The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-04-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

John r. Russell, of Deadwood, assist
ed by the officers of the lodge. went
through the ritual. w. H. Wheadon,
secretary of Denver lodge Nc. II, made
cost the local lodge over $25, 900 and Is
one of the finest in the state. The
building was formally opened after the
ceremonies with a big ball following a
banquet at the Smead hotel.
PIERRE-The Sherrard memorial
committee has accepted the model of
Mother Sherrard and three infants
Chicago. The tablet, when finished in
marble, will be placed in the corridor
of the capitol in memory of Mother
Sherrapd. of the Sioux Falls orphans
home, the S~herrards having been in
charge of that Institution a great
many years, carrying on an unremun-
eratiye task of love and devotion and
care of hundreds of orphan babies.
Notwithstanding of State Glas-
ner will send auto license Nc. / to
Sanborn county, with the request that
IT be given to Representative Craw-
ford, who introduced the new motor
vehicle law. The licenses and tags
have to be secured from county treas
uerers, n do not go directly from
the state house, as formerly. Many
applications have been made for license
No. l..
MITCHELL-John M. Erion. a pros
porous farmer. four miles south of this
city, at on time state while
saving off the top of a tree fell to the
ground and broke both arms. One
arm was broke just below the wrist
n the other sustained two fractures
the wrist and the elbow. Mr..
Erion is improving, but is unable to
feed or otherwise help himself.
PIERRE-The Indians have grad
ually changed from wanderers, de-
pending upon natural conditions for
subsistence, to regular, scientific farm
ers. AT a recent institute, at
cheyenne agency, a large attendance
of Indian farmers, keenly alive to i'm
provements, methods and progress,
was noted.
PIERRE-The proposition of c. F.
Anderson, representing a Pittsburgh
oil company, was accepted for the sink
ing of a deep test oil well. the first
we'll to be completed within Is months,
Nearly half the leases he asks We're
secured within a few hours, and the
indications are that all will be signed
up within a few days.
PIERRE-John Feiok, lately of AL
pena, S. D., formerly of Hutchinson
county, will be employed the LIST of May
as clerk in the office of the commits
sioner of school ano public ands. Feiok
was IL CLERK III Tie OlIice OIL the SeCFG-
tary Of state when Dave Wipf, Of
hutchinson county, was secretary.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of school
and public lands has received word that
the sales of Ian on April ~. in Sphinx
county totaled $29. 600, With an average
price of $46.25. The highest appraisal
made in the county was $50 and the
lowest $3.50. Only a small portion was
sold.
ElLkIt)N-A nnof nf nyy1c i, fIo lat
est fraternal society to be organized
here. The officers are: President. j. l..
Pratt; past president, Henry Buch-
holtz; vice president, r. A. Little; in
vocator, Enrol Mcdonald; financial sec
rotary, +. T. Casserly; treasurer. r. H.
Connolly.
WINNER-A baseball organization
mas been effected here, with the fol-
lowing officers: Manager, F. C. Thorn.
as; secretary, Lloyd Mengel;4 treasurer.
=. =; klslfng. The team will be ready
for the Rosebud league games when the
a opens in June.
,oWANKA-Homesteaders who left
.he region last fall, are re-
turning here in large numbers and re-
their lands. Crop conditions
are very encouraging and acreage in
ms territory Will be greatly increased
over last season.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the local
SWedlsh Lutheran church have been
ADVISED that Rev. C. Al. CARLSBAD. of
hsnnanu, WIS, has accepted a call to
become pastor of the local church Nc
mas peen pastor at Ashland since 1900
sales of state school
iands Tor the present year were closed by
the offerings In Brown county yesterday.
and show an average price of s5o.O5. or
practicaiiy IS higher h the average for
safes last year. Brown county showed
the highest average with $751; per acre
on a little over 200 acres.
PARkER-A new department stora
new bakery. a new bank building. and
some fine new residences are to be built
Inns spring. ard work has already COM
meficed on some of them, the improve
ments amounting to something like $40. 600.
other solid building improvements are in
process of contract.
GHANCELLOR-Death came suddenly
: MIS-. John Tellinghusen, jr., a promi-
nent resident of Chancellor. While seat
ed at the dinner table she suffered an At
tack OF heart failure and died almost i'm
medlately. She had been sick a short time
before, but was supposed to be better.
PIERRE-Chester, Lake county, is to.
have an outing club. situated on the banks
OF Lake Madison, and the organization
has been chartered by the secretary OF
state. The incorporators are E. w.
Di0nHy - ~ ltlEIdFQSOn, George ii. Pat
ton, and the capital stock is $500
CORRESPONDING local booster club
plans extensive improvements to the city
park, which it is intended to make one
OF the finest in the state. The club also
will take up improving the streets, the
plan being to have the chief business
street graveIed.
HOWARD-The Catholic Order OF For
esters of Howard initiate a class of liz
member Sunday. The local teams were
assisted by the Salem and Alexandria
teams. An elaborate banquet was given
In honor Of the new member visiting
teams.
PIERRE-Nearly every county in the
state was represented yesterday in the
meeting of county su-perintendents, the
chief discussion being the best way Of CO.
operation with the state travelling library
board 70 secure desired books in school
work. I'll
BOWDLE-An important transaction in
local business circles was the purchase OF
the Rowdlescreamery by b.. A. Oestreich,
who Will conduct 1t In future, He former-
Nv was the owner of the Institution, but
sold ont a boIlf9 run paar "a ssun ~ sAStFlNasSs