The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-08-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

SeAVeS us name. Inc Well Will be drilled
for the purpose of securing water to
make the stage Of water in the lake
suIIlclent to transform the lake into
one of the finest fishing and hunting
resorts in this part of the state.
KIMBALLA message has been re.
ceived from DR.. Frank J. Bell. aviator
thai he will be here, to give two per-
formances daily during the Brule county
fair, August 81, 2S and %, in his large
Curtiss biplane. DR.. Bell has also made
a date with Wagner, S. D, for Labor day,
September !. AS there will not be time
to pack and ship his biplane, he intends to
NY from kimban to Wagner.
YANKTON - Charles Conrad. of
fankton, had a hand mashed, one fin
ger broken and three ribs fractured
Wnen ne was run over by an autorno-
olie: He was returning from q trip
to Tyhdall, and the wind blew his hat
off into the road. While getting out
TO recover 1t the car suddenly started.
and two wheels ran over his right
shoulder.
IROQUcIs-While playing in a barn
on the farm of Dennis Geyman, seven
miles northwest of Iroquo3s, a 5-year-
OLD boy set fire to h structure. The
flames destroyed the barn. two gran
aries. two good horses, 1000 bushels of
oats, a great deal of other small grain
and other property. There was no In
surance.
ABERDEEN-Last Sunday a Ford auto
mobile, dismantled and with the tonneau
chopped away, was found in front Of a
candy store here. No particular atten-
ton was paid to the car until Tuesday
night. when the police took it in charge.
1t Is believed to be the car that was
stolen from Gus Schwanger, Of Redfeld.
last week.
MISUNDERSTANDING White, Of the
dairy division of the bureau Of animal
industry of the department of agri-
culture, is removing to Aberdeen from
Manhattan, Kan, where he has been
charge Of a district composed of the
Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Okla
homa.
Observation-Disclosures of the North
west Iowa association. which is com
posed of former residents of north
western Iowa. who now live in this city,
n the surrounding country. are MAX
ing preliminary arrangements for their
annual picnic and celebration, to be
held In a fine o near here on Aug
ust 20.
BROOKINGS-The Brookings Coun-
ty Rural Letter Carriers association
has elected h following officers for
the coming year: President. Charles
Collins, Brookings; vice president, C. T.
' = r. o0S1 JUL " II u SuTGE,
Fred De Groot, volga. E. E Lee was
elected a delegate to the state conven-
ton OF rural letter carriers.
9ANkTON-Lee Blair, at a special ses-
sion of circuit court, pleaded guilty to the
charge OF robbing George Mortenson on
the night OF July %. He was sentenced to
seven years In the state penftentiary.
Clyde ~Braughman, an accomplish, was
given five years. Nels Blair, the third
suspect arrested. has been bound over to
the next regular term of circuit court.
LEAD-on telegraphic information from
the authorities at Cedar Rapids. Ia, Chief
OF Police Keffeler arrested Robert
Thomas, the 1s-year-old son of Mrs. J. f.
Thomas. of Cedar Rapids, on the charge
OF being a runaway TIL boy was attract
ed by a carnival that went through Iowa
and showed here and followed 1t. He will
be returned to his home.
.CoRoNA-T. A. Belgium, of this
| place, Is the owner of a valuable and
Interesting family heirloom in the form
| of a wooden drinking cup which has
been in possession of the Belgium fam
lily for a period of 120 years, or since
1898. 1t was made in Norway and has
been handed down from generation to
| generation.
RICHMOND-The general store and
postoffice of Charles Morton here was
broken into and robbed Of between $50
and $S5 In cash. No stamps were taken.
The robber or robbers gained entrance TO
the store by pry1ng up the window with a
Ratchet, while Morton slept In the room
above. No arrests have yet been made.
PIERRE-The attorney general holds
that former State Veterinarian Hicks can
not draw salary for July, eve though the
new board was selected July 1, and did
not qualify until July %. On like
grounds the new board cannot draw ex-
pense account for July. because of failure
to qualify until July Is.
PIERRE-Wolf bounty claims have
been adjusted for the year ending
June 80 last. with a total of $l4, 1879
listed against the appropriation for
wolf bounties. This means that c~ertifi-
cate holders will this year get OIL cents
on the dollar of face of their certifi-
Gates. Last year they secured u cents.
ABERDEEN-William and Gustave
Kluch were arrested near Aberdeen. by
S. T. Comstock, deputy game warden.
on the charge of violating the state
game law. by shooting prairie chick
ems. They pleaded guilty and were
lined 50 and costs. Their guns were
conflscated.
PIERRE-The board OF medical ex-
aminers has moved Its offices from the
capitol to Waubay. where the chair
man OF the board lives Their removal
Will make room for the new state vet
Urinary board, which will have its sec
rotary n stenographer permanently
In the capitol building.
PLANKINTON-A majority of the
directors Of the Aurora County Fair
association. at q meeting held here, de-
cided to abandon this years fair OF
the association. Lack of interest on
the part of the people of the county
In general Is assigned al the reason.
ALExANDRLA-Plans are being
made to hav the last day OF the Han
son county fair, to be held here, des-
ignated as old settlers day. Inc a spe-
cial program OF interest to the pio-
neers prepared for the occasion.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Van Etten. a
highly respected pioneer resilient Of
this place. SO far as known, now en-
Joys the distinction of being the only
surviving veteran of the Mexican war
who lives in South Dakota.
DEADWOOD-Kirk 6. Phillips, for
mer state treasurer and widely known
throughout the state. died last night,
following q paralytic stroke. He never
regained consciousness.
HUDsoN-Two men have resigned