The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-17
WALKS 90 MILES

Patterson an inmate Of the insane
hospital at Yankton, became obsessed
of the idea that her father, living near
Wentworth. in this county. was sick
and needed her She accordingly dis
appeared from the hospital and walked
the entire distance of 80 miles; to her
home. She is believed to have followed
the Meridian road, but how she OBJ
tanned food and where she stopped
nights is not known. She was quite
exhausted physically when she reached
home, but seemed very rational. and
she may be permitted by the authori-
ties to remain at home. Sh,, spent a
week on the road
CLARK-For some time it has been
planned to have a special election held
mere so the voters could vote upon the
question Of issuing bonds for the construc-
ton of a municipal electric light svste1,,
petition asking that such an election
be called had been submitted to the city
council. Now. however. owing to the dam
age to the small grain crop of the Clark
territory by the excessively hot weather
of the past month, 1t has been decided to
defer action on the proposed special cleo
ton until early in the new year.
BIG STONE-One of the criminal ca ses
to be tried at the next term of state cir
cult court in this (GranO county will be
that of the state vs.. C. Frahm, who is
charged with having broken into the
teachers dormitory IN q park near here
and stealing a quantity of bedding and
supplies. IT is charged he brought the
stolen goods to his home in town, and
later took them to house in the country
where they were found by he officers
MIECHELL-The business session of
the 31st annual convention of the South
Dakota State Pharmaceutical association
came to q close here this afternoon
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place for 1917. Tho following officers
were chosen: President, j. A Pool, of
Redfield; first vice president, W. p
Loesch, of Bruce; second vice president
Otto Ross. of Condo; secretary E. c.
Bent, OF Dell Rapids: treasurer A. A.
Woodward, of Aberdeen.
WORTH-Waiter Pfeiffer, of this
.ity, had a narrow escape from instant
death and was badly hurt when he was
thrown headiong from his motorcycle near
Wentworth while travelling at the rate of
70 miles an hour. The motorcycle skid
ded on a rough spot and tipped over,
pfe:fier being hurled through the air TO.
: distance Of ful!, Is feet. His clothing
was torn to shreds and he was badly
bruised ard cut. Fortunately no bones
were broken.
! erons IN THIS part of the state is a field
d hemp en- the experiment farm of the
International Harvester company. near
| a-oton. The hemp In the field at present
| staIrls three feet high. 1t is estimated
nat the hemp product Of the field viii
oring return CT from $50 to $3.50 an
acre. The experiment with the raising
,f3hemp will demonstrate whether or not
| The crop is practical one for this part
| II the northwest.
!! 44sLEAD-As party ofAustriens with a new
automobile and an inexperienced driver
vent OYER o. loo-foot enbankrnent Just
outside the city limits last night. Tony
lRaramattch has broken back and /. DIV
Ing ard two others were serisu.ly hurt.
The ear was only slightly damaged and
N1rne into town on its own ps.ser.
HUDSON--Hudsop Is Mt present as dry
/ tdw,n as can be found in the .tete o.
nerthwest. this being due to the fact that
he town pump has gone on a strike. The
town pump is located over a deer ven,
md until the pump vert an a strike the
water had been pumned into q tank by
an engine. In striving to puil up u par,
| 4 the casing the chains broke and the
asing fell back into the well and heearre
Ivedged, effectually shutting off the su,,-
ply of water. Workmen now are working
,arly and late in an effort to clear the
we'll 30 the big pressure tanks Of the city
water works system can be filed In the
meantime the residents lire resortsng to n;
>orts OF expe<iicfits IN securing supplies oi
] water for domestic purposes