The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-01
FAMILY RESCUED AFTER
48 HOURS OF SljEEERJNc

40 HOURS OF SUFFERING
SIOUX Falls, S. D., April 26.-Ma-
rooned on an island in the Missouri
river for a period of more than As
hours during the recent high water,
Frank Philbrick, his wife and babv
were rescued when they We're almost
dead from exhaustion and exposure.
Ihey We're caught by the rapidly rising
water on Lafferty island, in the north
central part of the state. The water
finally overlooked the island and Phil
oriek was compelled to take his wife
between four trees, the platform being
about 10 feet above the ground.
Ihere Ph1lbrick and his wife and
naby We're exposed for a part of the
time, and with the fear that the rising
water which flowed swiftly unde the
platform would rise sufficiently to en-
gulf them and sweep them away. When
matters were at the critical iuncture
persons living on the adjacent shore
of The river discovered the predicament
OF the refugees and, after a perilous
journey through the swollen and ice
damned river, succeeded in rescuinr
Philbrick and his family.
RED CROSS SOCIETY
REPORTS TO GOVERNOR
Mitchell, S. D, April go. L. Bran
son., treasurer of the Red Gross society
T S."eS' mas submitted to Governor
Byrne his completed report of the do
nations received for the benefit of the
flood sufferers in Ohio and Indiana
Inc total amount received was s1.O73.-
W, n this was RENTED to the Ma
tlonal Red Cross headquarters in II
remi.1ances at various times as 1t ac-
cumtlated. The largest givers were
as follows: C.. L. Millet, ct all, ri.
Pierre, s65; r. G. Richert, ct al. Wi
mot, 800; G. M. Day, ct al, Sioux
Falls. s221.l5; Travelling Mems counci
NO. 100, Sioux Falls, $50; Sunshine
MONTE congregation at Hurley, s42.82:
Garden City Farmers Mercantile and
Elevator company, of Garden City. $40.
Ihe balance was made up Of many CON
tributions of from 81 to $25.
ON oBscENiTY CHARGE
DICKINSON ON TRIAL
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 26.-Follow-
ing the arrest OF City Commissioned =
w. Dickinson, one Of the best known
men of Sioux Falls, on the charge Of
having, in March of last year, circu-
out the city, next Monday has been
fixed as the time for his preliminarv
examination. The circulars were is.
sued at a time when Commissioner
Dickinson was filing the position Of
CITY censor and they related to what
ASnd|S4htS0 LIZ PlOpSI IuclIlOQWO1 Cnn-
trolling the social evil in Sioux Fails.
Such a sensation was created that the
circulars soon We're withdrawn from
general circulation. About six weeks
later Mr.. Dickinson was elected one of
the city commissioners, which posjtion
he yet holds. An effort was made To
have the United States authorities take
hold of the case, but there was no
evidence that the objectionable matter
had been sent through the mails. they
We're left in the window OF a local
drug store, where they were secured
by a large number of people.
SALTWATER PRISON
FOR DAKOTA coNVIcTs
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 26.-The au-
thofities at Washington have notiied
the federal authorities in Sioux Fails
that the place of sending male prison
ers convicted in the federal court for
South Dakota has been changed from
the federal ~penitentiary at Leaven-
worth, Kan, to the state p%enitentiary
OF Minnesota at Saltwater. The state
p~en1tentfary in Sioux Falls was the
government prison for this federal dis
trtct until March, 1907, when d change
was made to Leavenworth. The prison
In this city is not large enough fo
accommodate government prisoners. Is
the state alone now keeps it ftlled "a
Its capacity. The change from Leay-
enwoTth to saltwater is believed to be
due to the fact that there is q lack
of room at LeavenwOrth. No change
was made in the disposition Of female
prisoners. who in future as in the past
will be sent to the prison at Lawrence.
Kan.