The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-24
News Breui;ti;es

SEATTLE, WAsH.-The city con,
troller's checkers announced Sunday
that they had eliminated enough Illegal
signers from the newly filed petition to
recall Mayor Dilling to kill the move
ment. Of 4,457 counted, 1855 were
found to be Illegal.
BOSTON-Liewtenant Whittier, ea-
ecutive officer of the United States re-
enue cutter Androscoggin, died at tho
relief hospital of injuries sustained at
the hands of thugs Saturday night.
Lieutenant Whittier, with another Of
ficer OF his ship and two friends, were
returning to the vessel from the the
alter, when all four We're beaten to I'M
consciousness While passing through
North street.
SAN FRANCISCO-Th9 time of Miss
Hazel Loudenour, Of tins University OF
California, who swan the Golden Gate
in one hour and IS minutes, and was
the first woman to do IL, was surpassed
Sunday by Miss Nellie Schmidt, an
other University of California student,
who swan the same course in ~ min
utes. Miss Liba Sheffield II Miss
Mita Sheffield, sisters, from Los an
geles, also swan the channel, the for
mer in Is minutes and the latter in AZ.
They will AXE the University of Cali
fornia entrance this week.
SEATTLE, wASH-Capt. Frank TT
Thornton, commanding tho Sixty-third
company, United States coast artillery.
was found dead Saturday in his GUAR
ters at Fort Worden. lie was under
arrest for an alleged i~nfraction of mill
tary dlclpline. Death apparently was
due to an overdose of bromide. a rem
edy used by Thornton for insomnia.
Thornton was born in India and rose
from the ranks.
SAN FT,ANCISCo-Miss Haze. r.
Laugenour, an 1~S-year-old college stu
dent, swan across the Golden Gate
Saturday in n hour and IS minutes,
She was the ficst woman to accomplish
the feat. Miss Lausenour clipped two
minutes off the record set by Edward
Cavllle, an Australian professional, in
1881, which stood until July %, last,
when Walter Pomeroy crossed the har-
Dor entrance in 1:24:26. The Golden
Gate is 1900 feet wide at it's narrowest
point.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.--A terrific
windstorm Saturday night along the
International boundary line in North
Dakota blow down houses -. the heads
OF their inmates and whipped crops In
sons are reported lilred at Antlcr, In
Bottineau county, y. D. 1t is re-
ported -sc-t"o tolnaIoes ooii;aeu at
sherwood. Heavy property ioss Is re-
ported at Sherwood, Lorraine, MohaIl
and Souris. At Seuris one pergon was
killed.
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT-As Ad-
miral Togo motored over the upper
arch bridge Sunday gazing intertlv at
the misty cataract below. he closed his
official tour OF the United States. He
entered Canada nnofficially. He was
received only by japanese Consul Gen
eral Nokumura, of Ottawa. Ar3.r a
rest here Monday the admiral will con
tinue to Vancouver. whence he via re-
enter the United States by rail for e
private visit 10 Seattle. He Will en-
bark there for Japan.
OGDEN. UTAH--I1. 2. Hesse, want
ed at Tecufnseh. Ncb., for the murder
of his wife and stepdaughter, is
thought to be going east. 1t was
learned that q conductor on a passen-
ger train leaving Salt Lake City last
Wednesday, afternoon saw and recog-
nized Hesse. It Is believed he IS head
ed for Chicago. 3 description of the
ma has been tslcg-aphed TO pciata In
the east.
NEW YORK-Congressniaa Richard
Bartholdt, OF Missouri, commissioned
by President Taft to deliver a etatue of
Baron o Steuben to ne emperor of
Germany, sailed on the North German
Lloyd steamship George Washington