The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-11-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per cent of the
voters of Kingsbury county have regis
tered for the right to vote at the March,
primary election. The vote in 1912 was
.,1S7, and the registration thus far is 1858.
fhe registration is divided as follows: Re
publicans, 1,425; democrats, 433; prohibi-
.~ionists, IS; socialists, SO. The democrats,
according to the registration, ave lost
about 40 per cent of their vote, while the
republicans have gained 20 per cent, or
nearly as many votes as the democrats
lost.
CLEAR LAKE-George L. Flathers, a
local business man, had an Interesting ex-
p~erience with five foxes, which a farmer
captured and sold to him alive. The ami
mails were imprisoned in a room and dur
Ing the night gnawed their way into an
adjoining room, where there were a large
number of hens. In the morning 40 of the
chickens We're found dead. Fathers lost
no time in sending the animals to fox
heaven.
WAGNER-While attending a funeral,
and while the funeral procession was on
Its way to the church, death came sud-
denly to Mrs. N. Drappeau, one of the
mourners. Seized with a sudden attack
of heart failure she nearly fell from
the buggy in which she was riding and
was dead when reached by others. She
was well advanced in years and was q
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SIOUX FALLs-Nathaniel Taft, aged
sc, cousin of former President w. II. Taft,
died at the home of his laughter at West
Sioux Falls, a suburb of this city. Mr..
Taft came here a year ago from Port
Jervis, N. Y, where he lived 81 years. He
was one of the Oldest railroad engineers
in the United States, having run a loco
motive for 62 years on the Boston, Wor-
cester & Pittsburgh road.
WOOD-While assisting I'm grading a
road near Rosebud Indian agency, Iron
Shooter, a Sioux, unearthed what is
thought to be the tooth of some prehis-
toric animal. 1t measures BIZ inches In
circumference and 6 inches in length. The
tooth was found about seven feet below
the surface of the ground.
WEBSTER-While seated IN his office
without a light, Emmett Forbes, manage
of a local fuel company. had an interest
ing experience with a burglar. The thief,
not aware that any one was in the room,
opened a window and entered. Then
Forbes switched on the light and made
for the intruder. who, however, succeeded
In making his escape through the window
which he had opened.
ELK POINT-The funeral of George r.
Freeman was held Friday afternoon at his
residence in this city. It was conducted
under the auspices of the Masonic lodge,
of this city, of which he had been a mem
Der for 45 years. He also was a Shriner
and a member Of the consistory of Sioux
City. The body was taken on the 8 O'Clock
Milwaukee passenger train to Lake City,
Mimi, for burial.
HIGHMORE-The corn contest of the
boys of Hyde county and the girls indus
trial contest will close December 6. On
that day the corn submitted in the con-
test, and the exhibits made by the girls.
will 14 s,.l-~l
devoted to the boys and girls of the coun-
ty. The exhibits will be made In the base
ment OF the new county court house
building.
ABERDEEN-Gust Pagones. a Greek
business man Of this place, has received
word from his brothers, Nick and Peter,
who are his partners in various enter
prises In Aberdeen. that they will leave
Greece in a few days for Aberdeen, after
two years fighting in the Balkans, When
the war broke out with Turkey, Peter and
Nick Pagones sailed for Greece, and have
since taken an active part in the fighting.
ALPENA-Ellis Jones, a pioneer resi-
dent of this section, died suddenly at the
nome OF his daughter, Mrs. w. A. Scheel.
He had been feeling we'll and ate his
breakfast as usual. After breakfast he
went into another room. A few minutes
later when his daughter entered the room
she found him dead.
ARLINGTON-A half section 1920 acres>
Of land purchased by Oscar Sederstrom.
four miles south of town IA years ago for
sS,25o has just been sold for SIG, 1890. The
investment made him nearly $1,000 per year
during the IA years from the increase In
the value of the land alone, and. In addi-
ton, he raised profitable crops on the
land each year.
MENNO-Thus far a total of 2,13O voters
0f HlfnhfnSnn oo,,r{,,
the right to vote at the March primary
elections. OF this number, there are 1.7os
republicans, 81 democrats. Is prohibition
lists, 3 socialists, % independent and ii pro
gressives. Those registering as indie
pendents' and "progressives'' will need to
change the record or be barred.
HURON-The Northwestern railway is
investing about SIZE, 900 in improvements in
this city In the form OF new nassenear
and freight and office buildings. Althonpb
the passenger station is not vet com
pleted, a part of 1t will be used for the
passenger business from now on. so that
the old passenger station can be torn out
and the new tracking arranged before a
hard freeze sets in.
MITCHELL-One of the important cases
TO be tried during a term of state circuit
court LOT Dawson county, which will con
we've here Tuesday of this week. with
Judge f. B. Smith presiding, will be that
IN which Mrs. Helene Veeder Anderson,
former art teacher, is charged with grand
larceny. She Is accused of having stolen
articles from rooms of students at south
Dakota Wesleyan university.
MILBANK-The fall term Of circuit
court for Grant county will convene here
tuesday Of this week, with Judge Nc
Nuty pTeslalng. A large number of civil
cases are to be disposed OF during the
term. There were two criminal cases on
the calendar, but the defendants succeed
ed in making their escape.
SENIEkVILLE-A total of 2,o2s voters
of Turner county have registered for the
right to vote at the March primaries
This is not quite 70 per cent of the total
number OF voters In the county. 1t is esti-
mated that Of those registered about 65
per cent are republicans.
PARKER-J. s. Pingrey, a prominent
farmer eight miles south OF Parker. lost
MS left hand while ~cranking his auto.
me crank caught his glove and wound nm
MS hand and crushed IL 40 n boa ~ u