The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

soldiers ana rel1e1 corps at tue a1lAua
encampment, which is to be held in this
city on June 6. z and 8. The old
soldiers will hold their sessions in the
city hall, and the Elks have rendered
their lodge room for the Relief Corps
meetings. On the opening day Depart
vent Commander Brown has
for a peace meeting, and the address
will be delivered by DR.. Frank Fox, OF
Sioux Falls.
MITCHELL-The infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs. D. Magsgadt, residing north
east of belmont, was smorhered to
death while the parents were driving to
town. The mother wrapped the little
child in blankets and never looked at 1t
until the drive was made to town. On
arriving there she found the infant
dead. A physician was summoned, but
the child could not be resuscitated.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen friends
of Ole Thorstenson, a travelling repre-
sentative for the Gund Brewing COM
pany, fear he may be among those who
persisted in the Titanic disaster. Mr..
Thorstenson had spent the winter in
his old home at Sweden, and had writ
ten his intention to return home on
board the Titanic. Since the vessel
sailed nothing has been heard of him.
/ HURON-The dental offices of Drs.
Whorton, Ullom and Wilson opticians.
were robbed of several hundred dollars
in gold. Frank Rogers and George
Stanley are under arrest. Part of the
gold was found in their possession. 1t
is believed the two are the same parties
who operated in northwestern Iowa,
North Dakota and northern Minnesota
q few weeks since.
Observation-Disclosures Berner, a
farmer living near this city had a mar
row escape from instant death when
lightning struck and instantly killed
three horses attached to q harrow
while he was at work in his fields.
Berner also received a part Of the bolt,
being knocked down and badly shocked,
but escaped without serious injury.
NEwELL-It is reported here on APP
Larently good authority that the North
western railroad company will this sea-
son extend a line to Newell and erect
a depot here. The Newell station of
the Northwestern at present is some
distance from town, and the business
n en- and other residents nave been
anxious to have the road built in.
MITCHELI-The Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railroad has
most of the material on the ground for
the construction of their new stock
yards, made necessary by the action Of
the city council in causing the company
to remove the yards from the city linn
its. The yards will be doubled in ca
pacity. The improvements will cost
about $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures has been
without a theater for two years., since
the destruction of the Gottschalk
theater by fire, but he want is to be
partially fillcd, as f. E. Sayer, of Lew
istown, Mont, has rented a building
here n will establish al airdome with
a seating capacity Of 700 at which plays
will be presented this summer.
MELLETTE-Word has been re-
ceived Of the death in California Of
Mrs. John McCaughey. formerly a
resident of Mellette, where the family
was prominent. MI. and Mrs. NC
Caughey went to the coast last fall for
the benefit of Mrs. McCaughey's health.
The body will be brought back for in
torment.
BELLE FOURCHE-The authorities
OF this county have old bonds in the
sum Of $36,420, which were given to the
county by Perkins county as the lat
ter's share Of the indebtedness of Butte
county at the time Perkins county was
formed from territory formerly in
cluded in Butte county.
LEAD-By the end of this week all
the stamps in the Star mill will be
running by electricity. The power is
carried from a Hydraulic plant 20 miles
away. There are about 1000 stamps in
each of the 10 mills and all these
stamps will be run by power, taking the
place of 1000 men.
WOONSOCKET-As the result of a
conference held by duly authorized
committees representing the democrats
OF Sanborn and Miner counties, which
constitute a state senatorial district,
Il. NJ. Scott. of Wocnsocket, was united
upon as the democratic candidate for
state senator.
ABERDEEN-Carl frey, an Aber-
deem young man with a talent for
drawing, which has been added to by a
- "a n A 49, al a ~ .rtE c1hr~f t~,
gagged as cartoonist for the Orange
Jud agricultural papers, with head
quarters at Springfield, Mass.
CANOVA-The Canova Commercial
club is preparing to begin an active
good roads campaign. The Sioux Falls
Salem-Huron highway, on which Ca
nova is coated, seems to be an as
sured fact, and everybody is boosting
for it.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
homesteaders who left this region last
fall nov have returned and are en-
gagged in putting in an increased acre
6 of crops. All are pleased at the
ollght prospects for a prosperous sea-
son.
HECLA-The seventh annual con-
vention of the James River Valley Cen
trail Luther league, held here, was very
successful, the attendance being good
and great interest being displayed in
the various addresses and discussions.
GROTON-Nearly 1000 people as
sembled at Groton to attend the fun
eral of Fred Krahn, his wife and child
all of whom We're burned to death in a
fire which destroyed their home on a
farm 20 miles from here last FRIDAY.
LEAD-Floyd w. Brown, president. OF
the board of pharmacy, is attending =
three days session of the state board
at Brookings. After attending the
meeting he will visit different noints
in Iowa and Nebraska.
BuFFALO-The losses at a recent
flre IN the business district here which
were covered or partially covered Nv
insurance have now been paid and the
work of constructing new buildings is
In full swing.
COTTONWOOD Arraneeman+.
nave been made to fence and otherwise
improve the state experimental farm