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

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Improved Order OF Red Men will be held
at Brookings next year. The following
| officers were elected at the council just
adjourned: Great sachem, S. 81. Good
fellow, Brookings; great senior saga
more, DR.. e. T.. GiltneT, Redheld; great
Junior sycamore, Leo Green, Aberdeen;
great prophet, e. klaveness, Sioux Falls;
great chief of records, ED H. Glau, Aber-
deem: great keeper of wampum, Ct. b..
Purdy, Brookings; great representative
A. J. Schunk. Aberdeen: great sannap,
". C. Pohle, Sioux Falls; great meshi-
newa, S. Fred Hauge, Aberdeen: great
guard Of wiswam, J. E. Hykinbotham,
Aberdeen; great guard of forest, Clyde
Connel, Aberdeen.
PIERRE-C. O. Bailey, as attorney
for the different express companies
operating in this state, today appeared
before the state assessment board n
offered to compromise the taxes which
have been assessed against the com
panies since 1909, and which are IN
litigation. His compromise compre-
hends q settlement on a basis of 2 pei
cent on gross earnings. The matter
rets on a counter proposition by the
board making h compromise 8 pei
cent.
LEAD-The Homestake Mining COM
pany will erect a recreation building
Tor employees on q Main street lot. The
frontage will be So feet and the length
l40 feet. The front will contain a thea
ter with q seating capacity OF LOCO.
in the rear will be a library, reading
room, billiard hall, pool room, SWIM
ming pool and other conVeniences for
men. When it is done it will be the
finest building in the state built by a
corporation for its employees.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has ap-
pointed as delegates to the 23d Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress, which
holds at Sal Lake City on August 27,
DR.. F. E. Walker, Hot Springs; Rob
ert Wallace, Edgmont; W. r. Putnam,
Rapid City; ]. J.. Davenport, Sturgis;
Z. A. Cads, Belle Fourche; R. A. Bel
ski, Philip; j. A. Townsend, Murdo;
Jno. Harrison, Sioux Falls, and V. b.
Walden, Madison.
PIERRE-The committee of the State
Bar association, which has been at worB
on proposed legal reforms here for the
last two days, Will, among other things
recommend to the legislature amendments
simplifying the appeal laws, the enact.
ncut of uniform negotiable instrument and
bill ob lading laws and the enactment of a
law similar to the Kansas (blue sky) Law
n regard to transfer of stocks of cor.
porations.
PLERRE-State's Attorney Heffror
and a deputy sheriff from Lawrence
county are at Blunt in an attempt tt
locate a negro prisoner who escaped
while they were taking him to the peni.
tertiary on a sentence for forgery. The
prisoner was shackled hand and foot
when the train left, but when Blunt
80 miles east, was reached, the prison.
err had disappeared. Lat last night he
mad not been recovered.
YANKTON-A dinner. party was
spoiled for DIR. Ben Smyth here by
the ceiling giving way and precipi-
tatlng a large quantity of plaster upon
a beautifully set table. smashing the
china and completely breaking up the
party. Several of the company had
narrow escapes as the plaster was
very heavy, some pieces weighing as
much as 40 pounds.
Observation-Disclosures made at the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Farmers levat company show the af.
fairs of the company to be in excellent
condition. The following officers were
elected: President, VIM. Clarksean; sec.
rotary, G.. N. Fader; treasurer, A. J. Har.
rington. The company contemplates the
purchase Of the local Touring mill.
GARRETsON-Leonard Mjelkie. a
student brakeman, who was making
his first trip, lost an arm and sus-
tanned a badly crushed leg in making
a coupling in the Great Northern yards
here. The Sioux Falls hospital tc
Which he was taken reports his recov.
cry satisfactory after amputation
Mielkie IS a Sioux City boy.
PIERRE-The prohibitionists have
fled with the secretary of state a list
Of their candidates for presidential
electors selected at Wolsey, the list be.
ing: c. M. Dajlberg, S~trandburg; H
t. Hurd, Howell; John Nolt, Mt. Yer.
non; Earl Mccain, Underwood; c.. 4
Thompson, Worthwhile.
RAPID CITY-In answer to the reso.
luton of h county commissioners tt
enter undivided bank surplus for taxa.
ton the First National and Penning-
ton county banks have reported 500.
600 each and the Security Savings $3.50
Ihe banks will pay the tax under pro.
test and start suit for it's %recoveny.
Observation-Disclosures Commissions,
Deets is telling of a very remark
able sale of cattle made by 7. +. Gun
derson, of C~enterville, S.. D.. Mr.. Gun
derson sold 85 steers, averaging 1886
pounds each, at $40 per 100; aggre-
eating S12,495. This was the highest
price ever paid on h Chicago market,
.wooNsocKET-The second annual.
picnic given under the auspices of the
knights OF Columbus at Ruskin Pars
was a decided success from every
standpoint. Nearly 1900 people wit.
messed the two ball games and listened
to the entertainment provided.
LEAD-Miss Mary Reimer has been
appointed to h Lead police force. Her
duties will be to visit the stations,
parks and dance halls as the especial
guardian Of girls and women. The new
officer is experienced in social settle
ment work.
ABERDEEN-Miss Margaret Bot
tum, an Aberdeen young woman and
a graduate, class of 1912, of the Uni
versity of Colorado, has been appointed
a teacher in mathematics at the North
ern Normal and Industrial school here.
YANKTON-The annual and impos-
ing ceremony of a class Of Benedictine
nuns taking their final solemn vows
took place here this week at Sacred
Heart convent, with Bishop O'Gorman
and q large congregation present.
PIERRE-The state house lawn which
was started this spring has done exceed
ingly well. and now for the first time
since its construction the capitol BUILDING
is surrounded by green. much enhancing
its beauty.
YANKTON-Some badly needed
w have fallen here recantIy