The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-15
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

for this year at 4 mills, M the levy
for corporation property at rs mills,
which is in lieu Of local taxes. The
board placed the assessment of ex-
press companies at the same figure as
last year, declining to accept the propo-
sition Of the companies for a compro-
mise at 2 per cent of gross earnings.
Following this a restraining order from
the United States court was served on
State Treasurer Johnson to prevent his
attempting to collect the taxes levied
for last year.
WHITE OWL-Frank Cottle, the or
igina1 owner, has reopened the Smith
vile store. is miles northeast of Was
Ia. This places one Of the Oldest rad
ing points in this section on the map
again. the store having been opened
first about 20 years ago, but with the
coming of the railroad, which gave
birth to Wasta, Cottle closed up and
moved there. where he opened up a
large store, selling out last fall.
PIERRE-The F%ullerville Grain com
pany has filed articles Of incorpora-
ton with the secretary OF state. The
incorporators are A. l.. West, J. C.
West and c. r. Kerr and they with
James Stannage and Mark Welby con-
troll the stock OF the new
which is to do business In Fullerville
and Mission Hill in Yankton county.
The capital stock OF the is
placed at $50 600.
TYNDALL-Mrs. Adolph Heb. re-
siding with her husband on a farm in
Bonhomme county, was seriously in
jured as the result of her horses run
ming away while she was operating a
hayrake. She was thrown from her
seat directly under the rake, and be-
fore her husband, who was working
nearby, could rush to her assistance
and stop the horses, she was badly cut
and bruised.
RAPID CITY-As a direct result OF
a fall down the cellar of her home
here a few months ago. Mrs. Eliza ].
Allen, for over a quarter of a century
a well known resident here, passed
away at Battle Creek, Mich, where she
went some weeks 6 to seek relief.
Mrs. Allen who was II years old, came
here from Indiana in 1886 n with her
family lived on a ranch east of here for
many years. She leaves two sons here.
RAPID CITY-Naphthali Luccock,
recently appointed bishop of the
Methodist church for the central north
preside at the Black Hills mission
conference, at Edgemont. He in
spected the hospital recently acquired
by the mission and at the conference
VIII recommend that it be taken over
and run by the South Dakota con-
ference.
PARKER-Twenty-one carloads of
Parker citizens toured the north half of
turner county and portions of Nc
Cook yesterday, boosting for the Tur-
ner county home coming celebration,
which will be held here August 81, %
and %. There were close to 100 citi-
zens in the aggregation and they were
greeted heartily by the business men
of the towns visited.
PIERRE-Papers have been served
on Attorney General Johnson in a hab-
eaus corpus application of Nellie Nc
Mahon, of Sturgis, who is confined in
the insane asylum al Yankton. Mrs.
was acquitted of the charge
Of numbering Attorney Thomas, OF
Sturg1s, on a plea of insanity and is in
the hospital. The state will ppose the
application.
LEAD-Thlrty years ago this month
tne famous Homestake Mining COM
pany sent out by stage coach it's first
shipment of gold bullion, amounting
20 $500, GOO. 1t was in 10 bricks and
John Cochrane, yet a resident of the
city, was one of the men who guarded
it until it had been delivered to the
express company at the railroad, 500
miles away
ELK PoINT-A storm of tornado
proportions Tuesday night cut a swath |
OF in the between
Jefferson and this place. Many corn
fields were laid SO fiat by the vino and
hail that they will have to be plowed
under. Lightning struck several farm
houses, which We're saved by the rain. |
one school house burned to the ground.
PIERRE-Gov. R. S. Wesley has
named as delegates from this state to
the meeting of the American Prison
congress, at Baltimore, November g.
IA; Miss Enmer Cook, Huron; Judge
a E. Taylor. Huron: VIM. NJ. Powers.
w; ii. King, Parker; H. P.
ackar Redfeld; George r.. Lanning. |
Egan; S. H. BLACKWELL. Plankinton.
PHILIP-William and George Will
Jams, brothers, living on a homestead
some miles from Philip, had a narrow
escape from death when the ridgepole
OF their log house collapsed, causing
the roof and a mass of dirt to be pre-
cipitated upon them. 1t was some time
before they could extricate themselves
DE SMET-As the result of an at
tack Of heart trouble, D. H. Combs.
aged So, a farmer living some miles
from town, is dead. Two years ago
he was seriously injured in a runaway.
this may have fastened his death.
me remains We're sent to his former
nome in lowe for interment.
HOvEN-The Catholic church has
decided to erect what, without ques-
ton, will be n of the finest church
edifces in this part of the state. The
cost of the completed structure is es-
timated at between $40, 600 and $50, 900.
The construction of the building will
be started this fall.
PIERRE-State superintendent of
Publ1c instruction Lawrence has ap-
proved plans for a new school house
to be built in Wayne township. Lake
county, near Ramona. This will be a
two-room structure and will be used
as a consolidated township school.
FAIRVIEW-Carl Dyvig, of Inwood. |
Ia, has purchased a controlling inter,
est in the Fairview telephone system
which will be greatly improved by him.
A direct line will be constructed to IN
wood
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are be-
ing perfected for the sixth annual con-
vention of the Hyde County Sunday
school association, which will be held
here Sunday, August 18. One of the
chief speakers will be Rev. F. p. Leach.
OF Sioux Falls, secretary of the state
association.
MENNO-The Commercial club has
taken up the project OF providing the
residents of Memo with a series of
band concerts and other amusements.
A committe appointed by the clu also
Will see TO the work of improving the