The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-04
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

MIS-. George Ihatcl, VIE OF a well known
homesteader living near here, disappeared
from her home. Searching parties were
sent out, and one of these found the UNI
! fortunate woman wading in a pond. She
was badly exhausted as the result of her
prolonged wandering. She now is being
Ned for by friends, and 1t is believed it
wfA not be necessary to take her before
the county board of insanity
l. POINT-A class of 10 graduated
from the local high school Thursday
night. Senator VIM. H. McMaster, of
Yankton, gave the address. Those in the
class were Glen CoVerdale, Edna Tucker,
Nellie Mills, Mabel Star, Grace Curry,
Helen Curry, Agnes Murphy, Grace Her
rity, John Bernard and Roy Crowder. The
presentation of diplomas was made by Mr..
Mclnerny, president of the board of ed
~ucation.
BROOKINGS-The wife of G. N. Breed,
editor of the South Dakota Home Mes
senger, died Thursday evening after a
long period of Illness. She was buried
Sunday afternoon, the funeral services be-
ing held in the First Methodist church.
Mrs. Breed was about 81 years of age and
has been a resident of Brookings for 80
years. She is survived by a husband, a
son and a daughter.
GETTYSBuRG-The Red and Yellow
Trail association will hold a convention
at Gettysburg, June 8, and a trip will be
made in automobiles over the road to
Forest City and Cheyenne Agency to see
the new part of the trail over the famous
Beaver Gulch, where a great feat of road
building has been accomplished under the
auspices OF the Potter county commits
sioners.
PlERRE-A material reduction of the
minimum charge of toll messages over
the Dakota Central telephone lines in this
state is to go into effect July /, under the
new rate schedule which has been filed
with the state railway commission. Up
to the present the minimum charge was
70 cents for a message, but under the new
schedule the minimum will be 10 cents.
/ SIOUX FALLS-Carl Holland, a well
known resident of Clark county, had a
narrow escape from death when the ham
mer of a gun blew off and struck him
squarely between the eyes. He went hunt
ing with an old gun which he believed to
yet be in fair condition. AS he fired the
Old weapon the hammer was blown off
by the force of the explosion.
9ANKToN-The burial took place here
Thursday of A. B. Wilcox. formerly a
prominent citizen of Yankton. once mayor
OF the city, and widely known in banking
ana political circles. He was known as
the silver tongued orator. of the state.
and in several campaigns won a brilliant
reputation on the platform as a republican
orator.
WAGNER-At a meeting of the mem
oers or the local volunteer fire department
ROBERT OConnell was elected assistant
chief OF the department. 1t has been de-
c1ded that the department will be repre-
sented at the annual tournament of the
state firemenis association, to be held at
ParkSton in June.
VERMILI0N-G. II. Brown, the new
chief of the city police department, has
assumed the duties of the position. The
city council has taken action which will
put a stop to the practice of owners of
automobiles allowing their machines to
stand on the main business street for
hours at a time.
MITCHELI~South Dakota knights of
Pythias will assemble in Mitchell June II.
10 ana IL for their annual grand lodge
sessions. Smokers, banquets. Dutch
lunches and races are on the
card which has been prepared for the
visitors and the affiliated lodge, the Pyth-
ian Sisters.
DEADWOOD-The body of Don Will
Jams, the young Northwestern railroad
brakeman who was murdered at Newell
by Ted Warner, who later committed sui
eide, was shipped to Arlington, Neb., his
former home, for interrnent. The body of
Warner, will probably be taken to Benson,
MINI.
BERESFORD-Thursday, June II, has
been designated as the day for laying the
corner stone of the new $4,000 Methodist
Episcopal church in Beresford. Gov. Frank
M. Byrne will deliver an address on the
occasion. and others prominent in state
and church are expected to be present.
WOONSOCKET-Geo. Hollenbeck, orig
inal owner of the homestead upon which
the city of Woonsocket was plated and
built, is dead at the age of SIS years. For
the past five years Mr.. Hollenbeck has
been confined to a wheel chair on account
of an accident
CHANCELLOR - Arrangements have
been made whereby wires will be strung
from the electric light plant at I.enuox to
Chancellor for the purpose of providing
this place with electric lights. The work
of extending the wires will commence at
once.
HUDSON-one of the bonanza farmers
of this part of the state is Gust Dokken.
living near here. Thus far he has planted
$50 acres of corn, and IN addition has a
large acreage of other crops. He deyotes
a great deal of attention to stock raising.
MISUNDERSTANDING struck the Lake
view church building in Grant township,
near here, and set fire to the structure.
which was completely destroyed. About
four years ago a church one mile north
was rebuilt after suffering the same fate.
VIENNA new commercial club, with
more than SO charter members, has been
organized here, The following officers
We're elected: President, S. w. Dixon;
vice president, e. c. Yeamans; secretary,
J. 3. Graslie; treasurer, S. E. seim.
COLOME-Mrs. George Strickland. wife
of a well known Trip county homestead
er, died as the result of something she had
eaten. The immediate cause of her death
was acute congestion of the liver, brought
about by ptomaine poisoning.
VOLIN-Jewell Oursland, the young son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Oursland, was badly
hurt when an arrow shot by a boy com
panion struck him in the eye. trhe eye
ball was badly torn but it is hoped the |
sight may be saved.
MARION-The stockholders of the local
Farmers Elevator Company have voted in !
favor or erecting a fine new modern ele- I
va tor which will diSp1aoa fba tn,o oJl