The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

or Sioux Falls, made the dedicatory ad-
dress. Mayor A. f. Hitchcock, on be-
half of the city, congratulated the Catho-
hcs OF the city upon their achievement.
AT the morning exercises Bishop O'Gor-
man administered the sacrament of con-
firmation to go members. Many priests
and other visitors from outside the city
were present. The academy was erected
a year ago at a cost of $50, 600. The insti-
tuition is practically free from debt The
enrolment during the past year numbered
~ students. Father c.. e. O'Flaherty is
superintendent.
FAITH-Fifty thousand pounds of al
1alta seed were shipped from Faith last
week and consigned to a seed company
at Mitchell, S. d. T~wenty-four horses
were required to haul the seed to Faith.
ana the seed nets the raisers 10 cents a
pound, or 1920 a bushel. There is a good
pront to farmers in this section of the
state in raising alfalfa for seed. Mr..
Harlocker, of Red Owl, made SIS an acre
from his alfalfa, in seed and hay last
year. Dry land alfalfa seed is in great
demand over the United States and Faith
profitable industry.
BELLE FOURCHE-Jef Arnold, a res
ldent of Belle Fourche, can now appre-
clate the cartoons labeled when a teller
needs a friend" While out fishing. Ar
nold,s line became ~entangled in some
prusn and while he was engaged in I'M
tangling it he glanced at his feet and
found the tail of a huge rattlesnake
p about one leg, while the rest of
.he snake was entwined around the other
ieg. Arnold succeeded in getting the
snake unwound without being bitten, but
is unable to tell how he ACCOMPLISHED the
feat. -
DALLAS-James Tlustes, a homestead
er living near here, was seriously injured
as the result of being kicked by his horses
"nlie they were running away. He was
drlVlns four horses to a lumber wagon
When the animals became frightened and
ran away. He lost his balance and fell
upon the tongue, and it was while in this
position hat he was licked by the plung-
ing animals. He then fell to the ground,
ana, becoming e~ntangled in the lines, was
dragged a distance of a quarter of a mile
under the wagon.
SIOUX FALLS-Harry Phillips. Of Mad
lson, was arrested by a deputy from the
ofhce of United States Marshal Taub-
man IN this city on the charge of break
ing into and Tobbing a freight car on the
tracks or the Milwaukee Railway COM
pany. His preliminary hearing will be
heid before d. ]. Conway, United States
commissioner, in Sioux Falls. 1t is
charged that the defendant distracted a
pair of shoes from the car and converted
theln to his w use.
LAKE MADISON-The first state con-
vention of the Epworth league of South
bakota opened here Wednesday and will
continue in session until Sunday night.
Inc state convention is being held in ac-
cofaance with a suggestion made by DR..
w. II. Daniels, of Madison, at the dis
trlct Epworth league convention of this
district last year. 1t is expected Lake
Madison will be made the permanent an
nual meeting place for the state league.
PIERRE The government indian
school Will graduate six students this
year and the Indians are in town in I'M
usually large numbers to attend the
weeks exercises, which embrace not only
the senior orations, but exhibits of Won
derful needlework done by the Indian
girls in the school, the manual training
articles made by the boys and the do
nlestic cookery and housekeeping exhibits
made by the girls of the younger classes.
MlTCHELL-Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Rodes, of this city, recently celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary. They
were married at st. Adams, VT, in 1864.
Coming to South Dakota in 1880, they
located in Dawson county. In 1885 they
moved to Sanborn county. Mr.. Rodes was
one of the first commissioners of San
born county and took a prominent part in
the county seat fight between Woon-
socket and Forestburg.
MITCHELL-Ten inches of rain has
fallen here since the first of May. Farm
ers are jubilant over the crop prospects.
Alfalfa of the county had its first cut
ting two weeks ago. Corn is now stand
ing six incnes above the ground, and the
first cultivation is practically completed.
The general stand could hardly be bet
ter. Small grain is in the most salts
factory condition.
Mc1NTOSH-Three of the cases against
Harry A. Lamb. president of a bank here
winch he is accused nf 1notinp will he
tried beginning July !, while three others
viii be continued over until the next term
of court. The court is now engaged In
securing a jury to try the libel suit of
]. J. Hoiley against the Independent Pub.
fishing company of Isabel, S. d.
MITCHELL-Dr. Samuel Weir, who
was recently ousted from his position of
professor of philosophy and psychology
on the faculty of Dakota Wesleyan uni
versity by the board OF directors, de-
parted with his family Saturday to Dead
wood. He has accepted the pastorate
there of the Methodist Episcopal church
for the summer months.
ABERDEEN-Rains continue frequent
here. LIS inches falling in ~three-quarters
of an hour Saturday night. This brings
the total rainfall recorded here up to s. 40
inches since n 3, it having rained here
every day this month since that time.
Saturday nights rain was general west of
aDSTuSSH, LOO IlcnGS De1nE reported
from Selby, Java and Bowdle.
SIOUX FALLS-The Big Sioux river
claimed a victim here Sunday in the per-
son of Harvey Leonard, aged about 10.
who was while swimming. He
evidently was taken with cramps, for he
never came up after disappearing under
the surface of the river. His parents are
well known residents of Sioux Falls.
RAPID CITY-The charter has just
been received from the secretary of state
for the Rapid City Business club. This
incorporation is capitalized for $25, 900,
divided into 1000 shares of S25 each. w.
E. Robinson and Commissioners j. d.
Newcomer and Ethan Allen, together
with z. j. Randall, Wayne Woodward,
George Fl. White, A. K. Thomas, Judge
Levi McCee. Claud Gray, George A. JEFF
fries. Alexander Duhamed and C. j. Buell..
SPEARFISH-In the death at Hot
Springs of Father Joseph Chasse. the
Black Hills loses one of its best known