The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

n0dl meeting mere eleCleQ OluCeTS DIS 1Oi-
lows: President and general manager, A.
j. Schunk: first vice president, Isaac Lin
coin; second vice president, E. 8. Petit
john. MITCHELL; secretary, w. e. Young;
assistant secretaries, "A. A. Pickler and
Harry de Malignon; treasurer, Theo. Wos-
nuk. The gross premium receipts of the
ompan last year was s27, 034.1 repre-
senting nearly $8.00O.0O0 worth of bust
ness. The capital stock sold is rapidly
approaching the 500, 900 mark.
DE SMET-A Mr.. Lark, colored, died
here of a complication of diseases, aged
about 65 years. He ran a barber shop UP
to the time Of his last illness, being a
resident Of this town and county for near
ly 30 years. The funeral was held in the
Methodist Episcopal church (white) at 2
p. M. All business was suspended In the
town from 2 until 8 o'clock. The pail
bearers were business men Of the town.
He leaves a wife andstwo sons.
WHITE owL@Meade county has just
come through one of the worst billiards.
in six years. Drifts are piled 10 to 30 feet
deep, while man. buildings are buried out
of sight. Roads are impossible and it
will be many days before they will be
open to the railroad. But one mall has
been received at this office the past week.
AS all wires are down it is impossible to
estimate the extent of the damage of the
storm.
Observation-Disclosures of the Catholic.
Norwegian Lutheran, Methodist, Luther
an synod and Presbyterian churches have
united in a civic league, with the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. Daniel
Knight; vice president, Mrs. Frank Park
er; secretary. Miss Nora Freeman; treas
urer, Miss Mile Thorson. One of the pur-
poses is to see that the streets and alleys
are kept in first class condition.
Observation-Disclosures have been re-
| ceived in Pierre of the birth of a daugh-
ter to Mrs. Milton P. Goodner. of Seattle.
Wash, who as Miss Grace Burke, daugh-
ter of Congressman Burke. Is well known
throughout the state. Mrs. Goodner is
Burke's eldest daughter, and her new
daughter, christened Josephine Ruth. is
the first and only grandchild of the con-
gresham and his wife.
MITCHELLArthur C. Dillman of
Washington, D. c., plant psychologist of
the department of agriculture, is here, a
guest of w. A. Wheeler, of the Dakota
Improved Seed Mr.. Dillman Is
on his way to the experiment station at
Newell, where he says several important
moves are under way looking toward a
more hardy alfalfa for dry farming pur-
poses.
ABERDEEN-The South Dakota State
Launderers' association adjourned after
iiaN SASSlSo VIC 1hS
President, w. H. Barnett, Sioux Falls;
vice president, c. M. Lyon, Watertown:
secretary, H. O.. Fish, Redfeld: treasurer,
j. M. Foasberg, Huron; sergeant. at arms.
e. F. Taylor, Aberdeen. WATERFOWL was
chosen as the meeting place next year.
SIOUX FALLS-Influential friends in
western South Dakota nave started a.
movement to secure a pardon for Walter
Johnson, who is serving a team of IS years
| in the StOIY Fa11o nanitanffarv nm ,,Onv1C-
ton in the state circuit court of Custer
county of robbery in the first degree. The
application will come before the state
board of pardons at it's next meeting.
EUREKA-Jacob Hoffman sued the
Long Lake school district to recover 10
cents a mile for the transportation of his
children to and from school under a pro-
vision of the South k school law
providing for such transportation when
the pupils reside more than 2s miles from
the school, and received the full amount
asked for.
CUSTER-Petltions are being circulated
here asking that a pardon be granted to
Walter Johnson, who was sentenced in
Custer in January, 1908, to 16 years in
the Sioux Falls penitentiary for robbery
in the first degree. At it's next meeting
the state pardon board is expected to
take action on the petitions.
L. hLh EOlSl-mr. ana MIS-. james Gary,
residing on a farm near here, have Just
celebrated the SD anniversary of their
marriage. They are among the Oldest set
tiers of the state, having taken up their
residence near here in April, 1863. Six
sons and three daughters have been born
to them, all living.
TRIPP-The Commercial club has elect
ed the following officers: President. H.
w. MCLEAN; vice president, L.. A. Fox;
i aanYafQrv EaE1nhn A ~ Crof0s frao r.
George Wiederrich, jr. The club Is work.
ing to increase the school facilities and
the providing of the town with a city hall
building.
CUSTER-W. w. Hill, a live stock spec
ulator of South Omaha, Neb., has ar
ranged to take possession Of the d. p.
Roberts ranch and Will feed hogs on a
large scale. Mr.. Hill finds it much cheap
er to fatten the hogs here than to ship
them to South Omaha and fatten them
there.
TYNDAL-The County Men and Re-
ligion conference brought together a rep
resentative bodyfrom the various Protest
ant denominations for consideration of the
religious conditions and needs of the coun-
ty.a Revs. Hoagland and MAR, from
Mitchell, addressed the evening session.
PIATTE-Father Brunes. who has been
in charge of the Platte parish of the
i dbiAo = AAo. IOShW eAAA
eonths, has been transferred to Geddes,
1t having been decided to divide the Platte
and Geddes parishes. Father Kelly will
have charge of the Platte parish.
DoLAND-The ranks of the old veter-
ans OF the civil war here have been sadly
depleted by death. LA. Drake, who died
a few days ago, is the third veteran to
pass away since last Memorial day. This
leaves the post with only four members,
whereas a few years ago it was numer-
ically strong.
FORT PIERRE-The women's club has
voted $40, to be distributed in prizes among
the children of Fort Pierre who have the
best flower and vegetable gardens during
the summer. All vacant lots thai can be
irrigated will be parceled out among the
children and planted with vegetables.
MITCHELL-W. s. Hill. president OF the
state fair board, is at Huron where he
will preside at the first meeting OF the
board for this year. The premium lists
will be approved, an advertising campaign
l ...%i3nn ~ " a pdg thn frontjnp for the 1919