The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-12
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

heart failure Friday.
WHITE LAKE-The elevator of the
Farmers Elevator company las been
greatly enlarged in order to properly
take care Of the increasing business.
HARRISON-The annual convention
of the Douglas County Sunday School
association, which was to have been
held here last Sunday, has been post
poned until Sunday, October Is.
DALLAS-A large amount of new
equipment has been provided the local
fire department, and the de-
partment now Is n OF the most eff
hcient in the southern part Of the state.
HIGHMORE-The local depot build
ing of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway company has been remodeled
and enlarged and now is one Of the
finest on the lines of the in
the state.
CANTON-Good progress is being
made in the work of erecting a new
Catholic church building in this city.
1t is constructed of cement blocks. The
church is 37x6S feet in size and will
have a rs foot spire.
VoLGA-Great interest is being TAX
en- in q mass meeting of citizens to
be held Monday evening of next
week, at which the matter of Install
ing a public library and free read
ing room will be discussed and action
taken.
Observation-Disclosures men are con-
slder1ng a proposition involving the
erection of a large Touring mill. w.
+. Thomas, of Long Pine, Neb., is the
one who has made the proposition and
who stands ready to build with proper
encouragement.
BRUCE-The women members of the
local libra nv q Ssnn;ot;r 1- 1900 -l.n--
EFFORTS 2 public library has been as-#
tablished here, are arranging to give
q pubic entertainment on Friday eve
ming, October 10, the proceeds to be
devoted to the library fund.
LEAD-As the result of playing
with a giant powder cap, Dewey Ter
ba. a boy of this city, met with an
accident. The cap exploded and blew
off the ends of one of his thumbs
and two fingers. How the boy secured
possession of the deadly cap is a mys-
terry.
WILMOT-Rev. G. S. Baskerville, for
some years pastor of the local Presby-
terrain church, has rendered his resig-
nation and has accepted a call from
the First Presbyterian church of NAL
com, la. He will remove to Malcolm
and assume his new duties well before
the close of this month.
CENTERVILLE-The dedication of
the Scandi Lutheran church of
TINS city will occur Sunday, October s.
Ihls service will be the opening one Of
a three days convention of The district
of South Dakota H. l.. Luthern
church. A number of pastors and
speakers from outside will be present.
HUDSON-The Hudson Gun club
decided to hold a big shooting
tournament on November l and 2. A
fine silver cup will be offered as a
prize to the participant who makes
the pest record in craftsmanship and
other prizes, including cash, will be
offered for those who make good rec
HOVEN-The work of organizing a
volunteer fire department at this place
has been completed. The following Of
t1cers were elected: Chief, Charles
Seurer; secretary, r. c. Grow; treas
urer, p. j. Kaiser. e. E.. Martin was
appointed assistant chief. The depart
ment has been organized into two com
panies.
YANKTON-Next week, for the
time in the county's history. an
term of circuit court will CON
There are only five criminal ac-
tons. The most important case will be
of the state against Willard Lin
who, in his capacity as marshal of
HSoSCl i Sllol dliu hllleo JOIln meek
who was resisting arrest.
ARMOUR-A young a employed
in the Fullerton Lumber yards at this
place made an attempt to end his ex-
lstence by drinking an ounce of lauda-
The prompt action on the part
OF a physician prevented him going
over the divide. The mans name is
Knudson and he halls from Akron, Ia.
having been here a few days. Melan-
cholia prompted the deed.
SIOUX FALLs-The South Dakota
a steam road between Sioux
and Watertown, has been made
the defendant in a damage suit by
j. Yeager, a former engineer
in the employ of the company. Yeager
seeks to recoyer damages in the sum
Of $1,000 for injuries received on June
20, 1908. while his engine was in the
yards of the company at WATERFOWL.
IROQUOIS-Arthur Landrigan. aged
10; was accidentally shot and seriously
wounded near here while hunting with
companions. He was riding on the
back axle of a buggy, in which We're
of his companions, Inc was lean
ng on a loaded shot gun when in some
unknown manner the weapon was dis
charged The charge entered his body
lnder the arm and came out at the
point of the shoulder, inflicting an ex-
ceedingly dangerous wound.
ELK POINT. S. D.-John Callahan
lied at his home one mile northwest
of this city today, aged AZ. His death
was caused from injuries received
while lifting. The deceased was born
in Sioux City in 1864 and soon after
move to this county, where he
has continued to reside ever since. He
a wife and one daughter, Ruth.
is also survived by two sisters and
five brothers, namely, James, Pat. Mrs.
Donnelly and Mrs. Simon Me-
all of this city, and Joe. Fred
LID Ea.,c:a CO Sioux City Tt. fu-
neral will be held here.
DEADWOOD-The arrest of Genius
Ward here may throw light on the
of Edward Erby. Is
ago. Wards arrest came about
his presentation at the First
bank of a certificate of de-
oosit for 500 in the name of Erbv. The
attorney at once caused the ar
rest of Ward, who is a brother of
Ward, who 10 years ago was
sent to the penitentiary at Sioux Falls
sor the brutal murder of the two Shep-
boys OF Puma. Some time be-
lore that Edward Erby, a ~prospector