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

Of a well known farmer living some
miles from town. was the victim Of a
peculiar accident. While driving to
town in an automobile she attempted to
raise the wind shield with one hand.
with the result that two Of her fingers
were caught and crushed. 1t was nee
essary to unscrew the wind shield be-
fore her fingers could be released.
SIOUX FALLS-Miss Belle Petit
grew, sister of ex-senator Pettigrew.
and for more than a quarter of a CEN
fury a resident of Sioux Falls, died
Sunday at a Chamberlain sanatorium
of hardening of the arteries, after a
prolonged illness. She had served as a.
missionary during her younger woman
hood II had visited many parts OF the
world.
ARDMORE-At a mass meeting OF
business men. a Harvest Festival as
ISOLATION was formed and it was de-
cided to hold a harvest festival and
celebration on September Z. Commit
tees were appointed to make the neces-
sary arrangements. Amusement fea-
lures will be ball games and other
sports. T.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES farmers OF
this vicinity are organizing a o
ative company and will erect and oper-
ate a farmers elevator here. The cons
any will have a capital Of IS, 000. The
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possible So the company Will receive its
share of this falls business.
WINNER = Elaborate preparations
are being made for the annual picnic
and celebration of the homesteaders OF
"Trip county, which will be held Mon
day, August 5. in a fine grove on
Thunder creek, II miles northeast of
Winner. Various sports will be pro-
vided
o1aaninr o,,t +bo -
tesian well which furnishes the resi-
dents of Murdo with water for fire pro-
lection and domestic purposes it was
discovered that the water is heavily
impregnated with gas. Steps nave
been taken to utilize the gas for heat
ing and cooking purposes.
LENNOX-Recently a numbe of
satchels have disappeared from the
waiting room OF the Milwaukee Rail-
way company here, leading the author
tiles to believe that there is an organ-
lied gang of grip thieves operating in
LennoX.
PARMER-Reports made at the an
ual meeting of the Farmers Elevator
company show the company to be in
good finacial condition. The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: President, Henry Roth; secre-
tary, Lewis Weber; manager, George
Roster.
CORSICA-Corsica will be seven
years odd in August, and it has been
decided to hold celebration festivities
on Friday and Saturday, August 16 and
IL. Various sports will be provided for
the entertainment of the several thous-
and persons who will be in attend
ance.
TRANSFORMERS. C. w. Wolter,
who for some time has been pastor of
the loca! German Congregational
church, has rendered his resignation,
having accepted an offer to do educa-
tional work during the next two years,
for Redfield college.
HIGHMORE-Of a band organized
here in 1885, two of the members yet
are residents of the city. They are,
George Stoner and ]. K. Van Camp, now
numbered among the more prominent
citizens of Highmore.
CARTER-At a special election,
bonds were voted for the erection OF
two school buildings in his district,
one in Garter and the other some miles
in the country. The work of construc-
ton will at once.
SIOUX FALLS-vern Farley, the
young son of a farmer living near Gay
vile, vas seriously injured as the re-
suit of being thrown from a horse. He
still is in a semi-conscious condition
and it is feared he sustained a concus-
sion of the brain.
NAPLES-The farmers elevator
company has elected the following Of
~ficers: Manager, Peter Johnson; board
of managers, F. L. Fuller, b. O. Olson,
A. M. Christopherson, D. H. Pomeroy,
Lewis kirkeby, Martin Anderson. OLAF
Lahren.
ABERDEEN-F. A. Craft, until re-
Gently state fire marshal, has %onnect
ed himself with an Aberdeen fire in
surance company, of which he will be
manager. He will move his family,
from Mitchell to Aberdeen at once.
ASHTON-The barley and oats har-
vest has begun in Sphinx county Wheat
cutting will begin this week. The
Ashton Commercial club gives out
word that from 100 to 200 men are
wanted in that vicinity.
LEAD-The city council rejected all
bids for the erection of the new city
hall, all of them exceeding the amount
appropriated for the purpose. The
proposition has been called off for the
present.
IPsWICH-The county commission
ers refused a license for a saloon in
Craven. They also reduced the mum
Der from two to one in Hosmer. This
leaves but three salons in Edmunds
county.
WINNER-Bishop Busch, of Lead, in
charge of the Catholic diocese Of west
erH SOuIn Dakota, was present and adj
ministered the rite of confirmation on
40 new members of the local Catholic
church.
LEAD-Judge Rice has adjourned
circuit court for Meade county until
September 8, at which time the trial
of Elmer Southmayd, charged with the
murder of his wife, will be brought up.
GARY-Byron Croker was badly in
lured when his horse ran away and
dragged him along a barbed wire fence.
The wire raked his limbs in a horrible
manner.
BRIDGEWATER-It has been de-
cided to hold a harvest festival here
on Wednesday,, August IA, and various
committees have been appointed to
make the necessary arrangements.
WHITE LAKE-A miniature tornado
totally wrecked the fine barn on the
farm of Frank Kluthe. south of town,
causing a loss OF upward of $1,000,
which is covered by insurance.
REDFIELD-Frank M. Byrne, repub-
IIiCan nominee for governor who no,