The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ing was known of any of the Tobberies I'M
til morning. The first place entered was
tho meat market, where some cash and
articles of value were secured. Two hard
ware stores We're entered, where less than
81 In small change was secured from the
money drawers. Fr m the Waterbury
general store the thie res carried away two
pdihs OF mems fine shoes, some clothing
ana the small amount which was in the
cash drawer. Al the Milwaukee depot Il
cash. An automobile spring utilized as a
Jimmy served to give the bandits entrance
to all the places robbed.
ALENANDRIA-The vigilance of Mrs.
Adam Hermann, wife of a prominent
farmer living near here, prevented one of
her husbands valuable teams and a buggy
from being stolen. Noticing a team
hitchcd to a fence about g o'clock In the
evening. after darkness had set in, she
promptly informed her husband. He made
an Investigation and discovered tina the
horses We're his and that his buggy also
had been removed from his barn, pre-
paratory to the unknown thieves hitching
up the horses and making their escape.
The thieves evidently were in h'aing near
by, but they were not found.
EDGEMONT-Many of the homestead
ers in this vicinity are constructing dams
and making preparations to store water
from the winter SHOWS and spring rains
for use during the hot summer months
next year. One of the most extensive ir-
rigatlon plants is being installed on the
homestead of Mrs, Heppner. some miles
from town, where Il dam $50 feet long, Is
feet high and u feet In thickness has been
constructed. The ditch connecting with
the dame and which will carry water to
her fields for ~irrigating purposes is about
eight feet wide at the bottom. Lateral ir-
1ipa ti1r fltphnG will he constructed fran,
this main ditch. The dam Will hold sufh-
cient water to irrigate every acre of land
she wants to cultivate.
SISSETON-The Coffaa brothers. living
on a farm in this section, were returning
to their home with about $40o in cash
which they had drawn from a Sisseton
bank. when two unknown men attempted
to hold up and rob them. Then men evil
IDENTIFY We're aware hey had the money.
The bandits stepped out of the shadows
beside the road and commanded them to
halt. Instead. the brother who was driv-
ing whipped up the horses and the other
fred a shotgun in the direction of the
holdup artists, but evidently without eff
feet. Seeing their would be victims were
armed the two bandits disappeared.
TRIPP-Fire of unknown origin caused
a heavy loss to Mrs. Peter Mehlhaff, liv-
ing on a farm in this vicinity. The large
barn on the place was burned and only
the arrival of %neighbors prevented the de-
struction of the house, which stood near
the barn. In the barn We're 100 bushels
of oats, 10 ton of threshed corn stalks,
10 tons of hay, some machinery and other
| property, all Of which was burned. The
loss is estimated at $500, with insurance
of only S400.
PLANKINTON-stricken by heart fail
ure without the slightest warning. John
]. Ratigan. aged SIS, dropped dead at the
/ home of his brother, a well known Aurora
county farmer. Ratigan had been en-
ployed on the farm of William CaIlison
all summer and fall and was regarded as
an unusually robust and healthy man. The
family formerly lived at Rockham. Sphinx
county, taking up their residence in Au-
rora county about a year ago.
BELLE FOURCHE-The shipment of
sheep from this market for the present
season now is about completed. Large
numbers of cattle also have been shipped
from this point to eastern markets 1t is
estimated that between 5000 and O,00O
sheep will be fed in the Belle Fourche
valley during the winter. A large amount
of forage was raised this year, and this
viii provide all the feed that will be need
ed for the sheep during the winter months.
ELK POINT-At the annual business
meeting of the members of the local Ep-
worth league the following officers were
4 elected for the coming year: President,
Miss Sadie Stacy; vice presidents, Mrs.
Bessie Fenton, Miss Anna Crawford, Mrs
! H. c.. Kock, Mrs. Maude Gasink: secre-
tary, Miss Claudia Compton,; treasurer
Miss Myrtle Homer; organist, Miss Ethel
Hester.
SALEM-The McCook County Odd FN-
low association will held its fall meeting
on Monday evening, November l6, at Sa-
lem. The association holds two meetings
each year, the spring meeS%lg being socia.
and the fall meeting being for the purpose
of work. Work will be conferred in the
initiatory and first degrees by the Salem
and Spencer teams.
SALEM-The Catholic ladies of Salen
are greatly pleased at the success of g
fair which has just been held by them fol
the purpo of raising funds for the
church. TIL total cash receipts were 81
934.33 expenditures s662.07, leaving a net
gain of S 2,212.26. One of the features of the
fair was a diamond ring contest, which
was won by Miss Elizabeth Gstohl.
GETTYSBURG-No word has yet beer
received as to the whereabouts Of FREQ
Bennett. who was school treasurer o.
Fairbank township, in Sully county, ani
who Is charged with embezzlement Of
about $1,000 of school money. Mr.. Bennett
left a few weeks ago and since then an eff
fort has beer made to bring him back fol
trial.
WENTWORTH-As the result Of a mas.
meeting of local business men a CONNER
cial club has been organized, with NOR,
than 80 charter members. Byron Farrell
was elected president and Teo. b. Halvor
son secretary. The club will hold regu
lar meetings twice each month and specla
meetings as occasion demands.
COLONY-The authorities of Colon,
are looking for an individual named Dol
Bare. who disappeared with a team o
horses which had been temporarily loane,
him by Leonard Burrows, a comrade
while they were at work on a ranch nea
Colony. The fugitive is believed to hav'
escaped to North Dakota.
FAULKTON-On the claim that there /
not sufficient financia return the owner
of the electric light system here hav
closed down their plant, and at presen
Faulkton is without street lights.
HURON-The secondary city electioI
held Tuesday to name city commissions
for Huron resulted in a victory for Dan
lei Wagner over r. C. Gibbs, the WHINE