The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-05-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

nave been carelessly left uncovered in
this part of the state, have during the
past few weeks caused the death OF
a number of valuable horses and cat
tie. The wells also are believed to
have reaped their toll in human life.
A homesteader living neal Faith, who
mysteriously disappeared, is o2lleVed
to have fallen into one of these wells
and lost his life. Not the slightest
trace of him has been found.
HOT SPRINGS-Roy B. Weatherly,
who was shot while beating his way,
near Edgemont, on a Burlington train,
is expected to die of his wounds. The
ball entered his abdomen, piercing the
intestines in sever places. Railroad
officials and civil authorities both de-
clined to assume responsibility and 20
hours elapsed before he was brought
here for relief. Weatherly was a
member of a gang of tramps who were
bullet was fired by one of the train
men.
RAPID CITY-Through the disap-
cipal witness for the prosecution in
the wolf bounty fraud case against
F. r. K. Hewlett, the case has been
indefinitely postponed. Drysdale, who
was an employee of Hewlett, dropped
out of sight and is thought to be
NNS@eS v Soioao ioi AN $3.50
reason the other cases against Auditor
John Fall and Deputy Auditor David
Fall, charged with having obtained
money under false p~retenses, were
continued.
STURGIS-Frank Hanna, a prisoner
at Fort Meade, made his escape last
evening, while working under guard.
Hanna struck his guard on the head,
rendering him unconscious and badly
| p11ttlnp him Hanna who had Ghn rk1aS
on at the time Of his escape, took the
guards pistol and rifle. No trace OF
Hanna has been found, but the au-
thorities are securing the country.
Hanna escaped from the guard house
last month, but was recaptured.
SIOUX FALLS-While engaged in
breaking prairie with a four-horse
Aurora county, lost a $500 team of
horses in a peculiar manner. The
driver was driving the four horses
through a water hole when n of
the animals tripped and fell. This
caused the other three horses to fall
~entangied in a heap, the two at the
bottom of the heap being drowned.
WHITE OWL-Mail Carrier Bob
Cox, on the star route between his
place and Wasta, is testing a new
L. H. c. auto truck this week to see if
1t can be made to work satisfactory
over the Belle Fourche river and Elk
creek breaks. Shout he decide to
keep the machine, it will enable him
to make the round trip to the railroad
and back in a day or less.
BONESTEEL-The patrons of the
schools in Bonesteel are highly
wrought up over the action of the
school board at its meeting yesterday,
when it rejected the application Of
Superintendent w. c. Harpster for a
renewal of his contract for another
year. Indignation is running high. Two
members, Alexander and Flisram, are
being roundly censured.
MILLER-The old soldiers this year
turned over the arrangements and
management of Memorial day to the
citizens. A program has been made
UP and the memorial services will be
on May 26, with a sermon by Rev. j.
H. Kearton, of the Methodist church.
The Decoration exercises will be May
80, with H. J.. Bushfield and F. r.
Fisher as orators.
BONESTEEL-This city is to have
a third newspaper, and the first issue
is nnounced for next week. 1t will
be democratic politically, and fathered
by w. A. Lamson. an old time news
paper man, and P. J. D%onohue, a
prominent democrat and candidate for
the legislature. 1t will be called the
Gregory County Leader.
ELK PoINT-The revetment work
on the Missouri river, two and a half
miles west of town, was commenced
this week. About 20 men are employed
repairing the riprap and protecting
the wing put in BY the government a
few years ago. This wing was some
what damaged by the ice gorge this
spring.
"IJTTE nVyT IL ni1 ,,r,s, 49,
tives are to be placed on the Pierre
and Rapid City line of the Northwest
ern, and five Of them are now being
fitted up for this service. The COM
pany has been experimenting with
these engines on the Chadron line and
has found them satisfactory.
TYNDALL-The local gun club is
to be held on the grounds of the club
on July 80, and in which all the gun
clubs of this part of the state will
participate. The local club has re-
Gently become affiliated with the ma
tional association.
TABoR-The of a
damage suit as the result of Mrs.
Carda, an aged women of this place,
being knocked down and trampled bv
a vicious COW, has been averted by the
owner of the animal paying Mrs. Carda
$3.50 in full settlement of the injuries
sustained by her.
CLEAR LAKE-Rt. Rev. Thomas
o'Gorman, of Sioux Falls, Catholic
bishop of South Dakota, will visit Clear
Lake on Monday. June 10, for the pur-
pose of administering confirmation to
a large class. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the visit of the
bishop.
SALEM-At a meeting of the mem
1 DerS of the Sun @prairia CwaIiSb De-
list church, situated in a wealthy Swe-
dish community near here, it was de-
cided to invite the Swedish Baptist
conference of South Dakota to hold its
annual meeting here next year.
OLIVET-It has been decided by the
business mem and other residents to
have a rousing Fourth of July cele-
bration. The Commercial club will,
have charge of arrangements.
MILLER-The Popel ranch of 1850
acres, southwest of this town. was
| sold this week to Nebraska nortias 80