The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-05-25
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stock now
has been sold to assure the lnstaiia-
ton of a creamery here.
i AGRORA-Ground has been broken
for the new Catholic church building.
| 1t will be constructed of cement blocks.
BANCROFT-The town board has
awarded the It for The erection
Of a town ia .oWn hall building
combined.
BRUCE-Through the efforts of a
| large number of the leading women OF
his place a public library has been
opened in Bruce.
KIMBALI-The mid-year meeting
Of the Ministerial association of his
district will be held in Kimball May 23-
Rs. A fine program has been prepared.
ROCKHAM-The local musicians
nave organized a band, with P. j.
Hand, president; G. F. Wolter, secre-
iary, and Walter Strasberg, treasurer.
ELK POINT-Clark S. Thomas will
arrive soon and take charge of the
Courier. which he recently purchased,
With the intention of building 1t into a
ttrong paper.
WINNER-Irving Best, a we'll known
newspaper man, formerly of Gregory,
has purchased the plant of the Winner
Advocate, and will in future give the
paper his personal attention.
CUSTER-A defective fiue caused a
81, 900 fire at the ranch Of j. A. Rey-
nolds, two miles from here. The house.
barn and all buildings except a gran
airy and sheep shed, were destroyed.
STURGIs-Prospects are reported to
besbright for Fort Meade, near here, to
be transformed into a brigade post, in
which event the military reservation
surrounding the post will be greatly
enlarged.
CUSTER-Efforts are being made to
have the department of agriculture set
aside an entire township in the forest
reserve in this county as a game pre-
serve, into which may be turned elk
and deer.
GEDDES-Fire, of unknown origin.
started in the linen room on the third
floor of the Padley hotel and for a short
time it appeared the building was
doomed. The firemen confined the
flames to a few apartments. The dam
age was about $500.
YANKTON-In the annual election
Of manager and editor Of the College
Student, Fl. Stratton was elected editor
and George thinner manager, by good
majorities. j. Watson was elected
president of the students association
and Grace Lewis, secretary.
hIA FO1N services VIII
be held at the Congregational church
in this city Sunday, May 2S. Rev. H.
b. Rice. pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, will deliver the memo
rial Clark S. Thomas, editor
of the Union County Courier, will de-
liver the address on Decoration day.
Observation-Disclosures prepara-
lions are being made for the celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the birth
nf tho H,,,nfhnr ne NHrCe A ~ L ~, ~ sr,e, oe
this place. She has "a descendants, and
most of them are planning on being
present to aid her in celebrating her
Tooth birthday, which falls on July 10.
LANGFORD-Frank Craft, state fire
marshal, has completed an investiga-
ton Of a fire which recently destroyed
the farmers elevator here. The fire
was supposed to have been of in
cendiary origin and may always remain
a mystery. If the fire marshal learned
anything definite he did not make it
public.
LEAD-Another effort is being made
to secure a pardon for Eli Raich, the sal
oonkeeper whotWO years ago commenced
to serve a 15-year penitentiary term
for the killing of a fellow Slay after a
quarrel over a card game. He has a
to his trouble always bore a good
record.
SIOUX FALLS-The people of Will
low Lakes are making arrangements
for the entertainment of the several
hundred delegates who will attend the
21st annual convention of the Fifth
district, w. G. t. u, which will be
held at that place on Wednesday and
Thursday of next week.
HUDSON-Jacob Mantel, a we'll
known farmer living near here, mar
rowly escaped death as the result OF
being bitten by a pet cat. His left
hand was badly lacerated and blood
poisoning set in. For several days ne
was in a serious condition, but hard
work on the part of physicians pulled
him through.
nual conference OF the Congregations
al church for South Dakota, adjourned
at a late hour last evening with a ban-
quet given in the hurch basement by
the members of the local church, in
honor of the visitors. The last day
was filled with business, and it required
a lot of hustling to clean up all mat
tiers on hand for disposition.
DEADWOOD-On the admission that
they had tied a 2-inch pipe with bal
ing wire on the Northwestern railroad
tracks near Whitewood. the two Jacob
son brothers, aged 8 and ii, were ar.
rested by detectives and face the re-
Il II oSllOOA oaI til ldCI tIldls 4
hand car preceded a passenger trair
the latter would have been wrecked
The boys say they were only playing
SIOUX FALLS - Representatives
Burke and Martin, who generally pull
together, do not agree on the candidate
for postmaster at Vermillion. w. C.
Huyck and E. A. Lambert are candi-
dates for the office. Accordingly the,
decided to AVE the case settled by the
patrons and have suggested that ar
election be held at which the people O
Nermillion are permitted to indicate
their choice.
WOOD-Although this town, situa.
ted in the portion of Mellette count,
which is to be opened to white settle
ment next fall, is only a few weeks
old, it already has a newspaper, tht
Mellette County Journal, which is The
first paper to be established in thu
new county The publisher is 3
Crook, of Winner, while w. G. Squires
of the Winner Advocate, Will be its
editor.
PIERRE-Chairman Latta, Of tn,
state firemen's association, has beer
working out the situation following tn,
protest of the state insurance depart.
ment in regard to a tournament al
Lead on the Fourth of July. anG re.