The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-08-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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mold their second annual harvest fes-
tival on September &c. The harvest
festival given last year was a big sue
cess and under the present plans the
festival this year will be considerably
larger. The features will be a big free
dance for the farmers in the evening
and a bountiful dinner at noon. which
will be free to the farmers. Arrange
ments are being made for the erection
OF a large tent for the agricultural dis
plays.
ELK POINT-Francis M. Rust, one
of Union county's esteemed M highly
respected citizens. died at his home in
this city Tuesday morning, following
an illness of more than a year from
ulcer Of the stomach. He was born IN
switzerland and was in his seventeen
year. He was a membe of the G.. "A.
r., of the Masonic n Odd Fellow
lodges, and is survived by a wife and
seven children.
WEBSTER-Prairie chickens have
propagated rapidly in this section of
South Dakota during the past year I'M
der the protection afforded them by
the state game law, and farmers and
others who nave been through the
country state there will be a bumper
crop of chickens in Day county his
fall, and the county will be a sports
mems paradise by the time the open
season arrives.
AMHERST-The engineer on the
Bonner Hughes threshing rig, at work
on the Rozenbaugh farm near here, was
probably fatally injured, in the high
wind storm of Wednesday night. a
hay rack was tipped over, striking the
man and injuring his head. He bled
constantly at the ears for several hours.
and it is not thought that he can pos
sibly o
pIENp d u C~1ro+or- - C4o4o FS1z-r
ner has chartered the Waverly State
bank, of C%odington county, capital
stock, $4,000. The incorporators are:
John Swanson. Candy. Mimi. who will
be president; ]. A. Thronson, Clear
Lake, s. D., vice president; A. t. Lee
nertz, Altamount. S, D., cashier. and
7. NJ. Antony, Gary and J.. P. Antony,
of Goodwin,
LENNOX-Mr. and Mrs. John Bull
tena, highly respected residents of
Lennox. recently celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary. For many
years prior to coming to South Dakota
they resided at Grundy Center, Ia.
They have six living children. They
are among the most prominent of the
German-American residents of this
part of the state.
YANKTON-The moving picture
shows of Yankton are in a way to
receive disciplining from the city au-
thorfties. They nave been running on
Sunday nights. but complaint was en-
tered by a number of citizens to the
city council which fixed the penalty
for violating the Sunday ordinance at
$50.
meetings are being held under the
auspices of the Sphinx County Farm
Improvement association, and much
good is expected to result. Special at
tentlon Is given to encouraging armer
10 exercise the greatest care in the Sc
lection of their seed corn, and in or
ganizing boys corr clubs.
LEAD.While abusing his wife and
family, from whom he had separated,
j. w. Kid Ross. former Texas cow
puncher and known throughout the
as an expert gambler, was
shot and almost instantly killed at the
nome OF his wife by a man named
feager. Mrs. Ross maintained a. board
ing u and Yeager boarded there.
MiLLER-sitting upon a high seat
on a large wag box filled with 30
bushels of grain, 10-year-old Opal Pins
drove into town from five miles out,
delivered the load at the elevator and
returned home alone. The girl is small
Tor her age, but an expert in driving
horses. She also rides a pony nicely
IN herding cattle and greatly enioys
the exercise.
DEADWooD-Greeted with dyna-
mite bombs exploded from white rocks
500 feet above the city and a long
string of autos from Deadwood and
Lead, the pathfinder cars on the Black
m Yellow trail, en- route from Chi
cago to Yellowstone National park. ar
r1ved here last night in charge of Ben
M. Nooo, state highway commissioner.
PIERRE-The tax commission has
reserved Its findings in relation to the
hearing held August 20 on the Home
stake assessment. The Indicators are
that the commission will stand pa on
Its valuation. of $16,0 0O.0 which is
eight times the valuation last year.
PIERRE-That the alfalfa weevil.
which is damaging the crop in Colo
rado and Wyoming, has not found its
way into the fields Of this state. is the
assertion of c.. N. Ainsiee. Of the gov
eminent service. who has just COM
the state. investigating the alfalfa crop.
CAMP CROOK-Charles Wilson Hd
Carl Cornell, living on ranches near
here. performed the unusual feat Of
running down n killing four large
gray wolves. The hunters We're On
horseback. and after running down the
wolves raped them and then shot or
clubbed them to death.
p pFlIlS-Secretary of War Garrf-.
son n party were visitors here and
e Fort Meade, yesterday, coming from
in automobiles. After CON
Guiding their business at the post they
returned to Deadwood, from where5the
Neb.
PIERRE - Governor Byrne has
granted a pardon to. Henry Big Eagle
sent up from Hughes county about a
year ago. on a two-year sentence. on
a charge of horse rustling.
CANT0N-G. w. Murner, formerly 4,
prominent resident of Hutchinson.
county, now residing here. is .,riticaJlv.
flland his death is expected at any mo.
lrlent. -
PIERRE-Governor Byrne has COM
muled the sentence of Gunder Tangen.
sentenced for life for murder in God
ingfon county, to IA years.
a Profitable Meeting.
DID Won have prositsp ie disc,1ss;on
at the LibraryIclub today?D
on Very. Mrs. Wcmlat got conf
GENIAL amd OLE why her sister LEFT her
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