The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

MISUNDERSTANDING Cotfey, chair.
man of the democratic state centra'
committee, has appointed an ~eNecutivx
COMMITTEES, a meeting OF which has
been called for the Royal hotel, at
Huron, August 5. The committee CON
sists OF John w. Martin, watertown:
4. u. Morcom, o Falls; George NJ,
Engler, Ipswich, Charles w. Robertson.
Fort Pierre; Matt Plupkett, Deadwood:
T. j. Quick. kimball: H. L. Hitchcock
Mitchell.
CENTERNILLE-At a public meet
| ing Centervile business men decided to
| hold a two day celebration September
. and S, instead OF the usual one-daY
celebration Of Labor day. a commit
tee OF I'VE, with John Finley chairman,
was selected to manage the affairs,
About $500 has been subscribed and
that amount will be increased.
WHITE OWL-The Wrightsonville
postotIice. 25 miles southwest of here.
has ben discontinued on account of the
failure to cur any one to take the
place of Miss Nellie Wrightson. the
former postmistress. The store build
ing and stock in which the office was
located has been moved to Boneita
Springs.
CORSICA-Mrs. Philip Harnisch, a
prominent resident of this place, died
suddenly of heart failure. She had as
sisted in preparing breakfast as usual
and had just sat down at the table
when she complained hat she felt
queer, In a few minutes she was dead.
even before she could be taken to bed.
DE SMET-For the first time since
May, 1885, the creamery has been
colsed down, this being due to the fact
that so much cream is being sold to
cream buyers for shipment to the large
central points. For some years the
DeSmet creamery was the leading in
stitution of its kind in South Dakota.
CLARK-The local creamery COM
pany has been r~eorganiZed and will re-
open the creamery, which has been
closed down several weeks. The CO.
operative company elected the follow
ing officers: President, L. L. Kloster:
secretary-manager, Fred Hess; treas
urer, j. E. Platt.
PARKER = Oscar Buckner, farmer,
eight miles northeast of this city, had
his left hand crushed in the chain
gearing Of his harvester. Physicians
hope to save part of the hand.
GETTYSBURG-This is becoming
an important horse and cattle ship
ping point. At the present time, seven
or eight horse n cattle buyers make
their headquarters in Gettysburg and
large numbers of the animals are being
shipped by them to eastern markets.
RELIANCE-The army worm is do
ing damage here to some fields of corn.
Early planted corr is beginning to show
the effects of the dry weather, while
late planted corn is in good condition.
Fall wheat is threshing out at the rate
of about 10 bushels per acre.
YANkTON-John Norman. across
the river in Nebraska, lost a fine barn
this week by lightning. This was the
third place struck within two lays by
the electric fluid. The damage was
sllght IN the other two cases, which
was to residences in town.
JAVA-While she had the picket rope
attached to a COW around her neck, the
animal became frisky and ran a con-
siderable distance at full speed, drag
ging and badly injuring Bertha Gimble,
aged II, daughter of a we'll known
farmer living near town.
VERMILLIoN-Prof. Jesse Brum-
baugh, who resigned his position in the
college of law of the state State uni
Versity in the spring. has recided to re-
turn and will resume work here with
the opening of the university in Sep
TENDER.
RELIANCE-Record breaking prices
were paid for mich COWS and heifers
at the L. j. Vcnderheide sale, west of
town, when IL grade cows sold at prices
ranging from sf5. so to $75 Fer head and
grade yearling heifers at $35 each.
HuRLEY-The postoffice was robbed
here this week and SIPS in stamps
taken. The safe was dynamited,
frightening the robbers into making a
quick getaway. The money was not
disturbed. There is no clue.
YANKToN-A 3-year-old sister un-
dertook to pour alcohol down the throat
Of her infant sister Thursday at the
home Of Henry Alderman and fears
were entertained for the bab~'s life, but
t is now out Of danger.
ABERDEEN-Eight young women
took the vows as nuns of the Presen-
tation order at the convent here, and
six look the veil as novices. Bishop
O'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, participated
in the ceremonies.
CLEAR LAKE-At a meeting of the
republicans of Deuel. county, j.. A.
Thronson was elected chairman of the
county committee and l.. f. Hanly.
treasurer.
MADISON-An enforcement league
has been organized and will prosecute
those detected selling liquor within the
city limits. Madison now being a dry
WOCNSOCKET-Work has COM
menced on the construction of a new
$4,000 public school building.
EGAN-Extensive improvements are
being made to the school building.
OF a shortage OF
binding twfne many farmers are head.
ing grain. Fields are ripening rapidly
and the .ituation is growing serious.
Dealers say five to eight carloads of
Irvine are needed to relieve the demand
from here, west to Blunt and north
to Redfeld. Limited amount have
been received. which are portioned out
to those In greatest need. Assurances
were received that larger invoices will
arrive within "a hours.
DEADWOOD-In order to show
tourists and visitors the full beauties
OF the hills In this section, Deadwood
has organized an equestrian club COM
posed of over half a hundred members.
These Will purchase a few horses and
will provide means for tourists to ride
over the many beautiful trails around
Deadwood which cannot be reached
by auto or carriage. The formation of
the club Is upon the suggestion Of
United States Marshal Seth Bullock.
himself a noted rider.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has is-
sued a call for q general state good
roads convention to be held at this