The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
DAKOTA STATE NEWS


TECuMsEH-A 17-yesr-old son Of DIR.
Wilmeth, of Lincoln, was accidentally
shot in the face by a companion while
hunting rabbits along the Burlington rail-
road near Sterling. One OF his eyes was
badly injured but he PROBABLY viii not los
the sight in it. About is shot struck him
In the face.
GENEVA-Frank Duran. aged about As
years, and a farmer in Franklin township
was found hanging to a tree on Sandy
creek near Ohiowa yesterday. The case
was evidently a suicide, and no inquest
was held, No cause is known for the
deed. Durham was q bachelor. No one
recalls having seen him alive since Decem-
Der Is.
CHICAGO-Tiie official Protestant Epfs-
copal directory, just issued, gives the fol-
lowing statistics on the Nebraska do
cese for the past year: Clergy, "a; par
ishes and missions, So; baptisms, 1928; con-
frmed, 235; commandments, 5,031; mar
riages. 1874: burials, 235; Sunday school stu
dents, 1,76S; teachers. 236; contributions.
SIT, 064.
GRAND ISLAND-Band Commissioner
Cowles, as chairman of the board of pub
Ito lands and buildings, is unwilling that
the state should longer foot the bin of
Thomas Jefferson, a negro inmate of the
Grand Island soldiers home, for drugs
and medicines purchased at retail from
q pharmacy. In about two months time
Jefferson ran up an account OF $50, which
was over 40 per cent of the institutions
total outlay under the head of extra
medical supplies" The negro refused to
let The regular physician at the home
treat MN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Schiek received
word from Avoca and Sidney, Ia. stating
that John strasshelm, the young man
confined in the county jail here on the
charge of obtaining money from the
Farmers and Merchants bank at Wy
more under false pretenses, was wanted
at those places on a similar charge.
Strasshelm has served time in the Cali
forn1a peEitentiary. He is very despond-
ent and during the last few days has
made two unsuccessful attempts upon his
life. Sheriff Schiek has placed a guard
over him.
WALTHlLL-A fire broke out IN the
pool and billiard hall owned by Taylor
brothers and operated by Piper & Lane.
The building is located in the only frame
block in the town, and for a time threat
ened the entire square. The fire depart
ment under the supervision of Fire Chief
c. a. Boughan made a difficult run in
the snow to the fire. The flames were
under control within 10 minutes after the
water was turned on. The Taylor broth
ers were sleeping in the second story of
the building when the fire started and had
10 make their escape clad in their night
clothes. About $500 damage suite
DEADwooD-The total valuation of
The assessable property in Lawrence
county for 1911 shows IS. 1892, SS4, of which
nearly $3,5o0,00 is mining ground and $780,
600 agricultural. OF this valuation the
taxes will total nearly S500,O o The heav-
lest individual taxpayer is the Homestake
Mining company. with s1O2, eco.
RAPID CITY. 5. D.-A complication
of diseases ended the life OF Mrs. Re
becca d. MCGEE, one of the well known
women of this part of the Hills. Mrs.
MCGEE, who was rs years old, was the
mother of Circuit Court Judge Levi
McGee and ID other children, II of
whom are still living. She was a ma
tive of Indiana. but came here fror1
Iowa.
SALEM-After a search of two months
Sheriff Cornwell has succeeded in cap
turing Charles Hager, who is charged
with a statutory offense. The defendant
win be tried at the next term of circuit
court.
WITTES--A fine artesisn veil has been
drilled lne@e, and for the purpose of furn-
ishtng ample water for fire protection and
domestic purpose an elevated tank VIII
be installed and about $50 feet of water
mains laid. The water which flows from
the artesian we'll Is Of unusually high
temperature and will prevent all danger
of frozen pipes.
WHITE LAKE-The Markhart boys iiy-
ing some miles from here, succeeded In
killing a full-srown red fox-the first ami
NAL Of the kind to be killed in this part
Of the state since the early days Of set
tiefaent.
- 1nnlfcnr PNr. epr,a
time publisher of the Hitchcock News
Leader, has sold the paper to s.. +. Pruii-
er, who formerly was editor of the Yale
Echo. The retiring editor has not an
nounced his future plans.
acknowledgements Wesley will go to
the Pacific coast about the last OF Janu-
ary accompanied by a commission from
South Dakota to locate the site OF the
South Dakota building at the Panama-Pa-
ciflc exposition at San Francisco.
LANE-Rev. Mr.. Williams, who FOR the
past three years has been pastor of the
Congregational church here, has resigned
and soon after the first of the year will
depart for Paterson, Ia, where he has ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate of q similar
church.
ABERDIiF.N-Joe Hartman, the feath-
erweight who is winning fame back in
Cleveland, Ohio, because Of the handy
way he uses his fists, formerly resided in
Aberdeen, where ne was employed in tne
press room of the News Printing com
pany.
Notwithstanding TO the records kept
by the secretary of state there are Il, 304
automobiles in South Dakota. Thees have
been registered since The enactment of
the registrtion law in 1906, and the in
crease of motor vehicles by years is as
follows: 1905, SIS: 1906. 251: 1897. 314; 1903,
S2i; 1903, 2,lo4;; 1910, 4.oS5; 1911. Bass.
PIERRE-rhe commissioners of educa-
ton has sent requests to all state super
to meet him at the Planters
hotel, ST. Louis. February A, to consider
means whereby exact statistical informa-
ton concerning schools can be derived
from the different states. State Superin-
tendent G. g.. Lawrence Will attend.
PIERRE-The dismissal OF the charge
made against Frank Ripley, the mail car
rier, In the %blackmail letters sent through
Lewiston postoffcs about 10 days ago, has
thrown the whole question In the air
again. and the authorities are no nearer