The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-06-12
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. h. G.
Riidehrandt, who live eight miles north
of this place, was killed by lightning
during Il recent electrical storm. The
bolt struck the house underneath the
caves on the north gable, passed
through the boys bedroom upstairs,
went down between the walls into he
kitchen, through the kitchen II din
ing room and Their into the sitting room
where the boy was lying on the floor
The bolt passed over the feet of the
4 lads mother, who was sitting in the
same room. but merely stunned her.
FAJLkToN-Since May / SOS inches
of rainfall has been recorded by the
government observer at this place. This
precipitation has come in the shape of
frequent and not very heavy rains, ev-
cry drop going where it was most need
ed. Small grain, throughout the
try, never looked better, n the indi-
cations are that Faux county will
come TO the front this summer with an
old-time small grain crop. The out
look for a corn crop is not 500 good,
owing to the activity of cutworms.
HOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mar
tin is spending a few weeks at his
ranch, six miles north of Hot Springs,
While the Senate is wrestling with the
tariff problem. Mr.. Martin is making
some very important improvements to
his ranch in the way of constructing
storage reservoirs for saving the flood
water which so to wastee in such
enormous volumes during the spring
and summer The ranch is managed
by h congreSsman'S two sons, Paul
and Charles.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are being
made on the adjacent Pine'Ridge In
dian reservation for the annua spring
roundup of cattle which have been
grazed on the reservation during the
winter. Many of these belong to White
men, who keep them on the reserva-
ton under a lease system. The round
up will be participated in by hundreds
Of Indians and white cowboys and will
have the customary picturesque feat
ures.
SIOUX FALLS-Sioux Falls will be
host to one of the biggest insurance
mems gatherings in it's history on
Wednesday, June is, when both man
ayers n field men of insurance COM
panies throughout the state will come
to this city to be present at the recep-
ton which will be given to Neil D.
citation of Life Underwriters, who is
touring the northwest in the interests
of h a organization.
MITCHELL-G. w. Downey has
purchased and taken charge of the
Mitchell Gazette, the leading weekly
democratic paper Of this section of the
state. Mr.. Downey has been associated
with the Mitchell Daily Republican for
the past 81 years as editor, with the
exception of the past three years. The
Gazette will remain democratic and
the editorial columns will be conducted
by G.. H. Rodee.
MADISON - Representative Hans
Urdahl, who was the active promoter
the printing investigation at the last
legislative session, left yesterday for
a foreign trip. He will first visit in
d. c., and sail from New
York IN about 10 days, spending sever
France, finally arriving in his former
town, Leri, Sogn, Norway.
sCOTLAND-some years ago Scot
had one of the largest G. A. r.
posts in the state. Today but one vet
eran of the civil raj makes his home
here, this being A. F. Miller. He has
not yet fully decided whether or not
he will attend the reunion of union
veterans to be, held on the Gettysburg
early in July, but may con-
to make the trip.
DEADWOOD-Deputy State Com
of Schools and Public Lands
N. NJ. Hanson has just returned from
a trip to Belle Fourche, where he filed
on 10000 acres of land for the state
Of South Dakota. This land is taken
by the state on a transfer, being in
lieu of Indian lands on the Pine Ridge
reservation, which the state coded to
government.
HIGHMORE-George w. Baughman
and Miss Emma Davis, Doth of this
place, We're married at the home of the
sister. Mrs. NJ. Harry o'Brien,
Rev. S. w. Pollard, of the
Congregational church, officiating. Mr..
Baughman recently purchased the
West hotel of this city, and will take
charge of the anne about July L.
HOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have
been completed for the annual meeting
of the members of group seven of the
State BankerS association, to be held
In Hot Springs OF Saturday and Sum
the counties of Custer, Fall River and
A fine program has been
prepared.
CHAMBERLAIN-Because no one
can be found who is willing to accept
the office of postmaster, the ppstoffice
at Waterbury, n of the historic vii
of Jerauld county, is to be dis
Numerous democrats reside
IN the vicinity, but none of them could
MILLER-The suit here against The
Iowa. 6TluSe 10 nave the last
contract for building bridges in the
annuled, brought by 400 al
who believed the prices too
high, was transferred to the federal
court, and probably will be heard at
Pierre at the next term.
PIERRE-A week of camping for
boy scout organization of this city
will start next Monday and the scouts
are getting ready for a good time or,
Medicine creek, where their camp has
been located, The organization here
is in tive patrols and numbers more
than IS.
SIOUX FALLSAGuy S. Gamble was
appointed receiver of the business of
the Chicago house and Dan Strub, the
landlord. Tuesday certain creditors of
Mr.. Strub Went-hefore Judge Elliott
and filed a petition praying that MI.
strub be thrown into involuntary bank
ruptcy:
MILLER-The golden wedding anni-
Of A. j.. clifford and wife was
here yesterday. They are
the very first settlers of this
Sons and daughtersn from
Hitchcock. Alexandria and