The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-27
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS band has been or
ranized with headquarters at Howard.
Nearly all the members reside on farms
gear here, and most of them are must
,ians of some experience. Each member
signs an agreement to practice regularly
Ind remain a member of the band while
ne resides In this vicinity, or TO forfeit
the sum of $50, The other band here is
composed of high school students.
SIOUX FALLS-Fire on a farm occu-
pied by Barney Jackson. a prominent
Marshall county farmer. destroyed a great
Zeal of livestock and ether property and
.aused damage to the amount OF several
thousand dollars. Among the property de-
Stroyed was a large barn. IL head of
horses and colts, two COWS and a calf.
200 bushels of oats and 400 bushels of
wheat. The loss is total.
WAGNER-Since January l more than
100 carloads of grain have been shipped
from this place. The shipments would
have been double what they were had it
been possible to secure empty cars. At
the present time there is a greater car
shortage here than ever before. all six
| grain elevators being filled to the brim
with grain.
WHITE oWL-Eastern land buyers are
advertising for land in this section, but
thus far only a few deals are reported as
changing hands at the prevailing prices,
and these have been sold by parties who
are leaving for other parts. Farmers and
homesteaders here are engaging in alfalfa
and the dairy business more each year,
and are in no hurry to dispose of their
holdings.
MOUNT ~VERNON-At the annual meet
ing of the Mount Vernon Commercial club
the new officers elected were: DR.. j. G.
Clark rrpSfdnnt.. IL 81 o. MclLWer, vice
president; w. Nj. Mcdonald, treasurer; A.
II. Olson. secretary; three board of d.
~rectors, J. NJ. Newell, G. w. Downs and
Joseph Miller.
WINNER-G. II. Walter, manager of
the Montgomery Lumbe company's yards
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT, admitted the
charge, pleaded guilty and expressed a
desire to dispense with any unnecessary
legal technicalities. Judge Williamson
sentenced him to two years in the peni-
tertiary.
ELK POINT-A determined effort is be-
ing made to secure a new and modern
school building for this city and the prop
osition is likely to be put to a vote WITHIN
the next two months. The growth of the
town in the past two years has caused the
old building to become inadequate.
HOWARD-A mass meeting of citizens
pf Howard considered the proposition or
INSTALLING d sewer SySleIl. 1allcI IiaSii
discussion pro and con it was decided to
let the issue stand for another meeting.
a majority of those present We're in favor
Of sewers.
HOWARD-The new vaults at the court
| house will soon be completed and ready
for use. They are of the latest type. The
Did vaults were in very bad condition.
| Not a record would hav been left had
fire occurred in the building. Mr.. Tretzig,
n Ioo,l a n -, loo f1a anYt1aNt
YANKTON-Mrs. Charles Fraser suf-
fered a very bad fracture of the right
leg as the result of a fall on an icy side
walk. TIL two bones of the leg Were
fractured just above the ankle, making
the injury quite a serious one.
BERESFORD-Funds are being raised
with which to erect a new $4,000 Danish
church building in Beresford. The old
church was the first edifice to be erected
here and it has become inadequate for
the growing congregation.
CHELSEA-Two small boys while play
Ing with matches set fire to a haystack
and caused a small-sized panic, for it was
with difficulty that the flames were pre-
vented from spreading to adjoining build
.ngs.
| DOLAND Business men who were
burned out in the recent fire here are
nearly all preparing to rebuild. The Do
land Times-Record, which lost part of its
equipment in the fire, did not miss an
issue,
LAKE ANDES-The new Carnegie IL
brary building has been completed and
accepted by the city council. After the
library has been stocked with books and
furniture it will be opened to the public.
ABERDEEN-Judge Taubmen. in the
hearing of the Stan children, charged
| with 1nNOrripihiiifv n1ara1 the fUyn hOvS ~
70 and IL years of age, on probation, in
charge of their parents, Until March 3.
CLEAR I4AKE-In accordance with a
petition to be filed with the city council
1t is expected a special election soon will
be called to vote bonds for the construc-
ton of a city hall and library building.
Observation-Disclosures this place is
more than 80 years old, a Presbyterian
church has never been organized. Steps
have been taken to organize and in due
time a church edifce will be erected.
cANTON-A number of the business
men and other residents are planning to
place a baseball team in the field the COM
ing season, the intention being to affiliate
with the new state league.
ONIDA-E. r. Payne. a well known
farmer living some miles from town, died
suddenly of heart failure. He sat up unit
midnight reading, and when his wife went
to arouse him he was dead.
BRIDGEWATER-At a fancy hog sale
held at the r. j.. Weiland stock farm east
of here "a brood SOW sold for 257.5O, While
at the Dan Allen farm sale 2-year-old heif-
ers brought sos per head.
WHITE OWL-The First State bank has
the tax books for % townships of Meade
county and its patrons are enabled to pay
their taxes here, thus saving a long over
land trip to Sturgis.
LEA LAKE-A petition has been
hled with the city auditor asking that the
saloon license question be submitted at
the annual municipal election in april.
oACOMA-The main business street has
been beautified by the installation of clus-
ter lights, making it one of the best illum-
mated streets in central South Dakota.
WHITE-The proposition of incorporat-
ing White as q city of the third class car
ried at a special election. Only Is votes
We're cast in opposition.
RoSWELL-There is d shortage of
dwelling houses here and builders are be-
ing askedSto erect a number to supply
the demand.