The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-04-06
Ne1us Breuities


BALTIC, S. D.-The town council
has arranged for the erection OF a town
hall and fire station.
SPEARFISH, S. D.-This city at the
recent election rejected the COMMISSION
plan of government.
STORM LAKE. las. T. Nevfn mas
been reelected superintendent OIL the
Storm Lake school at an advance IN
salary.
PIERRE, S. Dat the election here
the voters defeated the proposition to
change the number OF commissioners
| from five to three.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA.-Henry
| Suits. aged los years, died here at the
| home of his daughter. lie hau resloeo
in this city IS years..
BOONE. IA-George Stranger and
wife. of this place, recently celebrated
the 18th anniversary of their marriage.
They have lived here since 1876.
HURON, S. Don a statutory ac-
cusation, John Stimer of Washington
| Springs, has been sentenced to II years
indeterminate imprisonment.
PIERRE, S. D.-The contract has
been let for putting in the gas a
| over Tile dIJeSldll WILL III - y
supply heat for the state capltoi pullo-
ing.
REMBRANDT, lag. E. spiegel-
at this place for the past II years, is
dead after a short illness with pneu-
monia.
LESTERvILLE, S.. D.-The local
volunteer fire department has elected
new officers as follows: Chief, N. NJ.
E~a-clew!cZ; assistant chief. Adolph
Tanda; secretary, J. P. Kozel; treasurer,
J. j. Kremer.
CLEAR LAKE, S. D.-Charles Liable.
rec, the 1~5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
willet Laberee, living near here, while
engaged in unhitching a team, stopped
to unfasten a tug. A piece OF barb
wire struck him In one OF MS eyes, de-
stroying the sight.
MOBILE. ALA.-Gainesville, Ala, waa
practically wiped out by the cyclone that
swept through Monroe county Monday, ac-
cording to beIated news that reached here
yesterday. The cyclone cut a path OF
ruin 200 feet wide through the settlement.
There were no casualties there, but many
persons were hurt by flying timbers from
wrecked houses. The reports tell OF ire
mendous property damage.
SPOKANE, INSTRUMENTATION was
suspended at the Washington state col
Iege yesterday as the result of a strike OF
Students. AT a meeting last night it was
decided that all the 1900 students should
remain away from classes until the Gull
prits who participated in a raid on the
! girls dormitory early Tuesday morning
were unprecedented and expelled. Pickets
were stationed yesterday at all entrances
to the buildings to prevent anyone enter
ing the classrooms.
COLUMBUS, OHIc-The house yester-
day passed, by a vote of SO to 12, the Wi
nan bill providing for the election of Unit
ed States senator's by popular vote on the
Oregon plan. The Wiman bill is a dupli-
cate Of the Stockwell bill which the sem
ute has smothered for several weeks. The
only democrats who voted against the bill
were three of the Montgomery county
delegation, johnson, Gebhart and Roth.
SAN FRANCISCo-The state supreme
court yesterday denied the petition Of
Abraham Ruef for a rehearlns on the mo-
ton vacating its original order to rehear
his appeal against the judgment and SEN
tence Of the trial court sentencing him to
IA years Imprisonment on a charge Of
bribery. The former boss is now In San
Quentin and the decision means that TN
less the federal court comes to his aid he
will be compelled to serve his sentence.
CHICAGO-Dr. D. K. Pearson, of Hins-
dale. ILL.,, will celebrate his 91st birthday
April IA by the distribution Of 100000 to
schools and religious organizations. This
will make his total distributions Of recent
years nearly $780, 900, most of which has
been given to small colleges. The gifts are
termed by DR.. Pearson as debts" and in
most cases are fulfillments of his pledges
to different bodies of certain sum when
they should LAY collected other stipu-
lated amounts.
CINCINNATI, oHIO-Geo. B. Cox, the
republican leader, will not be tried on the
charge Of perjury by Frank M. German,
of the common pleas court. This became
i almost certain yesterday when judges r.
A. Jones, of jackson, and Judge Festus
Walters, Of C~ircleville, in a majority de-
cision sustained the mandamus proceed.
ings against Judge Charles ]. Hunt, Of the
circuit court here, ordering him to rule or
the affidavit filed by Cox's attorneys
charging bias and prejudice against
Judge German.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-The senate brib.
cry investigation continued it's activities
yesterday, despite reports that the com.
mirtee's existence was threatened from
various sources. Certain members of the
legislature declared that the opinion OF
Attorney General Stead, given to Lieut.
Gov. Oglesby, will result automatically ir
blocking the committe because of lack Of
funds. Others insist that several members
of the senate have agreed to father the
Il passage next Wednesday of a motion tt
dissolve the investigating committee.