The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-08

! ceeds o. s. Basford as insurance com.
missioner about September l. has ac-
j cepted the position of deputy fire mar
shall. He will know that portion OF
the insurance business from the IN
side" before taking his other position.
Basford will remain in the office until
early autumn.
MISREPRESENTATION recently ship
ped in one day $3.50. coo. worth of eggs.
One dealer here lon in one day paid
out s1ST.4T for cream. Dairying and
poultry raising are both receiving a
great deal of attention all along this
quantities of cream and g each
Week.
MEADOW-oscar Bereen has been
| losing cattle from a mysterious disease.
Four valuable cows have died and sew
eral others are sick. The lima
sicken and die in a few days and upon
/ examination the lining of the tomac
(; appears to be eaten ava in places.
! PIERRE-The Lane Mortgage COM
pany. of Dallas. with a capital stock
of $4,000. has been incorporated by
Ray Lane. Will A. Lane, of Dallas, and
f. L. Bower. of Guthrie Center. la.
The company will do a general loan
and mortgage business in Dallas.
ALpENA-The annual convention of
the W. c.. II. U. for the Fourth district,
which has just been held here. was a
We'll attended and successful gather
ing. The district is composed of Au-
rora. Hanson. Buffalo. Sanborn. Brute.
Dawson and Jerauld counties.
! MILLER-The rural mail carriers are
having such an increased business
since tle parcels post went into effect
that they sometimes have to leave
packages until the next trip. Some
carriers are intending to enlarge their
wagons.
LAKE PRESTON-This place needs
a new hotel, and if some outside capt.
talist does not take advantage of the
opportunity to erect it, it is probable
tile business men will form a stock
company for the erection of the struc-
ture.
Pul<WANA-The business men. as
the result of several recent meetings.,
have organized a Booster club. The
following officers We're elected: Presi-
dent, Fl. H. Shephard: secretary, T. E.
Blckle; treasurer. Harry Sanborn.
REDFIEL.D-A shower every other
day has been the record here for some
time past. Many fields sowed before
the snow storm a month ago are now
entirely green and everything ooks
propltiouS for a good season.
PLANTATION - Preparations are
being made for a ch%autauqua for the
week commencing June ~. Some ex-
ceiteft talent has been promised by the
Redpath Chautauqua bureau, which
has the matter in charge.
WEBSTER-The Webster CONNER
clal club has raised a budget fund TO
meet ali public subscription purposes.
The sum of S4,207.50 has been raised
and it is probable this sum will be
materially increased.
WAkONDA-Funds to the amount
OF more than $500 have been secured
by popular subscription for the pur-
chase OF land to be fitted up for a
public park.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Coolidge
won first place in the eighth grade
dec!amatory contest in which IL mem
berS took part.
H0WARD-The baseball meeting
winch was held here was an enthusi-
astlc affair. Representatives were here
from Madison. Letcher. Woonsocket
alreslan, Washington Springs and
HWlnfred. The initial steps were taken
TOR The organization of a league COM
posed of the local club and the above
named towns A meeting will be held
At Woonsocket tomorrow to elect Of
3f'cffs and arrange schedules
RROOK1NGS-A h~omeconine or
alumni and varioGs4 lurnn celebrations
Viii De speacialf features of commence
spent week this year at the State coll
leSe. TWO hundred and five alumni
and ann have already written from
Al. parts of the western hemisphere
signi1ying their intention to be on hand
Tor the biggest conclave of old grads
IN the history of South Dakota.
LEAD-The Knights of Columbus of
Lead and other towns of the Black
HIlls are preparing to send delegations
70 the annual convention of the
knights of Columbus organization of
South Dakota, to be held at Water
town son May II. The convention will
be the most important gathering of
knights OF Columbus ever held in the
state