The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-01-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

~ old III LII AliSS
of the clerk of courts show that from July
l, 1906, to January ], 1919, there have been
Bib marriage licenses issued in Moody
county. During the same period SO d.
vorces were granted, while there were l.
S3S births and $50 deaths. During 1912 81
marriage licenses were issued, the births
reached 272. there were IS deaths and three
divorces were granted.
vERMILLIoN-Judge Tripp handed
down u decision whereby 12S acres of land
belonging to T. r.. Walker will be trans
ferred from the corporation of the city of
Vermillion to Vermillion township. Thu
city commissioners refused to make the
transfer. and an ppea to the circuit
court was made with the above result.
The purpose of the transfer Is to reduce
taxation.
WEBSTER-The Congregational church
society of tins place, has extended a call
to Rev. Geo. NJ. Peacock to become pas
tor of the church. For some time he has
been a missionary worker in the region
west of the Missouri river. He was edu-
Gated in New England and held a pas
| torate in New York before volunteering
for the western missionary service.
CASTLEWooD-'rhe residents of this
! place yesterday celebrated the S0th ami
Versary of the founding of the town. One
of the features was a free banquet, to
which the entire population was invited.
One of the sporting features was a game
or basketball betWeen the girls of Cas-
lewood and Clear lake. The days fes-
tivities concluded with a grand ball.
HOWARD-Trafie on the north line of
the Northwestern railroad was delayed
several hours when a train ran into a
herd of cows near town. One of the ami
mails became wound about machinery Of
the engine SO tightly that the locomotive
was stopped and it required strenuous
work to remove the carcass.
WHITE OWL-What the parcel post
means to the residents of this section is
made plain by the following: An express
package weighing three pounds. billed
from Cleveland, Ohio, arrived here today.
The charges on it were 10 cents. Upon
looking at the parcel post rate it is found
that the same package would have come
through for only rs cents.
MADISON-Local railroad men have re-
ceived information that the project of ex-
tending the southern Minnesota division
of the Milwaukee railroad to the Pacific
coast is now under consideration. This
route would shorten the time from Chi
cago to the coast over 10 hours and would
give this division the through mail con-
tracts.
PIERRE-Insurance Commissioner Bas-
ford has returned from Redfield, where
he was detained for some time by a severe
illness and operation. Though looking
rather pale and tired. he is recuperating
and will soon be in shape for the duties
| which fall upon that department the first
four months of the year.
CHALKBUTTES-The new store which
Is being erected here in place of the one
destroyed by fire two weeks ago is rapidly
nearing completion and a new stock of
goods have already been ordered. Since
the destruction of the old store, residents
have been forced to do their trading at
White Owl.
WHITE OWL-The First State bank.
whose building was destroyed by fire
some time ago. has completed it's removal
to Marcus, and Cashier Petrick will make
the trip to White Owl once or twice a
week to transact any business the bank
may have at this place.
PARKER-The Parker postoffce has
been removed to the new building, built
by the New Era company. A complete
system of new lock boxes has been in
stalled and fine accommodations nave
been arranged for the large rural business
OF the office.
ABERDEEN-The grim reaper beat out
the stork and ran Cupid a close race in
Brown county in December. There were
2s deaths, 20 births and 20 marriages in
the county during December, according
to thu official report just issued.
PIERRE-The $4,000 bridge over the
Belle Fourche river on the old Bismarck
trail has just been completed, and af-
fords great satisfaction to Butte and Law
renee counties. The bridge was paid for
jointly by the two counties.
MILBANK-Good progress is being
made in the work of raising funds to lift
the Indebtedness of the new Catholic par
ish house and the school building. The
duty of securing the necessary money has
been assumed by Father C'Neil.
P1ERRE-The Rubber Detroit Manufac-
turing p of Chicago, with a capital
stock of s750,00O, has been Incorporated
under the South Dakota laws with O.. P.
Ayers, Emil Meyer, G.. C. Dunton and T.
j. Dyke as incorporators.
TYNDALL-A number of prominent
women have organized an Improvement
league and will work In conjunction with
the commercial club for the advancement
of Tyndall and the identifying of the
streets and public places.
PLANKINTON-The county auditor has
been ordered by the board of county com
missioners to advertise for bids for grad
ing the Scenic highway across Aurora
county. The road Will strike both White
Lake and Plankinton.
EAGLE BUTTE-Frank Naeve, county
commissioner Of Dewey county, has pur-
chased the building stock and fixtures of
the Ripe & Naeve Co., at Eagle Butte.
and will install a new stock of goods.
SISSETON-New officers Of the Are de-
partment are: Chief, H. Z. Cortelyou;
assistant chief, Andrew Warwick; captain.
B. M. Hanson; secretary, D. j.. Prindt-
Vile; treasurer. Leo Lukanitsch..
EMERY-Profcssor McNulty recently
resigned as principal of the Emery
schools, and the vacancy now has been
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Mcclure as assistant principal.
MADIsON-Through the efforts OF Cen
erai Bead1e the federal fisheries depart
ment will In the spring send a large CON
signment Of young fish for distribution in
Lakes Madison and Herman.
ABANDONMENT Dahl, of Sioux city.
has arrived in Yanktons to take charge Of
the Wells Fargo Express company office
In place of Agent Korves, resigned to
take up insurance work.
CANOVA-A petition has been filed with
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