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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
SPEAKER MORRIS IS
NOT PLEASED With
MAINTENANCE BILL
Votes No When It Comes to
Appropriating S2,135,00o
for Use of State.

Pierre. S. d, March 4.-Tlle general
appropriation bill passed the mouse by
a vote of rs yeas, 20 nays. The total
anlount appropriated after amend
ments is s2,135,000 Speaker Morris
withheld his vote OH the bill until IN.
quiry was made as to the total amount
when he voted no"
House Defeats Primary.
In the session last evening the ~
refused to pass the primary bill, Wh1ch
was a copy of the law proposed by
Richards, but the initiative petition was
approved and the measure Will go Pc
fore the voters Of the state under the
Initiative.
The new game code took the u
and was put to sleep in the senate, put
the new board of control bill made It's
way through with an emergency pro
vision which will put it into effect at
once, when signed by the governor. The
senate also passed the new congress
sional apportionment bill dividing the
state into three districts, but It car
ries the provision that until the state
is granted three congressman they shall
be elected at large as at the present
time.
State Appointments.
The governor made the Following ap-
pointments yesterday afternoon:
Board of charities and corrections,
George r. Lanning, of Egan, S. D.
Mine Inspector, Robert L.. Daugherty,
Of Lead, S. D.
Oil inspectors, William Cox, of Rapid
City, and Ed A. Murray. of Milbank.
Live stock sanitary board, F. r. Cock,
of Bell Fourche.
Soldiers home board, j. l.. Turner,
of Springfield, and George H. Hoff-
man. of Selby.
Board of regents, H. Reinhart, of Eu-
reka, and August Frieburg, of Beres-
ford.
c. H. Englesby was appointed adj
jutant general.
All of these appointments We're con-
drmed by the senate.
The naming of Turner on the sol
dier's home board is in the way of
confirmation of a recess appointment;
the same is also true of Frieburg and
Frank Cook, George II. Hoffman was
the second lieutenant governor of the
state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
POISONED BY CANNED CORN.

MITCHELL, s. D., March 4-Twentv
people IN a local hotel were poisoned
by eating canned corn, bought at a To-
cal grocery store. The presumption is
that the corn was tainted from the a
In several cases the parties became
quite i'll n required the services of a
physician. 1t is understood thai the
corn will be sent to the pure food COM
missioner of this state for an analysis,
and try and start prosecution of the
parties who put up the corr originally.
Several persons outside the hotel who
bought the same corn were afflicted In
the same manner.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
BURNED WITH GASOLINE.

Hetland, S. D., March Gas the re-
suit of Sn explosion of a mixture OF
and gasoline, Mrs. Henry
Mauch, a well now resident of this
place. was seriously burned. She was
pouring the mixture IN a slow firs
When h explosion occurred. The
burning liquid was spattered over hel
clothingt and in an instant she was g
mass of l1ames. Before assistance came
her clothing had been nearly burned
from the upper portion of her body and
her face and neck We're badly burned.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
SCARLET v LEADS.

Pierre, S. D. March 6.-The report
Of deaths from contagious diseases in
this state for the month of January
as shown by the reports to the state
board of health, were 10 out of 27E
cases. OF these deaths seven were
from scarlet fever, one from diphtheria.
Two from measles, and w from spinal
meningitis. The largest number of
cases reported Were of scarlet fever,
with 101: smallpox was next with 66,
and diphtheria, so; there were Al cases
OF measles, i've of spinal meningitis
and two Of infantile paralysis.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
TWO CLAY COUNTY WOMEN
ARE CALLED BY EEATA

Vermill;on, S. D., March 4.-Mrs.
Emma Wilson died yesterday at her
home north Of town, of tuberculosis.
Mrs. Wilson belonged to one of the
pioneer families of the county.
Miss Emily Myron, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Hedge Myron, died al her
home near Westreyille, in this county
yesterday, after an illness extending
over nine years. Mis-. Myron previous
&c her illness was a teacher in the
schools Of the county.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
eouRsEY RETURNS TO MITCHELL

Mitchell, S. D., March 60. W,
coursey, who is well known in educa-
Iional and military circles of the state,
1as returned to this city to live. He
recently made an investment in q piece
If newspaper property at Hot Springs
n buying the Times-Herald. He con-
aucted tae paper for a little over a
month, at the end of which time he
.ound a good opportunity to dispose of
It at an advanced figure. Mr.. Coursey
is undecided what he will do in the
future. although he may return to the
road in the employ Of a Chicago school
Iupply house with which he has been
associated for several years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
WORKMAN
HANGS HIMSELF IN
NEIGHBOURS GROVE
Was Separated From His Fam.
lily and Had Tried to Drown
Grief In Drink.

Yankton, s.. D., March Changing
by the neck from the limb of a tree
In Forester's grove in this city, the
dead body of Tony Kraukuskt< a Pole
section hand On the Milwaukee road.
Was found late last evening after he
had expired. The body was cut down
and taken to an undertaking estab-
Ashment.
Kraukuski had been separated from
his wife and family, who are in Poland,
for some time and is supposed to have
grown Respondent. Recently he a
been drinking heavily and he seemed
to have come to the realization thet
Through his own inability to make his
way to prosperity his separation was
to become permanent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
KANSAS CITY BUSINESS
MAN UNDER INDICTMENT

Kansas City, Mo-, March flames
w. Swofford, formerly president
the Swofford Brothers Dry
company, was indicted today
federal grand jury charged W
the mails to defraUd.
The Swofford Brothers
was one 9 { the larges
houses in Kansas City.
bankruptcy In October,
dfctment charges that
the mails in selling ste
s sanhru Ma.iy Sas ~ g.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
SToRk FOLLOWS TRAIN
AND O~VERTAkES 1T

4 Hudson. S. D., March AIRS.
H. L. Fitch, Of Hudson, started
for Chicago on Tuesday after
noon. her husband accompany
ing her as far as Sioux City.
She was going to the city to be
with her mother during her x
pected accouchment, but the
stork followed the train and the
lady had to be removed from the
sleeper at Mapleton, where she
was taken to the station agents
home, which is in the depot,
where an 11-pound daughter
was born to her. Mother and
child T doing nicely.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Most ayiators have 1nascots and
charms. Santos-D umont places hia
trust In a medal of st. Benoit, pre-.
6ented to him by the Countess PEu.
Moore Brabazon is said to carry a lit
lie pig with him and Walter Weilman
fawors a cat. The late Mr.. Moisant's
talisman was q black cnt. Poillott used
4 carry a four leaved clover with him,
while Dclagrange had great faith in the
number 10.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
GRIFFITH HEADS SEMINARY.

Mitchell S. D, March 6.-The annual
meeting of the board of directors of the
Washington Springs seminary was held
% secure a report of the work of the
year, and the facts disclosed by the
principal and his teaching force indi-
Gated that the yea had been eminently
successful. The recent growth of the
seminary has impressed the board of
directors with h necessity for another
building. The plans were laid at this
meeting to start a campaign to raise
.he sum of $4,000 for a new structure,
i being the intention to try and have
,he work started on the building by
ihe n Of the summer term of school.
Professor Griffith, who has been at the
head Of the seminary, was reelected
SOr another wear.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
STATE TREAsURER'S OFFICE
is CHECKED BY EXAMINER

Pierre, S. D., March 6.-The examine
ton of the state treasurer's office by
Deputy Public Examiner C. A. Foun-
tain for the period from April, 1909,
20 January. 1911, has just been COM
pleted. The receipts of the office for
this time were s5,376, 507.44. disburse-
pents s5,s08, 524. so, leaving a balance
in the treasury Of 1894 ,514.19, about
3400, 600 less than at the previous ex-
animation. The amount of interest paid
by the state during that time on state
debt is $37, SAC. "a, which amount, less
Ne interest OF the revenue warrants
outstanding, is practically Offset by
the mount Of interest turned into the
office from repositories.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
DOCTOR is ASSAULTED
BY VILLAGE HOODLUMS
Five Men Under Arrest for Law.
less Attack In Town Of
Hayti.

WATERFOWL, S. D., March 6.--Hayti.
he would-be county seat of Han,lin
county, was the scene of an limitation
white cap raid, In which a Water
own citizen. DR.. Charles Greer, a vet
Urinary surgeon, was their victim. DR..
Greer had been in Hayti on profession
a business during the day, Inc after
Ipending h evening with acquaint-
Lnces had one to his room in the ho-
,el and retired for the night, when he
vas rudely awakened by four masked
men who forced IN entrance and bea
lin until he declared he was black
inc blue all over Finally the landlord
come to his assistance and helped him
.ject the assailants. Fearing their re-
urn Greer left the hotel by a real
entrance and went to the livery Darn
where he had his team. He had ssrce-
" settled himself in the office before
The men came after him. They
tmasned IN the window OF the office
ind threw a couple of pounds of gold
lust In the doctors eyes. At this
luncture Greer grabbed up a rifle
Ind fired a couple of shots through
the roof, which had a quoting effect
IN the hoodlums and they left. DR..
Greer followed them, however, and
,ame upon them around a corner
where they had removed their masks.
He recognized all of them and secur-
ing their names set out at once for
sastlewood, the county seat, where
lie swore out warrants for their arrest.
The warrants were issued yesterday by
fudge Newton for Sever Forum, Ben
|Wangan, Filing Wangen, Joe Rude and
(ohn Yrjason, all of Hayti.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

The latest victim of dramatic censor
ship Is the Belgian poet Emile Verhaer-
IN, whose our act tragedy. "The Mon
astery," had to be changed according
to the Indications OF the Austrian cen
sors before permission could be OBJ
tanned for its production In Vienna. The
prescribed change transferred the
scene OF the fourth act from the mon
astery chapel to a spot outside its con-
pecrated walls.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

ssa Joa.sssss mamma had put several
patches on his trousers. n when the
little fellow tried the trousers on he
said gravely: Mamma, II you had
made the patches a little bigger Fd
have had new pants"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Miss Eliza Orne Ropes and Miss
Mary Pirham Ropes have given s100,0 00
to the University of Cincinnati. the in
come of which is to be used for the
establishment of a chair of compare
tive literature. While the lectures are
PTiTrrtriiy IIttCIIucu IUr the Sruueu
body, they are offered to the citizens
Of Cincinnati as a part of IT,. uni
yersity's contribution to the general
culture OF the city.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

That 1t Is never too late to work has
peeII proved ny Louis Carpenter, g
i02 years, who Inns applied to h
Saskatoon land office for a homestead,
Mr.. Carpenter lis strong, vigorous and
acsiue and Is anxious to procure q pre-.
emption In addition.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

.s,..i g net e favor Of this scheme Of
sen ssss q ..n e On bachelors, said the
iroat " them should 81 nens,nrad nm. fnr
a rraan from making horses IN.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Miss Lucy Davis has been appointed
] private secretary to Governor fatter-
NON OF TeiineHsee. Miss Davis succeeds
ASnlan who resigned the secretaryship
so..peeome chief clerk OF the state
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

During the day we say that the u
shines, during the night we should a
that the sun shine" writes a Boston
correspondent of the New York Times.
During the day one sun reigns oyei
us: during the night many suns spar.
kle and scfntillate upon us. The only
difference is that our sun of day is so
much nearer than our suns of night;
but there is one sun of night that dur
ing our winter FAR outshines the other
sparkling sky germs. That sun is
Sirius, whose distance has been esti.
mated at so, 900, 900, 900, 900 of miles
whose size has been conjectured to be
as vast rs that of 1000 suns like III
Dyyn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Says the Jewish Chronicle AN enter
pFisins manufacturer mas discovered a
process whereby q passable imitation of
leather may be manufactured from a
vegetable product. The novelty owes its
Introduction to London v-egetarians,
who shuddered at the thought of the
number of animals that were killed an
nually to keep humanity In boots. The
Imitation leather is being used for the
manufacture of boots, shoes, bible COW
ers and a hundred other articles usually
found in the art leather department"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
TO RECALL HURON MAYOR

Huron, S. D.. March 6.-Petitions
have been filed for the recall of Mayor
Koepp and three commissioners 10,
this city. They contain 10 per cent. OF
he voters required by law, but the
James of the heavier taxpayers and
more prominent businet men do not
on the petitions. The complaint
~ that x have been largely in
creased. unnecessarily; the commits
Aioners claiming In 3 published state
hat the increase was necessary
s.o1 the creation of a sinking fund ID
1ieet maturing obligations for which no
provision had heretofore been made.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Kansas seems to think about as much
of It's lieutenant governor as do most
other states which remember that they
have e-le. The Sunflower legislators
have generously fixed the salary of the
presiding officer OF the senate at $500 q
year. 1t must be remembered, how
ever. that the honorable gentleman
hasn't a great deal to do. The legisla-
ture meets only twice in two years, 30
In the off year he al pocket 500 of the
round Iron dollars" that Kansas pres
fers to greenbacks for doing practical
" nothing. Evidently prosperous
kansans do not believe in ~capitalizing
4he dignity of the job.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Jarvis g.. Edison. who died lately in
New York, was at n time connected
with a manufacturing concern in Berk-
shire county, Massachusetts, which pro-
duced a plastic material like celluloid
known as zylonite. Among the arti-
Giles which the factory turned out were
collars and cuffs, the superiority OF
which Mr.. Edison was discussing II
evening at a business mems gathering
"But / see," said one of the men,
that you don't wear them, good as
they may be-" NO" sale Edison, I'm
like our friend Blank. He makes cof-
fin trimmings, but doesn't use them to
any great extent. Manufacturers try
70 find out what the market wants, re-
gardles of their personal likes
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
3LETcHER SECURES LIGHTS.

Mitchell, S. d., March 6.-For several
months the town of Letcher has been
.ryfng to get an electric light system
Installed In the town, and after much
investigation the system has been par
tally Installed, the engine forsthe pow
pected to have the street lights going
by next week and the lights for the
residences will be installed later in the
seaSon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
MAYOR N APIes..

White Lakes. D., March 6.-Recent-
y it has been rumored hat a blind pig
was operating in White Lake, which is
\ dry town. and in the effort to have
the Law enforced Mayor Loevinger now
has offered a standing reward of $50
.or evidence that will lead to the arrest
n conviction of any person or persons
detected selling liquor within the lin
its OF the oWn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

Antwerp, one OF the worlds four
ro,ts, IL Is miles froE TIM -.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09

The london Express reports that an
antarctic expedition "on novel lines" Is
to leave England next August. Its
commander, DIR. A. Forbes Mackay,
does not intend to make a dash for the
pole or to break any records. His OBJ
ject viii be to map out the coast line
OF the antarctic continent for 1000
miles-from Graham's Land to King
Edward VII. Land. Or. Mackay's
plan,' says the Express. will compel
the ascent by a landing party of the
great frozen plateau inland and the
descent elsewhere on the unk noWn
shore. To economize time and money
he purposes to obyiate the necessity of
q return Journey by being landed at
one ooint on the coast and picked up
at a rendezvous at the other end of his
Journey"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
Man
WHILE THAWING ENGiME

"-4A%sE
Mitchell, S. D., March T.-Quite a
serious accident happened to John
kost, living in the immediate vicinity
of Midtown, In the Mennonite colony. in
which the young man nearly lost his
life. He attempted to thaw out a gaso-
Vine engine by building a fire around it.
and to make 1t burn faster and with
greater heat Kost poured some gaso-
une on the blaze. The result was that
me gasoline exploded and spread the
TIRE. In a his clothing was
Aapiaze and the man was burned
severely before help arrived. His
mother and sister heard his screams for
help and ran to his assistance. They
wrapped him in horse blankets and
succeeded In putting out the flames.
but not until Kost had been burned
and the women themselves sustained
some injuries. Had they not appeared
On the scene when they did the young
man would have been burned to death.
-
SUMNER SCHOOL FOR
COLLEGE AT YANkTON
Yankton, S. D.. March 7.-Yankton
college has just issued an attractive
summer school number of the Yankton3
College bulletin. The. session of the
summer school will be from June 19 to
July %, a six weeks term instead Of
eight as heretofore. The session win
be held in connection with the Yankton
County TEACHERS Institute.
Professor Fl. Scott, principal of
Yankton College academy. will be the
principal of the summer school. The
summer school faculty numbers 16. All
the regular equipment OF the college
is at the disposal Of the summer
school.
LOCATE HURON PosTcFFicE.
Huron. S. D.. March 7.-Postnaster
S, p. Malone has received letters from
the treasury department at Washing
on. asking for information as to the
site for the government building In this
city. Plans OF the structure are also
submitted for approval, with the re-
quest that a report be made as carly as
possible. Pits Will be dug to ascertain
the elevation, thickness of the strata of
soil, etc. and also Information Is asked
as to water. It is quite probable. from
the tone Of the letters that the govern
nant VIII begin operations as soon as
the weather permits.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
SEEKS TO DELIVER

Deadwood. S. D., March 6.-Sheriff
Noonan is searching this part OF the
Black Hills for q trace of John Howe
whose parents, living in Cottonwood
5 D., are tracing to Inform him of
the death of his young z brother. The
message to the sheriff failed to give
particulars beyond saying that Andrew
Howe, aged II. had just been killed at
Cottonwood and to find hts older
trother here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
SOUTH DAKOTA.

wonren's rights are an accomplished
fact in the mosquito community. Only
the women can bite. The men stay at
home and make the fires and sharpen
up spare incisors for their wives. They
are vegetarians almost exclusively, llv-
ing largely on fruit. Not so the women
folk. They drink blood-preferably hu-
man blood. No self-respecting oma
|Anopheles would think OF laying an egg
before she had dined on lood. When
the night mist settles, and the club
women of the mosquito nation have
to whet their appetite for human gore
then let ma bewarei The Anopheles
is not the only Black sheep of the fam
lily. Thu Stegomyia Is really blacker.
He Is responsible for the fever camps
of Havana and Panama
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-09
FORMER IOWA LEGn
s DIES OFF,

DIES oFC
Burlington, Ia
Let's, aged ~
the Iowa laHIAN
wealthiest
at his
this - Proprietor
IM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
SUGAR DEALERS LOOKING
FOR FURTHER ADVANCES
Price in Washington Today Remains
at Seven and Half Cents
Pound.

The retail price OF SUGAR holds today a,
1i2 cents a pound, with dealers in Wash
instOn certain of an advance within IA
few days and confident of further adj
vances at frequent intervals.
Some dealers in sugar are hopeful that
the sugar crop that will be in the re-
hncries by early October will check the
upward trend of prices. and probably
bring about more normal condition.
Others, who seem equally well informed.
predict no better prices until late in
January or early in February.
The present crops. both in Cuba and
Brazil, whence comes the greater bulk
OF the raw supply, are failures. The
beet sugar crop, which bears only small
ratio to the great bulk of the sugar used
Is reported as excellent. but most of this
sugar hnds its way into refneries that
ship Yheir products abroad for European
consumption. Austria is great con-
sumner of beet sugar
Louisiana sugar of which the state
growers are Dragging as bumper crop.
is only small part OF the raw material
needed to keep the refineries going
Many refineries already have closed down.
Only Arbuckles' seems to have a stock
on hand
Early next week the retail price in
Washington is expected to advance to S
cents on its upward way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
PLAY OF PRISON LIFE
WATCHED BY CONvICTS
Fifty-Six, Some Life-Termers, Oc-
cupy Gallery at Theater in
Denver, Col.

DENVER, Col. September 22.-Fifty-
six conyicts from the Colorado state
penitentiary, among them several life
termers, yesterday sat In the gallery
OF a theater and watched a play In
which the star portrayed character
suggesting his own life to each mem
Der of the grim group that leaned over
the gallery rail. They saw stage con-
yicts in the cells, watched the actor
conyicts at work, held their breath
when a pardon. for which, perhaps,
each of them is hoping. opened the
nrison gates to the hero. and burst
into thunders Of applause when they
saw him win honor. happiness and
wealth.
The men are members OF convict
road gang constructing highway to
the mountains west of here. An invt-
tatlon for them to attend the play was
extended to Warden lyman by an en-
terprising press agent. The warden,
IMPRESSED with the plot of the play.
saw possibilities. A special train
brought the convicts here dressed in
their road garb of striped shirts and
ordinary trousers. They were quietly
taken to their seats and not person
in the audience was aware OF their
presence until the play was finished.