The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

| BoieSteel poStoluce on January 10.
PIERRE-sunday the large residence on
the ranch of w. E.. Skinner, at Manila,
was destroyed by fire, with a loss of
several thousand dollars, partly covered
by 5000 insurance. The fire started from
the stove.
PIFRRE-This city wants canner!es. The
local commercial club is e~ndeavoring to
secure the location of such at Pierre the
coming season, Offering as an inducement
any acreage desired and natural gas for
heat and power.
BRITTON-The January term of state
circuit court for Marshall county win
convene here on Tuesday of next week.
with Judge Frank McNulty presiding.
quite a number of important cases are to
be disposed OF and the term promises to
be quite prolonged.
PIERRE-The management Of the state
conservation congress has received notice
from the agricultural department that
Chas. H.. Hoyt, of the bureau of good
roads, accompanied by stereopttcan views,
will be at Sioux Falls on January 10 to
address the congress.
MISUNDERSTANDING the closing of the
doors of the Meade County bank, at Stur-
gis, articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the American Exchange bank. of
SuJrgis, with a capital of So, coo. The in
corporators are: Joseph Meyer, Henry
S, Burch and James AIcNenny.
BIG sTONE-C. w. Auendor has To-
Gated the hun of the old steamboat. Big
Stone City, which was burned on big
stone lake about 70 years ago, and viii
salvage it. The boat was one OF the
largest ever on the lake and at the time
it burned was the property of a st. Paul
man.
ABERDEEN-Over 100 travelling sales
men out of Aberdeen sat down to a BAN
quet at the Aberdeen Commercial club
last evening, rendered them by Aberdeen
jobbers. y fine menu, music by a good
orchestra, and a number of toasts helped
make the evening a delightful one to
hosts and guests.
CLEARFTELD-While husking corn, L.
L. Hornick, a well known homesteader of
this portion of Trip county. espied a
lynx, which he shot and killed. The ami
ma was % inches high and 40 inches in
length and weighed over 20 pounds, being
one of the largest animals of the kind
ever seen in this vicinity.
PRESHO-Wolves are becoming very
numerous on the lower section of the
Lower Brule reservation, north of here,
and now have become so fierce and bold
that they attack grown steers, several OF
which they have killed. Local sportsmen
are talking of engaging in a wolf round
up for the purpose of Riding the reserva-
ton of the fierce animals.
LEAD, S. D.-After a lingering ILL
ness, Mrs. Margaret a. Grace a widow
aged 50 years, passed away at her
home here. Mrs. Grace, with her fam
lly, has resided in the Hills more than
20 years. h was a daughter Of Cen.
M. a. Hagan, of union army fame. and
her husband was a cousin of Archbish-
op Grace. Mrs. Grace is survived by a
son and daughter here.
DEADWOOD-Slippery rails caused the
Bald Mountain ore train on the Burling-
ton to run away down grade In Nevada
gulch. near the Mogul workings. The
crew stuck until forced to jump to safety,
and the train jumped the track, the engine
remaining upright and blowing through
the snow. while the cars piled up and
scattered ore down the hiIlsides. No ono
was hurt.
PIERRE-New n~otaries are w. b. Frye,
Wolsey; a. f. Labrie, Redfeld; c.. Il.
Todd, Bridgewater; Il. p. DeNIouIin. Hot
Springs; a G.. Potter, Frederick; c.
Dickinson, Huron; ]. G. Gilbert, Hurley;
J. r.. Wilson, Kaylor: John Wiltmaver
Scotland; Reuben Reals. Hot Springs;
Wallace Purdy, Brookings; C. l.. Prouty,
Pollock; VIM. Is%senhuth, RedfeId; Clara
d. Cole, Deadwood. and d. A. Rietz, Sioux
Falls.
RAGlD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is made
here of the appointment by United States
= Rist IG, 'o me t lanes y. Elliott Of James
r,,rt ~ To- ~ 40 nitS etyS as FeteLee IN bank
tnPoeS ~ ne MeStern nan OF south Da-
-, w 'uHEe fIahN hNilhe' Judge
Lille, VINO vas a democrat and was APP
pointed py 'udge Garland, who is now on
.he commerce court bench, has served
Two years. Ills successor is a republican
and IS a we. known real estate dealer in
TINS section.
MTDLAND-A COYOTE hu,+fng a braa,-
fast near Midland thought he had found
what he wanted in . liter If stmt
in a pen. and Jumped into tbe en- l4g
to gather. fine meaI E,,+ he eatIos e1osure
slider the mother of the pigs in his oaIcu-
l%ations, and when he landed in the pen
she landed on him, and crowded him into
a corner and soon disposed of the In
truder. When the owner OF the pigs got
to the place the sow was beginning to
tear the remains of the coyote to shreds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have ha,,
made nv citizens az NTobri5~a rp,pg
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