The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-04
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

DEADWOOD-Another attempt will
be made this week in the United States
district court here by II. G. Denet, of
Chicago, to collect $1S5,000 from Rapid
City. The amour represents principal
and interest on a bond issue of over
20 years ago on the Rapid City, Black
Hills and Western railroad between
Rapid and Mystic, known as the
Crouch line, and which the city has
thus far successfully STAYED off.
HURON-The Farmers Elevator as
%sociation of South Dakota will hold it's
annual meeting in Huron on Septem-
Der 9, n at that time a large turn
out is expected. This organization
numbers it's members by the thousand,
and meetings in the past have been
attended by from 1900 to 1000. This
one. coming, as it does, during the
week of the state fair. Will undoubtedly
draw out even more.
GAM vALLEY-Buffalo county will
this year hold its annual county fair Sep
tember 2 and 8 at Gam Valley. In addi-
ton to the usual program of field sports,
HORSE racing, ball games and agricul-
tural exhibits, there will be put on a gem
uine old time Indian war dance and
shinney game. The shinney game is a
strong favorite with the Indians and will
be an interesting exhibition.
FREEMAN-As soon as their fall work
| Us zone, JOS. j.. SCnTdR ana JACOB j.
Stahl, prominent and wealthy farmers
and horse raisers of this vicinity, will de-
part for France, where they will purchase
two carloads Of the finest horses obtain
able in France and bring them to their
South Dakota farms, where they devote a
great deal of their attention to raising
the best class of horses.
FAITH-Ross Morris is nde arrest
here, charged with burglarizing the sa-
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was entered through the cellar at night
and a quantity of whistles and wines
stolen. A part of the goods were found
hidden in a barn, n a watch vas
kept and Morris was seen entering
the, barn, when his arrest was effected.
He was held to the state circuit court
under $4,000 bonds.
SISSETON-Jacob Huksa and Sam
uel Hopkins, Sisseton Sioux Indians,
appeared before Judge McNulty, of the
state circuit court, and entered pleas
of guilty to the charge of stealing
horses and a buggy from Sisseton
Sioux Indians named Johnson and
1ronboy. Each of the defendants was
sentenced to a term of one year in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. IL
| CLEAR LAKE-As the result of his
preliminary hearing in the court of
Judge Dobie here, c. j. Fritz, formerly
a resident of Gary, was held for trial
In the state circuit court on the charge
of having sold m~ortgaged property.
Complaint in the case was made by the
Exchange bank, of Gary, which held
a mortgage on the property which Fritz
is alleged to have sold.
BELLE FOURCHE-Jim Clayton,
another old time cowpuncher of this
part of the country is now in the peni-
Tertiary where he will serve Is months
as a result OF his having entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of horse
stealing. Clayton had been twice ar
rested on a. like charge, but had sue
ceeded in getting out of it.
IRENE-Members of the Irene and
Davis ball teams may be arrested on the
| charge of violating the Sunday law as the
| result of an incident which occurred while
the teams were playing a Sunday game
here. A clergyman appeared and demand
ed that the game be stopped, but was
| greeted, is is alleged, only by ieers and
abuse from the players.
DRAPER-zoske Brothers, who do a
| great. deal of contracting for eastern
cattle buyers, are authority for the
| statement that $780, 900 worth of cattle
will be shipped from Draper within the
next few weeks. Most of this stock
will go direct to eastern feeders, where
the finishing touches will be added be-
fore going on the market.
oStllldSlSt Odeli,
| of Pierpont, S. D., was very seriously
burned about the right hip and leg
| while fighting a fire started by the ex-
| plosion of a lamp in his kitchen. He
was found at fire hall trying to ring
the fire bell and brought to Aberdeen.
His burns are quite deep and may
prove fatal.
of Christ's Episcopal church here, has
rendered his resignation to X eff
feet October ], and will return to the
eastern part of the state. Mr.. Beatty
came here from WATERFOWL. 1t is un-
derstood that Rev. Mr.. Hyslip, rector
Of the Episcopal church at Aberdeen,
has been called to succeed Rev. Mr..
Beatty.
REDFIELD-Redheld people are m, k.
| ing arrangements for the entertaining Of
the Methodist Episcopal conference, to be
held here September 80 to October s. It
Is expected that there will be 800 ministers
and their wives to be entertained on the
Harvard plan, which means the furnish
ing of lodging and eakfa
FAIRFAx-While returning from
Naples, Neb., Chester Johnson's auto
went over a twenty foot embankment,
catching him under the car and quite
seriously scaldtng him from the hot
water escaping from a broken radiator.
Mr.. S%cheinost, who was with him, es-
Il SaPCu d OW ALo SCIdtCICS.
SCOTLAND-The Iowa and Illinois
Picnic association, which is composed
Of residents, of Scotland and vicinity
who formerly resided in Iowa and
Illinois, are making preparations for
their annual picnic and celebration
which Will be held in the Scotland park
On Monday. September Is.
HURON-Rev. Frank A. Zimmerman
has accepted. a call to Grace Episcopal
church in this city, and will come here
early in September to take charge of the
parish. The Episcopal church here has
been without a rector for several months,
since the removal of Rev. George s. KEEL
Ter to Winona.
ABERDEEN-John f.. Higgins, of
Alpena. s. p, a former resident Of
Grand Junction and Patton, Ia. died
here as the result Of an accident the
night before. in which his left leg was
crushed to a pulp when he slipped and
telling into the gearing of a thrash
ing machine.
LENNox-Three years ago p. N. Arch
purchased alarm near here for 500 an
/ acre He now has sold fha 1apd fnr <fo0