The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

I1ElNGSC-okaN 80 S
dress the Engineering society and the
student body of the University of South
Dakota the last of the week.
PIERRE-The Beadle monument has
been placed upright In the state house.
and II. Daniel Webster, the sculptor, Is
engaged in putting some finishing touches
to the marble.
TYNDALL-The Tyndall Commercial
club has rented Wysup hail., a suitable
place for club rooms. and is planning on
furnishing the place in a manner oett-
ting the home of such an organization.
GEDDES-A number of the marksmen
of this place have organized a gun club,
and challenges have been sent members
of gun clubs in adjoining towns for COM
petitive shoots, to take place in the near
future.
PHILIP-F. e. Morrison, a local CAPT
talist, has applied to the city council for
a franchise to establish an electric light
system in Philip. The plant will be In
stalled upon the council granting the
franchise.
MANILA-The baseball enthusiasts Of
this place believe In taking time for the
torelock. as they have arranged for a
series of IL dances, the proceeds of which
shall be used to place a baseball team in
the field next season. +.
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erection here of a town hall building. In
addition to being used for meetings of the
town council and other bodies, the vol
unteer fire department will have Its head
quarters In the structure.
BRIDGEWATER-Thieves broke into
the hardware store OF John Ellwein 81
Son. ~sainins entrance through a window
in the rear. but were evidently frightened
away soon AFTER entering, as only d sriai;
nr.n1ynt nf hnntu Juao 20 r1.tn6 off
CARPENTER-The old settlers of this
portion of Kingsbury county have con-
Guided arrangements for a reunion and
celebration. which will be held here Sat
urday Of this week. One of the features
will be a picnic dinner.
P~IERRE-The Pierre cemetery which
for years has been left In a neglected
condition has been improved by the app
pointment of q caretaker, and the piping
of city water to the grounds. During the
past year many lot owners have grown
good lawns on their property.
PIERRE-The Rosebud boomers from
the vicinity OF Gregory and Dallas are
coming to Pierre about 200 strong for the
Taft proceedings Sunday and Monday Of
next week. They will come across coun-
try Sunday by auto, and have asked for
accommodations for not less han 200.
They will wear white hats, and rosebuds
as badges.
BELLE FOURCHE-W. L. Barber, va
ter commissioner at Belle Fou-che, has
been sued for $1,000 by the Redwater r.
rigation company for shutting off the
headgate of a canal In obedience to a jul
dicial order and limiting the company's
howage in accordance with the decree.
The hearing of the case will be held on
November 3.
PIERRE-Wm. H. Heiss, jr., Of Sioux
Falls, a last years graduate OF the Uni
versity of South Dakota, has began work
as private secretary to Judge Dighton
Corson, filling the place recently vacated
by Geo. Sayers, Of Milbank, who succeed
ed to a position made vacant by L. r.
Wingfeld in the Pierre Banking & Trust
company, upon his appointment as state
bank examiner.
PIERRE-The governor has appointed
as delegates to the twenty-second annual
Trans-Mississippi Commercial clubs con-
vention at Kansas City, November ALT:
H. d. Butterfeld, Mitchell; o. S. Basford,
Redfield; O.. Ofstad, Beresford: w. G,
Jacobs, Aberdeen; c. f. Cope, Huron
VIM. Turner, Springfield: Warren Young,
Fort Pierre; H. p. Hartwick, Sioux Falls
A. S.. Disbrow, Alcester; Alan S. Bogue,
Centerville.
WHITE OWL-As a showing that this
country has come back a wagon trair
in which was counted u wagons passed
through this place q few days ago Ell
route for Marcus and vicinity. Also
where a short time ago there was ONLY z
handful Of settlers gathered here for thei,
mail the night 1t arrives from the south
a count of noses a few days ago revealed
the fact that there was some 60 people
present and waiting.
Observation-Disclosures in this yicin
ity who are experimenting with winter
wheat are delighted with the success O.
their venture. The rains have been very
beneficial. Wheat sown during the earl,
part of September now is several inche.
high. well rooted and has secured a star
which will be of great advantage for earl,
growth next spring. The winter whea
acreage this fall is the largest in the his
tory of Hanson county.
YANkTON-George Osborne. who's
farm is located near the city of Yankton
brought into town today a half bushel O
mamnoth peanuts raised on his farm
The peanuts are fully five times as larg
as an ordinary peanut, some, of ther
measuring four inches from tip to II
and 3a inches around. Twenty of tn
nuts more than fill an ordinary peanu
sack. Mr.. Osborne dug 20 hills. fror
which he secured half a bushel.
LACREI1K-This place, although it
scarcely two weeks old, has a week.
newspaper, WHICH HAS just made its ar
p~earance. 1t is named the Bennett Cour
ty Booster. TIL publishers are Raw "
and Ollie A. Hitchcock. 1t is the frs
newspaper to be started in Bennett cour
ty, which is to be opened to white SCI
tlement, the registration for the cede
lands now being in progress at Dalla,
Gregory, Chamberlain and Rapid CITY.
CoLoME-Arnong those who registere
for chances to draw homesteads in Me
II lette and Rennett counties were NJ
Kate Sullivan and daughter, Miss JUL
of this place. Mrs. Sullivan, who tn
week celebrated her 18th birthday, ws
, the first white woman to take up her res
! dence In Colome when the town came I'M
e~xistance several years ago. If she draw
r a Melette or Bennett county claim 81
will be one Of the pioneer residents Of IL
!, new country.
MITCHELI@J. l. Wingfield, recent
appointed public examiner Of South d