The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-07-25
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

AIN EtS-Al u recent IueelIIiS W
the Commercial club arrangements
We're made to celebrate the labor day
which Wagner has regularly celebrated
for the past 10 years, This year II Will
surpass all previous celebrations. Wag-
| ner being q candidate for the county
! seat II will make every effort to give
the people of Charles Mix county the
grandest celebration in the history OF
| the county. A large mount of money
Will be spent in free attractions and
among other attractions will be a fly
ing machine.
| PRESHQ-L. II. King was a candidate
for country treasurer on the republican
ticket at the June primary. King, who
was q farmer, gave much of his time
In travelling over the large county, and
spent about $500 In his campaign. He was
defeated and the fact of his defeat and
the money he had spent SO preyed on his
mind that he became insane. He was
taken before the county authorities and
pronounced insane, after which he was
taken in charge by his father, who lives
at Perry, Ia.
ABERDEEN-Michael Seller, a well
known resident of Greenway township, in
Mcpherson county, met death by shoot
ing, presumably by accident, although the
facts may never be known. While work
ing about his farm he discovered two
prairie chickens, and hastened to a neigh
ber's where he borrowed a shotgun and
started to get the chickens. About 4
o'clock in the afternoon his body was
found, with q wound in the left side near
the heart.
PIERRE-A party of boosters from
Ainsworth. Neb,. are In this city today
in conference with Pierre business men
in an attempt TO organize the towns
through the central part of the state
To secure the proposed line of road from
the gulf To Canada, the proposed Cana
dian terminal being Moose Jaw. AT
a meeting here today q committee of
business men was appointed to join
with the Nebraska men in their ef-
forts.
KIMBALL-At the annuai meeting
of the stockholders of the Brule Coun-
tv Fair association the following Off
cerS we're elected: President. w. G.
Richards; SECRETARY. P. V. Lenz; treas
urer. e, B. Hubbard. Hereafter the
annual meetings of the stockholders
VIII be held the second Saturday in
February of each year instead of in
july.
LEAD-From present indications it looks
as though 1872 will go down in the history
of the Black Hills as another year without
a summer. During the late rains snow fell
IN Lead and vicinity to the depth of about
two inches, and 1t was colder than the
10" 49, = VI iobS Ian III NCiSSik bGtlS
very comfortable.
DALLAS-While walking in the
brush in the eastern part of Gregory
county, near the Missouri river, a car
penter named Johnson was struck by a
rattlesnake. 1t was some time before
. physician could reach him and when
last heard from he was in a serious
condition.
EUREKA-"Field day" at the state
experiment farm at Eureka attracted
many farmers. Lectures We're given by
Professors A. N. Hume, ]. G.. Hutton and
NJ. Champlin. of the state college at
Brookings, and by NJ. t. Lightner, of Ros-
coe. Crops IN the vicinity are excellent.
PARKER-Preparations are being
made for the home coming celebration
at Parker August q, % and %. Many
former residents of Parker and Turner
county are expected to visit the old
scenes during the three days n &C
cept the hospitality of the city.
PIERRE-The state board of assess
ment n equalization has completed
its hearing regarding railway assess
ments and has decided to leave them
about as they We're, assessing a few
new improvements and lowering in a
few instances.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS men of this place
have decided to hold a harvest festival
September Z when races and sports and an
elaborate display of agricultural products
will be shown. An all-night rain fell
throughout this county last night doing
great good.
Observation-Disclosures bonds to
the amount of $500 have just been
paid by City Treasurer Brown. m
cluded in the debt Just paid off was
a $4,000 bond which was issued 80 years
ago to assist in building the county
court house.
WASHINGTON sPRINGs-The fact that
a fine race track is in course of construc-
ton here has caused a movement for a
county fair this fall. A mass meeting
soon will be held SO committees can be
appointed to make the necessary arrange
ments.
GRoTON-The annual report of the
board Of education shows hat thu
bonded indebtedness of the Groton
school district has been reduced from
100000 to $11 500. The board also has
a fund OF nearly $1,000 in cash on
hand.
MONTROSE-The Commercial club
has appointed committees to make ar
rangements for a fall festival Septem-
Der y is and IS under the auspices of
the club. There will be an exhibit of
farm products. Various sports will be
provided.
HURON-D. B. Quincy, of Yankton,
has been appointed superintendent of
the horticultural department of the
state fair by the board of agriculture.
He succeeds H. c. Warner, who is UNI
able to serve on account of i'll health
DALLAS-Walter H. Kupfer, assist
ant cashier in a local bank, has Just
received from the government a bronze
service medal in commemoration of the
fact of his Philippine service. He
served two years and 10 months.
BIG SToNE-This years apple crop
In this vicinity will be a heavy one.
All the trees are fairly loaded, the sea-
son having been a favorable one for
apples. The crop will be the largest
raised here for some years.
PIERRE-Chairman Geo. M. Smith.
of the committee of the State Educa-
tional association on the amendment Of
its constitution, has called a meeting
of the committee at Mitchell for an
early August date.
P1ERRE-President yercoe, of the
state of health, has called @
meeting of the board for July Is to dis
cuss certain recent opinions of the at
torney general limiting his salary and
other matters.