The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-12
COUNTY SCHOOL LETTER

W tyhudli dC1et do j'''So Hhu D.
warded first prize to Emil Dvor-
acekssand second prize to George
D%voracek. The prizes were fur
nished by Colgate & Co. of New
York City. Miss Mary Cooley is
the teacher and deserves much
credit for interesting her pupils IN
matters of peronal health.
Oschner School No. IL is made
up of a lot Of boys and girls who
strive to be perfect in their deport-
ment and attendance. Miss En-.
ma Schneider is the teacher and
she may we'll be proud of these
boys and girls. We wish we had
the space to publish their names.
Thursday, Feb, 18th is the an
niversary of the birth of five OF
the worlds great men; Cotton
Mather, a preacher Peter Cooper,
an inventor; Abraham Lincoln,
q statesman; Charles Darwin, a
scientist and Thaddeus Kosciusko.
a patriot, We wonder how many
of our eighth grade boys and girle
have acquainted themselves with
the lives Of these five men and can
speak off hand of the good these
men have done for America.
The second district institute for
Tabor occurs next Saturday and
for Springfield n week later or
on February 21st. We hope to be
present at both of these meetings
and to meet the teachers of these
districts.
One of the children of Otto Wow
is sick with the mumps.
Jos. Alter will have an auction
ton sale Friday, Feb. Doth.
f. L. Wheeler made a business
trip to Sioux Falls Wednesday.
The deputy state fire marshal
was in town Wednesday inspecting
buildings and back alleys, ssand es-
pecially the wiring of buildings
for electric lights.
Mr.. Gllbertson and sister, who
have been staying for some timeat
the home of their sister, Mrs. Jos.
cambridge, left for their home in
Wisconsin Wednesday.
Mrs..F. s. Birkinbine was taken
yesterday with an attack of pneu-
MONA. So far only one lung is
affected and it is hoped that it
can soon be broken up.
DR.. W. A. College of Chicago,
spoke in the opera house last night
this being the third number of the
lecture course. We do not know
what the title of the lecture was,
but it dealt with the requisites Of
successful endeavor. and the ele-
ments required for success. The
tn oughts were evidently acquired
through the broad experience Of
the speaker as an educator and
publisher, and they were practical
and to the point. The talk was
instructive, and spiced with enough
humor to make it interesting.
Mr.. A. strawn, who has been
operating a shoe shop in Scotland
the past year, has decided to To-
cate in Vermlllion, and shipped
his shop fixtures to that place
Mr.. Strawn is a compe-
tent mechanic and maintains
shop well equipped with up. to date
machinery. He is also a first
citizen and we regret to see
him and his excellent wife leave
the town. The business opening
to be more promising at
Vermillinn and we wish them the
best of success in their new home.
Mr.. b. N. Mount informs us that
Elmer Waterbury loaded his car at
Ill, on the 10th inst, and is
expected to arrive with his family /,
the last Of this week. He will not
% able to get possession of his
until March first, but wishes
10 be here to attend Mr.. Mounts
sals which will be held next Tues
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