The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-17
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

xxx o8shet picnic ana 10 discuss bees
and honey. There viii be some hives
OF bees on the ground for practical
demonstration. and a short program
VIII be given. l.. A. Syverud, state
bee inspector, win talk on bee disease
and how TO eNternSnate them. j. J.
Dunack OF Gankton. Will demonstrate
handling bees and tai on comb honey.
X. A Morgan of Fermilion. viii speak
of the relation of bees and plant Ike
and their dement's.
FoRESTBURG-The county com
m~issioners of Sanhorn county, acting
as a board OF equalization. have been
havlng a serious tussle with the books
of the g assessors. While the as
SCISSORS claim they tried to follow or
ders, n list all property at actual
value the variations have been very
marked, apparently due to the desire
of some officials to favor persons
within their jurisdiction. The county
board can raise or lower the valuation
of a township, but cannot disturb in
dtvidual assessments.
KIMBALL-The city council has
called a special election to be held Fri
day. July II. at which the proposition
of issuing bonds in the sum of SIS, 600
for constructing a new well and NUM-
cipal waterworks systam will be sub
mitted to he voters. The water sup
ply is somewhat short and pending the
completion of the new we'll the resi-
dents of Kimball are prohibited from
using water for other than strictly do
nestle purposes under penalty of ar
rest and fine.
DEADWOOD-The notorious Man
sion saloon is closed temporarily be-
cause P. N. Carr Rody Mcnamara
have been unable to get together on
the terms on which the place shall be
operated. The building belongs to Carr,
who is said to have leased it to McNa-
mara for n year with the privilege
OF 1--WE years additional. The liqlor n
cense has been issued to Carr, who
proposes to run the place himself, but
will be unable to get possession if Nc
Namara wants to hold on and contin-
ues to pay the rent.
HERMOSA-To sleep all night with
a huge rattlesnake as a roommate
without being struck by the fangs of
the deadly reptile was the experience
of Miss Title Hesnard. who lives with
her brother on a homestead in the
eastern or prairie section of Custer
county. When the young woman
awoke in the morning she was Mortified
upon ~glancing upward to discover the
snake clinging to the wall at the mead
of the bed.
YANKTON-One more interesting
college wedding took place here Tues
day, in which Prof. George thinner
man, Instructor in German and chem
istry at Racine. Wis, college, was
married to Miss Minnie Grimes, daugh-
ter of Judge and Mrs. Adam Grimes,
of this city, The contracting parties
were both members of the college class
of 1912. A second wedding of interest
was that of Henry S. Peterson, of Violin
and Miss Martha NJ. Lee, of Yankton.
PIERRE-The state tax commission
made its first move on assessment Of
corporate property for this year. in
~creasing the total of express company
assessments from 1861. 219 last year. up
to 81, 1881 for this year; the American
and WellS-Fargo companies each being
listed at over 81, 900, 900. The assessment
of Pullman cars in the state was run
up from 5000 last year to s2S2, 900 this
year. July % has been set for review
of this assessment.
SIOUX FALLS-William r. Todd,
proprietor of a restaurant at 113k-1l5
East Tenth street, was arrested by a
United States deputy marshal yester- !
day morning upon complaint of the
United States revenue collector and
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner D. j. Conway. He was
bound over to. the October term of the
federal court for alleged selling of
liquor without a government license.
SCOTLAND-The 10th annual con
vention of the Second district of the
Women's Christian Temperance union, |
In session here, elected the following
officers for the coming year: Presi-
lent. Mrs. Julia Rardin, Miltown; vice |
president. Mrs. Kathrine Smith, Avon: |
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth |
Lester, Lake Andes; recording secre- !
tary, Mrs. Emma Farmer, Lake Andes;
treasurer, Mrs. Lulu M%onfore, Spring
field. |
SIOUX FALLS-At an adjourned
meeting of the city commissioners, |
upon the auditors recommendation
finding the petition valid, the commits
sion decided by a vote of 4 to 0 to
hold a special election for the recall
of Commissioner II. M. Gates, head Of
the water and sewer department of the |
city. The election will come on August
IL. The petition asking for the recall |
has $50 signers.
PUKWANA-That this territory IS
becoming a great hog raising region is
shown by the fact that during the past !
six weeks the farmers of the country
surrounding Pukwana ave marketed |
hogs here which have brought them an
aggregate of 1900 per day. A NUM-
3 Sldaai IdSS IldIh GI- l
ed hogs which have given them a re-
of several thousand dollars.
YANKTON-In an accidental way,
through efforts to straighten out some
roads. the Yankton city commission
has learned that three roads leading |
into the city are under the control OF
private owners who can close these
roads at any time. The roads We're
supposed to be public, for many years |
past. and citizens are much concerned |
over the discovery.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. made at the an
meeting OF the stockholders of |
the Farmers cooperative association, |
which is engaged in business here, |
that during the past year the
company transacted q business !
amounting to s2~34.6S3.7S. The assoc
now a about 100 stockholders, |
these including all the leading farmers |
Of this vicinity.
CARTER-Tom Wright, jr., who
lives near Oak Creek, was shot through
the left leg just below the knee by
Marshal Jensen, of Garter. According
to the report thai reached here, Wright |
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