The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-06
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

use liquor OF lODacCO III duS AGi-
sons from IA to Is years of age are eligi-
BILE to membership. The following officers
were elected: President, Miss Eva Elliott;
vice president, Osmund Steensland; cor
responding secretary, Marcella Jordan;
recording secretary, Theodore Steensland,
treasurer, Isabel Elliott.
RAPID CITY-While escorting Matilda
Peterson, a young girl, to q dance, Eman-
uel Taylor, who has been working here for
several months, induced her to get a SIS
check cashed for him. The next day ray
lor, with an overcoat belonging to q
friend and the money from the check,
caught the Northwestern and went to
Rushville, Neb. He was later brought
back to face a charge of embezzlement
and was bound over in the UNI Of $500 for
the May term of the circuit court.
2HILIP-The third annual iremon's ball
was given Friday night. This is the most
popular dance of the winter. A local flute
player and a pianist, assisted by a cor
netist and violinist from Cottonwood, S.
D., furnished excellent music. A charge
of S1.00 was made for tickets and this net
ted the firemen a neat sum-, there being
about rs couples on the floor. AS usual the
annua ball was a pronounced success.
MILLER-An interesting contest is on
at washington under the primary system
IOF Tie DOStOIllCe. one cdlalbdlS, Lie cur
tor Of the Times, promises in his paper
that he will build a fine new building for
the office If he is chosen. He prints a pic
ture of the proposed new structure. An
other candidate advertises that he has no
promises to make, but may build a new
block If he wins,
P~IERRE-The first state meeting of the
South Dakota Peace society was held here
Saturday and addresses were made TO the
large audience In attendance at the meet
ing. President ]. W. Parmley in the
principal address discussed the tremend-
Gus expense and waste of war, and praised
the proposed peace treaty advocated by
President Taft.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result of injuries
received while playing about the barn on
his parents farm the b-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schueller, living in
Miner county. is in a serious condition and
it is feared he will not live. The little fell
low slid down a stack and struck a fork
handle, which penetrated his body about
six inches.
MITCHELL-In an automobile accident
Frank Peterson, residing near Doland.
was injured so that he died an hour after
ward. With a party of young friends ne
had driven a borrowed machine to Doland
to attend a wrestling match, and on the
return home they struck a bad piece in a
graded road, which caused the car to turn
over.
PIERRE-Governor Byrne has granted
a pardon to Harry Camburn, of Coding-
ton county, sentenced to three years for
robbery, to take effect on April l, 1918. h
governor has also issued a pardon to Fred
G. Cline, sentenced from Hyde county for
three years for larcency, the pardon to
take effect at once. Both pardons were
arprnroapdaa nv the M rdnnjn0 hoard L
MITCHELL-Word is received from w.
S. Hill that IN operation had been per-
formed on Mrs. Hill at Des Moines, Ia,
and that her condition is regarded as SER
ious. Mrs. Hill is well known in this city
and Alexandria. She went to the home of
her parents in Cambria, Ia, q month ago,
and was taken seriously i'll.
MISUNDERSTANDING annual charity
ball in the Elks' hall, had IN attendance
of about $50 people. The proceeds of $500
will be turned over to the branch of Asso-
ciated Charities in this city. 1t is the plan
to have a charity ball each year for the
aid of local charitable work.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has been re-
ceived of the death as the result of an
accident at Caldwell, Id, OF Bently Chris
merly lived here and at Sioux Falls. He
was hunting rabbits when a gun was acct
dentally discharged, the charge striking
and killing him.
LAKE PRESTON: The Christian En-
deavor society has elected new officers, as
follows:S President, Miss Lucy Manley;
vice president, Miss Iva Walker; secre-
tary, Miss Grace Keith; treasurer, Chas.
A. Alseth; organist, Miss Alma Lewis; as
sistant organist, Miss Zernice Cummings.
CLARK-The stockholders of the CO.
operative company which conducts a
creamery here elected the following off,
GERS: President, l.. L. Kloster: secretary
and Fred Hess: treasurer, J.E.
Plat. The company is made up OF
farmers living in this vicinity.
CLEAR LAKE-It is definitely settled
that the Evangelical church society will
erect a new church edifice here in the
spring. For some weeks the pastor and
leading members Of the church nave been
soliciting funds, and ar ample subscrip-
ton has been provided.
INSTRUMENTATION are being COM;
pleted for a dairy meeting to be held here
Saturday of this week. Among the speak
ers VIII be State Dairy Expert A. T. Ry-
ger and Professor Larsen, of the state
agricultural college. at Bookings.
MITCHELL-The county commissioners
of Aurora county have advertised for bids
for the building OF 65 miles of new road
way In that county, So miles of it will be
laid out on the South Dakota Scenic High
way. projected two years ago this spring.
MILLER-Figures gathered from this
and the other railway stations in Hand
county show that 57 cars of stock, made
up of horses. cattle, hogs and sheep, We're
shipped from the county during the last
year. at q value of s767.2S0
MENNo-One of the largest real estate
transactions In this vicinity for some time
Twas the sale by Karl NJ. Ulmer OF his fine
farm of i42 acres near here. The land
sold for about $S5 an acre, or an aggre-
gate Of over $4,000.
SPEMCER-Sanford RILEY was crawling
tthrough fence while rabbit hunting
when his rifle was accidentally discharged.
The bullet passed through one of his legs
Just below tho knee, making q bad
wound.
MISUNDERSTANDING driving along the
roadway after dark. in the vicinity Of
Fniton. a unaway team crashed into an
automobile. ore of the horses leaping into
The machine and in1uring those In the
Enuto.
BRuCE-The injuries OF Dick Westrum.
sustained he and another motor
/ Cycle rider iaShcsi iprA nan1, nfnnr Z ~