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

waiter SlefIldu, "a Ills tis' Vh' wa"
the winner in the recent local peace con
test here. Sherman will enter the state
contest which Will be held at B~rookings
Monday night and which will be entered
by representatives from Huron, 'ankton
and Brookings. The winner Will go to
st. Louis the first week in May to par
ticipate in the interstate peace contest.
Sherman is also the delegate from the stu
dents association here TO help form an
organization in this state which will have
charge of the annual peace contests in the
future.
WEBSTER-H. F. Hart, the promoter
who is engaged in raising funds for the
construction Of a new railroad from Luff-
man. in Marshall county. through Web
ster to Wallace, in Codington county, on
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis road, is re-
ceiving considerable encouragement from
farmers along the proposed route, and be-
lieves the road will be built. Farmers
along the line are asked to subscribe to
100000 worth of bonds in the new enter
prise, the bonds to draw s per cent. A
to solicit subscriptions to this
proposed bond issue has been named, with
representatives from Huffman, Roslyn,
Eden and Grenville, towns that would be
benefited by access to a railroad, on the
committee.
ABERDEEN-The art exhibit being
conducted by the Aberdeen City Fedora
ton of Women's clubs. was fairly we'll at
tended on the opening night, when Rob
ert Koehler, the well known artist and
art critic Of Minneapolis, lectured on
Art, the Pleasure of Life The exhibit
ton will continue the remainder of the
week, and will be open for a time on
Sunday afternoon for the benefit Of those
unable to attend at other times. Among
the pictures are several by Miss Frances
Cranmer, now of Minneapolis, but for
merly of Aberdeen, who has some por-
traits and other work on exhibition.
WEBSTER-The social service commit
tees of Webster has inaugurated a clean
up movement, by which it is hoped to
make Webster a cleaner, healthier and
better place in which to live. The cam
paign inaugurated includes the cleaning
up of the alleys and backwards. The
movement met with a hearty reception,
and is expected to add greatly to the APP
pearance of the town.
MITCHELL-Jack Philips, a young
farmer who lives 10 miles south of this
city, came nearly bleeding to death his
morning. While he was skinning a COW
with a dangerously sharp knife, the same
and his hand was badly cut. He
was rushed to the city and left a trail of
blood behind him.. He was taken to a
PHYSICIANS office in the Western Nation
al bank building and so badly did he bleed
that the sidewalk in front of that build
ing and the corridors inside were spotted
with blood. 1t is stated that the wound
was dressed successfully.
ABERDEEN-The annual city election
In which one commissioner and two mem
bers of the school board will be chosen,
Is being held here today. The question as
to whether Intoxicating liquors shall be
sold in the city for the ensuing year will
also be decided. Charles c.. Fletcher. /. D..
Davies, Robert H. Woods and w. g..
Mock are candidates for the city commits
sionership. G. M. L. Erwin. r. j. Welsh,
Arthur Arnett, w. G. Wells and l.. NJ.
Gerhardt are in the race for the school
board position. The election promises to
be a lively one and it may be tina none
the candidates will secure a clear ma
Jorfty In which case another election will
be held.
RAPID CITY-Ben NJ. Wood, secretary
or the South Dakota Good Roads associa-
has signed a contract with the Britt
Lyceum bureau to lecture for it at a
series or Chautauqua meetings to be held
IN Nebraska and Colorado during the
coming summer Secretary Wood is recog-
nlZed as one of the leaders in road work
and good roads legislation in the west. To
Wood is due the present road
law of the state which is considered one
Of the best which appertains to any state.
WOOD Is preparing to attend the Mitchell
roads convention, to which he will make
an address and also present his report on
the state organization.
SIOUX FALLs-Efforts are being
to ransfer to the United States
court In this city a suit which recently
instituted in the state circuit court
Oh remington COUNTY by Emory d.
= and ]. c. Moore. the de-
aendant being the Chicago, Burlington
. . quincy Railway company. The two
the sum of $40, 900 from the railway
company for damages alleged to have
oeen sustained when they were. if is
alleged, forcibly elected from a train
m the Black Hills.
INSTRUMENTATION high school,
carried off one first and two second prizes
at the 1nter-high school declamatory con-
Test held at Redield last week. Aberdeen.
tseoneid ana Huron high school scholars
Miss Elizabeth Bennett won
nrst prize in the humorous class: Miss
ooTotny mpb second in the dramatic,
ana f1arfy Gagstetter, second in the ora
Lorlcal. The local high has been ey-
:eedfngly fortunate IN carrying off prizes
n d~eclamatory and debating contests this
year.
BROOKINGS-Over 200 enthusiastic
road boosters met here last week and dis
sussed plans for the proposed Chicago.
Slack Hills and Yellowstone Park auto
mobile trail. Governer Byrne, Judge G.. G.
sherwood. OF Clark; Professor Solberg. of
he state college, and T. e. Lathrop. a
Dad builder of Portland, Ore. addressed
he gathering. Th boosters came from
owns on the Northwestern road between
Ilkton n Wolsey and represented
3~rookings. Beadle and Kingsbury coun-
les.
MlLBANk-The annual tournament of
he u clubs of South Dakota viii be
leld at Milbank on June s, and member
the local gun club are preparing to en-
ertain the visitors handsomely. The
is being advertised in eastern pa
,ers. and a number of the best shots from
New York. Boston and Philadelphia. as
veil as other places in the east. are ex-
,ected to attend the shoot here, as well
. all the crack South Dakota shots.
BRITTON-The Aberdeen presbvtery
AS concluded its meeting here after
ne election Of Rev. j. Rosser Jones.
?. d. of Aberdeen, moderator for the
coming yea and Rev. =. S.. Butt. Of
sroton, commissioner to attend the
rand aSuaynh fv, fa has Ho1l ANa4r-LL-