The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-25
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

who live about 10 miles southeast of Co.
vert, In Perkins county, had a narrow es-
cape from being burned TO death last
week. They attended q basket social on
Friday night, and returning home, quilt a
roaring fire and retired, to awaken In the
early morning to find their home n flames
even the bed clothes being ignited. They
escaped, however, managing to save a
trunk. but We're forced to go a mile in the
bitter zero weather in their night clothes.
freezing their feet and ears badly, but be-
ing Immediately attended will probably
save these members.
PIERRE-R. B. Stearns. OF Fort Pierre.
who has been pushing the matter, states
that one Of the largest canning and pick
ling concerns in the country-there was
talk early in the fall that the Heinze peo-
pie were interested-had decided to locate
a pickle factory at Fort Pierre II salts
factory arrangements could be made.
These are a site for their factory and a
side track, both of which Fort Pierre bost-
crs give assurance are forthcoming. The
several thousand acres of new LAND under
water for next season will guarantee a
sufficient supply OF raw material.
BROOKINGS-The sd annual meeting
of the South Dakota State Horticultural
society is in session at the State college
and will remain In session until Thursday
evening. A Jorge number of fruit growers
from all over South Dakota and some
from adjoining states are in attendance.
A. w. Kreuger, of Groton, is the presi-
dent and Prof. N. j. Hanson, head of the
horticultural department at the State col
lege secretary. The annual banquet will
be held this evening and the election of
officers will take place Thursday morn
ing.
LEAD-Warned by a physician to whom
he We. talking ii his drug store mere this
l aJ0rir that hN ~-.,~% -Arx@ Il y
L. S~tlLllnan, a well known druggist, ex-
cused himself and then put a bullet into
his brain. IIe will die. Stillmar smiled
when the doctor gave advice and replied,
All right. Doc; just wait a minute And
a minute later the shot was heard. Still
man was 45 years old and came here 16
years ago from Columbus. Neb. His re-
Gently divorced wife and child reside In
Omaha.
PIERRE-City Auditor Morris Mcmillan,
of Fort Pierre, has decamped and Is now
in parts unknown Leaving for the
Black Hills three weeks ago, no trace has
been found OF him since, efforts to com
municate with him have failed, some of
the city records are missing making it
very difficult to check his work, and near
ly every business man In town finds that
he has an account against the departed
auditor. No effort has been made yet to
bring him back.
PLANKINTON-The local volunteer fire
department Is the John d. Rockefeller de-
paTtment of the state. 1t is in very good
financial condition., having on deposit In
one of the banks the sum of 81, 1863. 60. in
Guiding a 500 city water works bond.
Perhaps no other volunteer department in
the state has so much money on deposit.
The fund is being accumulated for the
purpose of erecting a permanent home for
the department and its equipment.
PIERRE-Miss Tewsbury and Mrs.
LOUIS thompson living near Meadow had
a real story book experience with wolves.
lhey mad gone TO Ada for the mail. ac-
companied by their watch dog, a huge
wolf hound. While returning they hap
pened to glance back, to ind that they
were being followed by two saunt grey
wolves. Calling their hound, they .stcked'
him on the animals; he bestinE them, and
permitting the ladies to continue IN peace,
BELLE FouRCHE-The eighth annual
slfow of the Black Hills Poultry
association is in progress in this
city, in the Pearson building. a
new business block. just finished.
costing $3l, COO. The Black Hills Poultry
association has carried off all OF the hon
ors of the poultry shows of this state, and
is noted for the nigh quality of birds OK
hibited. There are so pens in this show,
all in fine condition.
HURON-David B. Hofer, OF Lake BY
ron township. a member of the Russian
colony, died yesterday. Some weeks sincs
a number of the Russians were stricken
with trich!nosis, resulting from eating
sausage. Several members of Hofer's
family are more seriously affected than
others. OF the 20 or more affected, the
only death resulting is that of Hofer. Six
OF the others are in a serious condition.
CLEAR LAKE-This town appears to
be afflicted with an epidemic of append
citis, the disease becoming prevalent at
that place to. an alarming degree. A per-
son apparently we'll and healthy will de-
velop a diseased appendix and progress so
rapidly to the acute form or stage that
an operation becomes the only hope for
life within a few hours of the first attack.
ABERDEEN-Three pool hall proprie-
tors were arrested here yesterday charged
with permitting minors to frequent their
places Of business. When arraigned be-
fore Municipal Judge Crane, Dick Vincent
and N. d. Ford pleaded guilty to the
charge and were heavily fined. Joseph
donovan, the third man arrested, pleaded
not guilty and expects to fight the case.
ARMoUR-The following delegates were
selected to represent this Douglass coun-
tyat the democratic conference to be hello
IN Pierre January 81: G. 7. Chandler, r.
T.. Dana, I. j. Marley, Frank Groes-
beck, Mark C. Mathews, Peter Neiveep.
"A. G. Anderson and Gottlieb Wenzel.
PIBRRE-The board of control of the
state remen's association at it's regular
annual business meeting here yesterday
selected Pierre as the place of holding the
next tournament. which will be some time
IN June. The only other place asking for
the location was Redtield.
PlERRE-The first of the week one OF
the scotty Philip buffalo got out of the
enclosure and refused to let them put
SAT- on htu Lfai1 - cfnr f,,kt1. r..
10 again impound him, a hunt was fnsti-
tuted scd the bison killed.
VEKMILLION-The University of South
Dakota will celebrate February 3, the
anniversary OF the founding Of the institu-
tion. On the day previous will occur the
installation Of the national law fraternity
Phi Delta Phi, recently secured by the To-
cal fraternity. Kappa Kappa Rho.
WHITE oWL-The spaw hotel Mon
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