The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
VAN DENMARK ALSO TALKS
ON S99 LIBEL VERDIc7

Mltchell, S. D., Sept, 6.-Senator w.
+. van Denmark was today interviewed
regarding the judgment secured by
NM IN the Holsaple libel case, and
mace the following statement
1t is true that Rev. r. N. Holsanle
yesterday paid into court the sun of
wy and costs, the amount of the libel
judgment rendered against him in Jus
Lce Carpenters court. My attention
1as 6een called to his interview in
Tor making this payment rather than
defending the case on it's merits.
~ is conceded that the amount in
vowed is Insignificant; that Rev. Mr..
aolsaple,s time Is valuable; that he
could not change the place of trial to
lawson county, and hat the case
would have to be tried before a Han
son county jury.
But the charge brought against Rev.
MT; Holsaple was not Insignificant,
ana 1t is strange that one
ms position should be too busy to meet
IL. The nbelous article was appar-
emily written. for the information of
the voters of Hanson and McCook
N and 1T IS hard to understand
why Rev. Mr.. H%olsaple should be afraid
to submit to these same voters the
t~ruthfulness of the article.
In the complaint filed it was
charged that Rev. Mr.. Holsaple pub
ished wi1lful and malicious faIsehoods
80 oIPPo - lNSl C0TIa1nt
legislation in the senate. He was in
v1ted to appear before a Hanson county
jury and verify the article published
IN the American Issue. Evidence of the
truth OF the statements made by him
would have been an absolute defense.
The journal of the senate. showing the
vote on each bill, would have fnr-
nlshed the facts and would have shown
the truth or falsity Of the article all
legged to be false and libelous."
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ONLY 80 TOWNS WITH
POPULATION OVER 1000
Pierre, S. D., Sept. 6.-Official census
returns show that there are SO towns
in South Dakota with over 1000 popu-
latlon, and that there are IL towns
with over 900 and not quite 1000 popu-
lat1on. The figures follow:
Towns Over 1.000-Aberdeen 11.S46.
Belle Fourche 1,101, Beresford 1923.
Brooktngs 3,416, Canton 2,316. Center,
vile, l,los. Chamberlain 1866, Clark
LOO, Deadwood 3,113, Dell Rapids l.
S Sss, Pc smet LOLA Elk Point 1916,
Springs 2.132, Howard 1,169. Huron g.
Oh. Lead S.128. Madison 3,949. Milbank
l,940. Mitchell 7,7s5, Mobridge 1851.
Parker l.324. Parkston, 1882, Pierre g.
0lo. Rapid City 4,26S, Redfeld 1922.
2o,92s. sisseton 1886. sturgis 1923,
Tyndall 1902, Vermilion 1876, Water
town 1913. Webster 1910, Wesstngton
Springs LAP. Woonsocket 1901, Yank-
ton Att.
Towns with Over soo-Alexandria
1856, Armour 953, Bridgewater 971.
Britton 709. Eureka 500, Lennon 943'
Lennox sol. Miller 956, Plankinton 916'
Spearfish 921. Wagner 9o6, Winner 923,
CuSTER-The Burlington railway COM
pany has had to expend about $15. 900 for
repairing the track from Custer to
Pringle, a distance OF, about seven miles.
which was washed out by recent heavy
rains The repaired track has been pro-
tected at the curves with q rip-rap Of
heavy boulders. Not for years have the
railroads Of this part of the Black Hills
been subjected to damage because Of
washouts at this time Of the year, until
this summer.
YANKTON INDIAN AGENCY-The an.
nual fair of the Sioux Indians at this
agency will be held here on Monday. 11,e.-
day and Wednesday of next week. the
fair Will be one of the most notable held
by Indians anywhere In the United STATE.
this year. rhe Yankton Sioux have onto
generally become farmers, and the exhihit
Of their farm products to be made at The
fair Is expected to be q very creditahie
one. Amusements viii be provided.
sALEM-Members of the German I.u-
theran church society here have raised 4
large fund toward the erection Of a fine
new church building. The new church
VIII be erected on ground recently pl,r-
chased by the church society.