The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-05
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

i L III NtiS NtSN ~ 49, q
of old Joh H. Skelly, a well Known
/ miner, Judge MCGEE, in the circuit
court here, decided that the only legal
| heirs to the estate, supposed TO be
valued at from 500 900 to $4,000. are
three nieces and nephews in New Or
leans, La, and Mrs. Alice McGinnis. a
niece. in Sioux City. The decision
shuts out Anna Shelly, the young COM
mon law Wife. and a host of other
claimants from all parts of the
try. The estate consists of interests
In rich mining ground near here.
DALLAS-Crow Dog, a notorious
chief of the Brule Sioux, recently died
at the agency hospital at Rosebud. He
is the last of the fighting Sioux cad
erS and was never reconciled to white
civilization. In 1882 ne killed Spotted
Tail, who paved the way for the pres
ent progress of the Sioux nations. Fol-
this he was tried and convicted at
Niobrara, Neb, but on appeal there
was our to be no law to punish an
Indian for killing another Indian and
he was given his freedom. Grow Dog
was 6S years of age.
SIOUX FALLS-Miss Martha Ras-
musson. a 12-year-old Deuel. county
girl. who some days g had her back
broken by falling from a tree on hei
fathers farm, yet is alive, with every
prospect of living for many years ia
come. A section of bone has been re-
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which We're broken close to the back
Done have been set. with the result that
she is doing remarkably well. consid-
ering the nature of her injury.
sALEM-Father Weber, in charge OF
the Salem parish of the Catholic
church. has purchased 1856 acres of land
adjoining the city limits, upon which
will be established a branch of the
mother house of the order of the Sis
terhood of st. Francis. Forty acres
will be devoted to the buildings and
grounds for the branch house, and it
is possible that an orphanage and q
hospital will be established on the re-
mainder of the and.
YANKTON-The annual picnic OF
the Yankto Travelling Mems associa-
ton of Yankton was held Saturday al
James river with a large
A day oe field sports was INDUCED in,
the prizes for which, many of them
very valuable. and rs in number. were
given by Yankton business houses. Adj
dresses We're made by Hon. f. S. John
son. Hon. c. H. Dillon, Hon. w. II
McMaster and President ]. w. Blakes-
lee, OF the association.
OLIVET-After a sensational chase
August Junke was arrested on the
charge of running his automobile at
high speed through the streets of Oil
vet. He was ordered to stop. but failed
TO do so and was pursued by Sheriff
Koch. A short distance from town a
tire on the fugitive's automobile was
punctured and he soon was in custody
of the sheriff. He was fined SIS.
MITCHELL-Chief of Police Smith
IS holding a boy, Is years old. named
Jos. Curran. who ran away from his
home in Milwaukee, and was in COM
pany with Max Olson, another run
away from Milwaukee. The parents
of the Curran boy will come here to
take charge of the LAD. He has been
away from home for several months
and wants to continue his wanderings.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Olsen, a Nor
wegian but recently from Norway, had
both legs severed when he attempted
to board a stock train east of Aber-
deem last night and fell beneath the
wheels. One leg was cut off below the
knee and the other leg Just above the
knee. 1t is thought he will survive.
Nothing is known of the mans history.
HOT SPRINGS-Fall River county's
institute closed Saturday, after a sue
cessful week. Professor Willis E.
Johnson, vice president of the Aber-
deem normal, has been director and the
attendance has included teachers from
all parts of the state. there being more
from outside counties than from this
one.
GAM VALLEY-Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Gray. highly respected resi-
dents of this place, have just celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
Neighbors gathered from Buffalo and
adjoining counties to aid them in suit
ably celebrating the occasion. The
guests numbered more thar zoe.
WHITE OwL-Threshing returns
are just beginning to come in. Re
ports from the George Horlocker farm
state that spring wheat went AZ
bushels per acre, and a neighbor had
a Held of oats that went SO bushels.
Il of hi crrnt Nroe
up with hail just after being shocked.
Alexandria, lighted lamp, an
ope window and the wind blowing
curtains over the lamp started a fire
in the Lawler hotel which for a time
threatened serious results. Fortunately
the fire was discovered before it had
made too great Roadway and by hard
work 1t was extinguished.
ABERDEEN-M. D. Fulker, deputy
state game warden, has issued a call
to all sportsmen of Brown county to
meet with the state game wardenS at
the Huron State fair, September 10, to
discuss methods for securing better
legislation at the next session of the
legislature at Pierre.
ABERDEEN-Max Miller. of Chi
cago. fell from a hay rick while at
work In a harvest field near Bristol
Thursday night and broke two ribs
and had his left shoulder dislocated.
LIZ was OiouSAl " q local HOSp1tal.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has
granted a requisition on the governor
of Nebraska for the custody of Louis
Erickson. who is being held in Omaha
for the Meade county officers Who want
him on a charge of rustling.
BRIDGEWATER-Fred and John
Schwans, of -Bridgewater township, are
entitled to membership in the bonanza
farmer class, having just completed
~threshing this years crop, amounting
to 5000 bushels of wheat and 5000
bushels of barley and oats.
LETCHER-The bonanza farmer of
this portion of the state is George Hin
Ber. living near here, owner of a NAM
moth farm, who has just completed the
work of threshing $4,000 bushels of
oats of this seasons growth.
STURGIS-The Stone livery barn
was practically destroyed by fire inc
in sddition nine horses and a humber
OF buggies, which We're in the barn,
were burned. 1t is thought that the
fire was of l~ncendiary origin.