The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-04-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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quarters OF the South Dakota National
Guards from Watertown to Redfield. The
Redfield arrnory is too small to house the
equipment OF the guards, and 1t Is prob
able a building will be rented for that
purpose. The annual encampment of the
guards, heretofore held at WATERFOWL, will
probably be held at Fort Meade this year.
PIERRE-The convention of county
auditors which has just adjourned elect
ed the following officers: President, H.
r.. Wood, of Sphinx county; first vice
president, L G. Alderman, of Beadle: sec
ond vice president. R. A. Zangle, of Davi-
son; secretary and treasurer, J. ]. Rob
erts, of Brown. The executive committee
consists of A. e. Ecklein, of McCook:
Burt Burton, of Meade, and L. C. Leggett,
of Lyman.
HOWARD-A fair amount OF land has
changed hands here for so early in the
season. All sales are bringing good prices.
The Hamel place, south of town, sold for
s11O per acre this week. A farm nine miles
east of Howard, in the vicinity of Win
fred, owned by Ralph Miller, sold for the
same price a few days ago. Real estate
dealers look for a good business this sum
mer.
MILLER-About to stop over Sunday at
Omaha at the request of his family, there
was an unseen warning quite mysterious
that toiu alH Ilol 10 stay tneTe, ana Is. II.
Torrey prevailed upon his people to hurry
on home. They arrived here safely,
though If they had obeyed the first i'm
pulse to remain they would probably nave
been killed.
| CLARK-Spontaneous combustion is be-
lieved to rave been the cause of a fire
which started in the large barn of Jacob
Pfiffer near here. Some blankets upon
which had been spilled some oil, were
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ing morning the barn was discovered to
be on fire and was saved with difficulty.
ABERDEEN-Carl Arness. II years. of
age, was arrested here last evening
charged with rifing the malls. When ar
rested he had four keys to postofhce
boxes on his person, and admitted he
robbed the mails of several thousands Of
dollars In checks and drafts which he de-
stroyed. being afraid to cash them. His
hearing was continued until Thursday.
PIERRE-The attorney general holds
that Ralph s. Longstaff may receive pay
from the state for work in connection
with the printing contracts Of the Thir-
tenth assembly, done by the authority of
Inc old printing commission and per-
formed prior to the passage of the new
bill.
BRIDGEWATER-The ]. T. Mckee
store building, one of the old
In Bridgewater, is being moved 20 a new
location, to max room for a two-story
brick building to be used for a hardware
store and office purposes. 1t will be erect
ed by F. j. Ellwein at a cost of $40, 900.
FAITH-Friends in this city and vicin-
ity are circulating a petition asking for
the pardon of James r. Shepard, who in
1911 was convicted Of assault with a dan
gerous weapon and sentenced to Sioux
Falls. The application will be considered
at the next meeting of the pardon board.
HOT SPRINGS-Committees appointed
by the fremen have taken up
the preliminary work of the state fire.
mems tournament, to be held in Hot
Springs on June II to 20 inclusive. This
will be made the biggest and best tourna-
ment OF the kind ever held in this or any
Of the adjoining states.
HOWARD-The big storm of last week
which was so bad in the western part of
the state came as far as Fedora. 10 miles
west of here, but hardly a fake of snow
1eii IN this vicinity. The weather of this
winter was the finest with least snow of
any year since the winter of 1ssa-s4, so
old timers say.
WHITE owIrThe thermometer regis.
tered IL below zero here this morning.
Driver Cox, of the Star route, states that
the snow drifts are worse tina he ever
saw them at any time. Mail has been
very irregular the past two weeks here.
with no hopes Of Improvement in the near
future.
EDGEMoNT-An apparently demented
man, whose hobby was burglary, has been
compelled to shake the dust of Edgemont
from his feet. Should he return from ex-
lie he will be prosecuted. Within a short
time he entered a number of business
houses and secured a small amount of
loot.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen group of
the South Dakota Bankers association
will meet In Aberdeen on April "a. The
group comprises 66 banks, and with the
representatives who will be present from
other groups. it is expected over $50 bank
ers Will be in attendance at the meeting.
SIOUX FALLs-Foliowing the discovery
OF alleged flaws by the city auditor in a
petition asking for the recall of City Com
missioner Dickinson, those who circulated
the petition threaten to institute man
damus proceedings to force its acceptance
and the election called.
WINNER-As the result of his prelim-
mary hearing before Judge Nolan, E. r.
Kindred, of this place. who was arrested
at the i~nstigation of State Fire Marshal
Grams, on the charge OF setting fire to his
livery stable last June, the accused was
discharged.
- lc lldhOId railroad
commission has been notified that the In
t~erstate Commerce commission has start
ed an investigation of the coal rates from
Wyoming to South Dakota, in accordance
with a resolution passed by the recent
legislature.
BROOKINGS-It was g years ago that
George p. Sexauer, a miller of this place,
and a prominent citizen Of South Dakota,
first engaged in the milling business. He
hlIlttfhG f7rEf H0lirfn0 mill NJ fun or fhron
South Dakota towns before locating at
Brookings more than 20 years ago.
HURON-The proposition to issue $45.eo0
in bonds for the erection OF a high school
building was carried by nearly 1000 ma
jority at a special election here. The
building when completed will cost $4,000.
Nearly 500 women voted for the first time
at the high school election.
FAITH-At the annual business meet
ing OF the federated church it was de-
cided to select a clergyman in a novel
manner. gnder the arrangement all MEM