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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
SUBMARINE LOST
IN ATLANTIC FOG
Believed KS Has Suffered Ac.
cident-Loses Touch With
Fleet on the Way to
Key West.

Charleston. S. c., Feb. mo word
had been received up to Q a. M. today
from the submarine KS. or from the
vessels which are searching for her,
according to a yard officials. The
K-5 has been missing since / O'Clock
Sunday morning, and has not re-
sponded to wireless calls sent out from
shore stations and naval vessels, lead
ing marine men to believe the boat had
suffered at least an accident to her an
paratus. A heavy fog hung over the
coast between here and Cape Roman,
40 miles north of here, where the sub
marine was last sighted. making more
difficult the task of the searchers.
The ks with the XII. K-2 and K-3,
was en- route for Key West, for ma
neuvers. Che other boats and their
tender. the Tallahassee, arrived off
Charleston bar last night and reported
the K-5 missing.
The monitor, Tallahassee, and the
submarines, XII, 2 and 6, came into
the Charleston harbor at $3.50 O'clock
this morning. They were held outside
all night because Of the dense fog.
Officers of the Tallahassee were ac-
credited with the statement that moth
ing had been heard of the KS.
This would indicate that the wire
less apparatus of the missing subma
rine was out Of order as the Tallahassee.
n the coast guard cutters have used
their wireless extensively in an effort
to find the little vessel.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
USES cHLORoFoRM FOR
TOOTHAkE: FATAL RESlu TS

Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 31.-The
fumes of chloroform. used to quiet the
pain of a toothache, caused the death
of Mrs. j. E. Hamilton, aged so, of his
city. She was found dead in her apart
ments, lying face downward with a
handkerchief saturated with. chloro-
form pressed to her face. At first it
was believed to be a case of suicide,
but Coroner ~Trepanier, who investi-
gated the case. believes the death was
accidental while h was trying to find
relief from a severe case of toothache.
Mrs. Hamilton formerly was the pro-
prietor of a Sioux Falls restaurant.
Her sister. with whom she had been in
partnership, departed only a few days
age for Holland. MINI.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
INCREASED SHORTAGE
BY FORMER OFFICERS
REPORTED in M'COOK
Deficiency In Two Offices Now
More Than $40, O0o-An-
other Cited For Felony.

Salem. S, D.. Jan. 31.-The official
publication Is made this week of he
detGiled report of Z. /. Lainpey, as
sistant state accountant, as to the in
v~estigation of the Offices of McCook
county. In that report it is shown
that James Smith, former county
treasurer. misappropriated out of the
funds of the county the sur of SIS, 107.97
and that Eric Ecklein, former county
auditor, drew out OF fraudulent ac-
counts and forged warrants and checks
about $4,000.
The accountant charges Smith with
a felony under the law. and reports
that he should be punished ac-
cordingly.
Ecklein is now serving sentence in
the penftentiary at Sioux Falls on a
plea OF guilt for a portion of the
money. The balance, about 8 800, was
discovered after his sentence.
smith has repaid all of his shortage
and Ecklein repaid the s2,064.1S pre-
Viously charged against him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
RABBIT SHOOTING APPEALS
ABOVE ARTILLERY WORK

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. EFF I was
only in Moody county shooting jack
rabbits, instead of here-ah, We'll" is
the manner in which Albert Bourne, q
former South Dakotan. who since the
commencement of the European war
has served as a gunner in the British
royal field artillery on the western
front, expresses his longing for a re-
turn to the peaceful conditions which
prevailed before the war. He said:
This is my second Christmas here.
but, thank God. it will be the last, n
Their we shall know how to appreciate
the good things SO much more after
this terrible war. = = Weather
and conditions are far from pleasant"
Bourne is well known in Egan and
Colman, where he has u large number
OF personal friends who have closely
followed his course. Early in the van
he was badly wounded and spent some
time in hospitals at Paris and else
where, but upon his recovery he re-
turned to the front. where he has since
remained, with the exception of a brief
visit some weeks g to his wife and
children in England.
He has only about a month more to
serve, as he will, if he lives. be honor
ably discharged from the royal field
artillery OH February Is.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
BYRNE ISSUES CALL
FOR EXTRA SESSION
STATE LEGISLATURE
Declares Primary Election Law
Needs Adjustment-Session
Date, February 8.

Pierre, S. D.. Feb. 1.-THE South
Dakota legislature win meet in spe-
ctal session to adjust the primary date,
In order to avoid the necessity of hold
ing two primaries. Governor Byrne's
recent canvass showed such action to
be the sentiment OF the legislators and
the call for the session has been is
sued, to here on Tuesday, Feb
ruary s.
This is the first special session ever
called in South Dakota, but general
confidence is felt that the legislators
Will confine themselves to adjusting the
primary law n that the session Will
not last more than three or four days.
From a legal standpoint. only two
propositions Were under considerations;
Either to hold the special April pri-
mary. as provided under the law, or to
call the Legislature together and have
an earlier date fixed for the regular
primary. From the standpoint OF eN-
pense. the extra session will cost o
$4,000, as against probable expense of
$4,000 for the special primary. In ad-
dition. there are some technical flaws
that might be invoked against the April
primary.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
SMALL FINES RESULT
FROM PADRONE CASES
ON MILWAUKEE, ROAD
Actual Damages Only Allowed
to Compliments, Who Said
They Had Been Bilked.

Aberdeen. s. u, Jan. 29.-The al
legged Greeh "padrone" system, so far
as Aberdeen IS concerned, reached =
new phase in municipal court today
when Judge George w. Crane fned
John Pappas and others. defendants
n a suit brought by Alex kippes, s23
and costs and interest. This is actual
damages. the court refusing to add
punitive damages to the Judgment for
Kippes. In the case of Jim Benaris vs.
John Pappas and others, the Judgment
was for $42. cosrs and interest. In the
pas, the court gave Judgment for SoS.
interest and costs.
The civil actions grew out of the al
legged system of "~padronage" said TO
have been in existence in Aberdeen,
by which it was charged that Pappas
and two or three others charged Greek
laborers a certain sum to get them
Jobs on the Milwaukee railroad, and
then bilked them for other suns in
order that they might retain their
places. A. news STORY" in a local
newspaper regarding the matter leo
to an investigation and subsequen,
court action.
The attorneys for the defendants
state they viii appeal the cases to the
state supreme court.
The plaintiffs in the action started
suit last October to recover the
amounts they alleged they had paid
PappaS and his associates, and also
in C instance, to cover 5000 eX-
emplary damages. The court refused
to allow the exemplary damages.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
DESERTED WOMAN WILL
BE RETURNED TO PARENTS

Sioux Falls. S. D., Feb. 2.-The
woman who recently established her
identity as Miss Marion Brown. of Lud-
ington, Mich, who recently was aban-
doned in Sioux Falls by Robert Perry,
will be restored to her parents, who are
said to be well known residents of
Ludington. She is being returned to
the Michigan city at the expense of
Beadle county. Perry appears to be an
expert forger ana evidently picked up
the young woman while at Ludington
on his wanderings over the country,
and prevailed upon her to elope with
him on the promise that he would
marry her. Local attention TO the
young oma was first attracted when
she fell In a swoon on a street near the
heart OF the business district.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
CONGRESS TO BOW
To POPULAR WILL
ON PREPAREDNESS
Speeches of Wilson and Mann
and Insistent Demand OF
Voters Is Convincing
Both Parties.
DETAILS STILL OBSCURE
Reception rendered President
In West Breaking Down Sp-
position-Strong Bill
Sure to Pass.
DETAILS STILL OBSCURE

Washington. d. c.. Feb. Mot only
are President Wilson and the men close
to him pleased with the reception
which was accorded his preparedness
utterances in New York, but the i'm
preston is strong among those VINO
are active for preparedness mere TO-DAY
that the Wilson speeches plus the re-
cent speech by Republican Leader
Mann in the House lave made it GER
tain that a strong national defense pro-
gram will be enacted at this session.
While it may be true and probably
is true that congress on a test vote at
any time since the session opened
would have backed up a large measure
of preparedness, there is no doubt that
the situation, because of the presi-
dents attitude and the Mann speech,
is becoming more clearly defined.
This view was expressed freely today
in we'll informed quarters.
Details Not Worked Out.
1t cannot be said that the details Of
defense legislation are by any means
settled. They are still involved III
roore or less chaos and ~obscurity. The
conflict of view among the friends OF
defense as to just what is adequate
and what is not adequate, as to Just
hat is wise and what is not wise, is
still pronounced. These differences
will have to be threshed out on the
floor of both houses.
Developments thus far are such as
to lead to the belief that the president
will find his remarks for preparedness
in the west well received. Those who
are hoping that arguments for defense
will get a frost" out in the prairie
country are likely to be disappointed.
While he sentiment displayed In New
York in support of the presidential ut
rance is not a criterion as to the
sentiment in the west, it is pointed
out here that as wise a politician as
Mann, who halls from Illinois, would
hardly ave made his speech had he
not felt there was substantial backing
in the west for the ideas he voiced.
Oppose All Forms of Graft.
Multitudes of letters are reaching
members of congress on preparedness.
| Many of them oppose preparedness en-
tirely, but on the other hand the SEN
tirnent for reasonable preparedness is
One western member, who
sent out a mass of letters, ound that
GO per cent Of the replies were for pre-
D~aredness. A part of the sentiment
seemingly against preparedness is
found on analysis not to be against
| preparedness at all, but against allow
ing certain great interests to make
| huge profits out of preparedness.
1t is widely felt in congress today
that while the House and Senate have
been slow in getting down to business
on preparedness, the program of legis-
lation on this, as we'll as other import
ant problems will be shaped up with
! much moro rapidity han previous de-
Nelopments would indicate.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
TO CLAY COUNTY PIONEER

Vermilion. S. D.. Jan. SID. B.
Woodwork, an early settler of Clay
county, was found dead in his bed at
he farm home when the tenant went
TO his room to call him for breakfast.
1t vas evident that he had been dead
several hours. Death was due to heart
failure.
MIR. Woodwork was unmarried. He
came to Clay county early in the '70s
and filed on a homestead. This he
leaves free from incumbrance, together
with several thousand ollar on de-
post. The farm is one of the finest in
the state. a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Davis. lives IN Los Angeles, and it is
her order that the body be inferred in
Bluff View cemetery here. Funeral
services will be held Saturday after
noon. The deceased was a veteran of
the civil war
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
MANY INDIANS BECOME
REGULAR CITIZENS ON MAY 5

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 2.-May s is the
date set by the government for grant
ing of patents to land and citizenship
papers to Indians on h Standing Rock
reservation to those who are capable
of conducting their own affairs in a
satisfactory way to the government. OF
late years the eagerness to avail hem
selves of his great privilege has made
h Indians of this state anxious to
meet the governments demands, and
in consequence one now sees shacks
and houses of good substantial build,
well cared for plots of ground, cattle and
horses taken care OF. in better shape,
and some systematic and forward look
ing management and system in
financial affairs of the family. The hand
to mouth existence is rapidly giving
way to definite settlement and i'm
proyement.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
FORMER RANCH EMPLoYE
is SOUGHT AS FORGER

Midland. S. D., Jan. 29.-The Midland
authorities only a few days ago landed
in the Sioux Fails penitentiary a forgec
who was caught at Denver and re-
turned to South Dakota after passing d
number of forged checks on Midland
merchants, and now a second forger is
being sought.
sshe man whom the authorities would
like to meet is S. A. Collins, who since
last fall had been employed at the
Fuller ranch near Elwood. The forged
check which it is charged he cashed
was written out by him in a Midland
restaurant, but he did not offer to pass
it here. After several citizens had re-
fused to cash it he went to a store and
purchased a pair of overshoes, tending
the check, which was for $3.50, in pay
ment. The check was accepted and he
received the difference in cash.
1t has since been learned that the
signature of o. /. Towne, of Neville, ~
the check was forged. When last seen
Collins was boarding a west bound
Chicago & Northwestern freight train.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
SUPPOSED vERMiLioN MAN
DIES IN SIOUX FALLS JAIL

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Feb. 2.-Theodore
Anntster. of yermiiion, is supposed to
be the man who died in a cell in the
city Jail in Sioux Falls some hours
after having been arrested on a charge
of being drunk. About / O'Clock in the
morning he asked the jailer for a drink
of water. and this was furnished him.
He then quieted down and in the morn
ing when an inspection was made OF
the overnight prisoner he was round
to be dead. In his pocket wa a bank
book on a Vermilion bank. showing a
deposit of $500 in that institution. He
also had in one of his pockets a check
book on the same institution. These
We're the only clews to the mans iden-
tity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
SENTENCES IMPOSED AT
MARSHALL COURT TERM

Britton. S. D., Jan. ga term of
state circuit court for Marshal coun-
ty contributed one defendant to the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. and Jail sen
fences We're imposed in several other
cases. William Hrdina Is the defendant
sentenced to the penitentiary. He was
convicted Of robbery in the Kidder box
car case. and was given a penitentiary
term of Is months and fined 5000. John
Miller, convicted of selling liquor 20
an Indian, was given six months in the
county jail. f. j. Bowers. convicted Of
carrying concealed weapons, was fined
S100 and sentenced to a term of nine
months in the county Jail. Odis Lang
ford, found guilty of selling liquor
without a license. was fined S150 and
given a term of 80 days at hard labor
in the county Jail.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
HAND COUNTY PUBLISHERS
DIVIDE COUNTY PRINTING

ment anon the publishers of the
newspapers of Hand county, the county
printing is now divided among the five
papers published in the county, instead
of three, as the law provides. Under
the arrangement, the payment for the
publication of the official proceedings,
which ordinarily in South Dakota, goes
to three papers in a county, will here
after be divided among five. The Mil
Ter Press, in discussing the plan, states
the newspapers get a squash instead OF
a melon. as none Of them will make
money out of the proposition, but read
ers will benefit by getting the official
proceedings in their home paper.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
SENATOR JOHNSON RETURNS
TO HIS OFFICIAL DilTlE

Washington. d. c., Feb. 2.-Senator
Johnson. of South Dakota, who was
severely hurt by a fall some days ago,
vas at his office today. While not fully
recovered. he has improved since Sat
urday and thinks the worst is over. His
brother, Homer Johnson, of Sioux City,
Is still here n is understood to be
working in the interest of Postmaster
Kerberg of Sioux City.
SIOUX FALLS-To be kicked by a dead
horse was the unusual experience OF
James Tranor. of Rowena. He was kicked
with such force hat he was rendered un-
conscious. Tranor was engaged in the
labor of saving the hid of the alleged
dead animal, when. in some unknown
manner, perhaps due to the reflex action
OF the muscles, the horse kicked once.
CHANGING to strike Tranor in the head with
sufficient force 10 make him uncon-
scious.
PIERRE-A net return of s1s5 an acre
Tor alfalfa land In Su1ly county is the
record claimed by Albert g~oungberg for
Ihe past season. He started In the alfalfa
line several years ago, when he gathered
up a handful of scattered seed on the de-
pot platform at Harold. and scattered II
on the hillside of his farm. This grew so
well on the prairie sod that he seeded
several acres the next season, and has
- 4 tAAo AN ~
HUDsoN-w. f. Krienke, a local man.
had just taken a letter from the local
postoffice telling of the serious illness of
his father at Hutchinson, Mimi. when no
was handed a telegram conveying the
news that his father was dead. The faith
er was over so years OF age and was a
pioneer resident OF Hutchinson, having
taken up his residence there over 46 years
ago.
TORONTO-Mrs. Kari A. Mundahl, 1G2
years old, who was believed to be the old
est person in South Dakota and one OF the
oldest In the northwest. is dead at the
home Of her daughter in Toronto. She
celebrated her 102nd birthday anniversary
only q few days ago. On that day she
became i'll with pneumonia. and her dealt,
resulted.
WINNER-Janles Jensen. a homestead
er, who recently was found In his CLAIM,
Ehanty in a badly frozen condition, has
had to hare one of his frozen feet arnpu-
tated In order to saw his life. The other
foot will be amputated as soon as the pa
tent Is stfong enough to undergo the
operation.
HuRON-Figures have been given out
by the railroad officials to the effect that
during the year 1915 sa2.2 80 hogs were
sh.ppesl from South Dakota to the Sioux
city. Sioux Falls and ST. Paul packing
houses which does net incf,de a large
nursfiser Of hogs which We're shipped 10
tshieaEo and Omaha; Ne lsii census FOR
South Dakota gives the total number 81
hogs at s,e65. IT Is undoubtedly true.
however that 4 large number OF the hogs
which were Clipped out Of the state were
ssot inciuded in tslis total. as the census
Ms taken dAriEg Juip.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
EMIL j. WoERTH MUST FACE
CHARGE OF WIFE DISCRETION

sheriff of Brule county has left for
Milwaukee to bring back Emil ].
Woerth, on complaint of his wife, for
| wife desertion. Woerth has been serv-
ing a Jail sentence in Milwaukee for
| yagrancy. Unless he is able &c fur
nish bail he will be confined in Jail
here until the next term of Brule
county court.
Woerth formerly practiced law at
Kimball. In this county, and at one
time tried to secure the democratic
nomination for congress-.
FREEMAN-Some of the newspapers
published in this part of the state have
printed a story to the effect that rela-
tives of County Commissioner Samuel
| Walter, who recently was killed in an
automobile accident in Bon Homme coun-
ty, had decided to institute a damage suit
against Bon Homme county on the ground
that the accident was due to an improp-
erly constructed highway. 1t is stated
here on good authority hat no such dam
age suit will be instituted. Relatives of
Mr.. Walter went to the scene three days
after the accident for the purpose of ex-
aiming the highway. and it is claimed
they found it in good condition and that
the automobile accident was due to other
causes.
M = $1,000 ~ E - oAat 80 0bsS ai.tsss
who was arrested recently at Gregory on
the charge of having stolen some articles
from the automobile of Herman Iker, of
Spencer. Neb.. appeared in court and en-
tered a plea Of guilty to the charge against
him. He was fined $50 and sentenced TO a
term of six months in the county jail.
After committing the theft Ryan dis
appeared. but he r~eappeared at Dallas and
wa placed under arrest. 1t is believed
he returned for the express purpose of
being sentenced to jail, as so far as can
be learned he has no home. and a2par-
emily Is glad of a chance to be provided
for atthe county jail until summer comes.
Observation-Disclosures Hall. a transient
iaborer who claims his home Is In Idaho.
entered a plea of guilty in the state cir
cult court here to the charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon, and was SEN
fenced by Judge Bottum to a term of SIX
months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
The charge against him grew out OF a
crew working in this vicinity last fall.
MISUNDERSTANDING farm conventions
consisting of the South Dakota 1--we stock
Breeders association, the South Dakota
Poultry association and the South Dalcta
Corn and Grain Grower associa ton will
open their sessions here Monday and Tues-
day of next week. Excellent programs
have been arranged for each OF these I'M
portant conventions upon which VIII an
pear some OF the most prominent author
tiles in their particular line In the countsy.
Detailed arrangements have been coimplet-
ed rur4fhe assignment OF meeting places
and entertainment OF The members ia be
prss~nt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03

An important and interesting hydro
electric plant has just been put into OPP
Grafton at Porjus, in Sweden, just
above the Arctic circle. The prevailing
severity of the winter has been re-
Bponsible fer q number of unusual
measures to insure the continuity OF
service in spite OF the ice conditions.
In 1904 III Swedish government,
realizing the value OF the water power
of the kingdom n the part
they nigh be made to play in this
~country's economic development, took
steps toward the requirement INK uti-
lizatien by the state of certain water
powers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03
CITY ORDINANCE WINS
IN REFERENDUM TEST

Eureka, S. D.. Jan. 2s.-The referen-
dunn as it pertains to city ordinances
was tried out in Eureka at q special
election. the particular ordinance in
question being one regulating moving
picture houses In Eureka. The vote
cast was 219, the heaviest vote in
Eureka in many years. and the or
dinance won out by a majority of 81,
the voters in the First and Second
wards tying on the proposition, while
the Third ward gave he majority In
It's favor.
FAIRFAX-At their annual business
meeting the member Of the local volun-
teer fire department elected the following
officers for the coming year: President,
Peter Miller, 1r.: vice president. q. w.
Davis: secretary, N. ID. Hansen: tres surer,
Fred Hertz. The night of February IA was
fixed as the time for tho annual ball OF
the department.
HOT SPRINGS-Mr. and Mrs. Enoch
Jones, prominent piorseer residents. cele-
brated then golden wedding anniversary
A large number OF relatives and friends
were present TO aid Them in suitably Oh
serving the event. Mr.. Jones is 75 years
of age and Is a veteran OF the civil war.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-03

City men are better developed than
country e according to the report
gf q German army urgeon, who bases
his statement on the result Of the ex-
animation Of 1S,600 soldiers. He says
the farmers were inferior in carriage
and in development of bone and mus
Gle, and that he found among them
more cases OF curvature Of the spine,
III foot and varicose veins than ameng
the city men.