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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
COUNTY FAIR CIRCUIT
FORMULATES PROGRAM

Madison. S. D., March i.-Officials
of the South Dakota county fair cir
cult, at a meeting here relative to y
ace program for the county fairs neN-
fall, arranged the following program
which has been sent to the Horsemar
for publication:
Three-minute trot. purse. $500. 2:1,
pace. purse. 500; 2:25 pace tstake race,
purse, $500; go trot. purse, $500: 2:2i
trot stake race, purse. $500; 2:l4 pace
purse. $500.
The matter of free attractions also
was taken up and il was decided thai
the secretary of the circuit. r L
Mease, of Madison. should confer with
the best booking agencies in securing
free acts for the circuit. Since the or
ganizatiop OF the circuit in Flandreau.
some weeks ago. Brookings county has
applied for admission and was duly
taken into the circuit. Flandreau eN-
poets TO put at least 81. 900 into free at
fractions and thus be assured of tbs
high caliber of the acts.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
BRlNkER ENTERS A
PLEA OF GUILTY

Pierre. >. d., Mirch ).
After the arrest of +. +. Brinker
Wednesday afternoon he made formal
admission of the populations charged
against him and paid to the state treas
urer he sum of S535.S5, which he had
collected from excess charges for au-
tomoblle hire and from manipulating
the salary of his automobile driver.
Br1nker waived preliminary exam
nation in justice court and will be ar
raigned at the next term of court on
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. This is about the min
mum charge that could be placed
against him, and ever this carries the
possibility of incarceration of from one
TO three years. Some disposition to
lenlency was shown on account of his
confession, resignation and repayment
to the state.
Frank G~lassner. present secretary Of
state, and former field man in Brink
ers office, has been before the investi-
gazing committee as a witness. Glass
ner testified that he had made some Of
the payments to the automobile driver
by direction of Brinker, but declared
that ne had no knowledge of the inside
facts which now have come to light.
Governor Byrne is in. practical charge
of the commissioners by virtue of his
general authority and states that he
expects to appoint a successor to
Bflnker within "a hours.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
ROSEBUD NEWSPAPER MEMS
COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE

Fairfax. 5, D. March 4-Walter H
Cox, editor of the Fairfax Advertiser
n a former citizen OF Sioux City, has
gone to Sioux City TO represent ths
Rosebud Publishers association in the
preparation OF a Rosebud boom eai-
ion" a magazine soon 70 he issued
through the joint enterprise of the
Rosebud editorial fraternity. Ii is pro
posed 10 give the periodical a circula-
ton of 10000 copies and its subject
matter viii contain everything Of in
terest 10 this section of the state. par
ticularly history, growth and CONNER
cha development. Sioux City is looked
upon as the metropolis of the Rosebud
country and viii. of course. figure ex-
tensiYely in the edition.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
DISAGREED JURY IN
HOG STEALING CASE

Madison. S. D.. March An a trial
over which more interest was taken
than in any previous one in the coun,
ty, the jury was Unable to agree in
the case of the State VS.. chris Bewar-
der, who, it is alleged. stole four pigs
from the local stock yards on the night
of January 16. After being out over
16 hours the iury-nlen We're called IN
by the judge II the vote returned was
8 for conviction and 3 for acquittal
This standing of the jury will neces
state another trial at the fall term
OF circuit court. People from every
portion of this county and many from.
the adjoining counties We're present &c
hear the trial. Large numbers OF
would-be spectators We're turned from
the doors, so crowded vas the court
room.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
SALEM CIVIC LEAGUE
PLANS FOR REST ROOM

Salem. S. D.. March "a large mum
Der of the mel and women have or
ganized what will be known as the
Salem Civic league The following Of
ficers were elected: President, ]. w.
Gibson; vice president, L. s.. Tyler; sec
rotary. F. w. Mitchell; treasurer, q. A.
Kaech. An executive committee also
was appointed. The object of the
league is to unite the men and women
of Salem into a force for aiding the
maintenance of law and order, and for
the general betterment of the moral
and commercial conditions of the city.
One of the first projects the league will
push will be the establishing of a rest
room for women and others from the
country.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
LOST HIS FOOTING AND
PICkEH lid ENp nEAr

Chamberlain, S. D., March 3-Otto
BrigGle, a farmer near Reliance. west
Of the Missouri, made a trip to Cham
berllin and after visiting a half dozen
saloons got into an alteration in one
Of The hotels and was ordered to leave.
Brlggle was 50 drunk that he did not
cred down toward the pontoon bridge
across the river. He lost his footing
and fell a distance of Is feet to the
plank floor of the boat beneath. The
bridge crew caught him before he
rolled off into he river, and it was
thought he was dead. He was taken
to the hospital inc it was found that
he had a broken hip. but was not 9TH
erWiSe Serinusly inilrrad
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
LEGISLATURE DO|NGS
HOUSE KILLS SUSPICIOUS
LAND OFFICE AMENDMENT

Pierre, S. D., Mich. apparently as
a direct result of the disclosures relat-
ing to h LAND commissioners office,
the house Wednesday night killed the
bill previously passed by the senate,
removing the restrictions as to the
amount of state Ian timber winch
may be sold in any one year. The KILL
ing of this bill will result in the an
nullment of a deal which had been ne
gotiated, and partially completed, for
the sale of 100, 000, 900 feet of pine and
oak timber to a firm at Rapid City.
Under the present law $4,000, 900 feet
of lumber is the sale limit for any one
ear.
Much of the possibility for harm
in this transaction had been unosten-
%tatiously removed by a bill which has
been passed and which is supposed to
nave come from the governor or at
torney general, This bill took the
naming of the scaler out of the hands
of the commissioner and placed it
with the board of public lands.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
LIVING BURIAL is
NARROWLY AVERTED

stickney. S. D., March 3.-To be
buried alive by the caving of a sand
life was the experience of Philip Asz-
mus, employed near town. He was
hauling sand from a pit when a huge
quantity of earth and sand was pre-
cipitated upon him, burying him be-
meath the mass. Fortunately others
CHANGED to be near at hand, and after
desperate efforts he was rescued, more
dead than alive. The impact of earth
and sane when it struck him was uf-
ficient to break arm, one leg and
-four of his ribs. Had others not beer
near the scene of the accident he would
have lost his life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
SOUTH DAKOTA

Is snoring hereditary? Jeremy Ben
than said it was. My father snored,
my mother snored, and IL my nephew
does not snore he is an imposter."
But If George Catlin's little book,
Shu Your Mouth Is to be believed,
snoring in the majority of cases comes
from sleeping with an open mouth. 1t
is curious that Mohammed said moth
ing about his habit. He disliked yawn-
ing. and said to his followers: IF one
OF you cape and cover not the mouth
h devil leaps into it." The prophet
approved sneezing, because it is &C
companied by lightness of body and
openness of pores. IF a nan sneeze
or eructate and say 'Alhamdolillah,' he
averts 10 diseases, of which the least
is leprosy." But to spit or blow the
nose in good Mohammedan society was
counted as vulgar.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
ELK POINT COURIER
BURNED OUT OF HOME

Elk Point, s. D. March 4-Fire Sat
urday night destroyed several frame
buildings on Main street The building.
ysere occupied by the Union COUNTY
Courier, Mrs w G. Ha1ter's millinery
store. the Bulls photograph gallery
". j. Conly's drug store. Mrs. Nellie
Franklin's restaurant aRd hotel, an6
G z krause's implement warehouse
All stocks, with yhe exception Of the
latter. were totally destroyed. causing
a loss OF nearly si2Gea. partially in.
sured- 1t is expected that steps viii
be Iaken at once to replace the burned
structures with modern fire proof
buildings. The Courier has been eN-
tended the usual courtesy by its com.
petltor. the Leader. and not a single
issue viii be missed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
DAYS OF FREE RANGE
BELONG To THE pASr

Pierre. S: D., Mich. 3.-The days of
Tree range ! n South Dakota. ever under
a county optlon plan, apparently are Of
the past. Through a measure intro
duced in h house an attempt was made
TO restore the option system. but it was
voted down. This bill called forth a
poor h~omesteaders" were held up as
possible benefciaries by both sides of
the controversy. The majority senti-
ment, however, seemed to settle on the
proposition that the homesteaders are
not the ones who are clamorins for the
range privilege. 49,
One member gave as a reason for
supporting the bill that he wanted the
settlers in his county to have the privi-
llege of pasturing the large amount of
unoccupied Indian land, but he appar-
emily lost sight of the fact that the
government regulations control this
situation and impose 6. specific penalty
for allowing stock to range on Indian
lands.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
NEW ENACTMENT CHANGES
DATES FOR PAVING TAXES

Pierre. S. D.. Mch. BY virtue of
a bill which has passed both branches
of the legislature with an emergency
clause, which puts it in effect as
soon as signed, tax payment dates are
changed to April / and November~1.
The former dates We're March / and
october 1. Although the point did not
actually develop in presentation of the
bill it is supposed that some necessity
for the measure is presented in the
fact that members of the legislature
do not get through their work here I'M
til after March L, the former date for
delinquency. Now they can let the tax
payment go until they get home.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
WALLiNeFoRD METHODS
GET MITCHEII sitcKrr

Los Angeles. Cal. March 4.-Joh,
scoe q retired farmer living neal
aai1cneii, ,. D., went 10 the county iail
Saturday. stood In front of a line az n
Or more prisoners. pointed at Lee Ria
and said: There he is; there he is,
q the devil that stole the money.
Rlai shrank among the prisoners. He
was ied away while Scott went to the
ponce station to tell his story to the
police Rial is under arrest cha read
plct. ss
Scott had saved up 5000, enough "a
keep him the rest of his life.
IN February, 1911. he met the bunco
men n they swindled him with the
old pool room wire tappine schensa ~
fake race horse and ali.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
WIFE OF FAIR PRESIDENT
DIES AFTER BRIEF HINES

Mitchell S. d. March 4.-Mrs. Ids
kellogg Hill, wife of ". s. Hin. q.
this city president OF the South Da.
1oLa state fair board and a prominent
fancy cattle exhibitor in THIS and orhs,
states died at the Mercy hospital In
Dies Aoines. from complications follow.
Ing an attack Of peritonitis. Mrx. Hi
MAS a years OF age and had resided in
TINS city about two years. She cam,
here from Alexandria. She was borr
married about . years. She was ea,ia.
10 about eight weeks ago r.
attend the bedside of her sick father
and while there was stricken viii
what proved to be her last illness. Sh.
IS survived by her husband and sin
boys ne eldest of whom is 10 years OF
To this city for interment
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
NIGHT SESSIONS ADDED
TO HOUSE Dali " GRIND

Pierre, S. D., March Accommodating
tonight the house will add night ses-
sions to its daily routine, this arrange
ment being considered necessary in
order to complete the business in sight
before the day fixed for adjournment
Friday, March q. The plan outlined
ders' at these night sessions. Bills
established as special orders usually
are controversial affairs, which are
supposed to require an array of ora
tory as d prelude to the vote.
The senate has originated fewer
measures than the house and may not
have to resort to night session until
about Wednesday of next week. Esti-
mates now are that at least 400 of
h 700 bills that have been introduced
will be defeated or roll call or die a
natural death in the final grand shut
file of the session.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
FACILITATING RECORD ON
JUDICIAL POWERS RIIt

Pierre, S. d.. March Assuming that
the bill will stay passed.. which is a
very risky guess. circuit judges in
South Dakota are to be given the right
to suspend sentence or issue paroles
in criminal cases where the penalty
does not exceed imprisonment of more
than n year. The bill passed the
house and lost in the senate by a very
close vote on first effort. 1t was re-
considered and passed with an affirm
ative vote of "a, four more than neces-
sary, but another motion for %reconsid-
GRAFTON has been filed against the bill.
The senate has established an unusual
record for reversing itself on measures
and this trait caused one of the mem
bers. Senator Mather, openly to de-
clare his disgust with the practice, ac-
companied by a request that he be ex-
cused from the chamber.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

regulations as to the use of money in
primary n general elections. Re
strictions will be imposed as to hauling
voters to h polling places and as to
One feature in the bill. which proha h,,.
will precipitate discussion. is an inhi.
bitton against the expenditure of more
than $500 by any Individual. firm or
corporation in promoting an initiated
or referended proposition.
MlLLER-Large number of HoIstein
cattle are being shipped in here for dairy
purposes. Common stock cattle are also
being received in quantities.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
NEBRASKA PRINTING PLAN

Pierre. >. d.. Mich. ELECTROMAGNETIC
ton for the Nebraska system of ham
ding public printing is made by the
committee which has been investigat-
Ing the printing situation for the in
formation of the legislature. Under
the plan the governor is ex-of-
fcio commissioner of public printing
and he has a deputy. a practical print
err. who exercises the detailed super
vision over affairs relating to public
printing. This system would involve
very little additional expense over the
method that has been in vogue. as an
expert printer has been employed by
the printing commission.
The official report of the investigat-
ing committee includes some very plain
statements as to conditions which have
existed, largely due to lack OF efficient
and definite supervision. Referring to
the printing commission the report
says:
They kept no records or minutes of
their proceedings since 1908. No print
ing contracts hav been filed. NUM-
bered or indeXed. Bids or records of
bids are as a rule not kept at all.
the records whether or not there We're
any competitive bids for contracts
awarded: We also find tina large
contracts for state printing were
awarded with only one m of the
commission present. This was true. at
least. Is to the contract for the print
ing of the publicity pamphlets" 1
Specific Abuses.
The report hews right to the mark
and presents a large amount of in
teresting detail. much of which has
previously appeared in this paper.
Among the specific abuses on contract
prices pointed out by the committee
are the following:
Legislative manual. which cost the
state 81, 1885 contained a large moun
Of pick up matter that should not
have been included. and all of which
is included in other publications. The
cost of the manuals vas excessive.
The legislative handbooks, 2. 500 in
number, cost the state 1859. 9S. The
edition Should not have cost to exceed
$500.
The contract for binding volume / of
the state auditors report for 1912 is
$1.25 per p Under the name of
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL
IN COURSE OF PREPARATION

Pierre. S. D.. March Sit is only be-
cause of the governors interest in the
enactment of a bank guarantee law.
and because he is ~indisposed to take
in too much territory, that he is not
also exerting some personal influence
for the enactment of a comprehensive
corrupt practice act. He has infor-
mally discussed this subject with a
few members and a measure now .is in
preparation covering many of the ideas
brought out in the governors message.
The bill will make very stringent
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

"public documents" and nde sep
arate contract, the state pays the same
firm So per volume for binding the
same book with only 100 pages added,
the binding of the two books being
identical.
"The daily house journal for 1911
cost our state a total sum of $4.737.3l,
and the daily senate journal cost the
state the sun of S4,136.99 The folding
and stapling of these daily journals
cost 81, 6SS. "a, and the punching OF holes
alone in these two journals cost the
sum Of s1,6SS.24, making a total OF 80
376.4S for work which the committee
thinks would have been we'll paid at
$500.
1.-THE permanent house and senate
journals cost the state sS,67O.54, or an
average of about $3.50 per copy. ELM
mating double composition n more
compact style, the journals should have
been furnished to the state at less than
half of what they actually cost
The Publicity Pamphlet.
Referring to the publicity pamphlet
which the public printer of Nebraska
said showed AT actual profit of $9,S61 SIS,
the report states:
THE contract on first inspection
looks innocent and cutie favorable to
the state, but on closer examination
the joker is. revealed. 1t will be OBJ
served that the bid is low on all items
which do not materially enter into the
cost of the finished product and high
on every other item. The result is sim :
ply amazing
The report itemizes conditions with
reference to the general stationery
printing, not included in the contracts,
and reiterates the points previously
printed in this paper, as brought out
in the report of the expert printer en-
ployed by the committee. The con-
clusion is offered hat the cost of this
class of work, amounting to about
100000 a year might be reduced one
half under a better business system.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

Several motorists Were lined up on
an unfreauented road in England the
other day and required to estimate
determined rate with the aid of a
speeoometer. Out of our trial runs
at various speeds only two speeds were
guessed by person correctly. The
test emphasized that 1t is practically
impossible, without extensive practice,
TO judge the speed of q car by merely
watching it pass.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

Mr.. Gatti-Casazza, the general man.
ager of the Metropolitan opera house
In New York city, says that operas
which they are written, because, for
one reason. tenor are rare and are
becoming rarer. and they will not re-
learn their parts in English. SO widely
distributed are fine voices, says this
authority, that in the Metropolitan's
company there are an Armenian and
a New Zelander.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

Galveston people have put up q 1--WE
story concrete building. the concrete
being made OF oyster shell from the
reefs of Galveston bay. This material
is asserted to be better and cheaper
than concrete made with gravel. Shell
concrete built in a wall three feet high
and 1856 feet long, in 1892 ~withstood the
severe test of fire and water, and is
today as sound as when built. 1t is
estimated that the shells of 1886, 600
oysters are imbedded In the walls of
this building.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
REGULATION OF AUTOS
AT SOME OTHER TIME

Pierre S. d.. March 3.-Not my
mobile law for South Dakota just at
the present time. in spite of recon-
by h head of the state insurance de-
partment and some persons connected
with fraternal organizations. When the
bill was up for consideration in the
senate some of the members raised the
claim that very few of the lay mem
bers of fraternal insurance organiza-
lions are in favor of such restrictions.
The bill received only 10 affirmative
votes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
PENNSYLVANIA CALLED
TO GRACE CHURCH. HURON

Huron. S. D.. March 3.-The vestry
of Grace Episcopal church of Huron
has, after corresponding with Bishop
Biller on the matter, sent a call to Rev.
Stanley r.. West. OF Germantown. Phil
adelphia. Pa. This position was made
vacant by the removal of Rev. G.. S.
Keller, who is now located at Winona,
MINI. The Rev. Mr.. West is an old
friend Of Mr.. Keller's and is highly
recommended by him. His reply has
not yet been received.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

The ardent enthusiasm of a woman of
genius is illustrated in a remark of
Bachel. the famous French actress, to
Alfred de Musset, as quoted in a
newly discovered Cor rediscovered) let
ter published in the Atlantic. Rachel
was reading a volume of Racine, and
exclaimed. How l love this man,
When l put my nose into his book
I could forget to eat and to drink for
two days n two nights Her read
ing aloud de Musset describes as in
Spire6.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
MORTALITY WOUNDED
BY AN "UNLCADEDr GUN

Mitchell, S. D., Mar. 3.-While clean
ing a shotgun Joseph Swenson was
killed by it's accidental discharge. The
gun was presumed not to be loaded.
He had just about completed his task
and in setting down the gun the trig-
ger caught in some way and the gun
vent off. the shot entering his side.
Swenson was alone AT the time. His
mother returned home about two hours
after tie accident and he lived an hour
longer. Physicians We're summoned at
once but could do nothing. Swenson
was q years old and unmarried
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06

Ever since h Gordon riots of i.sI
the Bank of England has had military
protection The military watch is set
every night At 8 o'clock II marches
with oayonets fixed from the head
quarters OF whichever guards regiment
has the duty for the week
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-03-06
LEE AND RENHARDT
GO OUT OF OFFICE
MODEL SCHOOL BUILDING
ADDED TO STATE NORMAL

Madison, S. %, March 4.-Extensive
building In this city is being planned
the coming season. it is certain
that TILE appropriation bill at Pierre
contains q clause allotting $4,000 to
I normal at this place. This sun
will be used in the erection Of = new
nodel school n the enlargement Of
2 central power, lighting and heating
plant Many new houses are also be-
= planned. one new bank, 4 new fur
nasure store and two new garages.