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

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! Portland in November are Mrs. Sim
mons, of Faulkton; Mrs. Lindquist, OF
| Sioux Falls; Mrs. Mundt, of Pierre;
| Mrs. Lea, of Pollock, and Mrs. Babcock.
Of Springfield. The grand prize, a gold
medal, on the declamatory contest,
| went to Lionel Stacy, of Farmer.
PIERRE-The equal suffrage back
| ers in this state have begun their for
/ NAL campaign for submission Of a con-
stitutional amendment by the next
legislative session. They have sent out
blank petition forms, one for the sig
natures of voters, and the other for the
signatures of women, and expect to
be prepared to present not less than
5000 names to the members at the
| next session, asking that the question
be submitted to a vote.
ABERDEEN-David M. Hughes, an
escaped convict from the Kansas state
penitentiary, at Lansing, Kan, gave
himself UP to Chief of Police Fred NJ.
Jump, requesting that he be sent back
to Lansing to serve out five months
left Of a two years term for grand
larceny. Hughes says he was haunte
by fears of arrest day and night and
was able to get the first rest he had
up.
dial department, which has been long
advocated by Congressman Burke,
enables the Indian agents, at their
discretion, as fast as Indians show a
sufficient executive ability, to pay to
them any heirshlp or other moneys due
from the government, thus enabling
them to build homes and become in
dependent members of the community.
1t is being received with great favor
among the Cheyenne river Indians.
DEADWOOD-Word has been re-
ceived here of the death at her home
in Seattle Of Mrs. Clayton Flower, a
we'll known former resident OF this city.
Mrs. Flower, who was but 33 years old,
left a few months ago for the coast
with her husband, to make their new
home. Mrs. Flower, while here, was
prominent in club and social life. Her
parents reside at Grand Island, Neb..
and a brother, George Neff, lives here.
YANKTON-Ground was broken
yesterday for the new 500, 900 hospital
building, which will be erected next
year under the management Of the
Sisters of Sacred Heart. Yankton BUSH
ness men are backing the proposition,
and a thoroughly up to date n fully
equipped hospital will be the outcome
Of present plans. A commanding site
has been selected, overlooking the city
from the west.
PIERRE-In the case of Michael T.
Collins VS. Lyman county, the supreme
court has reversed the lower court of
Stanley county, and held that a strip
of country about 20 miles long and two
miles wide, which has been in dispute
between Stanley and Lyman counties,
rightfully belongs in Lyman county,
and gives that county jurisdiction over
the tract.
DEADWOOD-A number of men are
engaged in placing 100000 young trout
in the streams of the Black Hills
These trout are stated to be not of the
ordinary kind which In the ma at hoy we
been placed in the streams of western
South Dakota, but are Of some growth;
ranging from three to four inches in
length.
ABERDEEN-Aberdeen Ladies of the
Maccabees are arranging for the state
will assemble here on Monday and
Tuesday, October IA and Is. DR.
Elizabeth Hooper, of Port Huron,
Mich. supreme medical examiner for
the order, will be in attendance to
address the order.
SIOUX FALLS-The champion
sweet corn raiser of South Dakota
Grant county. From seven acres ht
marketed sweet corn which brought
him a revenue of $208-an average o.
nearly $40 per acre.
YANKTON Arrangements have
been made for the annual Methods,
conference which will open here Octo.
Der 8 and continue for several days
A good attendance is locke for ano
1t is expected the gathering will be q
great success.
LAKE ANDES-The contract for the
enlargement of the public school build.
ing has been awarded to a Vermillion
S. D., man, and the work will com.
mence as early as possible. The con
tract requires completion by February
1 next.
GAYVILLE-A heavy frost visited
Gayville and vicinity Sunday night.
Very late corn needed two or three
weeks more of ripening. However, the
great majority was matured and out
of danger.
LANE-The railroad commissioners
have just held a hearing here in con.
nection with the efforts of the resi-
dents OF Lane to have their town con-
nected with the outside world by tele-
graph lines.
.PARKSTON-Fhe canning factory at
this place is proving a great success
and has become an important factor
in the prosperity Of the farmers Of his
vicinity. The seasons product Of the
factory will be about $780, 600 cans.
Observation-Disclosures broke into
the store Of the Frankfort Hardware
& Implement company and carried
away pocket knives and other goods
and about $50 in cash. There is no
clew.
BELLE FouRcHE-ofncers have
arrived here with John Toomy, charged
with selling mortgaged property, who
ned and was captured at Seneca, in
the eastern part of the state.
BRIDGEWATER-An athletic club
has been organized here with a good
charter membership. 1t is planned to
rent a building and fit it up with
The necessary appliances.
ALPENA-A. NJ. Winters has closed
negotiations for h purchase of the
local telephone exchange. and will take
charge soon. He will give the system
his personal attention.
JAMESVILLE-While engaged in
canning tomatoes, one of the cans ex-
ploded. the contents striking Miss EN-
ma Hewer in the face and chest, Sc
riously injurfng her.
LAKE PRESTON-The members of
the Lutheran church have extended a
call to Rev. c. M. Westermoe, of New
York city, n it la believed he will
accept the pastorate.
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