The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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| bers of the Nash family for nearly Il
years. the Canton News this week was
| sold to n stock company organized III
Canton. and Ben AveTil was placed IN
charge as editor. Since the death of N. c
Nash, the founder of the News, the paper
has been managed by the Nash brothers
The late y. c., Nash founded the News
ut Canton when the town was In its
earliest infancy, but he remained there un
til he saw one OF the most attractive cities
In the state grow up and flourish.
MITCHELL-A drunken prisoner placed
in the city Jail came near catSing a ser,
ious fire in the heart of the business dis.
trict and ending his own life by being
burned to death. The drunk gave his
name as Frank Brown. He was put in
the Jail at 10 o'clock and an hour later
he set fire 10 the mattress In his cell
The other prisoners extinguished the
flames, but not before Brown was badly
burned and overcome by smoke. In an
other five minutes he would ave died.
PIERRE-New auto licenses beginning
with Il, SIS are Nelson Bros, Stickney: Ben
Fendrick, Salem; Jos. Klimisch. Parkston;
Theo. kloster, Clark; Paul Doering. Cor
sica, Carl Olson, Salem; CT. NJ. Banks,
WATERFOWL, n August Schweather, Lake
Preston. A feature shown by the auto IL
lenses record this year has been the very
SC per t!lA VI uew IlI1CLliiiSS purchased
by farmers, especially large numbers be-
ing purchased by the Gernan-Russians OF
Hutchinson county.
MITCHELL-The old opera house build
Ing in this city was wrecked when the east
half OF the big structure fel lin. 1t was
erected nearly so years ago, and has been
used for an opera house and store build
ing at various periods. 1t has long been
In litigation as to the ownership. 1t has
haar nnn@arNy,aa an sa,par nnooeiNre I,,.
was rebuilt and seemingly mad safe. 1t
was partially occupied at the time of the
caye-in. but no one was injured.
M'LAUGHLIN-A fire said to nave been
started by sparks from a locomotive en-
sine on the Milwaukee road, swept over q
large area of land near Mclaughlin, de-
Stroying thousands of acres of feed for the
livestock of ranchers and farmers, and
burning several barns. The total loss will
amount to thousands OF dollars, and it is
claimed the grass land burned over will
require three years to recover from the
effects of the fire.
ABERDEEN-It costs the state of South
Dakota the sum of $50 a month to fur
nish little Belva Weekly with an educa-
ton. Miss Morgan, who teaches the dis
trict school in Sherman 81, reports to the
county superintendent that since school
commenced the first Monday in Septem-
Der, she has had but one pupil, Belva
Weekly, aged 10. Miss Morgan receives
a salary of $50 a month.
ABERDEEN-"Many" Moore. a negro
laborer, who was killed the other day In
a train wreck at Onawa, Ia, was en-
ployed in the city reservoir work in Aber-
deem when he received a telegram from
his wife at home. telling him to "come
home; baby Is sick" Moore did not have
much money, and was beating his way
home to his sick child when he was killed
at Onawa.
MOBRIDGE - Wilma Pagan. little
daughter of a railroad conductor at Mo-
bridge, fell against a red hot stove and
seriously burned. Her clothing
caught fire and the frightened child ran
screaming into the yard. Her mother
caught her and in tearing the blazing
clothing from the child's body, Mrs. Fa-
gan's hands were badly burned.
LEAD-Mrs. L. E. Smith, of Flat
iron. in the Yellow creek district, took
cyanide of potassium, a deadly and
i~nstaneous posion. Ill health and de-
spondency was the cause. The woman
and her husband had been married but
a few months and lived happyly to-
gether.
SENEGAL camper in the region south
east of town accidentlly started a prairie
fire which swept over the country for
several hours before a small army of
m could extinguish 1t. A number
lost all their hay, n some lost grain and
buildings.
REDFIELD-A chapter of the United
Commercial Travellers of the South Da-
kota jurisdiction will be founded here.
Grand Counsellor L. r. Campbell and
Secretary Farrell. both of Huron, have
been in this city organizing a branch,
which will consist Of IS charter members.
HARROLD-C. r. Schultz. the invent
or Of a substance which will fill automo-
bile tires aud thereby prevent punctures.
but which he claims does not interfere
with the resiliency of the tires. has es-
tablished d small factory at Harold for
the manufacture Of his product.
TABOR-At the home of his son, Martin
Homer. living near here, occurred the
death Of Leonard Homer, who for AZ
years had been a resident of what now is
South Dakota. He was 81 years old at
the time of his death. He is survived by
a widow and three sons.
WINNER-Frank McClosk and son.
Frank, living on homesteads some miles
from town, We're fined s1O.95 each in the
court of Judge Backus because they failed
to put In an appearance after being sum
moncd as witnesses tn a criminal case in
volv.ng the theft of some calves.
DELMONT-A new German Luth-
eran school, to be conducted under the
direction of the German Lutheran
synod Of Iowa. has been opened here
with 3 good enrolment. The new
school is in charge of Miss Gertrude
Blshof. late Of Atlantic, Ia.
BALTIC-As the result of a 3-yer-old
boy playing with matches the fine barn
on the farm of Jacob Missenhelder, near
town. was destroyed by fire. None OF the
contents, including a large quantity OF
grain and hay, could be saved. There
was only $3.50 insurance.
MARTIN-T. G.. Torrison, a banker Of
Omaha. Neb., as the result of an investi-
CATION of the local field. has organized the
State Bank of Martin and will engage in
the banking business here. A building is
being erected for a permanent home for
the new bank.
M'NEELY-vancc Larmer. a well.
known homesteadeE. living near town. was
passing behind his horses In a barn when
one of the animals kicked him in the
side with great force. breaking five ribs
and infiicting other injuries.
TRIPP-Thieves entered the hardware
store NJ Wfederrich e. Hoff opd ,arrtAd