The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

MOUND CITY-A young man mama,
Russell is under arrest at Mound CITY
charged with hurglarizing several stores
in Campbell ounty towns. He was ar-
rested for breaking into the store of Lam
bert Tfnholt at Herreid, securing a small
amount of change from the cash drawer
and a quantity of ammunition and several
revolvers. After being taken to Mound
City he acknowledged having also burglar
lied j. III. Fishers store and Henry
Hintz's saloon at Mound City. Russell! i:
the son OF respectable parents living two
miles north Of town. He is 10 years or
age.
PIERRE-The state railway commission
will hold two hearings at Mellette on the
23d day of this month, one on the com
plant of the towns along the MINNEAPOLIS
u st. Louis railway from Condo to Te
Beau, as to the service they are giving
their patrons, and the other in regard to.
alleged wrong routing of freight, which
required the shipper to pay excessive
freight charges. A hearing will be held
at Faulkton on the oath of the month. on
the complaints of shippers on the Milwau.
kee line who are demanding better service.
BELLE FOURCHE-A few DAYS ago
The Sioux City Tribune advertised for the
whereabouts of George e. Calkins, for
neTly of Bonesteel, S. D., declaring that =.
deceased relative had left him an estate
Ihis came to the attention of George A.
Nah-ti ." oIiSilCi tNlllR III fTnlIfala
near here. Calkins lived at Bonesteel In
the boom days and then came to this
section. He believes he is the CaIkins
wanted and has communicated with the.
postmaster at Bonesteel to establish his,
identity.
SIOUX FALLs-Mrs. C. j. Hewitt, of
Turton, has asked the assistance of the
newspapers in finding her son. Elze Kent.
who left his home at Turton about Octo.
per l last. and of whom nothipp hoe c;,a<
been seen or heard. He Is II years of age
about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs about
145 pounds, and has dark hair and ewes
The mother is almost distracted because
of his absence and asks that anyon,
knowing his whereabouts immediately
communicate with her at Turton.
WEBSTER-Fire DESTROYED the furnf-
ture store Of Chapman & Son, causing a
loss of $1,000 on the stock, and 1000 on the
household goods, the family living in the
rear OF the store. The building was dam.
aged to the extent of $1,000. The stock
and household goods were insured for
half their value. The fire is supposed 10
have started from an electric light wire
The firemen fought the blaze while the
temperature was 80 below zero, but were
unable to subdue it.
BROOKINGS-The South Dakota State
Horticultural society will hold its 2srd an
nual meeting at the state college al
Bookings January 16 to IS inclusive. The
leading horticulturists OF South Dakota
and the northwest will be present to sivs
inspiring addresses. There will be an
apple display and exercises in identifying
fruit. There will also be a daily school
In plant propagation giving practical
demonstrations in grating, budding, prun-
ing, layering, etc.
ABERDEEN-Aberdeen ministers are
going to make an effort to route out the
divorce evil in this city at least by refus-
ing to marry couples where either person
mas been previously divorced except for
scriptural reasons. This action was taken
by the ministerial association following
the reading of a paper by Rev. ]. w. Hy-
slop, of the Episcopal church, in which he
discussed THE Divorce Evil" in a very
able manner.
ABERDEEN-The Milwaukee line be-
tween Aberdeen and Milbank has been re
paired and trains are again resuming Their
customary schedule after having been lin
tied to between six and 10 miles an hour
for the past three days on account of up
ward of 600 rails having been broken by
fiat wheels on the diner of the Olympian,
which reached this city Wednesday morn
ing from the east.
PIERRE-The department of game and
fish has issued in pamphlet form a com
plete list of the South Dakota game laws,
including those of the past session. They
will be distributed free Upon application
and the department urges every sports
man within the state to send for a COPY
in order that there may be a greater un-
derstanding, and consequently fewer yio-
lations Of the law.
ABERDEEN-Miss Lily Small, a well
liked young woman for three years en-
ployed in the Ingersoll grocery, died in a
local hospital here Of complications fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis. Her
home was at LeMars, Ia, and the body
Will be taken there for burial. A sad fea-
ture of the case is that Miss Small's moth
er is desperately Ill at LeMars.
FAULKTON-Rev. w. M. Evans. for
some time pastor of the local Congrega-
tional church, has rendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect June l next, after
which date he expects to take up another
line of work. The church has prospered
greatly under his direction, and 1t was
with regret that the resignation was ac-
cepted.
PIERRE-The game department reports
that the 200 Chinese pheasants purchased
by that department at the cost of 81, 200
last spring, and distributed TO interested
parties Throughout the state, have greatly
prospered during the summer, as is indi-
Gated by numerous reports received giving
notice OF large increase. They were all
placed in wooded districts.
BRITTON-The term of circuit court
for Marshal county commenced at Brit
ton this week. The calendar is a long
one, but most cases are of minor import
ance. The first case to come to trial is
Of Walter Lowman, who is charged
with having bitten off the nose of Wnl
1mpecoven in q fight at Kidder a year
ago..
1ROQUOIS-The residents of, Iroquois
are not becoming liberal patrons of the
postal savings department which was
added to the postofice about three months
ago. At the conclusion of the three
months the deposits amounted to sl1.1o.
while the local banks have deposits aggre,
eating $500, 900.
GRoToN-The Masonic association ha.
q committee to arrange for ex.
tensive improvements to the Masonic tenn
pie. The association has elected the fol.
lowing officers: President, F. E. Car,p.
bell; vice president, c. w Kranhold; sec