The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-11
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

and other states, to select the location
for a new academy which the church
will establish and conduct, "a selected
Scotland. Some months ago the Scot
and people presented to the church a
vacant academy building conditional
on Scotland being selected as the place
for the new academy. The report Of
the committee now will go before the +
synod for approval by that body, when
arrangements will at once be made for:
opening the academy.
WASHINGTON SPRINGS Recent
developments indicate that prospects
are bright for the of the
Great Northern railroad from Huron
to Chamberlain. The proposed extern
sion will pass through Washington
Springs, 'Alpena and Gam valley.
Gam Valley is the county seat of Buff
falo county, which has thus far been
entirely without railroad communica-
ton of any sort, there not being a mile
of railroad in the county.
PIERRE-Deputy Bank Examiner
]. F. McEwen has returned from Eagle
Butte, where he went to look after the
affairs of the Dakota State bank,
which was turned over to the banking
department for settlement of it's af-
fairs. Mr.. McEwen say there are plenty
of assets, but on account of the crop
failures of the past two years., and
settlers leaving that part of the coun-
try, collections are impossible.
YANKTON-Prof. Martin E. Rich,
member of the faculty of the Univer-
sity of Kansas, was married here
Thursday to Miss Hazel H. MacGregor,
daughter of Alexander MacGregor, Of
Yankton, and a graduate of Yankton
college. The bride has been instructor
in mathematics at the Kansas institu-
ton for two years past. President War
rem, of Yankton college, officiated at
the wedding.
PIERRE-Hog cholera, in the south
ern and eastern portions of the state
is becoming q matter of concern to
the members of the state live stock
board, the indications being for a heavy
loss from that cause. While there have
been occasional cases of this disease
in the state at various times. there has
been no general epidemic for a num-
Der of years.
WHITEWOOD-Work on the new wa
ter supply for Whitewood will
this week under Contractor Meade, of
Chadron, Neb.. who will have 100 men at
work. The water is to be taken from
the Shannon ranch near here and run into
a reservoir and will provide ample water
for the needs of the town and the North
western railroad, as this is a junction
for two lines.
BELLE FOURCHE = The Junior
Commercial club of Belle Fourche is
now busy with the directing of the
1000 feet of motion pictures being taken
of Belle Fourche. the i%rrigating project.
and industrial n farm scenes. Every
detail of the advertising end of this
city and the surrounding country is
in the hands of the Junior club.
MISUNDERSTANDING H. o. Cooley
of the Aberdeen Commercial club has
nearly completed his list of things
made in Aberdeen" hat will be ex-
hibited in the Aberdeen booth at the
South Dakota state fair at Huron next
week. There will be over 80 different
articles manufactured in Aberdeen on
exhibition.
CANTON-The National Indian In
sane hospital 'Hiawatha," located just
out of Canton. is doubling it's present
capacity by the erection of a new build
ing. Work has commenced on the new
structure south of the main building,
which is to be of brick. 11Ox54 feet in
size, two stories high with a basement
and attic.
HOWARD-The sum of $35 was stolen
from the safe in the Wheeler hotel one
morning this week. 1t is supposed that
some one who was familiar with things
around the office took the money. 1t
is thought that the safe was unlocked
with the keys of one of the clerks,
which We're left on the desk.
P1FRRE-O. K. Stablein, the new
state insurance commissioner yester-
day assume the duties Of that de-
partment. 0. S. Basford, the retiring
commissioner, will take a position
with the Interstate Surety ompany
at Redfield. Fred Muelle, the chief
clerk of the insurance department, will
remain
PEEVER VIM. Westenfeld, a
farmer living near here, was stricken
with heart failure while working on
a stack of grain. He fell from the
stack and was dead when HI touched
the ground. He was 60 years of age
and is survived by a widow and -four
children.
JACKSON-Jacob Aus. a banker. of
Rutland, S. D., haa two ribs broken
IN an auto collision near Madison. In
turning a corner, his car collided with
a heavier machine. The bankers car
was overturnd and demolished and Mr..
Aus was pinned under the wreck.
HuRON-The Chicago & North
western railway company have placed
handle the crowd coming and going
from the state fair this year. Last
year 70 coaches were used and the de-
mand far exceeded the supply.
DEADWOOD-William Yeager, form
erly of Sioux City, was arraigned YES
terday IN the circuit court and given
until today to plead to the charge of
murder in killing j. w. Ross at Lead
on August 10. Yeager's trial was set
by Judge Hughes for Thursday.
HURON-The state game warden has
secured nearly 1000 pair of ring necked
pheasants which will arrive at Huron
next week during the state. These birds
will be on exhibition during the fair and
then given away to esident of the state
for the purpose of propagation.
BELLE FOURCHE An
driven by Rupert Moore, of Lead, and
coupled by six persons, tipped over while
passing along a road near Belle Fourche,
and some of the occupants of the car were
bruised and scratched, but no serious in
juries resulted.
SIOUX FALLS-Thursday was the
hottest day of the year, or for several
years. in this city. The thermometer
registered 1902. A breeze tempered
the atmosphere and many did not real
ize it was so hot. Rain is needed for
the pastures.
MARTIN-Sheriff Boesl went to Rose
bud and brought back Alex. Mousseau. ir..
he being charged by Robert Bad Wound
with having stolen one of his horses.