The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-08-31
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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the Northwestern company at TIL
place rapidly is nearing completion
SISSETON-This place no longer ha
n company of the state national guarc
h local company, known as Compan,
L, having recently been mustered ou'
COLTON-H. l.. Sisson, a prominen
citizen, has been elected mayor of Col
ton, to succeed j.. O. Reed, who recent
ly rendered his resignation, himsel
and wife having decided to take VI
their residence at Dell Rapids.
EMERY-An elaborate program i
being prepared for a Labor day cele
bration. to be held here September 4
Various sports will be provided, in
Guiding three ball games. Music viii
be furnished by the Emery band.
PIERRE-Governor Vessey yesterday
granted an extradition warrant for tht
custody of Leslie G.. Bruner on a re
QUESTION of the governor of Missouri
Bruner, who is under arrest at Hot
Springs. is wanted in Bates county
Missouri, on a charge of horse steal
ing.
WASHINGTON SPRINGS 1t is
planned to transform a half block OF
ground belonging to the local schools
into a public park. the land being IN
used at present. From this beginning
the park plan will be pushed until
Washington Springs has a series of
public parks.
ELK POINT. Z. Copeland, who is
operator in Elk Point for the Milwau-
kee railroad. has a very valuable news
paper. 1t is the first mi of the
Maryland Journal and the Baltimore
Advertiser, bearing the date of Au-
gust 20, 1918, three years before he
opening OF the revolutionary war.
PIERRE The old settlers of Sully
county will hold their annual meeting
at oknhnii this year on September J.
They are preparing for a large attend
nee of old timers. along with the new
comers, and nave secured LOOMS L..
Gull. the Black Hills candidate for
governor, as their principal speaker of
the day.
ONIDA-The regular fall term OF
state circuit court for Sully county,
which was to have convened here on
September L, has been postponed until
September 10, in order to enable the
farmers and others who will be re-
CURED to be in attendance to attend
the state fair at Huron, which opens
September IL
SPEARFISH-Onc of the greatest
artesian wells ever drilled in this part
of the state has been sunk on the
ranch of William Stapnus. near town.
The well is several hundred feet deep
and has an estimated flow of l,Cv0 gall
Ions per Misunderstanding it the grand
father of all artesian wells in the vici-
nifty of the Black Hills.
CHAMBERLAIN = While P. E..
Burn and family, of this city. were !
coming in from Mitchell in their auto
their car turned turtle east Of White !
Lake, owing to the bad condition of
the roads, and they miraculously |
escaped any serious injury excepting
slight injuries To Mrs. Burns, who was
at once taken TO the sanatorium.
HURON-Within a short time trains
on the Dakota division OF the Chicago |
q Northwestern railway will be oper-
ated by telephone. Poles are being set.
and soon wires viii be strung and the
metallic circuit completed over the On
tire division From Huron TO Cakes /
the new arrangement viii first be put
into operation.
MITCHELL-The 18th ANNA reun-
lon of the Pioneers association OF Bon
Homme county win be held at Spring
field Wednesday. Addfe$3 $ Wit bel
made by Mayor Charles Hill. +. 4.
Morgan, Rev. A. l.. Riggs. ana Mrs.
Moore Mitchell, with short talks
by the old settlers. The days exer,i cs i
will conclude with q baseball game be-
tween two of the best ciuhs in that seq
ton of the state.
PARKER-The Mems Sunday Eve
ming club held a picnic and com roast
IN the grove of =. j. Costain, on the
Nermillion river, five miles east of
Parker. After ~partaking of roasted
corn and other good things. Miss
Grey sang a nice solo, after which
the speaker of the evening, Hon. c. H. |
of Yankton, gave a fine talk,
which was listened to with attention.
SIOUX FALLS-Thrown from a hay
rake by runaway horses. Miss Rose
of Bon Homme county, had
most Of her hair torn out by the roots.
She was aiding her father rake hay
when the horses attached to the hay
became frightened and ran away.
The girl was thrown in ron of the !
n was rolled under the prongs !
for quite a distance. When rescued it
thought she was dead. She will
recover.
LEAD-Ri. Rev. John Busch. of this |
city. Catholic bishop of the western
diocese of South Dakota. is at present
an extended o of the missions of
his church on h Standing Rock and
Cheyenne River Indian reservations. |
WI weeks will be required and it will
be necessary for him to travel hun
dreds of miles to reach the various
ii!ssiei {. some OF which are very re-
note.
I v eSSSN mas set
Saturday. September 2, as the date on |
which Joe B. Baker, x. T. Coffey and
Fain. the nortaries shut out by
the government on account of their
on the Rosebud reservation land
may appear here and show
why their commissions as no.
tarics should not be Cancelled.
PARkER-A joint Methodist Sunday
picnic Of the Parker and Hurley
Sunday schools was held yesterday in
Will Coddington grove three and
miles from Parker. A band
OF music was furnished by Parker. led !
by Mr. Curyea. "A ball game between
and Hurley Sunday school
and other sports furnished at
for the day.
DEADWOOD-Not in many wears
has the prospect for prairie chickens
and grouse In the Black Hills been SO
good as this year. For five years the
birds have been protected, the killing
reason opening again September 10
and lasting n month During the i've
years the birds have multiplied andy,
-sssvipss rom hunting licenses this
year are expected to be unusually
heavy.
SIOUX FALLS-Elaborate dedica-
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