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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
DAKOTA UNIVERSITY
IS LAUNCHED UNDER
COMMISSION rule
Chairman of Regents Board
Urges Fair Trial for New
System of Management.

Vermilion, S. D., Sept. 20.-The Uni
versity of South Dakota opened its
l9l3-14 school year yesterday morning
with the first convocation, at Which
President A. f.. Hitchcock. OF the state
board of regents, made the prlnclpal
address,. He referred to the fact n q
the university is entering upon an eN-
pertinent in college and university gov
eminent. unique and unprecedented IN
the history of education. This is the
present government by a COMMISSION
composed of the deans of the dl1fereht
colleges of the institution. Mr.. filtch-
cock urged that the experiment de-
served a thorough trial OF its merits,
Dean Graybill, of the college of mu-
sic, as chairman of the commission Tor
the first month, presided, and was as
sisted on the platform by the rest OF
the governing group-DeanS Ieflsno,
Mckusick, Lommen and Akeley. Dean
Graybill made a few remarks asking
for q renewed fealty to the institution
and its ideals, While +. j. Nichola n
Albert Lukken, of the college OF music,
rendered a couple of musical numbers.
The enrolment this year shows a
substantial gain. Aside from the deans
the following professors are at the
heads of the various departments: q.
M. Smith, German: F. Il. Thompson,
philosophy; j. H. Howard. Latin; A.
N. Cook, chemistry; j. e. Payne, law;
r. D.. Elliott. Greek: M. w. Davidson,
mechanical engineering; 0. c. Kellogg,
English; L. E. Mckinney, mathemat-
les; G. Christophelsmeier. history: M.
Hertsberg, bacteriology; J.. f. Brum-
baugh, law; w. F. Jones, pedagogy; w.
II. Cotton. stringed Instruments; +. w.
Roman, economics.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
WOULD-RE kIDNAPER
is RETURNED TO PRISON

Sioux Fails, S. D., Sept. 20,-After
enjoying liberty for only one week.
Lewis Whitmarsh, formerly a resident
of Miner county, again has been lodged
in the Sioux Falls penitentiary to serve
a term of 90 months for an escapade in
which he was implicated in Howard
Upon being released from the peni-
Tertiary after completing his prior term
he returned to Howard, and had not
been in town more than a day or two
when he one evening met a Howard
woman and her little child on a resi-
dence street. No one else CHANGED to
be in sight at the time, and. drawing
a gun, Whitmarsh ordered the fright
ened woman to accompany him, threat
ening to kill her if she refused.
Watching her opportunity she sue
ceeded in escaping from him by dash
ing through the gate of a residence
and her screams frightened Whitmarsh
away. He was arrested in a hotel a
short time later, and when searched
was found to be in possession of a huge
gun and a set of burglars tools. Pos
session of the burglar tools alone was
sufficient to canoe his parole.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
SOUTH DAKOTA PIONEER
is STRICKEN SUDDENLY

Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 2O.-Death
came suddenly to Joel Fry, u proni-
nent resident of Sioux Falls and since
early days a prominent figure in he
development of the southeastern sec
ton of the state. Shortly after re.
turning from a trip about the eity he
complained of severe pains in his left
side. Upon entering his residence he
sat down a few moments and then
asked to be assisted to bed. He soon
lapsed into Inconsistencies. When a
physician arrived a few minutes later
he yet was breathing lightly. but soon
passed away, heart failure being tfe
aus He was 81 years of age and
was unusually active for one of his
years. being as spry as most men Of
60. He came to Dakota territory IN
1869 and settled at 'Yankton. where
he remained until 1872, when he
opened a stool farm in Clay countv
Three years later he entered goyerr-
ment land near where he town of
Irene now is located. The town was
named after II of Mr.. Fry's daugh-
ters. In 1904 Mr.. and Mrs, FRY tool,
up their residence in Sioux Falls. He
IS survived by {. widow and two
daughters and one SON.. The latter is
Y. u. Fry. of Hawarden, Ia.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
HUNTING SEASON GETS
USUAL ACCIDENT TOLL

Arlington, S. D., Sept. 23.-Two hunt
ing accidents, one of them fatal, have
occurred on the lakes in this vicinity
recently. Ray Verley, while hunting
on Lake Henry, near Lake Preston,
was accidentally shot by Arnold Soren-
son. a son of his employer, j. A. Soren-
son, receiving a wound from which he
died a few hours later. Both boys
were just past 16. Both were in some
high weeds shooting at ducks, when
the Verley boy called to the others,
saying: Have you shot me; l can't
raise my left arm" The S%orenson boy
rushed to him and discovered blood
flowing from a wound in his back. He
laid his friend down and jumped into
"a BOAT to summon assistance. AS
quickly as possible the wounded boy
was carried to a nearby farm house
and a doctor summoned, but he died a
hort thine afterward. lie fully exon
Grated his companion of all blame for
the shooting.
Carl Knutson was shooting on Lake
Albert, and, on going ashore, pulled
his gun from the boat, when it was
accidentally discharged, the load
striking his right wrist, terribly LAGER
ating his arm. 1t is feared amputation
will be necessary.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
ATTACKING CALL MADE
FOR DEMOCRATIC MEET

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 22.-Organiza-
ton democrats of this city are indig-
nant over the call issued for a mass
meeting of democrats at Mitchell on
October, contending that the insur-
gents who called the meeting purposely
and willfully concealed their fractional
connection. The call was issued over
the signature of R. w. Clarke as chair
man, and John A. Westre as secretary,
who claim their offices by virtue of a
meeting of a few committeeman at
Pierre last spring. James e. Coffey,
of this city, still claims to be democra-
tic state chairman. and will not give
his sanction to any meeting called by
Clarke and Westre. Mr.. Coffey is at
present in North Dakota on official
business. but his adherents denounce
the call as made by democrats
traitors"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
BOARD SAYS COMMERCIAL
SERUMS ARE WORTH ESS

Pierre. S. D., Sept. 22.-Chairman
Barber, of the live stock sanitary
board, has returned from a trip over
the state, and reports the hog cholera
very seriously affecting all parts of the
state, the only exempted locality he
found being in Lyman and Stanley
counties. where not many hogs are
kept. The board reports the CONNER
cial serums being sold to the public as
absolutely worthless, in most all cases,
and no affect in stopping the disease.
The agricultural department at Brock
ings has not yet been able to get out
a supply of serum, and it is feared by
the board it will be almost too late
when 1T finally is ready. The 1911 leg
islature failed to appropriate money
for the manufacture of serum. The
1913 session made such provision. but
the need has not been met soon enough,
SO it is claimed the blame falls on the
1911 legislature,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
THIRD ACCIDENT FATAL
TO SIOUX FALLS CITIZEN

Sioux Falls, S. d, Sept. 23.-Frank
McFarlin, aged CT, died at the family
residence in Sioux Falls as the result
of injuries received when he fell off
a load of wood and had the heavy
load drawn over one leg and across
the lower part of his body. From the
first 1t was evident that he had re-
ceived internal injuries, but his eondi-
ton was not thought to be serious I'M
til a short time before his death, when
there was a decided change for the
worse. The family came to Sioux Falls
from Adrian, Mimi, where the remains
will be taken for interment, The dead
man had been extremely unfortunate
the past three years, as to being the
victim of accidents. his death resulting
from the third accident in that time.
The first occurred three years ago,
when he vas laid up some time from
injuries received by falling from a
transfer wagon which he was driving.
Several months ago he again had a
fall, sustaining a broken collar bone,
from which he did not recover for some
weeks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
ERRONEOUS SURVEYS
PLAY HAVOC WITH
SOME fine FARMS
Early Government Surveyors
Were Very Careless in Do
ing Their Work.

Colony, s. d.. Sept. 23.-Carlessness
Oh early government surveyors in tax
ing an old fence corner as the base
upon which to run lines has played
havoc with the boundaries of home
teads in this vicinity. A new and of
ilcial survey now is being made, and
this has developed that the old lines
were far out of place. Some home
steader who have made valuable i'm
pfoVementS upon their Ian will be
compelled to amend their homestead
entries III order to get the land they
thought they had filed upon. But in
many cases they will be Unable to Sc
cure the land to which they believed
they We're entitled at the time of maxi
ing their original entries. The LeSueur
brothers, living near here, will be seri-
ously injured by the changes brought
about by the resurvey. The land they
supposed they had filed upon proves
to be decided land and the government
cannot take it away from its present
owner and give it to them. The re-
survey cuts off the best of their cult
waited lands and a part of their build
ings and deprives them of a river
frontage which they supposed they
possessed. One of the brothers will
have to move his fences and build
ings. The havoc wrought by the re-
survey in boundary lines recalls the
story of an old government surveyor,
who in the early days surveyed much
of that part of the state lying east
of the Missouri river. who stated tina
as 1T was believed in pioneer days that
eastern South Dakota never would be
fit for h~abitation, no care whatever
was taken in running the survey lines.
The old surveyor told of a surveying
party, of which he was a member, that
a a practice of ascertaining dis
tances while making surveys by wrap
ping a piece of flannel about the wheel
of a wagon n then by counting the
revolutions of the wheel and figuring
the diameter of the wheel, calculated
the distances,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
TO CONTEST PAYMENT
OF PROMOTION BONDS

Sisseton. S. D., Sept. 23.-On August
10, 1898. when Sisseton was a very
small town. water works bonds ag-
~gregating $1,000 We're issued by the
city, the denominations of the bonds.
three in number, being $500 each.
While purporting to be water works
bonds, the real purpose of the issue
was to secure a college. the promoter
of which had agreed. in consideration
of the bonus, to put up a $50, 900 build
Ing. The college did not materialize,
but the other day a lawyer represent
ing Hayden Bros, of Omaha. appeared
and presented for payment two of the
bonds. which had never been paid,
and which, with the accumulated in
terest, call for nearly $4,000. The city
council decided not to pay the claim
until Its validity ia been passed up-
on by a court.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
SHOWS ALFALFA THRlVES
IN HIGH. DRY SECTION

$3.50 ~ -
Cottonwood, S. D.. Sept. 22.-Henry
JeHrles, llVing in the high and dry
section of Stanley county, has Put on
exhibition this fall a remarkable dis
play OF alfalfa, which he has devoted
the last three years TO raising and
demonstrating on his place. He fea-
lures seven separate varieties and dis
plays a bundle of alfalfa, as large as a
bundle of grain, three and a half feet
lone of the Cherno YEA ETY., from one
plant. This was cut Eugust l6. In
connection with this large sample he
SHOWS what was taken on the recovery
OF this same plant, cut last week. the
package being nearly two feet long and
as big as a small bundle of grain. an
from the one plant.
Jeffries considers Orenburg variety
most remarkable of all, however, be-
cause it produces from the ends Of a
cut Off root Il perfectly new lot of
shoots, n demonstration on his
place has been mad Of the roots of
these plants being completely broken
off from a large crack in the wrth.
from drought, and later, after a rain,
the same roots sending up many new
shoots. This indicates hat horse pas
turing or even sheep ~pasturinG, which
is notably hard on all pasture because
both destroy roots in paving the
ground, viii not injure this kind of
iHi lcots do llS pant loi litNF
growth does not depend upon stubble.
The Mo- LIST planting of his Oren-
burg variety showed 81 large roots
from four to six feet long on one plant,
which indicates its remarkable
strength.
Other exhibits from Jeffries' Siber-
ian alfalfa plants showed an average
of seven 12-pound packages Of green
feed per plant on the th~ree-year stock,
cut in August, and the recovery on
the same three-year plants now is two
and one-half feet high. Early in the
spring h region near his ranch had
three inches of rain, then rs days of
continuous and unbroken drought, and
late in August another three inches of
rain fell. On the three-year stock the
rain last year was about four inches,
during the entire season, and three
inches the year before. This partic-
ular variety comes from the very
highest and dryest portions of Siberia.
All the yellow varieties of alfalfa
grow up high for the first cutting, and
after that spread owe the ground for
the second cutting, like a vine. The
Cherno variety makes two splendid
crops of seed during the year, and is
a hybrid varying from white to yellow
ish, lavender n even purple colored
flowers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
INDIANS WANT TO FARM;
REFUSE GRAZING LEASES

Pierre, S. d., Sept. 2s.-Cattlc men
who have had large rights on
the Indian lands west of the Missouri
river are getting ready to ship out
their stock, as Indians are refusing to
renew the leases. In many cases the
Indians IRE themselves devoting their
lands to cultivation with greater finan-
eial success, and in SO doing are build
ing up homes and giving up their ca
reers of idleness. b.. G. Mossman. a
prominent and old time renter OF these
lands in the Cheyenne reservation, will
ship out most of his cattle this year
because of these conditions. An adj
ditional reason is that many inherited
tracts of land are being sold to the
white people, and these portions are
scattred over large areas, making
cattle ranching on a large scale Very
difficult.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
AGED FARMER HIT BY
TRAIN, AND MAY LIVE

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Sept. 23.-Suffer-
ing from injuries received when he at
tempted to cross the South Dakota
Central track ahead of an approaching
train, Frank Asher, aged 20. a farmer
living near Rutland, has been brought
to a Sioux Falls hospital. His wagon
failed to clear the track in time and
was struck by the locomotive and
Asher was thrown violently to the
ground. BY a miracle he escaped be-
ing thrown under the wheels of the
train and ground to death, escaping
with bruises and cuts about the head
and body. The railway company or
dered a special train for the express
purpose of bringing the injured man to
Sioux Falls.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
PRAIRIE FIRE SWEEPS
COUNTRY NEAR IROQUOIS

I~roQuois, S. D., Sept. 20.-A disas.
trous prairie fire, which was set by
sparks from a railroad locomotive,
swept over a wide extent of territory
west of Iroquois. A strong wind was
blowing from the south and the fir.
made great Roadway through the dry
grass and underground, which burned
like finder. Hundreds of farmers
turned out to fight the fire and dele
cations Of fire fighters also went to
the scene from Huron, %Iroquois, Ca
YOUR and other towns. By a hard fight
the flames We're extinguished. Had
it not been for the assistance received
from outside sources the losses from
the fire would have been much great
er. Among those who were losers by
the fire We're John Farrell and Joseph
Murphy. The former had nine stacks
OF grain destroyed, while the latter
lost a number of hay stacks and a
large quantity of barley which was in
the stack. The fire was one of the
worst to sweep over this region in
many a and created much exicte-
ment and alarm,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25

Discovery of a prehistoric Turkish
bath in Ireland suggests again the
thought that most of the things about
which modern civilization boasts are
ancient. An automatic machine was
in use to supply sacrificial water in
an ancient Greek temple. Queen
Maria Theresa had an elevator in her
house at Luxembourg at least as early
as 1777, and an omnibus vas running
in Paris in 1862. In 1867 Robert
Hooke conveyed sounds to a distance
by distended wire-telephoned, in
fact.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
DEAD ENGINE DELAYS
TRAIN BETWEEN STATIONS

kimball, s. D.. Sept. 2o.-The Nil
waukee passenger train, due here from
Rapid City at sos p. M, going east,
was considerably delayed Tuesday
night. About half way between Kim
ball and Pukwana a flue blew ont and
the engine died. BY the aid OF a tele-.
phone in the Ashley farm residence
the trainmen got in communication
with Chamberlain and obtained an
other engine which pulled the train
back to SPukwana. The conductor
walked to Pukwana to make sure OF
arrangements being fulfilled. The train
failed to arrive here until 2 o,clocl,
Wednesday morning.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
pEADWooD DESIGNATED
AS ATTORNEYS OFFICE

Deadwood, S. D., Sept. 20.-The cues
tlon of where the office of the United
States district attorney for South Da-
kota would be established since r.. p.
Stewart has been appointed, has been
settled by designating Deadwood as
the place. The designation was made
by the attorney at the suggestion of
MT. Stewart. Some effort was made to
nave SIOUX Falls named as the official
residence of the district attorney. but
It was not seriously considered. The
former district attorney. e. E. Wagne-
hrst established his official residence at
alexandria and when he moved to
Mitchell, had his office officially moved
to that place,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
M'GRATH DOWNFALL DUE
70 GRAIN SPECULATION

Letcher, S d.. Sept. POD. r.. Nc
GTath. for some time manager of the
Derr lumber yard here, who was arr
rested on the charge Of efnbegzling the
alleged sun OF about $500 of his em-
ployer's money. has furnished a bond
for his appearance at the next term
Of state circuit court The accused
was only recently married and It is
said his predicament is due to his hav-
ing been tempted and taken a filler
lin grain speculation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
cAssILL GOT INTEREST
WHILE STATE TREASURER

Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 23.-The
state investigating committee has been
holding q session IL iaerra; s.; vi Il pa rt;e.&
lar attention to interest money re-
ceived by Charles Cassill while he was
holding the office of state treasurer.
H. r.. Dennis. for a number of wears
president of the Sioux Falls Savings
bank. testified that the bank paid
Cassill a salary Is vice president and.
In addition, allowed him interest on.
funds deposited.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
SIOUX FALLS MAN KILLED
BY BROkENfI IfSHT WipE

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. l9.-As the
result Of taking hold of a broken live.
elsctric wire, Joseph Colby, electrician.
who came to Sioux Falls from Min
neapoiis, was instantly killed this
morning. During a rain and winl
storm at an early hour this morning.
wire in the alley near the new Or
pheUm theater building was broken
Colby discovered the wire and took
hold q 1t TO throw it out of the way,
but was standing on wet ground ~
the time and this completed the circuit,
sending full voltage through his poag.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25

For 20 miles around Vitry lie Fran
co.'s, the Chalons district III France
experienced a terrific hailstorm early
in the evening of May 8. So violent
and long was the storm that the
ground was covered to a depth of
several inches with hailstones. Many
persons were injured and two military
aviators who Sere returning from
Rheims raced with the approaching
storm and landed just as it broke.
The aeroplanes were badly damaged
by the hail and one of the pilots was
injured.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
HOME MADE SAIL BOAT
CAPSiZED; BOY DROWNED

Lake Andes, s. D., Sept. 2o.-With a
horse blanket utilized as a sail, Henry
Stewart. the 1~2-year-old nephew of H.
Stewart. who resides on the north
shore Of Lake Andes. went for a sail
in q small boat on the lake and lost
Ahis life. Not appearing at his home.
q search was made for him, resulting
in the discovery of the capsized boat
Eorly about 100 wards from shore. a
5hort distance from the overturned
BOAT the body of the boy was found
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
INDIAN DELEGATION TO
ESCORT GOVERNOR BYRNE

Pierre. S. D.. Sept. Ex-Governor
Bsrne has returned from the Lake
county fair. at Madison, and on Sep
TENDER "a he will attend the Brule
county fair. He will be met at CHAINS
berlain by the town officials and taken
to the gates of the reservation, where.
with considerable tribal the
governor will be escorted by the In
dams across he reservation on a gem
eral trip.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
OF PASTORS WEDDING

Yankton, S. D., Sept. 22.-The 25th
wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs.
Thursday night. DR.. Stevens has been
pastor of the Congregational church
here for the past seven years. The
celebration was informal and largely
attended.
Preparations are on foot here for the
gathering here October IA, Is and 16
of h State Federation of Woman's
Clubs, always a largely attended event,
with keen interest taken by the women
of the state ~heare identified In any
way with club life. National Presf-
dent Mrs. Percy Pennybacker, of
Austin, Tex, will be among the women
of national prominence who will at
tend the meeting.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
YOUNG MAN ARRESTED
FOR RoBBING OF MAILS

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 13.-Deputy
United States Marshal Laughlin went
10 Huron last evening to take charge
q Everett Brown, arrested on the fair
grounds today on a complaint charging
him with mail robbery. It is charged
mat Brown Q a registered package
containing $500 from the mail pouch
on me piatform 1T Van Meter, 80 miles
west OF here. He was arrested while
enjoying the fair.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25
BIG DAMAGE SUIT FOR
INDIAN CATTLE CONTRACTS

Deadwood, SD, Sept. 23.-Among
the cases of interest tried at the re-
cent term of federal court here was
the action of Josephine C. Morgan, of
Rapid City against William Reynolds,
of Lusk, Wyo.. in which the plaintiff
demanded $4,000 damages for breach
of contract in cattle sales made on the
Pine Ridge reservation in May, 1912.
AT the close of the second day the
case went to the jury and a verdict
was returned excepting Reynolds from
financial liability. 1t was held that the
parties in action had, in effect, teTmi-
mated and settled their contract on
August is. 1913, at which time Mrs.
Horgan accepted some of the cattle
offered and rejected others.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-25

Ewing Herbert tells of a Hiawatha
man who dreamed he was sen to the
penitentiary. When he got there he
looked things over, took off his coat,
and said to the officers. well, fellows,
let's all get together and see If we can't
better conditions here."-Kansas City
Star.