The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-04-17
JUDGES MUNICIPAL
NAMESAkE RIVAL OF
CARTER FOR OFFICE
Claims of Eqral Merit Pressed
By Village of New Collec-
tors Name.

tors Name.
Witten, S. D., April 1.-THE entrance
of Witten as a land office candidate, in
case Of a removal of the office from
Gregory, presents a new phase. Wit
ten was no named in hon of Judge
James w. Witten, who is said to be
slated for appointment as commissions
er of the general land office, who will
have the ina verdict on the removal
question, according to an announce
ment mades some time 6 by Secretary
Lane.
Witten is an inland town. located
about the same distance as Carter
from Winner, the nearest railway
town. 1t was n of he original gov
eminent townsites established at the
time Of the Trip county opening and
was generally regarded as on the line
of prospective railroad extension, un-
til doubt was thrown around the sit
uation with the private townsites Of
Jordan and Carter, established by
Jackson brothers. of Dallas.
The people of Witten never have
given up hope that they will event.
ually get the Northwestern extension
and the rival claims in that respect by
citizens of Carter and Witten have
ounty during the waiting period,
which still is in force. This prairie
vigil of the rival claimants has been
kept up four years n the Northwest
ern officials continue non-committal as
to when the extension will be built.
1t is admitted that the hope of Witten
for recognition is based in the assump-
ton that Judge Witten will nave a
kindly feeling for the town which was
named in his honor, and which resisted
several efforts for the establishment
of a different title. Those who know
! Judge Wilton do nor think ha will ho
inclined IL strain the situation any to
q to the Importance of the family
name.
Viewing the matter from the side
lines It does not appear that public well
fare demands the present removal of
the land office to either of the inland
towns, but the average outsider will
perceive fully as much merit in the
claims of Witten as in the claims of
Carter.
STOCK MEMS MEETING
UNDlSTURBED BY SNOW
Rapid City. S. D.. April 12.-Snow
for the third day of stock meeting
dampened the enthusiasm of those par
~ticipating and correspondingly exhil-
arated hopes in the hearts of ranchmen
for bountiful crops. No one was found
who regretted the storm. The band
played at intervals throughout the day
In the stores and hotels and were fol-
lowed about by a crowd Of Indians and
young people who were out for a frolic.
There were automobile parties joy rid
Ing about the city in the storm serenad-
ing their friends and whooping it up
at the slightest p~rovocation. The gov
INT was busy with it's special
agents and detectives during the week
and as a result Sheriff Baken has five
b~ootleggers lodging with him in the
county hotel. They will be tried at
the May term of the circuit court for
selling liquor to indian
The South Omaha and Sioux City
representatives of commission houses
have left for other stock meetings in
this range country to the north and
will terminate their trip at Miles City,
Mont, next week.
PERJURY IN CONNECTION
WITH WHITE SLAVE CASE
Sioux Falls, S. D.. April IA charge
of perjury is made against Clarence S.
Miles. a former hotel mar of st. Paul,
Mimi, In an indictment which has been
returned by the United States grand
jury. now in session in this city. 1t is
possible that the case against Miles
may be tried at the present term Of
federal court. Thu perjury Is alleged
to have been committed October "a
last in the federal court in Sioux Falls
while Miles was testifying as a wit
ness for the defendant in the white
slavery case of the Government VS..
Mrs. Hortense Rich, keeper of a Sioux
Falls resort. The woman was charged
with having brought W girls from ST.
Paul to Sioux Falls. Miles testified
that Mrs. Rich had nothing to do with
he two girls coming to Sioux Falls,
and that he, personally, at the request
OF one of the girls. purchased their
transportation to Sioux Falls for them,
the girls paving him the sum the
tickets cost. This was in direct con-
tradiction, it is alleged, Of the testi-
mony of the girls and other witnesses
for the government in the Rich case.
"WATERToWN GUNNY"
SAFE FOR THREE YEARS
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 12.-Thomas
McAleer, ALA "Watertown Gunny," a
noted postotfice robbie and Jail break er.
appeared before Judge Elliott, of h
United States court, and entered a
plea of guilty of robbing the postofice
at Yale, S, D., last summer. He was
sentenced to three years and one month
in the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth. Kan. While confined in the
Mlnnebaha county Jail awaiting the
disposal of his case in the federal court
he made his escape and was at liberty
several months before being recaptured
In the northern part of the state. In
paying the reward and other expenses
n connection with his recapture the
sheriff had to expend $500 of hts own
funds. McAleer is the only mar who
ever escaped from the Minnehaha
county Jail during the term of Sheriff
Kelley.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Sioux Falls. S. D., April 12.-After
hiving been in session In this CITY for
several days, the annual convention of
the South Dakota Sunday School as
ISOLATION has come to a close. Al ;
business session the association elect
ed the following officers: President. G.
"A. Leggett. Fort Pierre; vice president.
$. p. Van Benthuyson. Mitchell; re-
eording secretary. I. H. Hagen, Huron.
II The executive committee io a 9 foiIon,..