The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

~ SONIl q lol SO lIbNo
buffalo Gap, is being worked out by
the engineering corps in the field at
present, and they have found a reser-
foir site near Cascade which VIII hold
Pm enormous volume of water, and the
land which will be covered being prac-
Ideally all cheap tracts which the own
ers are willing to let go of at a reason
hble figure for the purpose. The force
goes in a few days to the proposed
tract to be irrigated to run ines and
snd just the acreage which can be used
Tor that purpose.
ARTESIAN-While delivering hogs
TO q local dealer, Henry Wehlage, a
well known farmer of this vicinity, was
gtricken with apoplexy He was taken
n an auto to his home and died a few
hours later. soon after being stricken
In acquaintance stepped up to the
wagon, when Wehlage, recognizing
tim, said: rs that you, viii? l am SO
blind l annot see and never felt SO
lick" He is survived by a widow and
Jour children.
KIMBALL-Charles Sanders, Brule
lounty's big ranchman, who lives 10
niles north of Kimball, sold $4,000
worth of his cattle Wednesday,, and he
IT'LL has about 1000 head left. During
The Interstate fair at Sioux City he sold
IS carloads for approximately 100000.
There has been much activity in ship
ping cattle from here of late. Early
his week it required a special freight
rain to handle the shipment.
PIERRE-A wisconsin girl, ia writ
ng to this city applying for a school in
South Dakota, expressed a great fear
that there may be too many Wild IN
dians and other frontier evidences in
the state for her peace of mind, but
says hat she might come to South
Dakota to teach if she can be assured
that she would not meet with such
troubles in the school where she might
be placed.
ELK POrNI--A threshing machine
owned by Henfy Bruneau, of Jefferson,
working on the Ed Donnelly farm east
pf town, was destroyed by fire this
week. The FIRE also destroyed four
ind before the separator could be
drawn away, all of the woodwork was
burned out of the machine, leaving
only the steel frame.
SINAI-At The annual meeting Of the
Sinai Civic league the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, Mrs Henry Larson; seer
etary, Mrs. A.dolph Larson; treasurer,
Mls. Christopher Bern. The league Is
working on a project to have the fire
fighting facilities of the town increased
so there Will be less danger of disas-
trouS fires.
PIERRE Residents of Sully county
report excitement among residents of
Fairbanks township IN a demand for
payment of interest on about $4,000
If bonds which they supposed had been
paid. F. M. Bennett, for many years
treasurer Of that township, has been
tbsent for several weeks, and his
present location is not known.
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ington railroad depot at Englewood,
he body OF B. f. Jones, a laborer there,
vas found by railroad men. Jones,
Who was 35 years old, had been work.
ng around Englewood for several
tears. He had been drinking, and a
;oroner's jury which Investigated the
,ase decided hat death was due to
exposure.
YANKTON-The Rhodes scholar
hip examination for South Dakota
will be held on Tuesday and Wednes-
lay, October Ia and 15, at Yankton
college. The examination will begin at
a. m. on Tuesday and enc at 6 p. M.
IN Wednesday,. Further information
nay be secured by addressing Prof.
William ]. McMurty, Yankton, S. D.
PARKER-The county board of
insanity passed upon the case Of E.
3. Benson, of Hurley, this week and
l%djudged him insane and committed
aim to the asylum for the insane at
fankton, Some months ago he was
lrrested, for promoting a prize fight.
t was thought his mind was then I'M
balanced.
YANKTON-Charles F.. Schurz, Of
Rarkston, was before United States
Commissioner e. r.. White on the
charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails, the complaining
witness being Mrs. Annie M~echtenberg,
pr Parkston. Schurz was bound over
o the next term of federal court for
rial.
HARR1SON-Rev Karl Schipper, for
some time in charge of the Reformed
fhurch here, has notified his congrega-
lon or his resignation of the pastorate
% order to accept a call to the pastor
Rte of a church of the same denomina-
lion Ia Chicago. He expects to assume
bis duties in Chicago about October S.
sTURGIs-Henry George, otherwise
knoWn as Badly George" who was
arrested about two months ago on a
sharge of horse stealing, broke out of
the Meade county Jail and made his
escape; he was awaiting trial after
being bound over to the circuit court.
which 10 now in session here.
DEADWOOD-Frank Miletich was
Su ohu Ills pdTlQGT, MAI
Dallivich, injured when a loaded ore
ear tipped over at the wash No. 2
mine near here Wednesday afternoon.
the men We're standing on the back of
the car and We're caught by the rock.
GROTON-A new building
IS nearing completion here and the In.
Stitutton soon will be placed in opera
ion. The machinery now is being
placed in position. The creamery will
be conducted by a cooperative com
pany OF business men n farmers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w. Nit.
shell. clerk of courts for McCook coun-
y, announces his intention of resign
ng the office October Z, and with his
family will remove to Mitchell. where
pc will be associated in the law prac-
tice with II. G. Preston.
ELK POINT-Forty Chinese rine-
neck pheasants were distributed in this
county last week by T. j. Welby. den
MY state game warden. They were
given to eight farmers in different
parts of the county.
CANTON-This city is in the throes
u a harvest home" festival. to con-
flude Saturday. One of the features OF
me festival is a fine exhibit of the
hrm products of Lincoln county.
PLANKINToN-J. 3. Jones, Of
FRESNO, has purchased the local cleo
ric light and power plant and will
manage 1t In future. The system will