The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-08-14
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T.. McMOnleS. Oh ILLS
city, has two large %cornfields on his
farm south Of town, in both of which
the corn measures from 10 feet to 10
feet 6 inches high. This corn was
planted on May ~, and on July 8. stood
six feet high. 1t is in good condition and
will yield a large amount OF corn. The
land was treated with acid phosphate
In the spring and double disked, after
that being plowed deep. Mr.. McMonies.
also has been very successful with his
oats, wheat and barley this year.
vIENNA-several hoboes entered q
building here in which a quantity Of IL
uuor was stored. and after drinking q
le-se amount of the liquor a drunken row
resulted. One man was bound over to the
next term of state circuit court or the
charge Of selling Intoxicating liquors con-
trary to law, and four others were arrest
ed and each fined $40 and costs for their
part in the affair. In default of the pay
ment of the fines n costs the four "
been placed in the county jail.
YANKTON-Passing Of Judgment In
the lumber trust cases tried before
Judge Trip, Of the First judicial cir
cult, which resulted in a verdict by the
jury against the lumber companies and
the other defendants, will not be
handed down unit! the last Of August
This wifi give the defendants time to
prepare a motion for a new trial. If
the motion for a new trial Is not sus-
tanned judgment will be rendered on
the date assigned.
LAKE PRESTON-The stockholders
Of the cooperative company which
conducts an elevator here at their
nnual meeting Declared a dividend
sufficient to pay one years interest
on the stock, and it vas ordered hat
IN - 1n-t ~ tho 49, H~o-0-,~I
from stockholders be refunded. In adj
dition to this, some of he profits Of
the past year were placed in the
treasury to be used as working capital.
KIMBALL-A little one-room house
which was built for an old soldier named
Jim Parish, who died at the county farm
this summer. was sold for the benefit of
the county at public sale, bringing the
small sum of SITS, which covered the
house and effects. The little home was
built by Kimballs business men. Mr..
Parish lived in 1t until he was taken sick
and was obliged to go to the county farm.
PIERRE = Attorney General johnson
holds that permits for seining fish must
be secured from the state game warden
d the new game law. The right was
formerly vested In the county commits
sioners to confer this privilege, but now
they have no authority whatever in the
matter. The game commission now con-
sists OF the governor, attorney general
and game warden.
BLAHA]. A. varilek, of this place, ar
rested on the charge Of selling liquor
without having secured a license, when
taken before Judge Trip, of the state
circuit court. was ned $50 and costs. He
had been selling an unlabeled beverage,
which, when analysed was found to be
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1t was beer.
PIERRE-A na coyote bit a number of
cattle on tife ranch Of the Su1ly County
Cattle owned and managed BY
Gowdy, Steele & Waite, OF Sioux City, me-
cessitating the killing of half a dozen
head Of young steers. The firm took q
veterinarian out to the ranch, rs miles
northwest Of Pierre. who made tests and
found several other steers affected.
RAPID EXPERIMENTATION has
reached here Of the death, at Leaven-
worth, Wash, OF Lyman Lamb, who
was n Of the early pioneers of this
section. He was a member of the
Gordan stockade party, which was the
first organized party of whites to come
10 the Black Hills after the discovery
Of gold in this part Of the state.
iLEAD-A dividend just paid by the
famous Homestake Mining company is
the 415th monthly dividend to be paid
by the company. The first dividend
was paid in October, 1878, and for a
period of "a a and seven months
has continued a record without du-
plication in the worlds annals Of pre-
cious metal mining.
COTTONWOOD-Wm Ellis. of this
place, was arrested on the charge of
selling liquor without having secured a
city and county license. A search of
his place of business did not disclose
any liquor, but q case of bitters was
found. The preliminary hearing of the
defendant will! be held mex Monday.
MENNO-Several men are constantly
engaged along the Jim river in this vi
entity gathering clam shells, for which
they find q ready market in the east,
where they are utilized in button making.
The gatherers Of the shells receive $18 per
ton for them, and as they are very numer-
Gus along the river the men are making
good money from their venture.
MILLER-Poles along the railroad and
the towns Of Hand county are being paint
ed black and yellow to lead the way for
autoists over the great east and west road
which starts from Chicago for the Black
Hills and Yellowstone Park. The inten-
ton is to finally put this road through
for auto travel to the Pacific coast.
DALLAS-The committee in charge OF
arrangements for the reunion here on
August 6, of former residents of Iowa
who now reside In the Rosebud country,
has been advised that J.. u. Sammis, q
well known Iowa orator, has accepted an
invitation to be present and make one OF
the principal addresses.
MADIsoN-The national conference OF
the German Baptist society will be held
in Madison August 20 t. &c. Arrange.
ments are being made to accommodate
more than 1000 delegates who will gather
from all parts Of the United States. This
meeting promises to be a big event.
SPENCER3The last issue of the News
a weekly newspaper nov under the man.
agement of HI. p. Peppmuller, announces
the sale of the business to E. j. Morgan
formerly superintendent Of schools here
and for the last year serving in the sam.
capacity at Custer, S. D..
PIERRE-The state immigration boart
at a meeting Saturday formally elected
Charles McCaffree, of Howard, as stat,
immigration commissioner to succeed J
D. Deets, who resigned to take the posi-
ton of secretary of the Southern Mime
sofa Development league.
NORTHVILLEEAs the result OF be.
ing overcome by the excessive heat
Albert Batteen, q well-known farmer