The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

III d runaway dftlleilt. i ne coupling bolt
fell out of his wagon while he was haul
ing a load of hay, and he was beneath the
wagon repairing it when the team of colts
he was driving started up, T1ssington
grabbed for the lines. but succeeded in
getting but one of them, causing the
horses to run about in a circle. I1%ssington
was caught beneath the wagon and
dragged to death. A young wife and a
N-months-old babe survive him.
RAPID CITY-The members of the
local volunteer fire department have re-
quested the city com missioners to submit
to the voters at the annual municipal
election in April the proposition of issuing
bonds in the sum of $40, 600 for the erection
or suitable quarters for the volunteer fire
department. The figemen are without
suitable headquarters at present. If the
bonds carry, as it is expected they will,
a fire alarm system will be installed and
Rapid City thus will be given additional
protection against fires.
Observation-Disclosures Harter, for some
time foreman in the office of the Elan
dreau Enterprise, a local weekly news
paper, has purchased the Flandreau Her
aid from p. F.. Levins, and will assume
control of the paper next week. Mr..
LeVlns, who has been engaged in the
newspaper business in South Dakota for
many years, sold out because of failing
health and will go to Claremont. Okla,
where ne believes the climate will be more
suitable to him.
SIOUX FALLS-A loss of thousands OF
dollars resulted from a fire on the farm
OF Mrs. q. r.. Hill, in the central section
OF Lincoln county. The large barn on the
place was destroyed, together with 1000
bushels of oats and corn, harness, tools,
etc, and in addition all the live stock in
the barn but one horse was burned to
death. The live stock included IS cows. a
thoroughbred bull and 10 head of valuable
horses. insurance to the amount of 81, 500
was carried.
SIOUX FALLS-Charged with forging
the name of C. O. Bailey, a well known
Sioux Falls attorney, to a note, a laborer
named George Fl. Turner, of this city,
has been arrested. The note was for 800,
and by the alleged forgery it is charged
ina the defendant secured this amount
on the note. Turner appeared in the
municipal court and Monday of next week
was fixed as the time for his preliminary
hearing.
FLANDREAU - Two hundred and
e1ghty-nfne of the women of Flandreau
awaited themselves of the opportunity TO
vote at a special election held here, at
which the proposition of issuing bonds
for the erection of a new public school
building was submitted to the voters. The
proposition carried by a heavy majority,
there being only 1876 votes in opposition.
er at the executive mansion.
WITTEN-Robert stetsler, better known
as "Beefsteak Bob" Who has for the past
year been making the Rosebud his abiding
place, was brought before Justice Som
mers yesterday on the charge of vagrancy
and found guilty. He was sentenced to
90 lays In the county jail. In former years
ne was a professional gambler and is we'll
known over the greater part of Nebraska,
South dakota and Iowa.
MoRRISTOWN-After having had sew
eral lays to think oyer the matter, Ed
mary hearing on the charge of rust
Ing cattle belonging to the "Dz" cut
of not, guilty, now has changed his plea
to guilty. Following his confession he.
vas sentenced to a term of one year in
the Sioux Falls pe%nitentiary. Pending
his change of plea he was under 81. 900
bond.
LEMMON-For the purpose of cncour-
aging the setting out of shade trees in
this part of the state, the local COM
merclal club has ordered a carload of
such trees, which will be sold to citizens
of the towns in this region and to farmers
at actual cost. Many applications for the
trees are being received, and it will not
be difficult to dispose of the carload.
BRIDGEWATER-At the leasing of
public school land in McCook county re-
Gently one tract, located in Bridgewater
was bid in by a local farmer
for agricultural purposes at A.5 per acre,
which is the highest figure for which
school land has ever been leased in the
state. Leases for grazing purposes ranged
from $1.5o to 500 per acre.
MURDO-Albert Fisher. of Interior
was arrested by Deputy United States
hiarshal Mcqueen. of this city, on an in
dietment returned by a federal grand
stock belonging to Indians from the Pine
h kld fen+ r~eseryation The defendant viii
p pc dfps N his shf fri aGlun at isa Il Mas si0q qsr,p Falls rs
United States court at Deadwood.
RAPID CITY-The local board OF the
Methodist Deaconess hospital at this place
has just closed a contract with DR.. ]. A.
Edwards, of the Deadwood Methodist
episcopal church, whereby DR.. Edwards
hospital. DR.. Edwards will remove his
family to this city and enter upon his new
duties Immediately.
ABERDEEN-Over seven inches AZ
snow has fallen in this section during
the past 80 hours. Upward of four inches
eral over this section, being reported
equally. heavy at Mobridge. on the Mis-
Sc s9ur hsr river rs and Milbank. loo miles east
noftn and south at least 80 miles.
CLEAR LAKE-The local authorities
have succeeded in selling to the state land
department bonds in the sum of SIC. 600.
which recently We're voted here for the
purpose OF erecting a new city hall and
public library building. BY selling the
bonds TO the state the city will have to
pay only five per cent interest.
BERESFoRD-The local advocates of
saloon license have not filed the necessary
petition to have the question voted on at
the April election, and as the time limit
Tor Ming the petition now has expired the
question will not be voted on and Beres-
ford viii be dry" for the year commence
ing July /.
BELLE FOURCHE-William Burke,
representing Coffin & Gilmore. the Phi.a-
delphia wool merchants. is still actively
engaged in contracting for the wool clips
in this vicinity. While no statement has
been made as to the prices in any indi-
vidual case, it is reported the range is
from 16 to II cents.
WARD-At a mass meeting of citizens
of this school district the plan to erect
n new nfhlin Snhopl l,,,ifd;perA ,y,. -