The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

years. of typhoid fever. Mr.. Johnson
was a membe of the faculty of the
state college at ~Brookings, of which
he was a graduate. He was expert in
the dairy department and came to
Huron to take charge Of the dairy ex-
hibit at the state fair.
ABERDEEN-A baby girl was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robinson. Vic
toria, b. C., on board the eastbound
Columbia, and was christened Olym-
phia III honor of the occasion. The
parents We're on their way to New
York and did not leave the train. Two
nurses We're aboard the train, and
rendered their assistance. This is the
second baby girl born on this Milwau7
kee train within the last few months.
WITTEN-C. y. Duff, who runs a
steam threshing outfit, was severely
injured yesterday when the sleeve Of
his Jacket caught in the cylinder belt
and he was thrown against the ma
chine An arm was broker and a two
inch cash cut in his cheek. A doctor
from Colome had to be called, as there
Is no doctor at Witten or Winner.
Dun Will cover
RAPID CITY-Two months after the
accident when a ~7-year-old neighbor
boy shot him and injured his spine,
causing paralysis, Ray Mcdowell, a It
y~ear-old boy who lived on a ranch near
here, died at the local hospital. Young
Mcdowell was thought to be recover
ing, as recently a difficult operation
was performed and a part of the spine
removed, relieving some of the paraly-
sis.
NEWARK-A freight train on the
Great Northern road was wrecked near
here, min cars of wheat leaving the
track. the train was an accommoda-
ton and two passengers suffered pain
ful, though not serious bruises. Old
ties which gave way under the weight
of the heavily loaded wheat cars are
given as the cause of the wreck.
WITTEN-The wet weather for the
past two weeks has kept corn growing
and there was a fear of a hard frost
that would kill it and make soft corn.
Last night there was a light frost,
one that bit the leaves and will start
it to ripening The prospect now is for
a No. ! crop.
ELK POINT-John Albright. a ia
nous Denver motorcycle rider. recent
ly killed in a collision at Newark, n.
j., was born in the vicinity of Elk
Point He was % years of age and
was raised on a Union county farm.
There is general regret here at his un-
timely fate.
PARKER-The high school has the
record attendance in its history, the
new building being crowded to it's ca
pacity. The instructors are Supt. w.
N. Wray, mathematics; Miss Ada
Streeter, languages; Miss Minona Til
Ter. English; Miss Jennette Greer,
science
ABERDEEN-One of the largest
farm deals in Brown county for some
time was contaminated this week when
Gullick G~ullickson, of Gem township,
purchased for sS5 an acre, the 24O-acre
farm of julius Schnase, of Bath town
ship. Mr.. Schnase will remove to a
Pa life coast state.
ioNESTEEL-E. d. Law, a promi-
nent merchant of this city, was quite
seriously injured Saturday afternoon
while attempting to cross the track in
front of a bunch of running horses at
the fair here. The extent of his in
juries Is not known, but ne has a
broken leg and possibly internal in
juries.
INSTRUMENTATION Jacobson. a
Day county farmer, has just reported
his crop returns to the Waubay Clip
per. He farmed 800 acres, from which
he threshed 1856 bushels of grain. His
best oats averaged 76 bushels to the
acre and his best wheat 39h bushels.
His threshing bill amounted to $1,140. 81.
HURLEY-The champion honey yield
of the year in South Dakota is reported
by Pierce Rundell. living near here.
From one of his hives he took 81 pounds
of comb honey and 1926 pounds of ex-
tracted honey, or an aggregate of 1870
pounds from the one hive. Naturally
he is finding his bees very profitable.
LEAD-Maj. G. Harold Ellis, Of the
new military school at Hot Springs,
is in Lead in the interest of his insti-
tuition. This is the school that was
first located at Sylvan Lake. but the
high altitude and severe winters COM
PEELED it's emoval to Hot Springs, a
much more desirable place.
vERMILLION-The McCaull-web-
ster company has begun work on a new
elevator at Burbank. 1t will be one
of the largest n best equipped ele-
vators in the state, with a capacity of
10000 bushels. The most modern appli-
ances for handling grain will be in
stalled.
ABERDEEN Aberdeen business
men are endeavoring to secure for
Brown county the location of the half
section experiment farm that the In
ternational Harvester company con-
templates establishing in one of the
Dakotas.
WITTEN-The building of the Wit
ten Hardware company. 24x60, will soon
be completed and ready for occupancy.
The new town hall, which has been
under consideration for some time, is
~ Sooii.
SIOUX FALLS-Fire of unknown or
igin wrecked the interior of the Mil
waukee passenger depot at Ramona,
north of Sioux Falls, and the freight
house. standing nearby, was saved only
after a hard fight.
ABERDEEN-Both Coach Withrow,
of the Aberdeen high school, and Coach
Nichols. of the Normal school, complain
of a scarcity OF good football material
this year. n Indicate that the chances
for winning teams are very slight.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has been
received here to the effect hat when
the Hawarden line of the Northwest
ern railway is extended it will pass
through Carpenter, thus making this
an important railroad center.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen city
commissioners have set aside the sum
of $500 to be used in advertising the
city as a suitable point for the location
of factories ~ similar business en-
terprises. during the next year.
DOLAND-The mason work on the
new Christian church building in