The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-22
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

meet here on Saturday, February "a. Tor
the purpose OF considering the matter OF
supplying wheat and other grains for SEED
the approaching spring. Many farmers
are without seed, and to aid them IN pro-
curing sufficient to insure a fair or av-
erago acreage the county, with the aid or
banks, will arrange TO provide seed grain
! OF good ouality--ln fact none will be sent
, out that has not been thoroughly tested.
No freight charges are to be made by
railroads for the transportation of seed
grain, and it will be furnished to farmers
at actual cost, or ! cent per S3SEci ABOVE
actual price in Minneapolis.
MITCHELL-Judge Frank B. Smith
granted an injunction against the city Of
Chamberlain for the issuance of $4,000
bonds for the construction of a water
works system. The injunction was asked
for by the Chamberlain Electric Light
and Gas company. The bonds carried at
the election by a vote of 200 to &c. and
the city will have another election at
once. This, however, will not stop the
work, as the contract has been awarded
and a bid on the bonds accepted. The con-
tractors will go ahead with the work OF
Installing the system and rely on the peo-
pie carrying the election again.
ELKTON-Faul Hohnke, of this place,
saved his life by his presence of mind
when gasoline was forced against a red
hot stove, became ignited and enveloped
him in flames. He ran outside his place
of business and plunged into a snowhank,
thus exttnguishing the flames, but not
before his hands had been terribly burned
in places clear to the bone. Notwith-
standing his injuries he seized a shovel
and by shoveling snow also e~xtinguished
the fire N his place of business and there
by saved the entire block of buildings
adjoining his business house.
SIOUX FALLS-After having been in
session In Sioux Falls several days, the
annual convention of the South Dakota
Bottlers' association has concluded its
work and taken a final adjournment, and
delegates now are returning to their
homes. AT a business session before the
convention adjourned the following Off
GERS We're elected for the coming year:
President. c. H. Cameron, Aberdeen; vice
president. A. e. Dalton. Sioux Falls: sec
retary-treasurer, H. A. Wagner. Water
town.
ABERDEEN-F. Fl. Leach, an Aber-
deem business man who IS greatly inter-
ested in the dry farming propaganda. has
determined to test the matter for him
self. Accordingly, he has leased a half
section farm near Aberdeen and will farm
the tract according to the methods rec
~ ~. W. u. ~ iclp NiiC VI y
farming and soil culture expert, who lee
tured here recently.
ABERDEEN-The northern normal bas-
ketball team defeated the Sioux Falls COL
lege team in a game here by a score Of
rs to ID. The first half stood s to 8, but
the normal team made heavy gains in the
second half.
YANKTON-The first days count in a
straw vote the Press and Dakotan is TAX
ing on president and governor resulted in
an overwhelming victory for Theodore
Roosevelt as choice for president, al
though this city boasts a strong Taft club.
Geo. w. Ryan was in the lead for gov
ernor. The straw vote will continue a
week.
PlERRE-State Engineer s.. H. Lea has
gone to Wasta to confer with the PEN
nington county officials concerning the
proposed WACO bridge across the Chey-
enne near that place. 1t is believed that
1t can can be constructed for about $50, 900,
ana VIII be an important link in the pro-
posed cross state highway.
CASTLEWOOD-The regular February
term of circuit court for Hamlin county
VIII convene here on Tuesday of next
week, with Judge Seward presiding. There
are only a few criminal cases, but many
civil cases are to be tried, and it is ex-
p~NhS bHS IL VIZ CollllIluG ABOUT Two
weeks.
FAuLkTON-The county commission
erS have decided to issue warrants to the
amount of $4,000 for the purpose of pur-
chasing seed grain for farmers of Faux
county who require it. Each applicant
Will be limited to 100 bushels and will re-
imburse the county for the cost of the
grain.
NORDEN-In anticipation that Post
master johnson will be nominated for the
office of county treasurer, a number of
candidates have appeared in the field for
appointment as his successor in the post
office. Among them are v. E.. Frantz and
Alfred Svarvari, prominent business men.
ST. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he has My
one hand, Dave" Lewis. living zeal here,
has proved himself one OF the most sue
cessful farmers in this part of the state.
In addition to conducting most of the
work on the farm, he also devotes a por-
ton of his time to teaching school,.
ARLINGTON-The residents of Airing
ton are greatly pleased because this place
has been selected as the junction point of
w great interstate automobile highways.
the gulf to Winnipeg meridian road, and
the Black Hills-Yellowstone park inter-
state highway.
DELMONT-The members of the local
herman Lutheran church
have decided to erect a handsome and
costly new church edifce, and plans al
ready have been selected. 1t will be one
of the finest of its kind in Douglas coun-
ty.
.YANKToN-Cal Butler, while assisting
In packing ice had an iron ice prong, in
the hands of a fellow workman, stab,
him in the face, as the prong slipped.
The iron penetrated the face near the
nose, inflicting a bad wound.
FAULKTON-The administrators of the
estate of the late Frank Helm, who left
a large mount of property. nave filed
the required bond Of s51,0o1which is the
largest ever filed in the office of the clerk
Of courts of Faulll county.
YANKTON-A neal panic was caused at
the Portland Thursday night by a main
chimney burning out. sending a terrific
volume of SPARKS 30 feet into the air.
The damage was nothing. but citizens and
guests got a good scare.
WHITE RIvER-The postal authorities
at Washington will be asked to establish
a daily mail service between White River
and Wood, to connect with O. daily route.