The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DEADWooD-In the United States
court here today, John c. Jordan, y
wealthy merchant of Gordon, Neb., was
indicted for selling cattle which had
been unlawfully removed from the
Pine Ridge ndian reservation by
Louis x. Mousseau, a halfbreed. An
Indictment also was returned agains,
the latter, and he appears as a wit.
ness against Jordan. The indictment
alleges that 1856 head of cattle were
thus disposed of, in punches of from
10 to rs, during a period extending from
January to June, 1910.
DEADWOOD-The cases agains:
ty, his brother, David Fall. deputy
auditor, and r. G. X. Hewlett, a bids
and fur dealer of Rapid City, indicted
for using the United States mails in
connection with a conspiracy to de-
fraud, will be tried next week. A mo-
ton to quash the indictment against
Hewlett, on the ground that he had
appeared as a witness before the grand
jury against the Falls, was denied by
Judge Elliott.
BEMIS-An interesting family re-
union took place at the farm home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert a Steenwyck,
near here. Brothers n sisters who
had not been together for a period of
35 years were participants. They were
w. A. Van Steenwyck, of Sioux Cen
ter, Ia: John Van Steenwyck, of Siam
ford, Tex; Mrs. J.. p. Muilenburg, of
Hull, Ia; Neil Van Steenwyck, Of Edg-
erton, Mimi, and Frank and Bert Van
Steenwyck, residents of this vicinity.
HERMOSA-At h Matterly ranch,
Mrs. Jas, Crow placed her 4-year-old
son on the saddle of a supposedly gen
tie horse. The animal took fright at
its unaccustomed mount and started to
buck. Mrs. Grow was thrown to the
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the horse galloped to the stable, on the
way to which he jumped a fence. The
child chung to the saddle and was a k
an Off unframed.
SIOUX FALLs-At a largely attend
ed meeting the 500 club, a leading So
cial organization, was ~reorganized and
the following officers We're elected:
President, II. l.. Hoffman,; vice presi-
dent, L. Stroebel: secretary, Herman
Lofgren; treasurer, Clyde Smith. Die
rectors also were elected. Fine club
rooms with q gymnasium attachment
will be maintained.
ABERDEEN-By using a discon-
nected burner from "a gas Jet as a
prod, Earl Kelley, n l~5-year-old boy
confined in the county Jail awaiting
his removal to the state reform school
at Plankinton, %dislodged n number of
bricks from the 16-inch jail wall, Inc
succeeded in making his escape. He
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of stealing a bicycle.
ONEIDA-Mrs. Margie McFall, aged
CT years, a teacher in the school here,
is probably the Oldest woman in the
state engaged in teaching. She came
to Dakota in 1888 before the organiza-
ton of Sully county. from Wisconsin,
where she had had several years expe-
rience. She has almost continuously
taught at Oneida until the present day.
WHITE OWL-While cutting bands
for a threshing machine which was
operating on his ranch southwest Of
here. M. j, Carey allowed his knife
to slip and jabbed it clear through the
center of his left hand. 1t took the
crew an hour and u half to stop The
flow of blood
YANKTON-The chicken season
opened in South Dakota today and
Yankton nimrods. instead Of staying
at home and hunting prairie chicken,
now a thing of the past, have been
compelled to go many miles to the
westward in hopes of finding g trace
of this now rare bird.
MIDLAND-Miss Liza Wilson living
near this place, recently caught a
mouse in an ordinary spring trap and
tossed it into the yard, then going out
to release the mouse. Before she ar
rived a large bull snake had seized the
mouse and trap together. winding itself
around it.
GETTYSBURG-A number of the
women of this parish of the Catholic
church have organized what will be
known as the Ladies' Catholic club
In the near future the club will hold
a grand parish reunion. Similar clubs
have been organized at Lebanon and
Seneca.
PUCKWANA-To capture a rattle
snake with IA rattles was the feat per
fOrma ny Voa nil1 TTrhop xyLN j1,or
south of town. A rattlesnake with
that number of ~rattles, which indicates
IA years of age. Is something of u
curiosity in this part of the state.
PsERRE-The state treasurer's re-
port for the month ending August 31st
shows 1884 ;475.22 in the general fund:
tot.l in all funds, $500. 1884, 90. Irvine
plant receipts, Sal, 7S4. Total on hand
from this source, 1922, 9O9.17. Game
fund, $50, 67o.95
WORTH-While he was attempting
to shoot and kill a chicken hawk. a
shotgun in the hands Of Elmer Movers.
a farmer living near town, was acct
IDENTIFY discharged, with the result that
a couple of the toes on his right foot
were shot off.
YANKTON-Myron Jencks. Young
brother of Theatrical Manager NJ. W,
JenckS. of SiouX City, was recently
very badly burned in the legs by step
ping ito a pan of hot ard. 1t will
be month before Myron will be able
to get about.
ELK PoINT-A canning factory has
been opened on the farm of NJ. j. Low,
south of town. Ten thousand cans viii
De the daily product and 20 hands win
be employed. Mr.. Low himself has 20
acres OF tomatoes, which he will can
for shipment.
9ANKTON-A deal was closed Mon
a with e. ii. Perry, of Hot Springs,
by which he will at once erect in this
city q pressed brick plant for the
anuiaeture OF the new silicate lime
install. ~
PlERRE--Workmen while cutting
me house lawn recently ran onto a
a large rattle snake. During the snrn.
mer a large number of these reptiles
nav oeen killed in Pierre; one of them
on the Northwestern station platform.
BRIDGEWATER-George Eichacker.
/ a farmer and .SfonlrH hr1al-u