The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

SISSETON-William Rudolph, a la.
borer. aged about 35 years, was
brought to this city by Deputy Sheriff
MCGEE, from Ortley, S. D., in this
county,, and placed in the county jail
to await trial at the December term OF
the circuit court On a charge of muir.
der. He was oun Saturday night
standing over the PROSTATE body OF
Albert Mackay near the depot, at the
town of Ortley. with a heavy hardwood
club in his hand. The skull Of Mac
kay was beaten and crushed and he
passed away Monday morning.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES men of Luff-
man and Veblen and welI-to-do farm
ers in the vicinity of the former town,
have organized the First State bank
ness November 1 with a capital Of
$4,000. The officers of the institut-
ton will be: President, George F..
Anderson: vice president, e. A. Mo-
vius; cashier, Ed j.. Rodine; assist
ant cashier. Elmer Kaas.
SISSETON-Halvor Hantho, an aged
and respected farmer, residing in this
dead by the side of the highway a
short distance from his farm. The
c%oroner's inquest determined that
death resulted from natural causes,
n no foul play Is suspected, as a
large amount of cash was found on his
fNASSaA "3S2A LIN ooaS "IS ICSoVSIGQ,
BROOKINGS-Prof. N. E. Hansen, Of
the state college of agriculture, has
been exhibiting samples Of a new plum
which he originated this season at the
college. The new fruit Is q cross be-
tween the large Japanese apple plum
the Terry plum, a native, and it has
the size, aroma and velvety flesh of it's
Japanese ancestor and the hardness
and fine flavor of the native,
vANEr0N YNrDTA1- ~r1,,c-
the result Of a council held by the
Sioux Indians on this reservation, it
was decided by them to hold an Indian
fair here on October %. In connec-
ton with the fair there will be an ex-
hib1t OF farm products from lands cul-
t1Vated by Indians, and various races
and other sports. Several thousand In
dams will be in attendance.
MARVIN-William Smith, a laborer
working for John Wickhem, a con-
tractor at work on the Milwaukee grad
ing between here and Milbank, shot
hlmself after threatening to kill Wick
EN-, causing a general terror riot for a
lew days over $50 which Smith claimed
was due him for work performed and
not yet paid for. Smith was de-
mented.
PlERRE-State Veterinarian Hicks
rays the horse disease, which secured
a foothold in some of the southern
countles or the state, has been stopped
ny the colder weather and frost. No
horses affected have recovered. DR.
hicks has all along commended that the
trouble was bacterial and would end
with frost, which would DESTROY the
pasture germs.
CHAMBERLAIN-E. F. Scott. OF this
city, one of the most successful drug
slsts IN South Dakota, has let a CON
| ITAct TOR tho arnoti1~r = = n a
ing on n Of the finest sites in the
business center. The structure will con-
tam TWO large business rooms on the
nrst floor and will be equipped with
modern conveniences on all floors.
SIOUX FALLS-Byron Braley. a
carpenter, 40 years old, was crushed to
1eath mere by a switch engine in the
Omaha yards. Braley, who had been
drinking, was crossing the tracks nea1
the depot when an engine, switching
some cars. backed up on him and he
was crushed beneath the fender. He
leaves a wife and three children.
KENNEBEC-One of the best artes-
ian wells IN Lyman county has been
omplet on the Freelove farm neal
here. The well is 1.001 feet deep. Il,
Is three inches in diameter and has q
now OF about 500 gallons per minute
which will he ample to ,irrigate a large
area of land.
HOT SPRINGS-Everything indi.
Gates that there viii be a good attend
ance at the second aanual convention
OF the Fall River County Sunday School
association. to be held here SATURDAY
AND Sunday, October 10 and 90. An
interesting program has been pre-
pared.
EGAN-William Schrader, living on
a farm near here. was the victim Of q
serious accident. A dog ran out and
frightened his team. During the run
away Schrader was thrown from the
wagon, which passed over him, badly
brutsing him and -inflicting internal in
juries.
SCOTLAND-Mr. and Mrs. JACOB
Magstadt. living neal here, were thrown
from their buggy in a runway. Mag.
stadt escaped without serious injury
put his wife had three ribs broken ane
both bones of one arm were broker
Just above the wrist.
MILBANK-AIfred Nord, an 1S
year-old Grant county resident. caugh
his right arm in a silage cutter on hi
fathers farm and before he could ge
1t loose the arm was drawn into tn,
cutter to the elbow and terribl,
mangled.
MILLER-Soren Jacobson, a promi
nent farmer, was blinded. most likel,
permanently. by an explosion of lin,
NNo .bCAiiE
as loud rs from a gun. His nose anG
mouth were filed with the stuff, and HI
Is in a very bad condition.
LEOLA-One of the heavy shipments
Of cattle from northern South Dakota
took place this week, when Turner
Bell & Co.. Of Leola, sold $40 head OF
prime steers to a firm at Tabor. S. D.
which will fatten them. The steers
averaged LOO.
SISSETON-Mrs. M. A. Knappen.
who resumed publication of the Sis
seton Standard two weeks ago, after
1t had been in charge of H.. P. KNAPP
pen for several years, last week again
sold the paper. this time to j. w.
Featherstone. formerly of Sau Cen
ter. MINI.
MOBRIDGE-This town is suffering
from a famine in plumbers. There are
a number OF good sized buildings un-
der construction, and the plumbing
contractors annot get enough men to
do the work
GAYyILLE-Six stacks of winter
wheat were destroyed here by a fire
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