The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-25
DAKOTA STATE NEWS.

VERM1LLION Arrangements are
being completed for the annual con
vention of the Women's Foreign Mis-
%sionary society of the Sioux Falls dis
trict, which will be held in Vermillion
April "a, 25 n 26. Among the speak
ers will be Mrs. George Taylor, of Min
%neapolis; Mrs. j.. P. Jenkins, of Mitch
ell; Miss Jessie Payne, of Vermillion,
and Miss Alice Brethorst, of Lennox
The last mentioned is the conference
missionary, who has just returned from
west China.
SIOUX FALLS-Jack Armstrong, who.
recently disappeared from Harding coun-
ty, has been traced to western Canada,
and it Is expected he soon will be taken
and returned to South Dakota. One Of
the charges against him is that he forged
the name of Lyron Cushman, a prominent
and wealthy resident of Harding county,
to checks on which he received a deposit
slip for SLIGO and 500 IN cash at q Bow
man bank for q forged check for $1,000,
and depositing the balance to the credit
of Cushman. When the latter received his
deposit slip Armstrong had disappeared.
LEAp-On his way to Lead, where he
was to work in the mines, Will Green, a
young Cornish lad, is believed to have per-
ished in theSvreck of the Titanic last Sun
day. Green had been sent for by his
friend George Adamson. Of this city, and
"ao SApSSlSu " arrive mere llllS Week,
having sailed on the Titanic from Liver
pool. So far no word has been received
or mention of his name, so his friends
believe that he persisted.
DEADWOOD-Johr Treber, of this city,
and well known over the state, who was
a candidate for reelection to the state
legislature, has announced his withdraw
al from the race, and JOIN Hunter, of
Deadwood, has been named in his stead.
M T1nhnr tool nv, n 4, ~NrS ~ -sc
tive work in 1910 and was a prominent
member. Mr.. Hunter is also a well known
business man.
GEDDES-It is rumored that g. L. Kirk,
of Platte. an old newspaper mar and for
mer owner of the Geddes Record, will
soon engage in the newspaper business In
this county again. Mr.. Kirk was in this
city the first part of the week negotiating
with the owners of the Record with ref
erence to buying his old paper.
BRIDGEwATER-The %declamatory con-
test among the high schools for this dis
trict. comprising seven counties, will be
held in this city Friday evening, April 26.
at which time a gold and silver medal will
be awarded first and second places. The
Bridgewater high school will be repre-
sented by Harris Shanard.
WESSINGTON-The town council
has purchased a building which will be
remodeled and converted into a town
hall and town jail building. Quarters
also will be provided for the volun-
teer fire department and it's equipment,
and%a tower, with a fire bell, will be
erected on the building.
MENNo-wolves are becoming I'M
usually bold in the county neal here.
One of them followed Fred H. Mettler
three times round one of his fields
and then Mettler procured a shotgun
and killed the animal which persisted
in hoyering in his vicinity.
FARMER-A baseball team has been
organized here with DIR. J. F. Roselle,
manager; c. N. Kelly, captain, and
A. w. Parker, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The
local ball grounds will be placed in
flrst-class condition and a grandstand
erected.
DELL R~APIDS-The local Odd Eel
lows will suitably observe the esd an
ntversary of the founding of the ODD
Fellows order by elaborate exercises
on April rs. One of the features will
be a 6 O'clock dinner.
CANTON-The young women of
this place la organized what will
be known as the Girls Hiking club
and each morning will indulge in long
walks to points in the city and this
vicinity.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are pend
ing for the transmission of electric
power from Lake Preston to this place:
with a view to having the streets ana
buildings lighted with electricity.