The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-12-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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ABERDEEN-On January 1 a law
partnership of more than 20 years
standing will terminate when e. 7.
Taubman takes his seat as county
judge of Brown county and retires from
the firm of Taubman, Williamson &
Williamson. More than 20 years g
Mr.. Taubman and George N. William
son formed a partnership and have
been together ever since. A few years
ago r. F. Williamson, a nephew to the
junior member of the firm, was admit
ted. ~.
MITCHELL-The Milwaukee COM
pany was able to send trains across
the Missouri river today for the first
time in 10 days, when the bridge was
again opened to traffic. An immense
quantity of ice came down stream and
when the bridge was opened to let it
through, 1t clogged and prevented clos
ing the bridge. The railroad mpa
transferred the express and
mail across the river during the week.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Indian lands
opened to settlement in portions of South
Dakota found to contain coal and other
mineral deposits are to be made subject
to disposal under the general provisions
of the coal and mineral land laws" ac-
cording to the terms of a bill introduced
by Representative Martin, of South Da-
kota. His bill refers to lands in the Rose
bud, White River, Lower Brule, Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock reservations.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES up to the pres
ent time has Installed 120 electrolier
posts of five lights each. More posts,
are being installed to illuminate two
more thoroughfares. These improve
ments will be emphasized in the spring
by the addition of paved streets, as a
committee from this city recently in
spected the concrete paving done in
Mitchell. last summer and We're greatly
pleased with it.
PIERRE-The secretary of state has Is
sued a charter to the incorporation of
the South Dakota Humane society, of
Aberdeen. AS usual. in such organiza-
lions, there is no~capital stock, but the
incorporators are prominent Aberdeen
citizens as follows: e. Kennedy, S. A.
Darling, Mrs. f. Littlefield, Henry D.
Cough, Charles N. Herried, A. w. Voc
disch, Mrs. S. F. Hoffman and w. H..
Breed.
WASHINGTON. d. C. ,rhe national
board of soldiers homes has
ed that a steel reservoir be erected at
Battle Mountain sanitarium in Hot
Springs, S. D. p. H. Barry, a member of
the board, now in Washington, advised
Representative Martin, of the Hot Springs
district, that a portion Of the so-called
"posthumous fund" had been set aside for
| the purpose.
PIERRE-State Engineer Lea has been
requested to prepare an article on the SUBJ
! ject of good roads and modern bridges
and the benefits to be derived Gherefrom.
This article is to be sent to the National
Association of Thresher manufacturers by
whom it will be reprinted In large quanti-
ties and sent to every farmer in the state.
ABERDEEN-The Rev. D. McMasters,
for the past two years pastor Of the First
Baptist church, has resigned to accept a
call by the Baptist church of Huron, S. d.
The congregation is reluctant to accept 1t,
as Rev. MI. McMasters is personally pop
ular and an eloquent preacher. He came
to Aberdeen from Bedford, Ia.
ABERDEEN-The budget committee of
the Aberdeen Commercial club, appoint
ed for the purpose of fixing upon a plan
| for raising a lump sum for promotion OF
Enterprises, has reported In favor of max
ing $4,000 the minimum. amount to be
raised, and it is hoped to. raise the sub
scriptson to $500 or ss5. 900.
HGRoN-The clerk OF. courts of the cir
cult court, ninth judicial. circuit, has Just
drawn the list of jurors for the regular
January term, which opens at 8 O'Clock q.
M, January S, 1918. A good number of cases
are to be brought up at that time, the
calendar for the term being a fairly long
one.
WILLOW LAKES-The knights of
Pythias have elected the following Off
GERS: Chancellor commander. J. NJ. Lord;
vice chancellor, Il. w. Green; keeper of
records and seals. Ed f, Williams; master
of exchequer, w. I. Purdie.
WAGNER-It is the proud claim of the
residents of this place that Wagner ships
| and receives more goods than any other
town on the Platte line of the Milwaukee
Railway company. During November the
business of the mpa here aggregated
s21, 426. 63.
PH1LIP-New officers of the Masonic
lodge, are: Master, c.. e. McLane; senior
warden, Oscar Hargesheimer; junior
warden, Ned Ronning: secretary, o. K.
Whitney; treasurer, r. B.. Driver.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have final
ly been5inade for an. electric light sys-
tenn. furnished by a light and power com
pany at Hartford. TIL work Of extending
the system to Humboldt will be COM
menced at once.
MILLER-At Seneca the two children Of
M. E. Stevens and wife ate pills that they
found in a bureau and their lives were
despaired of for some time until a stom-
aeh pump was used to save them.
HARTFORD-The local Degree of Hon
or lodge has elected the following officers:
Chief OF honor, Mrs. Wanke; recorder,
Mrs. NJ. Caldwell: lady Of honor, Mrs.
Jones: inancier. Mrs. b.. Gregg.
FLANDREAU-The Rebekah lodge has
elected the following officers: N. G., Mrs.
G. E. Bates; ". G., Mrs. r. Jaeger; sec
rotary, Mrs. Chas. Heathfield; treasurer,
Mrs. Philo Snyder.
BRIDGEWATER-Harm Huisman, OF
Bridgewater township, delivered 80 head
of fat hogs to L. j.. Schroeder, of this
city today for which he received the snug
sum of s944.5o.
WATERTOWN-A special election was
held here today at which the proposition
of providing the principal business street
with cluster lights was submitted to the
voters.
WILLOW LAKES-The Odd Fellows
have elected the following new officers:
Noble grand, J. f. Flindt: vice president.
Jas. Petit; secretary. Fred Peck; treas
urer, E.G. Felix.
MILLER-The Commercial club here
gave its annual banquet and entertain
ment to the members and their families.
One hundred n g~eighty-fye tickets were
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