The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-24

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side are some lodge marks, while on
the north side is the Indian gems
mark, a bird, which has been disar-
ranged, but which is thought to indi-
cate tina the snake is the work of the
Night Hawk band of Dakotas.
COMMISSION HEARING
REGARDING PHONE TOLLS
Pierre, S. D., Oct. 21.-The State
merous complaints as to the time linn
its established by the different tele-
phone companies on toll messages sent
over their lines. Some of them make
the period of conversation at the initial
price three minutes, while others make
1t two minutes. A great inconvenience
is experienced where the message Is
sent over the lines of two companies
with different limits, and this differ.
ence has frequently lead to a charge
which the customer believes to be I'M
reasonable. To assist in remedying
this matter the commission has called
a meeting to be held at the Sioux Falls
Commercial club rooms on November
Z, to which all telephone companies do
Ing business in the state are summoned
to appear and furnish all the informa-
ton in their possession with reference
to the question as" to whether there
should be established within this state
a uniform time limit for the transmits
sion of toll messages over telephone
lines, and as to whether such time
limit should be two or three minutes"
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEATH
CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED
Huron. S. D., Oct. 21.-Miss Ethel
ellis and Earl Crane, of Willow Lakes,
S. D., were given a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Case. of Willow
Lakes. TITS week, and the case was dis
missed, it being thought that there
were not sufficient grounds for bind
ing the defendants over to circuit court.
The action followed the shooting and
subsequent death of Mrs. Oliverson, OF
Willow Lakes, some months ago. When
examined, Mr.. Oliverson n Mr.. and
Mrs. Meegard, who We're members OF
the party at the time of the shooting,
all gave practically the same story.
AS they were returning from Vienna
by auto they passed Miss Gillis and
Mr.. Crane, about $50 feet distant. Aft
er passing them they heard the report
Of two rifles almost simultaneously
and Immediately saw that Mrs. Oliver
son was hurt. Both of the young peo-
pie came to the car when it stopped.
They stated that they had shot at a
telephone post across the road, n a
fresh mark on it showed that one bull
let had struck it. Mrs. Oliverson's
ASaiil oilo0Su Siio 10y
How the tragedy occurred may never
be known, but it it believed that it
was purely an accident.
MEETING OF SOUTH CENTRAL
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
Bonesteei. s.. D., Oct. 21.-The South
Central Association of Congregational
churches will hold their annual meet
ing in Bonesteel, October 20 and 80.
This association includes all the
churches in the southern and central
portion of the state. This is the first
time that a meeting of the association
has been held in Gregory county and
is considered, therefore, an event of
considerable Importance. Ample prep
arations are being made By the pastor,
Rev. John Jeffries, n the Congrega-
tional people for the welcoming and
entertaining Of the meeting. An in
teresting program has been prepared.
Among the speakers are Pro-. H. G..
Durand, of Yankton college; Rev. D.
]. Perrin, assistant state superintend-
ent, Of Rapid City: Rev. w. M. MAR.
Of Mitchell, n others.
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FORMER ARMOUR PASTOR
WILL LOCATE" A CLAIM
Armour, S. D., Oct. 21.-Rev. Charles
Thomas, who has been pastor of the
Methodist church here for the past
year, asked the M%eInOulSt conference,
recently held at Yankton. ito be To-
Gated" Mr.. Thomss has accepted the
pastorate of the Congregational church
at Al )whead, S. D., and will remove
there at once, and while acting as pas
tor will live on his claim, which is
within a mile or so of the city limits.
MI. and Mrs. Thomas have made many
friends during the time they have been
here.
Rev. Mr.. Sunderlin, the new Meth
odist pastor, Is reported to be a young
man Of ability and energy. He is ex-
pected to arrive in the city with his
bride next Friday.
CASH ON WOLF CLAIMS
AMOUNTING TO s23,e26
Pierre, S. D., Oct. 21.-The state
auditor will shortly begin issuing wolf
bounty warrants, claims against the
state amounting to $23, 1876 having ac-
cumulated during the past year. S4,684
of these were deducted owing to irregu-
Iarities, leaving a net of s18,242. This
Will make a pro rata payment of Il per
cent as against 55 per cent last year.
and a probable 80 per cent if the woI:
bounty frauds had continued. $404. 25
was recovered from the auditor of Fall
River county on warrants previously
issued. which has been returned to the
general fund.
KILLED % RATTLERs
IN PRAIRIE DOG TOWN
Philip. s. D.. Oct. 21.-While George
D. o'Connell. a farmer living about 10
miles northwest of town, was hauling
millet, he ran across a nest Of rattlers.
They were coiled in a bunch in a
prairie dog town, and MI. O'Connell
had nothing but a %pitchfork with which
TO fight them. He succeeded in killing