The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-11-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

SIOUX FALLS-As the result of being
slightly scratched on the side of the face
by the moving belt on n corn shredder,
j. r. Thomas, a we'll known farmer of
Brown county, is dead. The injury appar-
emily healed soon after being inflicted, and
Thomas kept on with his farm work. In
lection developed and caused swelling,
which steadily grew more serious and
continued until Thomas was smothered to
death. physicians being unable to give
him relief.
SIOUX FALLS-Relatives in the state
have been advised of a serious accident
which befell Henry Nancy. a former resi-
dent of South Dakota, who for some time
has been a grain buyer at Muenster. Can
ada. A boy entered his office and picked
up a repeating shotgun, and while exam
lining 1t the weapon was discharged, the
charge striking Nancy in the arm and
SCATTERING it to such an extent that it had
to be amputated close to the shoulder.
FLANDREAU-The local business men
have ~inaugurated a movement to have a
government experimental farm at the In
dian school in the outskirts of Flandreau.
A representative of the agricultural de-
partment has been here talking the mat
ter over with the business men and looks
with favor on the project. 1t is probable
his report will recommend that such a
farm be established.
PIERRE-The state veterinarian has is
sued a number of certificates for payment
for horses which have been killed ON ac-
count of their having been afflicted with
CHAMBERS. These certificates have not yet
been presented to the state auditor for
payment. Those who do not get to the
department prior to the list of January
become void and cannot be paid.
YANKTON-The senior class of the
Yankto high school will issue a school
annual to contain about $50 pages of pic
lures and writeups with appropriate COW
err, the edition to be out about May 1. This
is the first time the high school has at
tempted anything of this sort. Miss Mar
garet Bergsvik has been elected editor and
Miss Alta Edwards business manager.
ORIENTAL the family home or a farm
northwest of town occurred the death of
John O'Donnell, an aged pioneer OF Faux
county. He had been a resident of the
county for a quarter OF a century, and
was a prosperous and influential citizen.
He was IS years of age. He was born in
Ireland and came to America in 1867. He
is survived by seven children.
CUSTER-At a mass meeting of Custer
citizens a civic federation was organized
with the following officers: President, L.
j. Morgan; vice presidents, w. f. HanIey,
M. j. Bailey; secretary, Mrs. Chas. Per-
rim; treasurer, Miss Gladys Fitch. The
purpose OF the federation is to promote
the moral. intellectual and social improve
ment of the town and it's residents.
ABERDEEN-Louis Schott. who. ESCAPED
from the state insane asylum at Yankton
four months ago, was captured by Deputy
Sheriffs Wyckoff and Elliott on his farm
Stratford. He willingly came to Alb
erdeen and will be returned to the state
Schott became insane through
breeding over unfortunate Investments.
VERMILLION-A number of the local
have organized a concert band
and will make it a permanent feature of
the city. DR.. G. w. Collins is the direc-
tor and frequent rehearsals will be held
until the band is brought up to a high
financial support.
PlERRE-This year the deer shooting
In the hills is the poorest for some time,
even SO 30 licenses at IS each have
been issued. Last year in all there were
2l6. with two nonresident ones at SIS.
There have been no nonresident licenses
issued so far this year. The season for
deer closes November 80, at midnight.
WHITE OWL-W. A. Derrick, living
near Tama, went to a neighbor to borrow
a wagon which he hitched behind his own
in hauling it home. In going down hill
the wagon in the rear started to run over
the front one, and in endeavoring to pre-
vent it, Derrick's leg was.caught between
the two wagon and broken.
observation-disclosures Carpenter, a pio-
neer resident of this part of South Da-
kota. died of pneumonia after a brief ILL
ness. He had been a resident of this part
of the state for "a years. He was 67 years
of age and is survived by four brothers,
two sisters and a daughter. His wife died
five years ago. &
PARKER-W. n. King, Of Parker, rep
resenting the South Dakota board of
of the National Prison congress.
held at Baltimore last week. While east
Mr.. King visited the New York, Ohio, and
Maryland state penitentiaries.
IPSWICH-To settle a controversy as to
whether or not Edmunds county has more
hailing from Iowa than Wis
consin the names of those coming in from
the two states will be secured and pub
lished in the Ipswich Tribune. A num-
Der of bets a been made on the propo-
sition.
PIERRE The National Investment
company, of Mitchell, with J. w. Helti-
bridl and e. NJ. Shuster as ~incorporators,
been given the right to do business
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sell lands and do a general investment
business.
BANCROFT-The new rural mail deliv-
cry route which will be established from
the Bancroft postofice on January I, will
a distance of 32ih miles and will
prove of great convenience to scores of
CHELSEA-Asle Helgelien, a prominent
and prosperous farmer residing near Chel-
sea, has lost his mind and has been sent
to the asylum at Yankton. Physicians
examined him state his disease is in
durable. sssSs
ORIENT-The local orchestra is rapidly
becoming one of the leading musical Or
CARNATIONS of its kin In eastern South
Dakota. It was recently warmly received
a tour or the own in the surrounding
and will make another tour IN the
ear future.
IROQUOIS-Bnsiness men OF Huron and
Iroquois have i-naugurated a movement
for the construction Of a model highway
between the two towns in accordancesw with
the provisions OF the good roads law re-
Gently adopted by the voters OF South
Dakota
MADIsON-At the annual business
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