The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-01-09
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

/ VI d nu1npSE VI liGAI 4 hbItn cat
tie. Among the loss was the fine Rome
Shorthorn pull they recently purchased
from j. F. Edelstein at a cost of $3.50,
| Stockmen say that in eastern markets the
bull would easily have sold for $500. They
have not found what is causing the de-
struction of their stock.
ABERDEEN-The South Dakota Hu,
name society, recently organized in Aber-
deem, held its annual meeting and elected
the same officers chosen at its organiza-
ton in December. They are: President,
5. A. Darling: vice president, Rev. E. f.
hneedy; secretary, Capt. H. d. Cough,
of the Salvation army; treasurer, Mrs. S.
Littlefield. Captain Cough was selected
TO represent the society before the South
Dakota legislature.
FAITH-Business conditions here and
throughout this portion of western South
Dakota are very encouraging and have
been favorable all fall and up to this time.
There will be great development along all
lines in the spring, One of the good things
In store for Faith this year will be the ex~
tension of the Milwaukee railroad west
ward from this place. The extension will
add greatly to Faiths trade territory.
STRooL-A liveryman here has an un-
claimed team of horses on his hands. Two
weeks ago q stranger drove up to the
barn 4 left a buggy drawn by two
horses. He told the liveryman a short.
~heavy-set" man would call for the rig the
next day, and departed. The Short,
~heavy-set man" has not yet appeared,
and the liveryman is at a loss to know
what to do with the team.
HOT SPRINGS-A rock was placed on
the Northwestern railroad track at one
OF the city crossings by Henry Shell, who
said he wanted to lave some fun" The
pilot OF an incoming passenger train
showed the rock aside without doing any
damage and after an investigation by off
GERS. She'll was released as his act was
not malicious. He is regarded as an ig-
norant, half-witted man.
YANKTON-At the annua Yankton Dis
trict Medical Society meeting here DR.. E.
NJ. Morehouse was elected president: DR..
C.. NJ. Keeling. Springfield, vice president;
DR.. James Roane, Yankton, secretary
treasurer; Dr.. Bushnell, Elk Point, censor;
DR.. Dugood, of Springfield and DR.. G.. 8.
Adams, of Yankton. were elected dele
gates to the state meeting to be held at
VerTnillion in June.
PIERRE-At the meeting of the direc-
tors of the Pierre Commercial club the
officers selected were ]. L. Lockhart,
president; Lyle Branch, vice president: A.
Gunderson, secretary; John Hirning,
treasurer. The rooms formerly occupied
pS Inc fHSl NdIlOIldl Like insurance
company in the Hyde block have been Sc
cured and are being fitted up for club
rooms.
MISUNDERSTANDING McPhea, aged SO,
of Bowman, N. D., and Will Connolly, OF
Ypsilanti. Mich, were burned to death In
q fire which destroyed the Sterling hotel
at Bowman and the adjoining barber
shop and restaurant. Tom Connolly,
a brother of the dead man, was severely
burned when he attempted to rescue his
brother. Loss, $40. 200.
TABOR-Death came suddenly to Mrs.
Vaclav Hladky, a we'll known resident Of
the territory near Tabor. She was recov-
ering from an attack of pneumonia. While
at dinner she was attacked by heart fail
pre and died almost instantly. She was
q years of age Mrs. Hladky took up
her residence in this vicinity in 1875.
YANEToN-The vital statistics for
Yankton county for the year 1912 show
1853 births. exceeding all past highest rec
ords by 40. The deaths at 159, 16 less than
the previous highest record. while the
marriages were 156, 30 more han the pre-
vious highest record. The divorces did
not average one a month.
MILLTOWN-An explosion of gas set
fire to the place of business of Koth Bros.
and for a time threatened the complete
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work the building was saved, but the
stock was badly damaged. The loss is
covered by insurance.
ABERDEEN-Miss Elizabeth Riecker
of Hamilton, Mich, a graduate of Teach.
ers' college, New York, has been elected a
critic teacher in the training school Of
the Northern Normal n Industrial
school here, making four critic teachers
for that department.
REDFIELD-The members Of the snink
County Agricultural association will hold
their annual meeting here early this
month to close up the business OF the mast
year and decide whether or not the asso-
citation shall hold a county fair during the
coming summer.
WHITE OwL-Ranchers around Plain
view. about Is miles east of here, comnIajn
that a number of residents OF that seq
ton are applying the free herd, free beef
law. especially the latter. Indians are
reported to be selling quarters as low As
z cents per pound.
1 PIERRE-The Farmers and Merchants,
Telephone company, of Elk Point. has
been incorporated. with a capital stock az
100000, and w. J. Brownell, of Sioux City:
w. 8. Funk. Of Sioux Falls, and =
Greenleaf. of Akron, Ia, as incorporators
1 WATERTOWN-o. Basford. state
insurance, was operated
Tuesday at the WATERFOWL Sanator-
ium, and is reported by the attending
surgeons to be doing very well.'' It is
believed he will speedily recover.
sPEARFISH-Among the new struc-
lures already planned for spring is a large
building, the upper floors OF which will
be utilized for hotel purposes and the
ground floor for business houses. The
structure will cost about $4,000.
ABERDEEN-The first parcel to PASS.
through the Aberdeen postofhce was
mailed by NJ. p. Beebe, OF Ipswich to his
brother In New York. No package was
received by any Aberdeen resident on the
first day of the system.
MILLER-After having eaten her braar.
fast and gone into the parlor to sit down
Mrs. James Moore, of this place. was
found dead sitting In her chair a few mo-
ments later. by her daughter who went to
give her medicine.
ELK POINTING Lutheran peop,. Z,
Elk Point n vicinity are planning 10
have an English Lutheran church build
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