The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

<NN'N 80 cSr w ~ A1i5 WOSNs
on his way to White River, Mellette coun-
ty, to pass on the cases of A. A. Short
and Tom Shooter. who were arrested some
time ago charged with cattle %rustling.
Bryan Short, son of A. A. Short, who was
arrested some time ago, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to the federal peni-
Tertiary at Sioux Falls for two years and
six months. Yesterday, while a jury was
being impaneled to try the case of the
elder Short and Tom Shooter, the Sioux
Indian, who was waiting trial on the same
charge, both men decided to plead guilty
and were sentenced to two years and nine
months each In the penitentiary at Sioux
Falls.
MAD1SON-The Rebekahs held a dis
tr1ct meeting in the 1. o. o. F. hall here
last evening, at which the following towns
were represented with delegates: Madi-
son, oldham, Howard, Carthage, Fedora
and villas. Delegates were present by in
vitation from Colman and Wentworth. In
all about so outside delegates were pres
ent, including Mrs. Addie Jackson, of
Carthage, district president, and Mrs.
Anna Knott, of Britton, vice president of
the Rebekah assembly of the state.
CHANCELLOR-At a meeting held here
by a large number of the own
ers OF his place and vicinity an automo-
bile club was organized, with the follow
Ing officers: President, Rev. Mr.. Wub-
bena; vice president, Rev. Mr.. Manus;
secretary, A. N. Berens; treasurer, Claus
Highstreet. The club selected a commit
tee to act with the county commissioners
In expanding for the improvement of pub-
lie highways the money derived from
aatomobile licenses in the county.
PIERRE-The Bonesteel State bank has
increased its capital stock from 5000 to
$1,000. The secretary of state has
chartered the A1ftn JTychonya ~
of Sioux Falls, with s25, 600 capital stock,
fncorporators being VIM. Girton, Frank
Hyde and G. A. Christopherson, of that
city. Another railroad has Incorporated
under South X regulations, the Cen
trail OF Iowa railroad, to be built from
Council Bluffs to Des Moines. Ia, with
capital stock of 5000, coo.
PIERRE-The blue prints nave been re-
ceived and the contract let to the Ripley
Boat of Grafton, ILL.,, for the
construction of the government boat to be
operated by July 1 at Forest City, S. D..
Forest City is directly across the river
from the Cheyenne Indian reservation.
and a permanent ferryboat located at that
place will carry a considerable amount Of
trafhc, as the Northwestern boats used to
at Pierre before the railroad bridge was
constructed in 1906.
IROQUOIS - The newly organized
Women's Relief corps of this place has
elected the following officers for the corn
ing year: President, Margaret Wilmarth;
senior vice, Jennie Brown; junior vice,
Chloe Irwin; chaplain. lane Ellis; treasur-
er, Myrtle Barnes; secretary, Cora Lin
ton; conductor, Florence Bum. The
corps starts out with a good charter
membership.
WASHINGTON-The state of South Da-
kota, through it's railroad commission, to-
day attacked before the Interstate Com
merce commission the freight rates on or
anges, lemons, lines, grape fruit, kum-
quats and pineapples from Florida points
to destinations in South Dakota. The
present rate of 84.2 cents 100 pounds is
declared to be excessive and discrirnina-
tory.
SIOUX FALLS-with his arm nearly
torn from Its socket Gottfrted Hoffman,,
a Hutchinson county farmer, is in a seri-
GUS condition as the result of a corn
shredder accident. In some way his right
shoulder was caught between the drive
belt and the pulley on the machine. A
physician. with an automobile, rushed him
to a hospital.
ABERDEEN-Dave Minard, Senator Coe
!. Crawford's alternate appointment to an
Annapolis scholarship, has been unoff-
cially notified that he has successfully
passed the required examinations, and ex-
poets to take up his studies at the An
napolis naval academy in June. Senator
Crawford's principal appointee failed to
qualify.
ETHAN-At a meeting of baseball fans
a baseball association was organized and
will place a team in the field during the
coming season. The following officers
were elected: President, F. J. WEIGH: sec
rotary, H. j. Scheich; manager, o. p.
Shaw. A team much better than the ay-
erage amateur club will be placed in the
field.
WILLOW LAKE-G. w. Turley. re-
Gently appointed to the position. now has
assumed the duties of postmaster here.
Miss Nadene Peck, for some time con-
nected with the office, has been appointed
deputy. TIL new postmaster for years
has been one of the most prominent
of this part of the state.
vIENNA-A civil service examination
will be held at Watertown on March q
for the purpose of selecting a postmaster
IN Vienna, the present postmaster having
rendered his resignation. 1t Is expected
several applicants will take the examina-
ton IN hope OF landing the plum. The
office paid a salary Of $500 last year.
PIERRE-Since the success of the Ard
more oil well. the Black Hills country is
oil excitement. The latest firm to in
corporate Is one of the biggest yet formed.
She Black Hills OH company. capital
stock 100000. with Dan Murphy and Andy
Rasmussen. of Edgernont, and J. r. Parks
of Hot Springs, incorporators.
YANKToN-In circuit court here Joseph
Schweinforth won his suit to recover dam
ages from the Schwenck-Barth Brewing
for the loss of some fingers
while In the company's employ. The
returned a verdict for 1880. The sum
CT $500 had been sued for.
WINNER-C. f.. Talbot has been ap-
pointed city attorney OF Winner to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF O..
D. Olmstead. who retires so he can give
his entire attention to pushing his candi-
dacy for nomination to the office of states
attorney Of Trip county.
MILLER-Gordon w, R.dd and wife. Of
this town, win celebrate their golden
wedding on the 24th OF this month. They
were married in Michigan in 1854 while
MI. Rudd was home from the army on a
furlough. He returned to the war and re-
manned there a year and q half after the
marriage.
BIJOU HILLS-About 4 dozen valuable
cattle belonging to Watson Ham, a well
known cattle raiser OF this vicinity, were
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