The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

~A "a eiC AoSk Nh"I Al
Spencer votes to abolish the saloon 1t
will also place the little town of Farmer
In the dry" column. Farmer Is not in
corporated and is only four miles west
OF Spencer. The law says thai there shall
be no saloons within five miles of g. dry
town. Therefore, they would have to in
corporate or move their saloons a mile
west OF town. Indications are that this
town will vote 'dry.' sven the saloon
adherents admitting that it will be a close
vote.
REL1ANCE-Fire which originated in
the rear end of the structure caused great
damage to the general merchandise store
OF Nlcholas Lauerman, a business man
OF this place. The fire was discovered
at 2 o'clock in the morning and had
gained a great deal of Roadway, but the
nre department succeeded in e~xtinguish-
Ing 1t before the building and contents
were entirely consumed. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The amount OF insurance
Is unknown.
FLANDREAU-The members of the To-
cal fire department at their annual bust
ness meeting. elected the following off,
GERS for the coming year: Chief, VIM.
Davis; captains, r. Jaeger, Jas. Barker,
Frank LaFavre, Otto Guse; secretary
treasurer, George Harter. 1t was voted
TO send aacontesting team to the state
40 Ah~ alihuA tournament, 10 DC lGIO
at Parkston in June.
SIOUX FALLS-C. B. Pierce, a progress
sive farmer living near Rec Heights, will
this season make an interesting expert
ment in raising wheat by a novel method
of sowing and c~ultivating. He will put
In about Is acres of wheat in COWS, like
corn, SO it can be cultivated. He will
utilize an ordinary grain drill, owing
three rows, missing four, then sowing
u 80 o~@ .~
watch his experiment with interest.
MILLER-A notable victory has Just
been won by ]. H. Cole in the state
minor daughter, involving a quarter
section Of land. The supreme court
mas reversed the circuit court and held
void a tax deed taken over q years
ago; a decree quieting title by de-
1ault IN n tax deed claimant had been
OBTAINED more than 10 years ago.
BRIDGEWATER-The Carl Schooner
townsite of Canistota, has been sold TO
Charles Warren. Of Sutherland, Ia, COR
SlSs per acre, the top price for McCook
county farm land. This farm was
bought last November for $117. so per acre,
making the owner a net profit of 1875 in
less than six months.
ABERDEEN-A county superintendent
chSApiiity As limited TO TWO rull terms In
South Dakota. AS Superintendent Gughin
was appointed to fill a vacancy, his second
term will expire on September II next, and
the county commissioners have named his
deputy, Miss Lucille Trott, to MI the va
cancy until her successor is seated next
January.
0 HOMME-For some time the
rumor has been current and generally
believed that there was a case Of lep-
rosy In the Mennonite colony near this
place. Public health officers have Just
an investigation as to con-
ditlons at the colony. and brand as
absolutely false the reports of the cx-
1stence of a leprosy case.
l MADISON-The local lodge OF Knights
Templar has elected the following officer.
Tor the coming year: Commander, VIM.
Curtis; generalissimo, J. F. Blewitt; cap
t~aln-general. E. Emanuel; senior warden,
Jas. Robertson; Junior warden, Hans
hanson; recorder, VIM. Rae; treasurer,
j. X. Cornelyson; prelate, ]. w. Heston.
ABERDEEN-There were 63s automo-
bile licenses issued in Brown county last
year. This year 702 licenses have already
been issued, and it is probable a number
nave not yet secured their licenses for
this year, SO 1t is probable there are at
least 100 more automobiles owned in the
county this year than last year.
-AS HlIieiT annual meeting the
enbe of the local Christian Endeavo1
society elected the following officers 70,
the coming six months: President, Ray.
mon Smith; vice president, More Lind;
recording secretary, Hazel Bradshaw;
corresponding secretary, Belle Chapman;
treasurer, Ieta Smith.
NEWELL-The state board of railroad
commissioners will hold a hearing here on
Friday OF this week to take testimony
IN C1Nrnnr re ~.,l
moval OF the depot building Of the North
western Railway company from the out
skirts OF Newell to a more convenient To-
cation in the town.
PARKER-The owner. of
Turner county will hold another meeting
In this city on april Is for the purpose OF
completing arrangements for using the
good roads fund in the systematic i'm
provenent OF the public highways of the
On automobiles.
JAvA-It is believed jana stands at the
head of all South Dakota towns so far ms
Its excellent financial condition Is con-
cerned. The town has not a single dollar
of outstanding indebtedness, n ha.
nearly $1,000 in Its treasury. On July !
next the funds or hand will be increased
to more than 5000. 9
HUDSON-When Harry Aiken, who
died recently, took out an insurance
policy a few months ago for 81 5000. he
little dreamed that he would make but
one full premium payment on 1t. The
amount of the policy has just been
paid to Mrs. n. NJ. Aiken, the bene-
ficiary.
wHITE-The local Christian Endeavor
society has been ~reorganized, with the
following officers: President. Miss Gull
len: vice president, Frank Hoeft: cor
responding secretary. Horace Laid: re.
cording secretary, Blanche Potter: treas
urer, George Valentine.
BERESFORR-Jhe cash receipts of the
Beresford postofnce during the past year
lacked only a little more than soc of pIaa-
Ing the office in the second class. The
increase In cash receipts during the year
was h greatest in the history Of the
office.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES M. Houck died
| here after q very brief illness. He was
born in Lucas county. Iowa, at Charlton,
May II, 1873. He came to South Dakota
In 1885 and settled near Gettysburg. In
1906 he married Miss Minnie d. Ditmar.
Thera are tive children. a bow and \ pirl