The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-07-16
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS preparations are be
ing made by the women of Huron for a
big suffrage demonstration here on Fri
day of this week, when Miss Fola La Fol-
lette is to speak at the Huron chautau-
qua on the subject of suffrage. A big
parade is to be the main feature of the
demonstration, the suffrage color-yellow,
and red, white and blue, together with
placards and pennants, being used on the
cars. The procession will be led by a
company of horsemen, the automobiles
following.
WINNER-During a severe electric
storm which visited his section Monday
night lightning struck the tower of the
Catholic church, causing damage to that
structure to the amount of $500. The struc-
ture did not ignite, though the building
occupied by the Winner Ice company was
struck about the same time and caused a
small blaze, which was quickly brought
under control by the fire department.
S1SSETON-W. b. Robinson. for years
q prominent resident of Roberts county,
is dead as the result of injuries received
when a gasoline lamp exploded. He waa
filling the gasoline lamp when in soma
way the liquid became ignited. causing al
explosion and throwing the burning gaso-
line over his clothing.
PIERRE-The members OF the state
board of charities and corrections, tho
state board of regents of education and
the soldiers home board hert
to let bids for coal for the various state
institutions under their management un.
der the provision of the law requiring all
such Dids to be on a heat unit basis.
PHILIP-Petitions are being circulated
asking the board of county commission
ers to submit to the voters of Stanley
county at the November election the prop
osition of Issuing ~refunding bonds in .
| sufficient amount to take up all the out
| standing floating Indebtedness Of thu
county.
GARDEN CITY-At a special election
held here the voters authorized the issu
arce of bonds in the sum of $4,000 fot
the erection of a new public school build
Ing. Only IS votes We're cast in opposi.
ton.
KADOKA - Rev. Thomas McNaboe,
priest in charge of the Kadoka parish OF
the Catholic church, has arrangements.
about completed for the erection in Ka.
doka of a Catholic school, to cost about
$4,000.
FRANKFORT-At a meeting held here
by about 60 of the leading farmers of the
surrounding territory steps We're taken to
organize a stock and construct
several rural telephone lines in this VII
cinity. The farmers expressed themselves
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private company, and decided to have
lines Of their own.
GETTYSBURG-W. S. Small who re.
Gently was appointed to the position, has
qualified and assumed the duties of post
master at this place. Miss Ella Toomey,
who has been in the office for some time,
will remain as deputy postmaster.
WOONSOCKET-Miss Margaret Carr,
who has been assistant postmaster here
for some time, is circulating a petition
asking for her appointment as office chief
to succeed Henry e. Richardson, whose
term expires in January of next year.
Thus far she is the only candidate for the
place and her petition is being literally
signed.
HOWARD-William Roach, a Howard
man, has perfected a weed moving ma
chine for use along railroad tracks. and
has made application for a patent. The
invention has been given a practical dem
onstration along the track in this vicinity
and is said to nave dom everything eX-
pected of it.
FAULKTON-While cutting bananas
Fred Kreash discovered a banana snake
coiled in the bunch. The reptile was easily
captured, and after being warmed up was
quite lively. 1t has been put in a glass
jar end placed on exhibition.
Ia oDti LII q SioollIlS
engine for the purpose of doing the family
washing, Mrs. Edward Kelley, who lives
with her husband on a farm near Wagner,
was seriously hurt. A part of the con-
meeting rod broke loose from the engine
and struck her with sufficient force or
the side of the head to render her uncon.
scious. The accident occurred about !:
o'clock in the afternoon, and not until eve.
ming was she found by her husband, wher
he returned from work in the field. There
was a partial conclusion of the brain, bui
it is expected she will recover.
ALCESTER-The 7-year-old- son OF
Harry Fiebing, a farmer living near town,
fell from a doorway in the haymow of his
fathers barn and caught one of his feet
in such a manner that he hung head
downward from the doorway. He was in
this position half an hour before he was
discovered and released. TIL boy sus-
tanned a broken leg as the result of his ex-
perience.
BRUCE-Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Baker,
well known esidents of this place, were
enjoying a sound sleep without knowledge
that their dwelling house was on fire.
Volunteer fire fighters reached the scene
In time to put out the fire before it had
completely destroyed the building. The
members of the famil1 We're aroused Just
in time to save their lives.
NEWARK-The farmers of this vicinity
have decided to conduct a cooperative
elevator business in Newark. They either
will erect a new elevator or purchase one
of the line elevators which now are doing
business here.
CONDE-From 40 head of sheep Joseph
Borwell, a farmer living near Condo,
sneared 700 pounds of wool, which he sold
for an aggregate of s126. This is an av-
erage of $3.50 Der head.