The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-04-17
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

week eight crews WIN Loul StCaii AAS'~1
and upwards of 300 men were set to work
excavating and grading at Bristol, pe-
tween Milbank and Odessa, at Appleton,
Renyille, Brownton and Glencoe, MINI.
More men Will be added as soon as spring
opens I'D. Labor shortage is not feared
this year. ample provisions having been
made against deficiency in this depart
ment.
ELK POINT-Charles Tucker, aged AZ,
died yesterday at his home, four miles
south Of Elk Point, from the effects OF
drinking alcohol and paris green, winch
he took last Friday with suicidal intent.
He is survived by a wife and three chill
dren. Deceased was formerly superin-
;tendent of the poor farm of Union county
and his father, the late John Tucker, was
a prominent citizen of this community,
having been a member of the legislature
and county commissioner of this county
for several years.
MITCHELL-Word was received here
from C. B. Thomas, of this city, that the
stock train of 25 cars which left this city
for Chicago, Saturday afternoon wa
wrecked at Fairdale, ILL.,, but that no one
was seriously hurt. There were nearly 30
men on the train including the crew. NO
details were given and 1T is not believed
the accident was a more serious one than
I " HOlO up lie dIIlNd VI III SloSh =
destination for a few hours.
vERMILLION-The Commercial club
has accepted the proposition made by
Granville Jones for the putting on of a
C~hautauqua some time in July. The ses-
sion will be under the direction of one of
the big Chautauqua companies of the
country and excellent talent is assured for
the specified five days. The Commercial
club guarantees the sale of 400 tickets at
81 each. This will be the first meeting
of this kind to be held in Vermillion.
COLOME-On April Is. the village of
McNeely, near here, will be wiped off the
map so far as the postoffice department is
concerned, for on that date the postoffice
there will be discontinued. Those who
formerly were served from the McNeely
postoffce will receive their mail through
the Colome office. McNeely was one of
the first of the new Rosebud towns and
for a time promised to be a place of i'm
portance.
M1TCHELL-O. l.. Branson. of this city,
treasurer of the Red Cross society of this
state, announces that he had received and
forwarded $S75 for the relief of flood suf-
ferers in Indiana and Ohio. This money
has come in from all over the state in
small amounts and Mr.. Branson makes
a daily remittance of it to the American
Red Cross society at Washington, which
distributed it where it is most needed.
NEWELL-Temporary organization of
the dairymen of this section was effected
ut a well attended meeting held here and
plans laid for a permanent organization,
which VIII market the products of all the
dairymen in this vicinity. j. r. Beresford
was chosen temporary president and w.
G. Staiger temporary secretary. The new
ly formed association will next meet in
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MITCHELL-Chief of Police Wood
Smith, Of this city, evidently solved the
high cost of living problem, when he an
nounced today that he served 1856 meals
in the city Jail during the past month
Tor a total cost of 1919, or less than five
cents a meal. He reports 2S arrests dur
Ing the month, 13 of which were for drunk
enness. He gives s151.& as the amount
collected in cash fines.
PIERRE-The Sioux Indians of the
Cheyenne River Indian reservation are to
be fairly well treated by the general gov
eminent this spring. Within a short time
a distribution will be commenced by which
each Indian on that reservation between
the ages of q and 80 is to receive his on
tional choice of $500 in cash or in lieu
% heifers, one team of mares, one wagon.
and $50 in cash.
PARKER-A union Sunday school rauy
OF the Sunday schools of Turner county
was. held in Parker. two meetings being
addressed by Mrs. Mary Bryner, of Chi
cago, who is the secretary of the inter-
mediate division of the International Sun
day School association. and is in South
Dakota for the state convention, which
will be held in Sioux Falls this week.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Odd Fellows
lodges from several surrounding towns as
CT "a ", i~efo lsr n ~o-~.
der in F,airview. The new lodge will be
known as Silver Sioux lodge, No. 226. The
following officers were elected: Noble
grand, John Koelke; vice grand, e. G..
Dougherty; secretary, Fred McCracken:
treasurer, Peter Holmes.
PHILIP-Bishop George Biller, IT., of
Sioux Falls, and Rev. w. H. Sparkling.
of Rapid City, conducted three services
here Sunday. Both gentlemen represent
the Protestant Episcopal church. Mrs. l..
B. Hartwick, Miss Berenice Gust. Mrs.
9. Hargesheimer and Miss Carrie Quigg
ably assisted the clergymen by providing
music for the services.
MENNO-A, fire in a .strawstack. after
smoldering for about two weeks. sprung
into flames on the Mettler farm some
miles from here. and gave the residents of
the surrounding region numerous anxious
moments. The fire was carried by a high
VINO TO ad1olnlng farms and 1t required
the combined efforts of about GO farmers
to extinguish it.
SALEM-As the result of a recent hear
ing before the state board of railroad
commissioners, on a complaint Of discrim-
ination filed by Salem shippers of live
stock, the commissioners have ordered
more prompt shipping service at this point
by the railway company. and it is believed
there will be no further cause for com
plant.
Observation-Disclosures has raised prac-
tically $500 for the relief of food suffer
ers in the Ohio valley. Of this amount
$3.50 was raised at a benefit performance
at. the Idle Hour motion picture house
Sunday, upwards of $40 by the school chill
dren and the balance by popular subscrip-
ton.
K1MBALL-By an almost unanimous
vote of the members OF the local Metho.
dist Episcopal church society. Rev. d. r
Burr. was requested to continue as pastor
OF the church during the coming year
He already has been pastor Of the church
for six years and is very popular.
HERREID Children playing with
matches SET fire to n straw stack on the