The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-08
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

| found dead IN q Htlle Woihsiiop
rear of his home in Keystone. his. body
LAYING upon a Winchester rifle, which
he had used as q means to commit sui
| eide. From the position of the body
and gun it was evident that Fuller had
planned his death carefully. Al
tached to the trigger of the gun was
a piece Of stout cord and the other
of the dead man. Fuller had placed
the stock of the u on the floor and
| then bringing the muzzle to bear on
the location of his heart, by leaning
over it had discharged the weapon by
pushing his foot downward. His heart
| was blown to atoms. Fuller was a pros
pector and at n time wealthy. 1t Is
| thought that recent reverses unsettled
his mind.
PARKER-In spite of a heavy blizzard
the new city auditorium was well filled
with voters to hear Dean Thomas Sterling
and Alan Bogue discuss national issues
from a La Toilette viewpoint. The meet
ing was presided over by County Super
intendent Jos. Swenson. Mr.. Sterling de-
livered an address the equal of which has
not been heard here for many campaigns.
His talk was devoted entirely to the in
Lterests of national progressive movement.
Today he is busy meeting the people in
the interests of his candidacy for the
United States Senate.
DALLAs-On February 7, new postal
savings repositories will be installed at
the Fairfax and Burke postofices in this
county. When these Offices are made
postal savings repositories, it will include
all third class postoffices In Gregory coun-
ty. The Dallas postoffce was one of the
first in the state to be SO designated, which
was last June, and during its six months
of operation has been most literally
patroniZed by the patrons Of this office.
DEADWOOD-Leaving 81 note TO his
wife in which he declared that since he
was unable to live for her he must die for
love of her, Charles w. Fuller, an old time
prospector, aged so, blew his heart out
with a Winchester at keystone, i mining
camp in the southern hills. He tied a
cord to his toe and the trigger and then
aimed the gun. Financial reverses by
which he lost a fortune are believed to
be the cause.
particularly sad case comes
from south of town. VIM. Berry and fam
lily recently came from Stanley county to
farm here. The 10 months old child was
taken sick and in nursing and oyerwork-
ing in caring for the little one the father
suddenly became violently insane. He was
brought to Miller and is in charge of the
authorities. Unless he gets better soon he
will be sent to Yankton.
FLANDREAU-Word has been received
at Coleman that ]. j. Barbour, jr., while
working on a temporary set of stairs at
Chester, fell to the ground, when the
stairs gave way and was so seriously in
5ured that he died in two hours. 1t was
at first thought that he was only slightly
hurt. He was the son of ]. j. Barbour,
of Coleman, and his body is being taken to
that place for burial.
PIERRE-The state pardon board has
recommended clemency for Eli Raisco,
sent from Lawrence county on a charge
OF manslaughter; for A. Hemstock, sent
from Lincoln county on a charge of ar
son, and for Chris Emmerson, sent from
Minnehaha county on a charge of for
gerry. The application of James Ander-
son, sent from Miner county on a charge
of incest, was denied.
ABERDEEN-The friends of John f.
Metzger, assistant baggageman for the
milwaukee railroad here, were surprised
when the announcement was made that
MetzgeT and Miss Florence Johnson, of
Ottumwa, Ia, had been married at Leola,
5. D., on December 20. The young couple
took rooms in Aberdeen after their mar
riage, but kept the secret SO well that
none of the bridegroom's friends learned
of it until today.
P1ERRE-The department of school and
public lands has received official notice
from the government land department Civ
Ing it the right to file on the lands taken
In lieu of those lost by Indian allotments
IN Mellette county; 81, 4S5 acres were thus
lost in Mellette and 1896 in Bennett. Of
hceTs of the department made tentative
selections for these lieu lands in the early
fall.
ABERDEEN-J. W. McQuay was bound
over to the circuit court here under 81. OOC
ponds for improper relations with the wife
OF his nephew, O.. L. McQuay, who an
peared against him on the part of the
state In the trial. Both parties are mar
r1ed. The hearing was held yesterday be.
hlnd closed doors, no one being admitted
to the trial.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen Commercial
club is making elaborate plans for the on.
lerta1nment of the delegates to the state
builders convention, which will be held
here on March 20-21. Invitations have
been issued to every commercial club in
the state to send as many representatives
as possible; the governors Of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota and Montana
are expected to attend.
WHITE OWL-To severe weather and
deep snow has been added mud and sl,sb
cue 10 the warm weather of the past few
days, making roads to the railways al.
most impossible for mail and freighters
AS a result the merchants at this point
are nearly out of all provisions. and a
general raise in prices is noted, due. it IL
stated, to the increased expense of get.
ting supplies and the scarcity of same.
FAITH-Driven from the house at tn,
point of a revolver held in the hands O.
his brother. Julius Drefs, ar
rived here after walking from his broth
er's home IL miles from town. He is onl,
a boy and was cared for here unit
friends at belmont had t~elegraphed hin
transportation to that town.
ABERDEEN-Ira o. Curtiss has com
menced his campaign for representative Ii
congress from the Second district on TIL
progressive platform, in opposition t
Charles Burke. Mr.. Curtiss has been stat
senator for this district during the pas
term.
BELLE FOURCHE-The local Mason
have purchased round upon which t
erect a Masonic temple five stories i
height. There is a possibility that tn
ground floor of the structure will be III
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