The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-13
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

VI 1MiHeF and ShnbDrn counties, dS 10 VINO
shall pay the cost of his care during his
sickness. The Miner county authorities
claimed he was "A resident of Sanborn
county, and that count should pay the
costs. while the Sanborn county officials
declared that he got his booze at Howard,
and that Sanborn county was not behold-
en- for the death of the man.
ALEXANDRIA-It has been determined
to change the dates for the annual Han
son county fair. and September 3, 4 and
. now have been fixed as the time for the
fair. The county fair association re-elect-
ed the following officers for the coming
year: President, NJ. NJ. Bowers; vice
president. Chas, King; secretary. Percy
Smith. A vice president was also elected
for each township.
FLANDREAU-Fire from a lighing
plant Yesterday morning in the store of
w. l.. Rolfe almost entirely destroyed his
drug stock. The fire spread rapidly
through the room and for n time it looked
as il the building would be Quilted. but it
was saved by work of the fire depart
lnent. MIR. Rolfe's stock of goods was es-
timated at about $4,000. He had insur-
ance for $500.
TIMBER E-William Enright. a
homesteader living near this place, has
demonstrated that dairying for home
steaders in the new and as yet undeyel-
ppSu country u HoTlH"eslSEi SoutIl Ia
kota is a paying proposition. Mr.. Enright
has six COWS and his records show that
they brought him 500 during the past
year. an average of S66. 81 per COW per
year.
MISUNDERSTANDING over the death OF
his mother. who was killed several
months ago by an Infatuated bull. caused
Sam klaschke, aged q years. a home
steader residing so miles north of this
l.. -. , H. a to H., .@-~;~- 1t,~,nl
to a rafter in the kitchen of his shack.
where his body was discovered by a
neighbor some days later.
FLANDREAU-C. F. PIERCE, former SUI
perinteudent of the Flandreau Indian
schools. but who has had charge as gen
eral superintendent of the Indian schools
of the northwest for the last two years,
has come back to take charge of the
Flandreau schools, his old position. pre-
ferring this work.
M,INTOSH-The city of Mcintosh re-
Gently voted $1,000 bonds for the purpose
of putting in a city system of water
works. The city council is now advertise
Ing for bids for the construction of the
plant. The plans call for two six-inch
wells and a J0-foot tower with a 10000
gallon tank.
WEBSTER-I-ars ]. Fiksdal, a promi-
nent merchant at Webster, has increased
his stock and his floor space by purchas-
ing the general merchandise stock and
building of Chilson & Haugen. The con-
sideration was $45. 900. Chilson & Haugen
had been in business at Webster for %
years.
KINGSBERG-This is the latest town to
appear in South Dakota, and is situated
between Springfield and Tyndall. A num-
Der of business houses have been estab-
lished, and now the Methodist society is
preparing TO erect a new church building
on ground donated by the townsite com
J,any.
ABERDEEN-F. NJ. Melin, who sue
ceeds j. T. Gillick as superintendent of the
Hastings & Dakota division of the Mil
waukee road has arrived to assume the
duties of his position, and Mr.. Gillick has
gone to Chicago to be assistant to the
general
BRIDGEWATER-An unusual number
of farm sales are being held in this vi
cinity, at which live stock commands a
high price. Three-months-old calves
bring SIS. while mich COWS range from
$45 to $40. Hogs are in great demand at
high figures.
GARY-That it pays farmers to devote
some of their attention to cattle raising
is shown by the fact that Charles Schu-
Ter. living some miles from town, mar
hSlVN ~ iSro vi lSt 4AAS AS Y
ceived 81, 700, an average of SIS per head.
DELL RArIDS-The women's auxiliary
of the farmers Institute association has
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. c.. A. Kenefick; vice president, Mrs.
Chris Johanson: secretary, Miss Mamie
Allen: treasurer, Mrs. w. H. Crisp.
MILLER-Instead of the ice hook
catching a cake OF ice and hauling 1t up
into the building to be packed away for
summer use, it caught Harvey Walton in
the thigh and pulled him UP. He was res
cued just in time to save him.
HuRON-Miehae1 J. Finneen, a resident
of this city for more than 30 years, is dead
from paralysis, with which he was strick-
of age. and the pioneer hotel keeper in
this section Of the state.
sPRINGFIELD-Mr. and Mrs. l.. Cross,
highly respected pioneer residents, nave
just celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary. One of the feat was the
presence of their children from different
parts of the country.
MILLER-The twentieth Century club
of this town has started and secured ac-
tion towards. getting a summer Chautau-
qua here in July. 1t is expected that ora
tors of national reputation will be se-
cured.
Il. sexton, aged M, SINGLE,
was found hanging In a barn in the rear
of his home yesterday. He had been miss
ing since Friday. The case is one of pre-
~sneditated suicide, as a result OF despond-
ency.
BoWDLE-The new city electric light
plant was set IN motion last week, and
BowdIe now has an electric lighting sys-
tenn which will prove equal to the de-
mands OF the town for years to come.
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RAyINIA-Leroy Beemer has retired
from the editorsh.p Of the Ravinia Boos-
ter, a local weekly. and has been succeed
ed by g.. W. Jackson, an experienced
man, late Of Sioux City, Ia.
SIOUX FAILsAcharged with passing
forged checks, Free Whitaker and Henry
sWeigland have been arrested and held for
trial In the state circuit court of Marshall
county. They will be tried in June.
observation-disclosures chased a young
fawn from the timber to the fish hatchery
grounds here, and the animal after some
effort was captured by employees at the
hatchery. It will be kept as a pet.
DOLAND-New officers OF the CONNER
cial club for the coming year are. Presi-
dent, Arthur Lawrence; secretary. Len ".
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