The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

S1,Uo0tOt1, " WIllCI StoO'C4f No
general fund and this it Is estimated
will carry the state on a cash basis
until some time in the fall. along with
the returns from June and september
calls on the counties. In the cash was
1885, $50 belonging to tbs public school
income fund, which will be distributes
in a few days, and go into the various
funds of the state. The tWine plant
fund carried $16,410 and the game fund
$31, 1858.
FLANDREAU-The Indian Young
Mems Christian association has just
concluded its first general convention
at this place. From the PENN OF
the convention until the closing, the IN
terest was great, and the attendance,
was larger than expected. There were
delegates from Nebraska, North n
South Dakota and even from the re-
mote parts of the reservations in Mon
tana there came delegates.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have been
completed for the annual meeting or
the Baptists of central South Dakota,
to ommenc here Tuesday OF next
week n continue in session until
Thursday. There will be three SEES
sions daily. Among the outside men
who will be present Will be Rev. II. X
Best, pastor of the First Baptist church
at Sioux Falls, and Rev. Alva ]. Bras
leu, VI oIL bOuSc, Id.
SIOUX FALLS-James Barnes,
Frank Cousins and William Wright,
arrested here as fugitives from justice,
at Sioux Center, Ia, where 1t IS al
legged they robbed a store, and for
whom requisition papers We're ISSUED
by the governor Of Iowa and honoreo
by the authorities of South DAKOTA
will not return to Iowa until they lave
made a 'last ditch fight in the Local
courts.
MITCHELI-The little son of An
drew Ellwein, a travelling man of his
! city, is dead as the result of blood poi
soning and lockjaw. A week ago ne
was coasting Town a. street n
plunged into an express wagon and was
injured about the head, in which 6
deep cash was cut. His case was moi
regarded as serious until blood poison
set in and lockjaw followed.
SIOUX FALLS-The annual picnic
and celebration of the Early Settlers
association Of Minnehaha county, which
was to nave been held this week at g
point on the Big Sioux river about J.:
rainy weather, has been postponed un.
til June 81. When the picnic is held
it will be attended by from $4,000 to
$4,000.
BURKE-While Claude Harrison, 8
homesteader living near Burke, was al
work in his fields his fine barn caught
fire from some mysterious origin ano
was totally TIC show their
sympathy for him, five of his neigh.
bors, with five listers n 20 horses
went to his farm and finished listing
his corn crop. When he gets the lum-
Der on the ground they also will AID
him in erecting a new barn.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fear James
Mcmahon, who was shot in the Mil
x,~, H. r~Sl I~-a IL. 49, t~
escape from an officer, will die. The
officer fired low, but the ball struck
Mcmahon in the hip. The mans sys-
tenn was pretty thoroughly i~mpregnated
with liquor, and the physicians fea1
septic poisoning will set in.
WINFIELD-W. T. Murphy, travel
ing salesman for a Huron firm, was
taken suddenly with a stroke Of apo
plexy while calling on his trade here.
Mr.. Murphy felt his trouble coming on
and was helped to a home on Main
street where doctors were called at
once. Mr.. Murphy was able to return
to Huron e morning.
CLARK-Owing to lack of patronage
the creamery at this place, which some
years ago was one of the leading in
stitutions of it's kind in the state, has
been closed down. The farmers of the
surrounding region find grain and corn
raising so profitable that they do not
devote the attention to dairying that
they formerly did.
PIERRE-The Great Northern has
filed 81 increased freight rate tariff
schedule with the railway commission
which has been taken under advise
ment. A similar one made by the Mil
waukee a few weeks 6 was temper
arily suspended, pending investigation
by both the state and interstate COM
missions.
STURGIS--The grand jury in
dicted Edwin Southmayd for murder OF
ranch on Big Bottom June 9. South
mayd is in The county jail here. The
remains of the woman were buried ir
Whitewood cemetery Thursday after
noon. The grand jury still is in ses-
sion.
PIERRE-State Auditor Andersen il
making the June call for taxes. Call:
TENDER and December. The first an(
third are the heaviest. This one is *.
pected to yield less the 500, 600; 8
counties being in debt to the state, 1.
of them for sums less than 1000.
ABERDEEN-Over two and one-hal,
inches Of rainfall is reported in Aber.
deen in June. Rains this week have
state. according to reports reaching
here. and the soil is in excellent con.
dition. Farmers report crop prospect.
excellent so far this season.
BELLE FOURCHE-A dairy meet.
ing was held at the opera house here
today. Among the prominent men wht
addressed the gathering We're E. Lar.
son, professor of dairy h~usbandry IL
the State College OF Agriculture a
Bookings. and A. P. Ryger, stat,
dairy commissioner.
GROTON-A petition signed b,
practically every resident of Grotor
has been filed with the officials of tn,
Milwaukee Railway company askinf
h Ia the company construct a new de,
pot building here. 1t is expected tn,
petition will be granted.
FAULKTON-The commissioners o
Faux county rejected the bonds o
several saloonkeepers in the count.
and have refused licenses to all wht
have applied. After July 1 there will
be no saloons in Faux county.
LEOLA-A Boy Scout organization
has been perfected here. Herbert Arnd
was chosen patrol leader and Leonard
Lowry assistant patrol leader. Gross
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