally 1t piles up SO tina
the sale OF bobsleds IS not a proftabl
business.
ARMOuR-school closed here ycster
day for the holiday vacation. It will b
necessary for the board to employ a mu
sic teacher IN place of Miss Sallie Gable
she having rendered her resignation.
HARTFORD-Because of a technical de
feet IN the election. bonds recently voted
here for the construction of q municipa
waterworks system have been declared
Nt1N. SIN NLsS question: VIII again nave &c
be submitted 10 the voters.
ABERDEEN-An order OF the sors Of
Veterans Will probably be organized here
soon The mater has beer take. Up With
the G. A. r. post, and it is believed there
are enough sons of civil war veterons to
organize q strong branch OF the order.
MADIsoN-The new officers of the G,
A h. post for the coming year are: Com
nander, Joseph Pulford; senior vice. John
Norton; junior vice, Geo. B~elknap: adtu-
taat- ", A. Drake; W. II. Downs, chap
lain,
RAPID CITY-A contract for So. %
worth Of furniture for the new Elk's
building st Rapid City was let a few
days g TIE building when completed
vail be a credit 70 Rapid City and appar-
emily the furnishings are to be in pro
portion,
ABERDEEN-AttoEney c. J. Dousman,
of Lennon. who has been prominent in
legal and political affairs in Perkins coun-
Nty and northwestern South Dakota since
the settlement of the Standing Rock ana
Cheyenne River reservations, has moved
with his family TO Billings. Mont, where
he will reside in the future.
CLEAR LAKE-T. J. Law. OF this city.
referee in the contest case involving the
county seat Of Hanlin count has com
n.enced the work reviewing the testimony
and preparing his decision in the case. It
IS expected that within the next few weeks
this will be filed with the Judge OF the
state circuit court for final action.
WHITE OwL-A large quantity of Goa!
is being taken from the Oscar Evans
place, formerly owned by Clyde Tennis,
on White Owl creek. Il IS said TO be OF
excellent quality. and is a great thing
for people living in this section. who here
tofore have had 10 haul their coal a long
distance.
CENTERVILLE = Holiday trade has
been more han satisfactory to the mer-
chanta OF this city the past week. Large
crowds We're in town every day and the
freedom and cheerfulness with which they
spent the hard cash spoke well Tor the
prosperity Of the farmer in this part of
the country.
overwhelmingly bold thieves are
operating in this vicinity. Not satisfied
to pilfer small articles which can be car
RED away in their arms or pockets, they
have provided themselves with horses
and wagons and from a number of farms
have hauled away large quantities of
coal corn fodder and other property.
Some Of their operations have extended
to Toronto.
Observation-Disclosures will ~undoubted-
ly be host to the South Dakota State Fire
mems association in June. 1912. whe1. that
organization viii hold its annual tourna-
ment. Mayor Ed NJ. Hail has received
word from f. j. Purdy. of Mitchell. ask
ing If this city desired the tournament.
The association in this state has now
reached a membership of 1,500, and the at
tendance is always large.
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son., of Waterfowl, is dead here as a
result of typhoid fever. She was the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Addison, of WATERFOWL. and during
the latter part of October came to
Armour TO visit at the home OF her
brother. DR.. E. S. Addison. She had
only been here a few days when She
was stricken with typhoid.
DELL RAPIDS-Those who CHARGED to
be at the depot of the Milwaukee Railway
company a few days ago had the oppor-
tun1ty to inspect something rare in the
form of an ancient trunk, which belonged
to some traveller. The trunk was made in
l74l, making 1t 40 years old and it was
not much the worse off for wear. En-
blems on the lock indicated that 1t was
made in either England or Belgium.
F1ERRE-Uniformity of accounting will
be demanded of telephone companies oper-
ating in this state after the first of next
year by the state railway commission.
have adopted, and will issue as soon
as necessary blanks which will be used in.
accounting. the form is the same as that
prepared by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission for accounting by telephone COM
under their jurisdiction. The details
OF the system will be given to the COM
within a very short time.
PLATTE-An attempt at burglary took
place at the home of Alderman Button.
When Mr.. Button returned from a meet
ing of the council, he was informed Nv
the women of the house tina some one
was trying to break in at the back win.
Quietly ~telephoning to the authors
ties h. went out to investigate and found
a man by the name Of Toben at the cor
her of the house. A lively scuffe ensIed
which resulted III Toben finding himself
In the lookup. A hearing was had before
Justice Boyce, at which Toben was bound
over Oh a $3.50 bond. and being unable to
furnish this Is now spending his time in
jail.
SIOUX FALLS-After carrying to his
wife from a store a sack of graham flour
anu a can of kerosene oil, Joseph NJ.
Heber, q pioneer resident Of Vienna. end
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