The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

rata Of the fire tax on the fire In
surance carried within their limits.
Some of the towns receive considerable
sums. Aberdeen gets S1.72o. Belle
Fourche, S524; Deadwood. H,2o5; Huron.
1924; Madison, $500; Lead, 1864; Rapid
City, 1852; Sioux Falls. So, SIG. and
Yaukton. 1855.
RAPID CITY-Eis spine almost sew
cred by a bullet accidentally fired by a
5~-year-old playmate, Wray Mcdowell,
at h local hospital with a fair chance
for recovery. The boy is still para1yzed
from. the effect of the shot, but has
wonderful fortitude, and b doctors
believe that ne will not die. The In
jury took place two weeks ago.
YANKTON.-Porter Robinson, until
recently resident in Yankton county,
was killed by a train at Rhame, N. D..
where he was living on a homestead.
Mrs. r. ]. Gordon, of Yankton, is a sis
ter OF the deceased and Mr.. Gordon has
gone to Rhame to arrang for burial.
Robinson was a single mar and the
body Will be brought to Yankton
county for interment.
WHITE OwL-Several so-called
farmers here, thinking they would in
jure corn by continued blowing during
the dry spell, stopped cultivating. Aft
er the rain came they went into their
fields to plow and found them waist
high in weeds. AS a result whole
families of women and children are
now in the fields in an effort to save
the crops.
DEADWOOD-Word was received
here by wire of the death in Detroit Of
Mrs. Frank S. Stratton, formerly Of this
city, and daughter of Mayor w. E.
Adams. Of Deadwood. Mrs. Stratton
was one OF Deadwood's best known
girls and was prominent in social cir
cles here. Typhoid fever was the cause
of death. Burial will take place here.
WAGNER.-Eward Cochran, the 49,
year-old son of a farmer living some
miles from town, was seriously injur-
ed when the team attached to a corn
~cultfvator ran away. The young mar
was thrown to the ground and dragged
for quite a distance behind the cultiv--
tor. He was unconscious when picked
up.
ELK POINT-A canning factory Is
nearing completion on a farm two
miles south of town and will be
placed in operation in time to take care
A number of hands will be employed
Inc thousands of cans Of tomatoes and
other products will be put up.
WHITE OWL-A number Of home
steaders who proved up here this
spring and left before they received
final proof have been requested by the
United States land office to return and
live on their claims from one to six
months longer and make new proofs.
DHLMONT-A movement has been
inaugurated to vote for the sink
ing of a new artesian well for the
waterworks and the installation of a
new engine. The present supply of
water has become inadequate for the
needs Of the rapidly growing town.
YANKTON-The crops Of this coun-
ty, corn, oats and wheat, with a large
acreage Of alfalfa, are all in splendid
condition. Small grain is now being
GU and gives promise Of as good q
yield as has been harvested here in
man. years.
KADOKA.-At a meeting of the exc
cutive committee of the Stanley County
Fair association committees were APP
pointed to make arrangements for the
sixth annual fair of the association to
be held In Kadoka Sept. IS, 10 and 20.
WHITE.-The Davenport
Is erecting a new elevator here and ex-
poets to have it completed in time to
secure its share of this seasons crop.
The new elevator will have a capacity
Of 25, 900 bushels.
YANKTON-Frank Calvert. arrested
In Omaha for having in his possession
q m Of suits stolen from the w.
W. Bouska store in this city on July
y last. has been bound over to circuit
court for trial.
LEA LAKE-Peter Erickson, for
many years a resident of this vicinity,
has been held under bonds to keep the
peace because he recently made an at
tack on lver Erickson, who married his
divorced wife.
BANCROFT-The German Lutheran
church here was struck by lightning
and set On fire. After a hard fight
of an hour the flames We're extin-
guished before the church had been
destroyed.
kIMBALL-At the mex meeting of
the city u a number of the citi-
Eens VIII appeal to that body to make
a monthly appropriation toward the
salary of the leader of the local band.
WAKONDA.-New officers of the
Farmers Elevator company are:
President, l.. w. Mayor; vice-president,
John Oursland; secretary, w. G.
Wright; treasurer, Samuel jacobson.
HOT SPRINGS.-The program has
been completed for the annua owen
ton of the Fall River County Sunday
School association to be held near
smithwick on Thursday, August 1.
FLANDREAU-The dynamos and
engine for the new electric light plant
hSAS nave peeH Installed ana II Is eX-
pected the system will be ready to be
PLACID in operation by August /.
WESSINGTON.-The Farmers ele-
vator here is being repaired to COM
mence business about Aug. 1. Geo. D.
Caratens has been engaged as man
ager during the coming year.
STICKNEY-Father Kraja. for some
lime pastor of the Catholic church at
Columbia. s. D., has arrived here and
assumed the duties of pastor Of the
Catholic church.
YANKTON-A Jack the Peeper"
has made his appearance here and is
causing the residents of a section of
the residence district a great deal of
trouble.
CANTON.-The waterworks system
Is being greatly improved and extend
ed. When the work is completed Can
ton will have an ~up-to-date water
service. L
BANCROFT-Steps have beer aiken
for a special election to submit the
proposition of voting bonds for. the
erection OF a new public school build
ing.
WHITE LAKE.-Extensive improve
ments are being made to the streets