The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-07-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

EGAN-The g~rasshoppers are report
ed as getting in their deadly WORK on
the wheat fields in this county. Many
.efds have already been destroyed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Biever. a
prominent farmer of this locality, has
been aDpointed to the office of county
commissioner from this district, in
lieu of j. II. Anderson.
ABERDEEN-As the result of at
tempting to steal a ride on a freight
train, Clement Lensor, ii years old,
lies in St. Luke's hospital with his left
leg gone below the knee.
FAULkTON-A fire here early his
morning destroyed a restaurant, pool
hail and saloon building. The loss was
partially covered by insurance. The
fire started in the restaurant.
PARKER-Bert Evans has installed
an irrigating outfit on his potato patch
on the river bottom near town. a
traction engine is running the pump
which furnishes 200 gallons per minute.
Big spuds arc expected.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen city
commissioners are consulting with
water meter manufacturers with a
view to putting the meter system into
effect il this city. The plan will prob
ably he adopted within the year.
L Ann Io4N-Dl. JdilltS puSIlilitiIli
once a prominent physician of Yank-
ton, but of late years settled near
Burke, where he drew q good claim
in the Rosebud drawing, is in n hos
pital III a serious condition. He is rs
years of G
PIERRE-Among the possible candi-
dates at the primary next year Will be
George H. Pinckney for the position OF
state treasurer. MIR. PinclSney has been
deputy in that department for the past
three years and would not object to
acting as principal for a time.
WEBSTER-The residents of this
place arc feeling quite 'chesty" be-
cause they already have captured three
state gatherings to be held next year
the Aberdeen District Educational as
ISOLATION. the State Gun clu and the
State Catholic Order of Foresters.
BOWDLE-In accordance With the
result of a recent special election held
in his (Walworth) county, when the
voters, by Il majority of 1914. decided in
favor of the issuance of bonds for the
erection of Il new court house and Jail,
steps have been taken to place the con-
tract at the earliest possible date.
YANKTON-Yankton's first chau-
tauqua begins here Monday in a big
tent at Garfield park. DIR. Frederick A.
>ooiN' hiiS ~ Will oDcIl JIlb'
weeks program with a lecture. The
chautauqua belongs to the Midland
circuit Il very fine weeks
has been arranged for.
DUPREE-The return of Congress-
man Burke to Pierre again calls forth
the rumor of his possible candidacy
for the United States senatorship. The
people of this west river ountry are
deeply appreciative of Mr.. Burke's SER
vices in their behalf in securing mail
and railroad c~onveniences for the pub
lie.
HuRON-Senator Coe T. Crawford
mas returned from Washington, d. c..
for a stay in Huron of 10 DAYS or two
weeks. He is at home ostensibly on
private business, and appears to be en-
Toying the respite from the hot wealth
er of Washington. He has not an
nounced his business in South Dakota
to the newspapers here.
BOOKINGS = Saturday afternoon
the second nnual chautauaua for
Brookings county and eastern South
Dakota opens in the stock pavilion at
the fair grounds and continues until
SUNDAY night, July is. 1t promises to
De even q greater success than last
year. The Commercial club. of Brook
lngs. is back of the proposition.
Observation-Disclosures have been
completed for the annual tournament
of the tennis clubs OF western south
Dakota, which will be held here .Tulv
10 and II. Clubs from that part of the
state lying west of the Missouri river
viii be present. The winners in this
tournament Will enter the state tour
nament. to be held at Sioux Falls the
week following.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS made at the
animal Inactive of t1, - ,
a farmers cooperative
prove the company to be in good con
dition financially and otherwise. The
report shows net profits of 45.75 per
cent. The business showed a big in
crease yer the business of the wear
before.
DE SMET-At the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Farmers ca
Operative Elevator company, a diyi-
uend OF . per cent was ordered paid
in addition to 6 per cen interest on t}e
capital stock. About 81 5000 will be dis.
tributed. New officers were elected as
follows: President, j. L. Van Hook
vice president, Luke Kelly: secretary.
manager, F. w. Wright: treasurer
Louis Sterr, The directors have or.
dered that all business during the com
ing year be transacted on a cash basis
LEAD-Rather than be in the minor
lty, - W rates and A. b. Gidley tend.
cred their designations as members q
the local school board. Both had beer
active supporters of President Fell o
the board, who vas defeated last montl
for reelection to the board. The resig
nations are expected to eliminate an,
further contention in a strife thai 70
months has been bitter between tw,
factions. The present resignation
complete the retirement of the oil,
old board.
DESMET-A petition has been file,
with the auditor of this (Kingsbury
county requiring the county commits
sioners to suspend the operation of tn
state good roads law so far as Kings
bury county is concerned, under tn
option feature of the new law. The ne
tition contained more than the lega
number of signatures. The law nov
will have to be submitted to the voter
of the county at the general electio,
next year for adoption or rejection il
K~ingsbury county.
CHAMBERLAIN-The next big Ian
opening in South Dakota WIZ n.
place next October, when another lare
section of the Rosebud Indian reserva
ton. lying along the South Dakota
Nebraska boundary line, will be opene
to white settlement. The territory +
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