The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-09

becomes necessary for the reason that the
divisional point has been changed from
Murdo to Mitchell and all trains win be,
operated from that point In the future.
MoBRIDGE-Joseph p. Parker, former-
ly publisher of the Mcintosh Chief, has,
assumed charge of the Mobridge News.
RED OwL@Tom Houston was in town.
Wednesday and reports that he has un-
covered u large vein OF coal on his place
north of here. He will have the coal oni
the market this winter.
KADOKA-Good progress is being made
in the work of building dams in this vi
cinity and improving the public highways.
The dams are designed to hold the springt
waters for nse during the growing season.
P~IERRE-State Superintendent Law
renee, acting in the school house statute;
of 1907 has approved the plans for a new,
school house at Eagle Butte, after once
vetoing them because of defects in ven-f
%tilatton.
WHITE oWL-To insure as large an;
audience as. possible from a sparsely set-t
tied community, the young men Of this,
place have formed a dancing club for the
winter. The first dance will be held No
veInber 10.
STURG1S-A mountain lion, measuring
seven feet from tip to tip and weighing
$50 pounds, was killed near Sturgis yes-i
terday afternoon by Arthur Rupe whilel
out deer hunting. The animal is thoughts
to be 20 years old.
PIERRE-The Chicago, Rock Island g.,
Pacific Railway company has filed it's re-
port with the state railway commission
showing operating revenues Of $144, 2s1 in
this state, with operating expenses of $780,,
o29, or a net loss of Sal, 74S.
RAPID CITY-The contract has been.
let for the scenery and stage fixtures fort
the theater in the new Elks building att
Rapid City, which when completed will
be the best in western South Dakota, and!
Will be surpassed by none in the state.
ABERDEEN-Since farmers of northern
South Dakota are boasting of their big
yields OF potatoes THIS year, james wynn,i
of Columbia, exhibited IA potatoes which,
filled a half bushel measure and weighed;
2S pounds. The largest one weighed three,
pounds.
FLANDREAU-A referendum election;
will be held here on Tuesday of next week
for the purpose of voting upon the adop-
ton or rejection of a proposed 3-yeari
franchise to G. c.. Ladd, a capitalist, 20
install and operate an electric Light, pow
er and heating system.
PIERRE-Judge e. G. Smith and Editor
Tom Roberts, with party have returned
from duck hunting south of Miller. They
report, contrary 80 ruInor, that ducks arei
as thick as they ever have been and the
shooting fine. In other localities hunters
nave reported a very scanty supply.
DEADWOOD-From three to six inches.
of snow fell through the Black Hills Tues
day night, the storm approaching q biz
zard in the northern hills. 1t was fol-
lowed during the early hours of the morn,
ing oy below zero weather. The snow is
OF benefit in the farming district and will,
Increase the water supply in the towns,
RAPID C1TY-Al trains from the east
ern part of the state have had their
quota of sportsmen for several days past
bound for the northern hills, where they
hope to secure a buck early In the season
before the animals have become shy. Hills,
ranchnen and prospectors continue to re-
port a scarcity OF game.
RAPID CITY-Ju6ge Exline fined Earl
Taylor, of Farmingdale $50 and costs after
hearing the states evidence in a suit
brought against him under the pure food
act. alleging that he had sold to his,
neighbors meat which was partially
~de2omposcd and unfit for human con-
sumption. having been the product of a
COW not properly slaughtered.
M~ADlSON-J. d. Ainsworth, who recent
~ purchased the Winfred Dispatch, has,
gone insane and Sheriff Martin brought
him to the county seat the first of the
WIEN anu liz WI iilCSt likely Ue commit
ted to the state hospital at Yankton. The
paper is now In charge Of his son, C. H.
~Ainsworth. AIr. Ainsworth took the Win
fred paper when 1t was badly run down
and labored hard and necessarily to build
it up, and 1t was doubtless due to over
work and worry that his mind gave way.
He was formerly publisher Of the Sentinel
at Onawa, Ia.
CLEAR LAKE-A. G.. Preston. owner
| of the Clear Lake fD0ypSita- has praSentaf g..
to the residents of this place a handsome
and costly public drinking fountain, which
will be placed in a central location. The
fountain consists OF a large stone from,
the famous pipestone quarries in Mime
sofa, carved appropriately with three
branches and an Indian head. This stonet
will be surmounted by a tall white foun-s
tain-head containing the pipe and bowl:
which forms the latest type of sanitary
drinking fountain.
MISUNDERSTANDING becoming insane, IT,
has been found necessary to send Oscar
Tillborg, a prominent farmer who for
some years has lived about three miles
from Issrnond. to the state hospital for the
insane at Yankton. Shortly before losing
his mind, Tillborg complained of feeling
badly and a physician was called. At first
he was deranged only at intervals, but
the spells came on until he became yio-
lent. The loss of mind is attributed to
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ability to meet all obligations. He has a
wife and seven daughters. He is the own.
er Of a S2o-acre farm, which is valuable
MOBRIDGE-The towns of Lemmont
and White Butte, situated in the extreme
northwestern part Of the state, are the
only towns In South Dakota which have.
not benefited from the general 80 per cent
reduction in express rates which went in
to effect In South Dakota q few weeks
ago. Both owns are near the North,
Dakota boundary, and the refusal of the!
express companies TO give them the bene-
ut or the reduced rates is based on the
fact that the railroad travels through
North Dakota for a few miles before 1t
reaches the two towns, and that there
fore The reduced rate does not apply.
WATERT0WN, s. D.-Gen. Geo. w..
carpenter. OF this city, past command
er of the 9. A. r. of the department of
nakota former state surveyor and for
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