The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DOhTG OF county tciiIlliSSIOIeIS d TeSOlu-
tion will be adopted again submitting the
question of the permanent location of the
county seat of Gregory county. This duty
Is mandatory upon the board, as Fairfax,
the present county seat, located in the
extreme east end of the county is only a
temporary location, and in order to be-
come a permanent seat 1t must receive
a majority of all votes cast at the next
general election. Four years ago Herrick,
Burke and Gregory contested for the hon
or against Fairfax, neither of which towns
received a majority, and in consequence
Fairfax remained the temporary location.
II is quite likely hat Herrick, Burke and
Gregory viii again make a try for the
honor, with the strong probability that
the seat will remain unchanged.
KIMBALL-Kimball had it's first fire
Sunday morning at 6 o'clock when flames
burst from the building on South Main
street occupied by Charles Rod as a shoe
repairing shop and cream receiving sta
ton. The fire caught from the hue, ana
before discovered and the arrival of the
fire apparatus the flames were licking the
side OF F. E.. Miller's residence, q few
inches from the burning building. The
fire was quickly extinguished with the
chemical and two lines of hose and the
loss is well covered by insurance.
CLEAR LAKE-Peter Erickson has been
loJBtu IN JalI mere 10 StINe op ddSS !oi
an unusual offense-the brutal pounding
of his own aged mother, whom he at
tackled with his fists while under the in
fluence of liquor and while he imagined
that as a pugilist he was the equal Of
Jack Johnson. In addition to the jail
sentence he also was fined $50. His arrest
was a difficult matter, as he was a little
better than a mailman, and 1T required
the assistance of a number of citizens to
make him a prisoner.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" Mundahl, aged
SO, the Oldest resident of Deuel. county,
was perhaps fatally injured when she
missed her footing and fell while walk
ing about her home here. She has since
been in a serious condition because of
her great age, and fears are entertained
that she cannot ecoveT She is one of
the most remarkable women in the state,
having retained her mental faculties and
until being injured she was as active as
most women half her age.
RAPID CITY-States's Attorney Denu
is arranging plans to trace the murderers
of Bert Morrison, whose charred remains
were found in the burned shack near
Canyon lake two weeks ago. The sheriff
is looking for the Hanley brothers,, who
were in the cabin just prior to the burn
ing and it is thought that they can
throw some light on the affair if they can
De IoulQ, MOTIlSOn S WHEREABOUTS up 10
the day of the murder having been traced
so far.
ABERDEEN-The local police have
finally located Jack the Pepper" a young
fellow who has been annoying residents
of this city for the past three months
by looking into the windows of their
homes and soaring the women and chill
dren. He was caught late Friday night
and arrested. He gave his name as
Charles Smith, pleaded guilty to the
charge and was sentenced to % days in
the county jail in lieu of q $50 fine.
GEDDES-The democrats of Charles
Mix county met here Saturday night and
selected Is delegates to the state demo-
cratic meeting to be held in Pierre on
January 81. Thu democrats of this part
OF the state are feeling enthusiastic over
the prospects of success since the an
nouncement of &c. S. Johnson, of Yankton,
as a candidate for president. 1t is thought
a considerable number from this county
will attend the Pierre meeting.
PARKER-The annual meeting and ban
quet of the Presbyterian Sunday Evening
Mems club. was held in the Presbyterian
church Friday evening. Over 100 men
We're present. President A. b.. Marshall.
of the Omaha Theological seminary, gave
the address. This club has the largest
membership of any church brotherhood in
the northwest. c.. w. Thompson was Sc
lected president.
DEADWOOD-Friends nave discovered
that burglars have within the past few
days broken into and riled the home of
Congressman e. w. Martin here, during
the absence Of the family in Washington.
The whole house was thoroughly ran
sacked and much siIverware and other
~valuables are missing. There is no clew
to the thieves.
MITCHELL@The citizens of Britton.
Marshall county, will vote at a special
election February 2 for the issuance of
So 600 bonds for the erection of a large
addition to the school house in that place.
The present building is overcrowded now,
and it is expected that will the begin
ming of the fall term the attendance will
be even larger.
PIERRE-The state engineer is in re-
ceipt of a communication from R. o.
Wynne-Roberts, provincial engineer at
Regina, Saskatchewan. inquir.ng about
International roads. and the progress of
the same In South Dakota, and evincing
great interest and desire for Canadian
reciprocity with the state in building the
same.
MARIETTA-This place. which for some
years has been one of the trading points
in the interior of Stanley county, is PASS
80 itS pOololilIc Il
been discontinued, all mail formerly com
ing here now going to Wellsburg, and in
the near future there will be nothing to
mark the location of the old town.
PIERRE-Harry Loya1d, of Davenport.
the publisher of the Cheyenne Valley
News, which he calls his human interest
weekly" has purchased the Midland Mail
and will consolidate his two papers. He
has a peculiar happy style of expressing
himself which has made his News very
popular in the west country.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is being made for
Herman Schilling. a young man 25 years
of age. who last week forged a check on
one of the local banks for $40. cashed an
other check bearing his signature for a
like sum and borrowed SIS from a local
attorney on a bogus check.
DoLAND-The local volunteer fire de-
partment will give a public entertain
ment in the opera house on the evening
of Tuesday. February o, for the purpose
of raising funds for the purchase OF a