The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-04-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

Pacific railroad train a few years ago,
William Wertz, a we'll known citizen of
Ramona, now is richer by $1,000. James
Stewart, an attorney of Portland, Ore.
administrator of the,e estate of Mrs. Floyd
Wood. of that city, who was the woman
befriended by Wertz, came all the way to
South Dakota to find Wertz and inform
him that because of his kindness he had
been emembered in the will Of Mrs. Wood
to the amount of the 81, G0.
DUPREE-"Irish Tommy Condon. con
fessed murderer of Joe Narcelle and twice
a jail breaker, has been captured a third
time and placed in the Ziebach county
jail. Condor escaped early in the winter
and froze his feet. which necessitated the
amputation of several toes; played lame
when rearrested; gained the freedom of
the jail and escaped from custody a sec
ond time. He was arrested by Sheriff
Milton at Cherry Creek, Condon's home.
FLORENCE-The editor of the Florence
Forum takes exception to an attack made
upon him by an evangelist who is con-
Quoting special meetings in the Baptist
church. The evangelist is said to have
attacked the newspaper man in a ser
mon, calling him immoral and stating his
paper should be run out of town, because,
the Forum Claims, it's editor had accepted
saloon advertisements and had conducted
a public dance one time. .4#l-t
ABERDEEN-Ed Woolcot, local mana
ger of the Interstate News mpa
has been promoted to assistant superin-
tendent of the Van Noys system of no.
tells and eating houses along the Missouri
Pacific lines from st. Louis. Mo-. to
Pueblo. Colo, and will have charge of 16
such establishments. He is succeeded
here by C. j. Diedrich, OF Mitchell. Mr..
Woolcot's headquarters will be at Kan
sas City.
HETLAND-At the family home here
occurred the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Starksen, highly respected pio-
neers of this part of the state. Sixty rela-
tives and friends were present to aid them
in suitably observing the anniversary.
Among the presents was a purse of 500 in
gold. The husband is n years of age
while his wife is 81. Both are enjoying
good health.
Observation-Disclosures auto com
panies will be exhibitors in the first an
nual auto show of the Black Hills auto
dalers, which will be held in the new
DeadWood auditorium here next week un-
der the management of H. C. Ostermann.
Every section of this state, parts Of Ne
braska, Iowa and Minnesota will be rep
resented and a big attendance is expected.
HARRISBURG-At the annual meeting
of the Double Six club, a local social or
ShS iil6 Ol1CeTS were
elected: President. Miss Fern Wasem;
vice president, Miss lila Jackson; secre-
tary, Miss Martha Evenson: treasurer.
MISS Carrie Wolf; reporter. Miss Martha
Albers; critic, Miss Ruth Bohleen; press
reporter. Miss Carolyn Handschiegel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., a small town in
the southern part of this Brown) county,
Is suffering from an epidemic of. smallpox
IN a mild form. The first victim of the
disease was the postmaster, who is also
the editor of the Verdon Times, and he
did not know what was the matter with
him until the germs Of the ailment had
been pretty we'll scattered.
YANKTON-The final contest to choose
debaters from the girls societies of Yarik-
ton college to meet a team of young wom-
en- debaters from the State University of
Vernillion on May 8, resulted In the
choice of Miss Alice Byrne. Miss Della
Grimes and Mrs. Leighton. The question
to be considered is a test for illiteracy
among immigrants.
SIOUX F~ALLS-Judge Jones. of the
state circuit court in the case of Frank
A. Craft, former state fire marshal of
South Dakota, VS.. Charles Mcfarland, Ed
Jordan, j. c.. Halvsr and A. j. Littig.
prominent residents of Moody county, di-
rected a verdict in favor of the defend
ants. Mcfarland formerly was sheriff of
Moody county and the other defendants
were his bondsmen.
IRoQuoIS-A telegram received here
announces the death in the state of Wash
ington of Claude Tallman, a former resi-
dent of Iroquois, and a brother of Mrs
Jesse Hunt, al Iroquois woman. The
telegram stated he had been shot and
killed, but whether accidentally or other
wise was not set forth. III
vERMILLION-The annual play of the
sophomore class of the University of
Dakota, THE Private Secretary"
will be given in the city theater here on
Friday and Saturday evenings of next
week. This is the annual dramatic event
of the Institution and calls out some of the
very best talent.
CANTON-The Stavanger Laget. a Nor
wegian society. will hold its annual meet
ing in Canton, June "a, Is and 2. This
will be the largest attended meeting ever
held by this society. Last year the So
ciety held it's meeting at Forrest City.
Ia,,aand the attendance was in excess of
$500 people.
BURKE-Carl Henning. aged IL. was
shot and badly N when a .~22-calf-
bre revolver in the hands of Joe Fsnne-
gan. a playmate. was accidentally dis
charged. The bullet entered his right
side, struck q rib and lodged near the
efHAs1S = III lING MIIliISIe OF MS DaCk.
LEoEA-Promoters of the project re-
port here that prospects are bright for the
construction of a railroad southwark from
Edgeley. N. d.. Into South Dakota. strik-
ing Leola and other towns. The line is
being promoted by the Midland Continen-
tai Railway company.
GROTON-Local baseball fans win keen
q team in the field during the summer. Y
+ Rathbun was appointed manager, with
authority to name two advisers. and
named u. G. Lawless and =. j. Thede. The
town owns a fine diamond and grand
and
MlSSlON-This Is the latest new town
70 appear on the map of South Dakota. II
having Just come into existence. Mission
IS situated IN the coded portion of the new
county of Todd and expects to have rail-
road communication in the neal. future.
BROoKINGS-The graduating exercises
of the third year class of the school ~
agriculture Of the State college were held
here last week. THE class, which Is the
third since the school Of agriculture was
established by the college, numbered g.
CoLUMBIA-The building ana stock oe
the Atlas lumber comranv here NO