The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-03-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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Lockwood, Pukwana; j. N. Weber, Wa
tertown; E. A. Peterson, Bradt, Stella
Casey, Gettysburg; j. w. Hartwick. New
ell; c. S. Height, White River; Il. II. Tyl-
par, Frederick: j. A. Lodge, Hereford; j.
+. Sichmeler, Greenville; e. F. Thorne,
Gettysburg; w. G. Meyer, Faith; Chas. A.
East, Dallas: w. p. Palmatier, Dante; w.
f. Mason, Aberdeen: +. A. Warren, Elan
dreau; w. B. Martin, Pukwana; w. L.
Keans, Armour; ]. G. Smith, Mansfield.
MITCHELL-Fifty men living along the
proposed route of a railroad line from
Mitchell to Pierre attended A convention
here which had for the purpose a plan
looking to the building of the road. To
carry on the preliminary work and to in
corporate $1,000 IN cash was raised at the
meeting. 1t was decided to incorporate for
the sum of 5000, 900. and the title of the
corporation was given as the Sioux City,
Mitchell & Pierre railroad. The follow
ing directors were elected: Theodore
Quale, Blunt; j. B. Ross, Miller; 7. S.
Hall, Gam Valley; A. E. Hitchcock,
Mitchell; d. B. Miller, Mitchell; d. ].
.Jekyll, H~ighmore; H. b. Wells, Wessing-
ton Springs: A. w. Ewart and c, e.
Crew, Pierre.
BROOKINGS-The athletic council of
the state college at Brookings, is mail
ing to South Dakota high schools an
invitation to the eighth annual high
high school meet to be held at Brook
tngs May 10, 1919. The invitation is in the
form of a 12-page booklet describing the
meet in detail and including q number of
interesting cuts of last years meet. Irwin
Bibby, of the athletic council, is local
manager, and Coach Temple, of the state
college, is chosen as referee and will act
as starter.
ABERDEEN-Joe Fast Horse and
James Dog Eagle were brought before
William Wallace, United States commits
sioner here from the Standing Rock In
dian reservation, charged with introduce
ing liquor on the reservation. Both are
Indians, Fast Horse pleaded guilty to the
charge, but Dog Eagle insisted he was
innocent. Both We're held to the next term
of federal court under $500 bonds.
SIOUX FALLS-To lave her skull frac-
tured and yet have a good lighting chance
to live, is the experience of Mrs. John
Dillon, wife of a prominent Brown county
farmer. She was kicked in the head by a
horse, the force of the blow being suff.
cient to fracture the skull. She was I'M
| conscious for some time, but now has be-
come rational and it Is believed will re-
cover.
IROQUOIS-The work of organizing a
local commercial club was perfected by
the election of the following officers:
President, DR.. C. H.. Cowgirl; vice presi-
dent, H. D. Harrington; recording secre-
tary, Hugo Schultz; corresponding secre-
tary, r. X. Fry; treasurer. H. ]. Meyer.
Fine club rooms Will at once be secured.
BIG STONE-At the annual meeting of
the Grant County Boosters club, made up
of representatives of the various
ciai clubs OF the county, the following
officers were elected for the coming year:
! President, l. ID. Aldrich; secretary, w.
w. Downie: treasurer, G.. L. Wood.
DEADWOOD-Word was received here
yesterday afternoon that Charles Hard
wick, until a few lays ago a resident of
Lead, was under arrest at Galena, Kan,
where he is held awaiting the arrival of
local officers, who will bring him back to
face a statutory charge IN Lead.
DEADWOOD-F. w. Kline, a Deadwood
saloonkeeper, was bound over to the cir
cult court in this city yesterday to an
swer to a charge of seduction preferred by
Ella Somers, a T7-year-old negro girl, who
has made her home with an aunt in rooms
above the Kline saloon.
LEAD-This spring and summer Lead is
to have her share of new buildings, all of
them to be constructed of Sioux Falls
granite. They are the new postoffice, city
hall and Jail, the new opera house, Elks'
hall, new First National bank and the
new Burlington depot.
LAKE PREsToN-At a business meet
ing of the members of the local Lutheran
church society it was unanimously decided
to extend a call to Rev. C. S. Halvorson.
of Thompson, Ia. to become pastor OF the
local church. 1t is believed certain he
will accept.
DEADWOOD-Mrs. Thomas f. Burns,
wife of a conductor on the Northwestern
Scenic line between Lead and Deadwood,
died at her home in Deadwood as the re-
suit of heart disease. She was a popular
woman and had lived in Deadwood for
many years.
MENNO-Steps have been taken to or
ganize a commercial club and a meeting
of the business men soon will be held for
the purpose. One of the first projects to
be taken up by the club will be the i'm
provement of the public highways center
ing here.
SALEM-The members of the local ten
mis- club have elected the following Off
GERS for the coming year: President. F..
w. Orahood; secretary-treasurer. Carl
Gibson. The club has a membership of &c.
L~ENNoN-At a special election to he
held here Thursday, April 4, the PROPOSE
ton of issuing bonds In the sum of $4,000
Tor the construction of a new public school
building will be submitted to the voters.
PIERRE-Sheriff Benton, of Dawson
county, Neb., secured an extradit.on war
rant for Charles V. Pratt, wanted on a
charge of family desertion. Pratt was
arrested at Brookings.
4ANKTON-senator Robert j. Gamble
has returned to Washington to resume his
duties. He will spend more time in the
state later in the campaign. and as his
official duties allow.
PIERRE-The citizens of Springfield
nave appealed to the railway commission
Tor improvements to their local stock
yards. winch they say are without water,
small and inadequate for all purposes
WHITE LAKE-The city council has
decided to increase the fire protection ia
cilities of the town by the purchase OF q
great deal Of modern fire fighting appar-
atus.
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