The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ust IA, Is, 16 and II. Preparations are be-
ing made and a successful meeting is as
sured. The Northwestern has granted
a one and a third fare for the round trip,
with a a-day limit from all points east OF
the river, and the same rate from all
points west of the river, but a few days
shorter time.
RAPID CITY John Wight was
bound over to the circuit court today
on a charge of forgery in the first de-
gree and his bon fixed at $1,000.
Wight was brought here from Seattle,
whittier he fled about two months g
when an investigation was started into
his transactions in the United States
land office and some local deals.
Observation-Disclosures of Perkins
county have been experimenting with
Russian thistles as a feed for live stock
and pronounce it a aluab addition tc
the bill of fare. They claim if the this
tie is cut early enough, and before the
woody iber has had time to form. it
makes an excellent hay, n that ami
mails thrive on it.
GAYVILLE-The baseball teams in this
part Of the state which are the strongest
rivals are the teams of Gayville and Violin,
both Of which claim the championship of
this part of the state. To settle the mat
ter the two teams will contest on the dia-
mond at Yankton on Friday of this week
for a good sized purse and championship
honors.
DELL RAPIDS-The creamery is doing
q constantly increasing business. During
the past year the number of patrons has
more than doubled. The weekly ship
ment of butter now runs up to GO tubs,
compared with 80 last season. The cream
cry has much to do with the prosperity of
the farmers of the surrounding region.
PIERRE-The Ziebach county seat
fight is beginning to warn up, as usual
in such cases the other towns being
lined up against the present incumbent.
DuPree is the present holder of the
seat for the undivided county. Isabel
wants to be the seat of one of the new
parts.
PIERRE-The department of history
has just come into the possession of the
original notes and typographical map by
j b. S. Todd In 1856 on an overland trip
from Fort Laramie, Wyo., to Fort Pierre,
preliminary to the Harvey expedition.
which brought an army to winter at Fort
Pierre the winter Of that year.
LENNOX-The state board of railroad
commissioners will visit Lennox this week
to provide a way for securing the re-
moval of an obstruction which hides from
view trains approaching the town from
the west. Several serious accidents have
narrowly been averted because of the OBJ
structions.
S1NA1-At a special election to be held
here Tuesday Of next week the voters will
vote up on the proposition of Incorporate
Ing Sinai as a town under the general
laws Of the state. The special election
was called by the board of county com
m!ssioners, in accordance with the law.
DALLAS-Advance ticket sales show a
large degree Of interest in the Dallas
h I'LL ~
mence on July q and continue five days.
The regular chautauqua literary and mu-
steal numbers will be reinforced by a
baseball game each afternoon.
ROSWELL-The stockholders of the
farmers elevator company at their an
nual meeting elected the following Off
GERS: President, J. S. Berry; vice presi-
dent, A L. English; secretary-treasurer,
R. H. Smith. Dell Brown was retained as
manage for another year.
PIERRE-Imnigration Commission.
er Deets says that he has received re-
quests for over 1900 harvest hands
many men desiring work have written
to him thus enabling him to supply the
demand to a great extent.
TYNDALL-Farmers in Bon Homme
county are just beginning harvesting oats
and spring wheat. 1t is generally con-
coded that small grain is the best in this
county since 1906. Corn is tasseling and
with the abundant rains Of late bids fail
to be a bumper crop also.
ARMOUR-John Spots. a wealthy ,and
owner residing on the banks of Lake
Andes, Charles Mix county, lost II head OF
horses, ranging In age from yearlings tc
3-year-olds. The animals were poisoned
by some miscreant putting paris green ir
the drinking trough.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES because
of an unfortunate love affair, Olaf An
derson, aged %, a Grant county youne
man, son of Ed Anderson, a prominent
farmer of Pennington township, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have
put in ar appearance in this vicinity
after a lapse of Is years, since one has
been seen. Two have recently beer
killed within the city limits. lust where
they came from after this long period
is a mystery.
ABERDEEN-The county commits
sioners of Edmunds county have ap-
propriated 5000 to aid the Parmley
Aberdeen and Mobridge. through
Brown. Edmunds and Walworth coun-
ties.
BUFFALO GAP-Bridge and concrete
crews and a pile driver outfit are at work
here replacing a wooden bridge across
Beaver creek with a steel structure which
will cost the Northwestern road about
$4,000.
WAGNER-At a special election to bs
held here Tuesday. July 80, the question
Of issuing bonds in the sun of 5000 fol
the extension of the city w~aterworks sys
tenn will be submitted to the voters.
MILLER-While riding a pony herdine
cattle a daughter Of Worth Engelman1
was kicked or the leg by another hors'
and the leg was broken SO that the bon,
prortuded through the skin.
HOT sPRINGs-The erection of a 1900
Carnegie library will be begun here al
soon as plans are approved. The $40
necessary to buy a site was raised by sub
scription IN a few hours.
WHITE OWL-The wild fruit crop i,
this section this season is heavier than foI
several years past and it is being picked
by those who know what delicious dishe:
these fruits will make.
ARDMORE-To celebrate the successful
crop season, business men and farmer.
nave decided to hold a harvest festiya