The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-31
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

from place to place in the pocket and can
be adjusted to windows as well as doors.
Several of them have been sold and are
now in use in the city.
SIOUX FALLS-The railroad commits
sion meets here November Z to make an
inquiry into telephone rates and to adjust
them IL it is found necessary. The in
Vestigation is due to the fact that some
telephone companies have a two-minute
minimum rate, while others extend the
time to three minutes for the same fee.
A petition was filed with the railroad COM
missioners asking that all telephone COM
panies be compelled to make a three
minute rate.
VERMILLION-The highest price that
has ever been paid for farm land in Clay
county was received by o. w. Chaussee
last week when he transferred his 9-acre
farm to John Bruyer for the sum of S14, 600,
or SITS per acre. The farm is situated five
miles from Vermillion and the purchaser
owns about roo acres Immediately joining
the Chaussee farm. The conveyo will
retire to reside in this city.
FRANKFoRT-while Roy Gill and his
sister were hauling a load OF grain to mar
ket the girl slipped down between the
wagon and horses. In attempting to res
cue her. the horses became frightened and
ran away. The young man fell to the
ground and the heavy wagon-load of
wheat was drawn over his body, ~fractur-
ing his collarbone and otherwise injur-
ing him, Thu girl was only slightly in
jured.
VERMILLION-The ninth attempt to
secure an artesian well on the julius
Charrlin place, two miles southwest of
this city, proved successful. After drill
ing for several weeks in a rock of the
hardest and most unyielding character a
fine flow Of water was reached at the
depth OF 421 feet, which is no feet deeper
than any OF the other flowing wells on the
farms in that vicinity.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been com
pleted for the dedication next Sunday of
a new Methodist Episcopal church, which
has just been completed here. The princi-
pal address will be made by Rev. Thos.
C. Tiff, DID. of University Park, Colo.
DIR. Tiff has lived in the west for As years
and has spent most of that time building
and defeating churches.
LEAD-The E1ks Of Lead nave made
arrangements with the Western Union
Telegraph ompan for a wire to run d.
rect TO their lodge room on election night.
w. Brown, OF Lead, who has
served FIVE years on the state board OF
pharmacy, has been reappointed and the
board has elected him president.
GROTON-Sparks from a switch en-
S.Ae aS pelieNeQ 10 nave Deen RESPONSE
BILE for a fire which for q time threatened
TO destroy the Merchants elevator here.
a high wind was blowing at the time and
only by the hardest kind OF work was
the elevator saved. At the time there were
between 1000 and 12,OO bushels of wheat
and 1,S9 bushels of fax in the building.
WEBSTER-James McAleer was SEN
fenced Wednesday to six months in the
Day county Jail for having dynamite in
his possession, by Judge c. C. Carpenter,
of Lennon, who is here holding court for
Judge Frank McNulty. Judge Carpenter
was q farmer schoolmate OF McAleer's,
and says that the young man is of good
parentage, but early went wrong.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lamar, proprie-
tor of the Wright hotel, shot Harry Nash
IN the side when the latter refused to
leave the hotel and threatened to shoot
Lamar. Nash was in an intoxicated con-
citlon and had been refused a room. He
reached for his hip threatening TO shoot
Lamar, but the latter was too quick. The
wound was only slight.
BRITToN-The second flow has been
struck In an artesian well which is being
drilled here to increase the supply of
water for the city water works system.
The well Is something of a freak in its
way, for the water. instead of being hard
like that in most artesian wells in this
Stdte, IS as sou as rain water.
BRooKINGs-At the ~semi-annual meet
Ing of the oman Civic league the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. B. B. Bracket: vice president, Mrs.
Lillian Smith; recording secretary, Mrs.
w. H. Powers; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. R. B.. Breed: treasurer, Mrs, ]. M.
Smythe.
TYNDALL-John Matuska. living seven
miles from town, was a heavy loser when
a neighbor attempted to burn some weeds
during a high wind. The flames got be-
yond his control and swept Matuska's
farm, destroying six large stacks of wheat
and a quantity Of hay.
RAPID CITY-Actual work began on
RAPID City's new federal building yes
terday. 1t will be located on the south
east corner of the intersection of ST.
Joseph and Eighth streets. The con-
tract calls for a 500, 600 structure, to
be completed by February 1, 1914.
DALLAS-At a meeting held here by
the physicians Of Trip, Mellette and
Gregory counties what will be known as
the Rosebud Medical association was or
ganized. The next meeting will be held at
Winner in December.
WITTEN-Rev. Mr.. Walker and some of
the Witten business men have made a can
vas of the town and within two hours
raised enough cash to build a church here.
They did not take promises but received
the hard cash from Zach doner. The
building will be erected at once.
CANTON-The members OF the local
Epworth league, at their annual meeting,
elected the following officers: President,
Miss Dilla Wimple; vice presidents, Lloyd
Rising. Sylvia Larson, Mary Anderson.
Grace Bent; secretary. Alice Hannah;
treasurer. Roy Haas.
ABERDEEN-David Miller was held to
the federal term of court here under $500
bonds, charged with selling liquor in and
about Butler, 8. D., without having paid
the government tax.
ABERDEEN-In circuit court here a
day was spent in a vain endeavor to se-
cure a jury in the case of Ed Roberts
against John Jacobs, both of Columbia.
Roberts charges Jacobs with having In
duced Mrs. Roberts to live In open adult
terry with him.
GROTON - Preliminary arrangements
are being made for the annual farmers
institute. to be held here November Z, 8
and 8. Hundreds of farmers will be in
Experts on farming will be