The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

SdlVdLlOU ATlQy anu JIG iloWh SUf
Holiness association at work in a cam
paign to clean up Aberdeen, this city is
rapidly taking on a sanity aspect. Sun
day the police ratded a poker game, all
six players, including Mike Condran, the
proprietor, getting the limit, $50. Tuesday
the sheriff's office raided the resort south
of the city two miles upon complaint
made to the states attorney, and the
eight inmates were brought to the city.
Four Of them were fined s25 and the other
tour ordered out Of the city.
ABERDEEN-As the result Of an In
vestigation conducted by w. E. Van Dex
Mark, assistant United States district at
torney, before Commissioner William Wal
lace, Hondry D. S~hadduck, a former Abb
erdeen policeman, and Steve Sheldon, an
Aberdeen young man, are held to await
the action OF The next term of federal
court on charges of having enticed Lii
Ian Putnam and May Andrews. two
young women, to Edgeley, N. D., for i'm
moral purposes.
MITCHELL-The South Dakota Church
man made its first appearance in this city
today, with Rev. f. B.. Barnett as editor
n-chie The magazine Is to be issued
monthly and is the recognized organ OF
the Episcopal church of South Dakota.
Mr.. Barnett is the rector of st. Mary's
church in this city, which is erecting a
new $25, 900 building that will be dedicated
In the course of a few months.
SIOUX FALLS-word has just reached
here from San Francisco, Cal, of the
death by suicide of Laura Schimmel, aged
16 years. The girl, against the wishes OF
her father, last year ran away with
Yankee Robinson's circus. The Schimmel
family came here from Spencer, S. D.,
several years age. The unfortunate girl
has a brother, Roy Sciimmel, at Sioux
City.
FRUITDALE-As the result of making
a mistake in bottles when desiring to take
some medicine, G. w. Harris, of this place,
nearly lost his life. Instead of taking
the medicine which had been prescribed
for him he got hold Of a bottle containing
strong horse medicine and drank a guam
tity before he discovered his mistake,
Prompt medical attention saved his life.
DUPREE-J. H. Schroeder of this place
has received word that congress has
passed the bill setting aside certain Indian
lands at Timber Lake n Dupree for
school and park purposes. The bill will
be signed by the president and become q
law within a few days. u acres Of land
is set aside in a town for that purpose.
ABERDEEN-Steve Sheldon was ar.
rested here and arraigned before United
States Commissioner Wallace upon a
charge OF enticing two women outside of
the state for immoral purposes. He
waived preliminary examination and was
bound over to next term Of federal court
under $1,000 bonds.
postmaster here discovered
a butterfly f1uttering about the postoffce
door one morning this week, and Rural
Carrier Bosanko, upon returning from
carrying the mails to the farm houses,
reported seeing a meadow lark and two
oiackbird5 out in the country near E. p.
Jones place.
lPSW1CH-M. Plain Beebe, Of this city,
president, has ssued the call for the an
nuai meeting Of the Twin C~ity-Aberdeen-
Park trail, to be held, at
Miles City, Mont, on February II, 1913, at
which time election Of officers will be held,
and plans made for the completion of the
road from the Twin Cities to the park.
VERMILLION-Distric Nc. 1, I. o. o.
F., comprising the Yankton, Wakonda,
Elk Point and Vermillion lodges. held a
meeting here yesterday. Initiation was
a feature of the meeting. The Wakonda
degree team put on the first degree, Elk
Point the second and Yankton the third.
WINNER-The commercial club has
been reorganized with the following Of.
1cers: President, Rev. John Walker; vice
presidents, M. II. Beck, Chas. Roe; score
tary, j. d. Kellar; treasurer, H. B. Mosh-
er. In the spring the club will take ul
road Improvement in This vicinity.
PUkWANA-For the first time in the
history Of Pukwana, authority has beer
given the postmaster to establish a rural
free mail delivery route. The new route
will be established April !, and will ex.
tend through the region north of town
beneftting many families.
Observation-Disclosures has become
an important stock shipping point. Dur.
ing the past IL months a single local buy.
er shipped an aggregate of 06 carloads
During the same period so carloads were
shipped by owners and others, making Is,
carloads for the year.
PoLLocK-The explosion of a gasoline
lamp set fire to the dwelling of Mennc
DeBoer here. doing considerable damage
70 the contents of the house and the house
itself. Miss Nelson, a member of the fam.
lily, was seriously burned while fightins
the flames. "A
PIERRE-Winner, Trip county. ha.
grown sufficiently to have a volunteer Ar,
department, which has been charteret
under the laws Of the state, with VIM. j
Falon, =. A. Lynn and Leslie Fox. O.
Winner, as incorporators, and a capita
stock of 5000.
PIERRE-The Standard MANUFACTURER,
company, OF Kansas City, Mo-, with CAPT
tai stock of SIS, 900, has been incorporated
under South Dakota laws, with G.. n
Thorpe. "A. C.. Bindner and Philip Law
renee. the latter Of Huron, as incorpora
tors.
YANKTON-President Warren of Yank
ton college has announced the winners O
the Drake prizes for this year. First plac,
was given Miss Emma Ester Lewis o
Lake Preston. and second place to Mis-
Ethel Mae Mathews Of Yankton.
COLUMBIA-The stockholders OF tn
Farmers Elevator company, which con
ducts an elevator here, will hold a specia
meeting on March % for the purpose o
deciding whether orlnot the company shal
establish a lumber yard.
ABERDEEN-Dr. r. d. Away wa
elected president and DR.. w D. Farrell
secretary of the Aberdeen District Medica
society. The meeting was attended b
medical men from all over the northern
section Of the state.
ABERDEEN-W. c. Ross, Of Omaha
Neb.. president of the Aberdeen Light 1
Power Co., has resigned his position an,
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