The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-13
HAS ONE INJURY
IN JULY CELEBRATION

Iankton. S. D., July S.-A heavy rain.
precimating several inches of water
upon 1ankton county, arrived just be-
fore the Fourth and made roads some
what bad and picnics at least of doubt
full value. After a Lot week, in which
rapidity, the rain was of great value.
The heat has returned and corn pros
poets are excellent in this vicinity.
1t is always with some apprehension
that Yankton people approach the
Fourth, as the city has seen some bad
accidents in the past. The safe and
sane rules of the past two years We're
again in force here, and so far as
learned on July 5, after a close scru-
tiny of the field, only one accident re-
suited, This was to Tony Norman,
aged IT, who received a heavy charge
of powder in his right eye, inflicting
painful wound. The eyesight was saved.
SIOUX FALLS-Daniel J. H.gginboth.
am, aged so. local barber unable to with
stand grief caused by his wife DESERVING
him, ended his life by swallowing an
ounce of carbolic acid The deed was
committed at the home of his motherin-
law His wife left him Monday follow
ing a quarrel He made several threats
that he would end his LIFE if she did not
return to him. He told his acquaintance
that life without a wife was not worth
living. There are no children in the
family.
SIOUN FALLS-The Sioux Falls lodg.
Of Elks has just paid off the last out,
standing obligation against their temple
property, which is among the most val.
liable in the city. They had mortgage
Of $4,000 against the property which they
could have paid several months ago, blu;
the holder of the mortgage preferred
drawing interest and would not accepi
the money until this time. when the of.
flcers OF the lodge were able to exchange
cash for the mortgage. The Elks OF
Sioux Falls now own property valued al
not less than $4,000, against which there
Is not single dollar of Indebtedness. Few
lodges in the country are in as good
financial condition.
FREEMAN--A deputy state food in.
spector, during visit to this city, caused
the arrest of the wife of we'll know.
farmer on the charge of selling stale eggs
The woman was compelled to pay a fine
and costs aggregating about $50. The in.
spector CHANGED to be in a store when tn,
eggs brought in by the farmers wife wer,
being unpacked, and noticing that thu
eggs looked as if they had been undel
setting hens for 10 days or more made al
investigation, which resulted in the WON.
ans arrest.
S1OUN FALLS-Forty members of thu
Minnehaha Mandskor a local singing SO
ciety, which is made up largo of Siou,
Falls business men, departed today fo
Grand Forks, N. D., where they will talk
part in the annual convention of the Nor.
wegian Singing Association of America
which will open in the North Dakota cit,
this week and continue several days. a
number of other singing societies O.
South Dakota will send large delegationi
tO thn fIra pf1F ~
among the number.
COTTONWOOD-The voters of thil
place. at special election, authorized tin,
issuance of bonds in the sum of So 900 fo)
the erection of a fine new modern bricl
school building. On July % the board O.
education will open bids, and it is ex.
pected the contract for the erection OF
the building will be awarded soon there.
after.
EDGEMONT-Boy scouts of this place
have completed plans for what will tt
one of the longest hikes ever undertaken
by boy scouts of western South Dakota
The hike will commence Sunday, and be.
fore it is completed the boy scouts par.
ticipating will have visited Pringle, Gus.
ter, Sylvan Lake, Wind Cave and Hoi
Springs, from the latter place returning
home They will be accompanied by an
auto carrying the camp equipage, but
will have to do their own cooking and
camping.
HUMBOLDT-At a special election to
be held in Humboldt and throughout
Huuboldt township on Friday of this
Week the voters will have submitted to
| them the proposition of consolidating the
schools OF the township into one school.
! located at a central point, in which ali
the scholars of the township will be
| pupils. Several schools would be aband-
oned and the school expense of the town
ship would be very materially reduced
| MT. VERNON-The police made a raid
| In the elevator district and succeeded in
| capturing three women and one man, who
were charged with disorderly conduct
When taken into court they were founc
| guilty and compelled to pay fines an6
! costs aggregating S64.50, after which TIE,
! were ordered to leave town.